Spell Work Archives : Katrina Rasbold

August 10, 2015October 8, 2015

High Emotion Magic: Bonus or Bad News?

Emotion is what fuels magical practice because spell work begins with what you want to have happen. If you cannot feel, then you cannot want and feeling is emotion. All intense emotion is high energy and you can, with rational thought and careful planning, direct all the intensity of that energy toward your goal. Passion will spike energy right off the meter, whether that passion comes from lust, anger, fear, or exultation. High emotion of all kinds: love, fear, sadness, anger, frustration, etc, can fuel your magical energy like a stoked furnace. But should you? Continue reading “High Emotion Magic: Bonus or Bad News?”

June 6, 2015October 8, 2015

10 Spells For Money and Prosperity

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Most people find themselves in circumstances from time to time where a little more money is needed. Here are some quick and reliable spells, all personally vetted for effectiveness by the author, for upping the level of financial prosperity in your life and/or generating quick funds from sources expected and unexpected. Continue reading “10 Spells For Money and Prosperity”

June 1, 2015October 8, 2015

ABCs of Magic

In today’s blog post, we are going to put the old Crone Witch of more than three decades of practice to the test. Let’s run through a minimum of twenty-six quick spells and tips, one for each letter of the alphabet. Consider it a lightning round. Continue reading “ABCs of Magic”

May 18, 2015October 8, 2015

Weather Witchery: The Power of Rain

There is little doubt that rain is essential to life. Without it, life would not exist on planet earth. In times of drought, not only do we suffer economically and ecologically, but we also suffer emotionally and spiritually. Most people require a healthy balance of water to dry in order to thrive. Since our bodies are composed of a high percentage of water, we naturally relate to the humidity and water around us. Many people, even those who do not swim, are drawn to the water and enjoy standing in the ocean or in a river, just to participate in the kinship that exists between humans and water. Continue reading “Weather Witchery: The Power of Rain”

May 11, 2015October 8, 2015

It’s Knot Magic (Yes, It Is)

In my experience, one of the greatest magical focus tools of all time is the rosary. The intense concentration one can generate by praying the rosary is very nearly unparalleled across spiritual dividing lines. In Paganism, we have our own form of praying the rosary that is slightly different, but accomplishes the same goal. “Knot Magic” is a very effective form of focused magic similar to praying the rosary, except that one instills their own intent into each “bead,” which is actually a knot. Here is how to do it: Continue reading “It’s Knot Magic (Yes, It Is)”

April 16, 2015October 8, 2015

Breath of the Dragon

An up and coming, fast-track, newbie Pagan I know recently referred to feng shui as “fluffy bunny magic.” I stared in amazement because, gentle reader, if taking the energy movement in your home seriously is fluffy bunny magic, then it is the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog. Little is more vital to your day-to-day magic than the energy flow you cultivate in your own spiritual sanctuary. Continue reading “Breath of the Dragon”

April 12, 2015October 8, 2015

A Different Kind of Spring Cleaning

During this time of Spring Cleaning and the purging, it is important not to overlook home cleaning of a different kind. Just as we track in dirt on our shoes and hands, so do we bring in psychic debris from our ventures into the outside world. “Smudging” is the act of using the smoke from an herb to cleanse away negativity and is an important part of self-care. Continue reading “A Different Kind of Spring Cleaning”

April 9, 2015October 8, 2015

Managing Psychic Attack

In Monday’s blog, we talked about symptoms of psychic attack and these may come from intentional malice or inadvertent ill will (like pouting and wallowing in anger). In this post, we discuss how to work with psychic attack without incurring karmic backlash. Continue reading “Managing Psychic Attack”

April 2, 2015October 8, 2015

Food and Energy – Part 2

In Monday’s blog, we talked about the feasibility of working magic toward a positive outcome using the food we prepare. In this posting, we will discuss the nuts and bolts of how to do it. When working magic through food, there are two categorizations to consider. Continue reading “Food and Energy – Part 2”

March 30, 2015October 8, 2015

Food and Energy – Part 1

Creating a particular outcome through the use of food is a practice as old as eating itself. It is less about ideas such as “Apricots will make you flirty” and “Eating bananas will draw in a lover” and more about the way energy operates in the world around us. Where there is energy, there is magic. Continue reading “Food and Energy – Part 1”

March 18, 2015October 8, 2015

An Ostara Blessing

To the seasons of life and beginnings

To the egg, the bud, and the seed

To a successful harvest yet to come

And the meeting of every need

Ita fiat!

To all earth’s beings great and small

To promise of blessings to be

We lift our cup in sacred praise

And honor results we can’t yet see.

Ita fiat!

We plant our seeds; they germinate

In our hearts and in our minds

They manifest in reality

And The Gods respond in kind.

Ita fiat!

Our seeds prosper and grow to greatest good

With the care and love we give

With the blessings of Water, Earth, Fire, and Air

A better life to live!

Ita fiat!

We ask the Ancient Ones of old

The Lord and Lady of the Field

To bless our harvest in this seed

The best results to yield.

Ita fiat!

March 12, 2015October 8, 2015

On the CUSP

Eighteen years ago, my priest/husband/co-author and I outlined a spiritual path that got to the bare bones of the agricultural sabbat cycle and created a plan for positive life change through magical manifestation. What was born of those long nights of drinking, writing, drinking, researching, drinking, and plotting was CUSP (Climbing Up the Spiral Pathway). Little did we realize that it would turn into a practice used worldwide and by practitioners of many faiths. It influences our lives daily. Continue reading “On the CUSP”

March 2, 2015October 8, 2015

Simplifying Magical Ethics (Part 2)

Thursday’s blog post discussed ethical considerations such as the power of intent and working for others without their permission. Today, we move further into the subject, beginning with Karma and Three-Fold Law…

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February 26, 2015October 8, 2015

Simplifying Magical Ethics (Part 1)

There is much to say about magical ethics, especially when you consider the variances from tradition to tradition and spiritual path to spiritual path. A person’s head could explode trying to keep track of what candle to put out first or which way to walk in circle without courting disaster. Continue reading “Simplifying Magical Ethics (Part 1)”