Is Magic Real?

We get so many questions and emails about this that we thought it was time to post a reply!
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. Take on enough Air and you’ll be able to levitate.
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 info@shamanschool.com with CLOUDS in the subject line. We’ll email the instructions to you ASAP. Have fun!

P.S. Check out the comprehensive Basic Magic Class -- for those with serious interest only!

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Help from the Universe – Getting Your Share!

Help from the Universe ... so many people need it these days. People doing the best they can to cope with mental and emotional stress, unemployment, the energy of 2012, and worry about the economy.

Most people need help from the Universe but have no idea how to go about getting some. They have no clue how to ask the universe for help.

No worries ... magic is real and the Universe does want to help! You just have to ask, and there are so many forms of asking.

Help from the Universe – Why You Don't Get Any
The big secret of getting help from the Universe isn't a big secret at all: the Universe already knows that you need help ... all you have to do is ask.

For instance, if you are low on money and want to ask the Universe for help filling your checking account, no worries. Help from the Universe is only a question away. You can ask your question using some magical tribal form, or you can ask during a meditation ... or you can just go outside and shout for help.

It all works! The Universe isn't deaf or dumb ... it's just waiting for you to ask for help. Yup, you heard me. The "missing link" in all of this is that most of the time we forget to ask the Universe for help.

Why? Because usually we are too busy sitting on the pity pot, too crazy working our fingers to the bone, or too preoccupied with the fact that the Universe doesn't care about little 'ole us down here.

Well ... get over it!

Help from the Universe – How to Ask
You, of course, can pick any method for asking and getting help from the Universe. The Universe is very flexible and willing, so almost any form will do. Even the occasional temper tantrum works well ... at least it has for plenty of us who have tempers!

But, if you're not into temper tantrums, here is a sure-fire way to get help from the Universe.

Write, Light, and Be Bright!

1. Write
First, write down what you want as precisely as possible while still allowing the Universe some flexibility in delivering on your desires. For instance, if you need some money, write down a range of dates by which you would like for money to arrive. Write down a range of dollars, such as "between $1,000 and $2,000." Be sure to specify that the money should be "legally free and clear with no penalties" and that there should be no death or loss of property as a result of the Universe granting this request!

2. Light
Next, put the paper on a plate under a Sun Yellow candle. Put the whole shebang in front of you as you sit in the South facing North. Light the candle with a paper or wooden match. When the flame has settled into a tall and steady state, cup your hands around the flame and say this verse in a voice of command:

"Child of Wonder,
Child of Flame,
Nourish My Spirit
And Bring My Aim!"

You can repeat the phrase three to seven times if you like. Leave the candle burning for 30 to 60 minutes at a time. At the end of that time, blow out the candle. Blowing rather than snuffing the flame "sends" your request to the Universe. Repeat this ritual every single day for 30-40 days.

3. Be Bright
While the Universe is working on delivering your request, your job (aside from doing the Sun Candle Ritual) is to be bright. In other words, keep an open mind and open heart. Look for possible signs that your request is coming to you. Appreciate where you are. Avoid being a Doubting Thomas. Find as much peace and joy as you can find.

Be bright ... the Universe has a much easier time delivering to a bright and joyful recipient. After all, one of our "jobs" on this planet is to "sound a joyous note to Creator's ear" (according to the Hopis). So you do your job of being bright and performing the ritual, and you will get help from the Universe without a doubt.

Amaze and surprise yourself by following these directions. Magic is real and it does work. Getting help from the Universe isn't difficult ... and it's so much more fun than sitting on the pity pot!


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