Spells of the Crone

from "The Crone's Book of Words"
and "The Grandmother of Time"

For Good Fortune in Winter When the evening fire Lies down tame, Take twelve twigs Of Ash or Rowan, Tied in thread, Yellow or red, And cast them in, Thinking in silence Of what you wish, whether Love or Wealth, Or Gentle Weather, Watch their flame, Do not look away Until it dies, And you shall have your way.

For Success Steep in a bath A bowlful of leaves From three or four Or five of these: Marigold, Celery, Mint and Grass, Nasturtium, Parsley, Fennel and Cress. When the Brew is green, And the steam is sweet, Lie in the water And thrice repeat: "I shall bathe and I shall be As green and strong, good Herbs, as thee. Draw me favor, draw me fame, Draw bright honor to my name." Rise from the water thrice empowered; Wear those virtues you have conjured.

A Magickal Word Square

Write these words on paper:
TREE
ROAD
EAVE
EDEN
Read from west to east and north to south, then speak aloud,
"TREE of Knowledge
ROAD of Pain,
EAVE of Home,
EDEN again.
If you solve this riddle, burn the paper on your hearth: 
It will keep your house from sorrow all year long.
(These words would be written in a magickal square so that each word ends with a letter that begins the next word.)

From "The Grandmother of Time"

Spell to Bring Good Luck

Get seven Job's Tears from an occult store.
Sew them into your pillow and sleep on it every night.
What I might do:
You might also try burning green candles, or writing down all of the bad  things that are happening to you and burn the paper. Burn them in your cauldron and jump over it as the paper burns inside the cauldron.  Do something to bind these things...putting them in an empty walnut shell,  tying it tight with string, and burying it might work. 
Also, do something to activate the good things you would like to happen to you. Write them down and then burn the paper, including it in the smoke from  your incense.  Visualize your luck changing.  Alternatively, youcould tear the paper into tiny pieces.  Get a plant from a nursery and transplant it in your yard or in a container in your home,and bury the ash or paper pieces under the plant.  As the plant grows, so will your luck.
It's also helpful to do some scrying and try to determine where your downfalls are. Maybe there is something you are doing that impedes your progress and keeps you from getting what you want.  You should also take steps to deal with that.