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How Witches Develop Their Extreme Resilience – Ep. 237
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How Witches Avoid Negative Thinking That Would Strangle Them
“You’re lucky. I don’t tell you all the negative thoughts that come into my mind,” I said to my husband.
“Thank you. Please tell me what you need to. Otherwise, it sounds like you’re making good decisions,” he replied.
I understand that he is there for me when I need to talk about heavy subjects. Still, he is guarding both of us from ruminating and unnecessary suffering.
By avoiding constant “spills of negativity” on him, I am guarding both of us from unnecessary suffering.
I have three insights for you.
- Identify the “Garbage-Thoughts.”
“Don’t believe everything you think” is an old bumper sticker slogan.
When I saw that, I thought, “That makes sense. I have so many Garbage Thoughts that invade my sanity.”
So how can you tell what is a Garbage Thought?
Does the thought empower you or strengthen you? Or does it tear you down?
A Garbage-Thought will devalue you as a human being.
Here are some Garbage-Thoughts:
- Why are you so stupid?
- What the hell is the matter with you?
- You always get it wrong.
- You can’t do anything right.
That is enough of that! You can see how terrible these thoughts are.
I realize that staying with Garbage-Thoughts can bring on depression symptoms. It has happened to me.
So, I move to the next step…
- Choose what you focus on.
Once you decipher that something is a Garbage-Thought, pause.
Choose to focus on something else.
Let that Garbage-Thought flow past. Like a leaf on the wind.
My friend, Sarah, starts to feel anxious on Sundays because … Monday and work are coming.
She tells herself, “Slow down.”
That is how she shifts to enjoying whatever she is doing in the moment (on Sunday).
So, this is about:
- Pause
- Shift
- Make space for something positive.
Sarah tells herself, “I’m here now. I’ll watch a comedy video with my boyfriend.”
- Invite the Gods to cull out the Garbage-Thoughts
Asking the God and Goddess for help is not weakness. It takes great strength to ask for help whether from the Gods or even from people.
Here is a prayer you can use:
Lord of the Forests and Lady of the Moon,
Guide my thoughts to positive ones real soon.
Keep me in Your light of positivity,
Strengthen my feelings and sensitivity.
Take your blade of truth and cut away
Those pesky Garbage-Thoughts today.
My mind now made pure and whole,
Positive feelings and thoughts fill my soul.
So Mote It Be.
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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How Witches Watch Nature and Gain Support – Ep. 236
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How Witches Watch Nature and Gain Support – Ep. 236
How Witches Prevent Negative Events and People from Overrunning Their Lives
“Hey, you didn’t talk about George at your workplace,” I mentioned to my friend, Adriana.
“I didn’t want to have him take up any more space in my mind,” she replied.
I have three insights for you.
- Choose how much space something or someone takes up in your life.
My friend, Brandon, said, “I don’t talk about work. I do not want to relive it.” He is choosing to free himself of the pain of the workplace. He doesn’t like his job. Some of the people there are disrespectful.
Brandon chooses how much time he thinks about work. He has a full life, and he does artistic pursuits outside of work.
Talking too much about work would spoil Brandon’s time with his family and friends.
Additionally, if you know you’re going into hostile territory, make sure to put up your shield. Here is a process you can use.
- Choose to replace a negative thought by shifting to something positive.
As the lotus rises on its stalk unsoiled by the mud and water, so the wise one speaks of peace and
is unstained by the opinions of the world.” – Buddha
We have the choice to make a shift in our thinking. The lotus flower does not stay on the level of mud. It rises and expresses its beauty. The same can be true for you.
You can shift your thoughts with a brief prayer in your mind. Something like: “Goddess guide me. Help me be strong and connect with the good in my life.”
- Invite the Gods to help you shift your thoughts to positive ones.
You can use a different prayer to invite the Gods to help you shift your thoughts.
Here is a prayer:
Lord of the Hunt and Blessed Mother of the Earth,
Change my thoughts from unhappy to mirth.
Guide my thoughts to better things,
And keep away those thoughts that sting!
Let me choose the Light Path to see,
As You will, So Mote It Be.
May these insights support your path
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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How Witches Remove the Barriers to Using Magick – Ep 235
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How Witches Remove the Barriers to Using Magick – Ep 235
How Witches Move Beyond Sacrifice and Resentment
How is life going for you?
Do you feel squeezed by many responsibilities?
In some spiritual paths, the idea of sacrifice is pushed—a lot.
On the other hand, The Goddess emphasizes that She pours out her love.
“Nor do I demand sacrifice, for behold I am the Mother of All Living, and my love is poured out upon the earth.” – The Goddess speaking in The Charge of the Goddess as written by Doreen Valiente
I have three insights for you.
- Refresh your thoughts about sacrifice.
So, sacrifice is good, yes?
Imagine another take on this topic.
What if we’re talking about choice and what a person chooses as important to them?
When a parent sacrifices their time and devotes their efforts to a child… is this a loss?
Actually, this is a declaration of “I choose this as important to me.”
The parent is declaring, “This is important to me. Your well-being is important to me. This is my choice.”
Problems of resentment rise when people fail to acknowledge the choices they are making.
Is it hard to support a friend, a child, or a family member? Yes. Certainly.
I notice that my friends and I make choices because we deeply care about each other.
- Avoid looking for approval.
Some spiritual paths appear to emphasize sacrifice as a way to redeem oneself. As if one was created already “tainted.”
“…if that which thou seekest thou findest not within thee, thou wilt never find it without thee.”
– The Goddess speaking in The Charge of the Goddess as written by Doreen Valiente
Peace is within. Your worth is within. Why? The Gods created you worthy.
If a parent devotes their time and care to a child, it is not about whether anyone else deems the parent “a good parent.”
It’s really about the parent choosing their honorable path.
Sure, we want people to express appreciation and gratitude.
But to expect approval or gratitude can be a road to resentment.
- Invite the Gods to help you move beyond resenting.
Here is a prayer:
Glorious God and Gracious Lady,
Clear my path of resentment.
May I see my choices with love.
May I enjoy the journey of devotion,
For my good and all those involved.
So Mote It Be.
Resentment and fear can grow from outside this present moment.
If you focus on giving with your clear heart, that is something in this present moment. Whether the other person feels grateful—that’s out of your hands—and outside this moment.
The Goddess invites us to be like Her and to “pour our love out upon the earth.”
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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How Witches Heal From the Flawed Reflection – Ep. 234
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How Witches Heal From the Flawed Reflection – Ep. 234
How Witches Move Beyond Regrets
Recently have you felt a twinge of regret? Maybe you didn’t reach out to a friend at a certain time. Maybe you didn’t try something new and missed out on an opportunity. Some regrets can keep us stuck.
I have three insights for you.
- Change may involve “little deaths.”
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” ― Chuang Tzu
Recently, I was walking in the neighborhood that I lived in for twenty-two years.
I felt grief. That part of my life was over.
I now live in a city a significant distance from my old neighborhood.
I felt like part of my life had just dried up and was gone.
I could think of that chapter of my life as over—as if it had died.
What do we do related to death? We mourn. We grieve.
This part of my life was gone. All the good memories are now tinged with sadness. These memories seemed to die in front of me.
But like the caterpillar who dies in that one form…my life can transform into a new form.
The entity of the caterpillar is reborn in a new form.
My life won’t be the same. It can be different and good.
- Appreciate the natural flow of life, death, and rebirth.
Every Yule, the God is reborn. And at every Samhain, He sacrifices Himself for His children with His death. He does this with a full heart. Then the cycle repeats.
You can let go of regret when you accept that when chapters of life end—it is the natural flow of things.
For example, a friend, Stephen, regrets the ending of his friendship with his high school best friend.
Stephen had made significant mistakes. He is now careful with how he supports his friendships.
Did the ending of his previous friendship need to happen? Perhaps, it was necessary. The loss woke him up to the treasure and fragility of friendships.
- Ask the Gods to help you navigate the chapters of your life.
Here is a prayer that you may use to connect with the Gods.
Honorable Lord and Gracious Lady,
May I flow into each new chapter of my life with the grace and dignity of the Gods.
Calm my fears and ease the pain of grief over each chapter’s death.
Let me be free to explore the beauty of each new chapter.
So Mote It Be
May these insights support your journey.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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How Witches Reduce Their Suffering – Ep. 233
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How Witches Reduce Their Suffering – Ep. 233
Happy Beltane 2023
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Beltane
To our ancestors, Beltane celebrates the beginning of summer. Bale or “bon” fires are an important part of the Beltane Sabbat. All fires at home or in shops were extinguished and then re-lit from the sacred bonfires that blazed on the tops of the surrounding hills. This was also the time when the herds were blessed. The people marched their cattle around and between the bonfires to bring good luck and fertility and to protect them during the year.
The Sabbat Beltane, coincides with when the God actually impregnates the Goddess. This sacred act ensures the continued fertility for crops and animals throughout the light half of the year (between the Spring and Fall Equinoxes.) A popular symbol for this sacred act, the May Pole represents the impregnation of the goddess. A May Pole is a pole set erect in the ground with ribbons attached on the top. People then each take a ribbon and dance in a weaving pattern around the pole. The pole represents God’s phallus and the colorful ribbons that the dancers wind around the May Pole represent the goddess with her flowers a-blooming. And so the impregnation of the Goddess is fulfilled.
Blessed be,
Moonwater SilverClaw
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