Why Witchcraft Might Not Be Working For You
Thereâs so many different reasons a spell or ritual might not be working for you. So I thought Iâd share some common reasons why some new witches might be struggling with witchcraft.
⨠Youâre not connecting to the ingredients, tools or supplies needed for the spell
What works for me, might not work for you, and thatâs okay. This doesnât mean the spell youâre using is a dud or that youâre not doing it right. It just means that you havenât formed those connections with the ingredients or tools yet, or your connection with them is different.Â
A great example is blueberries lol. In witchcraft blueberries are most commonly associated with protection BUT for me I associate them with creativity and astral travel. Thereâs a personal reason for this and through out my many many years practicing and studying witchcraft Iâve come to build this relationship with blueberries.
⨠Youâre energy is too low
I know the feeling of just really really wanting to get into the magick of it all. But witchcraft is energy draining. If youâre low on energy (sometimes referred to as âspoonsâ) then youâre gonna be putting out low energy and that can affect the effectiveness of your spells.
Give yourself time and practice low energy magick like smoke cleansing your space, charging your crystals under the full moon or rearranging your altar (or creating an altar). Â
⨠You have been given a false idea of what witchcraft is and how it should feel or how it should work
Real witchcraft isnât measurable nor is it able to be defined in one true way. Witchcraft is different for every single witch. Even witches in covens have given different descriptions of the feelings theyâve had while performing the same spell or ritual. Thatâs because we all experience magick a different way.
Donât be too hard on yourself because you didnât feel a hot light burning inside of you, like one witch may describe. And donât feel bad if you donât literally see colors radiating from your spell jar like another witch described. Personally Iâve never experienced either of those things but that doesnât mean that what I was doing wasnât working, it just worked differently and felt differently for me. I may not have had those exact same experiences but I had my own, and they were/are just as special.Â
Next time you do a spell or ritual, write how it made you feel in your journal. Donât just write the spell down but write all the things you felt, saw, smelled, heard and even tasted. This way you can get a better understand of how magick works and feels for you.
⨠Your space, body, mind or spirit needs to be cleansed
The biggest reason Iâve found for my spells just completely flopping is I didnât bother cleansing before doing it. Negative energy is like white cat hair stuck to your favorite black leggings, it ainât going nowhere until you clean it lol.
The great thing about cleansing is it can be done with just your hands! Yeah, bet a witch has never told you that before LOL. Sound is a great way to cleanse a space. Snapping, clapping and rubbing our hands together makes sounds. You can tab on a table, or use EFTÂ (usually done as a meditative practice but could be utilized in cleansing the mind, body and spirit as well).
You can cleanse with incense, candles, oils, and water too.
⨠Your spells have too many ingredients
I find the more stuff you use for a spell the more unpredictable the outcome is, this is because each ingredient can have multiple properties. Even if you have personal correspondences with them they still usually have multiple uses. Like the blueberry example I gave, for me I associate blueberries more with astral travel and creativity but I also associate it with platonic relationships, happiness and protection. Even though I still associate it with protection it wouldnât be necessary for me to use it in a protection spell if Iâm already using something else that I more strongly associate with protection.
In witchcraft, often times, less really is more. Iâve created the 5 elements âruleâ for myself and itâs worked out really well for me. I use 1 ingredient to represent each of the 5 different elements (earth, air, fire, water and spirit) in most of my spells and rituals. If itâs a spell jar, pouch, tea. elixr (or something like that) I like to try and keep my ingredients to a 3 - 5 limit. It prevents me from using up my stash so quickly and prevents my ingredients from completely canceling each other out.
This is sooooooooo normal, donât even think youâre weird or something because youâve got some fears or concerns about practicing witchcraft. Itâs common for someone from a religious (especially an abrahamic one) background to hold onto the teachings of their religion and to be fearful of the unknown. Especially if itâs been drilled into your head that itâs evil and youâll burn in an eternity of fire for burning a sage bundle lol.
If this is you, ease into witchcraft. Learn more about the different traditions and take your time studying. This isnât a race. Witchcraft ainât going nowhere lol. Youâre not obligated to just dive in head first. Itâs okay to take your time and really get comfortable.
⨠Lastly, youâre taking on too much at once
You ever see those witch blogs that seem to pop up out of nowhere and theyâre just blasted into popularity, only for the witch to later denounce their practice in the craft claiming that it wasnât really working for them or that it all turned out to be bs? This is usually because they watched 1 or 2 youtube videos about witchcraft and decided to buy a $300 witch starter kit, 10 books about witchcraft and 3 tarot decks all before even doing any research into witchcraft at all.
They took on too much, too fast. Theyâve also taken on things they lack an understanding of and because of this lack of understanding (and a natural desire to want to be good at something instantly), when it doesnât work for them they claim itâs bullshit and fake.
You need to be patient. Just like any skill or talent, it takes time to master and to see the results we want. So if youâre someone whose invested a lot of money upfront into your craft and now it just doesnât seem to be working for you, take your time. Youâre not going to learn everything about witchcraft overnight (chances are youâll never learn everything about witchcraft lol). The amount of money you spend wonât make you a better witch or make you better at witchcraft. So donât fall for those beginner witch starter kits that start at $100.
You donât need to do everything at once.
I hope this is helpful. If you have anything to add to this list please do so. And remember, witchcraft is a craft. Crafts take time, patiences and skill. These are not things that you just develop overnight. Take your time, cleanse your space, grow relationships with your ingredients, tools and supplies, and allow yourself to experience your magick and donât try to replicate someone elseâs.Â
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