Binding Spells.

About.

'A binding spell is a spell that symbolically ties the target up restricting his, her or its actions or keeping him or her (or it) tied to another individual, object, place or situation.

A binding spell can be positive or negative.

A positive binding spell joins two things together. For example, if you were particularly fond of a ring, you might bind it to you so that it wouldn't get lost or would always return to you. You could bind a pet to you, to be a familiar or just a lifelong companion. Or you could bind a spirit to an object (like a genie in a lamp). You could bind yourself to a place so that you will always return there or you could bind yourself to your job, so that you do not lose it. Two people can be bound together as well. One form of this is known as handfasting.

A negative binding spell is one that takes something away, usually someone's ability to do something. Someone may cast a binding spell on someone who is hurting or harassing them to make them stop. You may cast a binding spell on yourself to help you break a bad habit, to stop calling that guy who is just using you, to stop going to the bar, to stop biting your nails.

Whether a binding spell is black magic or white magic depends on the action and intent of the spell and your perspective. A binding spell always involves restricting or controlling someone's actions but in some cases everyone involved have consented and in other cases an individual may be deemed dangerous enough that restricting his or her actions is a necessary evil. Some traditions forbid binding spells altogether while others embrace them wholeheartedly.'

Source: Witchipedia.


'Binding spells as the name says it all, these spells are used to bind or hold a human or spirits into your own consciousness to make them do whatever you want them to do.

In general binding spells are performed to stop a person or spirit from harming someone or fulfilling someone’s particular wish. Since these spells are performed to make someone else do something which is out of their own free will or make someone do something forcibly hence these kinds of spells are categorized under black magic spells and hence known as black magic binding spells. We should also note that lot of precaution should be taken while practicing black magic binding spell specially when it is cast to bind or hold a spirit, as many times if you do not have a specific direction or work for a spirit after being bound then they would tend to stick to the caster forever.'


Source: Black Magic World.


Blog author's opinion.

i think that while binding spells fall under black magick category, because they take away free will - in the end it's intent of casting that decides whether it's black or a shade of grey.

Knocking out a terrorist is not as bad as binding an innocent while she runs across the street.

i think that spells that bind items (for example, a ring - to decrease chances of losing it) work with spirits of these items - therefore morality should also be considered.

i think that binding someone to enforce love is black magick, and not a true love as well - 'true love always has a taste of freedom', quoting Lama Ole Nydahl.

i think that locking a person in one's consciousness also poses certain dangers - i think it's duel of will that decides who will control whom, even if caster holds initial advantage over a spell's target.

i think that binding spells do not 'guarantee success', just increase chances of controlling someone or of not losing an object, etc ... it's a matter of a will-duel, among other things that decide.