Visualisation
is the key!!
| As
Pagans/Wiccans/Witches we all have a solid belief in
Magick, it forms perhaps one of the fundamental core
elements of our beliefs. The fact that through Magick we
can alter our own destiny, aid ourselves when the need
arises and also help others through our Magickal pursuits.
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| Not
everybody is so open minded to the thought that Magick
actually does exist. People tend to be closed minded and
as they do not understand it, view it as evil or in some
way shape or form linked to the Devil (something we Pagans
do not believe in anyway).
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My personal favourite Magickal practice is Candle Magick, I have found this to suit my somewhat fiery being. But with all Magick, the real key to its success is visualisation. The real sense that you can see the effects of what will happen, you can visualise the energy around you, you can see that energy dispersing on its way to perform your Magickal deed. Now I had a serious problem with this to begin with, I could not visualise the energy when casting a circle. I could not seem to open my mind to the fact and the power of visualisation. Trying to see something that I thought wasn’t there sounded strange to say the least.
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| That
was until one day, when I came across this little exercise
to improve your powers of visualisation. This is only one,
and there are many but all based along the same lines. For
me and my interest in Candle Magick this one appealed to
me. As it is done with a Candle, but it can always be done
with a different object the effect is the same. Here are
the details:-
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| Find
a comfortable, quiet spot where you will not be disturbed.
Take a candle in a holder, light it and place it as near
to your direct line of sight as possible. Reasonably close
to where you will be sitting.
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| Once
you are positioned comfortably, stare at the flame of the
candle. Try not to stare at the top of the flame, but more
in the middle. Where the flame is blue. Keep looking at
the flame for about a couple of minutes. Then close your
eyes firmly shut, and you should see inside your eyelids
the flame still present. Try to hold the flame there in
your mind.
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| Once
you have mastered the technique, try to make the flame
different colours and different sizes. You will actually
be amazed how easy this is to do. Then as you manage this,
try the same thing but now with your eyes open. You can
then move on to other objects, and before you know it you
will have visualisation down to tee.
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| As
in the old adage, practice makes perfect. So if it
doesn’t happen the first time keep trying.
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| Bright
Blessings,
Fallenlords |
