MAGICK IS MORE THAN GETTING WHAT YOU WANT,  IT IS MORE THAN BEING MATERIALISTIC, ,IN MANY WAYS ITS ABOUT,CHANGING AND TRANSFORMATION OF OURSELVES INTO WHO WE NEED TO BE, WHO WE WANT TO BE, AND HOW WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD AROUND US BY CHANGING OURSELVES. CAN WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE CAN CHANGE? CAN TRANSFORMATION REALLY BE DONE BY OURSELVES? IS THIS LIKE PLAYING GOD? WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE TO THINK THAT WE CAN CHANGE OUR NATURE? I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS WHAT OUR MOTHER AND FATHER CREATOR WANTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, TO GROW UP AND BE THE CO-CREATORS THAT THEY INTENDED US TO BE, AS PARENTS, THEIR GOAL IS TO RAISE US UP FROM BABES TO ADULTS, AND AS WE GROW , LIKE OUR  HUMAN CHILDREN , IT IS EXPECTED OF US TO MATURE, AND STAND ON OUR OWN 2 FEET EVENTUALLY, AND BE AND DO AS THEY WOULD HAVE US BE AND DO. WE SHOULD NOT EXPECT AS A GROWING CHILD TO ALWAY BESEACH OUR PARENTS FOR WHAT WE NEED, THERE COMES A TIME WHEN WE MUST GROW UP AND BE WHO WE BE, CHIPS OFF THE OLE BLOCK SO TO SPEAK , WE ARE TO BE LIKE OUR PARENTS AND BRING INTO THIS REALM WHAT WE NEED TO BE ALL THAT WE ARE TO BE, AND ONE WAY IS THROUGH THE USE OF OUR WILL AND INTENT, AND ONE OF THE WAYS TO DO THIS IS CALLED 'MAGICK'.WE MUST NEVER BE CONTENT  TO REMAIN AS WE ARE, BUT LIKE HUMAN CHILDREN WE MUST GROW UP AND BE INDEPENDANT OF OUR PARENTS,(GOD/DESS) ,NOT THAT WE NO LONGER NEED THEM, BUT ,WE MUST NOW BECOME LIKE THEM IN MATURITY. OUR PARENTS , OUR MOTHER/FATHER GOD/DESS WILL FOREVER BE OUR ELDERS AND WILL FOREVER HAVE THE RESPECT AND HONOR DUE THEM, BUT WITH THEIR HELP AND GUIDANCE WE MUST EVENTUALLY GROW UP INTO WHO WE ARE TO BECOME.

ONE ASPECT OF WHAT WE CALL MAGICK, IS TO CHANGE OUR PERCEPTIONS, OUR FALSE IMAGES OF WHO WE ARE, ITS ABOUT USING 'TOOLS' TO FOCUS OUR MINDS ON 'SYMBOLISMS' THAT PERTAIN TO OUR GOALS, THEY HELP US TO BE ABLE TO 'SEE' INTO THE SPIRITUAL REALMS WHERE OUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ARE, AND HELP US BRING THESE THOUGHTS AND IDEALS INTO MANIFESTATION, FOR ALL THAT WE HAVE IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD BEGAN IN SPIRIT, MAGICK IS ONE OF THE WAYS TO HELP FOCUS OUR MINDS AND OUR INTENT , FOR A PURPOSE, AND TO AID US IN MANIFESTING THAT PURPOSE IN THE 'REAL' WORLD. MAGICK LIKE PRAYER IS A MEANS AND A WAY TO DO JUST THAT.

THE VIEWS OF JEFFERY PIERCE ON PRACTICING THE 'OLD RELIGION' ARE EXCEPTIONAL AND I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE  HIS BLOG:

BLESSINGS,

January 19, 2008

"Pillar Candles" - photographed in Salem, Oregon (January 11, 2005)

When pagans think of magick, we almost instantly think of Circles and spells, wands and incantations. At its heart, magick is the intentional manipulation of energy to effect a change in the world around us.

What we tend to forget is that spellwork is not the only way to do this.

Every time you show compassion to someone in need, when you turn away a harsh word with kindness, when you take a difficult situation and turn it into something positive, you're working magick. It may seem an odd way to consider this at first glance, but you are intentionally manipulating energy - in this case, emotional energy - to change a situation.

There is also magick in changing our own energy. Lighting some candles and letting go of our stress. Soaking in a long, hot bath. Listening to music. Dancing. Talking with a good friend. Each of these are something that shifts our energy - and those of us who know ourselves well will utilize these tools to change the situation we're in for the better.

Each step we take toward manifesting love in our lives also brings us a step closer to the divine. It may seem odd at first glance, but magick is one of the paths toward a more sacred life.