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This is an excerpt from a lengthy Akkadian ritual that we know from multiple tablets, all of them unfortunately broken. The ritual starts by describing the patient: he is constantly depressed and has other physical symptoms, from pain to nausea. Such symptoms are clearly a sign that he has been attacked by witchcraft. To combat the witchcraft, the ritual practitioner relies on a combination of magical actions (such as burning figurines of the magicians who caused the illness) and prayers to Shamash, the Sun-god, who represents an all-seeing force of justice.
This is the first of the incantations recited by the practitioner. Below the cut, I’ve included the transliteration of the incantation (in case anyone wants to try it) and a short comment on the untranslated word “Namraṣit.”
I call to you, Shamash. Listen to me! Accept my sleepless sighing. Learn swiftly of the suffering that seizes me. I am sluggish; I am sleepless; I am exhausted; I am anxious. I focus on Namraṣit, your light, o my lord. Shamash, lord of justice, to you I turn. Pay attention to my lifted hands; listen to my speech. Listen to me; accept my petition; judge my case; decide my verdict.
Crooked and straight is man’s justice. Naked and shorn am I before him. I am the deer but they see only a serpent. I am the white swan; I am the black swan. I rise above them as a queen. Restrain their tongues and Let justice flow from my left hand.
I cast a protection spell for a friend in a dangerous situation yesterday! I sprinkled a circle of lavender flower, lemon balm, and spearmint leaf (lavender and lemon balm both have protective qualities, and spearmint leaf seems to augment other agents) in the bottom of a small bowl, before setting a black candle up in the center! I lit the candle, then dripped some of the melting wax to make a place to stick it so it stood upright safely. Then, I held my obsidian arrowhead while visualizing an archer shooting down anything which could threaten my friend, and uttered an incantation.
Fall once, Spring rain.
Flash twice, Summer lightning.
Rage thrice, Autumn wind.
Sound at last, Winter thunder.
That’s roughly how I started it, but I forgot the rest!
To all those who need recovery after a psychic/karmic attack, feel as though you are powerless and you need that little extra magical push, or merely for those who have had a not-so-good day,
this is for you.
Take back what belongs to you, little witch.
Your voice can mend.
“Calling upon the powers from
North, South, East, and West,
The four corners of the Earth, I take my power back.
Forsake all who threaten to do harm upon me,
I signal the universe to protect me,
and sever me from their toxicity.
Grant me the power to rise above where they had thought I had been sent to fall.
I thank the powers of North, South, East, and West,
The gifts of the Earth and the stars above;
powers of earth, water, fire, and air
with good to all,
reverse harm that has been done,
by the grace of my own magic,
this spell is done.”
*The following is optional as I am aware that not all witches have access to certain materials. However, making use of the following can accelerate and/or strengthen the intended outcome if you do possess them. You can always replace or add materials as you please; make my spell your spell.
Accessories:
-Sage/Perovskia/Palo Santo
-Hawthorn
-Onyx, amethyst, smoky quartz (regular quartz may suffice as well)
