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Intention Isn’t Everything
Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Witchcraft Practice Beyond Intention
You hear it on the spiritual side of the internet all the time. “Intention is everything.” Sure, witchcraft is about exerting your will onto the universe. Like a coder, the practitioner writes lines of instructions to create a situation of their own design. Intention is important, but it’s not everything. New Age spaces have diluted the concept to mean “all you need to do is wish really, really hard.”
Knowledge and Skill
Witchcraft implies that there are craftsmen in the industry; people who have devoted their life to study. They know how to apply energy work, sigils, candles, herbs, dirt, incense, oils, fruits, vegetables, bodily fluids, and even insects to their workings. They know how to structure a ritual or spell, account for side effects, undo errors, and protect themselves from blowbacks. They know how to form and nurture relationships with all of their ingredients so that they work with you to fulfill your intention.
No amount of wishing will substitute for knowledge. No matter how hard we try, we can’t put our hands over a…
