Question:
Need some new spells..THAT WORK?
2009-07-18 23:07:18 UTC
Im in need of some new spells to do...the ones on the comp arnt very helpful and I dont have a spell book yet. Can someone please tell me how to create my own spells?
Seven answers:
peachyone
2009-07-20 10:31:10 UTC
Boy, I'm about as dumbfounded as Crystal on this one...."code of white magic"??



You don't like "following all the old traditions". What, the ones that put meaning and structure into your work? The ones that actually teach you WHY you are doing what you claim to be doing? I KNOW what Eclectic is, but in your case it seems to be simply "pick and choose" with no firm foundation. I'm afraid that the real reason your spells don't work is that your intent and focus is too flighty and shallow to raise any real energy to back your workings. I believe you would benefit from some soul-searching as to why you call yourself Wiccan (yes, it IS capitalized) and use that as the guide for anything else you do. Go back to square one and get some basic education (Cunningham, Buckland, Starhawk). Then you won't have to turn to the computer or a "spell book" for your works. You'll know from your heart what you need to do.
Ma'iingan
2009-07-20 12:00:04 UTC
Hmm...well. Code of White Magic. Yep you're a newbie. Borderline fad-wiccan, sounds like.



Ok, seriously. If you're going to practice Wicca, you must realize a few things, and I genuinly being serious here, no BS.



1) there is no color coded magic. No black. No white. You do good things, then that's fine, but don't get hooked on this fad of calling magic "Black" and "White" as it's an erroneous assumption.



2) Spells online are not the best source. You don't need spell books to do spells. Create your own. There are LOTS of resources in books as well as online that can direct you to ways to create your own. RESEARCH.



3) "Spells are getting boring". This line concerns me. It sounds like you're into spells simply because you find them a game. This is insulting to those who take spell crafting seriously. Its not a game. Spells are not cast to alleviate boredom. There MUST be a purpose behind spell casting, not because you have some time to kill and have a spell on hand.



4) "I don't like following all the old traditions." Many of the Old Traditions followed a God and Goddess, not just this new religion of Wicca.



Seriously, you need a lot of research into Wicca. It seems like you just jumped into Spell crafting right off the hop and didn't even bother to research about what Wicca is. For the most part (and this is a MAJOR point) Wicca is NOT about Spells. It's about communing with the divine. Spells are but a tiny footnote within the vast outreach of Wicca. Put down the online spells and pick up a study book and learn what Wicca is. You give genuine Wiccans a bad name.



And I too would like to know what this "Code of White Magic" is.
halcon
2009-07-20 12:16:58 UTC
Yep I'm with Crystal and Peachyon on this - what "code" of "white" magic?



Spell Book? You don't NEED a spell book,



Why ARE you doing spells so continuously, what is the point of them.



Spells should MEAN something, the desire, the hunger for it to succeed is in a large part what MAKES it succeed.



Eclectic wiccan eh? Well I'll leave my observations on THAT until I've covered off spells.



Magic, which is what spell work is, is not just a case of chanting some random words that someone else has written and hoping for an outcome. Like I said above, WHY do you want to do the spell, what are you hoping for, what is the OUTCOME you desire, have you thought of all the ramifications? You sure? Really? I doubt it...you see you can NEVER know the way the universe is going to give you what you asked for........remember the old adage, be careful what you ask for, you might just get it.......and in ways you couldn't imagine.



Spell work is a responsibility, not a piece of fun. I don't understand your need for continual spell casting.....what is that all about. I have found that the longer one is in the Craft, the less magic one does - experience tells you that a lot of situations are best left to sort themselves out, and they do. You said your spells don't work - how do you know? Think about that for a moment....



Nor is spell work lighting a dribbly candle in your bedroom at midnight chanting words that someone else has written.



Spells are best written yourself, once you have properly considered what it is you are trying to achieve. Might I suggest a good book to get you started on not only spell work, but the ETHICS of spell work.



Do you understand the meaning of the word "ethics". A major part of Wicca is the non interference in another's life path, and by mucking about with spells on people without permission (if that is what you are doing) you are doing just that, interfering......it's not easy.



It is called "spells and how they work - Janet and Stewart Farrar" you can get it easily on Amazon. I seriously recommend that you get hold of a copy of this book and try to grasp what it is talking about. Reject it then if you wish, and on your own head be it, but read it first.



Magic is neutral, it is you yourself that decides its "flavour"....do you know a commonly used definition of magic " the art of changing consciousness at will" - Dion Fortune. Who? I hear you ask - to which my response can only be ....... You might want to investigate string theory if you want to see some scientific reasons why magical endeavours may work,



So you call yourself a Wiccan do you? actually I note you use the lower case. Really? You follow an initiatory path of service to the Old Ones do you, or have you just read Cunningham and Silver Raving Mouth, McCoy and other excrable Llewellyn authors. You can follow a wiccan-style neo-pagan path, but no initiation, no Wicca, sorry, that's just the way it is. Do you know what a Mystery Tradition is? No? Wicca is a modern Mystery Tradition, an experiential path. Methinks you have a little bit of work to do on understanding both Wicca as a faith system, and, if I may be honest, yourself.



If you had said eclectic witch, I might have had a little bit more respect for you, but I am sick and fed up of people reading one Llewellyn book and saying "I'm a Wiccan", no, you're not!!



You don't like "old traditions" - what old traditions, Wicca isn't an old religion it is a NEW one. You don't like the structure that a tradition like Gardnerian, Alexandrian or whatever gives you? The structure, the training, the group mind, the discipline - ah is that it? Discipline and the hunger to LEARN.......missing in so many aspirants these days. Listen, you NEVER stop learning, all of your life.



I can see you mentally rolling your eyes and going "whatever", I really can, and you have my pity.



Stop reading Llewellyn books, and broaden your reading matter away from fluffy one stop teen witch nonsense, into ethics, philosophy, mythology, folklore, comparative religion, moral decisions, herbalism, astronomy, and the myriad of other subjects that will support and challenge your belief system. Hermetic Qabalah is another wonderful subject to investigate.



If you don't do this sort of work, you're no sort of a dedicant to the Old Ones whatsoever.



Harsh words, yes perhaps, but they need saying from time to time.



Halcon
Crystal clear
2009-07-20 07:01:56 UTC
"the code of white magic" ???



Uh, this is a new one on me as far as Wiccan philosophies go. Care to clarify this?



"And the spells i've been doing are getting boring to me and some dont even work."



Spells are not cast for entertainment purposes, so if you're attempting to work spells just to keep from being bored, you're doing it for the wrong reason.



Perhaps they don't work because you haven't actually studied *how* to cast spells? You could cast spells others have created and work them effectively, but if you're just taking a spell you find off the internet and following it like a recipe, you aren't likely to get much in the way of results. A spell you create yourself won't work well either if you're not actually *working* the magic into it. You still need to raise the proper energy to direct into the spell and then release it toward its goal. You need to have a focused mind and well thought out intentions. At least a basic understanding of the mechanics of magic would be a big plus as well. By your comments here, it doesn't appear that you have put a lot of in depth study into spellcraft, or Wicca for that matter.



http://www.amazon.com/Spells-They-Work-Janet-Farrar/dp/0919345638

http://www.amazon.com/Inner-Temple-Witchcraft-Meditation-Development/dp/0738702765

http://wicca.timerift.net/





Added: Also agreed with peachyone, maiingan, and halcon.
The Owl
2009-07-18 23:14:31 UTC
EDIT:

Okay. Thanks for clearing that bit up.

Well, first off, most people will say white magic and black magic do not exist.Most Wiccans will say magic is one thing, and you chose what you do with it. This is a common Wiccan belief, but it doesn't matter. My mother studies white magic.

I pretty much figure it is what you make it.

Anyways, back to the point:



The best thing to do IS create your own spells.

First off, candles are perhaps the most used thing in rituals.

You can study up on what each colour means for candles, but I think that you should use what YOU believe each colour means.



Just study plenty of things. Candle magic. Stone magic. Incantations. Etc.

Though most complete spells on the internet are rubbish, the resources available for making spells are usually quite good.



You can make the verbal part of your spell however you want.

It can be very old-english like, with words not often used today (whichI find useful because it seperates my ritual speaking from my daily speaking), but sometimes it is also better to be plain and blunt about what you are seeking.

Nothing has to rhyme, it's not a poetry contest, it doesn't have to be in verses. (But both of these things can be fun to try, of course).



That's all I can think of to say, sorry if I didn't help much.

The best of luck on your path,

Blessed be,

-The Owl



EDIT: All the old traditions are needed. For gods sake, look into them atleast.
2009-07-18 23:20:39 UTC
I don't like your user name, is that a JFK reference?
loufedalis
2009-07-19 09:20:25 UTC
Here are some new ones for you:



G O D loves you



J E S U S died for you



Try those two spells and write them into your heart. They work.


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