Thursday, February 27, 2014

Writing Your Own Spells

Writing your own spells can be a little tricky for those who have never done it before or even those who have tried to write some. It takes a lot of thought, research, and effort to write an effective, safe, and powerful spell. I have put together a guide and step-by-step process to help you along in the process of writing your own spells.

1. Determine the exact purpose of your spell.
A good spell deals only with the intended purpose. Leaving loose ends can leave room for magick to  wander and take its own course. Granted, it will always work in its own way to some degree.  So, it is best to leave as a little wiggle room as possible.

2. Determine the  method of spell casting that is most convenient and effective for you and the type of spell that you are planning to cast.
Some people prefer to work more with candles, some prefer cord magick, some prefer water magick such as the usage of rivers, streams, or creeks . I personally prefer to combine crystal, candle, herbal, and water magic when writing my spells. However, for some spells using strictly candle or strictly a water may be more appropriate and conducive toward the outcome of the spell.

3. Select your ingredients/ components for the spell.
In a good spell all your components must correspond to what you are trying to achieve. There is no such thing as too much research when it comes to picking out the supplies that you will be using. Ensure the incense being burnt corresponds or might even further your purpose as well as the herbal combination you use. Double check that they in fact work towards and not against what you want. I cannot tell you how many people have asked me why they're spells did not work and it turns out they used a combination of herbs that did not work towards but in fact banished what they wanted. Candle color is another thing that is extremely important. Unless you have been practicing for a very long time and know all of your color correspondence is down to the exact shade, you should be double checking what colors you want to use. When it comes to crystals not only the type of soon you want to use matters but he said as well. If you need to clear a rose quartz for spell, do not use smoky quartz. When it comes to cords or ribbons again watch what color you use as well as if it should be a certain width or length. When using runes, I should not have to tell you to watch your strokes and practice writing them before carving them into anything. A wrong angle or stroke can turn it into something completely different. If you notice a lot of the runes are very similar in the way they appear.

4. Determine your setting for the spell.
Many spells required optimum time of day, day of the week, or moon phase. I highly suggest checking on your astrological correspondences. In some rather extreme cases a certain spell may require an exact day with an exact time with the Sun or moon in an exact angle of an exact month. However, most of us do not feel like waiting a literal century to get that exact optimum moment. You will want to try to get as close as possible though. Full and New Moons are always good for nocturnal magic. Sabbats our little bit trickier. Also, in daytime magic you want the Sun to be at a certain point in the sky. Also is this going to be a spell that has to be performed outdoors, or can you do it inside? I personally prefer to do as much of my magickal working as I can outdoors. Some spells such as blessings for the home are of course to be done inside.

5. Incantations
How you word your incantations is so important I cannot stress it enough. I know some spells have very beautiful and long incantations but many of those can be very vague. I will say again how you need to have as little play room in your spells as possible. If you are not a huge poet you may prefer to just state your purpose. If you are a bit more gifted in writing versus then you may want to write a long beautiful incantation to be spoken during the casting. Just ensure that you say everything you need/ want to manifest and be as specific as possible about it. I always tend to have something to say with each action I do. "With this candle I..." "By burning these herbs I..." You may not like doing that.

Writing your own spells is not as hard as it seems when you take it step by step and plan with  in depth research. When you take this route you are also heighten your chances of having a more successful spell . Anyone who knows anything about magick, knows about it sometimes takes time for spells to work. There are things you can do to speed up the working of your spell, however, if you are just beginning to write and put together your own spells, I would suggest waiting in a little bit before trying to do those things . Spells are as unique as the people who write them do not feel bad if your's come out a bit different than those you are used to seeing you. I hope this was very informative and that your spell writing does absolutely wonderful. May the Goddess and God guide you as you craft your own magick and advance in knowledge.