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I was one of those teenagers obsessed with the occult. I’d buy every book I could find on magic, spells and witchcraft. I experimented with spells, casting circles and calling on the elements and winds. Like in The Craft – if you haven’t seen it and you’re enjoying this post, I suggest you rent it.

Then I dropped the whole magic scene and joined the ‘real world’. Got a job and all that. But the fascination never really left… once in a while I still picked up one of my books and wondered if I should use its wisdom. I started dabbling in candle magic. i already had an altar set up in my living room, and once in a while I’d sit before it and set intentions. No rituals, no frills, just me and the candles. I remember one particular occasion when I got a green candle and did some money magic… which meant that I lit the candle and focused all my attention on money flowing in to me. I didn’t focus on where it would come from, though I remember adding that my intention wouldn’t harm anyone. A week later I got a huge tax reimbursement that I had no idea was coming, since I can never understand how the system works.

That’s all magic is. You focusing on something intently and willing it to happen. The candle helped me focus, but even that wasn’t really needed. All I ever needed was the belief that I could make something happen with my intentions. And that’s all you will ever need too.

So how do magic spells work?

It took a movie about quantum physics to help me understand (What the Bleep do We Know – buy it on Amazon US or Amazon UK). The theory states that everything is connected, so what happens to one particle affects others. So the energy I send out by focusing thoughts affects what happens. Magic.

I know that this is simplistic, but it’s how I understand it. It doesn’t have to be difficult in order to work.

Some money magic you can do right now

If you were expecting rituals and cauldrons, then you’ll be disappointed. This is the kind of magic you really CAN do right now, no trips to the local occult supplier necessary.

Here’s what you do:

• decide what you want to manifest (make happen)
• write it down (you can use something I love called Pray Rain Journalling, which is journalling as if you already have what you want)
• focus on your intention (you may want to use a candle to help you focus) – repeat a set phrase, like ‘money is flowing into my life’ or ‘I am a money magnet’
• do that often
• visualise if you’re so inclined. This helps you actually FEEL what it would be like if your intention came true, which speeds up the process of making it happen.

And that’s that. That’s all there is to it. What you give your attention to will grow. Including the amount of money you have in your life.

Love,