My magic castle

My magic castle

Sunday, December 5, 2010

The Magic Of The Quest

If you have read fairy tales and such stories about magic you will have noticed that these stories tell about the hero going on a quest. In real life we also need to take on a life quest. Sadly many fail to do this adequately. We manage to meet many of our needs but get caught up in fear and seeking safety and don't move towards becoming our own hero. The hero takes on a quest and, as a result of this quest, grows and is able to contribute to the community. The wise magician will realize that failure to take on the hero's quest has a great cost. The failed hero doesn't meet his potential and the community doesn't get the benefits the hero would have brought back to them. When we are stuck in the failure to go on the quest we often move into addictions and other problems as we try to deal with the nagging awareness that we are failing ourselves. How can we identify our true quest and step up to this wonderful journey? One way to get an idea about it is to look at the talents and interests that we have let fall by the wayside. The soul speaks out through our creativity. If the old interests were meant to fall away new ones came to take their place. The soul never rests. It always has something to say. If you reach out for strength and energy to the magic that surrounds you there will be help for your quest. Magic will help you find ways to move forward. You need to stop spinning your wheels. Being stuck at the start of your journey has us running back and forth across the road like a chicken. We will try different moods and actions to stay stuck, swinging from (perhaps) depression to anger, or from brilliance to dependency. Only when we count the cost of staying stuck at the starting line will we realize the need of claiming our quest. But each person has a hero inside. Let your hero out. Chose your quest. You may have to travel along part of the road making discoveries to truly understand your gift. Don't hold back. You are special. Take some steps towards your quest. It will open up to you. The first step is to stop running back and forth across the road, going nowhere. May the spark be with you.

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