How To Work Spells - Healing Spells and Deepening Rituals

Okay, everyone, this is the final and last lesson that we will deal with spells (just how to work with them). In this post we're going to learn some of the most advanced and powerful magic out there. Before you try to perform any of this, make sure that you have a lot of PRACTICE. The spells here required a lot of energy to cast - but the reward is worth it. amazingly powerful spells can accomplish just about anything, beyond what you thought was possible with magic.

So if you feel comfortable trying some of these "Advanced Spells" get ready for an incredible power rush as you work with new, potent magical forces.

What Energies Do You Need?

Before we really delve into the advanced spells, you need to know a bit more about the powerful energy needed to cast these spells. Advanced magic requires you to raise and manipulate energy. Really, the better you become at raising energy, the more effective ALL your spells will be.

So, what does "raising energy" mean? Where does the energy come from? Let's remember about the three types of energy: personal energy, earth energy, and divine energy. Remember that most witches don't use their own personal energy for spells. Instead, they draw upon the earth energy from plants, candles stones, and other forces to use in their spells. (It's a lot less draining and makes for much more powerful spells, when you draw from the vast stores of earth energy.)

You've already practiced an exercise to sense and manipulate energy. Keeping practicing and honing this technique because it is very important. Remember, in the exercise, how you rubbed your hands together to create your personal energy ball? How you could change it, make it bigger or smaller if you wanted? Well, you can do the same thing with earth energy, but instead of drawing energy from inside yourself, you draw it from the earth, or a plant. This energy, instead of returning to the earth, is directed into a candle or another object used in your spells. This energy multiplies the power of your spell many times over.

Here's an example of how it works: If you are outside, try using a tree or the earth itself for this. If you can't find a place to be outside, or if you are working your spells inside, then a plant can also work well for this purpose.

Sit near your earth energy source. Close your eyes and breathe slowly and deeply, clearing your mind and relaxing your body. Hold your left palm a few inches above the earth, tree, or plant. Focus your awareness on your palm. Feel the energy radiating from the earth, and feel your own energy flowing from your palm, mixing together and blending with the earth energy. Picture small threads or tendrils binding the energies together, like a rope. Now you are connected. Use this connection to draw the energy up from the tree, earth, or plant.

Picture it forming a glowing ball in your hand. Now the energy is yours to play with you can make the ball bigger or smaller, and change its color or shape. When you feel comfortable manipulating the energy, you can either release it back into the earth, basically detaching it from your own energy and letting it flow back into the source. Or, you can direct the energy moving into the candle, as you slowly untangle your own energy, like untangling a ball of string.

Now, when you light the candle during your spell, it will contain the powerful earth energy that you have raised.

Eliminate Addictions Spell

So let's get right into the advanced spells YOU need to know about. Ready? Let's get started by talking about bad habits. We all have them, even the ones we don't like to admit to. And we have our own addictions too - some of which are very harmful to ourselves and others. Breaking free of addiction isn't easy, but with the help of some powerful magic, its possible.

The "Eliminate Addictions" Spell should be performed during the waning moon, when the moon is getting smaller.

You will need the following ingredients:

Your magic broom, circle, and altar
A blue candle and a tool to carve the candle with
One teaspoon of dried anise seeds
One teaspoon of ground cinnamon
One teaspoon of cloves
One teaspoon of sage
One teaspoon of St. John's Wort

Before you start the spell, take the time to "charge" your candle with energy. This is performed exactly as described; by drawing the earth energy from a natural source and directing it into the candle.

To prepare yourself for the spell, sweep the area with your magical broom. Lay your magic circle using crystals, candles, or a cord. Assemble your ingredients on your alter.

Now, hold the unlit candle in both hands and visualize yourself free of your bad habit or addiction. Affirm to yourself: "I control my desires."

Carve your name and birth date into the candle.

At the base of the candle, carve today's date and carve the symbol that represents the habit you wish to break. Scratch an X over it afterwards.

Concentrate once more on your wish to stop your addiction, feeling the power contained in the candle. Light the candle.

While the candle is burning, use a mortar and pestle to ground the herbs together. Allow the motion to release any pent up anger, frustration, or fears.

Place the herbs in a small pouch, and carry it around with you at all times. Whenever you should feel a strong craving or want to return to your habit, open the bag and take a deep breath of your charm. The herbs will relax you and allow you to overcome your craving, reminding you of your power.

The constant reminder of your power and self-control will allow you to easily break bad habits and overcome addictions.

Of course, with any serious or dangerous addiction such as drugs or alcohol or self-harming, you should also take other measures and consult with a counselor or an other professional. But the magic charm will give you the additional support even in that kind of situation.

Healing Spell

Healing spells. They are some of the most powerful spells that a witch can perform. But, like with other matters of life and death, their outcome is often uncertain. Performing a healing spell is not a surefire guarantee that the person will recover. Nevertheless, healing spells DO help in many cases, and they are especially helpful for giving strength and hope to the sick person.

Healing spells require a lot of energy to perform, so make sure that you have practiced your energy raising and manipulating before attempting this one.

This particular healing spell is an offering to the powerful healing spirit.

Here are the supplies you will need for this spell:

Your magic broom, circle, and altar
Some white wine
A white candle
A bowl of popcorn, coated in palm oil

Sweep the area with your broom, lay your magic circle and place a cup of white wine and the bowl of popcorn on your altar, along with the candle. Before you start, perform you meditation exercise to charge the candle with earth energy. Light the candle, and say the following incantation:

Healing spirits, hear my plea,
Look with favor on this offering for thee.
Bring healing energy to ______________ today.
And in the light of health may he/she forever stay.
So mote it be.

Leave the popcorn on your altar for seventeen days. During that time, use your alter for petition, prayer, and reflection. After seventeen days, take the popcorn outside and feed it to the birds.

This will seal the spell and the illness will be neutralized. Of course, you want to exercise preventative measures before you can get sick, so that you won't need this healing spell.

Congratulations! You have completed the "How To Work Spells" guide! I hope that you have learned a lot when it comes to working with spells and how you are to approach all of this. When given the chance, practice, practice, and practice as much as you can! Because you will be grateful for knowing what to do in a slip second instance. And if you ever meet Aurora, make sure to thank her to the bottom of your heart, because when I bought her book, I thought that it was very informative; that's why I used it for you guys!

Anyway, my next most will deal more about the moon phases and why they are important and how to tell which phase is which (because it gets SO confusing!) and we'll be talking about some pretty important dates that Pagans have celebrated for hundreds and hundreds of years (predating the Christian holidays, might I just add). So get plenty of rest, practice as much as you can, and blessed be!

How To Work Spells - Power and Success Spells

Now we are going to go deep into the mystery and magic of success spells. Whatever you need to make your life a successful, happy, and satisfied life is going to be taught to you right here and now. Witches have been using success spells for centuries to help them tap into the abundance of the earth. And, if you keep in mind very important principals about life, you can do the same. The most important, especially when you make your own spells, is "Harm none". So it's perfectly fine to do a spell to manifest success and abundance-go right ahead! Just make sure that by doing so, you are not taking away from someone else.

For instance; you shouldn't cast a spell that asks to give you something that belongs to someone else, like your neighbor's car or your best friends designer bag. It's okay to ask for these things, and there is enough abundance in the Universe to give them to you, without taking from someone else.

Now, let's talk about what you want to achieve with your magical practice of success spells.

Maybe you know exactly what you want already. Maybe you are just looking for the perfect spell to get what you want. And if you do know, then that's great! But not everyone is as lucky. Not everyone knows their true heart's desire. Not everyone has the security of knowing what it is they are supposed to be doing. They don't know what path will bring them the most success and happiness in life. It's just a given, so if this is happening to you instead, don't worry about it!

There are a few ways for you to discover your path in life. Most people know deep down what it is they should be doing, but they convince themselves that, for some reason, they can't do it. They tell themselves they won't make enough money, it's too much work, they don't have what it takes, and a million and one other reasons. The trick is to get past all those EXCUSES and get in touch with your inner self and your true desires.

Quick Practice Meditation 

So, we are going to try an exercise. Imagine that you are living in a world where you cannot fail. Everything you try to do, you know that you will succeed. Once you have that down, ask yourself "What would you be doing?". What would you study? Where would you live? What would your job be? What would your family look like? What would your dream house look like? Try to imagine these things in as much detail as you can. Write them down, because this is your path and these should be your goals. Even if they seem temporary, reach for them! 

Here is a good saying for you "The sky is the limit, but in case you miss it, you can always land in the stars." Take this saying into account and make sure that your goals are YOU and do everything you can to follow through with them! You can move mountains with your own will, so move the mountains in your way to follow through with your dreams. Not too long ago, 1950s?, teenagers had to do what their parents want them to, to the tiniest detail and so on, but now is our chance to succeed and take control of our own destinies.

Now, if you had trouble with this exercise, then your true desires must be too deep in your subconscious mind to reach without a little help. Don't worry about this, it just means that you may not be ready for what our minds want to tell you, and this happens to everyone. Maybe this next meditation could help you.

A Guided Meditation With A Friend

Find a quiet place and have a trusted friend read the following with you slowly, and trust that your inner mind will guide you to where it needs to be. Don't be afraid of trying to reveal what the subconscious, because it may be very important for you. And if you have your most trusted friend with you, you have all the back up you could ever need. Let's begin.

Sit comfortably, with your back straight but not stiff, and your hands resting on your knees. Take some deep breaths, now. Inhale through your nose, taking in as much refreshing air as you can. One, two, three, four...good. Now, exhale through your mouth, and as you exhale, feel the tension leaving your body. Inhale long, slow, deep breaths, exhale, and feel your body relax even more. Relax all the tension in your body. 

Feel all the muscles in your body relax, starting with your shoulders and moving down in a powerful wave to the soles of your feet and the tips of your toes. Breathe and relax.

Now, once you are totally relaxed, reach inward, inside your mind. Keep calm and relaxed, because you will begin to either see a bright light or a doorway. Either way, when you are ready, step through; keep trust with your mind that whatever is on the other side of that door/light, you are ready for it and that you are not afraid. (For Reader: Give Person A Moment To Sink This In) (For Reader: This Next Part Take Slowly For Person, Give Them Some Time)

Now, you find yourself in a field, surrounded by trees. You are on the edge of a deep, peaceful forest. You can hear the birds singing, and feel a gentle breeze blowing across your face. The sun is shining and warms your face and hands. Take a moment to enjoy the peacefulness you feel in this place. (For Reader: Give Person A Moment To Themselves On This Part).

Then, when you are ready, you start walking towards the forest. With each step you take, you feel the magic of this place, the peacefulness and serenity of the woods. With each step you take you are more deeply in touch with your spiritual self. As you get closer and closer to the trees, you see a narrow path in front of you. This is the path that will guide you through the forest. As you step onto the path and into the forest, you notice the deep, dark green of the trees around you...then you notice the sunlight filtering through the canopy of trees above you...you see birds and small animals flittering by...and you keep walking along this narrow path.

As you continue walking down the path, it gets narrower, and the trees and bushes start getting closer together, and yet you keep walking.

After a while, you reach the end of the path, and right in front of you is a giant, ancient, tree. This three is directly on the path, and there is now way around it. Hanging from the tree, right in front of you, within your grasp, is a bag. You pull the bag off the tree, and you are curious as to what's inside. You open the bag, and the bag starts to glow with a bright white light. You reach your hand inside the bag and pull out a small piece of paper.

This paper has something written on it, a message that you know is meant only for you. You read the message, you understand it, you memorize it, (pause for a moment) and then you slowly put the paper back in the bag, and hang it back on the tree.

This message is perfectly clear to you. You are thankful to the tree, and the forest, for giving you this message. And you turn around and walk back down the narrow path, out of the forest. As you return to the field, you feel the magic of the forest slowly fading away. You are returning to the world you left behind. You are suddenly aware of your breath, aware of your slow inhale and exhale, aware of your surroundings. But you are still deeply relaxed and peaceful. When you are ready to leave the field, open your eyes slowly. You have returned, but you have brought an important message with you.

What was the message you learned in the forest through your meditation? Many times, this meditation will reveal something very important about yourself that can guide you and help you make decisions. Use this meditation whenever you are feeling confused or lost.

If you want to, the next time you try this meditation, look at the details: What are the colors of the flowers? What kind of trees are there? How about animals? Are there mountains? What color is the sky? Pay attention to all these things and write them down when you return, because this helps to tell what kind of person you are.

Well, good luck and I hope that this has helped. Blessed Be!

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How To Work Spells - Love Spells

Hi everyone! To follow off on the last post, and the book, I'm mainly going to explain love spells to you, because they can be easily confused about what they are used for and how to use them correctly. If the information stuff doesn't bore any of you, then I might put the practice spell at the bottom. Don't forget to put this in your Book of Shadows if you want and we'll get started!

So, pay close attention, because love spells, when done correctly, are extremely potent and powerful. They can do a lot of things; positive and negative, so you better watch what you are doing first.

Each culture has their own kind of love magic, but the ultimate purpose is really the same: to find, keep, and enhance love through magic. Love spells have been practiced for centuries on every continent, by almost every culture, so it's kind of widely known.

Believe it or not, love magic is actually everywhere you go. It may have been that you have even practiced some kind and form of love magic before. If you have ever worn jewelry to make yourself more attractive, then guess what? You have used a love charm! If you spray on perfume or cologne, it probably contains some aphrodisiac flowers or smells...and, yes, that's a love potion! And if you've ever read your horoscope in the paper to get advice about your love life, well...you're using divination!

Love magic is all a round us. And really, any time that you consciously choose to do something to make yourself attractive, or to attract someone special, you are sending out your own personal love vibrations. And you are invoking a kind of love magic. But because love magic is so powerful, it must be taken seriously. Love is such a powerful force that anyone who tried to play around with love spells incorrectly may find themselves getting burned.

There are many things love spells can do for you. They can make you more desirable and attractive. They can send out vibrations to attract a specific person. They can put out positive energy that will attract your soul mate. And they can create the perfect atmosphere for love to grow. But once the spark of love is ignited, the rest is up to you and your partner. Because even the most powerful love spells have their limits.

A love spell can bring two people together, but it can't force someone to love you. And a love spell cannot keep two people together against their will. Remember the Wiccan Rede I mentioned before "Harm none." When you use love magic to interfere with another person's free will, you are causing them harm. Make sure, like REALLY MAKE SURE, that the love spell you want to do does not interfere with someone's free will. NEVER attempt to use love magic to manipulate someone else's emotions. Not only does this violate the Rede, but it also falls into the category of black magic.

So, before you really do your first love spell, here are some things that should  be useful information:

Most witches recommend that you perform love spells to attract love in general, not a specific person. This way you avoid the problem of interfering with free will.

If you DO have someone specific in mind, then you can cast a spell to attract that person, with the intent that it should work ONLY if you are right for each other and no harm will come of it. If you have sincere intentions, then you can safely cast a love spell for a specific person. But be prepared to accept that the spell will not work if you are not right for each other. If the person you have in mind is not your true love, then the spell won't work.

A very important component of magic is emotion, feeling, and concentration. A love spell will not be effective unless you have very strong feelings about what you are attempting to do. This may all sound WAY too serious, but just think about it like this:

Love is the MOST powerful feeling in the world. And magic is extremely powerful too. When you put the two together, wouldn't you want to do it the right way?

The best time to do a love spell, is on a Friday, while the moon is waxing (or getting bigger). When doing love spells, they will be a lot more powerful if you visualize and concentrate on the desired results of your spell.

And when you are about to do something, your rituals and spells should be kept as secret as possible. Don't share what you are doing with people who will just laugh at you or mock you. You don't need those kinds of  negative people messing with your energy. Keeping your spells and rituals as private as possible will give it more meaning to you and make it even MORE important, and they will be more effective.

So, I think that we can actually look at a REAL love spell. I'll do my best to keep it simple, but when you do spells, you follow them like they own your life, because you want them to go right in every way possible. And remember that you want to FEEL for the spell: feel the love you want, have, and need/desire. Picture the most amazing memory of love and let it surround you and fill you. Think of doing a spell kind of like a play. You have to BE the role and part in order to make it more effective.

What You Will Need:

a) Two candles, preferably red or pink (one for you, one for he lover) 

b) Candle holders 

c) Paper 

d) Scissors 

e) A pen or pencil

What You Will Need To Do:

Write your names on two pieces of paper which stand underneath the candle holder. On a third piece of paper, write both your names and draw a circle around them.

Place the candles about a foot apart on their respective pieces of paper, with the third piece of paper exactly in the center.

Light your candle first and say:

Burn bright, burn true,
heart of (your name)

Then light the other and say:

Burn bright, burn true, heart of (lover's name)


If you have a wand, trace a figure of eight around the two candles, making sure to cross over exactly each time over the third piece of paper. If you don't, use the original inbuilt human wand - your index finger.

Say with each pass slowly:

A meeting of two hearts
if it is ordained
must come to pass. 

Stop, take a deep breath in and out, and start on the second set. Three passes again, full fig. eight around the candles.

Let no-one and nothing
stand in the way
of the meeting of two hearts. 

Stop, take a deep breath and start the 3rd set of 3 passes.

Two hearts beat as one
it is my will
and it is done. 

Now sit down and focus on the paper with the circle and both your names which is the power focus of this ritual.

See yourself and the lover together, being honest and true together, talking, making love, making decisions. Just you and her, keep that completely clear and powerful in your mind.

When you are ready, move both candles together and tip them so their flames combine. Take the circle paper and say:

My will is transferred
my spell has been heard
As I will, so mote it be. 
Burn the circle paper in the single flame.

Blow out the single flame as one.

Wrap the candles and the name papers in tissue and dispose of them. 


Remember, you are only doing this spell with GOOD INTENTIONS. Taking a person's free will is basically a spiritual crime that will haunt you for a very very long time. Be careful if you ever think about doing this spell or any other love spells. Blessed be.

Divination 101 - Runes

I will make this very sweet and simple for all of you, since I don't have very much time right now (end of the school year finals!). Runes are basically symbols on stones, and they are also a way of telling the future. I have never used these before, but hopefully I will be able to, but I will give you the symbols, their meanings and there is a video to back it up, but it isn't showing up, so I will give you guys the website and hopefully you all enjoy! (And the reversed meanings for below is just the opposite of what they mean).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGAhUPecwBY

Divination 101 - Scrying

Scrying is the art of gazing into an object in order to see with the mind what the eyes cannot. You may have had experience with this before. Anyone who has ever been camping knows the strange deisre to sit staring into the fire at night. There is just something there that seems to awaken something within our mind. Scrying can be performed with crystals, gazing into mirrors or with bowls of water.

When using a crystal ball, it must be absolutely perfect. It cannot have bubbles, scratches, cracks, or any other flaws that will distract you from your work. Always lay your ball out on a soft black cloth (the best being black velvet since velvet catches no light). As you work, move any light source so that it cannot be reflected in the ball. This will affect your ability to concentrate and see what you need to. Flickering candle flames can be very distracting when you need to pay attention to your divination. Gaze into the crystal and keep your mind as blank as you can.

You will not be able to work if you are affected by stress or tension so try to rid yourself of the day's activities before you begin. Gaze naturally into the crystal and allow your mind to rest. Do not imagine anything inside of the crystal. It may take a very long time when you are first beginning but after a while you will see the ball seem to fill with a fine white mist. Gradually, it will grow thicker and thicker until the crystal seems full of smoke. This will fade shortly, leaving you with a picture.

This picture may be from the past, present, or future, but it is most likely to be symbolic, not literate. You will probably need to look up the meaning if it is a symbol or an animal. Try to determine the meaning of what you see, but do not allow yourself to see what you want to see. This practice can also be accomplished by staring into a black bowl full of water or gazing into a scrying mirror. Scrying mirrors are like regular mirrors except that they are black and obviously not for seeing your reflection.

Divination 101 - Pendulums

Congradulations! We have completed the first part of the first lesson! Yay, yeah, woot! Awesome, so now we can continue on to part 2 of this lesson of divination tools: the pendulum. Pendulums are wonderful tools for reading the psyche (basicually meaning used to tap into psychic centers and see what we know). Though it appears to be the pendulum swinging on its own, it is really our subconscious moving the pendulum. Something to help practice is this simple exercise:

Begin by finding a pendulum. (Most pendulums are made from metal chains, pendants and gemstones for weights, or something that means something to us). An example would be that my pendulum is my Ankh necklace. A fancy pendulum isn't necessary, any object dangling from a string will work. (If you decide that you like using the pendulum and would like an expensive one, a weight made from a quartz crystal or tiger eyes is probably best).

Next, make a direction card. Cut a square out of a piece of paper or card. Then, in the center, draw a circle. There will be one line going from left to right and another going up and down. Label the horizontal line "No" and the verticle "Yes" while the circle represens "Maybe".

Now, hold the pedulum over the circle by the string from your power hand (your left hand is your magic hand!). Hold it so it dangles about an inch off of the paper. Then swing the pendulum side to side saying "This means yes" and stop the pendulum. Then back and forth saying "This means no" and stop the pendulum. Then swing it in a circle saying "This means maybe". Now for the real exercise.

Hold the pendulum over the paper while you rest your elbow on the table. Say: "Show me yes". Do not try to swing the pendulum. Watch as it begins, very slowly, to swing back and forth. Stop the pendulum. Say: "Show me now". Watch as it swings from side to side. Stop the pendulum. Say: "Show me maybe". Stop the pendulum after it has gone it a circle. After you have successfully tried this exercise, you can begin asking questions. Begin with questions you know the answer to, like the name of your dog, or if your favorite color is blah blah blah. Then try some questions you don't know the answer to, like if you'll get an A on your Final, or if Mr/Miss Hotty Hot Hotty likes you. You get the point? But make sure that you record the question(s) and the pendulum's response. Was the answer what you thought it would be? Record your answer.

Here is something for you to watch out for: if you think of an answer or wich for an answer before the pendulum gives it to you, then the pendulum may reflect that answer. Before you ask, completely clear your mind. Don't allow any of your desired thoughts to get through or they may affect your question. also, be sure to watch the pendulum for longer than a few seconds. The way it begins swinging will likely change so wait for it to hit a path and stay there.

ADVANCED LEARNING: PENDULUMS AND MAPS
An advanced way of using pendulums is over a map. This practice can be used to find a person, water, minerals, etc. All you need for this is a map of the area and a pendulum. Hold the pendulum over the map. Let the pendulum swing as you think of what you are looking for. If it is a person, hold a piece of their hair, fingernail, or an item of their clothing in the same hand that holds the pendulum (which should be your powerful hand). Move the pendulum over the map.

Some people have different ways of reading the pendulum. You should learn the way that works best for you. In one case, the pendulum will swing in a "Yes" motion  when it travels over the are of what you are searching for. In another instance, some say that the pendulum will swing in tighter and tighter circles the closer you get. Whichever method you use, you will have to move the pendulum very slowly over the map. This also works for finding water and minerals on a piece of property. You can just walk around with the pendulum to find what you need beneath the ground.

Well, good luck and I hope that this does not fail you. If it isn't what you are looking for, don't worry! There are two more parts to this lesson if you choose to follow the path of divination. If all else fails, don't beat yourself up or the craft, because you were just meant for a different path. Blessed be.

My Promised Spells - Luck and Confidence

Hi everyone! Like I promised, a good luck spell! When you do write out your wish, use standard poetry form (first line rhymes with the second, third rhymes with fourth, etc.), because 1. it does sound cool, 2. that is how most spells are written (as seen below). And now that I have my Book of Shadows back, I will post your beauty spell!

Wait, what is a Book of Shadows? I ams SO glad you asked. You see, a Book of Shadows (for all of you who have NEVER heard of such a thing) is a collection of events, spells, notes, anything that has to do with your practiceing with magic. You want to write EVERYTHING that you learn down so that you never forget and you can pass it down to your younglins! Also, you can record anything in it: Dreams, Thoughts, Spells, How many times you've seen your crush and his class schedual, anything! Because this is YOURS and only yours until you give it to the next generation. I will be looking for a way to bless your Book of Shadows, because...I still need too...BUT you can use ANY notebook, drawing book, music book, ANYTHING, as long as you feel a connection to it and it reflects you and your personality. Now, why don't you look over this good luck spell and then the beauty spell. Since I have MY Book of Shadows, we'll be able to do actual lessons! P.s. Wish me luck tonight! I hope my concert goes great!

Blessed Be!

Good Luck Spell

Casting this spell requires some preparation. You need to write your wish on a small piece of paper, hold it folded in your hand and then visualize your wish coming true. Thereafter, you should chant the above spell and burn the paper.

On this sheet my wish be told

No aspect of my heart withhold

For this I need quick fruition

So that my life may match my vision.

Confidence Spell

What you'll need:

• A small shell or other item you can carry with you
• Yellow candle

Light the candle and hold it in your right hand. Say:

"Please give me confidence
So I can be the best
I failed it once
But now I will be better than the rest"Pass the shell through the flame and say:"May this be my lucky charm so my wish can come true"
Kiss the shell for good luck and pass it through the flame one last time and say:
"May my charm help me in all I do"

Keep the shell with you, touching it frequently to fill you with confidence.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/good-luck-spells.html

http://www.everythingunderthemoon.net/spells/beauty-spells.htm

Casting a Spell

There is a difference between "Casting a Spell" and "Saying a Chant". When you say a chant, it does not require you to acknowledge the four directions - unless you insist on doing so - and you can just say it, quick and easy. When casting a spell, it's a bit trickier.

You have to cast a circle, acknowledge all the elements, either four or five can be used - earth, air, fire, water, and spirit - and decide on a god/goddess to help you on your way - but you don't always have to. You MUST always take precaution as to what you are doing and why you are casting a circle. If you do it for all the wrong reasons, then the 3x3 rule will come back to you like really bad Karma.

Here is an idea of what you should DO when you cast your circle:

1) Purify the place where you will cast your circle. Purify physically (clean up) as well as spiritually (take your hands, or broom, athame or wand and direct positive energy into the area, to push away negative energy). You could try using witch hazel to cleanse the area - a couple of drops in each corner of the room and round the perimeter of the circle should be sufficient.
2) Physically determine the bounds of your circle. Do this by drawing a circle on the floor, sprinkling salt water in a circle, or by laying a cord in a circle (make sure you tie it). Anyhow, the circle is usually as wide as you are tall.
3) Place all objects you will be using in your ritual in the circle.
4) Represent the four elements in the four quarters (corners) in the circle. Place something that represent Earth in the north, Air in the east, Fire south and Water west. Bless (or ask for consecration of) these things. (See tips for things that represent the elements.) Be sure to have some food and drink to share with the spirits, to thank them and to replenish your energy.
5) Take your magic weapon (it can be your hands, a broom, athame, or a wand) and walk around the spot where your circle will be three times, clockwise. "Cast the circle thrice about, to keep the evil spirits out." State the purpose of the circle.
6) Invoke the elements and spirits and deities you wish to work with.  Call them to the objects that represent them. Take each of the objects that represent the elements around your circle, filling it with the power of each of them.
7) Meditate for a while and make yourself feel comfortable. Meditation or astral projection might be the main act, or it serves just to shift your consciousness.
8) Do whatever it is you want to do in your circle. Remember: "An it harm none, do what ye will." If you must leave the circle before you are done, cut a doorway (quite literally, envision a doorway being cut from the edge of the circle, up, to the side, then down again. Reclose the circle once you're back in.
9)  Close the circle when you are done. pay respect to whatever deities you invited, thank the elements before you remove their representative objects, and finally undo the casting by casting in reverse.

Casting a circle is a very serious matter, because there are entities that can use your circle as a portal in a way and it will be the door to which they enter. Over all lesson; casting a circle is serious business and you should probably practice A LOT before you actually try this. Don't cast a circle for sleep over parties or to make a boy fall in love with your best friend, because free will is a VERY big thing that you cannot mess with.

Well, good luck, and enjoy if you are able to cast a circle. When you do, try to use candles to show the elements, and they don't have to be lit. If your in a place where you can't light them, just imagine a flame producing from the wick and imagine it with your heart and soul. When you go to put out the flame, don't blow it it, because that will blow away the magic at work. Instead, snuff it out. On the next post, I'll make a list of candles and what their colors will represent.


Information was taken from this website: http://www.wikihow.com/Cast-a-Circle

A Bit on Dreams and Meditation

Dreams are the structure that our reality is built on, without it we'd all probably go crazy. You could also say that dreams are the subconscious sending us messages, but of what is something you have to figure out. One way to figure them out is writing them down. Most people have a journal right next to their bed and when they wake up they write it down before it can get away. For me, I wake up, think over the dream and all the events that happened while trying to figure out the meaning of it and then I write it down. You could do whatever you think would be best for you to remember; drawing it, singing it, putting it into a story, writing it into a song, or not even writing it down because you're good with memory. The world is open to what you do, do not forget that.

The subconscious is a brilliant mechanism that we were created with, because it helps to store things and put things in order. You could think of it like a filing cabinet, and in a certain file all this information that you're reading will be stored in that file. But there are ways to connect to our subconscious.

Mediation is one of the basic tenets of Wicca. In order to use effective magickal work, you will need to learn to enter a state of deep relaxation, a place of calm and balance to align yourself with the natural forces around you. As you learn to still your mind and enter this state, you are learning to focus your mind. By becoming centered, balanced, and calm, you are learning mental discipline. It is here in your inner self that you will meet your Spirit-self and your Guide that will help you through your journey. To reach a truly meditative state requires a lot of practice, and it is important to be patient and take your time. By using meditative devices repeatedly, such as incense, candles, chanting, or drumming, you can condition your mind to enter a meditative state.

Wiccan Basics - Meditation

Just some tips for those starting off...

1. Meditation should be carried out in a quiet room, preferably with some object for a focus point. Try using a pentagram for starters...being a Witch an all that!

2. Sit comfortably (you might be there for a while), in a chair or on the floor. The body should be completely relaxed with the head in a straight line with the spine.

3. Once you have achieved 1 & 2, and not before, the mind should be quietened and if possible stilled. An invocation to the elements should be performed before any meditation commences.

4. Breathing should be slowed down and lengthened, do not strain to keep to long or deep a breath. Slowly find a rhythm. Length and depth of breath will come with practice.

5. As the breath is taken, visualise an energy ( most visualise it as bright white light ) filling you, from the feet upward, as you exhale send it up through your head and then filling your magickal space ( most people create a dome above & around them with this energy).

6. Now look at the pentagram, relax, open your mind, see what comes into it, and think of the following things:

The uppermost point of the pentagram represents human awareness.
The lowermost points represent the four elements.
The continuous line is the energy of life itself unifying and connecting all things.
The pentagram symbolises our basic human instinct to be in harmony with the forces of nature.

Visualise yourself on the top point of the pentagram, connected to all the elements. Now spend a little time thinking about each element in turn.

As you continue to visualise yourself at the top of the pentagram, connected to the elements, notice that the real you, is greater than the sum of its parts...

You feel (Water)
You think (Air)
You respond, to the challenges of life (Fire)
You take responsibility, for yourself (Earth)

7. On starting of the visualisation there may be a feeling of descending or ascending. Just carry on.

8. On the termination of this feeling, you should have either some spiritual truth, if you have meditated without seed (the seed, being in this case the pentagram), or the answers to your questions of the seed (the pentagram).

9. This meditation may lead to astral projection and take you out of your body. If this should happen, try not to travel to far in these early stages.

10. Immediately the meditation becomes blank and its obvious there is no more information, it is time to return.

11. If astral traveling, immediately the vision becomes blurred, return to the body.

12. When returning, unless it is an emergency, return slowly. A quick return can harm.

13. Once safely back, take note of all you have seen, and conclude with thanks to the elements, each in turn.

This information was found from the website:

Meditation Techniques - General Pagan - The White Goddess

"Meditation Techniques - General Pagan - The White Goddess". 2019. Thewhitegoddess.Co.Uk. Accessed June 3 2019. http://www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/articles/general_pagan/meditation_techniques.asp

Since I'm still kind of starting along with all of you, I'll give you websites you can go to if you want MORE information. If you just want to stick to the blog, that's still cool! And we will go more in depth of Wicca, Death Magic, and Paganism Through the Ages.

Now, the steps to Meditation is easy, you can always practice, because practice makes better (unless you want to go perfect). And don't worry about the Death magic, I will explain by using the perfect tool: The Witches Book of the Dead by Christian Day. I read this book a few weeks ago, and I'll try to incorporate it's teachings after we get through with the Life stuff. Well, everyone have a great Spring Break!