The Traveler's Garters
A Grimorium Verum charm of inscribed ribbons and a broken-bread invocation, adapted for swift and protected astral journeying across great distances.
Ritual Overview
Among the practical charms collected in the Grimorium Verum is a curious rite for rapid travel: two blank garters or ribbons are inscribed in ink with planetary characters, then worn while the practitioner breaks a loaf of bread into three pieces, casting each one down while naming a spirit in turn — "Irly, for thee," "Terly, for thee," "Erly, for thee." So prepared and worn, the garters were said to carry the traveler across vast distances in a fraction of the expected time.
The Traveler's Garters adapts this rite for the astral plane, where its promise of impossible speed can be honored safely and fully. Rather than literal seven-league boots, the inscribed ribbons become an anchor and vehicle for conscious astral projection — worn or held during meditation, they mark the boundary between the traveler's tethered body and the vast, swiftly-traversed reaches of the astral field.
The bread-breaking remains as a grounding, offering-based echo of the original: three small pieces set out with intention rather than cast into unclaimed ground, honoring Irly, Terly, and Erly as the three companion-forces of the working — those who open the road, quicken the pace, and guide the traveler safely home again.
Ritual Steps
Consecrate in the Hour of Mercury
Begin during a planetary hour of Mercury, lighting the candle and laying the ribbons flat before you.
10 minutes
Inscribe the Planetary Characters
Ink the traditional planetary characters onto each ribbon slowly and deliberately, charging each mark with the intention of swift, safe passage.
20 minutes
Visualization
See each character glow faintly as it is completed, as though ink were becoming light.
Break the Bread
Break the bread into three pieces, setting each into the offering dish in turn while speaking aloud: "Irly, for thee," "Terly, for thee," "Erly, for thee."
10 minutes
Visualization
Picture three faint roads opening outward from where you sit, each one leading toward the horizon.
Bind the Garters
Tie the ribbons around your ankles or wrists, then settle into meditation, feeling them mark the threshold of your traveling self.
10 minutes
Journey and Return
Project outward across the distance you intend to cross, however vast, then deliberately retrace your path and ground fully before removing the ribbons.
20-40 minutes
Visualization
Feel the silver cord drawing taut and guiding you home the instant your intention turns to return.
Warnings & Ethics
Always ground thoroughly and remove the garters upon return; do not attempt this working while fatigued, and never as a substitute for safe travel practices in the physical world.
Variants
Ingredients
- Two blank cloth ribbons or garters
- Fine fabric-safe ink or marker
- Small loaf or roll of bread
- Small offering dish
Tools
- Fine quill or pen
- White or yellow altar candle
- Planetary hour chart
Color Correspondences
Elemental Correspondences
Keywords
Radionic Rate
9-33-21-64