i heard that if you are a witch or have gifts of magic that other demonic,villainous or evil entities or beings will seek you out and try to harm you? is this true? it makes sense in a way but one of my pagaeb friends told me so and that the bigger you are with magic the more your aura will give off there fore making it easier to sense you

Being serious here. I am a Christian (not always devout) so as far as my beliefs go, witchcraft is not a good thing. That is just my belief, not saying it is right for you, but having said that, if it is a bad thing then it is of course going to attract other bad things. So yes, I think your friend is telling you the truth.

im a christian too btw im not some crazy devil worshipper

No no no, I didnt mean that al all. We started over remember? I was just stating that I was Christian and that is why I believe the way I do.

i no

The deeper you are involved with something negative, the more chances you'll attract something negative.. You can't have it all without losing something eventually...

no im talkin about bein a good witch and having all the bad sources sensing the good your doing and trying to eliminate it meaning you

No! whenever you make a deal to access powers (whatever they are) there will be a price to be paid..

so your sayin that you dont have to worry about darker entities tryin to destroy you?
and believe me i no that magic prices arent alwayz visible but can you elaborate

No, that's not what I'm saying. Imo, anytime we involve ourselves into such crafts whether its good or bad, I believe there are always penalties we have to pay... and it's not good. If we want to have great magic, or gifts, we may get those gifts but we may take the chance of being victimized by spirits for whatever reasons..
The best thing is not meddle with this at all. again, imo, before anyone gets all disturbed or offended.

wats imo?srry im a dum blonde lol

I'm blond too, so I understand..lol

IMO= in my opinion... youll learn to say this after a while.. :}

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I'm not sure exactly what you are trying to ask here. But the wiccans have a belief that I think fits here well. Whatever you do comes back to you times three. So if you are trying to use your "powers" (or whatever you want to call them) for some bad purpose (and manipulating another persons life, IS a bad purpose), the bad intentions will come back onto yourself, but three times as strong. So imo it is not worth trying to make someone do or think a certain way, you will only end up hurting yourself much worse in the end.

That being said, using that sort of stuff only attracts evil if you use evil. Just because it is pagan, wiccan, whatever doesn't make it evil in itself. It is the intention behind the actions that make it evil (and the same could be said for any kind of religion or tradition out there). I classify myself as an eclectic pagan. I believe a little bit of this and a little bit of that, taken from a variety of sources studied over the years (and I have done quite a bit of studying as this is a fascinating subject for me). I came to this route after years of traditional church going (every sunday until I got out of Highschool! ). I personally don't believe in the devil or demons as christians believe in them. That is not to say that there are not bad (evil) entities out there....a person who is evil is this lifetime is probably not going to change his stripes just because he died. lol But imho, if you don't give them power over you, there isn't a dang thing they can do to really harm you. Though I think spirits can some times get a charge out of scaring the crap out of you.

I think if you have power and have not chosen a direction you will be "visited" by beings/spirits that will try and guide or misguide you. Strange things will happen. I went through stages of "testing" why? I just don't know. Bad spirits don't like me any more and generaly stay away from me. The use of magic as Sunni says usualy has a "cost". With magic you are usualy invoking the power of a more powerful being to create an effect. That being whether it be a "Demon" or "God" will usualy exact a price from you. I do not pay a price because I use my own energy and the energy flowing around me, although it can be a strain, but better that than to owe a debt.

Well it's not like Charmed if that's what you mean by this...

Witchcraft is no different to any other belief system, including religions.

If a person is of a particular faith, then any other faith or belief system seems threatening, and ergo is classified as evil.

However, witchcraft, like any religion is a person's way of connecting with the things in life that are more powerful that she or he (be that God, The Great Spirit, The Goddess... whatever). As with anything that is more powerful than you, you should exercise caution.

And, as with anything, if you get your head above the crowd, then someone will take a shot at you.

Should you be doing great good with your work, then that will be noticed. If you're doing great evil with your work, that will be noticed too.

They notice you if you are "shiney".....B





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I am of the opinion we all have this power and unused exceptional skills. Some are more aware of it than others. Based on your question, I suspect you are curious but also wish to be careful. That is a good way to be.

Jewel is correct in that your intent will create an energy. That is the energy that will attract various like minded energies. However if your intent is not clear and you start to tap your skills then it will go as Load Storm has outlined.

Its my view that its wise not to be fearfull of yourself and your skills. That sets up the defensive intent energy which attracts energies that are designed to confine your skills and power. It is kind or ironic that fear creates the very things you wish to avoid. As a population we have a lot to learn about the nature of energy.

So I would say trust your deepest feeling and wish yourself and others no harm. A true christian will have a strong spiritual connection to their divine self. Use That connection as your guide. Ask question as you have done and trust in your discernment, which is the ability to use the divine connection to make wise choices.

John

Comes back times 3 is not always true. If someone embraces the nature of evil and performs evil magic and evil acts without remorse this does not effect them. Otherwise if things came back times 3 all practitioners of black magic would not be able to practice. IMO the times 3 rule is just a mock rule to scare wiccans and witches into not practicing the darker spells. I have noticed that good is seldom rewarded. Evil prospers. I would say the times 3 rule is not in effect or only effects people who are inherantly good doing evil things but the penalties are probably caused by thier own conscience.

The laws of karma aren't so simple. They seem chaotic, but have order. Although sometimes straying from its purpose.

Hi Sunni, I believe this "teen" who has changed stories and genders has more going on than meets the eye, if you get my drift? As the same for the other teen who posted here that we discussed..JN