Thoughts on Bone Dust

Since human bones are extremely hard to acquire in Canada by legal means (and I have no interest in becoming a criminal) I have been doing some thinking. Would other varieties of easily accessible bones have useful properties? After doing some research involving animal symbolism and mythology, I came to a definite conclusion. The bones of some animals could actually be more useful than those of humans! These were three varieties easily obtained at the grocery store with the purchase of meat, namely: chicken, pig, and cow. Below I shall list the associations of each animal.

Chicken - This creature is associated with the qualities of: Injury, Sacrifice, Fertility, Cowardliness and Initiation.

Pig- This creature is associated with the qualities of: Destruction, Sloth/Greed, Ignorance, Abundance, and Fertility.

Cow- It is associated with the following qualities: Slaughter, Taboo, Grief, Purification, and Wealth.

Considering that the main connotations of bones themselves are Death and Mortality, the positive qualities attached to the animals become reversed. Fertility becomes Sterility. Abundance becomes Scarcity. Wealth becomes Poverty. The Purification quality attached to the cow does not become reversed like the other positives. This is due to the fact that cow ashes were used in a Jewish ritual to purify one who had touched a dead body.

So as can be seen while human bones in the form of dust can only be used in magics of Death and Mortality, the others can be used to cause a variety of conditions. Now consider the situation in which these animals died and their remains were treated and apply animistic beliefs. From that we can conclude that the spirits of these animals were angered by their treatment and at no point was any ritual performed to ease their spirits. This makes powders made from their bones perfect for cursing and hexing one's enemies.

I suggest being careful when handling the bones and the resulting powder. You should wear a disposable dusk mask in order to prevent inhaling the powder. I realize that fish bones are also easily acquired but fish have no negative qualities associated with them. In regards to the chicken's association with Initiation, I believe it could have various ceremonial/religious uses.

Until next time!