Here is a witchcraft spell for letting go of negative people or habits, written with a balance of power, intention, and ritual. This spell can be done during the waning moon (the best time for releasing and banishing), but can also be performed whenever you’re ready to release what no longer serves you.
Purpose:
To release negative people, draining habits, or energetic attachments that block your peace or power.
You Will Need:
A black candle (banishment and protection)
A white candle (purity and healing)
A small piece of paper and pen
A fire-safe bowl
Scissors (for symbolic cutting)
Optional herbs: rosemary (cleansing), sage (purification), bay leaf (strength)
Optional crystals: black tourmaline (protection), selenite (cleansing)
Preparation:
Cleanse your space by burning sage or incense. Set the tone for release.
Cast a circle or call upon the directions/elements if that’s part of your practice. I always use the elements in my practice in some form or another. I feel like it gives me more power and protection. Kinda like they are watching my back so I can focus.
Light the black candle, then the white candle, saying: “Darkness takes what I now shed, Light fills the space where pain was fed.”
The Spell:
On the paper, write down the person, habit, or emotion you wish to release. Be specific.
Example: “I release the need to please [Name], who drains my energy.”
Hold the paper and say aloud: “This no longer has power over me. I am choosing peace, not pain. I take my power back again.”
Tear or cut the paper with scissors to symbolize the severing of ties.
Place the torn paper in the fire-safe bowl and burn it (safely). As it burns, speak:
“By flame and ash, I let this go. From root to tip, release shall grow. As smoke it rises, so does my soul. I am cleansed, I am whole.”
Closing:
Sit quietly. Visualize your body filled with white light, the space once taken by negativity now filled with peace.
Snuff out the candles. Say: “What is gone shall not return. From this lesson, I have learned. So it is.”
Dispose of ashes or string remnants away from your home, like in running water or burying them.
Optional Witchy Tip:
Sprinkle rosemary around your doorway after the spell to keep out negative energy going forward.
If you use salt for the doorway - be careful not to get it on or around plants as the salt will kill them.
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