HINTERLAND CURSE
(A curse, done by either incantation or spell jar, to inflict a target with the consuming paranoia that they are being hunted. Directly inspired by Melissa Albert’s the Hazelwood and the Night Country. )
If preformed via incantation, do so in a pitch black place. As you say the rhyme, shine a light on a taglock for your target (their name on a piece of paper, a photo, etc) so it is the only thing you can see.
If preformed via spelljar, write down the rhyme and read aloud each line as you finish writing it. Place it in the jar with a taglock, then add whatever you associate with hunting to fill the rest of the jar. Such as bones, teeth, bullets/bullet shells, the colors red and green, soil for earth and other earth elemental objects.
Once done, keep the spelljar/taglock in a dark place, discard it in the woods, or bury it beneath a gate. Always use biodegradable materials if disposed of outside.
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Little mouse, Scratch scratch
Hasten to your home
Lock and latch, do up the catch
And pray that your alone
Little spider, Twitch twitch
Run to seal the gate
Weave and sew, stitch stitch
Pray it’s not too late
-the Night Country, Melissa Albert.
CORVUS
(a spell to expose lies and liars)
-Crow bones and/or feathers, placed in a circle with a candle in the middle -Image or presence of the constellation -Paper, may be cut into the shape of pants
“Liar, liar, pants on fire,”
Burn the paper poppet.
“Corvus tells me your a liar,
The crows they watch up from the sky,
They see all your flithy lies,
Corvus sees the web you weave,
So I smoke you out, sick little spider
Liar, liar, pants on fire,”