(I am going to consider this post to be ‘intermediate’ magic because it doesn’t really explain things on a step-by-step basis.)
For a serious work of magic, try this: beginning on the last day of the full moon, identify something you absolutely totally want out of your life. A person, a situation, an abstract concept, whatever it is. Capture that thing in the full face of the moon, and declare that it will be fully banished and bound from your life.
Every day during the waning moon, use prayer or spells to banish the thing. See your target in the waning moon and observe that it is going away. If you like, try using a candle spell. Or, count how many days the waning moon will last (suppose it is 13) and write the name of your target down 13 times. Each day, cross one name out. Or burn one name out. There are a lot of options.
When the dark moon arrives, perform a full binding spell on whatever it is you wish to be banished. Use braided (I prefer crocheted) black threads to represent chains. Tie up an effigy of your target and burn it or throw it away. Write its name in ink and wash the ink away in water, then pour it down the drain (in to natural flowing water may be better). The dark moon will help you bind.
The next day, begin conjuring. Do the opposite of your banishing methods. Begin calling what you would like to refill your empty cup. Call for it every day, until the full moon arrives. On the first day of the full moon, identify what has been brought in to your life. On the second day of the full moon, celebrate what you have accomplished with the moon’s help. On the third day, announce your magical act to be complete – your target was banished and bound, your new energies summoned and poured in to your life.
