I love words. I am an author; I write and what I write is words. I love manipulating words and dissecting them. I use them to paint pictures in my mind and hopefully in the imaginations of other people who read my words. I like to write more than speak, but I enjoy speaking and listening to others as they express their ideas through words. I enjoy reading more than watching because it seems to me that what I imagine is more appealing to me than what other people create using the words of the author.
It is because I am so enamored with words that I know they hold power. All words possess a power that is uniquely their own,
It is because I am so enamored with words that I know they hold power. All words possess a power that is uniquely their own,
which is why we have so many different words that can express similar, yet not identical, ideas; even word combinations whether they are commonly known words, like internet or made-up, like vagina-nipple hold meaning and with that meaning holds an energetic power that Witches are able to utilize within their Craft, but unfortunately for the modern Witch there are some words that once held great power for our Ancestors now hold no comprehensive meaning for us because those words have been completely polluted to the point that not only has the word been bastardized, but the original meaning has become unpopular or unrecognizable and this can lead to miscommunication and misunderstanding.
Everything existing on the physical plane began on the astral plane as a thought or idea; that thought or ideal, whether it was our own or someone else’s, was birthed through the element of Air on the Astral Plane and was manipulated by the element of Fire through our Will and fueled by Water through our emotions to become manifested on the Earth through physical words, whether written, spoken, or enacted. Words are a physical manifestation of an energetic vibration that already exists on the astral that resonates with the same energy and when a Witch aligns his or herself with that vibrational frequency we harness that power and siphon it into our practice. This is the whole concept behind correspondences. Think: “as above, so below”. It’s not a new concept; it’s been around for ages!
Words can be used in so many ways. The power of the written and spoken word can be used to manifest a variety of intentions; some honest and authentic and some, well, let’s just say, not so honest or authentic. We can use the power of our words to heal ourselves and others, such as when chanting the mantra “om mani padme hum”, we can also use the power to harm, such as screaming derogatory names at another person or group of persons with the intention to cause them pain and suffering. We have the ability to use words to purposefully deceive others by persuading them to change their opinion about something, to entice them into purchasing something they may not need, or to convince them of something that is factually untrue.
Everything existing on the physical plane began on the astral plane as a thought or idea; that thought or ideal, whether it was our own or someone else’s, was birthed through the element of Air on the Astral Plane and was manipulated by the element of Fire through our Will and fueled by Water through our emotions to become manifested on the Earth through physical words, whether written, spoken, or enacted. Words are a physical manifestation of an energetic vibration that already exists on the astral that resonates with the same energy and when a Witch aligns his or herself with that vibrational frequency we harness that power and siphon it into our practice. This is the whole concept behind correspondences. Think: “as above, so below”. It’s not a new concept; it’s been around for ages!
Words can be used in so many ways. The power of the written and spoken word can be used to manifest a variety of intentions; some honest and authentic and some, well, let’s just say, not so honest or authentic. We can use the power of our words to heal ourselves and others, such as when chanting the mantra “om mani padme hum”, we can also use the power to harm, such as screaming derogatory names at another person or group of persons with the intention to cause them pain and suffering. We have the ability to use words to purposefully deceive others by persuading them to change their opinion about something, to entice them into purchasing something they may not need, or to convince them of something that is factually untrue.
We, as Witches, understand the power of words; we weave incantations, we fascinate with the tone of our voices … think of the numerous scenes in the Disney film Hocus Pocus when Winifred Sanderson sings to the adults ...
... or when in that same movie, the character of Sarah Sanderson sings to the children of Salem to lure them out of their homes to their ultimate fate ...
While any one of us, Witch or cowan, can use any word we desire to describe whatever we want, even when the majority of society doesn’t agree with our word choice, it doesn’t negate the consequences of our action, because we are fully aware that our words hold a particular vibrational frequency and we wield that power with intention when we speak and write. If we purposefully label something that isn’t aligned with the general consensus of the shared reality we are deliberately misaligning that thing with intention and are manipulating the energies to coerce others into perceiving something that it is not. While I do not perceive this as “right” or “wrong”, I would suggest that it is manipulative. It is deceptive and inauthentic.
But then again … it is the power of the word and the ability of the Witch to wield it.
But then again … it is the power of the word and the ability of the Witch to wield it.
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