Magical Ethics

This is a topic that is of vital importance to any spellweaver. It is wise to to familiarize yourself with the following two ethical codes:

l. The Wiccan Rede, or code, states, "an it harm none, do as ye wilt. "Ask yourself how your magic will affect you own life, the lives of others and the life/resources of the planet. If your spell harms anthing or anyone, don't do it.

2. The law of threefold return is a warning about the karmic repercussions of spellweaving. Whatever you do magically will come back to you with three times the potency. Therefore, it is wise to weave only positive, healing spells.

We don't beleive in using the terms "black" and "white" in relation to magic. Black is supposed to mean baneful and white means beneficial. Black is the color of the universe, so if black means baneful, then the universe is baneful. The brightest, white light can come from the atomic bomb. So these terms are misleading and outdated. It is better to find some other, more creative way to describe your magic.


Magical Symbols

Magic works on the principle of "like attracts like." In other words, if you create something symbolically, you will attract that thing in reality. When you weave a spell, you build a symbolic language. The language of symbol is the language of your unconscious mind, where you store vast reservoirs of psychic energy. The key to magic is unlocking the unconscious' many doors with the right symbolic keys. The way spellweavers do this is by selecting multiple symbols that correspond to their magical workings. Through this, they create a magical, symbolic language that tells the unconscious what to do.

There are many books that discuss this topic and provide correspndence tables. For your convenience I've included an extremely abbreviated list of magical correspondences to help you get started with your initial spellweavings.



Magical Correspondences

Color..........Element..........Stone...........Scent............Herb............Planet
Silver.........Water.............Moonstone...Camphor.......OrrisRoot.....Moon
Red............Fire.................Ruby............Cinnamon......Broom.........Mars
Yellow........Air..................Opal..............Bayberry.......Mandrake....Mercury
Blue.............Earth............Amethyst.......Sage..............Hyssop.......Jupiter
Green...........Water..........Pink................Emerald.........Hibiscus.....Venus
Black............Earth...........Onyx...............Patchouli.......Cypress......Saturn
Gold..............Fire.............Gold................Orange..........Franken-......Sun scense

The Moon's phase, days of the week, and planetary influences all have a role in spellweaving.



Moon Symbols

Moon Phase What It Rules
Wax........Build.........Creating, healing, outward changes
Wane......Destroy.....Ending, diminishing, inward changes



Day Symbols

Day..........Planet.......What It Rules
Mon.........Moon........Psychic ability, home, memory, business, cycles,
woman's power, intuition, politics, instincts.
Tues........Mars........Physical energy, healing, passion, sex, desire,
ambition, force, power, work, competition.
Wed........Mercury....Rapid change, magical ability, speech, writing,
knowledge, rational thought, intellect, speech.
Thurs......Jupiter.......Growth, expansion, luck, abundance, career,
leisure time, optimism, prosperity, aspirations.
Fri............Venus.......Arts, beauty, fertility, fruition, grace, love,
adjustment, security, marriage, harmony, money.
Sat...........Saturn.......Karma, past lives, reincarnation, work,responsi-
bilities, hardships, bad luck, patience, reality.
Sun..........Sun...........Joy, happiness, completion, health, men's power,
leadership, pleasure, success, rank, authority.

~Author is Timothy Roderick~



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