Swati Prakash

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  • What Witches Do (and don’t)

    What Witches Do (and don’t)

    Who are witches and what do they do?

    Any person with spiritual wisdom was in ancient times called a witch or wiz in the ancient western world, and a variety of other names elsewhere – healer, shaman, pundit, priestess, guru…all different names of magickal or spiritual folk or witches across the world

    In the medieval dark ages false stories were spread to deter people from witchraft/wizcraft, the craft of the wise, and a few hundred thousand innocent women are believed to be burnt or drowned to death in the name of curbing witchraft. Reason – religious suppression of free thought and discouraging spiritual awareness so that certain religions could dominate the world through fear and forced conversion.

    Well its time to once again claim our right to scientific and rational awareness, of spiritual energy, the nature of the universe, principles of manifestation. In other words witchraft is back in its true sense.

    So let me explain what witches really do now and did in the ancient world before the burning times, and yes I am talking of witchraft which is all about wit and wisdom and not only Wiccan witchcraft. Whichever religion you may follow other-wise, the idea of being positive is a common denominator of all kinds of witchcraft.

    Witches
    – are respected as spiritual counselors and guides
    – are invited to bless babies
    – conduct wedding ceremonies for couples
    – send blessing to homes
    – send healing energy to help people feel better
    – send blessings to families and those who wish to start families
    – care for and send healing to animals and plants
    – send blessings to earth, people and enterprises for accelerating growth and abundance
    – conduct funerals to bless and heal the spirit and the grieving
    – cleanse and purify the aura of people and spaces
    – work with positive faeries, angels, natural elements, gods and goddesses, crystals and herbs
    – send protection and positive energy

    These have been the traditional roles of witches since ancient times
    They can send healing and positive energy and help you banish negativity

    Remember they can try to help you by sending energy, but how much it will work, and how quickly, will depend on YOUR karma. Witches can control their own energy and improve their own life situations more easily. But your life is not in their hands. No person can control or change your karma or energy. You need to learn your lessons and change yourself. Witches only try to guide and help you to undertake your required life changes.

    Now read the following properly please:

    – WITCHES DO NOT FLY ON BROOMS OR TURN PEOPLE INTO TOADS OR ANYTHING ELSE
    – WITCHES DO NOT CAST EVIL SPELLS, HATE OR REVENGE SPELLS FOR ANYONE OR ON ANYONE
    – WITCHES DO NOT HARM ANYONE, ESPECIALLY NOT CHILDREN
    – WITCHES DO NOT GUARANTEE RESULTS, ITS YOUR KARMA THAT DETERMINES RESULTS
    – WITCHES DO NOT DEAL WITH DEVIL OR DEMONS OR ANY OTHER EVIL ENTITIES
    – WITCHES DO NOT PREDICT FUTURES OR TELL FORTUNES, THEY ONLY READ ENERGY AND SENSE POSSIBILITIES
    – WITCHES DO NOT CAST LOVE SPELLS TO BEWITCH ANYONE
    – WITCHES DO NOT CAST LOVE SPELLS TO BEWITCH ANYONE
    – WITCHES DO NOT CAST LOVE SPELLS TO BEWITCH ANYONE
    – WITCHES DO NOT CAST LOVE SPELLS TO BEWITCH ANYONE
    – WITCHES DO NOT CAST LOVE SPELLS TO BEWITCH ANYONE
    How many times do I need to repeat this to get this point through to everyone?

    So kindly:
    Stop believing silly fairy tales about witches who cackle and gobble up kids or curse people – its time to grow up
    And
    Stop getting fooled by those fake or fraud ‘witches’ who after reading such silly tales, pretend that they cast love spells or black magic spells or guarantee ‘results’, because that is NOT what witches do
    And most importantly
    Do NOT mail me idiotic and silly requests for those kind of spells…I simply trash them

    I can shake you up, try to wake you up, show you the right path- but only you can open your eyes get yourself to walk on the right path

    Blessed Be
    (*)
    Swati Prakash
    Www.globalwicca.com

  • The Guru Principle

    The Guru Principle

    Who is Guru?
    A pundit who makes predictions and performs poojas?
    A teacher who gives knowledge to disciples?
    A planet called jupiter?

    A guru is the true teacher, the higher self. Its that part of us which is timeless wisdom. 
    When we are ready and willing for spiritual illumination, the guru appears in a form we can relate to. A teacher, a friend, a close companion, a dream, a message, an animal, a book or simply silence. The guru teaches. But only we can learn. The guru cannot do that for us.
    No matter how many gurus you have, you may not really learn unless you ALLOW the learning to happen.
    This is not bookish knowledge we are talking of.
    This requires application of wisdom in life and after.
    This means letting go of past conditioning.
    This requires focus and practice.
    This means you must listen and stop talking…to others, to yourself, and listen to SILENCE.
    This requires opening up to your infinite potential.
    This requires dedicating yourself to finding your purpose and then to staying true to the same.
    This requires character, values, principles.
    This requires giving yourself to the higher self without holding on to attachments.
    This is being selfless.
    This requires you to serve the higher self alone.
    This is surrender and receptivity.
    This is liberation.
    Blessed full moon.

  • The One Divine

    The One Divine

    This song was playing in my dream early this morning (along with lovely music – can you hear it?)

     

    I am the wind in the whispers

    I am the breath of the silent leaves

    Everyone has begun to see the signs

    I am alive, at this time 

     

    I am the fire in the sunlight

    And the burning of the candle flame

    Everyone has begun to hear my name

    Now all over, and again

     

    I am the rivers and the oceans

    I am the drops of your falling tears

    Everyone has begun to heal their fears

    I am near, I am here

     

    Like mountains rise, so very slow

    The world has waited up to know

    How crystals grow and faeries glow

    The spirit of the Goddess shines

    All of the earth and stars are mine

    The One Divine

     

    – by Swati Prakash

    www.globalwicca.com

  • The Calling

    The Calling

    Day and night until today
    For their own needs all people prayed
    Their little worlds of woes and fears
    Their little ones, all near and dear
    Each one worried for their own
    For their own things their love was shown
    Mundane are lives so full of care
    Victims of their own despair
    And all along all of this time
    While most were I, me, self and mine
    A world of wonders hid in dark
    Unseen by all except a spark
    Those few who cared of things unknown
    Who looked beyond what was their own
    Who let their egos melt and merge
    Into the One who they researched
    Who focused, wondered and rejoiced
    Who stood their ground and made their choice
    Inspite of those who tried to kill
    Their wisdom, knowledge and free will
    Yes witches, wizards, people wise
    Survived the darkness, force and lies
    They patiently awaited for
    A time reborn just like before
    When sense and righteousness return
    When people care to live and learn
    The truths and mysteries of olde
    Those things that turned to stories told
    The legends, lore and myths all great
    The ways to spin the yarns of fate
    Those things you read in fairytales
    Might just be true, follow the trails
    The fairies, dragons, gnomes and sprites
    And elements of power and might
    The gods and goddesses are near
    They want to see your love, not fear
    All aspects of the universe
    Parts of your soul you are meant to search
    They are all around and all about
    You never really gave a shout
    Magick right below your nose
    And all you saw were your own toes
    You shrunk your mind and closed your heart
    Refusing to accept your part
    In your delusion you were stoned
    You thought the earth was human owned
    For those who wanted all the power
    Spread their darkness very far
    They broke the bridges to your soul
    They blocked intuition, burnt the lore
    They spread false fears and spoilt the name
    So that the witches hung in shame
    But you can’t hide the light for long
    Soon the flame will burn all strong
    For the Goddess is alive
    She is your spirit and your life
    Worship Her, your higher self
    Better still, just cast a spell
    But think beyond just little things
    Soar above, now find your wings
    About your higher nature learn
    Retrace your path, to Her return

    (*)
    Swati Prakash
    http://www.globalwicca.com

  • A Very Very Faery Thing

    A Very Very Faery Thing

     

    THE MAGICK OF FAERIES

    What are Fairies (or Faeries as they are more properly called)? Are they little people with butterfly wings fluttering about like Tinkerbell? Or powerful energy beings of nature with various magickal traits to protect and help the goddess and nature everyday.

    Those of you who love and honour nature and believe in Magick will surely have a wonderful connection with Faeries who will be very positive to you in your magickal development. Faeries dislike selfish or dishonest people while blessing and guiding those who are virtuous and helpful to nature and the universe. If you do not believe in them and do not wish to experience magick you will never find them.

    While Faeries can take countless forms – male or female, human or animal like, or flowers, plants, crystals and anything you can imagine…they will connect with you and appear to you only if you activate your inner sight and purify your spirit.

    Negative or demonic energy beings or bad faeries will not be attracted to you – as like attracts like and you choose to be a positive person. Angels and other positive faeries will be attracted to you instead. Angels are the positive faery beings or energy beings that help humans while there are also many many other varieties of positive energy beings besides angels that help nature too. Faeries of nature are especially attracted to witches who do good work for the betterment of nature and not just for selfish human desires. It is our aim at Earth Healing Temple of Magick that we humans come back into balance and harmony with nature through awareness of this sacred path of Wicca and all the hidden magick of nature that shapes our lives through our intentions.

    Some popular faerie beings of legend and lore:

    1. Dragons and Salamanders

    Like the astral salamander seen in the camera at Magick, dragons or drakes are beings of fire or light. They are popular in ancient celtic as well as chinese folklore and make popular feng shui relics. They bring treasures or guard treasures such as ‘Smaug’ of Hobbit by Tolkein. They turn to balls of light and merge with day. They are symbols of power, luck, success and dynamism, being the attributes of the natural element of fire. Salamanders are also found in earthy form as dinosaurs, lizards, crocodiles and other dragon creatures on earth but it is the astral dragons or drakes that we know to be spirits of nature or faery.

    Connect through: dragons blood (a tree resin normally used as incense), dragon pictures and statuetes in east and south of home or workplace, amulets

    2. Pixie Fairies and Sylphs

    The faeries of air and popularly what we visualise with the word fairies, are seen as pixie like tiny winged creatures, who are also made of light and travel through wind. In films they are depicted in Faeries -A True Story as well as numerous characters similar to the popular Tinker Bell of Disney. They represent thoughts, mind, fun, changes and freedom. On earth we have butterflies, moths, fireflies, dragonflies etc but unlike physical beings the associated nature spirits are the light bodies called sylphs.

    Connect through: Incense, bells, feathers

    3. Mermaids, Sprites and Undines

    The water element has the astral energy of undines or faeries of water. Mermaids and selkies are their forms popular in folklore as well as movies such as Splash or Pirates of the Carribean. Sprites are connected with rivers and streams. On earth we see fishes, seals, octopuses and sea snakes but the astral or light bodies that resemble these are undines. The qualities of intuition, seduction, prophecy, poetry, musical arts are connected to them.

    Connect through: shells, mother of pearl or abalone, pearls

    4. Gnomes, Brownies, Leprechauns and Elfs

    The earth element of nature has little creatures that have human like features. On earth we see insects and animals with human like faces to connect with faery world. Gnomes in mythology and folklore dwell in forests, gardens, trees and shrubs and look just like little people such as depicted in Gnomeo and Juliet who are hard-working and clever. Elfs and brownies are also linked with the earth element and represent hard work. Leprechauns are said to disguise themselves as shoesmiths and to protect wealth. Brownies in particular are the house elfs who are said to help witches in the kitchen in exchange of cookies and cakes such as seen in movies like The Spiderwock Chronicles and Harry Potter. Practicality, earthy wisdom, common sense and work are their attributes.

    Connect through: gems, crystals, trees and plants

    5. Angels and High Elves

    Angels are the more popular of faeries off late as they resemble human world the most and are helpful to us in day to day life. Legend speaks also of High Elves such as seen in Tolkeins worlds. Great shining people of light and human features who guard earth, heal as well as connect us with higher wisdom. They can be the seelie court or helpful angelic beings or the unseelie court of those elves whom humans have angered through destruction of nature such as seen in Maleficient the movie.

    Connect through: prayers, ritual invocations, divination, talismans such as elvenstar

    6. Trolls

    These are mythic beings who are made of rocks or mountains with diamonds for teeth. They are seen in literature in some of Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of novels as well as in Tolkiens Hobbit.   It is said that when sunlight falls on them they turn to stone. Mountainsides and avalanches could be linked with them. They are not usually expected to be very kindly to humans and are best not angered or disturbed.

    7. Phoenix

    The legendary bird who burns in fire and then rises through its own ashes is popular in Celtic as well as Oriental lore specially Feng Shui. It helps us in qualities of renewal, regeneration, healing and transformation. It resembles the bright roosters of morning but its the light body being which is the astral counterpart that we call the phoenix.

    Connect through: phoenix image or statuetes placed in south

     

    Protection from unseelie faeries, demonic or unwanted entities:

    Iron, horseshoe, pentagram, amulets and protection talismans such as Solomon’s circle, Celtic cross, Black banishing candles, drawing a magic circle in ritual are some ways of protecting from unwanted astral entities.

    Protection is a must when working with elementals and faery beings to keep unwanted out. Never invoke negative or harmful entities as even if you call them to harm an enemy, ultimately you will be harmed multiple times as they are negative by nature. Keep your aura and space clean, tidy, blessed and positive to attract only good faeries or good folk and keep evil at bay. Think only positive thoughts and meditate with clear mind. Invite only good folk or good faeries to ritual only after proper formal initiation and do not dabble in occult without proper long term guidance from the right spiritual tradition or teacher.

     

     

     

    MAGICK

    16th road, Bandra west, Mumbai 400050 (Near Mini Punjab restaurant)

    +91 22 65250328, +91 9867859058

    Timings 9 am to 9 pm from Mon to Sat, 1130 am to 830 pm on Sunday

     

    ALL NEW ITEMS FOR SALE – Faery Festival

     

    – Many many new Amulets for faery blessings, wishing, faery vision and protection including spell bottles and flasks for faery work and protective amulets for guardian against negative entities

    – Candles for banishing demons, black magic removal and to invoke your guardian angels, among many others

    – Amazing statuettes and artifacts to decorate your space with Faery magick for love, abundance, happiness and magickal power of faery

    – Ouija boards for connecting with positive spirits, good faeries and angels for guidance and spells

    – Sage for purification of aura and cleansing space

    – Several stones, divination kits, tarot cards and many many more to choose from

    ALL STATUETES AND DECOR AS WELL AS WICCA TOOLS WILL BE AT 10 percent discount only for you this June 2014 as part of the festival, so hurry up while stocks last.
    You can also enrol for a course that helps you in healing and magickal development, or take a one to one service such as consultation, reading or spell to resolve any issues and energise yourself

    You are cordially invited to join us and help us in our mission of EARTH HEALING as every purchase of product or service contributes to our funds that support our activities and improvement

    THANK YOU

    with many many blessings and love

    Rev. Swati Prakash, Tradition Head

    Rev. Angel Serrao, High Priest, Earth Healing Temple

    Poojan, Temple Priest

    Pooja, Temple Priestess
    www.globalwicca.com

    MAGICK

    16th road, Bandra west, Mumbai 400050 (Near Mini Punjab restaurant)

    Timings 9 am to 10 pm from Mon to Sat, 1130 am to 830 pm on Sunday
  • The Truth about Spirituality

    The Truth about Spirituality

    Some people discovered what they thought was meditation…being quiet, passive, closed, sleepy or dull
    They spent hours, days and years in this depressing state …imagining it to be the real thing
    Escaping from the daily challenges of life, from life itself…wanting to be free
    Some others found spirituality to be an excuse for careless, irresponsible or mindless behavior, even unethical in the extreme, Or an excuse to falsely justify negativity as a necessary part of balance and acceptance
    They couldn’t be further from the truth
    All the above is dullness, ignorance, negative energy or tamas
    Spirituality is bright, aware, positive vibration
    Its neither about mindlessness or losing your mind
    Its about guiding your mind with something higher or ‘no mind’ which helps in being incharge of your mind, rising above it and not letting your mind be your block
    Its about having no negative, stuck-up energies any more
    Being free and flowing in a positive direction
    Guided by the truth, love, universal good or divine light
    Truly liberated, free of falsehood
    When it becomes impossible for you to harm anyone or yourself
    When you can no longer be corrupted or misled
    When you are not passive, lethargic, inert or powerless anymore
    When you use your power to create good, to destroy ignorance or evil
    And to maintain balance and peace, both inner and outer
    To utilise your time on earth purposefully
    Being of some good use to yourself and the universe
    That is sattvic life or spiritual living
    Now that is what I call Magick!

    Blessed Be
    Swati Prakash
    http://www.globalwicca.com

  • Being Spiritual

    Being Spiritual

    So many people speak of being spiritual these days.
    Many like being called spiritual, not religious…(as if religion were a four letter word that has done no good…but Gawd, wasn’t this is the way it was experienced until the new age of Wicca, a spiritual scientific religion…but that’s besides the point)

    The point is…what is being spiritual all about?
    Is it about saffron robes, hooded capes, turbans, hats and other fancy dress?
    Is it about being men with long grey hair on their chins and heads and large imposing decorations on the forehead?
    Is it about sitting in tight postures and closed eyes for an hour or two?
    Is it about chanting in sanskrit, greek or latin, especially in the middle of perfectly ordinary conversations?
    (All of which I admit will make quite an instant impression in public and may even get a few to come over and touch your feet…and secretly many of our holy men owe their sudden and humungous popularity more to this drama and less to their teachings)

    Now what is the meaning of being spiritual (and not just showing it)?

    Firstly the word ‘spiritual’ is composed of spirit, which means it has to do something with our inner self. But in that case we all have this spirit within…right. Quite right, however not everyone was so far equally bothered about the spirit within us all…which largely differentiates being spiritual from being purely material in our awareness and behaviour.

    We are born when spirit takes material or physical form through us and our surroundings. Hence from ever since we are born we are taught in our schools, colleges and nurseries, very vaguely, about how to conduct ourselves in the material world (even if focused mainly on theory than practice). Its another thing that we also learn through people and experiences over and above our school curricula, a whole lot of things I would rather put very ironically in the category of how NOT to conduct our life in the material world. But yes most of us are somewhat aware of our material body and surroundings, even if we are not quite adept at handling them very well.

    But the fact that we are made of spirit in essence was revealed rather late to most people if revealed at all. And even if this were revealed, the first (or even second or third or fourth) reaction to this was…why should it matter? Yes spirit is not matter, but that doesnt mean that it doesnt matter. The interelationship of spirit and matter is of importance here.

    Now Spirit (and I am not talking of our personal spirits or lost spirits but of Spirit) or Goddess or God if you prefer,  has created our matter or material life as quite beautiful and positive. It is through non awareness and mis-understanding of Spirit that we have abused, spoilt or eroded our material world. By getting in touch with the Spirit we can once again restore a loving balance and harmony in our lives and surroundings (and also heal our own little lost spirits or souls which expand and feel complete on integration with the Spirit).

    Learn how to get in touch with the Spirit (even if you call it by another name such as Source, Universe, Goddess, God) through the right ways of meditation. And …also equally importantly, learn how to bring the beauty and wisdom of the Spirit into your daily existence by way of energy healing spells that channel the Spirit energy into the material world in accordance with the motto of As Above, So Below, or as Inside so Outside, or as With In so With Out. Contact Magick 09867859058, 02265250328 or visit http://www.tarotindia.com/guide and download the syllabus before joining the course online or in person.

    Blessed Be
    Rev. Swati Prakash
    http://www.tarotindia.com/guide

  • Another World

    Another World

    Deep inside, another world
    Where there is only You
    Far away, your darkness hides
    The brightness of the truth
    Go beyond the rainbow light
    Way further from the stars
    Deep inside, another world
    So near and yet so far

    Sail right through the stormy seas
    Of anger, pain, despair
    Find the treasure island where
    All is love, true and fair
    Find your peace and happiness
    Find your inner self
    Deep inside, another world
    Don’t hide it from yourself

    Swati Prakash
    Www.swatiprakash.com

  • Beware, Be Aware!

    Beware, Be Aware!

    There is a popular misconception that anyone with any psychic power is highly divine, spiritual or positive.
    Psychic powers belong to 6th chakra or third eye. Spirituality to 7th chakra or crown.
    Not all psychics are spiritually exalted.
    So just because someone is precognitive, magical or powerful kindly do not touch their feet or worship them yet.
    Even if they are spiritually enlightened I doubt they would want you to touch their feet.
    Know that a LOT of psychics have been observed to be definitely negative, manipulative, unethical or even creepy.

    Another popular misconception is to regard every witch as Wiccan, and every Wiccan as a Wiccan priest or expert healer.
    Being a witch is not equal to being Wiccan.
    Wiccans are nature worshippers, followers of Harm None…. the Wiccan Rede…
    Some people freely call themselves Wiccan while actually being depressed, harmful or negative magicians. They do not belong to the Wiccan faith.

    Secondly being a Wiccan implies adherence to Wiccan faith. Just like every Hindu is not a pundit, every Christian is not priest, every Wiccan is not an expert healer. Only initiated clergy are, and in that too there are hierarchies and skill levels. Just saying Blessed Be and Merry Meet or Harm None or Goddess Bless does not qualify.

    Now coming to the general topic of psychics and magical folk…you need to be aware of who you are dealing with.
    The enlightenment level, the spiritual awareness, the energy of your healer, guru, teacher, guide is important here.
    A lot of fortune tellers may be novices, a lot of people with psychic powers may be demonic or satanic or in other ways negative magicians for all you know. Do your research well before submitting your problems to their counsel. Do not be hypnotised, fooled, misled or pushed to the dark side just because someone bedazzles you with cryptic messages or clever tricks.

    Occult power has nothing to do with spiritual energy.

    Seek the counsel and company of those with true wisdom and genuine spiritual awareness.

    And this often means being aware yourself. Learn the ways of the wise.

    Be Aware.

    Blessed be
    Swati Prakash
    http://www.globalwicca.com

  • Angels, Demons and Something Else

    Angels, Demons and Something Else

    I am sure you have heard of Angels…
    Demons you have heard of too….

    So is the world divided into Angels and Demons, Good and Bad, Positive and Negative that always clash?
    Is there anything beyond duality, polarity, opposites?

    Why was negativity ever created?
    Who created negative?

    Is there a Devil who is anti-God?
    Is the Devil creator of negative, as opposed to God, the all positive creator?
    So who created this Devil if God is the creator?

    Recently two men from the local church knocked at my door to ask me, “Who controls the world?” I asked them who they thought controls the world. “The Devil”, they said, “controls the world”.

    What do you say to that?
    Is there someone ‘controlling’ the world….

    I’ve really heard enough of this God and Devil theory…

    Once upon a time, people wondered and marveled at nature.
    They wanted to study, observe, learn and feel grateful for nature.
    They loved nature, adored it, worshipped it too.

    They also spoke of Faeries…the spirits or astral beings of nature…..not divided into good or bad, angelic or demonic…just natural entities or Faery folk.

    The universe was appreciated in all its variety, all forms, all colours…not just black or white.

    People too were regarded as beings with a spectrum of possibilities, various shades…changeble too..not seen as rigid good or bad persons forever. Why, even gods and goddesses had their moods, their temperaments, they too made mistakes, repented, learnt lessons…. Such was mythology in the olden golden times.

    When did we lose our natural awareness and become so set in beliefs?

    When did we start agreeing blindly to those books and dictates of religious institutions who invented God and Devil, Angels and Demons and made the world forget the One infinite truth …….that all possibilities lie within us.
    That…..no one person controls the world, no one person has made the world or can destroy it..

    The universe is far too wonderful and mysterious for you to stop wondering, stop learning,stop questioning….

    You can now know the truth and the truth sets you free
    You can be whoever you want now to be
    You created your illusion of un-reality
    You chose to exist in a state of duality
    The angels and demons were all inside you
    And God and the Devil and Something else too
    Something you lost, hoping that someday you’ll find
    The signs of the Truth you once left far behind
    Unite with it now and find yourself whole
    Let consciousness enlighten the wave of your soul
    Be the change, heal, transform through your deepest vibration
    Know thyself, who art thou…be your own true salvation

    Blessed be
    Swati Prakash
    http://www.globalwicca.com