About Energies
Popular today are interests in many studies, from auras, colors and meaning, (kundalini) energies and more. In the process of seeking out the world of energy and wonder, you will have a process of discovery. From that, you will have a process of sorting things out. After you explore what is around you, and what you can do, you will be left to decide what you will do, and will not do. Therein lies discernment that leads to life changing decisions. Wise choices are the key. To quote the fictional Professor Dumbledore, “It is not our abilities that determine what we are in life, it is our choices.” What that in mind, let us look at the ‘magic’ involved in things we find mysterious.
What is Magic?
Dear Faith,
Thank you for your question about magic. Many things are called magic. and magic is only one of them. What do we mean by magic in the spiritual realm? I am not referring to parlor tricks. like pulling a rabbit out of a hat or making two
balls turn into three or four. Magic in the energy world comes in two forms. ‘dark magic’ and ‘light magic.’ Both are real. One is lessor. the other is great.
Dark magic comes in various forms that usually involve imposing one’s will on someone else. This can be relatively small and simple. such as trying to influence someone to do what you want them to do. It can also be terrible and drastic. People have explored black magic with the attempt to bring great harm or worse to another person. It usually involves manipulating earthly energies or dark forces to focus on a target. and the target is another living being.
Light magic is greater. seemingly unlimited in power. and it comes from Source. It manifests for the purpose of helping, not hurting. someone else. In rare situations it can appear suddenly to change events and outcomes with miraculous results. It may arrive unexpected. without being summoned and move in mysterious ways. In other situations. magic can come into place through someone who acts a vessel to bring it forth when needed. These saints. or ordinary beings. may seem like miracle workers when that happens. Someone may be healed or a crisis averted. But know this. these vessels of great things are not magicians. they are servants. The magician is the one you will not see. The magician. in such things. is a force that is greater and outside of ourselves.
The mix is that we can be exposed to encountering both dark magic and light magic in our everyday lives. and we can be attracted to both. Therein lies the choice. One force comes from darkness. It is negative and it separates people adversely. The greater force comes from light. It is from love and it brings people together. In my life I have come across both. and I came across people actively engaged in both. This would be an appropriate time to mention the polarity of what we describe as ‘good’ and ‘evil.’ Good is better. Good is greater. It is the right choice. and God is good.
Although I had experiences in which dark magic was present. and I walked through situations where I had to defend myself. I choose not to describe those encounters at this time. If I ever perceive you to be in danger. I may tell you of these things. if it is appropriate to do so. Right now. I wish to tell you of something else. I will share with you one of the many experiences I had with light magic. It is a story with a happy ending.
A Little Light and Magic Comes to Town
One man’s miracle with magic comes from my own story. It is a story of healing. When I was quite young. about 18 months old. I had an incident that injured my spine in two places. The spinal injuries were not severe at the time and they did not prevent me from learning to walk. In fact. I went on to live a normal life. play basketball for fun and work construction jobs that involved hard labor. Over the years I would occasionally have a bout with bad back pain that prevented me from working for a day or two. but it would always pass and I would go back to work. One day. however, the injury from my childhood struck me in such a way that would not pass so easily.
Eleven years ago I experienced developed severe back pain left me nearly crippled. I could not walk without a cane and sometimes I would have to crawl up the stairs. My income at the time was earned in part by construction and the rest on the computer. I had to give up physical work entirely and switch to computer work full time. When I went doctors for help. I found out how bad it really was.
Three of the four doctors that examined me figured out that this from a childhood injury and X-rays revealed the damage. My spine was afflicted in two places where discs were damaged and the vertebrae were too close together. This happened in my lower back and in my neck. It had not been a problem before because the damaged discs deteriorated slowly over time. When they deteriorated to the point that the vertebrae they separate got too close together. this caused pinched the nerves and muscle spasms. It was extremely painful and debilitating. I could barely
walk.
Months of physical therapy followed. I could still walk with a cane and drive a car but occasional muscle spasms would stop me cold or wake me up screaming in the middle of the night. Constant pain developed and it had gotten worse. Doctors told me that this condition wouldn’t get any better. it would slowly get worse. I had to face the notion that one day I would wind up in a neck brace and a wheelchair. Despite the odds. I kept looking forward.
So. Dear Faith, why was I not walking with a cane when you met me? Therein lies the miracle and the magic in my life. Divine grace can come in unexpected ways. Tacie and I bought the house in which we live 14 years ago. The man who built the house. and lived in it. sold the house to us. Occasionally he would come by and visit. We knew him as Mr. Norton. and we liked him very much. The house in which we live is not the only thing Mr. Norton built. He was one of the men who built a house of worship in our town. This is the church he loved very much and attended every
Sunday. On one of his visits. Mr. Norton invited us to come to his church for a sermon. That proved to be a fateful invitation.
The church is Greater Works Ministries. just three miles from our home. Tacie and I went to church and attended a sermon. It was conducted by Pastor Avery whom we loved immediately. as we have loved the church ever since. We began attending Sunday sermons regularly and after a while we became involved. Today. Tacie is now one of the Trustees and I work in the Multi-Media Ministry. It was here. at Greater Works Ministries t,hat magic came in the form of a miracle.
During one sermon. our Pastor held an ‘altar call.’ That’s when he calls Deacons and other leaders to the front of the church and asks member of congregation. who are in need of prayer. to come and join the leaders. Some members then rise from the pews and approach. With my back being as it was. I thought I should do the same. So. I approached
for prayer.
As I arrived to the front of the church. Pastor asked me what I wished in prayer. “I ask for healing of my back,” said I. Four deacons soon surrounded me and laid their hands on my back and my shoulders. Pastor laid his hand on top of my head and began praying out loud. The deacons joined Pastor in prayer and soon they were all speaking aloud to the Lord. sounding praises and asking for healing. They prayed for my back. they prayed for healing. they called upon grace in the name of Jesus. One of the deacons placed one of his hands on the exact spot where my neck was injured and his other hand on the exact spot where my lower back was injured. That was interesting because I never told anyone in the
church where my back was hurt. Then. as prayer went on – I felt it!
A power came from this group energy. It was a power that I could feel. sense. and even see with my mind’s eye. A force began to run through my body. It was like a river running downward within me like – taking a shower on the inside. only it was a river of energy. I could feel the force enter my body. run through me. then continue to flow out of the soles of my feet. It was a continuous. flowing run of energy. Then. during all of this. the one deacon who placed his hands on the exact spots of my injuries. began to run heat through my body. I could feel the heat passing through his hands and running through my back. I could sense a force coming down through the top of his head. running through his body and passing through his hands into my injured spine. Where stood a circle of souls in prayer. inside of the house of worship, was a joyful noise to the Lord in petitionary prayer. A great magic was taking place. and it was magic that would stay with me forever. You see. my dear Faith. from that day forward. I never had significant pain in my back again. I am healed Today. I walk normally. move normally and I live in freedom.
Conclusion
How can it be that real magic. happens? That which created you. sustains you. For where two or more gather in his name. there he is with them. As you learn of your abilities and discover what you can do. Dear Faith. consider carefully what it is you will do. Our freedom-of-will shall never be taken from us. We are free to do great things. both for the good and for the worse. Remember that harm comes not only from those overestimate their power and over act. it also comes from those who underestimate their power and over react. We live by the universal law of action. reaction, response. We are left to choose wisely or poorly. Remember also. that great blessings come from anyone. and they come from everyone. We are all equal. we are all loved. and we are all one. That choice was made for us. by the greatest force of all. the one who loves us. Choose the God who loves you. and you choose your own realization. That is the greatest magic of all.