Use of Crutches

Firstly,  a terminology lesson: a crutch is usually a tool to help someone perform a task, it could also technically be a method or technique, but it I’m going to talk more along the lines of the first definition.

An example could be how if someone injures a leg, to their foot, they’ll need a cast and a crutch. At some point and time, the person will start using crutches to help them walk, as they can’t fully do it on their own without harming themselves.

Another example could be someone using something to enhance skills or ability, like steroids would be a drug that enhances strength. See how those two work? It either helps perform a task, or helps enhance an ability.

In occult terms, a crutch could be like crystals, incense, candles, almost anything that helps ease the way to do a task. In this instance, anything that is required to do that, like in order to do a reading with runes, the reading requires runes. So that would not be a crutch.

Now, I’ve always had an iffy attitude towards crutches. I do not like inadequate feeling relying on methods like that makes me feel. But that does not mean I disapprove of it (as if my disapproval would impact much anyhow) I can respect it still. I like magick, and I like all of that. I better I’ve spent a small portion of my life devoted to learning about it. To me if it is a way, and someone uses that way, I’m less inclined to down talk it.

I just don’t want to use crutches, I have the mindset that I won’t always have what I’m using as a crutch. And I don’t like to feel overly dependent on something, even though there are things I am dependant of.

An example can be of an RPG game, because I like those type of games, and can help with this the character that the player plays as will have base stats, while there can be ways to increase the players stats, or the tools the player uses throughout the game.

Regardless of my viewpoint I do see how crutches can be useful. As they can aid so many practices and have so many other uses.

But, holding onto this viewpoint is highly unrealistic,  as no one can get through all by themselves without using anything, as in a sense tools are crutches too.

Grounding, a Tutorial

This isn’t a tutorial on grounding children. As that would be strange for me to write about considering my circumstances. But rather, this is about grounding yourself. Again, not in the restrictions way.

Grounding is when you center and balance yourself. So that some of you is not here,  and there. There are many variations in techniques on this. A Google search will prove this.

One such way is more common, the tree root method. For me, this is usually a hit and miss. But it works sometimes.

First, meditate until a calm focus encompasses you and fills you up. Then, feel your whole body in a relaxed sort of way. Though technically,  tension could work too as you would still be feeling your body.. But beyond that, once you accomplish that push your awareness down into the ground. Like a root burrowing in the ground. Push and push, until you find a source of energy.  Then once you do, pull it into your body cleansing yourself of what is imbalancing you. Push out what was such out into the earth.

The reason this is usually hit-and-miss for me, is that I don’t always find that energy. And it is more annoying than helpful. Like an itch you cannot successfully scratch.

Another way, is to just gather up the unwanted feelings and such and push it out. I suppose this would only lessen it, instead of get rid of it.

Another way is to feel out your body. And my astral body as well. And then fit it over both selves of the two bodies. Like fitting canvas over a case. So I match them up until they click together. Click, and I just feel more balanced. This is the quickest for me, as I’ve gone out into the astral everyday for almost a year and a half. So I’m very accustomed to my astral body.

Good luck with grounding yourself everyone,  and please search more. Mine isn’t best. It just works for me, remember that.