These are the basics to know in order to cast a spell. You can find all sorts of spells online and in numerous books on witchcraft and wicca.

“To know others is Intelligence.
to know your self is True Wisdom.
To conquer others is Strength.
To conquer yourself is True Power.”

Know The Basics:

My first advice is do not dabble. Know what majick is. Know different ways to raise, focus and ground majickal energy. Know how to cast a majick circle. Know how to open a circle. Know the basic outline of a spell.

Know The Intent And Purpose:

Be sure that you know what are you trying to do. Are you trying to heal someone’s illness? Ease your depression? Increase your concentration? Bring love into your life? Celebrate a sabbat? Honor the Goddess? Before you begin have a firm understanding of the outcome you want. This can help prevent spells from having opposite repercussions from what was intended.

Know When To Cast The Spell:

Learn how the Moon phases can impact your majick.(See information below). What kind of spell should you cast during the waning Moon? The waxing Moon? Learn what day of the week will affect your workings, so you can plan the best timing of your spell. (See information below.)

Know Correspondences:

I’ve devoted an entire section to the different majickal properties of herbs, colors, elements and various other impacting factors. Learn about sympathetic majick and how it works. Learn what items you can include in your spell that will help you achieve your goal, not hinder the outcome.

Moon Phases

Waxing Moon
When: From 7 to 14 days after the new Moon
Properties: Constructive majick such as love, wealth, success, courage, friendship, luck or health.
(Moon gets larger in size.)

Full Moon
When: From 14 to 17.5 days after the new Moon
Properties: Rituals for prophecy, protection, divination. Any working that needs extra power, such as help finding a new job or healings for serious conditions. Also love, knowledge, legal undertakings, money and dreams.

Waning Moon
When: From 3.5 to 10.5 days after the full Moon
Properties: Banishing, for ridding oneself of addictions, illness or negativity.
(Moon gets smaller in size.)

Dark or New Moon
When: From 10.5 to 14 days after the full Moon
Properties: A time for dealing with attackers, for exploring our darkest recesses and understanding our angers and passions. Also bringing justice to fruition.

Days of the Week

Monday
Planet: Moon
Color: White
Properties: merchandise, dreams, theft, intuition, psychic ability, female fertility.

Tuesday
Planet: Mars
Color: Red
Properties: matrimony, war, enemies, prison, breaking negativity, courage, energy, strength, money.

Wednesday
Planet: Mercury
Color: Purple
Properties: debt, fear, loss, divination, communication, knowledge, wisdom.

Thursday
Planet: Jupiter
Color: Blue
Properties: honor, riches, clothing, desires, happiness, luck, wealth, healing, male fertility, legal matters, victory.

Friday
Planet: Venus
Color: Green
Properties: love, friendship, strangers, sexual matters, marriage, romance.

Saturday
Planet: Saturn
Color: Black
Properties: life, building, doctrine, protection, psychic ability, meditation, defense, communication with spirits, binding, new beginnings.

Sunday
Planet: Sun
Color: Yellow
Properties: fortune, hope, money, power majick, health, exorcism, vitality, career.