Spells..." Hocus Pocus"

What is a spell? You have seen the image of a witch or wizzard standing over a cauldron speaking incantations as the cauldron bubbles. That is a fun image...but not quiet what we are refering too here.  What is an 'eyes of newt'...hmmmm...... The wizzard can help you with that question below   Spells are very much like a prayer. The big difference... YOU are helping to make it happen. So....when you REALLY need something, a spell can help.   Remember.. there are laws of the universe working here...so to make a spell work.. you MUST remember to 'help' it along. Just like getting a good grade in school...doing a spell to get a good grade won't do a thing unless you study.   At Spiral Tree Grove.. we do spells...BUT.. we feel that the most magical part of our life is the connection we have to our Gods and the celebration of our Sabbats and Esbats. In other words... you don't have to do spells to be a Wiccan. On this webpage I am not going to give you a list of spells.. but I will 'guide' you on how to create your own. This guide is for everyone, not just kids. SPELLS If you use the word 'spell' you can always remember how to create them. Simple. that is the first step...decide on what you really need and keep the spell simple. Plan. Make a plan to gather all of your correspondences ( these are items that help your spell to work) Example.. rose quartz for love, Willow branch for water magic, etc. ) Always keep a written copy of your spell so you can see what you did and how you can improve in the future. Maybe you want to use the energy from the elements? Maybe you will be setting up your Altar? These are questions to ask yourself. Once you have everything together..go to the next step. Excute. Now it is time.. perform you spell by 'seeing' what you want as a results of the spell. You can focus all of that positive energy by singing, dancing, letting the wind carry it away or something simple.. like lighting a candle and letting it burn out. ( IF YOU USE CANDLES, ALWAYS HAVE A PARENT PRESENT! ) There are many ways to "excute' your spell. So now..... release all of that good energy into the universe to allow your spell to come to life. Let it go! Once you release all you your 'spell energy' Don't talk about it to your friends and try not to think about it. Go do something fun while magic works ! Love. NEVER do a spell to make anyone do anything they don't want too..including love spells. Remember the Rede... "Harm no one". That applies here also! If you do BAD magic, it will come back to you. Always remember that!!       Tips Be very careful what you wish for. It may come true... but it may not be how you expected it too. Never spell share. That is taking a spell that someone else created and using it. First off that is 'stealing' and that is not allowed. If you want to use others spells as a guide, that is o.k...providing you make changes to make it your own!! Keep a record of your spells, outcome and a list of the items you use. ( Record in your Book of Shadows) Eye of newt...hmmmmm? Many of the old 'terms' that witches used are actually plants. Their name was created by what the plant did or how it looked. Eye of newt is said to be a 'yellow flower' that is daisy like. The black center of the flower resembles an 'eye'. Another example... if they tell you to toss a 'cat' in your spell...DON'T!! They are telling you to use catnip. hehehe Candlewick Plant is mullein. Mullein in the old days was dried and used as candlewicks as it burned well.   See the play on words!         © Copyright- Spiral Tree Grove 2001 (updated 2007)