Do you wish to wreak supernatural havoc on your enemies? Simply follow our step-by-step instructions!
So you want to curse your adversaries? I'm not going to pass judgment because I'm sure they deserve it. However, if you wish to hex, jinx, bedevil, imprecate, or otherwise lay down powerful gris-gris on your enemies, you must do it correctly. So follow this no-nonsense guide to practical cursing utilizing two of history's most well-known malediction tactics.
A track record of swearing
The details are lost to history, but the first curse was most likely issued by the second person who ever lived. Perhaps it was something along the lines of, "Og want rock fall on you."
I can't show them all since uttering serious words or conducting rituals designed to evoke supernatural evil or retribution on others is prevalent in so many different civilizations and in so many diverse ways. So, rather than overwhelming you with options, I'm going to give you step-by-step instructions for cursing people in the controlled, ritualistic style of the Ancient Greeks (if you're looking for a project) and in the more free-flowing, performative cursing style of the Irish in the nineteenth century, my choice for mankind's G.O.A.T cursers.
Before you begin, a word of warning
A true curse is more than saying "eff you"; it's a commitment to bringing substantial harm to another person by supernatural means, and even though there is no such thing as supernatural methods, curses may work. In certain ways.
Some practitioners of Wicca and other magical traditions believe that using magic to hurt others would result in greater harm to yourself, however this is ridiculous. Curses, like the nocebo effect in medicine, can be effective because if someone sincerely feels they have been cursed, they basically punish themselves mentally by living as if they are cursed. Subjects of curses may even experience "voodoo death," a psychosomatic death produced by an overpowering emotional response, in severe situations. It's tremendous magic that isn't magic at all.
Quietly cursing someone can also be beneficial, at least for you, because you can attribute every random terrible occurrence that befalls your opponent to your curse, so when they smash their vehicle, you can smugly proclaim "got 'em!" to yourselves." Empowering!
How to curse your foes in the style of an ancient Greek
We like to think of ancient Greece as the home of logic, but magical practices were popular there as well, and the Greeks were forward-thinking enough to conduct hexation rites using permanent materials, so we know a lot about how they accomplished it. Here's how you can make your own Greek curse.
What you'll require
- Lead sheets that can be folded into a box
- An inscription instrument
- The kolossoi (i.e., an effigy or doll that represents your enemy)
- Pins or nails
- An unmarked grave
Greek curse instructions in detail
To begin, you'll need to buy thin lead sheets. These are reasonably priced on Amazon.
Use the time you're waiting for Amazon to deliver to come up with a really nice curse for your adversary. To give you an idea, here's an example discovered on an old curse tablet unearthed in a burial in Greece:
"Direct your rage at Phanagora and Demetrios, their tavern, their property, and their possessions." I will bound my adversary Demetrios and Phanagora in blood and ashes, with all the dead...I will bind you in the strongest bind conceivable, Demetrios, and I will smite a kynotos on [your] mouth."
In ancient Greek gaming, a "kynotos" is the lowest possible die roll. If you play D&D, this translates to "may you always roll a 1."
Because your curse will be delivered to the underworld, ensure that you request the power of appropriate gods. If you're a purist, you can address your petition to Ancient Greek chthonic gods such as Hades, Persephone, Demeter, and Hecate, but Greeks frequently invoked gods from other cultures, so feel free to get creative and invoke Hel, the Norse God of Death; Anubis, the Egyptian God of the Underworld; Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec God of Death; or simply make up your own gods. It doesn't matter because they're all fictitious.
Carve your words of rebuke into the lead. The Greeks wrote their curses in a number of languages, so feel free to choose whichever language you like.
It's time to start pinning your kolossoi. There are no explicit instructions for impaling your doll, but one discovered at Antinopolis was pierced with 13 pins: one in the top of the skull, one in the mouth, one in each eye, ear, hand, and foot, plus pins in the solar plexus, vagina, and anus. So simply shove a bunch of pins in them. This is the exciting part!
Wrap the lead inscribed with your kolossoi and bury it. But you can't just bury it anywhere: you need a location that serves as a gateway to the underworld, so look for a cemetery or a well. Because it's the most witchy and terrifying choice (besides, who has a well? ), a grave is definitely your best chance here. You may conveniently utilize anyone's grave—they don't have to be related to you or the person being cursed. So go to your local cemetery and attempt to blend in at a random burial before tossing your lead-wrapped kolossoi into a stranger's open grave. Easy!
Watch for the results.
How to curse your foes like an Irishman from the 19th Century
Don't give up if dumping a doll in a lead box into an open grave seems like too much trouble or too likely to result in jail. By adopting the Irish tradition, you can still inflict supernatural calamity on those who resist you.
From the amusing "Ah, to hell with you!" style curses hurled at friends to serious public invocations remembered for generations, cursing has been part of Irish culture basically forever, and even the Catholic Church's official disapproval beginning in 1643 didn't put an end to the practice." Irish priests were not beyond cursing from the pulpit.
Irish curse instructions in detail
Irish cursing is less detailed and ritualistic than Greek cursing, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't prepare. Because Irish swearing is a performance, you must be prepared to put on a show. Here's a step-by-step tutorial to cursing like an 1800s Irishman.
Write and remember a beautiful rant about your adversary. Dig deep—the goal is to come up with a string of words so venomous and horrifying that your adversary will be unable to answer with anything other than an open-mouthed gaze (like a battle rap). Remember to thank God, the Saints, Jesus, and Mary. Curses were thought to be effective only against those who genuinely deserved them in Ireland back then—they were more about justice than exerting magical power—so God should assist you out as long as your opponent truly deserves it. Here are a handful of samples of 19th-century Irish curses to get you started.
The first was discovered in Traces of the Eder Faiths of Ireland, published in 1902, while the second is an excerpt from a letter sent in 1886 to an Irish landlord in County Limerick.
I hope you never flourish. May the first drop of water that quenches your thirst boil in your bowels. May the flesh rot off your bones and decay before your eyes. May your limbs wither and the stink of your rotting flesh be too much for ravenous dogs to bear. May you melt away like snow in the summer. May you be cursed by God and despised by your fellow man. May you pass away without a clergyman. May the curse of the Almighty fall on your children. This is my prayer.
It's showtime, darling, once you've mastered your scorching swear words. Unlike some cultures' hidden curses, Irish curses are designed to be heard, preferably by the person being cursed, but even an audience of randos is sufficient—word will get back to the proper person if done correctly.
Choose a populated location, such as a mall. According to accounts of famous curses, the invoker falls to their knees in a busy marketplace before delivering their stinging reproach, slams their fists on the ground, or looks to the sky and beseeches God and all the saints. You may try standing on sharp seaside rocks and yelling your curses to the raging ocean below. Scream and snarl—do whatever it takes to bring attention to yourself.
Think about your hair. Long hair flying in the wind was a common element in accounts of curses from Irish ladies of the time. When uttering a good curse, angry Irish women physically let their hair down, implying wildness and primordial rage, in contrast to the modest head scarves they normally wore. It's a strong image and excellent theater.
When you've finished your curse, turn to face your foe. If they were bold enough to listen to you, they almost certainly won't have a response prepared. Another, and maybe the most powerful, method curses function is to reduce the topic in the eyes of the community.
Even if a witness has no understanding what is behind your curse, they will most likely believe that the person being cursed was fairly horrible to deserve this amount of reproach. Ideally, your adversary will be rejected and forced to flee town due to disgrace. The curse was successful!
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