Magick is a great tool for manifestation, but different people have different results when they practice. Why is this? There are a lot of factors that can be interfering with your results. Today we’re going to go over common reasons your magick is being hindered. Sometimes even experienced magickal workers need to take a step back and remember some of these basics, and for those of you new to magick you’ll see how some of these concepts interplay with each other.
One reason is you’re just dabbling. This can honestly go one of two ways. You can perform the ritual, forget about it, and get the results you were looking for because you weren’t focused on said results. On the flip side, if you’re just dabbling and not putting your all into the ritual with no faith that it will work then you’re odds are you’re not going to see results from it.
If you don’t have faith in the ritual, be it candle magick, sigil magick, saint magick, planetary magick, ect, you’re not going to see any results because you don’t believe it will work. Whatever type of manifestation you’re trying to achieve you have to have faith that it will work. If you don’t have faith or just half-assing it, why are you even making the attempt in the first place?
The other aspect of this is craving the results. Desperation kills your results, not just in magick, but in life in general. You can’t be obsessing about it working out. People will perform magick and constantly worry about when and how it will manifest into their lives. This obsession holds back the manifestation. You need to perform your ritual and then forget about it. Just release the desire and have faith it will happen, be grateful, then carry on about your day.
Your attitude during your casting will have a massive effect on the results you get. As you perform your magick come at it with a high level of gratitude. Be thankful for the results and treat it as if you already have what you’re trying to achieve. Approaching your magick and manifestation in general as if it’s already happened and being grateful for it will greatly increase your results.
Another thing that could be hindering your results is lack of symbolism, especially if you’re performing ceremonial magick. The energy connecting us all together and to Source, God, whatever you believe in, goes through our subconscious. Our subconscious speaks through symbolism. This is why most of the time our dreams seem so wild and crazy, because they’re symbolic of something. Stack the symbolism in your ritual, sigils, planetary images, corresponding tarot cards, and anything else you can think of to increase the symbolism your subconscious is taking in for increased energetic flow.
Lack of offerings can be a factor as well. Candles and incense at the very least, but you can also offer the spirits rum and tobacco, wine, a freshly cooked steak, or a vast number of things. Offer some sort of gift to those entities giving you aid.
Obsession with every detail of the spell can reduce your results as well. Worrying about if you did everything right will hold you back. Yes, there are some spells where you have to do everything in a specific way, but even with many of those there’s room for improvising. You forgot to set up a corresponding tarot card for your ritual? It’ll be ok. Not sure if setting the candle in a holder and the holder on top of your statement of intent versus setting the candle directly on the statement of intent? Relax, either is fine. Sweating the details too much messes you up and if you’re too worried that it’s not going to work it won’t. It shows your subconscious that you don’t have faith in your own energy and that will impede your desired effect.
A simple thing affecting your magic that many beginners overlook is the moon phase. Do magick that draws things to you while the moon is waxing and do castings to banish or push things away from you when it’s waning. Sometimes you can’t wait for the appropriate timing and you still have to do it, but if you have the time, wait till the appropriate phase of the moon. Also don’t forget to check when the moon is Void of Course (not in any Sign). Doing so will either yield no results, chaotic ones, or weak ones. On top of moon phases, certain days of the week are better for certain types of spells. (See our post on planetary correspondences.)
The type of magick you’re trying to perform can be a factor as well. Some people are better at types than others. For some ceremonial magick works because they like the structure, and for others it can turn them off when it feels like a chore. Some people are better at healing than others. Some people are better at bringing things to them, while others are better at pushing things away. Our conditioning and mindset can have a lot to do with this. You might not be able to draw in love or wealth, but you could possibly push away loneliness and poverty. You can’t seem to bring in power? Try pushing away weakness.
Your background can affect what type works better for you too. For one person who was brought up in a Christian background performing Hoodoo, or Druidic magick might scare them due to the programming and conditioning they received growing up. For another Christianity might have had a negative impact on their life so performing Kabbalistic magick and dealing with angels and using god names from that tradition might yield less than stellar results. Did you grow up with a heavy importance on family and heritage? Try ancestral magick (I honestly recommend this for everyone. Think about it, who else is going to root for you more than those who came before you?) It’s good to study different kinds of magick to see what resonates best for you.
Have you honored all the deals you’ve made? If you’ve made promises with entities (spirits, gods, saints, angels etc.) and didn’t follow through for the results they brought to you they won’t want to work with you and may even cause trouble for you until you do. Think about it, if someone doesn’t pay you for services you’ve rendered, would you do more work for them?
One of the biggest things hindering your magick is your emotions. I speak frequently on emotional blockages and healing on this site and social media because it has such a massive effect on our lives, not just our magickal practices. Magick is energy, and so are emotions. Energy is meant to flow and if your emotions are blocked off you become stagnant. There are different ways to release the flow of your emotions. Many I’ve discussed here on this site, but there are other ways that may work for you as well. As you work on healing your emotional body, you’ll see an increase in your results in your magick, as well as your life as a whole.
Hopefully this article will prove helpful for those who are having issues with their magick and manifestations. There are many other factors that can be in play that affect your results, but often the above solutions can solve many of them, especially for those new to the art. Many of the solutions I’ve listed are useful for life in general, so keep that in mind. Thank you for reading, and as always, have an enlightening day!
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