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Spirit Relationships: Helpful or Harmful?

10/7/2015

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I had intended to post this some time ago, but never got around to it. Better late than never, eh?

Spirit relationships are something of a cornerstone of magical work.  For some, they are the driving force behind any and all magic. For others, they're not really all that important, and basically get ignored until the individual has sufficient trouble arise. Relationships with spirits are like relationships with people or animal, and humans sometimes have the bad habit of ignoring their friends and family til they need something. I am guilty of this too, and I try to be fairly conscientious about it.

You do have a choice in what relationships you keep up with and which ones you choose to take no part in.  When a relationship with an entity gets unhealthy, its time to either change the terms of the agreement or invite them to leave your life promptly. If you're going to start or end one, however, be aware of it before you do just that.

In choosing what to pursue and what to hold back from, it would be wise to analyze the effects your relationship has on you. As a general rule, any spirit that challenges you to excel is one you should probably keep talking with. The truly helpful ones are usually willing to let you get your butt kicked when you do something wrong.

The ones that take joy in it, however, or make promises they refuse to uphold are parasitic and should be removed from your presence immediately.

Long-term, anything that takes away from your ability to grow or otherwise makes life too easy should be avoided.  We grow from hardship, so there are times where its best to embrace the troubles in the world and use them as fertilizer.

It is ok to test spirits, at that. If they've not earned your trust, you should give them a chance to do so. If they let you down without a valid reason, its time to let them go so you can spend your time working with more useful entities.

Be well,
​SE


6 Comments
Mossel
10/12/2015 06:45:44 am

Ok, why if they make your life too easy beyond just not good for growth?

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SorcerousEndeavors
10/13/2015 10:20:44 am

"Pain is a wonderful teacher, though most don't like to attend his classes."

Simply put, humans don't grow when life is cushy and enjoyable. A plush life wherein one simply lounges about, with no focus or goals doesn't motivate a person to change anything about themselves. Instead, it causes stagnation, the decay of one's personal code, and becomes a poison one loves to quaff.

Look to the uber wealthy should you need an example.

Adversity spawns growth. Simple as that.

Regards,
SE

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Moseel
10/13/2015 12:15:15 pm

I'v e met some very wealthy people on my job before. They were trading and selling construction equiment. They live and breathe money like you live and breathe magic or like a herion addict chases their drug of choice.

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SorcerousEndeavors
10/13/2015 01:07:18 pm

Don't think I've ever been compared to a drug addict before, though I suppose its not an incorrect statement to a point. At least it wasn't, for some time.

Success does take a maddening degree of obsession, at that. There's a single-mindedness to it wherein the passion for one thing drowns out the rest. Learning to live in harmony with all that goes on around you is, later, a crucial part of staying successful. :)

-SE

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Mossel
10/13/2015 02:42:02 pm

No the poiunt is I do or never have not seen someone uber wealthy rest on their laurels.

I do however understand where you are getting at.

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SorcerousEndeavors
10/13/2015 03:22:14 pm

That's a rather confusing turn of phrase.

Do you mean that you've never seen a wealthy person sit about on their laurels OR you've seen wealthy folks do so? Bit of a double negative in your statement, so I thought I'd check.

I've seen both, but they come from two radically different types of wealth. There are those that work for their cash, making between 100k/year, and then there are those who sit on inherited millions. They're about as different as two groups of people can get, all the while having 4x (or more) the average yearly income in the US (26700$ pre-tax per 2013 tax data).

Members of the former group spend their time working - frequently more than 70 hours/week. They're usually, in my experience, working enough that they don't really have time for a leisure minute.

The truly uber wealthy, however, often sit on inherited millions and spend their days entertaining themselves with something other than work. There comes a point wherein the most one need do is attend a few meetings per day....if that.

All told, this isn't me railing against those who are so successful. Rather, the opposite, It is, however, a pertinent observation.

Regards,
SE

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