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The Strangulation Spells are spells that strangle the caster's victims.
Crowley's Spell[]
Overview[]
As part of his effort to kill everyone the Winchesters had ever saved to force them to stop the Trials of God, Crowley set up this spell to kill Sarah Blake. The Winchesters desperately searched for the hex bag but were unable to find it and Sarah died. Afterwards, the Winchesters discovered that Crowley had hidden the hex bag in the motel room's phone which he had been using to taunt them as Sarah died.
Procedure[]
Strangulation Spell's hex bag
The exact procedure for Crowley's spell which he stated he learned from his mother is unknown. However, the spell required that a hex bag full of unknown ingredients be hidden in the room with the intended victim. It is unclear if this particular spell was time-activated or if Crowley activated it remotely. Once the spell was activated, the victim would fall to the floor, clutching their throat, unable to breathe. The spell would ultimately strangle them to death magically if the hex bag was not destroyed.
Counter-measures[]
The spell needs the hex bag to work, and can be broken once it is destroyed.
Sonja's Aramaic Spell[]
Overview[]
In order to kill hunter Sam Winchester, the witch Sonja cast this spell on him, causing Sam to gasp for air. Before Sonja could kill him with the spell, she was interrupted by Melissa Harper who's distraction broke the spell and allowed Sam to grab a gun loaded with witch-killing bullets and kill Sonja before she could harm anyone further.
Procedure[]
The spellcaster must recite in Aramaic:
- Hay Way Am Wa Mad Wa Dah Mush
- Hay Way Mish Ta Nagh Ad Mah Doh Mush
This causes the victim's throat to close up and their neck to turn red as the spell magically strangles them.
Counter-measures[]
The spell requires the spellcaster's concentration, and can be broken if they get distracted.
Chinese Mind-Control Technique[]
Overview[]
This spell was used by Lady Toni Bevell to mind-control Mary Winchester. With this spell, the user could create a very potent hallucination of its victim being mentally strangled. The illusion, however, is relatively easy to break.
Procedure[]
The procedure of the spell is very straightforward, the caster simply has to slice their hand thereby drawing blood and utter the magic word: "Xi". Once cast, the spell will take root inside the victim's mind allowing the user to bend their target's mind to hallucinate that their throat is closing so they can't breathe.
Breaking[]
Breaking the spell is very simple. As the power of the spell relied on the caster consciousness, the spell effect will cease by simply making the caster unconscious.
Donatello's Suffocation Spell[]
Overview[]
This is a verbal spell that suffocates the intended target. It was used on Dean Winchester by Donatello Redfield after being corrupted by the Demon Tablet due to not having a soul.
Procedure[]
By waving certain hand gestures at the target and reciting the Latin incantation "Suffocatur"[1], the target will immediately be suffocated.
Counter-measures[]
Dean Winchester was saved from this spell when he was removed from Donatello's sight. However, it is unclear if removing the victim from the spellcaster's sight is just what it needs to counter it, or if Donatello just wanted to use it as a threat.
Appearances[]
- Season 8
- Season 11
- Love Hurts (Sonja's spell)
- Season 12
- Season 13
- Good Intentions (Donatello's spell)