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

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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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