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Using the Elements in Your Spells (Baby Witch Bootcamp Ch. 8)
In my last post, we talked about correspondences and how they can add power to your spells. As a witch, one form of correspondences that you will probably work with a lot is the four elements. These four (or five, depending on who you ask) elements are the building blocks of the natural world, and…
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How To Cast Real Spells That Work (Baby Witch Bootcamp Ch. 6)
In her book Wicca for Beginners Thea Sabin says, “When you do a spell, you are telling the universe that you intend to bring about a certain change and you are putting the energy in motion to achieve that end.” A spell is sort of an energetic shove to get things moving in the way…
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The Ethics of Witchcraft (Baby Witch Bootcamp Ch. 5)
Before you begin practicing witchcraft, it’s a good idea to establish a set of ethical guidelines for your magical practice. It’s also a good idea to familiarize yourself with some of the big ethical debates/controversies within witchy communities. When you’re talking about ethics in witchcraft, it’s kind of impossible to get around Wicca. Even though…
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How to Find Good Witchcraft Books (Baby Witch Bootcamp Ch. 4)
This post is loosely based on the fourth episode of my Baby Witch Bootcamp series on YouTube. In that video, I recommended some of my personal favorite books on witchcraft and spirituality. But, after some thought, I decided it would be more helpful to give y’all some guidelines for how to find worthy resources for…
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How Find Safe Groups, Teachers, and Authors in the Pagan and Witch Community
In my last post, I talked about how to recognize if a group is a cult or is using cult techniques to control its members. As I pointed out in that post, cults can be based on any ideology — including pagan spirituality or secular witchcraft. So now that we know how to identify the…
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Cults? In my life? It’s more likely than you think.
In my last post, I talked about how the Law of Attraction and Christian prosperity gospel both use the same thought control techniques as cults. I’ve received several public and private replies to that post: some expressing contempt for “sheeple” who can be lead astray by cults, and others who say my post made…
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What is Magic? Why Does It Work? (Baby Witch Bootcamp Ch. 1)
Note: Baby Witch Bootcamp began as a series of informational videos on my YouTube channel. This series is my attempt to meet a need for free, accessible, and well-researched information about witchcraft and other forms of magic. My background is in journalism, and this is the approach that I take with this series — I…
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From My Book of Shadows: Not Today, Bitch™️ Powder for Curse Breaking, Banishing, and Protection
Gif originally posted by roobaloo on Tumblr I crafted this powder to be an all-purpose spell ingredient for any situation where I need to remove a negative influence – whether that’s breaking a hex or curse, banishing a spirit or energy, or just laying down some extra protection. It’s extremely versatile – you can…
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Build Your Own Love Spell (for any type of relationship)
Step One: Timing The best timing for your spell depends on your desired results. For a purely sexual relationship with no romantic feelings, perform the spell on a Tuesday. For a romantic relationship of any kind, perform the spell on a Friday. New moons are an especially powerful time to do any magick…
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dorm friendly magick for broom-closeted student witches
Got roommates that aren’t into witchcraft/magick? Can’t burn incense in your dorm room? Don’t have time for elaborate rituals between studying for exams and writing papers? I’ve been there. Here are some of my favorite undercover spells and rituals for witches living that college life. Journal Magick Originally posted by nikury Keep a manifestation…
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