Also called spell for clear communication, eloquence spell, Mercury spell, Hermes spell
A Wednesday ritual under Mercury to help you say what you mean before a hard talk, a presentation or a letter. It is a modern working that draws on Hermes, deer's tongue in hoodoo, and the Blarney Stone's gift of the gab.
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Take care: Do not leave the candle unattended. This working is for your own clarity; it cannot and should not override another person's will.
Hermes, Mercury to the Romans, was the herald of the gods, patron of messengers, merchants, travellers and persuasive speech. Heralds carried his staff, the kerykeion, as a sign of safe conduct. Later astrology gave his planet rule over speech, writing and trade, which is why modern spellbooks use Wednesday for communication.
Visitors to Blarney Castle in County Cork lean backward over the parapet to kiss a block of bluestone, said to give the gift of eloquent, persuasive talk. The legends of its origin vary widely and none is documented, but hundreds of thousands still make the climb each year.
Hoodoo workers carry deer's tongue leaf, a fragrant plant, for eloquence, particularly for speaking in court or helping a lawyer argue well. The plant's name does the symbolic work; no animal is involved.
The planet Mercury and the god behind it have been linked to speech for more than two thousand years. Greek Hermes was the messenger and the patron of heralds, and the Romans folded him into Mercury, a god of trade and communication. When astrologers assigned days to planets, Wednesday went to Mercury, hence miércoles and mercredi, while English named it after Woden. Ceremonial magic and modern witchcraft carry that pairing forward.
Folk customs for eloquence are more scattered. The Blarney Stone in County Cork has been set in the castle since 1446, and the custom of kissing it for the gift of the gab was well known by the nineteenth century. In hoodoo, deer's tongue leaf is carried for persuasive speech. A communication spell as a named working is modern, and honest practitioners treat it as preparation for a conversation rather than a way to make someone agree.
A Hoodoo-style sweetening for patching things up with family or friends who are also open to it. A small paper with your shared wish rests in a sugar bowl that everyone uses, so each spoonful softens things a little.
A calming justice ritual for someone facing a hearing, built on hoodoo court case work with galangal root and on the Egyptian image of Ma'at's feather of truth. It is a ritual for steadiness and a fair hearing. It is no substitute for a lawyer.
A short Tuesday ritual under Mars that makes a small courage charm to carry into a hard conversation, a stage or an interview. It is a modern working built on old martial symbols.
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