Spell Remnants: 15 Ways to Properly Dispose Of Spellwork Remains

4/27/2015

What To Do With Spell Leftovers Old World Witchcraft Spellwork

What you do with the remains of your spell (wax, photos, ashes, etc.) is just as important as the spell itself!

The spellwork does not end when the candles and the incense extinguish.

The spellwork is not complete until you return the remnants back to the Earth.

The Earth and the universal energy carry and propel your magick and your spellwork to its full completion.

Make sure your disposal method does not contradict your desired outcome by completing your spellwork following the disposal methods outlined below:

Method of disposal

When To Use

Spell Type Examples

Burying in your Backyard

To maintain desired circumstance, finances, a person or a possession in your life.

Marriage spells
Prosperity spells
Protection spells
Harmonious family spells

Burying in your Front Yard

To welcome something new into your life.

Attract NEW love spells
New career/life-path spells
Attract a new experience, such as travel
Health spells
Marriage proposal spells

Burying in the Cemetery

To curse, harm or kill a person. Or to end undesirable circumstance or habits in your life.

Leave a few coins and/or pieces of candy at the cemetery gate as you leave. Take a different route home. Do not look back or look over your shoulder as you leave.

Curses
Banishment spells

Burying in a Targets Yard/Property

To curse, bless or to influence a specific person or family.

If cursing, take a different route home, do not look back or look over your shoulder.

Curse the target
Love spells
Protection spells
Influence/manipulation spells

Burying at a Business Property

To curse, bless or to influence a specific business or employee of the business.

If cursing, take a different route home, do not look back or look over your shoulder.

Curse the business or employee of the business
Protection spells
Influence/manipulation spells
Prosperity spells

Releasing Into a Stream/River/Natural Lakes/Ocean

To release negative circumstances or emotions. To deliver a curse or influence a person in a distant or unknown location.

If cursing, take a different route home, do not look back or look over your shoulder.

Curses
Banishment spells
Spells to release emotional pain
Love spells
Influence/manipulation spells

Releasing into Man-Made Lakes/Reservoirs

Man-made lakes usually do not have streams or rivers that carry water in or out. Therefore the energy tends be fairly stagnant.

If you live on the man-made lake, refer to the Burying in the Backyard list of circumstances and uses. Otherwise, stay away.

Releasing Into Ponds or Swamps

Ponds and swaps usually have stagnant energy. If you do not live near one, you may use these natural bodies of water for cursing.

Curses

If you live on/near the pond or swamp, refer to the 'Burying in the Backyard' list of circumstances and uses.

Leaving On Active Railroad Tracks

To release negative circumstances. To deliver a curse or influence a person in the direction of the running train(s).

If cursing, take a different route home, do not look back or look over your shoulder. Avoid the train and railroad tracks for at least 3 nights.

Curses
Banishment spells
Spells to release emotional pain
Love spells
Influence/manipulation spells

Leaving On Abandoned Railroad Tracks

To separate yourself or other people from each other or a situation.

Banishment spells
Break-up spells

Leaving At A Road Intersection

To release negative circumstances. To deliver a curse or influence a person in an unknown location.

If cursing, take a different route home, do not look back or look over your shoulder.

Curses
Banishment spells
Release personal emotional pain
Love spells
Influence/manipulation spells

Leaving On A Road In The Lane of the Direction Of Your Target

To deliver a curse or influence a person in the direction of the traffic lane.

If cursing, take a different route home, do not look back or look over your shoulder.

Curses
Influence/manipulation spells
Love spells on a specific person

Leaving At A Targets Front Door/Driveway

The most direct way to curse or to influence.

Remnants must be inconspicuous and discreet. Such as ashes mixed with a bit little dirt.

If cursing, take a different route home, do not look back or look over your shoulder.

Curses
Love spells
Influence/manipulation spells
Protection spells.

Blowing/Throwing Ashes
(When you only have ashes from paper, without any wax)

General all-purpose release of spellwork energy into the universe.

Blow in the direction of the target to curse or influence
Love spells
Prosperity spells
Protection spells
Healing spells

Throwing Into A Fire

To release negative circumstances. To deliver a curse or influence a person in an unknown location.

If cursing, it is recommended the fire is not on your property grounds.
Please practice fire safety – only you can prevent forest fires! ;)

Curses
Banishment spells
Spells to release emotional pain

*Banishment spells refer to any spellwork where the desired goal is to remove or end undesirable conditions, circumstances, people or habits.

Magick is nature. Releasing spellwork back into nature completes the cycle of manifestation.
Learn to align with this cycle and watch the success of your spellwork dramatically increase!

Love & Magick,
Dacha Avelin

32 Comments

Juju

9/1/2015 06:51:08 am

So what does one do if they do not have a front yard or a back yard?

Old World Witchcraft

9/2/2015 05:06:34 am

If you live in an apartment building you may still use the same principles as burying in the front or back of the building. Alternatively, you may grow an indoor plant (such as an orchid) and place it near your front door or in the far back of your apartment.

Bridgett

10/25/2015 06:28:38 pm

Thank for great information

Niqua link

10/29/2015 01:06:52 pm

I poured sea salt over the reminances and sprinkled scented ashes over it and put it back in the bag I carried it in and then planted a fruit tree seed where I was doing the spell. I then walked it over to the dumpster and left it. The next day it rained and I knew it was done and that my peach tree was accepted as an it was presented which was for positive reasons with great intentions. Please tell me how you feel about that Ms.Dacha Aveline.

Old World Witchcraft

10/29/2015 01:20:23 pm

What was the intention and purpose of the spell?

Niqua link

10/29/2015 01:37:55 pm

It was a a mirror spell for the negativity that was surrounding me through various people about 5 in total. My intentions were to keep my positive space blessings and keepsakes and repell all the blockage that which they had in the form or negativity.

Old World Witchcraft

10/29/2015 02:07:47 pm

Okay, got it. I think you did a fine job and hopefully nothing interferes, but in the future you may want to think about separating the spellwork into two (or possibly three) different parts.

Part I: Mirror spell for reversing/removing negativity
Part II: Blessing spell
Part III (optional): Protection spell

The disposal method you used has contradicting energies and methods.

For all banishment work (mirror work, curses, etc.), you want to dispose of the work in an area where no life (or very little life) exists. Preferably graveyard, an abandoned property... or even simply out in nature. Planting a seed into negativity simply encourages the regrowth of negativity, though I know you meant it to neutralize the negativity.

Do not worry - what's done is done. You can handle anything that comes your way.

Best of luck!

Dacha Avelin

Susan Weiker link

11/9/2015 06:45:26 pm

Would love to learn from your site.

Dawn

1/9/2016 10:03:45 am

I am always surprised, though I guess I shouldn't be, at how I naturally do what's "right", when it comes to my Craft. I have disposed of my remains of spell work, in ways that you describe, without conscious thought. Thank you for a great site!

April

1/26/2016 06:09:57 pm

Some times if all the right intentions are there you can dispose on the time you need for the spell to work earth is slow so say a bad habit that you don't want to disappear over night cause of side affects so you need spell to work over time or can bury in your garden with love and then I use things out of my garden flowers vegetables an air depending on how hard it's blowing could be slow or fast magik ,fire is very fast an water also depends on where an how fast the flow is say a river compared to the ocean I have actually used all of your methods also but some times I go by the elemental time of how fast or slow I need it To work thank you great site great info

Sarah

2/15/2016 12:16:08 pm

I plan on doing an anxiety spell where i dip a crystal that i left out in the snow until it melted, into melted snow. the remains would be my snow water. what should i do with the remains. treat it like a health spell?

Joanna

3/21/2016 11:26:32 am

What would you do with the remnants if it you want to erase the effects?

clover

3/24/2016 11:11:34 pm

I did a mirror spell I don't now what to do next should I brake it or throw it away?

Old World Witchcraft link

3/29/2016 01:07:07 pm

There are many different kinds of mirror spells, all with ranging intentions and consequences. Therefore, without knowing your exact purpose of the spell, it is quite difficult to tell you which method is right for you.

I suggest re-reading the stated disposal methods and dispose of the mirror using the technique that closest resembles your desired outcome.

In addition to what is stated, you may bury it reflective side down in a cemetery - just not above a grave.

Isabelle

4/17/2016 02:03:14 am

Can I put the disposal on the person I put a spell on their street?

Hunter

7/25/2016 02:57:04 am

I did a freezer spell and now I need to undo it. The intention was to freeze someone out of my life. It was done with a mason jar it's still in the freeze. So how would I go about undoing it. Thanks in advanced.

Pamela Smith

7/27/2016 07:08:20 pm

If I did a spell Tuesday, using a double action candle, white and black, to reverse anyone who has cursed or wished bad upon me, how should I dispose of the articles now?

Cornelia

9/13/2016 02:29:39 am

Good day,

If i have an enemy spell and need to bury it in a graveyard, do i bury it on a grave or anywhere in the graveyard and do i need to leave any offerings?

Please advise.

Regards
Cornelia

Michaela

9/18/2016 10:04:48 am

I live on a manmade lake, it's in my backyard. I have been disposing my remnants in my backyard which is where I perform the spells. Would a manmade lake ever be a good place to dispose of remnants, say for a banishing spell or break-up spell?

GirlyX

10/29/2016 01:37:21 pm

I did a reconciliation spell. Which is the best place for the remains?

Hope link

11/9/2016 07:00:20 am

Hi Dear
I wanna perform a kill spell to my mother in-law and my fiance's baby mama.
How do i be sure it won't come back to me? is it safe to perform the spell inside the house i live in with my daughter? Pls help very desperate and hurt.

Simon

12/24/2016 08:26:45 am

Good day

I live in an apartment, and I have some candle remnants left with runic signs, and according to the article, if I wish to attrack something, i need to bury it in the front yard. What do I do if I don't have a front yard?

Thank you so much in advance.

Blessed be

Sunny

12/30/2016 05:33:05 pm

I did a spellwork ritual with a candle and incense to unblock/ remove all obstacles and walls. I am still not sure how to dispose of the remnants. Can you help?

Blossom

1/25/2017 02:57:08 pm

I did a honey jar spell to reconcile and heal family issues and prosperity that I sealed with candle wax..Is this a spell that must be disposed of and if so, then what is the proper way? The ingredients..Honey, lodestone, rose petals, a written intention lavender and other herbs geared to love spells..Thank you..Blessings!

Tip

2/13/2017 10:24:23 pm

I did a candle spell and buried my remains but someone dig it up what should I do

Rob

3/23/2017 09:23:27 am

My circumstance is that I met someone and she was perfect. I did make a mistake, however I would like to redeem myself. If I were to move forward with a love spell, although she has a very strong frame (personality) and can be kind of cold toward men due to negative past experiences, she will be receptive. However, we were so well connected, but her worst influence is her best friend. My gut told me her best friend was jealous, and encourages her to do things. They are their support system. How would you recommend making her friend disappear? I do not know exactly which spells are the right category for this. ~~Thank You Ms. Dacha

Nicole link

3/30/2017 08:30:52 pm

Please notify me with a spell on taking someone else stuff n owning it from dam n luck on my side

Vani

4/6/2017 01:37:49 am

I live in a shared property with other people. Can I still bury remnants in my back/front yard for intended spell work?

jordan

5/29/2017 04:17:07 am

Where can i dispose the remainder of a back to back black candle break up spell?

Dacha Avelin

6/15/2017 03:16:03 pm

You have two ways to go about disposing remnants from a break-up spell. First, you may divide the remnants in half and anonymously (!) send each half to the parties involved. Or, you may simply use any of the Banishment or Curse methods outlined above.

Dee

7/4/2017 04:45:18 am

How do you reverse regents of a spell been done on yourself and family .. and the main person was my husband .. so anyone close to him things happened that were very bad and dark.

This was not some dabble with a candle it was again hoodoo.. I felt myself worked on two years ago .. then felt wanted to slash my wrists.. energy zapped.. one example.. the Asian dabbling goes back I believe 6 years.. got worse.. subsided but there are def energy debri from this hoodo.. black magic ..

Geraldine

8/15/2017 11:53:51 am

Hi I did a spell on my own using my menstration blood with his chest hair and a piece of toothbrush I was trying to make a human doll but I don't know how and I mess it up and when I was saying my intentions I felt a presence laughing at me coz I don't know what I'm doing I also spray the place where I did my candle and prayer with Jose Cuervo and a wine I don't know why and also chocolate but now I don't know how to dispose it in scared that it actually do the thing I ask so I wanna make sure I don't mess it up thank you so muc

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