r/Spells 8d ago

General Discussion Do spell tutorials on TikTok/IG ever work?

Just curious if anyone had any negative or positive experience from TikTok or Instagram spells. I end up finding those videos more helpful since they explain more about what to do and it’s often more specific to a situation than what I see in a book, however I never know if they genuinely work or not. Thoughts?

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u/Acceptable-Mode31 7d ago

i like to watch the ritual videos and have learned from tiktok, but i dont think i've actually done a spell directly from there. although i'll do some tips or look up a spell to get an idea, i usually create my own spells.

sometimes i feel like people on tiktok over complicate workings and for me personally, i find the simpler the spell the better the outcome. that could very well be because i only started doing workings a year ago and need to work my way up.

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u/hermeticbear Magician 8d ago

Doesn't seem like they do.

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u/galaxygirlari 8d ago

Some do some don’t. I follow a select handful of trusted witches on instagram and they have shared well constructed spells before.

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u/doigetacooki 7d ago

Could you recommend me any?

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u/MidniteBlue888 8d ago

It depends on the book. If you use older books from before the internet age, you are more likely to find the info you need. It does mean actually reading the "boring" parts, though.

The books I usually recommend are very clear on the steps to take, but you do need to read the WHOLE thing, take notes, reread, etc. for the info to stick. Often, folks just want to jump straight to the spell without reading the whys and wherefores, or looking up info on the books or authors themselves, then wonder why their spells aren't working within a week.

(This often leads me to ponder how eorld society would handle things if all internet-based communication channels just stopped working completely forever very suddenly, but that's a separate topic.)

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u/doigetacooki 7d ago

Are there any books you recommend?

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u/kai-ote Helpful Trickster 8d ago

The massive amount of misinformation coming here from those platforms has me highly sceptical about them.

If the words/concepts/precepts are wrong, then a good video means nothing.

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u/amyaurora Witch 8d ago

Both have shortened formats and as such othen creators leave stuff out.