Energy Vampires Are Destructive

 

Allowing oneself to be dumped on by an energy vampire is detrimental to one's health.

Be kind but reinforce barriers.

Do not allow them to dump their constant drama onto you by choosing to not be available or by cutting short the conversation.

Who are "Energy Vampires"? They are people who seem to always be in the middle of chaos, most of it caused by their own poor decisions. They are those who cause you to feel tired just by listening to them rattle on and on and on... They are those who continue to swim (yes, swim, not drown) in this sea of turbulence and even when the ship arrives to save them, they discard the life jacket and they jump right back in. They will come and dump on you and then disappear, leaving you burdened with their mess as they swim right back to where they have always been.

Energy Vampires are often thankless, inconsiderate of your time and space and very self-centered. It's all about them and their drama. They lure you in with feigned compliments, tears, gifts and acts of desperation only so you can be open to receive their ginormous dump.

You cannot and should not try to "fix" an Energy Vampire. They need professional help. They only way they will get out of their situation(s) is when they are ready to do so. Too many of us fall prey to these Energy Vampires and it is time for us to stop letting it happen. We don't have to be mean but how are we really going to be any good for ourselves, our families and those who really need our help, love and support?

Enough of the Energy Vampires!

Crossroads and Forks in the Road

What are your ideas of beliefs about crossroads or forks in the road? Do you have any special practices when it comes to meeting at the crossroads? If so, what are they?

"Magick of the Month" to Replace "Herb of the Month"

We will be replacing our "Herb of the Month" articles with "Magick of the Month" articles. In these new articles, we will be offering you magickal tools to assist you in creating your monthly magickal month !

New in the Mystic Queen's Shop: Palo Santo Six Pack!

Mystic Queen'S Cabinet

March 2020 Herb of the Month: White Sage

Lavender- Herb of February 2020

Rosemary: January 2020 Herb of the Month

We'll be featuring an herb each month of 2020. We'll go into the herb's magickal uses as well as how to incorporate it into your spiritual and magickal practice. This month's herb is rosemary. Click the link below to learn more!

https://hubpages.com/religion-philosophy/Rosemary-January-Herb-of-the-Month

The Mystic Queen Comes Forth

     I have always been aware of an entity who would merge with my consciousness and speak and think through me. She was so much wiser than Candace, the person who faced the exterior world. Candace was so flawed and broken, often emotional and oftentimes struggled with staying balanced amongst her mental issues. There were times when the words that came from Candace’s mouth seemed not her own.  Sometimes, thoughts would stream into my (Candace’s) consciousness that I knew Candace had no way of knowing. I would often glimpse this other me. She looked like me, essentially, but more mystic and wise-looking. Her confidence was amazing and when she walked the ground, she carried herself with an air of wisdom attained from her many lifetimes of existences. She is the essence of all of my guides combined. She is the one who comes forward when Candace is in trance. I can feel her now as I write this. I have always sensed her but was not knowledgeable of her essence.

     When I need magick or spiritual influence, it is she who I am to call upon, for she resides within me. Nothing in the spiritual is outside my being. I searched to identify this “other me”,  that other essence and, when it was time, she made herself known to me.  When she revealed herself to me, she said,  “I am The Mystic Queen and that is what you will call me. Others will see me as an alter ego but that I am not. I am you and I am within you”. She knows the spells, the incantations , the devotions, the Magick. All answers are within. She is easily accessed. All I have to do is to ask her to come forward. I will be spreading information via her consciousness.

     The Mystic Queen is the energy I feel when I am moved to do something when Candace is too tired or depressed to do anything. She wants Candace to keep going and spiritually kicks her in the ass with an inspirational  thought or idea. She causes Candace’s art pieces to come alive . She is the one who gets Candace excited about learning the craft of mysticism. She is the one who is happy when I walk out into nature or tend to my garden. She is the one who causes me to honor my family and home with care only I can provide. She loves me unconditionally as imperfect and sometimes as unpredictable as I am. Our consciousnesses combines and our consciousnesses also separates yet we remain united. She is always there, guiding and watching. She is the wise voice I often hear throughout my days and nights. She connects me to Mother Earth, her source of magick and power.

     I am to honor her on my altar and, in doing so, I am honoring myself because she and I are one, all parts of the whole. I am to allow her to be the forefront of my magickal life and, in doing so, Candace will learn and grow.

     It is with great pleasure, honor and humility that I introduce The Mystic Queen.

VLOG #4 : Folks Festival

VLOG 1: ABOUT ME

Cernunnos and Oshun

     In an effort to have more lucid or psychic visions, I performed a bit of earth magick last night. I burned some bay leaves and placed the ashes beneath my pillow. That night as I lie in bed, my stomach began to hurt terribly. I could not sleep. In my mind's eye, I saw the silhouette of Cernunnos standing behind my massage chair which is closest to the woods I had never before seen Cernunnos but I knew what he looked like from things I’ve read about him in the distant past. This made no sense but I was told by Spirit to do a bit of research. Cernunnos is not evil nor is he satan who exists in Christianity as the opposite of the Christian Supreme God. Cernunnos represents nature, fertility, wilderness and union with nature. This is interesting because two nights ago while in meditation I both heard and saw in my mind's eye the word "Oshun" and I really didn't know what that was about until I looked her up. It was just the word written in cursive and not her resemblance. I have set up altars to honor both Oshun and Cernunnos as I feel drawn to do so.

     It seems like things like these were always happening to other people. I have practiced. I have meditated. I have studied long and hard. Yet, still nothing seemed to happen except the infrequent visits from spirits who had left their bodies. I even met an unknown Ascended Master who is now one of my guides. Never before had a god or goddess appeared to be that I can remember. I did some research on Oshun and discovered so much about her. Not only is she very much a part of my West African culture but she is my Orisha. The Yoruba faith (practiced by people of Nigeria and my ancestors from Benin) says that we are all accompanied by an Orisha (translates to “owner of our head”) when we come into the physical form who serves as our lifelong protector. I was deep in meditation speaking with one of my ancestor guides who kept showing me the word “Oshun” when I spoke with him in conversation about knowing my ancestor guides and being able to be in communication with him (he is my guide also but he doesn’t come around very often...he is a village medicine man/witch doctor/shaman...whichever name you go by he represents that...when he appears, he shows me things related to my culture, history and ancestry.)

      Oshun is the youngest in the most adorned Orisha. She loves to eat honey. She has a sparkling charisma and possesses a very womanly figure suggestive of fertility and eroticism. She is also very dangerous when crossed. She is often referred to as the “Queen of Witches”. How interesting as I refer to myself (and have for many years) as Queen Candace since I was named after the African Queen whose name was also a royal title. Oshun is a teacher of magic and she loves casting spells. What a synchronicity- so do I! She also grants wishes and will do so when properly invoked and respect that. So I need to keep her happy in order to work with her. She's also associated with the number five.

      When I later went online so I could print out a representation of her from for my altar she looked quite a lot like me in the picture. She had long flowing dreadlocks just like I do, full lips just like I do and brown skin. She also adores her dreadlocks with various jewelries as I do as well. I'm really excited about working with her. When I posted about Cernunnos in an online group of which I am a member,  another member who revealed that she is a devotee of Cernunnos told me that I was contacted because the earth is dying and needs me to join in being part of the solution, something which I can definitely so with all of my green witch tendencies.

     I feel that I have more purpose than what I have been doing and I am so honored to be given this chance. What is synchronicity it was that both Oshun and Cernunnos made themselves known to me in the same week! I think because I had reached the “right” moment on my continuous path.I have journeyed so much throughout my ears only to come back to my roots which are now stronger than ever. I tried to put myself in the Christian boxes where I knew I didn't fit in. I tested and tried being in the Baptist Church, Catholic Church and even tried Buddhism, and being a member of the Vendanta Society. Although I have nothing against any of these faiths (there are some philosophies of Buddhism and Vendanta that I still believe and incorporate into my current nature practices and beliefs), I knew that I could not fit into any one particular box. I could not be contained and , thus, limited. Before stepping out and bravely embracing myself and who I truly am when it came to faith and magickal and spiritual practices,  I was afraid that people would make fun of me which they did. Very quickly, I discovered that I was not alone in my journey. I found support, love, literature, people who welcomed me with open arms and I was able to practice in a solitary manner while, at the same time, being true to myself and living the life I wanted.