As the day gives itself over to dusk, the between-hour opens, and what you bind then holds fast. This is a small sheaf tied for the fattening of your fortunes.
The knot-witch knows that a hope left loose in the air drifts away, but a hope tied down takes root. This working gathers your wants into a single bound sheaf, so that abundance is knotted to your name and cannot slip its tether.
The Working
- Gather a small bundle of dried wheat, rosemary, and a sprig of something green, enough to hold in a closed fist.
- Anoint a length of golden or green thread with a drop of oil, drawing it through your fingers three times.
- As the sun touches the horizon, bind the bundle at its middle and tie the first knot, naming aloud one thing you wish to draw near.
- Tie six more knots along the thread, one for each remaining want, until seven knots hold the sheaf fast.
- Speak the incantation over the finished sheaf, then hang it above the place where money enters your house, a door, a desk, a till.
The Incantation
Dusk in the sky and grain in my hand,
I bind what I want to the turning land.
Knot by knot, I tie it near,
seven times over, and hold it here.
Thread that I fasten, do not slip;
keep my sheaf, and keep my grip.
Bound at the dusk, and mine to keep,
grow while I wake and grow while I sleep.
Leave the sheaf to hang until it has gathered a year of dust, then burn it and bind a fresh one in its place. What is knotted at the threshold of night ripens by the light of day.