Scarlett Wright

A piece of string (preferably orange)

A black candle

This spell is best cast during a waning moon. While holding the string, take some time to think of the habit you want to change. Spend some time visualizing it - imagine how it feels to smoke a cigarette, or picture biting your nails. Imagine the craving, the desperate desire that comes when you try to break the habit. Now imagine the craving is passing into the string. Feel it leaving your body, and moving into the thread in your hands. When you feel the last of the craving leave your body, tie three firm knots into the string. Now the craving is trapped in that piece of string. To complete the spell, and to ensure that the craving can never return, light the candle and say the following:

I free myself now of this terrible addiction

No more am I plagued by this affliction

No more to suffer, now I am free

As I will it, so mote it be

Now burn the string in the flame of the candle. This ensures that the knots can never come undone, and that your craving will not return.

To Give Up a Bad Habit

It can be difficult to change a bad habit. Whether it’s smoking, drinking too much, or biting your nails, it takes a lot of effort and willpower to change your ways. If you’re finding it difficult, why not try giving your efforts a little magical boost?

You will need:

Wicca is a peaceful religion that celebrates nature and worships the Mother Goddess and her consort, the Horned God. Some Wiccans also use magic to direct nature’s energy to effect change, although you don’t have to practice magic to be considered Wiccan