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Spirituality and Witchcraft: Nature



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Those who seek spirituality in witchcraft and witchcraft in spirituality should indeed consider visiting nature. Nature is a church, a temple that has the door ajar for all of us: Pagans, Muslims, Christians, witches, Jews- it really doesn't matter. Nature accepts us if we know how to seek it, if we are ready to see it. This readiness may happen at any time in your life. It can start in your childhood, if you are shown how to see and feel it, or you can arouse this feeling a bit later in your life. Nature is always out there.
We use the relationship we have with nature to deepen our sensibility towards other worlds. Those other worlds are interlaced with nature, and through nature we can more easily develop our craft, and this is where it all starts- all the fun and creativity. It starts with your preferences, likes and dislikes, and with the elements and objects you are able to feel. Of course, it also depends on what the soil and water around you offer. We all connect with what we have around us, and that is the only possible way to practice witchcraft. If I live in Europe, the soil I know is European soil and not Chinese, for example. Therefore, it is important to select and feel the plants, birds, insects, and water we have in our neighbourhood. If you work much more with kitchen spells, you will obtain more plants and seeds from your local shops, groceries, or your own garden. If, on the other hand, you prefer working with the sea and water, you should have a river or a coast near you. If you love birds, you will observe the ones that fly above you, even if you do choose to investigate the birds from Asia.
Many witches go through trances and a sort of mental floating while working on a spell, recipe, or preparing a certain action. I have to admit that this is much easier in nature and in solitude. When it comes to opening the courtain, nature is full of surprises. Besides, nature is full of gifts. And when I say gifts, I mean something that is literally given to you, and when that happens, you will feel it and you will know it. These gifts occur often while working on something quite special- a spell, a wish, a long term project. They will fall on you while sitting somewhere outside, they will be given to you, or they will simply suddenly grow in your garden, always when you really need it as an ingredient. Sometimes, these gifts are there to help us out, to make us feel loved or not alone in the world. Sometimes these gifts come through nature from the spirit world, from someone who wants to send us a message. It is very important to understand that when it takes place, you will inevitably feel it and know it. Let your path take you there, and do not resist, learn to wait and see.
Nature should be a bed for you, a bed where the sky is your blanket, which will tuck you in while lying on the ground. The soil should be there for you to receive the ashes and the rest of your spells, to receive the dead and the magic.
Understand and do your best to learn how nature works and beats where you live and spend most of your time. For some people, it doesn´t come fast, and it doesn´t matter. As with all you will ever do in this craft, all of it requires small steps and time- time to get to grips and time to feel. Many actions we take with our studies seem so absurd at the beginning, but others seem quite logical from the start. You will be able to see the actual change, and that is also quite magical. For example, all the plants you have ever planted have always died in your house. But now, they thrive, you buy a wide range of different plants and work with them. You change continually with the craft. Your inner eye opens, and you vibrate differently.
Remember, small steps will take you far. You don´t need to move and live somewhere in the woods. It is fine to go and visit and walk in a forest, visit the seaside, read about the Universe, and flowers that grow in your garden or flat. Nature is infinite. Any knowledge you obtain is useful.
Solitude and nature are the best combination if you go on a magical walk, even though children and animals usually don´t break the connection. Solitude is your best ally.
In this craft, knowing is a must, but some knowledge is available only through your personal experience, so never believe in all you read and never take for granted your own perception. Some gifts from the universe and from nature will work differently for you.

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