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The Spellbook

Success spells

17 traditional workings for success, from many traditions — each with what you need, how to do it, when, and where it comes from.

17 spells

Herbal MagickBasil Money Charm for Wallet, Shop and DoorwayMediterranean, Latin American and African American folk herbalism; recorded in hoodoo from the early 20th century and in Mexican and Caribbean shop customProsperityLuckSuccessSimple

Herbal MagickBay Leaf Wish Spell: Writing and Burning a WishContemporary witchcraft and folk practice, building on classical laurel loreLuckSuccessSimple

Chaos MagickCreating a Benign Servitor in Chaos Magick PracticeBritish and American chaos magic, 1980s–1990s; earlier Theosophical and occult ideas of thought-formsSuccessWisdom & studyHome & hearthModerate

Witchcraft & WiccaGreen Candle Spell for Prosperity and Colour Magic20th-century American candle magic, adopted in modern witchcraftProsperitySuccessSimple

Vodou & HoodooHoodoo Mojo Bag for Luck: Making and Feeding a HandAfrican American hoodoo, southern United States, 19th–20th century, with Central African rootsLuckProsperitySuccessModerate JudaismJewish Customs for Blessing a Business and LivelihoodRabbinic Judaism; mezuzah and tithing law from the Talmud and codes; Parashat ha-Man from 18th–19th-century Hasidic custom; business-blessing plaques in modern Israel and the diasporaSuccessProsperityBlessingsSimple

HermeticismJupiter Talisman for Prosperity, after AgrippaRenaissance astral magic; Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, De occulta philosophia (1533)ProsperityLuckSuccessModerate

Witchcraft & WiccaKnot Magic: A Nine-Knot Cord Spell for an IntentionAncient and European knot charms; modern Wiccan cord magic, 20th centurySuccessCourageSimple ShintoManeki-neko, Kumade and Daruma: Japanese Lucky CharmsJapanese popular religion of shrines and temples; engimono culture of the Edo period (1603–1868) to the presentLuckProsperitySuccessSimple

Witchcraft & WiccaNew Moon Intention Spell for Fresh BeginningsContemporary witchcraft and New Age practice, late 20th–21st centurySuccessWisdom & studySimple ChristianityPetitioning St Expedite for Urgent Help and SuccessPopular Catholic devotion; Sicily, France and Réunion from the 18th–19th century, then Brazil and New Orleans, where it entered hoodoo practiceSuccessLuckSimple

HermeticismPicatrix Astral Image: Making a Talisman of VenusArabic astral magic of al-Andalus, 11th century; Latin Picatrix (1256) and Marsilio Ficino (1489)LuckPeaceSuccessAdvanced

Vodou & HoodooRoad Opener Candle Working to Clear Blocked PathsAfrican American hoodoo and Latino botánica practice, 20th century to the presentSuccessLuckTravelModerate

Chaos MagickSigil Magic: The Methods of Austin Spare and Peter CarrollAustin Osman Spare, The Book of Pleasure (London, 1913); Peter J. Carroll, Liber Null (1978) and British chaos magicSuccessCourageWisdom & studySimple

HermeticismSun Talisman for Success with Agrippa's Square of 111Renaissance astral magic; Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, De occulta philosophia (1533)SuccessCourageLuckModerate Solomonic MagicThe Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter for Riches and HonourClavicula Salomonis (Key of Solomon), Italian and French manuscripts of the 16th–18th centuries; S. L. MacGregor Mathers's edition (1889)ProsperitySuccessModerate Taoism & Chinese ReligionWelcoming Caishen, the Chinese God of WealthChinese popular religion; cult of the gods of wealth from the Song–Ming period, 'welcoming the God of Wealth' on the fifth day of the New Year in Qing and modern customProsperityLuckSuccessSimple