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I am a new witch. Just started and I HAVE TO TELL SOMEONE WHAT JUST HAPPENED!

I made my first spell jar. Really put my heart and soul into it. I've been struggling financially in this economy. I own a successful business but its just slow this time of year and we are making less. I made a spell jar for fortune and wealth hoping to bring in some good fortune and luck.

YALL.. Someone is offering to buy my business for a not small amount of money. 2 days after I made the spell jar. I am SHOCKED and in awe. I really put my soul and energy into this jar and im seeing its fruition. (Knock on wood no bad vibes)

I love seeing all your posts and you all supporting one another! Thanks for all of the posts to finally get me to take my first step <3

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I got to talk to this cool lady at work today and found out she's a practicing witch! :D I responded by saying I am also a witch. She proceeds to tell me excitedly that she was raised Pagan and has grown up celebrating the sabbats. That's so cool! Unfortunately, I was raised Catholic (against my will) and have only begun learning witchcraft in recent years.

She does not know that I am a closeted newbie witch, and I am very afraid that I'm going to make a fool of myself. I know that chances are, she'll just be like "oh cool! That's okay!!" But I'm very nervous since the last time I met another witch, my lack of experience/knowledge WAS a problem - that person really wanted someone else to talk shop with. Any advice?

I might becwrong on what I'm about to say. If I am, then please help me understand.

Cord cuttings are not banishing spells or breakup spells, right? They are only to help the castor themselves feel better about moving on from a relationship, correct?

If this is so, why do so many folks think they can do cord cuttings for others' relationships? How is this getting so confused?

Thanks for help understanding this. (I am not looking for advice to do one or plan on doing one. I just see it talked about a LOT.)

This may be the wrong flair, you guys let me know please <3

Hello all, lovely Wednesday! I feel like the title sums up my whole ordeal really well. Call it rebellion if you will, but my interest in witchcraft picked upon my departure of the church I was raised in, circa 2019. It's been a tug of war ever since. You can guess by the previous statement that my environment hasn't allowed me to thrive in my full witchy self, but I'm also a scientist! So my inner world is at constant conflict when it comes to this as well. I tried SASS, wasn't for me because there's a nagging part of me? that is SURE this is something beyond the mind, but when I'm in my "Sceptic Girl" eras I find myself fully apathetic to my craft. It's all or nothing.

I hate to admit it and I'm not proud to say it, but because of this I've tossed away my practice a few times. Last time I did, I got rid of almost every tool, notebook and spell that were still around, specially because I'm moving from my country and with only a 25kg suitcase I wouldn't have been able to carry most with me. I was also sure that I had settled on being the sceptic academic that is expected of me, and that this was something that had to be done in order to commit to the part.

Take a wild guess at what happened.

As you can see, I'm here again. I feel almost ashamed... But the pull is far too strong. And so I've decided to listen. Again.

This time around, I want to do things right. Since most of my knowledge in magic hasn't been put to practice I consider myself a beginner, and I'll dare say that since I keep bouncing back and forth my bases are most definitely really weak. Taking the chance that I'm starting from ground zero in a whole ass different continent, I'll let my practice grow with me from ground zero as well without all the input that I've allowed for so long to influence how I live my spirituality (and I'll focus on facing the other huge beasts: Me, Myself and I).

All this to say, I would love to know if there are others that have gone through something similar. Have you been able to reconcile your scepticism with your practice? Have you had to rebuild as well? Did you have any "aha" moments where your craft clicked with your beliefs? Any advice you'd like to give me as a witch at the crossroads?

Back in early august my car was totaled and I was in a panic because I was 18 and would be starting college soon. For reference, this year Ive been doing a lot of shadow work, reading, trying to reach my ancestors & spirit guides but I was always too afraid to try actual spells!

Anyway, sincd I felt so down on my luck I was like yk fck this I’m gonna do my first real spell, and at the time I wasnt confident in my abilities since before then I’d only really done small protection spells. But anywho! When writing my intentions and my petition I simply kept telling myself that I already had the car, it was black and the year was 2014. As I was going through the spell I kept saying how “My car has no exisiting issues, it brings me from home and back no problem.”

After I did this spell three weeks had passed and I was anxious about my car situation because I really needed it, but one day my mom ended up taking me to a car lot and my eyes were immediately gravitated towards this beautiful black 2014 Nissan Juke, I didnt even look at anything else! It felt like something was literally pulling me to that car. Eventually, I test drove it and told the guy my budget and surprisingly he was willing to work with me. I only had $3600 and he wanted 5k for it and it took little convincing for him to eventually accept what I had.

Now here I am almost 3 months later and I absolutely love this car and she runs beautifully! I feel divinely blessed for the car to have come to me and it’s only just dawn on me today that my spell actually worked! This is a really exciting moment for me and I feel like Ive finally made some progress on my journey with witchcraft :’)

So on an impulse I bought a crystal ball. It's very pretty and I love it. I don't know how to use it in witchcraft tho. What do you use it for or is there any information I could look into?

This is my first year celebrating Samhain. I’m a solo practitioner, and I’ve done some reading and research. I’m really curious and would love to hear about other’s traditions and practices. 🍂 Ty!

With the veil thinning and Samhain approaching, I just lit the candle for my very first cat. She passed on 10/18/2021 at 18 years old, and right beside her candle I just placed some cat treats for her. However I don't know how long to leave the cat treats there (granted none of my current cats try to eat them) and I don't know what to do with said treats when the time comes to dispose of them.

Has anyone ever had this problem? I’ve been working with Magick for about six years. I’ve followed spells, I’ve written spells. I work with Tarot. I read astrology. In all this time I have doing this work, I have never seen a spell come to fruition. I practice because I do find it spiritually fulfilling still. But the work itself isn’t working. I’ve put my heart and soul into this and am just not sure what is wrong.
I’ve always been fairly lucky (a triple Sagittarius). I’ve fallen backwards into a lot of great opportunities. But these past three years my entire life feels like it has stagnated. I can’t find work to (and I wasn’t a workaholic, but I did love my work and loved doing it). My finances are dwindling (though I am still fine and not too stressed about it). I still have a loving family and friends that are also like family, so I’m incredibly grateful. But I’m also sad. I know it’s also a Taurus full moon right now with a Venus and mercury retrograde, so I have a lot shadow work to do and a lot of feelings I have to sit in. But I just don’t understand this experience and wonder if others have gone through something similar. I love to hear about others experiences.

I have some very painful medical issues due to which I have no option but to get hysterectomy. any tips on how to navigate this as a witch. I will do protection and healing spells but any suggestions on what else I can do ?

It is so close to Samhain, and this Hunters Moon is bright! I was out on my deck basking in moonlight - and I just wondered who else is dancing with the moon tonight?

I work with cows. Cows lose their teeth just like people and I happen across them fairly often and throw them in my pocket. I've collected quite a few. Are there any uses for them?

So I have stray cats that have been hanging out in my garden and I’ve noticed during the Hunter moon they where going CRAZY and running around chasing stuff and tweaking out whenever bird flew past. I’ve also been hearing foxes and birds of prey wayyy more than usual.
It’s so cool to see this stuff so clearly in nature.

I’m interested in doing a cord cutting between my close friend and her very abusive partner. I’ve witnessed firsthand (on a plethora of occasions) his abuse and she’s confided in me multiple times that she wants to leave him. Before I moved out of state, she had left him for a few days, but ended up going back

I understand the basics of cord cutting (raising energy, actually cutting the cord/no candles) but I’m wondering if this is ethical or if it would even work

Hi all. I have had something awful happen and I am lost.
I own two black leather jewelry boxes. They house things that belonged to my deceased father, grandparents, and great grandparents. They house things Ive had since I was a baby. They also house thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and stones.

They’re not in the cabinet they’ve been in. We have been rearranging our house and I fear that they were accidentally moved. I can’t even think about the alternative without crying.

I have tried the keeper of missing things incantation. I have made offerings. I have tried the knotted rag spell. I have asked my answer board and pendulum. I still can’t find them. I have even considered hiring someone to help at this point.

I fear that my panic surrounding the situation may be effecting the work.
I can visualize an item from the box then it fades or jumps to something else in the box.
I have tried visualizing the boxes themselves.
I just don’t know how to get this under control in order to allow the spells to work.

Any advice would be deeply appreciated.

I’ve arranged an altar and most practice candle spells with the inclusion of simple herbs and things I can acquire locally. I’ve only exclusively burned candles with the intent of blessings and healing / health for others.

My question. (My friend is engaging in a messy divorce with her attorney husband who is vowing to inflict as much harm and damage as possible.) How bad have repercussions been for people who want to inflict harm on others?

I’d like to cause some issues for him or detour his legal attacks.

Baby witch here. I had multiple containers at my balcony last night (New Zealand) to make moon water. It was a very special night yesterday for multiple reasons, and I am grateful I did it for the first time! And besides hunter moon, the wind was strong, and it rained. However, I had the lids/caps on. Do I need to have the containers open? As I live in an apartment, there would be contamination from upstairs to have them open. Also, do I need to store them in the dark? Thanks heaps

Is it possible to use specific movie scenes, quotes, or the overall energy of a film to charge/energize a love spell? If so, how do I practically do it? (Visualizing while watching? Printing stills? Using quotes as incantations?)

So I have been thinking about the new year in a few days. And that I have been struggling emotionally for years. Today I think I figured out something important. In a woman's life cycle there are the phases of Maiden, Mother, Crone. As a Trans woman that only figured myself out in her 40s, I have experience life as Mother, and am moving to Crone in my 50s, but I have never and may never experience life in my maiden phase. And this is large part of why I don't feel whole. So figuring it out is great but I have no idea what to do now. Any ideas?

TO BE CLEAR- this gentleman was reported missing previously and this is HIGHLY unusual for the area.

We have a new construction home, upon visiting after several weeks, in the tree line about 200 feet from the house, was a man who had expired about 7-10 days prior. The police were of course contacted immediately.

We have until Friday to move in permanently. This is our dream home and we have poured so much money into it. What should we do? I’ve asked a few witchy friends for guidance on how to respect the man and how to handle such a spiritual thing respectfully, but they haven’t ever met this kind of darkness previously.

I’ve been asking my witchy sisters what to do and one suggested a protection charm with salt, rosemary, pepper and I think obsidian. The other suggested wards around the home..:: which I’ve found helpful before with negative people that were still with us physically. I’m not sure if the same will work for the expired.

I’m sorry if I violated any of the rules, I did read them and I believe I’m okay. I’m out of ideas on how to find some kind of balance about this, and I’m racked with guilt over living where someone passed of, potentially, his own hand.

I’m really seeking advice for what kind of wards or charms might be better than what I’ve used before. I’m not asking about a hex or curse. Thanks if there’s help

TL/DR: What is a cord-burning ritual/spell/ceremony if done the “Tik-Tok” way? Is it a binding spell? Can you divine it (I argue yes)?

Disclaimer none of this is written with sass but genuine curiosity and I am sharing my story in good faith so would appreciate the same from whoever comments <3

Ok so, like most people who got into their craft post-covid/TikTok, I thought a cord cutting spell was when you took two candles, tied a piece of cord around them, lit them and let the cord burn, seeing many people “interpret” the process.

I had been sitting on the idea to do a cord-cutting ritual, and last night figured to do it under the full moon in Taurus, hoping that the energy plus the ritual would help release some baggage of an old relationship. I thoroughly cleaned my house, myself, and executed the spell pretty flawlessly if I do say so myself. White candle(me), black candle(him), carved both our names and DOB, did a simple ring of salt with a tiny bit of the salt/herb mix I had from an earlier protection spell, a red thread that felt symbolic, and a pure intention to release both of us from our hard shared past, setting us free to pursue our highest good. I did think about him a lot during the spell and our times together, and at certain points could “see” our relationship playing out in the way the candles were burning, no joke.

I won’t get into detail but I could see two things specifically in the way his candle burned and the result of the cord, especially the knot (the knot never fully burned, it got covered in his melted wax and stayed encapsulated there) that gave me intel into his perspective.

However, wanting advice on how to interpret the results, and coming to Reddit, I see that what I did is not considered a cord cutting at all. I’ve seen some people say it’s a binding, I’ve seen others say it’s just bad magic, and there’s a post here specially saying you cannot divine a cord-cutting. Which makes sense that trying to understand the results is just further attaching you to that energy.

So while I agree what I did wasn’t a cutting, I do think it has the power to release energy if that was the intention of the person performing it. Plus the act of burning a cord tied between two candles does feel like it’s removing a bond, but binding spells from what I’ve seen use a similar technique. Also, if there’s agreement that Tik-Tok style cord burnings aren’t cuttings, I don’t see why they can’t be divined from, the method of the ritual is very divination-friendly imo.

All to say, I think the “spell” went well. I can honestly say I do feel that I gained some deeper insight into the dissolution of our relationship. I agree wholeheartedly that it wasn’t a “cutting”, its the next day and I still can’t stop thinking about him and feel the same pull in my heart towards him, in fact if I am going to take meaning out of the ritual, I only feel closer to him, but I don’t know if I can go so far to say it was a “binding” either, because that wasn’t my intention. So I’m curious to put out the question - what do you think this ritual is?

It doesn’t seem like this specific ritual is going anywhere, its super popular. I think it would be a good idea to get a general consensus of what the ritual is, is it a binding spell? Or just poorly executed magic?

Thank u :)

So i just performed my first spell tonight (during the full moon). I am wondering if i did it right or if there are any areas i can improve on. The spell i did was a self love spell:

I cleansed the area i was going to be in by using a broom to sweep stagnant energy out the window. Then i prepared the following ingredients: sea salt for protection, cinnamon to power the spell, honey for sweetness, rose petals and rose quarts for love and a clear quarts to strenghten the spell + a candle with hearts on it and a self love poem i wrote. I then began meditating with my crystal until i felt calm and focused and ready to start raising energy. After meditating for a bit, i started grounding and centering - drawing energy from around my body into my center (which is my third eye) + drawing energy from deep into the ground into my feet and up into my third eye.

When i felt like i had collected enough energy i put all the ingredients on my altar whilst asking them to work with me and let me use their properties in my working. I then lit the candle and opened the spell by calling in the four elements before reading my poem a couple of times. During this i tried directing the build up energy into the flame, focusing on feeling the words of my poem flow through my body and into the candle (if that makes sense). I then sat in silence for a bit just meditating with the candle. During this time i noticed my own energy depleting a little so when it felt right i closed the spell by saying «so mote it be». Blew the candle out to release my energy and intention into the universe and kissed the candle to seal the spell. Lastly i thanked the universe for working with me. When i was done i felt a little cold and still felt tingly in my third eye, but after a couple minutes i felt calm and good.

I have no idea if i did it correctly though, so any tips and feedback from fellow witches is greatly appreciated. English is also not my first language so sorry if some parts are unclear.