Ever thought of using braids in magic? When it comes to binding, most of us only consider knots. But braids can be used for the same purpose. The same way you can bind power, beads and other things in a knot, you can weave it into a braid.

One example of a power braid is that where you’d tie 9 knots to a rhyme, you can braid 9 strands, and maybe add 9 beads with even intervals. Just in case you’d like to have those points to refer to. One positive thing about using braids is that a braid is something you can wear in your hair, without having to cut it off afterwards. They also attract less attention, if you prefer not to be public about what you do. If you’re not familiar with braiding, here are a couple of examples of techniques.

3 strands

  

5 strands

  

You can use the same technique for any odd number of strands (7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and so on).

10 strands/5 loops

         

You can use the same technique for any odd number of loops (7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and so on), but it gets harder after 9 since you only have ten fingers.

This post is part of the Pagan Blog Project, created by Rowan Pendragon.

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