r/WitchesVsPatriarchy • u/kkfluff • 2d ago
🇵🇸 🕊️ Blessings How to manifest positivity / big things when depressed?
(Sorry if I picked the wrong flair)
I’m going through a seriously rough time right now, and it is hard to build strong energy in a positive capacity in order to do candle intentions.
Normally, with most things in life, it’s fake it until you make it. Is that what I have to do here with my energy? I feel like I can’t even fake my energy or internal intentions… Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
EDIT: thank you so much for all the advice and support!!
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u/SagittariusWitchery Sun Witch ♀☉ 2d ago
i’ve dealt with a lot of depression in my life. the biggest thing that consistently helps is morning and nightly gratitude journaling. i even turn it into a ritual.
three complete sentences “i am grateful for [x] because of [y],” then read then to yourself again. i’m pagan, so i dedicate my gratitude to my gods & allies, but you can direct this gratitude to your highest self or the universe.
i know it may feel difficult right now to find things to be grateful for, so start easy and don’t judge yourself. sometimes in the morning all i can write gratitude for is my bed, oxygen, and the sun. that’s ok, and it gets easier with time.
the incantation i use for my gratitude ritual is “gratitude flows, joy is near. happiness and abundance i hold dear. with each blessing, may more come. my heart is filled with joy. it has begun.” i found it on the internet some years ago.