Witchcraft exposes you to
powerful forces, and it is important to ensure you are not harmed
Stay Safe and Protected When
Working With Witchcraft
by
Arabella Jolie
One issue that all those who
practice magick should be aware of is safety. In working with
witchcraft, you are opening yourself up to some powerful forces and
it is important that you do so wisely, and take measures to ensure
that you are not harmed.
The first way to stay safe
is to always remember the Wiccan Rede and the threefold law. The
Wiccan Rede states, "An ye harm none, do what ye will." Basically
this means that you cannot do anything that would harm another. This
is a simple rule and an excellent one to follow. By using this as a
guide in all of your magickal workings, you ensure that you are not
crossing the boundary between good/white magick and bad/black magick.
The Rede is also important
when understood alongside the threefold law, also known as the law
of return. It states that whatever good or evil a person creates in
the world will come back to them times three. Keeping these two
principles in mind at all times is an effective means of preventing
a bad outcome from your magickal dealings.
Protecting Yourself While Working With
Witchcraft Magick
There are other things that
you will need to do in order to keep yourself safe. All spell work
should begin with some ritual to cleanse and protect the space you
are working in. Some call this "Casting the Circle." There are an
endless number of variations on ways to prepare your space. Some are
more complicated than other. The important thing is to find a ritual
that works well for you personally. Below are two options, the first
being more simple.
To Prepare and Cleanse a Sacred Space Spell,
I
Tools and Ingredients: Altar
or Sacred Space, Salt
Step 1. Lightly sprinkle
salt in a circle around yourself while speaking the following words:
"I consecrate this place/ for the Goddess within and without/ Only
love and good can remain/ hate and evil are cast out."
To Prepare and Cleanse a Sacred Space Spell,
II
Tools and Ingredients: Altar
or Sacred Space, Ceremonial knife ,One white candle, One red candle,
One blue candle, One black candle
Step 1. Imagine your space
as a circle and set the candles around it. Place the white candle at
a point facing East, the red candle at point facing South, the blue
candle at a point facing West and the black candle at a point facing
North. If you are using an alter, it is best to position it in the
Northern corner.
Step 2. Carrying the knife,
go to the Eastern corner and light the candle. Rise and remain
facing East. You will now trace a pentagram (five-pointed star) in
the air using the knife. Begin at the top of the pentagram and go
down to the left, continuing until you return to the top. As you
trace the pentagram, speak the following words: "I invoke the East
and Power of Air/ I call on the Breath of the Goddess/ Protect and
guide me."
Step 3. Carrying the knife,
go to the Southern corner and light the candle. Rise and remain
facing South. You will now trace a pentagram in the air using the
knife. Begin at the top of the pentagram and go down to the left,
continuing until you return to the top. As you trace the pentagram,
speak the following words: "I invoke the South and Power of Fire/ I
call on the Flame of Her spirit/ Protect and guide me."
Step 4. Carrying the knife,
go to the Western corner and light the candle. Rise and remain
facing West. You will now trace a pentagram in the air using the
knife. Begin at the top of the pentagram and go down to the left,
continuing until you return to the top. As you trace the pentagram,
speak the following words: "I invoke the West and Power of Water/ I
call on the Water of Her womb/ Protect and guide me."
Step 5. Carrying the knife,
go to the Northern corner and light the candle. Rise and remain
facing North. You will now trace a pentagram in the air using the
knife. Begin at the top of the pentagram and go down to the left,
continuing until you return to the top. As you trace the pentagram,
speak the following words: "I invoke the North and Power of Earth/ I
call on the Earth that is Her body/ Protect and guide me."
Step 6. Complete the ritual
by stating, "The circle is cast and consecrated/ in the name of the
Goddess within and without."
Arabella Jolie, Whyte
Witch,
http://www.whyte-witch.com
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