thanks jason for letting me re-post your blog entry!!!
OK so I sometimes tell this story of a healing spell that I once did years ago involving the use of the hair grease Ultra Sheen. It usually makes people giggle a bit, but I did perform a successful spell using it so I thought that I might share. I once worked at a soup kitchen after school for about four years. There, I met a fellow occultist who had emphysema and who was in a lot of pain. We decided to do trade spell on each other because she felt strange not doing a spell in return. She mostly wanted me to help take the pain away and I agreed to try. At the time I was in high school with very little money and resources. So I went home that night in order to see what I could do. I decided to work with the Archangel Raphael. I was heavily into angel magic at the time and Raphael happens to be my confirmation name. According to the correspondences that I read he was often associated with the color yellow. So I went around the house looking for yellow things. I found a candle, thick yellow construction paper, and a long yellow ribbon. Indeed the elements were definitely coming together for my spell. Unfortunately, I had very few herbs in the house. I did manage to find some crushed bay leaves and I thought that that would work. They are good at getting rid of undesirable things, as well as being associated with healing in many traditions. However, because the were broken up and the waxy nature of the paper, I was having a hard time with the herbs because they kept falling all over the place. I was very frustrated because previously I was on a roll and was "feeling the spirit," as some would say. I was thinking of just scrapping the spell altogether but I made a quick prayer for inspiration. Sure enough, inspiration struck. Sitting over on the shelf in front of me was a small yellow bottle of Ultra Sheen, the hair grease. I looked at it and said to myself, well......it is the right color and it does say that it had vitamins in it, what the hell. I had solved my problem! So I was then ready to begin. After cleansing the area that I was working in, I lit my candle and said something to the effect of, "I call you Archangel Raphael, angel of healing and I offer this candle and it's light to you; please be with me as I perform this spell." I then waited to feel some kind of a presence in the room and I explained what the situation was. I took up the name paper that I made with the waxy yellow construction paper and smeared on the mixture of Bay Leaf and Ultra Sheen. As I did this I imagined her beaming with vibrant healing energy pouring out from her very soul. Then I took the ribbon and slowly wrapped up the name paper like a bandage. As I did this, I recited a particular chant that I got from a Wiccan spell book which is as follows:
"I wrap thee in cotton
I bind thee with love
Protection from pain
Surrounds like a glove
May the brightest of blessings
be with thee tonight
For thou art cared for
Healing thoughts sent in flight"
When I was done I set the packet down in front of the offering candle and let it burn out. The next day I found the woman outside of the church, smoking like a chimney as usual. I was actually quite proud of myself for being so resourceful being the young magician that I was (and still am by the way, lol). I told her that I performed the spell and she wanted to know the details. Being the staunch traditionalist that she was, she let out a deep, husky, and slightly condescending laugh at the young cheeky newbie. I'll admit that it did hurt my feelings at the time but what soothed me were the results.For about six weeks she did not feel any pain whatsoever. Before the spell, she needed to take a pain killer at least twice a day. Unfortunately she did not wish to stop smoking, nor was she ever really willing to, so the spell did not last and eventually her condition got worse. She stopped going to the soup kitchen shortly after so I didn't really see her anymore. I used to think of the spell as a waste of my time, and in some ways it was, but looking back at it now I now know that it it taught me some very important lessons about magic and about life in general. The first lesson is that one cannot help anyone if they are truly not willing to do anything about the root of the problem. Speaking of the root of the problem, that is what the second lesson was. You must attack the cause of the problem, not the symptom. If she was willing, I should have done a spell in order to help her stop smoking first. And finally the last lesson was: if inspiration strikes, go with it, even if it seems silly at the time. I must admit I still feel a little odd about telling the story but it was an important part of my magical schooling and I thought that some people may enjoy it or get something out of it. So there you have it, the magical lessons of Ultra Sheen. Perhaps I should write them a thank you letter or something, lol!
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