Blog Archives - Sorcerous Endeavors

Happiness and its Causes

4/30/2019

We’ve got a kind of social awareness of suffering & it’s causes, but we often lack an awareness of happiness & it’s causes. It’s logical in that we seek to avoid pain, but a bit shortsighted in my view. We spend more time trying to avoid pain than we do trying to actively create pleasure, and that seems more than a bit backwards.

There’s a lot to be said for a calm night in with a cup of tea & a good book, going to a play or movie with friends, or simply having a family game night. It doesn’t have to be crazy extravagant to be a good time. It just needs to be time, however much you can spare, spent without judgement and without too much expectation. Find a way to enjoy yourself in those brief moments in which joy can be created. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of silliness and levity, especially after working a long shift and being dead tired.

Spend time with “safe” people whom you don’t need to be guarded around. Laugh a little. Or a lot. Enjoy some coffee and share a meal. Doesn’t take much, and a little bit goes a long way.

Blessings,
Chris

Giving Back & Giving Thanks

4/29/2019

Every now and then, I like to give back to the community as a way of giving thanks for the support I enjoy as a content creator and spirit worker.

The work above goes out to all who have made this possible, spirit and human being alike.

Thank you! You guys & gals rock!
Have a wonderful day!
-Chris

Consistency of Change

4/29/2019

Where possible, aim to cultivate consistency in your efforts. This might seem less awesome than blowing your socks off every time you do a ritual, but there’s something to be said for the basics. Even something as a compassionate offering or ritual, done frequently, can have the power to move mountains, so develop a skill set that allows you to repeat the same result over and over again. Your family will benefit as a result, and so will you.

Blessings,
Chris

Manifesting Magical Change

4/26/2019

Magic as a practice is rooted in manifestation, as that becomes one of the more pertinent points to consider. However, this cannot happen without the soft science of influence, as even the most powerful of commanding magics will do very little to arrange beneficial change - while initially effective, it does not last.

Knowing this, be sure to do the ground work and make the more subtle changes necessary to support your overt changes. That will create more stable, properly endowed results that last.

Blessings,
Chris

Adversity is the Mother of Adaptation

4/25/2019

Most of us have heard the phrase “necessity is the mother of all invention.”, and it’s frequently repeated because it holds true. The same can be said for adversity, as while it is a troubling, contentions experience, it challenges our paradigm and forces adaptation and growth beyond our prior means.

When you’re going through something really tough, don’t give up. Recognize that it’s an opportunity to grow and redefine future variables in your favor. If you do so and succeed, then you’ve won in a situation that you didn’t think yourself capable of handling. If you don’t, you strengthen yourself so that you might win the next such event.

Knowing this, lean in to the energies present right now and find a way to use them to weight train yourself. Learn to handle these loads so that you can run with that kind of pressure in the future.

Blessings,
Chris

Intelligent Choices

4/24/2019

Pluto is retrograde as of today, and this planet’s influence manifests itself as a need to face down the troubles in your closet. People tend to get pushed to the edge a bit more when this planet is in retrograde, but such concerns are logical when dealing with such stress-inducements.

If you want to be only minimally effected by this kind of astrological change, be very considerate when making choices with potentially substantial ramifications. You’re not always going to make the right decision, but if you decide to do the things that are good for you instead of easy for you, you’ll come out ahead more often than not.

This, too, is an aspect of adaptation. Learning to adapt and make appropriate decisions despite duress can become a life skill that pays some serious dividends.

Blessings,
Chris

Adapting

4/23/2019

In doing this kind of thing for long enough, you learn that for as much as things stay the same, they also tend to manifest aberrant change. You can do the same spellwork and get the same results 100 times, but that 101st instance thereof can be a doozy. Make sure to pay attention to such variances, as they make all the difference in the world.

Those are the instances where the most growth can be had, especially if that change is unpleasant.

Blessings,
Chris

A Prayer to the Mother and Father

4/22/2019

I was nudged earlier to create a prayer to the Cosmic Mother and Father that cuts through some of the nonsense and instead focuses on their essence. I, in turn, pieced together a prayer to be shared here.

You'll notice that it takes from time-honored prayers of the Church, but focuses on the essence of ancestry. If you feel the need to connect to your Gods and those of your ancestors, use this as a tool to do so:

"Through our Father I rise, bringing glory to my family and friends.
Through his wife, our Mother I do good deeds and attend the needs of me and mine.
May I do so ever-mindfully under their watchful gaze.

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from Evil.
For thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory for ever and ever.

Hails to our Mother, full of grace.
Our Father is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Holy Mary, Mother of God and Mother Mine,
Pray for us, your sons and daughters.
Now and at the hour of our death.

Mother and Father both, stand with me as I do works great and small.
Let my pride be yours as well, and let my acts bring honor and distinction.
Amen, Amen, Amen."

Blessings to you,
Chris

Honoring Spirits

4/22/2019

Spirits, like people, do crave attention for their efforts, and recognizing this desire for positive feedback, reward the good ones for their efforts by thanking them with additional offerings. It might not seem like much, but going above and beyond for them often means that they’ll go above and beyond for you.

If you’d like to incline them to do so, try over-rewarding beyond what you’ve promised them and *do not complain about what you’ve agreed to*. Do these things and you’ll notice an increase in helpful synchronicity. ;)

Blessings,
Chris

Good Friday!

4/19/2019

It’s Good Friday after a freakishly long Lent, and I’m glad you made it through. I dunno about you guys, but I’m very glad I didn’t try to give up caffeine during this period. Instead, I have endeavored to be kind, knowing that I have few vices and that the Divine would appreciate this instead.

How have you guys fared?

It’s been an intense week, given what’s happened with Notre Dame & Al Aqsa. The spirits have been in an uproar, and I’ve been having a whole lot of visions and dreams. I’m immensely gratified that the fair Lady of France still stands and that her relics are intact. My heart goes out to all those affected by the fires in both France and Jerusalem, and stand grateful that more damage wasn’t done.

If you feel similarly, be sure to set out a plate for the spirits today, regardless of your faith. It’ll be appreciated and noticed.

For those of you celebrating Passover & Seder, be blessed. For those of you celebrating Good Friday & Easter, be blessed. For those of you celebrating 4/20, enjoy & be safe.

It’s been a wild week and we could all use some wind down time.

Blessings,
Chris