Which Direction Are You Heading in Life?

A hiker doesn’t just show up at the base of a mountain with no food, the proper gear or having any idea of how to navigate the mountain.

A hiker must be wearing the right clothing, wearing the right shoes, have the right map, the right food to nourish and energize them and most importantly they must have enough clean water to complete their journey.

The hiker must also know what the weather is predicted to be and the hiker must have the physical strength to navigate the steep terrain ahead.

If you ever find yourself at the base of a mountain without any knowledge, equipment or have the physical stamina to scale a mountain, you have one tool that will make sure you get through the journey in one-piece. This tool is magick. 

Magick will guide you, direct you, give you the strength and the courage to embark on the challenges you may face ahead. Whether you’re at the base of a mountain wearing flip flops with a half bottle of water and a few crumbs of bread in your pocket, you can be confident magick will help you survive the journey.

This doesn’t mean you can run out to the nearest base of a mountain and expect magick to magickally get you through it with just the above stuff. The above is a metaphor of how magick works in your life. NOTE: a metaphor is something that is not literally applicable. Meaning, please don’t run out to hike a mountain if you’re not prepared to do so.

If you ever find yourself unprepared for the situation at hand, magick will ensure you make it to safety or that someone will find you, if you find yourself in need of physical assistance. Unless it is your time to pass, know that magick will be with you to assist you into the next realm of your existence too. Do not focus on the last exit strategy in your life’s journey, for if you focus on the end you will feel paralyzed and you’ll suffer to fulfill your life’s purpose.

What is your life’s purpose? Do you know why you’re here and what you are meant to do? Most importantly, are you living your life to its fullest potential?

Below are a few questions to ask yourself on whether or not you are living your life to your highest potential. 

Do you feel you have control over what direction your life is heading?

Are you going forward?

Are you zig-zagging side to side, moving back and forth yet, remaining in one place?

Are you taking two-steps forward then taking four-steps back?

Are you stuck in one spot? Afraid of going in any direction out of fear of going the wrong way?

Are you walking backwards? Walking backwards means you are living in the past. Living in a space where you cannot grow. If you’re always looking back in life, that’s the direction you’ll be going, (that’s obvious, isn’t it)?

Be honest with yourself…, is the direction of your life heading towards your heart's desire? Are you willing to go on the journey of your life, knowing there will be tough valleys to climb and mountains to navigate? How much work are you willing to do to get where it is you want to be?

A hiker knows the trail ahead of them will be tough. The hiker is prepared for this. The hiker has made the choice to climb the mountain knowing the possible risks involved.

Before the hiker begins their journey, they have a choice to make. They can skip the hike and go home. Or they can proceed ahead with their plan and take a chance on climbing the mountain. Knowing that going forward they might experience some wonderful things in nature. With the benefit of exercising their body and mind, while the sounds and sights of nature soothe their soul.

Just as a hiker must be prepared to journey into the wild, you too must be prepared for where it is you wish to go in life. Are you prepared for the journey ahead of you?

There’s nothing worse than going on a trip and you’ve forgotten a very important item at home. There’s comfort in knowing you can replace the item at your next destination. However, there are times where the trip cannot happen without the item you need to complete your journey. It's like leaving your passport at home when you’re already at the airport.

You might get angry at yourself for forgetting such an important thing. Even berating yourself for being neglectful preparing for your trip. The reality of life is that everyone makes mistakes.

Sometimes, you miss out on what you thought you wanted because where you were heading wasn’t meant for you to be. Or you cannot move ahead because you’re missing something important to take with you on your journey. 

For example: In some video games, you can only progress to the next level if you have a certain item. It’s annoying to have to double-back in a game, but it is necessary. 

Going back to retrieve something from your past can be annoying and sometimes painful, too. The past holds memories. The past can be sticky, as well. If you’re not careful with your steps, the past can keep you there. You can get stuck to old memories, to old habits and to old routines. Are you wondering if there’s anything in your past you’re meant to retrieve? You’ll have to ask magick to answer this for you.

When will you know if you have everything you’ll need on your journey to move forward with your life? When will you know when to take action? What if you make the wrong step and head in the wrong direction?

Relax, magick will redirect your steps until you are on the right path.

Only then will you move ahead. 

The hiker looking up at the top of the mountain from the bottom of the mountain, may feel overwhelmed by the size of their climb. Are you willing to take the risk and go where you have not gone before? Are you willing to step outside your comfort zone to explore the world?

The hiker begins their journey with that first-step forward, into the unknown equipped with everything they need to have a safe and fun experience. The pace at which a hiker moves must be calculated and done with grace, too. A hiker must take their time stepping over loose rocks and balance themselves while navigating steep terrain. How you move in life should be just as important.

If a hiker moves too fast, they may slip and fall. If you move too fast you might slip up and cause yourself an injury. Moving too slow might cause you to take longer than you expect. However, as long as you’re moving forward, you are at least making progress.

Moving ahead in life doesn’t mean financial success. Ahead doesn’t mean one step ahead of your neighbour. Getting ahead shouldn't be viewed as a competition with anyone, including yourself.

Getting ahead in your life means growing into who it is you were created to become. Ahead is in front of yourself, following you on the path you are meant to take. Sometimes your journey will loop back to where it is you started. You may feel a little lost or even confused by this? Know you’re just circling back to regain your sense of surroundings. Sometimes returning back to where you began is a way of learning to appreciate what you might have missed the first time around.

Like getting that item you failed to collect in the game you were playing, in order to reach the next level. 

While on your journey the sun might shine on you. At times, you’ll be uncomfortable in the heat of the day and relish the cool night. Other times it’s going to rain because the grass you walk upon needs to stay nourished, too.

No matter the elements, keep going. Magick will provide for all your needs. Food, shelter and clothing. You might not like what you eat, where you sleep or what you wear along your journey, however no one gets to enjoy the fruits of their labour until the work is complete. Once you reach your destination in life (not the end of your journey), the place you’re meant to be, you’ll be dining in your finest garments eating the most delicious meals while sitting at the most luxurious table.

If you ever feel lost or confused about where you are in life, stop and ask magick for help to redirect you. Magick will have you sit down and rest. How long you sit and wait is between you and magick. Trust that however long it may take, magick will move you when the time is best for you. Magick always wants what is best for you, more than you think is the best for you.

When it’s time for you to move, magick will instruct you to stand back up and magick will nudge you in the direction you are meant to take. Know that magick won’t ever misdirect you. You need to have faith in what it is you cannot see when it comes to listening or obeying magick.

How do you know if you need to head in another direction in life?

If you’re bored in life and you crave more, then you know you are not where you desire to be. Magick knows you’re not where you want to be either.

If you feel there are any obstacles blocking you on your path, then you’ll need to assess if they are real or imagined. Is anyone physically blocking you? Are you responsible for taking care of another? Are they stopping you from moving ahead? Are you afraid if you move ahead, you’ll lose something of value?

There are many reasons why you may not feel like you can take that first step in the journey of your life. What you need to understand is what you think is blocking you, is just your imagined fear of what will happen if you do something different in your life. What will others think of you? Will people call you crazy? Will they laugh at you? Will they become angry with you?

If you sit and imagine what others will think you can sit there until one day the people you worried about judging you, are no longer around. You may find yourself alone and possibly too weak to take that first step. Now is the day and this is the moment where you need to shrug off everyone else’s opinion on where you should be in life and take that first step in the direction your heart longs to go.

Your first step doesn’t need to be dramatic. In fact, your first step doesn’t even need to make a sound. By now, you should understand that magick is within you. Everything you desire to do in life begins within your heart and this is where magick lives. You need not say a word out loud nor tell a single soul what your heart desires.

To take that first step, talk to magick. Tell magick, “I’m ready to take the first step into the direction of my heart's desires.”

Then leave all the details of how your life will change direction to magick.

Feel free to go about your life as if it’s just another day (it’s not). For you have made the silent request for change and change must occur. Magick is subtle. Magick isn’t boastful or loud. Your natural next move in life towards your heart's desires will be the same. Quite subtle and natural. No one will notice you’re making moves until you’ve actually made them. One moment you’ll be here and the next, you’ll be there. Just as the hiker begins their journey at the base of the mountain, then as if by magick they appear at the top.

Magick will lead you where it is your heart longs to be, if you’re willing to trust in magick to get you there.

Can you do it?

Magick knows you can. You know you can, too. Everything is possible with magick guiding you in life. You just have to surrender to where you think you should be and allow magick to lead you wherever magick needs you to be.