#creating spells

Fog binding

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To bind fog

You need: a piece of string

Tie knots in the string as you chant the words below. Channel your intent to lock the fog inside the knots.

With these knots I now bind

The fog inside the string I hold

Let it be trapped as I wind

Let this string the fog withhold

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To release it

Undo the knots while chanting

With this string I now unwind

All these knots I now unbind

Release the fog to now surround

And cloak me once more all around

From a traditional witchcraft standpoint, using historical or traditional spells proves to be powerful and effective. Traditional spells also have energetic umph from years of use. Generally even when using a standard spell, a witch will still add in a personal element to make it their own.

Writing your own spells can be super helpful to understand spell structure and the hows for doing spellwork. However, using tried and true spells is completely valid, and can help if you’re stuck. And you can always adapt spells, especially versatile spells, like knot charms and spellboxes.

It is popular to privilege creating your own spells versus using published spells or traditional charms. But truthfully, there wouldn’t be the popularity all throughout publishing history of standard spells if a lot of people weren’t using them.

We suggest knowing how to do both. Start with standard spells or making adaptations to standard spells if it will help you build experience and confidence writing your own. If your comfort zone is creating your own spells, take that creative thinking and see if it helps you understand the structure and metaphysics behind the spells you find in books. You might discover some techniques you want to try this way.

People have been saying they won't give spells simply because they believe that spells are more powerful when you make them yourself. While this is true, I would like to point out that many things of what people believe are from what other people have come up with. Quartz being a powerful crystal, would you not suggest to someone looking for a general crystal to hold power quartz? Simply because you didn't sit down however many years ago and was the first to say quartz is a powerful crystal. Same thing applies to spells. While making your own opening and closing of a circle make is powerful, does not mean that following someone else's ritual makes it weak.

I love old witchcraft. I wish I had books that are hundreds of dollars so I can see in the original print how people formed their spells. Simply put if a whole mass of people have been using a certain spell for generations and generations, that spell can be just as powerful if not more then one you create your own. 

I think it is very important for someone to be able to create their own spells. But I don't think it's wrong to use someone else's work or study someone else's work. For example studying someone who is known for lets say contacting spirits. You can look at their spellwork practice some of their spells. Learn why they structure and why they use this or that. So you can build up on what you feel works for you, and understand and hold the power that is knowledge for yourself. 

If you wanna learn your own spellwork it's important to study someone else's spell work. For example by just going on what you feel one could call on the power of Neptune or Poseidon for a love spell because they haven't done their research into other spellwork. They might not know that Venus and Aphrodite are probably better to call on for this kind of thing.