[Yeah, go ahead and tell me 2017 sucked. Much of it did, but it was also an exciting year for activism and major progress at the state level on reproductive rights. Please join in me in a retrospective look at all the shit that got done this year thanks to scrappy activists, in spite of everything. —MB]
This morning, I heard a rumor from witch-adjacent friends that covens across the country plan to put a spell on Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes, tonight at midnight. I have good news: This tantalizing rumor appears to be true. “A Spell to Bind Donald Trump and All Those Who Abet Him” will happen tonight, as covens and individual practitioners take part in a mass ritual against Trump.
Writer and Tarot workshop-teacher Michael M. Hughes has written an exhaustive FAQ on the ritual. Here’s the beginning of the ritual instructions:
A Spell to Bind Donald Trump and All Those Who Abet Him (version 2.0)
To be performed at midnight on every waning crescent moon until he is removed from office. The first ritual takes place Friday evening, February 24th, at the stroke of midnight. This binding spell is open source, and may be modified to fit your preferred spiritual practice or magical system — the critical elements are the simultaneity of the working (midnight, EST—DC, Mar-a-Lago, and Trump Tower NYC time) and the mass energy of participants.