So many people have the attitude of “Seeing is believing”, but I am beginning to wonder if this is really healthy. For example, why do we need to prove that prayer and magic work? Isn’t it enough that they provide spiritual nourishment for our souls? What is it about out society that makes us demand proof of things that should be matters of faith? Is it now too much to believe in something without a scientific study to back it up? Our new motto should be “Believing is seeing.”

Yesterday I was thinking about my attempts to keep a gratitude journal over the past several years. I usually only managed to keep it up for a few days, or a week at most, before I forgot. Today, I came across this link: Gratitude Experiment. While it may seem to be a little New Age airy-fairy, I think it has a wonderful message. I wonder if a lot of what is wrong with everyday interactions between people is the lack of gratitude.

“Reflections on life from a somewhat confused spiritual seeker” reads the description of my blog. My title on Aeclectic Tarot Forum is “spiritual seeker.” Why? I am certain that I am Pagan, my own reformed Eclectic branch of Wicca to be exact. I suppose I’ve taken on this title of confused spiritual seeker because I am still trying to find a way to blend the religion of my childhood with Wicca. I was raised Presbyterian. Although neither of my parents were particularly avid church goers, my maternal grandfather the elder of our church and encouraged by attendance. I loved Sunday…

To many Wiccans the time between Samhain (October 31st) and Yule (approx. December 21st) is a time set aside for reflection and meditation. I find this difficult though, because for the average person, this time is the busiest of the year with parties, shopping, dinners, etc. I don’t know how to balance my spiritual needs with everyday life, especially this time of year.

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. I’ve sworn off self-help books many time in the past, yet I always find myself drawn back to them. My current rotation includes The Power of Now (which I’m not very impressed with), Emotional Alchemy (not bad, but not quite right for me), The Comfort Queen’s Guide to Life (a fun read and very helpful), How to Make Your Creative Dreams Real (wonderfully helpful and also a little painful), Simple Abundance (an inspirational daybook). Looking over that list, I think I just learned something. Books written for women and/or about…

I often feel like the time isn’t right to work on my spiritual well-being. I’m either too tired, too busy, too unfocused or too stressed. In short, I let real life get the better of my spiritual life. But what if that is the way it is supposed to be? Is part of spiritual growth learning to integrate our spirituality into “real life”? What if we don’t need to go on meditation retreats in order to hear our inner voice or the divine? How would my life be different if I could hear Them on the subway or while making…

Last Friday I bought myself a swan broach. This week I spotted a cute plush swan in a catalog at work. Apollo, the Greek god of divination and prophecy and the cultivated arts, has made numerous appearances in my life over the past year, for nearly as long as swans have ben haunting my dreams. I now know that there is a connection between swans and Apollo. It feels as though He has been calling me subtly, testing me to see if I could discover who he was. Now that I have realized that Apollo is calling to me, I…

I’ve started reading The Science of the Craft by William H. Keith, which is a look at how quantum physics relates to magic and so-called “occult phenomena”. The review of elementary physics was very interesting, and helped to remind me just how much I enjoyed physics in school. But the weirdness of light being both a particle and wave, and reality being changed through the act of being observed, and the possibility of multiple realities just plain makes my head spin. Of course, I don’t even think that electricity should work and planes certainly shouldn’t be able to fly. So…

Why is that when you think you are starting to figure out life, something comes along that causes you to question everything? I’ve recently started reading The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd. Even though I have rarely felt overwhelmed by the masculine world, there is something about this book that is touching me deeply in my soul. It is starting something that I can’t quite put into words yet. Part of the reason I became Wiccan was in order to find a religion that offered a more equal world view. And yet, I wonder if I…

I found this on Nina Lee Braden’s website. * Favorite Stone or Crystal: Moonstone * Favorite Incense: Nag Champa * Favorite Essential Oil: Isis oil * Favorite Herb: St. John’s Wort * Favorite Alternative Healing Modality: massage therapy * Favorite Inspirational Author: Thomas Moore * Favorite Affirmation: I honour my truth. * First Tarot Deck: Robin Wood Tarot * Favorite Tarot Card: The High Priestess * Favorite Sign to spend a Saturday afternoon with: no preference, really * Favorite Form of Divination: Tarot * Favorite Movie with a Metaphysical or Psychic Theme: I can’t think of one * Favorite Alternative…