Ideas For Spells Options

Okay, I've been on a horrifying and shameful Tolkien binge lately. Literally, horrifying. Three weeks and I read the Hobbit, all three Lord of the Rings books and the Silmarillion. I'm now working on the unfinished tales. Those of you who have access to the box of spells forum (for those who don't... you'll discover many things by the time you reach thirty posts, and access to more forums will be your reward) may have seen my spell for large-scale protective shielding. I got the idea from the Silmarillion. This is the point of this post: to point out the wonderful ideas for spells and things that books can give us. So these books have given me great ones (seeing as the majority of books that include magic are distinctly Harry Potter-esque in the style of the spells used; wave a wand and it will rain candy, the gold ideas are few and far between) and I was wondering: what books have given you great (or good... or average... or bad... you get the point) spell ideas?

I found a spell named "Dr. Dee's Dragon-Summonation" in a book called "Dragonology" by "Ernest Drake", which while apparently intended as a fictional spell to entertain the reader, I actually found to be a very potent protective spell when performed with the appropriate intent and visualisation. I'd really recommend "Dragonology" to anyone who is interested in Dragon magic, even if it's a fiction book! It has a spell section towards the end of the book with spells that I may attempt and that others may find useful, and there is also another book in the series which is called "Working With Dragons", which I also found a great read and would highly recommend!

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I'd really recommend "Dragonology" to anyone who is interested in Dragon magic, even if it's a fiction book! It has a spell section towards the end of the book with spells that I may attempt and that others may find useful, and there is also another book in the series which is called "Working With Dragons", which I also found a great read and would highly recommend!

I have that book and adore it. Thank you so much for this, it made my day. Please, elaborate on the methods you use on this spell, it sounds interesting!! I found some of the spells from Wizardology (made by the same company) to be the same way. You might also be interested in Egyptology.

Kaboom, it is not up to you to judge any field of study. I guarantee that most other people who dismiss cryptozoology also dismiss magick - which is significantly less logical, I will add. I will point out that the platypus was once a subject of cryptozoology and that even when one was brought before scientists they STILL claimed it was a stitched-together fake. Open your mind or close your mouth, because you're sounding like a true cretin.

I have that book and adore it. Thank you so much for this, it made my day. Please, elaborate on the methods you use on this spell, it sounds interesting!! I found some of the spells from Wizardology (made by the same company) to be the same way. You might also be interested in Egyptology.

I've not read Wizardology or Egyptology, in fact I hadn't even heard of them! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/oops.gif) I will definitely be looking into Egyptology as Kemetic magic is an area of magic I'm very passionate about. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/egypt1.gif)

To carry out the spell I very simply went into a deep meditative state, visualised myself with the necessary tools and performing the spell as described in the book and actually said the magic words out loud. The key thing with this, though, is to REALLY focus on the intent of the spell, otherwise you're basically acting out a spell from a fiction book and will probably have very little success.

And Kaboom13; dragons are found in many mystical traditions around the world, and I personally am not claiming them to be creatures found on the physical plane of existence, but I have encountered dragon spirits and they are a diverse type of spirit, much like most types of spirits! "Dragonology", as I mentioned, is a fiction book, the spells contained in it would be considered fictional by most (but if we want to get in depth here then they're just as "real" as any other spells) but they provide very effective guided meditations and ideas for spells and rituals. Besides... who said works of fiction have no magical significance? Take a look at the Necronomicon!

Ethereal Sight, if you want any more help on this subject then feel free to message me about it, and Kaboom13, go research the vast history of dragons and you may realise that the study of dragons within magic is not cryptozoology! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/egypt1.gif)

This post has been edited by NetherSpirit: Jul 29 2010, 04:44 PM