I’ve said it a million times and I’ll say it a trillion more before I die of old age: Energy is one of the most important ingredients to effective spell-casting. Without getting into all the complicated details (I’m saving that for another post), your energy frequency will depend entirely on what kind of magic you can successfully use. If you’re constantly vibrating at a low frequency, then the spells you cast will also be of the low energy variety. On the other hand, if you’re someone with high amounts of personal energy, the spells you cast will be on a higher frequency. The following post will touch up on the differences between low and high energy frequencies, and what it takes to break out of any kind of energy ruts in which you may find yourself.

We all fluctuate in energy levels. In the simplest of terms, we all get tired. We all experience sadness, anger, jealousy and hopelessness from time to time. While these are all very healthy, very human emotions that exist, they’re also examples of the manifestations of low vibrational energy. Low energy is heavy energy and is home to behaviors that become negative habits in those who tend to fall victim to routine. Heavy energy “sucks you in” to comforting habits that are either non-constructive, non-beneficial or even self-destructive. For example, you may reach for a pint of your favorite ice cream during a couple day bout of “the sads,” but realistically you know that you can’t sit on your couch in your pajamas for the rest of your life, sleeping until the afternoon and living on nothing but junk food. Someone who is easily sucked in to habitual comforts may opt to do this, however, which usually doesn’t end well for them.

Examples of low energy behaviors:

• Complaining a lot or being constantly critical of people, things and the environments around you. 
• Constant neediness from people around you. This could come in the form of constantly needing financial help, transportation or other tangible items. It could also come in the form of demanding emotional resources from others, such as needing attention and reassuring more often than what is considered “normal.”
• Excessive cynicism and constantly jumping to “worst case scenarios” in any situation.
• Frequent bouts of jealousy, or constantly needing to be the “only” friend/lover of those around you. You may feel the need to be “the center of the universe” to the point of it being a serious flaw.
• Guilt complex (related to needing constant attention). You may constantly feel like you’re “guilty” for something, or may even seek out reasons to feel like you’re to blame for some wrongdoing. This creates a cycle of getting attention and reassurance from those around you, which is another low vibrational behavior featured in this list.
• Lack of motivation or drive in life. You may have the desire to “do things,” but simply find yourself just not doing them. This affects your day-to-day life and makes it hard for you to make ends meet or even have healthy relationships with others. 
• Inability to acknowledge, accept and conquer personal flaws. 
• Copious consumption of food, drugs or alcohol — though this is a low vibrational behavior that pretty much most people have in some form or the other!
• Having more excuses than goals. If you find yourself saying “I can’t do this because of xyz,” more than “I want to do this,” then you have more excuses than goals. 
• Playing the blame game whenever things go wrong, far too often. If your first instinct is to blame someone else anytime you experience a failure (big or small), then you’re preventing yourself from succeeding. 
• Surrounding yourself with others who do not encourage your own growth. Misery loves company, and if your friends are constantly down you will be too — and vice versa. 
• Constant combativeness and the need to always be right. This behavior can even verge into bullying territory for some people.