-Spells-

One thing everyone associates with Witchcraft is Spells! That is the magik! Well it is and it isn't. Magic takes many forms as do spells. Magik can be the sun shining through the clouds, winning a competition, or getting that job! Spells are part of the process.

To start with, spells are not some secret magikal ritual that makes amazing things happen to everyone. They are also not to be played around with as some can be extremely powerful. Spells are a channel to help you focus your thoughts and spirit. It is a way to invoke the help of the OtherWorld to solve a problem. Spells should never be abused. People always think of money, success and love when it comes to spells. I personally follow a simple rule with these:

Never ask for more money than you really need

Never base your success on the intended failure of others

Never interfere with a current relationship for your own gain.

Hence, I will never publish or condone spells that require the user to invoke greed, spite, hatred or jealousy into their spell crafting. It may work, but for how long? And what will the end result be? I do however, believe in amulets, talismens and spells that return nasty thoughts and actions to the sender - Protection Spells. They do work, but again your attitude whilst spellcrafting must, is it should always be, full of love and kindness. You will find that spells you cast for others will generally have a far greater and obvious impact as you are focussing your thoughts to help another.

Spells may seem extremely complicated, and yet they are really quite simple. Generally you will work with natural materials, essential oils, incense, herbs, resins and candles. From here you will create a circle to work within - large or small, and perform the ritual of invoking the elements and performing your spell. This is the simple overview.

Making your own spells takes time. You have to understand what are called the Correspondances. These, for example are the Moon phases, colours, herbs, etc that correspond to days of the week, your particular problem, illness or good health, a Sabbat, etc. To go into this here would involve me writing a full book on the subject, but there are many good books which will explain this to you. Please see the Library area for lists of excellent books.

First of all you may wish to try some simple spells that you copy from books. The challenge really comes when you start to learn the correspondances and put together your own spells. This comes with practice and you also need the confidence to go it alone. Some feel following spells from books is not really Witchcraft - we ALL have to start to learn somewhere and practicing good, solid spells by good witches is no bad thing. Remember, do what you feel comfortable with - not what others tell you.

Please click here for a comprehensive list of correspondences for the Elements, kindly provided for us by Endamist from www.http://www2.wcoil.com/~taketwo/index.html

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