Firstly, remember that magic is not spells. Spells are a tool that some people choose to use in attempt to obtain a magical result.
Magic is change; it is change, either internal change, or change manifest in the external world, in accordance with one's will. Some people do this through ritual, mantras, sigils, spells, astral travel, working with entities, methods from the incredibly simple to the extremely ornate and elaborate.
As to whether spells work, the answer is that yes. Some do. Some do not. Just because something is written as a spell does not automatically make it do what it seems like it is meant to accomplish. This is the internet. Take everything with a grain of salt. There are plenty of spells here in the fantasy and trick sections, and many also which are posted in wrong locations, which will not work whatsoever.
Magic cannot do the impossible. It cannot change your physiology. It cannot make you shoot fireballs from your hands or laser beams from your eyes. It cannot directly control other people. It cannot teleport to a different world, either temporarily or permanently. It cannot reverse time or send someone back in time. It does not change memories.
So what can it do? Magical practice can be used for internal personal development. It can help a person explore who they really are, rather than seeing the mask they portray to themselves. It can be used to inspire courage, relieve and deal with stress, build a sense of self-worth. It can do so very much more.
Some people use magic to improve their finances, though this is a touchy area for some. People may use it to find love, or change the way others perceive them. It can be used to find a job more easily.
The best way to start is meditation. While it is not mandatory in every tradition, meditation trains the mind to focus. It has confirmed medical benefits. Deep breathing exercises have very good benefits as well, and many meditation exercises are about focusing on breath.
Generally, to meditate, one sits in a comfortable position with their back straight and their eyes closed in a quiet or relaxing space to block out distractions.
Depending on the intent of your meditative session, you may or may not choose to focus on something, but you would ideally let unrelated or unuseful thoughts simply pass by.
If you simply type "meditation" into Google, you will find plenty of useful results for techniques, as well as exercises and guided meditations.
You must have a rock hard belief, seeds of doubt grow and even in a spell that works your seed of doubt can damage the spell and change it in ways that you did not intend.
Also I would like to mention there really is no such thing as Black or white magic. All things have both the good and the bad within them. Its how its used by the caster.
Many of these spells will work, but many also won't. It isn't hard to post a spell even if you know zilch about magic. But no spell will work if your belief isn't pure. Also, energy control is key to most of the real spells posted on this site.
yes, spells do work! if you truly do want them to work, you have to put your mind to it. research. research *everything.* start simple before you get into spellcasting. start with the basics of meditation and energy, what witchcraft is, etc. starting with spellcasting is generally a bad idea.
and just remember: different spells manifest in different ways. sometimes, i do a money spell, i'll find a penny on the ground. one time, my parents gave me 200 dollars for a convention. it really depends on how specific you are, and what you are trying to achieve.
When I meditate I usually do it in my room where I'm comfortable and it's quiet sometimes I'll put on tranquil music and I really focus on my breathing after a while you kind of enter a kind of State almost, of peace and Tranquility this can also be called grounding when you're about to do a spell it's really good to practice this.
