Check Your Head Before You Cast: The Ethics & Mechanics of Offensive Magic
Hexes and bindings are not light undertakings. They require a clear understanding of consequence and responsibility, and even more so, self-awareness. (In a recent study published in Harvard Business Review, a team of researchers revealed two types of self-awareness: internal self-awareness, which involves understanding our values, passions, aspirations, reactions, and impact on others—linked to greater satisfaction, happiness, and reduced stress; and external self-awareness, which reflects how others perceive us. Those who align their self-perception with others’ views foster stronger relationships and greater effectiveness in life).
There’s real risk when fragile, self-absorbed individuals, driven by vengeance, engage in workings that take on a darker hue—just as there is with overly emotional practitioners who find themselves remorsefully googling “how to remove a hex” the next day.
I can’t help but reference the Beastie Boys (I was a teen in the 90s). There’s a fundamental need to Check Your Head before one can proceed with the idea of Licensed to Ill.
In Crafting The Arcane, we cover:
If everyone else is the problem, then, well…
Situational ethics: When is offense a necessity rather than an indulgence?
The mechanics of spells for reflection/deflection and containment.
Knot magic in binding hostility or halting harmful actions.
The use of ancient texts and calling in specific spirit beings.
And yes, we do discuss both how to hex a person (particularly someone who abuses their power) and how to remove a hex
And yet… we need magic more than ever to resist regimes brought down on the commons through the few elites, to preserve self and communal efficacy, to co-create repair within our societies at large, and ensure life’s viability.
Join me for Crafting the Arcane: Magickal Spells That Work, a 12-month live-stream series of witchcraft classes starting Sunday, February 16. Bridging Eastern and Western esoteric traditions, this program explores spell structures, spirit collaboration, and the societal roles of sorcery, with practical guidance and space for critique and feedback. Baby witches and those seasoned in the craft who are looking to brush up on skills are all welcome.
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Following the spirits,
Mimi
Animist spirit medium and occult educator