Original Magic: The Rituals and Initiations of the Persian Magi - Michael M. Hughes 2018
A Spell to Bind Donald Trump and All Those Who Abet Him
Binding Trump
Perform at midnight on every waning crescent moon until he is removed from office. The first ritual took place Friday evening, February 24, 2017, at the stroke of midnight. This binding spell is open source and may be modified to fit your preferred spiritual practice or magical system — the critical elements are the simultaneity of the working (midnight, EST for DC, Mar-a-Lago, and NYC Trump Tower time) and the mass energy of participants.
Components
Unflattering photo of Trump (small)
Tower tarot card (from any deck)
Tiny stub of an orange candle
Pin or small nail (to inscribe candle)
White candle (any size), representing the element of fire
Small bowl of water, representing the element of water
Small bowl of salt, representing the element of earth
Feather (any), representing the element of air
Matches or lighter
Ashtray or dish of sand
Optional Components
Black thread (for traditional binding variant)
Baby carrot (as substitute for orange candle stub)
Piece of pyrite (fool’s gold) placed on altar
Arrange other items in a pleasing circle in front of you. Lean the Tower card against something so that it’s standing up (vertically).
Say a prayer for protection and invoke blessing from your preferred spirit or deity. Reading Psalm 23 aloud is common in Hoodoo, Conjure, and Rootwork traditions. Those who use banishing rituals may wish to employ them.
To begin, light white candle.
Hear me, oh spirits
Of water, earth, fire, and air
Heavenly hosts
Demons of the infernal realms
And spirits of the ancestors
Light inscribed orange candle stub.
I call upon you
To bind
Donald J. Trump
So that his malignant works may fail utterly
That he may do no harm
To any human soul
Nor any tree
Animal
Rock
Stream
Or sea
Bind him so that he shall not break our polity
Usurp our liberty
Or fill our minds with hate, confusion, fear, or despair
And bind, too,
All those who enable his wickedness
And those whose mouths speak his poisonous lies
I beseech thee, spirits, bind all of them
As with chains of iron
Bind their malicious tongues
Strike down their towers of vanity
Invert Tower tarot card.
I beseech thee in my name
(Say your full name)
In the name of all who walk
Crawl, swim, or fly
Of all the trees, the forests
Streams, deserts
Rivers, and seas
In the name of Justice
And Liberty
And Love
And Equality
And Peace
Bind them in chains
Bind their tongues
Bind their works
Bind their wickedness
Light the small photo of Trump from the flame of the orange candle stub and hold carefully above the ashtray.
Speak the following loudly and with increasing passion as the photo burns to ashes:
You’re fired!
You’re fired!
You’re fired!
Blow out orange candle, visualizing Trump blowing apart into dust or ash. Pinch or snuff out the white candle. The ritual ends with the participants breaking into riotous laughter.
If this is a group working, the leader says,
Our ritual has ended, brothers and sisters. May we go in peace, harming none, and continue our magical resistance under each waning crescent moon until Donald J. Trump is driven from office.
The participants reply (with emotion),
So mote it be!
Everyone bursts into laughter to end the ritual and grounds themselves.
Grounding and Disposal
After having a good, hearty laugh, jump up and down, clap your hands, stomp your feet, and have a bite to eat. Grounding is very important—don’t neglect it. And remember—malignant narcissists hate people laughing at them.
Finally, bury the orange candle stub or discard it in a garbage receptacle at a crossroads or in running water.
Traditional Binding Variant
In place of burning the photo, tie the photo to the orange candle (or baby carrot) with black thread. As you are wrapping the thread around the photo and candle, say “I bind you” three times. You may also tie knots in the thread. Then bury the whole package, or, as one contributor suggested, “leave it outside a Trump hotel.”