There’s a moment every witch knows. And, of course, this moment comes more demanding when the moon grows full. Well, you know what it is. Time for you to cleanse. You sage, you mop with salt water, you open all the windows. And still – the air feels heavy. Someone’s stare lingers on your back. Some unfortunate event may have made you loose your faith. Gossip reaches you days later. Money sticks. Sleep turns restless. You feel… watched. Old witches didn’t reach for something complicated in that moment. They reached for the kitchen jar. It’s time to learn the trick with cloves and the ancient Luck-turning clove Magic.
Luck-turning clove magic
Many talk about this trick already. They advertise luck-turning clove magic, banishing ritual, but do you know that witches use cloves for bending others to their will too? Well, this is exactly why you’ve reached for MagicalRecipesOnline right?
So, right now, burning just 3 cloves is exploding on WitchTok and Pinterest – millions of views for a ritual so small it fits in your palm. And for once, the viral trend is real magic. This one is old. Very old.
So, here is why it works, and how to do it the way our grandmothers did – not the watered-down 15-second version. And more importantly… what is the wisdom behind it and what else you can do with such little material.
Why Cloves? The Herbal Fire You Forgot
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) is not gentle herbal magic energy. On the contrary, it’s Mars and Jupiter fire combined. It’s sharp – like a sword, hot like fire, commanding like a seductress.
In folk magic across three continents, clove does three things at once, which almost no other herb does:
1. Luck-turning clove magic & Banishing – drives out evil eye, envy, spirits and heaviness
2. Protection – seals the space after
3. Attraction & Abundance – pulls money, love and respect back in
Cloves and Folk magic
Now, i guess, i’ve got your attention right? Medieval doctors carried pomanders studded with cloves against plague – or to drive away “miasma” – or even to ease the pain of a tooth. In Ayurveda, clove smoke was burned to clear sickrooms. Let’s not forget, in Hoodoo and Conjure, whole cloves are chewed for court cases, carried for respect, and burned to stop gossip cold. In Indonesia, where cloves grow, they are burned as offerings to ancestors. In Greece and the Balkans, mothers still stud an onion with cloves and hang it behind the door against the evil eye.
One tiny nail of a flower – that is what a clove is, an unopened flower bud dried in the sun – holds that much power. When you burn it, you release it all at once. No wonder witches kept it in their pocket.
Why 3 Cloves? Why Not 1 or 7?
Well, three is not random. Fundamental luck-turning clove magic requires three. Three is the number of completion: mind-body-spirit. Past-present-future. Maiden-Mother-Crone. The Moirai who spin, measure and cut fate. Hecate at the triple crossroads.
One clove cleanses. Two cloves creates balance. Three cloves commands and seals.
Folk rule: if you want to whisper a wish, burn one. If you want to banish something and make sure it stays gone, burn three.
That’s why the viral version stuck. It remembered the correct number.
5 Signs You Need to Burn 3 Cloves Tonight
Do this test. If two or more are true, do the ritual tonight – especially now in late September as the Veil thins. Got three or more?
1. Heaviness after visitors. Someone leaves and the house feels tired, cold or irritable.
2. The stare. Sudden headache, yawning, itching eyes or fatigue after compliments / social media posts – classic evil-eye trace.
3. Gossip echo. You hear your name in other people’s mouths. Dreams of people talking about you.
4. Stuck money / stuck luck. Clients vanish, payments delay, everything is *almost* working.
5. The threshold feeling. Spiders gathering at doors, restless sleep, pets staring at corners.
Clove is specifically for human-sourced heaviness – envy, gossip, evil eye – not just general bad vibes. That’s its specialty.
THE CORE luck-turning clove magic RITUAL: How to Burn 3 Cloves for Banishing
You need: 3 whole cloves (not ground), a fireproof dish / charcoal disk or candle flame, matches.
Do NOT use ground cloves. You need the whole nail – head intact.
1. Set the door. Close windows in one room. Crack open your front door or one window just an inch – so what leaves has somewhere to go.
2. Hold and name it. Hold the 3 cloves in your dominant hand. Bring them to your mouth and whisper into them exactly what you are banishing. Be specific. Not “negativity.” Say: “All envy sent to me and my house. All gossip about me. All eyes on my money.” Breathe on them once.
3. Light. Best: light a charcoal disk, drop the 3 cloves on it. Simple: hold one clove with tweezers over a candle flame until it catches, smolders and smokes, drop into dish. Add the other two one by one. They will not flame bright – they will smolder, pop faintly, and release thick, spicy, almost numbing smoke. That is correct.
4. Walk the smoke. Carry the dish clockwise around yourself once, then to your front door. Trace a small triple-cross in the air at the door with the smoke. Leave the dish by the door until smoke stops.
5. Dispose. Do NOT reuse. Take the blackened remains to a crossroads, trash outside your home, or bury away from the door. Wash hands. Done.
You will smell it immediately – warm, dental, piercing. Head may tingle, you may yawn or sneeze. Old women say: if you sneeze, something left.
Safety: read this
Clove smoke is strong. Ventilate after, do not inhale directly. Keep away from pets – especially cats and birds – and small children, pregnant people should skip smoke and use the wallet / pillow versions below instead. Never leave charcoal unattended.
5 Powerful Variations (Pick Yours)
1. The Door Banish – for a heavy house
After doing the core burn, push 3 fresh whole cloves into the top of your doorframe (or tape behind it). Leave for 7 days. On day 7, burn those 3 and replace. This is the old Balkan onion-clove ward, simplified for apartments. Perfect for Oct 1st reset with cinnamon.
Pair it: blow cinnamon IN on Oct 1st for luck, burn cloves OUT for banishing. One invites, one expels.
2. Personal Evil-Eye Cleanse – for the stare
Hold 3 cloves and pass them around your body head-to-feet 3 times, whispering your full name and mother’s name once. Then burn them. If the smoke stings your eyes or you yawn nonstop, tradition says the eye was on you. Shower after. Do NOT look in a mirror for an hour.
3. The Wallet Clove – for stuck money
This one is not burned. Put 3 whole cloves + 1 bay leaf in your wallet / cash box on a Thursday (Jupiter day). Whisper: “Nail down my wealth.” Replace every full moon. If a clove breaks, someone envied your money – throw it away, burn one fresh clove, replace all three.
Huge on WitchTok for a reason: it stops tiny money leaks – overspending, late payments, undercharging.
4. Under-Pillow Cloves – for gossip dreams & nightmares
Wrap 3 cloves in a small white cloth, tie, slip under pillow for 3 nights. Ask before sleep: “Show me who talks.” Keep a notebook. On morning 4, burn the cloves. Do NOT re-use the cloth for anything else. Especially potent on the Sept 25-26 Harvest Full Moon in Aries – dreams run loud.
5. Veil-Season Protection Pot – clove + bay + cinnamon
For late September through Samhain: simmer (not burn) on stove: 1 orange peel, 3 cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 bay leaf with your wish written on it. Simmer 20 min with front door open an inch. Your whole block will smell like October magic – and your house is sealed for the Witch’s New Year. Strain and pour water at your doorstep.
How to Read the Smoke
Ground cloves? No for burning – they flare and lose power. Use whole for all above. Ground is fine for floor sweep (clove powder + salt, sweep out door).
How often? Banishing burn: max once a week. Wallet/pillow: replace monthly. Door cloves: weekly in October, monthly after.
Can I mix with sage / palo santo? Yes. Burn cloves first to banish, then sweeten with rosemary or bay. Don’t mix all at once.
Catholics / church folks ask: is this evil? Cloves were burned in churches for centuries as incense. Intention is protection, not harm.
Burn 3 cloves tonight, and tomorrow your house will smell faintly of spice and feel lighter – like after a storm.
That’s how you know the old magic still listens.
And as we walk toward Samhain, keep a small jar of whole cloves by your door. You’ll use them more than you think.
Blessed be. And keep your thresholds guarded.
