Hey Coven Mates, a baby witch here!
I want to do a spell for my little brother to help him find his way in life & find the direction he's supposed to go in regarding his career. Which method would you guys recommend?
Charm bag, Jar, verbal spell, spell doll, anything else I've missed?
My brother is a pretty cool guy & knows about my practice, so he'd be open to accepting a charm bag or jar so there is no problem there. I am just curious the best vehicle recommended by more experienced witches/practitioners :)
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My gut feeling is that it would be better to skip the spellwork and give your brother a Tarot deck, a set of runestones, a copy of the I Ching, or some other divinatory tool that "clicks" with him. Any of these tools would be something he can use on an as-needed basis for the rest of his life, and because the answers they generate would be coming from his subconscious they're a lot more likely to truly reflect the right path(s) for him to follow. Any residual energies from you that attach to the gift are likely to be very simple "I want to help" and "I care about you" influences, while it's relatively easy to unconsciously and inadvertently attach more directive energies to a spell jar, mojo bag, etc. -- energies that could end up misdirecting him no matter how well-meaning. If you really want to do spellwork, I'd suggest something more along the lines of protection, or for clarity of thought/vision, rather than pathfinding. Aaaand of course you can always check in with him from time to time and be that Annoying Older Sibling who says, "You're gonna do WHAT?!?" and make sure he's actually paid attention to everything he needed to pay attention to when framing his questions... ;-)
I apologize if I'm stepping on your toes with my comments, but after a lifetime of extremely well-meaning directive help & advice from others I've learned several times over that no matter how much someone cares for & about you, the truest answers come from within. (And yeah, I play the role of Annoying Older Sibling from time to time... just as my sister plays Annoying Younger Sibling whenever one of us sees the other walking perhaps a tad too close to the edge of a cliff... LOL)
(OOPS! As I went to click "Publish" it occurred to me that the best way to gift him with one or more of these tools would be for the two of you to purchase it together, with him picking whatever resonates properly and you paying for it, so it's really his while still being a gift.)
Thats a great suggestion! I never thought of that!
I wonder if he would actually use them though, he's a cool dude but kind of unfocused and I worry the divination tool of his choice would just sit on a shelf. Its not the money its the fact that I dont want him to feel guilty for not using something I bought him.
However, I would still like to give this a try, especially letting him pick his tool. I just hope he uses it LOL
Thank you for the suggestion! It was extremely helpful! I never thought about my feelings being imprinted on the spell/jar/bag etc. I will carry that through my path, so thank you very much for that insight so early!
YES Older siblings unit lol