I am new to this site as well. I haven't tried any spells yet but I suppose that maybe you need to practise a bit more to work for you. How long have you been practising?
Don't worry. I've been told, and have found out myself from reading them, a lot of the spells don't work on here. If you read some, there's no way you can have that happen. I find making up my own spells works best for me. And I ask rather than take credit for causing something to happen. And welcome to this magickal site.
To spell work should take into account the phases of the moon and the days of the week, depending on what spell you are doing. Love - the most ancient form of spells. Spells for the acquisition of love, sexual relations and finding a spouse. Success and wealth - attracting spells fortune, success in bringing life and help in certain cases.
Friday - love, passion, friendship.
Sunday - a success, career
Still there are many factors that you should consider when spells. If you do not take into account, you can incur the trouble.
Well,I have tried out a few spells,though I have to admit I believed only partially in magic,and i thought it was all told to embrace my imagination.Most of them did not work,though I don't know what but something triggered prophetic dreams in me around an year ago.Laugh if you like,but I do get prophetic dreams,though there are no direct visions of the future,but rather subtle hints at it,or the vision is somewhere in the background.Since then I have believed in magic.I am not exaggerating,since I have difficulty remembering the dreams at all, but when I do, I can make out what it meant.
I rarely incorporate moon phases, days of the week, hours of the day, etc. The only moon phase I enjoy incorporating is the full moon.
Successfully casting a spell requires 1 focus/concentration--which you practice in meditating. 2--belief/confidance. 3 will/desire. 4 the ability to raise energy. Most people skip learning how to raise their energy and just follow spells like they're instructions without realizing the words and ingredients are merely tools used for focus and "mood". Your mind and the energy you manipulate is what is the key. A successful spell can be done with nothing but you, silent and focusing on your goal and raising your energy through proper visualization, thought and emotion.
Phases of the time of day, day of the week, the location of the astrological constellations and planets is the foundation for the success of spells.
If you do not take into account these parameters, your spells are nothing more than fantasy.
I have to say that while your entitled to your opinion and I respect that; I do have to disagree and say that is rubbish. Your spreading misinformation, and I have noticed it on more than one occasion.
To the rest of you,
Spells do not require exact times, dates, places, moon phases, or any such object or correspondence to be successful. These things do have magical correspondences and properties and they do resonate magical energy which can help add potency to a working, but they are not the defining factor that determines whether a spell or working will result in the favor of the caster. What does count however more importantly is the Casters desire and will to obtain that which they want or need; and I find many people will agree. Spells and workings regardless of how simple or elaborate you make them are still quite simply the caster building up energy based off of their will and desire, then manifesting it into reality by projecting there will and desire into the cosmos. Don't be fooled, magic can be as complicated and complex as you want it to be, it's mysterious that way, but just as such it can be quite brilliantly simple. It's up to you and each individual to decide.