To Catch a Criminal

Note: I wrote this spell in response to concerns from my co-workers that the individual who has robbed two pharmacies in our town in the last two weeks may rob our store as well. You can read the full story about these robberies here.

Items Needed:

Photo/Composite of Criminal

Black Candle

Pins

To begin draw vertical lines with a permanent marker across the police composite so as to make it appear that the person is looking out from inside a jail cell. Flip the paper over and write the person who robbed [name of businesses] and then put this paper aside for the moment.

Carve the statement the person who robbed [name of businesses] upon a black candle and place it in a holder. Impale the candle with nine pins cursing the name of the criminal and stating that he is doomed to be caught by the authorities with the insertion of each pin. When you are done, place the police composite under the candle and say I place you under this candle that you may never escape its influence!

Hold your hands a few inches over the candle and raise power from within and around yourself saying:

Twice this thief has done the crime,

fled the scene and served no time;

I call upon Justice to balance the scales,

& put this lousy crook in jail!

Repeat the incantation a total of three times feeling the power grow stronger with each recitation. Finally, light the candle and let it go to work for you. When the candle goes out, leave the petition under the candleholder where it will weigh on his consciousness. When the criminal is caught or turns himself in, burn the paper to seal the spell.

Now this is where you can help me and my community. Print the image of the suspect out on your computer and boil this piece of paper in salty water until all of the water evaporates. Do this and it is believed that the criminal will return to the scene of the crime while his name/image is being boiled- and hopefully someone will recognize him and call the police.

Carolina Dean

A special thanks to Cat Yronwode at the lucky mojo forums for advice in this matter. Whereas the first spell is my own creation, the second was given to me by her.