THE POWER OF A WITCH
The
Power of a Witch
Witchcraft is a way of life. It is a mentality, a spirituality, a philosophy and a code of ethics.
It is a method of thinking, believing, feeling and acting that incorporates and integrates body, soul and mind to the energy flows of the Earth, the Cosmos and those beings around us
When a person learns, either through study, practice or coincidence, to feel the energy around him, to direct that energy, flow with it and accord his actions with the most positive use of that energy, he has become a witch.
He has become able to respect life, to live peacefully, to make sound judgments (most of the time) and to respect the Earth
When we talk about being a witch, we are overwhelmed with images of candles, circles, cats, herbs, tarot, etc.
We are immediately curious as to the degree of the witch, or her specialty, or her lineage
But none of these things makes the witch what she is. A witch is the care-taker of the Earth, a teacher of the Craft (either through example or lecture), a conduit of energy and a self-recognized manifestation of the Goddess or higher power.
As witches, we assume these roles almost without thinking about them, and they become so ingrained into our lifestyles that we take them for granted
While perfecting our magickal or occult arts, and amidst the strain to realize our mystical goals, we forget the hard work that went into building our souls and making them suitable for carrying out the work of the Goddess, when this is the real craft of the witch
The power of the witch is something that is found deep within ourselves, but how we learn to manifest that power is different in each person. The Goddess grants us the power; but it is up to us to learn to develop it. A true witch is neither born nor made; it is something that we evolve into through a lifetime (or several) of experience. We do not make ourselves witches, but we allow the Goddess to lead us into it. We, through our own free will, become witches through realizing our natural ability. Becoming a witch is not difficult, but it is hard work. It requires personal experience, study, dedication and discipline.
It requires us to look into ourselves, to master our talents and to use them to benefit others
It requires us to conquer the beasts inside us that tell us, 'You will never amount to anything
We none of us, are born witches. We do not pop out of the womb with athame in hand, or Book of Shadows in the backpack. But we all are born with the potential; though many choose not to use it. Perhaps it scares them. Perhaps they don't want the responsibility that witches take upon themselves. Perhaps they do not believe.
Either way, it is not the ability that hinders them: it is the lack of desire
It is the lack of passion
Not all witches have the same talents. There are witches that cast terrible circles, and there are witches that are lousy diviners and there are witches that never learn to get the spell right. Some of us are Teaching Witches. Others of us may be Healing Witches. But regardless of what labels we give ourselves, we earn the title 'witch' because we studied, we loved, we learned, we sacrificed and we grew. And because we did those things, and because we lived up to our best possible human potential, we are all natural witches.
Because when we are dealing with the Craft and the Goddess, trying to make ourselves the best we can be is the most natural thing in the world
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Permalink Reply by MsMollimizz on -
This is soooo beautiful...
Thank you for your tender words :~)
Gentle Light
MsMollimizz
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Permalink Reply by Araelus the Stormwolf on -
Your Article, like the Athame, was well made and to the point.
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Permalink Reply by Candi on
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Very well said, Thank you for the reminder about what witchcraft truly is. blessed be, Candi
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Permalink Reply by Passionfire on -
Most wonderfully said! Blessed be
PassionFire
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Permalink Reply by Dark Prophet on -
Beautifully written, thank you. If you look into the background of the words shaman, seer, prophet and witch (and there are others of course) you'll find they all ultimately lead to the obvious conclusion that they are all one in the same thing.
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Permalink Reply by bluelourdes on -
When I first started out about 12 years ago I have to say that I liked the glamour of being a witch..as I have gotten older and gone through so much and grown up a bit, I know that being a witch is more about growth, responsibility, realizing the truth about life and self even when it hurts. Being a witch is not about just wearing black and being cool, it is a personal experience of knowing who you are and who you are not in relation to everything around you. As a witch, you have to be open minded enough to accept things that are scary and that includes things about yourself.
I forgot where I heard this before but I thought I would post this here:
W- woman
I- in
T- total
C- control of
H- herself
♥
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Permalink Reply by Walter Foster on -
Very well put all. We are the guardians of our mother and at all times must keep that in mind. The other thing to remember is that, reguardless of path, we are each others brothers and sisters. BB
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