Sometimes a person starts visiting your home after whom you feel unwell, uncomfortable, or overwhelmed by illness or negative thoughts. We won’t go into discussions about “energy vampires,” personal protection skills, or clearing such people from your life. It’s not always easy to objectively assess whether a specific person is truly bringing these неприятности into your life — you can’t look into their mind and know how genuinely well they are disposed toward you. And with new people in your life, it’s even harder to expect anything definite.

I offer you a traditional form of gypsy-style protection from ill-intentioned people, which you can create for your home or workplace if you consider it your personal space:

🏺 To ward off unkind people, a witch bottle is made. In the gypsy tradition, this method wasn’t called a “witch bottle,” but in essence, it is exactly that. This is a common form of folk magic found in many traditions, regardless of its name.

Place plant thorns into a small jar or bottle — such as rosehip, blackthorn, or similar — (or other sharp objects like pins or nails), along with your own singed hair. Do not pull out your hair специально for this — take a few strands that have already fallen out, roll them into a small bundle, light them briefly, and immediately blow them out before they burn completely.

Seal the bottle tightly with a cork or wax, hang it above your doorway on the inside, and say:

An enemy crosses the threshold — confusion be upon them.
Turn them away from my gate.
Protection to me.
Away from me, away!

If a person crosses your threshold with ill intentions, they will be overcome with an unclear but very strong fear of you — and they will have neither the desire nor the strength to cause harm.

© Elena Shuwany