by thePuck

Created on: May 20, 2008

What is a curse?

A curse is a spell that is directly targeted at a person or place and is meant to cause harm.
There are many such spells, but they can be broken down into categories.

1. The entropy or chaos curse: This spell simply causes probabilities to vastly tend
to do the target harm, ranging from bad luck to death. The trademarks of this
curse are that there is no rhyme or reason to the harm caused, they just result from

things generally "going wrong". If a whole string of things just keep going
spectacularly and improbably wrong, there is a good chance there is an entropy
curse at work.

2. The binding: This spell causes an inability to act in the target. It may manifest
psychologically as depression or anxiety, or it may operate by simply making
none of your plans come to anything. If you find yourself drastically unable to act
upon your choices in the world, then you might be under a binding.

3.The lesson: Some users of magick want to dispense justice, and whether this is
right or wrong, they are willing to use magick to do it. The specifics of these
curses are always retributive and the casters of them love to "make the
punishment fit the crime". Thus when the target is a thief they will be stolen from,
a user they will be used, etc. If you find yourself suddenly and consistently a
victim of "your own medicine", you might want to look around for a nearby witch
with a good-guy badge.

4. The special-purpose curse: This is a catch-all category for things like "a sending
of rats" or the "evil eye". These spells are usually specific, have a great deal of
lore associated with them, and are generally spectacular in their results (there is
nothing subtle about your house being infested with dozens of rats). In this case,
each spell has its own hallmark signs, but they are all very spectacular. If you start
having stuff out of a horror movie happening, you have a special-purpose curse.

How do I know if I am cursed?

People who are simply having a bad time in their lives often think they are the victims of
curses. Knowing whether you are, in fact, cursed requires some careful self-examination.
You must ask yourself if you are being honest and whether what is happening is just
coincidence or self-sabotage. If, after that, you really believe that what is happening
might in fact be caused by magick, there are ways to check. If your area has an occult
store or local pagan group, you might be able to find help there, or use the simple
divination method below (Note: this method uses the same principle

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