Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven

by Jaya Saxena

beautiful eyes.” You can say it under your breath if there are people around. Slowly lower the mirror, turning it so that it reflects the light of the sun back up toward your face. (Don’t look at the mirror! Just feel the light reflected on your skin.) Repeat the compliment, but this time in your own words: “I have beautiful eyes.” As you say it, concentrate on the warmth of the sun. Imagine yourself soaking up the praise the way your skin soaks up warmth. Repeat for each positive trait on the list. When you’ve completed the list, repeat the following three times: I will not deflect. I will reflect. For the next two weeks, whenever you get a genuine compliment, lift and then lower your arm as if moving the mirror (if you are in private) or picture yourself making that motion (if you are in public). Imagine your skin feeling the warmth of the sun, and bask in the warmth of the praise. And then say “thank you.”