Mental Spells

Mental spells allow witches to affect the mind of a target, manipulating both the conscious and subconscious, in numerous ways. It is most commonly used on altering memories.

Compulsion Spell: The spell allows the witch to remotely control the mind and actions of a target, manipulating them like a puppet. The target is controlled such that they to copy the actions of the witch, saying what they say in return.

Incantation: Unknown

Requirements: Target

Used by: In The Last Day, Maddox used this spell on Carol Lockwood, to obtain Tyler by getting Carol to lure him back to Mystic Falls. She seemed to be aware of what her actions were, however, she did not understand why she was doing them. After her "accident" and stay in the hospital, she did not recall this interaction with Maddox.

Bonnie's Information Gathering Spell: The spell induces a suggestive trance-state onto a target by applying wet fingers to the temples of the target, allowing them to comply with any question asked. The spell is similar to hypnosis.

Incantation: Non-Verbal

Requirements: Candles placed evenly around the room, Water, Physical contact with target

Used by: In Crying Wolf, Bonnie Bennett performed this on a drugged Luka Martin to gain information about the moonstone, Klaus and his sister, Greta.

Gloria's Information Gathering Ritual: The spell allows the witch to establish a connection between them and the target's essence through their blood. A concoction of various herbs is then spread onto the witch's palms and upon physical contact, the witch will receive the information they seek from their victim's memories through visions.

Incantation: Non-Verbal

Requirements: Ring of candles, Assorted herbs (Witch hazel, Diviner's sage, Vervain etc.), Physical contact with target, Target constantly bleeding

Used by: In Disturbing Behavior, Gloria used this spell on Stefan in conjunction with a Paralysis spell to gather more information on Elena.

Darkness Reversal Spell: The spell allows one to reverse the damage of a broken psyche which brings out a dark alter-ego. It is common amongst witches who get obsessed with dark magic, thereby acting out their darkest impulses from the lack of self-control. The spell requires the target to consume a herbal remedy twice on a daily basis to be successful.

Incantation: Unknown

Requirements: Possession of target from before they turned dark, Assorted herbs

Used by: In Break On Through, Bonnie Bennett in an attempt to cure Alaric of his dark alter-ego from the effects of being resurrected too many times by the Gilbert Ring. Herbs were used as a binding agent.

Dream Manipulation Spell: The target of the witch's spell will receive dreams, created specifically by the witch and may show visions of actual happenings.

Incantation: Unknown

Requirements: Unknown

Used by: In Original Sin, Qetsiyah cast the spell on Elena and Katherine to lead them and Damon to her cabin where she held Stefan. Esther also performed a similar version of this spell on Elijah, in Red Door, to make him believe that Hayley had come to rescue him. Her fabricated dream was an attempt to get him to see the better version of himself so that he would accept her"deal" to take the body of a mortal. In Sanctuary, Freya manipulated Rebekah's dreams (while possessing the witch Eva) so that she would see Freya's memory of being taken by Dahlia, though upon waking she didn't recall any specifics, just a familiarity with the recently awoken Freya.

Qetsiyah's Memory Restoration Spell: The target of the spell, previously a victim of memory loss will receive all of their lost memories in a violent process, as well as all of the emotions lost with the memories, which can lead to emotional problems.

Incantation: Non-Verbal

Used by: In Handle with Care, Qetsiyah performed this spell on Stefan, forcing him to relive and remember his memories. The spell also caused intense mental pain.

Vision Removal Spell: A spell used by Travelers to reverse a spell that caused a repeating circle of connected visions in the last remaining doppelgängers, Stefan and Elena. The original curse was intended to ensure that the two doppelgängers would always find each other, but Markos eventually performed the removal spell, with the help of his fellow Travelers, to prove to Damon that they weren't enemies.

Incantation: Uvon Nispoceh Vi Cristine Kuzlo Chelos Bih(te)

Requirements: Traveler Magic

Used by: In Resident Evil, the Traveler's leader Markos, and a few unnamed travelers (passenger-ed into new bodies) performed this spell on Elena and Stefan to remove their visions of one another.

Mind Mending Spell: The spell allows a witch to heal and stabilize the mental state of a target by first putting them into an enchanted sleep.

Incantation: Mal il de lui, ai malheur nuit cette san

Requirements: Merlock orchid, Symbols on target's neck

Used by: Esther would perform this spell upon Mikael's return from his battles. to mend his mind, she would create two claw-like symbols on his neck and use the rare Merlock orchid to put him to sleep. It was revealed in Chasing the Devil's Tail that Ansel would seek out the merlock orchid for Esther. Later on, through the use of the same herbs, she would awaken him and his mind would be soothed. She performed the same spell on Elijah a 1000 years later in Red Door.

Forgetting Spell: The spell allows a witch to alter the memories of another person and even that of an Original vampire. This allows the target to forget any memories the caster chooses such as a large period of their lives or as specific as a certain location or traumatic event.

Incantation: Unknown

Used by: It was revealed in Red Door, that Esther had performed this spell on Elijah to let him forget killing Tatia, his love. The spell proved to have lasted more than 1000 years. In House of the Rising Son, Davina performed a similar spell on Rebekah so that she would not remember her location. In You Will Remember Me, Lizzie and Ethan secretly learn from MG and Cleo about the weapon that can kill Hope. Wanting to take revenge, Lizzie plans to kill Hope, though Ethan doesn't want to be labeled a villain again. Lizzie can't have her plan foiled and gives Ethan two choices. He can lie to MG or she can make him forget and replace it with another memory, where they walked to the Old Mill and just talked.

Esther's Memory Alteration Spell: The spell allows one to regain previously sealed memories in a gradual manner. When cast upon, the target will bounce between reality and a dream state while remembering. Another variation of this spell is to alter memories entirely, so that targets can lose large spans of time.

Incantation: Unknown

Requirements: A candle

Used by: In Red Door, Esther (in possession of Lenore) on Elijah to let him remember the actual events of Tatia's death. In The Brothers That Care Forgot, Kol reveals that Esther used this spell on Cami to make her forget that she prepared her body as her next vessel to possess.

Compulsion Removal Spell: A spell that is able to remove and undo every compulsion made on the target by a vampire. The process causes extreme pain onto the target and the more compulsion is needed to be erased, and the longer it takes to remove.

Incantation: Non-Verbal

Requirements: Compelled target

Used by: Davina performed this spell twice to removed Klaus' compulsion on Josh (Bloodletting) and Camille (Started in Reigning Pain in New Orleans and finished in The Casket Girls).

Memory Transference Spell: A spell that allows a witch to share selected memories of herself onto others. Some spells allows one to experience the memory as though they were there, while others just show what one saw.

Freya's Incantation: Non-Verbal

Hope's Incantation: In Sertia

Used by: In They All Asked For You, Freya shared a small portion of her memory to Klaus and Elijah of when she was taken by Dahlia though Klaus quickly dismissed it as her ability to conjure illusions. Later, in Save My Soul, Freya shared more of her memories with her brothers, as well as Rebekah. She showed them of her abduction, connection to and early life with Dahlia as well and the immortality slumber spell Dahlia forced upon her. She would eventually show them Mathias' death and recount her own as she tried to end her own life though Dahlia's spell protected her, but not that of her child, which greatly angered Dahlia. In Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn, Hope performed this spell on Rafael Waithe, allowing him to see the visions she saw of when she performed a spell to track Landon and the supernatural knife he stole from the Salvatore Memorial Library as well as the corpses she saw upon arriving at the crime scene. In One Day You Will Understand, Cleo is held behind a boundary spell while Alaric determines what to do with her for attempting to kill Hope. In the meanwhile, Cleo shares her past memories with Kaleb, Josie, and eventually Alaric about how Malivore came to her village, how she sacrificed her freedom to protect her grandmother, and what she did to escape Malivore in her attempts to find someone able to kill him.

Mind Breaching Spell: A powerful ritual that allows a witch drawing on a source of massive, but anchored power to breach someone's conscious mind. Such a spell can lead to the victim's death under the right circumstances, by destroying the soul while leaving their body, for all intents and purposes, alive, to which would allow for spirit possession. The casting witch will also gain access to their anchored targets mind while performing the spell.

First Incantation: Pontem Praesidio. Anchora Immortalibus. Per menta mi heava cor anmina. Pontem Praesidio. Anchora Immortalibus.

Second Incantation: Tillate ulaz, tillate ulaz, tillate ulaz...

First Incantation Requirements: Victim, Triangle of Salt, Source of massive (anchored) power.

Second Incantation Requirements: Target, Circle of Salt enclosed in candles and additional symbols within, Source of power to anchor the spell.

Used by: In Exquisite Corpse, Freya Mikaelson, by channeling her brother Elijah and Klaus for power, performed this ritual to free Rebekah, who was trapped in Eva's mindscape. The spell worked by projecting the consciousness of Vincent and Marcel into Eva's mind. The spell eventually led to Eva's death (Vincent's distraction led to Rebekah killing Eva's consciousness), while allowing Rebekah to remain in her body. This spell was devised by Esther. In Phantomesque, Freya crafted a secondary version of her Mother's spell to enter her shattered talisman to heal Elijah's broken mind. As she traversed his mind, Elijah kept disappearing, though eventually lost hold of the spell. She would then send Hayley, at her request, by channeling Hope for additional power to anchor the spell. After Hayley found Elijah, he began to attack her and her body, under Freya's spell convulsed and Hope lost focus of the spell. Freya then decided to send in Hope to retrieve Hayley with the same spell.

Memory Recollection Spell: A spell that utilizes blood to connect the caster to another person, drawing their mind within the caster's to relive selected memories and to see events unfold as if they were present.

Requirements: Bowl of serpent's blood, Stones, Runic Symbols and Candles

Used by: In City Beneath The Sea, Dahlia performed this spell to bring Klaus into her mind and show him her memories of how she and Esther were stolen away when Vikings attacked their childhood village as well as various other memories to convince Klaus to become her ally. When she ended the spell in her memory, via the use of an unknown powder, Klaus was freed from his desiccation and the effects of the golden dagger.

Freya's Mind Weakening Spell: A spell that targets and incapacitates the mind. Given continued exposure can result in death. The great mental fortitude of old vampires can resist against this spell.

First Incantation: Nemi blir kraften tegnet kurse mente fra

Second Incantation: Somo ve de ver se, nat--

Requirements: Weakened Victim

Used by: In The Other Girl in New Orleans, Freya Mikaelson performed this spell on the restrained Tristan de Martel to weaken his mind to Elijah to psychically access the information regarding to Rebekah's watery grave. Given Tristan's weakened state, Freya claimed that if she were to push further, the spell might kill him, even for an aged vampire. Additionally, with the injection of hibiscus and mugwort to counteract vervain as well as werewolf venom, he still possessed excellent mental fortitude that was barely chipped away. Later that evening, Freya, seemingly, attempted another spell to weaken Tristan's mental faculties, though the Strix and Aya intervened and saved him, nearly killing Freya in the process.

Memory Acquisition Spell: A spell to absorb all manner of information that pinpoints patterns from chaos, as it allows the witch to view the history (memory of the subject) as a whole.

Incantation: Non-Verbal

Requirements: Water as a conductor, Subject's mind to be entered.

Used by: In Wild at Heart Ariane performed this spell, on Aya's behalf, on Elijah to see, know and understand everything that Elijah has learned in a thousand years to divine the weapon that could be used against the Originals. Though untrained, Ariane's spell vaguely revealed the weapon through the use of a non-specific riddle. Madison would employ this spell in Dead Angels to forcefully obtain Ariane's memories from Davina about the last remaining white oak.

Deceased Memory Acquisition Spell: A dangerous spell meant to channel a recently dead target to search and absorb specific memories.

Incantation: Acti vase da cona

Requirements: Deceased Target

Used by: In Dead Angels, Davina and The Sisters performed this spell on the body of Ariane to see the memories she obtained from Elijah to discern the weapon that could kill an original. After initially failing as a coven, Davina would uncover Ariane's secrets after she was consecrated as a New Orleans witch.

Mind Shield Spell: A spell to protect a non-supernatural human's mind against vampire telepathy.

Incantation: Unknown

Requirements: Target

Used by: In Keepers of the House, followers of the Hollow cast the spell over Will so that he could do it's bidding without interference from vampires.

Mind Shield Removal Spell: A spell to break through the mental shield to protect one's mind from vampiric control.

Incantation: Briser le bouclier.

Requirements: Target

Used by: In Keepers of the House, Vincent used this spell in an attempt to remove the spell placed on Will Kinney's mind to protect him against vampires.

Death-Memory Conjuration Spell: A spell uses the energy marked from a violent death to unlock memories to "conjure" what happened during the events of the memory.

Incantation: Ostende det siste.

Requirements: Target, Place marked with violet death, candles

Used by: In Bag of Cobras, Freya performed this spell on Hayley, where her parents died, to recall her memories and to conjure the scenes of what happened in her mind. In One Wrong Turn On Bourbon, Freya performed this spell to see if any magic was involved in Hayley's disappearance. Freya could not feel any magic, only Hayley's fear, meaning that though kidnapped, once again, she was alive.

Mind Reading Spell: A spell that forcefully taps into the mind of another to read their thoughts.

Incantation: Dic mihi, hva du vet.

Requirements: Target

Used by: In High Water and a Devil's Daughter, Freya performed this spell upon Dominic to to learn of the location of the bones that can be used to resurrect the Hollow, however all she learned was the name "Apisi".

Consciousness Transportation Spell: A spell that allows the consciousness of blood-related family members to interact with one another, even if one is possessed.

Incantation: Té ni rien à boka

Requirements: Target(s)

Used by: In Voodoo Child, Vincent performed this spell to connect Klaus with Hope, who was possessed and retreated into the dark recesses of her mind.

Mind Admittance Spell: A unique spell that allows the witch to open the mind of an Original vampire so that they can be compelled by another Original vampire, such as an Upgraded Original.

Incantation: Louvri, louvri animo. Pémét pou accessum.

Requirements: Target(s), sage, skull and bone circle

Used by: In The Feast of All Sinners, Vincent performed this spell on Elijah so that Marcel would be able to compel away the "Always and Forever" bond and free Elijah of his devotion to Klaus, to protect Hope. In God's Gonna Trouble the Water, Vincent performed this spell for a second time so that Marcel could compel Elijah to remember his vow of "Always and Forever".

Love Charm: A spell that, as the name implies, charms an individual into loving another person or the casting witch.

Incantation: Phesmatos is lucas adoray.

Requirements: Target(s)

Used by: In This is the Part Where You Run, Dorian, subbing for the Chemistry of Magic teacher, was teaching a lesson on the language of Witchcraft and how mispronouncing a syllable could have adverse effects such as a Love Charm becoming a Stink Spell.

Comfort Spell: A spell that provides peace of mind.

Incantation: Papilio lux.

Requirements: Target(s)

Used by: In I'll Never Give Up Hope, Hope performed this spell on Ryan when he expressed his most vulnerable thoughts to her. He professed that he wasn't a villain and had been trying to do anything to get away from his father. He spent his entire life attempting to do so, and failing miserably. The spell manifested as a bright light in the form of a butterfly.

Japanese Purge Spell: A spell that can purge the mind of supernatural influence or solidify the erasure.

Incantation: Harae-tamai Kioku. Yomigaerashi-tamae.

Requirements: Target(s); Black Magic

Used by: In Since When Do You Speak Japanese?, Josie inadvertently used this spell, after she siphoned the black magic from Kurutta's sword, when she attempted to draw the oni out of Lizzie. In That's Nothing I Had to Remember, Josie goes to New Orleans to meet with Freya Mikaelson and get her help with reverse engineering the ancient Japanese black magic purge spell. Freya tells her that those types of spells aren't something school kids should be messing with and advises that she goes home. Josie tells her about the lost memories and that the spell is the only way she'll remember for herself. Freya agrees and they sit down together and work on the spell. While Josie flips through the grimoire she brought with her, Freya finishes the spell. In this spell, conviction matters. She needs to be clear of mind and purpose. She warns Josie that if she's not, then purging the supernatural influence in the mind, she'll end up solidifying it, making it permanent, that she'd be erasing the very memories she'd be attempting to bring back. Freya wonders how she even found the spell. Josie tells her that she siphoned it from an ancient sword to save her sister's life and that Lizzie had wrote how the spell returned her memories. After Freya confronts Josie about how she was going to use the spell. Freya demands to know who the girl is, but Josie siphons from the grimoire and casts the spell on Freya, knocking her into a bar stool and to the ground, unconscious. Josie makes her way back to the Salvatore school and performs the spell en masse. The spell radiated outwards from the school to at least throughout Mystic Falls, restoring the memories of Hope Mikaelson to those that forgot her. In You Can't Save Them All, Josie and Alaric, with Jade's help, find out that something, or someone, is missing from their memories. Josie's felt this spell before and knows how to overcome it. Once again, she casts this spell to restore her and the other's memories of Kai. In This is What It Takes, after Hope returned from the 2029 prison world through the Malivore pit, no one remembered her. Confronting Kaleb, Alaric, Lizzie and Josie, she convinced them that she knew them and could restore their memories with the spell that Josie performed on the Oni. The only problem was that Josie gave up her magic and couldn't perform the spell. However, she opted to teach the spell to Hope, as long as Alaric approved. Eventually Hope returns their missing memories of her and Landon. In Fate's A Bitch, Isn't It?, Hope performs the spell for a second time to return the memories of Cleo, who had been consumed by Malivore, in his vessel, Landon.

Collective Consciousness Spell: A spell that summons a sphere that represents the collective thoughts and emotions to those around them.

Incantation: Cessabit orbis.

Requirements: Target(s)

Used by: In This is Why We Don't Entrust Plans to Muppet Babies, Emma summoned a green sphere of energy. She told them that they represented their collective thoughts and emotions and their goal is to keep it a calm green, representing serenity and peace of mind. However with the qareen sowing discord, the negative thoughts polluted the sphere, changing its color. Eventually Emma resends the spell, causing it to explode in a display of butterflies.

Memory Wipe Spell: A spell that "removes" or blocks memories.

Incantation: Dedisco.

Requirements: Target(s)

Used by: In This is Why We Don't Entrust Plans to Muppet Babies, years prior to current events, Emma performed this spell on Alyssa to remove various memories of her troubled time at the Salvatore School and of what happened to her parents. It was to give her a fresh start, particularly with the Saltzmans and other students at the school. After Alyssa's memories were inadvertently returned to her by Josie's spell, she remembered what Emma had done and how Alaric sent other troubled students to the prison world. To take her revenge, Alyssa performed this spell on Emma after explaining what she did to send Lizzie, Josie and Alaric to the 2018 Prison World, to teach Alaric a lesson about sending problem supernatural children away. In You Can't Run From Who You Are, Lizzie mentioned to Finch that she knew a spell that could place a block on the painful memory of her killing her grandfather. Finch declined the offer, stating that she had to remember what her grandpa told her, that she couldn't trust anyone.

Suggestion Spell: A spell that makes a course of action sound reasonable.

Incantation: Unknown.

Requirements: Black Magic, Target(s)

Used by: In Life Was So Much Easier When I Only Cared About Myself, Josie performed this spell over six other students of the Salvatore School to form her own squad.

Mob Dispersal Spells: A collection of spells that disperses an angry mob.

Incantation: Unknown.

Requirements: Target(s)

Used by: In Yup, It's a Leprechaun, All Right, Lizzie mentioned that she had some old, Salem-era spells for dispersing angry mobs within her grimoire. To bring people together at the school for Fundraiser Day, Lizzie decided she was going to try and figure out if she could reverse one of them and draw people here.

Translation Spells: A collection of spells that translates languages.

Incantation: Unknown.

Requirements: Target(s)

Used by: In Yup, It's a Leprechaun, All Right, Hope performed a number of spells on the leprechaun to help her understand his language. However, the spells failed to work. Instead, she used his blood in the hopes to track him back to the portal that he was released from.

Mental Connection Severing Spell: A type of spell that can sever any mental connection.

Lizzie's Incantation: Rezvendas

Lizzie and Josie's Incantation: Anima Dimittere. Animo creverunt.

Requirements: Person (Lizzie and Josie's spell)

Used by: In You Have to Pick One This Time‎‎, Lizzie attempted to force MG and Hope from Malivore's conscious mind, however, he kept the "head dive" in place. Josie found an alternate spell to sever any mental connection. The only catch was that it was a chain spell, which required drawing magic from a person, and they couldn't use the magic they siphoned from the school. Siphoning from Finch, Lizzie and Josie performed the spell and severed Kaleb and MG's telepathy from Malivore.

Language Acquisition Spell: A spell that allows someone to speak another language.

Incantation: Unknown.

Requirements: Target(s)

Used by: In We All Knew This Day Was Coming, Wade recalls the time Hope spelled a professor at the school to be able to only speak Sumerian. While the students realized he was speaking another language, the professor did not.

Memory Creation Spell: A spell that allows a witch to give someone a fabricated memory.

Incantation: Unknown.

Requirements: Target(s)

Used by: In You Will Remember Me, Lizzie and Ethan secretly learned from MG and Cleo about the weapon that can kill Hope. Wanting to take revenge, Lizzie plans to kill Hope, though Ethan doesn't want to be labeled a villain again. Lizzie can't have her plan foiled and gives Ethan two choices. He can lie to MG or she can make him forget and replace it with another memory. After Ethan returned to train with MG, he told him that he and Lizzie had just taken a walk out to the Old Mill and talked.

Fear Release Spell: A spell that helps a witch to release things, specifically what they're afraid of.

Incantation: Caspori mutaticious dimittis.

Requirements: Target(s)

Used by: In I Wouldn't Be Standing Here If It Weren't For You, Lizzie taught Hope this spell that she learned from Emma at a young age. Lizzie reasoned that Hope was still holding on to her dark side, which she believed was a defense mechanism to protect herself. Using a box as a physical representation, she instructed Hope to concentrate on what she was afraid of and to imagine filling the box with it. That her fear and anger wasn't her and that they are separate from her and she can put them in the box. While Hope concentrated, her dark side kept pushing her while only aided her in knowing why she was holding on to her. Lizzie then instructed her to picture her fear transforming into something beautiful and together they recited the spell. When Lizzie opened the box, a shining butterfly fluttered out, however despite Lizzie saying they would watch it silently as it faded away, Hope cast the incendia spell to speed up its destruction.