Intention Verses Action

Intent verses Action

This is one of the least understood principles in metaphysics. It is also why things just don't work a lot of the time.

You can do your affirmations every morning to get a new job but if your intent is to get your teeth brushed and out to the job you hate as fast as possible, guess what isn't going to happen? Yes, that would be a new job.

There is an even darker side this little problem. Let's say you are doing affirmations or prayers to get a person out of your office and even adding; to a job they will enjoy, but at the same time all the anger, rage and hate is festering as you clench your teeth and pray for them. You are actually going to be cursing them. There is no deity that will be stepping between you and the rebound on this one. You may find yourself out of a job. You may find yourself tied even closer to this person.

Most of the time I tell clients that a spell they do themselves works better because they have more invested in it. In this case, hire someone to get the person moved to a better job and out of your hair. Any time you have strong negative feelings about a situation that you want to improve, it is time to hire someone.

I have seen this in simple things like home improvement projects. A friend trying to replace something that broke was feeling really put out they had to spend the money. They spent a fortune on bandages and almost broke something vital. It was simple. The Universe said if you hate replacing it this much, I'll make sure you don't replace it and off the ladder they went. The intent they felt manifested really well. They had to hire a handyman. If you aren't feeling positive about the project either don't do it or hire someone. My aromatherapy teacher told us that if she was in a bad mood, it didn't matter what oils she mixed, they smelled bad.

The same thing applies to cooking. Your food will reflect your mood. If you are burning things, are you doing a slow burn over something? It is always intent that is expressed over action.

Intent is the hardest thing to face as it often shows us a side of ourselves we don't want to see: the dark side. Suddenly, you have to face what you hate about the person you are “trying” to help. The white light and goodness mask just dropped off and you don't like what you see. Ideally, that is the time to step back from helping the other person and start working on yourself. The problem may really be staring back at you in mirror. Forge ahead and you are guaranteed a real muck up. Your intent will manifest. Fix yourself and you might just discover a whole slew of problems simply go away. The relationship you always need to work on is the one you are having with yourself, not with other people.

 That doesn't mean other people can't affect you negatively and do it deliberately. It took me 30 years of practice to run into someone who really was being cursed. No one was more shocked than me. It turned out that just a little bit of protection and she was out the black fog that surrounded her. Since that day, I have seen some really strange stuff. I'll tell you about some of it in the coming weeks. However, I will say one thing right now, do not exceed your skill level because in this area, you can really muck things up for yourself and others and unmucking it is always harder than mucking it. I think the Universe has a perverted sense of humor in that area. The best approach is always limited engagement and limited destruction.

Curses and Verses

Let's see here:

1. You thought someone had wronged you so......

2. You bought or traded for a curse on them from someone who was living a really great life......

3. And they told you nothing bad was going to happen because just look at them.....

4. And now your life is in the crapper.

5. You know.....That takes a special kind of stupid....**

**There is always a reaction to any action, consequences to any action and someone always pays the price. People who do bad things to others always have a way to shift the consequences to the purchaser or they wouldn't be able to stay alive. Of course, they can always sell you another curse or a protection spell or a cleansing to fix what you bought the first time around....and they don't have that new car, house or lover because it is going to work so very well for you......

Black, white or inbetween candles?

Some candle basics......

Once you enter a Metaphysical type shop, the first thing you probably see are candles, lots of candles. They come in all colors and a variety of shapes. You have votives, tapers, pillars, glass enclosed, image and mini candles.

So let's start at the beginning with two common candles, black or white.

White reflects everything that is thrown at it and hence is most often used for protection. White is also used for most altar and religious applications. They are also the cheapest and most common candle.

Black absorbs everything. This can be very helpful when you have a lot of negativity coming your way or anything that is overwhelming you. On the other hand, if you want more something, black will act as an attractant or bait.

A lot of people get really upset when they discover their candle is dipped. That usually happens in cheap stores because reversing candles are normally large pillars and expensive in your local Magick store. What this means is the base candle is white and it has them been dipped in another color. So you get what looks like a black candle but if you break in it half, you discover the interior is white.

You should buy all of these. Now I know a famous (if fame is determined by the size of the ad you can buy) psychic claims all black candles are evil and you'll lose your soul to a demon if you have them in your house. I watched her scare a poor woman half to death one night, but she knows better. The black outer layer can be programmed or will by itself absorb whatever influence is around you and then the white layer “reverses” it. So if there is a lot of negativity, the black layer absorbs it and the white layer reverses the energy and emits it as positive energy.

I use candles in all colors that I managed to get from a Scandinavian firm once that are white cored to do various reversing work. They are highly effective. I hide the box so you won't find them and buy them. I am sneaky that way.

So why would this 'psychic' try to scare this poor lady whose only crime was decorating her dining room in black and white? Whenever someone in the psychic tries to scare you, get ready for old “gypsy” cleansing routine where you lose a few thousand dollars to get the evil cleaned off something. I had one offer to cleanse my money one day and I asked simply, why don't I just return it to the bank and new. If you get involved in one of these schemes, either they will take your money outright or you will get neatly wrapped blocks of cut newspaper back. So don't let anyone scare you. To cleanse something, simply soak it in a white or clear dish of salt water placed in a sunny window for one day. Or light a sage stick and pass it through the smoke 7 times. It is easy and a simple beginning do it yourself project.

Have a great day!

Candle Magick

 Candle magick is using the energy of the burning wick to transmit a message or spell. As long as the wick is burning the message or spell is working. Once it is out, the message or spell is released.

For example let's say your message is I love you. As long as the candle is burning, the message is repeating over and over. When the candle goes out the message is released from repeating and should attach to the target.

Electronic or battery operated candles can be used the same way but the battery has to be allowed to completely discharge to release the spell. You can't just turn them off because unlike a candle, the battery stores energy. The spell will withdraw into the battery rather than attaching to the target. Turn the candle off, the spell stops dead in its tracks, incomplete.

The length of time the candle must burn is measured in minutes, hours, or days and the significance of the time requires numerological compatibility. You would burn a candle in a multiple of 4 time units to close on a house.

Some spells require writing on the candle to work the magick. Some require chanting and visualizing the whole time the candle is burning. Some simply require intent and lighting the candle. The differentiation is usually how difficult the end is to obtain.