5 Reasons We Don't Get What We Want – Part I

It is a magical truth that you can be, do and have everything you want in life. This has been a subject master teachers all around the world have being teaching for ages. To get it all you only have to ask the Universe and it will deliver. It's like being in a great magical café. You select what you want from the menu of infinite possibilities, place your order and the Universe delivers. So why aren't we all doing this? You first have to get yourself to the "restaurant" and second make yourself ready to receive. One way to enter the "restaurant" is by doing daily rituals. These are small planned actions that connect us with what we want in life and puts us in the energetic space to be able to receive. Daily rituals can help you release pain, start the day and end the day in a magical way, get help from higher powers and beings, and access knowledge from the Universe. You'll find a wide variety of these in our Daily Rituals for Attracting What You Want in Life ebook.

Reasons We Don't Get What We Want
As we cover in our Daily Rituals ebook, we have identified 5 reasons that prevent people from getting those things they want. These are all conditions that can interfere with bringing manifestations to fruition and block us from receiving from the Universe. In this article we'll cover one of these in depth and over the next few weeks, stay tuned as we explore the other reasons. Then it will be your turn to chime in on what you think about these reasons and have a chance to receive a magical gift from us.

The 5 top reasons we don't get what we want are:
1. We Don't Believe We Can Be, Do, and Have Everything We Want
2. Negativity is Popular
3. We Are Hypnotized by Daily Life
4. We Are Afraid of Failure
5. We Think We Have to "Make it Happen."

We Think We Have to "Make it Happen."
Let's start at the bottom of the list and explore number 5 – We think we have to "make it happen". We start learning as children that we have to DO in order to succeed. We are encouraged to get good grades in school so that we can qualify for a good college and end up getting a good job which will lead to happily ever after. We are told that "if you want something done right you have to do it yourself", or "keep your nose to the grindstone" or "you've got to pull yourself up by your bootstraps" or "no pain, no gain" and a plethora of other phrases and clichés meant to motivate us. Of course there are some things in life that we have to make happen for ourselves, but the magical reality is that not everything in life has to be so hard. Having to make everything happen all by ourselves is a hard way to approach life and can be exhausting and stressful. With this attitude, many things don't happen because we just can't get to them all or they are too hard and we just stop trying.

An easier approach to life involves creating with help from the Universe and all it costs is appreciation, gratitude and belief. There is a Universal helper in the form of an angel, guide, totem and many other spiritual beings for just about everything you could want. These beings are ready and willing to help you get those things you want like a new job, a new mate, or any life change, all you have to do is ask. That is where daily rituals come in. They remind us that all we need do is the asking, then to step back and let the Universe do the delivering. We really don't have to do it all by ourselves and life can be fuller and easier letting go of the control and micro-managing by letting the Universe do its part.

Tired of fighting uphill battles and having to make everything happen on your own? Then consider changing this number 5 reason that you don't get everything you want. What do you have to lose by giving it a try co-creating with the Universe? If you decide you just can't relax and let the Universe deliver what you want, you can always go back to your old ways. But once you truly let magic into your life and see how different it can be having spiritual helpers in your life, we bet you won't want to go back.

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Yet Another Magical Ritual to Help You See Your Financial Blind Spots

We've been finding a lot of interest being expressed to us lately about the topic we've been covering in our recent newsletters and blog articles about how to attract money and finding our financial blind spots. And why not? With everything getting more and more expensive these days we'd all like to know how to attract money wouldn't we? So far on this topic we've shared some of the rituals from our Witchcraft Spell Book: The Complete Guide of Witchcraft Rituals & Spells for Beginners and here we have one more to offer.

Preparing for How to Attract Money
The rituals we've been discussing are not actual magic spells for how to attract money, but rather rituals to help you pre-pave the way and be in the proper mindset to receive money or anything else that you desire when you are co-creating with the Universe. Often the Universe is ready to deliver what we have asked for, but we have a block that is keeping it from getting to us. The big problem comes when we don't even know what those blocks are or we have a real financial blind spot going on. Learning how to attract money or anything else we've asked for requires that we find out what those blocks are and work through them to open ourselves for what we want to flow to us.

Left Hand/Right Hand Ritual
This ritual for getting answers is one we call Left Hand, Right Hand. Magically speaking there is a disconnection between your right hand and your left hand which represents a disconnection between mind and Spirit. With this ritual you can literally question the Universe with one hand and ask for information or guidance and receive the answers through your other hand. Here's exactly how to perform this ritual:

1. Using a compass, determine the cardinal direction East.

2. Sit in the East (which is the direction of knowledge and communication) facing West.

3. On a flat surface in front of you have a Sun Yellow candle, wooden or paper matches, paper and a pen.

4. Light your candle and charge it with the following verse and wait for there to be a tall working flame on the candle before going on.

"Child of Wonder,
Child of Flame,
Nourish My Spirit,
And protect my Aim."

5. For most people, their dominant hand is the one they write with, but in some cases this is not true. Point at something and the hand you pointed with is your dominant hand. Use this hand to write the question on your paper that you want help answering or that will lend itself to guidance. For example, you might write, "Why can I not keep a job?" or "What is causing me to not be promoted?" or simply, "What issues do I have that prevent money from coming to me?".

6. Now switch your pen to your other hand and write the answer. Don't worry about how the writing looks as long as you can read it. Don't stop to think about answers either, remember we are by-passing Mind to get our answers from higher powers and beings communicating through Spirit. Just write the first thing that comes to you. You may be surprised by what you get, don't question it, just write it down.

At first the answer you wrote may not make any sense to you. That's OK. Just keep the answer in your consciousness for a few days and see what happens. Sometimes answers come a small bit at a time instead of big chunks. That makes them easier for us to get a full understanding. There may be more information, events or situations that will come in the next few days that will give you a better understanding of your answer, so be aware of those. You can also make this a daily ritual and do it as many days as you need to until you have the understanding and information you seek. Remember it's not always the end goal that is the most important, but the journey to get there. Be patient and enjoy watching the process unfold that brings you to knowledge, understanding and enlightenment. This process will always be in perfect timing with our ability to process and use it.

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Another Magical Ritual to Help You See Your Financial Blind Spots

In our September 2 newsletter we talked about the financial blind spots we have that keep us in the dark as to why money is not flowing into our realities. In learning how to attract money and establishing a good relationship with money, it is important to pave the way for that flow to come to us. The Universe is willing and ready to deliver what we desire, but often we "get in our own way" and block the flow from getting to us. The newsletter article gave directions for doing a Question Circle to consult the beings of the four directions for insights and guidance. Another daily ritual you'll find in our Witchcraft Spell Book: The Complete Guide of Witchcraft Rituals & Spells for Beginners is how to consult the Spirit of Owl.

Spirit of Owl
The spirit of Owl is a particularly good totem to consult for guidance because it has many of the best qualities of physical owls including:

• very keen sight, especially at night which means they are able to see what is hidden
• excellent hearing
• able to turn head 270 degrees (eyes in the back of the head ability)
• excellent hunting skills
• reputation for wisdom

You can see how these attributes would make Owl a good one to help figure out those things in yourself that you are not aware of. So if you are looking to "hunt down", see all around you and bring those things hidden from you out into the light, the wisdom of Owl just may be what you need.

Working With the Spirit of Owl
The Owl totem specializes in hunting down information that is hidden or not immediately available. Follow the steps of this ritual to request help from Owl.

1. Aloud or in your mind say, "Spirit of Owl, I request your help."

2. Wait quietly for a few seconds until you "feel" the presence of Owl. If you aren't familiar with working with spirit beings and aren't sure you feel the presence, go ahead to the next step since Owl always comes when requested.

3. Tell Owl what you are requesting. For example, in this case you might say, "Owl, please come with me today and show me what is causing my financial situation to not improve. Please show me this in a way that I can clearly understand. Thank you in advance for your help." Thanking Owl as with other Spirit beings is a necessary part of the request as the Owl totem thrives on appreciation.

4. Now go about your day with an open mind as to what Owl will show you. Owl will ride on your shoulder, whispering in your ear, giving you knowledge and understanding where you had blindness and confusion previously. The messages may come in many different forms such as an overheard conversation from a stranger, old memories appearing in your thoughts, a significant symbol or picture you come across on a sign or in a book or magazine, the words of a song and many other ways. Just stay aware and open to any communications that come.

5. Once you get your messages from Owl and have received the information you are seeking, be sure to offer appreciation and gratitude again.

If at the end of the day or time period you stated in your request, you don't have the understanding you seek, ask again the next day. You might need to re-form your request a bit or you can stay with the same one. Since you are working on uncovering hidden information it could just be that you didn't understand the information Owl sent you or that it is still hidden enough that you just missed it. Ask again as many times as you need to and as many days as you need to, each time asking for the answers to come in a form you can easily understand. Each day that you ask, Owl will make it more obvious to you. Just be persistent in asking until you reach the point of understanding. Owl is there to help guide you to that understanding.

Whether you are seeking for help and guidance to money issues or any other issues in your life, the Spirit of Owl is a good ally to have. Establishing a relationship with and working with this totem through this ritual is a great way to grow spiritually, develop a better understanding of yourself and to invite magic to be at work in your life. 

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3 MORE Magical Ways to Create a Magical Relationship with Money

In our last blog post we talked about creating a magical relationship with money as a way of how to attract money into your life. Whether you decide to do formal magic spells, rituals or other magical means to attract money, it is always a good idea to first do some work to pre-pave the way to receive what you want. In addition to the three ways we gave you in that blog post of shifting your focus, changing your thoughts and practicing abundance, here are three more tips you can use to get out of your own way and let the Universe send money your way.

Rooting as an Anchor
Get anchored by practicing rooting daily. Rooting is one of the magical techniques we teach in our Magical Element Earth homestudy course. This works as a way for how to attract money based on the principle that the least anchored object comes undone first. If you are the most anchored, what you want will come to you. Rooting is a technique in which you flow earth energies deep into the Earth, releasing excess energies of any kind and pull Earth energies into you. This would be a good way to expel any doubts or insecurities you have about receiving money and give yourself the extra Earth energies to help anchor yourself. To do rooting follow these directions:

• Sit comfortably with your feet on the ground.
   
• In your mind's eye, see and feel yourself extending roots out of your feet, through your shoes, through the flooring, into the sub-floor and down into the Earth
   
• Once your roots reach down deep into the Earth past topsoil and into bedrock, lock them into the bedrock layer.
   
• Now sit for a while and breathe. Each time you exhale, send fire energies such as tension, anger, frustration and anxiety or stuck water energies such as depression down your roots and into the bedrock. Earth is a very receptive element and will take these energies very easily so you don't have to push real hard.
   
• Each time you inhale a breath, pull in the minerals, fluids and other energies from the Earth to nourish and balance yourself.
   
• Do this with your breathing until you feel relaxed and nourished.
   
• When you feel you are done, start pulling your roots back up starting with unlocking them from the bedrock, then pulling them back up through the topsoil, flooring and your shoes, if you are wearing any.

Be sure you are doing this during a time you won't be interrupted or have any reason to get up until you are finished. Moving before pulling your "roots" back in can cause you to be sore for a few days.

Journal Your Negativity Away
Dump all your negativity once a day for 5 minutes into your journal. Doing this gets it out of you and anchors it onto paper, so it can't jump back into you. The written word is more anchored than thoughts, so they will tend to stay on paper rather than re-manifest as thoughts. This will improve your thoughts as you practice this day after day. Don't sit and think about what to write or the format to use, just get started writing any words, groups of words or sentences that come to you in relation to what negative thoughts you have that could block money coming to you in magical ways. For example your journal for one period might look like this:

"Anger, boss, my boss hates me and won't ever let me get ahead. He is sooooo stupid and I hate having to take orders from him. I should really have his job and he should work under me. I hope this magic stuff works because I am scared that I won't have enough money to pay for the vacation I already promised my kids. Doubt. Scared. Anger. Never enough. Seems like no matter how much money I make there is never enough. Plumbing. Yes we had a plumbing leak AGAIN and of course it cost a fortune. Always something comes up. I never get a break..."

All these negative thoughts and emotions will set up a block and when the Universe tries to send money your way, you will not be in a position to receive it, so get rid of it.

Burn Away Your Negativity
The Big Burn technique is one we have talked about before on our blog and you can see how to do it HERE. It is also one of the techniques we teach in Book 3 of our Witchcraft Spell Books series, Learn How To Do Witchcraft Rituals And Spells With Magical Tools. We mention it again here in relation to how to attract money because it is a perfect way to burn away your negative thoughts and feelings that prevent money from coming to you or a great way to send a strong message to the Universe of what you want.

Using any of these magical spells or rituals will help get you on your way to being ready to attract money or anything else you desire to manifest in your life. No matter what else you do, preparing yourself to receive is an important first step. Between these two articles, we've given you 6 ways that can help you get into the proper energetic state and in the right state of mind to allow your desires to flow to you magically.

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You Are Psychic--Yes, You!

Not only can everyone learn magic, everyone is also psychic. Yes, that means you too! We all have these abilities in us. Some people are just better at using these abilities naturally than others. Just like some people are better cooks than others or better athletes than others, some people are more naturally clairvoyant or use their psychic abilities better than others. All that means is that you need some instruction and practice to wake up those hidden abilities and to learn how to develop psychic abilities that you can use. That is why we created our Psychic Development ebook. This book will give you exercises specifically to practice using and develop psychic abilities to their fullest. Don't believe it? Here's one of the exercises from the ebook to try out for yourself.

How To Develop Psychic Abilities Exercise
There are people who are naturally more tuned-in to psychic wavelengths than others, but there are also many other psychics who simply practice, refine, and verify their abilities with regular exercises. Everyone has these abilities, sometimes they are just weakened from non-use. Here's a simple exercise to start waking up those abilities. Don't be concerned about your results in the beginning. The goal here is to start giving your psychic abilities a little exercise to wake them up, energize them and get them going.

You can start by practicing this exercise in accessing information that you can't possibly know from your five physical body senses. Begin by becoming aware of your environment and asking yourself questions about the places you go and the people you see. For example, if you are going into a workshop or conference presentation, ask yourself, "How many people will be in this workshop?". Ask yourself this question before you walk into the room where the presentation is taking place. Then stop and take the time to listen for an answer. Take the first answer that comes to you, don't stop and think about it or try to figure it out, just see what number comes to you. Then thank yourself for the answer.

Now here's the hard part. Don't walk into the room and start counting people to see if you were "right". Instead, walk into the room and go to your seat acting as if you never asked yourself the question at all. This is important because first we are just beginning to exercise these psychic abilities and if you don't get the exactly right answer the first time, your mind will start interfering with the process by introducing the doubt factor. You know what I mean, the "see I got it wrong, I'm not psychic", "boy did I mess up, won't try that again" type messages. Adding this kind of uncertainty into the mix in the early stages will not help you develop psychic abilities.

Why Can't I Verify My Answers?
At some point, you will ask questions that it will be hard to avoid seeing the answer to. For example, if you are shopping and ask yourself what the highest discount being offered in a particular store is today. If you go into that store, it will be hard not to see what the actual percent-off sale is. Or if you ask if you will meet someone you know in the store, that would be hard not to see the answer. In the beginning though, try to avoid verifying your answers. This will allow you to be more open to what your psychic abilities tell you without your mind chatter shutting you down. Practice this a little every day and soon you will start noticing that your "answers" are accurate most of the time. How long before this happens? That totally depends on the individual. Just like some people can learn to cook quickly and others take more time, the same is true when you set out to learn how to develop psychic abilities. Selective perception is one of the basic principles in magic and in developing your psychic abilities. You are trying to access information in another realm and therefore have to learn to focus your attention in that realm. Putting your attention only on the asking and receiving is the key to success.

So remember these steps in this exercise when you start out learning how to develop psychic abilities.
1. Ask yourself a question you couldn't know with your 5 senses
2. Listen for the first answer you get
3. Thank yourself for the answer
4. Avoid verifying your answers

Now give the exercise a try for yourself, don't get discouraged, have fun with it and you'll be on your way to beefing up your psychic abilities.

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