Greetings everyone,
Today I was inspired to write this to someone who was feeling down. It could be useful to many here too.
I feel it’s ok to say that most of us here practise some form of the Craft – i.e.Witchcraft – not paganism, which is still a word that doesn’t make sense to me – but Witchcraft.
Anyway, if we understand the principles of magic and the Craft even a little bit, we KNOW we can influence the way we think, and the way we choose to view things. This is one of the mainstays of knowledge within the Craft and is a most important tool in Second Level, Outer Circle practise, and also within First Level of Middle Circle practise. Of course, once you’re using Middle Circle techniques this knowledge has become pretty much second nature – almost instinctive…
Our opinions etc are totally under our own influence, and can be changed according to the way we decide to think. This then affects the way we feel about things, which then causes us to literally change our interaction with the world around us.
This means we can change our point of view whenever we need to, if we choose to. We can use different kinds of tools to achieve this. Some of us make wishes, some pray, some cast spells or use ’sympathetic magic’, some meditate, some decide to focus on positive thinking for a while. Any of these methods can and do work, if your focus is strong, and you’re WILLING to receive the results.
One thing I can promise is that you’re much more likely to have a positive outcome if you allow yourself to know that a positive outcome is possible. Feeling sorry about things is only good for the VERY short term, but does nothing at all to help you think clearly. So, please let go of the need to feel bad. Feeling sorry for yourself won’t help you, even if you feel justified in feeling it – and I do understand how that’s possible! I can’t remember how many times I’ve felt sorry for myself, and each time I felt completely justified whether the situation called for self-pity or not.
I do understand.
If you can’t find anything in the big picture to feel good about, find something closer to home to feel good about. Like that comfy chair, or that nice hot drink. Start feeling good about the ‘little’ things and it will help you let go of feeling discouraged about bigger things.
Doing that will help to clear your mind so that, if an opportunity does come along, you will see it and be quick to make it work.
With love
Sageylee ~ Author “Powerful Magic – Secrets from the Inner Circle”
http://www.lulu.com/sageylee
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May the thrill of living
Permeate your world
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(((Feel))) the Rhythm
