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“The major advantage that comes with working in a coven is that you will have an opportunity to learn quite a lot from the experience and understanding of other members of the coven. In addition, a united worship in a group tends to evoke much more powerful magic or energy as compared to individual worship.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“The key benefit of practicing by yourself is that you have the ability to initiate yourself into witchcraft alone and begin your practice immediately. You are not obliged to wait for individuals in a particular coven to initiate you into the craft.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“There is no control of thought in the practice of witchcraft. You are not obliged to adhere to the doctrines of any particular faith or tradition. You can even come up with your own chants, spells, rituals, and circles or even just the way you worship. You can choose to join a coven or just practice it by yourself”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“wish to find love, I wish it to last, I wish to find love, May it come fast.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“One of the most popular beliefs people have about magic is that it does not violate the natural physical laws of the universe, but it is purely a law by itself which we have not yet had the scientific understanding to fully explain it.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“You should make a habit of simply spending five to ten minutes every single day quietly sitting and make an effort to get in touch with your own center of spirituality. Focus on draining your mind of all thoughts and connect with the tranquil silence that is inside you.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“The moment something starts feeling even remotely bad or wrong, you have to let it go.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“In this standpoint, magic is quite similar to dark matter. We know it’s in existence, but we just cannot fully explain what it is or how it looks.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Health Blessing The objects that are used in this spell are a representation of vitality and health. They are NOT in any way medical cures for a specific disease. Requirements A glass full of apple juice 1 stick of cinnamon 1 white candle You should ensure that you use natural ingredients for best practice of witchcraft. Therefore, make an effort of finding some organic apple juice. Pour the organic apple juice into a glass then stir exactly four times with the cinnamon stick. Light up the white candle and then take a few sips of the juice. Repeat the following: Goddess bless my body and my soul,
Health and wellness is my goal Finish the remainder of the juice and then put out the candle. This spell should be performed on every occasion you feel an ailment coming on. You can also perform it each morning for your health and bodily well-being”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“A large number of the experts of witchcraft make use of scented oil, incense, herbs and candles among a wide range of other witchcraft related objects. Still, it is quite significant for you to understand that these objects are just props. These are not necessarily needed in order to practice witchcraft. These objects simply provide a focal point, which enables you to let out the power that is within yourself.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Bury and Banish This spell can be used if you feel you no longer want to be ever involved with someone. Requirements; A black sheet of paper Write the name of that person in the middle. You do not actually have to be able to read the name, as long as it is there, that is good enough. Fold up the piece of paper to the smallest size possible, take it outside and then put in the ground. Once you bury it, say the following phrases out loud: Into the ground, You cannot be found, You are not around, I cannot hear your sound, Step over the place you have buried that piece of paper and that individual will in a little while fade away from your life.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Always read and perceive with your heart.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Too many individuals have used the practice to fulfill their not so honorable desires for power, greed, and lust.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Sprinkle of Protection Requirements A trickle of some coarse salt A teaspoonful of some garlic powder DO NOT use with commercial garlic salt! Mix together the salt and garlic, and then evenly sprinkle some of the mixture on each entry point to your household. That simply refers to the doorways, window ledges, and even ventilation openings if you can gain access to them. This will be an effective way of keeping out any type of negative energy that may follow you to your house.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“When most individuals think of witchcraft they usually picture a very old unpleasant, lump-ridden women clad in black robes, soaring over a cauldron that contains a mysterious, bubbly potion while chanting an incantation in a bizarre form of speech. Or possibly you may also easily think of the contemporary Hollywood imageries of young witches as sensual teenagers in gothic apparel and black lipstick, wearing huge silver pentacles, having unbearable attitudes.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Never worry about whatever you are going to say. You should always say what is deep inside your heart.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Knot Your Troubles This one can be used irrespective of the intensity of your troubles. Just choose a color of the string that suits your purpose. The best way to select the color is by fine-tuning the spell to your specific circumstances. You can even refer to a magical color chart for precision if you are not sure. For instance, if you want to banish negativity use a black piece of string The string should be at least 12 inches long. Now, grasp the string, with one end in every hand and then tighten it with your pull. Think about a single problem per spell. Ponder on your difficult state and begin tying knots in the string. As you do that, visualize all your predicaments getting tied up in the knots and being shut in there. Keep on tying up to the point where you feel it's adequate. Take the tangled string outside and then bury it to so that you can keep your problems buried far away.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“In point of fact, witchcraft is not a religion, it basically is a ‘craft’.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Witchcraft is basically grounded on the "rhythms' of Mother Nature, therefore, you should consider performing ritual work on moon phases or holidays for instance.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“As a beginner of the practice of witchcraft, you can follow the simple ritual outline below; Cleanse the Area. Prepare the Altar (it does not have to be too ostentatious, just a few of your favorite tools e.g. You can just light a candle) Cast the circle. Welcome the elements. Invite the Divinities. State the purpose of the ritual. Devote your magical working Raise the energy and then release it Ground. Thank the Deities. Thank the elements. Close the circle. (also referred to as opening the circle)”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“A black sheet of paper Write the name of that person in the middle. You do not actually have to be able to read the name, as long as it is there, that is good enough. Fold up the piece of paper to the smallest size possible, take it outside and then put in the ground. Once you bury it, say the following phrases out loud: Into the ground, You cannot be found, You are not around, I cannot hear your sound,”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Some consider magic to be pure spiritual power, whereas others consider it to be a force in the natural world like electricity or gravity.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Before you even begin casting a spell, you have to spend a substantial amount of time doing some research for the specific witchcraft you are about to practice.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“You should only retain the information that feels factual deep within yourself. This way, you will be able to stay on the right path which will enable you to make decisions that are of benefit to you”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Just focus on taking it one step at a time, as each day unfolds and try to learn as much as you can.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“The Blue Moon Wish Spell The “Blue Moon” is when there are 2 full moons in one month, it is in the horoscopic symbol of Pisces. To see the dates for the blue moon click here. It illuminates intuition, creativity, and compassion.  This is the time that you should start thinking about all your wishes and intentions. As a practitioner of witchcraft, you should make sure that you perform this ritual since such an astrological opportunity only occurs “once in a Blue Moon”.  Requirements a quartz crystal a cinnamon stick A blue pen a blue candle a sheet of parchment paper 3 safety pins a glass  of spring water or wine A piece silver cord or string, of a length of 24 inches a square of blue cloth Vial of success potion (not mandatory) 1 book of matches On the day before of the Blue Moon, collect all the above items and then set a specific time for performing the spell without any distractions.  Quietly sit down with all your items as listed above and place them before you on a table.  Shut your eyes and bring your mind to silence, after that, concentrate on your breathing.  The moment you feel clear and grounded, you can open your eyes and start the spell. While lighting the candle, think of 3 things that you would like to occur by the year’s end. You can also wish for something that takes place once in a blue moon. (rarely) Pat success oil on your, wrists, temple and your neck for a boost in case you have some. Envision one particular wish coming true while holding the quartz crystal in your hands. Vision yourself doing the thing you are wishing for, or clearly see something that you wish for happen before you. Pick your pen and paper up and start writing down your wishes as you keenly visualize them. Note them down in their order of importance to you.   After you note down the three wishes on your piece of parchment, separately tear them out Attach each of your wishes to the square piece of cloth using a safety pin Place the cinnamon stick in the middle of the cloth and then inwardly fold the sides of the cloth. After that, roll it up. Tightly seal your projections by wrapping the string around the cloth nine times and after that, tie steadily with a knot. Take your wishes and walk outside with them while holding the libation of your choice. Look up to the sky or the moon.  Lift up your glass and say the following words; “On this eve of the Blue Moon, out my intents go. I request they be received, and it is so” Place the cloth containing your wishes in a concealed place where you are the only one who can see it often all the way through the coming few months as a reminder to the wishes you have made.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“•Electic Witchcraft - A merger of a variety of traditions which includes but is not entirely limited to the traditions of witchcraft”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Have confidence and always remember that you are "practicing" and this essentially involves some amount of trial and error.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Through words and wisdom distilled and descended to us across many generations and ages, you will surprisingly gain a proper understanding of the basis of our beliefs and how you may directly apply them into your life in order to reap the rewards as a Wiccan.”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life

“Wicca in spite of all the misconceptions created by those with little understanding of the whole belief system is an inclusive, peaceful and fulfilling religion”
― Edith Yates, Wicca for Beginners: A Guide to Bringing Wiccan Magic,Beliefs and Rituals into Your Daily Life