Photo by Dingzeyu Li on Unsplash This one did not work for me at all! My review of this week's practice is a bit late now - I'm a bit behind, Christmas, work etc. I'll try and explain what Mr Dixey wants us to get from this weeks practice. He explains that in the previous weeks we have used an external anchor (a candle) to focus us. We then moved on to understanding 'how our concentration is so brittle' (p.47) with an examination of the ideas of directing focus (vitaka) and savouring that which we're focussed on (vicara). Then we moved on to an external object which changes (the bell's sound moving to silence; though you could also say the candle was always changing with currents of air no matter how small disaturbing the flame). Then we examined the moving sensation of the breath - the air on our nose, or the sensation of the abdomen rising and falling. Week 4 leads to an 'internally generated meditation object' (p.48). He points out that
Food Magic and Intuitive Eating - working with Krystle L. Jordan's 'The Witch's Guide to Wellness', Part 3
Photo by Helena Lopes on Unsplash *** I'm finding I'm needing to blend the reading of Krystle's book with the work I am doing in both her courses - the Vegan Witch Academy and Holistic Wellness for the Magical Soul . They all intertwine so nicely. And the reasons for trying to get everything into order and flow are best looked at, for me, by paying close attention to the worksheets and journalling prompts she provides in her courses. For the purposes of her book here, I am referring to chapter 3, Magic for Physical Wellness ; and for the source of the questions I'm going to answer, it's a worksheet in Module 1 of the Holistic Wellness for the Magical Soul course, about Physical Wellness and the paramount importance of food to that. Like most people, I've become more and more aware of how much crap is in my diet - just how much processed and ultra processed food I eat. I don't eat meat, and I have almost eliminated dairy; but from the aches, pains, arth