Glamouring

[sara_super_id]

Glamouring is the magic of appearing to others differently than before. Whether it be the magic of cosmetics, a boost of charisma, or something more mysterious: do you do glamour witchcraft? how does it work? why do you do it

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[sara_super_id]

In an experimental magic group I worked with for awhile, we tried some breathing meditations with our astral bodies. We molded our subtle bodies into how we wanted to look, in order to get part of the way there. It was a bit like affirmations, but more direct than that. We went straight to the source and made an initial change that guided all our other image sculpting in the mundane world.

[tea_holic]

I've never actually glamoured myself, but I have gone "glamourbombing" and that is fun as anything! It's along the same vein. Basically it's connecting with the Fae or being helped by the Fae... There are MANY ways to do it, but basically it is leaving an organic object where someone will come across it (painted seashells with phrases on them, origami, chalk on the ground, etc.) and you write stuff like "Faeries Exist!" or nonsensical things... Then you put a silly charge of energy on it and leave it somewhere. When a person finds it, hopefully they'll feel that little hint of magick. =)

[elvis_pez]

ooh I do that tooo!!

[strixluna]

I use a form of glamour, but not to make myself necessarily look different so much as to make myself seem...either intimidating or invisible. For me it's a matter of visualization and intent. When I was pregnant (both times) I did a lot of work to make myself appear more intimidating because I was absolutely apalled that complete strangers felt totally ok with coming up to me and touching me (It's my belly dammit, not yours, and no I'm not Bhudda, rubbing it will not give you luck!). Anyway, after I got the idea to do glamour, people stopped touching me. The other place I use it is if I'm in a place that's really crowded. I will visualize myself as simply not being there, and people amazingly just seem to walk past me but without bumping into me.

As for ethics, I guess I don't even see it as a question of ethics. I mean, if I'm changing anything at all it's myself and I don't know why that would be bothersome.

[shadowbaby4]

I used to imagine myself as invisible when I wanted to be left alone. Nobody ever bothered me, but then again they could have been responding to non-magical 'leave me alone' cues.

[nacho_cheese]

Ooh, pregnancy definitely brings an interesting twist to this question. I know I've done similar things in order to be left alone (especially in confined spaces, like public transportation), but I've yet to experience what it's like as a pregnant woman... and I imagine this type of exercise would be very helpful.

[dbmyrrha]

There is no greater glamour than love, happiness and/or confidence.
When I walk into a room, filled with love and happiness, everyone comments on how great I look, on how much weight I've lost (in atuality, none), etc. It's the smile, the posture, the "I'm fabulous, how are you?" attitude.

This comes from knowing you are an amazing and wonderful person.

The spell? Look in the mirror daily. Say to yourself, "My name is_____, and I am worthy of being loved." Say it until you believe it, and once you believe it, live it.

[sara_super_id]

That is one of my favorite spells, I have seen it help a few of my friends a lot.

[sanguinerose]

Is that really a spell though, or just turning your life into a more positive outlook that can cause your inner beauty to shine?

[sara_super_id]

The strictest definition of a spell is a spoken or written word that causes magical change.

spell
2    /spɛl/ Show Spelled[spel] Show IPA
-noun
1.
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation: The wizard cast a spell.
2.
a state or period of enchantment: She was under a spell.
3.
any dominating or irresistible influence; fascination: the spell of fine music.

Since this spell also affects how other people see you, I think it fits, although its not the most occulted form. I don't like the idea that all magic is self help, but I wouldn't deny that some self-help strategies could be magical as well. If the phrase or incantation changes the influence you have over others (fascination, domination, irresistible), as this spell does, it is even more suited for the term spell. I also like the use of a mirror, it reminds me of the magic mirror in Snow White, who is the fairest of them all? certainly when working as it should, the mirror told the queen it was her.

[ianphanes]

If I want not to be noticed (if, for example, I absolutely have to walk in campustown on Friday or Saturday night), I mutter a cantrip I developed:
"Watch ward, witch wyrd; warp, weft, weave."

You're all welcome to use it. If you ever share it, please credit me.

Unlike strixluna, I occasionally do get bumped into, but that's likely because the individual is stumbling drunk.

[sara_super_id]

Lovely, thank you for sharing your cantrip! (I only ever hear that word in Dungeons and Dragons, but it had to come from somewhere to get into that world right?

I guess it comes from a root word of calcatrippe for a foot trap, it also became caltrop. Both refer to thistles. And it seems as though cantrip refers to a spell that deceives or traps. I think yours does keeps you from getting "trapped" in the crowd and "deceives" by making you less noticable.

[ianphanes]

I'm not sure where I learned the word cantrip; it may well have been from gaming. I'd always assumed that cantrip came from the same etymological derivation as incantation/enchantment, where "cant" referred originally to chanting/singing. I use cantrip to refer to minor spells that are performed by chanting a short verbal formula multiple times. The O.E.D., however disagrees with both of our etymologies for it:
[A mod.Sc. word, of unknown origin: the orig. phrase appears to have been ‘to cast cantrips’, like to cast figures, horoscopes, nativities, lots, spells: perh. a perversion of some term of astrology.]