Greetings, One of the first things most mentees ask me when it comes to sorcery and the Old Ways is, which Spirits should I focus on building a relationship with? While most times I would say beginning with one's Domestic Spirits such as the Spirits of the Home, or one's Ancestor Spirits, really the first place anyone should start would be to seek communion with your Co-Walker. In ancient lore, it is said that when we are incarnated, a spirit comes to this world with us. It has gone by various names, including Guardian Angel, but I like the term Co-Walker. Some liken this spirit to their Wandering Soul or their Higher Self. While there is a bit of wiggle room so to speak, I feel the co-walker to be a separate personage than your eternal Fayerie self embodied. Think of your Fayerie Self as Frodo and your co-walker as a type of Sam Gamgee. Eternally there, helping mediate your luck experience. To begin building this relationship, begin with working on going into your Sensorium. This is an essential practice. Once you have even a modicum of success in this, you can practice something called Profane Scrying. Taking a normal mirror, and a small candle, set yourself in a darkened room. Sit or stand before the mirror. Make sure the candle is not visible by the mirror or your eye, but that there is enough light to see the basic outline of your face. Then, sit there and gently gaze in your eyes through the mirror. This will, over time, induce a light trance state. You may begin to see your facial features change and morph. You might see yourself change into horrible shapes. You might see your skin fall away. You might see nothing but a skull. DO NOT FIGHT the changes. This is natural. Eventually, your face will look "normal", except that the pupils will be gone. It will be like you are looking into an abyss. This is your Co-Walker. When you reach this state, you MUST introduce yourself. And state what your goal is. And that goal is to build a relationship with it and to have that spirit become familiar to you.

One of the things that I lacked growing up was one-on-one training in Witchy things. I have been a practitioner of Witchcraft for over 30 years. I collected books, found friends who likewise were interested, and did all the exercises and spells I could find. And for the most part, NONE OF THEM WORKED. I did all the things and couldnt figure out WHY they didnt work. I was missing THE KEY. It wasnt until later in life that I discovered that my THREE MINDS were not working together. In psychology, we call these THREE MINDS the Conscious, the Subconscious and the Superconscious. We could likewise call them the Middle Mind, Lower Mind and Upper or Higher Mind. In animistic traditions these would be called the Three Souls, the Breath Soul, the Wandering Soul and the Co-Walker. And these three "reside" in the Three Worlds and speak different languages. Learning how they speak to each other and ALIGNING them is crucial to effective rituals and spells. In my forthcoming course on Psychic Development, I will explain and provide valuable exercises to help you to align your minds in a way to manifest your NATURAL TALENTS and make your magic work. This course will be set out in Monthly Modules. Each module will be $20. But if you are a PREMIUM or VIP member here at Caer Noddfa, you will get them at no extra charge! It is vitally important that no amount of study means anything without the discipline of PRACTICE. And that is what these MODULES will be focused on. As an extra bonus, those who subscribe to these courses will have access to MENTORING in these things.

My Witchcraft is highly influenced by neo-animistic thought, so my Sorcery comes from the various pacts and agreements I have with spiritual entities. Whether it is a strong personal relationship with the various herbs and stones, or the bones of our animal allies, or the transactional relationship with a well known spirit from myth or grimoires of days gone passed, these are some very powerful relationships. I have been a practitioner of Witchcraft since 1989, at the tender age of 7, living in a Christian Nationalist home. And so, learning to get some allies was highly important to me. Building friendships was always difficult for me, mostly because, I spent most of my life grounded (due to Witchcraft). But I tried and tried to reach out through as much Ceremonial workings as I could safety get away with... To no avail. I was missing some key steps in the sorcerous path. These I eventually unlocked way down the lane. And these were the most important steps...effectively achieving a true ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS. While every book talked about it, and I tried every exercise I could to achieve it, I just couldnt reach it. This is not to say that I hadn't been successful in other Magical streams of practice. Literally every spell or ritual I did WORKED, but, being able to side step between the Worlds enough to actually have a subjective interaction with what, I presumed to be, something other-than-human, other-than-self, entity. It wasnt until I took my first course with The Temple of Witchcraft, that I finally found the means to achieve this goal. His method presented in his book, The Inner Temple of Witchcraft, and the audio that went along with the course, opened the door to achieving ritual as well as deep meditation consciousness. I continued taking courses... By the time I started the third course of the Mystery School, the Shamanic Temple of Witchcraft, another author put out a book which changed my life and supported what I was learning about Spirits. This author is Robin Artisson, and his book, An Carow Gwyn: Sorcery and the Ancient Fayerie Faith, gave me a stronger grasp on building those relationships I sought as a child.

"Far from being a curse, uncertainty can be a source of hope. Okay, so yes, it means that the things we are looking forward to might not be as good as we want them to be, but it also means that the things we dread might not be as terrible as we inagine." -- Matt Haig Life is full of uncertainty, but when we let our fears control our thoughts and behaviors, we give it a power over us. It can cripple our ability to live our lives. Uncertainty can be either the Web that binds us, or it can be the springboard to greater blessings. When we consciously decide to make that leap into the unknown, come what may, we will find out that it isnt really as scary as we make it out to be. For instance, I have worked my day job for almost 6 years or so, and have heehawed about seeking a management position. I have heard how the corporation that owns our franchise treats the store manager and frankly, it is upsetting. I am fearful of added responsibilities, the fear of messing up. But mostly, because I know it takes me a very long time to integrate new skills and talents and master these things. But, as part of my New Year's resolutions, is the push to get over the uncertainty of whether I can be an effective shift lead at work. So, today I begin doing the Learning Zone videos to pursue this goal. Will I mess up? Absolutely. Will it take me awhile to really get things down? Sure! But, it is something I feel I need to do. Not just for my income, but because FEAR should not be a reason to not jump at an opportunity for self-improvement. The same goes for any practice of spirituality. In Witchcraft, many discover different spells and charms that they would like to try. Some fear "messing up". But those who "do the thing", end up realizing that their fear was unwarranted. And they end up succeeding moreso than failing. When I began to work with thr Goetic Daemon Clauneck, it was with great apprehension. Interacting with a new entity can bring its own fear, especially when dealing with Spirits from ancient grimoires. But, the steady alliance between Him and I, has manifested great abundance in my life, in small and yet powerful ways. I needed the uncertainty of whether He would accept my bargain and offerings. What was the worst that could happen? He could have easily ignored me, or at worse, make my life extremely chaotic.

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