Banishing Ritual
The wizard's ultimate eviction notice for unwanted supernatural tenants.
The Banishing Ritual is a magical procedure used to forcibly eject spirits, demons, or other non-corporeal entities from the mortal plane. While variations exist across different traditions, the core principle involves establishing a metaphysical boundary that denies the entity its foothold in reality. It is not merely a spell but a complex procedure involving geometry, willpower, and often specific materials to create a door that only opens one way—outward.
Lore & Background
The source focuses on the events of Twelve Months, not on general magical techniques.
Reader's Guide
The text covers events in Twelve Months but does not detail the steps, materials, or limitations of such a ritual.
Did You Know?
- Harry Dresden uses a ritual to remove pain from a Brotherhood member suffering from a black magic curse in Twelve Months.
- Harry uses a map to find the source of pain curses affecting Brotherhood members at Artemis Bock's bookstore.
- Harry performs a spell to say goodbye to Karrin Murphy's shade in Twelve Months.
- Harry tests a ritual on Lara Raith that leaves them both drained, and Queen Mab later reveals she used Harry to make Lara's Hunger dependent on his magic.
- Harry's spirit battles Thomas's Hunger on Demonreach while Mab slows time, and Harry feeds the entity life energy to restart Thomas's heart.
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