Another Form of Magic

Another form of magic:

as a child I believed completely in the power of prayer, attending a Catholic school and faith in prayer was taught equally with math and English, it was expected that our prayers would be answered — as long as they were directed rightly. I tried my best. It wasn’t much later, still before high school, that my interest drifted to magic, what’s considered real magic, mystery schools, rituals of nature, and the power of the mind to attract our strongest desires. Oddly, this never conflicted with my Catholic upbringing at the time, even then it seemed that I was dealing with the same source no matter the language of my faith. Prayer was simply another form of magic.

that’s what really drew me to yoga and meditation, another fascination that started very young and my practice continues to this day, deepening through the decades in it’s value and my commitment. Patanjali, in his Yoga Sutra’s claimed we could gain the powers of an advanced yogi through our practice, another form of magic, and one that greatly appealed to me. This was the Law of Least Effort, planting a seed, subtle energy, initially watered by intent and then simply letting go. Through this the yogi allows the universe to handle all the details, our role now is to be watchful for signs, open to the synchronicities, meaningful coincidences that would lead towards success, the fulfillment of our…