A Guide

Obsession and binding lore, and this studio’s ethics

An honest reading of one of the most sought — and most misunderstood — rites in the craft.

Where the material comes from

Obsession and binding petitions are some of the best-attested material in the historical record: lead tablets from the Graeco-Egyptian corpus, knot and jar work in folk practice, and grimoire formulae that name spirits associated with longing. In that literature the work is described as keeping the petitioner present in another person's thoughts. That is how the tradition speaks about itself; it is not a claim we make about anyone.

In our atelier, obsession rites are built from a blend of Graeco-Egyptian binding formulae, planetary Saturnian currents traditionally associated with focus and longing, and older folk-craft petitions to spirits who traffic in longing. Every rite is tailored — a name, a photograph if you have it, a token, and the specific texture of desire you are working with.

Obsession vs love binding vs attraction

These three often get lumped together and shouldn't be. They are worked with different intentions:

  • Attraction is intended to support you feeling more magnetic in general — a wider circle notices you, and someone specific becomes more receptive. Gentle, diffuse, reversible.
  • Love binding narrows the current onto one named person and is intended to steady their affection toward you. It is possessive but relational — it wants union.
  • Obsession is described in the sources as the heaviest of the three, associated with compulsion rather than affection. It is the current clients ask for when softer work has felt insufficient to them.

If you're not sure which one fits your case, that's what our consultation is for — we'd rather refuse an obsession rite and place you into the right one than take on work that won't serve you.

What we will and will not say about it

We will describe our craft: how a rite of this weight is built, what the sources say, how long we take to prepare and close it. We will not tell you that a named person will contact you, return, or feel anything, and we will not attach a day count to your life. Anyone who does is selling certainty rather than craft.

The only timeline we quote is the studio one — see how long a commissioned working takes to prepare and close. What clients write to us afterwards are individual accounts, not typical results: notes clients keep after a working.

Ethics and what we won't do

Obsession work is intense. We decline requests aimed at minors, at anyone the petitioner has a restraining order against, or at strangers with no prior contact. We also decline to work against a target's stated long-term partner where the petitioner has no history with the target — that is not obsession, it is intrusion, and it tends to sour.

Every client acknowledges, before we begin, that this is spiritual and artistic work performed on their behalf and that no particular outcome is promised. This is our policy and it is not a hedge — it is the frame that keeps the craft honest.

How to prepare

  • Have the target's full name and, if possible, date of birth and a recent photograph.
  • Write your intention in your own words. A clear petition is easier for you to hold.
  • Expect nothing of anyone. Keep your ordinary life, care, and professional advice in place.
  • Leave the other person be. Their choices remain their own.

When you are ready, view our obsession and love rituals or write to us first through private message or email admin@spellsbysaturn.com. We answer every serious petition.