The Witches' Pyramid

 

The four principals that make up 'The Witches' Pyramid' are:

To Know,
To Will,
To Dare and
To Keep Silent.

These principals are very important to any successful spell working.
But what do they really mean?

1. To Know
Know your correspondences. When you create a spell, you must know why your adding certain herbs, oils, or candle colours, as well as any other tools or items you use. Learn the moon phases and timings. Always know what phase the moon is in. The more you know, the better you'll get. After a while, you'll be so knowledgeable, you'll  be able to make up an entire spell in your mind. The more you learn the more focused your energy will become. But what is most imperative, is that you 'know', not 'think' your spell will work. If you have the slightest doubt, the energy of that doubt will be sent out with the power you've built up. And signals disaster. Know, don't wish, or think...know.

2. To Will
Again, you must be totally convinced, beyond any doubt that your magick will work.  You must be completely focused on what you're doing. This is where your meditation and visualization skills come into play. Your spell needs every ounce of your energy, and your complete focus. If you don't, your spell will go haywire, and might even backfire entirely. Don't practice spells until you can reach an alpha state using meditation.

3. To Dare

Think, or make a list of reasons why you want to do a particular spell. Have you tried every mundane way of getting the particular goal you have? Do you really need to do the spell? If you answered "Yes" to all of that, then it's time to craft your spell.  If you have any doubts or apprehension, it will wreck the spell, so don't bother until you know exactly why you're going to do your spell.  Be crystal clear in your own mind why you know a spell will achieve the result you require. Using your visualization skills, picture exactly what you want the outcome to be.

4. To Keep Silent

Once you've finished performing your spell, don't  mention it  to anyone. Doing so can cause it to fail for several reasons, but the most obvious one is the power of the thoughts of the person/s you told. Their doubts about it, or other negative thoughts will wreck the energy of the spell. So perform your spell, and shut up about it!

As you have probably noticed, the basic message is that you must have complete confidence in the power within you to do magick. Have absolute belief in the power of every spell you do. Follow these four simple rules, and your spell work will be successful every time.
 

Source: I'm sorry I don't know where I got this one, When I find out, I'll add the proper reference!