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As for creating your own spell it is 100% possible. People make their own spells all of the time, but it helps to start with pre-made spells to understand the set up, and the methodology. As for making your own magick, I am confused by your intent. Magick is magick, no matter who uses it or how.

There was a thread in here about making your own spells, and talking about how hand made spells are stronger because of personal intent. But since I am having trouble locating that, I will just run down the basics.

~First you need a clear intention. Like "I want my Plant to grow big and strong."

~Then you can research items that relate to plant growth, spiritually and physically. Like a watering can or the color green. Feel free to add anything else that helps you represent growth in your own mind.

~Then write the Rite. This is often a poem sounding thing but it is basically the words / chant/ etc. When writing this think about tone, forceful or gentle, and think about intent, what you want to have happen.

~After writing the Rite you can pretty much cast the spell. Think up how you would like to use your symbols / tools and then you are off. It really doesn't matter how you do it, just that you do.

The part that you think is so complicated are the tools. They are really not as necessary as the Rite. The words and the intention are the important part, the tools help you focus your thoughts and will on the intention. With an unclear intention a spell will fail every time.

I don't really believe that you could make your eyes change color. I have heard about it, and I think it is biokenisis, but still. Magick follows the laws of the universe. Since gravity exists you can not cast a spell to turn it off, since you are human you can not cast a spell to shoot lightning from your figure tips, and since your eyes were made one color you can not cast a spell to change them. Besides, eye color is built into your genetics. If you can not live with your own eyes then maybe your problem is not the eyes but a want to be someone else. It may be a psychological problem.

As for other rituals, which spells often have, you can always substitute. If it calls for an herb of power find another herb with similar properties, or just use grass. If it asks for anointing oil and you do not have any, use water or olive oil. Anything and everything can be substituted. The items listed are just an "best case scenario" list.

I have done a lot of healing/wellness spells, this is because I enjoy helping myself and others. Many warding and protection spells. That covers my focus I guess. But I am not limited to those.

some spells I've done and succeeded with...

~Protection from a mislead spell
~Protection from negative thoughts (myself/others)
~Warding away pests (mosquitoes mostly) "Harder / not very effective"
~Creating false Night - silent space
~Healing small wounds (cuts and bruises)
~Healing emotions
~Healing a friend
~Removing illness (cold/flue)
~Finding spiritual enlightenment
~Attracting love
~Healing a tree
~Encouraging plant growth
~Healing a sick fish -failed the first time-
~Sleeping spell (for myself) -insomnia-

I believe that my spells helped the process. It is much easier to work with nature than against it. I know they worked because when I did cast the spell it went much faster and when I didn't the duration of the hurt was longer.

The mosquitoes was hard. I used garlic and smoke to help keep them away initially. And made a bubble/shield to keep them away. Then of course the Rite. It worked but not terribly well. Bug spray works better, but is so caustic or expensive.

In general spells that you have written yourself are the best ones. The books that are out there can be used as a guide, but if you use them you should always be "tweaking" them to your own personal needs, or using them only as a base framework for writing your own. There are quite a few people who say that one shouldn't be doing any spellwork at all unless one is comfortable writing their own.



Well...when you have a nasty looking bruise one minute and it's gone within minutes - it's probably not just healing itself. Well, it is healing itself, but through spellwork the process has been moved along at a much faster rate.

This isn't to say that you should resort to only using magical means to try to heal these sorts of things (especially major injuries) - if you think you need medical attention - get it. 3nodding



If you did that spell, about the only way it could be considered successful, would be if you parents went out and bought you contacts as a result. xd



I don't think that is completely true - while you can use almost anything you want in spells, you need to have a reason for doing so. You are going to want to use items that have properties similar to that which you are trying to accomplish - using something that has absolutely no connection at all (or worse... opposite properties) probably isn't a good idea (even if it's not harmful - it could weaken/negate the spell). Though to be fair you don't necessarily need any tools/items at all to do spell work, I think that throwing in something "willy-nilly", just because you don't have the proper item - makes for sloppy spellwork. You'd be better off not using anything at all - than trying to force properties on something that doesn't already have that connection.

If you go though 2009 issues of the guild newsletter there are articles on spells. Also in the Library forum, there are several threads with various types of spells in them.

I am "unauthorized" to view those forums. :/