In Cornwall and the West Country, there exists a long tradition of household charms, created by folk-magical practitioners, called variously, Witches, Pellars, Conjurers and Charmers. Such charms are provided to clients to be installed in certain places within the home. The charm, carefully created from symbolic items, each with their own body of associated lore and tradition, is ritually charged and empowered by the practitioner with the aid of potent natural forces, virtues, and spirit helpers on a pertinent day, at a pertinent planetary hour, and under the pertinent lunar phase. They are then to be installed, usually within the portal points of the home, hung above, or even buried beneath the doors, windows or hearth, or concealed within the chimney or upon the roof timbers.

It is via such places that spiritual forces may gain entry into the home, be they unwanted malignant forces, such as evil spirits, or the influence of the malevolent Witch’s ill-wish, guarded against by protective charms, or desired virtues such as love, prosperity and good fortune, drawn in by charms intended to attract such things. The following are charms I currently offer include Rowan berry charm, charged horse shoe (Suitable for outdoor use), ‘snail beads’, inscribed lead and slate charms (both suitable for outdoor use), house dolls, garlic charm, ‘the lady’s tree’, Juniper berry charm, animal skull spirit houses and guardian charms, herbal charms etc.

Personal charms in the West Country traditionally take the form of small square charm bags. These typically contain powders and other pertinent substances of virtue, along with traditional written charms, inscribed upon vellum with charged ink and intricately folded. These are derived from the designs held within the famous grimoires, used by magical practitioners in the West Country, in a marriage of folk-magic and ceremonial magic traditions.

Such charms can be created for a wide variety of needs; many of them call upon certain spirit forces and planetary virtues each being traditionally regarded as aiding certain areas of life.

Due to work load, Gemma is not currently available for charm-work.