Spells for achieving happiness.
Created | Updated Aug 7, 2003
'Over the years, people have thought that happiness could be achieved in many different ways. Some people believe that money and status bring happiness, others think that it is enjoyable pastimes. One of the less common ways is with spells and charms. They started in the Middle Ages when people would go to the local priests for blessings. Some of the most common are
Cinnamon Sticks
These beautiful objects are very lucky and will spread joy.
On a full moon buy some of them and bring them home with candle light, tie three or four together with rough string or cord. Place them in the heart of your home, on a coffee table, shelf or mantelpiece rub them between your palms with your fingers each day for a week. At the end of this period luck will visit bringing you an unexpected happy event.
Coal
Children are told that getting a lump of coal in your stocking at Christmas is a bad thing but coal can be used as a powerful charm.
Rub a piece of coal with a cloth and polish it a little, thinking of how it had been nurtured by the bosom of the earth for thousands of years before coming to your hand.
Spit on it then place it in the fire, to burn. Adding pine needles or a cone plus holly, and mistletoe. Watch it glow as it slowly catches fire and envisage your year unfolding with a glow of happiness and luck in all things. You have just created a powerful blessing on all your affairs.
Corks
This doesn't not have to be a champagne cork but it does need to be from a bottle.
When a bottle is shared and the occasion is a happy event, take the cork from the bottle, making a wish for repetition of the pleasure as you do so and placing a coin in a slit on the top of the cork. Sleep over night with the cork under the pillow and then place it in your pocket for the next day.
Rub the cork any day there after when you wish to hear from the people that shard the bottle with you but do not wish for love, but continuing happiness instead. Corks symbolise bouyancy not love.
Elbows
Banging you elbows was a lucky sign in the past, people used to try this spell to think of happiness instead of Paine.
As you bang on elbow knock the other one lightly for good luck saying "to this elbow I do no harm for happiness is in the crook of my arm" grip both elbows with the opposite hands and smile. It was believed that this made two good things happen that day.
Open umbrellas
If you have an umbrella opened in your house it is supposed to represent the sun being blocked out of the house giving it bad luck.
To cancel this open and close it quickly twice more (three times in total), and then take it outside to show the sun (if there is any in this country :-P) bring the umbrella back in unopened and sprinkle sugar on it. Sweetness will rain on the house for the next week.
Sky
On the first blue sky after a period of grey, open your arms wide and ask for the joy that the good weather presents be repeated with the joy in other things. Light a sky blue candle and wish once more for pleasure and happiness but do not be specific about any one wished thing. If you do this you will be granted happiness in one important thing before the week is up.
New silver
Any item of new silver should be dealt with as follows to bring happens in all things.
Take a new silver object out in to the full moon, allowing the moonlight to glint upon it. Ask the object to witness the resolution of your dreams then place it on your pillow. The next morning show the object to the sun ask that joy and golden laughter follow you daily while you carry your silver friend.
Put it in to a small blue pouch and then keep it close to you. Every time you realise that you have had good luck give it a pat it will be a permanent talisman for happiness
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Tree of happiness
One tree in your garden should be a tree of happiness and it should be grown for this purpose alone.
Choose a tree that makes you smile, and then choose a spot where it will flourish. Write the name of your love, your house and yourself on a piece of card (any order) and slip it under the roots. Water the tree with wine and ask for happiness to be bestowed all around you and the realisation of three dreams over time.
As the tree grows so should your joy and happiness but remember to talk to the sprits of the tree from time to time.
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Wassail bowl
At Christmas the wassail bowl is a remnant of an ancient tradition of carrying good cheer from home to home, to ensure the a happy twelve months some people try reviving the custom with a punch bowl. 'It should attract happiness to you in the coming year.
In the days before Christmas invite a few friends round to a candle lit Wassail party to join in a combined wish for happiness and luck which affects all. Dress in white (this is essential because all colours combine to make white so it is supposed to be a powerful symbol) women should have ribbons, in any fashion. And carry rosemary. Men should also have rosemary but do not need the ribbons.
Fill the bowl with spiced cider or mulled wine then one appointed person should carry the bowl round and people should help themselves to a glass of the drink. Adding some of their rosemary before they drink it.
Together raise your glasses and drink to good cheer good company and year of plenty take in the candles light then bow to the people on either side of you.
It is also believed the pouring the remnants of the bowl round the tree and having a rosemary candle lighted next to it for the first month of the new year will make the spell last longer.
