> Yes I'm new. Thank you. So do you want to know some thing about the wicca religon? because I know but not as much as I want to. yes I do do 'witchcraft' but it's not bad it has nothing to do with the devil. Lots of people think "humm Witchcraft-Devil" Well it's not like that. Most all spells are good.
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> I just need to talk to another wiccan so I can ask some questions. Like stuff about the coven and dagers and wands and other stuff.
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Nnn. One of those questions we don't know the answers to, any more than I know the 'philosophy' behind Harry Potter needing a wand to do magic, or a Sikh having to wrap his hair and carry a ceremonial dagger. If I might add it -- I hope you don't mind my explanation -- the Christian view is that the only 'good' power comes from God, not of our own efforts. Even if one performs spells which are 'good' and supposedly have "good effects," but the magic is not from God, then... well... the source of the power is still considered "not good." The question of whether one is being somewhat beguiled by a faulty concept comes into play.

So, here's a question that I've been wondering about, if I may. How does a Wiccan know that ANY spells actually *work*? What do they think when they don't?