FOR me, as for all serious practitioners of any magic(k) system study is of the utmost importance. Those who think and act as ‘know-it-all’ just prove themselves to be fake as hell. When you’re not willing to learn you’ll remain ignorant.

I’ve met a lotta people with that attitude. It’s one of the reasons I’m willing to take a pupil or share any of my rituals, sometimes I do. I was brought up to advance through hardship and tribulations. Only that path will bring you a powerful kinda magic that works. I also was brought up not to take any information as legit and intrinsically powerful from a witchcraft book of spells. It can work for the witch who wrote it; I will always say it will get money in their pocket, and that’s the only powerful thing about it so their intentions are fulfilled, but their followers are being misled by ‘the air of importance’. I must say that ‘a the case about ‘modern magick and witchcraft. Books by folk- or traditional witches I do take serious!

• A spell or ritual is composed by the witch or inherited though lineage and proved to be powerful, otherwise study is necessary to find out what you’ve missed to become successful
• It is properly prepared and all requirements are met (moonfase, preparation, the right sequence, incantations, spirits, divinities, requirements)
• It needs magical power through what we call ‘the Becoming’ , a trance like state and gathering Sprouse (the gathering of magical power or Red Serpent’s power’ otherwise it will not work
• It’s not a ‘one size fits all’ solution, so gathering information on the why and how (like in the case of protection witchcraft and this is not easy to explain in brief)
• It’s most of the times not easily done just by following instructions from a book

One must realize it’s not a hobby but a way of life and a profession. There is no easy way. It is witch-craft.