Many of us, it seems, are afraid of people who practice witchcraft. Yes, there are some “witches” who seek to manipulate people and situations for their own gain, even to cause harm. I’ve met a few. But I’ve also known others who practice Wicca, “the craft of the wise”—a nature religion that reveres all life and seeks to bring healing and good to the world. I can tell you that Wiccans understand something vitally important that most of us don’t: they understand the tremendous power of thought.
Wiccans strive to master the art of casting spells, learning to direct their thoughts consciously and strongly to achieve a positive purpose. But: every one of us, every day—through the sum total of our thoughts—is “casting a spell” that helps create our personal world and the larger one in which we live. Most of us do this unknowingly, without direction or focus. But, like Wiccans and others who recognize the potency of thought, we can learn to direct our thoughts in an affirmative way. And then we get to witness some magic of our own!
I’ve seen this principle work very powerfully in my own life. When my husband and I decided to buy a home, we just happened to be taking a class in spiritual/metaphysical studies. The instructor, and the entire class, put out affirmative energy to support our house-hunting efforts. (In a future entry, I’ll explain how they did it.) In a supposed “seller’s market”, we found a great property on our first day out; were the first to make an offer on it; and ended up getting it for an excellent price. A couple of years later, when my husband was job hunting, we again sought affirmative energy support for our efforts. He did find a job, with excellent pay and benefits at a stable company—so stable, in fact, that even during the recent economic crisis, this company continued to grow, hiring new employees at a time when many others were losing jobs.
I’ve also seen, among our friends, numerous “miracles”, big and small: a car, a needed item, or unexpected money coming to someone just when they needed it; people suddenly appearing in someone’s life to help solve a problem; even an organ donor becoming available just when it was needed. The common denominator: in each case, there was a person or a group utilizing the principles of affirmative thought in order to help bring about a good result.
Could all of this be coincidence or illusion? I really don’t think so. And I believe that the power to utilize thought is universal; anyone can do it. By conceiving a positive thought and entertaining it strongly, with some potent emotion behind it, anyone can achieve a goal or help manifest a favorable outcome in a situation. We really do have so much more power than most of us realize. Why not learn to use it as constructively as we can?
