Banishing Pentagram
I spent yesterday by myself, which I needed from an emotional perspective, but by the end of the day I was feeling depressed and twitchy. In the course of browsing through several books on magical practice, I came across the image of a banishing pentagram. I've seen this figure many, many times since I first started reading about magic back in the spring of 1988 -- but I'd never actually used one. Not until last night.
Feeling the energy around me getting more and more depressed and vaguely threatening, I got up and firmly traced the banishing pentagram, putting a lot of energy and intent into it, aiming it at the corner of my room where I felt the most 'blech'. To my surprise, as I closed the pentagram I felt it activate. There was a small but perceptible pop! and the energy beyond the pentagram cleared.
blink, blink
It worked?
blink, blink
So I went through my house drawing banishing pentagrams -- and each time it had the same effect: a pop, followed by a sense of the negativity dissipating. I deliberately avoided getting too excited about it at the time, not wanting my rational mind to kick in and start messing things up -- but it was an amazing experience.