Are you wondering how to do a binding spell, or looking for an easy binding spell for protection?
Reclaim your power and neutralize a bully’s ability to cause harm with one of these simple binding spells.
What is a binding spell? And how do you cast one?
According to author Judika Illes, the definition of a binding spell is magic performed for the purpose of “binding someone’s power, usually to prevent them from causing harm.” (Remember the chanted line in The Craft: “I bind you, Nancy, from doing harm: harm against other people and harm against yourself.”)
Merriam-Webster’s primary definition of bully is: a blustering, browbeating person; especially : one who is habitually cruel, insulting, or threatening to others who are weaker, smaller, or in some way vulnerable.
While we good witches generally do not prefer to bind other people’s power and therefore do not seek out situations that call for binding spells, there are times when it is obviously appropriate to perform one: in essence when you need to protect yourself from a bully. In other words, when you need protection from someone is “habitually cruel, insulting, or threatening to others who are weaker, smaller, or in some way vulnerable.”
If you’re concerned about the threefold law (that which you send out energetically comes back to you multiplied), you needn’t be, provided you keep some things in mind. First, you must actually be binding a bully: if you’re binding someone who doesn’t deserve to be bound, you may indeed bring negative karma upon yourself. On the other hand, if someone is indeed being a bully, you have the opportunity to perform your binding as an act of sending out pure positivity.
In other words, you’ll be sending out the bright, positive light of justice and protection on your own behalf, and/or on behalf of anyone else who is being threatened and unfairly treated.
As long as you’re using a binding spell exclusively for justice and protection – and as long as you hold the intention that your spell is for the ultimate good of all concerned – you will be safe from undesirable karmic backlash.
An excellent time to perform a binding spell is when the waning moon is in the fourth quarter. So that’s the last week of a moon cycle, or the week before the new moon. But sometimes, you can’t wait. So you can go ahead and follow your intuition and perform one of these spells when you feel the moment is right.
No matter who the bully is, remember that they are only a human, and humans can be magically bound.
Here are 3 simple, easy, powerful spells for binding a bully.
Choose the one that feels intuitively right to you.
Please be sure to cast a circle before doing any of these, and to open it when you are through.
Binding #1: Easy Salt and String Spell
For this binding spell, write the bully’s name on a slip of paper and place it on a table.
Light a black candle. In a clockwise direction, surround the name with a circle of sea salt.
With a short length of black embroidery floss, tie a knot tightly around the slip of paper, allowing it to crumple. As you tie the knot, say, “I bind you [name of bully]. You are powerless to harm other people or the planet. Your insults are powerless. Your hostility is powerless. You shall cause no harm from this day forth.”
Repeat 7 more times, with 7 more lengths of black thread.
Extinguish the candle. Leave the paper and string in the ring of salt overnight. In the morning, flush the salt down the toilet and throw the bound name on a fire.
Binding #2: Simple Tarot Spell
You’ll be working closely with the archetype of justice for this binding spell.
Place the Justice card from any Tarot deck on your altar.
Light a white pillar candle as you say, “[Name of bully], on behalf of all those you would harm, insult, or overpower, I call on the archetypal energy of Justice. With this ancient, swift, and thorough power, I now bind all your power to harm.”
Safely use the light of the candle to burn the bully’s full name and/or image on a piece of paper, perhaps in a cauldron or pot. As it burns, say, “Just as this paper is now reduced to ashes, your power to harm is now fully revoked and reduced to nothing.”
When the ashes are cool, mix them with sea salt and flush them down the toilet. Extinguish the candle after you’ve opened the circle.
Bully #3: Freezer Binding Spell
Freeze out a bully and put his or her power on ice with this freezer binding spell.
Obtain a picture of the bully, or just write the bully’s name on a piece of paper. Place it in a small mason jar.
Pour water over it as you say, “[Name of bully], if your power to harm is like fire, I now extinguish that power completely. It burns no more.” Seal the jar with the lid.
Wrap and tie it tightly with black ribbon as you say, “[Name of bully], if your power to harm is like wings, I now bind and immobilize that power completely. It flies no more.”
Rotate the jar in a counterclockwise direction three times as you say, “[Name of bully], your power is now unwound. It has no momentum. It has no force. It now returns to the native nothingness from which it came.” Now place the jar in your freezer.
Remember: no one has any power over you. You have all the power over your own life. Do any of these binding spells (and indeed all your magical work) from this strong inner knowing, and you will certainly prevail.
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Did you try one of these binding spells? Or do you have any questions about the spells in this post? Please share in the comments below.
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I have been victimized by a cruel narcissist with occult leanings for decades, and they have maliciously decimated my life, first thru the government watchlist system, thru filing false police reports on me, malicious gossip, deliberate financial sabotage and obstruction of my life in every way. They seemed to sell this as a “romantic” interest to all the people who used to be in my life, when I was allowed to be free, but they isolated me thru their lies while relentlessly attacking my health in every way, from spiritual to financial, which put me in a downward spiral.
I’m so far from where I could have been, and now instead of breaking and entering my vehicles and residences (I have moved so many times in all these years I have boxes I’ve carried with me that never get unpacked anymore) they are leaving me obvious signs of their malice and hatred now. I’m not a practitioner of magic, and haven’t had the head space to learn as I’ve felt like I’ve been drowning from this pervasive, intrusive abuse of my life, and life force for so long now I can barely see in front of me.
I cannot understand why.
Just recently I opened up my vehicle to find a white gift box, approximately 8 inches by 8 inches, wrapped in a white gauze veil tied with a brown cord with goofer dust inside, because apparently they know no one will help me, so it’s safe for them to be obvious now.
What on earth can I do to rid myself of this obsessed psychopath, and their obsession with destroying me, and what’s left of my life?
Kristin, I suggest connecting with Sen Elias at Crescent City Conjure and consulting with him about how he can help you. Here’s his website: https://crescentcityconjure.us
I need to bind someone gaslighting me. Do I need to expose who it is first or can I simply bind “Name: Gaslighter”?
I’ve used cards and I have an idea who it is but I won’t do anything without certainty.
Hi Anah! I am assuming they are keeping their identity secret somehow, like this is someone online perhaps? If so, then yes. You can do that.
Do you think it’s feasible to do a protection spell to stop an entire group of people from bullying another group of people? For example, to stop racist cops from brutalizing Black people?
Mindy, did you see this post? https://tesswhitehurst.com/4-spells-for-protecting-protesters-promoting-racial-justice/ I’d recommend the first spell from that post (rather than a binding for this purpose).
Thank you!
Hi Tess, I’ve been searching for a spell that is deemed appropriate for what my family is going through. My sister has this girlfriend who’s jealousy is worse than hers. Every time we talk or something good happens whether it be a new car a raise etc somehow as soon as her girlfriend finds out we’re instantly cursed with bad luvk. And it’s only when she knows. For example I took poa of my sister’s oldest and he’s been staying with us for 2 months. In those two months my life has been completely disrupted, my husband gets flat tires every week, our brand new car broke down, etc. When she heard something good or doesn’t like something I’m p positive she goes and does some bad stuff in us. I’ve tried protecting my family by lighting a protection candle with spell 3x I’ve tried spell jars etc and it hasn’t worked. There’s more to it but long story short I NEED to get her to stop because she’s completely brainwash rd my sister and now seems to be “lighting candles“ a lo t. I’m pretty gifted and I’ve seen a demon in her back as well so I try to stay as far away from her as humanly possible. I’m at my wits end and I don’t know what binding I should donor what course of action. Thank you.
Hi Steff! I suggest spell #3 from this post: https://tesswhitehurst.com/5-karma-friendly-alternatives-to-curses-and-hexes/
Hello! I’m not sure you’ll even see this as I’ve noticed this was posted years ago. However, I’m looking for a spell or anything I can do to help ease a situation that’s been incredibly awful for my boyfriend and I. His ex is manipulative, controlling, narcissistic, and I truly feel like she’s also a bit of a sociopath. She lies and makes up stories or over-exaggerates about everything. They have 2 young children together and she just had a baby with her new husband. She has never allowed him to come to our house because when they were together he smoked marijuana and she’s completely against it and is conservative for the most part. She also doesn’t ever accept her guilt/fault in any situation that’s negative whatsoever.
I was basically blamed for their relationship ending when I had nothing at all to do with it. I didn’t speak to him at all while they were together and she tells her kids these things! She speaks ill of him constantly and he only sees them once a week. They have an agreement via a therapist and she hasn’t held up her end. She literally just told him he can never have his kids at our house because we smoke weed. She’s angry because his mother’s sister contracted this new virus. She believes she has an auto-immune disease and he says the doctor asked her about this particular disease she swears she has and asked if she’s been diagnosed and she said no she just thinks she has it. So this has caused many issues with this whole new virus.
We would like the children to be able to come to our home, where I have my own children daily, and for them to actually spend the night with us. What kind of spell or ritual can I perform to help him/us in this particular situation? I’m not sure if binding in this way would work but I was hoping something similar at least would. I’ve been looking at sour jar spells. I just don’t know how to banish her negativity and toxicity to make his life and THEIR CHILDREN’s life easier. She always has to win. She always has to get her way and manipulate her kids and everyone around her into getting her way. It’s absolutely ridiculous. We don’t have the money to pay to take her to court yet, however, I’d love to do a money spell to help aid in that situation as well.
Any help would truly be appreciated beyond measure. Thank you so much.
Hi AJ! I think taking her to court sounds like a good idea, so here’s some money ideas: https://tesswhitehurst.com/5-magical-ways-to-call-in-more-money/
Also, in the meantime, I think a neutralization spell might be your best bet. That would be like spell #3 from this post: https://tesswhitehurst.com/5-karma-friendly-alternatives-to-curses-and-hexes/