Blood magick?

[erosryder]

I was wondering if anyone has any experience in this type of magick? Ive heard a bunch about it but cant find anything to back up what ive heard.

[Robertus_]

What have you heard?

I practice Blood Magic myself every now and then.

[Tahroh]

What have you heard?

I practice Blood Magic myself every now and then.


I concur.

[erosryder]

That blood magick deals wit life and it can be assosiated with spirit in rituals. Idk how u could use it in a spell or ritual. I guess lile u would use any of the other elements.

[Tahroh]

I use blood magick largely in binding and for Sacrifice. Although there are other things that one uses it for, It can be used as representation... Depends on what you want to use it for.

[erosryder]

Sacrificing doesnt always mean kill. I could sacrifice my blood for a ritual to amp it wit more energy. is there any other situations that I could use blood magick. Im just lookin more into it.

[Tahroh]

Ah. Sorry, let me clarify... I do not mean sacrifice as offering something to be killed. I would never do that, It's mean. I use my own blood and that of my coven to satisfy the sacrificial requirement. Blood is life and life is power. That being said, Anytime you need that extra boost for things like protection or to empower charms or amulets, blood is great. Just be careful. Blood is life, and all manner of things are attracted to life. You don't want to invite something in that you can't get rid of.

[Nola]

it depends on a lot of things.

whether in ritual or as part of a charm. what sort of blood. for example menstrual blood is fantastic in protective work, or is often used to keep a man faithful. it would be used for very different things to blood that is drawn.

[Robertus_]

That blood magick deals wit life and it can be assosiated with spirit in rituals. Idk how u could use it in a spell or ritual. I guess lile u would use any of the other elements.

Blood Magic is extremely powerful and can be used for a large number of things.

Like everyone else has said: your own blood (drawn from your finger etc...) can be used for banishing. binding, cursing and what not; menstrual blood for protection etc.

[Tahroh]

Don't forget a little goes a long way... You don't want to have to explain to the paramedics why you sliced your wrist.

[Britney]

Well, it's not really blood magick, but I used to carve and scratch runes onto my skin with a razor or a knife... It really made me feel 'connected' to the runes and feel them completely :)

[Twinkle]

Umm...yeah. I'm going to piss everyone off but it needs to be said.

I think people need to look very carefully at themselves and their intent before they go after their skin with a razor blade. If you are prone to cutting, find release of pain through the drawing of blood, and so on....you have absolutely no business practicing "blood magick" and should be getting some help for the cutting problem.

We can romanticize some practices....when it's really just a good excuse to cut.

Please don't misunderstand me, I think that Blood Magick is fine...when done with the right intent and in the right context. But I've been reading some things here that have nothing to do with magick, and everything to do with emotional issues.

[Tahroh]

I completely agree with Twinkle. I only use a lancet, not needing more than a drop or two. If one has a pre-existing self mutilation issue or a history of it, i would not recommend blood magick. However, despite what we may say... there will still be people who go forth with it anyway, even with a self harm attitude. In those cases, i pray that the goddess is watching over them and hope that they are not alone in their endeavors.

[Britney]

Umm...yeah. I'm going to piss everyone off but it needs to be said.

I think people need to look very carefully at themselves and their intent before they go after their skin with a razor blade. If you are prone to cutting, find release of pain through the drawing of blood, and so on....you have absolutely no business practicing "blood magick" and should be getting some help for the cutting problem.

We can romanticize some practices....when it's really just a good excuse to cut.

Please don't misunderstand me, I think that Blood Magick is fine...when done with the right intent and in the right context. But I've been reading some things here that have nothing to do with magick, and everything to do with emotional issues.

I appreciate your concern, but trust me, I'm not into masochism, not suicidal or psycho in any way (hmm maybe just a little bit, haha)... I didn't enjoy it at all, I kind of screamed like a little girl xD and I've never done something like that... but the sacrifice in order to learn and feel the runes felt totally right. I don't feel like I need to justify myself and my actions, just wanted you to know... No need to worry. :)

[Tahroh]

Twinkle wasn't directing their comment at just you Britney. As this is a public forum, they are wise words to be considered by anyone who may stumble across it.

[MonSno_LeeDra]

I tend to think that many romantize the notion of blood magics.

Like it's been mentioned menstural blood for protection, perhaps but it's also used in domination and control of will for instance. In some circles it is a common usage to curse through menstural blood if it is to be applied to a whole family group. If not fully curse then a lower level Hex to cause hate and discontent within a house hold. One of the reasons in some societies that women were moved to a moonlodge type scenario during thier moon period, it kept them from being able to influence or being influenced. Menstural blood is also used in fertility magics and practices, to both conceive and to cause miscarriages, to make a women fertile or infertile.

Blood, though especially menstural blood, is also a binding agent. It was used to bind spouses in many folk magics and ensure they did not go astray. Menstural blood in some folk magics was used to protect a woman's home and set the boundaries of her immediate control and sphere of influence. It , non-menstural, was used in blooding riutals to charge and bind objects to their creator or user. Those who use edged weapons may blood them in creation or to ensure they never bite their master. Even going so far as to give the blade a taste of thier own blood once pulled so it never returns to the scabbard desiring the taste for blood. In some ways blood used to give the weapon a soul and spirit, perhaps even the point where it was ritually named. It was used to charge and bind magical componets to the person who created them, thus highly protected and hidden. To gain control of such an item was to gain somewhat of a control over the person who created it, thus many items were uncreated when no longer needed.

The other thing to my opinion is that the blood is also charged with the emotion one intends to utilize. If one wants to inflict fear upon a thing they take blood in such a way as to have the person giving be in a state of fear. Yet it might be taken from self through a steralized manner if you want the emotional connection to be one of calm and control. As an offering to ones god / goddess it is charged with what ever emotion one feels but also seen as giving of life and life force to thier god / goddess. Its also seen as one of the strongest of binding offerings when one swears an oath of dedication and observance to thier god / goddess in some practices.

The bad thing is that blood magics are either seen as wrong or corrupted to the extent they are seen almost fluffy in that they are only used for good. Yet more often in a LHP type setting so seldom mentioned or expounded upon in the many 101 books that flood the market.

Of course this is just my opinion so it may vary for others.

[Chosen Angel]

hmm. "the life is in the blood" is an ancient belief
the white blood as well as red; and in their mixture, and a single drop stands in token for the all; in cup, or cake.

Be aware that you are not directing some external energy from afar, rather you are mixing your very self into your act. You too can be polluted. Especially beware of what you use to pierce your own boundary.

Use for healing, because it gives life; for binding-to rather than binding-from, because it shares life, but realise that the stronger life can draw further (even without intent) what was not given; and be careful what you bind lest you bind yourself to a thing rather than binding it to you. Once you have taken a thing into yourself; it has become part of you. To remove it again would be more difficult than to remove a limb. Therefore, it is better to know yourself; and in that knowledge, have control.

Symbolically, then, its most benificent use is in the knowing, voluntary, mutual binding of a relationship, to do good to the Other, recognising that it too is a part of the Self.

Blood magic is not that far from sex ...

[Twinkle]

Blood magic is not far from sex....?

Please explain.

[lightdragon]

Blood magic is not far from sex....?

Please explain.

i think I know what he is talking about. but i am not sure as to discuss here. as it might be inappropiate for this section of MW.

[MonSno_LeeDra]

i think I know what he is talking about. but i am not sure as to discuss here. as it might be inappropiate for this section of MW.

I would tend to agree. Especially in the content of using sexual fluids in the same or near same capacity as blood. But agree do not think it is appropriate for hte general boards.

[erosryder]

Well that was a lot of information to read and all very helpful. Thank you!!! I was wondering though if I were to do a protection spell on my home how would I get my hands on menstrual blood. I'm a guy and i don't think my girl friends would feel right just handing it over like that.This is all hypothetically. I would never work with others blood b/c eww and especially from a woman's area. lol

[MonSno_LeeDra]

Well that was a lot of information to read and all very helpful. Thank you!!! I was wondering though if I were to do a protection spell on my home how would I get my hands on menstrual blood. I'm a guy and i don't think my girl friends would feel right just handing it over like that.This is all hypothetically. I would never work with others blood b/c eww and especially from a woman's area. lol

That's not that easy of a question to answer, well not ethically anyway. If you can't get it from your girlfriend then I personally would pass on using it then. There are other ways of obtaining it but you really wouldn't want to use any of those in a protection spell.

[Twinkle]

Why couldn't he just use his own?

[MonSno_LeeDra]

Why couldn't he just use his own?

I agree he could use his own blood for a protection ritual or even in a creation ritual of a construct to stand as a protector. Myself, I was just replying to his question about menstural blood and obtaining it.

[erosryder]

OK so for blood magick being used for protection and binding. I read that it could be used for hexing and cursing. How if you're using your own blood in the ritual how could that curse/hex someone? is it the intent of the magick?

[MonSno_LeeDra]

OK so for blood magick being used for protection and binding. I read that it could be used for hexing and cursing. How if you're using your own blood in the ritual how could that curse/hex someone? is it the intent of the magick?

In the strictest sense you'd be using your own life energy to cause some action for a preceived wrong that was done to you usually. For instance lets say you toss your hat for some woman and she spurns your advance. Now you feel highly slighted by this refusal so you spin a miner hex to let your emotions and hurt take form. Then add your own blood and its life energy / force or creation to power the spell. Thus your emotions mold the spell application, your anger fuels and focuses it even more upon a specific target along with the form of retribution and the blood (your life energy) charges it and maintains it as long as you live and your life force is an active energy base.

Granted the above is more of an example and parts were intentionally omitted but it is close enough that you get the general gist of it. I would not encourage such a response though especially for a preceived slighted love.

To my opinon though the especially dangerious part is the tying of your life energy and its duration to the endeavor. I personally believe this is one of the reasons blood magics are often seen as bad or evil and cause such foul returns upon the caster. Especially if it is drawn blood and not a natural discharge of blood such as menstural which in many ways is seen as dead blood or released blood so no longer has an active connection to the user to give it longevity.

Of course these are just my opinons so it may differ for others.

[Tahroh]

OK so for blood magick being used for protection and binding. I read that it could be used for hexing and cursing. How if you're using your own blood in the ritual how could that curse/hex someone? is it the intent of the magick?


What do you mean but "Intent of the magick"? Magick has only the intent of it's molder. Itself being as nature neither one nor the other. I will not discuss Hexing or Cursing, as such conversations are best left in darker areas of the Forum.

[Twinkle]

Right...the blood itself doesn't hold the intent.

[erosryder]

Intent for the person casting the spell. not magick sorry about that. the dark part of the forum is for subscribed users? Thank you all for answering my question. :)

[Robertus_]

Well, it's not really blood magick, but I used to carve and scratch runes onto my skin with a razor or a knife... It really made me feel 'connected' to the runes and feel them completely :)

That's pretty hardcore haha

I would actually say that that is blood magic. I think Blood Magic encompasses the spilling of bodily fluids or the use of the body as a magical template.

[Nola]

there's darker areas of the forum?

I agree, if you're doing anything hexlike, you probably don't want to be doing anything that can tie it to you, and including some of your life force in it is a surefire way to do that.

in all honesty, I can't think of any scenario where it would cross my mind to use my own blood in a hex.

and I can also see what was meant by comparing blood magic to sex magic. both deal with life force in a very intense form.