An Introduction, Protection and Map work

Hello all, I figured here would be the best place to properly introduce myself, You may call me Mallus, I am a practicing witch of 11 years, my practice is heavily influenced by The Greek Magical Papyri, Jack Grayle’s Hekatæon, and the works of Star Casas, Alexander Cummings and Gemma Gary

I hope you will all join me on my journey and maybe help me to learn some new tricks along the way. Please bear with me as I learn and grow with all of you.

While I won’t be going too deep into my personal practices, I plan to write about some of my experiences and workings that I’ve found to be generally effective

When it comes to intense magical work nothing is more vital than protections, against harms, slanders, and on occasion other witches. The methods of protection magic vary wildly, from the incantation bowls of the ancient world, to the famous witch bottles of Britain, every culture has their own methods to protect against the unseen and malignant forces that might accost us in our magical practices.

Magic takes many forms and because of that, protections vary in shape execution, most of them relying on folklore to inform their creations. A classic example of this is the vampire’s aversion to garlic, this extends to other pungent plant matter, such as onions and red peppers, their smell offends both humans and spiritual beings, burning garlic smells much, much, much worse than you could imagine, these herbs, and others like them are key to revoking and exorcsitic practices seeing as they are harsh to the spirits in a general sense.

My particular brand of protection lean toward the baneful, and reactive to attacks. In a long-term practice as a witch or magician you will eventually run into situations that will require some form of protection, whether it’s a blundering in practice, a direct attack, or the reaction of offended spirit, protection is vital to ward these effects out, whether it be with decoys, reflectors, boundaries or the simplest practices of cleansing and banishings.

All these are common place in the spiritual spaces online, though one thing I would like to bring to the table is the inclusion of working a map to better shape a boundary around the home of a magician. This is not meant to cut the mage off form the wonders of the world outside of the home, but to give a witch a place to rest, where blessings can come to roost in peace.

I’ll give an example on what I mean using the planetary kamea of Mars, paired with a hawthorn wreath my own take on the classic fiery wall of protection and some plain white candles.

The key to this kind of map work is calling to and appeasing the land you wish lay the protections on, that way it is better integrated into the locality you are aiming at.

Now map work isn’t exclusive to protection workings, one could with the right tools, spirit allies and techniques you could turn this style of magic towards any end, from obscuring your self, healing from a distance or even blighting a place, this is a highly versatile piece of witchcraft that anyone could deploy if they have the mind for it.

Map work is highly versatile tool that can contribute to highly effective magic and more if you are willing to experiment with sigils, kameas, spirit seals and tools. Experimentation leads to a breath of fresh air into any practice and in the occult it opens many more doors.

Thank you for taking my first post, I hope to be able to put out more later, stay tuned for my Oils and Wares Page launching soon.