I had a lovely conversation with someone earlier who asked if I could teach her how to perform some of the work we do.
I explained that we don’t offer coaching, and then I caught myself saying something that made me laugh:
“We’re like a bunch of mean old ladies with our coveted techniques and recipe books.”
And honestly? That’s not entirely inaccurate. 😂
I’ve been practicing spellcraft for nearly 20 years, and one thing I’ve learned is that practitioners can be fiercely protective of their methods.
Some of us have spent decades developing, refining, and occasionally spectacularly screwing up our own techniques before arriving at something we’re comfortable putting our names behind.
And those little books? Some of them might as well be guarded by dragons.
Does a spellcaster have to share the recipe?
Here’s something I genuinely wonder about.
Do experienced practitioners have an obligation to share what they’ve learned with the next generation? Or is it perfectly reasonable to keep certain techniques private?
Personally, I think there’s room for both. I love helping people understand spellwork, but that doesn’t necessarily mean handing over every recipe in the kitchen.
A customer deserves to know what service they’re buying, what it costs, what the agreed casting period is, and what I can and cannot promise. That’s plain professional communication.
But explaining the service and teaching somebody how to reproduce the work are two different things.
At Seductive Spells we perform private spellwork. We don’t sell lessons, ritual videos, or instructions for our private methods. We don’t guarantee outcomes or claim to know exactly when results will arrive.
There’s no contradiction there. You can be open about your business terms without making your private practice public.
Besides, some of us are getting old and cranky, and guarding the recipe book gives us something to do. 😂
Where do you draw the line?
If you’re a practitioner, have you found methods you’d never want to put into a public tutorial? And if you’ve hired a spellcaster, does it bother you when they don’t reveal exactly how their work is performed?
I think it’s a worthwhile conversation, even if our recipe books remain under lock and key.
— Lilly