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.
You may also like these 5 Karma-Friendly Alternatives to Curses and Hexes.
Hi Tess,
I am a witch and I used binding spells before but I have a question for my situation, apologize in advance for the long email.
I am in a conflict with my neighbor who lives upstairs, right above me. She has bipolar disorder and – goes from depression to manic phases. When she is low – as sad as it is – she is quiet and soft, when she is in manic phase she becomes loud, making a lot of noise, walking super loudly, making noise with everything, yelling even when alone, partying and drinking like there is no one else in the building. No one says anything to her as she is a homeowner and I am the only one suffering from her noise directly (and I’m renting).
I have binded her when first I moved here because it was impossible to live and sleep and causing me a lot of stress and sensory issues (I’m autistic), because I tried to reach out but it didnt change anything. I did the spell without knowing she had bipolar disorders.
The binding just accelerated her depression phase and she fell in depression for 6 months. But then as I saw her being so low I tried and talked to her : that is how I learned about the bipolar disorder.
I felt I needed to restore some balance as the disorder was already her curse in this life. I offered her a tarot reading and some support, and felt the balance was restored.
Fnteresting detail : I did a binding with candles + freezing name, half of the paper stayed untouched by water, on the surface, the rest was frozen.
We’ve been very friendly since, and she entered a neutral phase for the last 2 months. But mid october it became unlivable again, the partying, the noise on the floor, I couldnt sleep and got sensory issues again, I literally live and sleep with anti-noise headphones. nAs we were friendly to eachother (seen eachother for drinks in the garden, neighbors help etc), I Thought it was a good move to try and be honest with her about the loudness, how it was really unbereable for me + explaining also as a neurodivergent person how it was. The result is that she lost it and yelled at me for an hour explaining to me how she has a right to party, how she would never stop partying, being extremely verbally agressive. Since that talk she is in a bully attitude, making a lot of noice, not taking of her heels anymore, and last time she partied they literally jumped on purpose on the floor for me to hear. I cried all night.
I am in a very old building and I live in a studio, she is in a 3 bedrooms appartment, her livingroom is just above my bedroom/onlyroom. mY Question is should I DO another binding spell ? I don’t know what to do I am in high anxiety all the time but the fact she is also a person with psychological issues makes me doubt that the binding wouldnt create karma for me.
Thanks for reading me,
circé
Hi Circé! I know from experience how tricky neighbor situations like this can be. My advice is first to invoke the divine in a way that feels powerful for you and ask for general help with the situation. Like, “I don’t know what exactly the best outcome will be, but please help me live with peace and quiet,” type thing. Then feel gratitude, as if the situation is already resolved. See if you can let the situation go (again and again if necessary) to the Divine. Secondly, I am wondering if you have been looking for another place to live. I know that is a huge hassle and is not fair or always feasible, but when I had a situation similar to yours, I ended up finding a way better apartment and in hindsight it felt like the neighbor situation was sort of nudging me to move on.
Hi Tess,
Thank you for answering me and yes I am already looking for a new place to live indeed…
The important for me is to find a solution in the meantime cauz it is causing me a lot of stress, I will surrender to the Divine and ask for help, thank you for this advice.
I was also thinking of adding a mirror protection spell.
Oh that’s a good idea with the mirror! Did you see this post? https://tesswhitehurst.com/5-karma-friendly-alternatives-to-curses-and-hexes/
My daughter needs protection from alot of negative people trying to hurt her what can I do
Hi Christina! Did any of these ideas in this post resonate with you as something you could try on our daughter’s behalf?
Can these binding spells be used for internet bullies where a real name/picture isn’t used as they hide behind anonymity? If you just have a screen name and their “vibe” they give off in mind, can you still do a protection spell- and can it be as effective?
Saoirse, I’m going to go ahead and say yes to these questions. If you’re binding them from bullying on the internet, I think their internet identity should suffice.
Hello! I’ve been dealing with several hate crimes and harassment incidents at my apartment. I live in California and I identify as a gay man, and someone has been leaving nasty notes on my door demanding that I leave for being gay. They slashed one of my tires and keyed my car and wrote profanity on my driver’s side door. I’ve installed camera and have involved the police, but I have not been able to capture any of the perpetrators at the scene of the crime and the police don’t have any evidence/proof to follow up on. I’m so frustrated and feel ashamed for living in fear. I want to take back my power and do something besides waiting for my property to get damaged again. Knowing this Tess, do you think I could bind someone with only an image of their face even if I don’t know their name?
Edgar, I’m so sorry this is happening! I feel so angry on your behalf. Yes, you could bind them. Do you have any of the notes left? You could use the paper from one of the notes instead of identifying info because the person would presumably have touched it and left their energy on it. I hope you are calling on Archangel Michael also btw?
OMG, thanks so much for your prompt reply Tess!
Yes, I still have two of the notes with me. I am going to try the Binding #1 technique later this week. I was a bit apprehensive at first because I’ve never done any magic yet, consciously and purposefully at least. I’ve just been trying to educate myself on chaos magic and sigils, and I wanted my first attempts at magic to be pure and about self-healing and protection and personal development. Thus, the thought of having to bind someone as my first act of purposeful magic made me a bit nervous, almost as if I was starting off on the wrong foot with magic. I don’t wish any harm to the person that is harrasing me, I literally just want them to stop. Thus, I will attempt the Binding Technique with this in mind.
Thank you for pointing me in the direction of Archangel Michael btw, Tess. I found a prayer that I’ve printed just now, and I’ll hang it on my wall for protection and self-assurance. Here is the prayer I found: “St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.”
Tess, if you can recommend any more resources, I’d sincerely appreciate it. Thank you for your support!
Edgar, nice! And I wouldn’t worry about a binding spell in this instance. It is certainly called for. I do have this Archangel Michael protection ritual in this post: https://tesswhitehurst.com/5-karma-friendly-alternatives-to-curses-and-hexes/
And if you email me your mailing address, I’ll send you a paperback copy of my Little Guide to Protection Magic also. tesswhitehurst (at) gmail (dot) com 😊
I feel like I am being targeted at work. Being used and taken advantage of. I’ve tried to move departments and been denied. I believe my mangers are holding me back for their benefit even though I’m miserable and trying to better myself. I’ve been told they do this to people because it’s too much trouble to train a new person. It’s a way to bully others they are in control of for their own selfish benefits causing strife, stress and pain for those trying to move into another department away from the toxicity. Can I bind these managers from bullying the employees in my department and keeping them against their will?
Mary, this seems like a situation where it may be better for you to look for a different job. Would that be possible for you? Here’s a post for that: https://tesswhitehurst.com/new-job-spell/
Thank you Tess. I have looked for a new job elsewhere. It would be best if I could stay with my current employer, retain my benefits and time off accrued for my years of service. I just need their negative hold against my will to move departments removed. Would binding them from holding me back be a positive reason that wouldn’t cause any karma backlash? I don’t want anything negative to happen to them. I wish them success and positive energy for their lives, but I want the negative hold they have on mine to stop. It’s not fair to hold someone against their will when they are trying to move away from the situation. I am indeed actively trying to move out of this department. I keep hitting dead ends. Could the new job spell help me stay in my current company with a new job/position?
It could for sure! But I always find it most helpful to work magic for whatever is for my truest good, even if that isn’t what I expect it to be or think I want it to be. What I mean is, in some cases, even if you want to stay at a particular company (or in a particular relationship or rental home), it’s just not tenable and greater growth might potentially happen elsewhere. That’s not to say that it’s not possible that staying at your current organization definitely NOT for your highest good. I would just leave some wiggle room for the universe if I were you.