This post is to answer the question proposed by the title. I, along with many other witches, have done spells that had no effect or even backfired. Sometimes (most of the time) it can be quite frustrating.
If a spell backfired or did nothing, ask yourself:
- Did I really want to do this spell?
- Was I actively trying to perform the spell?
- Was the intent of the spell clear in my mind, or was I distracted?
- Did I have enough energy at the time to perform the spell?
If the answer to all of those questions was yes, you may want to evaluate whether or not some other force could be interfering with your spell, be it another witch, a spirit, or something else.
One more thing! If you’re having a divination session and the answers start to become inconsistent and, well, wrong, it does not mean all the previous answers were wrong. I tend to think like that sometimes, when in reality I’ve just used up too much energy on the other answers.
This has been a semi-positive ramble about inconsistency and failure in witchcraft so there
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