Perception

In the photo below, what kind of bird is this?

Even though our perception says it may be a bird, it’s not a bird at all, it’s a cat.

How about this guy?

Sometime things aren’t what they appear to be.

How about this?

Then below we have this...

Here’s the fire illusion, all based on our perception...

The Magic of Candles

Candles are scientifically proven to soothe us. 

The gentle, mesmerising quality of their light makes them a perfect aid for any relaxation experience.

It’s a candle’s flame that helps to soothe our soul – reducing stress and increasing self-awareness. 

The soft illumination helps us to calm down and even achieve a meditative state.

But how does a candle flame help to calm us down and relax our minds?

The low light that comes from a candle is captured by your sight and sent straight to your brain for processing. 

Because of our associations with candlelight, the body begins to relax – helping how we feel emotionally and physically.

Some of the perks of feeling more relaxed include more energy, better sleep, enhanced immunity, less pain and a more pleasant personality.

It's interesting that most people have candles in their homes, we really don't have to use them, we do have electricity. 

We light candles even though we don't have to, yet, candles are more popular than ever, you wouldn’t find many homes without them.

Could it be that a simple candle flame can soothe and center you?

Is it possible that fire, one of the Pagan elements, have calming effects during times of quiet and solitude, when you detached from the world?

Candle flames reach deep within us, the effect of candlelight is sacred tool to reduce stress and increase self-awareness. 

Candle magic is something very basic because anyone can light a candle.

The flame is very special, we believe it represents your inner light.

For us, the flame expresses power and magical qualities but the energies come from your consciousness, from your inner self.

Candle magic may have begun in the earliest days, with the making of fire. 

Fire changed everything.

Fire brought light to darkness and warmth to cold, there's not much more magical than that.

For us, the burning of a candle represents the great spiritual qualities of its discovery.

Lighting a candle and gazing at the flame takes us within ourselves, taking us into a meditative state.

Anyone can use candle magic and you don't have to have to have any specific beliefs to practice, using your energy answers will open up for you.

Raise Your Vibration

Smudging is another way to clear negative energy and raise vibrations. 

Burning sage with the intent of clearing old energy is a wonderful way to cleanse and move the stagnant energy out of our homes. 

As a result, we raise our personal vibrations and the vibration of our home.

1) Nature’s Antidepressant

Negative ions, a topic scientific circles are talking about.

It looks like negative ions have a profound and positive effect on the physiology of every human being. Ions are atoms or molecules with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons. Negative ions are produced in natural settings (such as in nature) while positive ions are produced in more contemporary places such as in the house. Electronics, in particular, give off lots of positive ions.

It appears that the negative ions produced from smudging offer effective antidepressant effects.

Dr. Clarence Hansell, a research engineer who studied the effects of negative ions on humans in the 1930s, noticed that the mood of one of his colleagues changed when ions were being generated by nearby equipment. He noticed his colleague was more joyful when the machine created negative ions and more sullen when it produced positive ions. 

In a controlled study focused on Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD (an extension of Hansell’s work), researchers found fresh air charged with negative ions was an effective treatment for depression. 

This is in large part due to its effects on serotonin levels, similar to the way antidepressant drugs work.

2) Clearing Negative Energy

Because smudging actually destroys bacteria in the air, it also has a psychologically clearing effect. 

This can allow us to relax in environments that may be a little harder settle in. 

Thankfully smudging gives off plenty of negative ions!

3) Clearing the Air

Surprisingly, smudging can help clear the air of all kinds of bacteria and improve allergy symptoms. 

This was a study that corroborated this ancient practice. Here is the researcher’s take:

“We have observed that 1 hour treatment of medicinal smoke emanated by burning wood and a mixture of odoriferous and medicinal herbs (havan sámagri=material used in oblation to fire all over India), on aerial bacterial population caused over 94% reduction of bacterial counts by 60 min and the ability of the smoke to purify or disinfect the air and to make the environment cleaner was maintained up to 24 hour in the closed room.

4) Relaxing Effects

Just like incense, smudging can offer calming, relaxing effects that are known to help lower blood pressure, relieve stress and tension and normalize breathing rates, as the negative ions produced are absorbed directly into your bloodstream.

5) Increased Energy

Negative ions have the effect of helping to normalize serotonin (the feel-good hormone), boosting the mood and overall energy. This is great for depression.

6) Improved Sleep

So if we know that negative ions are more of a ‘natural’ thing, it would make sense we’d not only feel better but sleep better too, right? Absolutely! 

And in fact, studies show people do sleep better in negative ion environments.

Learn To Ignore And Find Peace

The world is full of difficult people and learning how to ignore them will bring you peace of mind.

Give yourself the gift of inner peace.

Protect your energy from negative people no matter who they are. You don’t need to hesitate detaching from anyone who is negative and destructive. Detach, Detach, Detach,,,