I think I am an optimist. That day, I dropped my wallet in a small shopping mart. Maybe my mind was in a dazed state. I just couldn't remember what were the places that I went to that I might drop it. Instead of sighing that was the end of the world, I told myself maybe someone would call me up. Of course, i was retracing where i had been too at the same time. Fair enough, about half an hour later, the shop guy called me up. The feeling was indescribable - as if you had scaled some tallest mountain around.
That's why I think i have gradually tuned from a pessimist to an optimist, who always thinks of positive outcomes for whatever might have happened. Fair enough again, things do not always turn out positively..things will get that smack in the face feeling sometimes. It just a kind of mindset that people should try to adopt. If majority of the poeple are positive thinkers in this world, imagine how nice this place would be.
I learn from Maria Duval to tune my mindset to be more positive.
- Always think positive. Always hope for good things. Don't take negative events seriously, and don't criticize yourself. Instead, tell yourself next time I'll do better and move on.
- If you've worked for months on a project, reward yourself for completing it, despite the consequences. Do something good without any reason. It will help you be more optimistic.
- If someone's attitude is negative towards you, or you're treated rudely by a customer service representative, don't get angry. Give them a big smile; your positive attitude may compel them to change their negative attitude.
- Because of a lot of work, tension builds up in your muscles. This tension should be released through exercise. This will make you feel relaxed.
- Very important. Spend time with optimists. However, they are in rarity...you have to treasure them if you find them.
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Is Magic Real?
In the Harry Potter movies we watch children play Quidditch on a broomstick and little wizards and witches casting quick spells here and there with their magic wands. In the movie, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," we watch martial arts heroes literally flying among the trees to fight. These days we're flooded with all kinds of movies that bring magic into our lives. With all this new found interest in magic, most people are asking, "Is magic real?" What do you think? Is magic real and can you really have magic in your life?
Yes. Magic is very real and has existed as a precise science for thousands of years. Whether you call it magic, magick or majick, it is real. Every single person can learn to do magic. We were ALL born with the talents and abilities that empower us to do magic. The only reason that magic seems so, well, magical is that this society no longer teaches the art and science of magic. In the distant past, magical study was just as important as math, science or the arts. Even the miracles that Jesus performed were based on the use of magic. In fact, magic was and still is the birthright of EVERY planetary citizen.
Can you learn to do the kind of magic portrayed in the movies? Yes - and no. The movies are great at giving you a taste of what you can do with magic, but they aren't very accurate. In the Harry Potter movies, for instance, the characters use their wands for every magical operation. In reality, you can only use the wand to handle air energies. Your wand would actually explode or catch fire if you tried to use it to throw firebolts and fireballs like the characters do in the movie.
So what can you actually do with magic? Quite a lot. Here's a short list to get you started:
- Balance your energies for healing and manifestation
- Change old beliefs
- Defend yourself against physical and psychic attack
- Heal yourself and others
- Find hidden information and see possible futures
- Psychically communicate with other beings
- Create sacred space
- Find lost people and objects
- Manifest what you want and need in life
At the very basis of magic is the understanding of the four elements: Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Called elemental magic, these foundational elements are real. Air, Fire, Water and Earth are part of our natural everyday environment. What makes them magical is the understanding of how they operate not just on the physical level, but also at the levels of mind and Spirit.
For instance, while on the physical level Air is just the stuff we breathe, on the magical levels Air is the conduit of psychic communication, enlightenment, understanding, dreaming and more. If you want more of any of these things in your life, then you need more magical Air. How do you get more magical Air? Wear more Air colors, including white for communication and sky blue for enlightenment and understanding. To take this one step further, you could also take on more Air to make your body lighter.
By just extending your understanding and use of the basic ingredients of nature, you are doing magic! Seen in this light, magic isn't all smoke and mirrors, nor is it the result of Hollywood special effects. Magic is the result of truly understanding and working with the very elements that are all around you.
One final note: Many masters, including Wayne Dyer, have said, "You'll see it when you believe it." The same is true for magic. In other words, the suspension of disbelief and the willingness not to exercise contempt prior to investigation are requirements for magic to be "real." Magic is all around us, and always is, but our ability to perceive and use the forces of magic depends on our willingness to be open. No one else can show it to you, only your direct experience and observation can "prove" or demonstrate to you that magic is real.
We've found that one of the simplest ways to experience magic (and your own magical abilities) is to work with clouds. Clouds respond to your intention, and you can easily move, shape and manipulate clouds from a great distance. And moving clouds that are suspended hundreds of feet above you is quite magical, isn't it?
To start playing with clouds, send a blank email to clouds at shamanschool.com. We'll email the instructions to you ASAP. Have fun!
Alan Joel co-founded the Esoteric School of Shamanism and Magic with the goal of the helping people create permanent, positive change in their lives through the study of magic and shamanism. Get free tips and resources at the Esoteric School.
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Become Free
We are slaves. Every day we wake up and go to work to get money. Then we buy things with that money. Lying on our death bed are we ever going to be proud of the things we bought? Will those objects make our lives worth living? No. We are going to remember the people and the memories we had with them. The work force, however, bears down on us limiting the time we get to enjoy our children, family, and friends. Put an end to this.
We need to get a grip on reality. There is no guidance in alcohol, the news, music. The only guidance there is that exists is that steady pull that we feel deep in our souls. That pull that guides us to where we are supposed to be. Society pounds that out of you from the moment you are born. We are bred to be consumers that exist to make others rich. We constantly walk around day dreaming because we cannot stand this reality. We must take back our existence!
Become free. In whatever way you can.
