Return to sender spell: Are you dealing with someone sending negative energy, hexes, or ill will your way?
Maybe you suspect someone is working magic against you or constantly sending bad vibes in your direction.
A return to sender spell is exactly what you need to send that negativity right back to whoever is attacking you.
Today, I’m sharing 8 powerful ways to cast a return to sender spell that bounces harmful energy back to its source.
These methods range from simple to advanced, giving you options for different situations.
By the end of this guide, you’ll know how to protect yourself while ensuring anyone trying to harm you gets their own negativity returned to them.
What Is a Return to Sender Spell?
A return to sender spell is a defensive magic that sends negative energy, hexes, curses, or ill intentions back to the person who sent them.
These protection spells work like spiritual mirrors that reflect harmful magic away from you and directly back to whoever tried to hurt you.
Return to sender spells don’t create new harm; they simply return what was already sent. When you cast a return to sender spell, you’re refusing to accept negative energy directed at you.
Instead of absorbing the attack or just blocking it, you send it back so the person who created it experiences their own negativity.
This teaches attackers that targeting you has consequences and often stops them from trying again.
When to Use a Return to Sender Spell
Use a return to sender spell when you know or strongly suspect someone is sending negative energy or magic toward you. These situations call for this type of defensive magic:
Someone is hexing or cursing you: When you believe another witch or practitioner is working magic against you
You’re experiencing psychic attacks: When someone is sending harmful thoughts or energy your way intentionally
Constant negativity from a specific person: When someone always sends jealous, hateful, or malicious energy toward you
You feel under magical attack: When you have unexplained bad luck, nightmares, or problems that feel unnatural
Evil eye: When someone’s jealous looks or envious thoughts are causing you harm
Return to sender spells are defensive, not offensive. Only cast them when you’re actually being attacked, not just because someone annoys you.
8 Ways to Do a Return to Sender Spell For Beginners
Here are the 8 best ways to do a return to sender spell for beginners to do at home, office, etc.
Method 1: Mirror Return to Sender Spell
Mirrors are the classic tool for return to sender spells because they naturally reflect energy. This method is simple and effective for beginners.
What You Need
- Small mirror
- Black cloth or bag
- Photo or name of attacker (if known)
- Black candle
- Salt
How to Cast It
Place the photo or written name of the person face-down on the mirror. If you don’t know who’s attacking you, just use the mirror alone.
Sprinkle salt around the mirror’s edges. Light the black candle and say: “Mirror bright, mirror true, send their harm right back to you. What they send returns to thee, reflected back immediately.”
Wrap the mirror in black cloth with the reflective side facing outward. Place it facing your front door or the direction you believe the attack is coming from. The mirror continuously reflects negativity back to its sender.
This return to sender spell works instantly. The attacker begins experiencing their own negativity as soon as the mirror is positioned.
Method 2: Freezer Return to Sender Spell
Freezing someone while returning their negativity stops them from continuing their attacks while ensuring they get back what they sent.
What You Need
- Photo or name of attacker
- Container or bag
- Vinegar
- Black pepper
- Mirror pieces or aluminum foil
- Freezer
How to Cast It
Write the person’s name or use their photo. Wrap it in aluminum foil (shiny side out) or place small mirror pieces around it.
Put everything in the container. Add vinegar (to sour their spell) and black pepper (to send it back hot). Say: “Frozen are you, frozen your spell, the harm you sent returns as well. Back to sender, back to you, frozen in your evil too.”
Seal the container and place it in the back of your freezer. This return to sender spell freezes the person’s ability to attack you while reflecting their magic back to them.
Method 3: Black Candle Return Spell
Black candles absorb and reverse negativity. This method uses fire to burn away attacks and send them back.
What You Need
- Black candle
- Pin or needle
- Black pepper
- Oil (olive or protection oil)
- Fireproof plate
How to Cast It
Carve “RETURN TO SENDER” into the black candle. Rub oil on the candle from wick to bottom (pushing energy away from you).
Roll the candle in black pepper. Place it on your plate and light it. Say: “Black candle burn, reverse the curse, send it back but ten times worse. What was sent to do me harm, returns to sender with alarm.”
Let the candle burn completely. As it burns, visualize all negative energy burning away and traveling back to whoever sent it. This return to sender spell works as the candle burns down.
Method 4: Cord Cutting with Return
This spell cuts the connection between you and the attacker while simultaneously returning their negativity.
What You Need
- Two candles (one black, one white)
- String
- Scissors
- Black pepper
How to Cast It
Place candles a foot apart. The white candle represents you. The black candle represents the attacker or their negativity.
Tie string between the two candles. Light both. Say: “This cord connects us no more, I cut the tie and close the door. What you sent flies back to you, our connection now is through.”
Cut the string in the middle. Sprinkle black pepper on the cut ends. The white candle burns safely. The black candle carries the negativity back to the sender as it burns.
This return to sender spell severs the connection so future attacks cannot reach you while sending current negativity back.
Method 5: Vinegar Jar Return Spell
Vinegar sours spells and sends them back. This jar continuously returns negativity to its sender.
What You Need
- Jar with lid
- Vinegar
- Photo or name of attacker
- Rusty nails or pins
- Black pepper
- Hot sauce (optional)
How to Cast It
Place the photo or name in the jar. Add vinegar to fill halfway. Drop in rusty nails (to rust and destroy their spell), black pepper (to return it hot), and hot sauce if you have it.
Say: “Vinegar sour, turn their spell, send it back into their hell. Nails rust and pepper burn, to sender now this curse returns.”
Seal the jar tightly. Shake it vigorously whenever you think about the attack. Each shake sends more negativity back.
Bury the jar far from your home or hide it in a dark place. This return to sender spell keeps working as long as the jar exists.
Method 6: Egg Cleansing with Return
This method removes negativity from your body and sends it back in one ritual.
What You Need
- Raw egg
- Photo or name of attacker
- Toilet or running water
- Black candle
How to Cast It
Light the black candle. Hold the egg and say: “This egg absorbs what’s been sent to me, removing all negativity. When this egg breaks, the curse returns, back to sender where it burns.”
Roll the egg all over your body from head to toe. The egg absorbs any negative energy or magic attached to you.
Crack the egg into the toilet over the photo or written name. Flush immediately while saying: “Return to sender, go back home, leave me now, leave me alone.”
This return to sender spell cleanses you while sending absorbed negativity back to the attacker.
Method 7: Rosemary and Salt Return Bath
Bathing removes attacks while programming the water to return negativity to its source.
What You Need
- Bathtub
- Rosemary (fresh or dried)
- Salt (sea salt or table salt)
- Black pepper
- Mirror (optional)
How to Cast It
Fill your tub with water. Add rosemary (for protection and reversal), salt (for cleansing), and black pepper (to return negativity hot).
Before getting in, say: “This water cleanses me from harm, and sends it back with strong alarm. What was meant to hurt or hex, returns to sender with effect.”
Soak for at least 20 minutes. Visualize all negative energy washing off you and flowing back to whoever sent it. If you have a small mirror, place it in the tub facing away from you.
Let the water drain while you’re still in the tub. Watch it go down and imagine all negativity leaving your life and returning to its source.
Method 8: Petition Paper Return Spell
Writing creates clear intention. This spell uses written commands to return negativity.
What You Need
- Paper
- Red pen or marker
- Black candle
- Fireproof bowl
How to Cast It
Write in large letters on the paper: “RETURN TO SENDER.” Below that, write: “All negativity sent to [your name] is immediately returned to its source multiplied.”
Sign the bottom. Read the petition out loud three times with authority and conviction.
Light the black candle. Burn the petition in the flame and drop it into your fireproof bowl. As it burns, say: “It is written, it is done, return to sender, harm to none who is innocent. Back to you, your spell is sent.”
Scatter the ashes at a crossroads or flush them away. This return to sender spell activates as the paper burns.
How Return to Sender Spells Work
Return to sender spells operate on the principle that energy sent out eventually returns. These spells simply speed up and direct that return.
When someone sends negative energy or magic toward you, it creates an energetic pathway between them and you. Return to sender spells reverse the direction of that pathway. Instead of the energy traveling from them to you, you flip it so it travels from you back to them.
The person experiences their own negativity because they created it. You’re not cursing them with something new. You’re simply refusing to accept their attack and sending it home.
These spells also break the connection between you and the attacker. Once the negativity returns, the energetic pathway often dissolves, making future attacks more difficult.
Signs Your Return to Sender Spell Is Working
Watch for these indicators that your spell successfully returned negativity:
You feel immediate relief: The heavy, attacked feeling lifts quickly after casting
Bad luck stops: The strange problems and misfortune end suddenly
The attacker has problems: You might hear through mutual connections that they’re experiencing difficulties
They stop bothering you: The person suddenly backs off or leaves you alone
Your energy returns: You feel stronger, clearer, and more yourself
Nightmares stop: If you were having bad dreams related to the attack, they end
Most return to sender spells work within 24 to 72 hours. You should notice the energy shift quickly.
How To Protect Yourself After Casting
After returning negativity, strengthen your defenses so future attacks cannot reach you.
Cast protection spells: Create spiritual shields using salt circles, white candle spells, or protection jars
Cleanse regularly: Do weekly smoke cleansing or salt baths to keep your energy clear
Wear protective items: Black tourmaline, evil eye jewelry, or protective amulets create ongoing defense
Set boundaries: Avoid the person who attacked you in physical and spiritual space
Stay vigilant: Keep your protection spells active and maintained
Don’t provoke: Returning someone’s negativity might anger them. Don’t taunt or challenge them further
Return to sender spells handle the current attack. Protection spells prevent future ones.
Ethics of Return to Sender Spells
Return to sender magic is considered defensive and ethical because you’re not creating new harm. You’re simply refusing to accept harm sent to you.
Some practitioners worry about returning negativity to innocent people. The spells are designed to only affect the actual sender. If you’re wrong about who attacked you, the spell finds the real source and goes there instead.
The “multiplied” aspect in some return spells means the sender gets back what they sent with interest. This is justified as a deterrent. Experiencing returned negativity teaches attackers not to target you again.
Return to sender spells follow the principle of proportional response. You’re not attacking anyone. You’re defending yourself by sending back exactly what was sent to you.
What to Do If You Don’t Know the Attacker
You can cast return to sender spells even without knowing who’s attacking you. The magic finds its target automatically.
When casting without a specific person in mind, use phrases like:
- “Whoever sent this returns to receive it”
- “Return to sender, whoever they are”
- “Back to the source, unknown or known”
Skip using photos or names. Use general symbols like mirrors, which reflect everything regardless of source.
The spell still works because the energetic pathway exists. Your magic simply travels backward along that pathway to whoever is at the other end.
Combine Multiple Methods
For serious attacks, use multiple return to sender methods together for stronger effect.
Example combination:
- Cast the mirror spell for immediate reflection
- Do the egg cleansing to remove what’s already stuck to you
- Follow with the bath to cleanse thoroughly
- Finish with the black candle spell to seal the return
Layering methods creates multiple ways for the negativity to return, ensuring nothing gets through your defenses.
Maintaining Return to Sender Spells
Some return to sender spells work once and are done. Others need maintenance to keep working.
One-time spells:
- Egg cleansing
- Petition burning
- Cord cutting
Ongoing spells:
- Mirror boxes (keep in place indefinitely)
- Freezer spells (leave frozen)
- Vinegar jars (keep sealed)
For ongoing spells, reinforce them monthly by holding the item and restating your intention. This keeps the return energy active and strong.
Final Thoughts
These 8 ways to cast a return to sender spell give you powerful defensive magic to handle attacks from people sending negativity, hexes, or ill will your way. From simple mirrors to complex jars, you now have methods for every situation and experience level.
Return to sender spells are justified self-defense magic. You’re not attacking anyone. You’re protecting yourself by refusing to accept harm and sending it back where it came from. This is ethical magic that teaches attackers there are consequences for targeting you.
Choose your method based on what you’re facing and what materials you have available. Mirror spells work for general negativity. Freezer spells stop ongoing attacks. Black candle spells burn away curses. Combine methods for serious situations requiring multiple layers of defense.
Cast your return to sender spell with confidence and authority. You have every right to defend yourself magically. Follow up with protection spells to prevent future attacks, and maintain your spiritual defenses so you’re always prepared for whatever negativity comes your way.
