Wicca/Witchcraft/Magick?, page 8

Originally posted by kagutuchi
You don't want to just start with all of the elemental stuff. Like everything else in this world, you need to start out with the basics, and then move your way up. First, try to figure out how to manipulate raw energy.

I understand what you're trying to say, and honestly, that's what I'm doing; starting with the basics. Now, I would like to imply that according to the book I'm reading at the moment, it states that everything magickal has an element associated with it; I doubt there is a "raw energy" that can be manipulated, and if there is, it would probably be a combination of the elements.

Originally posted by kagutuchi
Someone once told me that every person has only one element inside them to use: fire, water, air, earth, light, darkness, lightning, sound, and ice. Now, I know that ice is water, in a solid form, but please, bare with me, for it is his belief.

Anyways, he said that everyone has one of these to start out with, and must master that element completely, and pass a trial in the spirit world (Battling the guardian of that element), before moving onto a second element. Then, that element must be mastered, before gaining a third, and so on.

Therefor, just trying to go and throw any element around wouldn't work, since that element may not be the element that you have right now, and even then, you may not have the energy or strength to do so.

As for how to do the elemental majick, I'm afraid I can't tell you, for I have not reached that area in my lessons. I will say that there are multiple kinds of majick, however:
Ra majick, elemental majick, physical majick, and the fabled mental majick.

He said the elements were fire, water, air, earth, light, darkness, lightning, sound, and ice? In Wicca, the elements are fire, water, air, earth, and spirit. Anyways, I've never heard of that theory before, ever. According to astrology, my element is air. That doesn’t necessarily mean that I can’t use other magick spells of a different element. It may be different with elemental manipulation, however, but I’m still learning, mind you. I still haven’t finished to book yet (I’m really busy.)… But, also, you can’t throw around that stuff all willy-nilly anyways, because you can only perform those things at certain times. At least, that’s how it works with magick spells, anyway.

Originally posted by kagutuchi
Finally, as for writing spells, as you write them, you need to take as much energy and majick from your body as you can, and put it in those words. Finish it by writing the initials of your spirit name. Mine, for example, is Serin, so the initials are SRN. You may need to meditate, or something of that sort to truly discover what your real name is.

Finally, we come to your spirit animal. Your spirit animal can be anything, including animals believed to by mythical, like unicorns, and whatnot. My spirit animal, for example, is a dragon. Once you discover you spirit animal, you are one step closer to your goal. Some ways to, perhaps, find out what your spirit animal is are:
An animal that you are strongly connected to (not your favorite animal all the time), an animal that you believe represents your personality, an animal that you see often, that also seems to notice you, or, as I discovered mine, and animal that often reoccurs in your dreams. I believe the last way is like the final confirmation of what your spirit animal is, because it appearing to you in your dreams is a perimative yet powerful way for it to communicate with you.

I think I have writing spells down, thank you.  The “spirit name” and “spirit animal” thin g, however, sounds strangely like Druidism/Neo-Druidism (They might be Pagan anyways, so never mind that.).

All together, thanks for your input!