In this brief article I will discuss the general use of salt in traditional magic.

Formerly the salt was used as a product of Exchange and associated it, since ancient times, the God mercury and trade. But another important use of salt, perhaps the most famous, was the sterilization and food preservation. That is why the majority of spells, meets any of these roles.

White magic, salt is often symbolize a perimeter (a circle, a star) within which will make our spell, charm or work. The elements that make up the work should be placed inside the perimeter made with salt since it guarantees its protection.

In black magic, the salt is used to invoke spirits, demons, and ghosts, since with it a kind of 'cage' can be done to contain them. The most common of these practices is the making of a star of salt in the soil, on the threshold of a door, with an open toe. The demon will come by that point but will not find the exit. This method is used by Doctor Faustus to invoke Satan.

Many others are the utilities of salt in witchcraft, as you will see soon in another article

Amira