So you think you are Cursed? Exchange the Negative Vibe!

[loonwitch]

Hello Fellow Seekers and Well Met

Now is the season of witches and devils and all those things that go "bump" in the night. And this is one of those times of the year that I both love and fear... why? I am so glad you asked.

People often talk about how they feel that they have been cursed, hexed, or someone else is creating chaos in their lives. And this is just ONE of the seasons when this talk is most common. And I am sure that it is most common now because of Halloween, this is the time when all those scary and dark things shine with an effervescence and we can not ignore them.

so I ask you - have you ever thought that you are cursed?  Do you think that someone has put a hex on you, or is practicing "black" magic or sending bad energy specifically to you?  If you have dear seeker, please read on.

If you have ever thought about researching how to actually curse or hex someone, you will have found that it takes an awful lot of time, research, preparation and energy to put something like that in motion.  And unless you are a hate filled person, you are probably not going to invest the time and energy needed for such an endeavor.  It's just too much work!  And wouldn't you rather channel all that energy into something that is going to help yourself instead?  I know that I would.  The phrase "living a happy life is the best revenge" is something that we should consider when we are angry, hurt or jealous of another person.

We talk about "protection" and the need to keep ourselves protected from "negative energies"... and yes, that is something that we should all do.  We talk about "jealousy" and the need to protect ourselves from other people's jealous energies... and yes, that is something we should all be aware of.... but how do we protect ourselves from ourselves?

WE are our own WORST enemy!  Yes indeed... that little voice inside of your head that tells you "you are not good enough", "you screwed that up again", "you'll never make it"... that little voice comes from deep within.  It lurks and waits behind our smiles, it overanalyzes any feedback we receive... just waiting to illuminate the criticism vs the praise. 

How do we protect ourselves from this?  We must learn to quiet that little voice.  We must learn to change our own negative energy and jealousy into positive power. 

Think of this scenario:

There are 2 people in similar business.  One person is able to purchase a car, pay their bills on time, seems to have a wonderful relationship in their life, and their business has all the appearances of thriving.  The other person struggles to pay their bills on time, is often scrambling at the last minute to get something completed, and generally seems to be crabby quite often. 

- Crabby person looks at happy person and thinks... who do they think they are?

- Happy person doesn't look at crabby person - happy person thinks... I love my life!

- Crabby person looks at happy person and thinks... what do they have that I don't?

- Happy person doesn't look at crabby person - happy person thinks... I am so happy to meet new clients!

- Crabby person looks at happy person and thinks... it's not all about the money, that happy person has too much ego!

- Happy person doesn't look at crabby person - happy person thinks... I am so grateful for the blessings in my life!

Do you see a theme?

Crabby person is jealous, and spends time creating assumptions about happy person's life and ideals instead of focusing on their life, their business and their happiness.

Happy person is genuinely happy!  They focus on their goals and acknowledge the positive things in their life.

One of the key rules in energy:  LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE

The best way to beat negativity is with a positive attitude.  I know it sounds like fluffy hype.  But it truly works.  I know, because I live it every day.  And yes, I have dark days like all human beings.  But in my darkest day there is a glimmer of hope that shines brighter than the sun; it illuminates my path through the darkness until I come back to the light of my happiness.

And you can do this too - I believe in all of you!

[sambanks]

Sha,

What a wonderful post! If we keep our focus on the good and the Light, it is very hard for negative energy to stay around. Thanks for sharing your insight!

[loonwitch]

Oct 4, 2015 19:49:08 GMT -5 sambanks said:

Sha,

What a wonderful post! If we keep our focus on the good and the Light, it is very hard for negative energy to stay around. Thanks for sharing your insight!

Thanks Sam!

I agree!  Do you find that when we are keeping our focus in our happy place that those who are generally negative in our lives become very uncomfortable and erratic??

I have noticed this lately... I have become very good at shielding that negativity and erratic behavior.

[mikaya]

Indeed, great thread.

Yes, I have found that my life and particularly my friendships have rearranged themselves a number of times over the last thirty years, as I have changed and chosen to become a more positive and truthful person. Sadly, I find I cannot be around some of my old friends who are stuck in what I now experience as very negative ways of thinking.

I cleanse myself regularly, but i don't actually protect myself, because I beleive that is getting hooked into the idea that someone else can intrude on my space. I don't want to play into that game. Now of course it's easy to find evidence that others can intrude -- but I don't think they actually can, when I have very clearly stated that this space-that-is-mine is not available to anyone who does not have my permission. It is, however, necessary to be really conscious of one's own space, because giving permission can occur almost without our consciousness; and sometimes we take things on because we perceive them as harming others and we want to help to stop that; and sometimes we have energies with us that are so familiar to us that we don't even notice. My dad had me chorded in my third chakra for many years and I never knew it.
Loonwitch, when I was writing the book about Maria Raindancer, a shamanic practitioner from Seattle whom I followed around for more than a year (With the Sun in My Eyes), some interesting stuff came up, around entities who occupied particular areas, and a familial curse that had been in place for more than a century. I agree that the latter is rare, but the former is fairly common. It's just about heavy energy that is hanging around because of some trauma that occurred in that area. That kind of thing affects some people much more than others.

[mikaya]

Loonwitch said: The best way to beat negativity is with a positive attitude.

Yes! And the clearest way this has been offered to me is thus: when you most feel like cursing people and situations is often when the choice to bless them will lead to the most fortuitous outcome.

[loonwitch]

Oct 8, 2015 14:15:13 GMT -5 mikaya said:

Indeed, great thread. 

but i don't actually protect myself, because I believe that is getting hooked into the idea that someone else can intrude on my space. I don't want to play into that game. Now of course it's easy to find evidence that others can intrude -- but I don't think they actually can, when I have very clearly stated that this space-that-is-mine is not available to anyone who does not have my permission. It is, however, necessary to be really conscious of one's own space, because giving permission can occur almost without our consciousness; and sometimes we take things on because we perceive them as harming others and we want to help to stop that; and sometimes we have energies with us that are so familiar to us that we don't even notice. My dad had me chorded in my third chakra for many years and I never knew it.
Loonwitch, when I was writing the book about Maria Raindancer, a shamanic practitioner from Seattle whom I followed around for more than a year (With the Sun in My Eyes), some interesting stuff came up, around entities who occupied particular areas, and a familial curse that had been in place for more than a century. I agree that the latter is rare, but the former is fairly common. It's just about heavy energy that is hanging around because of some trauma that occurred in that area. That kind of thing affects some people much more than others.

Thank You Mikaya for this perception of "protecting oneself". I share this belief. I am secure in my own power, and believe that those who breach my own natural self do so because I have allowed it for whatever reason. I find that sometimes when I do a "protection blessing for myself" I sometimes block out opportunities that may have been to my benefit as well as those that would have been detrimental.