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The Spell’s The Thing
All magic makers are different: they have their individual strengths and
weaknesses that will influence the outcome of casting a spell. What may
work in a day or two for one magic maker, might take a week or two for
another. But if a known spell is cast according to the precise instructions,
and is cast during the most favourable phase of the moon and the right
planetary hour, if all the correspondences have been carefully planned
and if the spell weaver’s will and visualization skills are strong, then the
results of a spell may be felt anywhere from almost immediately to
within a complete lunar cycle (28 days). Experienced magic makers
believe that around two weeks is the average time it takes for a spell to
work. But some spells can take much longer than this – one well-known
Wiccan has a spell in her grimoire that takes a year and a day to work.
Also, some spells may have to be cast more than once before they work.
As with so much in life, practise makes perfect, and always remember
that patience is a virtue!
Beginners in the art of making magic often wonder if a spell can be made
to work every time. In a word, No! There are so many factors involved
in successful magic making (see above) that if one is even slightly off
balance, the outcome of a magic making ritual will be influenced. Also, if
the spell weaver’s concentration wanders, if energy levels are below
normal, and if another believer in magic has cast bad magic in your
direction, then there is a fair chance that your spells will not work. In his
musical, Nymph Errant, the incomparable Cole Porter penned a song
called Experiment! Novice spell casters can do no better than to follow
suit. They should try different spells until they find a formula that
works for them and if they persevere then they will find that the day
will come when everything comes together and successful magic is
made.
Most magic makers find that spells they cast for their own benefit or for
the good of someone they are closely involved with work best and more
quickly than others. The reason for this is probably that such spells
concern issues about which the spell weaver feels strongly, and he or she
is probably more focused and has more magic energy when making their
magic.
Spells found in another’s Book of Shadows may well be less powerful
than spells that are self-created. When you use someone else’s spells you
are merging your energies with those of whoever created the spells. And
the energies of one magic maker may be completely incompatible with
those of another. If this is the case, then no matter how often an attempt
is made to cast that person’s spells, it simply won’t work, or if it does, the
potency of the spells will be diluted.
Some would-be spell casters are concerned that magic is contradictory to
Christian belief. They can be reassured that this is not the case. In fact,
magic and the Christian faith have several things in common. Prescribed
prayers are in effect incantations. The cross could be considered to be an
amulet. Many of the saints respected by Christians were pagan in origin,
and many Christian festivals have their roots in pagan festivities. In the
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