White Magic Curse
Smoke Rite to Strip the Performance of False Authenticity
Let their staged authenticity dissolve and return to the one who shaped it.
- Type
- smoke
- Target
- person
- Tone
- scathing
Opening Reflection
Some people wear a performance so convincingly they call it truth, expecting you to swallow every rehearsed line as though it were sincerity. This reflection acknowledges the sting of witnessing that performance aimed at you, meant to sway your perception and soften your boundaries. Here, you are not seeking to unmask them through force; you are asking the smoke to rise through the illusion they crafted, revealing its hollowness. In this ritual, the performance loses its shine, returning its weight to the person who forged it. You reclaim the clarity that performance tried to borrow from you.
Invocation
Let their staged authenticity dissolve and return to the one who shaped it.
Method
Sit where the room feels calm and dim, allowing shadows to soften the edges of your attention. Place a small bowl or cup before you, something unadorned that reflects only shape. Imagine a thin smoke rising from its center, carrying the performance they offered as authenticity. See this smoke as the residue of their crafted image, not dangerous, simply no longer welcome in your space. As you inhale, call your truth back into your chest. As you exhale, direct the smoke away from you, letting it curl toward its rightful source. Speak softly about how their performance pressed against your sense of reality, not about the person themselves. Touch the bowl’s rim to steady your breath, letting the coolness anchor you. Let the smoke grow taller in your mind, rising through their rehearsed gestures and returning the weight of their false authenticity to the hands that prepared it. When the final wisp loosens, release one deliberate exhale to seal the return.
Closure & Aftercare
Let your shoulders soften as the imagined smoke clears. Notice how your breath settles differently now that their performance no longer sits in your space. You are not obliged to hold the weight of someone else’s false sincerity. Your own authenticity stands untouched, rooted and steady. When you rise, carry the quiet truth that no performance can bend your sense of self unless you allow it. What is yours remains unshaken.
Safety Notes
Pause if emotions rise sharply; ground with slow breaths before continuing.
Journaling Follow-up
Write about one moment when their performance felt most apparent.