Wiccan Spells: Is There A Difference?

Wiccan Spells: Is There A Difference?

I hear people talk about Wicca as if it is synonymous with witchcraft.

I want to offer a clear distinction here.

As it is great that Wicca is becoming a more widely used and acceptable term. It does not seem to conjour up the same mistrust and misinformation as the word 'witchcraft' does.

Wicca and Witchcraft are two separate entities that are compatible with each other.

In plainer english. You can be Wiccan and not be practicing witchcraft. You can practice Witchcraft and not be Wiccan. You can be both and you can be neither.

Many Wiccans (as part of the pagan religion known as Wicca) do infact practice witchcraft.

And they do have spells that originate from Wicca practices. Hence why they are called Wiccan Spells or Wicca Spells.

Now some witchcraft spells may get called Wiccan spells simply by default - as you associate wicca with the craft.

OK - so has that cleared a few things up :-)

How about then a Free Wiccan Spell for you to practice with?

Here's a lovely Wiccan Spell for Peace and Harmony

Items needed:

• Rose quartz
• A Mirror
• A Pink Candle

Light the pink candle and place it in front of the mirror. Holding the rose quartz in your hands, gaze at the flame reflected in the mirror and chant the following:

O blessed and reflected light Bring to me peace this night Let my mind and heart be free And filled with love and harmony

Look past the flame into the mirror. Try to see which negative elements are affecting you at the moment, that you would like to remove from your mind, heart and life.

See them begin to be drawn into the candle flame and then into the mirror.

Then when you feel ready, place the mirror face down.

Allow the candle to burn for one hour and then snuff it out.

Clean the mirror in salt water and repeat whenever you feel this is necessary :-)

If you would like some Free Wiccan Spells then please go here

Blessings

Arabella

Witch Spells: How To Know If It's A 'Good' Spell

Witch Spells: How Do I Know If It's A Good Spell?

This is quite a common question.

And it is two fold in how I will approach this.

As I stated in my previous post here the key determinent in any spell work is actually the spell caster.

What will be the deciding factor in whether a spell works for you or not is YOU.

In that it is about you being prepared to believe, to the point of KNOWING that what you want to have happen will.

It would be very easy for me to promise that the heavens will part, fairy dust will come trinkling down and then, poof it will happen.

And then I would not be being honest with you or in integrity with The Craft.

Spells can work incredibly fast - there's no doubt about it.

And witches who are successful with this are those that are most able to move themselves into that place of absolute certainty that what they will spell cast for, will eventuate.

And here's the thing - ANYONE can achieve this outcome.

YOU reading this can too. I assure you of this. Once you are prepared to let go any baggage around what it is you want (and don't have).

As long as you are not trying to manipulate the feelings or behaviors of another.

As long as you spell cast with a true and open heart - witch spells can work for you too.

OK onto Stage Two of how to know if a witch spell is a 'good one'.

Here's some telling signs:

1. If it suggests harming or determining another's behavior - it is not a true white witch spell.

2. If it suggests that you wave a wand, jump up and down on a spot, or anything seeming from a movie or story book - it is not a true witches spell.

3. It reinforces how important YOUR role in the success of a spell is.

4. It is focusing on gaining you positive results in your life, without it being to another's detriment.

5. It works with any or all of the 4 elements - earth, air, water, fire. And may also have a metal component.

6. Candle spells are generally great, safe, yet powerful spells

7. Here are some things it can have but does not need to: an altar, chanting, sacred circle, athame, tarot cards, wand, salt, cauldron, pentagram/pentacle *

* this leads onto another point with witch spells - you DO NOT need to work with the traditional witches tools - there are many ways a spell can be constructed and offered to you for your purposes.

More on that in another post :-)

I hope this gives you more understanding about witch spells.

There is a wonderful mystic around witchcraft, which we hold dear and is necessary.

And it is also open to ALL that have a true & good intent for what they want to use it for.

And remember...

Know that what you want will happen to the point of certainty...and so it will become!

To get Three Free Witch Spells to start your own success practic with, please go here :-)

Blessings

Arabella

Spell Casting: How Do You Close A Sacred Circle?

I often get asked about how best to close the Sacred Circle after you have finished spell casting.

I thought it worthwhile writing this up and posting it here :-)

When you cast the Sacred Circle you put three scoops of salt stirred into water. And then you the practitioner visualizes all negative thoughts and vibrations evaporating.

You then point the athame at the physical circle boundary and you will walk around the circle visualizing a beam of energy or light flowing from the end of the athame onto the circle boundary.

This is generally done clockwise.

Taking down or dismantling the sacred space involves the same procedure as creating it.

This time everything is done in reverse.

You begin in the North, pointing the Athame at the Northern Quadrant visualizing the Guardian returning to where it came from.

You continue moving counter clockwise dismissing the Guardians by moving widdershins (counterclockwise) around the circle, reciting in the appropriate quadrant what you generally recite.

Once you have dismissed the Guardians you then 'take up the circle' beginning in the North.

And you point the Athame at the circle boundary line withdrawing the psychic energy which was earlier placed there.

All items, tools etc used during the ritual also need to be put away unless it is an area used exclusively for ritual.

I trust this clarifies how best to complete your spell casting.

Arabella

Wicca Beginner's Guide

Here's is an article I wrote in response to a request for a Wicca Beginner's Guide:

Wicca is one form of witchcraft.

And many Wiccans are not actually practicing witches.

So you can be wiccan and not practice the craft. And you can be a witch and not be wiccan. And of course you can be both.

Wicca is a relatively new pagan religion that traces back to Gerard Gardner. Who due to his frustration with both Christianity and Ceremonial Magic (which uses psychic skills through rituals, traditions and the laws of nature) that was at that time the only 'alternative' offering, prompted him to create something different.

Some suggest that it came about in 1951 and other texts claim it was in 1954 - suffice to say it was in the 50's that Wicca came into being.

Wiccans are taught to think for themselves, take responsibility for their lives and live by the Wiccan Rede which has the 'golden rule' of "An ye harm none, do what ye will"

A lot of Wiccans are attracted to The Craft because it drawns on and strengthens their personal power.

They learn to create consciously outcomes that bring themselves and others that given them permission to cast on there behalf, joy.

Wicca very much has a "live and let live" philosophy. There is room for everyone and for everyone's personal belief system.

Most Wiccans believe it is unethical to impose their beliefs on others, let alone tell them how to worship.

Wiccans also know the power of belief - and that what you believe will happen in life will in fact be the outcome you experience.

That 9 times out of 10 we are creating unconsciously - and that may then mean we are creating what we don't want. As we are busy caught up in our emotions about something - and that emotion/feeling is sending out an energy wave that then brings back in like your experience.

Wiccans recognize that life is a mirror - and that it is possible to focus on what you do want - and so it becomes.

As stated the Wiccan Rede is very much the Wiccan Golden Rule. It reads as:

Wiccan Rede

Bide the Wiccan laws ye must, in perfect love and perfect trust.

Live and let live - fairly take and fairly give.

Cast the Circle thrice about to keep the evil spirits out.

To bind the spell every time, let the spell be spake in rhyme.

Soft of eye and light of touch - speak ye little, listen much.

Deosil go by the waxing moon - sing and dance the Wiccan Rune.

Widdershins go when the Moon doth wane, and the werewolf howls by thr dread wolfsbane.

When the Lady's Moon is new, kiss the hand to Her times two.

When the Moon rides at Her peak, then your heart's desire seek.

Head the North wind's mighty gale - lock the door and drop the sail.

When the wind comes from the South, love will kiss thee on the mouth.

When the West wind blows o'er, the departed spirits restless be.

Nine woods in the Cauldron go, burn them quick and burn them slow.

Elder be ye Lady's tree - burn it not or cursed ye'll be.

When the Wheel begins to turn, let the Beltane fires burn.

When the Wheel has turned to Yule, light the log and let Pan rule.

Heed ye flower, bush and tree - by the Lady blessed be.

When the ripping waters go, cast a stone and truth ye'll know.

When ye are in dire need, hearkin not to other's greed.

With the fool no season spend, or be counted as his friend.

Mind the threefold law ye should - three times bad and tree times good.

When misfortune is enow, wear the blue star on thy brow.

True in love ever be, unless thy lover's false to thee.

Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill, an ye harm none, do what ye will.

The main thing to take out of this as a Wicca Beginner's Guide is that Wiccan's very much have a live and let live philosophy and come from a true, loving, open, hearted space where they believe anything is possible and it is about working WITH the energies of the universe.

Blessings

Arabella

Do You Think You Were Born A Witch?

I often get emails from people claiming that they are a second, third, fourth generation witch.

As if they were born as a witch

And conversely I have other people emailing me saying they don't think they have the 'special powers' of a witch as they weren't born a witch.

I want to dispell that myth now.

NO-ONE is "born" a witch.

ANYONE can successfully practice Witchcraft.

Now I do not wish to give offence to those who do have generations of witches in their families.

I'd suggest that the more applicable way to describe it is that you were born open to strengthening your gifts of conscious creation because members of your family have been doing it from generation to generation.

You see we ALL have natural gifts for conscious creation.

EVERY single one of us.

What differs between person to person is:

a) the degree of receptivity to the concept that we can consciously create for ourselves (aka practice magick)

b) the amount of practice and experience we have doing that.

So if you are reading this and you are someone who is wondering "Do I have 'the gift' for witchcraft?"

Yes you do!

You ALL do.

And whilst you might not have come from a family or community environment that is open to such concepts or practices - there is nothing to stop you from opening yourself up to it and seeing how magick can work for you in your life.

Well in fact there might be ONE thing that could stop you...yourself ;-)

BB

Arabella