Thread: Looking to Begin

Spell craft and candle magic is what im aiming for

Ok will do im reading over the PDF of Bucklands Blue book.

Ahh, yes. Buckland's Complete Book Of Witchcraft. WONDERFUL book.

well like i said i will definately ordering it this weekend and reading over it and practing some of the stuff in it soon

Well i do have a question in the book, it has instructions on how to build and alter and various other tools. Is it absolutely necessary to have these? A knife and sword are possible for me to attain, its the alter im not so sure about.

Originally Posted by PumKinHeDD

well like i said i will definately ordering it this weekend and reading over it and practing some of the stuff in it soon

okay. i think you will like that book.

By the way, no. you don't necessarily need tools. tools are only focal points and decorations. you can do a ritual without tools. however, down the road you might like to start incorporating tools in your rites.

Ok thanks alot makes sense thats the only thing i was skeptical about.

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Originally Posted by PumKinHeDD

Well i do have a question in the book, it has instructions on how to build and alter and various other tools. Is it absolutely necessary to have these? A knife and sword are possible for me to attain, its the alter im not so sure about.[/QU



no it is not necessary you can use a kitchen knife for an athame, and a little iron frying pan for a cauldron, the altar can be a little table and if you don't want to leave it up at all times you can set it up as you need it.

Yes. I have a round table that i use as an altar. i leave mine up all the time.

I have been working with the A.A. system of magick as set fourth in Gems from the Equinox and yes I have found the system extremely difficult but after having studied it for some time now, I am finally making my way through the maze. I want to buy Lon Milo's book on Crowley's magick, as I have heard it is very informative for anyone attempting this path. As for someone interested in Witchcraft, and I know ill probably be hated for saying this by some of you, but the system of the Frosts style of Wicca has proven itself to be quite affective for me. But to each their own, I was tired of fleeting from system to system, that is the worst mistake a beginner can make. In the words of Dion Fortune "if you are an eclectic before you are an adept in a system, you are surely a dabbler". I hope this helps. And if anyone out there is wrestling with the A.A. system I would love to hear from you!! Laters.

i think, learn everything there is to know but consider those things that can be used to harm and those tecniques that can harm others as a means to defend yourself ( if you need to) and those things that can be uses to do good then consider and try what you can do with that.

Also do not let your imagination run wild, do not get the spooks, do not be ready to believe everything that you read, or everything that the author believes.

There is a lot of esoteric law in Tarot which is worth learning about.