Coloured Threads - Bracelets

Red Thread - protection against enemies, malefica, gossip, evil spirits, afflictions of health. Serves well to overcome enemies, against the evil eye, invite love, luck, joy and auspiciousness.

Blue Thread - protection against evil words, evil eye, healing melancholy, subduing fiery aspects that detriment the person (such as harsh tempers and excessive work), dark blue aids in spirituality and legalities.

Green Thread - in correspondence to my previous posts on the colour green. Darker greens seem to help more strongly with works relating to love and herbal medicine. Mixing it with red thread combines the aspect of Fauna and Flora essentially combining two aspects of the forces of Nature. Aids healers.

Black Thread - good for saturnine spells, wards off malefica, enemies, evil spirits. Bringing good fortune, honours, dominating enemeis and incredibly strong protective spells.

White Thread - protection, blessing, peace, healing. Good in combination to red in spells to remove evil and protect the person against inauspiciousness. Strengthens lunar qualities in the person.

Yellow Thread - I can’t help but think of pestillence when I think of Yellow so I would view this as a colour for protection against sickness, bestowing good fortune and healing pestillence. I remember Backwoods Shamanism making reference to the colour yellow being used to petition the spirits related to the sickness to either inflict or leave the person afflicted.

Algol

Algol’s Degree is 26 Taurus according to Christopher Warnock. Furthermore, for election’s sake. the Star should be either rising or culminating on the ascendant or midheaven. The Fixed Stars are said to be rising or culminating 5-8 degrees on either side of the Midheaven or Ascendant with the Ascendant being preferred due to its strength. With that said, let’s get into it.

Algol’s stone is said to be Diamond. The plants associated with her are Black Hellebore with the addition of Mugwort according to Agrippa. The Bodleian MS says of Algol “Hellebore Juice with an equal amount of wormwood place under a diamond etc. to bring hatred and courage, preserve the members of the body and grant vengeance over those you wish’.

The Image of Algol is said to be the head of a man with a bloody neck.

Her Talisman brings the following effects: Success in petitions, obtaining boldness, preserving the body, reflects evil sent against the magus and protects against witchcraft.

Her talismans are favoured for spiritual protection. Black Hellebore is toxic as an incense therefore mugwort would be preferred. Black and red candles are good colours but Warnock mentions toning down the rough energies of Algol by way of white candles. She is a good star to work with but one that does not take well to disrespect in any form. She requires good focus and preparation in the working be it devotional, spellwork or the preparation of a talisman both before, during and after.

Invocation of Algol as given by Christopher Warnock:

said nine times

O’ Algol, Hail Unto You, Beta Persei. O Ras Al-Ghul, fearsome, powerful Star. I ask that you grant me personal protection (or protect these people and this space) from incantations and all attack, reflect all attacks back upon the attackers.

The Symbol of Algol

Extra Notes

Algol does hold a particular place in certain groups of black magick as a star suited to empower works, empowering the creation of monsters and the works of transformation and alchemy. It can be called upon to increase the power of the witch and is regarded as highly auspicious in the LHP. Due to its incredibly dark nature, as well as highly transformative effects, Algol does impose evolution onto the person calling upon Her. Saturating an area with this star’s energy has been known to cause its inhabitants to take on a darker nature. It aids in darker works of alchemy and enlightenment through darker avenues.

Extract on Magical Timing - Days of the Month

Book of Oberon - Days of the Month

The 1st day of the month is suited towards the beginning of all things
The 2nd day of the month is suited to works of hate and enchantments against enemies
The 3rd day of the month is right for naught
The 4th day is good for enchantments and conjuration of wicked spirits
The 5th day of the month is good for works of invisibility and enchantments against one’s ehemies
The 6th day of the month is good for theft (of which it is not specified but I assume works of discerning thieves and the such) and knowledge of hidden goods
The 7th day of the month is good for naught
The 8th day of the month is good for obtaining the love of virgins
The 9th day of the month is good for naught
The 10th day of the month is good for naught
the 11th day of the month is suitable for enchantments held in the afternoon
the 12th day of the month is suitable for theft
the 13th day of the month is good for works of love
the 14th day of the month is good for works of invisibility
the 15th day of the month is good for naught
the 16th day of the month is suited for works of discord
the 17th day of the month is good for works for the love of women
the 18th day of the month is good for (the) theft
the 19th day of the month is good for works of hate
the 20th day of the month is good for naught
the 21st day of the month is suited for works of invisibility
the 22nd day of the month is good for love
the 23rd day of the month is good for discord
the 24th day is good for naught
the 25th day is good for all sorts of enchantments
the 26/27th is good for love
the 28/29th is not good for love (so possibly works to break up lovers or cause disharmony in relationships)
The 30th day is good against enemies
the 31st day is as the first, good for beginnings.

Little Cord Magick Things

• A good way to empower it is keep a few stray tassels at the end and to hang something from them (especially if the cord is to be hung from an area or placed on the altar) - for example, a red cord for protection could have a nail, a charm of a dagger or sword, a San Miguel medal, a pentacle or other symbol of protection when hung. A cord to welcome opportunities can have a key hung from it and so on.
• If your hair has been braided into the cord, it is recommended that it be kept on you at all times.
• Hang the cord on a doorknob to welcome, over the door to keep out, over the stove or hearth to work it by fire or the spirits of the home, by a window or hanging from the roof to work it by air (or alternatively tied from a tree branch), buried in the soil or wrapped around a plant (with permission and suitable offering) to work it by earth and kept in a small jar of water to work it by water. Put it in the graveyard (with permission, respect, suitable offering and safety) to work it by the spirits of the dead. If you can, bury it or place it in the grave of someone you were related to (like a grandmother). In the case that you have built a relationship with certain spirits, you can bury it there. For example, a money cord can be buried in the grave of a banker, a love cord buried in the grave of two lovers who lived happilly and so on. In the case that it is a eco-friendly material, tie it to a rock and throw it in the river to banish, cleanse, remove etc.
• If an illness has been bound in the thread, bury it at the roots of a tree or in the river (with respect and an offering or it can be bound to a surrogate (like tying it to a potato so that the potato can take the illness. Then you bury the potato then as it rots, so too will the illness).
• A black cord can be taken and knotted in the name of your enemy (saying an incantation such as: I weave the thread, I lock the chains. I bind you, N.N. Thereafter, blow on the knots and bury it or tie it to the roots of a tree or bind it to a rock and throw it into running water.
• To obtain a dream oracle about a situation, take a good cord and make a knot in it (not tying it entirely so that there’s still a loop. You’ll see why). While you do this, say a prayer asking for the oracle in your dream as to find out the end or circumstances of the situation. Place it underneath your pillow and go to sleep. When you wake up, try and work through the symbols, images or full blow narratives that appeared in your dreams. If they were positive, tie the knot entirely to ensure it maintains itself until the end. If it was negative, untie the knot to avert it.
• In the case of doing temporary knot magick, use slipknots as they’re easy to remove and you get to add stuff into it more easily.
• Though the thread spell is used on its own, it can be complimentary to another spell. Enchanting a pink cord while knotting it can be used to bind two poppets together in a love spell.
• Anoint the cord with various things as according to your will. Sugar water for spells of love, healing, peace. Rose water for the same. An infusion of mint for healing spells, money spells, cleansing spells. Infusions of basil to ensure unwanted spirits do not come into the home when the cord is hung over the door.
• Weave black dog hair into a cord used for dark arts, black cat hair into a cord for luck and good fortune.
• From Dr. Fian, use a wooden stake to hold your braiding for general spells and benefic magick. Use an iron nail for spells of bane.
• To spell a person to remain loyal to you, a spell you could do is to place a pink cord under their side of the bed, under their chair or under the doormat when they step over it (partially knotted, not entirely done) and then when able (without them seeing), tie the knot fully to bind them to you. Keep it near you or place it in a place where it cannot be seen by others. Alternatively, this spell can be done to charm people in all sorts of ways.