I kicked him under the table during grace and smiled.

In my search to find spirituality, i have read some interesting books about religion. My sister recommended that i read some books on witchcraft or wicca. I look up to my sister because she's smart and has a strong character.. so i started reading afew books that she had lent me about understanding wicca.

I'm not going to lie, the books she had lent me were pretty boring for me. Due to the fact that i'm male, and witchcraft is popular mostly for females. I found her choice in literature to be too.. "Woman power!"

But... I did find a book at a local spiritual bookstore that was an extremely easy read. It was called Wicca For Men. I forget the author's name at the moment. But this book wasn't actually for men.. just not directed towards women specifically. Unisex, i guess..

Anyways, the point i was trying to get at with this has to do with prayer.

Prayer is a powerful thing some say. Prayer is something any pious person, from any religion does. It might just be called something different.. like meditation or seance.

Before continuing, I need to say that the golden rule applies to witchcraft as well. It is said that anything you do, will be returned to you threefold. Which basically means: do unto others as you would have done to yourself. (i'm saying this for those who read on and decide that i have given enough information about witchcraft to teach them how to cast spells.. so.. if you are still reading.. don't cast spells.. don't be immature or selfish.)

When casting a spell in witchcraft, the spellcaster embraces all 5 senses to focus on what they are trying to achieve.

This seems very logical to me. I have had my experiences with prayer.. and.. yes, while in my youth (and still) i have trouble focusing on one thing for any period of time. In my own head, prayer would go like this:

Dear Lord

Thank you for blessing me with a good day today, I appreciated the sunshine. Please help my brother through the trying times he has ahead of him up north. I'm hungry.. i wonder what's in the fridge to eat.. hmm.. is there any good cereal? oh yes, mom bought honeycombs yesterday.. did kristina drink all the milk? hm. oh! i'm praying right now.. umm.. yeah.. thanks lord.. i'm going for food.

amen.

If it's not food then it's something else.

If i'm focusing all my senses on what i'm praying for. Maybe using a certain scent that reminds me of _____. Or a picture of _____. I will be that much better at staying on task in my prayer.

Why do you think we fold our hands and close our eyes during prayer? it's to keep us more focused.. there isn't anything more entertaining than seeing how fast you can twiddle your thumbs during prayer.

EDIT: They swing incense at catholic church right?

Maybe what i'm suggesting is bringing in some unorthadox idea's into the christian mindset. but.. i don't know.. it just seems logical?

hopefully this makes some sense and you can comprehend what i'm attempting to explain.. i'm so tired i'm dizzy right now.. and i'm sitting down.. so.. this sucks.. only 3 and a half hours of work left! hahahaaha

sleep tight world.