You’re not listening

I pop in and out of various groups sometimes, depending upon what I see going on .  Some pagan groups, some with rootwork , hoodoo, voudoo..depending on interest.  So I was sitting yesterday, and saw the notifications pop up where someone was in  someone’s group asking for assistance in using a site to buy some supplies for a working.  But as she kept talking, I realized that her problem wasn’t the one she was stating.  She had someone owing money but was tied to him and didn’t want to be, but the problem was, she had bound him to her..always a bad move in my book..if one doesn’t want to stay in a relationship because they want to, then binding will only make that a worse hell than one can imagine.  As she kept on seeking the perfect tools to get her money back and to rid herself of the person, she mentioned another one that she had also previously bound to her and left, but he had resurfaced(no kidding–yeah that was sarcasm folks)She wanted to know if she could use the same working for both…I know those who practice are sitting laughing and shaking their heads over the stupidity of someone who would dare practice without a fucking clue as to what they are doing, but I have found that many do this.  The correct answer(which I was grateful to hear from the group owner) is that it requires a separate working.   With so many authors out there and things online, one can find something that sounds great in theory, but can come back to bite you in the ass if you try it out without true knowledge.  That’s why many traditions make one follow a year long apprenticeship so that one can learn before adding magic to their path.  I don’t follow a set trad, so it was a challenge making sure the things I had learned were in fact true, and worked for me.  I was lucky enough to have someone who taught me about herbs and being true to myself as well as finding my guides early on in life…a great many people do not.  So what compels someone to wander around binding, casting working without a clue?  They aren’t listening…not to themselves, not to the guides and for sure not to those who tell them that what they do is dangerous, can cause harm both to themselves and others.  They open doors letting in all sorts of entities and then wonder how are they going to make it all go away, so they run here and there hoping someone, somewhere will take pity upon them and help them out.  Sometimes, someone will be helpful, but still others will “help” for a price.    What happens when you can’t afford that price?  They might just be S-O-L, depending upon whom one asks, but if they listen, they can usually find a way out for themselves.   My recommendations? Learn all you can before attempting anything..Learn who you are, who your guides are  and what they will help with.  Bind only when you have to, and NEVER for  relationships. Kick ass when its warranted..yeah I know those who know me know that I joke about that quite a bit, but the truth is..I rarely use it for personal use…It’s usually done in protection of those I care about..and its a rare thing…Protect yourself at all times.  And FFS, stop working just because “you can”.  It shows your ignorance of realms you have no knowledge of, arrogance that you are the one in control when in fact you are not and stupidity that you know fuck all about what it is you think you “need” in your life.  Close the lips, open the mind, and start listening.