Being In Neutral

Energy is neutral. It is neither good nor bad. It just is. It does not have a consciousness to decide what it wants to be. It is the person or event that that energy is borne of that determines how that energy is going to be perceived.

If you remove that, the energy will still remain. Look at sea water for example. You can remove the salt from the water, but it will still be water. Only it will be neutral. Energy is the same. Therefore once we can separate the initial catalyst that created the energy, we are left with pure, neutral, unadulterated energy.

This we can use for our own purposes and intention. Also, if we look at it this way, it will remove a lot of the fear we have of so called "negative energy". We can use it to mold it to what we need it for.

Giving Away Your Spirit

The Spirit is infinite, but not in the way you think. Each time you listen to your friends' problems, each time you volunteer, each time you care for a sick person etc. you are giving a piece of your Spirit away. It is when we have given a large portion of our Spirit away that we feel exhausted, taken advantage of, depressed, demotivated and the like.

This is a cycle that is very difficult to break. In order for us to function on all cylinders, that is to live a fulfilling life, we need all of our Spirit. So, how do we achieve that, you ask? Certainly not by avoiding giving to others but by replenishing our Spirit from the Source. Our Spirit in itself is finite, however, the Universal Spirit is not. It is endless and eternal. It is from there that we replenish our Spirit. Where it's needed and when it's needed. It is that simple.

When you feel that you have given away some your Spirit, just spend time revitalising from that omnipresent, always existing Source. It never runs out. In common language we call it recharging your batteries. Some people practice it on a daily basis by meditation, journaling, getting together with friends, walking on the grass barefooted and may other ways. You may not need to do it on a regular basis, but only when you feel that your Spirit tank is getting low, you seriously need to take a moment and listen to it and find out how you can refill.

Don't worry about what is happening while you're doing that. The refill is completely free and  you can get as may as you need. So, hold out your cup and don't be shy! Let it be runneth over!

Burned

The scorch of the Sun

is burning shards of

memories into my skin.

I pick at them

inspite of myself.

Charred pieces, falling away,

revealing wounds 

seeping sorrowful tears

for trust lost.

The vulnerable pink of  my skin 

is shiny and new.

Protecting me,

from the outside in.

Want to nurse it

from the inside out.

My spirit's soft tourniquet

drinks up the liquid life.

Drawing it back,

into me

under the shimmery Moon.

Revealing silver scars eternal.

By Andrea Kaldy

December 2009

Why Magick Works

I am often posed the question by "onceborns" (non-magickal people), "How do witchcraft and magick work?". I always give them the same answer. When you are performing magick, you are working with the elements. Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Spirit. These elements are the most basic building blocks that make up everything in the Universe. 
 

The same elements can be found everywhere you go. From red giants to distant planets, from nebulas to black holes. It's all stardust and it all contains the same elements of life, only in different forms. The Divine is made up of it and so are we. We are part of the Divine and thus inherently connected to it. Therefore elements are also part of us as they are a part of comets, the rain, hurricanes, oceans, volcanoes and all things. They all command elements within themselves.

We are of the same essence as them, with our consciousness on our side to command and envoke them. This is why magick works.