I remember a few years back when I felt overwhelmed, I threw all my witch books in a bag, in the bin and told myself itās way too much, canāt do it. Then, just before bin collection, I had to practically get in the bin, to find the bag, to save the books (What Loki puts up with I donāt know 
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Donāt give up.
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Stay with us. We love you. One book at a time.
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Not giving up just going back and tackling it one at a time. I just need to slow it down a bit
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So i am entering a bit of new chapter in my life. Im still on long service leave and its occured to me staying in the same job n returning after leave done its only a matter of time before i burn out again. Im still struggling with health related issues such as sleep and the pressure is i feel i need to be fixed before i return but im still waiting on pay from nearly month and half to be fixed, its just one day underpaid this time but still being low income and that was also a day of annual leave. So its not like it hasnāt been missed. Thevpay before that was missing two normal days pay it took a month to fix that after id raised that it had occurred. My health care card also over a month anf half later since applied when finally able to, still being processdd. I need to buy new wprk clothes, work shoes, new clothes that arent full of holes but watch i made a band out of wool to stop broken one from hurting me cause it was broken n what it took to keep on, it tracks my health n sleep.or lack there off. So this has led to the heart breaking decision that i can no longer stay where i am, my job will constantly be understaffed, ive not even been given permission to visit which is not that directly said cant just its out of sight out of mind, buy that would of helped to not have so much anxiety if lots change while away that i come bacj n too much changed or not seen kids n staff in long time that im suddenly overwhelmed cause of adhd n autism symptoms. Just like the pay being fixed its like well i dont existā¦ the travel of 3 hrs on public transpott n the constant takung work home as necer got enough staff to be guven program time while at work n cause it is so far to travel have to leave super early compared to others which means earlier wake up n less slept often just to make sure late buses or trains causing me delays doesnt cause me to be late but often if on time end up either 45 to 30 min early as opposed to 10-15 min before start which is required but even if leave early ends up a bus not turn up, delays or late train causeto be later than intended but cause left early means im not late unless major issue on train causing more than leeway time allowedā¦ contany stress n strain n ofyen getting home so late n working from time leave often till go to bed.
So it breaksvmy heart yo leave after 11 years or more but ive started to look for closer to home job. . But that obviously causing a bit of strain n emotions n uncertainty. The devil you know right??
But so thinking about this challenge of senses used in magic, i looked at something that may be suited to help with situation. Ive been trying to do bit of art, craft n play therapy on myself n parts work to help heal and was thinking about what do i need in order to help me heal n recover n prepare for new job and interviews n fave anxiety aboyt big shops on own to get new work vlothescwhich would need for interviews yet alone job. .
When i look for colours( sight and correspondences/ intentions ) i often look to the spells 8 page on candle magic ( colours) even if noy specifically using candles to help define intention.
So i decided ok tge balloon energy meditation which i can blow up a balloon of certain colour eith intemtion that need n can focus energy n intentin as bounce or move around ( energy work, meditation and bit of play) also can as got 100pk of colour baloons do same ans hang them around appartment as reminder ( sight - colours) butbalso holding the energy ( physical energy and element of air blown in with intention of colour.
Next i sorted out some modelling clay got from supermarketbeen collectung packets as clay work is not somethibg im used to so anxious to use air dry clay so jot wasting if mess ot up. So the cheaper moddeling clay, basivally playdough is to pravtice n work on confidence. Last night i finally sorted all packets to seperate ccolours again colour for intention and physically moulding intention in and can even try making things out of that colour related to that intention. I might even add essential oil thats safe to add to add smell n further intention n corrspondance to intention abd need.
Also to follow on from previously looking at blocjed chakras, energy work n colours i used chart for blocked chakras to line up each crystal next to each line of relevent chakra.
I also looking at as building energy to put intention in to play music ( hearing) to help strengthen intention n particular energy. I havnt blown up balloons yet cause my energy n state wasnt ready n in right place yet last night but got ideas about what kusic can use to build at least a few intentions/ enrrgy. But ive started prep for it all.
Colours for intentioon can also be tied to crystals as well omg what if put tumbled stone in baloon as blow up. Further physical sense ooland energy of crystal added.
Colour intentions ok i might just add link to page so if anyone interested can go check out cause i dojt have all colours but thinfs like red for courage n passion, orange for emotional healing, green for luck n prosperity, blye for communication n calm/ peace etc are ways i can tie different colours n energy n also senses into magic for specific need right now.
Ok couldnt figure out how to copy link to page but its candle magic 101 and i downloaded the grimoire page to add here so at least can see what talking about
ā¦ hmm ok that didnt work so i screenshotted the page. Its on spells 8 site under candke magic 101 if anyone interested to explore more
I have always been very sensitive to smell and I incorporate that the most into my work. If smells are discordant or rank, I wonāt be able to focus. At the same time, if smells are too strong and tend to take over my senses, I have the same problem. I choose scents based on the mental imagery I get when smelling them. Is it a happy picture, sad, angry, optimistic? It has to match my purpose. Lately Iām also trying to add sound to turn my brain off a little.
I feel like Iām clair cognizant. This has always been great for me as a therapist and behavior specialist because I just know whatās going on in my clientās mind, I feel it and I can phrase things in a way that will not threaten them. Iāve even had times when Iāve been able to stop a suicide after I could clearly see the clientās thoughts and intentions, even her plan. I told her what I saw and she continues to deny it. She came back Monday and confirmed what I had known, saying that after talking to me she just sat in the parking lot and cried. She went home and put away the gun and the diary she had left on the bed. She decided to change everything. I was proud of her because itās difficult to change. Sometimes it involves completely breaking down the person we think we are and creating another. Painful but necessary. Iāve learned to go with what my senses and mind dictate
Challenge entry
This oneās been really difficult for me. 
While I have an interest in all of these senses, I havenāt actively engaged with any. Itās a bit like asking someone what itās like to see and hear things, isnāt it? 
Weāre all probably so used to them by now, that we donāt even gauge them.
Anyway, I very much like @georgiaās write up of 23 Senses, Not 5. 
Thatās where my interest started to grow greater in the first place. Itās like she opened up this whole new world of possibility that was inclusive of everyone. And when I saw that, I decided I did want to embrace it, because I saw I could do so alongside everyone else. 
I mean, I donāt have a problem with being different ā I tend to be the weirdo in a group, anyway. But even more wonderful than that is being able to share gifts with others. 
I wanted to do something more in-depth and fun, but I havenāt had the time this past week. So, I will use her format to ramble a bit and then call it a day. 
Iām mentally crashing right now, so please excuse any incoherence. 
Anyway, let the stream of consciousness beginā¦
Looks like I have a lot I would like to work on! I mean this in a good way, because that means thereās yet more to explore. More discovery to be had. More skills to train.
In terms of other things not explicitly mentionedā¦
I rely on my intuition a lot. Itās implied in the above, but I just wanted to use the word itself.
Also, I didnāt realise until someone mentioned it, that I must be pretty good with visualisation. When I thought about some of my habits, it did make sense. Sometimes, I will play a movie, show, or song in my head, without actually listening to or watching it. 
More often, I will play out my own stories in a similarly mental visual fashion. And sometimes, I will just wander the world instead. 
Lastly, Iāve been enjoying divination via tarot cards. 
Iām not sure what sense that uses ā itās probably many ā but I find that thereās something really enjoyable about shuffling and pulling cards based on how they feel, and to tap into all the symbolism and imagery. Iām thinking of finally getting or making a second deck, too! 
Anyway, thanks for listening to my rambling. I need to go lay down and recover.
Challenge entry for Amethyst
This one was a difficult one for me because Iām working on my psychic abilities and not being so head-blind. Mostly I work on opening my third eye when I work with my tarot and divination cards. I think I was empathic as a child and I tuned it out because my school years were a torment starting from kindergarten on up. I had to develop shields to survive and I donāt know how I did it so itās difficult letting them down.
Mostly though I focus on my third eye when drawing my cards, imagining it as a purple swirl in front of my head that lands between my eyes on my forehead and then opens into an eye. This seems to be working because Iāve been connecting to my cards more. Iām really pleased.
Iād like to work more on Claircognizance: Psychic knowing or clear knowing personally. Not quite sure how to do it, but that seems to be useful to me. Iām reading a book on intuition so Iām hoping it will help!
Ughā¦I feel like this challenge is so perfect for me but my brain decided last week that it was going to take a few jumps back. Iām still trying so hopefully Iāll be able to come up with something
If nothing else, Iām loving reading everyoneās entries
CHALLENGE ENTRY
After seeing @starborn 's entry using @georgia 's post about them senses 23 Senses, Not 5, i decided to use it as sort of a self evaluation of which senses resonate and which do not.
Touch - my ritual oil on my finger, touching the heads of my statues each morning, the shuffling of my tarot and oracle cards, the smoothness of my palo santo sticks
Taste - the taste of my teas, the cake at the end of a ritual, the wine or beer offerings on my altar
Smell - the smell of the herbs used in my teas, the essential oils in my diffuser, the incense burning on my altar
Sight - the candles burning on my altar, the ash of the incense crumbling, the flowers blooming and dying on my altar, the eyes of my statues looking back at me.
Hearing - crackling coming from candles, Egyptian music in the background, reciting prayers and chants, reading out spells
Space. A feeling of a barrier being broken when people get too close, almost like they have breached my personal circle and have left a gap that allows energy to escape.
Time - my sense of timing isnt always great. What feels like hours half passed when in reality its been 1 hour.
Being watched - when the hairs on my neck stand up or when I catch a glimpse of that shadow over my shoulder
Heat/cold. I can sense the warmth or coldness.of a room.in terms of the mood or atmosphere. I sense when it is time to leave
Danger. I would say that this is probably more linked to.my anxiety and worry of things happening more than a genuine sense of danger.
Rightness/wrongness. This is one that I cannot resonate with really. I dont have experience of just knowing that something should or shouldnt be done.
Future. Again, not one that i can relate to.
Spirits. I get the feeling that someone is beside me.or behind me. I have even felt them ātouchā me.
Personality. I can tell from.some.people that they are a genuinely good person. Similarly, i also.get a quicm sense that someone is worth avoiding, without knowing much about them.
Soul - i remember playing on a rope swing as a child (about age 11) I remember it going astray and the swing went around the tree. I fell backwards and it was about a 15ft drop to the ground. But i still remember the feeling of hands on my shoulders and that thrust that pushed me back up to the point I was able to grab back onto the rope. Something much bigger than me as a human being acted that day.
Clairvoyance- i have seen a man at the bottom.of.my bed when i was younger. A photo of my great grandfather (who I never met) bore stiking resemblence. When meditating, I have saw my brother, uncle and even Osiris. In dreams, my grandpa interrupted my dream to say hello - almost like a movie being paused.
Clairaudience- i have heard my brothers voice in that stage between sleep and being awake. I have heard Osiris and Isis durong meditation. I heard my grandpa speak when he paused my dream.
Clairsentience- touch- i suppose this would.match with that sense of an unseen figure touching me as mentioned earlier.
Clairgutience- Flavor- i cannot relate to this
Clairsalience. I occasionally smell.engine oil - my brother was a mechanic
Claircognizance. Sometimes I have passed this off as just coincidence or common sense. Maybe it isnāt.
Empathy - i am an empathetic person and show care and concern for others, howerver, I would not call myself an empath.
Energy i know when it is going to rain. I say that to the kids in my class ans they ask how i knowā¦i say i can smell it. This might actually link to the clairsalience. As mentioned I can also feel the enrfy of a room and know when it is time to make an exit. There is also that tingle, almost shudder, when choosing a tarot or oracle card when my had hovers over a particular card.
Completing this let me see that perhaps i have more than 5 senses at work in my life (although not all 23). I found this a really worthwhile task.
Blessed be
Alan
Oh, I really am enjoying this format. Itās nice to see what you experience or think about each of them.
As much as I was too tired when I did mine, I found the same.
Thanks, @georgia!
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Blessed Be! 
I did not include these as senses because I consider them abilities. Talents and skills use our abilities, and can be developed with practice. These may not be things we were born with, but which have been developed via creative survival experience or curiosity.
There are so many talents and skills that I thought Iād leave them for another time. It, also, might be a good challenge if @BryWisteria is interested. A lot of people donāt like to brag about their abilities, but answering a challenge about them might invite others to explore talents they never accepted or maybe never knew they hadā¦ and give further ideas for future challenges.
Iām sure my list of such skills is incomplete. Each person will have their favorites, their specialties, which individualizes their purpose in life and their experiences.
I agree. All I meant was that itās supported by the use of the senses already talked about, so I made it relevant that way. Although Iām not sure which senses support it for me, exactly. Perhaps the energy one could be one of them, especially for those who feel a sensation when theyāre hovering over the ārightā card. I donāt really get a physical sensation, though. Itās more that āknowingā one listed, I guess.
Thatās how using your list helped me talk about senses, so Iām sure it would be great for at least some others with abilities, too! Including me.
I like how people are using this challenge to get to know themselves better! Great job everyone! I know it is difficult, since we are putting our focus on something we use so much that we take it for granted. I hope that even after this challenge is closed, we can continue the work of getting to know our own senses and abilities better every day.
Blessings Be
Eeekkkā¦ I have to get on this today. @georgia I like it too & was heading in the same or similar direction going through your post on the 23 Senses.
I have the same thought pattern around senses, abilities, & skills. They can work with each other develop or further your abilities skills 
Iām excited to look at it & go through them. My intuition & empath/HSP things is continually a work in progress as things come up for me that I am working on. Learning that some were either responses to a past experience, my own, as well as someone else then needing to be able to separate & almost figure out where it was coming from & how to manage themā¦ was quite the initial adventure. Now sometimes remembering to do so & figuring out the bes techniques that work for me is an ever evolving set of learning. As I work through things & life happens, different techniques work better than others & sometimes need to be edited or switched up.
Enough on that 
I still have to write up my challenge entry
You can do it!
Good point. They keep us on our toes so we donāt focus on one to the detriment of others or use up the one tool so it breaks down or doesnāt work anymore.
Challenge entry:
Iād say that the senses I tend to pick up are claircognizance for as far as reading people itās a feeling or sensing energy.
I have some others that I feel may come back in time which are clairaudience or scent. Phantom smells.
Also clairaudience is coming to me more recently. Iām pretty sure that hearing voices telepathically falls in this category.
Also some touch I believe as well too. I feel things touch me. Even When I meditate it always feels like something is touching me when I start to get deep. I want to scratch that itch so bad. I read donāt scratch it or you give into your bratty conscious mind. Gotta ignore it to get deep but I usually canāt ignore it. .
Challenge Entry
Iāve recently taken an interest in exploring The Sixth Sense further, as itās an area I havenāt deeply explored in my practice yet, despite finding it intriguing. Last weekās Group Ritual seemed to align with this interest, particularly as I engaged in a meditation aimed at opening my third eye. Iām particularly keen on delving into dream work moving forward. During my exploration of the Sixth Sense, hereās what Iāve discovered so far:
Exploring the Extraordinary: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Sixth Sense 
The human experience is a tapestry of sensations, perceptions, and emotions. We often rely on our five primary sensesāsight, hearing, taste, smell, and touchāto navigate the world around us. Yet, beyond these well-known avenues of perception, there exists a realm of extraordinary senses that captivate our imaginationāthe enigmatic realm of the sixth sense. 
The concept of the sixth sense has fascinated humanity for centuries, shrouded in mystique and intrigue. It transcends the tangible, offering a glimpse into the intangible and the unexplained. While the traditional five senses are widely acknowledged and understood, the sixth sense delves into the uncharted territory of extrasensory perception (ESP), intuition, and awareness beyond the physical realm. 
Intuition, often referred to as a gut feeling or instinct, is perhaps the most recognized aspect of the sixth sense. Itās that inexplicable sensation that guides us, sometimes against logic or reason, nudging us toward a decision or warning us of impending danger. Whether in everyday life or critical moments, intuition serves as an inner compass, steering us in directions our conscious mind might not comprehend. 
ESP encompasses a range of abilities that seem to defy conventional explanation. Telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and psychometry are among the phenomena attributed to the sixth sense. People claiming these abilities perceive information or events beyond the scope of the standard senses, often sparking debates between skeptics and believers.
Some suggest that the sixth sense involves an awareness of energies that elude conventional detection. For instance, empaths claim an acute sensitivity to the emotions and energies of others, while practitioners of alternative medicine explore the notion of auras and energy fields surrounding living beings. 
Can the sixth sense be honed or developed? While science grapples with validating these phenomena, individuals explore practices like meditation, mindfulness, and energy work to heighten their intuitive faculties. Cultivating an open mind, embracing mindfulness techniques, and fostering self-awareness are often cited as pathways toward tapping into this mysterious dimension of perception. 
The exploration of the sixth sense inevitably invites skepticism. The absence of concrete scientific evidence challenges its legitimacy in the eyes of many. Yet, personal experiences and anecdotal evidence continue to fuel the belief in these extraordinary senses, prompting ongoing investigations and studies to unravel their mysteries. 
While the sixth sense remains a tantalizing enigma, its presence in our lives cannot be denied. Whether through subtle intuitive nudges or inexplicable experiences, it adds layers of depth and wonder to our understanding of human perception and consciousness.
In a world brimming with undiscovered mysteries, the sixth sense beckons us to embrace the unknown, encouraging us to look beyond the tangible and explore the boundless realms of human potential and perception. 
The sixth senseābe it intuition, extrasensory perception, or an awareness of energiesācontinues to captivate the human psyche, inviting us on an endless journey of exploration and contemplation. As we navigate the intricate tapestry of human perception, perhaps the true essence of the sixth sense lies not just in its elusive nature but in the profound sense of wonder and curiosity it instills within us. 
In the pursuit of understanding the sixth sense, we may discover not only the mysteries of the unseen but also the limitless potential of the human mind and spirit. 
What are your thoughts on the sixth sense? Have you experienced moments that transcend the conventional senses, nudging you toward a belief in something beyond? Share your thoughts; letās unravel this intriguing phenomenon together! 
Challenge Entry
I would say I have intuition and I can sense energies as I often get feelings of good or bad things that are about to happen. I usually sit and meditate and have some dragons blood burning and light a candle and listen to music which is of a Celtic feel and I sometimes have visions of colours and itās usually from the colours I sense whither itās a good one or a bad feeling and to prepare myself. Just the other day I had a feeling my mother in law was about to pass as I got a sore head and felt nausea coming. Within hours sadly she passed. So I decided to light a candle and pray for her and asked Hecate to protect her. I managed to say everything I wanted to say before she left this world and have written a poem which will be placed beside her. She is no longer in pain and I feel she is now at peace. Here is my poem which came to me during meditation.
Here I stand beside you, alone not I
Your body in an eternal sleep
I shall not cry, nor shall I weep.
As we share the wonderful memories
We thank you for your guidance
We thank you for always being there
We love you and will always care.
Lost we may be, but here we stand
Loving you for giving us a helping hand.
Though the rain may fall
The sun may shine
I will not weep
I will not mourn
Close your eyes my friend
you are now free
No more pain
Only love and light, will remain
I feel now at peace as I know she is now no longer suffering. Sad it may be but she will never be forgotten. The feeling of relief has washed over me and I can now begin to heal. )0(
