Carmine Shannon

7 Banishing Spells for Magic Users of Any Level

Call upon the elements to get that bad energy out of hereGetting someone (or something) to leave you alone can be a difficult feat. When you’ve tried everything else, a banishing spell might be your best bet. Whether y...

How to Close a Prayer (With Examples)

A guide to graceful endings for individual and group prayers Whether you’re leading groups in worship or just starting to pray by yourself, it’s important to know how to end your prayer. We spoke to Christian perform...

Breaking a Generational Curse: A Complete Guide

Overcoming the harmful patterns in your family tree Generational curses are negative behaviors, traits, and circumstances that are passed down, just like curly hair or green eyes. While some believe that they’re the Ch...

5 Spells to Apply Karma to Someone’s Life

Protect yourself from harm without affecting your own karma When someone wrongs you and gets away with it, you may reach a point where you want to intervene, perhaps with a “karma spell.” Someone else’s karma, howe...

Who were Eve and Lilith? The Myth of the Two “First Women”

Uncover the truth behind the two Judeo-Christian “first women”If you’re a fan of the show Lucifer (or just trying to brush up on your Old Testament knowledge), you may have heard of a woman named Lilith. She’s so...

Prayers for Surgery for a Friend + Prayers for Families and Physicians

Bring you and your friend peace through prayer If you have a loved one who’s about to go into surgery, you may be looking for a way to further show your support to them…or you may just be looking for peace of mind yo...

An In-Depth Look at Lilith’s Presence in Scorpio

Learn about the origins of your shadow through the story of LilithScorpio Lilith is an intense, powerful placement. Lilith marks where your shadow lies—the in-subvertible part of yourself you may feel ashamed of showin...

What Does the Unalome Symbol Mean?

Decode the spiritual significance of the sacred Buddhist designThe unalome is an ancient Buddhist and Hindu symbol that’s said to represent the journey to enlightenment. Recently, it’s become popular as a design in t...

Sour Jar Spell: 3 Ways to Sour Someone's Life

Send those negative vibes back to where they came fromSometimes you need someone out of your life quick, and nothing you’ve tried has been working. You may have talked to them, put protective spells on yourself, or sym...

Everything You Need to Know About North Node in Pisces

How to reach your highest potential as a Pisces north node Do you ever want guidance from astrology, but don’t know where to look? Let us present: the north node. The north node placement represents the aspects of your...

Reflect Negative Energy With a Return to Sender Spell

Send negative energy back from whence it cameIf you're dealing with negative energy from a particular person, it's natural to want to send those bad vibes right back at them. A “return to sender” spell might just be ...

What Does the Grand Cross Mean in Astrology? Fixed, Cardinal, & Mutable

Unlock the potential of a balanced grand cross Grand crosses, or grand squares, are powerful, auspicious patterns in astrology charts. While they can manifest themselves as conflicts in your life, with the right balance,...

311 Angel Number: Why You’re Seeing It & What It Means

Get the 411 on 311If you keep seeing the number 311, you may be receiving a message from your guardian angel to go with your gut and invest in your passions! In numerology, 311 represents powerful creativity, communicati...

How to Create Sigils for Protection and Use Them in Spellwork

Keep negativity at bay with a powerful personal sigilSigil magic has been used since the 19th century to turn conscious thoughts into unconscious power. Protection symbols, however, go back to ancient times. To make your...

Onion Magic: Safety Pin Hexes, Banishing Magic, & Protection Spells

Learn how to use an onion to protect yourself from negative energy If you’ve seen those TikToks about the magical properties of onions, you may want to try out a spell or two for yourself. The onion is considered a ver...

Everything You Need to Know About Divine Masculine Energy

Step into your Divine Masculine energy and take charge of your lifeEvery person is made up of a partnership of energies—the Divine Masculine and the Divine Feminine. The Divine Masculine is a creative, assertive, respo...

Unspoken Prayer Requests: What They Are & How to Pray for One

Everything you need to know about this controversial form of prayerAn unspoken prayer request is when someone publicly asks to be in someone’s prayers but doesn’t give details, often because the issue is too sensitiv...

Explaining the Trinity to a New Believer: Misconceptions, Metaphors & More

A concise guide for explaining Christianity’s most sacred conceptExplaining the Trinity to a new believer can be hard—God is unfathomable, and the Trinity is a divine concept that expresses God-ness while also stayin...

What Does SWT Mean? + Other Common Islamic Acronyms

Unpacking the religious meaning & the dating app meaningSWT, or subhanahu wa ta’ala سبحانه وتعالى, is an honorific for the Muslim god Allah سبحانه وتعالى that means “Glory to He, the exalted.�...

The 5th Kalima (Astaghfar) Arabic Meaning & English Transliteration

Learn this historic dua for forgivenessThe 6 Kalimas are declarations of Islamic faith that embody the core principles of Islam, and can help believers strengthen their faith, receive gifts from Allah (SWT), and improve ...