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How Witches Create a Powerful Intention for Their Spells – Ep. 266
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How Witches Find an Answer Beyond the Human Brain
“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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How Witches Avoid the Traps of “Common Thought” – Ep. 265
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How Witches Avoid the Traps of “Common Thought” – Ep. 265
How Witches Release Themselves from a Happiness Trap
“No, you don’t understand. I’ll be happy when the book comes out,” my friend, Aurora, said with resolve in her voice.
“Okay,” I replied.
I had seen it before. Aurora said, “I’ll be happy when I graduate. … I’ll be happy when I have this boyfriend … I’ll be happy when I break up with this boyfriend.”
It seemed like Aurora was always looking to the future.
I have three insights for you.
- Now is the important thing.
I find the Happiness Trap is the pattern of saying, “I’ll be happy when…”
Now is the time we do our living. The vague “when” is just some point in the future. And, there is no guarantee that we’ll feel good when some specific event happens.
A friend of mine knows an author who gained a $100,000 advance for writing a book. Sounds good. But when the book was done, the author was feeling something else—because this person was going through recovery from surgery due to cancer.
We don’t know how we’ll feel in the future.
And – we do our living in the present moment.
- Happiness is a Choice
Choosing to be happy may seem strange and counter intuitive. But you can do it.
How? Focus on your blessings.
You can say “I am blessed to have______.”
How does that feel?
Like many people, I have tough situations I endure in life.
However, when I say to myself, “I am blessed to have this place to live in,” I switch my focus.
I can choose to focus on my blessings.
What about you? What are your blessings?
- Ask the God and Goddess to release you from the Happiness Trap.
Here’s a prayer you can use.
Lord and Lady,
Help me shift from “I’ll be happy when—”
I know it’s a trap.
Let me see my blessings.
Nothing can hold me back.
So Mote It Be.
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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How Witches Wake Up Strong – Ep. 264
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How Witches Wake Up Strong – Ep. 264
How Witches Avoid Getting Goddess Smacked!
Alisha made so many rules about what other people should do that she doesn’t have any friends.
She was upset that Sarah didn’t call back.
Alisha thought that Mark was “too cheap” when he preferred to get burritos.
She thought that Marcia was arrogant, always talking about “big ideas.”
Alisha was blinded to Goddess’s Law.
“For My law is love unto all beings. Keep pure your highest ideals.”
— The Goddess speaking in The Charge of the Goddess (as written by Doreen Valiente)
I have three insights for you.
1. Don’t blind yourself to the lesson.
Goddess provides lessons so that you grow.
I have noticed that Goddess keeps bringing the lesson back to you over and over. The experience gets more and more intense — until you feel Goddess-Smacked.
The easy way to blind yourself is to hold onto old ideas. It’s being rigid. It’s not letting in new experiences and possibilities.
Alisha’s old ideas were that everyone must conform to her way of doing things.
On the other hand, I have a particular friend who just does not call back. So I call her when I can. We have a good time when we’re talking together.
2. To get the lesson, listen within.
Some lessons are about finding your own truth. If you devote too much time to worrying about others’ judgments, you can miss out on the beautiful experiences of life.
Listen within.
Are you being invited to let go of old rules?
Goddess invites you to express compassion.
Here’s a classic idea: “You can’t give what you don’t have.”
If you have no compassion for yourself, you likely cannot show compassion to others.
Pause.
Be kind to yourself.
Make space to be kind to others.
3. Don’t resist the Goddess’s Law
We return to Goddess’s Law:
“For My law is love unto all beings. Keep pure your highest ideals.”
— The Goddess speaking in The Charge of the Goddess (as written by Doreen Valiente)
All beings does not just mean people. We’re talking about animals and even plants. Cutting down rainforests is a bad idea, for example.
And what about “keep pure your highest ideals”?
Perhaps, we can have ideals of…
- Compassion
- Empathy
- Kindness
- Trustworthiness
- Persistence
What ideals mean a lot to you?
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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Meditation: Receive from Goddess (Elevate Via the Element Water) – Ep. 263
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Meditation: Receive from Goddess (Elevate Via the Element Water) – Ep. 263
How Witches Discover the Vision Within
I wrote a short novel (novella) when I was a teen. My mother deleted it from the cartridge (old technology).
It still hurts, and it is decades later.
I’m proud of myself. I told her twice about my writing. I had the cartridge labelled. I had stood up and said what I needed to. But she still deleted my novella.
I had a vision to be a writer.
It was not until later I became a blogger (GoddessHasYourBack.com) and Podcast Creator.
Do you have a vision from long ago?
Did someone step on it?
I have three insights for you.
- You don’t discover things without saying yes.
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
You’ll never know how powerful and wonderful you can become if you say no to the things that the Gods place in your path.
The Gods put these opportunities in front of you for a reason. They want you to learn and grow.
Before you say, “No. I don’t have the time for that,” pause. Listen to your heart. Perhaps, postpone the decision until you have a meditation session (even just 5 minutes) to hear the God and Goddess.
Realize that this adventure of your life involves discovery. You can expand your horizons.
- If you don’t know your purpose, your purpose is to explore.
I have heard a number of individuals say, ”I don’t know what my purpose is.”
If that is true, your purpose then is to explore what your purpose is.
What does that involve?
Perhaps, you use a day planner (or app) and schedule 30 minutes a day to do Google searches and see YouTube videos. Maybe, each week, you go someplace to explore possibilities.
Some people say, “I don’t know what ‘excites’ me.” Okay. How about looking for something that sparks your interest?
What can you look into—that might spark your interest?
- Log your experiences in your Book of Shadows (B.O.S.)
Many witches tend to only note their rituals and results in their Book of Shadows. Your B.O.S. is to support your life.
Then, you can note your rituals, experiences, Google searches, discoveries, disappointments, and triumphs. Make space to discover your vision within.
Consider that many people put in more effort into planning a vacation than they do in their work life.
Why? They feel a sense of urgency. Because they think, “I only get these few days away from my job. So, I better make them count.”
So, log your progress in your B.O.S.
You can do things like meditating on your goals. Use your divinatory tools. You can do Tarot readings on your interests and the directions you could take.
Your life and your vision within is more important than a simple vacation.
You’re on a path. Log your progress in your B.O.S.
What can you do today to support your vision within?
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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How Witches Believe in Themselves and Duck the B.S. from Others – Ep 262
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How Witches Believe in Themselves and Duck the B.S. from Others – Ep 262
How Witches Experience the “Joy of Missing Out”
“I can’t keep up this pace,” my friend, Alison, said.
Work to pay the rent, responsibilities for elderly parents, her heartfelt work, and more had her squeezed.
Her phone kept chiming.
She needed something else to experience in her life.
- Step back from the Tyranny of FOMO
You’ve probably heard of FOMO – fear of missing out. It’s why we’re glued to our smartphones.
A number of my friends are addicted to keeping up with the bad news.
I call it the Tyranny of FOMO. How about we step back? Give yourself some time with your phone turned off? Many of us feel that we must be on call. How about fifteen minutes away from the noise?
With fifteen minutes – would you soak in a ritual bath? Take a shower? Meditate. Assemble a jigsaw puzzle?
- Discover new space in your life.
What if you said “no” to a party that you didn’t much care about, anyway?
Imagine that. More time for relaxing. You could do a simple candle lighting ritual. Take your time. How about that?!
- Deepen Your Witchcraft Practice.
“I don’t have enough time for studying the Craft this week,” my friend, Eric, said.
If you didn’t watch some semi-good TV show on a streaming service, you would have some more time.
We’re not looking for balance here. Many people believe “balance” is a myth.
We’re just looking at making a choice that nurtures you.
- Be with the God and Goddess
I have a friend who meditates 1 minute every day. Only 1 minute? As he says, “It’s better than zero.” And, he has conditioned himself to go quiet inside on command. That is useful.
How about 1 minute for the God and Goddess?
Do you have 3 minutes for Them? It’s really like getting the chance to be enveloped in a warm, loving blanket. Sounds worth it.
When you make time for the God, Goddess, and you … you experience the Joy of Missing Out (of the noise of life).
May these insights support your path.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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