Is there real magic in WICCA?? If so how do you cast a spell and how do I get started with limited resources??

Question

How do you know you are doing the right thing and just what all is nessassary to start? Can there be subsitutions on any of the ingrediants?

Answer 1

Hey there!

You're getting a little ahead of yourself there--but curiosity is a good thing :)

First off, yes, magic in Wicca is real. However, it's not the primary focus of the religion, which is based on honoring the Goddess and the God, as well as the sanctity of Nature as a whole. Magic is more of an auxiliary force within the religion.

That being said, there's nothing wrong with exploring Wicca and other pagan and magical paths. My first suggestion would be to check out the following sites to get backgrounds on some of what's out there:

http://www.witchvox.com/_x.html?c=trads is a nice collection of descriptions (quite detailed) of various traditions and paths of paganism

http://www.spiralnature.com/magick/index.html has articles on a wide variety of magical paths--just check out the links on the left sidebar.

http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?s=84302982b7e95c80124ab7031a931b70&t=337 has a TON of links to online versions of numerous texts on ceremonial and Chaos magic, among others, if you find that that interests you.

http://www.wildspeak.com/ is a good place if you're interested in the modern practices of shamanism, including the links; the webmistress is quite experienced in this path; while many of the essays detail her own particular flavor of shamanism, the links have a wide variety of types.

As for books, there are a few in particular I recommend.

One is "21st Century Wicca" by Jennifer Hunter. It's THE best intro to Wicca I've found; very down to earth without all the fluff that some books use as page filler. I'd recommend it in conjunction with Scott Cunningham's "Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner".

Another is Graham Harvey's "Conteporary Paganism" which details a number of modern pagan religions.

And finally, my friend, Nicholas Graham, just published his first book, "The Four Powers". It's an excellent introduction to magical theory and practice from someone who's still in his early twenties but has been studying and practicing magic since he was 12. Rather than focusing only on Wicca he introduced the reader to many different paths, and additionally explains the various models of how magic works (energetic, psychological, etc). The exercises are designed in part to help the reader both get a little experience to start out with, as well as figure out where they want to focus their efforts in both study adn practice.

Both Hunter's and Graham's books address some of your practical concerns, such as how to get started with limited resources and what to do if you don't have a specific tool or herb or whatever.

Good luck!

Answer 2

The answer to that question really depends on what you mean by real magic. If you're expecting to turn someone into a toad or do something out the "The Craft", then the answer is no.

But if you're looking for a way to focus your will, and harness your personal energies to accomplish a specific goal, then yes.

You really don't need a whole lot in the way of materials to start, depending on the tradition that strikes a chord with you. My first suggestion would be to go to google, type in Wicca, and read some of the websites that are available.

Learn about it before you try to get started. When you read about a tradition that seems like it will work well with your personal system of beliefs, there will be links to more information, and these will most likely include a list of supplies.

Most of magic though, is based around focusing the will, so the supplies you need will depend on how many props you need to make you feel comfortable, and in the right frame of mind to perform magic.

Hope this helped.

Blessed be!

Answer 3

Yes they are real. Even though most people don't use the word wizard,they use witch(both female and male),it has the same meaning. But a lot of spells on the Internet don't work and are fake. But don't EVER try a spell when you first start unless you know EXACTLY whet your doing. Curses and hexes are real and they are EXTREMLEY dangerous, I say this all from experience I'm 14 and tried to hex someone and it backfired. I knew right away it did because I had cast a couple spells before and when ever they worked I could feel the energy leaving me,but this time the energy came to me,so be VERY careful! I also suggest you study a bit more until your serious.....

Answer 4

That depends greatly on the type of Wicca you wish to learn. Some traditions do not use spells, as they have no affiliation with Witchcraft, which you need to know is not the same as Wicca.

Wicca is a religion, whereas Witchcraft is a practice and focuses on energies and 'personal power'.

Having said that, some Wiccans do cast spells and use magic/k in their rites.

I know this is a long-winded answer, but you have to understand the differences, and also, magic is something that has to be believed in in order for any spell to work.

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Answer 5

As with faith, Magic starts within you. If you have the power of belief you can work magic. If you have any doubts you can fail. I personaly do not practice Wicca I am Tianice. If you seek to know start with the Wicca rede. Talk in private to Wiccan Priest/esses. Working on a forum based in Islam and Christianity is not so easily done.

Answer 6

No, there is no real magic in Wicca or any other area of the occult. It doesn't work. Read about the lives of famous occultists:

http://usminc.org/famous.html

Then decide if it "works". If you want to wind up broke and
forgotten, go for it!

Aleister Crowley's followers idolize him because he supposedly had power over women. The truth is he was rich and goodlooking, and that never hurts with the ladies! He mostly got mentally unstable women from the sounds of things (most went insane or commited suicide), and it's no trick to pick up unstable women.

If there is any truth to the old saying "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.", that truth is found in the occult, and Wicca in
particular. Silver Ravenwolf has written close to a dozen books on the subject of "The Craft", and claims she has been studying it since about 1969, which is almost as long as I’ve been alive. She has written a book on how to cast money spells, and includes a chapter on how to do so in her Teen Witch book. But the thing is, she doesn't particularly sound all that prosperous herself. Ravenwolf writes,

" For years I couldn't afford to go to a hair stylist (still can't, it's
shop and chop for me). I got pretty good at stying my own hair from looking at magazine pictures" [SOURCE: Teen Witch, Llewellyn Publications, 2003 edition, page 145]

OK, she so rich she can't go to the hairdresser. Hey, get me a copy of that Prosperity Spell book! And guess what, they can't make love spells work either. You may have gotten the impression witchcraft works from shows like "Charmed" and "Buffy", but they don't. It's fiction! There are no love spells, even though self-deluded people will tell you otherwise.

Silver Ravenwolf seems to have inadvertently discovered that Wicca makes things worse, but won't ever admit it as such.
In Teen Witch she says "A lot of people tell me how bad their lives have gotten after casting a spell and tell me they won't do Witchcraft anymore. I tell them their lives would have been much worse for not having cast the spell".

Gee Silver, you would think a lot of people would be saying things like "Hey, Silver Ravenwolf, my life has improved tremendously with Wicca!" if Wicca is as great as they claim. Instead it makes lives much worse, and even Silver Ravenwolf admits she hears this a lot!!!

Why? Because sometimes, things are just as you think they are. Most average people will tell you the occult deals with black magic and demons, and demons are evil beings who wish us harm. All it will do is bring bad luck into your life, and re-read the lives of famous occultist's link before you doubt this.

None of the people who have answered your question claiming to know how can make it work either, Don't delude yourself. It's an incredible waste of time and money, and it's spiritual poison.

I wasted a good chunk of my life in the occult. Save yourself the time. It doesn't work!

Answer 7

Before you start dabbling in things that you don't know, find yourself a good teacher. Otherwise you could end up opening a can of worms that you can't close again.

Yes, magik is real. It functions using the same principals as modern physics.

Answer 8

Dancing naked in a forest around a fire in the middle of the night with a bunch of people has been proven to produce magic beyond David Blaine's capabilities.

Answer 9

spells are subconscious tricks to unlock your own psychokinetic abilities, and yes, you can substitute any ingredient--check out Ray buckland's parctical candle magick books--they are great for witches on a budget

Answer 10

No. It is not real. I used to want to believe in it. I used to believe in it but I was smoking a lot of weed.

There is no such thing as magic.