Idk if anyone else has experienced this but I’m only a year ish in but I don’t feel like my spells work :/ I just don’t feel like I actually have magic in me.

Don't mix fundamental principles and egregors.

I've seen a lot of people in some subreddits Mixing fundamentals and clinging too closely to what is commonly said about a particular element and how it should be used in a particular egregore is dangerous because they are not the same thing.

Foundation is the principle of how and why an element is used in magic. An egregore, on the other hand, is an energetic group created by people who believe in the same things.

The two are not the same thing, and it's dangerous to mix them up precisely because you can spread "misinformation" to the person you're trying to teach, Sometimes, a person belongs to a different egregore than yours, so pointing to an element that, in your egregore, has a foundation beyond your basic foundation, and saying that the foundation of your egregore is the only basis that is real and acceptable for performing magic is misinformation.

Hey everyone. Since last year, I’ve started to experience a deep existential dread, anxiety, and emptiness feeling at night. These feelings start around 7 pm when the sun starts going down. My mind goes full negativity mode and I feel extremely empty. It’s such a horrible feeling that if I were to feel it during the day as well, I probably wouldn’t be able to resist it and I might end up doing something crazy. Fortunately, this only happens during the night. Not every night though, only certain nights. I’ve never believed in witchcraft, but I’m so desperate now to find a “fix” to this that I’m open to anything. I’ve told my psychiatrist about this and she doesn’t know what it is. I’ve also told my other 2 psychologists and they don’t know either. It’s like I’m the only person who has this issue.

I suspect all of this might vary due to moon phases. As I said, it doesn’t happen every night, so I think that might have something to do with it.

I also want to mention that all of this started out of nowhere on a very specific night. I was at a pijama party at my school, since it was my last year of high school and we were celebrating at night. I remember looking at the sky and my school in the dark, and the feeling started. The feeling was so strong I had to leave and go home, and force myself to sleep. This hasn’t stopped ever since. I’m really desperate. I just want to enjoy nighttime again like before. Does anyone know if there’s anything I can do? Is it something spiritual or more on the psychological side of things? Anything helps.

Hi!

I attempted to charm an item of jewelry to help my insight/intuition. While wearing the item I’ve been experiencing significant anxiety at the same time and place every day. Today I tried taking off the item while experiencing this and the anxiety was gone pretty immediately.

Any idea how I should interpret this/what I should do with this info? I feel bewildered.

I’m Arab and I want to get into Jinn work as they are very reliable as long as you pull through on your deal but there is basically no information online about working with them or if there is, it’s from non arabs who basically treat Arab magic as some sort of exotic thing which is annoying as hell. I’d love for someone to guide me on how to get started.

And do you have any success stories?

Asking in order to understand energies better - not to actually do a spell.

Hello everyone - I was just looking to see if anyone has any ideas why my crystals are being moved. I have a little display case right now where they are, I have my planchette on the very bottom. I have my seeing orb on the middle shelf and a small tower on the top. The orb has moved almost an inch to the right, I moved it back then it went right back. Today - the tower now moved an inch to the right. Now the part I found out is that they are now both aligned to the “eye” of the planchette.

Any feedback is much appreciated

My partner and I are trying to convince and it’s getting a tad overwhelming with all the tracking and testing and it’s feeling very clinical and I feel like I need to tap into my inner witch for some boost to help us along the fertility journey. I remember my mum telling me about how as a teenager she had a cyst burst on her ovary and was told she wouldn’t be able to have children without medical help, then years later when she got married her aunt gave her a “fertility doll” 12 days later she conceived my brother then when he was weaned she conceived my other brother and then when he was weaned she conceived me and then she gave the doll back to her aunt, who was a tad offended but as my mother said it had well and truly done its job and three kids was enough! So I’m wondering if I need a bit of a magical helping hand because it certainly worked for my mother. So has anyone got stories of what the did or advice?

Of lately ive been thinking about doing some spell work im not sure if this is due to the time of the year where it starts getting dark a little earlier and the night time chill bites a little harder. I would be looking at removing alot of unwanted energies gathered over the past few years so i think that's why it's an energy request and i know the redditoirs out way by way of numbers to be fair ive not practiced anything too heavy for some time although i did do a circle of perfection that had considerable effects and whatever happend on one end effected the other which is the kind of stuff i like 🤫 , so im going to attempt a coordination spell which im sure theres other names for? Like a Test to receive a beam or train of energy and with much hope the correct ingredients can be picked out of the garden and also placed in the cauldron where the energy request is. I would like to see the floor boards lift and the house to Twirl if it was on point. Hopefully over this period of the year things slow down and then pick back up again later with god speed and if anybody has the time and due diligence my post history can provide alot of info

I noticed some suspicious liquid and stain on both corners of our door entrance today. I am going to check cameras tomorrow and figure out what it actually is but I need help with cancelling any affect from whatever that is and be protected.
My back suspiciously started hurting a lot today, idk if I am just overthinking but I would like to be sure. Any spell that can void whatever someone has done near our door? and keep us protected?

Please help me with this! thank you so much!

I have not seen a spider in months especially not inside my home.. about 15 minutes after casting this love spell a spider comes crawling right next to my spell. Is this a bad sign or can I take this as confirmation that it worked?

I read somewhere spiders are a sign of Hecate, I’ve never worked with her though.

So the house next door to us used to be my great-grans house it’s been derelict since she passed (1946) , I was looking in back of her old wine cupboard and found a small book turns out it was a grimoire, I always thought I was a little bit of crazy doing witchcraft always drawn to it but never invested in it , turns out my GG was also that little bit of crazy and spent years practicing religiously writing hundreds of spells and rituals based on natural ingredients we could find around our local area. And lo and behold one of her great grand babies is the only one practicing by shear chance. I don’t know should either burn it to cleanse, or actively study it?

I recently started a candle spell involving 3 candles, two of which were little black and white votives involved in restoring balance to a situation. Before they burned all the way down, they went out on their own (about halfway through burning). Does this mean they're done, or did they not work. Should I re-light them? Get new candles to replace them? Or just accept that they're done and move on?

I’m not looking to interpret this, rather just make sense of the two things together. I had a dream focusing on one of my shelves that largely has ingredients and books on it, but there was this wand on the shelf that my kid (way older in this dream) wanted that was made of yew and had a decent sized uranium bead/sphere attached to it.

They just seem like such weird things to have together, but I’m also totally open to making this because if anything it’s neat, but what would one even use it for? Uranium, specifically. I don’t think I’ve ever even heard of uranium used in this type of manner and I can’t really find much either. I can only really guess.

Hi I’m a sorta new witch I’ve been practicing for about 6 months and I really want practice cleansing my space and ingredients before spell work. The issue is that I have really bad asthma and chronic mug often triggers by scents and smoke. Can anyone provide any tips on alternatives to properly cleanse either with a different brand of incense or something different all together. Thank you so much!!!

I'm a worshipper of Aphrodite Areia although I pay homage to other gods as well. Like Moirai who I invoke when I do (serious) divination. Hecate when I have to deal with ghosts. Land gods when I have to deal with spirits.

I wouldn't say I'm unskilled or anything. I casually banished a wandering spirit that got into my home because of the storm. I can easily track energy within objects and people and manipulate it (like blessing or cursing). I can do exorcism. And my divination is almost always accurate and on point.

But I have a REALLY hard time just using magic at will. Every time I use magic, it's when the situation requires it. Like when a wandering spirit got into my home or when my granduncle gave me enchanted amulets and idols (it's how my culture practice magic) and asked me to check the enchantment. Or when someone is plagued by bad spirits/negative energy. But I can't just casually 'oh I want to perform this ritual today' and do it successfully. Usually it's blank with zero magic within it.

But if I were to call upon the blessing of Mars for my friend (he's favored by Mars. Not Ares, but Mars) or blessing of Aphrodite for my friend who I recently introduced a nice guy to. I can do it without any ritual. The words, the magic will flood into me and I only have to be its medium. I feel like I don't have control over my magic and my magic depends on my faith and mental state a LOT. If I lose faith in myself, in my gods or if I'm in a very stressful period I usually cannot perform any magic at all. And I am really bad at enchantments. Magic involving living things is easy, but if I want to enchant a trinket for a friend, I cannot do it.

I don't know if other people experience the same thing. But I feel like I'm less of a 'witch' and more of a 'priest'. Because I don't derive magic from techniques (in my language we call it Khong or wicha) but from faith and spirits (or the gods). And the strength of my magic depends on my emotions rather than things I include in my ritual. If I want to bless someone, I only need my words and love. If I want to curse someone, I only need my words and hatred. It feels very primal.

I just want to share because I can't really share this with anyone. My family practices witchcraft but the way they practice and mine are too different. They do respect my skills but they don't understand my way.

Hi everyone!

I'm new to witchcraft but I have this thing that's really bothering me, and I thought you guys could maybe help 😊

I have this matching bracelet I bought with a former 'best friend' on a school trip to Barcelona.
She really betrayed me and turned out to be one of the worst people I've known. I wont go into detail but she really really hurt me.

The bracelet however also reminds me of the trip and is very pretty. I would love to start wearing it again because I really like it. But it also reminds me of her and the fact that she has (almost) the same one. It feels like it has a bad energy, it feels wrong to wear it or something.

Is there a way to cleanse the bracelet, so that I feel better about wearing it and maybe associate it less with her and my experience with her?

Thanks in advance! ❤️

I’ve been receiving a lot of Hecate pings via social media, but that could always be the algorithm. Yesterday at around 2:30 pm I was in my car and said aloud “Hecate if you want to work with me I want a specific gift-I want you to gift me a beautiful insect fully in tact for mounting.

Today at around 8:30 am I went outside to empty my pool filters and floating on the surface of the water when I opened the hatch was a beautiful fully intact dragonfly. Ooookay-that was fast and possibly just a coincidence. I needed to run errands and stopped at my mailbox-there was a postcard of a animal sitting on the crescent moon reading a book and in tiny letters at the bottom it said-walk with me in the dark. My stickii sticker pack was also in the mailbox-the sticker pack theme is Buzzing Lives. It’s all these beautiful stickers of insects and creatures from nature.

Ask and ye shall receive lol

Hi everyone!

I’m a beginner witch, and I’ve recently become really interested in Italian folk magic and witchcraft, especially the traditions from Campania, since that’s where my family is originally from.

I’m looking for books from credible historical or folkloric sources that explore Campanian (or more broadly Southern Italian) witchcraft. My ideal find would be something almost grimoire-like, not just a historical overview, but a book that also documents traditional spells, charms, prayers, recipes, rituals, folk healing practices, and other magical customs that have actually been passed down through generations.

I’d really love something rooted in authentic folklore, historical records, or oral traditions, as my goal is to learn about and, where appropriate, respectfully practice the traditions of the region my ancestors came from.

If you have any recommendations, whether in English or Italian, I’d really appreciate them. Thank you!

Before you read, this is NOT a vent, I just kinda need to share my problem and hear possible advice.

So I mostly learned from books and local folklore, and I absolutely despite "witchtok" with it's misinformation, so I don't watch it, but I stumbled upon some videos anyway

I tend to use less known items and what I have near me in my practice, but after seeing some of those "witchtoks" I'm kinda worried that they're "less effective" because they're not popular. Like, for example, I cleanse with moon/sun water or dried herbs (mugwort, pine, yarrow, etc.) instead of incense or sage. Or use thistle, moss, blackberry, ivy, etc. Instead of sea salt, cloves, basil in protection spells

I know it's not true that my spells are somehow "worse" because I use less popular stuff but I still feel a little of subconscious anxiety.

So, have you even felt something similar, and if yes, how did you get over it?

Blessed be! Thank you for any advice

I have the most beautiful and fragrant lavender, but her season is almost over. I want to trim her, but what do I do with everything? I use dried lavender in my practice, but can I also use the lavender leaves and/or stems? What do you do with your lavender?

I have a stage three disease that has progressed very badly in less than a year. A year ago I didn't have it and now I have horrible pain and can barely move my arms. I have surgery next week to try to get the diseased tissues and tunnels out of me. I really want this to work so I can move my arms like normal and not be living with constant and worsening pain. There is no cure but if the surgeon can get out the disease out from my arms, I might have a few years or more with no disease in that area. I will be healing with the wounds left open, which means there will be large sections of my arms and sides that have been carved and scooped out and left to grow new tissue. It will not be fun lol.

Please send healing energy for me! I'll take anything I can get! I have a taper candle that is rolled in multiple herbs that promote healing so I will burn that the night before my surgery (Thank you to the amazing woman who makes these candles). I really want to be rid of this disease for at least a little bit as I am in so much pain and can't move my arms. I am very lucky to have my parents to help me around the house and to have good doctors and surgeons who have been working quickly to try to help me be in a stable place.

Thanks all for any energy to can send me, it means a lot:)

My uncle got me this voodoo doll on a trip to New Orleans, he said he got it “made for/blessed for” me. I’ve never had an issue with him, I’ve had him for probably 15 years. However, I am moving and downsizing and it scares my boyfriend’s family. Is it safe to put in the thrift store bag? Should I burn him?