How do I write a protection spell?

Name what you're protecting, choose one protective component such as rosemary, black tourmaline or a black candle, work during a waning moon or on a Saturday, and set your component at the threshold you want held.

Do I need expensive ingredients?

No. Salt, a white candle, kitchen herbs and your own words are enough for almost anything a beginner needs.

Can I save the spells I build?

Yes. With an account, each spell can be named and saved, then viewed, edited, duplicated, searched or deleted in My Thyme for Tarot.

Spell builder

Choose an intention, pick your ingredients, set your timing, and get a step-by-step spell framework built around your choices. It changes with what you select — nothing here is a copy-paste template.

1. Intention

2. Components

Search herbs, crystals, colours, candles, planets, signs and moon phases from the correspondence explorer.

Suggested for protection

3. What is your intention?

4. When do you plan to do this spell?

Pick as much or as little as you like — moon phase, moon sign, planetary day, time of day, season, or an exact date and time.

Moon phase

Moon sign

Planetary day

Time of day

Season or sabbat

Exact date

Exact time

5. Steps

What makes a spell work?

Three things: a clear intention you can say in one sentence, components you actually have a relationship with, and a practical step in the same direction afterwards. A protection spell paired with a locked door beats an elaborate ritual on its own. Keep a record of what you did and what happened — that record becomes your grimoire, and it teaches you more than any book.

Build your practice

Spell builder→Correspondences→Witchcraft basics course→Grimoire sheets

Common questions

How do I write a protection spell?: Name what you're protecting, choose one protective component such as rosemary, black tourmaline or a black candle, work during a waning moon or on a Saturday, and set your component at the threshold you want held.
Do I need expensive ingredients?: No. Salt, a white candle, kitchen herbs and your own words are enough for almost anything a beginner needs.
Can I save the spells I build?: Yes. With an account, each spell can be named and saved, then viewed, edited, duplicated, searched or deleted in My Thyme for Tarot.