by Nichole Beamer, Shadow Work Coach & Energy Alchemist

Today, I am sharing 4 AMAZING witchy hacks you may (or may not) have heard of, but should definitely try!  

BE THE MAGICIAN

This hack might seem like a given. Yet, it’s the one thing a lot of witches struggle with in their magickal practice. It is VITAL that you recognize that YOU ARE A MAGICIAN. There is a reason the Magician is card Numero Uno in the Tarot. It is your foundational truth in this third-dimensional reality. You ARE a Magician with command over the elements! 

It’s time to act like it!

Maybe you’re casting spells and doing all the rituals, and yet nothing in your life is changing. There’s a good chance you don’t believe you’re the Magician. Deep down you don’t really think you have the ability to transform your reality. Belief is a mindset. It is a choice. Choose to believe you are a Magician and actively live from that space. Do this and you won’t even need to cast spells (of course, you still can and we highly encourage it). You’ll be in total alignment with your sovereign nature and recognize that the only thing required to transform a particular “challenge” is your mindset. Work from the mindset of the Magician – the witch who has absolute mastery over their reality, and you will experience great transformations in life! 

REFLECT ON WHAT YOU PROJECT

Reflection is Shadow Work. It is coming into communion with the interpretations we create and project into the world. As a Witch, you are constantly projecting Source energy and magick. You are constantly putting out particular vibes. These vibes are always neutral. It is only our interpretation of them and how we use that interpretation that makes them negative or positive.

As Lirio says to Sara in The Craft: 

“True magic is neither black nor white. It’s both because nature is both. Loving and cruel, all at the same time. The only good or bad is in the heart of the witch. Life keeps a balance on its own.”

I believe Lirio was referencing the Law of Cause and Effect. She points out that it is always at play. Always keeping balance. As Magicians, we infinitely source energy and magick. There are no set definitions connected to that magick. We assign their meaning. This is the beauty of Alchemy. It shows us that we define our world. That makes us – as the Magician – the true author of our lives. Alchemy is about manifestation. It is about cause and effect.  It is giving energy a particular flavor and knowing that YOU hold the jar of spices.

Take time to reflect upon the energy you project in life.

What definitions do you create?

What lives in your heart?

If you are experiencing problems, consider that you have the ability to redefine those problems now!

If you are experiencing bliss, take time to savor and play. 

MAKE ROOM FOR CHANGE

Change is awesome.

Let me say that again: CHANGE IS AWESOME!

Change creates diversity, and diversity is a powerful part of practicing magick. Give yourself permission to change and you will give yourself permission to live in colorful ways. Embracing the concept of change is embracing evolution. Consider your personal growth and development as a formula for this concept. You don’t stay the same size your whole life. You move through various stages of development. These stages do not stop. They continue as we get older, reshaping our bodies and our features, allowing us to experience ourselves in new and fabulous ways.

The same can be said for the mind. It is not meant to be stuck in one place forever. It is meant to be remolded and reshaped, just like the body. Make room for change and allow yourself to try new things. Embrace powerful energies and experience life in imaginative ways!

Change is the underpinning of magick. It is a required element in spellwork. If you aren’t open to change, this could be blocking your magickal practice. You are the Magician. What lies in your heart is what lives in your world. If you are carrying resistance to change in your heart, this usually indicates an underlying fear. Perhaps you are afraid of success. This might seem like an unlikely fear. Yet, the fear of success can keep you stuck in old patterns. Consider whether this fear is a possibility and work to eliminate it.

KEEP YOUR TEMPER

“Keep your temper,” said the Caterpillar.

– Lewis Carroll. Alice In Wonderland

This is one of my favorite quotes from Alice In Wonderland! I believe the Caterpillar is telling Alice to keep her temper fixed on particular energies.  I see the Caterpillar as something of a sage and his advice a cue to take command of life starting with personal temperament. Temperament is attitude, disposition, and character. If we keep our temper (attitude, disposition, and character) aligned with particular energies we can see those energies manifest in life. 

Love?

Keep your temper.

Joy?

Keep your temper.

Keeping your temper fixed on the energies you wish to experience allows you to BE the conduit for those energies. It allows you to be the Magician and to will them in life.

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