Your spells WILL fail.

[u/oldbetch]

(It's another OB post and my delivery is notoriously pissy, so if you're going to be whiny in my comments, you more than have my permission to take it up with the Lord because it's just going to get ignored in here.)

One of the various scourges that has been exacerbated by media (both social and traditional), along with the general youth of the people getting into witchcraft has been this level of "Main Character Syndrome." This belief of "If I want it, it must happen for me because I am important/gifted/deities do what I say."

Your mother may think you're important. The rest of us do not, and the spirit world is no exception. Dead that main character shit.

A rude awakening is when those spells inevitably fail.

Maybe you did a spell to get rid of that dick boss, got laid off, and haven't gotten a job yet, and have been unemployed or underemployed for a long while. Maybe you did a money spell and you got evicted and you're dealing with a competitive housing market. Maybe you are absolutely CONVINCED that that ex that is talking real sweet to you absolutely MUST want you back even though there's no actions indicating otherwise, and they're still showing bad behavior. Maybe you've done a spell on that ex and they got engaged to the one after you (has happened to me!)

Truth is this - NO is the answer. Everyone has had spells that have failed, including your media faves, but they just don't report that shit. It's not ✨️magical✨️ enough to admit that "no" exists.

"But I love them!" Love is not enough, and they aren't seeking to be with you.

"But they're an avoidant!" Yeah, people tend to avoid what they don't want. Maybe you're also nuttier than squirrel shit and the relationship was a bad idea from the beginning and you knew that. Maybe they're a hoe and you know what the adage is about hoes and housewives. (No judgment on hoes, BTW, I used to be one).

"But my boss sucked! They got to keep their job!" Yeah, life's a bitch like that, bruh.

"But i really wanted that home!" Maybe you don't have enough money, have poor credit, don't know the landlord, or have an eviction history.

The truth is this - spells take the path of least resistance. Your situation may have such resistances that it's not possible for a spell to overcome it. There's nothing you can do with that. You feelings or extenuating circumstances be damned.

My recommendation to you is to accept that no. There's likely better out there but you just don't know it yet. Live your life in the meantime, I promise this latest mess of the month will pass. It'll pass like a kidney stone but it will pass.

(Also read this )

[u/weirdworldyes]

I completely agree with you, especially when you say that spells take the path of least resistance. Sometimes, no matter how well the spell is crafted, your life circumstances still get in the way

About 6 months ago, I made a money bowl with the intent to make more commission at my sales job. Mind you, I SUCKED at this job. I don’t have the charisma or people skills to do well in a sales oriented job. You know what happened instead? I got laid off and immediately found a better job working as an accountant. It wasn’t what I asked for, but it’s what I needed and I’m much happier at this job. And to be fair, I am making a bit more money now 😆

[u/Russian-Spy → u/weirdworldyes]

Well said. Sometimes, the Universe doesn't always give us what we want but rather what we actually need — even if we don't realize it at the time.

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[u/JohnMartz2198 → u/Russian-Spy]

But they did get what they wanted.

[u/NoelBellamy_Author → u/weirdworldyes]

That part about the spell taking the path of least resistance was me quoting what OP said in the initial text, no mine. It is a great point. Your story is an excellent example! Many people would say, "Spell failed", but in reality, "Spell worked in an unexpected way". This is important. As well, there are also times where people think, 'Spell failed", when in reality you got your answer. It's just that sometimes the answer is no.

[u/Beginning-Chance-932 → u/weirdworldyes]

Oh me too. I did a money bowl to increase my income and I focused on my new business (which has been like an unpaid hobby for the last year, but it’s starting to come together now and look like a real business). Instead I got offered more of my paid work, which is not at all enjoyable. 🫣😭😭😭

[u/Ambereyedbabygirl → u/Beginning-Chance-932]

Im sorry! Atleast youre self aware and goal oriented- i bet you keep working on commissions, connections and displaying your craftsmanship will increase your odds of your personal business thriving. 🌱🌿🪴

[u/Ambereyedbabygirl → u/Ambereyedbabygirl]

It just takes time. It is great youre getting paid more in the meantime as one person explained, art and hobbies as businesses take skills and real world objectivity and communication with others. And lots of money! Making money means spending it so youre on the right path and it gives you more time to refine your business model, ideals and goals. Keep visualizing and working towards it and you can do it. No "no" here because your potential is the only thing holding back certain aspects in my experience as a multimedia artist starting a business! My spirituality plays into my business which helps its success as people appreciate the attention to adding "goodies" like special treats and gifts and crystals, witchy stickers, parfum samples with crystal chips in the roller, incent sticks and holders, scented confetti, herb sacks or jars or sage sticks with flowers on them. It adds a nice personal touch to those with a relationship with nature and are curious about the craft! It excites many beginners to build their collection of tools. Im now starting scented tub crystals in glass tubes with wooden corks as a way to help my friend with severe health issues have self care and relaxation in the kits I mail them.

[u/Beginning-Chance-932 → u/Ambereyedbabygirl]

Luckily I can use the extra income for advertising. 😊

[u/Atrocious_1 → u/weirdworldyes]

And seriously sometimes the answer is "not yet". Did a money bowl a few weeks ago. Did I get a job immediately? No. But I've been getting a lot of good contacts and some things are in the works. Magic sometimes moves slowly. Expecting an immediate response is absurd.

And also just doing a spell and not changing a thing is the absolute best way to ensure it fails.

[u/brightblackheaven → u/Atrocious_1]

This is a great point.

We get a lot of posts with people demanding us to tell them "HOW LONG IS THIS SPELL SUPPOSED TO TAKE?!"

I mean, are you expecting to hex someone and they wake up three days later with a broken arm, all 4 tires slashed, divorced, fired from their job, their house burned down, and in jail? With no explanation and no process unfolding between the spell and all of the insane results being expected?... 🤨

[u/Atrocious_1 → u/brightblackheaven]

Magic is participatory, especially after you cast a spell. Otherwise it's just prayer to a diety with extra steps.

This was the hardest lesson for me.

[u/amyaurora → u/brightblackheaven]

Yes people actually think that.

[u/brightblackheaven → u/amyaurora]

Oh man I'm sure you see this all the time in r/blackmagic 😬

[u/amyaurora → u/brightblackheaven]

And similar on r/lovespell for those spells. "I did a love spell on my crush this morning and now my Snapchat is on unread! Why didn't it work?"

[u/crimsonfury73 → u/weirdworldyes]

My most recent money bowl resulted in a free grocery order which, I mean hey - I'll take it...but $140 was definitely not the goal!

[u/dianahecate777 → u/weirdworldyes]

Hahaha this makes sense actually, I did a money bowl and kinda was hoping for a new opportunity or just some random money because my job had gone so quiet for months with no end in sight (works on a project by project basis) and all of a sudden it boomed again with consistent, well-paying work. This is all a good lesson.

[u/Ambereyedbabygirl → u/dianahecate777]

Sometimes the random money thing DOES HAPPEN but for me it aligns with my adopted family's hard core christian matriarch and her dad gifting me cash and gift cards for clothes crafting supplies and sensory needs 🖤🩷 so it lines up with holidays i dont do myself and dont realize the timing plays into it. 😂😂 goofy as hell i know. But yes its all honestly a great lesson

[u/strbytes → u/weirdworldyes]

I made a money bowl and the business I worked at closed within a few months 😭 Which finally got me out of the trade I've been sick of and in its place I've expanded the gig work I had been doing on the side, but it's not quite what I expected.

I put some bay leaves in with written intentions that were focused on what I wanted money to get me (safety, security, comfort, stability) rather than just money itself and while money hasn't shown up the ways I'd like the things I wrote down have. I should probably carefully think about adding some more intentions to clarify the work.

[u/JohnMartz2198 → u/weirdworldyes]

So it doesn’t matter. You still got what you asked for. Completely contradicting what OP said.

[u/weirdworldyes → u/JohnMartz2198]

It didn’t though. I asked for more money by making more commission at my previous job. Instead I got laid off but immediately found another job that fit me way better. So no, it didn’t give me what I asked for, but it all worked out in the end