Can you do a spell for me? Or a love
spell?
Whether you want to work a spell for someone is entirely up
to you, whether you really like this person, and you feel your abilities are to
that point. My usual response is to tell
someone how to do it themselves as it will be a much stronger spell and hopefully
work. As for a love spell, I have yet to
find a reputable witch who can do such a thing.
Most experts agree love spells don’t work. You can make a lust spell that is pretty
powerful, but love and lust are two different things.
Do you worship Satan?
You are going to get this question. It is best to have a preplanned answer. Mine is, “No! Satan is a Christian
construct.” Unless you are left hand
path this will probably be your answer as well. It is best to do some research into Satan,
so you may explain how you are different.
As I have said before, know your craft backwards and forwards, because half
of your life you will spent educating those around you. I finally got my mother to stop asking me
this question by showing her my altars, in my altar room and explaining
them. I finally asked her, “Do you see
Satan anywhere in this room?” When she
answered, “No.” I told her never to ask
me that question again. My husband also
threatened her. She has finally gotten
the point.
Can you fly on a broom?
Now I like to have a little fun with this one. I say, “Yes!
The laws of physics bend just for me!”
I laugh and then tell them, “of course not.” I explain the legend comes from when ladies
used to rub a hallucinogenic compound on their brooms, and then straddle them
with no panties on. They believed they were flying.
Can you turn by boss, ex-lover, or
mother-in-law into a frog or other creature?
You can have fun with this one as well. But at some point you are going to have to
tell them, No. If you got into magic to
do things like this, I hate to disappoint you, but magic may not be for
you. Transfiguration only works in Harry
Potter. I find that this person may need
to talk about why they want this done to this person. Sit and listen to their problems. Listening and a compassionate heart are the
best tools a witch can have. They may
just need someone to talk to. Be there
for them. You are a witch for a reason.
I feel being a witch or a pagan is about serving the needs of those
around us both human and nonhuman.
Can you curse someone for me?
There are two answers to this question. Yes and No.
Yes, curses can be done.
Sometimes they are effective and sometimes they are not. To curse someone is not for the novice witch
and DAMNED SURE not to be taken lightly.
Magic is a powerful and precious thing.
It is not all sparkles, rainbows, unicorns and lollypops people. It is not all black and white. There is a lot
of gray area too. You have got to
understand that what you give you get back, witches say three fold and Druids
say 3x3x3 or 9 fold. If you do a curse
you are going to have to take your hit points.
Shit may fall apart in your life; you may lose your health, your job,
your home, or your family. All kinds of
bad shit can go down because of what you have done. And you can’t just say, “I’m sorry. Forgive me!” and get out of it. You need to
weigh that against how bad you want to hurt this person and what is going to
happen to you and the ones you love. For
damn sure don’t do it for someone you just met, someone you want to impress, or
for someone who doesn’t understand what and who you are.
If you are in that kind of situation, where you feel a curse
may be necessary you need to consult your elders and those around you. Most of the time all it takes is invoking the
right god / dess for the situation, calling the ancestors and lighting a
candle. Karma will take its course.
Have I ever cursed someone?
No. I don’t have that knowledge. But
I know people who can. I have called for people’s karma to come to them in this
life and not the next. I regret
that. I did not have all the facts in
that situation. It took years to learn
all the facts involved. I have put
people in jars to stop them, to bind them.
My health is bad enough, and I love my family too much to put them at
risk, to do this kind of work.
Did you put a curse on me?
You may be asked this at some point. Assure the person you did not. Explain to them, what has happened is the
result of their actions, not anyone else’s.
They may not like hearing that, but it’s probable true. They may just be looking for someone to blame.
Can you read my cards? Or my palm?
That is up to you. I
am a very slow card reader. I am still
learning. I trust my intuition, but I
also use a book and take notes during my reading. I usually say yes, if I feel well. I explain that I am slow and still learning
and for them to give me time, but yes I would love to practice on them. I like
readings where I have the person with me.
I use the cards as more of a counseling tool and to get people to talk
about what is going on in their lives.
It may also reveal things that they did not know, the future or things
they may not want to talk about. It is
best to have discretion and some tact when handling these delicate
situations.
As for price, some of you may feel you need to charge. That is up to you. I feel we are born witches to help our
community. Many people feel it is best
to give a gift in exchange for a reading.
I had two people who used to read my cards, both smoked. So if I asked for a reading I would give them
a pack of cigarettes. What you take in
exchange is up to you.
Are you a good witch or a bad witch?
I think this goes back to that Satan question. In almost 40 years of living and almost 10 of
those years spent as a witch I have come to believe people are both. We are both good and bad. All of us have a shadow self, or a side we
don’t like. We are capable of incredible
kindness and intolerable cruelty. It
just depends on the situation.
My current answer is I am a white witch, but don’t push
me.
This idea of good or bad witches goes back to; one how the
media and history portrays us and two Abrahamic religious thinking of the world
as good and bad. Magic is energy. It is neither good nor bad, white nor black,
it simply is. There is a whole lot of
gray in there. A situation you may see
as bad may turn out for the best. You
never know how you are being moved ahead of the game. You may be being removed long before a
situation ever gets bad or harmful.
Then the idea is why you became a witch or pagan. Was it because you were looking for the gods
and wanted to give them worship or was it because you thought you could acquire
some power to hurt people? The answer is
up to you.
Ilsa
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