An intention is something you want to achieve and/or the determination to achieve it. Intentions, like magic, are mental. It’s all in your mind. I wrote about how magic is a mental discipline here. Regarding intentions, you visualize in your mind whatever it is you want to achieve. Once you have a clear and detailed picture in your mind you decide and determine that you will accomplish it. These two aspects are mental actions.
Note above that I said you need to have a clear and detailed picture of what your intention is. Why? The more detail in which you visualize your intention, the easier it will be to manifest said intention. Setting an intention to be healthy is vague. That doesn’t tell the Universe what you want. What does it mean to be healthy? What does health mean to you? How will you know you have achieved health? See what I mean? You need to have a specific and detailed view of what your intention is. Take time in setting intentions. You’ve probably heard to be careful what you wish for because you might get it. Well, that’s true. Everything in your life is something that you wished for and desired at some point. That can sound harsh if you are dealing with negative aspects of life. But, perhaps those negatives are the manifestation of unclear intentions. I’m not saying this to be harsh, but to share the truth. I am dealing with such things myself. I have since learned to be clear and specific with my intentions.
Having a clear and specific intention, however, is not enough. Your intentions will not just drop out of the sky into your lap. You must manifest it. That is magic. You have the power to manifest whatever you desire. You just need to learn how to do it.
Setting intentions is mental work, but manifesting (making magic) is an action. This is where spell crafting comes in. There are many ways to craft spells. I’m not going to get into things like herbology and crafting, etc., although that can be part of spell crafting (note the word ‘crafting’). What I’m specifically referring to here is the act of speaking or writing your intentions and how you are going to work that magic.
Affirmations
Affirmations are one type of spell and are very popular. They are speaking or writing positive affirming things to help set your mind for action. For instance, if your intention is to be debt free an affirmation could look something like this:
I am free of all debt. All of my financial obligations are met. I have the financial means to pay for what I need and want up front, free and clear.
Note that this affirmation is written in the present tense using positive, affirming language. It is not written in the future tense (I will be free of debt), but claims it in the here and now (I am free of all debt). There are also no negative statements in this affirmation.
Incantations
While incantations can refer to the act of uttering words for magical purposes, I am referring to the formula of an incantation. An incantation is a specific formula for writing or speaking the intention to help manifest it in reality. For example, let’s say you want to lose one hundred fifty pounds. You may have a written incantation that looks like this:
150 POUNDS
150 POUND
150 POUN
150 POU
150 PO
150 P
150
15
1
Note: This is how I do most of my incantations. If I want to reduce something I start with a whole and write it out and reduce by one until I have nothing. If I want to increase something, I start with nothing and add one until I have a whole
Affirmations and incantations are only two ways to craft spells and work magic. However, just like with setting an intention, spelling your desires is not the end step. You still need to do the work. Wanting something and saying it does not make anything happen. These are just the mental steps required to make it easier for the Universe to know what you want and open up to make it happen.
The Universe wants to give you what you desire. But you must know what you desire and must put proper action behind it. This is magic. It’s not receiving what you want dropped into your lap. That is what prayer is- asking a god for what you want and hoping that god gives it to you. In that instance, it’s up to the god and not you. I prefer to know I can work magic and manifest my desires on my own. I believe in my diety and pray, but not in a way that asks for my desires. I make my own magic- through spelling.
