Lesson 7: Do I need Meditation?

Do I Need Meditation?

Not everybody likes to meditate because some would think it is a big time waster. It is simply one of those things that you either love or hate. Some have wanted to get into the routine of meditating but never find the motivation or commence the meditations. So, do we really need it? If you do a servey and ask a hundred people if they do meditation or if they believe it should be part of a daily routine, some would say "yes" mostly because it helps them keep calm and relaxed and stress free and it helps to clear the mind. However, for those that would answer with a "no", they would probably say it is a waste of time, or they can't clear their mind long enough to partake in meditation. Meditation is a key to improving your witchcraft skills. To many others, not meditating before spell casting or doing witchcraft, is like a Football or Soccer player that doesn't do stretches or exercises before their big game or practices. Another example would be like a track runner without stretching before running the laps.

Our mind are always busy and running around with varoius chores and problems throughout the day. This is one problem that others may complain against meditation. They are busy with too many tasks and perhaps anxiety is controlling that. Perhaps you have to cook dinner, raise three kids, do the shopping, the cleaning, paying the bills, mow the lawn, and a hundred more things on your to-do list. All this can cause anxiety and for our minds to run around like hyper children in a store on Christmas Eve. At this point, all you need to do is breath and take it step-by-step. Meditation can help calm your anxiety down. Even if you don't have time to sit down and truly focus on your breathing and your posture, you can always just stand there, or walk around, while inhaling and exhaling slowly, trying to calm your mind from all the clutter throughout the day.

So, how does meditation help you in witchcraft? There are various ways that it will assist you in your spell casting and witchcraft. For example, it can help you by training your brain to focus and concentrate on specific goals that you are working towards. If you are focused and concentrated on your goals, there is a perfect chance that your goals will become a successful achievement. Meditating can also help you become more sensitive to other energies around you, this can mean that you will become more alert to your surroundings. But not just this, humans are made of energy as well. You will be able to sense their energy more when you are around them. Overall, meditation allows you to become more aware of various energies.

Moving forward, meditation will also allow you to categorize and help you control your emotions and thoughts so they are not pop up at random times throughout your day. It will assist you in clearing the negative thoughts away and controlling your anger if you are frustrated. Your spells will not be successful if you doubt yourself or if your emotions are the opposite of what the spell requires. For example, you can't do a love spell when you are angry. That is mixed emotions. It is like going on your first date while showing your frustration instead of your happiness and loving emotions.

As discussed in previous meditation lessons, the term "meditation" allows you to become at peace and relaxed. It doesn't mean that you have to completely make your mind "blank". When we say to "clear your mind" you clear out all that is drawing you away from happiness. Clear out anything that is stressing you out or creating self-doubt in your life. Just relax yourself and keep breathing.

There are several ways to meditate, and I am sure you have already seen some of the exercises that we have here for everyone. You can head over to the Meditation Corner for extra practices if you feel like you need to practice more or try to work it into your daily or weekly routine.

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