Coffin nails are typically extracted from dug up coffins. This to me doesn't seem moral and certainly defies my personal code of don't-disturb-the-dead. There is a specific problem in ordering coffin nails online in that you don't know exactly where they came from, and cleansing these things can be a major pain in the ass. Thus, I suggest to make your own, simple enough.
The ideal time to start is on a new moon in Scorpio, but because this can only happen once or (rarely) twice a year, any new moon will do. Just be aware of what qualities this may imbue your coffin nails with. Starting with a new moon in Aries will give your nails a warrior's edge, making them incredibly powerful, yet somewhat unpredictable. Awareness to what you're doing can save you some messy consequences.
Starting on the first night of a new moon, create a poppet of some sort to serve as a body. I chose to bind wicker together in a humanoid form and name it "body." Tell this poppet firmly your intentions are purely to create coffin nails and that it is merely serving as a body to rot, ultimately. Then drive your choice of nails (these can be any type of metal, just be aware of the metal's energy polarity) inside the poppet. I then chose to wrap and mummify my wicker figure in cheese cloth, pinning the cloth down with the nails as I went. This should be very solemn, as a mortician may dress a corpse. As you place the nails inside, feel them pinning the energies inside. You may choose to make your own little coffin here.
Take your little body outside to a plot of earth which you can consecrate as burial earth. This is a very personal preference to do; the goal is to create a place of earth in which your replacement body can decay. Then hold a small burial ceremony for the body and cover it up, leaving it to sit silent in peace.
At the full moon, imbue water beneath the full moon and pour it over the burial spot. This is a crucial time to also create a protective barrier around the buried poppet, so as to not attract power-seeking spirits.
At the next new moon, after a full lunar cycle (you may leave them buried for as many cycles as you so wish), dig up the body, remove the nails, and burn the poppet.
Now that you have these coffin nails, the uses are endless. Yeah, sure, you can try hexing or cursing someone (but really, is that the best use of your time? The consequences double back by three and karma stabs your soul with her sword. Just don't do it, 'cause I aint gonna teach you how.) Instead, use these for protection in spiritual communication. The very sight of one of these coffin nails can frighten a spirit away in a post-mortem heartbeat. There's nothing more frightening to a ghost than the imagine of an object meant to seal it in its grave. You can create protective barriers against spirits with these, just dip the tip of the nail into water of the full moon or
Likewise, you can also use these nails to help avoid people you don't want to deal with. Simply hold the nail and imagine the individual you're trying to avoid trapped in a box (a coffin if you will), completely unable to interact with you. Then place the coffin nail (or any number of them) atop a piece of parchment with the individual's name or on the individual's photograph. (Do not stab the paper; this is a form of hexing.) I suggest only using this trick when absolutely necessary, for two main reasons. First of all, passive aggression makes a weakened witch. Without control in the physical world, how can one begin to work with the metaphysical energies of the world? Only use this as a last resort. A few years ago, a friend of mine needed protection against her crazed father (who only had minimal custody over her.) He threatened to press for full custody if she didn't do everything he demanded. I told her how to use the nails, and she performed the ritual. The family dinner he coerced her into he had to cancel when my friend's step-sister suddenly got pink eye. The father also stopped calling her for quite a while, but almost as soon as she removed the coffin nail from the piece of name paper, his attacks began again.
Take note that though the intended outcome did manifest, there were a few innocent individuals harmed in the process. This brings me to my second warning with coffin nails: They are incredibly unpredictable, especially those started beneath an Aries or Gemini moon. You cannot control how the energies manipulate the physical plain; you may end up giving someone an illness. And the three fold law and karma don't really care if you meant to do something intentionally. The three-fold will still target the magick's origin, and Karma will punish you for carelessness.
Let me reiterate. Do not use coffin nails against living people unless you're prepared for the consequences. Be careful and use wisely, if you so choose to experiment with these.
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