Mugwort has the ability to enhance magick and create vivid dreams. Dry some and burn it as a smudge. Sweet Mugwort loves to leave its energy around and join in with all your Magickal workings. This is one Magickal herb!
We are in the dark season that is slowly, very slowly turning to light. Even though my new magickal cottage is in Southern California, the seasons are noticable. In Texas when it snowed the world was suddenly muffled in a silent sea of the white stuff. People felt as thought they needed to hibernate into their warmly lit nests and pray there was no power outage. I have quickly gotten spoiled back in California. The freezing winds we have had the past few days have made me resentful at not being able to comfortably work outside. I should count my blessings!
With the family gatherings and celebrations I have become aware of something this year that should have been obvious to me before. Every year at this time amidst all the “yuletide cheer” I always am suddenly overcome with a feeling of what I call “sentimentality” or “nostalgia”. I will feel this wave come over me and I get a sense of both love and longing. For years I would be confused by these feelings which usually turned to depression. I think I now understand what may be causing these feelings in me. Sure, shorter daylight hours may be to blame, but I think it could have something to do with the time of year when we turn inward and are able to hear and see across the veil more clearly.
Samhain or All Hallows Eve is a time of the thinning of the veil where we can more clearly communicate with those who have crossed over. I have noticed, however, that the whole winter season up until the warmer weather just past Beltaine, we are more in touch with “the ancestors” and the spirit world. It makes sense when you think about it. During the dark, cold times we are turned inward and are quiet enough to hear the voices and feel the presence of those in spirit. When I was growing up, the holidays were a time of joy and closeness for my family. This year when I felt that wave of emotion come over me I suddenly knew it was the presence of my dad and grandmother that I was sensing. I was feeling their love. It’s almost like on the other side they are aware that we are doing some celebrating and that the family will be gathered together and they want to join in and send us their love. And, yes, I know, some of you are going to think this sounds pretty sappy. Oh, well…..
I am a trained and natural medium who does mediumship readings in my professional practice. Doing this type of reading is not scary and I don’t call my readings “seances”. Communicating with those in spirit (I don’t think of them as dead) seems very natural. Having a relative in spirit draw near and feeling their energy is a lovely experience. With practice anyone can pick up on this spirit energy. If I am picking up on the energy of a client’s dearly departed, I don’t feel the love directed at me but I sense a vibration that tells me they are there. Not until I stopped and thought about it did I realized that my holiday feelings of sentimentality were a LOT like the feelings I get when communicating with my family on the other side. Once when I was in a very discouraging situation and seated in an office waiting in despair to speak with an official, I suddenly felt myself engulfed by what felt like total comfort and peace. I hadn’t expected this to happen; hadn’t asked for it to happen; it just happened. I realized it must have been my dad wrapping me in his “spirit love” and just telling me he was sorry I had to go through that situation. It helped a lot, by the way.
Occasionally when I am doing a mediumship reading I will bring in a person in spirit that my client “doesn’t want to talk to”. They want to talk to Mom and Dad shows up! I had a gentleman come to me at least twice for a reading. Dad came through and he refused to talk to him. He wanted to talk to Mom. Suggesting that a little forgiveness on his part towards his dad might be in order made no difference. The man went away disappointed that Mom wouldn’t talk to him. I’m sure you see where I’m going with this. Do you have not so fond memories of certain family members who are now in spirit? Guess what? If they were a “so and so” or even an “f-ing so and so” they are now quite aware of the fact and would like to make peace and even apologize for the way they acted. When we cross over we get a whole new perspective, and I’m not talking about fire and brimstone. We are able in spirit to experience a state of pure love; and that, my magickal friend, ….love, is a real perspective changer!
Let’s use these times of solitude and silence to focus on being open to messages from Spirit. Like the Hermit tarot card let’s focus inward and beyond to the depths of the mysteries of our magickal lives. And should you decide to accept an apology and dole out a share of forgiveness to someone in spirit, I can’t think of a better way to start a new year.
New Year’s Blessings,
Sarina
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Samhain or All Hallow’s Eve is often regarded as “The Witches’ New Year”. It’s a time to reflect on what has happened over the past year, and to figure out what has been working in your life and what hasn’t been working so well. You might say it is a good time to decide if you need any kind of an attitude adjustment. Facing your shadow side isn’t always easy, but to live a truly magickal life it is, from time to time, quite necessary. With the full moon on Nov. 6th this is a great time to do some magickal closet cleaning.
I’ve spoken about cleansing and clearing energy. I’ve spoken about cleaning up your clutter and smudging and candle burning, so assuming you have done all that, let’s take a look at what you might want to put into your magickal toolbox. The toolbox I am speaking of is in this case an etheric one. You can’t touch it physically on the earth plane, but it exists, none the less. Everyone has this type of toolbox, by the way. Everyone does magick whether they choose to recognize the fact or not. Remember, your thoughts are things and like attracts like. Magickal people are just, hopefully, more aware that they are creating magick. So here is a list of some of the things that I believe should be in a magickal toolbox. The list is always growing so this is just what I would like to have in my toolbox so far:
- The Right Attitude
I get a lot of people telling me that they would love to live a magickal life, but they need someone to “teach them how”. I think what they are meaning is they want someone to give them some special words to say, maybe some herbs and a candle to light, so they can bring about the change they want to see in their lives. They want love spells, money spells, healing spells, etc. and they only trust them to work if those spells came from someone else!
What we are seeing here is a lack of confidence. This would be a confidence in one’s own ability to perform magick of their own, and a belief that life really is magickally abundant in so many ways. Those positive affirmations you’ve heard tell about really do work! Surround yourself with people and things that make you feel excited and joyous inside. This doesn’t take money. It’s as simple as taking a walk outside and seeing the natural beauty all around you. I have known people who could go outside in a beautiful setting with blue skies, birds singing, butterflies, the whole bit, and all they can do is talk about how their life sucks! Unless they can open their magickal eyes they will never live a magickal life! I’ve been told, “You wouldn’t understand what I have gone through! You have always lead a happy life!” Oh, really? You know everything about me? I just want to say, “SNAP OUT OF IT!”
Feel the joy and you will have magick in your life. A few negative thoughts can be easily canceled out by thinking one positive thought if you just make an attempt at believing. By the way, I am referring here to positive, helpful, “harm none” type of magick. People who do dark magick use the same principles in their magick except they take “joy” in causing harmful, “ego” centric, “manipulating others regardless of free will” events to occur.
- Focus
In this case when I say focus I mean to know exactly what you want and BE SPECIFIC. I often put off doing any kind of spell until I am clear about what it is I want to achieve. You may think that it would be easy to know what you want. But wait a minute. What you want and what you need (or would be good for you) are not always the same thing. Many a young lady has manifested a George Clooney look-alike only to have her heart broken to pieces. Did her spell work? Sure it did! She just forgot to add a few important qualifications to “his” description. Also, remember that like attracts like. She may have some work to do on herself before she will attract someone who has the qualities she values. Nobody is perfect so how can anyone attract the perfect person? Be realistic. Just like Dorothy said, “Your heart’s desire might be right in your own backyard”. Pay attention. Often times the quality that makes for someone who is truly magickally adept is knowing when NOT to use magick, and that is always a personal choice. For me, this has been one of the most challenging aspects of doing magick. I am a “take charge” kind of person and sometimes tend to charge ahead before thinking things through. Yep, focus….
- Energy
Anyone who has gone through Reiki training knows that they should never give up their own energy when doing a healing. Their body is just a channel for the Reiki energy to move through to do its healing work so giving any of their personal energy is not only unnecessary but not good for the practitioner. In general, giving up your own personal energy is hard on you. You need that energy to keep yourself in good health. That’s why people who steal your energy by their negativity and unfair demands make you feel so weakened and, well….crappy!
When doing magick decide on an energy source. Will you draw up energy from the Earth? Will you draw down energy from the moon? Will you ask deity, spirit, or elemental to lend you some of their energy? Will you use fire, water, air or all of the elements as an energy source? Remember to check your sources. Become familiar with the one you are asking to help. If you invite in some fairies or dragons to help out, be sure they are on your side and can be trusted. They might even think messing with you would be fun. Just saying! I’m not saying you shouldn’t ever ask these types of spirits for help. Just exercise care. I actually use Reiki energy in spells because I trust it. During the spell be sure to focus on raising that energy and allowing it to grow as you invite it in. Let the energy merge with your intention for what you want to accomplish and you will be generating some powerful mojo!
- The Ability to Release and Walk Away
How often have we put out an intention or said a positive affirmation only to turn around and worry about whether or not our wish will come true? We are sending out an order to the universe to fill, only to grab the order back again. Imagine filling out a catalog order form with all kinds of great things listed on it that you are so anxious to get. You have paid for your order with a gift certificate that you received from the universe and placed the order form with the gift card payment in a stamped envelope. Then you fail to mail the envelope! Will you ever receive the stuff you ordered?? Nope. Not until you mail the envelope and walk away. If you go back to the post box and grab the envelop back it won’t get where it needs to go either. Only when you post the envelope and walk away, trusting that the postal service will deliver your order, can you have any hope of receiving what you want.
It’s like that with magick. We need to not only release the energy with our intention for the spell to work, but we need to also walk away. As you generate the energy for the magick you wish to create, intend that the energy be released. Then end your magickal session and walk away or forget about it until you see a sign that you are bringing about your desire. Then be joyful, say “thank you” and continue to “walk away”. You will be amazed at how effective this one “tool” can be. It takes practice but it is well worth the effort involved!
- Humility
Know that you will sometimes goof up with your magick. I have plenty of times and probably will continue to do so. Hopefully I have learned a few lessons along the way. If you aren’t humble and can’t admit when something has gone wrong with a magickal work then you won’t grow as fast as a magickal practitioner. Exercise restraint, and when it comes to magick, “When in doubt, don’t!” No one can be all knowing, but taking the time to use your powers of discernment can keep you from making some big magickal mistakes. Sometimes you will be doing magick out of the goodness of your heart not realizing you have not been told the complete truth about a situation. I had that happen to me and I suffered a big karmic backlash! That’s just the way it works, so exercise restraint and have humility about what you are doing.
I love Terry Pratchett’s delightful magickal novels, and would like to close this post with an excerpt from The Wee Free Men. I feel this passage exemplifies what I have been touching on in this article.
The passage is a conversation between the witch, Miss Tick and the young girl, Tiffany. Unlike Miss Tick, I do believe magick has its place in life, but I agree with her attitude of exercising restraint.
“Once you learn about magic, I mean really LEARN about magic, learn everything you CAN learn about magic, then you’ve got the most important lesson still to learn”, said Miss Tick.
“What’s that?”
“Not to use it. Witches don’t use magic unless they really have to. It’s hard work and difficult to controi. We do other things. A witch pays attention to everything that’s going on. A witch uses her head. A witch is sure of herself. A witch always has a piece of string –“
“I always do have a piece of string!” said Tiffany. “It’s always handy!”
And, yes, string is very handy to have around! That puts me to mind of another post to write…… lol . Coming soon! Witches’ Knots, Witches’ Ladders!
Blessings,
Sarina
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I have been having quite a time of it lately! For a while there, a couple of weeks ago, I was having trouble sleeping and would be awakened in the dead of night with my mind racing. It took me a while to realize that it was the time of year plus a Mercury retrograde with some crazy eclipses and solar storms that were doing it to me. I had this feeling of impending doom that something horrible was about to happen! I finally figured that, being a medium, I was picking up on some restless spirits, and they were unhappy ones at that! This time of year is a prime time for the spirits to communicate and that’s what was happening to me. My psychic phone was ringing off the hook! When I finally started setting up extra shields at bedtime and calling in more angels I started to sleep better.
The period around Samhain or All Hallows Eve is a time when the barrier or veil between the dimension we live in and that of spirit becomes thinner or easier to pass through. The time of Beltaine in the spring is also such a time. People are into the scary, spooky, Ouija board, horror movie mode big time! Combine that with the thinner spiritual veil, and people are just asking for some low energies to start hanging around and maybe causing trouble. There are also some impish, fun-loving entities who may find our parties and costumes attractive. The only time I seem to have orbs show up in photos is around this time of year when I am in costume and having fun. As I wrote about in a previous post, orbs are visual balls of light that indicate spirit presence. By keeping the mood light and fun I don’t think you are in too much danger of attracting something dark and harmful. Personally, I prefer to treat the time of Samhain as a time to honor my ancestors. It is a serious time for lighting a candle and saying some words of thanks for all the ancestors have done to protect and teach throughout the preceding year. I love dress up and trick or treaters coming to the house. I have a little witch who sits on the porch to greet the kiddies and they like to have their pictures taken with her. And, of course, a real witch answers the door! What could be more fitting? This year we are having a costume party and I know it will be a blast.
What I would like to recommend at this most spiritual time of year is to go easy on trying to contact spirits willy-nilly. I believe that spirit boards, also called Ouija boards, are a danger in that they open portals that are easy for spirits to pass through uninvited. Sure, you may be trying to contact Aunt Gertrude, but someone else may squeeze through instead. It’s a lot harder to get rid of a spirit than it is to invite them in, and there’s no telling what sort of mayhem they will cause in your life once they have attached themselves to you!
Pagans are generally a friendly group of people who are not into cruelty or harming others. Don’t even get me started on how the whole idea of a “wicked old witch” began! Dwelling on the macabre and cruelty, as a lot of horror movies do, is setting the scene for some scary spirits to come and feed off your fear. I know many people get a rush from seeing these movies and visiting over the top “haunted houses”, but just realize that the energy you give off when you experience that rush is sending up a beacon to some odd energies that you may not want hanging around you.
I don’t want to throw a damper on your Halloween fun! I love this time of year! Just be prepared to set up extra shielding and protection if you go hang around cemeteries. A good witch is always prepared. Oscar the Gargoyle will be watching over my house and yard as he always does. Good ole’ Oscar!
I wish you the most blessed Samhain! Take time to honor the ancestors and enjoy this time of the thinning of the veil!
Blessings,
Sarina
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Monday Sept. 15 the moon enters its final quarter where we continue to focus on decreasing and removing the blocks and negative energies that may be inhibiting our ability to manifest our goals. Until the new moon in a couple of weeks we will continue this type of work.
On this day I would like to suggest working with the energy of one of the 72 angels of The Tree of Life who rules the days of Sept. 13-17. This angel’s name is Chavakhiah and if you were born on one of these dates, then Chavakhiah is one of your guardian angels. This is a very family oriented angel and with the kids going back to school and our bringing in the harvest for the winter months ahead we are focusing more on family. If you have wishes that center on helping to bring more harmony to your family life, or if you wish to create your own family, then take steps to remove the blocks to manifesting your dreams. Other areas governed by the angel Chavakhiah are: reconciliation, loyalty, appreciation, ability to bring out ancestral wisdom, humanities and social sciences, mediation, peacemaking, inheritance, donations, and sharing of possessions.
I suggest first starting with cleaning the house and doing a thorough cleansing both physically and energetically with smudging, incense, and candle burning. Next take a sea salt bath and see yourself cleansed on all levels. Then visually see your home and your aura filling with white protective light. You don’t want to cleanse your surrounding energy and create a vacuum to attract other unwanted energies, so always set up protection after you cleanse.
Now you are ready to work with Chavakhiah. Go to a quiet place and get comfortable. You might like to light a white candle and burn some incense. Angels love frankincense, myrrh, copal, rose and lavender incense, so those are go-to incenses when working with angels. Ground and center yourself and take a few deep breaths. Continuing to breathe deeply, close your eyes and chant, “Chavakhiah, Chavakhiah, Chavakhiah”, as you exhale, then add what you would like help removing from your life. For instance, you might say, “Chavakhiah, Chavakhiah, Chavakhiah, please help remove all obstacles to family harmony in my home, in a positive way, harming none. “ Do this several times until you feel you are finished (at least three times). Close by saying, “Thank you, thank you, thank you. And so it is!”Sit in stillness and just be open to any angel messages you might receive for a few minutes. It would be a great idea to do this meditation each day through Sept. 17. You may start to notice signs and messages from Chavakhiah. Don’t be discouraged if things get a little worse in this area of your life at first, the energy to remove obstacles can at first meet with resistance but will eventually clear the way for improvement.
Happy Manifesting!
Blessings,
Sarina
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Not only is the full moon and excellent time to charge crystals (and yourself!) in the moonlight, it is also a great time to perform a burning bowl ceremony! This is a time to rid yourself of those things you are willing to give up once and for all. If you are truly motivated, then read on!
This month the full moon is exact on Monday, Sept. 8 at 6 38 PM Pacific, 9 38 PM eastern time. The Native Americans called this moon the Full Corn Moon. This full Moon corresponds with the time of harvesting corn. It is also called the Barley Moon, because it is the time to harvest and thresh the ripened barley. The Harvest Moon is the full Moon nearest the autumnal equinox, which can occur in September or October and is bright enough to allow finishing all the harvest chores. This full moon will be in the sign Aquarius (in Western Sidereal astrology). This is an excellent time to rid yourself of issues involving: Cold aloofness, fear of involvement, erratic or shocking behavior, inflexible opinions, pain or disease of the ankles and claves, circulation, cramps and spasms, varicose veins.
Here’s what you do:
- Full Moon Burning Bowl
Supplies: pieces of paper, pencil, heat proof container to burn pieces of paper, matches, water (just in case!)
- Write down what you would like to get rid of on a small piece of paper. Sign and date the paper.
- Read what you have written aloud.
Example:” I now rid myself of the habit of procrastinating.”
- Light the paper and place it in the heatproof container.
- Visualize your “problem” going up in smoke!
If you wish you may call upon Archangel Uriel and the angels of the full moon to be present and assist you. You can also set the scene with the following elements: Air, color-iridescent blue, yellow; herbs, oils, incense -lemon verbena, pine, star anise. Be creative!
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I became fascinated with astrology when I was only about 12 years old. Since I am way past middle age and well into my crone years, my studies started back before the time of personal computers. I read whatever books I could get my hands on (mostly from the public library), and I sent away to the Rosacrucian Society for a manual to help me cast astrological charts by hand. I don’t think I could cast one this way myself nowadays, but I could do it back then. I even got to where I could look at some people and know their sign, and I would be right! Having been such a devotee of astrology and having used the common western tropical system for so many years, it might seem strange that I would switch to a whole different system that actually makes me a different sign. The reasons to switch and the evidence I found, however, made me make up my mind in favor of using the sidereal system.
Some of the things I found out about the tropical astrology system, which is the system used to write most of the astrology columns that you see in the newspapers were eye opening. I learned that astronomers, those scientists that study the stars and planets and have nothing to do with astrology, see different constellations when they observe the sky than the tropical astrologers do. Actually…. I don’t think astrologers look at the constellations through a telescope much. On December 7th, for instance, astronomers see the constellation Scorpio in the sky. Most people born on that date would think they were a Sagittarius, but that’s not what the astronomers see in the sky! Astronomers use …..wait for it!…….a sidereal system when they observe the cosmos. That was what really convinced me to switch to Sidereal Astrology from Tropical Astrology. You can’t argue with the facts.
In India they have used the sidereal system all along. The first time I visited a Jyotish website and got my free chart calculated I thought they had done it wrong. Moon in Pisces? Nah, it’s in Aries! Then I got the explanation: they use the sidereal system. Intriguing. …Here was an entire civilization that had been casting horoscopes differently for hundreds of years. Many die-hard tropical system astrologers argue that the Indian system is ancient and so works for a very spiritually oriented country. How do you figure?? They are using the up to date constellations that the astronomers are using! It seems like the westerners have been a little more backward than India has been, since I think that’s what they are implying. Just saying….
So here is what has been happening and why there is a difference in the dates for the two zodiacs. The cosmos is constantly moving. The constellations are moving in a way that is called “precession” and are progressing through the heavens in a way that puts them now in different places than they were, say, a thousand years ago. The present popular western tropical astrology uses the dates for the signs that were used back in ancient Rome. At that time the sun really did move into Aries on March 20th. Now, the seasons haven’t really changed. Spring still starts on March 20, but the sun is in the sign Pisces on that date these days. Sometime far into the future the sun will be in Aquarius on that date because of the precession of the constellations. I think people got used to thinking of astrology in terms of the seasons, and not which constellations were actually overhead. That makes sense and seems like a natural way to think, especially if you don’t have access to a telescope and the knowledge of an astronomer to go with it. A man named Cyril Fagan, who lived in the early part of the 20th century, was the main person to start rocking the boat and say, “Hey, you astrologers, your charts are wrong!” Of course, the astrologers ignored him. It would mean getting a brand new ephemeris and trying to explain to people why you are suddenly changing their sign. That would be way too inconvenient, so most of those astrologers decided to not listen to Cyril. Mr. Fagan was much better at math than I am and could explain all about precessions and that sort of thing in detail mathematically. If you would like to read about all the math and such involved in explaining precessions you can read his book, Primer of Sidereal Astrology.
So what’s your sign? Well, through precession the constellations have moved backwards by about 24 degrees. Each sign measures 30 degrees on the horoscope wheel, so you can see that those people born near the end of a sign in tropical astrology are still the same sign. My son, for example was born Nov. 19th. Scorpio, in the tropical system changes to Sagittarius around Nov. 23rd, just a few days after his birthday, so he is still a Scorpio in the sidereal system. Another thing to consider is that you are more than your sun sign. All the planets are in signs in your chart, as well, and you have a rising sign or ascendant that describes you. For the most part, planets remain in the same houses in both systems and the houses in a chart describe all the different areas of your life. But if you are curious about your sidereal sun sign here are the dates:
May 15th to June 16th: Sun is in Sidereal Taurus.
June 16th to July 17th: Sun is in Sidereal Gemini.
July 17th to August 17th: Sun is in Sidereal Cancer.
August 17th to September 17th: Sun is in Sidereal Leo.
September 17th to October 17th: Sun is in Sidereal Virgo.
October 17th to November 17th: Sun is in Sidereal Libra.
November 17th to December 16th: Sun is in Sidereal Scorpio.
December 16th to January 15th: Sun is in Sidereal Sagittarius.
January 15th to February 15th: Sun is in Sidereal Capricorn.
February 15th to March 15th: Sun is in Sidereal Aquarius.
March 15th to April 15th: Sun is in Sidereal Pisces.
April 15th to May 15th: Sun is in Sidereal Aries.
Recently I had Marie Spider at http://millifluer.com/ do a basic chart for me. I was blown away by her accuracy. I had felt a little like a Sagi all these years but I really identify with a Scorpio sun sign which I am in the sidereal system. I had thought the Scorpio I felt before was from my sun being so close to the 8th house, but a Scorpio sun makes more sense. I still have Sagittarius tendencies because of my Mercury in Sagittarius. The Aries I felt from a moon I thought was in Aries is really from my Aries ascendant, and a Pisces moon adds some information that was lacking in the tropical system of astrology.
Here are some websites that explain Western Sidereal Astrology in more detail. See what you think.
http://freesiderealastrology.com/
http://westernsiderealastrology.wordpress.com/
I am a convert to the western sidereal system and will be using that system as a reference in my blog posts from now on. My Manifesting with the Moon blogs will now focus on the sidereal system. I think we are going to start seeing more and more sites and blogs focusing on sidereal astrology, and we will have more access to info to help us learn a new way of looking at ourselves and those around us through the heavens.
Blessings,
Sarina
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During the time of the new moon we made our wish list of those things that we most wanted to bring into our lives. As the moon grows larger, until it becomes full, it is waxing and is a good time to “grow” or “increase”. When you apply that idea to the things you want to manifest, the energy of this moon period will nurture and “grow” your wishes. Just think of the new moon as a time when you planted a seed. If you were to walk away and pay no more attention to the seed it might or might not grow. If you really wanted to make sure the seed grew, you would water it and protect it so that your chances of the seed becoming a mature plant would really increase. So it is with manifesting. Nurture your dreams and they are more likely to bloom and grow.
On Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 the moon will reach the first quarter of this moon cycle. This is an excellent time to do the following in regards to helping your wishes become reality:
If you choose, light a green or white candle and call upon the angels of the waxing moon.
Take out the wish list you made at the new moon and read it over.
Visualize your wishes one at a time as if they were already there in front of you on a mini movie screen. As you visualize each manifestation raise your hands in front of you and send energy from your hands to the vision on the movie screen. You are “growing” your wish in this way. Be sure not to stress over a feeling of lack and anxiety at not yet having what you want. You must focus on the sense of joy at seeing that wish happen. Then imagine that you are breathing in the image on the screen and internalizing your wish. Go ahead, take a deep breath and breathe it in! Feel yourself vacuuming the vision right into your chest. You have just internalized the energy of your wish. Do this for each of your ten wishes on your New Moon Manifesting List.
Another technique that you can do, either in addition to or instead of the first technique, is to visualize each wish on the top surface of a glass of drinking water. This is almost like scrying, only you are consciously seeing your vision in the water. Give energy to the water vision with your hands, as in the first technique, and then drink the glass of water. This is also a good way to hydrate yourself! Being hydrated is especially important when you are doing work of a spiritual nature, but you might want to make sure the glasses of water aren’t too big, especially if you have ten wishes.
So there you have it! Give it a try, and see how much faster your wishes come true!
Blessings,
Sarina
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I am reaching the conclusion that I need to switch systems!
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Use the Energy of the Moon to Revitalize Your Life!
The new moon phase is an excellent time to give birth to new ideas and projects. It’s also a great time to write a wish list of those things you would most like to bring into your life. Writing a manifesting wish list, along with creating vision boards can get amazing results. Give it a try! You may be pleasantly surprised at the positive energy you generate to help realize your dreams!
The next new moon manifesting should take place on: August 25 at 7:12 am PDT until August 27 at 2:54 pm PDT (refer to your time zone for your personal time to manifest)
The moon will be in the sign: Virgo
This sign makes it a good time to manifest in the areas of: Physical health/diet/exercise, work/job, efficient organizing, clear discrimination, helpfulness, order.
Set the scene by lighting a silver or dark blue/violet candle and burning some clary sage, lemon balm or honeysuckle incense. Call on Archangel Metatron-the hardworking, industrious, inventive, curious, serious, perfectionist to assist you in your manifesting since he works well with the Virgo energies.
Tips:
- The best time to do your manifesting is within 8 hours after the time given above (not before).
- Wish for no more than 10 things and not less than 2.
- You can rephrase a wish if you wish and count it as another wish (adds more power to that wish).
- You can only wish for yourself since we all have free will.:-)
- Handwrite your list, number each wish and sign your list.
- You can do whatever you like with your list short of throwing it away (examples: reread it every day, sleep with it under your pillow, give it reiki, whatever…)
Note that these are not affirmations (yang), but wishes (yin). Not, “I have lots of money” (present tense – yang);but, “Idesire abundance in my finances”, or “Iwant to easily attract financial abundance.”(being receptive – yin). You can still make positive affirmations anytime you want. Please do!
Also create a vision board or treasure map!
Resources- There are lots of books on the subject on Amazon.com! And there are a lot of websites that sell software to make vision boards.
Best time to make a vision board: New Moon in Aries (most powerful), or any new moon will do also.
Supplies: Poster board, magazines, pictures, stickers, ribbons, scissors, glue
- Set the scene with the candles and incense mentioned above for Metatron / Virgo
- Set your intent to create a vision of joy for your life. You may focus on one theme or more than one theme.
- Cut out images that cause you to have a strong, positive, emotional reaction.
- Arrange and glue the images on your poster board in a pleasing design. The board should be something that always elicits a positive and even joyous reaction whenever you see it. You can glue a photo of yourself in the center of the board.
- Hang your vision board in a place where you will see it often. Do not place it in a place where you feel others may criticize it or cause you to have to feel like you have to defend your board in some way.
Happy Manifesting!
Sarina
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