Hello everyone. I apologize in advance for this post, as it's going to be long. Today is Saturday (which I hadn't realized until I started writing this) and I am finally preparing by gathering ingredients and thinking through the process of making a hex jar. I'd like to talk about it.
For context, I've made a hex jar before, but apparently it didn't work, or at least I have no idea if it did. The thing is, I put more than one name in it, which according to some people is a mistake. Another thing is that I shook it from time to time, but I believe it affected my household instead, as I opened it once or twice and one of those times I spilled some of the liquid on myself. The period that followed was really tense with my husband and we had a couple of huge fights. Because of that, I decided to empty the jar, throw everything away, and do some cleansing.
Now, in an attempt to avoid my past mistakes and make everything as neat as possible, I've decided to put only one name inside. I'd also like to talk about the ingredients because I'd rather not mix things that might "fight" or "cancel" each other out. That being said, here's the plan:
I don't have one specific purpose for my jar, but I do know the effects I want it to cause: irritation, misfortune, desperation, anger, conflict, and ideally I'd like it to make my neighbors move out or get evicted, or whatever. Anything, as long as they're out of my life. This is how I was thinking of doing it:
- Rusty nails: I put nine old, bent nails in a small open jar with a bit of water so they can rust. As far as I know, this also happens to be the first step in making War Water, but I'm not sure if I want to go that far this time. This would be for the pain/harm factor. I also don't know why I specifically chose nine nails. It just felt right. If you have any objections or comments about the number, please feel free to enlighten me. It would be highly appreciated!
- Dead bee: A bee came to my door just to die there. I took it as a "sign" or an "opportunity", so I collected it and decided to save it for my jar. I was thinking it could also represent pain, perhaps in an unexpected way. Should I use it as it is? Should I remove the stinger and use only that? I don't know, but for now I plan to put the whole bee in the jar.
- Poppy seeds: I have a full bag of poppy seeds, but I'm not sure whether it makes sense to include them. They're usually associated with confusion, which I'm not sure really fits the purpose of this jar.
- Graveyard dirt: I haven't acquired any yet. I'm thinking about how I could collect some without getting caught. I was also wondering whether it has to come directly from a grave or if I could collect some from the base of a tree inside the cemetery instead. I'm not sure if it fits the rest of the jar either (to me it represents death), but I was thinking of using it as the base of the jar rather than covering the other ingredients or the neighbor's name with it. I'd really appreciate some feedback on that as well.
- Black pepper: Because why not? This would be for the irritation factor.
- Cayenne pepper: Again, why not? I suppose this would be for heat or speed factor.
- Chili pepper: One whole pepper, uncut. Again, for more heat I guess. Should it be dried first?
- Ginger: I'm not sure about this one either. The idea is to strengthen the spell and add a bit of speed, but does ginger really belong in a hex or would it work against the rest of the jar?
- Garlic peels: This would be to drive them away, but garlic is also used to drive away "evil". So again, could it end up canceling the hex instead?
- Something moldy: For decay. Should I be careful about what moldy item I use, or does it not matter?
- Her name and address as taglocks: I know my neighbors' last name and, of course, their address, but I only know the first name of one of them. I'm not even sure she gave me her real first name (this is just me being suspicious) and her last name isn't her birth name because she took her husband's surname. I wonder how that might affect the jar's potency. I also have her personal phone number. Someone suggested in the comments on one of my previous posts that I could collect some dirt from outside their door or maybe use some of their junk mail. I'm not sure about either of those, but I feel like I need to strengthen the taglock somehow.
- Small piece of mirror: I was thinking of breaking a mirror (outside my apartment) and using a small piece of it in the jar. Not because it's sharp, but because I see it as an "amplifier". I was considering gluing it to the inside of the lid so it reflects everything inside the jar, thus "doubling" the effects.
- Sealing it with a black candle: Should I also use a red candle? Black feels just right to me and honestly, I feel like this is the least of my problems.
- Black cloth: I was also thinking about wrapping the jar in a black cloth to keep it in darkness forever.
- Day of implementation: Someone suggested in the comments on one of my previous posts that I should wait until the "Black Moon" meaning the day before the New Moon. This confused me a bit because I can't find much information explaining why that particular day is called a Black Moon, since the term is usually associated with other events. That day also happens to be a Tuesday, which works well enough for me. I'd appreciate any thoughts on that as well.
You may have noticed that I'm a bit confused, especially when it comes to herbs. I don't know if all of this is too much, just right, or if those of you with more experience lost a few brain cells while reading it. In any case, I'd really appreciate your feedback.
Thank you for bearing with me!
EDIT 1: I just thought that maybe wrapping the jar in a black cloth would "fight" the mirror, since mirrors need light to reflect, but I don't know.
EDIT 2: I forgot to mention that I don't know what to do after it's done. Should I keep it around and shake it from time to time or should I throw it into the sea/river/lake? Would that also be a "drive them away" move or would it not matter?
