Idea's on writing witchcraft into a story?
Hello, i'm a simple author who is incorporating elements of magick and the occult into a book i'm writing, and I'm trying to be correct and well researched on the topic, but i, myself, am not at all affiliated with magick, nor do i have much prior knowledge on the topic. I understand that you don't like the, "is there a spell for this?" sort of question, and i'm trying to avoid that situation as a whole, but you see i have very little information on the subject and all prior research i've done has given me nothing to work with. I'm attempting to write in a spell that has to do with using an object, (in my particular case, it's a mask) that traps a person's conscious mind and spirit within their body in the interest of keeping them from sharing information that they have. The idea of the spell is to keep the person from actually dying, but also at the same time somehow keep them from being alive? This spell is something that can withstand the test of centuries worth of time, and will remain intact until it's actively broken, as is the case with many spells, I'd imagine. I was wondering if perhaps this forum would have suggestions as to names of spells or simply spells in general that would be accurate to the situation, and also if someone knew of a good spell that i could write in as a reversal for this spell. Thanks so much,
-Simple author.
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I can only suggest a handful of tips because I'm not exactly sure about how you would go about writing a story like this (although I do like the idea of it).
1) Check out some of the correspondence pages in the Book of Shadows tab so you know what items one might want to utilize in casting a specific type of spell; in this case maybe look into something along the lines of "release" or "spell break"
2) It's not unusual for spells to actually rhyme or sound like poetry, this is to help with memorization so you can reuse the same spell time and time again
3) Be creative, while some spells have and can be passed down for generations or hundreds of years you can use anything in them, even electronic or high-tec items if you find a use for them
I hope I was helpful, and I hope you get published, sounds like it could be a pretty cool book.
Blessed be.
There is a lot of lore about spirits being imprisoned in things, ghosts, djinn, fae, even Gods. I'd do a bit of research into those stories and think about methods, materials and how they were released. Yes, I am suggesting you read fairy tales.
You'll want to put some thought into the material your mask is made of and for that you can look into correspondences of crystals, metals and woods. And you'll need to think about how the soul is going to get out of the person, while they are sleeping/dreaming? Astral projection? A potion or herb that encourages astral projection? Or is the body dead?
There probably is a spell for this. Honestly, I know that there are about a million spell books and spell websites, but in truth, witches who look at those are usually just looking for inspiration. We generally write our own spells and that's what you're going to have to do.
And if you're looking for breaking spells, a good keyword is uncrossing.