Which spells work?

This question comes up constantly, to the point that it could be an emote of it's own.

Bottom line...if you have not learned the basic skills necessary to cast, you shouldn't be worrying about spells anyway.

One key basic skill to casting is correspondences. If you don't understand these, then you can't tell if a spell is garbage or not most of the time.

Quit asking what works and what doesn't IF you have not invested the time to study, learn, and practice your "pre-casting" basic skills.

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You don't have to invest time in study nor "Basic skills". Learning, well that's a different thing

Great post Stoney. Any seasoned experienced practitioner would agree. If you don't understand how a spell is cast, how correspondences for the different aspects of a spell can effect the casting, or if you lack the patience required to study and practice then stop asking if a spell is real or not.

Those who will tell you different are full of it and themselves. These people are inexperienced and have no idea how to cast a spell or other magical working. They also usually claim unrealistic feats, e.g. magic not having limits.

Those who are serious about learning the craft need to; research, cross reference, study, practice and most importantly use common sense.

I enjoyed this post it shines a light on common sense, which should be in the basics for newbies

Great point Stone. If everyone learned and reviewed the basics before going into the chat it would make things more simple. I feel they are something you should always know and use. Hopefully many of the beginners will read this and review them :)

its not only learning the basics that will help in knowing if a spell is fake or not. So much of it is common sense. If a spell sounds to good to be true than it its. We cannot break the bounds of reality. So no flying, no teleporting, no changing into a vamp, lycan, mermaid, demon, ect. We are all human. Hate to burst anyone's bubble there. So please think carefully before jumping into any spells. If you have questions ask, but don't ask fluffy questions, be realistic.

Heey, just wondering what are the basics. Im new to this and i really dont get what i should be trying to learn.

The Basics:

Meditation, visualization, grounding/centering, energy flow and control, shielding and circle casting, elements, days, colors, tools, moon phases