Love is a good thing. There can never be too much of it. Therefore, any spell that brings love must be a good spell. Never mind that the spell puts a straightjacket on another´s free will, and then drops it in cement for good measure. And that is why most of the people think that love magic is a negative magic.
There is a kind of "golden rule" in traditional witchcraft, wich is called the Witch´s Rede. It states: "An it harm none, do what thou will". If the spell will bring harm to someone -- then don´t do it !!! This rede is used as a kind of ethical litmus test for a spell.
Another rule is: "If a spell harms anyone, or limits their freedom of thought or action in a way, then consider it negative, and don´t do it !!!"
But there is also a law in witchcraft called "the Law of Threefold Return". This says that whatever power you send out, eventually comes back to you, but then three times more powerful. So why are they so common? The plain truth is that most of us need love. Because without love, our lives are empty and miserable. Love is the most important thing in our lives to live a happy life. And if it will not come of ist own accord, some of us may be tempted to force it to come. And nothing can be as painful as loving someone who doesn´t love you back. Consequently, the most common, garden-variety spell in the world is the love spell !!!
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