Uncreate Your Problems: An Elemental Banishing Spell

Today, we’re exploring a powerful elemental banishing spell designed to help you remove unwanted situations from your life. This ritual works by reversing the natural order of elemental creation, effectively dismantling the energetic foundation of whatever you wish to eliminate.

Understanding the Theory: The Order of Creation

In ancient magical traditions, all things become manifest through a specific sequence of the four elements:

• Fire: The initial spark or will.

• Water: Created as fire’s opposite, since opposites must manifest together.

• Air: Produced when fire and water interact, symbolized by steam.

• Earth: The residue or sediment that remains, representing a solid physical manifestation.

  
  

This sequence—fire, water, air, earth—is the order of creation. Everything in physical reality follows this pattern.

Here's a video demonstration of the process

The Banishing Principle: Reversing the Elements

To banish something, we reverse this order: earth, air, water, fire. By working backward through the elements, we systematically dismantle each layer of the problem’s existence until nothing remains.

Step 1: Define Your Intention

Before gathering your materials, identify what you want to banish. Write it down clearly and specifically on a small piece of paper. If you’re new to spellwork, choose something within your current sphere of influence—a manageable goal that is a bit of a stretch, but not something outside what you think is possible. For example, instead of “banish all my debt,” focus on a specific debt, like “my $1,500 debt to my Visa card.” The more specific your intention, the more concentrated your spell will be.

Step 2: Gather Your Tools

You’ll need:

• Your written intention (on paper)

• A fireproof container or thurible

• A cup or chalice with a small amount of water

• A dish of salt, deep enough to bury your folded paper

• Incense or a spray perfume (any scent, but one meaningful to you is ideal)

• Matches or a lighter

With your tools assembled, you’re ready to begin.

Step 3: The Spell, Element by Element

Earth

Fold your written intention and bury it completely in the salt. Focus on the solid, physical reality of your problem. Feel its weight and density. As the paper sits in the salt, imagine that solidity beginning to crumble. The problem’s foundation is weakening. Take a moment to sense this shift, even if it’s subtle. When you feel ready, remove the paper from the salt.

Air

Wave the paper through incense smoke, or lightly spray it with perfume. Focus on all the mental energy you’ve given this problem—your thoughts and ruminations. Imagine these thoughts dissipating like smoke in the wind. See them scattering and fading away. Your mind is releasing its grip on the situation. Continue until you feel a sense of mental release.

Water

Dip your finger in the water and lightly anoint the paper (don’t let it get very wet). Focus on the emotional energy attached to the problem—frustration, fear, anger, sadness, or whatever you feel. Let those emotions flow out of you. Feel the element of water dissolving your emotional attachment. Take your time with this step, allowing yourself to feel the release.

Fire

Place the paper in your fireproof container and light it. As it burns, focus on the original spark—the life force that gave this problem existence. Watch the flames consume the paper, visualizing the core energy of the problem burning out completely. The fire is returning the problem to pure potential, to nothingness.

Step 4: Completion

Once the paper has burned to ash, you have successfully reversed the order of creation. You’ve dismantled the problem layer by layer: from solid earth, through mental air, through emotional water, and finally back to the original fire. The spell is complete.

Tips and Cautions

• Fire Safety: Always use a proper fireproof container and never leave burning materials unattended. Keep a fire extinguisher nearby.

• Ventilation: only burn incense in a well-ventilated area, or outdoors.

• Patience: Banishing spells work by removing the energetic foundation of a problem, but physical results may take time. Notice subtle shifts first, then larger changes.

• Practical Action: Magic works best when combined with real-world effort. If you’re banishing debt, keep making payments. If you’re banishing a bad habit, take concrete steps to change. The spell removes energetic obstacles, but you must still do the work.

  
  

Final Thoughts

You’ve now learned a powerful technique for removing unwanted situations from your life. By working backward through the elements, you can dismantle any problem at its energetic foundation. Practice this spell with intention and respect, and you’ll find it a valuable tool in your magical practice.

Thank you for reading, and may your banishing work bring you the freedom and clarity you seek. Until next time—blessed be!

Stay tuned for more “Spell Casting Guides” in this series!