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I have read a few references to this.(E.g., the Quran's Surah Al-Falaq (113), "I seek refuge from the Lord of the Dawn from the evil...of those who blow upon knots." Commentators take this as a reference to sorcery. The Net yields a lot of hits as to knot magick, but most are on the order of : just think what you want and tie a knot for it (in a gentle, non-50 Shades of Gray way.) Has anyone out there done knot magick? Do you know any good sources to read?
it is said that the mat knockers rings from suriname are knotmagic. a fun idea if you ever been hit as a kid by your mums mat knocker. i also remember an highly occult magazine i had as kid, called the donald duck, where it talks about knots made in berber carpets. they supposedly hide coordinates in those carpets with knots and lengths of thread. in old folk tales books one might find making a bunch of knots while cursing and blowing on it makes the curse harder to unravel. for the rest i think the weavers and knitters in the masonry ladies department just dont like to have their ball of wool be disorganized. a ratking might also be seen as a nasty form of knotmagic expressing itself in nature.
I made a grid on a pentacle to draw sigils from and use as a “base” for a current project. First I wanted to trace them on there with chalk and erase them afterwards, but as I have been reading about knot-magick a bit lately I thought I could combine some things so that a piece of string is...
You should look into some Celtic traditional practices and folklore as a good place to start since knot magic is a form of folk magic rather than a systematic practice.
I can’t think of any grimoire that has extensive use of knot magic but it kind of pops up all over the place. PGM for sure, Celtic (like Anziel said probably but not really my bag) seems like Powwow had some (maybe misremembering this one). Any culture were people sat around knitting, crocheting, etc (so all of them) is bound to have some of that.
Most I’ve seen from older sources usually revolves around saying a pray or asking for a dieties help while tying knots. Seems like tying 365 knots in a cord pops up a lot in bindings. I seem to remember tying knots under your apron when speaking/looking at someone. Tying small items (symbols, broken glass, rusty nails, thorns or maybe that’s just how I would use it lol) into a cord using knots, etc, etc…
I’ve used it in similar bindings but usually as part of a larger ritual, not the main event.
I have read a few references to this.(E.g., the Quran's Surah Al-Falaq (113), "I seek refuge from the Lord of the Dawn from the evil...of those who blow upon knots." Commentators take this as a reference to sorcery. The Net yields a lot of hits as to knot magick, but most are on the order of : just think what you want and tie a knot for it (in a gentle, non-50 Shades of Gray way.) Has anyone out there done knot magick? Do you know any good sources to read?
My father used to do knot magic just to wish for things. He taught me to blow on knots to undo them, not as part of the magic. But I guess whatever works ... p.s. welcome back .... would've been fun to be with Uncle Al.
My father used to do knot magic just to wish for things. He taught me to blow on knots to undo them, not as part of the magic. But I guess whatever works ... p.s. welcome back .... would've been fun to be with Uncle Al.
The book "Earth Power" by the late Scott Cunningham has a chapter on knot magic. The basic idea is that you emotionally charge the knots with your need while performing the spell. The spells vary by the color of the cord and the number of knots to be tied, and a couple of them include a very brief incantation. Like the rest of the book, it's pretty simple folk magic, so I'm not sure if that is really what you're looking for.
As a disclaimer, I've read the book but haven't practiced it.
I have not myself, but only because I don't have the will to harm those closest to me, even if they harm me in a significant way. That completely goes against my personal ethos. It was recommended though by a close friend however who's a Wiccan Witch/Dabbbles in High Magick. She recommend I try it as part of a binding spell but it can be used for far more than just that. Historically it's very old and has been done all over europe, the middle-east, africa etc.. Really anywhere where they had woven cloth. The idea is you use the knott to tie up a particular situation, person, or set of circumstances. People use it bind bad habits, vices, keep someone from straying, prevent disease, fight disease, against the law, protection etc.. & etc... The only limit is your mind and or the particulars of the situation itself.
How it works as I was taught is briefly, to simply focus your intention on the situation you want to resolve, then state that you will now bind it in some fashion that's appropriate to you. Usually in a sort of ritual way ideally directly before the main place you conduct most of your spell work (usually some sort small altar or place you designate to work on/around). Feel free to invoke a spirit if you feel it necessary in the heat of the moment. Then quickly tie a knot as you speak aloud your intention. Then store that piece of string or whatever you use somewhere private where nobody will go snooping (don't forget though because then you cannot undue it even if you wanted to). The whole process is really very intuitive or should be. So if something doesn't feel right, by all means, don't do it that way.
I have read a few references to this.(E.g., the Quran's Surah Al-Falaq (113), "I seek refuge from the Lord of the Dawn from the evil...of those who blow upon knots." Commentators take this as a reference to sorcery. The Net yields a lot of hits as to knot magick, but most are on the order of : just think what you want and tie a knot for it (in a gentle, non-50 Shades of Gray way.) Has anyone out there done knot magick? Do you know any good sources to read?
Other commentary on this points out that the act of counting tasbih (like rosary) is spiritual materialism and has nothing to do with submission to Allah. It is seen as an extraneous practice that was used primarily to demonstrate to viewers the holiness one perceived to have had obtained by counting prayers so continuously that the use of knots was required to aid in keeping count. Q'uranic commentators tend to focus their commentary on what is meant in terms of the Q'uran, not in terms of haram practices outside of it.
The greater message here would be that those that participate in these shows of holiness such as counting and blowing on knots in the name of Allah are as evil as those who do not worship Allah.
Yes, I practiced some knot magic myself. But perhaps I have a different way of doing that. I make a special thread for this from wool in a color that fits my goal. As composer I make a special little melody that I sing while I make the thread. The technique of mind: I make a psi-ball while I have the knot in my hands, a very dense ball, I make that ball bigger and the I project my goal visual in the center of the ball and attach the ball on the knot. I like to hang the knot in the wind to release the energy and sing for several days the special melody. Then I tend to forget the thread and knot.
There are stories of witches who are making knots to capture wind and release it to make storms. I never have tried it though and don't really know how that works.
Weaving is another kind of thread magic, I want to experiment in the future with this. (For making mojo bags/magic bags)
