That exultant righteousness is then all you get. You get to rail against all the perpetrators out there indefinitely, and there sure are millions of them to rail against. In other words, there’s a certain kind of exultant righteousness in identifying as a victim, tenderly caressing one’s proud list of wounds. … and alas, people who see themselves primarily as victims tend to feel totally justified in harming others, sooooo, there’s that. In other words, the first route will lead to things in your life getting way better while the second will just perpetuate the same stinky state of affairs, while also managing to attract around you a whole set of friends and lovers who also see themselves as victims…. Simply put, the first mode is magically efficacious and the second is not. I know this from first-hand experience. It’s a whole other thing to dwell on one’s hurts constantly, to feel perpetually resentful towards the world, to feel owed, to see betrayers everywhere, and to cling to a whole identity built around being-more-oppressed-or-abused-than-thou. And to know that the healing process can be long. ![]() It’s very important to recognize, grieve, get angry about, and seek healing for one’s hurts. I certainly did, and pretty much every magical person I know (except a lucky handful) also did. The seams of history do burst with foul injustices of all sorts, and injustices against magic people and witches abound.Įven aside from historical travesties, plenty of magical people experienced abuse in their childhoods. to the hard work of being in real, reciprocal relationships with people who are not idealized fantasies. With this cold sting is likely to come a greater willingness to open oneself… The resultant cold sting of humiliation is likely to wake you up out of your trance. Take out advertisements in the newspapers. In other words, don’t be quiet, don’t be shy – sing it from the roof-tops. The only remedy I know for this affliction when it’s acute is to go full-throttle in one’s pursuit of the unrequited love object. In fact, as a hobby it’s very absorbing and pretty much top-notch.ĭownside is: it tends to keep you from being open to gross human stuff like actual relating and intimacy. You’re not alone, or especially unique in doing this. So, if this is something you struggle with – know that it’s a natural side-effect of being an intuitive and imaginative person. … in other words, Twin Flames, in their original context, were seen as a bit of a crude joke). ( Fun yet unpopular fact: the whole notion of “Twin Flames” comes out of a part of Plato’s Symposium that’s narrated by Aristophanes, a comedian famous for his plays that involved people fucking donkeys… If you’ve ever uttered the words “Twin Flame,” you’ve likely been in these murky waters. I’ve spent plenty of hours fantasizing about people who wanted nothing to do with me, meditating on our synastry charts, pulling Tarot cards and pondering the hidden meaning of something that they said to me that one time. It’s far too crowded with normal gross human stuff like actual relating and intimacy.īut being obsessed with an unrequited love… now that provides ample opportunities for all such favorite activities! Is healthy, requited love especially inviting to such occupations? Magical folk generally dig embracing elaborate mythologies, interpreting obscure symbols, performing divinations, and dwelling on past-life memories stirred up in dreams. ![]() I figured I’d take some time to speak to those today, in case any of you regular readers could use a pep talk. ![]() In my several years of working with magical people … I’ve noticed we tend to wrestle with similar problems.
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