Walks for the Ancestors
I know time will come and try to take away these memories
But no matter how far I go I won't forget
- Don't Forget About Me by Emphatic
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Walks for the Ancestors
I know time will come and try to take away these memories
But no matter how far I go I won't forget
- Don't Forget About Me by Emphatic
There is a house beyond the trees, where nothing stirs and nothing sleeps.
Details details details
I believe Athena has been around these days. She’s been pushing me to pay attention to details.
I don’t know to what end but I’m paying attention.
I’m listening to my cousin talk about her beliefs (She’s Christian) and she’s talk about saying thanks to God (it’s also very beautiful to hear).
The one thing I’ve learned on this journey is that. Gratitude. I often express my gratitude to Them. I not only ask for guidance or safety. I give thanks to them. That in turn has developed into a relationship with Them instead of it being a one way street. I’m so happy for that.
I now look back at my relationship with God with more understanding as to what it was. But my relationship now with Them is much healthier.
There was an earthquake in my home country this morning. Thankfully no one has been reported dead. My family is safe though in high alert.
The magnitude was 6.8, and it was raining.
The weird part of this was that last night I dreamt of an earthquake and that it was raining and that it was a 6.6 magnitude earthquake. I have to admit I’m a little spooked.
But I am so thankful they’re safe and I pray my family continues to be safe.
Mediator and war
My role these days is not to wage war but to be a mediator in times of conflict. It’s a daunting task. If She’s here to help. She guides my thoughts and allows me to err for being human but remains proud to see my actions are as impartial as I can possibly be.
athena /əˈθiːni/ goddess of wisdom, craft, and war. “beauty might be dangerous but intelligence is lethal.”
Me, standing in front of the scales: Can I just. Pet Ammit? Just once? Before I find out if I deserve to exist anymore?
Yinepu: what the fuck
Me, already sobbing: Please, I’ve been waiting for so long.
My grandmother has been nearby lately - even my father has sensed her presence.
I’ve been missing her so much lately that last night I dreamt of her. She came to visit when I called her and she brought my grandfather with her. She was so excited that he was with us and I just cried of happiness. Thank you, Abuela.
They were happy and both of them let me know that. They have been worried about certain things but they have been watching over us knowing we had the strength and will to keep moving forward.
Egyptian Bronze Scepter Finial, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1307-1196 BC
Cast in the form of a jackal head, the eyes inlaid in obsidian and white stone, presumably limestone.
Moonlight is so pure and clean that it feels like a gift.
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How To Stop Using Your Own Energy To Fuel Your Witchcraft
Do you ever feel like you have to wait to be in just the right state to do magic?
Maybe you’ve been told you shouldn’t do magic when you’re sick.
Or maybe you’ve just found that spells tend to flop when you’re tired or sad.
THE PROBLEM IS, FOR MANY OF US THIS CAN MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF OUR LIVES!
From illnesses to working multiple jobs, raising kids or mental health struggles, life is messy and you just can’t maintain that optimal magic working state all the time.
This can be SO FRUSTRATING but today I’ve got a solution for you!
Now, sadly I can’t fix the parts of your life that drain you or wear you down. As much as I would love to have the ultimate answer to how to have that pinterest perfect life I am in the same boat as everyone else.
What I can do is show you how to work magic anyway.
You have to stop relying on your own energy. I know it sounds a little nuts, energy is literally what magic runs on and now I want you to just remove it from the equation?! What?
I promise I haven’t lost it and YES, that’s exactly what I want! Or at least I want you to make energy way less of a key player in your magic.
I want you to never have to worry about whether or not you have enough energy to work magic ever again.
This is all explained in detail, including energy work and getting past all of the things that are stopping your from practicing your craft, in my new program Old World Witchcraft.
You achieve this by using other sources of energy to fuel your work.
Pulling energy from other sources is a way to fuel spells when you’re low on energy yourself or you’re working on something very big that needs more than you can safely offer.
Basically what you’re doing is finding an alternative source of energy and channeling the energy you take from it into your work in much the same way you would channel your own energy into it. Instead of being the source of energy in this case you’re simply a conduit, connecting power source to magic and allowing the entire framework to run without needing your input, only your direction.
The first step in this process is finding a good source.
This source can be anything;
Plants
Animals
Crystals
People
The earth
The moon
etc.
It’s important to take into consideration that if you’re pulling from a living source you must ask permission first. It’s usually easiest to choose a source that you’re comfortable with, if you don’t work with plants much using plant energy in your magic is going to feel clunky and unwieldy, stick to what’s familiar.
Once you’ve found a source it’s time to connect your energy to it. If you’ve ever grounded and connected your energy to the earth it’s much the same. Take a deep breath, close your eyes and feel for the energy of your source. Visualize your energy and the sources energy connecting and mingling together.
Begin gently pulling the energy from your source into yourself, it might feel a little odd to do this so be careful during this process. Often pulling too much energy into yourself can cause some unpleasant symptoms such as lightheadedness, nausea, and giddiness. For this reason I suggest you have whatever you’re channeling the energy into at the ready so you can immediately pass the energy from the source, through yourself and into your spell.
You do NOT want to use yourself as a holding bay for that energy any more than you absolutely must.
It can take a bit of practice to get this technique down well enough to be used in spell work. I would suggest starting with training exercises to get comfortable before trying to use it for any big spell work.
As an example, you could try pulling energy from a plant or the earth and passing it into a stone or crystal and then back again. As you get more comfortable you can work up to transferring different energies and in greater quantities.
This technique can be used in a variety of ways, obviously, as I suggested, it’s good for adding a little extra power to your spells but it could also be used to store energy for later spells in crystals or tools. You could use it to heal yourself by channeling the energy into your own body where there are deficiencies causing pain or illness. You could even do this in reverse to deactivate a spell (it’s suggested that you not deactivate a spell by channeling into a living being, the earth is best in this case).
It’s always a good idea to thank whatever has leant its energy to you, fertilizing or watering a plant, cleansing a crystal, picking up litter for the earth, whatever you can manage to show your thanks and be respectful.
After using this technique it is always advised to finish by grounding yourself. Moving large amounts of energy can pull your own energy out of balance leaving you with too much or too little or even leaving residue of whatever you were moving stuck to your own energy. Plugging into the earth and allowing your energy to equalize and come back to a balanced state will prevent any negative side effects.
Do you have a better grasp on how to outsource your energy needs? I’d love to hear about it in the comments!
And if you want to know more about how to become a witch and work magic the smart way, go check out my program Old World Witchcraft!
Every witch should read this.
I noticed recently that all of the plants I have around my room and altar are desert plants...
“Introspection does not need to be a still life. It can be an active alchemy.”
— Anaïs Nin, from a diary entry featured in Henry and June: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin (1931-1932)
“The ancient Egyptians did not take the condition of Ma’at in their world for granted. It was always seen as an effort, indeed, as an ongoing, daily struggle engaging both humans as well as the Netjeru. A central theme in the mythic vision of Ra crossing the sky in his day-barque was the danger confronted and overcome in the person of the chaos-serpent, Apep or Aapep (referred to in Greek as “Apophis”). It was this cosmic enemy of creation who was utterly opposed to all that exists. It was he who threatened the equilibrium of Ma’at.”
— Eternal Egypt (via the-typhonian)
“Shadows grew in my veins, my bright belief, my head of dreams deeper than night and sleep.”
— Muriel Rukeyser, from “Night Feeding,” The Collected Poems of Muriel Rukeyser (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005)