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Rapid Fire Summoning: A Quick and Easy Spell for Attracting Pretty Much Anything
I use this spell all the time, and it hadn’t occurred to me to post it because it seems a little obvious - but then again, it’s obvious because it’s simple, isn’t it?
1. Place the thing, or a representation of the thing, in a jar or bottle. If you’re trying to summon more sandwiches, put part of a sandwich in a bottle. If you can’t get a sandwich, draw a picture of a sandwich or find a symbol of a sandwich. 
2. Burn an orange candle over it. Secure an orange (for attraction) spell candle with some of its own wax on top of your filled jar or bottle to charge and seal. You can use this candle plain after charging it in your hands or with an external source (the sun, the moon, etc), or you can dress it and carve it to enhance the effect (I find runes to be a pretty great and easy way to customize a candle for beginners).
That’s it! I recommend doing this spell during the waxing moon, but in a pinch, you can attach it to any waxing motion (sunrise, the rising tide, and so on). This is one of those “open-ended results” things, so I wanna hear about any successful outcomes you guys get! :>
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libermagus · 4 years
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Ash’s Original Witchery Posts MegaIndex!
Below are all my original posts on witchcraft & witchery sorted by subject. I’ll be adding to / editing this post each time I post something new - stay tuned!
CHARGING
Charging 101: The Quick Basics
CIRCLES
Three Simple Ways to Cast a Circle
Circle Casting Clinic 101
CHEAT SHEETS
Candle Magic Cheat Sheet
Spell Jars: A Guide & How-To
Moon Phase Cheat Sheet
Expanded Moon Phase Cheat Sheet
Celtic Tree Calendar Cheat Sheet
CLEANSING
A Basic Home & Apartment Cleansing
CONSECRATION
Consecration Basics
The Lazy’s Witch’s Ring Consecration
Consecrating a Tarot Deck
DIVINATION & PSYCHIC MATTERS
Getting Started with Tarot
Dice Divination
Make an Emergency Tarot Kit
The Types of Psychic Power
Herbs for Psychic Ability
GREEN WITCHCRAFT
“My Throat Is Trying To Kill Me” Ginger Brew”
A Basic Wishing Spell, Green Witch Edition
Cauldron Tips & Tricks
HELLENIC PAGANISM & PAGANISM
Non-Conventional Ways to Worship Artemis
MEDITATION & VISUALIZATION
Starting Meditation
Exercises for Beginning Visualization
MOON MAGIC
A Witch’s Full Moon Traditions
Moon Phase Cheat Sheet
Expanded Moon Phase Cheat Sheet
The Movement of the Spheres: All About the Moon, its Movements, Phases, and Celebrations
PROTECTION
Simple Methods of Protection
Basic Shielding
RECIPES
“My Throat Is Trying To Kill Me” Ginger Brew
Lemon Cayenne Wakefulness Potion
A Green Witch’s Herb Bread
Things to Do With Rose Oil
…and Tea Tree Oil
Herbs for Psychic Abilities
RITUALS
Ritual of Announcement - for Witches Starting their Path
A Basic Home & Apartment Cleansing
A Witch’s Full Moon Traditions
The Tea Ceremony
SAFETY
Safety Tips for Witches
SPELLCRAFT
Attraction and Banishment in Spellcraft
Charging: The Quick Basics
Candle Magic Cheat Sheet
Cauldron Tips & Tricks
Circle Casting Clinic 101
Spell Jars: A Guide & How-To
Moon Phase Cheat Sheet
Expanded Moon Phase Cheat Sheet
Celtic Tree Calendar Cheat Sheet
Magical Timing: The Sun & Moon in Witchcraft
Amelioration: Using Honey in Spells
Using Dirt and Ash Without Being Appropriative
What to Do With Dyed Glass & Fake Stones
SPELLS
The Banishing Bottle: A Spell to Thrust Away Banes and Stresses
Three Simple Ways to Cast a Circle
Enchanting a Necklace for Courage
Enchanting a Soap or Cleanser to Help Clear Skin
The Lazy Witch’s Ring Consecration
Getting It Done: A Virgo Moon
Simple Methods of Protection
A Basic Wishing Spell, Green Witch Edition
Wards for Resisting the Power
WANDLORE
How to Fix Up & Set Up a Stick as a Wand
WARDING
Wards for Resisitng the Power
Technomancy Warding for Blogs & Sites
WITCHCRAFT 101 / WITCHLINGS
Witch Starter Kit: First Year Supply List
Witching on the Cheap: First-Year Supply List II (Redux)
The Difference Between a Book of Shadows, a Grimoire, and a Witches’ Almanac
The Difference Between Witches, Wiccans, Magic, and Magick
Making Witchcraft a Daily Practice
WITCHY TIPS
Recharging Tattooed Sigils
Witchery and Mental Illness
Five of My Favorite Witchy Tools
Holy Crap, Ghosts, Leave Me Alone
Circle Casting Clinic 101
The Science of Spellcraft
WITCH’S TOOLS
The Athame
Cauldron Tips & Tricks
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libermagus · 4 years
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lil tarot tip 🔮
contrary to most beliefs, you can pull for yes or no questions! here’s a short cheat sheet for when you have a question on whether you should do something ✨
wands
yes, but you’ll have to work for it!
cups
yes, it’ll come to you naturally!
pentacles
this one means it will come with a price...
swords
absolutely not!
major arcana
“good luck” and be careful
side note
get the details on your answer! pull more cards to see where you could go wrong or how you can improve the situation :) follow your intuition! remember, not everything is set in stone ✨
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This is it: this is your sign. You’re brand new, refreshed, empowered to change. Your calmer, softer times are coming. Your confidence, your happiness, your bliss, is arriving. Self acceptance is easier, and taking care of yourself is no longer a chore, but something you look forward to. You start to feel replenished - you’re *you* again - and the next chapter of your happier life begins now.
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Friendly reminder that being eclectic is not an excuse to appropriate from closed spiritual systems.
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TAROT tips for Beginners 🌙
⭐︎ Cleanse your deck after you buy it!! This is so so important, because you want to start working with a new clean energy.
⭐︎ There are thousands of ways to cleanse your deck. Cleansing can be something super simple, as just knocking on your deck 3 times or placing a crystal on top of the deck! Just do what feels right.
⭐︎ Interview your deck! After you buy new cards, talk to them, ask them questions and figure out the decks personality. There are a lot of fun spreads for this.
⭐︎ Sleep with your deck. Another good way to bond with your deck is sleeping with it near you. Just put it under your pillow or somewhere close to you over night!
⭐︎ You don’t have to read reversals. It’s up to you if you decide to turn the card back around. Again, do what feels right!
⭐︎ Reversals don’t always equal opposites. If you decide to read reversals, remember that it can have completely different meaning then just being opposite of the upright position.
⭐︎ Start simple. Start out with something simple like past/present/future spread. It’s super easy and gives you clarity on any situation.
⭐︎ Spend time looking at the picture. When you pull a card, really spend time observing at all the different colors and symbols before you look up the meaning. 
⭐︎ Jumping cards usually have something important to tell you. If you’re shuffling your deck and a card jumps out, look up what it means and what message it has for you!
⭐︎ Pull a daily card each morning. This is super fun and easy. You definitely don’t need to do this everyday, but it’s a good way to memorize the cards and their meanings.
and finally, practice, practice and practice! It’s going to take a while until you remember all the meanings, but just have fun and enjoy the process!🦋
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libermagus · 4 years
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Witchcraft 102 Masterpost
So. You’ve covered the basics. You know what every kind of ritual tool does, you understand all the terms that seemed alien to you before and you think you’re finally starting to get a feel for this witchcraft thing. You’re not a baby witch anymore, but… where to from here? Making the move from beginner witch to intermediate witch is a lot more difficult than it seems, purely because resources aimed at intermediate witchcraft are few and far between. But there’s a good reason for that.
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There are general rules and ideas that can be applied across all of witchcraft. There’s so much to learn from other witches, but your greatest teacher will always be yourself. There is a reason witchcraft is so customisable to the individual: some things just work better for certain people. Not to mention pretty much every magick practice in history was developed by witches using their intuition! Because of this, it’s hard to create resources that tell somehow how to go from a beginner to an intermediate. However, they do exist! You’ll just find that most of them will act as prompts or scaffolds. They’ll instruct you on how to figure things out for yourself.
This next stage of your craft will involve a lot of introspection, and a lot of trusting your gut. It’s the reason you learnt all that baby witch stuff in the first place. This is where most of the personal growth happens. It can be scary, but it’ll also be magical. It’ll be a while before you actually qualify as an ‘intermediate witch’, and there’s no shame in that. The process of moving from beginner to intermediate is one that can take years, simply because witchcraft is such a deep and complex art. I myself definitely wouldn’t identify as a baby witch, but I’m still a beginner in many aspects despite having been a witch for years.
Without further ado, I present to you witchcraft 102.
GENERAL
The Problem with Sharing Advanced Magic
Using Tumblr as a Resource
How to Stop Being a Beginner Witch
How to Deepen Your Craft
Developing Your Craft Beyond Tumblr
Creating a Spiritual Calendar
SOAP Journaling: a Devotional Framework
Devotional Journal (for deity worship)
Questions for a Deeper Spiritual Practice
ORGANISATION
When reading through information, I recommend taking notes on the content, as well as your thoughts on it. Do you notice any connections to other texts or ideas? Do you have any questions you’d like to follow up? This will not only help you remember the information, but encourage you to look at it critically and see the bigger picture. Here is an example of my personal note-taking scaffold which includes some of the notes I took a while ago. I adapted it from the Cornell notes system based on my personal needs.
At TechnoCoven, a recent online witchcraft convention, there was an hour-long panel about planning in witchcraft called Spirit Papers. Here is a link to the recording. It goes over different organisation systems, notebooks, etc.
Why you should cite sources
How to cite sources
What is an annotated bibliography?
I would highly recommend setting aside a specific time every day to study witchcraft. This way, you will be improving your craft every day. Even if you only set aside half an hour, you will be doing three and a half hours of study a week. An hour a day totals to seven hours a week. If you can’t find a specific time every day, then find a specific time every week. 6pm-8pm on Tuesday and Saturday, for example, or reserve all of Sunday afternoon. This structure obviously isn’t compulsory, but with it you will advance at a much quicker pace and probably find your craft more fulfilling.
You should definitely have a grimoire already, but if you don’t, get one. It can be on paper or online, if you’d prefer. OneNote, Evernote, Microsoft Word and Google Docs are all viable digital options. You probably have lots of loose information lying around, whether its physical, in note form or on your Tumblr blog. Categorise it and order it. Then go through it. Document the important and useful parts in your grimoire.
READING
Elemental Magick in Science
Elemental Systems
The Darker Elements
History of Magick Part 1
History of Magick Part 2
History of Magick Part 3
History of Magick Part 4
How Location and History Affect Spiritual Practices
Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health (ebook)
TAROT
Stop Learning Tarot Like Flash Cards
Learning the Major Arcana
Learning the Court Cards
Reading Tarot Cards Vertically
Reading Reversed Cards
How to Take Notes on a (New) Tarot Deck
Understanding Yourself Tarot Mega-Spread
Conceptions of the Self Through Spreads
Shadow February Divination Challenge
Daily Tarot Journal Printable
SHADOW WORK
Introduction to Shadow Work
6 Phrases for Shadow Work
Safety Planning (good to have one of these if you’re doing shadow work and have a mental illness)
Shadow Working with Stuck Points
Shadow Work with Hillbillyoracle (pt. 1)
Shadow Work with Hillbillyoracle (pt. 2)
Hillbillyoracle’s Personal Shadow Work Framework
RESEARCH
Good Things to Research When You Don’t Know What to Research
Areas of Research for the Intermediate Witch
Masterlist of Journals, Articles & Books on Folklore, Mythology and the Occult
Index of Old Grimoires
Working with Plants
Tips on How to Google Correspondences
The Cornell University Library Witchcraft Collection
Sacred Text Archive
Bocastle Museum of Witchcraft
Occult Library
Hermetics Library
Project Gutenberg Paganism Bookshelf
Legal Free Ebooks Masterpost
Good Pagan & Wiccan Publishers
How to Get Use Out of Older Texts
Finding Experienced Witches
PRACTICE
What to Do When You Fall out of Practice
Making Your Own Correspondences
Pendulum Dowsing for Correspondences
2019 Grimoire Challenge (a year of grimoire prompts)
Stones for Advanced Practitioners
On Tools and Psychodrama
A Way to Astral Project
Energy Alignment Identification
Magic in the Body
Spell Circles
Irish Concept of “On the Breath”
Sky Catch
Verbal Sigils
PODCASTS
Tea With the Gods
The Hillbilly Oracle
Hex Positive
The History of Witchcraft
The Empowered Modern Witches Show
Academy of Affluence
TESTIMONIALS
A Samhain Fairytale
Foundations of Diywitchery’s Practice
Godphoning
Devotional activities
GET OFF TUMBLR (AKA GET SOME VARIETY IN YOUR SOURCES) I’ve got some examples listed here but there are definitely more out there!
Bree NicGarran’s Blog
Luna Luna Magazine (Blog)
Witchy Words (Blog)
Mumble & Things (Blog)
Down the Forest Path (Blog)
The Travelling Witch (Blog)
Prisoner’s Apothecary (Blog)
Harmony Nice (Youtube)
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
6 Books for Advancing Your Craft
Hellenic Polytheism Books
Walker Between Worlds by Robert Kirk (I haven’t read it so I can’t vouch for its quality but I’ve heard its a valuable resources for those wanting to learn about the fae)
The Study of Witchcraft: A Guidebook to Advanced Wicca by Deborah Lipp (I will link to my book review here; this book is essentially a study guide)
Evolution of Goddess by Emma Mildon (book recommendation) (especially good if you are looking to find a deity but are unsure of where to start)
The Occult, Witchcraft & Magic: An Illustrated History by Christopher Dell (a fantastic starting place for looking into occult history)
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🍃 air witch starter pack 🍃
some resources to get you started with air witchcraft:
the element of air
air: the element
air in magick
air witch travel altar
mc’s guidebook: incense
bubbles in magick
whistling up a wind
above the trees meditation
how to make a spell spray
rainy’s wind charm tutorial
capture the wind jar spell
feather spell
spell for disconnecting
wind enchantment for divination
protection chimes
breath of fresh air tarot spread
air sigil
connecting with air sigil
air element
air correspondences
air witch self care tips
air witch aesthetic
you know you’re an air witch when…
things air witches love
air deities:
amun
apollo
athena
faeries (not deities, but can be worked with in a similar manner - be sure to do very comprehensive research beforehand, though, as they can be dangerous to work with)
farore (zelda pop culture deity)
fei lian
njord
sidhe
shu
thoth
urania
zeus
crystals:
amethyst
aura quartz
aventurine
carnelian
celestite
diamond
glass crystals
peridot
pumice
quartz
sapphire
smoky quartz
topaz
tourmaline
turquoise
plants to grow/use in your craft:
acacia
apricot
baby’s breath
bamboo
dandelion
eucalyptus
hazel
lavender
lemon
lemongrass
lemon verbena
lilac
nutmeg
olive
oregano
parsley
peach
pine
pistachio
sage
snow pea
spearmint
tangerine
willow
things to start doing:
go to a park/field/backyard and practice yoga
burn incense in the morning that corresponds to the intent you’d like to set for the day
look into dream magic
make a sigil that means “i am protected by the winds” and use it when you’re feeling unsafe
unleash your creative side: write poetry, paint, draw, sing, play an instrument
research angels
wear more white, grey, blue and lavender clothes
research subjects you’re interested in - amass knowledge in all its forms
make an air altar (preferably facing east): fill it with feathers, incense, crystals, hanging plants, pictures of beautiful sunsets you’ve witnessed, a flute or a record player
talk to the wind. vent your frustrations, tell it your worries, your dreams, your desires. it will always listen.
research faeries
find a signature perfume or cologne. wear it always.
learn to cleanse with the wind. sit in the breeze, feel it blow through you, taking all your negative energy to faraway places and replacing it with fresh energy.
good blogs that post about air witchcraft: @la-petitefille @rainy-day-witchcraft
and an air witchcraft playlist.
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🌱 green witch starter pack 🌱
some resources to get you started with green witchcraft:
tips for beginner earth witches
things to research as a beginner earth witch
earth witch self care tips
everyday plant magick
a list of basic herbs
flower correspondences
correspondences for succulents and cacti
dirt correspondences
elemental correspondences
the magick of tea
earth milk bath
quick and easy honey spells
acorn charms
strawberry luck spell
keep the wildlife healthy and well spell
lullaby to aid a dying plant
simple salve recipe
connecting with a tree
“my plants are healthy” sigil
earth sigil
good plants for beginners
earth witch aesthetic
earth deities:
geb
pan
persephone
demeter
gaea
freyr
vidar
idun
farore (pop culture deity)
the fae (not deities, but they are powerful beings you can work with - be sure to do lots of research beforehand, though)
crystals:
moss agate
agate
ammonite
aventurine
black tourmaline
clear quartz
chrysoprase
green calcite
hematite
jade
peridot
plants to grow/use in your craft:
pansies
moss
oak
tomatoes
mushrooms
lavender
snapdragons
daffodils
sage
anything, really!
things to start doing:
grow a small herb garden
make tea blends
press flowers
research local flora and fauna
go on walks in your local nature reserve/forest
incorporate more homegrown/organic food into your diet
learn basic herb correspondences
research essential oil blends/how to use them safely
draw sigils on your potted plants to encourage their growth
look into starting a bee garden, if you have the space
set up crystal grids in your home to attract your desired energies
try keep fresh flowers in your room
watch nature documentaries
good blogs that post about green witchcraft: @curiousitycabaret @eith-ne @imaginarywitchcraft @thebasildruid
and a green witchcraft playlist. or two.
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libermagus · 4 years
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☀️ solar witch starter pack ☀️
some resources to get you started with solar witchcraft:
sun magic & the elements
little solar witch ideas
sun altar set-up
sun witch morning tips
sun crystals & how to use them
sunrise witchcraft
sunset magick
seeds of happiness spell
forever sunkissed spell
glow like the sun spell jar
cloak of the sun spell
solar witch teas
witch’s basil lemonade
sun salts
summer incantations
sun witch vibes
summer witch moodboard
solar deities:
apollo
helios
ra
alaunus
sol
the wiccan god
crystals:
citrine
pyrite
orange calcite
garnet
sunstone
carnelian
tiger’s eye
amber
goldstone
golden/honey calcite
plants to grow/use in your craft:
rosemary
basil
sunflowers
marigolds
succulents
cacti
citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, etc.)
oregano
cinnamon
ginger
ash
turmeric
corn
carrots
poppy
geranium
chamomile
good blogs that post about solar witchcraft: @healing-sun-witch @solarianwitch
and a solar witchcraft playlist. or two.
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libermagus · 4 years
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A Charm to Deter Thieves
Simple Anti-Burglary Charm
Begin by amassing a collection of keys, aiming to have one key for every door and window in the house that opens to the outside. If you have 2 entry/exit doors and 15 windows, for instance, you will want to gather 17 keys. There aren’t really any specifications for the kinds of keys you should be collecting, but try to only add a key to the collection if it “feels” right for the magic in question. The older the key, the better, as an old key has probably locked more doors than a new one.
When you have managed to gather the proper number of keys, wait for a Thursday and then take them, along with a length of red ribbon, to the outside of the front entrance. Walk through the front door, closing it behind you, and make your way to the nearest point of ingress on your right. Take one of the keys, and press it against the window/door, saying:
“I call on you key, to lock out thieves who prowl in the light.
I call on you key to lock out thieves who creep in the night.”
This being said, take the key you just used and slip it onto the red ribbon. Moving Deasil (Sunwise) through the home, stop at every point of ingress. At each entryway, hold one of the keys against the door/window and repeat the same words. Each time you finish, add the key you’ve just used to the red ribbon.
When you have made a full circle around the house and back to the front door, take the last of your keys and repeat the incantatory process, before also adding it to the ribbon and tying the ends together. The final product should look something like a beaded necklace made from keys.
With this complete, hang the loop of keys above your front door and say:
“With (insert #) locks this house is secured.
With (insert #) locks all theft is deterred.”
If the ribbon of the locking charm is ripped or becomes unfastened, it has successfully intercepted or diffused a threat of burglary.
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10 Unconventional Spell Ingredients
Ingredients for spells can be found pretty much anywhere. Here are ten you may not have thought of, most of which I’ve used!
The ribbon used to tie a bouquet: Very versatile ingredient! Can be used to symbolise love, connection and happiness. The ribbon’s correspondences can be varied based on the situation by which you acquired the bouquet. A bouquet given to you by your partner on your first anniversary, for example, will have strong love energy and could even be used in a spell to reignite the ‘spark’ in the relationship. If the bouquet was given to you by a best friend on your birthday, it would correspond with friendship and potentially have solar energy (with a birthday celebrating one revolution of the sun). The ribbon could also symbolise your connection to whomever gave you the bouquet. I keep the ribbons I get off bouquets for this purpose!
The thorns from a rose given to you: I kept the thorns from roses that were given to me by an ex and used them when performing a curse. Really good for symbolising toxic relationships or helping someone realise they’re causing you pain. You could use thorns off roses in your garden, but the thorns will act better as a taglock if they’re given to you.
Bobby pins: Structure, organisation and beauty. An air of temporary composure when things might be falling apart. Perfect for glamours for this reason.
Greeting cards: Happiness, love, relationships, friendship, connection, celebration, appreciation. The occasion upon which they were given and who they were given by will of course affect their energy.
Old clothes: Another versatile ingredient. If you feel the old clothes represent a version of yourself that you want to let go of, they could be used in a cleansing ritual (perhaps by burning). If they were clothes you really liked but wore so much that they’re breaking, they could symbolise beauty, comfort or contentment. Also a good taglock if they were gifted to you by someone. Poppets are extra potent when constructed from this fabric.
Train/bus tickets: Discovery, exploration and opportunity. If the ticket is taking you to a favourite place it might correspond with happiness. If the ticket was acquired on holiday it might correspond with relaxation.
Stickers you still have from your childhood: Innocence, happiness, creativity. Can symbolise bringing back something which has been lost.
Washi tape: Small blessings, excitement, beauty, adding something good to an otherwise ordinary situation. Colour and symbol correspondences may also come into play here.
Wrapping paper: Can symbolise happiness, disappointment (if the gift sucked) or gratitude. Could be used in beauty spells or for glamours. If the wrapping paper came from a disappointing gift, it could even be used in a hex/curse for someone who tries to sugarcoat terrible situations, or changes the topic/turns it on you when you try to approach them about issues in your relationship. Could be use for prosperity or money spells.
Guylian seashell chocolates: Really great offering for Aphrodite (chocolate and the ocean). Useful in sea witchcraft, or as an offering to ocean deities. Good for beauty and love spells.
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How to Cast Spells That Work
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In her book Wicca for Beginners Thea Sabin says, “When you do a spell, you are telling the universe that you intend to bring about a certain change and you are putting the energy in motion to achieve that end.”
A spell is sort of an energetic shove to get things moving in the way you want them to, and we do this by creating a ritual to build and then release the energy to get things going.
Most spells are based on a principle called imitative magic.
In his book Backwoods Shamanism, Ray Hess says, “Imitative magic means that making a symbolic gesture, when combined with intent and will… can affect the intended change on a grander scale.” [Note: I don’t actually recommend this book, but I like Hess’s definition of imitative magic.]
So, for example, you may have heard of a “cord cutting” ritual, where you symbolically cut your spiritual ties to a person you no longer want to have a relationship with. You’re symbolically creating a separation between yourself and that person, which creates physical separation in real life.
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There are four basic components to any spell: your will, your intention, focused energy, and a ritual action. Some magical traditions add extra steps, like casting a circle, but from what I’ve read and been taught, these four basic components are constant no matter which tradition you’re following.
Let’s start with the most important bit: your will. Your will isn’t just what you want: it’s the desire and drive that is in alignment with your highest good. But in this case we’re also talking about will in the sense of willpower — Basically, your will is your personal spiritual authority and the source of your magical power.
Any spell that is not in alignment with your will won’t work. This is why it’s important to be clear about what you want and why you want it before you attempt a spell.
There’s also an element of belief here. Because magic only works when your spells are in alignment with your will, if you don’t believe your spell can work, it won’t. This is because you, yourself are blocking it from working.
The second important component of a  spell is your intention. When you do a spell, it’s important to clearly state what you want to happen. Some traditions will write the intention down on a piece of paper, which is called a petition. Other traditions will use a spoken statement of intention in the form of an incantation. Some witches use both.
You need to be clear about your intention before you begin your spell. Magic will always follow the path of least resistance, so it’s important to be specific. However, I find that magic works better when your intention leaves a little bit of wiggle room. It’s about finding that happy medium.
You also want to keep your petitions and incantations simple. If it’s more than a couple of sentences, you probably need to trim it down a little.
The next important part of a spell is focused energy. Magic is a way of directing energy, and this means that your own energy needs to be focused for it to work.
Don’t get too stressed out about focus. Your spell isn’t going to fail if your mind wanders for a few seconds. But you should set aside some time where you’ll be able to fully dedicate yourself to your spell. Try to find a private place where you won’t be interrupted. Turn off the TV, put your phone away, and try to avoid distractions. You might find that playing meditation music or burning incense helps you focus.
While you cast your spell, keep focusing on what it is you want to manifest. Again, don’t overthink this and don’t worry if your thoughts wander a little, but try to stay in the moment. Repeating your incantation can help with maintaining focus.
The last important part of a spell is your ritual action. This just means doing a specific set of things, in a specific order, with a specific intent behind them. If we go back to our definition of imitative magic, your ritual actions are symbolic of the change you want to manifest.
Your ritual actions do not have to be complex. A very common ritual for spells is anointing and lighting a candle. Making a charm or poppet is also popular. But any action can be a magical ritual if it is done with intent and focus, in alignment with your will. Making a cup of tea or coffee can be a ritual. Running a bath can be a ritual. Cooking food can be a ritual. The only limit is your imagination.
These four things are literally all you need to cast a spell. A spell doesn’t have to be complicated or include a bunch of crystals and herbs to work. You can do an effective spell with nothing but your own mind and body.
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“Death will show you a side of your character as yet unknown and your reaction will either gladden you or horrify you. We are so far removed from death in our modern, sterile, clinical world that it is more important than ever as spirit workers to reconnect ourselves and others with death, blood, and bone. I work with death so I can be close to it. Being close to death reminds me I too am a spirit, walking around in a suit of flesh which I may come and go from as I please. When you are close to death you are close to spirits and more easily able to see and commune with them. When you are close to spirits, you are closer to the other worlds where they reside and therefore more easily able to transverse them.”
— Sarah Anne Lawless
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libermagus · 4 years
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I don’t know how to organize my own witch encyclopedia and recipes like, I’m so overwhelmed help
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How to return to the craft
I’m finally looking to the future and creating posts I can link, instead of answering the same questions over and over. It’s not that I mind answering them, it’s just that I usually don’t have the energy to give you the solid answer you deserve.
Where to start?
I generally wouldn’t recommend picking up where you left off for two reasons:
You spent a lot of time building up to that point, jumping right in is going to be a lot. Give yourself permission to start small; slowly building back up.
Something obviously wasn’t working and led to you stopping your craft for a while. Don’t force yourself to do the same things if they don’t work!
Get a solid foundation back under your feet:
Start at the basics, even if you knew the advanced stuff. Act like a beginner again and relearn. Chances are, you’ll learn some things you missed before!
Cleanse yourself, your space, your tools.
Rebuild and strengthen your wards.
Make a list of the things that you’d like to relearn, and pick something from the list each day and spend some time building your knowledge.
Don’t compare it to your old craft. Crafts and paths are constantly shifting over time, taking a break doesn’t change this, time has passed and your craft will likely be different.
Do what excites you! Learn new things too! What drew you back into the craft? This is a great chance for a fresh start!
Drawing a blank? Here’s some ideas of things to research/relearn:
Altars.
Astral travel/projection.
Astrology.
Correspondences.
Crystals.
Deities (perhaps learn about a new pantheon!)
Divination (any type).
Enchantments.
Herbs; remedies and magical uses.
The local world; birds, animals, plants. 
Mythology (bonus: local mythology and lore).
Sigil creation and use.
Space; planets, constellations, moon phases, etc.
Spell writing and casting. 
Spirit work.
Whatever you want!!
See also: how the mundane can influence your craft and what to research.
Some recommendations if you feel stuck/hit a block:
Browse the baby witch tag and help some beginners out. They have so much motivation and inspiration, and it’ll likely leak over to you (and you’ll reinforce some of the knowledge you forgot you had).
Buy yourself something witchy (it doesn’t have the be expensive, even just a new little candle you only burn for witchy things).
Find a friend who is also getting back into the craft, talk about your practices!
Look up some tips and tricks on overcoming art block/writer’s block and find a way to apply them.
Follow your passions. Don’t force yourself to be interested in something. Dive into what calls to you and allow yourself to follow wherever that leads you.
Know that it’s perfectly normal to hit blocks and lose motivation (it happens to me all the time at least). And it’s okay to take as many breaks/hiatuses as you need.
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important psa
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