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Witch This, Not That: Cutting Cords

Witch This, Not That: Cutting Cords

Last updated on: April 8, 2025 at 2:22 am by Thumper Forge

Witch This, Not That: Cutting Cords 2025-04-08T02:22:53+06:00 Thumper Forge

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A clean cut. Most auspicious. (Image via Pexels.)

“I am interested in witchcraft but have no intention or interest in interacting with the devil. I won’t pledge my allegiance, nor would I sign his book. In fact, I do believe in God and Jesus. Can I still be a witch without having anything to do with the devil?”

Personally, I wasn’t entirely convinced that the OP wasn’t trolling us, but whether she was or wasn’t, the other members of the forum were decidedly unamused. “The devil has nothing to do with Witchcraft,” many responded. “He’s a made-up Christian construct.” Others simply wanted to know where she got the idea that she’d have to pledge herself to the devil in the first place. (Me: “Historical precedence?” Them: “Hush.”)

She replied that seen it on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, which, as you can imagine, did not go over well. “That show was very damaging,” the other members chanted. “It portrayed Witches so inaccurately.” (Me: “Except for the part where the Witches draw power from the Moon and start worshipping Hecate.” Them: “We said hush.”)

Nobody tells Zelda to hush. (Image via instagram/sabrinanetflix.)

It may seem like a weird segue, but I bring this up, because of another discussion topic that rears its head frequently in the group: cord-cutting magic. Once every week or so, someone asks how to cast a cord-cutting spell, or someone posts an extremely ‘Gram-worthy picture of a cord-cutting spell in-process and asks why it’s not working. And everyone shares helpful pointers and sage advice, to the point where it’s hard to imagine this type of magic not tracing back to some murky, pre-Christian era.

So, want to know where this most ancient and traditional witchcraft actually originated?

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Season 3, Episode 6.

Yeah, now who’s hushing who, mortals?

But Speaking of Historical Precedence…

There are actually a number of traditional ways to magically cut ties with a person or a situation, and you can find a ton of information on the subject here. For now, though, here’s a simple but effective candle spell that will do the job nicely.

Start with a yellow, glass-encased seven-day candle. Carve the name of the person from whom you are removing yourself backward across the top of the candle, from right to left. (For instance, if the person’s name is Rico, you would carve oɔiЯ.) Dress the candle with lemon, lemon verbena, and lemongrass essential oils by adding a few drops of each to the candle and rubbing them in a counterclockwise circle three times between the perimeter and the wick. (If you’re in a pinch, a squirt of lemon juice and/or a sprinkling of lemon zest would also work.) Light the candle, and you’re good to go.

And still it slices a tomato. And through everyone reading this who’s not old enough to get that joke. (Image via Pixabay.)

I strongly recommend using a seven-day candle for this spell, because it’s really easy to tell how well the spell is working by watching how the candle burns. If the candle is burning clear and evenly, then the spell is working properly; if bits of wax or zest or whatever cling to the glass as the candle burns down, either you or the other person involved might be having trouble letting go; if the candle leaves a lot of soot inside the glass, then the other person is actively resisting, and stronger work may have to be done.

Final Thoughts on Finality

Peter J. Carroll avers that in order for a magical working to succeed, the magician must be able to reach a mental state of “non-attachment/non-disinterest.” In layman’s terms, this means that spells produce the best effects when we can cast them without worrying about them; when our determination is stronger than our emotional investment. Following this logic, cord-cutting spells will only work when we are fully ready to let go of a given person, place, or thing, and walk away knowing in our hearts that we’ve done what’s right.

And if anyone takes issue with that, we can always just tell them the devil made us do it.

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About Thumper

Thumper Marjorie Splitfoot Forge is a Gardnerian High Priest, an initiate of the Minoan Brotherhood, an Episkopos of the Dorothy Clutterbuck Memorial Cabal of Laverna Discordia, a recovering alcoholic, and a notary public from Houston, TX. You can read more about the author here.

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