Make a Move

It is important to keep moving. This is true in the literal sense because the body functions best when it gets a certain amount of exercise, and it is true in the metaphorical sense. If we don’t keep moving forward in our lives, our only other choices are to go backward—rarely a good idea— or to stay still, which may work for a while, but is no more healthy for the spirit than staying still all the time is healthy for the body. As witches, our goal is to become the best human beings (and witches) we can be. That means continuing to grow and change and learn—and that means moving forward. Even if it is just a little bit at a time.

Water is all about change and movement. The only water that isn’t moving is stagnant, and usually that’s a bad thing, both for the water and for everything that depends on it. Make sure you aren’t just sitting still. Get up and do some form of exercise today, whether it is walking, biking, dancing, or even cleaning the house (yes, that counts). Then think about your goals and aspirations and do one thing, no matter how small, that moves you closer to achieving them.

This card is probably a not-so-subtle hint to get off your butt. Have you been spending a lot of time sitting in one place, maybe in front of the TV or the computer? GET UP. Move around, do something, accomplish a task, any task. Or maybe the issue is deeper than just daily inertia. Are you actively working on creating positive change and forward movement in your life? If not, this card is undoubtedly the universe telling you to stop stalling and just DO IT. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Now. Today. Make a move!

If you want to move forward but are feeling stuck, don’t worry. It happens to all of us from time to time. Use the power of Water to help you get moving again. Fill a shallow bowl halfway with water. Light a blue or white candle and face the west if you can. This is a good one to do on the full moon, if the timing works out, but you can always visualize the moonlight shining on the water, if you can’t have the real thing, or use the light from the candle to substitute for it. Gaze at the light on the water and think about how the moon goes through its changing phases every month, from dark to full and back again to dark, waxing and waning with the rhythm of the universe. Then think about your life and what you want to achieve. Put your fingers lightly into the water and swirl it around in a clockwise direction. Say, “Power of Water, help me to become less stuck and more fluid. Help me to grow in energy every day, moving purposely toward my goals, drawing on your power and the power of the moon. Help me to move forward in any and all pos