T. Thorn Coyle - Make Magic of Your Life: Passion, Purpose, and the Power of Desire

Some say the shards of the cosmos were created from desire: a desire to know, a desire to feel, a desire to become something new. Some say that the Limitless, the Great Zero, the Allsometimes called God Hirself, or by many other namesdivided for the sake of Love, to better know Hirself.

Some others say it was just time for a change.

Some say that things exploded from the heat of this desire.

They say, as time stretched, becoming linear, some things moved farther and farther apart while others drew themselves back together, forming new shapes, different colors, or strange and beautiful harmonies that became new notes altogether. Some say we can do this, too. Our unique sparks remember their connection to the whole. We can follow the great star Desire, and join the cosmos in dancing forth creation. Wecreate worlds with our lives, our loves, our visions, work, and joy.

What is stretching out inside of you? What in your soul longs for reconnection? What feels the greatness of unfolding Mystery when you gaze upon a marigold, or look up at the stars? What in you might explode in a brilliant rush of heat and light?

Follow that

We cannot know the outcome of our actions, but sometimes we must act anyway. We don't know the impact of this word, or that thought. We can choose carefully and aim with all our skill, but we still cannot know what winds may blow, affecting the trajectory of our intentions. Magic, no matter how clearly planned, includes elements of chance. That is the beautiful surprise of cocreation.

To work magic is to dare. Finding our Divine Work in the world is a chance to risk what feels known. We must learn to trust intuition, and listen to the longing in our souls. To find your soul's work, follow your heart's desire.

Ancient peoples of the North spoke of wyrd. Some translate this word as fate, but I prefer to name it destiny. Fate is most often seen as something completely out of our hands, but my view of reality is this: We weave the strands of destiny with the multiverse. We take what is, what has been, and what shall be, and weave in strands of longing, will, and intention. We take risks of our own making, rather than wandering helplessly along. In fully acknowledging that we are cocreators of this world, we take our lives into our own hands, weaving our will into the fabric of being. Ours are not the only threads that make the pattern of the world we live in, but they are just as necessary as all the rest.

Will you dare to take up the magic that is your life? Will you answer the call of the cosmos to your heart and soul?

THE CALL

Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.

THOMAS MERTON

There you are, living your life, when suddenly, the call comes. Perhaps you were avoiding it, or perhaps you hoped it would show up someday. Once you hear the call, what do you do? Will you give in to resistance, or step bravely toward the fire burning at your core?

I call myself a magic worker, having studied spirituality, magic, and ritual arts for most of my life. Along with writing and teaching, I have also worked with many spiritual-direction clients one on one. Over many years' time, I've seen other magic workersas well as ministers, activists, computer programmers, and single parentsstruggle with manifestation and sometimes actively refuse to make magic for themselves. They feel too timid to do so, as though asking for what they want and taking action to get it were beneath the purview of their spirits or too selfish an undertaking. I watched this with astonishment and finally realized that these clients and students struggled with the calling of desire.

I get notes via email and social media from strangers all over the world asking things like this:

I hear do the things you love and you will find the one or something to that effect. It makes sense to me. The question that I cannot readily answer is how do you truly know or findthe things that you really love? Sounds simple and for some people it is easy. For some if us, it is not.