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In the Faery World magic is an everyday thing. Whether it is a ritual, a simple chant, or a symbol, magic is everywhere.

The Basic Concepts:

What Magic is: Magic is concentration and visualization to direct energy toward a goal (sometimes using tools, symbols, and other stuff)

What is energy: Energy is something I refer to a lot. This can be emotions, intuition, and other "feelings". Unlike many beliefs, in magic energy is a physical thing. It is physical yet abstract. While doing a religious practice, do you feel peaceful? whole? This is energy. It's like being burned by fire. You feel the pain and know it is there but there is not way to measure it scientifically.

3 times 3 (Karma): It is known that there are many forms of magic. There is bad magic which intends to hurt or control someone or something. There is good magic which intends to heal and do good acts. Then there is magic which is inbetween which is when someone intends to do a good thing but the outcome is bad. I know this is very oversimplified but I do not want to get into a debate about good, bad and inbetween. Anyway the Rule of Three states that whatever energy you release comes back to you three times stronger.

Wiccan Rede (the laws of Wicca):

 http://www.wicca.com/celtic/wi…..a/rede.htm

http://www.mysticmooncoven.org/rede.htm

The most important of all the laws is harm none!

The Elements, Pentagram, and Balance:

Have you ever wondered why the pentagram is such a big deal in wicca? Well here is the reason. It represent the balance of the four elements: Earth, Air, Water, and Fire. The top point of the star represents spirit which is seen as either God or Goddess. For more information about each element see this link:

http://www.thedance.com/wicca1…../4elem.htm

The Many Paths of Wicca:

There are many paths associated with Wicca. Some people are solitary wiccans and some are part of covens. There are paths which are more traditional and some which are less traditional. Some paths are ritualistic and some paths are more everyday (such a the path of the Kitchen Witch. Yay magical food!).

Link to a list of the traditions: http://www.joellessacredgrove……tions.html

Tools and Materials in Spells:

Symbols: Like the elves of Fynn with their symbols of protection, love, healing, ect., wicca also uses symbols. Symbols is more or less a loose term. It just means you are using something physical to represent an abstract feeling. For instance a rose representing love, a crystal representing courage, an herb representing lust, a dog representing loyalty (not an actual one but an image of one. Although if your dog doesn't mind, he can join you in your spellwork but animals are not used as objects. Especially not, ever, as sacrifices. Yikes!)

Herbs: Herbs can be stirred into a potions, burned, made into a powder, or simply eaten. Besides their medicinal benefits, herbs pack a powerful punch to a spell. Each herb has different meaning. Sage for example is known to banish unwanted spirits and provided wisdom.

Stones: Stones and Crystals are one of the most overlooked tools. Simply placing a crystal in a room can help clear the room of bad energy or help you dream. As with herbs each stone has a different meaning.

Incense and Candles: These are great for awakening the senses. Providing more energy to a spell these tools are great symbols for the elements!

For a more complete list of tools go to this link: http://www.joellessacredgrove……tools.html

More about Energy:

Chakras: http://www.chakraenergy.com/

Auras: http://www.reiki-for-holistic-…..nings.html

I you have an questions then just ask me! You can Private Message me or just leave a comment!

We were talking about this briefly in the chat the other day, and I made the comment that lumping Wicca and Magick together stifles both of them, because Wicca is not the only "source" of or way of using magick. A lot of the spellbooks and magick-related books that you'll find in your everyday bookstore will be about using magick in Wicca because the religion has become more mainstream and more accepted by non-Wiccans as a legitimate and respectable religion. You can use magick outside of religion, like "folk magick" type stuff, sigil magick (and "chaos magick" in general), and healing magick, for example. You can incorporate your religion into spells and rituals that you design yourself if it makes you more comfortable with the procedure. Instead of invoking a god and goddess (Wicca usually draws from Celtic and Greek, Roman, and sometimes Norse, Sumerian, and Egyptian mythology and ancient religion), you can invoke God, angels, bodhisattvas, kami, your heros, historical figures, who/whatever.

I've been asked a bunch of times if I am Wiccan or if I "do Wicca", whatever that means lol, because of my collection of books and my use of the pentacle, but I just consider myself someone who studies and uses magick, with no religious affiliation. "Eclectic" I guess you would say. So don't feel like you have to convert or go against your beliefs to use magick, tailor it to fit you :D

Great post Witchy, there's a lot of excellent information there.  I will post it in the hall in the next day or two, thanks for contributing!

Natalie Lynn said:

CojoTheBozo said:

Elyssa said:

……….i LOVE LOVE LOVE magic, ive always beleived in magic…….but i dont wanna be wiccan, it just doesant feel like the right spirtual path for me in this life

and thanks! this is a very helpful post!!!! *hugs*

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You don't have to be a wiccan to practice magic. You can just be most religions and practice magic.

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So true…the Elves use magic and they aren't wiccan.

Do the Elves have a religion, or acknowledge some sort of higher power/being than themselves? Are they familiar with human religions?

Kikuyo said:

Natalie Lynn said:

CojoTheBozo said:

Elyssa said:

……….i LOVE LOVE LOVE magic, ive always beleived in magic…….but i dont wanna be wiccan, it just doesant feel like the right spirtual path for me in this life

and thanks! this is a very helpful post!!!! *hugs*

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You don't have to be a wiccan to practice magic. You can just be most religions and practice magic.

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So true…the Elves use magic and they aren't wiccan.

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Do the Elves have a religion, or acknowledge some sort of higher power/being than themselves? Are they familiar with human religions?

Well they work closely with the Goddess Danu but she is of a more real living, breathing  presence to them and as far as I know, they don't worship her.  They think of themselves more as being "children of Danu" than anything.  They relate to the Greenman the same way.

Maeva said:

Heya Witchywoman28

i was wondering what this meant…

For tread the Circle thrice about to keep unwelcome spirits out.

Its from the Wiccan Rede, but im guessing you knew that  do you know wether just by doing magic, looking after nature and communicating with the fae makes you wiccan?

Thanks  

Maeva xx

lol. Okay that line from the Wiccan Rede is about protection. Circles are drawn on the floor or set up with candles or salt, ect. before rituals and spells to keep bad influences out of the spellwork.

All of that goes into that type of lifestyle but whether you want to call youself Wiccan is really up to you. I like to call myself Wiccan because it is what i have been studying for 4 to 5 years now and is the group I feel a part of. Although instead of believing in a goddess, I generally believe in a divine source which appear any way you would like. The higher spirit to me is more of the energy of pure love of everything.

Anyway you can do all those things but also practice other religions. Just ask Lisa Grey Eyes. She likes to study such things but considers herself a Christian (right? Is that the right religion? sorry if i'm wrong!).

Belief is something flexible and can adapt to best suit you.