Lesson 5

Remember at the start of this lesson about daydreaming and anger? They are forms of unintentional mental magick. Doing mental magick calls for no tools, no circle, no steps.

Mental magick is what one day all witches hope to become: no props, no needs, just the mind to cast the most powerful spells. Mental magick can be used for any purpose, and can be done anywhere anytime. That is why this type of magick is important to learn.

To perform mental magick, all you need to do is basically daydream with emotion. Just create what you want to happen in your mind and feel it. Do this as often as possible, again and again until you see results.

Example: If I want money to come to me, I create a daydream where I win the lottery and spend the money. I get excited and feel it. I do this over and over, as many times as I can, until money arrives. Again, as with anything in the craft, it takes time to master it. Try small things at first and move up. Like stairs, start at the bottom and work your way up!

Advanced Circle Casting:

The circle you have been using so far is the one you will continue to use, there is no better one than that for the use of this craft. This advanced circle is only used in cases of extreme needs, such as protection, or even when a great healing has to be done.

Just remember, ONLY in extreme cases will you use this circle.

The circle calls the spirits of the quarters: north, south, east, and west, along with the astral world to guard and help your circle or ceremony.

It calls these powers to you, and if you call them for no great reason, or every time you cast a circle, they get frustrated, as you would. Again, only use in extreme cases.

You will need:
1. Your tools
2. Element candles: earth, air, fire, & water.
3. Astral candle
4. A compass

Setup: Set up your altar as usual. Place the element candles at the proper quarters. Earth= North, Air= East, Water=West, Fire=South.

Place the astral candle next to the altar candle.

The Ceremony:

Perform STEP ONE & STEP TWO.
Light the north candle while saying, " I call upon the spirits of the north, come forth to this my circle." (Repeat with each candle, east, south, & west, in that order.) Hold your athame high above your head and say, "Come forth quarters of the north, east, south, and west to this my circle."

Now light the astral candle while saying, " Come forth oh gods and goddesses from the astral plane. I call upon you, in my time of need, come forth to this my circle."

Perform the old STEP TWO and say, " Through my minds eye, my power point, I close this circle by the powers of all, come forth and hear me." At this point, do your ritual, ceremony or spell.

Release all: " I thank all of you for joining and helping me on this night/day. Go back to your place of existence, harming on one on your way unless I state so. I honor and love you, until we meet again, so mote it be." Perform STEP THREE.

Inner Practices:
In the chapters that follow, you will be learning the craft's inner practices. These are ceremonies and spells that are kept hidden and rarely taught. Some of these practices consist of sex magick, astral projection, fire thoughts, the domino effect and spirit catching. You will learn more inner practices from your spirit guide and soon, in lesson 7, you will be creating your own.

Sex Magick:
Sex magick is the practice of using sex to perform magick. You do not need a partner to perform sex magick, in fact, because two people cannot have the same thought at the same time, it is best if you do not have a partner. A partner can actually hinder the magick.

Sex magick is a big taboo for most religions simply because it requires sex, masturbation, and sometimes various sodomy practices that some people cant seem to handle other people doing.

You may feel uncomfortable using or learning this type of magick, if so it is ok, you do not have to use it or learn it.
If you are not using a partner  

Perform STEP ONE & STEP TWO. Start masturbating and visualize what the spell is for. At the point of orgasm, concentrate on your visualization, see it happening.

Perform STEP THREE. If you are using a partner: You both must be visualizing the same thing using the same format as above. Do this daily, and in a short matter of time, you will see results.

Astral Projection:
You know about the astral world, and you have learned about traveling and working in that world. Now, astral projection takes on a new meaning, you actually split from your body and travel as a spirit, soul or simply energy.

You can travel anywhere: to the past, present or future. However, you cannot affect anything while in your astral state, because you are essentially still alive, thus not having true astral energy enough to effect any plane of existence in your astral form. This technique takes time and patience.

You will need:
1. your tools
2. astral incense.
Setup: Set up your altar in the usual fashion.

The Rite:

Perform STEP ONE , Advanced circle casting and the old STEP TWO.

(Note- for astral projection it is an extreme need to use this type of circle to protect your body while you are away.)

Look into your mirror until it turns black. Then say, "Open the gates, open the way, I am here." Sit in a comfortable position. Start humming and visualize your self floating up. Keep this up for as long as you can.

Soon you might find yourself actually floating out of your body, or you might just find yourself feeling like you are beginning to float. This is the first step to astral projection.

If you find yourself floating out of your body and you look down and there you are, simply say the word, "back" and you'll be back inside your body. Once you master floating out of your body, all you need to do to get somewhere is think it. Perform STEP THREE.

Fire Thoughts:

Fire thoughts are known to affect people and objects with only your mind, such as having someone phone you when you want, to having a pencil roll off of someone's desk.

This is very difficult to master, and you may never get it down a hundred percent. Just keep practicing.

Fire thoughts need no circle or tools, just the use of your mind. To use this to make someone phone you for example, think of that person's head.

Now picture the person's third eye and visualize the words "call me" ( or whatever you are throwing at this person) glowing red and going into this person's third eye. Do this once only, and wait a few hours to see if you have gotten any results.

To affect objects such as pencils, you need to use STEP FOUR. At first, try humming and raising energy: have a pencil on a table close to you.

When you feel you have raised enough energy, release it at the pencil and shout the word "move!" You may be surprised to find the pencil has moved a few inches.
Fire thoughts, once mastered, can be used to affect the weather, animals, any inanimate object, and even people.

Domino Effect:

The domino effect is used in spellwork; it is mainly a chain reaction. When you cast spells, you want the best possible outcome, without too many tangles.

When casting spells, you must think of the best possible outcome for your visualization and let the rest of the spell fall where it does- a domino effect.

This effect will cause you spell to fall like dominos. It is a natural law of magick-you need no ceremony or ritual to use this; it applies anytime you cast a spell.

Spirit Catching:

This type of ritual allows you to catch someone's spirit or soul and place them in objects such as bowls or jars. Much like voodoo, this can cause people to die, become zombies, etc--this type of magick is known to be black magick.

What is your house was haunted by a vengeful spirit and it was harming your children? The color of magick is found in your intent.

You will need:
1. your tools
2. catching incense (guinea pepper, nutmeg, mint)
3. a bowl, or jar, etc.
4. a compass
Setup- Set up your altar as usual. Set up the candles for advanced circle casting.

The Ritual:

Perform STEP ONE & STEP TWO.
Hold your athame above your head while saying, " I call upon the spirit of (name)." Point your athame to the north. With the athame, draw a triangle in the air.

Place some incense on the burner while chanting the person's or spirit's name. Look into your mirror and say, " Deities, spirits & elements, come forth from the astral world and bring me (name)."

Wait for the mirror to turn black. Now chant the name over and over while visualizing this person in the mirror. Soon the mirror should form an image of some sort.

When it does, take your athame and point it at the mirror saying, "Come forth (name) , I conjure you.

May you be trapped inside until I release you." Visualize the container filling up with white light while saying, "You are now trapped, oh spirit. May the astral powers keep you there. "So mote it be."   Perform STEP THREE.

To Release The Spirit:

Perform STEP ONE & STEP TWO. State that you are releasing the spirit from the container. Visualize the white light leaving the container and traveling back through the mirror. Perform STEP THREE.

Contacting or Using a Spirit Guide:

We all have spirit guides and at times we all use them, but imagine for a second the power of being able to use a spirit guide anytime you wish to help you with anything you need.

This guide becomes your best friend, they will never lie to you or betray you. Their main purpose is to help you on your path and after. Contacting your guide takes a period of weeks, and after that contact is made, talking to and using your spirit guide is easy.

To Contact Your Spirit Guide:

Perform STEP ONE & STEP TWO. Look into your mirror and say, " Astral powers, release my guide, show my guide the way." Take your athame and point it at the mirror saying,"Use this as your door to enter my world." Perform STEP THREE.

Later that same night, before you go to bed, have a pencil or pen ready so when you awake, you can write down your dreams. Your spirit guide will only come to you in your dreams.

You may have to repeat this ritual daily for a few weeks before your guide introduces him/herself to you.

In the dream, you will know when you meet this guide. It should even give you his/her name; make sure you ask.

Using Your Spirit Guide:

Perform STEP ONE & STEP TWO. Look into your mirror and say what you need from the guide. ( Example- "(Name), I need to find out what herbs I can use to bless my home."

Wait for the mirror to turn black. Perform STEP THREE.
Go to bed, and have a pencil or pen ready. Your guide will show you everything you need in the dream.

He or she may even show you better ways to do the house blessing, among other things.