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No worries at all. Sorry about how long it took me to respond to this! 

Visualization is one of (in my opinion) the most important aspects of casting a spell. The reason I say this is because once you get grounded (in my opinion THE most important part of any witchcraft) a lot of power can be derived from visualization. 

But how do you visualize? Well I’ve never used psychedelics so I can’t help with visualizing using them (I can’t imagine it being successful though, normally visualization ((for me at least)) takes a slow heart rate and relaxation.) 

Here is how to practice:

Ground yourself. Let’s just say that you are grounding yourself inside for this because it’s the easiest to practice with. Lay on the floor. Focus on how hard (not uncomfortable, but just hard) the floor is. Imagine that you are an extension of the floor. As you relax your muscles and slow your breathing, imagine that your legs, arms, torso and the part of your head that is touching are melting into the floor. Feel the connection. 

From that state of mind then begin to visualize a place. Have you been to the ocean before? It’s a good one to practice with. Imagine the warm air on your face. Imagine the floor that you are connected to is sand, taste the salt in your mouth. Hear the waves crash, the seagulls scream and the sand adjusting with your body. Breathe this all in. Keep breathing it in. Each breath you taste, feel, and hear the ocean. 

You see what you did there? You just visualized that shit. Good fucking job. 

I learned how to visualize when I went to the conservatory for acting in NYC. (Witchcraft and acting are very similar in a lot of ways) Places are what we started with. Then you move on to situations, IE imagine/visualize that you studied really hard for that exam and that you passed. IE imagine/visualize that you were moving to a new state by yourself. What would that feel like? What would that taste like? What would that sound like? What are you wearing? What would that smell like? 

Let me tell you, it takes constant practice. We practiced visualization in some form every.single.day at school when I was in college. That’s five days a week for a year. 

Hi Babes, 

Mercury is about to go into retrograde. From March 22 through April 15 2018 Mercury will be in retrograde in fire sign Aries. 

What does that mean for you? 

It’s all about communication. Technology and humans alike will struggle to get the the job done, use words, and function properly. Try not to go into any official agreements until April 16th if you can avoid it. Things will generally go poorly. 

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How to prepare and deal: 

Take a damn breath. 

If your friends, loved ones, bosses, phones, computers ect. snap at you, or exhibit poor communication skills, take a damn breath and calmly try to figure out what they are trying to say. 

If you are struggling to get your point across, do the same...take a damn breath and go slow. Re-read your emails and texts more than once. Take extra care. 

Center yourself. 

Try not to get upset and take things personally, everything will be resolved within the few weeks after 4/16.  

Recognize that you maybe taking things more personally because of Mercury wreaking havoc and take a step back. 

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Here, read this: 

https://www.astrologyzone.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-mercury-retrograde/

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-schwimmer/top-10-things-not-to-do-d_b_4133136.html

http://www.astrologyhoroscopereadings.com/2018-mercury-retrograde-calendar.html

http://www.findyourfate.com/astrology/year2018/2018-mercury-retrograde.html

After reading a few articles I think this is the best one: