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How You Can Experience the Profound Moment (A Witch’s Perspective)

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Warm energy. Pure love. Total approval and kindness. The God and Goddess were with me. The most profound moment of my life.

Still, I have had glimpses of this Divine Energy in my daily life, too.

How? It’s when I make a shift from a limited, mundane view of my present moment.

You can shift to the Divine Level. I have three insights for you.

1. Get into the Flow of the Universe.

    Some people look at the world through the lens of “it’s only my happiness that’s important.”

    This doesn’t ring true to me. Helping people and creating joy in others is a gift. Spreading joy around is important. 

    “There is only one happiness in this life: to love and be loved.”
    – Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin (known as George Sand)

    2. Avoid an emphasis on “separation.”

    Have you had a moment of “This will make me happy”? Were you thinking about a dessert or a new piece of clothing?

    Stuff can be fun.

    And yet…

    “Happiness shared is happiness doubled.” – Swedish Proverb

    I’ve learned that my path is elevated when I connect with others. Humans, animals, and more.

    Perhaps, you’ve felt a certain joy when giving a gift to a loved one.

    We, witches, know that we’re connected.

    The birth and rebirth of all nature,
    The passing of winter and spring,
    We share with the life universal,
    Rejoice in the magical ring.
    – Doreen Valiente

    I realize that the Three Time Laws also works to our advantage. Give and be kind and the blessing returns on you three times.

    3. Let go of “It’s not perfect yet.”

    Do you know someone who is never satisfied with anything or anyone?
    I find myself on edge and not feeling “satisfied.” It’s like a reflex. I probably got it from my mother.
    Still, I take this awareness into my meditation. It helps me shift to another state of being.

    “Misery might love company, but so does joy. And joy throws much better parties.” – Billy Ivey

    I’m grateful that I got a smile from this quote. On Thanksgiving Day, I’m visiting with my parents – and also my friends. I recall the classic idea: What you focus on grows.

    “Happiness is already there. It is within us. We have just forgotten it and need to remember it again.” – Socrates

    The God and Goddess want us to remember that They placed divinity within us. It is who you are.

    Each of us is a representation of the God and Goddess. We all have a piece of Them within us.

    When you get stuck in “it’s not perfect yet,” ask yourself: “How would the God and Goddess view this?” They see the big picture. What is that? It is the reality that we live in both the mundane world and the Divine Plane.

    So if a friend calls when it’s inappropriate, you can shift to the Divine Plane and realize the blessing of having a kind soul as your friend.

    May these insights support your path.

    Blessed Be,
    Moonwater

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    How Witches Do Better With Money Problems Ep. 70

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    How Witches Do Better With Money Problems Ep. 70

    Wiccans Claim Their Real Freedom

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    When do we really have freedom?

    I’ve learned that it is hard to make a healthy choice when you’re in the middle of chaos or stress.

    So, what is the solution? Make the choice when things are quiet.

    Wiccans, I’ve talked with, mention how they’d like to feel better. In this post, I’ll talk about how you can get to a place of inner quiet. More than that, I’ll show how you can charge a talisman, so you’ll have it available for a stressful moment.

    When you make a choice during a quiet time, you can later, during stress, make the healthy choice automatically. In this way you avoid having to make the choice again and again. (Sometimes, we do not have the extra energy to make the healthy choice at that time.)

    For example, my husband decided to eliminate peanut butter and apricot preserves from his daily diet. He made the choice once (when he wasn’t hungry.) It has helped him drop 15 lbs. permanently. I have used Goddess Style Weight Loss that I share in my book, and I have dropped 50 lbs. so far.

    Charging Your Talisman

    Often, Wiccans choose a talisman that can fit into their pocket.

    Some suggestions are:

    • A worry stone
    • A crystal or mineral that is smooth to the touch
    • A piece of smooth and sanded wood

    Pick something that helps you feel comforted.

    Charging and Using Your Talisman Ritual

    What you will need:

    • Your talisman
    • Brown chime candle
    • Candle holder
    • White candles
    • White bath robe (or a different color that you prefer)
    • White fresh bath towel
    • Chamomile tea
    • Cakes and wine
    • Gardenia incense
    • Gardenia oil
    • Relaxing music
    • Kosher salt
    • Altar
    • Ritual tools

    What to do:

    Conduct this ritual during a waning moon and when you will not be disturbed.

    Set up your altar and place your talisman in the middle of the altar. Next draw your ritual bath.

    Add your kosher salt, three tablespoons.

    Light the white candles and burn some of the incense for the bath. Play some soothing music on a device safely away from the bathtub.

    Drink the tea, then recline in the bath water. Feel the soothing water. Close your eyes and envision all the stress and negative energy dispersing and being absorbed by the bath water.

    Deep breathe and relax.

    Stay in the bath until all the stress and negative energies are gone from your body. Remain as long as you like.

    Once you have finished your ritual bath, dry off with your fresh clean white towel. Put on your clean bath robe.

    Next, go to your altar area and cast your circle. Then, sit in front of your altar in a comfortable position.

    Cleanse and consecrate your oil and brown candle. Then, dress your candle with the oil—from base to wick. (This pushes the bad stuff away from you.)

    Cleanse and consecrate your talisman and rub some of the oil on it as well.

    Place the talisman in front of the brown candle.

    Light the candle and say:

    Fear, stress and sadness, I fling you away
    During the madness here with me today.
    Let this talisman disperse all my worries and fears away,
    Replace with calm and peace for me to stay.
    As I So Will
    So Mote it Be.

    Do the Cakes and Wine ceremony.

    Close Your Circle.

    Carry your talisman with you. When you start to feel overwhelmed, rub it and feel the negative feelings pulled away and into the talisman. Your talisman neutralizes your negative feelings.

    Let this ritual bring you peace in your heart and soul.

    Blessed Be,
    Moonwater

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    What We Think Will Make Us Happy

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    What We Think Will Make Us Happy

    As a young girl I fantasized about someone who would rescue me from the horrible conditions of my home life. My brother terrorized me and almost killed me by holding me underwater in a neighbor’s pool. He was 12 and I was 8.

    As I did chores around the house, I fantasized that someone at any moment would come in and take me away from my terrible situation.

    When I got a little older I met a guy who I thought could solve my plight. If we just could get married, we’d be independent. I’d finally be out of the house and I would be happy. No more mental, verbal and physical abuse. This was the chance I was waiting for.

    So at 18, I married him. Things seemed fine at first. We got a place of our own and I went to school and “Joe” went to work. At the time I was studying to be a computer animator.

    At first, Joe said a few things that felt cruel. I just thought he was having an occasional bad day. But it became more frequent.

    Joe had control of the money accounts. I said we needed to buy groceries. “Too expensive,” he said. But while he was out, he’d eat at restaurants, leaving me with empty cupboards and nothing to eat. So often I felt hungry.

    Then in the evening, he’d take me to fast food restaurants. My body began to live in starvation mode. Soon when I ate, my body clung to every calorie.

    With no food in the daytime, and fast food (no vegetables) at night, I started gaining weight. Then Joe berated me for the changes in my body. His verbal abuse beat down my soul.

    Was it all his fault that this had happened to me? No. It was my fault. I was so desperate for someone else to solve my problems that I didn’t stop and ask the Gods what I should do.

    Once I reached out to the Gods, they opened my eyes. I needed to save myself.

    No, I do not excuse my ex-husband’s behavior. But I learned that I needed to stand up for myself. I initiated divorce proceedings.

    With the Gods’ guidance, I learned that it’s my responsibility to make me happy. Now whenever I face dilemmas I bring them to the Gods’ for guidance.

    I’ve learned that true happiness can vary greatly from fantasies. I’ve also learned that when I take responsibility to face the truth of my situation and I take positive action the Gods smile upon my efforts.

    My life has steadily improved by listening to the Gods’ counsel.

    So the next time you are stumped with life problems, talk to the Gods. Perhaps, take a walk and watch for signs in the world around you.

    Maybe you’ll gaze upon the full moon and ask the Goddess for her advice.

    Realize that some Wiccans do not hear the Gods’ voices directly. They just feel a quickening of their intuition.

    Knowing the Gods are there for me brings me great comfort.

    May you know the blessings of the Gods.

    Moonwater SilverClaw