O Dionysos, leader of the triumphant procession,
ferocious one who worsts the offspring of Ouranos,
mighty one who wields the pruning-knife of Kronos,
vigorous one who wears the victor’s crown of Zeus,
I call on you
Dionysos who drives back the enemy,
Dionysos who slaughters his foes,
Dionysos who obliterates wicked machinations,
our God, our Lord, our Savior;
and I celebrate your victory over NN
who has been afflicting NN,
most kind, and gracious, and wonder-working Dionysos,
liberator and protector of our bodies and souls,
not just because this was such a personal and important matter,
but because every defeat of the forces of the unmaker
preserves and restores the divine order
a little more, and for a little longer;
but these things are petty and vengeful,
and likely have family, and friends,
and lots of co-workers of woe,
so I implore you who have already done so much
to render all spirits who would come against us
impotent, paralyzed and unable to cause
disorder, confusion, or any kind of harm,
not only against us here, but our students,
our apprentices, our initiates, our colleagues,
our friends, our families, our communities,
those who pray for us and their family members,
as well as anyone else who might be associated with us.
O God who delights in causing these wicked spirits pain,
I ask you to bind, and drive out, and cut off from their power
all fiendish creatures allied with the unmaker,
whether they are powers in the air, the water, the fire, the ground,
the underground, or the netherworld; be they human dead,
nature-spirit, demon, hero, God, or some other supernatural entity,
them and all of their emissaries, assistants, and associates.
Bind with your unbreakable ivy and drown in wine
all of their attributes, aspects, and characteristics,
all of their powers, compacts, and obligations,
all of their interactions, communications, and deceitful games,
Dionysos Bakcheios, the Deliverer.
Dionysos Backheios, the Loosener,
I implore you to break any and all bonds, attachments, or tentacles
that may have been placed on NN or any of us who have
participated in this rite, or prayed on this matter.
And Dionysos Bakcheios, the Confuser,
I petition you to distract, confound, and lead far away
and into utter destruction anything that attempts
to come after me or mine
for this or any other reason.