What to do?

[Witchy Cowgirl]

A friend of mine was on a business trip in the company van.
Someone threw a rock, breaking into the van stole some personal belongings as well as some work related items.
Plasitc was put over the window. On her ride home someone called the State Boys and reported the plastic. Her boss understood and she is in no real trouble at work.
Of course she is very upset.
She has sent the rock that was used to break the window to me through another friend and wants me to put a curse on the people who broke into the van.

I have no intentions of doing this. I thought about sending it back to her, asking her to concentrate any & all of her negative feelings about this situtation into the rock. Then she could send it back to me and I would bury it out here somewhere.

What are ya'lls opinions about this situtation.

[Azure]

That's a difficult one - I suspect she is asking for a curse becasue she's still feeling violated - as most people do after such a personal crime.

I would explain to her that you don't curse people, and that isn't how your belief system works - that it's like praying for some bad to happen to someone. You might explain the idea of karmic return to her, in whatever form you think appropriate - the concept that what ill people do returns to them in some way.

My thought is that she has already probably put plenty into that rock, and I'd toss it into some moving water, myself.

With her permission, if it's reasonable in your belief and working system, I'd ask to light a candle to release all the negativity of the situation from her - to take away her hurt and fear (I'm not sure I'd phrase it quite like that, but you know what I mean) and to protect her from such harm in the future.

All things considered, she's very lucky - she wasn't hurt, her boss didn't take it out on her, and nothing was done that can't be undone.

[Old Witch]

Curses are very powerful and dangerous things as I know all too well. You're right, I wouldn't do one for someone else, and I'm not sure I'd want a rock with all that negativity even buried anywher near me........bad things have a way of surfacing whether buried in your mind or in the backyard. My advice is send the rock back, tell her to toss it in a stream or river somewhere along with all her anger and bad feelings while at the same time asking for cleansing for the rock and herself.......... It's simple, not to witchy for a non witch type person, and best of all, will probably work and help your friend... and at least she'll be doing something positive......... Just my 2 cents worth..........

[Tammy Sullivan]

How about a simple "I'm so sorry that happened to you. Would you like to talk about it?"
Then you could tell her to send all her negativity into the rock and throw in running water to be recycled for good.
Seems like your ethical boundries are demanding to be defined too. ;)

[Flar's Freyja]

What they all said, and I would explain to her the potential repercussions of cursing. I'll also bump the mirror spell, it might be of some use.

[Witchy Cowgirl]

I appreciate ya'lls help.
The running water I would've never thought of on my own.
I am returning the rock to her with a letter explaining why I don't do curses, suggesting tossing it in a creek (along with her negativity) and that I think the most important thing is that she pray for healing and offer forgiveness to those folks. I think that is an important but diffcult part of the healing process. I've also sent her black candle to help dispell feelings of ill will should they start to creep back into her life.
Again, thanks and blessings to all of you.

[Flar's Freyja]

In trying to find the Mirror Spell, I found three related threads on ethics and protection and bumped them for you. Blessed Be.