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    OK, I hope this is in the right place?
    I'm new to this site and really not sure how it works yet.

    I had a question I was hoping some people here could give me some input on, for context;

    Apart from some light exploring in my teenage years, I've done my best to avoid my call to magics of all kinds. It was sort of a "leave well enough alone" thing for me.
    Recently my friend came to me and told me that some years ago, he'd been cursed by a particularly vile person, who in addition to the curse, had done quite a lot of harm to him.
    He was bent out of shape and I felt I needed to help him. I'm a believer in trusting my gut.
    So out came the books, and quite a bit of internet searching, and a lot of internal searching too. I also consulted someone who I trust, who in more familiar in the practice of these things.

    After all that I made my decision and designed my rituals.
    Last night we went to a local woods that I felt was most appropriate, and I preformed some rituals to break the curse. I also did a binding, to prevent this person from doing more harm. And lastly cast a protection charm on a token for him to keep.
    Today I'm exhausted. I mean utterly exhausted. Physically, mentally, emotionally.
    Is that normal?

    I'd be grateful for any thoughts on this.

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    Re: Some input on aftermath?

    Originally posted by Anakis View Post
    OK, I hope this is in the right place?
    I'm new to this site and really not sure how it works yet.
    Welcome to the forum! Don't hesitate to post an introduction in, well, the "Introductions" subforum.
    When in doubt, this is almost always the right place to post queries.

    Originally posted by Anakis View Post
    I'm a believer in trusting my gut.
    In my opinion, trusting one's gut is the best belief system there is.

    Originally posted by Anakis View Post
    Today I'm exhausted. I mean utterly exhausted. Physically, mentally, emotionally.
    Is that normal?
    Not only it is fairly normal, but for me a clear and distinct sign that you got stuff done. It's not necessarily an indicator of a ritual/spell's success, though. Let me explain.

    It is often agreed upon that during magic, a lot of stuff is happening, but in short, you are effectively gathering, manipulating, and directing energy. And energy, just like matter, is a finite resource. When you do a ritual, you're gathering energy from various sources, this includes (almost always) energy from within yourself. When doing a ritual, casting a spell, or charging charms, you're effectively pulling energy from your own spirit. Quite literally depleting yourself. Add that to the fact that ritual work and spellwork are truly spiritual workouts, it's not uncommon to be exhausted after thorough workings.

    Feeling depleted and exhausted means that you successfully pulled energy from yourself, and gave your spirit a good workout session. It also means you didn't just run around half-naked in a forest yelling stuff and burning random effigies of the target.

    Believe in your ritual.

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      Re: Some input on aftermath?

      as the god boy has said,trust his knowledge sean is experienced

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        Re: Some input on aftermath?

        Yes, I'm with Sean on this too. Magic and ritual - done properly - ARE exhausting, which I why I have doubts about people who claim to be doing them all the time. Well done for stepping in to help your friend. I hope it all goes well.
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          Re: Some input on aftermath?

          Wow Anakis, what an encouraging response from our community.

          Good on you for getting out of your comfort zone and taking care of your friend.

          I'm sure people might not put this in the same category, but I know I've felt like this too after leading worship and praying for people at church. I have to make sure I spend time regenerating.

          I hope you find a way to take care of yourself. Maybe some of the others here have some suggestions for you if that's what you'd like to hear about next.

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            Re: Some input on aftermath?

            Originally posted by Azvanna View Post
            Maybe some of the others here have some suggestions for you if that's what you'd like to hear about next.
            In most cases just refraining from doing spellwork/witchcraft/magic (we really need to standardize a name for it), until the feeling of exhaustion is gone proves to be sufficient.

            Otherwise some simple, "restorative" meditation should help.

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              Re: Some input on aftermath?

              i like meditation to recharge
              MAGIC is MAGIC,black OR white or even blood RED

              all i ever wanted was a normal life and love.
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              don't stop the tears.let them flood your soul.




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              • #8
                Re: Some input on aftermath?

                Welcome to the forum.
                That's so nice of you to help your friend out! And as the others have said it's completely normal to feel exhausted after a ritual.
                To regenerate all you need to do is rest. Meditate, go to bed early and nurture your body with healthy foods is what I usually do.

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                  Re: Some input on aftermath?

                  First welcome to the forum.

                  Glad you did well on the working but I'm going to take an opposite direction here from everyone else. Your said your friend was cursed, that means he had to believe he was cursed. It also means you had to believe he was cursed to effectively remove that curse and effectively prove to him you removed that curse. So you had to have a psychological investment into not only this curse but what this curse was doing. You couldn't remove it if you didn't know what it was supposed to be doing and how it was effecting / affecting him.

                  There's the catch. You created a charm to protect him. That means you have to carry his belief in the curse for the charm to be effective, even if only in his mind and for you to convey that idea of its effectiveness. If the belief in his curse was strong enough to cause the issue then you've taken it on for the duration and its burden.

                  That's weighty in an emotional, psychological and physical way. That will linger upon you even as the fatigue from the ritual / spell work fades for your tied to the ritual / spellwork.

                  I'm not even going to touch on the "Binding" part of this as that is a whole different aspect if done wrong. That is the perfect trifecta of envelopment's since there is the person who is cursed (even if only presumed), the person who is doing the cursing (again even if only presumed), and the caster doing the binding. A perfect tapestry of threads to be weaved and spun and separated from all three parties and left attached to none or only the correct parties. Not counting the charm of protection you created at the end.
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                    Re: Some input on aftermath?

                    Since the magical side of things has been covered already, from a purely physical standpoint, you took on a lot of work on behalf of a friend that, presumably, you care about and were worried for. That's stress. Added stress on top of your normal stress load is tiring. Sometimes to the point of making every aspect of your very being feel like a washrag being rung out. Time and self-care are in order...
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