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 | Prayerful
Attitudes: Many
people, o fall religious persuasions, pry only in times of great need,
terrific stress or spiritual crisis. This is a part of human
nature: when all else fails, appeal to higher forces. Prayers at
such times are certainly appropriate, and can often provide just what we
need to get through such periods. However, they're not the ideal
prayerful occasions, for we often don't take the time to truly contact the
Goddess and God before we begin our communications. This may block the
prayer's effectiveness. |
Thus, it's quite important,
even in moments of extreme desperation, to adopt a prayerful attitude before
speaking to the Goddess and God. A prayerful attitude consists of peace
and hope resting on an unshakable spiritual foundation.
| The Nature of Prayer:
Many religious people will argue that prayer
consists only of communication between humans and the divine. As
Wiccans, however, we're aware of the non-physical energies contained within
our bodies (the same energies used in creating the circle, in consecrating
tools and in other works of magic). Effective prayer consists of more
than words, for when prayers are made in the correct stat, with pure,
unadulterated emotion, we release energy with our words and direct it to the
Goddess and God. Thus, certain forms of prayer (those in which we make
requests, for example) are also acts of magic. |
If we're not properly attuned with the Goddess and
God -- if we're not clearly focused -- the energy raised by the prayer flies
off into outer space in a willy-nilly fashion to no effect. Just as we
must gather droplets of water into a tub to take a bath, so too must we gather
our energies and direct them to the Goddess and God. To do otherwise is
to perform ineffective prayer. Therefore, we must maintain our focus on
Them and allow nothing to distract us.
Wiccan prayer is far more than a simple recitation
of facts to the Goddess and God and more than form of communication.
It's a flow of personal energy from a human to the deities.
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