from the big book of amazing book of facts
one spell which you can cast right now is the abracadabra where the word decreases like this
abracadabra
bracadabra
racadabra
acadabra
cadabra
adabra
dabra
abra
bra
ra
a
cleopatra (among others) was known to have done this to prosper despite the evil designs of her enemies, and you will find reference to it in the greater and lesser key of solomon who learned it from the queen of sheba who learned it from a djinn which she was said to have trapped with a series of mirrors and convex lenses until it was mercilessly refracted and compelled to dispense wisdom at her command.
you can write it on the palm of your hand (many do this) for luck: aim the point at your wrist, the soft and thin skin of your little wrist for maximum efficacy.
or, write it on the pad of paper (legal sized) that you keep next to the telephone, and tear off the sheet. do whatever you like with it. when i come along later and see the impressions that your pen left on the pages underneath i will want to run a pencil over the grooves on the paper to reveal what i already know is there:
it smells like burning house in here
like burning house in here
it smells like burning
like burning
house