This week I wanted to talk a bit about feelings. We are constantly told that when we do any kind of spell work, how important our intent is. While this is true, I would argue that the feeling behind our intent is what drives it all. I can intend to manifest any outcome I want, but if I don’t put the feelings behind my wants, needs, or desires, it is just a bland statement. How would the universe/the gods/etc.. know I truly want something to happen if I show no emotion towards the making of it or the outcome. This goes back to my previous post about manifesting, and how you manifest through the heart. Much of our healing happens through here as well.
The thing about feelings these days, is that most people don’t think about the full range of feelings they actually express. If you ask someone to describe how they felt about a situation, or how they feel in the moment, you will usually get one of three answers, happy, sad, or angry. While these are all valid feelings, they do not fully or accurately express how we feel. It seems to me that people do not tend to really examine their feelings, and many of us do not feel comfortable expressing our true feelings for fear of upsetting or offending others. I don’t think we do ourselves justice when we do this. Healing can happen when we acknowledge the root feelings of our trauma/pain, and work through them. To do this we need to be able to recognize those feelings for what they are, allow ourselves to feel them (as we often hide from our squash down our feelings “in the moment” as a coping mechanism), own them, and take responsibility for them. This goes for the feelings behind our intent during magickal workings as well. If you want to manifest something, you need to own those feelings to feel worthy of accepting what you are asking for. Are you trying to manifest something because you think it will make you happy, bring you peace, or help fulfill your purpose? This also applies to when you are banishing or working to release something. If you are trying to let go of a bad habit or negative thoughts/habits, you first have to acknowledge what they are and how they truly make you feel so you can confront them, and properly articulate what you are trying to accomplish and why. Are you banishing something from your life because it makes you afraid, or makes you feel ashamed, or fills you with anger? Are you asking for help to avoid something or to face it and overcome it? Whatever your intended outcome, part of manifesting something is visualizing yourself in the intended outcome, and really feeling how you want to feel when you achieve it. You can’t do that without recognizing and acknowledging a range of emotions bigger than happy, sad, or angry. This also applies to another post I made about mindfulness. To practice mindfulness, you need to be “in the moment”, which means sitting with those feelings, experiencing them as they happen, and then letting them go and moving on to the next experience. You can do this during meditation as well. Let whatever thoughts or feelings arise; let them happen, and then let them go. If you want to learn more about feelings, what they are, how to recognize them, and how to make them work for you (instead of against you, as we often feel they do), I highly recommend Brene Brown’s book Atlas of the Heart. It is an excellent read, and particularly helpful if you are interested in doing Shadow Work or any intrinsic self-care. How do you feel about your feelings?
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