# What Are Your Most Pressing Questions When It Comes to Witchcraft and Magic? **URL:** \ **Category:** Witchcraft\ **Created:** [May 8, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227 "2026-05-08T01:32:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sedim\_Haba](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/sedim_haba/32/845_2.png) [@Sedim\_Haba](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Sedim_Haba)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/21 "2026-05-10T17:14:09Z")
> [@WrenTalbot](#): > > I was _obsessed_ with dragons growing up I was _obsessed_ with Unicorns and Horses growing up, I probably ‘bought’ into western culture’s portrayal of Dragons as ‘Chaotic Evil’ as like with Smaug. 🐉 ---
**Author:** ![WrenTalbot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/wrentalbot/32/1156_2.png) [@WrenTalbot](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/WrenTalbot)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/22 "2026-05-10T18:01:06Z")
> [@Sedim\_Haba](#): > > I was _obsessed_ with Unicorns and Horses growing up, Well considering that you had a Horse spirit guide, that may have been an early sign as well! Every time I saw a dragon get killed in any story I would get so upset as a child… The Dragonheart movie was the greatest thing _ever_ because it was actually sympathetic! And Haku was my greatest crush in Spirited Away - he was a river-dragon who saved the little girl (drawing a blank on her name.) Sorry I’m rambling a little. 🐉 🤍 Edit: I will clarify that Haku had a human form! Just realized how that sounded lol. ---
**Author:** ![Rebecca](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/rebecca/32/7_2.png) [@Rebecca](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Rebecca)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/23 "2026-05-11T03:41:50Z")
Speaking of dragons, another rabbit hole for you. Hera’s garden with the golden apples which may or may not represent immortality ([Apples of the Hesperides - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apples_of_the_Hesperides)) is guarded by the serpent dragon Ladon ( [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladon\_(mythology)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladon%5C_(mythology)) )… ---
**Author:** ![Sedim\_Haba](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/sedim_haba/32/845_2.png) [@Sedim\_Haba](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Sedim_Haba)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/24 "2026-05-11T06:40:53Z")
Ah! Another mystery solved! The fruit forbidden is often presented as an apple, but it wasn’t, I wondered where the apple idea came from, as it’s not declared as such in the original text. It’s from the Greek, a major influence on Edom. ---
**Author:** ![WrenTalbot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/wrentalbot/32/1156_2.png) [@WrenTalbot](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/WrenTalbot)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/25 "2026-05-12T16:37:05Z")
This reminds me of the Norse goddess [Iðunn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C3%B0unn#Apples_and_fertility) - another keeper of golden apples that gave eternal youth and immortality. There are no serpents I’m aware of in her poetry though. ( Unless you count Loki being a snake of a man! 😂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Sedim\_Haba](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/sedim_haba/32/845_2.png) [@Sedim\_Haba](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Sedim_Haba)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/26 "2026-05-12T17:28:24Z")
![loki-wink-loki](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/pagangrimoire/original/2X/9/9b32354fbfefdcaf03944cd9c855872b7941e822.gif) So, are there any Apples in legend that are associated with Wisdom, I wonder? ---
**Author:** ![WrenTalbot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/wrentalbot/32/1156_2.png) [@WrenTalbot](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/WrenTalbot)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/27 "2026-05-12T17:47:33Z")
( Gah! Don’t wink at me like that Loki! I’m onto you! 😂 ) Apples of Wisdom? 🤔 I’ll have to get back to you on that one… nothing is coming to mind currently. What kind of fruit was it supposed to be in Eden? ---
**Author:** ![Sedim\_Haba](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/sedim_haba/32/845_2.png) [@Sedim\_Haba](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Sedim_Haba)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/28 "2026-05-12T17:58:30Z")
> What kind of fruit was it supposed to be in Eden? WELL… AUTISM ALERT! [Forbidden Fruit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_fruit) [Tree\_of\_the\_knowledge\_of\_good\_and\_evil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_the_knowledge_of_good_and_evil) It’s got it’s own Lore in Kabbalah. First of all, it was never meant to be forever forbidden. It was MADE for humans, but only after they matured a bit more. They’re still ‘freshmen’. Adam was whisked off to Eden PREMATURELY because of his fight with Adama, see? It was NOT supposed to be a test. At least not yet. And not just for one of them. There is a theory that it was like the Grape. Yes, I know that’s a vine, but the fruit was like grapes in that wine was supposed to be made out of it. Wine for ‘sacramental’ use! Wine is closely associated with Joy in Judaism. All joyful celebrations MUST have wine! ---
**Author:** ![WrenTalbot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/wrentalbot/32/1156_2.png) [@WrenTalbot](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/WrenTalbot)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/29 "2026-05-12T18:40:48Z")
Hmm! Not sure if this is a true lead but I thought this was interesting about pomegranates (a fruit my mind went to because of their significance in Greece - the eating of pomegranate seeds leading to the “fall” of Persephone). It looks like it’s quite significant in Israel as well? [Pomegranates in Ancient Civilizations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranates_in_culture#Ancient_civilisations) > [\> Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate#Etymology): The name _pomegranate_ derives from medieval Latin _pōmum_, apple and _grānātum_, seeded. … Pomegranates were colloquially called wineapples or wine-apples in Ireland > > The pomegranate is one of the [Seven Species](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Species "Seven Species") of fruit and grains listed in the [Hebrew Bible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_Bible "Hebrew Bible") as special products of the [Land of Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Israel "Land of Israel"). It looks like there’s also something called pomegranate molasses - but in Persian is called “[Pomegranate Wine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate_molasses)” ---
**Author:** ![Sedim\_Haba](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/sedim_haba/32/845_2.png) [@Sedim\_Haba](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Sedim_Haba)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/30 "2026-05-12T22:13:54Z")
Good find! From a wayback link in that wiki: > In Genesis, the first book of the Torah, the fruit that prompted Adam and Eve’s expulsion from Eden may have been the pomegranate, some scholars say. It’s not likely, they argue, that apples flourished in that first garden. Later, the Hebrews searched for the Promised Land, looking for a list of clues to prove they had arrived. The list? Wheat and barley, vines and figs, olives and honey and pomegranates. The round red fruit with its own crown, or calyx, decorated the robes of Jewish priests and some of the pillars in the temple in Jerusalem. Tradition says that each pomegranate holds 613 seeds, or arils, one for each commandment in the Torah. Today, pomegranates are often part of Rosh Hashana celebrations, their seeds embodying the hope that the new year will be fruitful. ---
**Author:** ![Bebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@Bebe](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Bebe)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/31 "2026-05-12T22:42:15Z")
Thank you so much for your work! It makes a difference for me 💕 I would like more information on the structure and shape of spells and the accompanying rituals. I mean how do you open, how do you close, how do you cast a circle? How do you protect yourself during the spell/ritual? How do you keep from junking up a spell with unnecessary references, symbols, etc. I tend to overthink and sometimes I feel I dilute the effectiveness of my work with unnecessary things in an attempt to “cover all the bases”. Again, thank you so much!!! ---
**Author:** ![WrenTalbot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/wrentalbot/32/1156_2.png) [@WrenTalbot](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/WrenTalbot)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/32 "2026-05-12T23:04:30Z")
There you go! [![](https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExY3U0cXdmNTF1bXdicjkwaHFxODNnOHVsemY4ampoMmVrOWU5a3h5NiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/KZMRyVjEtdv8AU6mIr/giphy.gif) ](https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExY3U0cXdmNTF1bXdicjkwaHFxODNnOHVsemY4ampoMmVrOWU5a3h5NiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/KZMRyVjEtdv8AU6mIr/giphy.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Rebecca](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/rebecca/32/7_2.png) [@Rebecca](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Rebecca)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/33 "2026-05-12T23:23:29Z")
Thank you! That means a lot ❤ Those are really great questions! I just [published this article on how to open, close, and cast a circle](https://www.pagangrimoire.com/how-to-cast-a-circle/). This isn’t the only way to do it, but it’s how I do it. In doing more research on it, I found it’s very similar to what Wicca’s Gerald Gardner wrote in his Book of Shadows. When it comes to protecting myself during big ritual work, I invoke the pentagram. It’s not hard, but each direction has a specific movement. I can do that post next. In other rituals I’ve done the LBRP, which is another form of invoking the pentagram but from ceremonial magic. “How do you keep from junking up a spell with unnecessary references, symbols, etc” - tell me more / give me an example (a made up one is fine if you want to keep your own work sub rosa aka secret). ---
**Author:** ![Bebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@Bebe](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Bebe)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/34 "2026-05-13T00:59:30Z")
Well an example is when I cast for a new e-commerce business we are starting. I cast for funding, obviously, and got it. But I included a bunch of non-essential info like we request this for ourselves, to help our family, for our future, we seek security and plenty. I feel like the justifications and outcomes were actually distracting from the main goal of which was (and still is) a successful and thriving e-commerce biz. ---
**Author:** ![WrenTalbot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/wrentalbot/32/1156_2.png) [@WrenTalbot](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/WrenTalbot)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/35 "2026-05-16T05:37:16Z")
I have another idea - a thought that came up after I engaged in this topic: > [@Getting rid of curses or hexes](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/getting-rid-of-curses-or-hexes/3265): > > Hello everyone I recently have been having several health issues and someone in my life has put a hex or curse on me that I’ve been told it must be real in 6 years since this happened I have become completely different not only health wise but my physical appearance is to me disgusting I can’t look in the mirror everything that could happen has happened luckwise I’m at a point where I’m desperate I’ve had thoughts about suicide I’m depressed I really need help if anybody can help me find peace I… Can you include a short article on mental health and “crisis” magick? Like the risks of using magick while in distress - and when to seek help? That topic is not the first conversation I’ve had… ---
**Author:** ![Sedim\_Haba](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/sedim_haba/32/845_2.png) [@Sedim\_Haba](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Sedim_Haba)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/36 "2026-05-16T17:36:48Z")
Excellent suggestion. Issue does come up regularly. ---
**Author:** ![Rebecca](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/rebecca/32/7_2.png) [@Rebecca](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Rebecca)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/37 "2026-05-16T21:50:08Z")
Heard. Adding. ---
**Author:** ![Rebecca](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/rebecca/32/7_2.png) [@Rebecca](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Rebecca)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/38 "2026-05-16T21:51:14Z")
Thank you for the example! I’m not sure if all the other witches here would agree, but that actually sounds like a great focus and clear direction for your intention. And, it sounds like it worked. Especially with money spells, I like to be _super_ clear. ---
**Author:** ![WrenTalbot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/wrentalbot/32/1156_2.png) [@WrenTalbot](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/WrenTalbot)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/39 "2026-05-16T22:48:50Z")
Thank you Rebecca! 🪷 ---
**Author:** ![Rebecca](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.pagangrimoire.com/rebecca/32/7_2.png) [@Rebecca](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/u/Rebecca)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227/40 "2026-05-19T22:11:11Z")
Ok! I just published the guide to the difference between Wicca and witchcraft. It’s here: [https://www.pagangrimoire.com/witchcraft-vs-wicca/](https://www.pagangrimoire.com/witchcraft-vs-wicca/) [Previous page](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.pagangrimoire.com/t/what-are-your-most-pressing-questions-when-it-comes-to-witchcraft-and-magic/3227.md?page=3)