tip to those starting off

Even though I dont follow a specific path i do beleive in the "basic"
every one should know about
+meditation
+grounding
+centering
+visualization
I realized with learning how to meditate the rest just seemed to fall into place

by now one should have discovered their path or new it as soon as they decided to be a practitioner. nows the time to learn about symbolysm and corresponce to
+herbs
+colors
+moon phases
+stones/crytals
+the elements and their charactoristic
+important dates and time of year
Be mindfull that all of these vary with in different paths and culters. Like a shaman from south america believes in other things compared to a shaman healer from tibet...

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Just adding to this but as random has said there are many different lists of basics. Make sure to read over 3/4 before making your final decisions. Take your time when learning. A well needed addition to the basics that I advise is general study, research, and reading. Those three carry you through almost all of your life and are always central to most new learnings.

Wonderful list random.

I personally would add common sense. We all have it, we all use it in our daily mundane lives, it is essential that we all apply it to our magical lives as well. A lot of confusion and questions could be handled if people would apply common sense.

Inner Self def sense dont be dumb be wise

Thanks alot, its been struggle finding my path but in the mean time I've been doing alot of reading and research and I learned alot of paths share/or have alot of similarities. Luckely I'm in a city full of practitioners and a few friends who have practiced their entire life.

Another thing thats cought my attention in and out of this site is alot of practitioners would talk about their practices and experiences but when it comes to teachings, they just leave that up for the person to discover.

Ware are the basics found? How do I get there?

http://www.spellsofmagic.com/featured_articles.html
i listed what i think are the basics, now at this point you learn and practice them.

Im a new, I learn first meditation, grounding, centering, and visualitazion. .