You’ve dreamed of a loved one who has passed away. You’ve seen a shadow move out of the corner of your eye, only to blink and find nothing was there.
Synchronicities and unexplainable coincidences happen and leave you with an ancient feeling that tethers you to the Universe.
You want to step into your gifts and unlock your intuition in a deeper way. You want to feel more connected.
Well, there is one caveat I must share before we go any further: you have to believe.
If you don’t believe magick is for you, it won’t be. If you don’t believe mediums are real, I won’t be able to read you. If you don’t think fairies exist, you’ll never see one.
What we believe, we receive.
So before I share with you the base of the pyramid, and how to connect with Spirit in our first Magick Lesson, you have to answer these three questions honestly in your heart-
Do you believe in magick? Not the illusion of stage tricks, but real magick—the spiritual, intentional practice of transformation through energy.
Do you believe yourself capable of being a practitioner of it?
Are you open to walking that path to learn it?
Some mediums will say that “the gift” has to be passed down from generation to generation. Some say only people with a trio of birthmarks on their forearm can be healers. But I’m just a regular mom from Buffalo who took a class at Lily Dale, practiced, believed, and stepped into her gift.
I know we all have a unique set of intuitive powers waiting to be unlocked. I also think we are at a unique time in history where we all need to step into those abilities for the greater good of our planet.
We can all access to our intuitive sides if that’s the path we want to walk.
So to answer this question bluntly, Yes, I believe you and everyone you know has the power to unlock their intuitive gifts. And if you are here that means there is a part of you that remembers that.
In this series we will explore all the ways that magick can show up for you, how to recognize it in the Earth and Spirit realms, and how to use it to deepen your connection with your ancestors, guides, and so much more.
Being a part of Magick Lessons WILL change your life.
It will open you up in ways you’ve never experienced before. It will make you fall to your knees in gratitude, be completely elated with joy, overwhelmed with tears, and even sick to your stomach.
The journey to open up your gifts isn’t for the faint of heart, it’s for those with the courage to remember who you already are.
If that’s you, then welcome home.
Let’s begin!
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Erin Bagwell
Psychic Medium & Garden Witch
Greetings- welcome to our first Magick Lesson. In this post we will go over the following:
Are you intuitive?
What is “Spirit”?
The Big Hollywood Myth
How to Connect to the Other Side
What is Spirit?
Spirit is the name I call the Universe, God, or Love. You might call your higher source to power another name, and that’s okay. Spirit is what I call it, and will call it through the series.
Spirit is the highest frequency and the all powerful knowing that comes from something outside your human-self. It’s the frequency of the divine. It’s our source of magick.
I refer to Spirit as something that’s being channeled from ‘above’ yourself. If you picture the seven chakras in the body, Spirit, to me, is the seventh Crown chakra. It hovers above the head where a crown would sit. But it doesn’t just sit above your head, Spirit is expansive and endlessly sweeping. It tethers all things.
When you channel with Spirit it is like picking up the phone and being able to connect to your guides, ancestors, angels, Earth energy, galactic energy, elementals, the Akashic records, psychic abilities, and places or creatures in other dimensions.
It’s where you go for answers. It’s where you go for magick.
I believe anyone can develop a relationship to Spirit, and in doing so can connect to their own Spirit team and tap into their unique abilities.
The Big Hollywood Myth
In the movie Ghost Whoopie Goldberg is being haunted by Patrick Swayze. The audience can see Patrick on screen, even though Whoopie can only hear him. This makes sense for the film, as it wouldn’t be very fun if we couldn’t actually see the ghosts in the movie.
But this entertainment trope confuses audiences into thinking that a connection with to a higher realm happens in the 3D Earth realm, when it actually happens in the Spirit World.
The Spirit World is another dimension or realm where you can connect with beings, ancestors, guides, and information. Once you learn how to connect with Spirit, you can be in the Spirit World which is seen and felt in your own body. It’s the place where you see with your third eye, in your imagination, or in a meditative state. It’s why so many mediums or energy workers close their eyes when they channel. It’s easier for you to see in your mind’s eye or your imagination when your eyes are closed. Everything happens right within you.
So before we learn to connect or channel with Spirit we have to set an expectation that it isn’t going to be Patrick Swayze right next to us. Now, if you close your eyes and imagine what Patrick Swayze looks like, or play your favorite song in your head THAT is the level of imagery and sound we are going to expect when we are starting out.
As your meditation practice and your relationship to Spirit grows some days it will feel like you’ve been dropped into a totally new world, and other days it will feel like you’re just hearing whispers of Spirit. Both are valid and important. Try not to judge yourself as you start this journey.
Connecting to Spirit
So how do you connect with Spirit exactly? This section is probably the most important but the simplest in the entire class. You’re going to read it and think, there has to be more than this. There has to be more instruction, ritual, and process to get to Spirit.
You will probably be skeptical. That's okay.
Humans are skeptical. However, humans are also complicated and beautiful beings beyond measure. We hold the answers to the Universe right in our hearts, which is also where we find Spirit.
Step 1. Before connecting to Spirit you should set an intention or prayer to receive information, messages, and beings for your best and highest good, grounded in love. This is the mantra I use, but feel free to write your own that feels right. Setting an intention will control the frequency and quality of the messages you receive.
Step 2. Close your eyes and take three slow deep breaths. Connect to your body, clear your mind, and open your heart.
Step 3 Imagine a crown of light is placed upon your head, and your energy is stretching upwards towards the sky. While the light is going upwards, drop into the energy of your heart. The safest, warmest, most authentic part of you. Feel the space in your chest glow. Allow these two fragments of light to illuminate in your heart and above your head.
That’s it. Once you do these steps you will start to feel a sense of spiritual elevation, then you can begin to receive information, channel messages, or even meet ancestors in the Spirit World.
These messages might come to you through sounds, images, tastes, feelings, or just a general knowing. In our Second Magick Lesson we will talk about the ways Spirit sends us messages.
It takes time for you to get used to the sensation of ‘dropping in’ and connecting to Spirit so be patient and open. Practice, get comfortable, stay open, and trust yourself.
See what methods or rituals work for you to get you in the mood to channel. I love lighting a candle and staring at the flame for a few minutes until I feel a calmness wash over me. I have friend who thinks ‘happy thoughts’ before she connects and another who listens to upbeat rock music to get herself centered enough to receive messages.
Your body might also create a specific signal or ‘tell’ to let you know you’re divinely connected. My eyes usually water or lately I’ve been getting a chill up my spine. My friend Eleanor sneezes when she is connected. Pay attention to how it feels in your body.
Doing guided meditations is a great way to practice connecting to Spirit. Showering is another way to free your mind and connect. Exercise can also be a way to get in alignment.
What activities in your life light you up and bring you joy? That when you do them you feel so ‘in flow’ you don’t even know you are doing them? This is a great time to practice ‘picking up the phone to call Spirit.’
Spirit connects on a higher elevation, so anything you can do to get yourself in an elevated space of consciousness helps your connection.
Forming a relationship to Spirit is the base of the pyramid, it is where all things are possible. From there you can go on to connect with ancestors, get signs from the Universe, learning healing energy work and so much more.
While taking Magick Lessons I suggest you start a new notebook and write down everything you see, hear, feel, or channel. No matter how strange it might seem, just let it come to you. Don’t judge or overthink the messages.
This is an exciting time and every step we take together will reveal a little more.
Commonly Asked Questions
How do I know I am really connecting with Spirit?
It takes practice to develop the ‘knowing.’ Be patient, listen to your body, believe you can do it.
What if I don’t believe the things I am seeing in the Spirit World are real messages?
It takes time to trust what you’re seeing comes from something other than you. Having faith in your abilities is a natural part of the journey.
Magick Lesson Exercise:
Write you introduction prayer/saying to speak out loud or in your mind before you meditate.
Example: “I welcome my guides, ancestors, and beings for my higher good to help me channel and receive information through the veil/Spirit/my higher self. I am only receiving information and beings for my best and highest good.”
Play this 13 minute meditation “Enter Your Spirit House”
Meditation is the best way to connect to Spirit. It gives you the centering and focus you need to listen. Any meditation you do will enhance your ability to do, see, hear, and feel magick in your life.
Once you are finished journal any sensations, insights, or information that came up for you? What senses felt most activated in your imagination? Who did you see? What messages did they have for you? How do you feel?
Start Magick Lessons 2
In this next lesson we are going to dive into the Clairs. Each Clair represents one of our spiritual senses. This means it’s a reflection of what we see, hear, taste, feel, and smell in the Spirit World.
The senses that are strongest to you in your mind’s eye, imagination, or meditative state are going to be your main avenues for receiving messages from Spirit so it’s important you explore each one individually.
Once you practice with each Clair I’ll share how you can use them to connect directly with your Spirit team.
In Magick Lesson 2 we will go over the following:
The spiritual senses or “the Clairs”
How to ground your energy before channeling
How to set boundaries with Spirit & avoid jester energy
Exceptions to my Spirit World “rule”
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Magick Lessons is created by Under the Moon Gate and written by Erin Bagwell. This content if for entertainment purposes and isn’t a replacement for medical intervention or professional therapy.