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Lesson Board : Lesson #18 Living your Station
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From: MSN NicknameLady_Qyzida_MeadOwlArk  (Original Message)Sent: 8/3/2008 6:54 PM
Ideals
 
We all have them.... few of us "believe" they are possible
BUT!!!!
Whatever is going on in your world.....
 is a product of your TRUE ideals.
(ouch!)
 
Don't like what you see? Some do, most don't.
For those who do... Blessings to you.
For those who don't.....think about this:
 
Ideals are not wishes
they are not hopes
they are not "pie in the sky"
IDEALS are PRODUCTS of manifested actions!!!
 
The little things we do everyday are CHOICES we make, good or bad. 
Those CHOICES create our lives, our relationships, our jobs, our past, present and future.
Those choices reflect the honest and true ideals we hold in actual reality.
 
LOOK at your world and yourself in detail and discover your true ideals.
 
FACE the truth of those facts!
 
DECIDE in your heart of hearts if these ideals are something you want to nurture, or discard and replace with a new ideal.
 
DEVELOP what Ideals you would like to see manifested in your life
 
RESEARCH the consequential aspects of making such a change
 
CONTEMPLATE the work involved in making such a change
 
DETERMINE your destiny! 
 
CLAIM your power!
 
ACT on your decisions!
 
Our Ideals are made REAL by our ACTIONS

Preparing Yourself For Witchcraft

 

Witchcraft that is motivated by love encourages growth and self-transformation, heals old pain and eases transitions. There are 10 steps that you must follow to ensure your success as a witch :

1. Take responsibility
You begin the practice of witchcraft by taking responsibility for your life and everything in it. This is part of coming into your power, and you must accustom yourself to the idea that everything in your life is there because YOU chose it.

2. Centre yourself when performing
When performing witchcraft, it is essential that you are aware of your inner state. If you begin to become distracted and drift "off-centre", you must stop and take time to centre and connect body and mind by focusing your energy with meditation and breathing techniques.

3. Cleanse your energy field
It is extremely important to eliminate any negative energy in your life before working with witchcraft. An easy program that will cleanse your energy begins with a three-day fast(seek your physician's approval first). Bathing is also good for removing negativity: Take a ritual bath by candlelight while burning incense of sandalwood in the room. You can also cast a protective circle, concentrating on breathing in radiant white light and breathing out tension for at least 30 breaths.

4. Clear the path
Before you proceed with any ritual, you must forgive yourself and others for any errors comitted in the past. This is known as "Clearing the path", making way for positivity in your life. Any negative emotion must be cleansed so that the potency of your spellcasting power isn't lessened. Ritual baths and aura-cleansing exercises will help to clear the path to your new, abundant life, as will positive affirmations and divine intention.

5. Eat properly
Ideally, eat plenty of organically-grown fruits and vegetables, whole grain, nuts. seeds and legumes. Changing bad eating habits will nourish you physically and emotionally, and will greatly expand your power.

6. Breathe in clean air
Taking shallow breaths, pollution and cigarette smoking all starve the body and brain of oxygen. A few minutes of deep breathing each day will expand your lungs and enliven every cell in your body.

7. Take regular exercise
Even 15 minutes of exercise a day is beneficial. Vigorous aerobi exercise will benefit the lungs and cardiovascular system, while yoga and gentle strecting are excellent for glands, joints and relaxation purposes. A daily dose of sunlight also helps the body to create important vitamins.

8. Sleep restfully
Maintaining a regular sleeping pattern will lead to a more relaxed body and a more harmonious outlook on life, both of which are essential for the effective practice of witchcraft.

9. Expand the love in your life
Creating and taking time to maintain loving relationships is a necessary requirement for good health. Try to avoid becoming angry and fustrated with others, and remember that we all choose our own paths for different reasons.

10. Have faith in your power
Your understanding of the language of ritual will come from many sources (teachers, books, experience, ect..), and you must remain open to expanding your knowledge at all times. As well as always being able to define your purpose before performing any ritual, it is extremely important that you trust your intuition and have faith in your ability as a witch.

 
"Living your station"
can be just as open to arguement as any of the Ethics we hold dear IF you don't know who you are and are willing to accept what someone esle thinks you should be and do what someone else thinks you should do all to "prove yourself".
 
Some think it's a doctrine of set in stone actions a certain level of priestess performs on a regular basis.
 
Or a list of traditions
 
or an agenda of virtues and actions
 
It's not
 
Living your station is BEING the manifestation and incorporation of all you have learned of your spiritual quest so that the practice of being a witch becomes as natural as breathing.
 
It is being the best of yourself and expressing magick in everything you do the same way your pores work. Simply , naturally, efficiently.
 
By doing this you are a reflection of the Divine in all you say, all you do and in all the things you influence.
 
 THAT is living your Station.
 
ASSIGNMENT:
Write  a 500 word  essay , an autobiography of sorts, on how you conduct yourself on a daily basis, and how someone you know in the mundane world conducts themselves on a daily basis, and explain how they differ.... AND explain any changes in your view of your station since you started training.
 


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