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Join Moonwater Silverclaw as she explores how witches handle unjustified guilt.
Some individuals manipulate us with this form of guilt. They cause distress and discomfort. In this episode, we focus on a real-life experience of ‘Sandra’ – a woman constantly under the guilt-grip of her tyrannical mother.
We shed light on three key insights to guide you through tough situations.
“No!” the little girl said.
Her mother was ordering Chow Mein at the restaurant.
“I want fried rice,” the girl emphasized.
“Okay,” her mother said.
As I saw this, I thought that the little girl had two of three pieces of a process.
I wondered if her mother would reveal the third step.
I have three insights for you.
1. Say “no” to remove distractions.
Have you ever been in the beginning of a romantic relationship, and you avoided saying what bothers you? Because you want the other person to like you? What if you prefer coffee? But your new partner offers you tea?
Do you just go along?
Some people “just go along” so much that the other person does not know what they like or dislike. It is almost as if the other person has not met the real person.
I notice that if you say no—politely—then you can be a real person. In a romantic relationship, the partner probably wants to please you. Sometimes their efforts work. Sometimes, they don’t.
As he ages, my husband’s tastebuds are changing. He lets me know what he discovers. He is surprised that he does not like strawberry ice cream anymore.
Early in our relationship, I let my husband know that I did not find his taste in jewelry to work for me. He waits for me to show what I prefer. That works.
When you tell your true preferences, your relationship can grow.
2. Say, “I want…”
What do you want? Do you know?
For the little girl, what she wanted was clear. She wanted the rice, not the Chow Mein. This was an easy choice for her. She knew what she wanted.
As we get older, things change. Sometimes, we can be shocked that we do not want what we have.
I heard of a doctor who started as a poor kid. He did everything he needed to do to become a doctor. Five years as a doctor, and he was burned out.
The problem now is that he does not know what he wants, which is different from being a doctor.
What profession would he go into now?
Consider using divinatory tools like the Tarot to find new paths to explore.
Notice when it’s time to ask the Gods.
3. Ask the Goddess to help you “Hold it together.”
In the restaurant, I thought that it was healthy for the little girl to say what worked for her and also what she wanted.
However, later that afternoon, it looked like the girl was running her mother’s life. A thought occurred to me. The mother could say, “Hold it together. Sometimes, you don’t get what you want. Sometimes, you just need to hold it together.”
Are you feeling low recently? Frustrated? How do you hold it together?
My husband was feeling low. So, he called a friend, Ethan.
“How do you take care of yourself when you’re feeling stressed?” Ethan asked my husband.
“I call you, Ethan,” my husband said. Then he laughed.
Ethan chuckled.
My husband said they both felt better.
Sometimes just calling a friend is the way to go.
Then, we experience times when our pain and confusion are deep. Seeing a therapist can help.
And … we can meditate and call upon the Goddess. She will listen to you, nurture your feelings, and guide you to take new steps.
The Goddess stands close, ready to support you.
The Divine is in you. The Goddess and God put it into you.
Do you need to honor your inner voice?
Who are you? What do you want to say “no” to? What do you want?
Do you need to hold it together?
Develop a daily routine for meditation and prayer. This is a true way to “hold it together.”
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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Welcome to a special episode with Moonwater Silverclaw. This episode features a potent and centering mini-meditation in which you experience the presence of the God and the Goddess.
Following the restorative meditation, you are re-awakened with a sense of the divine’s strength imbued within you. You then move onto the heart of the episode—three insightful lessons.
“Ugh. Well, that was SOOO disappointing,” I said to my friend, Maggie.
I had been looking forward to going to a certain restaurant for three days.
Previously, the restaurant had closed its doors in my hometown.
Then, I found it had reopened in a new city, twenty miles away.
We walked in. The glorious original restaurant’s energy was gone.
The waitperson was disinterested.
The restaurant was dark and stagnant, where it had once been light and energetic.
Here are three insights.
1. Avoid making it worse.
I could have reacted by raising my voice and berating the disinterested waitperson.
But that would have made things worse. I realized that you cannot teach something when someone does not care.
Raising my voice would have only made me feel bad. Likely the disinterested waitperson would have thought, “Just another jerk.”
I have learned to devote my energy to situations that can be improved.
2. Learn the lesson.
Yes. Learn the lesson. I’ll never return to that restaurant. Life is too short for avoidable bad memories.
I have learned that finding the lesson in tough situations is important. It saves time. It also protects your personal energy. We, witches, need our energy for ritual and spellwork.
3. Ask Goddess to alert you to your vulnerabilities and solutions.
I was so looking forward to having a dark chocolate-dipped macaroon (not to be confused with macaron) in that restaurant. They used to have these giant macaroons. Delicious.
Not anymore. That chapter is closed.
Still, I realized that I was vulnerable. I had just been enduring some real disruption in my life. My husband’s parents are going through rough times at a nursing home. It is so sad and painful—while I try to help his parents—as he tries to help, too.
So, I put all my hopes on having a good time at a restaurant.
How are you vulnerable? Perhaps, you can meditate and call on the Goddess to give you insights.
I realized that I could have more support in my life. For example, I have a lot of fun gathering with my friends for a role-playing game.
My solution is to have multiple supports.
How will you add more supports into your life?
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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Moonwater Silverclaw casts light on the contrasting aspects of people-pleasing and patience, particularly in a witch’s life. Drawing from personal experiences and encounters, she provides valuable insights into these behaviors and advocates for the cultivation of inner peace and patience.
Throughout the episode, Moonwater intricately explores the anxieties associated with people-pleasing, linking this trait with a lack of inner calm and acceptance of life’s natural flow. She recommends observing the natural world, embracing its rhythms and seasons, and aligning one’s energy with these natural elements.
“My father expects me to travel many hours – on his errands – even though I’m working two jobs. He won’t hear me at all,” my friend, Nadine, said.
“That sounds terrible,” I replied.
Nadine has some tough decisions ahead.
Here are three insights.
1. Realize how much you’re paying for certain situations.
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” – Henry David Thoreau
I’ve learned that “people pleasers” walk a hard path. Over the years I have tended to be a people pleaser—and I do not like it.
It’s a hard path to walk because no matter what you do—someone is going to be angry with you.
Let’s say you have two friends. They don’t like each other. When you spend time with one, the other is jealous. You cannot win if your only value is “people pleasing.”
Pause. Ask yourself, “What would Goddess advise for me in this situation?” She would not want you to pay “the wrong price.” She wants your growth and well-being. Remember that.
2. Elevate your personal energy, and you help other people.
Did you grow up in a household in which parents or guardians said, “Don’t be selfish”?
Have you heard any guardians say, “Take care of yourself. It’s good”?
At the same time, I realize that if you take care of your personal energy, you can be helpful to others.
I’ve learned that helping others actually lifts my own mood. Dealing with depression symptoms, I’ve learned that this is a crucial insight.
“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” ― Steve Maraboli
It takes energy to make a kind gesture.
Be kind to yourself and protect your personal energy.
3. Ask the Gods to give you insight.
It’s hard to know what the best thing to do is. Do you say, “No”? Do you stretch “just one more time”?
Ask the God and Goddess to guide you and to give you insight.
They can see the whole picture. They know your destiny. They give you purpose and meaning.
Reach out to the Gods through meditation and prayer.
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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In this enlightening episode led by Moonwater Silverclaw, you will be exposed to thought-provoking discussions on how witches understand life’s complexity reflected in the tapestry of happiness. Silverclaw highlights different experiences life offers, such as fear, dark moments, transitioning phases, and endings. She emphasizes seeing these aspects not as hindrances to happiness, but as elements contributing to a deeper, more empathic understanding of life.
“It’s beautiful,” my friend Stephanie said, admiring the large blanket I had knit for her.
“I’m going to place it on my couch.” Her face was lit up.
Both Wicca and knitting have supported me in enjoying life.
Here are three insights:
1. A Wiccan practice includes “interweaving.”
In knitting, you can combine two different strands to make a new shade or style of fabric. In this way, you can create new effects and looks.
In Wicca, you interweave different elements into your practice. You make your practice vibrant. It helps when you learn about herbs, divination, oils, and more. It’s even more powerful when you make your own Wicca-related tools like an athame or wand.
How will you interweave new elements into your practice?
2. Choose your yarn.
What have you consciously chosen to put into your Wiccan practice? Additionally, what have you chosen to have in your life? Which people? Which daily habits?
It seems so obvious that one chooses the right yarn for your knitting project. For a washcloth, you would likely use a good cotton yarn. For pot holders, a type of wool may be best. You may choose a superwash wool yarn or high-quality acrylic yarn for something that gets washed repeatedly.
Have you considered that you are “knitting” your own life together?
Take care and consider which people would be excellent elders, mentors, and friends.
Who would be good to bring into your life?
3. Have patience.
Do you want to wield cosmic power? When do you want that? Yesterday?
Like knitting, Wicca requires patience. Like each stitch in your project, each lesson in Wicca is crucial to learn before proceeding to the next.
If you rush any part of your training or even your practice, it is like a bad link in a chain. It will give way first. The chain will break.
For example, you must patiently do your shielding. Otherwise, you risk facing negative energies or even unwanted entities.
Carefully, patiently, and thoroughly develop your Wiccan practice.
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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In today’s enlightening episode, Moonwater Silverclaw shares crucial guidelines for effectively working with tarot readings. She brings light to the immense value of incorporating intuition, patience, and consultation with the God and Goddess into the practice, showing the scope of the tarot’s influence and transformative power.
Someone I know, Alicia, had a big decision before her. Go to graduate school or pursue a career in the arts.
“I need some way to hear Goddess’s voice. Or at least my own intuition,” she said.
“You can consider the Tarot,” I said.
Here are three valuable details.
1. Is there something different I should think about?
Before you do a Tarot spread, you can ask, “Is there something different I should think about?”
You can find a special benefit from asking a question and waiting to see what the Tarot cards reveal. It’s a chance for you to have your horizon widened.
Sometimes, our first thoughts are too limited. Why? Stress can cloud our thinking. The Tarot is a good way to expand your thoughts.
You could ask questions that empower you. Think of questions like:
You might be pleasantly surprised by the hints the Tarot provides for you.
2. Am I letting fear limit me?
Fear can limit your thinking and actions. Sometimes you need guidance in ways to quiet that down.
You can ask the Tarot: What is available for me beyond fear?
Fear can limit you. The Tarot can free you of fear’s blinders.
The Tarot can guide you to better things.
3. Is this for my highest good?
What is your highest good?
Do think about the best outcome? Would that be the best car, the best house, the best job?
Is there something more to life?
My path has revealed that my highest good can rise even with outcomes that I did not like. I did not like enduring abuse from my brother in our youth. I was the baby sister. Crap.
I hated my first marriage. Through being empowered by Wicca, I freed myself from that terrible marriage.
So, our highest good may be rising in personal growth through hardship.
You can ask the Tarot: “Is this for my highest good?”
A Tarot spread in response to this question may surprise and intrigue you.
We can use the Tarot to support our path.
Remember, that you can devote prayer time with the Gods.
The Gods can also help us cultivate new ways of thinking.
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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