Magic Spells Explained

What is a Magic Spell?

In popular culture a magic spell is believed to be the operative term for "doing magic". I think if you asked most people about this, they would answer that someone who "knows magic" casts spells when they want to "do magic".

I am not poking fun or being mean-spirited when I say this is not a good representation of the facts. The simple reality is, if a person is not involved in an activity we can't expect them to comment accurately about aspects of that activity.

The Short Version:

The easiest and most direct explanation of a magic spell...

The written or spoken part of a magical act or operation; words charged with specific energy and used to create a magical effect.

When someone who studies and practices magic commits to a magical act or magical operation, the spoken or written words involved in that work are the spell. In the present day the spell is often called the incantation.

Sometimes the spell or incantation can be a magical act by itself. Other times the words are added to other techniques or procedures and this combination creates the magical effect.

How To Cast a Spell?

The how-to for a magic spell depends on the nature of the magical work being undertaken, which in turn is determined by your intentions - what you seek to accomplish with the magical work.

A spell is a type of...

MAGICAL ACT A single, simple magical procedure or action usually involving one intention and thus creating one magical effect.

or...

MAGICAL OPERATION A more complex magical procedure consisting of two or more magical acts; generally resulting in a more complex or multi-faceted magical effect.

Building Blocks of Magic

The building blocks of magical work are:

Magical Techniques
Magical Acts.
Magical Operations.

Before you get started with this list you of course need to do a quick checklist to be sure you have a few basic assets in place. I don't mean money - I'm talking about the fundamental intentions and movements that allow you to practice magic.

The good news is, if you don't have these right now you can acquire them over the next few days with a little patience and practice.

Intentions and Movements

The ground-level, basic abilities you need to begin magical work are not psychic abilities or a sixth sense. These are great but they are not required for successful magic.

TO BEGIN LEARNING MAGICAL TECHNIQUES:

You need to be able to...

Relax at will. Not Zen-master level relaxation, just be able to dump the tension from your neck and shoulders (and hips) and chill in place for a minute or two.
Focus your mind on a single intention. Forget about whether or not you can do a thing or if it is even possible. You need only be clearly aware of the outcome you desire - no shifting back and forth between ideas - ONE intended result.
Concentrate. This is taking the initial focus and stretching it out for a few minutes without being distracted from your target.
Visualize. See vividly the outcome you desire as if it were the present state of things. This is a vital skill that leads to a higher-level skill called immersion - which I will teach you all about once you've nailed visualization.
Generate affirmative energy or positive emotions on demand. Emotions are energy-in-motion; the coincide with physical chemicals and molecules and thus are the same as energetic frequencies (e=mc² biotches). You are free to direct these energies as you will and can even generate them on demand. You need to be able to create and sustain the emotional states and ongoing feelings of joy, success, winning, victory, and so forth to apply within your magical work.

These are all intentions but they are also movements because they involve the moving of thoughts and emotions, which are energies and which also affect the physical state.

Additional movements that are helpful are listed below. If you are unable to enact the following movements due to physical conditions (you may be unable to stand for example, or may be missing one or both hands) don't give up. There are workaround type options to simulate these motions; contact me if you need that info.

Why Cast a Spell?

The purpose of a magic spell is of course to create a magical effect.

A magical effect can mean many things, but in this context it means the desired result of the magic being enacted. Magic is used to bring about specific results the user desires.

EXAMPLE MAGICAL EFFECTS/RESULTS

A sick person feels better.
Sadness decreases and changes into something better.
Someone who is deliberately causing trouble for you stops.
You find, are given, get s gig for, or otherwise receive $100.
The phone rings and it's someone you want to hear from.
The neighbor's dog - or your dog - stops pooping in the garden.
You understand something you previously did not.
You feel safe and you make it home without incident.
It rains.
It doesn't rain.
You communicate clearly and effectively at the right time.
You find something you lost.
Someone you love succeeds at something important to them.

Create. Alter. Preserve.

Look at the items on the list above. They can all be placed into one of three categories used to describe magical effects.

Magic is used to:

Create something new.
Change something that exists into something else.
Preserve something as it is.

Creation

You can enact magic to create new feelings, ideas, opportunities, circumstances, and conditions. This includes the acquisition of material items and objects, as more money - for example - is a new condition.

Change or Transformation

Magic can be employed to alter the current state of something to a new state. This can take either constructive or destructive form, as either can be transformative. To destroy an enemy's will to fight is certainly changing a condition. In the example of gaining money, you could aim magic at transforming your state of lack to a state of plenty.

Preservation

Using magic to prevent change or maintain the current state of something usually takes the form of protection. Protective magic to insure a safe journey protects your current, safe state and prevents it from being changed. Continuing with the example of using magic to gain money, you could place magic at the end of a money spell to protect your objective and prevent your attitude or the magic you unleash from being harmed by opposing forces.

How To Create a Magical Effect

I have an easy formula for creating magical effects and I'm gonna share it with you for free. Before I do that, however, there are two prerequisites you need to understand.

In other words these are two things you must get a handle on before you can create a real magical effect. These requirements are...

Two Prelims You Must Understand Before Magical Work

First: Magical Work Requires a Magical State of Being

Your everyday state of mind and physiology are not suited for magical work. The consciousness and physical state you use to work your job, pay your bills, run errands, choose an insurance plan, and deal with tech support is an important aspect of your being but it cannot be used to connect with the subtle energies and magical forces that drive magical results.

Likewise your magical persona (explained shortly) is lousy for tackling the day-to-day tasks that make up your mundane life. If you try to go about your mundane business in a magical state you will likely end up daydreaming and or becoming emotionally exhausted in short order.

The mundane world and the magical realm are two distinct realities. You must approach them as such, being your everyday self for day-to-day living and assuming your magical persona to engage with magical energies and do magical work.

The first step to becoming your magical self is attaining a magical state of mind and body. Another term for this is "altered consciousness". Just like the shamans and Druids and Magi of old, we must enter an altered state of consciousness to successfully connect to the magical continuum.

SPOILER ALERT: This does not mean you are required to use drugs or mind-altering substances to enact magic. After you check out the image below I'll explain everything.

Condition and Circumstance

Words like state and condition can be interchanged and kicked around easily. In magical discussion it is very important to be clear about the meaning of words.

For our context I will define these two words as follows:

CONDITION: This is the state you are in mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually*

CIRCUMSTANCE(S): This is the state and nature of your current situation, which can include the present setting (this moment) and overall status in terms of finances, living arrangements, relationships & social milieu, health, and so on.

You may have heard or read the magical axiom...

As Above So Below.

As Within, So Without.

As the Universe, So the Soul.

Many people only recite the first line, which is fine. The complete axiom consists of three lines but the truth is contained in any single line. This simple passage tells us A LOT about reality but for right now what you need to understand is simply that while your circumstances effect your condition, it is equally true that your condition affects your circumstances.

If you can absorb and actualize that last statement you will have mastered magic before casting your first spell.

Your state, from your thinking and emotional output to the way you feel in your body can absolutely affect the circumstances of your reality. In this way entering a magical state of consciousness (which includes mind and body) is both a prerequisite for magical work and an initiating magical act.

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