Hello my magickal friend! Today we’re going to deep dive into Spiritual Connection!

There have been a few times in my life when I’ve experienced a true spiritual connection. It is something so profound that it has changed my whole reality. The first time I felt it I was in my early 20s; when I had my first experience with Reiki. 

If you don’t know what Reiki is, it’s a type of energy healing that is done by channeling divine energy to clear your spiritual body of negative or stagnant energy. It is usually facilitated by a Reiki practitioner, though you can use Reiki to clear yourself once you have been attuned to the healing energy. 

My first experience with Reiki healing was life-changing. I felt my spirit open up in ways that I have never felt before. I experienced a connection with Divine energy that I had never known. It changed my whole perspective on what true connection really was. In other words, it blew my mind! 

There have been other times when I felt that spiritual connection with certain people in my life, and that was more of a quieter connection. Almost like a feeling of coming home, but with a person. It was an instant feeling; like I had known that person forever and we were just reconnecting after some time apart, though we had never met before. I know most of us can think of a person that we have connected with on a deep level, right from the start of the relationship, whether they were a friend, a partner, or family. 

These are examples of spiritual connections that are outside of you. When you start practicing magick, there is a process you go through that allows you to find that spiritual connection within yourself. You connect to your higher self, the part of the soul that guides you along your path and gives you the answers to the deep questions This is the connection that you need to cultivate and work on. This connection usually does not come easily. I know for me it took until I was in my early 30s, after practicing magick for over 15 years, to finally feel that connection to my higher purpose and feel aligned with my higher self. 

This type of connection takes time, something most people don’t have a lot of. However, this connection is the one that is going to drive you to become the person you were meant to be. And because I’m here to help you, I’ve also included a quick 5-minute spell at the end to help you build that spiritual connection. 

But let’s back up and start from the beginning.

What is Spiritual Connection

I’m sure you’re asking right now, “Yeah that all sounds great, but what exactly do you mean when you say a spiritual connection?”  A spiritual connection is a direct energy link to spirit, whether that be within yourself, a higher power, nature, or another being. It is a connection that goes beyond the physical body. When you connect with someone or something on a spiritual level, it goes deeper into your soul than something that’s more surface level. It is a soul connection that will affect you in ways you can’t imagine. A spiritual connection can change your life and lead you to truths that you’ve never considered before. 

I know it sounds a little woo-woo, but I promise once you experience it, you will feel so different. Just remember, your experience with spiritual connection will be different than someone else’s, so don’t think how someone else experienced their connection is how you should experience your own. And your connection with different things will vary too. Your connection with your higher self might feel different than your connection with nature or with another person. This experience is very personal and you will have to determine what that spiritual connection feels like for you. 

Why Spiritual Connection is Important

You may be asking yourself, “but why is spiritual connection so important?” My answer to you is simple: so you can go through life knowing that there is more than just what’s on the surface. If you’re into magick, you’ve undoubtedly already looked for a deeper connection to something. Otherwise, why practice magick? 

There’s a great song lyric from the early 2000s that sums it up nicely. There’s got to be more to life than chasing down every temporary high to satisfy me. We, as humans, crave connection. We are all looking for something deeper and more meaningful in our lives than just the shallow, superficial day-to-day interactions we have. 

This is why spiritual connection is so important. It gives our life purpose and meaning to have these connections. Spiritual connections can make us feel more at peace, more whole, or more inspired. They make our lives better. 

Why we Struggle to Connect

Despite spiritual connections being so important, we often struggle to make the connections. Why? Because it requires us to trust and step outside of our comfort zone, and that’s scary. At this point, we know spiritual connections are good to have, but we can’t quite get to putting ourselves out there enough to really experience them. 

Another reason we struggle to find spiritual connections is that we’ve been hurt before. We’ve reached out to someone before and made ourselves vulnerable and then gotten crushed. It makes us not want to trust other people again, and can also affect our ability to trust ourselves. We ask ourselves, “why should we open up if we’re only going to get hurt again?” And it’s true, we might get hurt again. We might put our faith in the wrong person again. But once we find a true spiritual connection, it all becomes worth it. 

Okay, now I’m sure you’re thinking, “Okay, I know what it is, I know why it’s important, and I know why it’s hard, but how do I do it?” Well, I’m going to show you! 

How to Connect

There are many different ways to connect on a spiritual level. Opening yourself up to receiving the energy is key and can be difficult for a lot of people. Sometimes, it can be hard to put your trust in something you can’t see. But as one of my favorite life coaches says, you can do hard things! And once you connect, it can be an amazing feeling. 

Opening yourself up to be vulnerable can be very hard for most people. It requires a level of trust not only in something or someone else, but in yourself. The great part of this is, you decide how something is going to affect you. The power is yours. You control how you connect to others and to yourself. Below are a few different ways you can build a spiritual connection, on your terms.  

Connecting to Spirit

Connecting to Spirit, the Universe, God, Goddess, whatever you call it is a very personal thing. It requires a faith that something bigger than yourself is out there and is willing to support you. Building a connection with Spirit can be very reassuring when you’re feeling lost or hopeless. The spiritual connection you have with a higher power can give you comfort in dark times. 

A great way to build this connection is through prayer and/or meditation. Prayer can look different, depending on what your faith is. Prayer for Wiccans or those who practice magick can look like a spell or an incantation. Or it could be an appeal to a deity. You have to do what feels right for you. 

Connecting to Nature

Connection to nature is something that almost all magickal practitioners want. We are nature people and most of us feel very comfortable walking through woods or beaches and communicating with the natural world around us. A spiritual connection with nature is probably going to be a bit easier to establish, because it’s a lot easier to be vulnerable with a tree than another human being. 

Building a spiritual connection with nature could be as easy as sitting outside in a natural setting and just opening yourself up to listen to the natural world around you. It could be letting yourself be quiet in an outdoor space long enough to feel that connection. It’s listening to the sound of the breeze through the trees, hearing the waves crash upon the seashore, scattering seeds on the ground for the birds to eat. Showing kindness to nature will help to build that spiritual connection. 

Connecting to Another Being

Connection to another being can be a bit more tricky to establish, because we cannot control how another person acts or reacts. It can also be really hard to be vulnerable with another person because we don’t want to risk getting hurt. Sometimes people do hurtful things, but we control how we react to their actions. We can choose to not let their actions mean that we shouldn’t have made the connection. It was just a lesson for us to learn. 

The biggest tip on building a spiritual connection with another person is to trust. Not necessarily placing your trust solely in the other person, but trusting yourself to be able to handle whatever comes from this connection. If you keep your trust with yourself, your spiritual connection with another person will be so much greater because you know you will be okay and that the experience of the spiritual connection was worth the risk. 

Connecting to Yourself

I think spiritual connections with ourselves are the hardest ones to build. We are all so hard on ourselves and are constantly beating ourselves up for not being perfect or better or more resilient. We put more trust and faith in things and people outside of ourselves to make things better for us. 

You know what, though? YOU ARE ENOUGH! The person you need to trust the most is you. You need to have your own back. And remember, YOU CAN DO HARD THINGS! This is probably one of the hardest things you will ever do. Trust yourself, and call upon your higher self to help when you need the reminder of how amazing you are. 

Now, as I promised, I have written a spell below that will help you build a spiritual connection with your higher self. Give it a try and let me know how you feel. And just remember, I believe in you. You should too. 

Spiritual Connection Spell

Materials needed:

• Small white candle
• Lighter or matches

Light the candle and gaze into the flame, picturing in your mind’s eye your inner self opening like a flower until your center is exposed. Breathe in and out three times, and as you do, bring that opened flower to the center of your heart. As you sit within your heart center, feel a warmth coming down from above your head until it settles around you in your heart center. Let the warm light embrace you like a hug. Send your own light back up through the same channel until you feel a connection to your higher self. Feel the light energy moving back and forth as the connection strengthens between you. Then say:

By the air that is my breath, 

And the water that is my blood,

By the earth that is my body,

And the fire that is the spark in my soul,

I call upon you, my higher self

To guide me to my highest purpose

Be with me now in this place

To fill my heart with your love and light

Help me to feel your divinity within my spirit

Help me bridge the gap between

Who I am and who I am meant to be

As I will it, so mote it be

Sit in silent contemplation for another minute, feeling the spiritual connection form and grow. When you feel fully connected, thank you higher self, and snuff out the candle. 

Relight the candle any time you wish to feel your spiritual connection to your higher self. This spell can be done as many times as you want. 

Until next time, be well and choose joy!