Spell Trajectory

              It is important when creating a sending (using magick), that the trajectory of the sending has been considered and incorporated into your work.  The trajectory of a spell can be defined for this purpose as the path taken by the sending in order to achieve the intended results and manifestation of the practitioner’s will. While this element of magical practice may seem elementary, the potency of the sending and its results can be increased exponentially if greater awareness and planning goes into the development of a trajectory.
              While a great many spells seem to operate on a simple ‘point A to point B’ principle, the adept has the opportunity to further control and fine-tune the sending. Of course the most often used example is the ever-popular money spell. If the caster does not specify where the money should come from and does not take steps in their own life to allow for a realistic gain in wealth, like look for a new job or play the lottery, then it is possible that the money may come due to reasons that are of negative consequence to the caster such as theft or the loss of a loved one.

Take for example this hypothetical situation: A magus wishing to place sigil graffiti underneath a public library in order to draw upon the knowledge energy patterns of the location decides to cast a spell of protection upon himself. At this point the spell is simply ‘protection’, which may manifest as the event going smoothly or the magus evading any unforeseen police responses. Though as a result of the unspecified nature of the spell, it may act to protect the magus from what could be a dangerous and illegal situation, and thus the magus finds himself bedridden with a broken leg or severe cold. While this is an extreme example, the possibilities of unintended results of an aspecific spell are indeed both positive and negative. The better, more specific approach to the spell, would be to cast a spell of protection against police intervention and a spell of  ‘It is my will for the mission to go smoothly’. By having the spell designed to empower the activity itself the magus has a greater chance of successfully tagging the building and escaping without notice. Though just in case, the magus has prepared a specific spell to use should the police discover his activities and attempt to arrest him for it. Should he decide that escape is preferable to arrest, then he has the spell at his disposal.

              Like a hunter in the forest seeking your quarry, take care to visualize all of the possible outcomes of your shot before you take it. Take into account not only yourself and your target, but also the environment in which the sending will take place. By paying attention to environmental queues, situational factors, as well as the possible outcomes of the spell, the practitioner will be able to perceive and manipulate the path which their magick takes. Magick, like water for example, is most cases follows the path of least resistance. So by being aware of the situation, and attempting to visualize multiple outcomes and solutions, the magus will be able to best perceive what sort of sending to create and what path is best for the desired outcome. The more adept the practitioner becomes at this technique the more able he or she will be in developing effective trajectories in less and less amounts of time, so that potent sending can still be cast should time ever be a factor.