Successful Spells and Rituals: Do they need to be elaborate to work?
Many, many books on Witchcraft will have long, elaborate rituals spelled out to the letter of the "Universal Law" with lot's of rules, that if not followed to the letter will mean the destruction of your very soul! - Oh my, what to do? When I first started, all of that seemed so overwhelming and expensive! I didn't have a couple hundred dollars for a ceremonial robe or the means to make one, another hundred or so for an athame (ritual knife), a crown, twelve candles, the name of a spirit or daemon to summon blaa, blaa, blaa. Not to mention the times! On this exact night, at this specific hour, but only if the moon was waxing, and if you saw three ravens that day. Good grief. I pretty much shoved those books aside and did what I could. Guess what, soul is still intact.
Magick is just as powerful when it is simplified to fit your life, schedule and budget, as long as the knowledge, intent and energy is there. Now, if you want to do the elaborate rituals, by all means knock yourself out. It can be fun planning and executing them with friends, but for your everyday magick I personally don't think all the pomp and circumstance is necessary for a successful spell. Just my own opinion.
(I feel like I've made a lot of lists here, promise this will be the last one for awhile)
1. The best thing you can do for a successful spell is concentrate and focus. That's where the power comes from - your energy and how strongly you feel about it.
2. A good spell, preferably one written by you or edited by you to serve your purpose.
3. The correct ingredients or their magically equivalent substitutions. Use what you have.
4. Then you need a quiet space where you will not be disturbed.
5. When it comes to certain days or times - do what you feel is right. If you feel that you need to do a certain spell on a certain day, then this is the correct time. Just a rule of thumb - do spells for growth when the moon is Waxing and spells to let go of things when it is Waning. On Full moons rid yourself of things that do not serve you. On a new moon it's time to manifest the things you want.
6. Always listen to your inner voice. This is your intuition and in witchcraft it is ALWAYS right. It will never let you down as long as you don't second guess yourself. You can write the most successful spells by using just your intuition.
To simplify it: Magick is the manipulation of energy for a desired result. The bigger the result needs to be, the more elaborate the spell, usually. You be the judge. It's your spell. It's your magic. You don't need to be well to do, to do things well.
Go forth and create magick.
Audra
Magick is just as powerful when it is simplified to fit your life, schedule and budget, as long as the knowledge, intent and energy is there. Now, if you want to do the elaborate rituals, by all means knock yourself out. It can be fun planning and executing them with friends, but for your everyday magick I personally don't think all the pomp and circumstance is necessary for a successful spell. Just my own opinion.
(I feel like I've made a lot of lists here, promise this will be the last one for awhile)
1. The best thing you can do for a successful spell is concentrate and focus. That's where the power comes from - your energy and how strongly you feel about it.
2. A good spell, preferably one written by you or edited by you to serve your purpose.
3. The correct ingredients or their magically equivalent substitutions. Use what you have.
4. Then you need a quiet space where you will not be disturbed.
5. When it comes to certain days or times - do what you feel is right. If you feel that you need to do a certain spell on a certain day, then this is the correct time. Just a rule of thumb - do spells for growth when the moon is Waxing and spells to let go of things when it is Waning. On Full moons rid yourself of things that do not serve you. On a new moon it's time to manifest the things you want.
6. Always listen to your inner voice. This is your intuition and in witchcraft it is ALWAYS right. It will never let you down as long as you don't second guess yourself. You can write the most successful spells by using just your intuition.
To simplify it: Magick is the manipulation of energy for a desired result. The bigger the result needs to be, the more elaborate the spell, usually. You be the judge. It's your spell. It's your magic. You don't need to be well to do, to do things well.
Go forth and create magick.
Audra
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