The Magic Within Me

One thing I really want people to understand, especially if you’re new to witchcraft, spirituality or working with your own intuition, is that there is no one right way to do any of it.

I think sometimes we can get so caught up in what we’re “supposed” to use, what colour candle we’re supposed to light, what herb matches what intention, what moon phase we should wait for, what direction we should face, or whether we’re doing something exactly the way somebody else has told us to do it, that we completely forget about the most important part of it all… ourselves.

Books, traditions and correspondences can be amazing. I use them myself. They can teach us so much and give us somewhere to begin, but I don’t believe they should ever take away from your own intuition.

If a book tells you that a certain crystal is perfect for love, but every part of you feels drawn to a completely different one, use the one you’re drawn to.

If you’re doing a money working and for some reason you feel called to use a blue candle instead of the traditional green or gold, then use blue.

If you want to say your spell out loud, whisper it, write it down, sing it, cry through it, sit silently with it or completely change the words halfway through because something else feels right, do that.

Your magic is personal.

Your connection is personal.

And your intuition is something that becomes stronger the more you actually allow yourself to listen to it.

I think this is one of the biggest things I’ve learned over the years. We can spend so much time looking outside ourselves for somebody to tell us whether we’re doing it correctly, when sometimes the answer is already sitting inside us.

That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t learn. I absolutely believe in learning about herbs, crystals, protection, energy, traditions and the history behind different practices. Knowledge is important. But knowledge and intuition can work together.

You don’t have to choose one or the other.

For me, witchcraft has never been about following a strict list of rules. It’s about intention, energy, connection and learning to trust yourself.

And your practice is allowed to change too.

What feels right for you today might not feel right six months from now. You might work with certain tools for years and suddenly feel drawn in a completely different direction. That doesn’t mean you were doing it wrong before. It just means you’re growing.

This belief is a huge part of why I created The Magic Within Me.

I wanted to create something that could guide people, give ideas, teach different ways of working and help people understand the tools available to them, without ever making anyone feel like they have to practise exactly the way I do.

Take what resonates with you, leave what doesn’t, experiment, learn, trust yourself and make your magic your own.

Because at the end of the day, the magic was never really in the candle, the crystal, the herb or the spell book.

The magic is within you.

Nikki

Wings of Serenity