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The Magic of True Intention Setting; how you need to invoke the Higher and Lower Self in Order to Manifest your Life!
Here, Rachael discusses how you can manifest your life, very simply, with a few easy techniques which can change the way you look at your pathway.Plus Top 4 Manifestation tools and Top 5 Magical Herbs & Plants!
The wonderful thing about intention setting, the way I do it, is that it is sooooo fecking easy!
We worry so much about the detail of life, that we often need to find a way to let go of being control, while also feeling like we are still in control.
And that paradox, my friends, is one of the laws of the Universe. A complete dicotomy, as many of the Universal laws are.
When we try to control the outcome of anything, we squeeze the life out of it. Which is why magic generally doesn’t work for most people. We are too God damn stupid to know what is best for ourselves most of the time, and force things which just aren’t natural to our pathway.
When we instead tune into what we actually need, when we listen to that part of ourself that knows all and sees all, then you can get to that space where you are not controlling where you shouldn’t be, and allowing the Universe to fill in the steps that allow our paths to pass out as smoothly easily. And let’s face it, we all want an easy life right? I said easy, not boring . . .
By tuning into the energetic part of our higher self, that point of Spirit where we are still within our individuality, but so close to Oneness that it’s a hairs breath away, it is that perfect balance of ensuring that our personal needs are met, but that also we are tuned into everyone else.
Even if we are tuned into what our true needs are, not what the needs of either our passive or aggressive Ego Self are, we cannot take into account the free will of others. We all know what feels like is someone else’s best interest, but that person keeps on getting in their own way. Not tuning into the Oneness means we cannot account for the free will of others, or the free will of ourselves. If other people can get in their own way so can we.
By making that balance of our individual needs against the greater good enables us to not only walk our own path easily, but allows others to walk their own path too.
Another Universal Law is what serves our Greatest Good and Best Personal Interests, also serves that of Everyone else. Yes Empaths, get your sweet little head around that one! You deserve to embody that one. The human part of others may not always like it when we say ‘no’, but it doesn’t mean they are not going to gain from it long term. When you heal and nurture yourself, and then act from a place of Joy, not Duty, we find our path starts to unfold in a much easier way. And healing yourself is vitally, vitally important. If your passive, fragile Ego or your aggressive, selfish Ego is too strong, you will never be able to see yourself as you need to. As such, you will never see your pathway as you need to. This, this lack of healing without bypassing the tough stuff, is the reason why many do not manifest the life they see for themselves.
I will say time and time again that the more that you do your Joy, someone else will pick up what you would call Duty and do it amazingly! Don’t starve someone else of their Joy!
The way I personally bring this into being for myself and those I work with, is to tune into the higher self, through guided meditation. Tune into the energy at it’s core; it will appear and feel as it is supposed to; pure energy. You may tune into colours, you may tune into emotions or feelings. If that is all you get; good! That intention is all you need. You are then trusting and allowing the Universe to bring the rest of it into play. If you do pick up on what that emotion or colour or energy looks like in your life, how it manifests in your reality, then fab.
Now you have that focus, you need to bring it into reality. It is important to bring that very high dimensional energy down to the ground. This is where the magic happens ladies and gents. If you do the Higher Work and you don’t the Lower work, it can take an age for it to filter down through all the layers that are needed. So cut out the long wait (our lives are too short too wait when we don’t need to right?!) and do the work on the physical level. Yes! It’s time for your personal blend of magic!
My favourite magical ways:
Crystals – Crytsals can be used either what you have in your home, or pick up some which represent the colours or emotional meaning of what you are aiming for. Crystals are first dimensional beings, (please read some of Tesla’s work) and the more you love and care for crystals, the more they will help you. Set up grids for short term or until you get what you need. Please have a look at my other blogs on crystals here. They all contain the Sacred Geometry or Platonic Solids in different forms, and therefore work with the energetic matrix of the Universe.
My advanced crystal workshop will include intention setting using crystals, please have a look at my Upcoming workshops here if you would like to be part of that. Additionally I have a fab shop online, of pre-made grids for a range of emotions and purposes for you to purchase and use for your own needs here!
I would also recommend two books:
(NB if you are buying from Amazon anyway I would be really grateful if you could buy through these links, as I can get a small kickback which I am putting towards my own further education).
Candles – One of my favourite ways! Being a good Catholic (and therefore an even better witchy!), I love a room full of candles! You will see a recurring theme with the next few suggestions. Candles are magical because the smoke and the light come from the physical plane (Earth element), but are conduits for Spirit to manifest as it needs to in the forms of the Fire Element and Air Element. Pop a couple to float in some water, and you have easily included all four elements, or building blocks of the Universe into one simple ritual! (please see my blog including info about plantonic solids here). Literally charge the candles as you do your visualisation; charge it with the energy of your future. Use oils (see below!) to really rub that energy into your candle before you burn it. You can also scratch an intent onto the candle or repeat a mantra or spell as you rub and charge the candle.
I would love you to take part in one of my workshops on Candle Magic – available online too here! Please have a look here – I include not just the techniques for you to learn how to channel your higher self and your pathway, but also how to use not just candles, but other elements as well in the mix!
Herbs, flora and fauna – I use my herbs as part of the candle magic. During wintertime I gather fresh fauna and flora to use; their life energy being really vital at this time of year. But dried herbs from your kitchen will work perfectly. What I love using, is essential oils. Just one drop of a decent essential oil into a carrier oil, rubbed like Billy-O into your candle, will impart all of the concentrated magic of that plant. The general rule is to apply a physical attribute to a plant, into energetic terms. For example a prickly plant will help with creating boundaries and protection, a soothing plant will create calm & peace. You are calling on the Spirit of that plant, so a connection and love for Mother Nature is essential when you do any manifestation work. If you aren’t helping the planet, then the planet, who is in control of the physical dimensions, are not going to help you! There is a reason why the Catholic church and many other older religions use incense within their services; this stuff works!! My top five herbs for magic are:
Rosemary – You ain’t a good witch if you ain’t using Rosemary! She is literally a go to for everything! Grow some by your door to keep away pests and insects (include human pests!). So she is great for boundaries, cleansing your own energy and that of your home and life. She aids your memory and your study, great for creating focus. She has a lot of energy and will compliment much of your other work, supercharging it.
Frankincense – is a sacred tree resin. The trees are now protected and scarce, so please be mindful of here you get your frankincense from. I prefer oil as with a little carrier oil I can make it go further. Connection up as well as grounding; so perfect combination for higher self manifestation. Cleansing but in a really light way; like a breath of fresh air.
Lavender – a real master! One of the highest vibrational flowers you can get (after rose!). She is calming and healing, creates boundaries and borders, gets rid of all sorts of pests, even on a microscopic level. Her sent lingers and she enchants all that meet her. That sweet old lady with a hedge full down the road, may not be more witchy than you think (it was the first thing I planted by my door when I moved home!)
Citrus – my favourites are the Tangerines, the Wild Oranges and the Mandarins, as they bring in a calm with the upbeat zinginess, but if you really want a high then Bergmot, Lime, Lemin & Grapefruit will get you there. Will zap the hell out of all negative vibes, by being bouncy and fun! And without apology for their happiness!
Rose (rosehip. palmarosa & germanium) – Rose is the highest vibrational flower out there! If you can’t get a few rose petals to lay out when you are working, then be choosy about oils that you use. Rose is THE empaths best friend – deeply emotionally healing in a really gentle but firm way. She holds herself as precious and sacred, and wants the same for you. Rosehip oil will bring in the fruity aspect of the flower, but it s a carrier oil and not an essential oil, so is not as concentrated. A wintertime, non expensive alternative to Rose is the Palmarosa and Geranium oils. Please don’t make the mistake of buying rose oil where you can’t ascertain for sure if it is 100% natural (rather than lab synthesised), extracted using non chemical means or isn’t watered down using God knows what. 100% essential oils doesn’t mean natural and doesn’t mean it’s just the main oil named on bottle. Do your research – buying good quality essential oils for therapeutic work is essential (pardon the pun!).
If you would like to know more about herbal magic please have a looksee at the wonderful Lisa Chamberlain’s Wiccan Herbal Magic – Amazon link here.
If you would like to know more about buying good quality essential oils, then please have a look at my DoTerra page here; you can always inbox me for advice when buying through me.
Icons & Offerings – A good old Catholic tool again – asking Saints, Angels and Other Celestial bodies to help you, works beautifully. This is seen across many cultures: little shrines and holy places within the home are traditional across the world. I try to print out an image I like of a being I am working with or I may have a statue or bought image; especially those I work with regularly. You may be drawn to sketch who you are working with. Pop a note of your wishes your aims, under or with the statue. You can offer offerings; traditional in the west is a candle, but food is common place over the world (different deities being partial to different tit-bits). It is very traditional if you are connected to the fairies, imps and sprites. I often leave everything from alcohol to cake out on a regular basis at the bottom of my garden. If you choose to work with nature elements, be warned! Unless you are happy to look at the world with laughter, with a rebellious spirit and with a dear love for the planet then you may not get the response you were hoping for!
If you would like to learn how to manifest your life, via your Higher Self, then you can spend a lifetime studying the Qabbalah. I would recommend David Wells online course to start out here: https://www.hayhouse.co.uk/qabalah-made-easy
If you would like to work with me and learn how I use this magic, please click on the link above to see what I have Upcoming on my site for Candle Magic workshops. I would love to have you join me!
Please let me know your thoughts and how what resonates or currently works for you!
Love as always
Rachael x
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