Ask questions when you’re unsure what your actions might manifest. Get to know other witches and listen when they share their experiences.There are numerous groups across social media venues where you can interact with experienced witches and pagans. And while you’re at it, introduce yourself to quantum and string theory. Toss some good documentaries about witchcraft and magickal practice into the mix. Don’t rely on pop culture portrayals of witches and witchcraft for your magickal knowledge. Movies like The Craft and series like Charmed are good for sparking curiosity, but you know what they say about curiosity and the cat. Listen to podcasts and follow the YouTube channels of respected authors and thought leaders in the witching community. A Google search will turn up the best choices. If you’re a new witch, read books, blogs and magazines-both online (like this one) and in print. It’s no different with casting a spell-study, learn, practice. You had to learn the rules of the road before you could drive safely. Knowledge is the first pillar of witchcraft. The more experience we have, the better we can anticipate what might happen by paying attention to the factors we can control. When casting spells we’re tapping directly into chaos energy. In the same ways we reduce our risk on the road, we can limit the risk of working magick. We feel safe because we control the factors we can. Regardless of statistics and odds, we continue to take the risk of being injured, even mortally, every time we get behind the wheel or are a passenger in a moving vehicle. Some other, careless driver could come into our lane unexpectedly, causing a serious accident, injury or death. An unforeseen but natural occurrence, like black ice or an oil slick on a rainy day, could be our undoing. Still a slight distraction might get the better of us on any given day, sending us careening into another car or immovable object. We might be excellent drivers with years on the road under out belts, never a moving violation or accident to our name. Every time we get behind the wheel of a car, we’re taking our own life and the lives of others in our hands. If all our magick, even the well intentioned, has the potential to backfire, then why take the chance? Honestly, we take greater risks in our mundane life all the time. Even if you are hexing or cursing, you may want to ask for the least amount of suffering and destruction possible to avoid a total Armageddon situation you didn’t intend. As a general rule, being clear about your wish to manifest your desire with no harm to yourself or others, for the greatest good and highest purpose of everybody involved, is the best practice. When he died of a sudden illness, the witch felt terrible.ĭid her witchcraft backfire? Do we have that kind of power as witches? I don’t know, but I’m very careful when crafting my spell work these days. She hoped the friend would find the courage to leave on her own, or that her spouse would find the strength to overcome his addictions. She didn’t count on the universe sending her one tragedy after another so that she might draw on personal experience.Īnother witch told me that she continually spelled to free a friend from an abusive marriage. I know a witch who’s desire was to achieve great success and financial abundance as a coach and mentor guiding women through profound grief. If that’s the case, it seems they aren’t picking up on nuances, and apparently can’t read minds, leaving plenty of room for witchcraft to backfire. Be Careful What You Witch ForĪs witches, many of us believe that the universe, the powers that be, or the gods and goddesses hear our requests. I talking about the unpredictability of chaos. Witch, if that’s your belief, you do you, but I don’t take such a rule literally. To be clear, I am not talking about the rule of return or the rule of three. Even the spells we send out with our best intentions to do good, can manifest unwanted consequences. Every witch who’s cast more than a spell or two, can share stories about when witchcraft backfires. You don’t have to practice baneful magick to reap unintended consequences of witchcraft.
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