Witches across globe to put spell bigly on Trump midnight Friday

Witches around the world will cast a binding spell on President Donald Trump at the stroke of midnight Friday, Feb. 24. Witches around the world will cast a binding spell on President Donald Trump at the stroke of midnight Friday, Feb. 24. Photo: Inhauscreative, Getty Images Photo: Inhauscreative, Getty Images Image 1 of / 214 Caption Close Witches across globe to put spell bigly on Trump midnight Friday 1 / 214 Back to Gallery

Witches around the world reportedly will gather Friday to cast a mass spell on President Donald Trump at the stroke of midnight.

The idea for the "binding" ritual allegedly originated from a document circulating in both public and private witchcraft groups on the Internet. A Facebook group has been created for the event.

The spell aims to "bind" Trump and "all those who abet him" from doing harm instead of actually injuring them. Cursing or hexing the president and his aides could generate "negative blowback" or bad karma on the caster, not to mention inquiries from the Secret Service. A binding spell is more like a magical restraining order.

The moon is in waning crescent moon stage Friday, which apparently is as good a time as any to cast a binding spell. Further spell rituals are planned for the next four waning crescent moon days — March 26, April 24, May 23, June 21 (the summer solstice — a red-letter day on the witching calendar) — or until Trump leaves office.

You don't have to be card-carrying warlock, experienced witch or even Harry Potter fan to put a spell on the president, according to Michael M. Hughes, "writer/speaker/magical thinker" for ExtraNewsfeed. But you do need some materials:

Unflattering photo of Trump

Tower tarot card

Tiny stub of an orange candle (a baby carrot can be substituted)

Pin or small nail (to inscribe candle)

White candle (any size), representing the element of Fire

Small bowl of water, representing elemental Water

Small bowl of salt, representing elemental Earth

Feather, representing the element of Air

Matches or lighter

Ashtray or dish of sand

What, you were expecting maybe eye of newt and toe of frog?!

While reciting the charm, spell casters should light the candles, then set fire to the photo of Trump and blow out the orange candle. The latter should be done while "visualizing Trump blowing apart into dust or ash."

More details on performing the ritual and what to chant can be found here.

Hashtags created for the "largest mass binding spell in history" include #magicresistance, #bindtrump and #feb24.

While protesters led by Abbie Hoffman and Allen Ginsberg cast a levitating and exorcism spell on the Pentagon during an anti-war rally in 1967, individual presidents have not previously been the target of large-scale witchcraft rituals.