VESPERINE
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protection

Mirror Reflection Ward

she doesn't fight back. she shows them themselves.


she wants

reflect sent harm back to its source

she casts on

full moon
Saturday


what you gather

  • ·small mirror (compact-sized or larger)
  • ·black candle
  • ·black thread or string
  • ·small slip of paper
  • ·rosemary sprig (dried or fresh)

the working

  1. Ion the slip of paper, write the kind of harm being sent (NOT who, unless certain): 'gossip,' 'evil eye,' 'manipulation.'
  2. IIplace the paper face-down on the mirror's reflective surface.
  3. IIIlay the rosemary sprig on top.
  4. IVlight the black candle and drip wax to seal the paper to the mirror.
  5. Vwrap the entire bundle (mirror + paper + rosemary) in black thread, 9 turns. Knot with each turn.
  6. VIspeak the incantation as you tie each knot.
  7. VIIlet the candle burn down completely.
  8. VIIIhide the wrapped mirror in a high, dark place in the home (a closet shelf, an attic). Leave for a full lunar cycle.
  9. IXafter the cycle, dispose: bury off-property, or break the mirror at a crossroads (with respect for the seven years of bad luck folklore — many witches dispute this).

she speaks

"What was sent returns to sender. What was hidden, returns to seeker. The mirror does not hate them. It only shows them themselves."

she expects

Sent harm dissipates over 1-3 weeks. Sender often experiences inexplicable bad luck — that is their own working returning.