Field Grimoire of Folk Demonology

Compiled with infernal precision by Velxira Sareth

1. Mora del Velo – She Who Suffocates the Innocent
LEGEND & NATURE
Mora del Velo is said to be the lingering spirit of a midwife who smothered newborns, buried her shame beneath flo
SIGNS OF HER PRESENCE
- Sudden inability to breathe while asleep
- Whispers behind curtains or beneath beds
- Dolls found face-down, cords knotted around necks
- Blue-tinged lips on the living or in dreams
- Waking up with a veil of cold damp across the face
RITUAL OF SUFFOCATION
Purpose: To curse a target with sleep paralysis, breath loss, or waking terror. Also used to awaken Mora to haunt a
Materials:
- Mirror (preferably one used by the target)
- Ash from burnt silk or infant cloth
- Blue thread soaked in vinegar
- Black candle anointed with spoiled milk
- Small effigy or paper with the target’s name
Timing: Tuesday at 3:00 AM, waning moon, or during a thunderstorm
Steps:
1. Write the target’s name on the mirror in ash.
2. Wrap the effigy in blue thread and place it under the mirror.
3. Light the black candle and chant:
“Mora del Velo, toma su aliento. Hazlo temer dormir.”
“Mora of the Veil, take their breath. Make them fear sleep.”
4. Drip wax onto the effigy and whisper:
“Cada noche, una mordida. Cada sueño, una sombra.”
“Each night, a bite. Each dream, a shadow.”
5. Extinguish the candle by pressing it into the mirror. Leave the setup untouched for 3 nights.
WARNING: Children, pets, or those in fragile health may be accidentally affected. Always mark the target with their
2. Don Culebra – The Serpent Tongue
LEGEND & NATURE
Once a healer who spread venom with every secret he shared, Don Culebra now walks where whispers rot. He slid
SIGNS OF HIS PRESENCE
- Unexplained rumors or sudden betrayals
- Dreams of snakes coiled in the mouth
- Tongue ulcers or biting one’s tongue repeatedly
- Hearing laughter when alone in a public space
RITUAL OF THE FORKED TONGUE
Purpose: To destroy a target’s reputation, cause self-incriminating speech, or silence malicious talk.
Materials:
- Thorny branch or thorn from a rose
- Red thread
- Snake skin (real or symbolic)
- Name paper of the target
- Black candle with red wax dripping
Timing: Waxing moon, Friday night between 11:00 PM and midnight
Steps:
1. Write the name of the target on a small parchment.
2. Wrap the name with snake skin and bind with red thread.
3. Pierce the bundle with the thorn and hold over candle flame.
4. Whisper:
“Don Culebra, enreda su lengua con mentira y veneno.”
“Don Culebra, entangle their tongue with lies and venom.”
5. Drop three drops of red wax onto the bundle and bury it under a crossroads or near their home.
CURSE EFFECTS: Target speaks foolishly, secrets leak uncontrollably, loss of credibility or social suppor
REVERSAL: Burn the snake skin bundle and bury ashes with honey and lavender. Speak his name backw
3. El Cuervo Rojo – The Red Crow
LEGEND & NATURE
The Red Crow is a thief spirit, born from curses that were never paid in full. His feathers drip blood, and he
SIGNS OF HIS PRESENCE
- Jewelry or small objects disappearing
- Red feathers or streaks appearing in places they shouldn’t
- Sudden forgetfulness
- Unexplained stains or blood on household objects
RITUAL OF VANISHING
Purpose: To steal from a target — their voice, luck, protection, or prized possession.
Materials:
- Small item belonging to the target (or symbolic representation)
- Feather dyed red (or painted)
- Glass jar with poppy seeds and dirt
- Your own breath trapped in the jar (blow into it before sealing)
- Key wrapped in black cloth
Timing: During a new moon or eclipse. Best on a Wednesday at sunset.
Steps:
1. Place the target’s item into the jar with feather and seeds.
2. Blow into the jar and whisper:
“Cuervo rojo, roba lo que más guarda.”
“Red Crow, steal what they guard most.”
3. Seal with black wax and tie with cloth.
4. Bury the jar beneath a chimney, hearth, or tree known to the target.
BANEFUL USE: Can remove spiritual protection from a target — excellent preparation before more aggre
CAUTION: If not bound properly, the Red Crow may take from the caster. Always use a black key or iron n
4. Abuela de Hueso – Grandmother Bone
LEGEND & NATURE
Abuela de Hueso is the bone-clad shade of a matriarch buried in anger. She awakens when the living offe
SIGNS OF HER PRESENCE
- Ancestral photos falling or shattering
- Hair falling out, especially in knots or clumps
- Generational sicknesses flaring suddenly
- Elders dreaming of a woman with empty sockets for eyes
- Sudden discovery of bones or hair clumps in strange places
RITUAL OF THE BLOODLINE UNRAVELING
Purpose: To summon Abuela de Hueso for vengeance against blood relatives, or to curse someone’s enti
Materials:
- Bone (animal or human, ideally from a female ancestor)
- Dirt from a family grave
- Hair from the target (or something tied to their maternal line)
- Red thread and a black cloth
- Glass of water and a white candle
Timing: Blood moon, eclipse, or ancestral holiday
Steps:
1. Lay the bone, hair, and dirt in a triangle on the black cloth.
2. Tie the triangle closed with red thread and place under the water glass.
3. Light the white candle and chant:
“Abuela del hueso, despierta con mi nombre. Haz que sus pecados sean juzgados.”
“Grandmother of bone, awaken by my name. Let their sins be judged.”
4. Hold the candle over the water and whisper:
“Donde hay sangre, hay deuda. Donde hay silencio, hay verdad.”
“Where there is blood, there is debt. Where there is silence, there is truth.”
5. Leave the glass overnight. If the water clouds or grows threads, the curse is active.
WARNING: She can harm the innocent if not carefully directed. Never use within your own bloodline unles
5. La Boca de Carbón – The Charred Mouth
LEGEND & NATURE
La Boca de Carbón once belonged to a preacher who lied in God's name, whose sermons caused murder
SIGNS OF HER PRESENCE
- Burnt-tasting breath or tongue wounds
- Books catching fire, candles crackling with black smoke
- A target stammering or forgetting sacred words
- Hearing sermons or lectures echo backwards
RITUAL OF THE CURSED MOUTH
Purpose: To silence or blaspheme a speaker, curse a liar’s tongue, or turn a blessing into a curse.
Materials:
- Tongue of meat or wax effigy
- Charcoal dust or soot
- Pages torn from a holy or poetic book
- Black ink, quill, and red thread
- Black candle
Timing: Solar eclipse or dark moon, preferably on a Sunday
Steps:
1. Write the name of the target on a torn page in black ink.
2. Wrap the tongue or effigy in the page, cover with charcoal.
3. Bind with red thread while chanting:
“Lo que hables, se quema. Lo que prometas, se muerde.”
“What you speak shall burn. What you promise shall bite.”
4. Light the black candle and let wax drip on the package.
5. Burn or bury the bundle under a place of public speech (church, stage, courtroom).
Baneful Note: Her presence may linger — cleanse with holy water and unburned paper after use.
6. Niño Sin Rostro – The Faceless Child
LEGEND & NATURE
The Niño Sin Rostro is born from forgotten children — the lost, the stolen, the abandoned. He has no face
SIGNS OF HIS PRESENCE
- Children’s laughter with no source
- Toys moving, cold spots around cribs
- Photos where one face is blurred or scratched away
- Fog appearing indoors, even in dry seasons
RITUAL OF FORGETTING
Purpose: To erase someone’s name, identity, or ability to be found.
Materials:
- White wax or cloth poppet
- River water
- Toy or item from childhood
- Mirror covered in black cloth
- Thread from the caster’s sleeve
Timing: Dusk near running water, on a new moon or foggy day
Steps:
1. Anoint the poppet with river water while whispering the target’s name.
2. Wrap it in black cloth with toy/item inside.
3. Tie with your thread and place before the covered mirror.
4. Chant:
“Niño sin nombre, ven a caminar. Enséñame lo que fue robado.”
“Child without name, come walk with me. Show me what was stolen.”
5. Leave the bundle under a riverbank or bury it in fog-heavy soil.
CAUTION: He may follow you — always leave a toy and coin to appease. Never use his power to harm a
7. El Acechador – The Stalker
LEGEND & NATURE
El Acechador is born of obsession — the lingering gaze of an unwanted watcher, the fear behind closed c
SIGNS OF HIS PRESENCE
- Feeling watched when alone
- Lights flickering when your name is spoken
- Shadows lingering longer than they should
- Objects shifting slightly when no one is near
- Waking to see doors ajar you remember closing
RITUAL OF THE UNSEEN GAZE
Purpose: To curse a target with constant surveillance, paranoia, and mental unraveling.
Materials:
- Black candle
- Eyeball drawn or cut from a photo
- Dried spiderweb or dead insect
- Thorn or iron nail
- Black ink and mirror shard
Timing: Midnight, waning crescent moon, complete darkness
Steps:
1. Carve an open eye into the black candle.
2. Place the insect and photo fragment into a small bowl and drip wax over them.
3. Whisper while piercing the wax with the thorn:
“Vigílalo por mí. Míralo hasta que no duerma.”
“Watch him for me. Watch him until he cannot sleep.”
4. Hold the mirror shard so it reflects the candle flame. Say:
“Lo que veas, lo sabrá. Lo que oculte, caerá.”
“What you see, shall be known. What is hidden, shall fall.”
5. Let the candle burn halfway and then snuff it with the mirror shard.
NOTE: Cover all mirrors. El Acechador may stay if left an open path.
8. Doña Lágrimas – Lady of Tears
LEGEND & NATURE
Doña Lágrimas was a widow whose tears watered nothing — they only drowned. Her children lost, her pra
SIGNS OF HER PRESENCE
- Sudden onset of tears for no reason
- Wilted flowers in vases overnight
- Crying in dreams or waking with soaked cheeks
- Shadows shaped like veils across the wall
- Voices that sound like sobbing but say your name
RITUAL OF THE BROKEN HEART
Purpose: To curse someone with overwhelming grief, dissolve relationships, or cause emotional collapse.
Materials:
- Vial of tears
- Withered flower (lily or moon-touched)
- Target’s photo or personal token
- Black silk handkerchief
- Mirror and salt
Timing: Full moon during a rainstorm or Friday evening
Steps:
1. Wrap the photo/token and the flower in black silk.
2. Drip tears onto the cloth and whisper:
“Llora por mí. Llora por ella. Que no se sequen sus ojos.”
“Weep for me. Weep for her. Let their eyes never dry.”
3. Press the bundle against the mirror and say:
“En cada reflejo, una despedida.”
“In every reflection, a goodbye.”
4. Bury the bundle under a rose bush or near the target’s home.
CAUTION: Do not leave offerings of grief unsealed — they may return multiplied.
9. La Novia Desenterrada – The Unearthed Bride
LEGEND & NATURE
She was left at the altar, buried in her wedding dress, and mourned in silence. Love turned to vengeance,
SIGNS OF HER PRESENCE
- Torn lace or veil remnants found in drawers
- Dead roses in dreams
- Inexplicable mourning before weddings
- Sudden stop of celebratory music
RITUAL OF THE CURSED UNION
Purpose: To ruin an engagement, cause infidelity, or destroy a wedding through the bride’s fury.
Materials:
- Torn lace or veil
- Cemetery dirt
- Rusted ring
- Menstrual blood or blood-ink
- White candle, black cloth
Timing: Waxing crescent moon or wedding anniversary, midnight on a Friday
Steps:
1. Draw her sigil in blood-ink on the black cloth.
2. Wrap lace, dirt, and ring together and place on the sigil.
3. Light the candle and chant:
“Despierta, novia. El juramento fue roto. Hazlo pagar.”
“Awaken, bride. The vow was broken. Make him pay.”
4. Snuff candle with a piece of veil and bury the bundle at a cemetery gate or threshold.
CONSECRATION: Never summon while wearing white. Avoid calling her during your own union.
10. Señor del Humo – Lord of Smoke
LEGEND & NATURE
A spirit born from incense burned in deceitful temples and lies whispered through ritual smoke. Señor del
SIGNS OF HIS PRESENCE
- Smoke rising in unnatural shapes (serpents, faces)
- Sudden forgetting of names or words
- Fire refusing to light until a secret is confessed
- Eyes stinging from clean smoke
RITUAL OF VEILING
Purpose: To hide your magic, cloak your presence, or make others forget what they saw or knew.
Materials:
- Black incense or burned myrrh
- Paper with secret written in blood or ink
- Clay bowl
- White feather
- Black thread
Timing: Eclipse or moonless night, ideally at a crossroads or window with draft
Steps:
1. Write your secret or the thing to be forgotten on the paper.
2. Burn the paper in the clay bowl and whisper:
“Señor del Humo, envuélvelo. Que no lo vean, que no lo recuerden.”
“Lord of Smoke, wrap it. Let it not be seen, let it not be remembered.”
3. Use the feather to wave the smoke over the area or yourself.
4. Tie the black thread around your left wrist or ankle to hold the veil.
REVERSAL: Cut the thread and burn it, speaking the secret aloud. Smoke will carry it back to memory.
11. El Mudo del Umbral – The Mute of the Threshold
LEGEND & NATURE
He is the uninvited watcher at the doorway, lips sewn shut, standing between the living and dead, truth an
SIGNS OF HIS PRESENCE
- Doors creaking open and shut
- Knocking with no source
- Threads appearing in thresholds or under rugs
- Dreams where you try to scream and nothing comes out
RITUAL OF SILENT EXILE
Purpose: To silence a person permanently, banish a spirit, or seal a house from a curse.
Materials:
- Needle and red thread
- Small poppet or tongue-shaped cloth
- Black chalk or coal
- Iron nail
- White cloth
Timing: Dusk or dawn, ideally at the boundary of a property
Steps:
1. Sew the cloth tongue shut with the red thread, whispering:
“Que tu lengua no cruce este umbral.”
“Let your tongue not cross this threshold.”
2. Place it under a mat or threshold stone.
3. Draw his sigil in black chalk at every entrance.
4. Whisper:
“El Mudo del Umbral, guarda mi casa. Cierra las bocas de los que traen veneno.”
“Mute of the Threshold, guard my home. Shut the mouths of those who carry poison.”
DO NOT mark thresholds of others’ homes without invitation. He may guard them instead.
12. Mano de Cera – Hand of Wax
LEGEND & NATURE
Once the severed hand of a sorcerer burned alive, now enchanted into motion by witches who needed co
SIGNS OF HER PRESENCE
- Wax melting unnaturally
- People repeating words they didn’t mean
- Feeling someone else’s emotions randomly
- Knots appearing in hair or thread
RITUAL OF THE STRINGED WILL
Purpose: To subtly control another’s behavior, guide decisions, and influence thoughts.
Materials:
- Wax poppet or wax hand
- Hair or nail of the target
- Red thread and three silver pins
- Lavender oil and obsidian
- Black cloth
Timing: Waxing moon, Tuesday or Friday
Steps:
1. Carve the target’s initials into the wax.
2. Insert hair/nail into the poppet’s chest.
3. Wrap red thread around the limbs and insert a pin for each command.
4. Whisper:
“Tú eres mi cera. Tus actos son mis dedos. Yo muevo lo que tú crees que eliges.”
“You are my wax. Your actions are my fingers. I move what you think you choose.”
5. Store in black cloth beside obsidian for anchoring.
UNBINDING: Burn the thread, remove pins, say full name three times while unwrapping.
13. Madre del Nido – Mother of the Nest
LEGEND & NATURE
She is the great dark mother of all things crawling, whispering, nesting in the corners of your soul. Madre d
SIGNS OF HER PRESENCE
- Ants or insects with no source
- Nightmares of webs, teeth, or eggs
- Scratchings in walls or ceilings
- Pets refusing to enter certain rooms
RITUAL OF THE NESTING WRATH
Purpose: To drive someone to madness through infestation — real or imagined.
Materials:
- Real or symbolic bird’s nest
- Thorny vine or blackberry bramble
- Black feathers
- Hair or photograph of the target
- Clay pot or skull vessel
Timing: Spring or early summer, new moon or waning gibbous
Steps:
1. Wrap hair/photo in the nest with thorns and feathers.
2. Place it in the clay pot.
3. Whisper:
“Madre del nido, haz tu casa en su mente. Que no tenga paz, ni en cama ni en vientre.”
“Mother of the nest, make your home in their mind. Let them have no peace, in bed or in womb.”
4. Bury in a hidden place or broken building.
RELEASE: Destroy the pot and scatter the ashes far from habitation.
Protective Reversals & Banishments
For every spirit called, a gate must close. For every curse cast, a mirror must be kept.
1. Mirror Reversal Rite
To reflect a demon-sent curse or unwanted spiritual intrusion.
Materials:
- Hand mirror
- Salt and ash
- Small black candle
- Pin or needle
- Name paper
Steps:
1. Etch the name of the spirit or sender onto the mirror with ash.
2. Prick your finger and dot the center of the mirror with a drop of blood.
3. Light the candle and reflect its flame in the mirror.
4. Chant:
“Regresa el mal, en forma y fuego. Lo que enviaste, vuelve ciego.”
“Return the harm, in form and flame. What you sent returns, now blind.”
5. Scatter salt in a circle around the mirror.
6. Leave for 13 minutes, then snuff candle and wipe the mirror with saltwater.
2. Ash Line Banishment
To exile a folk demon or clear a place it has begun to haunt.
Materials:
- Ash (rosemary, rue, sage)
- Iron nail
- Black thread
- Vinegar
Steps:
1. Mix ash with salt; draw a full circle around object or entrance.
2. Drive the nail into the center.
3. Walk counterclockwise with thread saying:
“Te destierro en nombre del humo, del hueso, del olvido.”
“I banish you in the name of smoke, of bone, of forgetting.”
4. Drop vinegar into the ash line as you walk. Leave overnight.
3. Wax Unbinding
To break a pact with a folk demon and release its hold.
Materials:
- Black candle
- Red string or hair
- Fireproof dish
- Thorn or obsidian shard
Steps:
1. Tie string around candle. Carve the demon's or your name into wax.
2. Place in dish and say:
“Lo que fue atado, ahora se rompe. Lo que fue mío, ya no me toca.”
“What was bound is now broken. What was mine no longer holds me.”
3. Burn completely. As string breaks, whisper:
“Cierra el pacto. Vuelve al polvo.”
“Close the pact. Return to dust.”
4. Bury wax outside your property line.
4. Iron & Rue Threshold Seal
For sealing a home after demonic work has been done inside.
Materials:
- Iron nails
- Dried rue and rosemary
- Black salt
- Thread from ritual clothing
Steps:
1. Place nails at home corners.
2. Sprinkle salt and herbs across thresholds, saying:
“Ni paso de sombra, ni susurro cruzará.”
“No step of shadow, no whisper shall cross.”
3. Tie thread to front door.
4. Burn rue outside main entrance and say:
5. Circle of Obsidian
Emergency containment for an unruly or resisting folk demon.
Materials:
- 7 obsidian shards
- White chalk or bone ash
- Bowl of ice water
- Black cloth
Steps:
1. Draw chalk circle and place obsidian in 7-point heptagon.
2. Chant until spirit is silent:
“Obsidiana, corta su camino. Que no suba, que no huya.”
“Obsidian, cut its path. Let it not rise, let it not flee.”
3. Cover object or space with black cloth.
4. Leave ice water nearby until morning.
Infernal Glossary
Naming
Speaking or writing a demon’s name gives it form. To name a spirit is to call it. Use sigils or aliases to avo
Blooding
Using your own blood in ritual. It seals intent with flesh. Works that are blooded are hard to reverse.
Feeding
Offering a demon what it craves: pain, lust, memory, silence, scent. Without feeding, demons may twist co
The Threshold
The liminal edge between realms. Doors, windows, and ritual space borders. Always seal thresholds after
Crossroads Rite
Performed where paths intersect. A summoning place for wanderers, thieves, changers of fate.
Spirit Binding vs Spirit Sealing
Binding attaches a spirit to a task or object. Sealing banishes or contains a spirit from a space or person.
Veiling
To cloak magical intent. Done through thread, smoke, silence, or folded mirrors. Used to hide workings fro
Possession vs Nesting
Possession is sudden and full. Nesting is slow influence of mind or home. Nesting is harder to detect and
Field Notes Pages
Use the template below to track your own ritual experiences, manifestations, and curse outcomes.
■ Date of Working:
Moon Phase:
Weather Conditions:
Time:
■ Spirit or Demon Invoked:
Name:
Title:
Offerings Given:
Sigil (if drawn):
■ Purpose of Working:
[Revenge? Obscurity? Obsession? Protection? Be precise.]
■ Manifestation Signs Observed:
[Sounds, dreams, movement, temperature shifts, mirror fog, etc.]
■ Ritual Results:
[Timing of results, side effects, resistance, or reversals.]
■ Personal Notes & Adjustments:
[Changes for next time. Spirit behavior. Successes and failures.]