Casting My Witchy Spells

I've talked about my affirmations and manifestations before as I return down a witchy path. I had been exploring Buddhism for several months, and there was a lot of things I loved about it, but also a lot of restrictions and at least in more Westernized forms of Buddhism a significant lack of any form of mysticism. That just feels really off to me, so I decided to look back at the roots of why I got into witchcraft.

I also stopped calling them manifestations. I don't care for the Law of Attraction methods, I find in that world there is too much toxic positivity. I started calling my Manifestations spells, because using words to work magic and power in the universe is a spell. I do as much as I can to be positive and put out positive energy. But I also try to be as real as possible. Sometimes things just happen, and shit falls apart. It doesn't mean you manifested your own suffering or you're to blame for being sick or injured. I think that stuff is the worst and is an awful thing to tell people.

Since I've been diving back into witchcraft, I use my notebook as a journal and grimoire. I write down my events of the day, any doodles that comet to mind and my manifestations and spells. I sometimes do more than one entry a day if things call for it. I'm not a kitchen witch and don't know much about herbs and things, plus my cats would destroy them.

So, my practice is a lot of journaling and art. I plan on adding to it as time goes on, but for now this is where we are. I don't look to any dieties at the moment. I used to, but for now I'm focusing on my own strength and own power within. I feel I've punted to outside forces too much of my life, its time for me to tap into parts of myself I never knew existed. I hope eventually to have an actual altar and maybe do some rituals and offerings to the universe. I'm not sure what all of that looks like as of yet, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. I love not having to feel like I'm obligated to practice a certain way or do certain things, but I can grow at my own pace and connect however I need to at a given time.

Its all been very powerful lately and feels good. I always feel a sense of wonder and almost euphoria after I journal a spell. That tells me things are working as they should. One of the things I've been casting is for my art to improve which it has. By a lot. We'll see if we can make the other things happen. Its quite a journey and I feel bad for slacking off as much as I had for awhile, but now I'm back in it and seeing where it takes me. I also consider all this part of my shadow work, which would be a whole different post, but I write things down I'm generally afraid to face. Something about just putting it on paper is very therapeutic. Moreso (for me anyway) than when I was journaling on a computer.

The most important thing if you practice any form of spirituality is to find the steps that work best for you and connects you with your best self. It may take a few tries, but there is no one size fits all. That's what I love about it. I'm putting together my own practice finding what works and digging through the muck of my past to deal with that and make sure it break any dangerous cycles and move ahead.