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Hey, there everybody. For the first time ever you can see me in the flesh on Youtube. I talk about the magic and traditions of using apples magically.
Magic has always been a huge part of my life. If you’ve taken a peek at my story of How I Became a Witch and a Writer, then you know that I fell in love with the magic of fantasy novels at a young age and quickly edged into the New Age nonfiction section out of curiosity.
Unfortunately, I found quickly that there is a lot of misinformation and judgement about magic, and the the people dedicated to it as a craft, i.e. witches.
I share my knowledge in hopes of beginning conversation among all people about the deeper meaning we weave into our lives.
Magic is a feeling that something special is happening and bringing us closer to our dreams. It is how people access that feeling that is different, be it prayer, ritual, reading spiritual passages, myths, etc.
I learned a lot from my experience creating this video about Apples and even more upon further reflection. I had never realized that Apples are associated with water, although once I thought about it I realized that Venus/Aphrodite is the one awarded the Golden Apple by Paris in Greek myth. Her short story is that the goddess of love, beauty and sexuality is born from the sea foam of the waves.
Paris chooses (another theme of apples) Aphrodite as the fairest goddess because she offers him a love connection with the most beautiful mortal in the world, and thus starts the Trojan War.
Golden apples appear in another love story. The runner Atalanta outpaced all of her suitors—only when one beat her in a race would she consider his hand in marriage. A man Hippomenes prayed to Aphrodite and the goddess granted him three golden apples. He then threw them around during the race as a distraction to win the contest and Atalanta’s hand. This story embodies the success vibe apples also have.
Later, through my own personal meditation on the element water, I gained a deeper understanding. I realized how the juicy, loving, healing associations of the apple are a message to us to feel good in our bodies. Relaxing in our skin and enjoying ourselves honors the divine inside and out.
I believe we were made to enjoy life’s pleasures or they would not exist to torture us. This is not everyone’s view. One could interpret the story of Adam and Eve as the opposite. Personally, I have found that I prefer to be happy, and considering my natural Apply urges to be shameful makes me anything but. So I have chosen the feminine flow of the apple.
Check out the video to choose for your self:
P.S. Do you think mermaids would eat apples?
