| Many people wonder exactly how your thoughts and | | | | and try to expose yourself to her every day. |
| emotions focused to bring love into your life (for | | | | It can be as simple as finding a special tree in your |
| example), can actually make real love happen. This | | | | backyard, and spending time next to it a few times a |
| interaction between energies is where your belief of a | | | | week (like I show you in the nature daily devotional |
| higher power comes in to play. | | | | later in this book). |
| There are mysterious forces at work when you put | | | | You have to understand that you come from nature - |
| your focused thoughts and emotions to work. | | | | and so does the energy you control. Connecting |
| Whatever your specific beliefs are - there are things in | | | | yourself to nature on a weekly basis will increase your |
| this world that defy our logic and understanding. If you | | | | bond with nature, and allow you to more easily tap into |
| are like me, you have a sense that there is "something | | | | it's hidden energy. |
| looking down on me" - sometimes even shielding you | | | | Think of nature as your protector, and your giver of |
| from harm. | | | | special powers. You wouldn't ignore someone special, |
| No matter what your specific Magick path becomes, | | | | like your best friend - would you? In the same way, to |
| you will soon begin to realize that this same "higher | | | | ignore nature - your protector, your giver of special |
| power" has some control over the interaction of your | | | | powers - would be to completely "give up" your |
| Magick energy with events in your life, and the world. | | | | Magick powers. |
| The Core You Can't Ignore In Your Witchcraft Path | | | | Magick Tidbit #1: Please, for the sake of this beautiful |
| There are many things involved in being a Witch, no | | | | world we live in, take it upon yourself to help protect |
| matter what specific path you follow. Some of them | | | | nature. Support all efforts to preserve nature around |
| change based on your path (which I go over in detail in | | | | the world, and do your part to keep our world beautiful. |
| my Home Academy), but there is one "core" thing you | | | | So keep an eye out for the nature daily devotional |
| must follow. | | | | later to find out how to strengthen your connection |
| This "core" is where you draw all of your power - all | | | | with nature to have better success with your Magick |
| of your Magick energy. And neglecting it will grind your | | | | work and spells. |
| Magick spell work to a screeching halt. Nothing will | | | | Lastly, throughout the reading of this book - and your |
| work without this core connection. | | | | Magick workings beyond - always keep in mind your |
| This core I keep talking about is your connection to | | | | connection with nature. If you pay attention, and nurture |
| nature - above all. I'm not saying you need to move out | | | | your connection, nature will allow you to bring your |
| to the forest and build a makeshift hut out of pine | | | | dreams into your life. It will allow you to create your |
| branches. But you need to devote yourself to nature, | | | | miracles, just remember that. |