From:    Rain                                   Area: MagickNet
To:      Desperado                              26 May 97 22:20:30
Subject: learning the basics                    UpdReq 

DE->Am wondering the correct way to put energy into candles...And then using
DE->themm for a better purpose, let;s for example use a candle for a love
DE->spell you would want to cast on someone....How would you go about doing
DE->it with candles....
 If you were most of us here, you wouldn't. Casting a love spell on
 a particular person, as opposed to casting a spell to draw a good
 relationship into your life with whoever is meant for you, is
 considered unethical by the majority of Pagans. That's because it's
 an attempt to interfere covertly with another person's free will...
 something I doubt you'd like if it were done to you.
DE->features on yourself....Can it be done....Like for those of you who saw
DE->the movie "The Craft", the girl changed her hair from brown to
DE->blonde...Is that possible with candles...
 It isn't possible with any spell I know of; go buy a box of L'Oreal,
 and forget what you saw in "The Craft".  There were a few true things
 in it, but also a lot of pure Hollywood, and it takes some knowledge
 to sort all that out.  Trust me, if magick could reliably be made to
 do things that flashy, we'd all go on the stage and get rich. :)
 You might consider doing some reading about Paganism before
 you go any further with trying to learn spellcraft.  There are some
 basic skills, procedures, safeguards and ethical rules that are
 very, very important to keep you from hurting yourself or someone
 else, and it's also important to dos some thinking about *why* you
 want to learn magick, and how it will change your life and your
 psyche.  (It will, you know, in ways I doubt you can presently
 imagine.)
    Here are some good beginner's books that are easy to find:
     Scott Cunningham, THE TRUTH ABOUT WITCHCRAFT TODAY
       "       "       WICCA: A GUIDE FOR THE SOLITARY PRACITIONER
    Silver RavenWolf, TO RIDE A SILVER BROOMSTICK (workbook)
    Starhawk, THE SPIRAL DANCE

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  OLX 2.1 TD  If there were only one God, She'd have an ulcer by now.


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