Hello...I wasn't sure where to post this, I hope I'm in the right section. I need the advice and guidance of those more experienced.

I must confess, my entire life has been rather�un-magical. In fact, nothing fantastic, un-explainable, or even mildly magical has EVER happened to me. Not a single spell has ever worked for me. I�ve never felt the presence of someone- or something else around me. I can�t feel energy, I can�t see auras, I can�t anything. Even during the time I was so sure magic was real I would bet my life on it....nothing.

It seems like I�m the only person on this planet to have absolutely no connection. Everyone has their story, or experience. I have none. I feel like I�m a repellent for it. Normalcy is drawn to me, all things magical flee from me.

I�m not sure where to begin. Am I doing/not doing something? How can I open up myself and bring magical energy into my life? Are there any �guaranteed to work� beginner spells that I could give a try?

Thank you for reading�

I don't know as I am not an expert, but, I think you are simply not aware of the energy that is around you.  It IS there, you simply have to change your perspective.  I don't always feel that "magical vibration" but I know that it is there.  You do have a connection, but your doubt keeps you from feeling it.  Have you tried using positive affirmations?  (i.e. "I am a perfect manifestation of the power of the universe")
No spell is "guaranteed to work".  A spell is what you put into it with your own personal energy and will.  If you are doubting when you do a spell, most likely it won't work.  You need to get rid of that seed of doubt and believe with all your heart that it will work.  And then, once you have done the spell...forget about it.  Dwelling on it will only cause its power to weaken.

Ok first thing yuo need to do is, stop.

Stop worrying about spells, it has nothing to do with them.

Stop thinking you are a repellant for energy.

Second thing you need to do is start.

Start believing in the fact you are a part of the energy circle.

Start becoming part of the energy circle.

It's not about the 'magick', it's about the connection to the All. the Divine energy web that makes magick possible. �Most of all it is not about the spells!

You my Loverly child, need to start back at the very beginning. Feeling 101 (No, not Majick 101, or witchcraft 101, but instead I believe first we must feel before we can do anything else.)

How do you do this you ask?

It's very easy.

Go outside. Now is a very good time, because Mother Earth is waking from her winters nap and beginning to burst forth with new life, new energies.

Find someplace peaceful, someplace the has alot of nature. Away from the ick of the city if possible, if not find a very nice park, someplace that is well tended, and visisted by alot of families. These parks are much more 'majickal feeling' than a park that is full of broken bottles, and abandoned needles!

Sit down, on the ground, hell lean up against a tree is ya wanna.

Let go.

Drop any shielding you might have, even the one's you are not aware of. (Sometimes we build castles around our Self to protect us, and we aren't even aware of that fact.

Let Mother Earth, and Father Sun fill you to your very core, until you begin to feel full of life, full of energy.

Just my 2 cents, LOL

Hi Juniper. �I'm right there with you as far as having a difficult time expereincing and feeling the energy. �That is one of the things that has drawn me to this board. �I've found that I am a creature of thought and logic, and even if I can rationally understand something, feeling it is a different story all together.

I know that at times it does feel like you are the only one who practices magic who doesn't feel it. �Many witches and pagans are creatures of emotion and intuition, and when someone tries telling someone like us to do what feels right or what feels good, you just want to scream.

I don't know about your situation, but in my personal case, I know I block my emotions and put more value in logic. �Various aspects of my background have forced me to this tendancy, and I got to the point where I could sit, study, and learn all about life, but I was not experiencing or feeling anything about it. �I didn't trust feelings or intuition, and basically, after a while I didn't have any. �Later, I recognized that this wasn't right and that if I could learn to balance my emotions with my mind, I had great potential.

Sometimes when I cast spells, I do feel an energy, but not always. �I am not entirely comfortable with dealing with the energy just yet, and I have a difficult time summoning it at will. �I think eventually, I would like to find a mentor to assist me through that aspect of magic, but I am making little baby steps of progress for the time being.

Now, for the big question: can you practice magic without feeling energy? �The answer is yes. Energy is in you and all around you whether you feel it or not. �I do not perform many spells that rely upon my channeling of my own energy, but I do rely heavily on candle, color, herb, and gem magic. �The wonderful thing about these forms of magic is that they channel pre-existing energies to you on their own. �Even if you can't feel magic, if you concentrate your thoughts on the outcome of the spell, you will be channeling the associated energies to do as you think. �Sometimes, I will visualize how I will feel when the outcome of my spell occurs and use that emotion to feed my thoughts. This has worked well for me in the past.

I do truly envy the people who FEEL the energies around them. �I hope to be among them one day. �For now, I do what I can and continually search within myself for what needs to be changed so that I can experience this. �I hope ou have the blessing of such an experience as well, Juniper.

(friends) Excellent Advice!!!!

I spent most of my life"in a sort a cloud" not not knowing but not caring about the difference between reality and "the cloud"...I went through the motions not feeling much besides sadness and lonliness.. and pretty much worthless....I should still be doing self affirmations daily, but I did and at first I didn't "feel" the words....just sent myself loving messages and eventually they caught upp with me , I literally have to remind myself to be consious sometimes....but everone said all that nedded to be said, connect with the earth, love yourself, believe in your words and thoughts "good ones" ...I don't do much spellwork, I celebrate Sabbats and Solticies, use amulets and talismans and maybe a protection thing here and there ( I don't "feel much either) I just believe that the powers of the Universe will work with me...

Brightest Blessings to you!!!!!!!

Sincerely, Lavendar_Ice

Hi Jupiter
I can't help but be fascinated and drawn to the sight of a soul with the coming realisation of their spirit and all that sorrounds it, you obivously have a great desire for wanting to learn this, which is good I would like for you to use that hidden passion to your advantage, where I come from we often deal with a term called energysensitives, people who naturally connect with the forces of the universe, destiny and divinity in general.. Now the only difference between these individuals and nonsensitives is the natural urge to look beyond the horisont and dare the unknown.
What you need to do, is stop time, freeze all of your thoughts all of your doubts, close your eyes and gather the nerve to look inwards, take deep breath, feal your heartbeat and meditate to a single sound, �ne thought and just let go.
There is nothing you cannot do especially if you realise that you were ment to do it, I wish you the best of luck and trust that you give us a follow-up, btw. there is no such thing as a repelling of energy, just doubt.. you are energy you are life and that makes you beautiful and more than able to forfill your initation.

~Till death and beyond are love will last~

JUNIPER DEAR,

The one thing we all can tap into is that THE UNIVERSE DOES NOT WASTE. It is beautifully designed to create EXCHANGE between the new and the old (compost/fertilization), we creatures inhale oxygen that the plants have exhaled before taking in our CO2...we breathe with the trees..we cry tears that have literally swum in the oceans and rained on the trees...we are all completely centered, BELONGING, and ESSENTIAL within this universe and exchanging elemental energies within it!  THAT"S alot of energy flying through your body all day and night! Now MAGIC is setting INTENTION on a breath or in a stream to CHARGE an exchange of energy. We do this on a subtle level every day, unconsciously. When you, JUNIPER, cast or pray or hope a thing with CONSCIOUS effort and awareness of the biology and physics already at work...you will feel the thrill of JUNIPER MAGIC!
Love and happy exchanges to you,

Hello Juniper,
I have another excerise for you to try. First you have to believe in yourself and the abilities to actually do this. Selfdoubt will ruin any magical work. Find a comfort zone for you, make sure it is as peacefull as possible. When I first started doing this I sat in the middle of my bed, assume a meditative pose this connects the energies of your body into one fluid motion. See yourself in your minds eye exactly as you are now. Imagine your chakras as closed flowers, see the energy flowing threw you (a good visual tool is water). Slowly let the energy trickle down to each chakra like you are watering a flower, as the "water" touches each flower see the pedals opening and the color become brighter and brighter. Then imagine each "flower" starting to turn counter-clockwise slowly in time with your heartbeat. Make sure it doesn't go any slower or faster. Do this with each chakra. Now imagine roots growing out of you threw anything manmade and wrapping around the earths' core.

Congratulations you are balanced and open to the energies around you. Oh Yea you just did energy work.

Blessed Be,
 Sky

Thank you so much everyone, for all the advice and tips. I will give all of them a try, and see if I can make myself more aware and open to the energies around me. I'll post again later and let you know how its gone

All very good advice, mainly just believe in yourself.
I do not see auras, nor feel magic (not that I try) I just feel and see. I could not even begin to tell you how I feel or listen to wood. I just belive. And you also do. Just believe in you.

Blessings
Sundown

Hello Juniper,
For myself, I have gone through long periods of energy inactivity. Not that I wanted to, I just didn't know how to turn the switch back on. No control you know. These periods could be several years in extent. Just emptiness and feeling so isolated and abandoned by the power(or whatever...I'm also still new). The times it did spring forth always happened to be times in which someone needed me and I was in a service mode. ie: My foster son was in a motorcycle accident and lay in a come for close to 30 days. Day after day I went to the hospitol and tried to connect healing energies...nothing, no heating up of the hands; I could tell nothing was crossing over. I had given up, when it finally sparked as I walked down the hall one day. But it happened in a way that was so different that I might have passed it off as a low-sugar attack. Something nudged me to go back to the room and make the connection. He was sitting up awake the next day...so great, but how does it help you? You may be passing the signs off as other logical physical manifestations. and/or Your triggers for an event may need to start on an outside of yourself basis. Jeesh!  Don't know that I explained that well, but if you understood, or 'get it', you're already on your way.
Stick with this site, there are wonderful folks here with their heart in the right place for you.
Tyche