The thing that most worries me from a magical standpoint is that
they took your water bottle! You need some strong protection work, a subject abundantly discussed on this forum.
To replace that rune, I'd get an ordinary-looking piece of jewelry that has been prayed over by a powerful rootworker. I certainly wouldn't leave it where someone could walk off with it. I'd
wear it at all times.
You can begin more aggressive work by aiming it at "all enemies known and unknown," or you can aim it at "all my workmates except Joe Smith, Michelle Johnson, and David Williams (substitute the names of the folks you like)". You could put them in a vinegar bottle with pins, needles, hot pepper, and other nasty, painful things, shaking it and cursing it each evening. I'd get their essence from their keyboards, under their desks, and the handset on their phones, so you have their footsteps, the work of their hands, their hearing and their speech under your control. You can pick it up with bits of scotch tape.
Many people -- especially those who are savvy enough to
steal your water bottle! -- are sensitive to magic aimed at them, for good or ill. Make a doll baby and blindfold it so they can't see what you're up to. Tie it up so they can't act against you. Then put it in a black bag (a clean black sock is simple and cheap) to keep them in the dark. Put that black bag where no one will go looking for it -- your attic, your basement, a long-neglected closet.
There's an old trick in
Pow Wows, or The Long Lost Friend, that I am particularly fond of: To catch an unknown thief, you take a splinter from the door that he passed through. You tie it to a wagon wheel and turn it backward while demanding that the thief return the goods. Today you could substitute anything the thief touched, and a bicycle wheel.
Another trick is to write the name of each suspect on a slip of paper and boil it in water till the pan is dry. Curse him out as you do so. It's believed that the culprit will call to confess and maybe even apologize, possibly even
complaining about heat.
But these are all revenge tricks. You also need to sweeten your workmates to you as much as you can. I'd recommend baths with Commanding, Crown of Success, and "sweet" formulas. Dress your workplace, too; and drop a little of these oils in the doorway as you come in, so everyone tracks it all over the place. Don't forget candles on your altar and a mojo bag.
And I just want to say that love spells and general attraction spells share some elements in common.
Hope this helps,
Miss Michaele
but then they'll call the backup On-Call and I'll get written up. What I basically need is something to stop any issues from even happening, like a period where nothing breaks and everything runs smoothly... at least until my On-Call shift ends.
