The fantasy spells don't work because they are fantasy, however they do serve a purpose, they bring in beginners and visitors to SoM, which means more members. Many enchanting spells have worked for me, you must believe the spell to work in order for it to succeed.
Re: What spells actually work By: Lark Moderator / Adept
Post # 13 Oct 03, 2015
It is not the spell itself that works. Merely reciting some words and parhaps burning a candle will not work if you don't already understand how and why magic works and have mastered the necessary skills. And even then no spell works 100% of the time.
Protection spells can and do work if the person casting them knows what they are doing.
will not work if you don't already understand how and why magic works and have mastered the necessary skills. And even then no spell works 100% of the time.
Protection spells can and do work if the person casting them knows what they are doing.
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So how do I get to understand and master these spells
Re: What spells actually work By: Lark Moderator / Adept
Post # 17 Oct 04, 2015
Well, if you're serious about learning how to do magic and with starting from the rock-bottom then you don't start out by casting spells, you start out by learning how and why magic works.
You see, there is no such thing as an "easy" spell or a "beginner" spell. One either understands how magic works and has mastered the basics...in which case the magic will work..or you haven't done that sort of work..and no spell will work no matter how "easy" it seems.
Casting a successful spell involves much more than finding some spell on the internet or in a book, saying some words, lighting a candle, waving a wand of any of that sort of thing. In order for magic to work you need to understand how and why it works in the first place. Grounding and centering, visualization, focus and intent, energy manipulation, etc are all necessary first steps to even begin to have a chance at a spell actually working...and more importantly to prevent a spell from back-firing on you.
So, my advice for anyone who is truly serious is to start by reading a few books and practicing the exercises those books will give you. Once you have mastered the basics you won't need anyone to give you spells, you'll be able to create your own spells that will be far more effective than anything you find on the net. Here's the books I suggest:
"Before You Cast a Spell" by Carl McColman
"Spells and How They Work" by Janet and Stewart Farrar
Magic can tip the odds in your favor by making random events in the universe leading up to the event of your will not random. It can't change the natural laws of how the universe works. So if it was entirely impossible without magic, then casting a spell wont change that.
