Best spells for a newbie

Hello,

I am fairly new to this and am wondering if anyone has advice on what type of spells would be best for a newbie to practice to build their power/confidence. Thanks.

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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

"The Veil's Edge" by Willow Polson

"Modern Magick" by Donald Michael Kraig

And the following links in this thread will also help you learn the basic skills necessary for effective spellwork.

Starting Out: http://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=71692

The Basics Expanded : http://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=483942

Visualization: http://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=526472

Grounding and Centering : http://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_posts.html?post=829288

The Elements : http://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=548077

Magical Correspondences : http://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=819642

How to Write Your Own Spells - http://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=829629

(Assuming you already know the basics)

Try a simple cleansing, it's one of the things that I started out with that helped build my confidence in future spell work. It's beginner friendly and hard to mess up in my opinion.

If you start off with something complicated and it doesn't work for you, you'll lose confidence in your ability to do magick.

I did a good deal of research well before I even tried my first spell. I also have a friend who has been a long-time practitioner helping me as well. I've been piquing his brain quite a bit but do not want to become an annoyance. I've read a couple of books as well, and recently finished an audiobook (The Solitary Witch's Green Book) on the practice, so I am learning as much as I can. So, I agree it's not just saying words and stuff. I'm just looking for guidance on what I should do and shouldn't do just to build up my abilities.