Spirituality and Religion
Scholars fret over the slippery definitions of “spiritual” and “religious.” What the average person tends to mean by “spiritual” is seeking or experiencing a connection with a greater reality, however they understand it. Meanwhile, “religious” often means belonging to a group with specific doctrines and rituals.
When we think of spells, we might naturally gravitate towards witchcraft and wizardry. The casting of evil omens or good fortune depending on the kind of myths, legends, and stories we’ve heard and from what sources. We might take a more lax stance on it, not thinking much about it all other than spelling is something we were taught in school as children and if we could remember how to spell long difficult words we could get blue ribbons to show for it. Or we might take a much more serious stance on spelling if perhaps we have received our stories from ancestors of past whom have always intertwined respectfully with the forces of nature and thus know the powers of symbols, sound and intentions when it comes to manifesting creations within the mind, psyche, heart, and physical life.