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       How do I select a path??? 
       By: Jaguar Spirit Date: February 26, 2019, 11:11 am
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       So you've decided to make a life change. Maybe you have always
       known about the occult and you're just getting into it in
       earnest. Maybe you were raised religious or agnostic or atheist
       and you're curious.
       Selecting a path is a VERY personal choice. Each of us has a
       unique set of circumstances and set plan for learning in each
       incarnation.
       When you are leaving something old for something new, you are
       going to be faced with fears. Sometimes these fears are at the
       source of other people in your life. Religious family members,
       partners who don't have the same belief system as you do. Trying
       something new without much information. All of these can seem
       very overwhelming in the beginning, and so confusing that you
       may very well stumble and fall.
       It is important not to rush, because entering into the occult,
       and taking up changes involving the gods is life changing...VERY
       life changing. It's good to ease into it. Some people jump in
       feet first...right into the fire. And boy, do they get burned!
       Yes, sometimes you learn with trial by fire...but that's not
       always necessary. I reckon if that's your tack, we do have the
       Panic Button Category for such situations when you've gotten
       yourself into a pickle. I understand that sometimes excitement
       and forging forward is hard to forego.
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       Re: How do I select a path??? 
       By: Jaguar Spirit Date: February 26, 2019, 11:21 am
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       When going at an even pace, it is good to first...know who you
       are as a person. Sometimes the gods can help you figure that
       out, but knowing who you are, doing your shadow-work (inner
       healing) and sorting things out mentally/emotionally are very
       good foundations to start with.
       Meditation is extremely key.
       Next is having goals. Without solid goals and a timeline of how
       long you want to work on achieving those goals will leave you
       kind of hanging out there.
       Research, research, research. Research what gods have aspects
       that would most help you meet those goals long term.
       Establishing relationships with the gods is the next thing.
       Again, people want to immediately invoke and ask for favors.
       It's VERY beneficial to form a bond, a relationship with any god
       first. Evoke to do a personal introduction...like you would if
       you were meeting an important person for the first time. They
       find this refreshing and appreciate the personal depth and
       intention behind it.
       Asking that god to unlock the aspects of your mind that they
       represent. There is a section for that. The gods can reach into
       your mind/body and unlock locked abilities....but you have to
       ask...and they have to be willing to do it.
       Just remember, with any god, they're going to give you what you
       NEED and not necessarily what you want if you're doing life-path
       and improving work.
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       Re: How do I select a path??? 
       By: Jaguar Spirit Date: February 26, 2019, 11:30 am
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       Quote from a message to me:
       "I’ve always bounce back and forth with spirituality trying to
       figure out where I belong and how exactly it all fits together.
       I feel like I’ve gotten pieces before but the past six months
       has been a dramatic shift for me and I guess some of my
       foundations with having Christian parents is just getting to me
       a bit. Part of my mind keeps telling me that I’m going to be
       betrayed and hurt, but that’s probably just some Pentecostal
       Spirit screaming at me or something. I like where I am but I do
       have to tell my mind to shut the f****** in fall in line a lot"
       Here we see a situation where someone is in a Christian family.
       When you have a Christian family, you have a choice...a bit
       choice. You either tell them (confrontation
       guaranteed...probably) or you hide your practices. In the old
       days, you'd get burned, so that was an obvious choice. In this
       age, we have more freedom than ever before since before
       Christianity became a thing. Now you can go your own way. Even
       so, that can come at a very heavy price. My family sang, "Happy
       Birthday to Jesus" at our Christmas gathering. I swapped Jesus
       with Horus and my narcissist mother gave me the death glare and
       my nieces/nephews were mouths dropped in disbelief that I'd
       disrespected the religious matriarchs song. I shrugged and said,
       "truth...." I got a mini-lecture and I was the bad guy for the
       rest of the day. It was awkward anyway so no big loss.
       Point is, this is YOUR path, and you have a right to choose it
       and walk it. It's very hard to assert yourself in a family
       situation if you are not confident in your chosen path. So the
       thing you need to do is establish WHAT your path is, walk it,
       learn it, love it...then assert it if you're going to come out
       in the open with it.
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