N life, everything is a ritual. Waking up, caring for yourself, bathing, doing your make-up, cooking, making love, taking a stroll in the woods, talking to a friend and so on. In (Traditional) witchcraft the one difference is that we do everything purposely, with intention, with focus, with intensity, being utterly in harmony with yourself, nature and her forces. We don’t just take what we need, we also give. That’s what I call the Law of Giving and Receiving. Yes, Witchcraft comes with a price, so we are careful what we wish for. Not everything we want, desire, aim for is wise. We are selfish nor altruistic, though at times we are. When we want power, why do we want it? Do we want to blow up our ego like a balloon, which is full of nothingness and eventually is just humbug.

Let me give an example: Love spells! There is so much we can do ourself, like taking a bath (hahaha), dressing for the occasion, staying true to your true self and knowing if the one you desire is suitable or not, having consensus! Enchanting someone can be manipulation. Without any magical means can be magical in itself. Sometimes people want something that will be disappointing in the end. A beautiful woman or man can be a trap in the end and then you are disappointed? Witchcraft is the Craft of the Wise, not the ineptitude of the fool! So, part of the journey is being able to learn, in stead of stumbling in your stubbornness. I too still have to learn and when I know that I don’t know I will seek advise of the spirits, the ancestors, the divinities or a wise sister, but in traditional witchcraft you’ll never get a ‘one size fits all’ answer or a standard spell that can fix your hell. Sometimes you’ll get the advice to pick up the peaces yourself if you find the cause of your own failure. I don’t speak to the newbies to the craft, but to those that have the audacity to say that they are a know-it-all, did-it-all. It is a life long journey and the mayor part is being able to learn.

Good cooking takes a lot of time and so does brewing a potion, if you get the notion! Stay strong.

Bennigys re bi