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The Dwindling Flame
A diminishment spell that slowly reduces someone's influence or hold over a situation.
What You Will Need
Black candle, tall
Represents the target's influence, which you will slowly diminish as the candle burns down over multiple sessions
Pen and paper
Carries the target's name and the specific influence you are diminishing
Pin or needle
Marks the candle into sections, each representing a stage of the target's declining power
Vinegar in a small bowl
Embodies the souring and weakening of the target's hold on the situation
Salt
Grounds the working and ensures the diminished influence does not transfer to you or anyone else unintended
Moon Phase & Timing
The waning moon is the celestial embodiment of diminishment, and this spell harnesses every degree of its decline to steadily reduce a target's power.
Waning Gibbous: Begin the working here to align with the moon's full descent, giving you the entire waning cycle to diminish the target
Waning Quarter: The halfway point of decline provides a decisive energy for influence that needs a sharp reduction rather than a gradual one
Waning Crescent: Final push for workings already in progress, bringing the target's influence to its lowest possible point
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The Ritual
5 steps, with the words to speak at each one.
You have the materials and the timing. The ritual itself — every step, every incantation, and how to shape the spell to your own intention — lives inside the Grimoire, alongside 191 others.
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This spell is provided for spiritual and entertainment purposes. Midnight Spellcraft makes no guarantees of specific results. Trust your intuition and practice responsibly.