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  • Hello, I'm new here. I really Wish to learn magic but don't know where to start.

    So i started Reading Clavicula Salomonis (The Key of Solomon) but I don't know if it's good for beginners.

    Can anyone give me some tips or some guidance?

    Like Books for beginners. Tips about casting the first spell.

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  • Hello, so I wrote a letter to a deceased person who ment a lot to me. The part with all the words burned and I ripped up the rest and spread all the remains and ashes out. But like right after I started feeling weirdly at peace and kinda happy and not sad at all. What does that mean?

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  • If writing down intentions gives them power… is it possible when writers are writing fiction, they can unintentionally affect their life?

    I am a writer and have been writing something that has affected me a ton emotionally. It’s from the point of view of a parent who has lost a child. It was so hard for me to write, I completed a scene and had to step away.

    I modeled the main character and her daughter somewhat after myself and my daughter.

    The next day after I wrote this, grandparent is supposed to be at bus stop for my child and he comes in saying my daughter did not get off the bus. Long story short- she is fine, but I had about 20 minutes of panic where I thought my daughter was missing a day after I wrote this painful scene.

    It very much felt like a warning: put this into words and it could happen.

    Is it insane of me to be worried about the words I have already written? I’m weirdly terrified to get back to the story but also feel like the story in my head could be an important one to get out.

    Days after writing that scene, I still feel emotionally raw, and typically am not so in tune with my emotions.

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    Yes - Grant Morrison has written great stuff about hypersigils. Might be interesting for you to look into

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    Thank you- I will look into!

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    Thank you for your post. Unfortunately, your post was removed because it does not meet our Posting Guidelines - Please don't just ask for a spell.

    We're happy to help you finish a spell or give you advice on specific steps or ingredients, but we require sharing the work and research you have already done when asking the community. If you’re new to witchcraft and haven’t done any research, your post may be better suited to r/spells.

    Please repost with this in mind.

    You can use this as a guide when reposting:

    • What methods, materials, or ingredients are you considering?
    • What type of spell do you think would be most effective? What have you already tried or researched?
    • Do you follow a specific path or tradition?
    • Have you found a spell online or in a book, but are unsure about a step or ingredient?
    • Are you looking for ideas with limited supplies? Tell us what you have on hand.
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  • Looking for some help identifying some kind of creature or entity that has been showing up in a reoccurring dream.

    I have aphantasia (inability to picture things in my head) but this damn thing is burned into my brain. I stayed up for almost 4 hours the other night drawing it, after almost two weeks of the same dream.

    https://preview.redd.it/r6bprviwub8g1.jpeg?width=2902&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf7ab8b5614b18579c3a161980bc5ee316aea568

    After looking into it, the skull resembles a coyote skull a lot. I used one as a reference to try and get it as similar as I could. The skull has a yellowish tint to it. The body is a light tan but slightly tinted with a muddy look and dark green. The most noticeable part to me is the hands. The “fingers” don’t necessarily look jointed, but rather like the hooves of a deer.

    It doesn’t speak, growl, mimic noises/voices, but it chirps. It chirps like it’s trying to be a bird but is failing, or like a crow clicking its beak to communicate.

    The dream always takes place in a woods that looks slightly different every time, but almost always right as sunset ends. Mostly pine trees, but all the branches lower than maybe 8-10 feet are completely bare and/or broken. The ground doesn’t seem like regular woodsy soil, but almost like some kind of dusty or sandy soil.

    It doesn’t seem to be “hunting” me, but rather some kind of stalking. It’s always nearby. It feels like it’s always within 15 yards or so, but it circles closer as the dream goes on.

    Can anyone help me identify what the entity is, and/or possibly help me figure out what may be causing this dream?

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  • I'm a dreamer and sometimes they tell me that something is going on. I've been woken up to a certain mare getting ready to foal, I've spoken to people who I knew (even in my sleep) know that they have passed on and still spoke to them. Recently I was dog sitting my boss' outdoor dog he stays on a line. I checked on him at 12am before going home (I work second shift) went home, went to bed, about 4am I had the worst nightmare. I had dreamt that I was stuck in bed, couldnt get out and my hands were tied. I panicked. Tried calling out for my husband but couldn't get the words to come, I tried to reach for my phone but my hands were tied. I panicked so badly that I got sick on myself.

    I get a call at 7am from another person at work. The dog had gotten stuck in his line, paws froze to the deck, lost control of bowels from panic and had hurt himself trying to get free.

    If I had listened and put the pieces together, I could have found him faster and it haunts me.

    Just today, I've lived nearly the entire day in deja vu.

    I have no idea what any of this means but am looking for answers here.

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  • Hello, I'm a beginner witch and I'm teaching myself for the most part. I did a love reconciliation spell today and I am a little lost about how to interpret the behavior of the candles and what it means. Would anyone be willing to assist me with figuring it out if I described it?

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    If you’d like help with an interpretation, it’s best to include those details in the request

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  • This was posted in the newspaper. Theres a picture attached. I guess the picture shows a spell or ritual, but im not sure. Do you guys know what it is? https://share.google/5xYT5ZrDANJTgvqNR

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  • Kinda lost because I'm just starting, I'm scared to make mistakes and have very little guidance aside from watching other witches tutorials. A lot of different types of magick interests me and I just don't know. I've done some reconciliation spells and money spells but still (yes, with protection spells). I am not working with any dieties, gods, or spirits yet cuz again I'm scared to make mistakes and anger them😓. I just did the spells with like the universe in general. Currently, Glamour and chaos magick interests me the most. I hope you guys can give me some advice. ☺️

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