On The Importance of Protection [REPOST]
21/11/2021
Gee wiz… So much for the “post a blog every day” idea that I was running with initially. Sometimes life likes to torment you and completely derail all of your plans. Allow me to catch you all up with the current events of my life before we dive into this informational blog.
Firstly, I’m famous now. Haha (This is a joke. A humor. I’m joshing all of you.)
I don’t exactly know how it happened, but a week or so ago I was BOMBARDED with Facebook friend requests. The level of requests I received was unprecedented. I was shook-eth to mine very core. I swear there was +3000 requests over the entire three days this way happening. I just couldn’t keep up! In fact, I still have at least 1,000 requests sitting in my inbox right now that I am slowly picking away at. However, as fast as I delete them, they seem to reappear. So I’ve just learned to live with it.
While I was accepting/deleting all of these requests, I was also bombarded with an insane amount of negative attention! People were sending me pictures of dead animals, asking me to repent for my sins, asking for lewd photographs, and also flat out bullying me. It was so much, my poor Virgo rising self was sent into a tizzy and I ended up being laid up in bed with a pounding headache for a few hours.
Social media is still an energetic exchange. It doesn’t matter that you and the other person are separated by a screen, there is still a transference of psychic energy happening when you interact with someone online.
In fact, it was this happening that inspired me to want to write this blog post!
Secondly and finally, before we get into the blog, my family and I dodged the Covid-19 bullet. Our entire friend group came down with covid in one fell swoop (don’t worry, they are all okay) and we narrowly escaped infection, despite having been exposed to it. We were tested and we are all negative! However we still had to quarantine for around 5 or 6 days and this REALLY threw a wrench in my machine. Orders got backed up, I had to contact everyone who ordered from me… It was a huge mess. I do greatly apologize for this massive inconvenience and all late orders are getting some HUGE apology gifts from me! I really do love all of my clientele. The whole idea of my shop is to reclaim means of production. To put the power back in the hands of people. So when I can’t provide excellent service to my people, I am overcome with shame. However, things are getting back on track and I’ve even got some NEW products in the works.
…..But enough self-promotional yammering. You’re all here for the fantastical witchy information dump I’m about to provide.
Protection! What does that mean in the context of witchcraft? I feel like there is a certain degree of misunderstanding around this.
When someone says “protection”, usually this implies a certain level of danger. In fact, the google definition for the word protection is…
“a person or thing that prevents someone or something from harm or injury”
Does that mean that you can acquire injury via witchcraft? Yes, you can most definitely be injured! It’s complicated, allow me to explain it as I know it. Others may disagree, but this is what I have found in my own research and practice. You don’t have to believe it if you don’t want to! I’m just giving you some food for thought.
The human body is composed of blood and flesh, but what animates this meat suit? Energy. Like a watermill produces electricity, the blood coursing through our veins creates an energetic body that coexists with our physical body. Many people know this energetic body as the “aura” or “auric field”. It is (usually) invisible to the naked eye, but it is most certainly there. When you were a child, did a friend or sibling hold their finger a few inches away from you and say “I’m not touching you!” but you most certainly felt something? You were likely perceiving their aura. Despite no physical contact being made, you still felt a physical sensation.
With some training, we are even able to see auras! All people possess the ability to pick up on auras and, in fact, we do it all the time and don’t even realize it. Ever walk into a room and know in your gut that the people were talking about you? Ever feel like you’re being watched and then turn around to find that you ARE being watched? It’s all energy, my friends. Trust it! It is rarely wrong.
…But what does this have to do with protection? Allow me to explain.
When one begins practicing magick, which is essentially just a manipulation of the energy in and around you, you open yourself up to a whole new world of sensations and feelings. Think of it this way, it’s like moving to a new place where it always snows. You’ve never been in the snow. If you are under prepared or without protection, like a coat, your body will take damage.
It is exactly the same thing with magick. If you don’t put on a “coat”, your energetic body will be overwhelmed and your physical body will start to feel the effects.
So how do we fortify and protect ourselves from these outside influences? It all starts with the gut! Our stomachs and brains are very closely linked. In fact, the stomach produces a surprising amount of serotonin, the brain’s “happy” chemical. To protect your sacred vessel, you must first provide it with adequate fuel. This means figuring out exactly what your body needs. This can be quite difficult, however, I found https://www.joyfulbelly.com/ (not sponsored) to be quite helpful in recalibrating my diet to my body’s needs. Using Ayurvedic philosophy and multiple choice quizzes, this website gives us a list of foods that balance and nurture our body’s systems. You’ll be amazed by the differences you feel once you change your diet. Even the smallest changes make a huge difference!
Once you start healing your gut, begin doing energetic exercises like grounding meditation, expanding your aura, and making energy balls.
Grounding is incredibly important as it strengthens your connection to the Earth and creates a solid baseline for any and all spell work or energy work.
