A witchling's musings

A spell is made of three things

Visualization

intent

energy

Everyone has the ability to do this.

Sometimes to act as a catalyst and to strengthen the intent, it's good to borrow the power of herbs and crystals but each one has a different use beware.

Invoking the elements can be good too but to first connect with them. It's best to meditate next to them or while feeling them to get to know them and them know you. I'll get more detailed in a later chapter.

If you believe in a God or Gods/ Goddesses you can invoke them and make offerings and alters. (I'll go over this later)

You could try to cast a circle, since a circle can help protect you when casting.(later)

be you, find yourself, sweets.

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Because a spell is made out of three things: the what, the how and the who.

What you need to figure out before even starting to think about a spell is what you need it for. Just a "prosperity spell" doesn't mean too much, does it? Yes, you can make general spells, but the more general it is, the more fuzzy the effect will be.

The what is the intent, and it will determine the ingredients. That's where correspondences come in, because correspondences are like spirit pictograms, metaphysical sign language. By pulling out cinnamon, basil and pennies, you're telling the world "I'm going to be talking about prosperity, wealth and success here". Be mindful that many ingredients have a certain feel next to their correspondence. Both black pepper and eggshells are corresponding with protection, but black pepper is also used in banishings and energy spells - it's more of a "I'm punching you so go away" protection, while eggshells are more like saying "stay away". Keep in mind what exactly you want the world to hear when you communicate in witch-speak.

Then you need to know how you want it to happen. What is it that needs to be done, what kind of spell it's gonna be. "Prosperity spell" usually means "dragging in prosperity", but you could also drive prosperity away and the "what" of the spell would still be prosperity.

That's where you choose how you're going to speak about things, because just as a question mark at the end of a sentence and intonation can make or break communication ("You're sure." vs "You're sure?") , so can the way you deal with a spell. Here's some witchy punctation I've gathered so far:

candles-> invoking, releasing (activating/setting free), banishingjars-> containing/restraining, prolonging and keeping, attracting continuoesly (better for things that run out and you need to replenish them)charms/enchantments-> invoking, conjuring, keeping (better as gifts, because portable)sigils-> marking as/with, attracting, invokingknots-> binding and uncrossing, attracting and keeping (better for things that are stable and don't need 'recharging')potions/oils-> (type of charm, really) invoking, conjuring, keeping

Then there is the who, meaning the target. usually spells are either general in target (to whoever stumbles upon the spell), personal, or targeted - that's where taglocks like poppets, photos or belongings.

So, back to the example I made. After re-inspecting, it's not a "prosperity spell" that I need, it's a "spell to attract money to my home". You choose a jar spell, because you need to attract and keep attracting, because money runs out, and gather the proper ingredients: pennies, green aventurine and some cedar. The spell will be in your home, so no need for a taglock. But how do you put it together now?

Actions that make a spell out of all the parts are also important, because they're the tonation of the witch speak, and they go hand-in-hand with the type of the spell.

To ADD what you speak of-> carve, bathe in, mix, rub, fillTo REMOVE-> cut, rip, burn, throw away, sweepTo KEEP-> bury, hide, seal, burn (activate), use as intended

So since I want to "ADD AND KEEP" money in my house, I can mix the ingredients, fill the jar with the ingredients, and then seal it and hide in a cabinet. Or I could anoint a candle with cedar oil (rub) and carve a prosperity sigil on it, then burn it to activate the intention, then bury the remains in my yard (keep). Or maybe I could make a potion out of the ingredients (mix), and then drink it (use as intended).

Doesn't this make spell-writing hella easier? Because for me, getting a crash-course in witch-speak explained a couple things.