personal note • miracles, magic & other forgotten things
i like to pretend i already died and asked god to send me back to earth so i can swim in lakes again and see mountains and get my heart broken and love my friends and cry so hard in the bathroom and go grocery shopping 1000 more times. and that i promised i would never forget the miracle of being here.via @morecorecore on instagram
a few weeks ago, i arrived back in south africa.
i’m home.
now, i see the opportunity i was given;
to return to the life i lost.
how often can one leave a life, to step back into it?
to see the things one took for granted, through eyes of gratitude?
the quote above captures what i feel.
i was given the chance to be sent back and experience everything one more time, and i promise to never forget the miracle of being here.
in the time being back, i joined a temple class of yoni connection.
we were asked to listen for a message. the words i got were very clear:
NEVER FORGET WHAT YOU HAVE BETWEEN YOUR LEGS.
i was reminded of what i often forget; the deep, magical powers of my sexuality.
i was reminded of my intrinsic sex magic.
that remembering, is what today’s sacred thread is dedicated to.
sex magic is basically pussy-powered manifestation.
it’s when you see your highest self in your dream reality,
& embody her - while cultivating pleasure in your body.
it’s what i’ve practiced for years & guided women through.
every time, i’m in awe;
i’m in awe of the hidden power in women, to birth anything.
i’m in awe of women’s ability to (re-)create themselves.
it made me believe in the manifestation power every woman holds - especially when sourced in pussy.
in essence, it made me believe that every woman is a sex witch.
image by jaimie
this sacred thread explains how it works, and how to start experiencing it yourself.
grab a cup of tea, cozy up, and let’s get into it.
wisdom weavings • sex magic for muggles🪄
perhaps the most enchanting thing about sex magic is that, in fact, it’s not ‘magic’ at all.
from the worship of Eros in ancient Greece, to the Egyptian cults of Isis, Taoist and Tantric teachings, or the more recent theory that Stonehenge is actually an ancient tribute to sex (1), humans have forever known the sacredness and generative power of our sexuality.
practices and rituals of sex magic have varied wildly across cultures and time, but the universal belief is that:
sexual energy is a creative force that can be evoked, harnessed and directed, like a magic spell, to bring an intention to life.
although it may sound like witchcraft, you do not need to join a cult or a coven to cast your pussy-powered spell.
the secret of sex magic is that it’s inherently human.
woman, place your hands between your legs and feel;
your soft animal body is the cauldron.
your creative subconscious is the conjurer.
your innocent sexual energy is the alchemy.
your sweet dream-like imagination is the incantation.
the magic we’re speaking of it’s not something you acquire; it’s already deeply yours.
it swirls right now through your body and your breath.
the ‘magic’ happens when you realize your own boundless potential.
“the things we most wish for – health, happiness, wealth, love – are not governed by mysterious forces, but by our ability to think, feel and act; in other words, by our brains”— Dr Tara Swart, The Source, Open Your Mind, Change Your Life
manifestation & ‘the law of attraction’ pop up in a lot of spiritual teachings, with a general approach that changing our thoughts can raise our ‘vibration’ and attract things ‘into’ our lives.
while the vibrational frequency of our thoughts is not proven in science, there’s no doubt that how we think influences what we experience.
Dr Tara Swart is a neuroscientist and former psychiatric doctor. in her book, The Source: Open Your Mind, Change Your Life, she explains how the brain is key to unlocking our powers of manifestation.
she writes —
“when you allow your brain to be conscious of and focus on what you want in life, the raised awareness will work in your favor to automatically bring opportunities into your life.”
to manifest our desires, then, it’s less about attracting and more about becoming.
familiarizing our subconscious mind to the circumstances, relationships and situations we desire strengthens our ability to make it so.
so, how does this work?
neurological impulses such as ‘selective attention’ drive us through daily life with maximum efficiency, toward safety and away from danger (2)
these become habitual in the mind; the nervous system is obsessed with survival and naturally steers us to what it has ‘flagged’ as safe (or, more correctly, familiar).
if you’ve tried manifestation before and it hasn’t worked, this might be why:
your nervous system will always choose a familiar hell over an unfamiliar heaven.
and this, magical woman, is where pussy power comes in.
tantra and sexuality expert, Layla Martin, explains —
“so much of what keeps us from getting what we want is subconscious fears that we won't survive if we're that surrendered, if we're that ecstatic, if we're that in love.”
but when you bring pleasure into your manifestation practice, in Layla’s words —
“[it can] clear the way for your unconscious mind to be on board… [opening] the channels for the deepest parts of you to become your ally to create the life you truly desire.”
your pleasure, then, is the key to unlocking the limitlessness of your unconscious mind. what a gift.
“you have the power to make manifest that which is not yet visible, to create that which is still unborn.”– Margot Anand, The Art of Sexual Magic
visualization is key part to sex magic manifestation. to understand how this works, here’s a little story:
in 1954, neurologist and athlete Roger Bannister defied all odds when he ran the first sub-four-minute mile, despite experts warning it was not humanly possible (one theory said your heart might explode.)
but Roger believed he could. and while we can’t be sure that he used sex magic to achieve this feat (😉), we know that before a race, he would close his eyes and visualize it, step by step.
we know that he believed, fiercely, in the power of the mind, and he credits this to his success (3)
wildly, just two months later, another athlete matched it, followed by several others in quick succession.
his achievement shows us that when we see that something is possible, whether in our own mind or modeled by someone else, the boundaries of our own potential are shifted (4).
Dr Swart calls this ‘magnetic desire’. she explains —
“when we visualise a particular event or situation in advance, we essentially trick our brains into thinking that it is already familiar with the event or challenge that we are visualising, so it becomes less mistrustful, moving towards the abundant mindset that allows us to take considered risks and seize opportunities.”
seeing is believing, and believing is becoming.
so, consider this your permission slip to dream big, dear one.
in her book, Vagina, Naomi Wolfe writes —
“the vagina delivers to women the feelings that lead them to want to create, explore, communicate, conquer, and transcend.”
the female body when in a pleasure state is a potent mix of feel-good, confidence-boosting hormones, further amplifying the manifestation potential by activating the subconscious reward center.
in short,
sex magic allows your body to discover that your deepest desires and longings are not only possible, but are safe and pleasurable to receive.
from here, all limitations fall away, and you are ready to seize the life of your wildest dreams.
image by ella iris
remembrance ritual • pussy powered manifestation
journaling prompts
if you would rather approach this through journaling, use the following prompts:
if you knew that you were totally safe to have anything, what would you want? if you believed anything was available, what would be your dream reality?
this is not the moment to be realistic or reasonable. be ridiculous, be a princess. think wishfully, dream big. make it so, that it stirs something in you. if desired; ask your pussy. she is the expert of desire.
describe this reality in full detail; what do you touch, smell, see, hear, taste?
e.g. i feel the silk dress on my skin, i feel the touch of clear water, i taste my lovers lips
describe the woman you are; how does she live?
how does she engage with others, with the world, with her self? how does she manage her time?
be in that vision, bathe in its sensory experience, until each cell is soaking in the magic of that moment.
be her.
finally; bring in pleasure. what feels like pleasure to you?
dancing, touching, breathing, rolling around - whatever it is, make it sensual, erotic - something pussy-inspired. (i like to think of the pussy as a sensuous, flirtatious cat; unapologetically & playfully indulging in the senses)
be in the vision, while awakening pleasure in the moment. receive the vision as you receive the pleasure. let it in.
do that for as long as you want.
that is it.
i want to end with a beautiful quote, and for every woman to feel these words in her bones:
“When she designs, and then lives, her own destiny, a woman naturally sets right everything wrong in our world.”― Regena Thomashauer, Pussy: A Reclamation
you’re not just enriching your own life by discovering your power & wholeness.
you’re enriching the world.
sending you love
jess & temple team
1 professor Terence Meaden, an archaeologist from the University of Oxford, believes Stonehenge is actually an elaborate dedication to penises. more specifically, shadow-penises penetrating shadow-vaginas. epic.
2 selective attention is the cognitive process in which the brain attends to a small number of sensory inputs while filtering out what it deems unnecessary distractions. value tagging is the importance your brain assigns to every piece of information it is exposed to. read more about ‘the brain on autopilot’ in The Source, by Dr Tara Swart
3 Roger Bannister is quoted in ‘The Pursuit of Excellence’ by Ryan Hawk. he says that achieving goals depends on self-discipline and is closely linked with our reactions and judgement.
4 this phenomenon is now known as ‘the Bannister effect’, demonstrating the extent to which beliefs can be limiting. By breaking them down, you can move forward and achieve the ‘impossible’.
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