Reversing, Uncrossing and Banishing Magick; The Subtle Differences

Okay, so after my last post on the Ethics of Reversing Magick I got a few emails from people asking me to clarify the differences between Reversing Magick and those oh so similar yet subtly different magickal intentions Uncrossing and Banishing. It could be argued that the similarities are far more in number than the actual differences. The truth is, at least in my opinion, that the differences and similarities, much like beauty is in the eye of the beholder so to speak.

Reversing magick is designed to return to the sender any negative or otherwise unwanted energy and/or magick; this would also include any unintentional negative energy coming your way. Reversing can also be used to reverse a situation although this is a less common but certainly valid use of this type of working.

Uncrossing can be defined as curse or hex breaking. While I would be the first one to admit that 90% of the people who think that they have been “crossed” or cursed are in fact mistaken but occasionally it does happen. Hexes or crossings do not have to be actual spells in the way that we think of them they can also be a simple focused attack of hate, jealousy or some other malicious intent by someone with enough power to make it stick.

Banishing is used to ….well to banish something. Often banishings are used for getting rid of a nasty habit, removing obstacles or to get rid of unwanted visitors, corporeal or non, to leave your home or person.

Now some of you may have already come to the realization that all three of these types of magick might in fact be interchangeable which of course they are. In any given situation it is obviously up to the practitioner to decide which type of working to use to accomplish their goal. As with most things magickal I don’t believe that there is one universally right and only true way. The definitions I’ve used here are fairly generic and there are of course plenty of other ways in which all of these types of magick can be used. One could certainly use uncrossing magick to get rid of a bad habit and one could also most certainly use banishing to get rid of negative energy and one could definitely use reversing to send some nasty creature back to wherever it came from or whoever sent it to you. Then again there’s the issue of luck; bad luck can be reversed, uncrossed or banished. So with so many options how do you choose the right one for you and your specific situation? That is a question I can’t answer for you. With time and experience we all learn what works best for us in any given situation. 

Happy Crafting!

Raven Womack

Raven's Flight The Magickal Apothecary

www.ravensflight.net