Merry meet!
Thank you once again to all those who joined in last week’s Weekly Witchy Challenge - Tagloks & Tokens 
Confident in our abilities to represent outside influences and direct our spells, we’re stepping back to hit the books this week - most specifically, the archives of our mind.
The theme for this week’s challenge was suggested by the wise @georgia and is…
Wisdom of the Witches 
What wisdom, advice, and tips have been most valuable in your practice?
From gaining confidence casting to finding a meditation strategy that works well for you, working with moon phases to getting the hang of writing chants - each witch develops their own set of magickal skills, and with those skills come experience and wisdom.
What things have you learned in your practice? What useful wisdom have you gained? The things that have helped you are sure to help a fellow witch, too - so help someone out by sharing your tips, wisdom, and experiences with your coven! 
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This week’s challenge is all about witchy wisdom - but as always, how you do so is up to you!
So are you ready? Because it’s…
CHALLENGE TIME!
From Spells8: Studying Magick: Types of Spells
STEP 1 : Sharing Your Wisdom 
This challenge is all about witchy wisdom - but how you choose to take on this theme is up to you!
Still not sure where to begin? To help you get started, here are a few ways in which a witch might approach this challenge…
Please make sure you are logged into your Spells8 Account so you can view all of the resources shared!
Take a moment for reflection - look back at your practice and how far you’ve come. Whether you learned from a magickal teacher, community, school, or follow a particular pagan path, ask yourself:
→ What are the most valuable things I’ve learned on my journey so far?
→ If I could go back and tell myself one thing about magick, what would it be?
→ Is there something I’d like every witch out there to know?
It may be anything from spellcasting tips to magickal theory, advice about your witch type or finding your magickal name, which crystals are safe for water to how to create your own magickal sigil, etc.
All types of magickal wisdom, knowledge, and tips are worth considering!
Whether it was taught to you, gained through experience, or picked up along the way - share your favorite bits of witchy wisdom with the coven as your entry this week.
New to your practice, or drawing a blank? No worries! There is a vast archive of magickal resources, wisdom, advice and more around the site. Feel free to explore - share something you discover as your entry this week!
- Witchy Wisdom
- The Spells8 Blog
- Spells8 Witch School: 15 Magickal Courses
- Spellcasting 101: Everything You Need to Know – Spells8
- 💔 Why Didn't My Spell Work? Guidance and Tips for "Failed" Spells
- 🛠 Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Troubleshooting Spellwork
- Can you drink moon water?
- How to write your own magickal spell
- Casting questions: moon phases, days of the week, and multiple spells
- How to gain confidence casting spells
- Undoing spells
- Can a spell backfire?
- Finding your daily witchy routine
- Moon Water: How to Store Your Moon Water so it Lasts Longer
The suggestions above are just a few ideas to help kickstart your creativity- if you feel called to explore witchy wisdom in another way, you are welcome to do so!
As always, all witches are encouraged to embrace their own unique practice with how they explore the challenge theme 
STEP 2 : Share Your Experience 
Click here for a note about challenge inclusivity
Everyone is welcome to join the challenge by practicing magick in line with the current theme. For lurkers and those who don’t feel comfortable sharing, it is absolutely okay to follow along with the challenge but keep your entry personal. Feel free to join in spirit and do what feels most comfortable for you! 
That being said, please know that if you would like to receive a prize and a public shout-out, it is required that you share your experience.
Getting Your Credit 
In order for your entry to be counted, all you have to do is write/share about your experience and label it as your challenge entry. There is a lot of chatting here (which is awesome- chatting and discussion are very welcome!) so please clearly write that it is your entry so I know to count it! 
Where Should I Share My Entry? 
Click here to learn where to share your challenge entry
You are welcome to post it right here- just click “reply” 
to this post and write your experience in the text box that pops up!
Alternatively, you could create a new post in the forum (this is good for when you have a lot to share and/or would like to discuss aspects of your entry not related to the current theme)
Note : If you do choose to create a new thread, please add the “challenge-entry” tag and/or add a hyperlink back to this post so that it can be easily found- thank you! 
Deadline 
This challenge will close in 6 DAYS
To join in, please share your experience by:
Tuesday, July 16 at 7:00 AM EDT (Eastern US Time)
2024-07-16T11:00:00Z
(Note that the time zone is ET- if you don’t see your time displayed above, you can use this time zone calculator to check for your time zone!)
Prizes 
For their efforts, all participants will receive a special shout-out and a small prize!
Acknowledgments will be given in a Props and Presents Post that will appear in the forums on Tuesday.
After the challenge closes, you are still very welcome to post but please be aware that no additional prizes will be given. This discussion will remain open for about a week after the challenge finishes.
A warm reminder that the challenges are designed to be very open- everyone is encouraged to participate in a way that honors and reflects their unique practice 
If you have any doubts about if something is acceptable to post or say, please double-check with the Forum FAQ and/or reach out to your friendly Moderator Team.
And for those new to challenges- welcome! 
Know that the goal of these activities is to help you further diversify and strengthen your abilities and to bring together the Spells8 forum family to inspire and support one another in creative ways 
Picture from Hag Stones: How to Find and Use Them
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The years and the lessons, so much that you’ve learned
Your skills and your wisdom have all been well earned
So dig through the memories to find treasures anew
Share with the coven what’s been helpful to you!
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Blessed Be! 
). I still have things to learn, and things to give, but I know who I am and that gives me comfort and stability that I never had when I was younger / earlier in my practice.
Challenge Entry 
