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I painted a geode. Kinda. Pls be nice
I love it! I just got on for inspiration and you helped! Thank you Iâll post a painting later tonight â¤ď¸
Energy Work: Introduction to Fields Exercise
I want to start sharing more of my energy practice, here, and felt the best way to start doing that was to post an âintroductory primerâ. This meditation is designed to familiarize you with energy and its tactile properties. You can get some use out of this exercise regardless of your experience level (I still practice it, today), and itâs a great entry point for someone whoâs never even dabbled before. All youâll need to enjoy it is a comfortable, quiet place where youâre unlikely to be disturbed for roughly 30 minutes.
Tip: Donât try to follow along with this text as you perform the exercise. Instead, read it in its entirety before you begin. This way, you can avoid the distraction of scrolling or flipping pages during your meditation. That will kill your focus dead.
Step 1:
To begin, sit or stand in a comfortable position. Shake yourself out, paying particular attention to your shoulders and wrists. Do this until you feel loose and relaxed. Now, take a deep breath in, filling your lungs to the largest capacity possible. Hold the breath for a count to three, then exhale slowly, through your mouth. Concentrate on your breathing for as long as necessary to make it deep, slow and even. As you inhale, focus on the weight in the middle of your chest. Feel all the tension leave your body as you exhale. Draw your focus inwards, and feel your pulse as it travels through your body. Be still, quiet, and whole. Remain here until you are grounded and focused.
Step 2:
When you feel relaxed and grounded, raise your arms so that your elbows are up and away from your body. With your hands open, turn them so that your palms are facing each other in front of you. The palms of your hands should be roughly one foot apart, and one foot away from the core of your body.Feel your focus slowly travel from your chest, to your shoulders, and down through your arms. Sweep it down past your elbows and wrists until you are focusing on the palms of your hands. You may notice a tingling sensation, or a hyper awareness, in your fingers. Push this feeling out until you are focused on the space between your palms. The keyword is âpushâ. Feel a pressure building up between your hands; focus until that pressure is a dense weight.
Step 3:
With your attention still on the space between your palms, physically push them together. You should feel a slight resistance, or âbounceâ. Bring your hands together and back apart rhythmically, getting a feel for that resistance. Play with the energy you have gathered there, growing it, condensing it, passing it back and forth between your hands. Get a feel for its properties. This is âyouâ energy. Get to know it. Take as long as you need.
Step 4:
When you are finished, draw your hands back towards the trunk of your body. Press the tension you have built up against your chest and âbreatheâ it back in until nothing is left externally.
Repeat the earlier breathing exercise â inhale deeply, hold for three seconds, and slowly exhale through your mouth. Focus on your breathing until it is deep and regular. Bring your focus from your hands, back to your chest. Feel the weight there.
Slowly, begin rolling your shoulders. Roll your head on your neck, and shake out your arms, dispersing any tension. Shake your wrists and hands until they are loose and free. Feel yourself slowly wake from the deep relaxation you enjoyed earlier.
When youâre finished, engage in some mundane grounding activity, such as washing up, eating, or drinking. You might enjoy journaling your experiences so that you can reference them later on.
Excellent energy work basics. :)
âŞConstantly analyze yourself. Figure out why certain things upset you. Question your own motives. Understand your behavior. This creates a pathway for change. Acknowledging why you do the things you do is the first step in shifting out of toxic patterns.âŹ
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I love using âgood catchâ
I also say âthanks for the updateâ or âthanks for the headâs up!â
âI really appreciate the headâs up!â also a classic
If I havenât gotten back to someone in a swift enough period (i.e. one work day max) I say âthank you for your patience. after some consideration, I have decidedâŚâ
donât apologize for piddly things!Â
thank you > sorry
I need to remember
thank you > sorry
Thank you for waiting for me > sorry for being late
Thank you for helping me/for your time/for listening to me > sorry for bothering you
Thanking someone when they do you a favour > apologizing for your existence
This is especially hard when you havenât been taught that people need to respect your limits, but with a bit of practice you can absolutely get there!
I really want to emphasise that from unfortunate personal experience, being too willing to apologise can fuck you over in the workplace - it doesnât matter how much of an honest, good person you are, if you are the only person regularly admitting fault and apologising for mistakes ⌠you may well end up with your workplace having the impression that youâre the only person there who fucks up constantly. Even people who like you can end up thinking it. Donât let that fucking label happen. Say good catch and thanks for telling me and go forth with your ass firmly covered instead.
Life hack: never forget that your standards directly reflect your worth. The way you let people (especially men) treat you, is a testament to your value.Â
âAwareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.â
â Thich Nhat Hanh (via minuty)
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Iâm just gonna post this everywhere and hope he sees this one day.
About an hour ago, I was in Walmart looking for my conditioner because today is wash day for my hair. As Iâm looking for my product, this older white lady approaches me and she says, âExcuse me, miss. Please donât be offended by this.â And usually when white people tell me not to be offended, 9 times out of 10, whatever they are about to say is going to be offensive af.
Anyway, she follows it up with, âMy husband and I just recently won our custody battle with our foster daughter and she means the world to us. Sheâs a beautiful African American girl and her hair looks a lot like yours. But Iâm afraid because I donât know what to do with her hair. Itâs a lot different from mines and our other children and we are at a total loss. Iâve tried looking up the YouTube videos and my husband went to the braiding shops so they can teach him how to properly braid her hair, but heâs still pretty new and it will be a while before he gets used to it. Do you have any tips you can give me? If you donât have the time, itâs okay, really! I just needed a little advice because I want her to look beautiful.â
Yâall. swear I almost started crying on aisle 6. So for the last 30 minutes, I spent my time talking to her and what products to use and how to properly detangle and comb her hair with the proper tools and what not to do with natural hair. And I showed her a bunch of easier to follow natural hair tutorials on YouTube and saved them for her. (I also had to create a YouTube account for her so she could save it for later.) but omfg, she was so sweet, and I could tell that she listened to every single thing I had to say and she took little notes on her little notepad.
And what really filled my heart was the fact that her husband actually taking classes from African braiding shops. And she showed me a picture of him wearing a little sweater vest and loafers in a little shop surrounded by beautiful black women showing him how to braid black hair and even the lady heâs braiding on is guiding his hands. And omfg. Bless these old white people and their black daughter who I know have new loving parents because they are willing to step out of their comfort zone just to make her feel and look beautiful.
I really hope our paths cross again one day, Mrs Cicilia. đđ
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my mom taught me the therapeutic power of cleaning. open all the windows. throw out the old. wipe down the entire house. burn some incense. roast some coffee. then rest. that way the tears from last night donât feel as heavy.Â
#truth
Energy Cleansing!
Energy Cleansing Through Cleaning!
Have you been feeling down? Too tired to get up and do things. Or that no matter how much normal witch-y cleansing you do, there is always something going on? Well, from my experiences, running around with a broom or vacuum smacking those dirt away really helps!
Here are some ways I clean up the energies in my house. If you have any additions add them on! Iâd love to hear them and Iâm sure others would love it too!
Vacuuming - Oh the smell of a room after itâs been vacuumed. Cleaner but also a little empty. Vacuuming is a good âlets whip the slate clean of everythingâ. It sucks up the energies in your home leaving it clean and blank.  After a good vacuuming is a perfect time to do some home blessings and protections!
Sweeping - Banishing! Now go go go, the broom shrieks as you brush away dirt and old leaves. Sweeping is a perfect way to banish energies. Not suck them up and get ride of them. Oh no, banish them. Forcibly remove them from your place cuz those nastiest arenât allowed to stay around. You can also put charms on the broom so it lays down goodness as it banishes the not so good stuff.
Window Cleaning - Opening the mind to inspiration and clear thinking. Whipping away the muck from the windows allows the home to be charged and energy flow in smoothly. It also can bring in more inspiration and clearer intuition.Â
Cleaning The dishes - Time to help harmony move around. Spreading love and charm with eat spoon, plate, and bowls. Allowing fulfillment of the stomach and the soul! Wipe away the muck of the day, and bring in time to for better days!
Thatâs all I can think of right now. But all of these simple things are great ways to move away from the past and start a fresh slate. After or while you clean is a perfect time to light some warm comfy smells. Good luck with you happy cleansing!
Everyday Witchuals for a more magickal home
Some discreet tips for you broom-closet witches, some lavish tips for the full-fledged witch, and some of my favorite in-betweens!
Sweep with a broom (besom) regularly. To the mundane eye, youâre clearing away dust and crumbs, but any witch knows youâre really spiritually cleansing and charging your home.
Put a line of salt on your windowsill for protection.
Forage fallen sticks to tie into a pentacle with twine. Hang as a wreath on the front door.
Candles in every room. I have great luck finding totally unused candles at thrift stores around town!
Call it âaromatherapyâ if youâre still a secret witch, but utilize scent as the powerful thing it is! Burn insense. Have athsma? Try essential oils and scented candles. Budgeting? You can always put herbs and teas into the wax of a melting pillar candle to release the scent (I love doing this with chamomile and lavender, it doubles as an anointing of the candle).
Bake bread. Knead it with intention, cut a sigil in the top before baking, indulge in the act of creating.
Open windows to bring in the element of air and purge your home of bad or stale energy.
Collect and display little things from nature: pinecones, stones, crystals, dried flowers, acorns, feathers (if youâre permitted). Altars donât need to be obvious, they can just be things that make you grounded and glad.
Live. Always remember that anywhere a witch lives is magical, whether you feel it or not. Do these little things for yourself, to cherish feeling connected, but witchcraft is not about pressure or conforming.
Enjoy đŽđđ
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Mabon to Samhain Witch Giveaway
Iâm so excited to do another giveaway containing some of my favorite Witch Tools!
What You Win
Black Velvet Pendulum Cloth
A custom wire wrapped pendulum (not shown) Winner will have a choice of stones to choose from.
Aquarian Tarot Deck
Pentacle Candle Holder
A cleansing jar (containing salt and cloves)
Black candle
Angel Aura Quartz
Rose Quartz Point
Amethyst Palmsize Stone
If this post reaches 2,000 notes, I will also include an Oracle Deck & a Custom Wirewrap Necklace!
How to Win
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All entries will be allotted a number and then randomly generated by computer
Winner will be contacted and they will have 24 hours to respond with Full Name and Address. If no response, the next winner will be randomly chosen.
Contest ENDS October 30, 2018
WINNER WILL BE CONTACTED OCTOBER 31, 2018
Who Can Win
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Any country can participate
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We hit 2,000 Notes!!!
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IF WE HIT 10,000 Notes: Winner will also receive a 6 month/2 deck oracle reading, which is a 12 card reading.
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The Oracle Deck has been chosen!
Winner will receive the Legendary 18th Century Lenormand Fortune-Telling Cards!
All prize items are now shown except for the wire wrap pendulum and pendant, because the winner will get to choose their stones.
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