We’ve
all heard about spirits. But have you heard of the process of causing a spirit
to depart or withdraw from manifestation. If you have then you know I’m talking
about Banishing.
There
are at least two effective ways of banishing
an entity or energy. One is, using ceremonial magic. Two is, relying on natural
magic. Ceremonial magic will use the Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. Natural
Magic relies on a physical substance that is held to inimical to the entities
you wish to banish. For example if you are dealing with a nature-spirit you may
use something with iron or steel. A noxious herb, like asafetida can be burned
to drive away any kind of spirit.
There
are some methods of banishing spirits
that resemble an exorcism. Guess depending on how you personally interrupt the
definition of the word exorcism would answer rather you believe this so or not.
Hope
you guys found this post interesting and will come back tomorrow to find out
what I chose that begins with the letter “C”.
Have a great day and remember:
Let Imagination Soar
Write and Read With Creativity
Julia Matthews
(If you liked this little piece of information there is more
to find about related topics on all things Occult related in the book that I
got this information from.)
* * * This word and information came from, The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by
John Michael Greer. This particular word can be found on pages 57-58. * * *
I've never really thought about the differences between ceremonial magic and natural magic, makes sense though. Thanks for an interesting post.
ReplyDeleteTasha
Tasha's Thinkings
I always use "Banishing" as getting a spirit out of a place and "exorcism" as getting a spirit out of a person. Obviously the exorcism is harder to do.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I am really, really loving this A to Z of Supernatural posts we are all doing.
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Timothy S. Brannan
The Other Side, April Blog Challenge: The A to Z of Witches
Interesting that Natural Magic takes more of a 'sympathetic' approach to banishing, using something pertinent to the spirit in question.
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Sophie's Thoughts & Fumbles - A to Z Ghosts
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There are many folktales about keeping fairies and other creatures away with iron. I always wondered why.
ReplyDelete(Also, reminds me of the banishing gun in Saiyuuki... creative use of a classic idea.)
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@TarkabarkaHolgy from
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Great theme - I'll have to keep stopping by throughout the challenge to see what's next.
ReplyDeleteWe had some strange happenings once and a friend of mine who is spiritually inclined suggested putting salt on all four corners of my house to banish whatever was there. I did of course because I was freaked out.
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