Our Philosphy - We are All Light & All Paths are Valid
At Mystic Convergence, we truly believe that all spiritual paths - Wicca, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Santeria, Scientology, etc. - are valid in our journey to disover our selves. We do not discriminate and ask you to keep an open heart and mind while browsing our store. If something does not agree with your personal spiritual beliefs or religious practice, it is just something pretty to look at. Statues, jewelry and other items can be appreciated soley for their artistic merit and only have spiritual significance if you give them significance.
The core goal of just about every form of spirituality, religion and faith is to make the practioner a better person and improve themselves on their journey thru life. The core goal of Mystic Convergence is to empower you to improve yourself and your world, and we select the products we sell and artists we support with that in mind.
Personally, my childhood background is in Catholicism, for my teen years Agnostic, and I moved towards Wicca as an adult (partially thru my love of science fiction and the idea of the Force in Star Wars!). Currently, I'm an eclectic Wiccan with an Egyptian/Kemetic flavor. However, I appreciate beliefs from many spiritualities and believe all have merit - to use a Wiccan axiom, "As it harms none, do as ye will" and I promise not to try to convert you to Wicca just please respect my beliefs as much as I respect yours. Keep your mind and heart open and appreciate the beauty and power that lies within.
A big misconception is that Wicca is Witchcraft (or the Occult [which really just means secret], or Satanic, or Dark or Black - and I will not get into the misconceptions of witchcraft!), but Wicca is a religion that may or may not practice Witchcraft - they are not the same thing. Yes, our store has materials that can be used in spells or rituals - but spells and rituals are practiced by many faiths - Christianity included. They may call them affirmations, surmons, prayers, or meditations, but they are all forms of ritual and a spell is just a ritual with a particular intent or purpose. The products we sell are not pre-disposed to Wicca or any particular faith - they simply are. Just as electricity is not good or evil (or light or dark), the products we sell are neither good nor evil - they simply are. The energy, ritual, and practice you put them to makes them yours and gives them the meaning and purpose you intend. I refer to Mystic Convergence as a spiritual shop - not a Wicca, Occult or Witchcraft shop for that reason.
This is why you will not find items in our store that have been blessed or otherwise programmed for a particular spell or spiritual practice - you can utilize them however you wish and your spiritual path dictates. A piece of jewelry is just a hunk of metal and stone artistically wrought into a pleasing design...unless you use it for a ritual or otherwise designate it for a certain purpose. A cauldron is just a big, heavy, cast iron cooking pot. The words of a spell or incantation is just poetry unless you give them meaning, energy, and power. Our candles can be used by Catholics to light a candle in prayer or in Wicca for a candle burning spell - the choice is yours. And if you are Agnostic or Atheist and just love the scent of essential oils, incense or herbs, or the graceful lines of a statue or the sound of a drum, that's fine too.
You will not find Wicca spells or other such sections on Mystic Convergence nor will I give you recommendations of what to use for this or that purpose. While some books and many movies like Harry Potter make it look like magic is nothing more than learning the right words or waiving a wand in the right way, true transformation and empowerment doesn't work that way. You have to put in the time, study, practice and energy in order to make true magic (or magick to disguish it from slight of hand) work. If you just want to make change without doing a lot of study, try Feng Shui or meditation instead (not that they are any less valid, just don't require years and years of practice as other forms of Occult Arts or Witchcraft do).
If you want to learn more about any path, Beliefnet.com is a great place to start with a lot of information and resources as well as a community to explore with. Of course we have a lot of books as well that can help. We also invite you to join us on Facebook to share, discuss, and learn from each other and follow us on Twitter (and get special coupon codes and other treats!). Wicca Wisdom is my site for information specific to Wicca and Witchcraft for those interested.
May your journey be filled with Light, Joy, Love and Prosperity and may your heart and mind stay open to learn and enjoy the process.
Lori Anne Brown
Proud Owner of MysticConvergence.com
and LAB Enterprises/LABEShops