Most spiritual work involves writing a petition, prayer request or giving some sort of written instruction to the Spirit. If you think about it, in most works the written record or request of your intentions is the foundation of the work. In a magic lamp, the ingredients being used are piled up on top of the paper identifying the lamp's target. In candle burning spells, the candle is placed on top of the paper describing what the petitioner desires.

SPIRITUAL PETITIONS

Petitions are requests of God and the Spirit. They are typically used for drawing and blessing works. They may also take the form of an "unsent letter" letter to God.

Spiritual petitions can be used as an opportunity to request a change in your life or put down in words those feelings that have remained unsaid. For uncrossing rituals, you may write a letter to God asking him to remove a whole list of problems, people and situations from your life. For a love drawing ritual, you may write to God asking him to bring you a partner with certain qualities. You may need money, and decide you should tell God and the Spirits why you need it and what you plan to do with it once it is received.

Once again, this is a part of ritual that needs plenty of your time and attention. Do not write a petition or request of the Spirit in haste. Take your time. Make notes before you begin writing. Make sure you are thorough and complete in your descriptions - especially when writing requests for new love.

These types of letters are written on unlined, white paper (typing paper) or on parchment paper. They can be written in blue ink pen, dove's blood ink or china blue ink.

Spiritual petitions are used mostly for candle burning rituals. They may be placed in a shallow white plate and covered with holy water. A white seven (7) or fourteen (14) day candle can be sat on top of the paper and burned. Or if the petition is for drawing a certain thing - like new love, more money, a new job or health - the appropriate jar candle can be used.

NAME PAPERS

Name papers are used when you are working on a specific person. When performing works like "Come to Me", "Commanding", "Compelling", "Stay with Me", "Pay Me Now" or any type of work that manipulates or changes another you should write the name of the target onto paper. Name papers are also used in all types of Court Case work and spells designed to coerce your boss into giving a raise or promotion. They are also used in crossing, revenge and break up works.

SELECTING THE RIGHT PAPER

For those rituals designed to bless, heal or uncross an individual use unlined, white typing paper or parchment paper.

For work designed to cross or manipulate another, most folks use brown paper, which is easily procured from a brown paper grocery bag.

TREATING THE PAPER RIGHT

For those rituals designed to bless, heal or uncross an individual, you may cut the paper into a square if you are not using a standard 8.5 x 11.5 sheet.

For work designed to cross or manipulate another, you should write whatever you are going to and then carefully tear the paper into a square so that the edges of the sheet are "rough".

WRITING THE NAMES

You need to write the name of anyone you are working on. Try to use the person's full name - that means any and all names that were given to them at birth.

Write the person's name the appropriate number of times based on your work. Generally you want to write the target's name seven (7) times if drawing and nine (9) times if manipulating them. The minimum number of times the target's name should be written is three (3).

For blessing work, use dove's blood ink, blue ink pen or blue China ink. For manipulating, use Dragon's Blood ink or a lead pencil. For crossing and or revenge, use black ink pen, lead pencil or Bat's Blood ink. For any type of love works use a red ink pen or Dove's Blood ink.

CROSSING AND COVERING THE NAME

At this point, you are ready to begin working on the person. This is why I recommend writing the name paper (or petition) at your altar during the naming step of your candle dressing ritual. Once you start turning the paper or writing commands on top of the person's name, you are in spiritual work mode.

No matter what you write over the top the name you need to turn the paper in order to do it. You will be rotating the paper 90 degrees in either case. If you are drawing or blessing, turn the paper to the right.

This is a name paper turned 90 degrees to the right and crossed with a command.	This is a name paper turned 90 degrees to the left and crossed with a command.

If you are removing or sending something or someone away, turn the paper 90 degrees to the left and write the command over the name.

Sometimes, you want to cross and cover the target's name with your name in order to establish supremecy over the person. You might use this method for "Boss Fix" work or to force someone to give you employment or a raise. You might use this technique on your husband or mate, when you want to wear the pants in the family. You could write your business name over the business name of your competition, in order to win contracts or draw more customers. In any situation where you need to come out on top or master another, it is appropriate to write your name on another's. Just remember, that when you add your name to a paper, you are building a spiritual connection between you and the target.

Most published spells will instruct you to write your name nine (9) times over the target's name. Just turn the paper 90 degrees and write your name in another block of text (see above illus,) to accomplish this.

Sometimes, you will be asked to write your name a multiple of nine over the name of the target. To do this write your name in one block of nine and then turn the paper again - writing your name in another block of nine. Continue to turn the paper in the same direction, writing your name nine times until the required number is complete. At left is an image of the different directions the Petitioner's name (Susie Smith) should be written over the Target's name (John Q. Brown) when writing her name twenty-seven (27) times on his.

.Remember that the name paper is the foundation of your work. It is the directions you are giving the Spirit. It is the target of your energy. Take your time, do it right and focus on your intentions while writing.

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