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Writing is a form of alchemy and just like turning lead into gold
there is magic involved. A writer is
nothing if not a magician; a sorceress transforming the way in which she views
her life – creating fiction from fact and fact out of fiction. It is possible to write things into being, to
improve your life with the act of writing.
Writing in itself becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. What you place on the page has power and it
may soon become apparent in your daily life.
By this I mean that if you write about your longing for a relationship
in your diary within a few
short weeks or months, you may find yourself in love. Or perhaps there is a particular item you
want for the house or a new dress for a special occasion; in writing out your
desire, somehow you come that much closer to having what you want.
Like magic our writing works in mysterious ways. I’ll give you an example. I have written poetry for years and some of
my work has appeared in my books and been well received by readers. Poetry as I have mentioned before has had its day; it is now generally viewed with suspicion by mainstream publishers. My dream was to write pagan poetry and set them to music so that I could sing them (singing is another passion of
mine) and maybe even record them. The
problem was, I did not play a musical instrument and have little knowledge of musical theory. I wrote of my pipe-dream in
my diary back in 2002. Some years later in 2007 I was approached by a highly successful
musician who asked me if I was interested in
writing a pagan album and recording it with him. Was I
interested?! Was that a trick question??? The result as you probably know was my debut album, Moon Chants.
This is the magical alchemy of writing at work. The act of writing is alchemy for turning dreams into
reality. In the past writing was considered
a magical act in its own right and words and letters were thought to hold the
power of transformation within them.
Ancient letters such as the Norse Runes and the Celtic Ogham are still
used today as powerful tools of change and insight. The alphabet we are more familiar with today is no less powerful. In putting words on
the page you are defining a new future for yourself – why not define a future where you are
living a writing life?
I realize that this might be difficult to believe but the very act
of committing a dream to the page seems to begin a chain of events. Suddenly
you will be introduced to people who can help you or who share your
dream. You will be drawn to a library
and find a reference book which can help your current writing project along. It
is as if your higher self is guiding you to make all the right moves, helping
you to get the job done and achieve your dream.
I could wax lyrical about the alchemy of writing all day, but the
only way you will come to see the truth of it is if you begin to experience it
for yourself. Pick a
dream that you harbor and write it out in as much detail as possible. The dream can be anything at all – there are
no limits. What matters is that this dream means
something to you, that you are passionate about it and that you write it out in
as much detail as possible. Remember
that you are trying to write your dream into being. When you have finished the piece date it and
keep it in a safe place. When the alchemy of your writing brings your dream
into being take out the piece of writing and write how the dream manifested and
on what date. It works for me. You won’t know if it will work for you too unless
you try it out, so put pen to paper and commit your dream to the page. You too can become an alchemist of the written word.
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