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.

Please help me welcome @quiet-transformation-approach-1340 to our community. Welcome Richard to Paganism and Folk Magic. Please take a look around and introduce yourself. Pull up a chair and make yourself at home.