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“Reverse” changelings are rarely addressed on tumblr, but it’s actually something that I discuss with others in the craft frequently offline. So I thought I would compile it into a comic for witchblr!

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Brief explanation of the Elements, Charging, Warding, Banishing and Cleansing!! Enjoy my lovelies!!!

Once again reminding everyone to start their research into the Greek and Roman gods with theoi.com. I cannot convey to you how helpful the translations and (most importantly) vettings are. Yes, yes, Ovid is on there, but it tells you about who said what, what they said, and the time period it was made. From there, you can continue your research and learn more!

If we would like to accelerate the healing of these less than desirable collective energies, we must first do so within ourselves.

What things have you let go in in your life for far too long?

What things are you still doing because they’re comfortable, not because you actually enjoy them?

What are you avoiding in your personal life?

Face it. Face it with unconditional love and radical forgiveness.

Start doing things that set you in fire in the best ways possible. Only do things that set you on fire in the best ways possible.

Then watch the world around you change to match your new energies<3

Astral Projection 101 (Masterpost on Astral Travel)

How can I go out of the body?

— natinhaaa This question gets asked so much so i just decided to try my best at doing a master post on Astral Projection. That way we can throw all the basics out there.  Astral Projection or Out-of-body Experience(OBE) is when the conscious mind separates from the Physical Body and moves into the Astral Body to experience. We technically Astral Project every single of night of our lives as we go to sleep and enter into the Dream state. However most of us just don’t remember this as we’re usually unconscious. So saying you can’t astral project is a lie because EVERYONE can do it, we do it every single day. Some people enjoy learning to Astral Project consciously and this is what we’re going to talk about…

When you astral project you are consciously aware of things you encounter while out of your physical body. Some people can astral project naturally and others are still torn by the fear of Astral Projection and find the inability to let go. We are attached by a silver/gold cord to our body so when we dream we can easily go back into our body when we wake up. There is never a chance of death from learning Astral Projection, you are entirely completely safe.  “There are two general schools of thought on the nature of astral projection. These can broadly be defined as the mystical model and the phasing model.

The Phasing Model, which was defined by Robert Monroe, holds the belief that it is impossible to actually leave your body in the truest sense of the word, and that the astral planes and the physical world are merely points on the long spectrum of consciousness. When a person projects, they actually “phase” into another area of consciousness and the locales it contains. This can be likened to tuning a radio to another station. One of the initial signposts representing a phase shift away from physical reality has been labeled the state of focus 10 (mind awake/body asleep). This viewpoint can be seen as a logical progression of the philosophy that external reality is actually an internally created state

The Mystical Model includes a large variety of belief systems and astral maps, but they are tied together by their belief that astral projection takes place outside of the actual physical body. In this model, a more subtle energy body is believed to carry the consciousness outside of the physical body. In their book Projection of the Astral Body, Carrington and Muldoon detail how consciousness is transferred into a secondary “energy” body (the etheric body) to allow travel into the astral planes. This idea is also described by other authors such as Robert Peterson in his book Out of Body Experiences: How to have them and what to expect (chapters 5, 17, 22), and Robert Bruce in his book Astral Dynamics (pages 31-33, 404-410, 538). Bruce expanded on this idea in his book Astral Dynamics, stating that higher planes of existence are reached through the progressive projection of subtler energy bodies from previous projected bodies (pages 33-42). The subtle body is attached to the physical body by means of an energetic connection which usually takes the appearance of a silver cord ‘plugging’ into the chakra system like an umbilical cord. Robert Peterson describes this in chapter 13 of his book Out of Body Experiences, Robert Bruce in his book Astral Dynamics (pages 27, 52-53, 84, 397-403,544) and by Carrington and Muldoon in their book Projection of the Astral Body.“

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOW TO GO OUT OF BODY STEP BY STEP There are many techniques out there but i thought it would be fascinating to write about the Monroe technique since he was one of the first people to discover Astral Projection. Robert Allan Monroe (1915 - 1995) was a psychic researcher and author of  Journeys Out of the Body, a 1971 book that popularized the expression “out-of-body experience” (also called astral projection). Monroe was a conservative Virginia businessman who had his first out-of-body experiences in 1958. After much experimentation, he founded The Monroe Institute, a “nonprofit education and research organization devoted to the exploration of human consciousness” and developed a method he called Hemi-Sync (hemispherical synchronization) to induce mental states that are favorable for inducing out-of-body experiences. Hemi-Sync is a system which aims to balance the brain waves of both of the brain’s hemispheres or lobes through cooperative processing of auditory stimulus. The stimulus, together with meditative instruction, is provided via headphones. The method is based on a concept known as binaural beats.

Step One:

Relax the body. According to Monroe, “the ability to relax is the first prerequisite, perhaps even the first step itself” to having an OBE. (out of body experience). This includes both physical and mental relaxation. Monroe does not suggest a method of attaining this relaxation, although progressive muscle relaxation, coupled with deep breathing exercises (inhale 1, exhale 2, inhale 3… until about 50 or 100) are known to work well.

Step Two:

Enter the state bordering sleep. This is known as the hypnogogic state. Once again, Monroe doesn’t recommend any method of doing this. One way is to hold your forearm up, while keeping your upper arm on the bed, or ground. As you start to fall asleep, your arm will fall, and you will awaken again. With practice you can learn to control the hypnogogic state without using your arm. Another method is to concentrate on an object. When other images start to enter your thoughts, you have entered the hypnogogic state. Passively watch these images. This will also help you maintain this state of near-sleep. Monroe calls this Condition A.

Step Three:

Deepen this state. Begin to clear your mind. Observe your field of vision through your closed eyelids at the blackness in front of your. After a while you may start to notice light patterns. These are simply neural discharges. They have no specific effect. Ignore them. When they cease, one has entered what Monroe calls Condition B. From here, one must enter an even deeper state of relaxation which Monroe calls Condition C– a state of such relaxation that you lose all awareness of the body and sensory stimulation. You are almost in a void in which your only source of stimulation will be your own thoughts.

The ideal state for leaving your body is Condition D. This is Condition C when it is voluntarily induced from a rested and refreshed condition and is not the effect of normal fatigue. To achieve Condition D, Monroe suggests that you practice entering it in the morning just as you are getting up, or after a short nap.

Step Four:

Enter a state of Vibration. This is the most important part of the technique, and also the most vague. Many projectors have noted these vibrations at the onset of projection. They can be experienced as a mild tingling, or as if electricity is being shot through the body. Their cause is a mystery. It may actually be the astral body trying to leave the physical body.

For entering into the vibrational state, he offers the following directions:

1. Remove all jewelry or other items that might be touching your skin.

2. Darken the room so that no light can be seen through your eyelids, but do not shut out all light.

3. Lie down with your body along a north-south axis, with your head pointed toward magnetic north.

4. Loosen all clothing, but keep covered so that you are slightly warmer than what might normally be comfortable.

5. Be sure you are in a location where, and at a time when, there will be absolutely no noise to disturb you.

6. Enter a state of relaxation.

7. Give yourself the mental suggestion that you will remember all that occurs during the upcoming session that will be beneficial to your well being. Repeat this five times.

8. As your breathe, concentrate on the void in front of you.

9. Select a point a foot away from your forehead, then change your point of mental reference to six feet.

10. Turn the point 90 degrees upward by drawing an imaginary line parallel to your body axis up above you head. Focus there and reach out for the vibrations at that point and bring them back into your body.

Even if you don’t know what these vibrations are, you will know when you have achieved contact with them.

Step Five:

Learn to control the vibrational state. Practice controlling them by mentally pushing them into your head, down to your toes, making them surge throughout your entire body, and producing vibrational waves from head to foot. To produce this wave effect, concentrate on the vibrations and mentally push a wave out of your head and guide it down your body. Practice this until you can induce these waves on command. Once you have control of the vibrational state, you are ready to leave the body.

Step Six:

Begin with a partial separation. The key here is thought control. Keep your mind firmly focused on the idea of leaving the body. Do not let it wander. Stray thoughts might cause you to lose control of the state.

Now having entered the vibrational state, begin exploring the OBE by releasing a hand or a foot of the “second body”. Monroe suggests that you extend a limb until it comes in contact with a familiar object, such as a wall near your bed. Then push it through the object. Return the limb by placing it back in to coincidence with the physical one, decrease the vibrational rate, and then terminate the experiment. Lie quietly until you have fully returned to normal. This exercise will prepare you for full separation.

Step Seven:

Dissociate yourself from the body. Monroe suggests two methods for this. One method is to lift out of the body. To do this, think about getting lighter and lighter after entering the vibrational state. Think about how nice it would be to float upward. Keep this thought in mind at all costs and let no extraneous thoughts interrupt it. An OBE will occur naturally at this point.

Another method is the “Rotation Method” or “roll-out” technique. When you have achieved the vibrational state, try to roll over as if you were turning over in bed. Do not attempt to roll over physically. Try to twist your body from the top and virtually roll over into your second body right out of your physical self. At this point, you will be out of the body, but next to it. Think of floating upward, and you should find yourself floating above the body.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Common Questions:  How do i get over the fear? you have to let go completely. you have to let go. you have to let go. Completely LET GO. Did i mention you need to let go? That is truthfully the only way to get past the fear of Astral Travel. You can’t fight the resistance that builds from the ego-mind you have to put yourself in a pure state of meditation and Let go by relaxing and being at peace. If you dont lose the fear, you can’t astral project consciously it’s really as simple as that.  I keep getting stuck in Sleep Paralysis?  This is not demons or negative “entities” this is merely the jumping off point. I personally believe when we’re in the sleep paralysis state the reason we have hallucinations and frightening visions is because we’re moreso in a 4th dimensional state of consciousness (the world of thoughts). So when your body is anchored in that state it is actually the easiest time to try to separate from your body and perform astral projection. Rather than fight the fear go further and pop out on the other side ;) How do we *see* when we’re astral projecting if we don’t have our physical eyes? This is because you are seeing within your Mind’s eye during Astral Projection. Did you know your pineal gland has rods and cones just like your eyes? The pineal gland also emits light and produces melatonin which regulates your sleep cycles.  “the interior of the pineal gland actually has retinal tissue composed of rods and cones (photoreceptors) inside its interior lining just like the eye, and is even wired into the visual cortex in the brain. “The photoreceptors of the retina strongly resemble the cells of the pineal gland”. Dr. David Klein, Science Daily.  It even has vitreous fluid in it like an eye does. "  They don’t call it a third eye for nothing ;) More here: http://theawakenedstate.tumblr.com/post/93240713270/this-is-my-question-about-astral-projection-how-can-we What if the demons or negative entities get me when i’m out of body, am i vulnerable?  Short Answer No, you’re completely safe.  Long answer read here: http://theawakenedstate.tumblr.com/post/93878979050/when-i-was-a-child-i-used-to-have-dream-disorders Tell me about Astral Sex? What are the benefits of Astral Projection?

Where do we go when we dream, what is the Astral World made of and how does it work? 

The Astral Plane

Hope this helps you on your way to exploring the magical wonders of the Astral World love <3 Ash

how to script your dream life and use it with any method!

hello friends! today i want to share with you how i personally script my dream life, and how this script is both my void list, states list, and precursor to almost every manifestation method i've ever used. i love scripting because it is not only a method in and of itself but it is also a simple list of everything you desire that you can now manifest using any method you love!

check back later for a link to my notion template for scripting. in the meantime, here are the steps to creating your perfect script from scratch with examples! all you need is a place to write it down.

steps to scripting:

step one: time to brain dump! at the top of your page, write out every desire that comes to your head in list format. don't overthink it and don't worry if they sound silly or unrealistic; remember, absolutely anything is possible! you can write out a few desires to start or go hardcore and write out hundreds, whatever you feel inspired by. you can always come back to this step later.

step two: now its time to get organized! look at the desires you've written and figure out what subcategories they fall under. for example, "my eyes are light blue and gorgeous" could fall under the category of "appearance," and "i have $100,000 in my bank account" could fall under the category of "wealth and items." feel free to use any category name that makes sense to you.

step three: now that you have a couple of categories written out and understand the structure of the script, your mind might start to have even more ideas. "ooh, now that i see revision is a category, i guess there are a couple more things i'd like to revise..." or "why stop at one SP when i could have everyone chasing after me?" for step three, we go a little deeper into these categories and add more details of what our dream life will look like. you can also add new categories that pop into your head - in the example below, i've added "the world and society" and "skills and abilities."

note: the reason why i broke this up into multiple steps instead of "write out all your desires at once" is because our brains can be mean to us and make us procrastinate if something isn't done "perfectly," so that's why adding an extra step is important to bypass the perfectionism.

optional steps:

because scripting is such a creative and expansive process, we might think of ideas we'd like to manifest in the future but not right now/not instantly. i like to organize my script further by adding another category: "future manifestations." these are ideas that i would love to manifest at some point later on but not necessarily while my dream life is manifesting right now.

another idea is separating categories even further into "instant manifestations" (manifestations that happen right now without things needing to unfold) or "perfect timing manifestations" (manifestations that slowly unfold naturally and linearly), if you want to get specific! however, these steps are optional and just fun details for specificity and i can make a post on this later.

how you can use your script with any method:

scripting has been used as a successful manifesting and shifting method on its own forever because it specifically addresses one of the most important steps in the manifesting process right away - deciding what you want! by writing out what you want in your dream life, you can now decide that your script will manifest on its own or you can use any method under the sun to fulfill yourself within:

the void state: if you enter the void state to manifest, you could affirm "i have everything in my dream life script"

affirming: you can affirm "everything in my dream life script has come true"

visualization: now that you have all of your desires written out, you can create an imaginative scene where all of your desires from your script are fulfilled (or you can imagine looking at your script and smiling because everything came true)

subliminals: you can create a very simple subliminal where all of your desires are included, or even a sub where the only affirmation is "i have everything in my dream life script"

the possibilities with scripting are absolutely endless. i hope that this guide has given you the inspiration and direction to write your own wonderful and unique script. now, go and get your dream life! 💗

Thank you for explaining! But what would be energy work? I looked it up and it seems to be some ancient techniques to heal energy balance in the body. I don't know what any of that means. And how would you confirm that it's god and not a trickster identity? I've heard plenty about those.

Hi! I know you're asking the other anon, and I do hope they see this, but I can give some basic answers that hopefully help too :)

Before you do any more research, please read this post!

In witchy and spiritual circles, energy work quite literally refers to working with energy! Your energy, the energy around you, and everything in between. Here's a good post about it (and some other things)! I would actually recommend going through their "energy work" tag for more posts.

When communicating with other beings, I'd say you'll get better at knowing who's who as you do it more. In general though, putting up the proper protections for whatever you're doing, trusting your gut, and knowing when to cut communication (aka banishing in this case) is important. Energy work is actually very helpful for this! One very basic part of energy work is protective work (which often involves visualizing a shield of energy surrounding you) and that is necessary when communicating with other beings. Here's a good post on protection!

If you already work with the law, use that to your advantage! Assume that you're properly protected at all times and that you're always communicating with who you want to communicate with (and/or any being who means no harm). I'd also assume that only the beings you want to communicate with can communicate with you! That's actually what I do with my deities because having them around can still be overwhelming. I imagine this would help a lot with trickster spirits.

Some clues that you may be dealing with someone/thing who's lying about their identity:

if you have a feeling they are (trust your gut!!)

if you find yourself low on energy, constantly or suddenly in a bad mood (for no apparent reason or everything is pissing you off), sudden frequent nightmares

if they constantly change their identity (not necessarily changing their names! most beings will tell you if they want you to refer to them as something else or if they're comfortable with another name. changing their identity for no reason is a whole other thing)

if they get very aggressive or angry when you ask for their real identity or say that you're going to banish them/ask them to leave

if they tell you that you're like... super important or powerful (like a god reincarnated or a high priest/priestess).

if they don't want to tell you their intentions for why they're talking to you

if they can't answer basic questions about themselves or you (or they keep answering with things like "maybe/idk". in general, you'll know the difference between an actual deity who's saying maybe for whatever reason and a trickster who's saying maybe because they don't actually know)

This is just some very basic information. This post isn't comprehensive! I hope none of this scares you because trust me if you have the right information and do the right things, you'll be completely fine. But you do need to know the right information and this post isn't all of it. So again, I don't want to overwhelm or scare you but if you find that you want to go into energy work or communicate with a deity, do more research.

How to create a trusting relationsip with the universe:

Stop looking for external solutions to internal problems. It is not anyone’s job to heal or “fix” you. You will only feel whole when you choose to see that as an option for yourself. You will only be whole when you choose to be whole. You will only be whole when you choose to claim that for yourself.

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Your inability to feel safe trusting others has nothing to do with their trustworthiness and everything to do with your inability to feel safe trusting yourself. That is not my problem.

Somewhere along the way, you ignored your intuition about somebody and things didn’t end well for you. Now, instead of taking accountability for your actions and the part you played in this situation by saying:

“I chose to do xyz and they chose to do abc and maybe the aftermath made me feel kind of hurt but their choices are not my responsibility. Their reaction to me trusting them has nothing to do with me and everything to do with their relationship with themself. I do feel hurt right now but feelings aren’t facts and this pain will move through me. It will not stay here unless I let it.”

You’re choosing to play the blame game and stay “safe”.

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Here’s the thing about safety thought… it’s an illusion. The universe is everchanging. Constantly moving. Never the same thing twice (or for very long). There’s no “safety” in that, only growth.

When you chose to place blame on other people, no matter the situation, you are choosing to give your power away. You are choosing to say that you are not in control of this situation and therefore are not in control of your life.

When you choose to claim emotions (or trauma) as personality traits or permanent fixtures in your life, you are choosing to give your power away. You are showing the universe that you are permanently affected by impermanent emotions and experiences. You are showing the universe that you are not in control of your thoughts or feelings and therefore are not in control of your life.

Instead of asking others to prove themselves to you, you need to be asking yourself why you aren’t connected to or trusting of your intuition. You need to ask your ego how it benefits from the comfortability of blaming others for your misfortunes and unhappy emotions.

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When you choose to trust yourself, nobody else can fuck with you. When you choose to trust yourself, you choose to stop blocking your blessings. When you choose to trust yourself, you choose to remove yourself from the cycle of perpetual fear, suffering, and healing.

When you choose to trust yourself, you choose to sit with the “unpleasant parts” with unconditional love and radical forgiveness. When you choose to trust yourself, you choose to be fully healed from traumas of the past. When you choose to trust yourself, the universe trusts you back.

Spirit/Entity House Rules

This can be applied to deities, entities, spirits, or just any other entity you work with. I like to call these contracts but they are more of just a general house-rule list that can help make you more comfortable in a spirit-working relationship or even to keep you safe. You need to feel safe and secure when working with any entity or spirit or it will not be a productive relationship and could do more harm than good. Most of these house rules can help with that.

Edit or adapt them as you will, these are just suggestions.

"no entity is allowed to follow me or watch me in the bathroom while showering, when naked, or when using the toilet" - this is a good boundary to have if you generally need your alone time lol

"No entity is allowed in my space without my and [trusted spirit/entity]'s express permission"

"no entity is allowed to trick me and send me tests that damage or interfere negatively with my mental, emotional, physical, psychological, or spiritual well-being"

"No entity is allowed to lie to me under any circumstances"

"No entity, spirit, or deity is allowed to touch me without my express permission"

"No bringing any friends into my space without my express permission"

"All entities who desire to enter my space must abide by my boundaries, rules, and this contract"

"All entities in my space must always uphold my highest good until my final breath"

"No entity is allowed to mess with my children, trick them, or interfere with them. If you are going to be around them, dull down your energy so to not startle my children"

"No entity, deity, or spirit is allowed to mess with or interfere with my pets or animals unless i give my express permission"

"No entity is allowed to mess with or interfere with my family without my express permission"

"No opening portals in my space under any circumstances"

I personally will take a pendulum or use clairaudience to ask my spirit guides, deities, etc if they agree to the terms and conditions of the house rules and then like, sign their name at the bottom of the paper i write it all down on. If a spirit or entity says "no", then it may just be one of the rules they don't agree with. Take a minute and ask them why they don't agree with it and then maybe edit it to be more agreeable to both you and the entity in question.