amantha Banks: Posted on Monday, April 29, 2013 10:09 AM

Greetings my fellow Magickal Brothers and Sister's! I have been really feeling the magick of Spring lately and all kinds of projects and newness is taking sprout in my life. It is such an inspiring time for me and I just love being in the flow of the seasons! Have you been feeling this too? I think that no matter where you live or what the climate is like (even if it is still a bit cold) just seeing the buds coming up from the grounds and the trees with their new leaves is an amazing time. It is a time of hope and new life and it is EVERYWHERE! As a result if this energy I have been inspired to do a lot of planting, gardening, tincture making, flower essence making and more. I have been connecting with nature and my nature and  bringing both into harmony, I HIGHLY recommend it! It is pure magick and very sacred. If you have been busy in the garden of you home, when you are doing your seed planting why not plant an intention with each seed. Let that seed grow in your garden and the garden of your heart and mind. Truly nature mirrors the cycle of growth that takes place in our desire to create something and when we consciously create, Magick happens.  Truly you are creating magick all the time, you may not be aware of it or you may not even like it, but you are creating it. Would you like to get more conscious of it? If you are reading this blog then you are probably working with or interested in the magickal arts. I am sure that you have questioned why magick sometimes doesn't work or why it takes so long or why it comes back to you in a skewed way. Well, the long answer is that you have much in your subconscious that gets in the way. Here is an example; Lets say Sarah grew up in a religious environment that was pretty emphatic that any kind of working with the elements in a magickal way was the Devil's work and that nothing good would result from it. Even though Sarah thinks that because she is working with Spirituality in her way now and that she is free from these constraints, she probably isn't. You see her subconscious (as a mechanism of fear and really survival) is repeating the message that magick is evil. Let's say that Sarah now decides to rummage around in her subconscious and listen to those self defeating thoughts and bring them to the light. This would be immensely helpful wouldn't you say?  But...... What if there is a short cut? What if you decide that from now on your intentions whether you practice the magickal arts or not are based on the here and now? And because they arte based on the here and now and there is no prior knowledge impeding on your creation, they just work. Do you get me?  If I decide in this moment that the universe always delivers because it just does and that any of that old baloney that my mind wants to dish up is just baloney. That this baloney is based on some old outworn boring story that someone else planted in the garden of my mind then I can create a new belief just as easily. This new belief is that when I want something (one caveat here, IT HAS TO BE FOR THE GOOD OF ALL and yes you CAN want and ask for personal things. Just make sure that they are not out of greed or a desire to acquire stuff, sometimes this can indicate a need for some healing work. Touch base with me if you are struggling with this) I just ask for it and it is so. The message is this my magickal peeps, YOU are the magick and the Universe responds to YOU and your requests IMMEDIATELY! Why wouldn't it? Start from here and now and when the annoying doubting Thomas in your head adds his/her two cents in tell it to shut up! Go and create something good in your life, you can create whatever your heart desires right here and right now.  Understand that when you have put your intention out there that you must now be grateful and trust that God and the universe have it and have your back. Your wishes have been answered and that they will come to you in the PERFECT timing. This is crucial, otherwise Thomas, the doubter will start to pipe up again. When Thomas rears his head always come back to I believe in perfect timing.  If you are interested in learning more about the magickal arts, please contact me as I am a teacher and Guide in an ancient tradition that teaches others how to truly harness their magickal abilities to be co-creators in their lives.   You can contact me by clicking this link, I can't wait to help you on your journey. Are you ready for the rabbit hole....? One of my fav Authors for magickal workings is Silver Ravenwolf, I highly recommend her books, I have some on my website and I love both of them. If you want to purchase one or two, you can go to my online store right here.

Do you believe in magick?

Do you believe in magick?

Do you believe in magick, are you curious? Have you heard that you create your own reality but want to know more, or maybe you have doubts? Read on you may have a change of heart!

What are you really saying....?

What are you really saying....?

Excuse me...what did you say? Did you say what I 'think' you did?

I am an observer of pretty much everything, not much goes by me and as an Energy Healer and Spiritual Teacher it is a part of my job to be aware. Consequently I quietly tune in and listen, feel, see, smell, taste and touch my way through life reading the energies present and being aware of my own as I come into the mix of co-creating with others.

Recently I was at a friends' house and we were talking about a recent house guest of hers that had stayed for a ten day period. This friend of mine has three dogs whom she dearly loves, they are like her children. Like all dogs they bark when visitors arrive or other dogs walk past the front window. This house guest would say "Stifle." to the dogs. This offended my friend very much. I was interested because I did not see anything rude with the word 'stifle.' 

I am from the UK and to me this word means cease or tone it down, but here in the US it has a different connotation. She explained to me that there was a show with with a character called Archie Bunker who used to say this to his Wife in a derogatory manner. Therefore she associated her friends words with this memory and the energy within which Archie Bunker spoke to his Wife. Being very protective of her dogs she found this to be very rude indeed!

Now, I don't know what her friends' intention was because I was not there AND I am not a mind reader and neither is my girlfriend. I got to thinking about the differences that we have culturally and geographically with words and speech. How many times have do we make an  assumption about what another is saying or not saying based on our own beliefs and experiences, in this case watching a show. The answer is ALL THE TIME! Most of the time we are not listening to one another and we are assuming we know and reacting to the conversation. This creates (as I am sure you are getting) all  kinds of messes and hurt feelings etc. 

I often refer back to the age old statement that 'Silence is Golden.' it really is, very often I say nothing until I have sought counsel from my Spiritual Guides. The results 'speak' for themselves, I have less opinions and judgments and that just feels really good. I also know when to 'speak up' and feel totally confident in doing so because I work through things before I voice them. Therefore I say what I mean and mean what I say, I am able to be authentic with others. The power of the Word has been expressed for 1000's of years in ancient writings and Spiritual teachings from the bible and Genesis to the ancient mantra's of Sanskrit and the Hebrew of the Qabbalah. The Power of the Word is creation itself! Take a moment to consider this, maybe spend a day in silence and see what you can really hear. I recently spend the last three months on a Spiritual journey and on that journey I had to quit listening to music, TV and reading. It is amazing what you can hear in the silence, in particular the things you say to yourself! Words are power, how you express them have the power to dis-empower or empower, this goes for whether you verbalize them or the ones you listen to in your mind.

One of the books I recommend to my Clients is a book called the Four Agreements by Toltec Teacher Don, Miguel Ruiz. In this book he teaches about impeccability of the Word among other great things. It is definitely worth the read! You can order this book on my website www.mysticsjourney.com if you would like. It is the kind of book that you can return to again and again and remind yourself of these four simple truths of living a Lighter life.

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I hope that I have given you some food for thought in this writing. Oftentimes we are still attached to a story in our lives and we can't let it go, this results in negative words inner and outer. As a Healer I recommend a cord cutting and perhaps some etheric surgery to help you remove the thought forms that are so very bothersome. Our tendency is to keep running the same old story over and over in our heads, this is one of the effect of words! If you would like some help with this please contact me at info@mysticsjourney.com or 239-272-5168.

My final word is.....Namaste