Hi Everyone!
I am a new member here, so I am just going to introduce myself. You can call me Red, just a nickname.
I follow the religion of African diaspora, Santeria, Palo, and I work other magick to. I began Initiations on these paths years ago but the politics within the house and other things just turned me off.
I can’t seem to sign away my beliefs and freedom for anyone. I never disrespect anyone’s belief. I am on my own path and to each their own. That’s my life motto. My biggest turn off was that I would have to pay out thousands of dollars for initiations just to be told that as a female, I can’t be taught everything. They never really taught me magick. What I witness was people paying thousands of dollars, for others to perform high magick and the initiates being taught basic magick. The kind of magick I taught myself by buying books. When someone was in dire need of magickal help, that person didn’t have the money to pay, although that person was a life long client, no help was given to that person. That person actually died a few weeks later.
I know it’s a business, I have a tender heart, (I look out for those, who have looked out for me) something inside me woke up, defiance. I wanted no parts of that. I understand it’s a business but a life long client, an exceptional could have been made. The guy could have worked out the debt in the shop or a barter could have been done. Even though that happened years ago, it still bothers me.
I said something, of course they attacked, long story short, I lived. Not fully initiated, I lived. They, well, who cares.
Honestly, it’s a beautiful path, but the greed behind it, I guess it’s like any “organize” religion, it’s disturbing. The blind loyalty. It’s just not for me. I like to ask questions, I like to learn and so like to try new things.
I took a break from magick for a few years.
That messed my life up. It did.
So, I began working with Angels, I have had lots of magickal success and failures like everyone else, but I want to learn more. I feel as I am a thimble and there’s a universe of knowledge unknown to me, as I learn I grow into my own. I just want to grow as a magickal worker and as a person. I am here to learn, apply my knowldege and to grow.
From time to time, I work with Demons. What brought me here or rather who brought me here was King Beal. I did some work with him and I started doing research and I landed here.
I did one working with him, with great success, then I dreamt with him where he asked me to do another working. Thinking it was nothing, I ignored the dream but I kept having dreams with him. So I just went ahead and did the working that he requested I do. I didn’t even consult and I should have. I did the second working, I got nothing, didn’t sense a thing, so I went through the motions, I said my thanks and banished. I was baffled, thinking it was just a dream and apparently I am just a loon, why would King Beal need me for that, then a fly landed on my face, right by my ear and it was buzzing, it’s cold where I am at, there are no flies this time of year. I just laughed. I am laughing now, who does that? , he did, yeah.
I wouldn’t say I am a light worker or a dark worker. I don’t strictly work one path, I learn magick and apply it. I work the magick that I need, if that makes sense to anyone.
When I work with Angels, Demons, Orishas, ancient ones, whoever, I am just honest no matter what magick I am working or with whom, they seem fine with it, so I am fine with it. I guess that’s my path, not to judge, just learn and grow. It’s a joy at times, sometimes it was so painful, those magickal life changing lessons, man, it was brutal. I survived, the knowledge I learn, was worth it.
What I need to work on, I go through these phases I work magick nonstop, then I can’t even bring myself to meditate. When I work magick nonstop, I don’t bother with my reality, friends, etc. I get lazy, on that side of my life. I need to merge my magickal self with my day to day life. I hate that I do that. I need to learn to quickly readjust myself and keep learning, working and growing.
Thanks for having me and for reading my post.