The Magic Of Changing Your Brain Waves

The wise magician must know how to get into the right world or zone. It is important to have the right brain waves going for the right task. Several decades ago people sang and spoke about good vibrations. They were closer to the truth than was realized at the time. Scientists can measure the speed of our brain waves in hertz. I haven't yet discovered the speed range for the fastest waves, gamma, but the range after that is beta (above 13 hz) , alpha (8-12 hz), theta (4-8 hz), and delta( sleep at .5-3.5 hz). Gamma and beta are the wake up and get with it states. Beta is the normal awake state. Alpha is very right brain and open to insight and inspiration. Theta is even more so. I have known for years that to simply tip your head back, roll your eyes up and voila! you would access the alpha state. When I earned my certificate in hypnotism we learned to help people access the alpha state easily. I also knew that the largo movements of baroque music could be listened to prior to study and the material would be more easily absorbed. That is music by Haydn, Handel and others of that period. The metronome setting for that music is about 60 mm. That's why listening to a clock can be soothing to some. Recently I discovered that You Tube has videos of music to help induce beta and gamma waves as well. Great help for waking up. So I suggest that as a wise magician it is well for you to know your mind, and the state you are in, as well as the state it would be well for you to be in. Use music or magic to wake up. Create a better life for yourself. May the spark be with you.

Magic and Zen

There is a lot of power available to you when you access the alpha state, or right brain. This is the state athletes refer to as 'the zone.' The zen disciplines of doing a task over and over until you reach a spiritual level with it is meant to invoke this state. Finding ways to be super relaxed, such as listening to music from the 1600's and 1700's can also help. When you become centered, relaxed, in the zone your breathing, brain waves and other movements will not interfere with each other, but will all work together to help you focus and succeed at what you are doing. When people say "haste makes waste' they are referring to the way a person who lacks this Zen sensibility will move too fast for the task and will spill or break things. In the alpha state you have all the time in the world that you need, even if it is only a minute or two of clock time. Due time is different from clock time. Due time is when things are ripe to happen, when everything has fallen into place. If you are gaining a skill that skill will be yours in due time. The kingdom will be established in due time. Taking the time needed is not a bit like procrastination. Procrastination is refusing to get involved. However, at times what seems like procrastination is allowing time for the mind to accept the task at hand and develop strategies for getting involved in it. When you are 'in the zone' with any learning or task, there is a deep involvement that will bring about a positive result, in due time. Let your willingness to become deeply and totally involved in a task or learning be the spark of magic that takes you to a higher ability.

Does Magic Sleep?

Around 2 A.M. this morning, when I put myself into the alpha state to ask for inspiration for my blog the phrase came up 'does magic sleep?' I was up for a while then went back to bed. Still resisting the idea. Now it's close to 11 A.M. and I have to give in. I must let myself explore the idea 'Does Magic Sleep?' First I must consider 'sleep'. That is a latent time, a time away, a time for restoration and replenishment, a time for ideas to grow. Surely that fits in with magic. Magic is gentle and quiet. I dare say it needs to replenish. When it bursts on our consciousness with it's glorious zing of AHA! it must need to retire. We wouldn't listen if we had that zing coming at us all the time. It would wear us out.
Sleep is something that we awaken from. I believe that we must also awaken magic at times. The spells of invocation are meant to awaken magic and get it working. Another word for sleep is slumber. However slumber has a slightly different connotation...that of a strong awakening waiting to happen. I wonder if there are times when really strong magic finds us. I think there is. These amazing events we tend to call miracles do happen. I have had amazing coincidents happen in my life that made a big difference to my well being. Yes, I have decided that magic sleeps. Sometimes it awakens itself. Sometimes we may awaken it. I plan on meeting one of my dearest friends for lunch today. I am sure the synergy of our relationship will creat a spark of magic that we will take with us back into our day to day life. May the same spark of magic happen for you.