Blood

Sanguis

You are the result of millennia of love, struggle, joy, and fortune. There is only one of you, and you have been born with a unique set of talents and a unique purpose. An agreement you have made is binding; you will be released from it only with difficulty. Your family issue must be dealt with promptly.

It binds, it blinds,

It glows, it owes.

One drop contains the world,

The world in one flow.

Sealing a promise,

At the midnight hour,

Linking us to those before,

To a curse it brings power.

Blood runs through the veins of us all, and without it we die. A vital element for life itself, blood is also known as a potent ingredient in many magical rites.

Whilst there is little proof of human sacrifice in stregoneria, in that tradition, blood is commonly used as both a binding and a protective substance.

In the Gospel of Aradia, blood is used to seal vows and promises, as well as to place one’s seal upon a talisman. Rocks or “Diana’s stones” often anchor protective wards, which act as energy buffers around a physical place-and adding a drop of the practitioner’s blood to these stones may bring further potency to the protective barrier.

Menstrual blood is considered a mightily powerful substance for both positive and less benevolent spells. Love spells and those meant to strengthen family bonds feature either menstrual blood or arterial or venous blood as a symbol of the links between members of the same family.