Cord Magick-

What is Cord Magick?

Knot magick also known as cord magick,  is no less effective than any other form of magick. So why isn’t it used as often?Many Witches/Wiccans have never even heard of it.

Knot magick is a form of spell work that is less well-known than some others, but is no less powerful.

The only material you need to perform a knot spell is a cord of some kind. Anything will do, but make sure it is long enough to hold all your knots and the material of the cord should be natural. Craft shops are great sources for lengths of cord made from silk, cotton, hemp, leather, wool or even ribbon. Choose a colour to match the intention of the spell.

Cord Magick entails the tying of knots in a length of cord, twine, or string. Choices involved in this type of magic include,color, length, number of knots, as well as the choice of using a disposable or a resusuable cord. The most common number of knots employed is nine, and they are tradtionally tied in the following order:

1---6---4---7---3---8---5---9---2

How to Perform Cord MagickStandard cord magick involves the use of chants and visualization as you are tying a predetermined number of knots (which may follow numerological symbolism) at equidistant points in a length of cord, twine, or string. When deciding upon which color to use in please refer to the section on candle burning and follow the color correspondences given for that practice. The chant you use can either be generic or specific to your goal. An example of a generic chant for the purpose of performing knot magick is as follows.

“This knot I tie, this spell I lay,to capture the essence of what I say;(name of goal) is now drawn to/away me,as I will so mote it be!”

However, you will also find the following classic poem in many older Books of Shadows. It is:

“By knot of one this spell's begun

By knot of two, it cometh true

By knot of three, so mote it be

By knot of four, this power I store

By knot of five, this spell's alive

By knot of six, this spell I fix

By knot of seven, events I'll leaven

By knot of eight, it will be fate

By knot of nine, what's done is mine”

If you wish to draw something to you, you may wish to ritually tie a knot in a length of cord over a period of days as the moon Waxes, or grows, so that the energies that you are attempting to influence will come to you.If your desire is to move something away from yourself, you may tie the knots as described while chanting the spell given and visualizating the person or thing that is bound to you. Next, you can ritually untie the knots one at a time over a period of nine days during the Waning Moon. The influence of the person or thing will loosen and lessen as the moon wanes, or decreases.If your spell is to affect another individual, such as for a healing, you may take the individual's measure by measuring them from head to foot with a length of cord and then adding the length of their foot. This cord can then be folded over to a certain length and knots tied in it to cast spells over the individual. In addition, there are several spells used in various forms of folk magick which entail measuring a man's erect penis and tying knots in the cord to bind his desire to you.As you become more profecient in the use of Cord Magick, you may complete the ritual in one single night rather than over a period of days. The cord is then either carried on your person, or kept in a special place until the goal is manifested. Once the goal has manifested, you can either burn it or bury it to return it's energy back to the universe.Cord Magick can be used alone or in conjunction with other mediums such as Candles, Crystals, Potions (by anointing the cord with oils, infusions, etc...), Sympathetic Magick, Mojo Magick, and Element Magick. This form of magick lends itself well to binding and un-binding spells.

 

Your magick will continue to work as long as the knots are tied. Once your goal has manifested itself, you should dispose of the cord without untying the knots. Burning or burying it are two options, so long as your cord is made from natural materials. You could also just keep the knotted cord tucked safely away.

Traditional Nine Knot Spell

By the knot of one, the spell’s begun

By the knot of two, I make it true

By the knot of three, so mote it be

By the knot of four, the open doo

By the knot of five, the spell’s alive

By the knot of six, the spell is fixed

By the knot of seven, the earth and heaven

By the knot of eight, the stroke of fate

By the knot of nine, the thing is mine