Spell Junkie, or Spellcrafter?

[Silversunset]

i think it depends.
some spells become "tried and true classics" because people use them all over. Other spells don't work for people (or would be better off if they had been made by the person themselves) because they are just not personal enough, or aren't specifically the right energy they are looking for.

from what i've found, it's all based on specificity. IF the spell you find is specific enough for you it might work. if it's something found on the 13-year-old-goth-wannabe's website that says something along th elines of:
"starkle starkle little twink
who the hell you are i think
be it big or be it small
fill me up with alcohol!"
then it most likely won't work...first, it's not really specific, and second....seriously, who would cast that spell?

i dunno, i feel more accomplished if i write my own. more like it's MINE and not something i've stolen from someone. That in itself makes it more powerful and generally it doesn't mess itself up. Who know's what the person was thinking when they made their spell, who knows what kind of energy went into it. i dunno...i'll borrow a spell if i know who made it and under what circumstances...but generally if i 'borrow' one from someone i don't know i'll change it around and make it my own, reworking it so that it's specific and i KNOW what it will do...

that's just my opinion...

[Rydel]

I was just wondering who here makes their own spells, and who uses other peoples. Do you think it's important to "craft" your own spells, or do you think that a spell should be a tried and true classic?

[Forestianfire]

the spells i craft are hit and miss. sometimes they work perfectly but other times they backfire and do very horrid things. since i dont use words, i think its just how badly I wanted it to happen