Next, practitioners are supposed to burn the photo with the orange candle, chanting “So mote it be.” But if that sounds a little too “witchy,” Hughes says a simple “You’re fired!” will also work. The spell is completed by burying the candle stub or carrot, or discarding it in running water.

When the ceremony is over, Hughes says it’s crucial to ground yourself by laughing loud and hearty since, “Trump hates people laughing at him.”

He admits the spell has a satirical element, but insists that “doesn’t invalidate it.”

“I’m OK with people calling it a stunt,” he said. “The spell can still be effective. I think it’s already working. Some Christian groups are calling for a day of prayer to counteract the spell. That’s magic, right there. When people do a ritual, that’s changing consciousness.”

Kevin Ambrose, a writer at Christian Nationalism, suggests people protesting the spell recite the 23rd Psalm, coincidentally the same biblical passage recommended by Hughes.

As satisfying as a mass spell might seem for Trump detractors, proving it has an effect is another thing altogether.

After all, any bad luck Trump experiences after the spell can be attributed to the spell without being disproven.

Hughes concedes that but think the actual ritual is therapeutic in and of itself.

“If people feel more empowered and less beaten down, that’s valid,” he said.