Home Ward — spell to protect your dwelling from evil
Home Ward — threshold and horseshoe ceremony
This home ward creates powerful protection for your dwelling against any evil. The horseshoe is one of the oldest symbols of luck and protection, while garlic repels unclean forces. Together they form an impenetrable shield for your home.
How to properly set up the home ward
- Take a horseshoe (real or decorative) and a head of garlic
- Tie the horseshoe with a red ribbon — to attract good fortune
- Break the garlic head into individual cloves
- Read the spell standing at the threshold of your home, holding the horseshoe with its ends pointing up
When to set up the ward
- Thursday — the day of Jupiter, protector and guardian
- Waxing Moon — strengthening the protection
- Time of day: noon — maximum power of the Sun for protection
Incantation text
This incantation originates from the Slavic folk magic tradition:
Horseshoe at the door — luck within, Garlic at the threshold — a shield from sin. No evil person, no dark thought, Shall cross this threshold — they shall not. My home a fortress, walls a guard, All evil spirits — banished and barred. Shod by horseshoe, warded by garlic's might, Evil from my home — cast out of sight.
What to do after the reading
- Hang the horseshoe above the front door with its ends pointing up
- Place garlic cloves in the four corners of the house
- Tie the red ribbon from the horseshoe to the door handle
- Replace the garlic every month
Important warnings
A home ward is the foundation of protective magic. Regularly renew it and keep your home clean. The ceremony is part of the Slavic domestic magic tradition.