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

November 28, 2024 / Moonwater / 2 Comments

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 Identify and Fulfill Their Soulful Need

September 10, 2024 / Moonwater / Leave a comment

“When have you felt happy?”
“I don’t like that question,” I thought.
Why do I have a problem with that question?
Let’s pause.
Do you clearly know what makes you happy? Are you getting it? Have you settled? Or given up?
Maybe, you’re similar to me. You just feel tired.
My cat just leaped into my lap. I’m hugging him. Okay, I’m feeling happy.
But that’s not the whole story.
For one thing, he just shoved his tail into my face. I sneeze.

I have three insights for you.

1. Shift from What can I get? to Why am I here?

“What can I get?” is often connected to survival mode. Have you noticed that kids sense the competition that’s going on?

You have to push to get what you want.
It can feel exhausting.

In 2012, I received from the God and Goddess the directive “start a blog.” What? With my dyslexia?
I started the blog anyway. I get a lot of help.
But at the beginning, I did not know how things would go.
Recently, I’m thinking about “Why am I here?”
My thoughts include: “I’m here to support others in their learning and their individual path.”
Some of my favorite moments with my blog posts and podcast episodes include:

I appreciate hearing from readers.
I like discovering new topics and ways to synergize ideas and learnings.
I like editing my podcast episodes. I like the moments when an interesting assembly happens. For example, I’ll assemble the first part of one sentence and then use part of my second take to make things sound right.

When I’m doing my blog posts and podcast episodes, I feel connected to “Why am I here?”
How about you? When do you feel on purpose? This is part of your Soulful Need.

2. Sometimes, your Soulful Need is connected to release from something that shackles you.

At times, fear shackles me.
I find that I feel free of fear when I am doing my blog and podcast work, and I have a team member supporting me. So, my experience of freedom from fear is connected to “taking action while receiving support.” That’s a true revelation for me.

What do you need a release from?

Old ideas? Thoughts of limitation? An old identity? (For example, family members can try to hold someone as cemented to an old role of “the shy one.” … The truth is: You can be shy and still be an actor. I know someone like that.)

3. Have you given up a “positive expectation”?

I went to college because I wanted to be an animator using a computer. You know, someone who works at Pixar.
I am working with someone now so I can do some animated characters. (Groundwork is happening for that.)

I have not given up on the possibilities of animating material.
Have you become so tired that you have given up on having any “positive expectations”?
Your Soulful Need can arise as you answer questions like:

What would feel delightful?
What might cause me to stretch and grow?
What could be a positive possibility for me?

Your Soulful Need is connected to the divinity the God and Goddess placed within you.

Here is a prayer you can use:

God and Goddess,
Lead me to delightful discoveries.
Help me fulfill my Soulful Need with ease.
Show me the way to untold possibilities.
So Mote It Be.

May these insights support your path.

Blessed Be,
Moonwater

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How Witches Have Access to Ecstatic Experiences with the Goddess

July 19, 2019July 20, 2019 / Moonwater / Leave a comment

Have you been trudging through your day-to-day life?

Do you sometimes wonder, “When do I get to have joyful experiences in my life?”

As Wiccans, we have a true gift.

Goddess offers us the opportunities to learn to access ecstatic experiences with Her.

How?

Meditation is one path. Holding a ritual is another.

Here I’ll share a Prayer to recite just before you begin a meditation session.

I was inspired to write this prayer as I was studying this excerpt from The Charge of the Goddess.

“For mine is the ecstasy of the spirit and mine also is joy on earth; for my Law is Love unto all Beings.” – from The Charge of the Goddess, written by Doreen Valiente, in the voice of the Goddess

Prayer for True Connection with Goddess.

Goddess,
Remove any distractions from my path
That separate me from the ecstasy of the spirit.
Give me my share of joy on earth.
Help me know Your Law of Love in my heart.
May I feel Your blessing on me throughout my journeys.
So Mote It Be.

May this process bless your life.

Blessed Be,
Moonwater

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Forgiveness of Yourself on The Path of Joy

August 27, 2016 / Moonwater / Leave a comment

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Is there a Wiccan path to joy?

What is joy really? Is it happiness?

Not really. It is a step to happiness. Tonight, I had the opportunity to hear a talk by Chade-Meng Tan, author of Joy On Demand, who said: “Joy is a moment to moment feeling. It is the building block of happiness.”

The question is: How do we get to joy? Much of my life I wanted to feel joyful, but various things held me down: a brother who terrorized me and later, an abusive marriage.

I learned a number of things that helped me get stronger, and through Wicca I left that abusive marriage.

Still, how does joy pertain to Wicca?

The Gods want us to be happy.

But many times we get in our own way. We put shame and anger in our way. What do I mean about that?

We put ourselves down, and we ignore our true beauty and talent. This puts a roadblock to our joy and happiness.

Can you relate to this? Have you ever been mad at yourself for making mistakes or “not being good enough? Or smart enough?”

As I was growing up, having dyslexia, I felt stupid. I had terrible trouble reading and struggled to keep up in school. More than that, I felt that I didn’t measure up to the media’s idea of feminine beauty. That was a lot of pressure! (Models don’t even measure up to it. That’s why they are significantly Photoshopped!)

With so much self-directed emotional turmoil, I failed to see myself as the Gods saw me. Beautiful and sacred. It wasn’t until I did the Self Love Meditation that I truly understood this.

With tears in my eyes, I saw the truth.

Now I look to the little things of life to give me joy. For example, a simple drink of water. 783 million people do not have access to clean water. I think of how fortunate I am to have clean water on tap. Taking a drink of water gives me a simple joy.

When’s the last time you were thankful and joyful about something? Was it months, weeks, days ago? Think about it. Do you thank the Gods for positive things in your life?

The Gods want us to be happy and have joy in this world. Remember, the Gods are love.

Still, how does self-forgiveness fit in with being a true Wiccan? Picture this. You make a mistake. You get mad at yourself. All you’re now looking at is the mistake and how “bad” you were. In effect, you’re turning away from what the God and the Goddess want you to see and to nurture. They want you to nurture yourself and have a healthy relationship with yourself. And with such a healthy relationship, you can have a healthy, loving relationship with Them.

Imagine this. How about being compassionate toward yourself? Wouldn’t you give a close friend the benefit of the doubt? Wouldn’t you be kind to your friend?

How about extending such understanding and kindness to yourself? Forgive yourself for making mistakes. Nurture yourself as you do better and better on your Wiccan path.

Being compassionate is being one with kindness. Kindness is linked to love.

We are of the Gods and the Gods are of us. Forgiving yourself and making room for you to pay attention to joy will empower you. As you experience joy, you naturally bring joy to others as well.

And then the God and Goddess will smile with you in this present moment.

Blessed Be,
Moonwater

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