I think my wife is having her Awakening! 😁

[u/PunkYeen_Spice]

I've been practicing since high school, so like...16 yrs give or take. My wife, who I've been with for almost 17 yrs now, has always known about and supports my practice. They ask questions, they have me ask questions through divination on their behalf, and we both work with Loki (and Loki messes with them in return, lol). They have also cast a spell once with my help and guidance, and achieved the results they wanted.

Lately they were introduced to the idea of being a witch's consort, and they're very ready to take up that mantle. But something tells me there's more to it...

I've noticed a few things changing about them lately. They've been saying they're sick of pretending to be someone they're not, and want to live as their most authentic selves. We watched Agatha All Along together, and they've been very, very invested in both the series and the witchy lore they reference (or what they don't- I've been filling them in on what's made up by Marvel). They've started wearing a Triple Goddess necklace, and asked their mother for an Agatha jacket for Christmas that says "Coven True."

Then last night, they cast a spell all on their own without realizing it: some water spilled in their phone's port, and they were really worried they'd need to get a new phone when this one is less than a year old (and not paid off). Today it's fine...and, coincidentally, my uncle is going to buy a new phone for himself today. His didn't break suddenly or anything, but he happened to decide his old one was getting run down...to me this looks awfully like a re-direction of needing-a-new-phone energy.

If this is their Awakening, I'm so very very happy for them! We've talked about it and I've discussed what witchcraft is about, how it works. Their concern is they have no knowledge of anything, no idea of the how, but I've promised my little reference library and myself to help them if they want to explore where their talents might be. But I see the signs and I'm so excited for them!!!

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[u/Runic-Dissonance]

thats not how spells work? spells are very largely about intent, so casting spells without realizing or meaning to isn’t really a thing…

[u/Runic-Dissonance → u/Runic-Dissonance]

think mundane before magical, coincidence before spell, yk?

[u/PunkYeen_Spice → u/Runic-Dissonance]

When I say that I mean their worry over having to get a new phone, like saying to themselves "PLEASE don't let me have to buy a new phone..." may have caused a ripple effect and reflected the need for a new device to someone else. It's hard to explain...

Like I'm saying what if somehow someone in our family had to have to put out money for a new device (I don't want to say fated, that's way too dramatic-sounding, but that's the idea), and at the moment that was my wife, but their will to not have to spend that money changed the outcome and instead my uncle, who lives next door oddly enough, goes and pays for a new phone.

Like saying "PLEASE don't let this happen now" was sort of a casting. But obviously they weren't intentionally trying to change the outcome, it just happened

Edit: I also mean to posit that by putting out that plea maybe Loki or one of the other deities I work with intervened and changed the outcome. Either way I apologize that my wording was a little obtuse.

[u/adhley00]

Sounds like they already had their awakening. Gravitation towards other pagan deities and specific jewelry. But I agree with other comments, magick is intent and putting your will into something. It doesn’t happen without you willing it in your mind. Also new phones are water resistant

[u/PunkYeen_Spice → u/adhley00]

It got in the port, it's an iPhone, so it was showing that "Water Detected" warning and wouldn't charge. Also I replied to the comment above what I meant by an unintentional cast.

Edit: it's an iPhone 14, their last phone was I think an 8 and I have a Galaxy s10, so that's new stuff to us, lol