Merry Meet To All,
Whats a Spell?
To me literally, A spell is a spoken or written formula that when
used in an act of magick is intended to cause or influence a
particular course of events. Belief in and the use of spells are
universal and have been an integral part of religious practices
since ancient times. Methods vary according to culture but all
spell work is based on ritual.
Spells are closely related to Prayers, which are rituals consisting
of a petition to the Gods or deities (whatever the religion or
faith) for a desired outcome. It involves the visualization of a
goal, a statement of desire for the goal, and ritualized movements
of body positions (e.g., the bowing of the head, the clasping of
the hands, the closing of the eyes etc). In magick, spells are
closely related to various methods of mind power such as: creative
visualization, positive thinking, and positive imaging. All of
which emphasize our mental images of the goal and our
identification with it, repetition of our intent to achieve this
goal, projection of our will, and the invocation of spirits,
deities, or the divine force for their aid.
Spells can be beneficial or harmful and can be worked on people,
animals, and nature. Their purposes are limitless and include:
healing, love, money, success, fertility, longevity, and protection
from disaster, ill fortune, and evil. They can also be used to
exorcise ghosts and spirits, for victory in battle, truth in
divination, weather control, and the accomplishment of supernatural
feats. When directed against enemies, spells can be used to cause
illness, destruction, bad luck, depression, loss of love,
impotence, barrenness, failure and even death. Spells can be cast
to affect the self, or directed to affect another person.
A positive spell is often called a blessing, although such archaic
terms as bewitchment and enchantment are still sometimes used.
Negative spells are generally known as hexes or curses. A binding
spell is one intended to prevent harm, avoid danger, or to stop
someone from performing particular acts (e.g., halting a murder,
preventing a rape, or even stopping the spread of gossip &
other abuses).
In almost all cultures, Witches, Sorcerers, Witch doctors,
Magicians, and other magically empowered peoples such as in the
perspective of Asian like Bomoh & so on, cast both beneficial
and harmful spells as the need dictates. However in contemporary
Paganism and Witchcraft, a set of ethics exists in some traditions
that prohibits the use of curses and negative spells against
another. The acceptability of binding & other baleful spells
are divided, and are widely debated throughout the community.
Blessed Be,
Oceanos
