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======================================== REAL MAGICK Real Magic and Real Life Solutions Esoteric School of Shamanism and Magic Volume 4, No 25, June 21, 2004 http://www.shamanschool.com info@shamanschool.com ======================================== IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Esoteric Quote of the Week 2. The Magical World of Ostriches 3. Recommended Reading, Resources and Links 4. Have Questions? Check the Board! 5. Join the Sacred Circle 6. Details: Copyright, Getting On/Off List ==>A Course in Miracles: If you've ever had an interest in this delightful course, join us for our free upcoming teleconference on July 8 with Esoteric School expert Pamela Galadrial. Pamela has written a book, created several audios, and taught many playshops on this course. Her work makes this course easy to understand, fun, and effective. RSVP at: http://www.shamanschool.com/experts/pamelatc.html 1. ESOTERIC QUOTE of the Week ================================================== "I believe in angels- that they're always hovering near, whispering encouragement whenever clouds appear, protecting us from danger and showing us the way. Performing little miracles within our lives each day." - Anonymous 2. THE Magical World of Ostriches ================================================== We've all heard about ostriches, those silly creatures that stick their heads in the sand and believe that if they can't see a predator, the predator can't see them. We giggle at them and make fun of them. Actually, ostriches don't put their heads in the sand, but if they did, it would make a lot of sense magically. Why? Why does ignoring something that's clearly "there" make sense magically? Because a large part of magic is about the Art of Ignorance. There are a lot of definitions for magic, and one of the clearest definitions of magic is "The art of selective perception." In other words, focusing on only what we want to create with a spell or magical technique, and ignoring the rest. Magicians know that humans are energy beings, or to be more precise, energy vortexes. We constantly go around sucking people and events in our live with our focus and attention. What we focus on comes to us. It's the Law of Attraction. In magic, when you're working on a spell, you start out with a really large focus and then you narrow it down. First you look at what you want to achieve and assess all the factors that might help or hinder that by doing tarot readings (wide focus). Tarot readings narrow the list down to a few key factors. Next, you design your spell, using candles, invocations, chants, litanies, simulacra or anything else that's pertinent. What you're doing with your spell is formalizing your intention (narrowing your focus) and calling on powers and beings to assist you. Finally, you launch your spell. So what happens when you launch your spell? Your spell goes out into the world as an energy matrix, powered by your intention and the help of the powers and beings you've called in to assist you. The first thing it does is hit resistance because of those factors that you discovered in the tarot reading. Now here's the key. If you were a novice magician and you looked at the situation when your spell hit resistance, you'd panic, right? You'd think to yourself, "The spell isn't working! I've got to do something!" Wrong. A seasoned magician already be prepared for the spell to hit resistance-after all, the tarot reading told you it would. If the spell didn't hit any resistance, you wouldn't need a spell. The experienced magician has designed the spell specifically to handle all the negative factors (resistance) that came up in the tarot reading. So what does the seasoned magician do at this point? Practice the Art of Ignoring. She sticks her head in the sand and waits until it's all over. She allows the spell to work its miracles by not interfering, and not putting her attention on all the things that could go wrong or thinking negative thoughts about her spell. All of this, of course, is a long-winded explanation about why ostriches are magically intelligent beings. They have learned the Art of Ignoring. So if you want something in your life to "miraculously" manifest, tell the Universe what you want (you can use plain English) then make like an ostrich and ignore everything until the miracle happens. Miracles are really just processes beyond our understanding. Magicians understand how miracles work (it doesn't mean they aren't impressed anyway) and intentionally create them in their lives. So ostriches aren't so dumb after all??Śmaybe they were human magicians in another lifetime! 3. RECOMMENDED Reading, Resources and Interesting Links ===================================================== This week's recommended resource is a great book that helps you implement the Law of Attraction and the Art of Ignorance into your daily life. "As a Man Thinketh" by James Allen is a simple yet effective description of how these laws work. Reading his books helps to reinforce the idea that what we say, feel and think manifests in our worlds. Order the book from Amazon.com by clicking the link below: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/087516000X/warthogschool-20 4. HAVE QUESTIONS? Check the Board! ===================================================== Have questions about the material in our courses, our website or our ezine? Post it to the Board and we'll get back to you. For questions about our courses, post to the Private Alumni Forum. Read the instructions at: http://www.shamanschool.com/esotericbb/viewtopic.php?t=66 For questions about our website or ezine only, post to the Public "Ask the Esoteric School" Forum at: http://www.shamanschool.com/esotericbb/viewforum.php?f=9 We check both Boards daily and try to answer questions within a short period of time. 5. JOIN the Sacred Circle ================================================== If you find it difficult to maintain a strong magical practice in today's modern society, don't despair! Even if there isn't a coven or group of magical practitioners near you, you can participate with a Sacred Circle of online magicians and shamans of all levels and experience. This group has a lot of interesting experiences and knowledge to share with you. Join this Sacred Circle and post your questions, comments and experiences at: http://www.shamanschool.com/esotericbb/index.php Do you have a specific question or comment about the articles and tips in this ezine? Is there a particular course you'd like to see us offer? We'd love to hear from you! Post your comment on the new public "Ask the Esoteric School" Bulletin Board at: http://www.shamanschool.com/esotericbb/viewforum.php?f=9 You can also read in-depth about "How to Study Magic" at http://www.shamanschool.com/courses/howtostudy.html. We are constantly updating and adding to this section so check back often! 6. DETAILS: Copyright, Getting On/Off List ================================================== Copyright (c) Alan Joel and Stephanie Yeh 2004. All rights reserved. You may reprint, copy or distribute complete copies of "REAL MAGICK" provided this copyright notice and a link to http://www.shamanschool.com is included. Protect your subscription to REAL MAGICK! 31% of all email users change their email address at least once a year. When you change your address, be sure to let us know so that you can continue to receive REAL MAGICK. 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