Shawn's Magical Blog

    There are a lot of books, websites and other information available today about how to perform divination, especially with tarot and runes. Of course, there are other methods such as geomancy, astrology, I-Ching and many, many more. But while there is much about how to do the readings, there is little that is said about how to get the most out of the reading. There are many things that you, the person receiving the reading, can do in order to maximize the result of the reading you receive, both before and after the reading. Today we shall look at a number of them and point out how you can get the most out of your reading. Step 1: Get to know your reader This may sound obvious, but I assure you that it is not. Getting to know your reader is very important and often neglected when faced with available readers and the cost thereof. If you are in an area that only has one reader, this may be a moot point. However, with the internet today and the availability of many talen...

Dream interpretation is something that is commonly asked about. The truth of the matter is that dream interpretation is something that you must learn to do for yourself. No other person or book can interpret what is going on in your dreams but you. Now, others can help you figure it out, as this article will intend to do. But, things like books or people that tell you what your dreams mean based off of their interpretation are completely useless. To understand why, we must first look at the mind and what dreams really are. Your mind takes in a vast amount of information every second. Every nerve in your body is constantly sending data to your brain. Also, your conscious mind is creating thoughts and sending them to your subconscious as well. Now, most of this data we are not consciously aware of. If we were aware of all of it we would soon overload. All of this data is stored by the subconscious for processing. We will look at the actual process of going over the data and ke...

Ritual practice is a very powerful and effective form of energy work. It makes the energy easy to access, easy to use and is able to tap into other fonts of energy that have already been directed by both the practitioner and those that have come before him or her. Rituals usually involve many of the same energy building techniques employed in spell work, including breathing exercises, movement and visualization. These are energetic “currents” if you will and are built up by the practitioner over time.  To explain further, let me use the example of creating a talisman for a specific purpose. Of course, many people do this by simply finding something and directing energy into it for the purpose intended and that can be effective. Say you spend an hour building your energy, reciting the spell and putting the energy into it. This is a very common, simple and quick method. But what could you do to make it more effective? To start with, let’s say that you decide rathe...