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Starting out?
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Hi! I'm a baby witch, and I'd like to know, besides a Book of Shadows, what tools y'all use most? I know none are *necessary* per se, but what's used most?
Symbolic witch dream interprentation help..
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Dear witches, although I dont post as often as I would like to, I have always appreciated the insight this site offers. I had a dream last night which I think is quite symbolic for a witch but find it challenging to come up with a clear explanation…I dreamt I was out in the sea on a rock and a woman/bird flew and landed in front of me-she had a human body but her back was all covered with magpie feathers-mostly black and white. Then she started caressing and feeding a bird (which was not a specific breed bird) and I felt I wanted to do the same..but as I approached to touch the bird, it turned and bit a piece of my forefinger. I looked at it and saw that a small piece of flesh was bitten off and was dissapointed and shocked by the bird's hostility.
I have looked up what a magpie symbolizes but just the feathers on a woman/bird and the bird biting my finger off, is difficult for me to explain. Any insight on this dream?
The last 2 guys that ive talked to in the past have gotten into bad accidents
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I talked to a guy months ago and we talked for a while and we were supposed to go out but all of a sudden he changed his mind and the next day went out with his ex and told me he was sorry but he loved her, and i really liked him and i was upset for awhile but we remained on good terms. But about 2 weeks later he got into a really bad accident and broke both of his legs. Now fast track to maybe a month after that i met someone else he was everything and i was so into this guy and we moved in together but it was "complicated" because he wasn't ready for a relationship yet. All of a sudden he is never home anymore he's always gone. He comes back and tries to explain something i couldn't understand cause to me he wasn't making any sense. He leaves again and i haven't seen him in a few days… later to find out he ask a girl out and has been with her. I kick him out, but later we talk it out and i get over it. Mostly cause i knew something like this was going to happen but i still chose to go forward with it. But once again 2 weeks later he gets into a really bad accident, he sends pictures and they are bad and now he has a scar on his face, which is super ironic because of how vain he was and even mentioned of it didn't heal he would kill him self but its still there an low an behold he is still among us. Anyway, I haven't been with anyone since mostly cause i'm scared of getting hurt or worse the next guy who hurts me to get seriously hurt. I dabble in a little magic and was wondering if it might of been anything i might of done? Even though i promise with all my heart i never wish for anything like that to happen to them.
The meaning of the planets in use herb to make proprietary medicines?
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Thoughts on first altar set up. For a while now I have been thinking of setting up a altar. My question is more of a what is
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Thoughts on first altar set up.
For a while now I have been thinking of setting up a altar.
My question is more of a what is your constructive opinion on this set up.
I would like to honor Venus and Mercury. The plan is to have a cloth on which there would be the 4 elements in each respective direction. A candle for male and female. Venus and correspondence on female side and same with Mercury. Then add wand, chalice, incence and salt water.
Being a noob/Neophyte, please share thoughts in simple terms I won't be offended.
I was unsure if having two gods on one altar would cause conflict??? But have same dad (Jupiter) and are different genders.
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What are all the types of magick that exists ?
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I've searching on internet a bit and gere also but i don't know any sites nor how to use the reight keywords to find my answer. Could tell or show me all the type of magick that exists please ? I know of the elemental magick, ceremonial magick (arcane magick ?) and hedge ir green magick. I'm trying to find the right one.
what are the basics to starting wicca or paganism?
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When beginning Wicca or paganism, its difficult to find a starting point. Where do I start? How do I start this magikal path?
What are the consequences of getting involved in Demonology?
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I am interested in continuing my studies to learn demonology, and I think that I have the right tools to keep me safe (Sacred space, salt, incense to ward off evil spirits, etc), but i want to know if this could be so etching I'm not yet ready for? What would the consequences of studying demons be whether I was, or was not prepared.
What are the Limits of Magick?
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Can magick change my eye color, make my hair curly, shrink me tiny or make me invisible? What is and what isn't possible with magic?
What are the limits of witchcraft?
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I'm new to witchcraft and want to study it, and one major question I could never find the answer to was: What are the limits of witchcraft? What I'm asking, is if anything is possible. For example, manipulation of a persons thoughts or actions, or transformation that turns a being into something else. You know, the kind of stuff you hear in stories and see in movies. All I hear is that anything is possible, but I wanted to ask the community for answers, since I don't know how far 'anything' goes. Thanks for any reply I receive!
What can be done about improperly dismantled spells or charms?
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My fiancé' family is cleaning out a home that his grandmother was renting out. The former renter died in the home of overdose. His mother found bags with dirt and stones in them, of which we do not know the exact contents or purpose of as we were not there when she disposed of them. She opened the bags and poured them into the trash. We also found a good amount of cinnamon sticks, dill weed and seed, and whole cloves. There was also what seemed to be an altar at the back of one of the cabinets that consisted of a small pitcher, cup, and tray with sea shells.
What candle, oil and incense to use when casting a separation spell
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I am casting a separation spell. I will cast my circle but when calling the elemental powers I want to use a scented stick for the purpose of separation for the element of air. I want to use a candle for separation as the south element. And for element of earth use Salt, and well water for the element of water. But I'm wondering if a black candle is good, and maybe Jasmine scented stick is good?
what does an open hole with oil at the grave mean
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What does open hole with oil at the grave mean
What does a witch need her wand for?
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So, i have my cleaned-up stick at the ready.But exactly what do i use it for and how?
How can we improve this section?
I think a few improvements would make searching the Ask the Witches section a little easier. I'm viewing this site on my iPhone. If you could see whether or not the questions had answers or not and how many answers you would know if even clicking the link would be helpful. Also the questions are written in a huge font which is not very pleasing to the eye. Maybe if the font was smaller (same color, bold) then more questions would fit on the page. I love this site!
Thanks for the suggestions. I could go even smaller. But it's a delicate balance between obnoxiously huge and too small for my fat fingers to tap.
I've done a spell to lose weight since my job has got in the way of my gym time. It said to drink the drink created of water, cinnamon, vinegar, and salt. I couldn't drink the whole thing because I thought I was going to get sick from the amount of vinegar or gulped down. Do I have to redo the spell? I've drank large gulps of that stuff..
Cinnamon is an interesting choice, usually it's cayenne. And it's not a spell. For an actual spell, it doesn't matter what you drink, it's all symbolic anyway. What you need to do is reduce your calorie intake. That beverage may help you do that by killing your appetite if you sip it whenever you feel hungry between meals instead of snacking. Also, depending on how much salt you drank, it might also cause some more pooping than you're used to. It might mess other things up too. If you don't have an ulcer or a hiatal hernia, you'll probably be okay. Just make sure you eat properly otherwise. And maybe run it by a doctor just to be safe.
Well it did tell me to drink the entire beverage. And I didn't. That's what I forgot to add to my question. I poured a little bit of that stuff out since I had a good amount of it. Can it still work?
Since you're fretting so much over it, no, it probably won't work. I told you, it's not about what you do or don't drink.
A small amount of cider vinegar in warm water is beneficial to health generally. Cinnamon or vanilla reduce cravings for sweet things, perhaps that was their purpose. Salt is cleansing, but bad for humans to ingest in large quantities. This concoction you made seems to have caused you more distress than good. If there was a large quantity of vinegar and salt, I suspect it's purpose was to make you vomit or give you diarrhoea. Neither of these things is healthy or respectful of your body. Instead, perhaps try herbs for their comforting properties, and vanilla and cinnamon for their "sweet tooth" satisfaction and use this, together with positive affirmation, to help you during some gentle exercise and a healthier diet. See the articles elsewhere on food - if you take healthy ingredients, take time to bless them, eat mindfully and gratefully, leave a small amount out to share with the universe, then this - using your own interpretations and intentions- is more powerful craft than someone else's recipe which clearly didn't work for you.
Also, I forgot to say, you can use your practise to address the problems behind your present inability to lose weight. Some of the reasons can be lack of self confidence, lack of motivation, comfort eating. The reasons can be very deep - victims of abuse, for example, over eat to make themselves unattrative to deter attention (on a subconscious level) and also people overeat as a form of self abuse due to low self-worth. Some people, like me, just love food and eat way too much of it! Look closely and be honest with yourself - no one else needs to know your reasons. Address those, using your craft to support and assist you mentally.
may I ask,first of all, are you american?
if so,then blessings over the water. the thing with spells,is that you never quite know if they work or not,you just have to wait and see.and when you do a spell,and it gives you a good feeling inside, then you know it works.
im a beginner and so is my friend and we were wondering if you do a curse on someone do you have to give them the spell or does it just work somehow.
It depends on the spell. What does the spell say?
When doing ANY magic, remember the ripple effect. It's, basically, that, like throwing a stone, in a pond, the ripples, from your spell will affect many people, not just the person you cast on. Initially, you can expect your spell to affect that person's family and friends, at the least.
Remember, too, the Law of Karma (Krma, in the Sanskrit). Whatever energy you put out, willingly, will, someday be done to you, in one form, or another.
Never divulge your workings, to anyone. That weakens the spell, by suddenly adding someone else's energy and thought, to it. Once you've cast it, let it go and don't think about it. If you've cast, properly, and your spell is powerful, enough, the Universe will make the changes you've requested.
When doing ANY magic, remember the riddle effect. It's, basically, that, like throwing a stone, in a pond, the ripples, from your spell will affect many people, not just the person you cast on. Initially, you can expect your spell to affect that person's family and friends, at the least.
Remember, too, the Law of Karma (Krma, in the Sanskrit). Whatever energy you put out, willingly, will, someday be done to you, in one form, or another.
Never divulge your workings, to anyone. That weakens the spell, by suddenly adding someone else's energy and thought, to it. Once you've cast it, let it go and don't think about it. If you've cast, properly, and your spell is powerful, enough, the Universe will make the changes you've requested.
"riddle" should be "ripple"
I'm an eclectic witch and I use mostly magic in bottles. I've noticed that anytime the bottle or contents are damaged, the reverse of the spell's intent happens. I made a spell bottle for motivation, my energy hasn't been the same since it broke a year ago, despite trying to fix any fatigue problems without magic irl. I messed up a small health bottle for my gf and she was sick the next morning for just a day. At first I didn't think much of it, but it keeps happening.
I just use kitchen herbs like cinnamon or lavender in my spells, and work by whatever sign the moon is in. I'm still a novice and trying to learn. Any advice on what I can do to reverse any negative effects?
I'm a Scorpio, born on October 31st if that helps any.
With magic, any doubt can have serious consequences with regard to how your spells work. It's all about confidence. So, if your spell item breaks and you fret over it, it can cause the spell to go awry even if you weren't specifically fretting that the spell would go awry. Even if, for example, you were just fretting about the mess or that a pretty bottle got broke or etc, it can still have an effect on the spell. If you, for exaple, thought "Wow. My magick is so awesome the bottle broke." you're less likely to have things go wrong. That all being said, if at any time you find yourself fretting over a spell object, you can neutralize the object by performing a basic cleansing, just like you do with new tools, removing and composting all the contents and cleaning up the bottle (or whatever) like new, recycle or bury it, whichever is appropriate.
Also, I think you might need to get better bottles. I personally use mason jars, not sure what you're using, but I've never had one break.
Thank you for the quick response! I never thought of it that way. I have to admit, I feel very new so its not surprising if insecurity snuck in without fully realizing it myself. It would probably do me some good to think of what I'm doing as something powerful, I could use that confidence boost overall.
I use small ones and luckily those are sturdy on the outside but, the ingredients have gone awry from me not sealing it properly, I've learned my lesson there. I used a leftover candle jar thinking it was sturdy enough but my rabbit shattered it! I still don't know how he did that. I'll take your advice and use Mason jars from now on!
Last week, an acquaintance of mine bought me a journal with a cover in the style of an old book. I am very interested in writing and I like writing a lot, especially historical ideas, and she told me I had to use the book to write something special.
Is it okay if I use information from the Witchipedia in my writing with some very minor changes as part of artistic licence? I discovered this site yesterday and love these concepts (it is not my place to say whether it is real or not), and was just wondering whether it would be considered rude of me to write about them, with a large amount of research, of course).
Any opinions or help would be much appreciated!
You can use anything here for your personal use. Print it, copy it, whatever. If you are sharing it with others, you must provide credit and a link back to this website, even if you have made changes. You may not claim it as your own work or sell it for money. This is our license, other websites licenses may be different.
Using the Witchipedia as a resource to produce your own unique content is always okay and I appreciate it if you make a note of us as a reference.
Of course, thank you
I've been researching and trying to figure out what kind of marking it was and the meaning behind it, but cannot seem to find anything. It resembled a sigil, i drew it on paper right away, and it vanished shortly after my body cooled. It appeared on my right thigh. It hasn't appeared anywhere on my body since that day, Jan 29th…. does anyone have any ideas? I'm puzzled
It happened again this morning, right now, the same mark. It's white, slightly raised, i have pictures of it now, there are bedsheet wrinkle markings on my leg beside it/over half of it, but you can clearly see a difference between them.
Is there anyone who might have a clue what this is?
January 29th
April 15th
I met a witch claiming she worked for 'aba'
I had really bad vibes from the whole situation I let myself deal with.
The last night I had any dealings with her she claimed to have been demonically possissed in the past and admitted she was a quite evil character and that she worked for 'aba'
She had mentioned that several times during the month I chose to have any dealings with her
I am not sure what your question is. But there is power in a name. A witch who gives away the names of her accomplices gives away the power to bind them.
I could not find a title to this post that summarized what I need help with. I am really hoping for insights - though I note this forum has been very quiet for almost a year.
A few years back, I had a neighbour living in a flat right below mine with whom I became good friend (long story, but she viewed me as a big sister as I helped her quite a lot, she was just out of care and was having a very rough time…)
Anyhow, few years down the line, she became a 'born again christian' as she started going out with this evangelical preacher (who did not seem to like me much….)
At some point, they went off on holidays and organised (without my knowing) for the rest of the congregation to perform and exorcism of/in their flat - it was in the middle of winter and I could hear some weird noises which slowly became louder and turned into proper incantations and speaking in tongues or whatever. It was rather spooky, especially at the beginning as I thought the building was empty and I could not locate where the noise / mumbling / praying then screaming came from…
Anyhow, ever since (my neighbour moved out within a week of coming back from her holidays), I feel like they sent whatever problem they had to me, or that I have somehow 'swallowed it' and I've been like bound to this place / flat, going from really really really difficult work/life/family situation to even harder ones… I have tried - repeatedly - the usual salt, incense, sage burning, space clearing etc… everything I can think of and more but instead of getting better, I'm having huge difficulties and problems seem getting worse.
I can't write a novel here, but just to say that my friends even sometimes say 'we don't know anyone who is as unlucky as you'…. it's just weird, I am not depressed or weak or easily influenced, and this has now been going on for ten years, so i am quite resilient, but I am getting a little tired.
My question is thus twofold:
Is it possible that whatever was binding my neighbours has now been sent over to me?
and if so, how can I get rid of this / send it back / destroy it etc..
I really hope someone has some tried and tested suggestions; thanks for reading and your help!
Yes, it's possible. There are a great many pages in this site with advice for getting rid of curses and negative energies.