This was used to put an end to a toxic situation and it delivered. I can't speak too much about it, but I can tell you that if you use this, your opps won't get back up.

Truly is a last resort type of materia, strongly recommend, as others suggest, working with other spheres before working with this one. Deneb Algedi and Mars in Scorpio have been good alternatives IMO. It is important to ask oneself when dealing with a perceived threat "Is this truly a danger to me or is this just ego?"
If something or someone truly has it coming, this materia will not hold back.

This is a potent vinegar for times when other forms of protection aren't cutting it. I highly recommend working first with Deneb Algedi and/ or Antares (Badger or Emperor subsets). If those don't provide the protection you require, then take some time to divine if Algol will be a good fit for you.
It is important to develop a relationship with Algol first, through offerings but most of all, with sincere, humble prayer. Ideally, she will extend an invitation to you.
As mentioned, this is a vinegar, not a water. It smells! But that is what it is for: purification of the strongest kind. I use to anoint petition papers and other ritual tools when working with Hekate. This Dark Goddess does like to channel her powers through Algol, so if you feel called to work with Algol and already have a relationship with Hekate, there is a strong chance it is in fact Hekate calling to you through this star's power. You can confirm through divination, too.

My relationship with the Queen of the Gorgons has been amplified by the use of this magical materia, but be warned - do not use this lightly. Follow Kait's instructions and be cautious with its' use, as it is extremely powerful and the Mother does not F*** around. The Mother isn't a passing fad (I say this because it seems lately that her name is being thrown around in "witchy" groups a lot and sorry but if you're new to witchcraft you probably shouldn't be messing with the heavy hitters). I mean that with all respect and with the intention of trying to protect novices.

All this said, I have used this materia to consecrate my MA ritual tools and also to conjure her during a massive working I undertook several months ago for her, with fantastic results. Thank you Kait as always <3

There are many much needed warnings on this stuff! I don’t take it lightly but I admit I was a bit nervous to engage with this materia. That all changed when I started working with Algol and giving offerings while using this spray. I absolutely will be buying the larger bottle when finances align and I need more. A little goes a long way as with all materia IMO so that’ll probably be a while but the fear is gone. It felt like coming home

To me, this substance is very directed towards the poison being the cure. I have such a true love for the malefics; and this spray feels like my personal encounters with Algol. Her in a bottle.

I have only had it for a day but I love the stuff. When I originally submitted the order, I was anxious but in positive anticipation- the kind of feeling when you're in line for a huge roller coaster and it's almost your turn. My natural energies are a bit strange and I tend to eat malefics for breakfast in a figurative sense, applying SiC and Antares to myself and my practice liberally with little to no side effects. Recently it feels as though I'd "leveled up" enough to handle the intense energies of Mother Algol, and found myself with a sudden interest in it.

To be honest, I was a little bit confused as to why I was called to it- While I work with the dark divine, I don't have any particular affiliation with standard "dark goddess" types (Unless one counts Duchess Astaroth or the feminine version of King Beleth), usually leaning more gender-neutral in spaces like these. Receiving the box in the mail did nothing to assuage my anxiety. I had heard stories about people who can feel the energies right out of the package, but it didn't feel like anything in particular to me.

I know that it says not to use inside or on your person, but I had the feeling that it wouldn't hurt anything considering my usual practices, and sprayed for a ritual working while making a protection servitor for the household. Once I had actually posted my petition for Mother Algol to help me create the servitor was when I felt the kick. It was not an unpleasant energy, but I could feel the weight of it. Afterwards for another ritual, an "initiation" of sorts, I anointed my body with the spray. I had to take a nap afterward, but the experience felt invigorating and empowering. Not something I would do every day however. I didn't have any bad side effects and I didn't notice any sort of residual gunk (however I do have the strong ability to move energies easily, so it's not hard for me to cleanse my space by just "pushing" everything out). A simple shower was enough to get it off of my person.

It feels very comforting to have around. Would definitely recommend for people who can handle these sorts of energies. I had some friends check over the tools I've anointed just to be sure I did everything properly and everyone has confirmed there's a potent energy.

I purchased Blood of Gorgon ages ago, tucked it away safely into a little cauldron away from my other materia. I wasn't anxious to use it but the situation arose where Algol was needed. The deference and love I have for Algol and this materia is limitless. Not only was she gentle and kind with me, she was compassionate and rather soothing. To the object of my need to use Algol she was a masterful protectress and swiftly brought justice to my situation. She does not mess around and she does not dole out mercy when called in. In her honor I'm wearing a beautiful snake necklace as thanks for the unconditional protection.

I had no real reason to want items from this series until recently, which was its own blessing, but I am so grateful that I was still able to order this at just the perfect time. I’m rather informal about a lot of my uses of Sphere and Sundry materia because they’re often so effective on their own without extra bells and whistles from me, but I definitely made sure to take basic precautions this time. Disposable gloves, predetermined/thematically appropriate (and immediate) disposal of all accessories used to distribute the material, thorough washing with lots of running water and salt on the hands, changing clothes, cleaning the sink where I washed, bathing, etc.

I asked for Algol’s help with two different completely unassociated individuals who were each causing a lot of daily distress to a lot of people, and who each showed a long pattern of no remorse.

I’m a total doormat in most aspects of my life, so I first tried to brush up on more mundane practices first by determining better boundaries and by reaching out to other people involved in the respective situations in order to show support (no negative language or venting involved). I’m also not great with any amount of drama and don't cutting people out; dealing with the situation in such a way as this felt like a last resort.

I actually ended up just bagging (a few times, for safety) and throwing away the little containers where I decanted the “Blood” (as part of the working) in my apartment building’s garbage cans the night before trash day. Instead of direct application to any personal effects I just wrote names on plain paper, cut them out of the original sheet, rolled them up, and sealed them individually in the tiniest glass vials I could buy, each filled to the top with the Blood.

Instead of a lot of ceremony, it felt appropriate to do the steps a little quickly and secretly after privately offering prayers and heartfelt, carefully worded petition. The cleanup of the tools was the more involved half.

One person in particular who was really causing a lot of pain and stress for all of the people they had a lot of power over was swiftly dealt with (without any further mundane intervention from me at all) literally on the following trash day. The other person, through a series of very sudden but overall harmless changes in office circumstances, was forced the following week back onto the defensive, and simply doesn’t have the leeway to behave erratically and abusively to the people that they manage for the time being. These two situations were affecting people I know and love in my day-to-day life, and I believe the desire to defend others that I care about from something they don't deserve was a huge factor in the success and speed of the working.

For now the rest of this materia is resting in its own black velvet pouch inside a dedicated black box. I do think that simply knowing that it’s there at all makes me more mindful of boundaries in a way that I have not been able to be previously. I actually hide the materia even further in the back of my closet when times/transits and emotions feel especially volatile, lmao! I think it's a worthwhile precaution. Knowing that the swiftness of Algol’s defense is real makes one evaluate any instinctive feelings of resentment more carefully: “How can I vent this safely and appropriately without just bottling it up?” and conversely, “Is it really still ok to just lie down and take this without at least giving them a chance to hear your thoughts on it?”

Giving voice to my frustrations has still been hard, because breaking any pattern is always so hard, but it’s still interesting to see my growing willingness to stand by the consequences of firmly saying “no”.

I wouldn’t recommend this in situations where you want to continue to see the target in your life, for perhaps obvious reasons. There are other series in the catalogue with a much gentler vibe for that. And I can definitely see why divination is involved when shipping this out. In addition to the appropriate devotional practices recommended in the background information for this series, I personally think that a regular practice of finding healthy, constructive, mundane outlets for frustration or stress would be so helpful for keeping oneself from going too far on accident or passing on harm to others.

Thanks to Sphere and Sundry for making this one, and for being meticulous about every step of its creation.

I have had amazing success with Blood of the Gorgon as a powerful tool in my boundary-building. I have been in the past followed a bit too closely by a former mentor that had been exposed for some deeply despicable actions. I was tired of always looking over my shoulder or feeling like I needed to keep tabs on her location - though I always got a feeling when she was in the area or passing through. Her actions and movements were always popping up in conversation and I felt like I couldn't escape her.

After a while of building my relationship with Mother Algol, I began considering ways to bulk up my magical protections to avoid any further interactions with this person. I was in need of some way to stop feeling vulnerable at every mention of them. I added Blood of the Gorgon to my wards around my house - followed up with additional purification within the home. The safety of knowing the ever-watchful eye of Mother Algol is keeping ill-wishers at a great distance is absolutely priceless. And, for the record, this person and general mention of them has been blissfully absent from my life.

Potent, not for the uncommitted, and a stunning distillation of the power and intensity of Algol.