Magic, Magic all around.
I have had many conversations with my girls about magic and what it actually means. I remember when they asked me if magic was real and I told them, of course it is , oh they both got so excited.
Well, where can we learn it?
They asked.
Ah but what do you mean learn it, what kind of magic are you talking about?
It transpired that the magic they wanted to learn was the type of magic, that they could perform in order to turn invisible or turn a person into a mouse.
But that is not the magic I speak of.
I told them.
What you are describing is the magic in stories, the magic that was created from some one's imagination, this type of magic, well you can find it inside books, within your dreams. It is in there, that you can become invisible and shape shift if that is what you desire.
The magic that I am talking about, is the type that you can see, that you can taste and even touch at times. It is the magic that happens all around us.
They both looked at one another and shook their heads, not happy with the response that I had given them. They really wanted to hear, that there were in fact super powerful wizards and magicians out in the world and that perhaps one day they could become one too. They looked at me as if I had shattered their dreams.
But there is so much magic in the world.
I told them.
Just stop for one moment and think about all the amazing things that your body does for you, the way that your feet carry you forward, the way that your eyes allow you to see, the way that your body is made up of millions of cells all working to keep you alive. Think about all the good bacteria in our bodies that are doing such a great job in keeping us healthy.
Of course we can look at the science behind all of this, but then we are leaning more towards the more logic side of our thinking. Magic is more about trust, it is more about the feelings that we experience, the confidence that we hold in ourselves. It is seeing ourselves for who we truly are, we are magical beings. Think about the magic of words, how the words we say can really brighten up some one's day, how what we think creates what we see.
Think about, how we are in fact the creators of our reality, we hold the power within ourselves to bring about change, to create the world we wish to live in.
We do not need to become wizards or magicians to bring about change, we need only, to tap into the power that we each hold inside. To remember our place within nature, to connect with the memories of our ancestors. True magic lies in embracing who you are. It is learning to listen to yourself and trusting your intuition. It is opening yourself up the energies of the earth, allowing yourself to feel the many subtle and not so subtle changes throughout the day, the weeks, the months and the years.