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When people learn that I'm a witch they ask curiously, and at times humorously, if I cast spells and add - bad spells.

Never a bad spell - although at times I've had to cast a turn around, banishing or binding spell. Seldom do I do those because I believe that they will have a negative backlash. This is based on the one time, in anger, I invoked a banishing spell against an adversary. Ouch. Backlash.  Once burned....I was warned not to do it!

Periodically I do cast spells to advance projects (goals), like for instance my books: The Skye in June and my first book self-published in 1990, The Timeless Counselor: The Best Guide to a Successful Psychic Reading. That magic continues to swirl around them.

Today's surprise! I found that The Skye in June is on the top 500 list of Indie books with high rated reviews at thebookorbust.blogspot.com.  It has sold every month since it's release -well I did do a glamour spell on that one!

The Timeless Counselor recently received a new cover, became an ebook and is receiving five star reviews. Wow! 21 years later it still is of interest. 

In 1990 a tarot reading revealed that The Timeless Counselor would lead to more writing success. If you don't know,  it is very challenging and difficult to make any money as an author, and especially a self-published one.  But I haven't lost money yet, although my day job pays my way still. 

It led to the writing of my second and both books breath life into my screenplay and next in the works novel.  My first book taught me about the rocky marketing path.  I knew the difficulties but believed that I could sell it. 

Tonight I will sit at my altar and give my thanks to the Moneta the goddess for my good fortune and cast a spell to continue to attract book lovers to my book. Blessed be.

What would you cast a spell for?

Did You say Mote it Be?

      (by Paul Borda. See below for contact info)   

I am often asked what "so mote it be" means. The actual meaning of mote is based upon old Anglo-Saxon language and means thank you as in saying, "Thank you for asking".  The word is also related to "The truth has been spoken." The term can also be used when an agreement has been made between two or more people like a handshake to seal a deal.

     In witch circles the phrase "So mote it be” is spoken at the end of a meeting, a spell, and/or a ritual and is the same as saying, “So might it be” or “So be it” or “Let it be"; similar to ending a prayer with, amen.
In essence one (one witch that is in relationship to this blog) is confident and committed to what she has just declared as good and truthful. It's your word. You declared. Said it and own it. 
     Another ending statement that one might say besides or in addition to so mote it be, is “Blessed be." This shows a connection to, and respect for, Divine Forces outside of herself that empower her creation and she is pulling in their blessings (helping hands make light the work.)

Blessed is the power of many minds thinking sunny thoughts. Will you connect today with like minded by sending out rays of golden energy throughout planet earth? So Mote It be. 

My books: The Timeless Counselor - everything you want to know for a successful psychic reading novel, The Skye in June both ebooks and hardcopies. E-readers and PDF. Contact me at june ahern dot com.

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The Witch & The Christian

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So there I was, sitting across from my friend who had become a bible-practicing Christian in the past few years. We were having a difference about religious beliefs and it wasn't going well. A knife could slice the tension.

 

We like each other and for about twenty-years basically been good supportive friends agreeing on most things. We both come from immigrant families, her first generation, me fob, and both grew up in the same City and went to parochial schools. Married and divorced young and like that. And now both are authors.

She has always been a wonderful encouragement to my creativity and advising me about my writings. In fact helped and guided me when I was writing my novel about a religious family and their daughter who was heading to witchcraft. And did so without judgment.

But now we both made the spiritual choices that were as different as oil and water.

She has a good place in my life. My heart. But the differences were quite obvious. To me, her questions, more like an interrogation - well she had worked in the legal profession. But her questioning began to chap my hide.  Had we become that different? 

I became quiet in voice, body language and then I breathed. Not a response from me to her questions and opinions. A thought was needed, but which?

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She said, "Junie, when I bring up my religious viewpoints, you become defensive."

I thought, "Yes, I do. I don't want you to push your stuff on me."

I pondered, studied her. She's feisty, a Leo, fiery and outspoken. Not unlike myself. And a good woman - a good friend. She braved her own community and friends to support my book...a scary thing since it is not of her religious beliefs and dogmas.

 I said, "Yes, you are right, I do feel defensive."

That truth broke whatever barrier had been created. Like wise crones we are, we began to discuss our religious and spiritual thoughts and practices. We opened our minds to understand each other. We braved our differences and we are friends. It is as it, we surmised. Friends can do this if they are willing to open to face differences and with courage are willing to embrace and move beyond them. We are sisters on a journey to self-realization. 

Viva la difference, Sister! Blessed be. Amen! 

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Happiness Runs in a Circular Motion

A while back I had read an article on the front page of a daily newspaper about a study on how happiness is infectious and that emotions and even health issues such as acne and headaches are spread among friends and family and even amongst groups with no connection to why.      

I liked this thought and for many years have found myself singing "Happiness runs in a circular motion, you can be happy if you just try."  Donovan song) and especially sing it when the blues hit me to bring myself back up.      

And to the researchers about how others share happiness I suggest to the researchers that it' is telepathic communication. Telepathy consists of mental images, symbols and words shared between two or more people in present time.This includes across distance as the "happiness study" revealed. When my son was away at college I awoke one night with a dreaded feeling that he was in trouble. My husband assured me it was just part of the "empty nest" feelings. Next day my sister called asking if my son had come home because she thought she saw him walking past her home but when checking outside, then he disappeared. That day my son called to say he had an accident with minor injuries and, although he was okay, it frightened him. Of course, not all telepathic messages are negative as the study of happiness proves.    

 Telepathic communication has two aspects -- sending and receiving information. Receiving is a basic survival skill. In order to be secure and safe, one must be aware of the surrounding subtle and not so subtle messages. Those stronger at sending telepathic messages are action type people who move forward with confidence. They can accomplish goals easily by sending messages of what and who is needed to accomplish their goals.           

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