Will this severance spell harm the other person?

No. This ritual is designed to work entirely within your own energy field — it focuses on releasing your attachment, not directing anything toward another person. There is no hex, curse, or binding here. You are simply choosing to stop carrying a cord that weighs on you. The other person is not targeted, diminished, or harmed by this work. If you find yourself wanting harm as an outcome, it may be worth pausing and sitting with those feelings before doing any ritual work.

Can I do this spell if the person is stalking or harassing me?

This spell is a symbolic, personal practice — it is not a substitute for real-world safety measures. If someone is stalking, harassing, or threatening you, please prioritize your physical safety first. Document every incident, contact local law enforcement, and reach out to a domestic violence hotline or victim advocacy organization. Ritual can support your sense of inner reclamation and peace, but it cannot replace a restraining order, a safety plan, or professional support.

When is the best time to perform a severance spell?

The waning moon — the phase when the moon appears to be shrinking in the sky — is traditionally associated with releasing, letting go, and drawing down energy. Saturday evening carries a similar symbolic resonance with endings and boundaries in many folk traditions. That said, timing is supportive, not mandatory. If you feel ready on a Tuesday morning, your intention and presence matter far more than the calendar.

What if I feel sad or emotional during the ritual?

That is completely natural — and honestly, it's a sign the ritual is touching something real. Severance isn't always clean or easy, even when it's chosen. Allow yourself to feel grief, anger, or relief as it surfaces. This practice isn't asking you to be unaffected; it's inviting you to feel fully and then consciously choose to release. If emotions feel too large to hold alone, please reach out to a counselor or trusted friend.

Do I need to use every ingredient listed?

No — the sea salt in this spell is marked optional. The core working requires only the black candle, paper, pen, scissors, and fireproof dish. Use what you have access to and what feels right. Ritual is most effective when it feels personally meaningful, not when it follows a checklist perfectly. Adapt with intention.

Severance Spell Witchcraft — Releasing What's Not Yours

The Cord-Cutting Severance Spell

A gentle, beginner-safe severance spell for releasing the connections that drain you — and calling your own energy home.

I sense you're carrying a connection that no longer serves you — one that drains rather than nourishes. This severance spell doesn't punish or push anyone away. It works inward, quietly releasing the threads you've kept tied out of habit, grief, or fear. What you're doing here is reclaiming your own energy. That is enough. That is everything.

Timing

Moon: Waning moon
Day: Saturday evening
Time: After sunset

What You Need

black candle
piece of paper
black ink pen
scissors
fireproof dish
sea salt

The Incantation

What was woven, I now release.

What was mine, I call back home.

This cord dissolves with perfect peace.

No longer bound, no longer known.

I am whole. I am free. I am my own.

The Ritual

Find a quiet evening when you can be undisturbed. Place your fireproof dish on a stable, fire-safe surface and set your black candle safely beside it. Light the candle and take three slow, deliberate breaths — this flame witnesses your intention to release, not to harm.
On your piece of paper, write the name of the connection you are choosing to release, or simply write a word that represents what you are letting go of. You don't need to explain or justify. Write clearly and set the paper before you.
Hold the paper in both hands. Without anger, without rushing, acknowledge what this connection meant to you — the real parts, the complicated parts. You're not erasing history. You are choosing, consciously, to stop carrying it forward. Sit with this for as long as you need.
When you feel ready, pick up your scissors and cut the paper slowly down the center. As you cut, speak the incantation aloud — once quietly, once with steadiness, once with full conviction. Each repetition is a breath of release.
Place both pieces of paper into your fireproof dish. If you choose, sprinkle a small pinch of sea salt over them — salt clarifies and closes. Using your candle or matches, carefully ignite the paper and let it burn fully in the dish, never leaving it unattended. Watch the smoke rise and imagine it carrying away what no longer belongs to you.
Once the flame is fully out and the dish is cool, dispose of the ash outside your home — scatter it at a crossroads, into moving water, or simply into an outdoor trash bin away from your property. Extinguish your candle. The work is complete.