Resolving Curses, Breaking Yokes, and Withdrawing False Covenants

C 2008 By Kirby Robinson

How can you avoid the need to extract yourself from spiritual bondage in the first place? Don’t make curses that need to be resolved, and refrain from yoking yourself into a lifestyle that requires you to make or receive false covenants. Referred to in Buddhism as “The Noble Eightfold Path” it is called this since it contains eight traits that naturally repel bondage. It’s explained in such a way as to be appropriate for anyone following his or her correct path, no matter what religion/belief.

1. Correct view – understanding that every action can have a positive or negative effect and you are always striving for those that will result in a positive effect.
2. Correct intention – developing a mental attitude and goal to achieve the best that can possibly be achieved whether it’s the Buddhist wish for enlightenment or to always help as many people/sentient beings that can be helped.
3. Correct speech – refraining from cursing, lying, gossip, or general coarse speech. How one speaks is reflective upon their mental state. Truthful, soft-spoken, gentle speech will help cultivate a strong and positive attitude.
4. Correct action – in Buddhism, it is wrong to kill, steal, commit adultery, lie, and take drugs/alcohol. Then again, this seems to be the case for most other religions/beliefs, too.
5. Correct livelihood – to refrain from creating negative states of mind, it is important to avoid jobs where lying, killing, stealing, cheating/sexual misconduct, and the use of intoxicants are involved. To earn a proper living, you should love your job and it should help not only yourself, but others.
6. Correct effort – this is where overcoming negative states of mind such as pride, anger, the need for revenge, and lusting after all manner of material items. It’s better to approach this slowly and gradually, rather than with sudden spurts. The mind is like a monkey, wildly swinging about on tree branches, so this is where patience and reflection is truly needed.
7. Correct mindfulness – to develop self awareness of what you are doing and why you are doing it will help you develop inner clarity. Become aware of your thoughts and control them.
8. Correct meditative absorption – this isn’t where you begin; it’s where you are led! By following the previous seven steps, you will naturally attain this ability to concentrate and be fully aware and in the present.

Sadly, many do not live the eightfold path, and have already invoked curses, yokes, and false covenants to be in place in their lives drawing away joy, peace, and happiness, respectively.

There is hope, folks, do not give up! The struggle won’t be easy, but the war can and must be won.

Curses:

1. Identify the curses and yokes. We all have the power to discern through prayers and meditations those strongholds of darkness that have been planted in our lives through our efforts and the efforts of others.
2. Once you have identified it, then we must storm the dark house. Just as Jesus Christ said in Matthew 12:39 “How can one enter into a strong man’s house and spoil his goods except he first bind the strong man and then he will spoil his house.”
a. Bind the lead demon. For example, if you discern that the reason for poverty in your life is a curse on your finances, then you invoke, via your source of spiritual authority, that demon of poverty be bound. He is the leader and may be the only one involved in administrating this curse. If not, then you have cut that demon out of the power structure; he is mute, unable to hear, unable to act.
b. Once you have bound the lead demon, often lesser demons will flee the scene. No matter what your spiritual path is, use a set of prayer beads and chant 108 times the steps listed below. You have to be seeing it happen in your mind, feeling it true in your heart, and know you have won when you’re done. You have to say these chants in order; each one is done 108 times.
1. “Satan and his dark forces, you are not welcome here in my life anymore.”
2. “Any curse placed on my (insert problem such as finances, relationships, sickness, etc.) is broken.”
3. “Yokes placed on my life are lifted, are gone, and will stay gone.”
c. Now you have broken the curse and you have lifted the yoke of that curse. The last step is a requirement to chant the following: “Bound demon of (insert problem such as finances, relationships, sickness, etc.) you are gone, be gone, stay gone.” As you do, focus in your mind, that each time you say the above, envision the demon going further and further away from you. By the time you reach the 108th chant, it is nonexistent.

The above is effective for both curses that you have placed on “self” and for those who have been placed on you by others. One emotion to avoid is the sense of anger that will come over you when you flush the curses and break the yokes. Don’t get caught up in it. You’re starting fresh, feel the love and compassion and be in the moment and don’t focus on the suffering that you’ve endured in the past.

False covenants:

As to the false covenants that you have made, this is one tough mountain to climb. Often, false covenants have consumed large amounts of time, effort, energy, income, love, hope, preserving, maintaining, and fostering the second party in the covenant. A lot of times, we find it difficult to give up on that object. Because it’s what we have deluded ourselves into thinking would bring us happiness. But that is a lie. The only happiness that we can have is that happiness which we find inside ourselves. Far too often we refuse to realize that and we think: “If he/she leaves, I’ll die.” “If I don’t keep this job I’ll just have to end it.” And in reality, if he/she leaves, life continues. Lose that job, there’s always another one. False covenants like those are fairly easy to deal with. Tibetans have a saying, “Change your mind, and the body will follow.” It can also be said, “Change your mind, then your life will follow.”

False covenants made with demons/dark forces to get a reward in exchange for something, i.e. my soul or my life. Folks, here’s a newsflash -- they are not legally or spiritually binding. Demons are fallen angels. They do not have any innate authority over you, unless you hand it over to them. Dark spirits have even less, so the covenant is invalid and cannot be enforced. The only one that can enforce it is you. You’re the one feeling obligated that you must allow the demon to take from you. And here are the steps for nullifying from existence this type of false covenant.

1. You must seek spiritual protection from whatever spiritual path you’re on.
2. Once that is done you need to give up the object that you have bargained for.
3. You must bind the demon that has been assigned to you to collect that debt.
4. Renounce publicly that you no longer intend to be bound by that covenant. This can be done in front of your church, spiritual teacher, or family/friends.
5. Chanting 108 times:
a. “The covenant I made with the Devil, Lucifer, Satan, and his cohorts no longer exists. It no longer is valid and no longer has power over me.”
b. “I enter into a new covenant with (insert the spiritual path you are on: Jesus Christ, Buddha, Krishna, Great Spirit, Allah, whoever your spiritual master is).”
c. “My soul does not belong to the Devil.”
d. “My soul does not belong to Lucifer.”
e. “My soul does not belong to Satan.”
f. “My soul no longer belongs to any demon.”
g. “My soul is free.”
This round of chants may need to be repeated more than once.

Now you have the tools to banish all courses, yokes and false covenants that have been tormenting and troubling your life. Remember, life doesn’t have to be filled with confusion, suffering, and unhappiness. Live your life full of freedom, love, and compassion and independence from all curses.