White Magic Curse
Rite Where Your Quiet Absence Becomes The Answer
Let my absence answer what my presence once endlessly tried to explain.
- Type
- threshold
- Target
- person
- Tone
- scathing
- Sigil
- Vanishing Seat Sigil
- Altar Item
- unused mug or glass
Opening Reflection
There is a sharp kind of clarity that appears when you stop showing up. This rite honours the moment you realise your presence was their favourite answer, their easiest resource, their quietest guarantee. You are not punishing them by leaving; you are allowing the empty space to speak honestly. In that silence, every assumption they made about you is tested, every unreturned effort stands visible. Here, you treat your absence as a boundary and a mirror. What they do with the gap is theirs. What you reclaim from stepping away is fully yours.
Invocation
Let my absence answer what my presence once endlessly tried to explain.
Method
Sit in a chair facing an empty space: a doorway, a chair, a quiet corner. Place an unused mug or glass on a table in front of you, symbolising the conversations they no longer receive. Breathe slowly and remember the times you rushed to respond, explain, soothe, or fix. With each exhale, imagine stepping one pace further back from that pattern. Without speaking their name, state that your absence is now your clearest reply. Turn the empty mug so its opening faces away from you. Do not fill it. Let the quiet stretch. Feel how the room does not collapse, how your worth does not diminish. When you are ready, stand, leave the mug where it is, and walk into another room without looking back. Close the door gently behind your departing steps.
Closure & Aftercare
For the rest of the day, resist the urge to re-enter on their terms. When your mind rehearses old explanations, remind yourself that you have already answered by not returning. Your absence is not cruelty; it is an honest measurement of where care was missing. Let your body decompress in ordinary ways: a slow shower, clean clothes, fresh air at a window. You are not tracking their reaction anymore. You are noticing how it feels to stand entirely inside your own life.
Safety Notes
Stay unnamed, breathe slowly, and stop if memories or emotions feel too dense to manage.
Journaling Follow-up
Describe where your absence now speaks more clearly than any explanation you could give.