Magic isn't so much about rituals or herbs, or even spirits and deities, than it is about using your will to alter the fabric of reality.

One way how this is done, and perhaps the most important of them all, is to learn to use your intention to change an inanimate object into a "magical" object - this is like adding an invisible yet perfectly real layer to the object that creates ripples of change behind the scenes.

A perfect exercise for children of all ages is to make a loving charm bracelet for someone they hold dear and whom they wish well.

Jenny writes:

I would like to know a wishing spell for my greatest desire.

Thank you.

Since I've posted the article on "how to make a poppet or voodoo doll", I've had lots of requests and questions about voodoo spells.

As I didn't know a thing about voodoo, I decided to educate myself on the topic. So if you want to know more about voodoo and voodoo dolls, here is an introduction - and an additional article on me making my very first voodoo doll!

The other day, I wanted to do something that involved using a poppet but I was fresh out of corn husks, linen wraps and wax. So I decided to use the materials at hand to make my poppet.

"What's a poppet?!" I hear everyone ask. "It's like a voodoo doll ..." -

"Oh! A voodoo doll! Why didn't you say so in the first place!"

Please don't think of voodoo dolls in the stereotypical way of sticking pins into people, or "Witches of Eastwick". They do a whole lot more than just impersonate another across distances. But this article isn't about how to use poppets, but how to make them - with modern materials and ready to personalise for energy magic.

Good fun and also suitable for children and beginners.

Allisson writes: Hi, I'm 16 and I've only just got into magic. The problem is, I don't want to tell anyone because my parents would just think I was mad. I don't really get pocket money so I have trouble getting hold of certain books and ingredients to perform spells.

Are there any simple spells I can practice using basic household items to start me off? Thank you for any advice.

Here is something straight from my personal Book of Shadows - Valentine Water for potion making throughout the year and many other uses.

This is also a basic pattern you can use for capturing all manner of energies for use in potions and storing them for future use, so you don't have to wait for Valentine's day to come around again to use this idea.

This is a very basic but extraordinary magic endeavour and you don't have to be a kid, or have had any children at all in order to appreciate it.

Make the magic soup of blessings for yourself, for you and your partner or hold a dinner party with friends and be amazed! The recipe can be adjusted to every nutritional requirement and not only do you get an amazing magic potion to make your dreams come true out of it, it is a truly extraordinary experience for everyone who partakes, from the creation to the eating. Very cool.

I am always asked for a spell to make better spells, a spell to unlock psychic ability, a spell to make someone into a powerful healer and so forth. There is a structure in magic, as to all things that human beings do. And of course, there is a way NOT to get any good results, just the same.

Here is an article with three examples on the topic of how to improve your magic abilities - for real, in the real world, and with REAL results.

The Wish Bird (a spell to make a wish come true) is a magic spell that combines art and magic - one of the oldest forms of spell and reality creation known to mankind.

This is a very nice art magic spell that is easy enough for kids and absolute beginners, and deep enough for the most advanced practitioner of energy magic to learn something new and expand their range and power.

Highly recommended.

Feel invisible sometimes? Don't get asked to dance at parties? Want to be more popular? Here's a simple, classic magic potion to improve your energy field and make you more attractive for absolute beginners. Also an easy potion with simple ingredients that one can find around most homes.

Here is a very simple basic recipe for a love spell talisman that you can have incredible fun with on many different levels.

It's a very powerful and very real process and spell format that is great for beginners, for kids, and no matter how advanced you already are, you can add your own levels and layers to this and get so much out of it, it is amazing.

Simple, everyday ingredients and a real multi-level exercise in real magic, at that - one of my all time favourites!

On the magic uses of salt for spells, protection, purification and healing. 

Salt, as in ordinary household salt, is a powerful absorber of psychic energy. It doesn't channel this energy but absorbs it and holds it instead and it is this central property which accounts for its many different uses in magic. Here is a list of magic uses for salt plus some easy salt spells for clearing, protection and purification.

Magical Correspondences Chart - which archangel goes with which direction, which color belongs to which season, and which symbol goes with which gemstone, plant, time of day or animal?

All at a glance ... very handy!

How To Use Psychometry To Develop Psychic Talent & Psychic Skills: People - like you! - who are drawn to witchcraft, spell casting and the ultraviolet arts of the night in general have by definition better general psychic talents than those who are not - we already have a sense, a KNOWING that there is REALLY SOMETHING THERE.

The Essences Burner is a truly essential item for any energy magician. It allows any kind of essence to be "burned" into water, oil, charms, gems, crystals, or indeed any form of material.

Numerology is fun. I found an old note book the other day where I had worked out various friends and boyfriends names, and variations on my own name one evening using a simple numerology exercise. What do the numbers 1- 9 mean? Here are the instructions for numerology in a nutshell - have fun!

A Looping Spell Chant or Mantra for trance and to control the mind.

Most spells have the "make it so" punch at the end, which gives the instruction for our champions and all parts of our self to get to work.

Mantra Spells, Spell Loops, or Spell Chants don't have that instruction and are designed to go round and round, for as long as is desired or necessary.

This has a number of valuable purposes, including:

Here is a quick online numerology divination game - throw the dice and learn about influences of past, present and future.

Do things really return threefold to you in magic ...? And how does that work?

Ever Mind The Rule Of Three

Three Times Your Acts Return To Thee

This Lesson Well, Thou Must Learn

Thou Only Gets What Thee Dost Earn.