If the results are mixed, they expect him to win, but with difficulty. When those [taking the ordeal] have drunk [the infusion of bark] they are made to dance all day until the evening, when the cords and wads that have been put on them are removed. If no dirt is seen, the person is brought out naked like that into the dancing ground to dance again and be congratulated, because he has one.
After the dance he would demand 'the pig of cleansing' from his accuser. But shame and suffering awaited those who failed the test. If a man died of the poison and there was no on strong enough to raise up his body and bury it, it would be burned right there in the street.
Such people were not buried in the cemetary. One who excreted nkasa and had no good man to speak for him and protect him would be struck on the head and burned alive; in other areas they hanged such people from a tree. The witch is someone who has hidden knowledge by virtue of which he obtains secret techniques, usually employed secretly. Witchcraft usually appears where there is jealousy, envy and the like.
A person who has this hidden knowledge can do someone else harm without letting him know whence the hurt comes. He learns the techniques of sorcery makani ma nsibila ; with them the witch can send a curse n'loko to someone else who is at a distance. Because of this cursing, the bewitched individual is bound by the techniques.
A witch sends curses with two intents: 1 to distress the victim for a time, 2 to seize his life. These things are done by someone whose entire soul kilunzi, kingongo is gripped by jealousy. Witchcraft also manifests itself very strongly in connection with malice and theft.
In this regard there is a kind of witchcraft everybody knows about, called kinkondi or kimpungu. If a man has lost something, or had something unexpected happen to him, he may go to an nkondi-operator or to one who possesses mpungu to control the source of the difficulty- Then the magician nganga , acting on behalf of the enquirer, sends a curse; everything that is done 'is counted in the name of the client, not of the diviner m'fyedisi himself.
The client may have two intentions 1 to know the origin of the event that has befallen him 2 to counteract lebikisa the origin of the event.
In the latter case he may intend to cause the offender to suffer, or seek his life. One thing that may be done in this connection is to set out tambula a charm, in the manner of a trap n'tambu. When the charms have been prepared they will deal with the one who has been cursed by them. We are saying that the witch and possessor of kundu are the same sort of person, those who cause harm to the souls and bodies of others.
In this sense, of causing harm, there is no doubt that witchcraft is real. In general, those we call witches are malicious, greedy and jealous people who are in effect murderers because they all have the same motive: killing others or preventing them from enjoying human happiness. Such people are witches and man-eaters. As for actual cannibalism, there was never any of that in this country; possibly among other tribes, but not among the Bakongo.
Foreigners have the idea that there was cannibalism because they did not understand what was being discussed. If the people had been cannibals, then we would not now see the graves of criminals who were killed by the clans and in the markets; they would first have been eaten. Since there were chiefs with the power to execute wrongdoers, what was to prevent such bodies from being eaten, if cannibalism had been practiced? So there is no ground for believing that there was any; the only "cannibals" in Kongo culture were sorcerers n'tambi mia min'kisi , jealous people, and covert killers.
Witchcraft is recognized when a person who is having an argument with another predicts misfortune for him as a curse bu katesanga wayandi mambu mu nsingulu ; if the utterance takes effect in the sense of the words mabwa nongo vo mayenda betila , then the one who said it is not innocent kena wanana ko but is suspected of being a witch. Acts of witchcraft are best recognized in human malevolence kimfunia kiamuntu. When he described the person who had cursed Jovan, the description perfectly fit Neneng.
Of course. Curses most often belong to the dispossessed, their last and ultimate defense. The best curses come from those who have a history of oppression.
A curse is a last resort, when earthly justice fails, an act of desperate rage that requires no surefire answer from God as to its efficacy. The curser curses first and takes credit later. She expects no answer except in results. Both her husband and her son have been murdered.
What does she have to lose? In her case, God listens and all those who have had a hand in the deaths of her husband and son eventually meet their ends just as she has predicted. Rarely are the effects of a curse quite so transparent or tidy. Some of the best curses arguably come from my people, the Jews, not Israelis, but the Jews of the Shtetl, those who cursed in Yiddish.
Lie with your head in crap and grow like an onion May you give birth to a trolley car. May you have two beds and a fever in each. How can you take such clever curses seriously? May you give birth to a trolley car? The forebears of my people, the Israelites, cursed better or at least more earnestly. Here, the prophet Elisha curses a bunch of rambunctious boys. Come up, Baldy! From there, he headed to Mt.
Carmel and afterwards returned to Samaria. Kings 2, , my translation. What might seem to a bystander as the disproportionate use of force is for Heaven to balance, not us poor mortals who might see such a scene as, well, overkill.
The curse is the force of madness and rage, a different frequency from that of the supplicant murmuring gently prayers. Curses are not sensible; they are not uttered in moments of reflection, and so the results can be messy. Zora Neale Hurston records a curse from the Algiers section of New Orleans so long and mean that simply hearing it would have made me faint dead away:.
That the East wind shall make their minds grow dark, their sight shall fail and their seed dry up so that they shall not multiply. So be it. And that in itself is a partial remedy for impotent rage. The simple channeling of that anger into a funnel of spite.
In my own case, I put some curses on a group of summer campers in New Hampshire when I was eleven. Every time I cursed someone, something bad happened almost immediately.
I doubt he took the curses seriously, but he took the disruption of camp life quite seriously—drunk on my power, I had become a kind of curse kingpin in the days preceding his appeal to me, campers visiting me with requests in return for candy bars. Although my cursing days were over, I learned that the line of influence in this world is not always visible, rational, or wholly explicable. In the several years since the woman in India cursed me, how has my life been affected? This is a tough question.
My fortunes have not been terrible. A book I published that Spring was met with good reviews but somewhat lackluster sales. A movie deal was struck and then fell through. I suffered a few colds, an inexplicable rash, a mild bout of depression. If you lack the time, resources, or interest in doing the curse jar, you can also use psychology to make your target believe they are cursed.
Simply scaring your target with words or evil glares, or doing things to sabotage their everyday life, will yield the desired results. Again it must be said, however, that your energy is better spent focusing on improving your own situation, rather than on making someone else's life harder.
Scare your target. The more convinced your target is that they are cursed, the more effective your curse will be. If you're not confident that you can say anything truly frightening to your target, stick to the evil stare. It's important that they realize you have it in for them and that they're worried about it.
Use your discretion. Keep it general. When verbally cursing your target to their face, be general. That way, your target is more likely to see your curse as being fulfilled when something that remotely fits the description happens. From there, as your target's anxiety grows, the curse will become stronger. Your target will fulfill your curse for you, and all you did was put the thought into their head.
Check in with your target often. Studies have shown that people who are over-supervised tend to perform more poorly than those who are left alone. You don't even have to be mean to your target. You can literally just give them advice and ask what they're doing all the time, and this will be enough to ruin their focus and make them perform more poorly at whatever they're doing.
Regular Facebook messages and emails are fine, too. Using all the channels available to you to offer your target continuous encouragement and advice will trip them up in no time. Part 5. If you break the curse without protecting yourself, it might come back to you.
Before breaking the jar and as a result, the curse , make sure that you are protected with a protection spell, amulet, or at the very least, an incantation. Remove the jar from its hiding place. If you have hidden the jar somewhere outside of your own property, take care to ensure that no one sees you retrieving it — especially not the target of your curse.
Smash the jar. The easiest way to do this safely is to place it in a paper shopping bag, fold the bag closed loosely, and then break the jar gently with a hammer. If you've placed fluids inside the jar put the jar in a paper bag and then a plastic bag before breaking it. Discard it. Once the jar is broken, seal the paper bag in a heavy plastic bag before placing it in the trash.
Be sure to clean up any fluids or bits of glass that may have fallen out of the bag as you smashed the jar. Burn sage in your home and around your person. Brew sage tea and conduct your own protection spell. Not Helpful 84 Helpful Yes, you can.
But don't curse that person for a petty reason. Think it over carefully and decide whether they truly deserve it or not. Not Helpful 56 Helpful Not Helpful 64 Helpful Call into a shoppe that specializes in Magick for amulets.
These are usually made by witches or similar persons who know the right spells to bind healing and protective magic to the amulet.
If you want a protection spell, see How to Use a Binding Spell for the method to make a protection spell. Not Helpful 69 Helpful Well, you could observe their body language and behavior to look for signs of anger, sadness, frustration, or distress. You could also directly ask them how they're doing to see if they mention anything bad.
Not Helpful 38 Helpful Yes, it is. You should think very carefully before you do anything like this. Not Helpful 89 Helpful It wouldn't exactly be a curse, because curses are negative, but yes, you can cast a spell to make someone more successful. Not Helpful 73 Helpful I own Maleficent's Spell Book. Revenge spells voodoo are in levels, just like love, breakup, and other enchantments. Your choice for a revenge spells on enemies chiefly dwells on what you want.
Contacting the right enchanter will provide you a massive list of potential spells you can cast to attack enemies. Most experienced spell casters will always tell you to avoid disproportionate revenge spells for enemies. Some revenge spells could take hold in an instant.
Revenge spells that work immediately will provide great satisfaction, but could draw suspicion towards you. Many experienced spell casters will suggest you wait it out for some time before engaging any magic for revenge. Revenge spell could be targeted at one person or a group of people. Some of the most potent enchantments can work with pinpoint precision in attacking multiple targets simultaneously. For such spells to have massive potency, you have to connect with an experienced spell caster.
Blowback is a common occurrence, especially when you plan to use a black curse spell for revenge. However, the satisfaction from your retaliatory strike may get you more fulfillment and outweigh any blowback. Several voodoo revenge enchantments have the capacity to eliminate someone in an instant.
There are many hoodoo revenge spells available to maximize your desires for revenge through death. These enchantments may require personal items to be cast successfully, so keep that in mind.
Some revenge spells could help people pave the way for access to their desired relationship. Many spell casters claim to be versatile in the esoteric arts. However, only a few enchanters really know their onions.
One of the most experienced hands to confide in is Spellcaster Maxim. Contact this esoteric authority to ensure you get more from all your enchantments without hassle. One of the most common ways to end a romantic relationship is through a breakup enchantment. Some couples could decide to use a revenge enchantment to get rid of their cheating partner if the need arises. Casting a voodoo revenge spell could become necessary for lots of reasons.
A major reason for casting revenge spells may arise when an individual troubles someone without abating. Such nagging individuals can be handled with a demise enchantment. But it makes total sense to consult a spell caster before opting to apply a revenge hex towards someone. Obsessing about any spell is never a great deal. It is crucial for people to focus on carrying out their desired enchantment, as lack of concentration could be detrimental.
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