I might be doing something naive by talking about this in public instead of responsibly pursuing an inquiry with my mentors, but this brings up something I have wondered about for a long time. It does seem that my primary teachers in the world between the worlds are intent that I cultivate a stronger set of action based coping skills like study, practice, and meditation. I try not to be egotistical but, I think the most vain thing I do is to slack when it comes to reading daily about wizard craft. And, I have often suspected that one of the penalties for doing this is to be used as a sort of energy mule for my unseen helpers. When I don't study enough, I have bouts with lethargy and what looks like a recurring vampire bite mark. I haven't investigated vigorously enough to see if this is due to my own lack of effective banishing, or whether a certain spirit has been assigned to penalize me for slacking. But, anyway, I notice that when I read more, keep my altar cleaner, and deliberately do good or creative deeds, the vampirism seems to ease up. Activities in the physical world can result in very usable quantities of creative energy in the subtle worlds. I guess I have to get more serious about keeping up my end of whatever bargains made with the gods to remain equipped and empowered in this life's mission. I preach enough on this perennial point that I should have applied myself more vigorously by now. But, once a soul travels far enough down the path of the witch or shaman, it almost always becomes necessary to regroup with magical skills and keep from getting too rusty. Otherwise, a sort of predicament starts to set in like the body builder who stops training. A good regimen of exercise in the use of supernatural gifts becomes essential to safety and health, it seems, even if it just takes the form of light yoga practice to keep all the bodies in balance.
Bob
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