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How to Face an Opponent (A Witch’s Perspective)

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“I can’t believe it. She’s my mother. She’s supposed to be on my side,” my friend, Alicia, said.

I nodded and listened.

Alicia’s mother, at this time, was her opponent.

I have insights for you.

1. Acknowledge the nature of the opponent.

    Researchers are noting aspects of narcissists.

    “A narcissist is an extremely self-centered person who has an exaggerated sense of self-importance.” – Merriam-Webster Dictionary

    Alicia’s mother demonstrates narcissism. Perhaps, you’ve noticed that narcissists do not care, and they do not learn.

    What can Alicia do? She can guard her time and her personal energy.

    She can set her boundaries. She can, when necessary, end her phone conversations with her mother.

    Do you need to set boundaries with an opponent in your life?

    2. Face The Three-fold Law.

    The Wiccans I know believe in The Three-fold Law.

    This Law holds that what you send out returns upon you with three times the impact.

    It is a temptation to want to wield magick to punish the opponent. Whoa! Stop.

    Instead, it is better to use prayer, ritual, and meditation to strengthen yourself.

    For example, if I faced a truly tough time, I would call upon Fire energy and I would ask the God to give me strength. I would call upon the Goddess to grant me Her Warrior Spirit

    What would help you strengthen yourself?

    May these insights support your path.

    Blessed Be,
    Moonwater

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    Witches Know That Money Is Not Wealth – A Real Money Spell

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    “Money is not wealth,” my friend, Irma, said.
    “What?”
    “Money can represent wealth. Wealth is about abundance. You can have abundance in terms of good times with friends, good health, and good peace of mind,” Irma concluded.

    I reflected on this and how many of us, witches, focus a lot on money spells.

    At one point in my life, I noticed that I did not do money spells.
    Why?
    Perhaps, I did not feel that I deserved good treatment and the ease that money may provide.

    Here is a simple Money Spell that may ease your burden.

    This spell should be done on a waxing moon.

    • A green candle
    • “A check to yourself from the Universe”*
    • Cauldron
    • Money drawing oil
      • Money Oil (You can make your own by adding drops of essential oils together, like the example below)
        • 3 parts ginger
        • 2 parts orange
        • 4 parts pine
        • 2 parts cinnamon
        • 1 part cedarwood
        • 5 parts jasmine (optional)
    • matches or a lighter

    * We create a check from the Universe by writing the amount we want and writing “from the Universe for the Good of All” in the memo section on the check.

    Warning: ONLY work this spell during the waxing moon. (Waxing means going toward full moon)

    Cast Circle in the usual manner.

    Dress the green candle properly. (That is, dab your finger in the money oil and rub the candle repeatedly from wick to base—until the whole candle is covered in money oil.)

    As you dress the candle, envision money flowing into your life.

     Light the candle and chant the following out loud:

    As I light this candle so,
    Make my money grow and grow,
    Let it flow without rhyme or reason,
    Each and every turn of season,
    Filling up my pockets so wide,
    Let me enjoy this happy ride,
    Make me stronger than the ocean tides,
    Manifesting my will to coincide,
    With no malice, woe, or hitches,
    May there be no mess or jinxes,
    With no need of fear of ruin,
    Let it rain money, bless my journey.
    An it harm none, so mote it be!

    Now hold the “Check from the Universe.” Light the check via the candle and place the check in the cauldron to burn safely.

    Watch the flame as it burns the check.

    Meditate while focusing on the flame of the green candle.

    When you are ready, place the green candle in a safe place and let the candle burn completely out. [Do NOT leave an unattended candle. Stay safe.]

    Cakes and Wine Ceremony

    Close the Circle.

    The above spell has worked for me. I had difficulty receiving appropriate checks, and things cleared up. I was grateful!

    May your journey be prosperous and happy.

    Blessed Be,
    Moonwater

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    How Witches Gain Strength and Support Their Willpower

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    “This administration is making me gain weight,” my friend Irma said. She was reacting to more bad news about prices going up. Irma stopped buying eggs because the prices were too high.

    I reflected on this. There might be some leeway between the bad news and Irma’s reaction.

    “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Viktor Frankl

    We, witches, realize that so much of life is about energy.
    It takes energy to be patient.
    It takes energy to make a good decision.

    “Willpower isn’t just a skill. It’s a muscle, like the muscles in your arms or legs, and it gets tired as it works harder, so there’s less power left over for other things.” – Charles Duhigg

    Charles Duhigg is referring to “willpower fatigue.”

    Here is a powerful idea: You can call on the Gods to strengthen you in the space between bad news and negative action.

    Here is a prayer that you can use.

    Lord of the Hunt, Lady of the Moon
    Strengthen me to pause and pray
    To make my willpower come to stay
    Let fatigue fall like leaves from a tree,
    May I be strong and free.
    So Mote It Be.

    May these insights support your path.

    Blessed Be,
    Moonwater

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    How Witches Handle Criticism

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    “Your film doesn’t work. It’s really two different films,” said four people in my friend Sacha’s circle.

    “I don’t know what to do,” she told me.

    “Do your friends want what’s best for you?” I asked.

    “Yes. I trust them. I know them,” Sacha replied.

    I realized that the first question about facing criticism is:  “Does the person want good things for you?”

    I’ve noticed that some people just can’t handle it if you share a deep part of yourself with them. I felt heartbroken when I shared with one particular friend that I am a witch. As soon as she knew this, she left my life.

    A couple of days later, Sacha posted her film on YouTube, despite her friends’ criticism.

    Nothing bad happened. Her friends stood by her. And, 200 people saw the film, with no conflicting comments.

    Here’s another point about criticism. I realized that people who left my life when they found out I am a witch really did not know what a witch is!

    They had unfounded prejudices. So, this second point is: Do not accept criticism from people who do not know what they’re talking about.

    I recall that an elder, Don Frew, mentioned: “When someone talks about a witch or pagan, ask them, ‘What do you mean by that label?” That may be an opening for a conversation.

    Here is a prayer you can use:

    Lord of the Hunt, Lady of the Moon,
    Help me deal well with criticism soon.
    Support me in my truth.
    For my divinity is proof.
    So Mote It Be.

    May these insights support your path.

    Blessed Be,
    Moonwater

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    How to Make the Light Return to Your Eyes – A Witch’s Perspective

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    “My mom died, and the world feels twisted,” my friend Sarah said.

    I listened a lot to Sarah.

    I reflected on this. Life hits us hard. It’s easy to go dark and get bitter.

    Instead, I direct my focus on repeatedly bringing the light back to my eyes.

    How about you? Do you want to recover from the dark times?

    I have three insights for you.

    1. Focus on words that elevate.

    Sarah felt regret. She remembered times when she just needed to have quiet time to herself, and she did not visit her mother. Her job is extreme. She had to have recovery time to avoid getting physically sick.

    Something that helped was when I said, “Your Mom would like to see you keep going for your dreams.”
    Sarah said, “Yes. You’re right. Thank you.”

    How about you? When has someone said something positive that helped you carry on?

    2. Make space to “feel it all.”

    When I feel pain, I remember that to feel the good feelings I need to avoid going numb.
    I realize it can be good to “feel it all” … sadness, joy, fear, and courage.

    When you feel it all, you can let the tough feelings stay and then go.

    “I [The Goddess] give knowledge of the spirit eternal, and beyond death I give peace and freedom,” The Goddess, in The Charge of the Goddess, written by Doreen Valiente

    Some spiritual elders mention that when we suffer losses, it is like we suffer “little deaths.” The child becomes a teenager. The time of childhood has died, and the teen is the butterfly who carries on. Then, we transform beyond the teenager.

    To grow, we learn the value of “feel it all.” Beyond sadness and suffering is peace and freedom. How? When we integrate what we learn on our path as witches.

    Do you make space to “feel it all”?

    3. Ask Goddess for renewal.

    You can use a prayer like this.

    Goddess,
    Guide me to renewal.
    Just like the Yule Time, when the God brings light, laughter, and love to the land,
    Help me rise again.
    Restore the light in my eyes.
    So Mote It Be.

    May these insights support your path.

    Blessed Be,
    Moonwater

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    How Witches Make Meaning that Actually Helps Them

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    “If I clear this floor of clutter, what do I get?” my husband asked.

    “A clear floor,” I replied.

    “What else?”

    “My admiration.”

    “That’s it,” he said.

    “What?”

    “The meaning. You make the meaning,” he concluded.

    I reflected on this. Being a witch means a lot to me.
    It means that I am a child of the Goddess. It’s about being in touch with the natural world around me. …. And more ….

    How about you? Where is the meaning in your life?

    Here are three insights.

    1. Find your best choices.

      “You make me happy,” I exclaimed to my cat.
      He looked at me confused.
      Okay. So, he did not major in the English language.

      Does my cat make me happy?

      We could say that my interactions with my cat “set the stage” for my experience of happy feelings.

      My point is that relying on external events for happiness may be a road to trouble. How?
      Often, we cannot control external events. But we can make choices for the small joys in life … That’s my cat!

      What are the small joys in your life?

      2. Witness how you make meaning.

      A girl, Cheryl, is tormented by her older brother. Does she take that as a sign that everything in the world is unreliable and awful?

      A different girl, Molly, is tormented by her older brother. But then she asks her parents for karate lessons. Then, she defends herself against her brother. Molly became formidable.

      The same first situation. Different meanings and different actions.

      How do you make meaning in your own life?

      3. Let the Goddess guide you to your Higher Meaning.

      You can use a prayer like this.

      Goddess,
      Lead me to my Higher Meaning.
      Guide me on my path.
      Clear away useless distractions.
      So Mote it be.

      May these insights support your path.

      Blessed Be,
      Moonwater

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      How Witches Experience the Privileges of Being Wiccan

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      When I found Wicca, it was like coming home. A whole new world opened to me. And of course, I discovered the God and the Goddess. Here is something amazing. You have privileges as a witch.

      I have four insights for you.

      1. You can be close to the God and Goddess

      You can communicate and be close to the Gods.

      Do you pray? Or do you meditate? Using these tools as a witch we can communicate with the God and Goddess. They are only your next breath away. You can say a prayer now. Something  like:

      “Goddess, thank You for the comfort you give me now. So Mote It Be.”

      What would you like to pray about?

      2. You can wield magick for your benefit and all involved.

      Ever daydream about a dream job? Want to get a raise or make more money with your own business? In these situations, and more, witches can use magick for their benefit.

      I have learned that a combination of magick and taking practical actions in the mundane world makes abundance happen.

      What would you like to manifest? What form of spell would you like to do?

      3. You can experience community.

      You can have a family-by-choice. It is true we can’t choose our family by blood. But we can have a chosen family by making good decisions.

      I have learned that aligning with your spiritual family and certain friends can make for strong bonds. Bonds that are more nurturing than many bonds with family by blood.

      Who in your life encourages you? Do you want to devote more time to the encouragers in your life?

      4. You can avoid being tossed about seeking your personal worth from the human-mundane world.

      If you must seek your personal worth from any human, you’re in trouble. Why?

      Because human beings have flaws. Many are so self-focused that they have no room for you. Have you ever gone to a parent or sibling for comfort and they just ignored you?

      Realize that your true worth is the divinity that the God and Goddess placed within you.

      Sure, you can work to accomplish something in the mundane world. But you do not have to earn your worth. You already have a divine nature. It’s something to celebrate!

      When we incarnate, it’s like we put on blinders.

      When you pray and meditate, you take off the blinders, even for a few moments. You connect with your real worth—your divine worth.

      Do you want to add or grow your rituals of prayer or meditation?

      May these insights support your path.

      Blessed Be,
      Moonwater

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      How Witches Fill an Inner Need

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      At night, I cannot eat enough. What?

      Have you had this experience? You eat something—something good like a dessert.

      Then it’s chips.
      Soda.
      Cookies.
      Cashews.
      Peanut butter M&Ms.

      (Not you? Am I alone here?)

      Recently, I said, “You can’t satisfy an inner need with outer stuff.”

      (But I’m willing to try.)

      I have three insights for you.

      1. What is your inner need?

        Some researchers suggest that we are 95% motivated by things in our subconscious mind.

        So how do you make the subconscious stuff visible to your conscious mind?

        You can meditate and ask the Gods about some of the driving factors.

        But, one of the most important things is to observe your actions.  

        Ever open a cupboard door looking for something to eat?

        You know that hunger—that no matter how much you eat—is never satisfied? Just close that cupboard door.

        It’s Halloween time in the United States. Or for us witches Samhain.
        How do you feel when you see the green-skinned, cackling caricature of a “so-called witch”?

        What does this cackling, green caricature need? Popcorn?

        Chocolate? Definitely chocolate.

        Let’s pull back. Away from that… What could be the inner need?

        Wanting comfort.

        So, how would you like to be comforted?

        (I do rely on my coffee in the morning…)

        2. Step on the path of “centered and whole.”

        Have you attended a ritual with other witches and felt at home?

        Or…

        You’re a solitary witch and your personal ritual came together well. You felt calm, but also invigorated!

        To get to “centered and whole” you need to push away distractions.

        So, what is distracting you?

        3. Ask the Goddess for clarity in the face of distractions.

        To me, cookies, pastries, and other treats are a plea for comfort. What about you?

        Here is a prayer you can use.

        Goddess, clear my mind,
        Free me from the mud of distracting thoughts and feelings.
        Flush me clean with the spring waters of Your love.
        Hold me close with Your arms around me.
        So Mote It Be.

        May these insights support your path.

        Blessed Be,
        Moonwater

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        How Witches Create Magick — When There’s No Fortune in Their Fortune Cookie

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        Oww! It felt like a loss. My fortune cookie was empty. I found no slip of paper that promised, “Your dream will definitely come true.”

        Damn.

        Now what?

        I have three insights for you.

        1. Write your own fortune.

        I wrote my own fortune: “The Gods give us a great fortune including a great car.”
        That’s right. My husband and I need a replacement car.

        I suggest that you write your own fortune. When you write that fortune, it’s like composing a simple magickal spell.

        So, what “fortune” do you want?

        2. Realize that you’re a co-creator with the universe.

        Does the God and Goddess give you good fortune? Yes. And, you need to take action, too.

        “All acts of love and pleasure are My rituals. Therefore, let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you.” ― The Goddess in The Charge of the Goddess, written by Doreen Valiente

        What action do you need to take to move your life forward? What can make your life better?

        3. Ask the Goddess for good fortune.

        Here is a prayer you can use.

        Goddess,
        Guide me to my healthy desires.
        Help me fulfill my destiny,
        Open the doors to good fortune for me.
        So Mote it be.

        May these insights support your path.

        Blessed Be,
        Moonwater

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        How Witches Deal with Loneliness

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        “Are you lonely?” I asked Rene, someone in my circle.

        “What? Me? No, I’m all right,” she replied quickly.

        She did not seem all right.

        Some definitions of loneliness include: A state of mind in which the person feels “empty, alone, and unwanted.” (noted at verywellmind . com)

        Let’s face this together. We, witches, can feel lonely because certain spiritual paths openly discriminate against us.

        How can you strengthen yourself and rise out of loneliness?

        Here are three insights:

        1. Call out the idea of “being broken.”

        Has this happened to you? You felt broken in some way, and you had no energy to interact with anyone…?

        I have had this for many days, due to my depression symptoms. I just want to lay in bed all day and do nothing but sleep and weep.

        But what I really need to do is get my butt out of bed and do stuff. Even though I don’t feel like it.

        By doing something that fulfills one of my responsibilities (caring for my elderly parents and their medical appointments), I build myself up. How? I have evidence that I am taking action. I am doing good things. I am capable and worthy.

        My depression symptoms call me “broken.” But my actions show evidence that I am capable.

        2. Make your healing independent of another human’s approval.

        I do many things to heal without others’ interference or approval. I brew Mead and wine. I knit and make soap from scratch. I also like to bake. All of these things I do for me.

        Yes, it’s nice to share my art with others. I enjoy giving my works to people to appreciate. But that is independent of why I do what I do.

        To me making a good brew or bars of soap is good healing. What am I healing? I am rising from the pain caused by my depression symptoms to create my art.

        I like the process of creating things. I enjoy the end products, too.

        I make sure to take walks and do a bit of weight training.

        Are you doing something for your health and peace of mind?

        3. Ask the Goddess for support for your new “first step” actions.

        To alleviate loneliness, one often needs to take certain steps forward. Perhaps, you decide to attend an in-person workshop. If you’re an introvert, you may need to practice asking some questions.

        Rehearsing for talking with new people takes energy.

        Consider praying to the Goddess for support and new energy.

        A Prayer:

        Lovely Lady,
        Bless me with your support for good healing.
        Fill me with empowering energy.
        Guide me to prepare to meet new people.
        Support me as I talk with people
        So, I have the energy to truly listen.
        May You light my way in the darkness.
        So that I may create connections and friendships.
        So Mote It Be.

        May these insights support your journey.

        Blessed Be,
        Moonwater

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