#astralsouls

I recently came across a youtube video in which the person suggested to write a letter to your highest self telling them what you want and asking them to bring it into fruition. And I loved that idea, but something did't feel quite right to me...

I am one to believe that whatever I want, if I can think of it and imagine it, it is already real. It already exists and it is already mine. All I have to do is "align" myself to it.

So, writing a letter asking for something to my highest self, would mean that I believe that it isn't mine already, that it is something I have to get or to create from zero, which of course isn't the case.

So, after thinking about it, I had an idea: to reverse it. Meaning that I would write a letter from my higher self to the "current" me, telling it how amazing our life was "now" that we have all that we've ever wanted.

That way I could trick my subconscious into believing that what I wanted was already mine and that it had already happened. That I was simply telling my story to someone.

So, I did. I wrote that letter, and it has been one of the most powerful techniques i've ever tried.

Okay, but. How exactly did I do it? (I'm gonna make a list with all the steps that I followed and then explain each one as I go)

Decide: Decide what you want and create a clear description, feeling and image of it.

For example, if I wanted to travel to a specific location for the holidays. I would write down (or think to myself) something like "I want to travel to Greece with my family to have a fun and exciting experience learning about greek culture"

Imagine: Imagine you already have that what you want and picture how you would feel by having it.

Imagine yourself in the situation of already having what you want. That version fo you, how do they feel? what is different about them? How do they talk, dress, walk? Who is with them? What are they doing?...In this step I used visualisation, but you can use whatever works for you.

Embody: Embody that version of you. Become for a moment that version of you that already has what it wants. Make it feel real. This is your highest self and it already has everything that the "current you" could ever imagine.

This could be the most difficult step for some people. But in reality it is not complicated at all. If you took your time to do the previous steps, then you already must be pretty far into that embodiment state.

In this step I used affirmations, as I went over my visualisation for a second time. To keep up with the holidays example:

I would say stuff like "I am in greece" "I am having so much fun here in greece" "I feel so content to be here with my family" "I love how all the locals are so nice" "This holiday is amazing, being here is amazing", etc.

Write: Write a letter to the version of you that "doesn't have" what it wants, yet.

Let that version of you know how you feel, how your life looks like, what type of stuff you´re doing. This step shouldn't be hard, as you already know all that from the previous steps. Make it as personal and as uplifting as you can, This is something that the other version of you will read at some point, so you want to make sure that it is positive and hopeful. Let them know that, what it's being described in the letter is already theirs, It already happen, they just have to trust it will catch up to them.

In this star you could make use of other witchy things, like herbs, crystals, incense, etc. I personally used colour correspondances for the ink.

Remain: Remain in that state of being the version of you that already has what it wants for as long as you can.

Being 5 minutes, 15 minutes, all day long. However long it lasts it's more than okay. While you are in that state put the letter in a place where you know the other version of you will see it. You could even write on top of it some instrucions as to when you want them to read the letter. For example, When i wrote mine I put "Read when you feel discouraged or begin to have doubts"

Trust and let go: Trust that the other version of you will trust their higher self (you in this state). Let go of the state and slowly come back to your physical reality.

That's it. I know it sounds like a lot, but I promise once you do it, you realise how not-so-difficult and natural it is.

This technique worked wonders for me, because I am huge on the subconscious mind and this technique instantly triggered something in it.

If you try it please let me know how it goes for you, I would love to know.

Eclectic Souls

#AstralSouls

Some time ago a saw a post by @theskepticalwitch (whom themselves saw a post from somebody else), anyway, the post talked about the paths they followed and I simply loved it. So, here I am doing the same.

MY PATHS (up to now)

ECLECTIC PATH: Kinda obvious, I consider, as it literally is in the name of my blog. Eclectic because I tend to try out and blend different preexisting practices.

CHAOS PATH: Borrowing directly from the tradition of Chaos Magic, the concept of "nothing is true, everything is permitted" without a doubt permeates my practice. I see belief as a tool, meaning I am prone to changing and distorting my non-essential beliefs to better fit a specific situation.

COSMIC PATH: Astrology and everything having to do with the planets, stars, comets, etc. I use planetary sigils, invoke the power of the planets, etc.

ASTRAL/QUANTUM PATH: Everything from dreams to meditation to astral travel to manifestation. Basically, anything having to do with a Quantum/Astral plane or a 5th dimension. (I'm also including divination here)

PSYCHOLOGICAL PATH: (also includes philosophy) Psychology constitutes a huge part of my practice. Specifically from people like Freud, Jung, and Maslow and concepts like the subconscious mind, self transcendence, and self actualisation. I'm also an avid lover of philosophy, people like Nietzsche, Plato, Marcus Aurelius, and Alan Watts are huge influences for my practice.

CONSCIUSNESS PATH: I'm huge on universal consciousness. The concept of oneness and non-duality definitely are my main train of thought when dealing with anything witchy or magical. Ultimately, the notion of a godself is what fuels my practice, if magic and witchcraft work is because I am consciousness/god myself.

You may have noticed I didn't mention anything about Hellenism, it is because I no longer follow the religion. I still believe in such deities, but I'm far away from following any tradition, and also because my beliefs and the view I have of any deities and spirits have changed quite drastically. That's why I don't feel comfortable calling myself a Hellenic Polytheist anymore, even tho I still have an altar for Ares and Poseidon.

Most people have learnt to see Divine Timing as something out of themselves, something out of their control to which they have no choice but to conform to. They know their desires are coming, but not until the "time is right", whatever that means. But time is an illusion, or more precisely, the linearity of time is an illusion. Yesterday, tomorrow, are just arbitrary terms humans created. And rightfully so, it would be impossible for society -and humans- to function properly in this 3d world without it. However, this conception of a lineal time is all but useful when dealing with spiritual matters. From a spiritual, metaphysical, and even a quantum perspective, past, present and future are all existing together as one at this very precise moment. Only the now exists.

Looking at the #witchblr tag, I realise how different my practice seems to have become from that of most people. (and even from my own a year ago or so)

First, I don't consider myself a witch anymore, neither pagan. If anything I would probably call myself a Polytheist Magician, but still, I don't resonate a 100% with that title.

Second, I don't really connect that much with nature, of course, I like it and I love spending time outside, but I don't feel a very close connection to it. I don't work with plants/herbs, I don't care much for the seasons, neither the elements nor any other natural element on earth (aside from crystals).

I feel a lot more connected to the cosmos, the planets, astrology, the "astral plane", the subconscious mind, multiple realities, spirits, gods/goddesses, and archetypes.

If I had to name my practice I think I would call it something like "The Hidden Astral-Mental Path". Not sure it sounds that cool tho 😂😂.

My magic and everything I do is a lot more mental and personal, I focus strongly on my own mind, my beliefs, and my subconscious. I'm not fully sure I believe in "energy" and its manipulation like most people seem to do. And I'm still not sure what my view on spirits and deities is.

But what I do believe is that my (our) mind is incredibly powerful and that everything that I've ever experienced and will experience is a result of my deep-rooted beliefs and assumptions. My mind creates my own reality, it creates what I see and what I live. To change my circumstances I must change myself, not make a spell jar with some ingredients hoping that the energy I put in it will somehow help me.

And I'm not saying that working with energy or nature it's wrong or that it doesn't work, because hell yeah, it freaking does (for some people). And that's completely okay, because each of us feels, believes, perceives, and experiences things completely differently.

So I'm only just talking about my personal path here. You don't have to agree or anything.

Now, onto stuff that I actually do:

Making crystal grids and meditating with crystals (for the mental effect).

Scripting.

Lighting intention candles.

Creating and using sigils.

Listening to subliminal audios.

Repeating affirmations and meditating with looped affirmations.

Using incense to "cleanse" a room.

Reading oracle/cards.

Using a pendulum.

Listening to planetary "frequencies".

Checking planetary positions.

Channeling "energy" from the planets.

Giving offerings and talking to deities. (even though I'm not so sure what my beliefs are in regards to deities and spirits yet).

Visualising.

Creating a mental space for different things.

Writing down my dreams and trying to make sense of them.

Reading a lot about philosophy and psychology.

Living in the end/acting as if.

And more things that I don't remember right now lol.

Hi, hope you're doing well 😊

So, the general difinitiom of it is: "Animism is the belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. Potentially, animism perceives all things—animals, plants, rocks, rivers, weather systems, human handwork and perhaps even words—as animated and alive. " some would even believe things like computers, books, home appliances, etc posses or can potentially develop souls...

Hi! So happy more and more people are getting interested in the hellenic pantheon 💕.

First thing I would suggest is RESEARCH , lots of research. So that you can decide is you want to follow a reconstructionist approach or a neo-pagan aprroach, and once you know that it'll be so much easier to know where you should start...