Psalm 12: Psalm Magic for Protection and Anxiety Relief
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Psalm 12 stands out for its profound role and effectiveness in psalm magic. Psalm 12 is frequently used to overcome gossip and slander, alleviate anxiety, protect from oppression, and offer general spiritual protection. It's also used to prevent abandonment. Psalm 12 is considered especially potent within psalm magic traditions due to its focus on divine intervention and protection.
Today’s spell addresses anxiety. In our world, anxiety is widespread, and relieving it is important for our well-being and for others.
Remember, a key principle of psalm magic is flexibility—any psalm, including Psalm 12, can ultimately be used for any purpose. Some psalms are more direct for specific topics, while others might take you on a more scenic route to your goal through the art of psalm magic.
The process is simple. First, speak the psalm out loud once without stopping as an incantation. Then, revisit each verse, searching for hidden meanings, and apply them to your situation.
By doing this, the magic in https://ariels-corner.com/psalm/12Psalm 12 comes from planting specific “thought seeds” into our deep mind, where they can take root, grow, and eventually produce the results we seek. This is the foundation of psalm magic: using the sacred words of Psalm 12 as a spiritual means of transformation. Let's begin this process now with Psalm 12.
Psalm 12: The Text
1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
Verse 1: Calling Out to the Lord
1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
In the King James Bible, the word "Lord" is the translation for the tetragrammaton, the ancient Hebrew name for God.
In the Psalms, this name is often used as a holy utterance to raise energy. When the text says "Lord," it's calling upon the infinite and drawing energy from it.
As magicians, we see the tetragrammaton—the Lord—as a symbol for the one power, source, and substance in the universe. Nothing can stand against this force, and joining with it means you are always in the majority.
A key quality of this force is its responsiveness, but it must be invoked. Because we have free will, we can choose our experiences. Like the 'prime directive' in Star Trek—a rule that prohibits interference—this force responds only when invited, not interfering unasked.
When invoking this power, it is there for us. This is what happens when we say, 'Help, Lord, for the godly man ceaseth.'
Verse 2: Lies and Flattering Lips
2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
It feels as though the faithful have vanished, leaving us in disappointment, even when we trust others.
This situation causes anxiety. People offer empty, flattering words, but their hearts are deceptive. The world is filled with lies, creating a sense of separation, doom, and anxiety.
Looking inward, we find the ego-mind is the true source of anxiety. The belief in separateness is projected onto the world, fueling anxiety when we accept these internal and external deceptions.
Verse 3: Cutting Off Flattering Lips
3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
'Flattering lips' means we would prefer someone to tell us lies rather than the truth. Humans suffer from what is known as confirmation bias. We like to hear what we want to believe is true. We can fool ourselves into only reading news from like-minded sources. We exist in bubbles isolated from reality.
This external habit mirrors an internal one. The ego whispers 'flattering lies,' distracting us with ego and desire. This can show up as obsessive thoughts, resentment, or a constant need to be right. All are 'flattering lips' distracting from what matters.
Your higher self, or soul, doesn't need flattery. It is secure in its own worth and has no need to be told it is wonderful—it already knows. The ego, however, thrives on this validation, often in unhealthy ways.
We see the "tongue that speaketh proud things" all around us. It's in the constant need to prove we are right, to share trivial details of our lives as if they were monumentally important, and to puff ourselves up. Interestingly, we also puff ourselves up by focusing on our lack—how poor, sick, or unlucky we are. This is another way the ego seeks to feel special.
The possibility exists to move beyond this. The Infinite ('the Lord') will 'cut off' these flattering lips and proud tongues. This action removes the ego's arrogance, which attempts to assert specialness and separation from others.
This desire to be special differs from true uniqueness. Your soul is inherently unique, like a fingerprint—no two are exactly alike. The ego's version of uniqueness centers on proving how flawed or "not good enough" you are. If you were created as a perfect expression of the Infinite, the ego asserts separateness through emphasizing your imperfections. This may range from simply feeling "I don't measure up" to the more extreme belief "I am fundamentally bad."
This belief in personal inadequacy constitutes the ultimate form of arrogance. Requesting freedom from it allows this pattern to be removed, enabling one to move closer to their true, unique, and worthy self.
Verse 4: The Ego's Lies
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
The ego's job is to reinforce the idea that you're not good enough and that you're separate from perfection. It tells you that you are not a soul connected to the Infinite, but that you are separate, alone, vulnerable, and have a reason to be afraid.
We see this reflected in the world through arrogant people who seem to answer to no one. They, too, are listening to that identical voice of fear. This understanding might help us find compassion, even for those who cause immense harm. Their actions also stem from a sense of fear—the voice of the ego. They act as they do to disprove the lies their ego tells them.
While this may not be comforting when you are in the middle of being hurt, it helps put things in perspective. You can realize that you are dealing with a human being who is sick, not just evil. Whoever it is, their actions hurting you stem from their inner sickness.
Verse 5: The Lord's Response
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
This verse is the Infinite responding, saying, "Now that you've asked, I will act. I will take care of your needs and your oppression. You have invoked me, and I am here."
The phrase, “I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him,” can be interpreted as, “I can remove your ego if you allow me.” We often fear that without our ego, we are nothing and will cease to exist.
The Infinite's voice assures us we are happier without the ego. That's when we find the peace, abundance, joy, or health we seek. Without the ego, these become accessible.
It's not our job to "kill" our ego. Our role is to listen to the voice of the Infinite, disregard the ego, and let the Infinite handle it for us.
This is what the verse suggests. When we are freed from our own ego's influence, that ego-mind stops projecting its fears and limitations onto our reality. Our problems can seem to clear up on their own. We are no longer affected by the external people and situations that formerly seemed so large and frightening.
Verse 6: Purification
6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
The phrase "purified seven times" is significant. For those who work with angelic energies, this is similar to invoking the Shekinah into each day of the week through its corresponding archangel. In other words, to be purified seven times means to be purified thoroughly or completely.
There are a few ways to think about this process. One approach is to see purification as involving the seven ancient magical powers: the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, and the Sun. Each one provides a unique quality to your renewal. Another metaphor is imagining this cleansing energy moving through your seven chakras—the energy centers in your body—bringing balance and new life.
Verse 7: The Infinite's Protection
7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
You are already safe, happy, and peaceful. You are invulnerable—nothing can harm you, and there is nothing to fear.
The problem is that you are asleep to this reality. You are living in a nightmare based on the ego's lies, and you've never questioned it. Most people are sleepwalking through life, accepting the world as it appears without deeper inquiry.
The truth is, you are safe and protected. By asking the infinite to reveal this, you are asking it to strip away all distractions and illusions so you can experience only the truth.
This process brings you peace, which is your natural state. Anxiety is unnatural and foreign to the soul. If you feel anxiety, it's a sign that you are disconnected from your soul and living in a nightmare.
The presence of anxiety is a signal, showing you that you are not experiencing your true self. Once you reconnect with the truth of who you are, the anxiety must disappear.
Verse 8: The Ego's Payoffs
8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
We often act in ways we believe will benefit us, but the ego distorts our perception of what is truly profitable. In reality, the things our ego convinces us are good for us are often harmful.
These perceived benefits are called "payoffs." For instance, someone who is always broke might find a peculiar comfort in it. It provides an excuse for inaction, a way to gain sympathy, or a method for others to pay for things to prove they care.
These are the types of neurotic payoffs the ego deals in. It's sly, keeping these motivations just below our conscious awareness. If we were to examine them logically, we'd likely reject them. Few people would consciously choose such a neurotic payoff. So, the ego leads us through life with these strange incentives that we don't fully understand, all to reinforce its own existence. We think we're getting something good out of it, but we're not.
The ego offers nothing truly beneficial. Just as those who support dictators eventually suffer, those who try to profit from a narcissist will ultimately be harmed. The same is true for our relationship with the ego. Its goal is to ruin us.
The ego's ultimate aim is self-destruction. It's rooted in the insane idea of separation—that we are separate from our source of good, our creator, and each other. This belief leads to the conclusion that we must be destroyed. That is the ego's game. We must stop propping it up.
Psalm Magic in Action: Invoking the Infinite
When we ask the infinite to remove our anxiety using Psalm 12, the process of psalm magic starts. This is an active invocation, harnessing the spiritual power of this psalm to bring about real change.
Look forward to seeing these anxieties and problems dissolve before your eyes. Over the next few weeks, especially if you keep returning to this psalm, you'll notice that the things that used to grip you lose their appeal. You will be able to let them go without any trouble.
Many addictions we think will be hard to give up simply stop being interesting when the infinite is involved. If we still face a problem, we will be guided to the right programs, therapists, books, and resources to help change our unhealthy thinking and behavior. But most of it will just fall away on its own after we call upon the infinite and ask for our anxiety to be relieved.
To relieve anxiety, you can't just treat the symptom; you have to address its cause. And what is the cause of this anxiety? It's the persistent feeling of being separate, alone, or not good enough—big lies the ego constantly feeds you. It does this subtly, so you won't simply disregard its voice. But disregarding the ego is the one power you have over it. You can turn away from it. This psalm gives you the strength to do just that.
Continue Your Psalm Magic Journey with Psalm 12
Keep working with Psalm 12 in your psalm magic practice once each day until you feel a positive change and a sense that things are working out for you. When you feel this peace and confidence about your situation, your spell is complete, and you can move on. Thanks for reading.
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