What is energy? According to physics, energy is a quantitative property that must be transferred to an object in order to make it function. It can neither be created nor destroyed, but can transform from one form to another. Metaphysic practitioners believe energy is the “spirit” that makes the natural world live and function. There are many different ideas of what energy is. And to be honest, they’re all correct. Nobody REALLY knows, we just have scientific theories and spiritual beliefs. But one thing we do know is that whatever energy is…it can be manipulated in certain ways. We all have energy fields around us. Every living thing on our planet has an energy field around it. There is free flowing energy throughout the universe. Energy is all around us. These fields are all connected and they all transfer electromagnetic “data” between them. We can learn how to focus on those fields in a way that changes their course and in doing so we can manifest an outcome for things that we want instead of the alternative course that it was on originally. I know it all sounds complicated but it isn’t once you learn how to do it.
In order to condition yourself to be able to manipulate energy, you must learn how to focus yourself enough to first control your own energy field. Once you do that, then you can branch out and connect with other energy fields and change those as well. The best way for most people to condition themselves to focus energy is through meditation. We will have a separate post for meditation techniques coming up soon. Practicing meditation is as simple or complicated as you make it. Most people will tell you that meditation has to be this long, planned out ritualistic type of event and it can be if that’s what you want to make it but for most of us that do not have the time everyday to set aside hours preparing and planning for meditation it is just a few minutes of quiet focus used to center yourself and clear your energy field. It is basically just to connect to your own consciousness and once you’ve done it a few times you’ll realize that it’s really simple and it will become an automatic thing for you.
Once you get comfortable with feeling the presence of your own energy then you can start to venture out to external energies, which is the energy that you want to tap into when you are practicing magic. A lot of people, myself included, tend to use their own energy to cast but this is not the best way as it will drain you and leave you feeling the effects after the casting is over. You learn to use external energy, or energy that’s around you such as from fire (your candles) or elemental energy from the earth. This is where tools come in handy. I still like to rub my hands together really fast to generate static energy to use in powering my spells. There are many different ways to generate or harness energy. Candles are used in most castings to focus your energy but fire also generates energy of it’s own and you might as well use it if it’s available to you! Crystals and stones also have their own energies and they are great to use as well. There is energy from the moon, the sun, the trees. It’s an unlimited source so take full advantage of all of it.
One of the very first techniques that I learned to focus energy was to make psi balls. It’s really easy and very effective. To do this you need to stand or sit with your feet on the floor (in a chair or stool with both feet on the ground). Hold your hands open, palms facing each other in front of you about a foot apart. Close your eyes and visualize the energy coming from the earth through your feet, into your body, up into your arms into your hands. See the energy coming from the palms of your hands and forming into a ball or sphere. The color of the energy can be different for everyone but most people see it as white, yellow or orange. Keep letting the ball form until you can feel the energy vibrating. Once you feel good about your psi ball you can either release it into the air or close your palms together and absorb it into your body. If I absorb it I always make sure to distribute it. You can do that by visualizing it dispersing through your body. This technique allows you to pull energy from the earth. I do this when I put a protective barrier around my home. After the ball forms I release it into the air with the instruction (or intention) of surrounding my house with a protective field. I visualize the energy going straight up in the air and coming down in a dome type field around my house.
Energy is the key to manifesting your intentions and making things happen. It is the driving force behind all magic. Once you figure out how to weild it, your spells will work every time!
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