hereticalapothecary:

Sometimes I make the mistake of believing there’s something spiritual happening when the truth is, shit happens. 

For example, I applied for a job that I felt really good about. Turns out, they really wanted to hire me but couldn’t justify it/no positions available for me. They weren’t able to add someone else to payroll. 

I’ve racked my brain for excuses. Maybe I didn’t worship a deity correctly, maybe some nasty spirit is messing with my life, maybe someone got mad at me and tried to curse me (intentionally or not) or anything. 

Because if it’s spiritual, I can fix it. I can make an offering, do a curse breaker, etc. It won’t change what has happened, but it certainly provides a certain amount of comfort believing some sort of external force is oppressing me or fighting me that I can fight back against.

The truth is, sometimes shit just happens. My resume was great and the lady recommended me to another place. But they just couldn’t afford to hire a new person. That isn’t a personal failing or a spiritual mess, it’s just the reality of job hunting. 

No matter how many spells you do, sometimes life just sucks. And sometimes bad things happen. Not everything has a spiritual reason behind it. And not every spell will protect you from bad things that just happen sometimes. 

Shit happens. All you can do is just make the best of it.