Cord Cutting Spell

Have you ever felt that you had an unhealthy attachment to someone? Maybe you’re having a hard time letting an ex go, or someone in your family hurt you deeply. You might even have an addiction you need to overcome, or a challenge like depression or anxiety that you can’t kick. Cord cutting can help with all of these situations.  

According to Scott Cunningham in his book Earth Power, “Magic isn’t the empty parroting of words and actions; it is an involved, emotionally charged experience in which the words and actions are used as focal points or keys to unlock the power that we all possess.” 

That’s why doing an emotionally charged action can help you release blockages. These actions symbolically bring that feeling into our three-dimensional world. This gives you the opportunity to confront your attachment and banish it with the power of your will. 

Here’s a simple cord cutting spell to try if you’re having problems with toxic attachments.

Tools

• A quiet, tidy, peaceful place where you will not be disturbed
• A journal
• A playlist that represents your struggle (optional)
• Sage, sandalwood, rose, or myrrh to cleanse the room 
• A piece of black cord made from natural, organic materials
• Scissors

Step 1: Tidy up the space you are planning to use for your ritual. Make sure everything is nice and neat. 

Step 2: Light your herbs or incense in a fire-safe area free of clutter and away from pets. Never leave anything burning unattended! 

Step 3: You may choose to create a playlist to use during your ritual that represents your struggle. Play the music as you journal, and get clear about what the main challenges you face. This will help you name what you want to release in the next steps. 

Step 4: Cut the black cord to the desired length. Pick a number of knots to tie while you are selecting your length. Make sure the number of knots you choose is an odd number. Each knot should represent something that you need to release in order to let go of your toxic attachment.

Step 5: Sit down with the cord and imagine yourself detaching. Feel your pain and your grief as you transmit your feelings into the cord. Imagine the cord becoming infused with your feelings. Your challenge is now attached to the cord, not you.  It’s OK to cry or scream into a pillow while you do this step. You want to put as much emotional energy into the cord as you can safely. 

If you do not feel ready to let this feeling go, your spell will do nothing. The intention must be there first. If the feelings are too much, end the ritual immediately and reach out for support.

Step 6: Tie a knot in the cord as tight as you can to represent what you need to release. Again, imagine all your anger, hurt, and fear surrounding your chosen memory or challenge going into the knot. Let the memory go, and move on to the next knot.

Step 7: Once you have knotted the cord your chosen number of times, leave the cord in a safe place where it will be undisturbed, and no one can see it. When you do this, you are symbolically leaving behind everything that you envisioned during your ritual. 

Then give yourself space and the permission to recenter. You may want to have a snack, meditate, listen to your favorite song, take a short walk, or take a cleansing shower. When you are finished recentering, return to your cord.

Step 8: Sit with the cord, and feel all the tension bound in the knots. Imagine the cord feeling heavy because it holds your toxic attachment. Next, untie the knots, one by one. As you untie the knots, imagine yourself feeling lighter and lighter. Each time you untie a knot, imagine the hurt being released. This pain and suffering is no longer knotted up inside you. Feel space opening in your heart. Welcome in a new future free of toxic attachments. 

Step 9:  Sit for a moment with the cord in your hand. Be still and be present. You may want to write a chant to say to affirm your intention to heal.

(Person, addiction, situation), you no longer bind me.

I am free.

So mote it be!

Then take the scissors, and cut the cord. 

Step  10: Burn the cord in a fire-safe container like a fire pit or a cauldron away from flammable objects, pets, and children. Follow fire safety rules. If you can’t safely burn the cord, bury it somewhere where it won’t be disturbed. If you don’t have a yard, and you can’t get to a place in nature; you could even bury it in a flower pot. 

Your work is done. 

So mote it be. 

Step 11: Forget doing the spell and return to the mundane world. 

Note: This ritual, of course, works best in conjunction with regular therapy.