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Mother Teresa once said: "I will never attend an anti-war rally; if you have a peace rally, invite me." How is this statement relative to Paganism and Esoteric practice? On a level with her own spirituality, Mother Teresa understood that "your energy follows your focus". If your focus in on getting rid of something, or something you are against. Then your energy goes to that. This happens on both an energetic level and a psychological level. You can't put energy toward manifesting what you need / want, if your focus is on removing what you don't want. "Energy follows Focus". Psychologically - your subconscious always answers YES to you. It doesn't recognize negative grammar. It supports what you focus on. Changing your mindset, affirmations, magical workings, aren't about always being/thinking POSITIVE. That is a misunderstanding and not realistic. It's about changing your focus, because your energy and subconsious follow your focus. Try changing your focus from what you "don't want" to what you "do want". We go deeper into this understanding in "Stepping Stones to Magical Practice". What is one small way that you can change your focus today? I'll go first in the comments.

We've been talking about FOCUS lately and how important it is to have the proper focus when doing any working. Focus is the usual reason why money spells fail. Not because you can't focus well enough. Because you are focusing on the wrong thing. Nine times out of ten, when we want to do a money spell, it isn't the actual MONEY that we need. What we need, is what the money can get us or do for us. Pay Bills Buy Food Buy a Car etc. Money isn't the NEED it's the VEHICLE to get what we need. When you are considering doing a money spell, ask yourself; "why do i need money?" Switch your FOCUS to that thing. I need a car - be specific with this one, because you could end up finding a toy car on a walk. It happens. I need Food I need my bills paid Maybe the struggle is that your income just isn't enough. Switch your focus to "I need a higher income", "I need a raise / better job, etc". Remember, doing a spell alone isn't going to solve everything. You also need to do the mundane work like asking for the raise, applying for jobs, looking for ways to get bills paid, help with groceries etc. Another important thing to consider. Magic will always take the path of least resistance.. so be careful to consider what that path could be, and adjust your working accordingly. One example - doing a working toward living off grid - the path of least resistence to living off grid? Being homeless. The take away? 1. Adjust your focus to what it is you truly need/want. 2. Be specific and consider the path of least resistence. 3. Do the mundane work.

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