INTRODUCTION: ARE SPELLS REAL ?

Intent is the beginning of all Spells- the consciousness of what it is that you want or need help with, even how to get rid of something. It is the intent that helps with the focus and the desire to create the true magick and the start of what you want. Having too many desires or intents only clouds the ideas of what is it that you truly want. Is the spell that you consider casting realistic? To spend your magickal energy on casting a spell or to get a job that you are unqualified to perform is not the best way to have a spell become real. Be pragmatic and be methodical.
It is the same with any spell; you cannot cast a spell on someone to love you with whom you have had little contact. It just is not a strong enough connection, especially if you do not have something from that person to bind you two in a spell. I just got a phone call from a client who said "My love spell did not work, but I did everything right!" My client told me that after a couple of days she realized that she did not really want the man, and that she was over him. I told her that her spell did work after all; she had come to realize that casting a spell did not make it into true love if it wasn't there to begin with, yet it could have bonded them. This is the way of spells, be careful what you ask for, you just might get it. My client realized that what she asked for was not what she Willed. Spells help put in perceptive what is it that you really want. Magick is flexible.
"What are you willing to do to really do a "Wishing?"" was what my grandmother said. If you want to improve something, sitting back and making magick will help, but so does action. You need to make a step forward and be brave if you want true magick to happen.
The next step in magick is to banish- you cannot create new unless the old is taken care of. Clean the area where you will perform the spell. Look at it as performance art and you need a clear stage- get rid of all that clutters your mind, heart and soul. Make your banishing internal, do not perform magic with a full stomach, heart, or a stuffed soul. You need to be rested and tranquil your feet planted firmly in the astral plane where magic takes place. This is where you need to clean the space where you do your meditation or your holy spot in your home or garden. I've found that Feng Shui is great to incorporate in banishing. I use cedar bark to burn in my home to purify it and to get rid of any negative influences. One of the key elements in casting a spell is to get a feeling of being centered. It is not to your advantage to be thinking of your grocery list or your pile of things to do when you are ready to cast a spell for something like 'health and well being.' Keeping focused and in tune is the first step in the art of casting a spell.
Remember when you cast a spell there are a few simple rules, "what goes around comes around," and; "do no harm except in dire necessity." It is best to be simple and excited, meaning if you are going to cast a spell, pick one subject not many. If is harder to focus on one thing, if you want general prosperity, that is fine, but if you want a better job, more friends, improved health for a family member, and/or get a great vacation, it tends to get confusing and it is hard to focus on what you want in a way that will manifest it. Pick one desire, not twenty.
It is best to check the phases of the moon. Don't do spells just any old day that you feel like. Here's a simple rule; waxing-to- full moon, new beginnings, on the darkening and dark of the moon - endings.
Some of the best days to do spells are: Imbolc February 1, Spring Equinox March 20th, Beltane May 1st, Summer Solstice June 21st, Lammas August 1st, Autumn Equinox September 21st, Samhain October 31st, Winter Solstice December 21st. Always check a current calendar to make sure of the dates!
The main art of casting a spell has to do with confidence in your self and what you are asking for. If you do not think that you deserve a lasting love, I mean really Will it, then you probably do not deserve one. And you won't.
If you desire one so much that is all that you think about, then you will have gone too far the other way, you'll be pushing it away, your ego steps in and makes it difficult for a spell to work. Ever notice in life that if you really want want want something, that no matter what, it never seems to come true? When you start to let go, things flow. It falls in your lap. You simply cant be so demanding and keep asking why something that you desire is not coming your way. If you don't, it works out, everything seems to go your way when you forget what it is that you 'desire.' You fit with nature and your place in the world flows smoothly and all starts to work.
If you are casting a spell correctly, it will gently come into being as the natural unfolding of your life, in a more positive version. That is, because in a spell you have made an affirmation come into being, one that you hope for. Then, like a birthday wish, if you let go of what you ask for and keep your fingers crossed (or your candle lit) your Will comes true, but never exactly as you think it will be; That is the cosmic humor of spells. Once a spell is cast it is difficult to remove it, you must just let it go and continue on your way. This is true magick, knowing what you want, asking for it, then letting your desire go, for those who understand spells there is a time and place for everything; so just wait. Contemplate carefully. Banish. Light a candle, make a few incantations and watch the world open before you. Then let go and Banish again...We are all the creators of our own reality and spells are the paints we use to alter it to our liking!