#charging spells

Where does one even start? Well, there's hundreds of lovely people both on Tumblr and other blog spaces, as well as wonderful beginner books and online resources out there that love to help. This is just one of many other witches takes on what a beginner witch may want to start researching and do, and some extra bits.

Before Magic:

What is magic to you? - You can't start performing magic until you learn how magic functions in your eyes. How do you make sure a spell will work? What is energy in magic? It may be a lot to ask, but it's something to keep in mind as you research other topics that might help uncover this question more, or vice versa, it can help you understand other topics.

Meditation is not *just* sitting and doing nothing - In my path I beat myself up so hard for not being able to sit down with my legs crossed and hands on my knees, sitting perfectly still, and just empty my thoughts for 10 boring long minutes. Meditation is a practice that involves focusing the mind to achieve a state of calm and clarity. Which means that if you can make your mind more clear and calm by sewing, listening to music, doing exercise, chant, etc. Learn what sort of meditation works best for you. I meditate outside by looking down at the ground to find amulets, or swimming, and inside it's when I draw or focus on a task.

Correspondence list - Find out what correspondences (example) basil has, but also, why does it have that? And maybe, it doesn't have those correspondences to you at all! This counts for colours, crystals and other things too.

Closed practices - It's good to know which sorts of practices are closed, semi closed, and open. As well as what practices Wicca preach and so on, it's a way to recognize what perspective your sources are writing from.

Pregnant or medicated people, please be careful - This may seem strange, but before just casting a spell or using herbs, please be mindful of what it contains as some herbs can have negative effects on pregnant people or your medication you're taking. This counts for poisonous herbs as well, know what to avoid or be careful with.

Do your own research - I can spew a lot of things to you, but I can only do it from my perspective. Learn from more than just one place. From both in real life and online.

Time For Magic

Cleansing magic - Figure out how to cleanse a space for magic use, you don't want energies mixing in with your spells. As an example, I can't cook in a kitchen that's filled with dishes and dirty counters. The same goes for spells, I can't perform spells until energies are clear and gone.

Protection magic - Every witch says this. But yes. Protection magic is useful even if you have no enemies. Once you have gotten rid of unwanted energies, it's time to make sure they won't come back in and make sure to up keep your protection regularly.

Warding and banishing magic - Listen, you can clean as much as you want, but you simply won't get rid of mold unless you use bleach. You simply can't get rid of annoying spirits unless you have a good banishing and warding spells you can rely on. Especially if you plan on summoning spirits whenever it's the elements or some high level demon later down your path. You must have a banishing spell in case things go wrong.

Charging and binding magic - Your magic will prove more powerful if you learn how to charge your energy and tools and also binding them to certain powerful uses. You may find a stick and use it as a wand, but it'll be more powerful if you spend the time to charge it, learn about it, and only use it for specific rituals.

Bonus Tips:

Stop researching about different types of witches - Maybe this is a hot take or not. Besides knowing what a pagan and wiccan is and closed practices, there's no need to write about what a sea witch, a hearth witch, a death witch, a divination witch, etc is! When I first started out, I got so stressed out because once I got done writing and research about 10 different witches, another 400 would show up, I gave up about it and used my focus and energy on other more crucial things than "a sea witch is someone who works with the ocean and..." *snores* we know, it's in the name. Besides, you shouldn't focus on labels so early on in your practice.

Amulets are not just shiny jewellery - Movies love to predict amulets and talismans as these hereditary important gemstone necklaces. But honestly, you can make an amulet out of anything. Snail houses, rocks, seashells, bags of herbs, nails, sea glass, horseshoe, or actually your every day jewellery like your wedding ring, earrings, and favourite bracelet.

Self-care witchcraft is not that fantastic - Maybe it's just me but the last thing I wanna do in a "self-care" ritual is clean up all the herb baths and find herbs and grind my own tea. True self-care witchcraft is taking care of your doctors appointment and enchanting them with luck and good news. Or Finally getting around to cleaning the oven (the hearth) so that your home is healthy once again.

Both spells focus on prosperity, growth, and positive change. I created these spells at separate times and will charge them in one form or another when needed. Today, I'm using an inscribed gold candle, a red candle, an orange candle, pyrite, clear quartz, carnelian, tigers eye, and citrine. Im also using two Oracle cards that align with my intention, which helps me to focus my energy even more. Oh! I also added cinnamon and paprika to my candles for protection of and within this spell as it works and for speedy manifestation.

This particular style of charging is something I felt my guides encouraging me to do to help me get past this mental block Im experiencing. I'm really happy with how this charging is going and I'm forever grateful for their guidance 💜

I find that singing my spells works well for me. Sometimes, when I’m in certain situations, I will make-up a song on the spot (like when I was hiking down a steep and unstable hill, I sang a little ditty to make sure I wouldn’t fall down). With this past full moon, I realized that songs that I use in my spell craft could be charged under the full moon. 

Windchimes are available in a wide variety of shapes, size, and designs. They’re also ruled by the element of Air and can be used to guard your home against unwanted guests and negative energies.

Fine, make, or buy a new set of windchimes. They should emit a definite sound. Before suspending them outside, charge them to do their task with the following or similar ritual:

Place the windchimes on a flat surface in your place of magic. Gaze down at them, realizing that they’re lifeless, still, unmoving.

Wave your dominant hand over them while saying;

Wind chimes; Spell rhymes; Spell chimes; Wind rhymes. Air primes Spell chimes; Nines times Nine.

Lift the windchimes by the string from which they will be hung. Hold them bfore your face. Blow against the windchimes, visualizing their tones scattering and driving away negativity.

Hang them up outside, with visualization, and let the windchimes do their work.

For the best results, repeat this charging spell every nine days.

Hold onto your crystals, spell jar, or other bit of witchery while watching a film that riles you up emotionally. (personally, I find Lifetime movies to be perfect for this)

If you’re one of those people who meditate before bed (and, like me, fall asleep promptly afterwards), either hold onto your crystals in your palms or keep them in your pajama pockets.

If you work retail (or any other similarly aggravating job), carry or wear a crystal around your neck and focus all your annoyance into it instead of getting fed up. It cooks up a solid frenzy of energy, perfect for a small hex, curse, or otherwise petty spell.

Sing to your spell.

Using a crystal:

Wrap the crystal in string and place it in sunlight to charge the crystal Wrap the stringed crystal around the spell (jar) Hold the crystal to the sun, between the sun and your spell

Focusing Your Intent

What do you want? What is the purpose of this spell? Your goal, the outcome you want from the spell, is your intent. Know it inside and out, want it sincerely, and do not doubt yourself.

Charging Your Spell

At this point, you fill your intent, or a conduit or amplifier, with energy. It’s like taking in a breath to sing; the more air you have in your lungs, the further you will be able to carry the note. This is where you choose which kind of spell you want to use, because that’s how you charge the spell. You can charge your spell by lighting a candle, filling it with your own energy, performing a full ritual, etc. There are nearly infinite ways to charge your spell.

Release!