Hello my Darlings and Welcome.
Today I am performing a ritual and creating a spell jar for reproductive rights.
I hope you will join me in whatever way resonates with you and take some ideas for your own
spellwork.
Let’s do some magical crafting
I begin by creating a magical sigil for the intention that reproductive rights are human
rights.
I used the method of removing all vowels and any repeated consonants.
Then taking the remaining letters and breaking them down into their composite shapes.
I then recombine those shapes into my sigil.
This spellwork was created with the intent that reproductive rights are human rights.
At the time of filming, these rights are being stripped away from millions of women in my
country because of a recent court ruling.
Despite feeling powerless in the face of judicial and legislative ineptitude, I know that spellwork
is one way I can use my gifts to act for change.
Please feel free to take any aspects of the magical workings that speak to you and use
them in your own pursuits of this cause.
You do not have to follow my recipe exactly, instead use what you have and what speaks
to you personally when you craft your spells and rituals.
Before beginning my spell, I have a sacred space to work in.
You may wish to light candles or incense as well, or place representations of the elements.
You can use any jar you have to create a physical representation of this spell.
You can also create a spell bag or simply raise power, dress candles with oils and herbs,
and invoke the deities or spirits you work with.
You can recreate this spell using any method you wish.
Sigil creation is deeply personal and everyone's sigils will come out differently.
I go through a few iterations until I come up with a result that I am happy with.
Once I am happy with my sigil it’s time to add it to my spell jar.
I have chosen to do this by drawing it onto the bottom of the jar itself.
Other options are drawing or painting it onto the lid, or folding or rolling up a piece
of paper and placing it inside the jar.
As I add each ingredient into my jar I am raising power.
There are many methods of raising power during spell work.
In this case I am letting my rage and my fury, and my desire for justice fuel this magical
working.
The first ingredient into the spell jar is garnet.
It is believed to strengthen survival instinct in a crisis, or in extremely traumatic situations,
bringing courage and hope where it seems like there is no way out, and keeping depression
at bay.
The next stone is Carnelian, which has been associated with the reproductive system since
Ancient Egypt.
Carnelian is believed to stimulate, balance and heal women's reproductive systems.
Carnelian also lends the courage needed to help overcome difficulties and defend a cause.
It promotes idealism, a sense of community, and pragmatism.
Fenugreek seeds are also associated with, and support the reproductive system.
Used for many years to induce childbirth and thought to cause uterine contractions, among
many other magical uses.
during pregnancy, it can cause contractions in the uterus and lead to early labor or miscarriage.
It is thought to increase breast milk production, relieve menstrual cramps, and improve
Raspberry leaf is associated with the womb and pregnancy as well.
The magic of raspberry concerns all things feminine.
From maiden to motherhood and beyond, raspberry supplies her power for the ones who provide
for and nurture our world.
Raspberry leaf creates an environment of safety, calm, and strength for all people, and is
particularly associated with the uterine reproductive system.
Galangal root, also known as little john or low john, and it’s a member of the ginger
family and ruled by mars.
Traditionally, the galangal root is used in court cases and situations where justice is
needed.
Galangal root or Little John root is a popular ingredient in Hoodoo and Conjure spells and
workings.
It is used for winning a court case or legal struggle and turning a judge in your favor.
It is also used in protection, hex breaking, lust, health, money and psychic powers.
Ruled by the element of water, red clover is also associated with the reproductive system.
In magic it is used for healing, protection and love spells.
I am adding a few pieces of tiger’s eye to the top of the spell jar to imbue the jar
with the courage needed to take on and overcome battles that need to be fought
I seal the jar with deep red wax, and a stamp.
While I am melting the wax I will chant my invocation and imbue the wax with my power
and intention.
I will call upon four goddesses during this time.
In the Egyptian pantheon, Ma'at is the goddess and personification of fate, harmony, judgment,
justice, order, reincarnation, and truth.
In the Greek pantheon, Nemesis is a goddess of fairness, retribution and justice, who
is invoked when justice is not forthcoming from other channels.
She brings divine retribution to men with hubris.
In the ancient Mesopotamian pantheons Lilith was originally a Sumerian, Babylonian, or
Hebrew mother goddess of childbirth, children, women, and sexuality.
In antiquity, she served as a symbol of dangerous feminine seductive power.
But, Litilth has emerged in modern times to represent female sovereignty of their own
lives and bodies.
In the Hindu religion Kali is the great destroyer, and in her destruction, she allows new things
to be born.
In this way, she is both a destroyer and a mother.
She appears when anyone tries to control or subjugate her.
Goddess Ma’at, I call upon you.
Cast your eye upon the world and bring order to this chaos.
Weigh our hearts and pass judgment upon those who do evil.
Reveal the truth and bring justice
Goddess Nemesis, I call upon you.
Bringer of implacable justice, the one from whom there is no escape.
Do not allow this injustice to go unpunished.
bring wrongdoing to light and bring swift justice.
Goddess Lilith, the challenger.
I call upon you.
The original and most powerful archetype of female resistance.
Be here with us as people across the globe rise up against the patriarchy and take back
our bodies and autonomy.
Goddess kali, mistress of death, time, and change.
I call upon you to reveal your fierce, bloody face, your true self.
Bringer of destruction, help the world to see that rage can give us the power and the
strength to see past fear and take action, to rise up, bare our fangs, and resist.
As I pour the wax and seal the jar, I open my heart, I acknowledge all of the pain and
fear I am feeling, and I release it.
I Let the flame ignite my desire for justice.
I ask, in justice’s name, that conscience comes to those who have stripped the rights
from others.
That resistance may be swift and absolute.
So mote it be.