Harnessing the Power Within: A Beginner's Guide to Awakening Your Inner Energy Worker & Activating A Spiritual Practice

"You've always had the power, my dear, you've just had to learn it for yourself"

The Wizard of Oz

I am certified in Reiki energy healing, but let me share a secret: SO ARE YOU.

It's true. You don't need a certification to access your power. Anyone can practice space clearing or incorporate Feng Shui principles into their home, as both are based on universal energies that everyone with the will to do so can work with.

From the moment we enter the world, we are deeply attuned to the subtle energies around us. As children, we trust our instincts, sense unseen forces, and follow our curiosity and creativity without hesitation. But as we grow older, societal conditioning, skepticism, and self-doubt often silence this natural connection, causing us to forget our innate power.

However, just because something is forgotten doesn’t mean it is lost forever.

Reconnecting with our intuition, psychic abilities, and inner magic is a process of remembering, realigning, and reclaiming what has always been within us. And like any skill, they grow stronger with practice. After all, that’s why it’s called a practice—because it evolves, deepens, and strengthens with time and repetition.

In this post I'll share the secrets to witchcraft, energy work and other intuitive practices so you can access the power within. I want you to expand into the fullest version of yourself because it takes all of us together to make the world a better place.

“Witchcraft is more than just a practice; it is a way of life… We are in tune with nature, in tune with ourselves, and in alignment with our all-knowing inner witch.”

Dacha Avelin

The Magic Within You

It’s human nature to want to learn, discover new ways of being, and follow our curiosity. For many of us, that looks like optimizing our morning routine, productivity practices, team management techniques, or becoming better partners, parents, friends etc. For others we seek to become more enlightened, spiritually connected human beings.⁣⁣⁣

The spiritual path to awareness is the most personal endeavour one can take on. You don’t have to be a yogi, meditatation guru, healer or herbalist. It’s more important to tune into what your soul calls you to do, to find faith in your inner voice, to create opportunities to experience fulfilment.⁣⁣⁣

"Spirituality is part self-inquiry, part self-refinement, and a whole lot of guesswork. The deeper you go, the clearer it becomes that we’re all navigating our own heart-led experiences. And each heart will need something a little different.⁣⁣Keep asking your heart for what it needs and nourish your spirit in ways that speak most profoundly to you. Put one foot in front of the other and trust every step along the way.⁣⁣You can’t mess it up."

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Vex King

If you don’t resonate with the word “psychic” or "healer," that's fine. But like it or not, you are an energy worker. You are spiritual being, having a physical experience. You have feelings, nudges, hunches, and intuitive insights that come by you. You are absorbing data and experiences and energies around you all of the time. You are communicating beyond this earthly realm.

Some of us are born with stronger intuition than others. Some of us are ancestrally given, and some take the time to lift their veil then in the future want to develop and work on this. Both are valid.

Magic is the art of controlling and directing energy. And in this day and age of propaganda, media and technology, if you are not controlling your own energy, then you are being controlled.

Energy healing is not something that only a chosen few can access. There is a universal life force that flows through all of us, It is the same energy that fuels art, intuition, magic, and healing in countless traditions across the world.

The more your psychic senses heighten and deepen over time the more you begin to recognize, feel and respect your presence in the interconnected web of life that we're all a part of.

Your power is not something granted by an external authority; it is an innate gift that simply needs to be recognized, trusted, and cultivated through practice.

See Everyday Magic

You don’t actually need to do spiritual ritual or spellwork because its already within you, woven into the simplest, smallest moments of your day.

• Washing dishes — An act of purification; releasing what no longer serves.

• Taking a shower — Energetic cleansing; returning to your essence.

• Sweeping the floor — Clearing stagnant energy; inviting fresh flow.

• Cooking — Alchemy in action; transforming elements into nourishment.

• Baking — Weaving warmth and intention into every bite.

• Walking your dog — A grounding ritual; reconnecting to the earth.

• Blowing out birthday candles — Setting intention; calling in the future.

• Breathing — A spell of presence.

• Dancing — A spell of liberation.

• Drinking tea — A mindfulness ritual; sacred pause.

• Lighting a candle — Illumination and invocation.

• Writing in your journal — A manifestation ritual; seeding your vision.

• Gardening — Co-creation with nature; tending to the unseen.

• Crying — Emotional alchemy; sacred release.

• Protesting — Collective spellwork; conjuring justice.

• Boycotting — Energetic redirection; choosing alignment.

• Taking off your shoes at the door — Removing stagnant energy; honoring thresholds.

• Nodding at a statue — Wordless devotion; ancestral connection.

• Refilling a water glass — Replenishment; inviting flow.

• Wearing enchanted jewelry — Armor and amulet; carrying your magic

• Doing your hair or makeup — Adornment as ritual; embodying your intention.

• Showering before bed — A ritual of release; washing the day away to return to self.

• Spraying a linen spray on the bedsheets — Anointing your resting space; inviting peace and dreams.

• Listening to the rain - Elemental reverance, attuning to nature

• Journaling - Transforming thoughts into form

• Saying thank you - Raising vibration, honoring sacred reciprocity

• Looking up at the clouds - Aeromancy, inviting messages

• Wishing upon a star - Intention setting,

• Saying grace - Blessing and honoring

The ability to harness, move and manipulate energy is the pillar of witchcraft, so take your time and expirement to find what works best for you.

What makes Reiki effective is belief, intention, and consistency. The more you engage with energy work—whether through hands-on healing, visualization, or breathwork—the stronger your connection becomes. Healing energy is not limited to symbols or formal attunements; it is activated by your awareness and willingness to work with it. As with any spiritual practice, the key lies in trusting yourself and your own experiences rather than seeking validation from external titles. Energy flows where intention goes, and when you believe in your ability to heal, you open the door for transformation.

There is no singular path to awakening your inner power. Magic is deeply personal, and no two practitioners experience it the same way. Your intuition, energy, and connection to the unseen are uniquely yours—and the more you embrace them, the stronger they become.

Rather than searching for power outside of yourself, start by recognizing that you already have it. You do not need permission to be intuitive. You do not need validation to believe in your magic. You simply need to practice tuning in and trusting yourself again.

"We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already." 

J.K. Rowling

Cultural Lens

Spiritual wisdom, secrets, and tools have been passed down for generations through oral traditions, rituals, sacred texts, and lived experiences. Many cultures view their spiritual knowledge as a sacred inheritance rather than something to be commodified.

• Native American tribes share their teachings through storytelling, ceremonies, and apprenticeships with elders, ensuring that their wisdom remains within the community and is respected rather than exploited.

• Wiccan traditions emphasize learning through mentorship (often in covens), maintaining a deep reverence for nature and ancestral practices rather than commercializing their spiritual path

• Taoist masters in China or Hindu yogic traditions, pass knowledge through direct teacher-student lineages, preserving integrity and depth in their teachings.

  
  

All of these groups often resist the commercialization of their sacred practices, believing that true spiritual power cannot be bought but must be earned through dedication, respect, and inner transformation.

"I was taught by my elders that spiritual medicine comes from self. Our spirit and energy are attached to these medicines, so it’s important not to take spirit medicine from just anyone—and don’t buy it. Don’t pay to pray."

Megan Bull Bear

Some cultures and communities gatekeep their sacred wisdom to prevent appropriation, distortion, or commercialization, ensuring that teachings are preserved with integrity and respect. However, spiritual gatekeeping can also take a harmful form when individuals or institutions use their perceived moral superiority to exclude, judge, or withhold knowledge from those they deem unworthy.

This of course only reinforces toxic oppressive systems, hierarchy and elitism. The key distinction lies in whether gatekeeping serves to protect sacred traditions, or simply to restrict and control access for personal power.

The truth: You don't need any external resources to practice something that is your universal birthright. Your magick should not be monetized. Your craft should not be commodified.

Breaking the Cycle of Capitalism

While a certification can offer structure and guidance, it does not determine the validity of one’s ability to channel energy.

The truth:

• You don't need an expensive course or masterclass to do energy work, unless you genuinely want to deepen your craft and knowledge and have the money to spare.

• You don't need to support capitalism to do something that is your universal birthright.

• You don't need to support out of touch, privileged people in furthering their status and perpetuating the wealth divide

• You do not need to buy anything to teach you how to connect to your ancestors or assist you on your spiritual journey.

What you do need to do:

• Trust that you can connect with your power at the wave of your hand or at the tilt of your head

• Create the space for growth and connection

• Proceed with caution as there is no centralized governing or accrediting body for this industry.

Trust the following to guide you through: Your Body, Your Intuition, Your Values.

Living Authentically

Are you still in the "broom closet"? Stop hiding your truth. Stop waiting for permission. Stop waiting for external validation, stability, or the “right” moment to claim your spirituality.

It's normal for intuitives and even experienced practitioners to minimize or hide their spiritual identity due to fear of judgment or ridicule, internalized shame, or cultural rejection. Our colonized, patriarchal world fears the unknown and was built on controlling, separating and manipulating us, hoping we'd forget our power. Of course you wouldn't feel fully safe to express yourself.

But suppressing our spiritual gifts doesn’t make them go away—it causes inner unrest and dis-ease.

Coming out might mean losing followers, approval, or relationships. But in return you also gain freedom, sovereignty joy, and a deep sense of home in your own soul. Let your work, presence, and everyday actions become your sacred offering.

You have to know that you are not alone. Many others are walking this path too, in so many different ways - quietly and loudly. Your bravery might be the light someone else needs to step forward.

Being a mystic in a material world is an act of rebellion and resistance. It's also one of rememberance, aligning with your soul's truth and your ancestral past.

Awakening & Activating Your Inner Power

Feeling ready to connect with your innate intuition and magic, but you don’t know where to start?

The practices below are the core foundation stones that the rest of your skills and tools are built on. Once these feel solid and comfortable you can always go deeper. and wider because the craft is endlessly layered dynamic, and always shifting- just like you. The journey of learning and experimenting is lifelong.

Your power lives in your awareness: when you notice how your body feels, what environments uplift or drain you, and where your intuition guides you, you’re tuning in to your energetic presence. The more you practice sensing and trusting this awareness, the stronger and clearer your energy becomes.

Start where you are and go at your own pace. Don't let toxic productivity or hustle culture shame or guilt you into feeling lazy, inadequate, or not enough. This work should never feel like a chore. It doesnt have to be consistent, perfect or planned.  Your witchcraft or energy practice is yours, and your alone.

Learning to locate, access and play with your personal energy field is an exciting experience that is different for everyone. Here's how to start

1. Stand quietly and turn your attention inward — close your eyes, breathe deeply, and notice any subtle sensations around your body, especially the space just beyond your skin.

2. Visualize your energy as a pole or beam of light that runs through your body from head to toe, strongest in the center and radiating outward

3. Move your energy around from your core to your limbs. Concentrate your energy into your hands

4. Slowly rub your hands together for a few seconds, then slowly pull them apart and bring them close again

5. Hover your hands above head and bring them down along your body, like a cloak. Continue with closing your eyes, breathing deeply, and noticing how feelings shift around your energy field.

   
   

   Feel for sensations and changes in person as you go. Tingling, warmth, or tension is your energy field in action.

You might be a Witch if you're ...

Curious

Mindful

Awake

Sensitive

Alert

Empowered

Spiritual

Versatile

Shapeshifter

Dynamic

Intentional

Respectful

Imaginative

Mysterious

Autonomous

Opinionated

Rebellios

Connected

Remember: You are a divine soul in a human skin suit. You are Pure Consciousness, a limitless being of awareness performing and participating as an avatar of a person on an evolutionary journey, navigating towards your awakening and enlightenment.

Developing Aligned Rituals & Practices

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to energy work—your rituals should reflect your essence, needs, and beliefs. Magic is most potent when it resonates with you, so choose practices that feel a unique fit to you.

Start where you are! Always begin with what naturally resonates with you. What is pulling you, calling you, inviting you the most?

There are countless spiritual, magickal, and metaphysical rituals that can help you deepen your practice and connect with your intuition. Each of these simple rituals and practices can be adapted to your personal practice, making everyday moments sacred and intentional.

The Occult: the mystical, the spiritual, or thesupernatural. The hidden or esoteric knowledge and practices that lie beyond ordinary understanding and are used to explore deeper truths about the self and the universe.

Rituals don't have to be rigid or formal. There is no rulebook. Show up in ways that feel good and natural, be present to your self and surroundings and stay aware of your power. It can be as simple as a pause, a breath, a reflection, a quiet observation.

Beginner (Foundations & Awareness)

Start where you are. These rituals and practices are about sensing your energy, cultivating awareness and trust in your body and intuition, tuning into your subconscious that is always speaking to you. Bonus: many of these are already normalized and socially accepted by the mainstream so if you prefer. tobe a closeted witch you can remain undetected.

• Prayer or Meditation - Sitting still or walking slowly for mental clarity, sensory experiences, grounding and "downloads", aligning with natural energies.

• Repeating Affirmations - Speak your wishes into existence. Every time you declare, “I am powerful,” “I trust my intuition,” or “I honor my magic,” you breathe energy into reality.

• Cycle Tracking - Observing and honoring moon phases and menstruation with small rituals

• Seasonal Tracking - Observing and honoring changes of the seasons, the wheel of the year through gardening and other rituals in nature.

• Journaling - writing and recording your dreams and everyday thoughts, ideas, intuitions and insights, noticing patterns and interpreting your inner wisdom

• Mirror Work – Gazing into a mirror to connect with your higher self or for self-love affirmations.

• Decorating: Using amethyst, laboradorite, selenite, rose quartz, or citrine as decor or jewelry while infusing your space or aura with their positive energy

• Free Writing – Channeling subconscious messages or divine wisdom through free-flow writing.

• Lighting Candles- A simple yet powerful ritual to create an ambiance or set intention with a flame that represents transformation, clarity, and spiritual connection. Light white candles for clarity, green for growth, or pink for love while meditating or relaxing.

The word ‘spirituality’ comes from the Latin word ‘spiritus’, which is the term for ‘breath’ or life. And that's what it is: simply living your life in the way you feel most awake and alive.⁣⁣⁣

• Grounding or Earthing: Stand barefoot on natural ground, breathe deeply, and visualize roots extending from your feet deep into the earth. Feel excess or negative energy draining away as you draw up the earth's stable, nurturing energy.

• Boundary Setting: Before entering potentially overwhelming or overstimulating environments, set a clear intention to reduce unconscious energy absorption: "I am connecting while maintaining my energetic sovereignty. I observe , not absorb"

• Mindful Awareness- Spend time in present, focus on your gut feelings, and pay attention to signs and synchronicities around you.

• Books as Tools: Carry a journal or sketchbook where you write affirmations, intentions, or draw symbols throughout the day

• Cooking: Use common herbs, spices and citrus intentionally: basil (prosperity), rosemary (protection), thyme (courage), cinnamon (prosperity), orange (health)

• Making Tea: Make your own nutritious loose-leaf blends. Stir clockwise for manifesting or counterclockwise to release energy while focusing on your intention. You can also infuse the tea with intention (such as healing, strength, courage, happiness, or confidence) allowing it to fill you up with those qualities.

Cleansing rituals clear stagnant or unwanted energies from our energetic field that we may have picked up throughout the day., Daily rituals can help maintain your energetic balance, keeping your intuition clear and your intentions pure and powerful.

Intermediate (Practice & Expansion)

These rituals and practices are about connecting with your higher self, honoring your angels, allies, an co-creating with spirit and source. They're about deepening your craft, enhancing your practices, working with tools, elements, or other energies and guides.

• Shadow Work - Examining hard, uncomfortable memories, the darker parts of self

• Infusions - Allowing water, charms or stones to absorb your wishes, intentions and energies

• Simmer Pots – Simmering herbs, citrus and spices on the stovetop for aromatics & manifestation

• Sacred Bathing – Infusing bathwater with herbs (lavender), salts, flowers(rose), and oils to cleanse and recharge energy.

• Charging Crystals – Placing crystals under the moonlight or sun to cleanse and amplify their power.

• Setting Up an Altar- A time-honored practice to set intentions, honor deities or ancestors, or create sacred space.

• Pulling Tarot – Using oracle cards to gain insight, guidance, and self-reflection. Each card holds symbolic meaning that can illuminate your current path or challenges.

• Crafting Moon Water – Charging water under the moon’s light to harness its energy, using the new moon for new beginnings and full moon for amplification and release. Use it for cleansing your face, watering plants, or cleaning.

• Energy Clearing and Protection: Smudging your space with herbs, Taking salt baths, Shielding and Cloaking, Dry bathing, Surround yourself with supportive people and like-minded souls, Carrying protective stones,

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience." 

Pierre Teilhard de Cha

Advanced (Mastery & Integration)

These rituals and practices are about developing a deeper purpose and using your gifts and powers to serve and support the greater good through healing, empowering or mentoring others, or engaging in meaningful social justice work. It's about living in service to people and planet, individual and collective transformation.

• Sigil Writing– Creating and drawing protective or empowering symbols charged with intention to manifest desires, Can be drawn on paper, skin, candles and more

• Charm Bag Creation – Filling a small pouch with herbs, crystals, and written intentions for protection, love or prosperity.

• Spell Jar - Filling a jar with herbs, salt, stones, and written intentions for protection, love, or abundance. Store in a drawer, cabinet or on a windowsill

• Smoke Cleansing – Using sacred herbs like rosemary, cedar, or lavender to purify spaces and auras.

• Anointing Objects – Dressing candles, tools, or even yourself with oil for consecration or intention-setting.

• Ancestral Offerings - giving gifts of food, tea, wine or money to ancestors through nature or altars

• Knot Magic – Tying knots into cords or ribbons while focusing on binding or releasing an intention.

• Pendulum Divination – Asking yes/no questions and allowing a pendulum to guide answers.

• Rune Divination

• Elemental Offerings – Arranging objects or symbolic representatives based on the four or five classical elements and compass directions to balance and enhance their influence, to honor the elements and spirits

• Crystal Gridding - the intentional placement of crystals in a specific geometric pattern to amplify their energies and direct them toward a particular goal, such as healing, protection, or manifestation

• Starting a Grimoire – A personal book of spells, rituals, insights, and spiritual wisdom that serves as a sacred journal for tracking your magickal practice and personal growth.

  
  
  
  

"Your cupped hands are a chalice, your tongue is your sword, your finger is your wand, and your body is the pentacle. YOU are the magic, my dear."

Bobbi King

Spell Preparation & Planning

If you're only using your physical body as an energy source then you may get burnt out. That's why most energy workers, source the energy of things around the home or even better- in nature.

Spellwork and rituals don't have to be complicated. It is available to anyone willing to use what's around them with creativity and intention. Use what's on hand and available to you.

Food Ingredients

• Lemon – Purification, cleansing, clarity, breaking curses.

• Vinegar – Banishing, souring relationships, cleansing negativity.

• Black Pepper – Protection, banishment, breaking hexes.

• Mustard Seed – Strength, courage, faith, and overcoming obstacles.

• Rotten or Spoiled Food – Decay, cursing, banishment, endings.

Whatever comes from the earth will be your greatest energy source.

Natural Items

• Crystals - various uses for protection, healing, grounding, or amplification

• Moss – Persistence, growth, secrecy, and absorbing energy.

• Lichen – Adaptability, resilience, and spiritual insight.

• Rose Petals – Love, romance, beauty, and self-care.

• Plant Roots – Stability, grounding, ancestral connection.

• Dirt/Soil – Grounding, fertility, connecting to the land.

• Seed – New beginnings, growth, manifestation.

• Water - Collected from rain, sunlight or moonlight for cleansing

• Spider Web – Connection, fate, weaving intentions, trickery.

• Ash – Transformation, endings, rebirth, and cleansing.

• Thorns – Protection, warding off negativity, defense.

For invoking, speak it

For banishment, flush it

For longevity, bury it

For release, burn it

For cleansing, rinse it

For blessing, anoint it

For remember, infuse it

For nurturing, plant it

For healing, submerge it

For multiplication, offer it

For manifestation, write it

For activation, charge it 

For strength, repeat it

For transformation, alchemize itFor protection, shield it

For clarity, be still

Household Objects

• Glass – Clarity, divination, breaking illusions, protection.

• Clean Nail – Binding, fixing energy in place, protection.

• Rusty Nail – Hexing, decay, banishment, breaking old ties.

• Books - manifestation, knowledge transfer

• Matches - cleansing, transformation, release

• Candles - altar rituals

  
  

This list is far from exhaustive. Get creative with your resources and think about their meaning and symbolism. THAT is how you make magick.

The best spellwork and lightwork starts with YOU. Your mindset, your energy, your intention. You don’t even need tools or resources- just a clear heart and a focused intention.

Reclaiming Your Magic is a Journey, Not a Destination

Awakening your inner power is not about perfection—it’s about practice, patience, and trust. Your intuition and magic have always been with you; they simply need to be acknowledged and nurtured. By trusting your inner voice, and embracing your unique path and rituals that resonate, you reclaim the wisdom that has been within you all along.

As the modern resurgence of witchcraft and spiritual practices grows, we are in an era of remembering. Remembering traditions, remembering our ancestors, remembering our voice and remembering our power.

EVERYONE is a witch or a wizard, practicing magic even if they don't realize it.

When you speak or write, that's SPELLWORK. (That's why it's called 'spelling!')

When you shift your mood with music, scent, or spaces, that's ENERGY CLEARING.

When you take raw ingredients and turn them into a nourishing meal, that's ALCHEMY.

When you light a candle and make a wish, speak a prayer. or hope with your whole chest, that's RITUAL.

Most people do these things unconsciously. But it's time to awaken to their truth, remembering and honoring your ancient and natural power. It's ok to call it what it is. Own it, Live it, embody it, thrive in it.

Remember, we ALL have magick within us. You don’t need a special certification to begin working with energy in your space. Intuition and intention, awareness and purpose are the most crucial part of the practice. Your relationship with energy is personal and one of a kind, and the most powerful tool you have is your own connection to it.

That being said, a trained and certified practitioner will almost always have a more nuanced understanding of energy patterns, remedies, and personalized solutions and be able to provide deeper knowledge, structured techniques, and cultural context for your space.

These steps above can help you get started in your own practice but if you're still not feeling confident and capable, I'm here for you.

You don’t need more magic in your life - you simply need more awareness that YOU are the magic. The more you connect with your intuition and inner self, the more powerful you become. Your truth is waiting. Are you ready to reclaim it?

"Spirituality isn't something you earn, it's something you remember. Even in your busiest, messiest most human moments, the sacred still lives in you."

Vex King

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Erin is a certified feng shui consultant, energy healer, wellness coach and holistic growth strategist.

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