How magical is your spiritual practice?
Do you spend each day vibing with the angels and having earth-shattering revelations every hour?
Or is it more like a comforting, background hum?
For me, when I first discovered the spiritual path, it was more like the former. It was like I was walking around with the top of my head blown off, and Spirit’s light was pouring in 24/7.
But now?
My spiritual life is still amazing, don’t get me wrong. But it often feels more like a warm, comforting blanket than a mind-blowing light infusion.
The other day, though? I had a taste of that infusion once again.
I was driving around in my car, doing errands. As I am wont to do, I was listening to music as I drove. I love listening to music while I’m driving. When the song is zippy, I feel energized and alive. When the song is mellow, I feel grounded and relaxed. A good time is had by all. And by “all” I mean me, alone in my car, grooving to my tunes.
The other day, though, I decided to try something a little different. I usually pick out my playlist and songs before I start driving. I have lots of different playlists for different moods and occasions, so I like to craft my audio experience ahead of time. But on this day, I left my preferences out of it. On this day, I put all my songs on shuffle.
“Surprise me, Universe!” I said. And then I started to drive.
And, boy howdy, did the Universe surprise me. Or, more precisely, It sang to me.
Every song that came up was deeply meaningful. The songs answered questions I’d been having. They soothed fears. They gave me much-needed pep talks where much-needed pep talks were due.
It was like Spirit climbed inside my song list and hand-picked each song to resonate deeply with exactly what I was going through at the moment.
Actually, it wasn’t like that, it was that.
Spirit is everywhere. In everything. So of course It was in my car that day, in every tune. And when I was in my early 24/7 light infusion days, I was aware of Spirit’s presence all the time.
I can remember riding in a bus and writing in my journal in those early days. I wrote “Can I trust this?” on the page. Just then, I was prompted to look up. There, next to the bus, was a truck with the letters “TRUST” emblazoned on its side.
Whaaaaaaat?
I have never again seen a truck with such an emblem. But I saw it that day.
I saw, felt, and experienced all sorts of things in those early days. I spent all day, every day, looking for and finding evidence of Spirit all around me.
And now?
And now Spirit is a comfort. That warm blanket that envelops me. But I don’t necessarily spend all day, every day, looking for and finding evidence of Spirit all around me.
But that’s what I did the other day in the car.
It reminded me that I can still do that now.
I can actively look for Spirit everywhere. When I’m in line at the grocery store. When I’m doing laundry. When I’m taking out the garbage.
It’s easier to remember that Spirit is everywhere and in everything when I’m meditating. Or when I’m upset about something and asking Spirit for help.
But Spirit’s here, all the time, blowing my head open and blasting in Light. Yes, I still have Spirit’s warm blanket around me, to comfort me. But I also have the magic.
And today, I choose to remember It.
How do you keep the magic alive in your spiritual practice? Share your comments below!
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Music, music and music. I’ve been making playlists, on Spotify and using this to recharge my spirit batteries. I even bought a Bose Bluetooth speaker which I can take with me everywhere.
In April I lost my little chihuahua, Clarabelle. She gave me so much heartfelt spirit everyday. Saddened yes, but I just couldn’t drop my spirit numbers by moping around. We went right to work, that’s Clarabelle and I, putting up pictures and creating her own spiritual shelf with her ashes and favorite chew stick. She concurred this is what we needed and now the spirit is at 100% again. Yea for our team!
Hi Michael,
So sorry to hear about Clarabelle. But I love that you conspired with her to get your vibe back up. How wonderful!! Thank you so much for sharing this. Truly magical!!
BIG Love,
Z
I had a very similar experience on my long walk this weekend with Pandora’s Violent Fems raidio station which happened to play a fair amount of Radiohead and Sublime. My go to Bob Dylan station is my warm blanket, and the Violent Fems were my magic. I am sure there is plenty of Spirit in both the algorithm and your metaphor. Thank goodness for magic and warm blankets, and thanks for the reminder, Z!
I am working on an abundance mindset to keep the magic alive in my spiritual practice. Specifically, I am working hard to catch my students being good. It is so easy to start trolling for infractions and catch them being bad — these kids today with their rock’n’roll!!! — but it does take some mindfulness to look for the good. Of course when I look, it is always there, and what a joy it is for them and for me to point it out to them. They missed it, too.
Hi Will,
It’s wonderful to hear from you here. I can totally see you rockin and walkin to Pandora’s Violent Fems station. Yeah!
And thank you for sharing about looking for the good in your students. They are quite fortunate to have you for a teacher. Just sayin’. 🙂
XOZ
I love this. I, too, have experienced the ability of Spirit to be present in the music, tv dialogue, just everything. My car sit in meditation with me and participates in the out picturing of the answers posed during contemplation or prayer. One day when I was not feeling loved, I was never more freaked out from the dialogue between two characters on a soap opera. One character was saying the words from my mind and the other was giving words of comfort and support, speaking universal truth. Of course I stopped and listened and knew it was just for me. I was amazed and uplifted when their conversation ended. I knew it was for me. Regarding my car, there is a little extra touch of love from it to me. After placing my seat belt on and it engages, once the car moves forward in the drive, there is a gentle snuggling pull from the seat belt around my body. And when this happens, it’s like that touch of I love you and care that you are safe. YES, Spirit is in Everything, the doorway to Everything. Thanks.
Hi Carolyn, How beautiful! I love these descriptions of how Spirit speaks to, comforts, and takes care of you. Very inspiring. Thank you!! XOXOXOZ