Author: A Solitary Pagan
Calling the Dryads
As you become more proficient at using energies, you will find a need to link with nature spirits and spirits of the elements. These energies are very subtle and the incantations used in this spell acknowledge that subtlety. You will need: • BIRTHDAY CAKE CANDLES OF DIFFERENT COLOURS • ICE CREAM STICKS OR NUTSHELLS SUCH AS WALNUTS • WATER IN A NATURAL POOL, POND OR BOWL Method: Use different colou...
Setting up your altar
Setting up your altar is an important and personal part of starting your witchcraft journey. An altar is a special place where you focus your spiritual work and rituals. To create your altar, you will need a few basic items, each with its own meaning and use. Begin with candles. Traditionally, two candles are placed on the altar, each in its own holder. One candle often represents the female princ...
Preparing for Spell Work
Several processes become automatic when preparing for spell work. If you choose to wear special clothing, then this has to be prepared before you actually start your personal preparations. We give below some suggestions for personal robes which can be laid out with some ceremony before you begin. Important magical workings require you to take a ritual bath which cleanses, purifies and clarifies yo...
Witches Chanting
Chant … in The Craft, when the witches were sitting in the park repeating Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, they were using what is known as a circle chant meditation to raise their power levels. Chants can vary from a one word personal mantra, to a formal group invocation. Try this, on an overcast day, sit and chant for five minutes “Ra, Ra, Hail Ra!” Record the results in your Journal.
Candle Magick:
When the candle sheds its gleam, At the mystic hour, Let fulfilment of my dream, Gather secret power. Flame of magick, brightly burn, Spirit of the fire. Let the wheel of fortune turn, Grant me my desire.
Mature Basil leaves
Mature Basil leaves can be used for this technique. The resulting decoction is said to attract clients and prevent theft. YOU WILL NEED: Glass jar or metal container Handful of basil leaves One pint of boiling water METHOD: ✤ Shred the basil leaves into the container. ✤ Pour the boiling water over the leaves. ✤ Allow to steep for four days. ✤ Strain out the leaves and reserve the remaining li...
Basil for Business
Many Hindu families keep a tulsi or Holy Basil plant in a specially-built structure, which has images of deities installed on all four sides, with an alcove for a small earthenware oil lamp. Here basil is used very simply to enhance business matters. Just how widely it is used throughout the world is shown by the use of the second technique, which is said to ensure that you will always be prospero...
Preparing a crystal circle
If you wish to use stones and crystals when laying out your circle or sacred space, you can use a mixture of both. You might mark each quarter with a large stone, particularly if you are outside, and then place other appropriate stones on top. Even if you use candles to mark the four quarters of the circle, you could surround or circle each candle with any or all of the following gems, either...
Moon Power Spell
This spell offers a gentle introduction to lunar magic and is accessible to both beginners and those with more experience. It may be performed indoors or outdoors, depending on your preference and the weather. The spell uses symbols—such as a paper moon or a flower—to represent the Moon. In the incantation, the Moon is described as a white swan, which symbolizes purity, transformation, and spiritu...
Disperse Negative Emotion
Here is a simple technique for dealing with negative energies such as anger and resentment. It uses the Elements and their qualities in a very positive way. The circle of light links with spirit, the dark stone represents Earth and the water acts in its cleansing capacity. You will need: • A DARK STONE Method: Visualize a circle of light around yourself. Hold the dark stone in your hands. Place it...
Good health wishing spell
This spell is worked at the time of the New Moon and is incredibly simple to do. Bay leaves possess a great deal of magical power and are used for granting wishes. This spell can be used to fulfil a range of desires, and here is used to bring about health and happiness. You will need: • 3 BAY LEAVES • PIECE OF PAPER • PENCIL OR PEN Method: During a New Moon, write your wish on a piece of paper and...
Healing the body
This spell works on a simple principle, that of identifying within the body whether the pain it is suffering is physical, emotional or, as is often the case, has a more deep-rooted spiritual component. It uses visualization and colour as its vehicles and calls on Raphael the Archangel of Healing for help. You will need : Method: Draw three concentric circles. The inner one should be purple, the mi...