doing spells for other people

[astrokaiju]

my friend asked me to do a spell for her involving her and another person. i'm not doing this for money, so the ethics of selling spells isn't an issue, and it's not a love spell or some other manipulative spell. there's nothing wrong with the spell itself as far as i can see.

the thing is that i've only ever done spells on myself or on another person, but not involving two parties not including me. i don't really know how this is supposed to work. i always felt as if spells on myself draw energy to me, spells on other people sent energy from me to them. how do i send energy from one person to another without them doing anything?

[Rick]

OK, you've successfully side-stepped the ethical question of selling spells... how 'bout the ethical issue of of being party to imposing the will of Party of the First Part onto Party of the Second Part? (Is it just me, or is there a lot of partying going on around here? 8O )

[Jeleia]

Personally I wouldn't feel comfortable doing a spell for someone else. But I guess the situation has never came up. :rolleyes:

[astrokaiju]

Originally posted by Rick
OK, you've successfully side-stepped the ethical question of selling spells... how 'bout the ethical issue of of being party to imposing the will of Party of the First Part onto Party of the Second Part? (Is it just me, or is there a lot of partying going on around here? 8O )

that's not an issue either...believe me, i've agonized over this thoroughly.

[Jeleia]

If I were you, I'd go with your gut feeling on this one.

[Lavender]

Yup! The main thing is how you feel about the situation. Are you feeling uncomfortable with it? I can't see a straight yes or no answer to something like this. Each situation has to be looked at & decided on by it's own standings. Not know what the situation is, I would say go with your gut feelings.

Perhaps you can help your friend put the spell together & let her work it.

[astrokaiju]

my friend knows absolutely zero about magic, and her friend doesn't either. i'm just afraid that if she doesn't do something, it won't have her energy in it or something. i don't know. as i said, i've never done magic for other people before.

i'd help her set up the spell, but, really...she wouldn't even know how to begin. i'd have to take, like, a month just to explain concepts like visualization and energy raising to her.

[astrokaiju]

wait...let me make myself a little more clear. i'm not asking whether or not i should do this. i plan to do it. i am asking HOW to do it.

[Rick]

Can't help ya there, without knowing (at least in general terms) what you're trying to accomplish...

[HallsOfAvalon]

astrokaiju, I truly believe magick is a matter of belief. Therefor whatever you feel would be the right way to go about it, is probably the right way.

That is the best answer that can be given without knowing more about what you are trying to do..... i.e. what spell she wants to be cast.

I have even gone as far as asking the third part for premission to do a spell. Whatever the case may be, your friend asking you to do a spell on somebody is her putting belief and energy into this spell. There is no real way to do it without putting yourself into this. Unless you come up with a very simple spell, and give it to your friend (usually helps in this case to make her add some part of her own, like she picks the candles or something.)

Anyways, sorry I couldn't be more help. :(

[SpikesPet5150]

I do magick all the time for friends. The only thing I make sure of is that no one gets hurt/manipulated. I won't do love spells, or a spell to hurt someone. And I ALWAYS get the 2nd and 3rd parties permission before I cast.

When I do spells for my friend in PA, I tell him the time I'll be doing to spell, and I ask him to just burn a candle, or burn some incense at the same time. Doing spells for him seems to take ALOT of energy out of me, maybe because of the distance between us.
~Bree