Little Red Sonja Has More Spells

I’ve downloaded a few mods with extra or modified spells based on Spellcaster. Little Red Sonja has several which aren’t just tweaks on what you already have with the Spellcaster pack. Take a look at her site for the full list. I picked three to download and try today.

Electrokinesis

Dementor’s Kiss

I would like to get rid of Sims for one reason or another. It’s kind of wicked fun and I tend to have a wicked sense of humour, especially when I don’t have to explain or defend myself to anyone. The Sims is a good game and a safe place for things like petty revenge. (I’m sure I will post more about that another time).

Alakazam!

This just sounds fun. I want to see a lot of fluffy bunnies hopping around. Sims in the game may not show a reaction but it will still be fun to watch and then pop one or three more into the game… just because.

Do It Yourself Spells and Magick

Spells and magick are a do it yourself project.

Real magick, real spells, are not something you can buy from someone who will make things happen for you overnight. That’s fiction. If someone had that kind of power why would they need to sell it? Wouldn’t they already have everything they need? Wouldn’t they give themselves everything they wanted, first? Don’t count on finding a fairy godmother who fixes everything while you do nothing, learn nothing, and change nothing for yourself.

Real lasting change is something you work for and attain. It’s an achievement.

Spells, magick, hexes, prayers, positive affirmations, mantra, call them what you like. Each are about coaching yourself to change and bring about something you want. It may be something you want to happen, stop happening, or something you want to feel. In a nutshell its about change. Change isn’t easy. Changing a habit is difficult, with ups and downs along the way. But you can coach yourself, keep yourself on track, along the way.

Keep in mind, you can only change yourself. You can’t make someone love you. But you can make yourself happier by changing what you can in your own life. Being and feeling happier will attract people to you. It may not be the one you thought you wanted who didn’t notice you or chose someone else. That’s ok. People are allowed to make their own choices, have free will. Find someone who is with you for the right, good reasons, not something artificial and temporary.

You can’t make yourself instantly rich, but you can ask for a raise, apply for a new job, try a new career, take some extra training, and so on. Those are things you can do, for yourself. Improving yourself will last longer than a winning lottery ticket, and it can’t be easily lost or taken away.

You can make your own change, without paying for a spell, a hex, a prayer, etc.

What change do you want? Money, love, romance, there are so many things and it might not be as simple as love or money. Think about what it is you really want and what you need. Plan out the path to get there and start at the beginning. Don’t get side tracked or try to take a bigger step and avoid the smaller steps along the way.

Write your own words. Call it a spell if you like. Add things which have meaning to you, create a ritual. A ritual is something that becomes a habit. If having objects as part of an alter (something you can see and touch) helps keep your focus and makes the coaching work for you, do it! This is about you. It should be personal.

Keep it simple, short and to the point. Words easy to remember, especially when you need them, are feeling stressed or upset. These are words you will use to coach yourself through a period of change.

Your words will have far more meaning for you than anything someone else writes. You don’t need approval from someone else. This spell, words for coaching yourself, are only for you, custom made.

The hard part is to believe in yourself, your words, your ritual. This is the magick. Get help from friends, family, professionals, who ever can help you to find faith and belief in yourself. But, even with outside help, its you who makes the change. Its you who makes things work. You can do this because you want to do this.

Making changes isn’t easy, it won’t happen in a day (usually) but you can do it yourself, for yourself.

What’s a Grimoire?

The Book of Shadows (BOS, for short) are the notes Pagans/ Witches/ Wiccans have made along their journey of life and learning.

A Grimoire is a book of magic, spells and techniques.

People don’t always know there is a difference. It’s a pretty slight difference. The Book of Shadows would be less scientific and contain personal thoughts. However, both would have the facts and information about techniques for magic and spells.

What to Write About in Your Book of Shadows

This is not a full and complete list. For one thing, your Book of Shadows should be individual to you. For another thing, these are just ideas, like a writing prompt.

Magic rules and principles.
Your goals and what you wish to achieve.
Dreams and other forms of divination you try.
Drawings, doodles – any kind of illustration.
Poetry or a few words and phrases that came to mind.
Rituals and ceremonies you try yourself or attend with others.
Spells, prayers or incantations.
Anything you feel inspired by and clip out of a magazine or bring home to paste into your Book.
Herbal facts, lore and your own experiences with herbs and other plants.
Research you have done and are still working on.
New ideas and fresh thoughts.
Notes about any classes or courses you take.
Your fears and concerns, anything you aren’t sure about or second guessing.
Closing thoughts as you finish writing each time.
Draw a diagram of your altar and draw another when you add more or change positions of the objects on it.
Make note of any tools you are given or buy for yourself
Write about recipes you’ve made.
Music and dances.

Witchcraft is Faith

“In spite of the many books which have been written on the subject in recent years, most people still seem to regard witchcraft as being mainly a matter of casting spells or gaining psychic powers. They find it difficult to regard it as being a religious faith.”

-Doreen Valiente

Quote found on: Messages in the Moonlight

Write a Witchy Spell

First of all, this is a writing exercise, something to try in order to start your flow of words. Although you can write a Witch spell, you should not believe writing and then saying the words will make things happen as you want them to. Real magic comes from inside of yourself. I think using a spell (especially one you have written yourself, one you have put your heart into and given time to consider each word) can bring about your own magic through focusing you fully on what it is you want.

Having said that… write a Witchy spell. Think about what you want from the spell: love, hope, fame, fortune, a new car? Begin by calling on some outer force like the four directions, the elements, the moon, your Grandmothers. Pick something that suits you. Then write the words to say what you are asking for and give some information about the who, what, when, where, why and how. Keep it light, just have fun. Give it rhymes, rhythm and a pattern in the words themselves. Speak them aloud to see how it all sounds. Change anything that feels in the way. Have fun with it.

Whispers to the wind

Shouting into the fire

As I call out my ire

Dancing over the dirt

Walking in the puddle

As I feel in a muddle

Clear my thoughts

Help me to see

Me as I want to be.

How does mine sound?