The Protective Jar
Room 10 of 13 · Level III · Archivist · 6 min
Pocket grimoires like the Dragon rouge passed from hand to hand. Here you learn a folk protective object: a safe version of the witch bottle.
What you practise
A home-protection jar inspired by English witch bottles, without pins or bodily remains.
The four steps, in text
- 1. Prepare your jar: put each thing in its place. Dried rosemary → Inside · Salt → Inside · Paper with your intention → Inside · Red thread → Neck · Lid → Seal
- 2. Light the jar's three steps, in order. 1 · Clean the jar → 2 · Fill → 3 · Close
- 3. Trace a protective pentagram. A five-pointed star drawn in one stroke, starting at the top point.
- 4. Choose the moon to close your jar. New moon, Waxing crescent, First quarter, Waxing gibbous, Full moon, Waning gibbous, Last quarter, Waning crescent
Safety
- Do not swallow the salt, the ritual water, plants or oils. Nothing in this room goes on your skin.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding or allergies: avoid essential oils and herbs on the skin or in smoke, and check with a health professional first.
- Your intention is about you. Nothing to harm, control or bind another person.
🕯️ Candle out · complete a mission to light it
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Fun fact
The Grand Grimoire claims to date from 1421, 1521 or 1522, but Owen Davies dates it to around 1702 and Joseph Peterson to the early 19th century.