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Practical Magic        and Why It Works Real Magic (often spelled Magick or Magik to distinguish it from card tricks and pulling rabbits out of hats), is the process of using i-magi-nation to change consciousness, by which to attain inner harmony and manifest what we want in life - but there is a catch.  Ancient people knew about the Law of Attraction, but sometimes it didn't seem to work! * They discovered long ago that there is a part of us that does not always respond to our conscious intentions.  * We now call it the subconscious or unconscious mind.  * They knew that they had to get this part (that governs over 95% of our actions) to support their conscious goals.  * They discovered that this subconscious part of us responds to symbols and ritual - the natural language of the subconscious mind.  * Using symbol and ritual, they developed what we now call "magic" as a way to communicate with the subconscious mind. * Celtic mythology and lore is full of magical references and secret instructions for magical initiates. * Even though magic was kept secret for thousands of years in the Mystery Schools of various cultures, the secret is now available to anyone who is willing to learn how to use it. * Magic is an ancient practice with a modern explanation. * You can think of magic as Law of Attraction combined with cutting-edge psychology and the genetic biology of belief. * Magic can open doors to realities you never dreamed possible. * Your life will become a Magical Mystery Tour! What Could Be More Fun?    Celtic Mystery School Magic E-mail Course Using Magic   Can you actually use magic in your daily life? The very word brings up images of wands and cauldrons, witches on broomsticks, and the Sorcerer's Apprentice, but in reality it is simply the use of your imagination combined with positive feelings, plus tried-and-true methods of engaging your subconscious mind. Most of us have been taught to distrust our imagination. We've all been told things like, "It's just your imagination," as a way of invalidating our inner perceptions. Yet, our imagination may be the most powerful tool we will ever have to change our reality. When we use imagination to focus on something, it WILL come to us sooner or later. It is Universal Law. * Magic is the CONSCIOUS use of imagination.  * When we fully realize that we attract whatever we focus our attention upon, we take the first step on the path of the Mage (the Persian word for magician).  * Instead of allowing our thoughts to run rampant, we start to pay attention to what we are thinking about and how we feel.  * We learn as much as we can about the Law of Attraction and how it works, including how our feelings indicate the positive or negative direction of our thoughts. * We learn to communicate with the subconscious mind in its own language - ritual and symbol. Feel the Magic! According to the Abraham-Hicks Law of Attraction teachings, your feelings are the most important signal of whether you are attracting what you want or what you don't want. * When you are feeling positive, you are aligned with Creative Life Energy (some call it God, Goddess, Source, All-That-Is, the Universe, or any number of other names). * Whatever name you want to call it, there is a Universal Energy that responds to your every thought! * You are aligned with that Energy and open to receiving what you want when you feel: - happy - peaceful - uplifted - grateful - appreciative - calm - playful - ecstatic - blissful - or any sort of positive feeling But when you get caught up in doubt, despair, anger, hate, fear, or any other negative emotion, you shut yourself off from all the things you have wished for - even though they are already there, waiting for you to experience them.   Many of us have deeply ingrained habits of negative thinking, and a whole host of limiting beliefs about what is possible for us to do, or be, or have. The amazing thing is that the Universe will give us whatever we believe! That is why Magic is so useful. Magic is a pathway through the landscape of our subconscious fears, doubts, and limiting beliefs. Magic allows us to suspend belief long enough to create real changes in our lives! Take a Leap of Faith! If you don't believe in Magic, the Universe will supply you with ample "proof" that it doesn't exist. So we have to take a leap of faith even to allow the possibility that Magic could exist and work for us. It helps to listen to other people who have been successful at using Magic in their own lives, but you won't even notice them unless your mind is open to Magical possibilities. Once you take that leap of faith by opening your mind, you will begin to find proof of Magic everywhere you look. Scientific Proof of Magic Quantum physics now supports the reality of Magic! Laboratory experiments have proved that our thoughts affect the outcome we perceive. The expectations of experimenters shape the results of their experiments, but this information is not really new. It has been taught in the Mystery Schools for thousands of years, kept secret from the general public. See the film What the Bleep Do We Know for more information. Magic Through History Through fiction and mythology, we have always kept our sense of magic alive. The Celtic Myths and Arthurian novels, among others, are filled with magic and sprinkled with secrets that only initiates would understand. Even now, in spite of our modern, scientific mind set, the Harry Potter books are runaway best sellers,  topping every other novel in the history of publishing; and this at a time when reading has lost popularity to films and computer games! What we generally don't realize is that these fictional tales of magic actually open our minds , on a subconscious level, to the possibility of real magic. We are already seeing a resurgence of interest in real Magic that  is awakening in public consciousness as a direct result of widespread immersion in the fictional life of Harry Potter. People all over the world are beginning to realize that they don't have to be muggles. Magical things are happening in their lives. It's about time! Using Magical Tools We have all heard stories of magicians, witches, and wizards using magic wands, incantations, candles, and cauldrons. These are symbols we can use to communicate with the subconscious mind. The subconscious, which governs over 95% of our actions, interprets everything literally and through symbols. That's why every country has a flag, and every religion has a cross, or a star, or some other symbol that represents it. We naturally understand symbols at a very deep level of our being. Lighting a green candle to attract money, or pointing a wand when we make a wish, can reinforce the power of our imagination by getting the subconscious mind to align with our conscious wishes. The way to know if using a particular tool is helping your dreams come true is to pay attention to your feelings. If you feel uplifted and joyful using a particular tool, then you can be sure it is helping you connect with the positive flow of Universal Energy. If a particular tool, symbol, or ritual doesn't feel good to you DON'T USE IT! What About "Dark Magic?" Even though "defense against the dark arts" gives the Harry Potter stories much of their drama, there is really no need to defend against dark magic. The Universal Law of Attraction is always at work and you can only attract whatever you focus on. Because you can focus on either positive or negative things, you can indeed create horrible realities for yourself, but not for anyone else. And nobody else can attract anything to you. Everyone has the option of attracting whatever they choose. We can be affected by negative experiences only by focusing on something negative. It never comes from someone else, unless we accept or believe someone else's reality. Of course, we all have our own dark side - dark memories, fears, and false beliefs lurking in our subconscious minds. That is why we use grounding and shielding rituals in magical work and seek to attain a healthy balance of "dark and light" in our daily lives.  Grounding and shielding are rituals that the subconscious mind understands and accepts. What we call "dark" is simply that which is hidden from our conscious awareness. In psychology we call it the subconscious mind. In some religions it may be called "Satan" or "the devil," but in truth, it is nothing more than the misunderstood and repressed aspects of ourselves that we have shoved away into dark corners of our consciousness. Darkness is nothing to fear. Like everything else, it only needs to be understood and loved. Turn on the light! Trust Your Intuition! Think for yourself. Trust your own feelings - your own internal guidance system as Abraham calls it. We live in a safe, supportive universe. There is nothing to fear. If you allow it, everything in the universe will conspire to uplift you and make your life a dream come true. Believe it and you will see amazing things unfolding in your life. Share it and you will see changes happening all around you. We have the power to consciously shape our world and create Paradise on Earth. There will always be those who don't understand. They may create their own miserable experience, but you can create a wonderful life right in the midst of them. No matter if there is war, or famine, or mass destruction all around you, it is in your power to create a bubble of peace, abundance, and joy that will radiate out into the world and actually shift the balance toward a more positive experience for everyone you meet. Sharing the Magic There is nothing at all wrong with using magic to attract your own "selfish" desires, but real fulfillment comes when you share magic with others and they begin to understand that they too have the power to shape their reality. Imagine a world where everyone knows they can have whatever they want! There is no need to fight or kill or steal. Everything we ask for is given! That is why I feel it is so important to share what I know about magic. I want everyone to know that they are safe and secure, and that their every wish can come true. There is nothing more thrilling than seeing people take on their own power to shape their lives!  E-mail Bernadette Wulf Director of Faehallows School of Magic Celtic Mystery School Magic E-mail Course Magic and Religion There has been a lot of confusion about religion and Magic throughout the Western world, due to a mis-quote found in the King James version of the Bible, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." (Exodus 22:18) The word, translated here as "witch," means "poisoner" in the original Hebrew text. This simple twist of meaning led to the torture and burning of millions of people, mostly women. The Catholic Inquisition systematically burned "witches" at the stake over hundreds of years, because they were believed to be practicing Magic. Even today, there are a number of fundamentalist religions that preach against anything having to do with Magic, to the point of denouncing the fictional Harry Potter books and films. This comes from an unfortunate misunderstanding of what Magic really is. Magic is all about aligning with the Universal Energy that religions call God. It is against the ethics of magic to try to control another person, or interfere with the balance of nature. As Magi, we honor all creation as the embodiment of Creative Life Energy. Though we may effect changes in the physical world, our main purpose is to align and balance our inner reality, so Magic is essentially a spiritual pursuit. Earth-based or Pagan religions of all cultures are usually the ones associated with Magic, because they are so closely aligned with nature. Yet every religion has roots in a Magical or esoteric tradition that only a chosen few were able to access. Kabbalah, Rosecrutian, Mason, Knights Templar, and other so called "secret societies," are all based in Magical tradition. Though much of their history has been lost, we can trace all Magical Mystery Schools back to the religions of ancient cultures like Egypt, Greece, Rome, Persia, and the Druid religion of ancient Ireland. Some even speculate that all these Mystery Schools had their roots on the lost continent of Atlantis. Christian Magic Since the Western world is so heavily influenced by Christian tradition, it makes sense to look at Magic in the context of Christianity. The first mention of Magic found in the New Testament of the Bible is the story of the three Magi (Magicians of Persia), as they visited the baby Jesus. It is no coincidence that the Magi went to visit the child Jesus, nor that they brought the symbolic magical gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They knew from their study of the stars that Jesus was destined to be a great Mage and they most likely contributed to his education. Jesus later taught the Magical Law of Attraction to the masses (i.e. "Ask and you shall receive." and "As you sow, so shall you reap."), which was seen as threatening by those who wanted to keep the power of Magic to themselves. Whether you believe that Jesus is God, or man, or a combination of both, there is no doubt that he knew and taught the principles of Magic. At the Last Supper, Jesus shared an ancient alchemical ritual with his initiates, now known as "communion," or the transubstantiation of bread and wine. This ritual was common in pre-Christian magical practice and is still used in modern magical rituals. It was passed down through the Order of Melchizedek, which is an order of teachers and healers from the Great White Brotherhood. One of their purposes is to safeguard the Four Sacred Hallows of the Faery realm - the Cup or Cauldron, the Spear or Wand, the Sword, and the Stone. The Cup, the Sword, and the Spear play a role in the Gospel stories (from the Last Supper through the Crucification) and perhaps the Stone is represented by the stone rolled away from the tomb on Easter morning. These symbols have since appeared repeatedly in the Arthurian legends under the guise of the Holy Grail. Where did the Hallows come from? The origins of the Four Sacred Hallows are shrouded in mystery, but legend tells us that they were first brought to Earth by the Tuatha de Danaan, the original Faery race of Ireland. Why, as a priest of the Order of Melchizedek, would Jesus want to bring the Faery Hallows to the attention of his followers? This is one of the deep magical mysteries of Christianity. Though some fundamentalist Christian religions make a point of condemning Magic, they fail to recognize that Jesus often taught and performed Magic, and encouraged his followers to do the same. Since Magic is nothing more than using the unchanging Laws of the Universe to attract what we want in life, and Jesus (as a teacher and healer of the Order of Melchizedek) was trained in the magical arts, it stands to reason that he would share these Laws of the Universe with his followers. The Gospels clearly state that Jesus was "a priest of the Order of Melchizedek," and they are full of references to the Law of Attraction, which is the very basis of Magical teaching. Unfortunately, there were leaders in the early Christian churches  who wanted to keep all the power to themselves. They made a point of teaching their followers to mistrust their own Inner Guidance - their intuition and their feelings. They taught the faithful to trust only external guidance, from priests, ministers, and popes, threatening them with excommunication, burning at the stake, and even Hell fire if they did not follow their teachings. Out of fear, people were persuaded to give up their own personal connection with Spirit and to trust the priests to guide their spiritual direction. Even today most Christian churches, aside from Quakers, continue to follow this model, yet it is far from what Jesus taught - "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father/Mother in secret." (In the Aramaic tongue the word now translated as "Father" also means "Father/Mother," the balanced Source from which all things come.)   I will not repeat all the related Bible verses here, but if you are interested I encourage you to read the words and accounts of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels, as well as in more recently discovered documents (such as the Dead Sea Scrolls), with a magical eye. If your mind is open you will certainly find ample proof that Jesus repeatedly taught the Law of Attraction, and performed miracles to prove its validity. Look into your own heart and find the truth within. Trust your own feelings.  "The truth will set you free." To learn more about the Four Sacred Hallows, the Order of Melchizedek, and other magical mysteries, sign up for the Celtic Mystery School Magical E-mail correspondence course.        Live the Magic!                                          Celtic Mystery School     Faehallows School of Magic  Magical Law of Attraction   Email Correspondence Course  Celtic Mystery School Home Practical Magic - Magic Course  - Magic products  -  Quotes  - Faery Hallows  -  Celtic Holidays  -  Magical Law of Attraction  - Money Magic!  -  Director  -  Weddings  -  Harry  Potter  Symbolism  Visit My Other Websites           HealItAll.com  -   FairySource.com  -  Magical-LifeCoaching .com WulfWorks.net Visionary Art Gallery  -  ProjectParadise.info