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 Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:11 am
WelkingPath Zab I never said I was done teaching you! I'll have mini-lessons and plenty of discussion, but I feel like people like you and Strawberry, who have been "here" since the beginning, have learned a lot and can now move on to doing your own thing. 3nodding So don't freak out on me, okay? Yes, energy is used a lot through healing (duh). And it makes sense that the energy balls help you with your healing. Just don't make too much of a habit with it--you may just turn yourself into a psi vamp. Remember: Do the mundane things first, then magick. Mundane, Magick. Shapes and textures are just fun things to expiriment with. They're fun for energy games with friends, or even your dog or cat. Just fun, not really a big deal. And I'll set up something where we can chat about the animals, all of us. 3nodding This is where it gets really hard--where you recognize that energy is in everything and that it is (I believe, at least) the second most important skill any Witch can have (second only to meditation)--and you want to learn more. Don't ever lose your thirst for knowledge, Zab. It's keeping me on my toes. smile thnx for the loving comment, and i wont stop learning. or having my "thirst" for it. I really think i learned alot from this class, and i apreciate it very much. And now i do see the inportance of energy, and agree with you on the 2nd most important skill thing you said. Ill totally be around to check the minilessons. And id like it if we could talk about the animal thing. I just cant belive i was able to do this. I have suprised myself all alone the way... But i wont forget to do the mundane thing first. Using natural solutions should always trump the spiritual. I get that. But i do use it alot, and it works. Much better than anything else. Beats pain killers. So i belive im doing what is right. And i have but one question out of this... what is a psy vamp exactly, and how can someone turn themself into one i thought u were born that way? a gift/curse like ESP or something?
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:18 pm
We'll talk about it...I might make a journal entry as a how-to, since I can't figure out how to format it here in the guild. My journal, I can do what I want lol
And psi vamps are people who cannot get enough energy from food and water and "normal" everyday living. They must take energy (psi energy) from others to be able to function normally. There is a vampire class here, I believe, but (like a bad student) I have not checked it out lately. sad
And yes, some people are born psi vamps, but I believe others can be made into them. Taking too much energy from other people, the earth, the ocean, the moon or sun, and then not grounding. You get a buzz, but then you get used to having that extra energy around you. Then you need it. Then you need more. I see it just like any other addiction, but am not 100% sure it works that way. I wouldn't test it, though. That's why I've been harping on you guys to ground, ground, ground yourselves all the time.
If you haven't already, add me to your friend's list and I'll get that journal entry up and running...just give me some time, okay? I will, I promise. 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:37 pm
Mini-Lesson #1
Protection Against Lightning This shield should be put on top of your other shields--especially on a thundery day! Make a basic shield of any color. With your hands (astral or physical) "grab" two sections of the shield that are close together. Pull one end in, and the other out. Move to another section and repeat. Repeat until your outer shield looks like a hedgehog. Pointy inside, pointy outside. Any range from pointy to fuzzy will be fine texture-wise, but the most important part is that you're insulated from the lightning. The better you are at manipulating energy, the more work you should put into the shield. Many Blessings!
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:39 am
Uwah! I wish this mini-lesson could've been up on Sunday. I had this really long car ride to my grandparents for my grandad's birthday, and I was so bored and really tempted to play with energy. But then about 15 minutes into the car ride it started storming really hard. People were actually parked on the side of the road waiting it out. XD
I'll try this next time it threatens to storm.
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:59 pm
Sorry sad I've been meaning to put this up for a while, just been too tired.
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:27 am
Aghhh! I keep forgetting to keep you updated!
Well, I've made an energy ball a lot of times, so this was simple, I've experimented with it, kind of taking things from several lessons so it'll be muddled up.
I can't do shapes very well, but I'm good at sticky energy. Everything else hasn't formed properly, because people don't feel the fuzziness or anything.
I try moving them, but it doesn't go far, so maybe I have to be a bit more trusting and imaginative?
Now, for my extra information.
I have been wearing a necklace, which has a long chain and a swirl cage for holding a crystal. Lately, I was wearing an amethyst in it, and I felt fine for a while, but then it felt like I was being choked, or that my throat was closing up. I kept ripping off the necklace before I even realized that it was the cause. Now having that amethyst anywhere near me makes me feel bad, and I've tried to keep my tigers eye's close to me, but not much has changed. I still feel like my throat is closing up half the time.
When one of my friends tampered with one of the tigers eye's, they put energy in it. When I wore the necklace with the tigers eye later, I felt their energy which is tickily, warm and fuzzy. Whats weirder is it traveled straight to my heart and an energy ball just formed there, sitting there. It was strange since the energy was familiar but so different. (My energy feels like his) So I'm wondering if any of that has to do with the fact I fancy him and he used to (at least) like me. Hmmm.
Any advice, suggestions, panic attacks about the amethyst. Oh, I'm not putting the amethyst with my other stones now. It's a bad feeling.
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:45 am
Hmm. This is very interesting. The amethyst is my birthstone (Feb), and I have never had any problem with it...actually, I'm wearing a ring with it now. Quote: Cool and relaxing, amethyst is a stone of psychic power. Wearing this form of quartz helps promote meditation, peace, tranquility and oneness with your spiritual goals. It enhances and strengthens the powers of the bearer and helps attune with the higher self, dispelling fears, heightening intuition and helping to embrace your own intuitive wisdom. In ancient times it was said to be "proof against poison". We now know that amethyst is a "negative ion", which attracts poisonous "positive ions" to it, thus clearing the air around the wearer and helping to make it more breathable. Amethyst is also said to be a stone of sobriety, and can help the wearer become free of addictive tendencies Source: http://www.serioussilver.com/gemstone_crystal_lore/magick_of_gemstones_a.html#amethyst Maybe you should try putting it outside in the elements for a few days. That will naturally cleanse it, and get all the "bad" stuff out of it's system. Try that, and if it doesn't work, let me know. 3nodding Good luck!
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:18 pm
Mini-Lesson #2
Other Elements There are, of course, other elements one can make a shield out of. Here are just a few ideas: --Lightning --Plants --Metal Expirement with these, and talk about which one is the best for you. Blessings!
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:06 am
I'm so bad at keeping up with this class - I really like it, yet somehow I get distracted by other things. I did have a local group before I moved where we did energy work every meeting which included things like this, so I suppose I haven't been totally botching practice. sweatdrop As I get the ball rolling on my participation here again (before graduate school starts eating up all of my time, for as I hear, it tends to do that) I thought I'd share some of what we did in this group though.
If you guys ever have the chance were you can meet weekly or semi-weekly with a magic group (or even a bunch of Neopagans more generally) try doing energy ball readings at each meeting. To remove bias, we created little slips of paper with the main colors written on it (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) and usually one person would pick the color to form the ball and everyone else would read it. Sometimes we'd work with a partner instead. Overall, we did find some interesting things. Although we weren't diligent about recording successes versus failures, I got the distinct impression that we read the energy correctly more often than would be due to chance alone. It was a very neat thing to do and sure boosted my confidence in terms of really believing in this sort of thing.
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:43 am
3nodding A boost in confidence is always good. But what do you mean by "read?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:43 pm
Oh, sorry that wasn't clear! We'd read the color of the energy of the ball someone else made. After we all had impressions, we'd voice out what color we thought it was and compare it to what the person had programmed the energy ball to.
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:08 pm
Oh I've been slacking with this class ><
I've done a few exercises lately, but I feel kinda "choked" as far as energy goes. I'm having trouble connecting with the earth and drawing it up, and my meditation has been suffering for some reason. I think a lot of it is because I'm out of practice with too much going on in my mundane life and I feel kinda rushed lately. Any tips on getting back in tune with things?
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:54 am
Starlock: That's an amazing idea! Thanks for sharing, I'll try to see if we can get that going when I'm down at college.
Kyou: Start with a gift to Mother Nature. Then just do some meditating, preferably by an oak tree, or another plant that you feel connected to. And it's okay to say no to some mundane obligations, as well.
Start there, then try again in a week or so. And don't forget to ground correctly!
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:08 pm
What would be an appropriate gift?
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