Knots for Good Luck

Making a knot has never been a complicated mater. A knot can be made out of just about anything, and the symbolic value of binding or releasing certainly was not lost on out ancestors.

Knot magick most likely originated with the arts of weaving, sewing and fishing, all three of which use knotting in one form or another. A woman weaving her husband a scarf would bind a little magick into every strand to protect his health. A fisherman would tie knots in his fishing net to attract a better catch. (A seafaring fisherman might also knot a rope and hang it from his Sail. When winds weren’t favorable, releasing one knot would also release a light wind to take the boat where it needed to go).

Though knot magick developed independently in different cultures throughout history, it generally has tow elements in common. First is the use of numeric symbolism in the knot spell, like tying a money knot four times (four is an “earth” number associated with prosperity). Second is the binding of specific energy into each knot with incantations or symbolic objects. For example, if a fisherman wanted to attract fish, he or she might bind a small piece of bait into the net and release the knot as the net was lowered.

Modern Wiccans and Witches still use knot symbolism in the following types of spells:

Bindings and banishing (especially of illness and negative energy)
Channeling energy into a specific location (the energy can be captured in the knot, and then released when most needed)
Fixing relationships
“Tying up the loose ends” of a situation

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