5 Karma-Friendly Alternatives to Curses and Hexes

Before you mess up your karma by cursing or hexing someone, try one of these safer, more elegant options instead.

If you just searched “How to curse someone,” or “How to hex someone,” read this first.

I mean, I get it. Someone hurt you. Someone did you wrong, and it is so, so, so infuriating and unfair.

It seems your options for doing something about it in the physical world are so painfully limited, you feel almost irresistibly compelled to direct your considerable personal power toward causing them harm.

Believe me, I’ve been there. And I’ve even done that. And I don’t recommend it.

In my regrettable experience, karmic backlash in response to curses and hexes is a real thing. And it’s just not worth it.

But, hey listen: you have options. Whether you want to hex your ex, a neighborhood bully, your boss, or anyone else, the five alternatives below will provide valuable magical recourse without endangering your own energy, sanity, and general wellbeing.

Each and every one of them is spiritually and karmically safe.

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Hex/Curse Alternative #1: Reflect All Energy Back to Its Source

A traditional feng shui cure for dealing with challenging neighbors involves nothing but a mirror. It can be any mirror, of any size. Even a postage stamp-sized mirrored tile will do.

The idea is to place the mirror so that the reflective side is facing the neighbor’s house, and then simply set the (completely neutral) intention that the mirror reflect all energy – good, bad, or in between – directly back to its source.

Sending negative energy right back to its source is quite a bit tidier and more efficient than a hex or a curse. And karmically, it couldn’t be safer.

Usually the mirror is placed outside of the house, but apartment dwellers can place the reflective side against the wall, and hide it behind a picture or a sofa. If your issue is with your downstairs neighbors, you can place it reflective-side down on the floor, perhaps under a piece of furniture. If the upstairs folks are bothering you (and you want to employ this tactic), you would need to figure out a way to attach it to the ceiling, reflective-side up.

This same practice can be adapted for the workplace, or you can even wear a mirror pendant and set the intention that it reflect all energy back to a specific source.

The important thing is the intention. It doesn’t matter what size or shape the mirror is. It can be as big as an entire wall or – like I said – as tiny as a mirrored tile.

Hex/Curse Alternative #2: Cast a Protection Spell

When it comes right down to it, you are the one you most want to take care of in this situation.

And a hex or curse can have the unfortunate side effect of tying your energy to the person or people you most want to protect yourself from.

Luckily, there are plenty of spells that work wonderfully for protecting your physical and energetic wellbeing, without spiritually yoking you to someone you’d rather be rid of. (Although, as a common sense warming, let me remind you that it’s still important to take safety precautions in the physical world, such as locking your door and not getting in the car with strangers.)

Here’s a simple and effective spell for protecting your energy without taking on any energy from the person or group you’d like to protect yourself from:

Ingredients:
An Archangel Michael candle 
Dragonsblood incense and incense holder
A lighter or matches
Essential oil of frankincense
Sunflower oil
A small bowl, shot glass, or saucer

Light the candle and incense. Say:

Archangel Michael, I call on you and invoke your protection. Please keep me completely safe in all ways, at all times. Please surround me in your fiery divine light through which no negativity may enter. Thank you.

Feel gratitude for Archangel Michael’s sure and steadfast protection as you place a tablespoon or so of sunflower oil in the small dish. Add one drop of frankincense essential oil and combine. Then lightly anoint your forehead, throat, heart, belly, and wrists with the oil.

Envision blindingly bright, fiery light completely surrounding your energy field and keeping all negativity at bay.

Finish by picking up the incense and holder and safely wafting the smoke around your body (and home if applicable).

Place the incense back near the candle and allow it to burn all the way out. Extinguish and re-light the candle when you can attend to it properly (as needed for fire safety purposes) until it’s burned all the way down.

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Hex/Curse Alternative #3: Neutralize Someone’s Power Over You

In truth, no one has the power to cause you harm: legal, physical, financial, or otherwise. If it seems like they do, I want you to remember that it’s only an illusion.

Even if they’re your landlord, your boss, your ex, or your mother-in-law, once you remember how powerful you actually are, the other person’s seeming power over you will fall away.

Think of it like waking from a nightmare. This spell will act as your alarm clock.

Ingredients:

Sea salt or Himalayan pink salt
The other person’s business card, photo, or full name written on paper
A jar with a tightly-fitting lid

Fill the jar part way with sea salt. Hold the identifying paper in both hands and say,

[Name of person], you have no power over me.
What once seemed like power is now erased.
It’s erased yesterday, it’s erased today, it’s erased tomorrow.
It is null and void. It was never even there in the first place.
It now completely dissolves, dissipates, disappears, and returns to its native nothingness, now and forever, in all directions of time.

Place the card, photo, or name in the jar and completely surround it with sea salt by pouring it over the top and filling the remainder of the jar. Seal the lid. Feel your own power returning and remember how magical you actually are.

Keep the jar on a shelf or in a cupboard until you feel you no longer need the magical reminder.

Hex/Curse Alternative # 4: Bind Someone from Causing Harm

In addition to being spiritually and karmically safer, a binding spell is often much more appropriate than a hex or a curse anyway.

This is especially true if someone is behaving like a bully (in any sense of the word), and you simply want to stop them from causing harm. Here’s a blog post I wrote featuring three ways to bind a bully without harming your karma in the least.

Hex/Curse Alternative #5: Activate Swift Justice

Perhaps the person you wish you could hex or curse is actually doing something illegal, or has done something illegal. Lucky for us, there are divine helpers who just love enforcing swift and appropriate justice. The Norse god Forseti is a personal favorite to call on for the purpose.

Here’s a spell from my book, Holistic Energy Magic, to be used when you’re in a legal situation and you’re entirely in the right:

Call on Forseti. When you feel his powerful presence, send him gratitude in the form of visualized light. With or without words, show him the situation. You might picture the whole thing as if you’re picturing the storyline and emotions of a movie. Be sure to feel your feelings and project them to him as well. Imagine that you are illuminating the dark spaces and shining light on the true situation. Then ask Forseti to intervene on your behalf and bring you the justice that you deserve by saying:

Forseti, the presiding one,
Please stay with me till this thing’s done
Bring justice from your golden hall
Swiftly and once and for all.
I honor you with love and light
And thank you for your wisdom bright!

Feel even more gratitude, and be sure to heartily thank Forseti once justice has been served.

Don’t compound the problem by hexing or cursing someone! Take care of yourself safely and elegantly with one of these more karma-conscious options instead.

And for lasting protection against negativity of all varieties, check out my book, Little Guide to Protection Magic: Everything You Need to Know, Including Protection Spells.

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You may also like The Good Witch’s Guide to Binding a Bully.

Do you plan to do one of these karma-friendly spells instead of a hex or a curse? Please share in the comments below.


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  1. Someone wronged my father, and it really really infuriates me. On a fit of rage while chatting with my mom and dad, I cursed the person who wronged my dad. I sent my curse in the groupchat and cursed that person and his family, that they may suffer and won’t ever get successful in life. I know I shouldn’t have done that, but it just infuriates me what they did to my dad, it’s just so unfair. He didn’t deserve what that person did to him

    Would I get negative karma for doing this? How can I cleanse myself and detach my energies from what I have said? Please any advise is appreciated.

    1. Hi Tanya! I would light a white candle and some white sage during the waning moon and ask the divine to remove the curse and to heal it in all directions of time. Then send everyone healing light.

      1. True or incense every smoke session for bad omens bit hard when moms yelling at ya cursing things back up

  2. I have to say I am impressed. So often articles pitching alternatives to combative magic are just weak-willed junk steeped in delusional thinking. Here you start by relating to the reader’s desire for revenge, which I applaud as it seems nobody wants to admit ever being an angry magician or witch these days (lol). Further, your recommendations come from a place of strength, which I think is far more likely to result in successful guidance than all the fuzzy bunny never-kill-a-weed sentiment*.

    Before I came to accept my magical calling I studied esoteric warrior philosophy. Turns out I’m more of a nerd than a warrior – hey it’s cool I own it and the world needs nerds just like it needs bad-asses. Anyway I said that to say this: I believe if the wise, powerful men and women I encountered during my time on the warrior path were to read this post, assuming they were able to accept the notion of magic, they would fully endorse your wisdom in this.

    Not that you need any endorsements or outside approval, you wonderful badass weaver of tree magic. (I love your book, The Magic of Trees) Just sayin’.

    Thanks for this article.

    * My deliberate jab does not apply to Jainists and those who identify with them. Those guys/gals are legit IMO.

  3. My daughter befriended a new student and invited her to our home. The friend stole all my daughter’s jewelry and managed to steal many of my own personal items. Her parents helped us recover the items. A short time later she stole from my other daughter at school. The principal intervened and we recovered these items as well. She has now stolen directly out of my daughter’s school locker and her family and the school are no longer intervening. This girl has a serious problem and she’s specifically targeting my family. It’s so frustrating because we’ve been patient and forgiving towards her. This girl is not impoverished or in need at all. Her parents are divorced but they each live in multimillion dollar estates and have way more money than we do. I’ve already performed protection spells for my family and property. Should I now do a binding spell to stop the stealing?

    1. Kel, I’m wondering if you’ve considered calling the police or pressing charges. Not that a binding spell wouldn’t possibly help, but it’s good to start with practical precautions and deterrents whenever possible.

  4. There is a young man on the property who uses witchcraft. I am gifted and can see the other side but I am seeing black entities everywhere all the time in our house. I hear people talking, things moving and just odd noises. I asked him once if he was doing spells because of my seeing and he said yes and his dad was upset about it. His dad’s mom was a witch and did witchcraft and her witchcraft was evil. She is deceased by two years now. We recently had another guy in his 60’s move in and this guy was fit and healthy and did a lot of work on the property helping us out, but lately just got unfit and sick immediately. The man doing the spells HATES this guy and the reason why…..because the man doing the spells is lazy and does not want to work on his dads property as he has had EVERYTHING handed to him in life and was his grandmas favorite. He is only 24 years old and WILL NOT WORK but is able to work. Kind of weird to me actually. BUT, the whole family under her witchcraft GOT SICK and ended up on assistance and now cannot work themselves. YOUNG FIT PEOPLE. I know she did spells on me because she didn’t like me as I am the “other” gramma, even though I have stated that I cannot bond with them. I have one grandchild and that is the only one I want that I am bonded with. There are no more for me and never will be. The one grandchild is a gift as I see it. I usually saged and pushed the spells back from me. I never did karma spells, just asked that they bounce off of me and never affect me. I NEED to stop his spells completely on this property and get some health back here as well as stopping everything we own from breaking down consistently. I am going to try one of these spells and see what happens. How long does it take? I am worried about the older gentleman on the property who was in great health when he came here. If he dies, is that not murder through spells? I don’t like to see people sick and in hardship and I truly cannot understand the mindset of the man doing the spells. I usually avoid him. I literally am thinking of moving off the property and can’t because I worry about my own grandson and I don’t want him getting spells on him either. I do know this man moved here because we live no where near busses or a city and he doesn’t want to work. He didn’t live with his dad beforehand, only his grandparents. He grandad told him that he had to get up early every morning and go find a job, so that is when he decided he was going to move onto this property. LIFE was GREAT before he came here, so I KNOW it is him causing the upset on this property and all I want to do is to stop him from ever doing spells again and have those spells go right back to him. It’s got to end as enough is enough now. I am hoping beyond hope something works in a positive manner. The other day I was walking upstairs from the basement and I heard someone running up the stairs behind me and it freaked me out, but I spoke up and told it not to do that and walk up the stairs normally thank you. It went silent after that so I know it heard me and for some reason I feel respects me in some way. I have had the gift my whole life and I do talk to the other side when I see them, in a pleasant manner. Well, thank you for hearing me out about this. I just want some peace around here.

  5. My landlord has decided he can rent my unit for a lot more money. He bought this 1 bdrm 738 sq apartment in a foreclosure sale. He rented to someone before me and evicted her. He said she owed him late fees for the rent. He charges late fees of $75 a month on the 3rd day after the rent is due. He compounds the fees monthly. Also, you have to pay on his website. Even if you pay on the 1st of the month, he does not process the payment until the 3rd of the month and then adds the $75 late fee. I am 70 years old and have lived here for 7 years. I live on Social Security, when the govt shut down a couple I didn’t get my payment on time. I told that land lord that I was going to be late and it was unavoidable. He charged a $75 late fee. I did not pay it, as it was not my fault and as soon as I got my Social Security, I paid the rent. He has compounded it monthly and now says that I owe him over $5,000 in late fees. He increased the rent from $850 to $880 to $995 at Christmas and now is increasing it to $1,495 a month and has started eviction proceedings. The unit is in good shape, I don’t smoke or have pets. He entered my apartment on Thanksgiving and when I was away for 3 days at Christmas, without telling me. He turned off the heat. I contacted the legal aid society and he had to turn on the heat. But now the oven doesn’t work. The burners work, but I have not been able to bake or broil anything for 5 months. Even though I am paying the full rent. He told his repairman not to repair the oven. I have had to buy a slow cooker if I want to cook any meat. He owned 400 units in 3 counties before the pandemic. Now he owns even more. He has taken over all the HOA’s where he owns property and raised the fees for the people who own their condos. Consequently, many have gone into foreclosure and he buys them for the amount of the fees. He acts like this with all his tenants. His current rent is $1,400.00 a month He has become a very wealthy man.
    I need to protect myself from eviction, he is asking for a court date now. What do I do to protect myself and deal with this evil man? I have tried to look for housing but have not found any.

    1. Cathy, are there any social agencies in your area that help seniors find housing, or that defend tenants from predatory landlords? On the magical end of things, I would do #5 from this post.

  6. 12 years now living in this rented house we have had 3 sets of bad neighbours, but the latest ones are the worst and will not move on, causing 2 other neighbours grief as well, I need guidance to help them go away

      1. I was trying to send my son money for food on cash app and sent it to the wrong people and they declined my request for refund and I have no more money to send to my son to hold him down out of town

  7. Hi Tess, will using epsom salt instead of using Himalayan or sea salt make a difference. Reason I ask I have plenty of epsom salt. Thank you for your kind response.
    Pat

  8. Hello, I have a daughter who is 19. She met a middle school employee when she was 13, he was 29. She had tough times in her 6 and 7th grade years which made her vulnerable to this man. She attended an online high school, while communicating with this man, who was fired from his school job. We were not successful in pressing charges against him for having my daughter and other girls in his office. My daughter told me nothing happened. I allowed the communicating, as I did not know her mental state. I thought it would pass, I have made mistakes. She turned 18, moved in with him and his ex-girlfriend. He is now 35, she is 32. My daughter is 19. She still texts me, I pick her up from across town to visit. This man has groomed my daughter. She is intelligent and talented, drawing, piano, etc. He manipulates her emotions by playing a victim. He is lazy and is going no where. I would like to know what kind of a Binding spell or No Bad Karma for me solution there may be. I do not wish ill on him, I just want him out of my daughter’s life, she is depressed. While she is a great artist, she draws dark pictures. Women with tears running down their face, blood dripping, etc. Do you know of something I can do from my location, an hour from my daughter, to get him out of her life, snap her out of this, lessen his sick effect and hold on my daughter, as well as him not being able to do this to anyone else? I want her to see what he really is and that she deserves a better life. I really appreciate it. I want my daughter safe and happy.

    1. Stacy, I am so so sorry to hear this. What a heartbreaking situation! This is essentially the same dynamic as a cult leader situation, and I am aware that these can be especially sticky psychologically. If you can, I would personally (for you, not your daughter), find a therapist who specializes in cults and coercive control to help you discover the most effective real world ways to intervene. I would also start with the Archangel Michael protection spell in this post, on behalf of your daughter rather than yourself.

      1. Tess,
        Thank you, I appreciate your reply. I am not one to take the route of spells, etc. but am open to anything that may help. I will look into therapists. Ava says she loves this man and he is kind. He is a manipulator at best. I really hope at the age of 19, she will out grow this and move on. I have made mistakes as a parent and am still in disbelief but trying to fight fire with fire. My daughter is into Wicca. I have purchased stones, etc to help myself a little. I will start with the Archangel Michael protection spell. Will I need to say this frequently, daily, etc.? Thank you so much for your suggestions. I will keep you posted at a later date.
        Stacy

          1. Tess, Thank you! I am taking your suggestion and praying to Archangel Michael. Step one. ❤️

      2. Stacy and Tess, I don’t mean to be negative but realistically, I doubt Stacy’s daughter will go to counseling because she can’t or won’t see the danger. I had a similar problem with a daughter in a dangerous situation. I pleaded with her to leave the situation so much, she finally forbid me from speaking to her about it and there was no way she would go to counseling either. There is another solution.

        I stimulated change via a different but very effective method, without saying another word to my confused daughter. I set 5 timers on my phone and I spent just one minute, 5 times a day visualizing my daughter calling me to ask me to pick her up and bring her home. While visualizing, and this is the most important part, I also imagined the excitement I would feel when I heard her say that. It is imperative that you imagine the excitement so much that you actually feel it in your physical body in the form of butterflies in your tummy, goose bumps, or happy tears, for example. If you have to think of a super happy past event to call up the strongest emotions, do so, then bring your thoughts back to the change you want to see while feeling them. Remember, the key to manifesting change is to tie STRONG emotions to a powerful thought. When I did this, it only took 2 weeks to the day for my daughter to call me and this is what she said, “Momma, for the past many days I’ve been feeling like I NEED to come home. I don’t WANT to come home but something is making me feel like something really bad is going to happen if I don’t, so could you please come pick me up?” I swear to the holy Bible this is an absolutely true story and ANYONE can do it. I do not have any special powers. It is a God-given power. This is exactly how we manifest our very lives, so it is safe to do when done with good intentions and intentions are everything in the Lord’s eyes. God bless you and your daughter and I hope you let us know when your blessed reunion occurs.

        1. Haley,
          I thank you so much for your reply! I am open and hopeful to all suggestions and perspectives. I am so happy that your daughter came home! I can’t imagine how that must have felt to receive that phone call. I will definitely try this. I am excited to do so. I will say that my daughter has mentioned that she also didn’t like living at home. I can’t imagine that I was that bad of a mom. A bad parent maybe. As I said, I have made mistakes, not listening to her, or thinking I was there for her when she says otherwise. I am trying to change things at home, surroundings for new memories, etc. My husband is a nice man, however, a little difficult at times, former military. He loves our daughter. I am hoping that some of her complaints about home can be changed by us and forgotten by her. I have told her she is always welcome. She says she will not come back home. I am hoping she will change her mind and see things differently. I also recently gave her, her little dog back to her. She couldn’t take care of her and I didn’t feel it fair to the dog to take her from our home. My husband is not a dog person. I think it was a love/hate relationship and so I gave my daughter her dog a month ago. I still pay for food and care. Now, she has her and I hope she will still want to come home. That is the only reason I mentioned this. You have given me hope. I appreciate your suggestions, as well as Tess’. Thank you! I will work on this immediately. I will keep you posted. Thank you! Stacy

  9. Hello dear,
    I am reaching the end of a 5 year of mental turmoil relapse in addiction plus depression, and vulnerability.
    My sister is very toxic and blames which can be hurtful. She can’t see how I helped her in the past; this makes me sad and defeated.
    Please, I would love some advice on this from your experience.
    Thank you for reading this.
    All of my compassion and love
    David.

    1. You can indeed! I would personally not worry about doing that spell on another’s behalf without telling them, but if it makes you feel better, you can always ask them first if it’s OK.

  10. With the mirror, if they reside in a different place and I do this will it still work? What is a neutral place?

    1. Yes, you can use it if someone resides in a different place. I would probably use a mirrored pendant for this intention. Just set the intention that all negativity reflects back to the sender. The word “neutral” in the post refers to the intention, not a place. So in other words, it’s not a negative or positive intention. It’s just the simple intention to reflect all negativity straight back to the sender.

  11. I have a question so if i decide to hex someone are you saying that if I ask for archangel Michael for protection from from negativity the hex wont do a boomerang affect?

    1. Hi David! No, I’m offering the idea of calling on Archangel Michael as an alternative to hexing, not as a safeguard against the karmic repercussions of it.

  12. I had a friend, whom I met when I was on my late teen-age. Our friendship lasted only about 5-6 years and it has fallen apart. Reason behind was that this person is very evil. They wish very bad things to people, who are successful in their lives. They verbally wishing them harm literally. This person was carrying very bad energy around and passing through everybody.

    He managed to break my relationships with my other friends, my boyfriend and close people to me. Then he started to mess my relationship with my family and this was my wake up call to finish this harmful friendship.

    After this happened, I have moved away from my home to finish my college in a different country. This helped me to escape from this toxic environment.

    15 years have passed since. I have started new life, I am happy where I am and I am happy that I managed to help myself escape from this friendship.

    However, there are the times, when I feel his presence which literally haunts me down. Sometimes I feel like he is still wishing me a harm. When I said that I wanted this friendship to be finished he used very bad words towards me, wishing me a harm, to be exact he said: “I wish you the worst in your life and die in pain.”

    This words are in my head like a hammered nail. I have been consulting with my therapist all these years to forget about it. But, I can still feel that this person still affects me, deep inside and after that words, he continuesly wishes me harm.

    The worst part of this is he has married my cousin and he is still kind of “around”, not physically as I live in different country, but you know, what I mean.

    I want to untie knots that I have from this friendship, I want to remove all negative energy and have some protection against him. I met a woman few months ago, who promised that she would help me with this, but she was offering me to curse him, which I don’t want. I genuinely do not wish harm to him, I want just block his presence and harm towards me and my beloved people.

    I came across your blog and absolutely love it. My question here now is, if one of this alternative practices will help me in my situation.

    I will much appreciate, if you would read my comment and advise.

    Many thanks in advance,

    F.O

  13. I have a son in law that is very rude to me. I try to be considerate but it does not work. Can you help me?

    1. Michael, I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. I would not start with using magic for this issue. I recommend talking to a therapist about possible strategies for setting boundaries with this person. I haven’t used these apps and I don’t get a commission for mentioning, but I’ve heard good things about a couple apps that connect you with online therapists at a reasonable rate: https://www.talkspace.com/ and https://www.betterhelp.com

  14. I was in a beautiful relationship with an older gentleman and we were talking about moving in together, all was well, one day he just say’s he no longer loves me and feels hate towards me.. his ex wife found out we were dating..I want to use the salt spell to stop my boyfriend’s ex-wife from meddling in our relationship. I know for a fact that she uses Santeria ( I worked in the same office as she did that’s how I know).. I feel she did something to pull him away from me because I saw him one day we spoke for 5 minutes a d he said “I can’t explain how I feel, I know I have feelings for you but there is something wrong because I also feel hate” .. he started crying and walked away

  15. my best friend was raped. i want to ruin her attacker’s life more than anything. i barely know him but i have information on him so i know i can carry out a spell. i want him to get his bad karma and lose everything, but she doesn’t want to press charges because she’s afraid of what he’ll do. what should i do? (i have her permission to do this)

    1. Lily, I highly recommend doing one of the rituals in this post instead. Otherwise, you risk bringing negative consequences back on yourself. You could use the mirror ritual and set the intention that any negative energy that the attacker brought upon your friend (in the past or present) is reflected back to him. You will just want to make sure you’re in a neutral space when you do it so you don’t activate karmic backlash.

      1. thank you so much for your reply, i’m encouraging her to cut him out of her life and i’ll take your advice. thank you again, blessings<3

  16. My roommate is hurting me, making me feel bad, and trying to sabotage my friendships. I have been on the brink of placing a minor hex on her for so long, but I’m afraid that she’ll figure out. Pls help

    -wanting revenge

  17. it took me over a year to save up my money to buy a good used car. i thought i found the perfect one but the person who sold it to me completely lied about what repairs it needed. he told me $100. after a week the car broke down. now its going to take $1500 to fix. if that was the case i wouldn’t have bought the car. the lemon law here in ga only applies to new cars. he sold it to me as is but i was told there was a 30 day grace period. not with this asshole. he won’t give me my money back or help repair it. he said “that’s on you. not my problem.” so now i have no money, no car and can’t afford to fix it. im literally depressed so i don’t need anything else horrible happen to me. tips? help?

  18. Hello Tess….
    This was made for me. I’ve been so upset for so long that I was seriously considering a hex.
    I have a neighbor across the street. He semi recently moved in. We have a very quiet neighborhood…. we had…
    The music he plays is deafening. I’ve done everything I could think of to adjust my lifestyle to drown out the noise, but one nights it’s impossible. And the element he brings…. feels unsafe.I dont even like my house anymore. It doesn’t feel like the refuge it was….
    any further suggestions or maintenance that I should do.
    Please help. I am at my wits end.

    1. Veronica, have you tried positioning a mirror so it’s facing toward his house? It could be on your front door or inside your house, as long as it’s facing in the direction of his house. Set the intention to reflect all his energy (good, bad, and in between) back his way. If you haven’t done that yet, try it and let me know what happens after a month.

      1. Thank you so much!
        I have done that, starting this morning as day 1. 😊
        I’ll keep you posted.
        Thank you so much for your response.
        I’m looking forward to browsing and reading you site.
        😊
        Sincerely,
        Veronica

  19. Hi Tess, can I use the mirror spell to reflect negative energy back to a particular person? It states that it’s for a neighbour but the person that caused harm has moved away out of our lives yet their negative energy still lingers. Can I use a photo of the person to reflect the energy back to them? Thanks
    I’m so glad I found your website, it’s fantastic

  20. Greetings! If you have a moment, I have a question. Would reflecting someone’s negative energy back at them three fold be considered a hex? I essentially cast protection around myself asking that any wicked or ill intent be reflected and returned to the sender three fold…. It was honestly a spur of the moment and somewhat instinctual reaction to one too many people being unnecessarily cruel and deeming to me. Now I’m thinking my frustration might of got the better of me ……

  21. My husband has been cheating on me for pretty much the entirety of our relationship and also has a gambling addiction, putting us thousands of dollars in debt. I actually DID initially search out ways to curse him for all the destruction he has done to me. Now seeing this, I see a few other ways to try to handle it. Is there a way to do the mirror on him? So all negativity he projects at me goes back to him with out wearing a necklace? Do I put a mirror tile under the mattress? I know I need to do the neutralize power and binding from causing harm, but I basically need a fortress of protection around me because the potential and ability to completely destroy me right now is astronomical and there is nothing I can do to just “get out” of the situation I am in. No matter what I do, I will be destroyed. 🙁

    1. If you fear for your safety or wellbeing, I suggest contacting a hotline to help you extricate yourself from this situation, and in the meantime I would do the neutralization spell from this post. Still, I do not recommend relying on magic to protect your energy from someone you live with and are married to. Even if he has not physically hurt you, this might be helpful: https://www.thehotline.org

  22. Hi Tess. Due to family issues I had to break the 7 year year relation with my love and in that sorrow tried to casually date a guy. I couldn’t emotionally attach to him and couldn’t moveon so I patched up with my love. But this dint go well with he second guy and he started saying I’ll suffer as him ( apparantly he did this to another girl and her life was spoilt) at first my boy friend was hesitant to marry me but then agreed saying he can’t live without me. But the other guy kept on blackmailing me and cursing me and suddenly my boy friend started saying he can’t marry me and broke off relation. I was scared it’s because of his curse and searched for its removal. An astrologer said he will do vasikaran and bring my boy frnd back and made me do some activities, but he kept on asking money so I stopped it. A spell caster said he will bring my boy frnd back in 9 days, said he did work for 3 days and the old work is broken and asked me to burn those stuff. But said he dint receive money so he can’t proceed with the work. Now I’m not sure what to do with those items the first astorloger made me store, and if his work is truly broken, and what to do to bring my love back?? Please reply asap

  23. For Alternative #2, am I supposed to let the Archangel Michael candle burn all the way down all at once after the incense burns out? Or can I burn the candle down over the course of several days?

  24. Hello..I gogled how to curse sumone but I am so glad to have found this page instead!! I need help and don’t know what to do! ! My whole life I have always been the scape goat in my family! I help all of my family members and try do what I can and more to make there lives easier.sometimes making mine harder..well lately my life has been a lot more challenging.. there has been a lot of death in my family and anyone I get close to dies…I used to live with my grandmother who passed away 11 days ago. I lived with her with my two daughters and my mother. ..my family has favorites and me and my older daughter are not favorites and my mother and younger sister treat her and I very very bad… my sister is here at the home with her family or two kids and there father most of the time causing chaos and unhappiness. .my mother for some reason is to scared to hurt her or scared of her in general to say she wants them to leave. .my sister will scream and cause a scene if anyone does anything negative to her..although my mother is 2 faced and tells me all time she was her to go home. .and me like a dummy try get them to go… my sister steals everything from everyone and blames some one else…usually me and my daughter. .mostly me and my mom sides with her…she also argues with everyone..mostly my daughter and my mother sides with her..and hates my daughter. .and is not afraid to make my daughter feel like cap to the point she cried. .. since my grandmother passed away..things have gotten worse and they have been making both of us.. my daughter and me…feel emotionaly sad… so bad my stomach has started aching! !!… I just wish there was some kind of protection spell for my daughter and my self !!! Or some kind of send back negative energy to them.. I know that I have to do the foot work in regards to getting a home for us.. but it’s hard r.n..my finances are not that great! !!..well if there’s anything out there that can help us..feel free to wrote back. ..respectively. .RG

  25. I came here to cause vengeance on two people that have our last name, but is far from considered family by anyone in the family. My mother recently passed away peacefully in our home. When she passed, I said a prayer for to help her find her way by calling angels to come to her and guide her to her final eternal home. I feel in my heart that she made it successfully.
    Now the reason I came here was to cause pain for two that have our same last name, but are anything but family. They are the purest form of greed I have ever witnessed in my life. They both were saying they cared, but when my mother passed away, these two evil souls had carried out a plan they made to steal from my mother and did so.
    I was assigned to divide her belongings, but it was interrupted after finding out that these two evil persons had taken items that belong to other family members and refuse to return them. The law will not intervene, so I was looking for blood to spill. As I read through your Karma backlash It changed my mind to bring Karma down onto them. I think God and my mother will make things right with these evil souls, I just wanted immediate action I guess, but I know that they will be punished by a much higher power. I think they both have woken Karma up all on their own and will not assist Karma in doing what is right. She knows what to do because it is what she does best. Your page reading helped me to see that retaliating wasn’t the answer and I want to thank you for posting this helpful information.
    Now, I still have a job ahead to try and recovery these earthly material items they have taken and ask what would be best to strengthen my fight against these evil souls. I am going to go through the court system and have the backing of family to assist, but I want that edge, so they are powerless.
    What do you suggest would be best to perform as a spell to call on the help of higher powers to guide me in fulfilling my late mothers request.

  26. Hi is there a spell I could use to stop my sister in law from turning their parents against him, she has been doing this since I met him due to me knowing her past, he as done nothing wrong and has always been there for everyone. She is a very selfish and nasty person and they do everything she tells them. It hurts me seeing him being treated like this by them all for no reason when she has caused so much trouble in the last 15yrs. It’s heatbracking

    1. Kerry, this sounds like something to talk to some of your family members about directly first. Even then, it may not be something you want to get involved with magically, as it sounds like this is someone your brother (?) is choosing to be with, so it involves the free will of others. Intervening magically in this situation may not be the route you want to take because it may cause more problems than it solves.

  27. I’m glad I found this. I wanted to place a hex on the monster that shot, several times, and killed my wonderful son on Christmas eve 2.5 weeks ago. My 23yr old has was brutally murdered and suffered deeply in the moments before he died. He died in his fiance’s arms so she is now broken and attempted suicide 4 days later. The justice system in this country try is flawed and I cant risk prison being enough or punishment being what it should be.
    This is an extreme case so is once enough?
    Please know this isnt a joke, I am sincere.

    1. Jennifer, words cannot express how sorry I am to hear about your loss. I would like to recommend that you not perform a hex at this time. Your emotions are almost certainly not in the neutral place that will allow you to make that choice wisely or to perform a ritual in a way that is safe for you. The Forseti ritual in this post will be more appropriate. You can always revisit your magical strategy after a little more time has passed.

  28. Just u been so positive and passive is great ting your wise words for some reason I hear u and hear what u say not even in a spell or magical way but I trust you for some strange reason and if u could help me in any way whit some sort of advice maybe I no it’s a lot to ask but I do wonder if u could possibly shaid some light I’m gonna trow it out der anyway I came into my partners life a 24 year old whit 3 kids of my own my partner was a 30 year old whit 4 kids she had polar disorder basic There’s no good way to put this our relationship is breaking down we have been together 6 years I usually end up saying sorry or doin my best to keep us together I don’t no if I’m coming or going I’ve did this so many times I’m to blame for everything and the only way I can possibly keep my partner is bend over backwards say sorry and do tings I can’t realy afford in an instant and god forbid I don’t do it I’m not good enough for her anymore and can’t always giv her the tings she needs to keep her happy anymore I’ve tried all sorts if I don’t giv her what she wants she’ll find it elsewhere she sais she gets drunk and tells me this stuff a lot now completely convinceing wakes up takes it all back goes off stays in her kids fathers drunk cursing me causes complete caos gets her kids involved goes of to her freinds or whoever takes her fancy dats fine then accuses me of isolating her I’m from Ireland haven’t seen my family in 2 years every time she quietly takes it all back rubs it under the carpet best I get is a phone call from my family wouldn’t allow me talk to my kids mother any old crap over a few xxxs or anything she could think of if I don’t like it I can pack my stuff and fuck and go back to her whatever when she comes out whit these crazy allegations Completely turns on me sais nasty shit straight away I’ve said I’m very sorry then il leave il say if I’m dat bad why are we together because the kids are listening or whatever I have to just half agree say I’m sorry il leave she manipulates me whetted on purpose or it’s her bi polar I don’t no when she does this she said she loves me by the way I would never call my partner she it’s because I get called him I if I push her dat she’s not making sense more argument or forget the madness she’s just tought up I don’t no were to start all I no is I love this women I want no harm to come to her I don’t wanna curse her but she’s absolutely hateful to me then sais it’s me I want her to be happy and find what makes her happy genuinely and I want her to be at peace I’m willing to stay try go dats my attitude normally tryin to be supportive by the end of the drama after 6 long years I’m tired I’m pretty sure we want different tings but I literally feel like killing myself sometimes I suffer this on my own so instead of telling her this I just suffer it but I I’m only 29 clairs 35 don’t feel like me anymore any time I try to do my own ting or move forward in my own direction dats personal to her but she can do whatever she wants takes all sorts of turns career changes and more luck to her but everthing double standards I’m struggling to keep up now I feel bullied in every way ganged up on misfitted as I said it’s all in my head supposedly so I seen a psychiatrist said I’m fine I want to leave my partner but I need it to happen peacefullily which is quite impossible do I lie get my affairs in order on my own and just midnightflip or just put my head down and take death for 3 to 4 weeks till I can afford to leave she sais it’s just easier to hate me when we break up easier for her heart so a few times I felt like leaving she was so horrible in the process I stayed felt guilty tought I do love her but all to much in the end and the women won’t let me go in peace if I’m honest to her say I wanna leave ders trouble and I only say I wanna go maybe after weeks of staying out of her way then jumping to her side i allow all sorts of moods and emotions and mine aren’t even tought of and I’ve ran out of answers I feel like she’s smarter than me I don’t understand our relationship anymore as u can see I’m completely gas lighted I can’t make sense I’ve buried my head to long I was stronger man at 23 somehow even doe I no I’m way stronger now I no I am I feel fuzzy and my only answer is I’m hexed or cursed or maybe Clair has a spell on me but but I’m not happy and I’m still putting her first been snakey and moon light flipping is not in my vocabulary normally and just not coming back isn’t me but I want peace I don’t want to do it like this loves made me like a sad little boy again I no I need to leave and I don’t and I don’t no what’s going anymore in my partners head I’m sorry if I don’t make sense or it’s a lot to take in I left so much out but I think I need some wise word and commen sense and to hear the truth about how I sound I think my partner deserves the world I want her to be happy also but I feel doomed it’s bad enough this haven’t worked out 6 years of our lives

    1. Leon, I suggest continuing with therapy: possibly a psychologist or counselor if the psychiatrist wasn’t working out. Not because there’s something wrong with you, but for help with clarity and guidance in general. Clearing clutter will also be a good idea if you have any to clear.

  29. I live with my mother and step father he has always been verbally abusive to her and yesterday he brought me into the fight and then attacked me physically. What spell could I do to stop his constant bullying of my mother and now me? I cannot move out and I’ve done everything I can. Binding spell?

    1. Trisha, why can’t you move out? Even if it’s difficult or you have to live with a friend or relative, or even at a women’s shelter for a while, it seems like a priority to me. I’m wondering if there might actually be a way for you to get out of the home immediately.

  30. Thank you so much for this. I have a boss who is very mean to me and takes out all her anger on me. I did spell #3 and I already feel empowered. Plus it feels good to have my anger replaced with power and righteousness. Thanks again!

  31. I’m a witch who also trusts in the power of the law of attraction. I understand that some people don’t want to believe in the three-fold law, but it makes so much sense once you know how the law of attraction works.

    I find that witchcraft follows the same principles as the law of attraction. Just like you, I feel that hexing and cursing is just calling negative energy to come back to you.

    Whenever there is a negative experience in my life, I look for, or I create a spell that helps me to manifest a positive experience. For example, my neighbours can be noisy and obnoxious, so I made a charm bag for peace and tranquillity in my home. I can recharge the bag at any time I need it, and it has worked like a “charm” 😉

  32. I initially googled about a hex. I’ve been discriminated against by the police because I’m handicapped. I’m hard of hearing and have Ataxia. These disabilities have symptoms that can prevent one from doing many things. Instead of being recognized as a person with disabilities. Some people treat you as a drunk or someone with an addiction. Unable to walk straight line or perform coordination tests. Treated as a criminal not a person with a disability. Regardless of the handicapped registration and plaque doctors notes medical records. I want these people to feel how I feel, go through the same experience and feel the way they made me feel. Wish I had the knowledge what to do and how to do it.

    1. Scott, perhaps spell #1 would be for you, but I really suggest that you do it with neutrality and a desire to protect your energy rather than with any sort of anger or desire for vengeance. Otherwise, you will create negative karma for yourself.

  33. I did spell #2 and didn’t realize that my incense was not smoking because i blew it out too soon. But it was too late when i realized. I re-lit it after the saying and everything else went according to what you wrote. Should i be concerned or should i redo this? Thank you.

  34. I loved what you have written.. but I have controlled and tolerated alot I can’t do it anymore. My boss has insulted me in front of all my Juniors and seniors without my fault. He holds back salaries of employees, he likes people who bitches all day he doesn’t care about work. Show your hot figure to him and you will be his favourite if you won’t than work like donkeys.This was the second time he scolded me so badly as if m his slave, he deserves to be punished. I don’t know how to curse and don’t want to do without guidance.

  35. Hello Tess!
    I have a question regarding the salt spell. A love one close to me tense to sometimes put me down…..a lot. It hurts. I would like to leave, but I feel that I can’t since we have two children together and I don’t want any drama for my children. I wish he would be kinder and more relaxed with me. I DO NOT want to cause him any harm to him, I just wish he would be more peaceful.
    If I tried the spell number #3. Can I “undo” it if I feel the spell has worked? What would happen if I opened the jar and tossed out the salt and took out his business card, photo, name etc?

    1. Hi Michelle! I don’t advise doing any of these spells on someone you’re choosing to live with. It will probably cause more harm than good. It’s highly likely that staying in an abusive (even verbally abusive) relationship is actually not best for your family in the long run. You might consider talking to a therapist for support on either healing this relationship or (if it can’t be healed in a way you feel good about) ultimately releasing this relationship.

  36. Hi Tess,

    I am from India. My relations with the top management are getting worse due to some bitching from other employees who are jealous of me and my position in company. I have read your article about some mirror to reflect negative energy but as I belong to Hindu religion, so I am confused whether that will work or not. Please suggest solution, which are effective and I can prefer in India. I am very sad due to this situation, I believe in Dharma, kindness and humanity, but still facing these issues from such stupid people. Please help.

    Also, please let me know, from where in India I can get the original and genuine mirror?

    Regard,
    Yogesh

    1. Hi Yogesh, the mirrored pendant can work for people of all religions, provided you set a clear intention for it to reflect all negativity back to its source. There is no special pendant you need, as long as it has a mirror on it and feels powerful for you.

  37. Hi! After years of repetitive cheating and a child, I cannot find it in my heart to stay with ny husband. I have worked through my anger and no longer resent him.I have found forgiveness. But I do not want to be with him and want a divorce. But two times he has manipulated me into staying(mention of suicide and eratic behavior).But I want out and I am growing as a person and cannot do it in this marriage. What can I do and maybe make him leave me and ask for a divorce?but Without any karmic backlash?!

  38. Thank you so much for this. Something like this is desperately needed in my life and for a few little ones. My family is being ripped apart by some evil people trying to do me harm. It’s affecting not just me, my son’s but my grandkids are being hurt in the process, because these people care more about themselves then they do anything.

  39. Which one of these do you recommend to stop someone from doing love spells? (She’s actually hiring a spell caster to do them) is there anything I can do to stop her? she’s doing it on someone I love dearly .

      1. Thank you. I’m not familiar with spells. Is the protection circle mandatory for it? I’m just trying to help with what I can do but if I don’t know what I’m doing I’m might not do it correctly or do something wrong.

        1. Angel, for a simple protection circle, you can just lightly sprinkle sea salt around yourself and call on the Divine to protect you in a way that feels powerful for you. Then simply do your best to complete the spell you choose, following directions as described. The intent is the important part, though. If you visualize and sense the spell is successful, it will be. You don’t need to do it perfectly.

          1. Thank you, will this help remove the spells that are currently on him or will this just stop her from continue to do them?

          2. Tess thank you for the link that you sent above for the spell/hex removal. But these all seem to be for yourself. How do I remove the spell on him . Without him knowing?

          3. You can adapt the spell to be focused on someone else. For example, you can change the wording to be about the other person, and you can use a picture of them in place of your physical body.

  40. Hi Tess,

    Few months back, my position in my company was very very good since 2017 and suddenly 3 months back one manager came into some other department. He was jealous of my position, and due to this he started pointing me out to CEO with some negative thoughts at my back. He is of much lesser experience than me but biching at my back is favouring him in some ways. Now he is my reporting manager and takes credit of all the tasks done by me.

    Can we do something to get my fame back and to down him?

    1. I would do the neutralization spell from this post. Focus on protecting yourself and reasserting your own power over your position and life, rather than negatively affecting his position. And see what happens.

  41. Hi Tess my partner has kind of put me in a tight spot when he asked me to go on a mortgage with him. I know it is his mum who is influencing him to do that as their family does not have the money and she knows I have a good savings account. She has convinced him that this is the best thing for all of us and she intends to come and stay with us free of cost. I have no issues with my partner providing for his mum. I am all for it but I am not ok being manipulated to commit to a mortgage and I think my partner feels the same but cannot stand up to her. I am going to say no but I know I can expect violent backlash from my partner and his mum. Anything I can do to protect myself and stand firm? And can I do a binding spell on her? I do not want to distance her from her but I want her to stop being manipulative and interrupting in my life.

  42. I sure hope Forseti heard my prayers. I shined a lamp in my direction, which was also in front of window. Both of us have had legal issues. My son admitted guilt to a dui and has paid his fine. I am hoping that he wont get any points. My case is a security deposit that was not returned. The property manager even charged an extra month after we gave our 30 day notice. i have consulted with a lawyer. He has all my paperwork and doesn’t return my calls.
    I think I’ll reach out to Forseti again at night while shining the lamp in my direction

  43. Hi Tess I need vengeance. My husband ended our marriage and threw me out of his house because I had complications during child birth! They all thought I would die and decided I go back to my father’s house and die. Am fine now but am still very angry over what he did to me! He got married to another woman this January! I want their marriage to scatter and want him to pay for what he did to me! Am still struggling with my baby! Vengeance is what I need! From Nigeria

    1. Stella, I’m so glad to hear you’re fine now! I think most of us would feel the same way in your situation, but ultimately, focusing on healing and empowering yourself will make you healthier and happier than vengeance. Vengeance will hurt you as well as him. It’s safe to say that this situation made it clear that he was not someone you would want to be with anyway. So now you are healed and you have an opportunity to be healthy and happy without him. Feel your feelings, for sure, but always choose actions (magical or mundane) that will benefit YOU in the long run.

  44. Hello Tess!

    I have doubts that a guy might have intentions to cause me trouble or ruin my relationship. I was considering a binding spell. What would you suggest?

      1. Hi Tess
        I have been enjoying reading your weekly emails , Thank you for the time to share your knowledge.
        I have been having trouble getting a job and feel I have tried everything to help including lighting green candles and burning basil, mint and cinnamon together., is there any spells that can help open new doors for me?
        Thank you

  45. Hello, I have lived nextdoor to a very unstable and angry neighbor for the last 6 years.
    In that time, I have had visits
    with him that were nice but he turns! The next time
    I talk with him he verbally with
    despite attacks me.vial stuff!
    I’ve many times have delt with it by responding in kind as emotional defence. I’ve just had another intense attack
    by him 2 weeks ago. At first, I was stunned and it turned to
    Intense anger.After so many years of being attacked by him,
    I admit I lost it! I spit out some very powerful words his way.
    As well as binding him from doing harm to anyone else or to himself. BUT there at one point I was unwise and my words came out as a curse.
    Appalled by what I had just
    done, I wrote a letter telling him to forget what he had received from me, that he sure pushed my buttons good.
    That I apologize for my angry
    words and take the law out of it! That my angry words have no power! But, He was still bound from harming anyone
    else or himself! I haven’t seen him around but I send him white light and wish him well.
    Did I do the right thing addressing my words of anger and power? Taking the power out of the words and withdrawing the energy in which I originally sent them with. I’m still wondering what effect outcome will be.
    Did I uncurse him and make the right ammends? Karma?
    Does this put everything that was said and done back to balance? I’d really love to hear from you about what you think and if my actions where appreciate. Thank you for any insight you could share with me. I strive to be true to the
    Creed of the Goddess!
    “Harm none” so be it!
    Blessings,Todd

    1. Todd, you are very sweet and conscientious to worry about your actions! It’s my sense that all is well and that you were justified in your behavior. If you happen to run into any adverse affects, you can always do a cleansing or uncrossing ritual. And, of course, it never hurts to call on Divine protection every day.

  46. Was looking to do karma , but I stopped after reading this . Unfortunately I still hope for the karma to hit and have the cheaters be cought by her husband seeing he doesn’t believe me .I honestly have no answers on how to make this happen .

  47. Hi! I wanted to do #3 with my daughter regarding the aftermath of a bullying situation. I read somewhere on your site recently about a protective circle and I’m not finding it now. Do we need to do that for #3? Thanks 🙂

      1. Hi Tess,
        I need to know which good, protection spell for me and family. I am tired of everyone trying to accomplish their goal twice … I feel like a two, two curse on us . Any suggestion ?

        Thank you

  48. Yes, I mean for spell #, 4, and 5.. is once as effective or do I keep repeating the saying if that same person continues to harm me.

  49. How many times do you need to say the words to certain Angels ? Like 3, 5 ..times or do you stop once you begin to feel grateful ..

  50. Can I do this on someone else’s behalf or does it have to be personal? My partner is having issues and its starting to effect me and our relationship.

    1. Celeste, I would feel totally fine about doing any one of these on someone else’s behalf EXCEPT a binding spell. So with the other 4 options, you’re cool.

    2. My daughter husband is being a bully toward her name calling and down right mean said to her that he was trying to break it up with her before they had kids and he said he never wanted to marry her they been together for 13 years don’t get it why now he being abusive towards her

  51. Thank you for this reminder…. I was considering placing a hex’s on a mean, racist person but you are right not worth the Karmic backlash

  52. Thanks, I appreciate it. People basically teach you how to do things, but not the fine points. So this is good!

      1. Is there any harm to myself if I were to use the gentle curse of putting someone in the right direction?

          1. I’ve succumbed myself to feel numb and apathetic towards someone I loved a lot. We were friends for 8 years and realized she was not who I blinded myself to see. Everyone saw it/her for who she is; I see that now and see who she really is. I want to place the “Gentle Curse” on her to let her see what she has done. She doesn’t acknowledge her damage and focuses everything on blaming me for the demise of our friendship.

      2. In #3 what do I do with the jar and the contents after I feel empowered and rid of the negative?

      3. Hi Tess!

        I love the idea of HEX/CURSE ALTERNATIVE #3: NEUTRALIZE SOMEONE’S POWER OVER YOU…. How can I use this to neutralize the power a manipulative EX has over my husband. They have a child together and uses that relationship to attempt to control my husband.

          1. Thank you!

            How would I go about doing that if I may ask? This neutralizing spell is of course written from a personal perspective. Do I just need to insert the ex’s name somewhere?