Moonwater reveals the hidden choice, so you take your life in a positive direction. She observes that a past experience may include a false impression. The God and Goddess stand by to support us. With Their Divine help, we can release ourselves from the shackles of past injury. Learn a powerful prayer to call for the God and Goddess’s support.
For more on how to deal with disruption and chaos, see Moonwater’s new book, World On Fire. Check it out with the link below.
I felt ugly, fat, and alone. I couldn’t even imagine wielding any power. My brother continued to call me ugly and fat to my face and his friends. I wished my parents would corral their precious firstborn. My mother, in her anger and prejudice, ignored my pain.
Years later, I would suspect my mother had undiagnosed depression. She still won’t see a mental health professional.
Recently, a new thought came to me.
As teenager and a new witch, I was miserable. What?! Someday, I could effectively move natural energy?
Now, years later, an image arose in my mind.
Think of natural energy as droplets of water. A witch new to wielding magick may move these droplets of water one at a time. Through diligent practice of witchcraft, these droplets may unite into a crashing wave.
Then, I thought…
Where would I like the united droplets to flow in my life? Perhaps they could be a soothing, peaceful lake in my life.
How about you? Where would you like energy to flow in your life?
Here is a prayer you can use:
Lord and Lady, Water me gently. My power gathers. Soak me thoroughly, And my power grows. I wield my power in waves, To capsize sorrow’s boat, so I heal. So Mote It Be.
Remember: The God and Goddess have placed divinity within you. It is natural for a witch to move energy.
Today, I woke up after sleeping for over 10 hours. That is so unusual for me. No. I’m not suggesting that we work ourselves to exhaustion.
But this holiday season has seen me go, go, go. My get up and go, got up and went! I needed to replenish.
How about you? Do you work yourself into the ground? Do you just barrel on through? Force yourself? Get pissed off at people next to you?
Someone in my circle works with customers. He says, “People who come in here are either sick or late or BOTH.”
What happens? A number of the individuals are rude. Okay. Downright mean.
Wiccans know about the Three-Times Law. What you put out there returns to you threefold.
Impatient? Impatience slams you from other people.
Another way exists.
Take care of yourself. Honor your rhythms. I just saw a comedic film. I’m renewed.
And, here we have this blog post.
Here’s a prayer you can use.
May I honor my rhythms, May I honor my inner Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. May each flow from one to another smoothly, As I so will, So Mote It Be
P.S. Here is one more idea. In our life, one day can include all four seasons. You may wake up in Winter. Cold, stormy, and unpleasant. You might call a friend and then have moments of Spring. Honor your rhythms. May these insights support your path.
In one of the last paintings I finished, I have three furry pets pictured as sunning themselves on a house roof.
As I look at the painting today, I notice how I placed dark green trees behind the furry pets.
This makes the three pop out.
What if you and I approached each day like a work of art?
You focus on something. You make it bright. It stands out.
When creating a painting, you choose to make some portions of the painting dark in color so others stand out.
What would you like to stand out in your experience of today?
“Happiness is gratitude minus envy.” – Naval Ravikant
When you pause and declare, “I’m grateful for this [walk among trees, Diet Coke, you name it], you have shone the light of your focus on it.
You can let other parts of the day fade into the background.
What is most important to you?
Here’s a prayer you can use:
Lord and Lady, Let me see the lights in my life. Let me bring them forward. My darkest moments are only a portion of the tapestry of my life. May I flow from moment to moment. So Mote It Be
When I did my first spells, I was afraid of making a mistake. This fear kept me from doing magick because I was afraid of doing something wrong.
Over the years, I have learned certain things, including what I call the “hidden requirements of spellwork.”
1. Start small.
The simplest spell you can do is “thank you.” You can light a candle and some incense to say thank you to the God and Goddess for the blessings you currently experience.
2. Hold to humility.
I started as a solitary witch. I did not do more involved spells until I was in a coven with spiritual elders.
I find that holding to humility is helpful. Why? You make space to learn more.
3. Make space for a time duration.
Have you noticed that many worthwhile things in life take time? It takes time to practice. You may make a mistake, and that’s a time when your awareness is expanded.
Here’s a prayer you can use:
Lord and Lady, Help my studies grow. Let me learn and know. Help my knowledge fall in line. Give me hope at this time. So Mote It Be
Have you seen friends abandon you because of your Wiccan faith?
Three former friends come to mind. They’re gone. I miss them.
But then I realize this question: “What will I dwell upon?”
Imagine the Goddess was here to coach me. She might say, “Moonwater, let this go. It’s all right.”
Or…
The God might coach me with this comment: “Who cares? Let them go.”
Well, let’s look at that “Who cares?” part.
It reminds me: “Does caring about the people who chose to leave my life help me at all?”
We’re talking about how we experience our daily life.
If I think about the former friends whose prejudices led them to leave … it won’t change anything. Except it drains my energy. Thinking about them makes me feel bad.
But I could dwell upon a completely different idea.
When a friend chose to reject me due to Wicca, they closed a chapter of my life. A chapter that had them in it.
One thing is: A “fair weather friend” leaves … and my schedule opens for other people to come in.
Okay.
Here’s a prayer you can use:
Lord and Lady, Help me not dwell on the doors that shut in my life And help me heal from the loss of the friends who leave. May I dwell in your Divine Shining Light. So Mote It Be
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be, Moonwater
P.S. For more on how to deal with disruption and chaos, see Moonwater’s new book, World On Fire. Check it out with the link below.
It took weeks to get a medical appointment for an MRI scan. Then today, medical team members of another department taped a heart-monitoring device on me.
Poof! That threw away my MRI scan appointment.
Grrrrrrr.
It feels like a bunch of time wasted. New frustration. What can I do with this?
“Uh, hello, Goddess, what can I learn from this?” – it’s a thought I had.
[[Go with the flow. Surrender. Be grateful for what you have.]] – an intuitive thought that arose.
Grateful for what?
That my body works. That I’m still here with my husband, with my parents, and with my glorious cat, Magick.
What?
Earlier today, a car racing on the other side of the highway raced toward me. With its turn signal on.
Well, the genius driving the car merged over, demonstrating that he would be making a turn. But he apparently did not know the turn signal was on.
**An accident almost happened.**
I AM grateful that no accident occurred.
So I say,
“Okay. Goddess, I AM grateful for every blessing. Help me empty the “can” of mental garbage.”
Here’s a prayer you can use.
Goddess, Help me empty the can of mental garbage I have collected. Open my eyes to all the blessings You give me. So Mote It Be
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be, Moonwater
For more on how to deal with disruption and chaos, see Moonwater’s new book, World On Fire. Check it out with the link below.
Yeah, I flunked kindergarten. This made me into “compliant girl.” I had to live up to my parents’ standards about my grades and more. By the way, eventually, I was diagnosed as a person who has dyslexia.
So, there’s that phrase “live up to.”
As a girl, if I said anything original and an expression of my true self, I was chastised.
Yes, these were the parents who dragged me to THEIR church.
Recently, I had a conversation with a spiritual elder. The topic of “live into” versus “live up to” arose.
We, Witches, are called to LIVE INTO the divinity the Goddess and God placed within us.
We do not need to gain someone’s approval.
Each one of us is a unique expression of that divinity.
I remember one of my early boyfriends. I did not feel comfortable expressing my Wiccan spiritual path. So, I said nothing.
Are you finding that you tend to “live up” to someone else’s expectations?
What if you were free to “live into” your true spiritual path and destiny?
Here is a prayer you can use.
My Gracious Lady, Help me let go of others’ limiting expectations, Lord of the Greenwood, Help me live into my true destiny! So Mote It Be
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