The Spiritual Practice of
CONNECTING WITH EARTH ENERGY
WISDOM & SELF-GROWTH
BY WENDY VAN ALLEN
“ Wizards are real .” My client affirmed this to me in a recent spiritual counseling session . She was reflecting on a new romance with a man who shared her passion and belief in everything magical . Their love-making has brought her renewed energy , joy , and delight . I nodded , remembering fondly my early training as a teen with a teacher who taught me about shamanic witchcraft . Our small group spent a week together on her land , learning to raise Earth energy . I remember the liberating feeling I had one early morning shaking rattles and dancing around the forest chanting , “ The earth is alive and magic is afoot !”
What is magic ? Working magic is learning to access the universal life force that permeates the universe , which is present in all of creation , to affect change . Magical people — witches , wizards , medicine people ,
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