There are as many different approaches to creating this change in how you think as there are books about the Law of Attraction.
You can whittle down the approaches into three basic methods: appreciation, visualization and affirmation.
Any good spell, ritual, ceremony, should have these three things working together. You will see that each one depends on the others.
Appreciation
Appreciation is gratitude. It is focusing on what is going right in this moment and in your life in general. This automatically lifts your vibration frequency out of low vibe emotions in order to attract more of the things you appreciate.
The thing about appreciation is that it doesn’t matter if you express gratitude for true occurrences in your life, or fabricating something to feel grateful for.
All you need to do is summon and hold the feelings of appreciating a positive experience surrounding your desire. Remember that the feeling is key because emotions are the vibrations.
Visualization
Visualization is when you create a mental picture of your desires. Again, the important part is feeling the emotions associated with achieving the visual picture.
It’s more than just seeing what you want in your mind’s eye. Oftentimes, people picture what they want, but feel the lack of not having it. It takes training to turn the feeling of lack into a feeling of excitement about the potential to have your dreams come true.
Obviously, visualization then pairs with the feeling of appreciation we just talked about. Remember you can feel gratitude for an imagined occurrence.
Visualization might not be the best word because it is beyond your sense of sight. Use each of your physical senses when imagining the circumstance of your desire and feel the way it feels to have achieved your dreams, then express gratitude for these blessings.
And it’s important to notice that visualization does not focus on the how. Once you place your request into the Universes hands, through whatever method, you’re part in the creation process is complete. Visualize the end results as often as you want, but be careful not to dwell on the hows of the matter.
Affirmation
Affirmation is the act of repeating a positive statement that describes the reality you desire. You can say them out loud or in your head.
It can be challenging to get the hang of because unlike appreciation, which helps you focus on what you like about your reality, this practice requires an attitude of faking it ’til you make it, some pretending, or a willingness to suspend your disbelief.
It also can feel silly but it is really worth it once your affirmations begin manifesting.
Using affirmation in spellwork can be particularly powerful. Use affirmative phrases when declaring your intention to strengthen the overall effect.
Again, feeling the sensations associated with the affirmation is important, just as it is with visualization and appreciation. It’s a combination of feeling and speaking that turns your thoughts into things, your intention manifests.
Related: How Affirmations Work
One of the hardest aspects of witchcraft and understanding the forces of the Universe, is taking responsibility for your life. It’s really easy to take responsibility for the joyful parts of your life, but when it comes to taking responsibility for the undesirable things, many of us are more willing to play the victim.
I believe that witches ought to show respect to other people and their culture, experiences and beliefs. And, at the same time, I believe it is important for witches to determine what they find to be respectful and disrespectful from their own perspective and stand up for their beliefs.
Most witches align themselves with the natural world in one way or another. Maybe you are in tune with the seasonal changes or the moon phases. Maybe you work with herbs or crystals or animals when crafting spells and charms. I believe that witches ought to show respect toward the natural world that we depend on for survival.
In this post I’ll give you three strategies for raising your vibration in order to shift your thought and behavior patterns: meditation, journaling and expressing gratitude. These three tools will help you make a shift in your patterns by helping you be mindful about your thoughts and feelings.
Thought forms occur in two forms: limiting or empowering. Both types of thought forms are beliefs that you hold about your own capabilities and what is possible for you. Limiting beliefs place a limit on what you can do in you life. Empowering beliefs empower you to achieve what you want out of life.
One of the hardest parts of working with the Law of Attraction is changing your thought and behavioral patterns. Every time you repeat a certain thought or behavior you re-establish it. However, It is possible to change your thoughts in order to attract the circumstances you want into your life.
There are two different kinds of failure. There is the failure that comes through putting limits on your own abilities and the failure that arrives just before the success. Learn how to develop your mindfulness, become open to all possibilities, and believe beyond what you can see.
That’s what we’re going to talk about in this post. How to stay in alignment and focused on your dreams even when people doubt you. How to keep your manifesting momentum up in the presence of loving naysayers. How to remain confident even when the people who are supposed to support you are being so unsupportive.
Let’s talk about the leap of faith we often need in manifesting our desires. The believing in something without actually seeing it. The mutual trust that practicing witchcraft requires. It’s about turning the popular phrase, “I’ll believe it when I see it,” around to say, “I’ll see it when I believe it.”
The cultural appropriation conversation tends to focus on conflict over who’s ancestors own what. But what are we really angry about? What is at the heart of cultural appropriation? I’d like to make the argument that it’s not about the thing, the practice, the word, the clothing. It’s actually about the oppression.
This is a touchy subject, not that I’m afraid to talk about it. It may take you to a dark place in yourself. It may make you angry with me because I might present ideas that feel uncomfortable. You may feel personally attacked as you are forced to reflect on your own actions. But please, hear me out and stick with me until the end.
Hexes and curses are types of spells that are cast to inflict misfortune on others. Today I want to explore this type of magick. I see a lot of people arguing about whether cursing is okay or jumping into doing it without understanding. Let’s clear up the confusion.
Blessings and protection Magick may not seem to go together, but these are often the type of spells you would cast on yourself but also onto the people you care about. In other words, you influence the fate of another through your own will.
There are as many different approaches to creating this change in how you think as there are books about the Law of Attraction. You can whittle down the approaches into three basic methods: appreciation, visualization and affirmation.
The Law of Attraction is a concept that sums up the workings of the Universe as, “like attracts like.” Your thoughts create your reality, so to change your reality you need to align your thoughts with what you want, whatever you want.
Magick is all about going with the flow, and going with the flow is the opposite of perfectionism. Perfectionism is swimming upstream or it is a boulder that blocks the flow of water. Perfectionism is when you are so focused on the need to be right, you miss the opportunity to be present.
I want to talk to you about inconsistency in terms of your witchcraft practice. I’m here to tell you that being an inconsistent with your practice does not make you a bad witch. In fact, there is no such thing as a bad witch.
Everything we do as witches or magickians is a matter of manipulating energy, and bending it to our will. Working with energy all the time can, and does take its toll. Which is precisely why self-care is so important. Self care is about recovering the energy that we have used.
Skepticism is important and also I believe it is a requirement of a healthy witchcraft practice. It’s how we keep ourselves safe from following authors and leaders blindly. It’s how we help others before they fall too deep into unhealthy delusions.
How do you know if you’re a witch? Here are thirteen signs that you might be one or that you’re on the right path. Be careful! The moment, event, observation, or realization that leads you to start learning about and practicing witchcraft, will result in an extremely rewarding life.
Delivering what you promise and promising only what you can deliver is really the essence of integrity. What Does Integrity Mean? Integrity is basically having high principles and keeping those standards consistent throughout all the pieces of yourself.
Let’s talk about some myths and misunderstanding surrounding witchcraft. It’s important to get down to the essence of witchcraft. At the most basic level, we are becoming aware of our power to create, and we are using that power to plan and design the life we want to lead.
At a basic level, an intention is a descriptive statement—communicated clearly and specifically—about what you want from the spell, or your desired outcome from the magic. You set an intention, focus on that intention with absolute clarity, and take action that is in alignment with your intention.
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Have you ever attracted something (good or bad) into your life because you obsessed over it? What was it? Think about a time you felt out of control or like something was happening to you. Can you pinpoint the Cause? What can you learn from that experience?
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