“What a garbage heap!” my friend Jose’s mother said.

I thought, “That must be hard to take. Imagine living with that. Day after day.”

Then, I realized that his mother had to live with her own daily upset. Nothing was good enough for her. I could only guess that Jose’s grandmother had terrorized his mother, too.

For us, witches, there is an extra cost to having a habit of being angry and of disaproving of so much in life. What is this cost? Our energy is tainted, and our spells are derailed.

I have three insights for you.

1. Keep pure your personal energy.

If you’re constantly annoyed and angry, what does that do to your personal energy? If your personal energy is tainted by annoying parts of your life, imagine what that does to your spells.

We use all the energy around us when we do our spells. But because we focus that energy through our bodies, like a lens, we can warp that pure energy into bad energy.

So how can you keep pure your personal energy?
It’s a process of renewal. Meditation. Walking in nature. Quiet time. Renewing time with friends. Whatever works for you.

You need good energy so you can make a shift out of being irritated.

2. Avoid living in constant disapproval and upheaval.

You probably know someone angry about just about everything. The city government is slow to fill the potholes in the streets. Family members don’t clean up after themselves fast enough. You name it. The person’s face is in a continual frown—as if everything is a personal insult.

Let’s notice that we can taint our spell with negative emotions.

Our own habits of thinking can be a source of upheaval or peace.

Compassion can help. “Oh, my family member was so tired after returning from work,” the person with compassion thinks.

Here’s an added problem of living in constant disapproval…your spells are tainted so they do not turn out the way you want.

3. Ask the Gods to help you accept “The Beauty of Enough.”

Many times, I think to myself the ritual went great except for that one detail. Not good enough.

Or I think, “No! I forgot to add _____. The spell could have been more powerful. Stupid.”

I have learned that I must let go of such hyper-critical patterns.

We need to let go of an obsession with “It’s not perfect yet!”

Recently, I have been thinking of “The Beauty of Enough.”

Here is a prayer.

A Prayer

Honorable Lord and Gracious Lady,
Grant me the wisdom of knowing Enough.
Take away the fog of “it’s not perfect”…
Help me daily to experience “The Beauty of Enough.”
And instill Your Passion of Gratitude within my heart.
So Mote It Be.

May these insights support your path.

Blessed Be,
Moonwater

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“I hate New Year’s Resolutions,” my friend, Martha, said. “They don’t work.”

This started an extended conversation.

I have three insights for you.

1. You cannot win with “a negative.”

A New Year’s Resolution of “I’m not going to smoke” can backfire. How? You take a bad habit out and you leave a hole. Instead, you can say, “I take walking breaks.” (That replaces smoking breaks.)

Here’s another problem. One person said, “This year is about ‘no self-sabotaging.’”

Then her mentor said, “Exchange that for the positive: Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Self-Effectiveness.”

2. Goddess says, “My Law is Love”—not “My Law is Shame.”

“I define shame as the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging—something we’ve experienced, done, or failed to do makes us unworthy of connection.” – Dr. Brene Brown

Goddess made you worthy. She does not try to manipulate you (like humans do) by making you feel bad.

“For My Law is Love unto all beings,” The Goddess in The Charge of the Goddess as written by Doreen Valiente

When you find yourself repeating some mean and cutting words (you heard from parents, guardians, employers, or others), pause. Stop right there. Imagine turning around the thought.

Here’s an example: “Stupid. I always say the wrong thing.”

Turn It Around: “I made a mistake. I can get coaching and learn something better to say in a stressful moment like that.”

3. Invite the Goddess to Support Your New Year’s “Direction.”

Instead of New Year’s Resolutions, you can pick a direction.

It sounds like:

• I’m learning about starting my own business.
• I’m now being kind to myself.

What direction would help you?

Here’s a prayer:

Goddess, support me in my New Year’s Direction.
Give me insights to make course corrections in my journey.
Lead me, guide me.
So Mote It Be.

May these insights support your path.

Blessed Be,
Moonwater

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“Are you okay?” I asked Martha, my longtime friend.
“No.”
I waited and listened.
“Since my parents have both gone to the hospital—two different hospitals. I’m walking around. It all looks different. Like nothing is safe.”
This began an extended conversation.

I have three insights for you.

1. If you don’t feel safe, you’re not broken.
God and Goddess made you to feel it all. The highs and lows. Moments feeling confident. Times of being torn by anxiety.
Often, it is natural to feel these waves of emotion.
If you have access to your High Priest/Priestess, they may be a good source for support.

** Special Note: If you have persistent thoughts of anxiety, worry or depression, consult mental health and physical health professionals. I have mental health professionals supporting me. I take appropriate medication, too.

Remember to reach out to God and Goddess for support, too.

2. Not feeling safe may signal a time of transition and growth.
When transitions happen, feelings of confusion can arise.
Are you not feeling safe?

Yes—we are creatures of habit. We like to know what to expect.

But life keeps hitting us with new and unexpected events.
You have a friend that you feel will be with you to the end. But suddenly, they ghost you.
People get sideswiped by a divorce.
Aging parents change and become demanding. Many become downright bitter.

“The future is always all around us, waiting, in moments of transitions, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain. 
                                  – J. Michael Strazynski

It’s natural to try to duck pain. But life keeps pulling things away. We experience so much loss.
When things change, many emotions rise including fear.

What can we do? Ritual and meditation. Create moments of peace during your day. Be kind to yourself. Seek soothing music. Do what works for you. And, remember the God and Goddess.

3. Ask Goddess for comfort.
Some things are so big and heavy that we must call on the Goddess.
She stands ready to support us. Do not hesitate. She says, “My law is love” (from The Charge of the Goddess—written by Doreen Valiente in the voice of the Goddess).
Goddess loves you. She wants to help you.

Here is a prayer you can use.

Goddess, help me feel safe in Your arms.
Comfort me, calm me,
Help me in my time of need.
Show me the way to growth and happiness.
So Mote It Be.

May these insights support your path.

Blessed Be,
Moonwater

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The cars collided. The airbag punched me in the face. My dinner almost leapt from my mouth.

Days later, I realized. I did not have a protection sigil in the car!

I have three insights for you.

1. Protection in terms of boundaries, the Cosmic Egg of Protection and a Protection Sigil serve different purposes.

Do you have a friend or family member who pushes you too much? You may need to have a boundary with this person. You can say, “I need to sleep. I don’t take calls after 9 pm.”

A boundary is permeable. You probably would let your spouse call you whenever needed.

Here is a protection meditation called The Cosmic Egg which is like a wall. You are protected from dark energies. Here is the link to my post about that.

As I mentioned, I failed to have a Protection Sigil in my car. Here’s a Link to my post about creating a sigil.

Creating sigils is easy to do.

2. Protection is natural and necessary.

It is true that some people and things cause harm. An old quote says, “You can’t give what you don’t have.” If you do not protect yourself and your energy, you’ll have no energy left. Want to be kind to a friend? – you’ll need energy. Want to complete your college degree? – you’ll need energy.

You can use the following InstaCircle process for protection…

3. Ask the Goddess for protection.

Goddess loves us. She is there for us. Call on Her for protection. Anytime your intuition warns you that you are going into a dangerous situation, call on the Goddess.

You can quickly cast the InstaCircle.

Here is the InstaCircle process with the movements:

Using your power hand (your dominant hand), trace the Circle three times.

I cast my Circle thrice,
round, round and round.

Point your index finger up to the heavens and then pull energy down to the ground.

Let no bane get in,
From heavens to ground.

The InstaCircle can support you by shielding you from negative energies.

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Now here is an additional prayer:

Gods hold me secure,
In Your mighty hands
So gentle and true.
Shield me from negative energies
So that I may thrive in Your light.
So mote it be.

May these insights support your path.

Blessed Be,
Moonwater

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“I am sick of this self-sabotage crap!” my friend, Lisa, said.

I nodded.

Dealing with my depression symptoms, it often feels like my brain acts like an enemy to my peace and calm.

I have three insights for you.

1, The witch has weekly experiences on a level above the brain.

The brain is of the mundane world. When we do a rite or a spell, the energy goes up to the realm of the Gods.

When was the most recent experience of ritual or meditation that you have had? Did you connect with the Gods? If so, your spirit rose above your brain. On the level of the Gods, true happiness and peace is our experience.

2, The witch notices how the brain causes unhappiness.

Dr. Laurie Santos points out that the brain has certain patterns that cause unhappiness. One is “reference points.” All the time we’re measuring our experience, possessions, attractiveness—all of it—to other people. That naturally brings us down. How can we measure up to people who are manufactured?—Photoshopped. They selectively report on their perfect marriages, kids, houses, cars, glamorous jobs, and more.

Dr. Laurie also points to “hedonic adaptation”—this means that anything fun just loses its shine. We get used to it.

We are drawn to the novelty of a situation or thing. Is it shiny and new?

You may have noticed that some “fair weather” people started as “new witches.” To be a witch requires us to be strong and steadfast. We need to have a form of discipline to do rituals and meditation on a weekly basis.

3. With your relationship with the Gods, there is no mundane comparison.

“Let my worship be within the heart that rejoices, for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals.” – The Goddess speaking in The Charge of the Goddess (as written by Doreen Valiente)

Where does that worship happen? Really, it happens on a level above the mundane world. Sure, we do a ritual or meditation—it starts in the mundane world. But during the process, our spirit rises.

We are in the “in-between” when we do ritual. When we meditate, we go to the astral plane.

These experiences are above the brain.

“Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you.” The Goddess speaking in The Charge of the Goddess (as written by Doreen Valiente)

The Gods give us all this and more.

May these insights support your path.

Blessed Be,
Moonwater

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Beyond the Law of Attraction to Real Magic: How You Can Remove Blocks to Prosperity, Happiness and Inner Peace

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