Positive Thinking

Good Afternoon Everyone and Blessings!

In the world today we have been seeing so much destruction either by someone's hand or that of nature. Everyone is saying what is going on with the world today. It's just crazy! I have been talking here trying to get everyone to understand how important it is to understand who you are and what your path is in this life. I have been trying to point out the importance in not only appreciating the land you live on but caring for it. Over the past few months I have talked about empaths and other gifts but one thing that seems to elude everyone is the importance of Positive thinking, Positive actions.

Many years ago, during World War II, in Portugal, on May 13, 1917 three children saw a vision of our Lady of Fatima. During the time span of their visions the Lady asked the children to pray to the Immaculate Heart and to tell others to pray the rosary for that will be the only way to free the world from those who wished to do harm. Of course this is a summary of all she said to the children but you can read up on this event through the internet. Praying is positive energy no matter what spirituality you are. Say a rosary to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray directly to Jesus, God, the Divine, or the Universe but pray, or cast whatever feels right to you. Take a moment to wash away all the junk and negativity you pick up during the day and to thank God for all he has blessed us with. That's step one of becoming positive.

Would it hurt you to smile at the person who is ringing up your groceries, the waitress who is working her or his way through school, the mailman who is delivering your mail regardless of the weather, or the girl scout who is trying so hard to reach her goal on how many boxes of cookies she sells? Would it hurt you to hold a door open when going into the doctors office for the person coming in behind you, to take a second longer and help someone put groceries in their car perhaps because they have children with them or they are elderly and in need of help? Would it hurt to do one, just one good deed a day and in doing that good deed set off a chain reaction that may get people thinking how much better life is when you actually take a moment to look around and care? One good deed a day may get others to do the same and pay it forward.

People say I care too much. I don't believe you could ever care too much. If someone is in need of help then help from your heart not because of what it might get you in the future. I am not here today to preach but to point out there is too much negativity in the world today and negativity begets negativity. People need to start thinking of the positive and release all the drama in their lives. If someone is bringing it to you because they live for the drama then walk away from it and that person. Yes I know it's hard to walk away from people you love but there comes a time in your life when you realize this isn't what you want. For some people they live for the drama. They get strength from all the unhappiness around them. They are emotional vampires who feed on the unhappiness of others. They look for any kind of stress or sadness in someones life and amplify it so they can feed on the energy. In the past few months I have heard so many stories of noisy neighbors causing problems for one family or another, family members going against one another for one silly reason or another and behind it is almost always one person who is sitting there enjoying the scene as it unfolds. I have seen friends of many years be pulled apart because of the words of others. In all that there is a negative energy field being created that is knocking the balance of nature and life off course. May I ask what the problem is of walking away from someone and turning the other cheek? Ask God to give you the strength to walk away.

Look at the news reports. There is never anything positive reported. All over the world there is just death and destruction reported. This country fighting with that country, one person on a murder spree, muggings, car jackings, kidnappings, children being abused and abandoned, where are the morals of this world today? Where is the belief system. I don't care if you are Catholic, Baptist, Wiccan, Pagan, no matter what path you walk this world needs you to start being positive and believing in something more than yourself. It is not just your life that you are in control of but the balance of nature itself. If you believe in a higher power from your heart, in your soul, pure of heart, than that will produce positive energies. If enough people start to exercise their belief then perhaps there is hope to release the negativity running rapid in this world today and produce positive energy to help heal it.

When I was a young girl we used pray in school before classes began but then one woman decided she didn't believe in God, heck she didn't believe in anything other than what she saw in front of her. She fought to have prayer removed from schools or any public forum and it was allowed in time. No one ever thought she could win such a battle but she proved the squeaky wheel is what is heard. OK, so prayer was removed from school but we still had our belief and no one could take that away, right! Well, yes and no. In the years to follow people all over the world suddenly decided only their spiritual path was the right path and all others will go to hell if they don't believe the "right" way. It has gotten to the point where people are afraid or ashamed to say what they believe or don't believe in. To mention God, Jesus, Buddha, Quan Yin, Diana, or any other spiritual entity is politically wrong. Well that's a bunch of poop! Yes your belief system what ever it is, is not taught in school today but it should be lived in the home, in the heart. In living it we can change the disasters around us. Not just by saying I believe but by feeling it in your heart and soul, by living it. No one has the right to tell you who or what to believe in but if we don't start believing with our heart and soul then we can't help this world heal. Everyone prays in their own way. I for one pray and cast because that is what I believe. I write my own prayers and light my candles. I do rituals but so does a priest or minister standing in front of his or her congregation as they preach their sermon. The light of candles, sprinkling of incense smoke, singing a song, praying together is all ritual and it produces positive results but what good is it if you forget all about it the moment you leave your house of worship?

Homework for all who think I might be onto something. Take a few minutes each day and ask the Almighty, whatever name you give to him or her, to help those in need, say thank you for allowing you the gifts they have given you so far in your life, thank you for being able to see the sunrise and sunset each day. For the rest of the day think before you do. Instead of allowing others to stress you out and lose your temper take a moment, take a deep breath, and ask God to help you stay in control. At the end of the day when you are sitting quietly watching tv or just as you lay your head down on your pillow, ask the Almighty to remove all the negativity you picked up during the day. Ask to have it turned into positive energy so it may be used to help heal others make this world a better place, a place we all know it could be. Not a hard homework assignment. I know this because this is what I do every day and I can assure you it doesn't hurt. Perhaps if more people try this they will realize it isn't a sin to admit you are spiritual, you do believe one way or another and too bad if others don't believe the same. The important thing is you are taking a step in the right direction.


Positive Energy
Toni Gamarro

It doesn't hurt to think of all the good,
You can do in your neighborhood,
Help the lady who lives next door,
Carry her groceries home from the store,
Put a band-aid on the knee of a little boy,
Who tripped and fell over his toy,
Think before you shout when you are stressed,
Know in your heart you are blessed,
Draw on that belief and walk away,
Before you speak what you should not say,
Take a deep breath close your eyes and ask,
The Divine to help you through this task,
Take all that stress and convert it to,
Positive energy to help you through,
All the stress that comes you way,
As you face each day,
Remember you are never alone,
Negativity hurts down to the bone,
It drags people down destroys all in the way,
Positive energy is all that can slay,
This invisible darkness that creeps in,
Threatens the light fights to win,
We cannot allow this to go on,
We must fight with each new dawn,
To believe in the positive, the good, the light,
Never go down without a fight,
Reach deep inside our soul,
Healing this world is our common goal,
Remember each day to bow your head,
Not in despair or dread,
But to give thanks and show you care,
To whisper a thank you in the Almighty's ear,
No matter what name you give to God,
Do not care if others think you are odd,
Hold your head high be proud you believe,
Be thankful for the gifts your receive,
Smile as you walk along,
Hold your head up high and be strong,
Help usher positive energy in through the light,
Do not let the darkness in without a fight,
If you feel the need then pray out loud,
Even if you are standing in a crowd,
Do not be ashamed of what you believe,
Open your heart and you will receive,
The power and strength you need to get through,
All this life has to offer you,
So no matter if you cast or pray,
The Divine hears what you have to say.

Herbs continued: 

Calf's Snout: Snapdragon
Candlemas Maiden: Snowdrop 
Candlewick Plant: Mullein 
Capon's Tail: Valerian
Carpenter's Herb: Sweet Bugle
Carpenter's Square: Knotted Figwort
Carpenter's Weed: Yarrow
Cat:: Catnip
Cat's Foot: White Balsam or Canada Snake Root or Ground Ivy
Cat's Herb: Valerian
Chamelon Star: Bromeliad
Cheeses: Marsh Mallow
Christ's Eye: Vervain Sage
Christ's Ladder: Centaury
Christ's Spear: Centaury
Churches Steeples: Agrimony
Chocolate Flower: Wild Geranium
Clear Eye: Clary Sage
Cleavers: Bedstraw
Click: Goosegrass
Clot: Great Mullein
Cocklebur: Agrimony
Clot's Tail: Canadian Fleabane
Corpse Plant: Indian Pipe
Cuddy's Lungs: Great Mullein
Crane's Bill: Wild Geranium
Crocodile Dung: Ethiopian Soil
Crowdy Kit: Figwort
Crow Foot: Wild Geranium
Crown for a King: Wormwood
Cuckoo's Bread: Common Plantain
Cucumber Tree: Magnolia

ESSENTIAL OILS CONTINUED:

ORANGE ESSENTIAL OIL: Has a warm, uplifting, light-hearted scent. Aromatherapy Uses: It balances and revitalizes, fights depression, banishes apathy, and awakens creativity and self awareness. Magickal Uses:Orange Essential Oil is a highly magnetic oil used to bring on proposal of marriage. Will attract love, lust, good fortune, divination, balance, healing, harmony, peace, money, riches, psychic awareness. Can be blended with Cinnamon, Clove, Eucalyptus, Ginger, Grapefruit, Lemon, and Ylang-Ylang

NEROLI ESSENTIAL OIL: Has a sweet, floral citrus aroma. Aromatherapy Uses: It's useful for insomnia, nervous tension, headaches, vertigo, depression, as well as anxiety and shock. Magickal Uses: Can be used in spells for attraction, confidence, happiness, joy, lust, peace, purification, and sex. Can be blended with Frankincense, Sandalwood, Rose, Lemon, Orange, Lavender, Patchouli, Vetiver, Myrrh and spice oils such as Nutmeg, Cinnamon, and Clove.

NUTMEG ESSENTIAL OIL: Has a rich, spicy, sweet, woody scent. Aromatherapy Uses: It can be helpful with the nervous system, muscular aches and pains, as well as invigorating and stimulating to your mind. Magickal Uses: Can be used in spells for luck, magickal energy, meditation, money, physical energy, and psychic awareness. Can be blended with Lavender, Rosemary, Orange, and other spice oils.

PATCHOULI ESSENTIAL OIL: Has an earthy herbal aroma. Aromatherapy Uses: Acts as a powerful energy stimulant. It helps ward off influenza, infections, staph and strep infections, and chicken pox. Magickal Uses: Patchouli Essential Oil is regarded as anaphrodisiac with magickal powers. It smells like rich earth and has been used in spells for money and prosperity. Sprinkle it on money, add it to your purse and wallet, anoint a green candle, used in fertility talismans and is also substituted for graveyard dust. Add to to love sachets and baths, it is used to attract people and to promote lust. Great for drawing money, fertility, protection, defense, lust, banishing, releasing, love, earth, underworld, and success.  Can be blended with Basil, Bergamot, Lavender, Rosemary, Lemon, Chamomile Eucalyptus, Peppermint, and Thyme.

PEPPERMINT ESSENTIAL OIL: Aromathreapy Uses: Has been known to improve appetite, help alleviate nausea and motion sickness, indigestion, and stomach aches. It relaxes and helps to relieve menstrual cramping. Magickal Uses: Peppermint Essential Oil use as an added spice to your life and pep to your body. Great for purification. Rub against furniture, walls, and floorboards to cleanse them of evil and negativity. The smell compels one towards sleep and if placed beneath the pillow it can offer a glimpse of the future in your dreams. Use it for Exorcism, health, lust, money, and riches, also good for changes, psychic awareness, and purification. Can be blended with Basil, Pine, Lemongrass, Rosemary, Tea Tree, Lavender, Eucalyptus, Wintergreen, Spearmint, and Grapefruit.

PINE ESSENTIAL OIL: Has a fresh masculine forest smell. Aromatherapy Uses: It is used to help with hangover recovery, asthma, coughs, and drowsiness. Magickal Uses: Pine Essential Oil is a cleansing and purifying scent used in a bath to erase past mistakes and sins. It allows one to start over. Use it to purify the home and bring healing and joy. Great for purification, protection, money, and healing mixtures. Can be blended with Cypress, Citronella, Frankincense, Juniper Eucalyptus, Frankincense, Lavender, Myrrh, and Tea Tree.

PINEAPPLE ESSENTIAL OIL: Has a sweet smelling picked pineapple aroma. Aromatherapy Uses: It can be used for arthritis, digestion, and to help prevent infection from food borne parasites. It is pleasantly stimulating and can be used to draw back a lover. Magical Uses: Pineapple Essential Oil is used to draw back a lover! Anoint a Come to Me candle and place your request under the candle. Can be blended with Coconut, Cinnamon, Orange, and Nutmeg.

RED LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL: Has a mild and fresh lavender floral scent. Aromatherapy Uses:  Red Lavender Essential Oil for sleep and rest, to bring peace and harmony to your home. The odor of lavender is conductive to long life and should be smelled as often as possible. Magickal Uses: It enhances love, and purifies your bath. Use in love spells to attract men. It brings peace, joy and healing to your home. Great to use for health, love, peace, conscious mind-oriented formulas, produce sleep, purify your bath, promote chastity, attract elves, psychic awareness, creative work, money, business, exorcism. The odor of lavender is conductive to long life and should be smelled as often as possible. It blends well with Carnation, Wisteria, Rose, and Geranium

ROSE ESSENTIAL OIL: Has a strong floral and sweet aroma. Aromatherapy Uses: It can be used to treat depression, eczema, frigidity, mature skin, menopause, and stress. Emotionally, rose oil may be helpful during times of grief and insomnia. Magickal Uses: Rose Essential Oil can be used in spells for beauty, blessing, fertility, health (maintain), love, peace, sex, and unhexing. Can be blended with Jasmine, Clove, and other floral oils

ROSEMARY ESSENTIAL OIL: Has an herbal scent and is a powerful endocrine equilibrant. Aromatherapy Uses: It helps to regulate hypothalamic, pituitary glands, and helps bronchitis, asthmatic bronchitis, viral infections, nervous fatigue and depression. Magickal Uses: Can be used in spells for conscious mind (stimulates), exorcism, health (maintain), heart chakra, longevity, love, protective, remembrance, third-eye chakra, and vitality. Can be blended with Lemon, lavender, Peppermint, Tea Tree, Grapefruit, Cedar, Eucalyptus and Frankincense

ROSE OF CRUCIFIXION ESSENTIAL OIL: Aromatherapy Uses: Can be helpful in treating depression, menopause, anxiety, and stress. Magickal Uses: Rose of Crucifixion Essential Oil is used to abolish fear and smooth a troubled mind. Protects the wearer from black magick.  

ROSE OF SHARON ESSENTIAL OIL: Has a soft, honey like scent of roses. Aromatherapy Uses:  It can stimulate the eternal knowledge that is intrinsic to all human beings. It's great for the auto-immune system and should used in it's pure state and not blended.Magickal Uses: It is a good oil to use for prophecy, visions and all quests for truth

To Be Continued........