There are many firsts and prerequisites involved with practicing magic, depending on who you consult. Some people, like me, will tell you it’s critical to reach an altered state of consciousness so you can interact with subtle energy and magical forces.
Others will tell you it is imperative that you have a clear initiation, whether its formal or not you just need to have a definite entering or starting point. This is often framed as a “passing through the portal” or “meeting the goddess” type of affair. While I’m not a stickler on this I do think it’s cool and I re-initiate myself on a regular basis, sometimes this even involves portals and goddesses.
The First Things that Really Should Be First
Before anything else matters, prior to being able to do any magic that actually makes a difference, there are a few really simple things you should understand. Call them beliefs; that’s accurate. Say these are axioms or principles; fine but I don’t count them among my own magical axioms.
I know this isn’t very mystical of me and I am definitely not being all sorcerous and shit as we sometimes say, but the three things to know before you initiate magical work really are just three things you ought to know because this will make your magical career easier and help you be more successful.
Affirmative Expectations
Positive thinking and charged intentions and magical will and visualization and the victory circle and all that jazz are preached high and low, and they are important aspects of the same thing. If we could just distill all the philosophy and religion down to something practical and undeniable we might just say expect to win, or expect to get what you go after.
When you do a thing, expect that it will work out as planed so long as you really do the thing. Forget walking around struggling with doubt or focusing on your feelings to understand your vibration, and just expect the work you put in to produce the results that work is for.
You Probably Aren’t Jinxed
Sometimes people get jinxed or fall into the flow of ill fortune and challenging day-to-day circumstances. Sometimes it seems like all you touch falls apart. Such states are usually effects that are caused by something.
Ideally you can find out the cause and correct course. Other times things just work out over time after the trials pass.
At any rate most people are not star-crossed, cursed from birth, hated by the gods, etc. They just aren’t.
A few people are unfortunate at this level, but only a few. therefore odds are against the idea that you are among these hapless souls.
In reality most of us are in the same boat: we live on planet shit show and were not born to a royal elite bloodline, so things will get tough now and again.
Change is Hardwired into ALL Things
Everything is changing all the time. This includes you.
Thus it is unreasonable to presume you cannot change or things can’t be changed in your life should you so desire. You are not impervious to the constancy of change.
Believe it or not these ideas represent counterpoints to areas of major tension. They are the productive flipside to many psychological and emotional ailments that deter and befuddle many magical students.
Read these three things over and come to a firm, clear understanding of each one. This simple act can serve you well and clear away considerable, potential impediments to your progress.
Leave a Reply