ramblings and what not

SPELLS

Every new teen that becomes interested in the craft first wants to learn about spells. Even adults are extremely interested in spells. Why is that? I myself wasn't at all interested in them when I first started reading about the Goddess religion. But I gave them a healthy respect, and possibly feared them slightly. I asked my mother {who is no religion, only feels there is something there, but she doesn't know what and doesn't care to seek it out.} "what does the word spell mean to you?" She said "control, power over some one or some thing." "Why is that?" I asked her. She shrugged and said it was the first thing that came to her mind when I asked her that question.

Unfortunately this is how most people that do not read about, study, or practice the Craft view spells. They also see magick as something to be feared, or to be in awe over. Magick to them is something that magicians, and/or witches do that conjures up something out of nothing. Well thanks to so many magick tricks being reveled we now know that magicians do not do that, they simply trick our minds into seeing what they want us to see. Witches on the other hand haven't had that chance, or just don't share their magic as openly. So the question remains...What is a spell? and, What is magick?

Well like I said before I am not a witch, and I am no teacher, I am a student. But I am going to give it a shot at answering that question here.

Spells...Well according to several books that I have read {they are listed on my book list page} A spell is nothing more than your imagination. You take "props" and use deep meditation to reach a state of consciousness then imagine what it is you desire to do or have done. You take that image inside your minds eye and you "see" it projected out doing whatever it is you want done. In order for the spell to go where you want it and not affect someone or something else you bind the spell. You do this by asking your God(s) to see that it harms no one and nothing. {Harm none} you can also imagine the spell being tied up with ribbons, rope, string, what ever and do so in actuality. This is to insure that it goes where you want it, and no where else. But even at that once a spell is cast you have no idea of knowing if it goes where you sent it. You simply have to believe, and trust that it does. Thus doing so you have not only created a spell, you have just preformed magick too.

Ok then so a spell , and magick are only my imagination...right? Then how could it be real? I mean I imagine a lot. I imagine I am on a beach in the Bahamas soaking in the sun, and drinking out of coconut cups, living a life of pure leisure. Hey! If I imagine hard enough will I get that! Right? Ahhh not exactly. Huh? You just said a spell is my imagination, so why the heck not? I want to live a life of leisure, so I imagine it so, and it is...correct? Sorry, nope. It seems to be a bit more complicated than that. In order to understand that you would have to read more on meditation, and the way(s) to self healing and such. At least that is what I did.

See the mind is an incredible thing. We only use about 1/3 of it. Most of us don't even begin to touch on what our minds can do. Psychology has proven that we only use part of our brains. This is something Witches have known for a very long time. Monks too. They practice over and over {most likely for may years} Before getting it right. They teach their minds to use that part that we usually leave alone. The part of our brains that dream. That part does much more than dream, it can and does often {doctors have seen it happen} heal our own bodies. They learn how to go outside the realm of dreams, and produce reality. A quote from a friend of mine..."It is in dreams that we find our true selves, and it is there we must decide how to live in our own reality" Wolf Dreamer Well said, I thought. We make our own reality, we decide what is going to happen to ourselves, weather we cast spells or not. We project out what it is we want in life, or we project out our fears and we live them. Pretty much all religion teaches this. I have found it to be true.

Example...I am broke, I need more money. I have no way to get this money except work for it. Well I can't take on extra hours because I can not work other shifts at my job. Well what do I do? I meditate on it. I look at the reasons why I need the money, I see I need it for good reasons and then I see myself paying that bill with little or no problem. What happens? Several times I have done this, and what happens is someone will call off, or suddenly we will have a ton of outings and no one to drive. Guess who gets these extra hours on her regular shift? You got it! Me! So I just preformed a spell, and cast out magick. So simple! Ahh but it isn't.

So many people want to know how to make a spell to get a quick fix on lives problems. Well sorry Hun it doesn't work that way. One you must believe, and even at that there is no guarantee that it will work. Two you have a lot of energy inside of your body. {ever notice that static electricity? or how your radio will come in better if you hold the antenna?} If you don't have control of that energy what ever you meditate on and attempt to project out will go flying this way and that. You might get what you wanted, but then again, you might be giving that energy to someone else. {so THATS why I am not living a life of leisure! someone else got my energy and is living my dream life!} Well maybe, but I doubt it. See along with the hard work of raising energy, you have to get off your ass and make your "spell" come true. Ahhh the beauty of it all.

So any how a spell IS control, control of your own mind and your own person. So once again Mom you were right. I suggest that if you don't have control of your mind then you don't try casting spells. Learn and meditate.

Walk in beauty Ya'll!