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The Spellbook

Travel spells

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

6 spells

ChristianityAnglo-Saxon Journey Charm for a Safe RoadAnglo-Saxon England, Old English charm recorded in the 11th centuryTravelProtectionSimple

ChristianityPsalm 121 Blessing for Safe Travel and JourneysJewish and Christian travellers' devotions: Tefillat ha-Derekh (Talmud, Berakhot 29b–30a) and the Itinerarium of the Latin breviaryTravelProtectionBlessingsSimple

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

Witchcraft & WiccaSailors' Wind Knots: Three-Knot Cord for a Safe VoyageNorth Sea and Baltic maritime folk magic: Sámi, Finnish, Shetland, Orkney and Manx, recorded from the 14th–19th centuriesTravelLuckSimple

ChristianityThe Caim: A Gaelic Encircling Blessing for a JourneyGaelic Scotland and Ireland, recorded in the Carmina Gadelica (1900)TravelProtectionBlessingsSimple

Black & White MagicVegvísir: Drawing the Icelandic Wayfinder StaveIcelandic galdrastafir (magical staves), Huld manuscript, mid-19th centuryTravelProtectionSimple