First Spell

So, today I am getting ready to cast my first spell.  I was reading about New Year's traditions and I found one called  "Hogmanay."  I realized that I wanted to observe this tradition and I started to write down what I needed, realizing I was missing an ingredient.   It just feels right to me that I found this and wanted to do it.  Raven is the one who pointed out that it was a spell.

And it is.

Hogmanay is a celebrating the New Year in Norse tradition. The original Norse Hoginanaye-Trollalay invokes the hillmen (or elves) and banishes the trolls to the sea for the year. One does this with the tradition of "first-footing." First-footing means the person who first sets foot in the house on the new year, and that person can not be inside the house when the New Year strikes. It is best if it is a tall, dark haired man- for luck.  The first-footer should bring gifts of the following:

coin: for financial prosperity
bread: for food
salt: for flavor
coal: for warmth
drink: for good cheer

So here in a bit before I go to work, I am going to put up my own small circle in the back yard where I feel most connected to the world and the spirits.  No clue how I am going to put up the circle really, just going to go on my gut.  And then I am going to charge the items for the spell with the energy that they are supposed to bring to the family/ friends.  I am also going to add basil to the small bag I am putting it all in because where there is basil, evil cannot be.

Since I have never put up a circle, or really attempted to call on the spirits for help like this, I am going to have Raven sort of with a magical ear out in case something bad comes or something goes wrong.  That way I am not completely alone and he can help if I need him to.

Wish me luck, and after I am finished, i am going to ask him to tell me what he thought of what happened when I invoked.

Also, this has shown me why people keep a book of spells.  So when you find one you want to use or remember- you have a place to keep them.  Also kind of like a note book to take notes in as you learn :)