For
cord magick you will need a cord, or cingulum as it is sometimes called, that is
nine feet long (three times three; the perennial magick number) and is the
color appropriate to the magickal working.
Like your Athame, no one else should ever use your cord but you. Tie a knot
in each end to keep it from unraveling. Make sure it is nine feet long.
Consecrate the cord, when done.
One magickal use of the cord is as a "storage cell" for the power. The first
knot is tied at one end, with the words "By knot of one, the spell's begun."
At this point, chanting or meditation is appropriate until you feel it is time to
tie another knot.
The second knot is tied on the opposite end with the words: "By knot of two,
it cometh true". Take "aim" at this time by visualizing your need or desire
being fulfilled. As the power builds, more knots are tied until there are nine
knots in the cord.
Here is the pattern of tying, together with the appropriate words:
By knot of ONE, the spell's begun *--------
By knot of TWO, it cometh true *-------*
By knot of THREE, so mote it be *---*---*
By knot of FOUR, this power I store *-*-*---*
By knot of FIVE, the spell's alive *-*-*-*-*
By knot of SIX, this spell I fix ***-*-*-*
By knot of SEVEN, events I'll leaven ***-*-***
By knot of EIGHT, it will be Fate *****-***
By knot of NINE, what's done is mine *********
At the tying of the last (ninth) knot, all the energy is directed into the cord and
its knots, with a final visualization of the object of the work. The power has
been raised and is now "stored" in these knots in the cord.
Why would you want to store a spell? For some magick, the time for it to
happen is important.
Suppose, for example, that you want something constructive to happen but
the most propitious time for it to do so happens to be close to the New Moon. Do you do your constructive magick during the Waxing Moon? No.
You do it early on, at the Full Moon, using a cord.
Now the power is there, properly raised, but stored for use.
You have nine knots. Although they are all tied in one ritual, these must be
released one at a time - one a day - for nine consecutive days. Release
them in the same order in which they were tied, NOT the reverse order.
In other words, on the first day untie the knot that was first tied (to know which
end you started with, when making the cord, braid in a small wooden bead at
one end and always start with this end); on the second day, the second knot
tied; and so on.
In this fashion, the last knot untied, on the ninth day, is the ninth knot that was
tied at the climax of the tying ritual - the time of greatest power.
Each day, before you actually untie, do your concentration on what is to
happen, visualize and again building power. Then, as you release the knot,
release the power also with a shout.
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Excerpt
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Binding
Hands
The
most important (and traditional) part of most modern Neopagan
handfastings is the binding together of hands.
Traditionally, it goes like this:
The bride and groom face each other and hold right hands
and left hands together, so that their clasped hands cross.
This creates a figure eight, the sign of infinity, when
seen from the top down. The
clergyperson or some other honored individual (often a child,
stepchild, or the maid of honor and best man) ties the cord
around one person’s left wrist and the other person’s right
wrist. In the
infinity position, this is easy to do as they are next to each
other, and all the officiant has to do is figure-eight around
the two closest arms. The
traditional numbers of knots are three, six and nine.
Then,
ideally, the couple should stay bound together throughout the
entire reception until such time as they can pop off and
consummate the marriage. On
the other hand, if the two of you are going to be involved in
some post-reception activity such as dishwashing, cleanup, or
driving home, it’s perhaps better to slip your hands out of
the cord as soon as the receiving line is finished.
If this is going to be the case, make sure that you
inform the cord-tier so that they can tie it loosely enough for
both parties to slip out of.
The knots themselves should never be untied, unless a
divorce ritual is needed some time in the future.
Put your cord somewhere safe, where it won’t be
disturbed or lost.
If
you use a single cord, it should be at least six feet long in
order to go several times around both people’s wrists.
It should be thick enough to be tied easily and thin
enough so as not to be unwieldy.
You can braid several cords together using the
Goddess/God colors – white, red & black for the Maiden,
Mother, & Crone – and green, gold, grey for the Green Man,
Sun King, & Sage. The
color of the cord is a personal thing.
It can be the Bride & Grooms favorite colors, wedding
colors, or personally symbolic colors.
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Associations and Symbolism |
| RED |
Signifies: will, passion,
strength, fertility, courage, health, vigor, lust, danger,
Holiday: Yule, Planet: Mars, Day: Tuesday Astrological:
Scorpio |
| ORANGE |
Signifies: encouragement,
adaptability, stimulation, attraction, plenty, kindness.
Holiday: Candlemas, Deities: Brigid, Planets: Sun, Mars,
Mercury Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Astrological: |
| YELLOW |
Signifies: attraction,
charm, confidence, balance, harmony, knowledge, learning,
concentration, persuasion, jealousy, joy, comfort,
Planet: Mercury, Day: Wednesday, Astrological: Gemini, Leo |
| GREEN |
Signifies: finances,
fertility, luck, success energy, charity, growth,
rejuvenation, prosperity, nurturing, beauty, health,
ambition, counteract greed and jealousy, plants kingdom
including herbal healing,
Planets: Venus, Mercury, Days: Friday, Wednesday Holidays:
Spring Equinox, Beltane, Astrological: Taurus Deities:
Persephone, Hestia |
| BLUE |
Signifies: tranquility,
understanding, patience, health, truth, devotion,
sincerity, honor, loyalty, peace, wisdom, protection
during sleep, astral projection
Light Blue: tranquility, understanding, patience, health
Dark Blue: for a safe journey, longevity, strength
Planets: Moon, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter Days: Monday,
Friday, Saturday, Thursday Astrological: Libra,
Sagittarius |
| VIOLET/PURPLE |
Signifies: power, piety,
sanctity, sentimentality, tension, sadness amplification
of other energies. wisdom, high ideals, spiritual
protection and healing, psychic ability, protective
energy, strength, progress
Planet: Jupiter, Day: Thursday Astrological: Sagittarius |
| BLACK |
strength, empowerment,
wisdom, vision, success, pure love, negation without
reflecting, unlocking when stuck, banishing evil or
negativity.
Holiday- Samhain, Planet- Saturn, Day - Saturday, Deities-
The Crone Astrological - Scorpio & Capricorn |
| WHITE |
Signifies: purity,
consecration, meditation, divination, exorcism, the full
moon, healing, peace, spiritual strength, truth, serenity
and devotion. May be substituted for any other color.
Planet: Moon, Day: Monday, Astrological: Cancer |
| GRAY |
Signifies: balance,
neutrality, used in erasing, canceling, neutralizing, and
return to the universe without repercussion destructive
energies Planet: Moon, Day: Monday Deity: Athena,
Astrological: Virgo |
| PINK |
Signifies: unity, honor,
truth, romance, happiness, healing, familial or emotional
love (rather than sexual), friendship, affections,
unselfish emotions, spiritual healing, banishing hatred
Gem: rose quartz Planet:Venus, Day: Friday |
| BROWN |
Signifies: The Earth,
grounding, trees, concentration, telepathy, healing,
skills, talent, nurturing, home and hearth, spells to
locate lost objects, protection of the familiars, pets,
and animals,
Planets: Moon (tan browns), Venus (all), Saturn (dark
browns), Days: Monday/ Friday/ Saturday Deity: Gaia,
Astrological: Capricorn Holiday: Mabon |
| SILVER |
Signifies: purity, the moon,
treasure, values, female energy, the unconscious mind,
creativity, inspiration, vision, and protection.
Day: Monday Astrological: Gemini Deity: Artemis and other
Moon Goddesses |
| GOLD |
Signifies: the sun, male
energy, wealth, financial wisdom, conscious mind,
attracting happiness, activity, intelligence, unity,
longevity, prosperity, strength.
Planet: Sun, Day: Sunday, Astrological: Leo Deity: Apollo
and other Sun Gods |
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