DISCOVER YOUR SPELLS FOR RIGHT NOW
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” Goethe
If you're anything like me you will probably have lots of different things you would like to possess or achieve right now- so many in fact, that it can be hard to narrow your focus right down and discover exactly what it is that you would like to use your Spellcraft to manifest.
Or you might be lucky, you might know exactly what it is that you would like to achieve, in which case you could skip the following section and come back to it in the future when you're ready to delve deeper and achieve even more after your first objective is complete!
Actually whether you know exactly what you want or you aren't quite sure yet, the following exercise is useful as it helps to tease out your real aspirations, desires, and worries. Sometimes there are things that we feel we ought to do (becoming a doctor in line with our parents ambitions, for example), but deep inside we know that although we would be proud to achieve them, they aren't really in line with our own highest happiness but are rather the projections of others.
It does help to weed out your real desires from all of the airy fairy pipe dreams you may have. You might think you'd like to be a rock legend, but honestly, do you enjoy playing the guitar enough to practise it for hours every day and into the night? - remember, magic can help accelerate your career exponentially, but it doesn't take away the realities or the work involved; so make sure you really want what you wish for, or you will never be great at what you do because you'll lack the willpower to give it all you've got.
On the other hand, when you're casting a spell for something you really truly do want, you'll know all about it! When your imagination and your willpower work together in perfect alignment, it is as if the universe gives you a supercharged kick up the bottom...These are the most powerful spells of all, but it takes real insight to unleash them, as you have to understand your motivations exactly- and, as my dad will tell you,he still doesn't know what he wants to be when he “grows up”- so it's not always as clear cut as it ought to be...
Are you ready to discover your very own unique spells for right now?
You'll need a pen and paper to jot down the answers to the following questions. It does help to be very relaxed, meditative even, so if you are able, find a place where you won't be disturbed and carry out the simple meditation exercise in the “Training and Preparing your mind for Magic”module in Practical Magic 1 (Available soon)/ Or carry out your normal meditational ritual.
It is important to be relaxed. It is also important to be truthful, so don't over analyse your answers as you write- just get them down on paper as quickly as you can, and we will come back to look at them later.
“YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW” QUESTIONNAIRE:
I am happiest when I am...(writing stories, socialising, walking along the cliffs etc.)
The worst moments of my life at the moment are...(being bored at work, when I can't afford new clothes, when I overeat and feel guilty etc.)
My worst habits are...(being jealous, chewing my nails, smoking etc.)
At the moment I would like most in the world: (an essential oil distillery, a two week holiday to Moscow, a Savannah Cat etc. Please be very specific here, and don't hold back!)
What would the most perfect and successful version of myself be like? (PA at Stella McCartney, a successful author, a wife and mother, an astronaut etc.)
Imagine your life in 5 years time, and describe in detail what you see/hear/smell: (Please spend 5 minutes on this. Relax your mind and really try to picture your ideal surroundings- where are you? Who is with you? What are you doing? How do you feel?)
How did that feel?
Many people find that they come up with some interesting answers- especially to Question 6 where they really have to imagine their lives in the future. This is a technique often used in life coaching to draw out your hopes and desires so that you can begin to work on achieving them. Hopefully your vision of the future was bright, exciting, and ambitious.
If it wasn't though, it it was all rather murky and lacklustre, or if you simply found it very hard to imagine who you would like to be, or what you would love to be doing- don't worry! Our hectic and often uninspiring modern lifestyles, constantly bombarded with a roller coaster of often questionable media- can leave us jaded, exhausted, uninspired, or all three- and we can change these attitudes easily enough, not by talk or further analysing, but by stepping right out there into the flow of a magical lifestyle, and experiencing first hand that we can change our lives for the better and make them great again!
What can we take away from the exercise, and how do we translate this into spells?
After having thought really hard about yourself, isolating things that you would like to change and other things that you would like to achieve- you should hopefully have some ideas for unique spells that you could create for yourself.
You may have been surprised by some things. For instance, some people find that their answers to question 1 (What are you happiest doing?) conflicts with their answers to questions 4,5, or 6. In this case it is clear that you have created an idealised ambition for yourself and need to focus on discovering a concrete way for you to achieve success using your innate talents and passions. This will ensure you will be ultimately happy and fulfilled rather than miserably pursuing a goal just because it sounds good...If this is you, go back to questions 4, 5, and 6 again and try to imagine what you would do if no one was watching/judging your choices!
If you really and truly would be most happy touring England in a Gypsy caravan watching the embers of a dying fire each night, then go for it! We don't all want to be CEO's, not even Magicians, and the tapestry of the world is a whole lot richer for it.
Now it's time to put your discoveries into action, and actually begin creating your spells and taking positive action.
There's no time to lose! Your life has reached an important crossroads, with a mundane everyday life trudging onwards one way, and a truly amazing life available to you if you persevere and reach out and take it...
A hour of self reflection now and then can prevent a wasted lifetime!
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