When magyk doesn't work . . .

Why don't spells work, or what makes spells work?

One of the most asked questions I have received over the years. People who don't understand why their magyk didn't work or wondering what they did wrong. Now of coarse, these things vary from path to path and I can only speak from a "witch of old" aspect upon this subject. So what I say here in general may or may not apply to your particular spirit path. And with that said . . .
Generally, I will question the practioner in a manner as to determine their steps towards whatever magyk they were attempting to do. Such questions would cover some of the following.

1. Did you cast the right circle for your intentions?
2. Did you cast the correct protection for your circle?
3. Did you observe the correct moon, planetary, and star positions
for your intentions?
4. Did you plan your coarse of doings completely before entering
your circle?
5. Was your sacred space/harrow prepared for the casting?
6. Did you have all the necessary "ingrediants" ready accordingly?
7. Did you call upon the specific powers necessary for your intentions?
8. Were you properly cleansed and gowned for your intentions?
9. Did you stir and summon any and all gods, goddesses and/or
spirits for your specific intentions?
10. Did you cast at the correct time according to the aspects?

Now then, all the above questions are very general in nature and one would have to consider their own particular path and ways while sifting through them. Still, they are only a beginning process, a starting point if you will, in evaluating why your magyk may not have worked for your intentions. One of the main things I advise people of practice is to have full knowledge of what you are doing or going to do, and to use great wisdom in the doing. Know everything before the casting. Every step you will take, and everything that is supposed to happen after the casting.
Know, your fullest, most specific intentions. Know that what you do has multiple affects and effects. At this point, I would assume that you are casting something for some kind of change within something. Change, has its' effects not only upon your intention, but everything "around" your intention. (example: if you are casting in relation to a person, the closest people to that person at the moment will also be affected in some way)
Magyk is real. It is neither black nor white in nature. It has no boundries. It will affect change without any prejudice. Its' only limits are the knowledge, wisdom and powers of the practioner.

I can never stress enough to young practioners, or any practioner who asks, to have full knowledge of what they are doing, and to exercise great wisdom in their doings.

Website updates:

New graphics and updates are done now at the Castle! And there is even a little magyk in the air. Bright Blessings!

A little slow going . . .

The new update for CastleSolitudeArts has been a little slow in coming. The newest graphics are ready to be posted, the "slow-down" is in some of the new coding going on in the background. Once done though, all thumbnail graphics will show, with your mouse hovering over them, some alt text which will give a short description of the graphic. I think this will be helpful for folks who have text only browsers, or if the site doesn't view particulary well in a particular browser. ( I have noticed some distortion of images when viewing in FireFox ) I think this will also help some with their selection process. Instead of opening up each row page for full view, one will be able to search through the thumbnails if they are looking for something in particular or to say something special to someone. So anyway, the update is in progress and as soon as the new coding is done everything will be uploaded!
Blessed Be!

Website Banning . . .

Website Banned:
An entry in my websites' guestbook caught my attention, and I ultimately had to reach out and both ban and blacklist the signer and website.
The thing is this; in the guestbook I leave available the option for visitors to list their website url. I see this as a form of interaction for pagans to reach out to other pagans. In the past three years, I've only had to delete two entries for openly promoting commercial websites. There has in the past been questionable website postings to the extent of various covens being "same-sex" only orientated. These I have let pass in their ways. If their beliefs are confined to the level that one has to be one sex or the other and only recognize either goddesses or gods, well, that is their beliefs.
But this early mornings actions were for much more severe reasons. The signer posted a "social" website url which bypassed the sites' legal sign-in page. Anyone clicking on the website icon in the guestbook was taken directly to a profile page within this site, and thereby allowing entrance to other profile pages. The problem with this is that the social site is gay male orientated. Postings and pages were loaded with both full nudity; sexual content and video sexual activity. To be blunt, I found NOTHING pagan orientated on this site. What I did find through various resources was that this appears to be a common practice amidst some members of this site, to openly promote profile pages for viewing. Considering the content of this site I also question why the site itself allows members to openly direct link their profiles without having a redirect to their so called legal warning and sign-in page.
Anyway, now that I'm done venting :) The individual person, the IP, and the website have been banned and blacklisted from CastleSolitudeArts.
CastleSolitudeArts is a pagan website which welcomes pagans from all paths. Be thee wiccan, neo-pagan, traditional, nature based, or whatever in your spirit path, your choice is what you believe is within your inner spirit. I consider CastleSolitudeArts to be a safe site for pagans, and will not allow the promoting of what I came across this early morn.
Blessed Be Thy Steps
Solitudeone

Latest News . . .

If you happened to have dropped in here from the website, welcome and merry meet!

Up until now this blog has mostly served as a "news of updates". Growth and change are in the air though, and so it is so with this blog. Soon, we hope to be adding some writings and things of pagan interest here as well.

Currently at the Castle, we have received some invitations to join a couple of pagan toplists. You will find on the front page, and the links page, some places where you can cast a vote for CastleSolitudeArts.

So, keep your eyes open, magyk is everywhere.

Warm Blessings!