Do You Have Magickal Discernment?

The way you present yourself to the world is the way you are viewed by the world. Every time you step out in public, people look at you and decide who it is they think you are. It’s instinctual to want to assess your environment and the people around you. A person who has suffered trauma in life due to having their trust broken, will view the world and the people in it as threats. For those who seek to steal from others, view the world and those in it as targets.

All humans should be walking upon the world with love at the forefront of their mind. Being loving is a very powerful way to walk in life. However, not many are able to do it. Very few people can walk around being loving and carefree without the fear of falling victim to perpetrators. Perpetrators are those who prey upon the innocent. Perpetrators are seeking to victimize anyone walking around believing the world is loving and kind.

It’s natural for our brains to compartmentalize who someone is by the way they look. It takes a second to “size a person up.” Sizing someone up is how you judge whether a person is a threat to you or not. If you know you’re a shyster then you’ll recognize your kin when you are out in the world. Such as, a thief recognizes another thief by the way they move through a crowd.

How a person presents themselves to the world can be deceiving. Attractive people are seen as being trustworthy, while ugly looking folks are not. Superficial judgement of a person based on their looks is an immature way to view another human.

No one should be judged by how they look. Take a well-dressed man, for example. He’s considered attractive and kind because of the way he presents himself. Yet, under the shell of his exterior he could be heartless and cruel. Another example is of a homeless person being viewed as dangerous and unkind. Yet, they may have a heart of gold.

Do you see how outward appearances can be deceiving? There are misjudged people everywhere. Just as there are fake people everywhere, too. A fake person is someone hiding who they truly are to get whatever it is they want in life. There are a couple of ways to figure out if someone is who they say they are or not.

Below are two examples of how you can learn the truth about another. The first example takes time and energy to learn a person's true character, while the second example requires magickal discernment.

1. Getting to know someone takes time. It could be years before you’ll figure out who they truly are beneath the surface of who they present themselves to be. This reveal comes through time and space with your focus on getting to know them. The more time you spend with someone, the more you’ll see through their façade, if they’re hiding behind one. It takes sharing space with them to figure out if they're a slob.

2. Magickal discernment takes a fraction of a second to assess a person’s heart. This level of discernment comes by not focusing on another person’s actions, it comes from studying your own. If you focus on building a relationship with magickal discernment, you in-turn build a solid relationship within yourself. The goal is to become your own best friend, so you won’t allow anyone to come along and tear the two of you apart.

Building a trusting relationship with magickal discernment is the most loving thing you can do for yourself. Surrendering yourself to magickal discernment reveals how beautiful and magickal you truly are. Surrendering to magickal discernment means accepting you’re not perfect. FYI: no one’s perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. The more honest you are with yourself, the more magickal discernment will help you love yourself, flaws and all.

Magick will help you let go of bad habits that have kept you mishandling yourself. Yes, it’s possible you have been your own worst enemy. Self-destruction and self-sabotage done by purposefully messing up your life because you don’t think you’re good enough is quite common for people to do. It’d take too long to go through all the reasons why humans do this to themselves. You can dump your trauma on magick’s lap. Pour out your tears, fears, scars and anything that’s holding you back from loving yourself. Magick can handle everything you’ve got, so let it all out.

Magickal discernment comes through your instincts, too. Your instincts tell you if someone is dangerous or not. If you don’t have a good relationship with your instincts (you ignore them when they shout out to you), then you probably have bad judgment of people’s character. It’s okay to recognize your flaw in this. Admit where you’re weak, so you can build strength in the areas that need strengthening. This process is called “honing your instincts.”

Magick wants what’s best for you in every moment and in every area of your life. There’s no settling for less than when it comes to what magickal discernment can provide for you in life. If you’ve struggled with having unbalanced relationships with others, magickal discernment will show you how to rebalance them. Or if needed, to remove them from your life, altogether.

Do you feel unsatisfied with certain people in your life? Do you fail to see the truth of who they are? Have you deluded yourself into believing you can change them into who it is you want them to be?

If you have a good heart with good intentions towards others, it may feel like no matter what you do to try and lift them up, they always seem to drag you down. It’s natural to want to help another rise up and become the best version of themselves. The trap here is getting yourself stuck in these types of relationships. A lot of people settle for less than when it comes to staying in unbalanced friendships out of fear of being alone.

You cannot save another person, unless you are physically saving their life from actual harm. Even then, you could still fail. Understand people change who they are when they’re ready to change. It hurts to accept that some people never want to change.

Have you ever been guilty of begging someone to stay in your life, even if you know deep down they aren’t right for you? This happens because you crave to be loved. The love you crave is never found in another. Real love begins with loving yourself before anyone else. Loving yourself isn’t selfish, either. It’s impossible to love another if you don’t love yourself. If you have a glass of water that’s empty, you can’t give anyone else a drink. Once you replenish your glass with water you can share yours.

By focusing on building a loving relationship with yourself, you’ll stop investing your time with anyone who doesn’t reflect this in themselves. You can fill another person's glass of water, but they’ll need to learn how to fill their own cup too. It isn't fair for you to be doing all the work.

Caution should be advised here. You must be aware that once you’re shining in self-love, you’ll attract people who are nothing like you. Why would you attract people who are less than loving? It’s simple. When people see you shining bright they want your light for themselves. Thieves are thieves because it’s easier to steal than to do the hard work.

Having magickal discernment means you won’t sacrifice your love for just anyone. Nor will you ever feel abandoned or lonely again. You’ll have self-confidence by knowing your worth and knowing that loving yourself is enough. You’ll enjoy your own company and feel content until the right people show up in your life.

With having magickal discernment in your life, anyone attempting to manipulate or harm you, won’t be able to penetrate the shield of protection magick holds over you. You’ll have the confidence to speak or act in accordance with love as your response. No, this doesn’t mean you have to be all, “love & light.” You’ll respond with the force of whatever you need in order to shut the person down. It’s not cruel to set healthy boundaries for yourself, it’s necessary.

Magickal discernment means you carry the strength of being authentically you. When you have nothing to hide and no shame with who you are, then no one has the power to victimize you. Isn’t that magickal?