Star of Hope Spell

Do you have a secret hope? Something you have never told anybody?That hope is not likely to ever be realized unless you do something about it. One magical action that your can take is to communicate your secret hope to the Universe.

This spell will do that, so do not cast it (or even think about casting it) unless you are absolutely certain that you want your hope to be realized. You should feel hopeful while you cast this spell,so don't attempt if you are feeling sad, negative, angry, or pessimistic.

It can be cast at any time, but it is best begun on the night of a New Moon (use a calendar to time it), and completedon the night of the next Full Moon. The spell is most powerful if the Sun or the Moon is in Aquarius on either night (an astrological almanac will have that information).

You will need:

• the Star card from a tarot deck (One from any tarot deck will do, but if you have a choice, use a card that depicts a woman pouring water from a jar.)
• a tin box ( No substitutions, it must be tin. The container can be any shape, but it should have a cover and be large enough to hold the tarot card. The tins in which biscuits and crackers are sometimes packaged are good for this purpose. You can use the box as it is, or you can paint it, line it, or decorate it, if you feel this will enhance your spell.)
• a white feather
• a piece of paper (any sort of paper will do, but it's nice to use high-quality paper.)
• a pencilwith an eraser
• two sticks of incense (any kind is fine, but use violet if you happen to have it.)
• a pentacle (any type will do, even the symbol drawn on a piece of paper.)
• Optional: If you happen to own an opal ring, wear it on your projective hand while you cast the spell.

Preparation:

Get into amagickal mood. Assemble all of the spell ingredients, and create sacred space for the working. Place the pentacle on your altar or other working surface, with its top point facing East. Center the box on the pentacle.

The Spell:

Light one stick of incense, and raise power. Put the tarot card in the middle of the box, then close. it. Open your hands and hold them over the box, with your palms facing downward.
Focus on your hope, and say;

Goddess Pandora, Giver of All Gifts,
I thank you for giving us
The powerful gift of hope.
I name this box Pandora's Box.
If it will do no harm,
I ask you to fulfill the hope
That you will find within it.

Use the pencil to write your secret hope on the paper. Be totally honest and very specific about what you hope for. Erase what you have written. Your hope will still be a secret, but the paper will contain it nonetheless.

Open the box, and put the paper in it under the tarot card. If you must fold the paper in order to make it fit, fold it three times. Place the feather on top of the card, then close the box.

Ground the power that you raised, and clean up. Keep the box atop the pentacle, and put them in a safe place, such as beneath your bed or on your altar. Leave them there for two weeks or until the Full Moon, if you began the spell on the New Moon.

Do not open the box until you are ready to complete the spell.  If possible, keep the top point of the pentacle oriented toward the East. Concentrate on your hope during this period, focusing on the exact form that you want its fulfillment to take.

When you are ready to complete the spell, put the box, pentacle, and the second stick of incense on your altar or other working surface. Orient the top point of the pentacle toward the East, and remove the feather from the box. Close it, and place the incense atop the box. Get into a magickal mood. Light the incense, and raise power.
Use the feather to fan the smoke upward as you say:

Goddess Pandora, Giver of All Gifts,
Anesidora, She Who Sends Up Gifts,
Receive my hope!

Repeat this phrase as many times as seems necessary to you while the incense burns. Visualize your hope ascending to a place where the entire Universe will sense its reverberation.

When the incense is half spent, begin talking to Pandora. Speak to her sincerely, in your natural voice, as you would to a friend whom you are asking for an important favor. Explain why you hold this hope and what outcome you would like to have when the hope is fulfilled.

This is a very important part of the spell, because omitting it can cause the spell to go wrong. Suppose your secret hope is to get a certain job.

Without specifying the outcome, you might get the job because you cast this spell, but find that the job makes you so miserable that you wind up leaving it.

Talk to Pandora until the incense has finished burning. Thank her for listening, then end the spell. Ground the power that you raised, and put the tarot card back in its deck. Bury the paper, because Pandora is an Earth goddess. You can reuse the box and keep the feather as a charm if you like, or bury them with the paper.




By: Eileen Holland