Astaroth receives a hex to cough up pins.
A hex is a spell in which a witch performs malevolent magic on a target. The word hex comes from the German word hexe or the Dutch word heks (pronounced like hex) meaning witch.
Description
A burger hexed to contain maggots.
Hexes vary from each other, from the procedure, the requirements, and to the effect, although generally, they are similar in nature and purpose--to harm or even kill a target. Hexes are powerful forms of magic because they could conjure creatures or organs out of nowhere. They could also create diseases or outright kill their targets by creating wide slashing wounds.
Amanda Burns receives a fatal hex.
Procedure
Hexes usually require a medium like hex bags or coins. Each hex and their corresponding hex bags required different ingredients. While some require incantations, others do not.
Known Hexes
- Janet Dutton was cursed so that her teeth would fall out and then she would die soon after.
- Paul Dutton's was hexed so that his burger would contain maggots and he would choke to death shortly afterwards.
- Amanda Burns was killed by Astaroth with a fatal hex which sliced her wrists open.
- Dean was hexed by Astaroth to bleed from inside.
- Astaroth was hexed by Elizabeth to cough up pins.
- Witches Don Harding and Tracy Davis hexed victims to raise Samhain.
- Patrick hexed all his poker opponents to age rapidly if they lose.
- Witch couple Maggie and Don Stark hexed several paramours of each other, as well as each other, and hunters like Sam and Dean.
- Crowley hexed several people who were previously saved by Sam and Dean. This included Tommy Collins, Jenny Klein, Sarah Blake and Jody Mills.
- Catriona Loughlin hexed Barry Gilman to have his stomach stuffed with money to kill him. Her brother Gideon performed a Hex on Dean Winchester to make his memory rapidly erase to kill him.