banishing
Habit Severance Cord-Cutting
not the dramatic kind of cutting-loose. the quiet, decided kind.
she wants
release a specific habit or attachment you've outgrown
she casts on
waning moon
Saturday
saturn hour
what you gather
- ·a length of black or red string, about a foot
- ·scissors set aside just for this
- ·a black candle
- ·a small piece of paper naming the habit
the working
- Iwrite the habit's name on the paper. Be specific — not 'bad choices,' but the actual thing.
- IItie one end of the string to something representing you (a ring, a photo, your own wrist temporarily) and the other end loosely to the paper.
- IIIlight the black candle.
- IVspeak the incantation, then cut the string with the scissors in one motion.
- Vburn the paper in the candle's flame (in a fire-safe dish).
- VIdispose of both string pieces separately — one in the trash, one buried or scattered outdoors.
she speaks
"This served a version of me who needed it. I don't need it anymore. The cord is cut. I keep walking."
she expects
A felt sense of completion, useful as a ritual marker for a decision you've already made — this working supports change you're choosing, it does not do the changing for you.