Question? About fear

[SixWingedAngel]

Hey... I've been studying and reading for some time now, and i feel i'm ready to actually start practicing... I sort of know what kinda spell i would like to do... but every time i'm about to its like i sort of get the jitters and it holds me back... My question is basically this... how many of you when you first did your first spell felt like me and what did you do to get over them?


Sorry for any bad spelling

[[SanityIsLost]]

When I felt that I was finally ready to do my first spell I also had jitters. I don't know why you have them but, I will tell you why I had them. I was afraid that if I said something wrong or forgot a part that instead of the spell not working, I would actually be punished for not doing it correctly. This was probably because of my young age and the fact that I was brought up Christian and told that if I did not follow the bible exactly I would be sent to hell. Do you know why you are feeling nervous? Perhaps if you can pinpoint the reasoning you can tell your brain to relax and become more confident. The best way I got over my nervousness was that I went through with it as best I could and I told myself that I would not be punished because the God and Goddess love me and would not punish me for pronouncing a word wrong. Make sure that you have all your materials in front of you, plan ahead of time exactly what will happen and how it will happen, make sure that you know exactly what it is that you are doing, and remind yourself that as long as you relax and concentrate you will be ok.

[SixWingedAngel]

I guess the reason i'm a little nervous are about the same reason you were... thanks for the advise... i'll try and put it to good use

[[ravenwing]]

Remember one thing -- its all about INTENT. If you intend to do the right thing, youll never be punished for some kind of grammatical error or doing something in what someone else might say is the wrong order. Your Deity (whomever they may be) does not deduct "style points" nor grade your work.

[Awakened1]

Remember one thing -- its all about INTENT. If you intend to do the right thing, youll never be punished for some kind of grammatical error or doing something in what someone else might say is the wrong order. Your Deity (whomever they may be) does not deduct "style points" nor grade your work.

You summed it up Raven. All about INTENT

peace

[SixWingedAngel]

thanks for the advice. It's sort of taken the fear away. And i have decided to do my first spell a day or two before the full moon

[Addalaide]

My frist still was a protection spell, and i ended up catching my candle holder on fire lol, but i was afraid because i kinda jumped into it befor i read much about it, i always did it in a good way, but i had just left chrisianity and the fear of what will happen to me when god finds out was still there, so i was afraid of going to hell for it. I got over it with more practise and reading. I think if you meditates and ground yourself you will find yourself better. I get shakey when i do alot of my work, but i cant completly controle my energy yet and i think thats what dose it. But you will be fine.

[Bartholomew]

Did anyone ever have their first spell backfire on them? Because of wrongful intent?

[Roan]

I havn't done anything big yet, only crystal and charm bag stuff (and attempted weather magick, but the rain one didn't work since I got interupted and i think the energy may have caused my computer to freeze instead, the sun one may or may not have worked, because i don't know if it's just naturally sunny out or not), I don't think i'm really that nervous to do a spell as long as it isn't anything major, but I may wait untill my friend gives me the holy water she said she was going to make for me (she knows a lot about wicca things, since she's been into it way longer than I have) untill I attempt ritualistic ones.

[Deirdre]

I was pretty nervous before i did my first ritual as well...
i didn't really do anything to get over the nerves though...
I started the ritual, and pretty much as soon as i started, my nerves were gone.

[Peregrine]

This takes me way back. A long time ago, I made one of my first all-out attempts at "White Witchcraft" following instructions in a book by Al G. Manning.

To keep the long story short, I had just been jilted by my fiance, and on the week of my 20th birthday nonetheless. He had wanted to be a preacher, and after getting over my grief a few weeks later, a little voice inside of me suddenly began to chant, "Free. Free. Free." It grew increasingly louder until I was not all that sad anymore. I stumbled upon Manning's book in the college library and checked it out, since I did not have to hide from a fiance that wanted to be a preacher. I just had to hide it now from my parents.

Anyways, of course, being all alone again and ready to find me another man, I did a few love spells. I prayed for True Love. Lo and behold, it was hell for a long time after that. I was getting hit on by guys that really just did not turn me on. I felt terrible about it, convinced the altar, the candles, the incense, the spells all had something to do with this. I am sure they could have loved me truly but, well, if you saw some of these poor devils. I wonder what would have happened had I given just one of them a chance. It is just that when I did those rituals, I had actually had someone in particular in mind at the time. I should have taken that as a clue.

I felt so apologetic and remorseful after that and never again tried a love spell. Ever. I was way too afraid to try any more love spells and had decided from then on out to live my life as a happy hermit.

Not that I need love spells now anyway, since now I am happily married. Just a late bloomer, I suppose.

Now job, money, and good luck spells? That is a whole other story. big_grin

[Witch1693]

Is the spell by any chance to do something bad? becuase it may be why. but if you are doing something good then you are probly feeling your energy coming up and not know what it is. i feel it every time i do a spell. It is energy ragin through your body.