Impractical Magic

Written by Sam Stevens


Witchcraft is a messy, expensive, time-consuming, and inefficient way to achieve your aims. I know, because I've tried it ...

For instance, I once tried to increase my abundance by applyingrepparttar principles of Feng Shui. So, I bought a $40.00 book which instructed me to enhance my "prosperity" by putting chimes onrepparttar 130042 porch, an aquarium full of gold fish inrepparttar 130043 front hallways and a jolly statue of a Buddha atrepparttar 130044 front door. Before I knew it my phone was ringing offrepparttar 130045 hook with people asking to" reserve a table for four at seven." Unfortunately what I really wanted was writing gigs!

I have also tried "clearing" my space,repparttar 130046 Native American Indian Way by doing a "smudge". This means walking around your house in a counter-wise circle with a flaming bundle of North American grasses. Well, I must of done something wrong, like perhaps accidently eliminaterepparttar 130047 good vibes that were already in my house, because before I knew it, a bunch of nasty energy invaded my space - an angry landlord, neighbours and members ofrepparttar 130048 fire department all demanding to know whatrepparttar 130049 strange reek was and why I kept setting offrepparttar 130050 fire alarm. It didn't help that I was doing this ritual "sky clad" which is witch-talk for buck-naked.

Most spells demand that you create a talisman or magical object of some kind and carry it around with you at all times. Of course, at no time, in any book I've ever read about witchcraft, does it tell you what to do when you loserepparttar 130051 talisman and usuallyrepparttar 130052 talisman is something really small and complicated like "a chestnut that has been filled with mercury and hadrepparttar 130053 hole sealed up with red wax." You lose something like that, which represents all your good luck and you really do spend a couple of weeks wondering what's going to happen next. You get so anxious that your subconscious manifestsrepparttar 130054 worst case scenario anyway.

What's up with Unconditional Love?

Written by Sam Stevens


To tell yourepparttar truth, I'm a little disillusioned withrepparttar 130041 term unconditional love, lately. It's just not "natural". The phrase has been used for decades, by psychologists, therapists, A.A. types andrepparttar 130042 overall spiritually minded to describe how one should cope with impossible behavior." The original principle behindrepparttar 130043 concept, was to helprepparttar 130044 person who is being abused acceptrepparttar 130045 circumstances and not have to live in a perpetual state of resentment towards their partner. You, asrepparttar 130046 codependent (ierepparttar 130047 one who is always hurt) is supposed to see your partner as "sick" and not blame him or her for their actions. You're supposed to love and care forrepparttar 130048 adulterer, batterer, gambler, manic depressive or alcoholicrepparttar 130049 same way you would someone who hasrepparttar 130050 flu. Husband comes home drunk? Sober him up with cups of black coffee and a dose of your eternally burning, unconditional love. Boyfriend unfaithful? That's O.k., because you have unconditional love for him that will last for an eternity. Girlfriends rack up your credit cards again with her compulsive shopping? You'll take care ofrepparttar 130051 bills because you're love for her is undying and unconditional and you've told yourself ""I'll always love her no matter what ...."

Those of us who have been there know that we can only comfort ourselves withrepparttar 130052 concept of unconditional love for so long untilrepparttar 130053 relationship becomes too expensive, emotionally, socially and financially. This is often more serious thenrepparttar 130054 kind of consequences we pay when someone is sick with "the flu." Plus lately, after talking to many clients, many of whom are still paying in one way or another forrepparttar 130055 irresponsible behavior of a full grown adult, I am starting to conclude that whenrepparttar 130056 person withrepparttar 130057 "ism" or "recently diagnosed personality disorder" is on to us then out comesrepparttar 130058 term unconditional love. If we say no or object torepparttar 130059 behavior, he or she can always turn around and go "but I thought you said your love was me was

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