Greetings, JMG. Thank you as always for your help.
1. I had success earlier this year with using the Conscious Willing exercises you've shared. However, this success was during a period where I was unemployed and then working from home. With my new job, I am in an office space with no windows, and it is a struggle for me to remember to practice my conscious willing exercises when I’m in an environment outside my normal home environment. Do you or anyone else have tips for working on conscious willing in new environments? (Should mention I already have a sticky note on my work computer that reads, “Use your willpower,” but I don’t notice it and so it doesn’t work for me.)
2. This is a question for amateur and expert natal astrologers out there and less so for Greer. How concerned should I be about dating people if I find they have some experience with magic and occultism, and my 9th house is ruled by Mars in the 12th house? The interpretation I got of that part of my chart is that I’d encounter obstacles with mainline religions and conflicts with spiritual teachers that could produce enemies (which is why I’m very grateful you answer questions and share your teachings via this online format, Greer). Divination has previously warned me away from most ritual magic because I would never find the appropriate mentor for such work in this life, and divination also warned me away from a group I was going to meet up with which would have had active occultists in it. This is all admittedly disappointing, since I’m a mystic that encountered my Awakening of the Soul via the simple magic of the Sphere of Protection ritual, and I would hope I can find a partner I could relate my experiences to on some relatable level. And since I apparently don’t fit well within a mainline religion like Christianity (not that I didn’t passionately try), I find myself in a seemingly lonely spot.
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Date: 2022-11-07 05:19 am (UTC)1. I had success earlier this year with using the Conscious Willing exercises you've shared. However, this success was during a period where I was unemployed and then working from home. With my new job, I am in an office space with no windows, and it is a struggle for me to remember to practice my conscious willing exercises when I’m in an environment outside my normal home environment. Do you or anyone else have tips for working on conscious willing in new environments? (Should mention I already have a sticky note on my work computer that reads, “Use your willpower,” but I don’t notice it and so it doesn’t work for me.)
2. This is a question for amateur and expert natal astrologers out there and less so for Greer. How concerned should I be about dating people if I find they have some experience with magic and occultism, and my 9th house is ruled by Mars in the 12th house? The interpretation I got of that part of my chart is that I’d encounter obstacles with mainline religions and conflicts with spiritual teachers that could produce enemies (which is why I’m very grateful you answer questions and share your teachings via this online format, Greer). Divination has previously warned me away from most ritual magic because I would never find the appropriate mentor for such work in this life, and divination also warned me away from a group I was going to meet up with which would have had active occultists in it. This is all admittedly disappointing, since I’m a mystic that encountered my Awakening of the Soul via the simple magic of the Sphere of Protection ritual, and I would hope I can find a partner I could relate my experiences to on some relatable level. And since I apparently don’t fit well within a mainline religion like Christianity (not that I didn’t passionately try), I find myself in a seemingly lonely spot.