Khione Winter Protection Spell – By Firewolf

In the high, wind-swept peaks of Greece, where winter’s silence reigns, dwells Khione, daughter of Boreas, Goddess of Snow. She is the keeper of crystal stillness and the guardian of purity, her breath weaves frost upon both leaf and stone, sealing away decay and shadow until spring’s renewal. 

To the ancient Greeks and early Italic tribes, the snow was not death, but a divine slumber, a season of power and mighty protection, when the Earth gathered her strength beneath Khione’s veil of crystalline white.

Among the pine forests sacred to the northern Gods, Khione was invoked to calm storms, still chaos, and guard the home through winter’s darkness. Her sacred tree, the evergreen pine, stands tall through ice and wind, a living pillar of endurance and divine memory. Its cone, coiled with hidden seeds, is her sigil of protection and rebirth. This rite calls upon Khione’s cool radiance and the steadfast strength of the Pine to weave a shield of stillness, clarity, and divine preservation over hearth and heart.

Ingredients: 
Three Pinecones 

A handful of Pine Needles 

One White or Silver Candle 

Pine or Frankincense Essential Oil 

Sea Salt 

A small bowl of Spring Water or Snow 

Silver or White Thread or Ribbon 

Begin at twilight, when the air is cold and the world is hushed. Prepare your altar with care, place the candle in the center of your working space. Surround the base of the candle with the pinecones and pine needles. Set the bowl of water or snow to the left, the sea salt to the right. Breathe deeply and feel the stillness settle within you. Anoint the candle with pine or frankincense oil. As you anoint the candle state out loud the following, 

“O Khione, Daughter of Frost and Air, By thy cool grace, my heart repair. By pine and snow, by wind and flame, I call thee forth and speak thy name.” 

Light the candle and gaze into its flame. Imagine each spark reflecting in the heart of every snowflake, countless lights mirrored in the cold heavens. Dip your fingertips into the bowl of water or snow and sprinkle a few drops around your space, while stating out loud the following, 

“By sacred frost, by crystal’s gleam, I cleanse this place, I bless this dream. No shadow may linger, no ill draw near, For Khione’s breath guards all held dear.” 

Take the first pinecone and hold it close to your heart. and state out loud, 

“Cone of Winter, seed divine, Guard this soul, this life of mine. Through frost and night, through ice and storm, Keep hearth and heart forever warm.” 

Hold the second pinecone before your brow and state out loud, 

“Cone of vision, bright and clear, Guard my thoughts from doubt and fear. Let peace descend, let stillness reign, By Khione’s hand, I break all chain.” 

Lift the third pinecone high before the flame and state out loud, 

“Cone of power, woven bright, Protect this home through winter’s night. By ice and air, by snow and sea, Khione’s light now shelters me.” 

Bind the three pinecones together with silver or white thread, while stating, 

“Bound in silver, sealed in snow, Through Khione’s grace, protection flow. By goddess hand, by sacred breath, Guard this home from harm and death.” 

Sprinkle the charm with a few drops of snow or water as a final consecration, then place or hang it near your doorway or hearth. Sit before the candle until the flame steadies and the air feels peaceful, when ready state out loud the following, 

“Khione, Queen of Winter’s grace, Bless this heart, this home, this place. By frost divine and pinecone’s power, Guard us well through every hour.” 

When spring returns, return the pinecones to the earth beneath a pine tree as an offering of thanks. As you do, state out loud, 

“The cold has passed, the light returns, The heart remembers all it learns. By Khione’s hand, my path is clear, Peace abides throughout the year.” 

May this charm hold fast through all seasons, a token of divine serenity, and may Khione’s stillness dwell within your heart, calm, luminous, and eternal.

By Kyle Brandon Leite (Firewolf)