Re: New & dying to learn. By: Lark Moderator / Adept
Post # 5 Apr 25, 2015
Well, if you're serious about learning how to do magic and with starting from the rock-bottom then you don't start out by casting spells, you start out by learning how and why magic works.
You see, there is no such thing as an "easy" spell or a "beginner" spell. One either understands how magic works and has mastered the basics...in which case the magic will work..or you haven't done that sort of work..and no spell will work no matter how "easy" it seems.
Casting a successful spell involves much more than finding some spell on the internet or in a book, saying some words, lighting a candle, waving a wand of any of that sort of thing. In order for magic to work you need to understand how and why it works in the first place. Grounding and centering, visualization, focus and intent, energy manipulation, etc are all necessary first steps to even begin to have a chance at a spell actually working...and more importantly to prevent a spell from back-firing on you.
So, my advice for anyone who is truly serious is to start by reading a few books and practicing the exercises those books will give you. Once you have mastered the basics you won't need anyone to give you spells, you'll be able to create your own spells that will be far more effective than anything you find on the net. Here's the books I suggest:
"Before You Cast a Spell" by Carl McColman
"Spells and How They Work" by Janet and Stewart Farrar
First off, a student should never ever start off with spells. It would be wise to learn the basic ingrediants, and what goes into a spell, and the basic properties of witchcraft, wicca, paganism, ect.
1) Learn the basic's of all the craft. It seems so simple, but it isn't as easy as it sounds. The basics can be from a wide rang of things such as : Meditation, visualizasion, grounding, centering, ect. These are a huge must know, to practice magic.
*Hereis alink for study : www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=483942
2) Besides that, start connecting with the elements. Learn their corrospondences, and stuff like that. This will also help because it will let you be able to create a spell faster, if you know what that spell is associated with.
Lastly don't do a spell for the fun of it. Spells need knowledge and honestly, beginner's shouldn't try until they have mastered the above.
