How I Accidentally Summoned Glitter Instead of Ghosts
Okay so I got obsessed with this question about Hecate's magic power after watching some witchy TikTok compilations last Tuesday. Decided to test it myself like a total newbie. Went straight to my dusty bookshelf.
Grabbed three books: some old Greek mythology paperback from college, a battered spellbook I bought at a flea market in 2018, and honestly? My Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets copy. Figured basics are basics.
Cleared my coffee table using my elbow – crumbs flew everywhere – and dumped the books. Opened the spellbook to a page called "Moonwater for Beginners." Instructions said I needed:
- A jar I cleaned with moonlight (used a mason jar rinsed under the sink)
- Fresh water (tap water from my kitchen)
- A silver coin (substituted a scrunched-up gum wrapper)
- Chant during full moon (it was 3 pm but whatever)
Waited till midnight because it felt more legit. Carried everything to my dingy apartment balcony overlooking the parking lot. Poured water in the jar, shoved the gum wrapper inside, held it up under this tiny sliver of moon. Started mumbling words phonetically: "KHAH-ree-tees soh-day-non blah-blah..." Felt ridiculous. My neighbor Mr. Henderson definitely stared through his blinds.
Left it out for like twenty minutes while I checked my phone. When I brought it back inside, nothing looked different. Just tap water with soggy foil.
Next night, flipped to another page: "Invoking Protection." Required drawing symbols with ash. Used leftover charcoal from last summer’s barbecue grill – still in a ziplock under my sink. Drew a wonky circle on my linoleum floor, three weird eye shapes inside it, smearing black dust everywhere.
Sat cross-legged inside it, burned cheap lavender incense from the dollar store until I choked on smoke. Recited: "Hekate, gatekeeper thingy, uh, protect this place? Thanks." Coughed halfway through. My smoke alarm beeped twice. Still zero spooky vibes.
Got frustrated by Friday. Decided a bolder test: visibility spells. Found instructions involving salt, eggshells, and "focusing intent." Crunched eggshells from breakfast with my fist – messy – and mixed them with table salt in a cereal bowl. Stirred it with a pen. Concentrated reaaaally hard on seeing… I dunno, maybe sparkles? Ghost bunnies? Felt nothing but a headache forming.
Threw salt-eggshell mix toward the window shouting "REVEAL!"... Scattered it all over the damn carpet. Sighed. Was vacuuming angry sparkly eggshell grit when suddenly –
I sneezed. Hard. And the moment I did, every lightbulb in my hallway flickered violently for like three seconds. Total coincidence obviously… probably old wiring. But hey, it was something! Got chills anyway.
So yeah. After a week of half-baked attempts? Conclusion: Hecate's magic power seems to be exactly as powerful as your desperation to see something – anything – happen. Maybe just stick to good intentions and skip the barbie-grill-ash rituals.
