How Witches Avoid the Hidden Costs of Their Spells

“What a garbage heap!” my friend Jose’s mother said.

I thought, “That must be hard to take. Imagine living with that. Day after day.”

Then, I realized that his mother had to live with her own daily upset. Nothing was good enough for her. I could only guess that Jose’s grandmother had terrorized his mother, too.

For us, witches, there is an extra cost to having a habit of being angry and of disaproving of so much in life. What is this cost? Our energy is tainted, and our spells are derailed.

I have three insights for you.

1. Keep pure your personal energy.

If you’re constantly annoyed and angry, what does that do to your personal energy? If your personal energy is tainted by annoying parts of your life, imagine what that does to your spells.

We use all the energy around us when we do our spells. But because we focus that energy through our bodies, like a lens, we can warp that pure energy into bad energy.

So how can you keep pure your personal energy?
It’s a process of renewal. Meditation. Walking in nature. Quiet time. Renewing time with friends. Whatever works for you.

You need good energy so you can make a shift out of being irritated.

2. Avoid living in constant disapproval and upheaval.

You probably know someone angry about just about everything. The city government is slow to fill the potholes in the streets. Family members don’t clean up after themselves fast enough. You name it. The person’s face is in a continual frown—as if everything is a personal insult.

Let’s notice that we can taint our spell with negative emotions.

Our own habits of thinking can be a source of upheaval or peace.

Compassion can help. “Oh, my family member was so tired after returning from work,” the person with compassion thinks.

Here’s an added problem of living in constant disapproval…your spells are tainted so they do not turn out the way you want.

3. Ask the Gods to help you accept “The Beauty of Enough.”

Many times, I think to myself the ritual went great except for that one detail. Not good enough.

Or I think, “No! I forgot to add _____. The spell could have been more powerful. Stupid.”

I have learned that I must let go of such hyper-critical patterns.

We need to let go of an obsession with “It’s not perfect yet!”

Recently, I have been thinking of “The Beauty of Enough.”

Here is a prayer.

A Prayer

Honorable Lord and Gracious Lady,
Grant me the wisdom of knowing Enough.
Take away the fog of “it’s not perfect”…
Help me daily to experience “The Beauty of Enough.”
And instill Your Passion of Gratitude within my heart.
So Mote It Be.

May these insights support your path.

Blessed Be,
Moonwater