How to Use Psalm 8 To Harness Your Inner Power
- Ariel Gatoga
- 6 days ago
- 10 min read
In traditional psalm magic, Psalm 8 is often used to attract new customers, boost self-esteem, improve business, and promote goodwill. While you can use this psalm for any of those purposes, today we’ll focus on using it to access and harness our inner power. The process of psalm magic is simple, effective, and easy to perform.
First, we read the psalm out loud from start to finish without stopping. This is known as an incantation. Once that’s done, we go back through the psalm, verse by verse, and look for hidden or “occult” meanings. These meanings act as “magic seeds.” As we uncover them, we connect their deeper significance to the specific situation we are working on.
By doing this, we plant those “magic seeds” in the fertile ground of our deep minds, where they take root, grow, and eventually bear fruit. This is the essence of how psalm magic works.
Psalm 8
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Digging for Seeds of Magic in Psalm 8
O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
The word "Lord" in the King James Bible translates the Tetragrammaton, Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh, which was traditionally seen as the proper name of the Creator. People have long held superstitions about God's name. For centuries, many believed that God's ineffable name shouldn't be spoken, either because it was considered disrespectful, cursed, or to avoid taking the Lord's name in vain.
From a magical perspective, it's not really a matter of whether we should or shouldn't speak God's name—it's that doing so is inherently impossible. To name God is to put a finite label on the infinite, which can't be done. Saying that God's name is unspeakable is simply a reminder of this: it's a way of acknowledging the divine's boundless nature. Rather than a superstition, it points to the eternal truth that the divine cannot be fully defined.
In the Psalms, a name reflects the essence or character of someone or something. So, God's name isn’t just Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh; it also embodies God's qualities. That's why God has many names—because God is infinite. God embodies boundless love, life, spirit, soul, intelligence, truth, law, presence, and countless other qualities.
How excellent is thy name throughout all the earth. In the Psalms, the "name" of God refers to the qualities of the Infinite. "Earth" symbolizes our lived experiences, the tangible aspects of our lives. By acknowledging this, we begin to invite the qualities of the infinite into our personal experiences. When we invite these qualities into our manifest situations, they become "excellent."
Who has elevated Your glory beyond the heavens. The idea of God being elevated is simply a reminder that the Infinite is the source of all that is. It is the one force in all the universe, and nothing else exists. The mere realization of this can solve any problem.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
There is something so honest about the way children and babies see the world. They remind us of who we really are before things get complicated—pure, simple, and inherently good. At our core, that’s exactly how we were meant to be and how we remain: innocent and whole in the eyes of the Infinite.
Regardless of our actions, the heights of our intellect, or how we interact with one another, and despite the layers of our ego that may seem overwhelming in various situations, it ultimately doesn’t matter. The infinite has granted us strength amid all of this. So, regardless of the challenges you face in the tangible world, the magnificence of the infinite reigns supreme, and nothing can stand against it.
The power of the Infinite has instilled strength to solve any challenge and overcome all perceived adversaries. Regardless of what your ego mind presents to you, it is consistently outmatched by this divine force.
The ego mind is clever and deceitful, often distracting us from focusing on the infinite.
The infinite is pure truth, and thus perpetually poses a challenge to the ego because it brings clarity to every situation, causing anything that doesn’t align with this truth to fade away. It’s crucial to remind ourselves of this reality: “that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.”
The “enemy and the avenger” represents the cause of your problems. Remember, all problems originate in the ego mind, which keeps us focused on issues rather than the infinite. When we focus on problems, the ego persists. However, shifting our focus from problems back to the infinite causes both the problems and their root—this ego mind—to dissolve.
The ego mind is a thought system based on one idea: 'I am separate.' It views you as separate from good, the infinite, and others—feeling insignificant, small, and like a mere speck. The Infinite has the power to overturn this ego thought system. The ego knows it’s no match for the infinite, and that its only tool is distraction, keeping us occupied with everything but the infinite.
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
This introspection is vital because we often absorb our ego's messages, such as "I'm unimportant," or even "I'm nothing." We might see ourselves as tiny particles and believe we have little to no worth. Interestingly, this mindset, rather than being humble, breeds arrogance, pushing us to present a false strength to mask our insecurities and deal with others' egos.
We are inherently divine, powerful extensions of truth. Our essence is strength, but we also have free will to choose our thoughts. If we believe we are insignificant, that view shapes our self-perception, and thus our experiences.
How we see our importance shapes whether we feel inadequate and thus inflate our egos to protect ourselves, or whether we accept ourselves as we were created, perfect, holy, and magnificent.
The Son of Man has several connotations, but if you think of the Son of Man as the oversoul of all people—the divine child of the infinite, the divine child of God, of which we are all part—it puts it all into perspective. You are the “Son of Man.” You are the divine Child of the Infinite.
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.
To suggest that we are somewhat below the angels was quite a big deal to these ancient cultures. It counters the notion that we are insignificant. Being close to the angels meant we were elevated. However, in the eyes of the infinite, distinctions of higher and lower do not exist.
The whole concept of an angelic hierarchy, such as what we study in angel magic, is designed to help our understanding, as we tend to perceive things in terms of levels. We categorize experiences as having potency or a lack thereof, as dark or light, good or bad, strong or weak. Yet, the infinite perceives only the unity of existence.
"You have created man a little lower than the angels and have adorned him with glory and honor," conveys that we are the divine child of the infinite, who is pleased with us. Our actions cannot alter the infinite's perception of us because the infinite understands that it does not create anything worthless.
Even if we have self-critical thoughts, they do not impact how the infinite views us. Often, we may believe that being self-deprecating in front of the infinite will somehow endear us to it or show that we are humble rather than arrogant. However, the infinite is fully aware of our true selves.
Instead of saying, "I'm just a tiny speck; I'm unworthy," we should be asking the infinite: "Please reveal to me how you see me. Help me understand the true essence of who I am. Show me how you have blessed me with glory and honor."
Thou madest him to have dominion over the work of thy hands. Thou hast put all things under his feet.
Dominion doesn't mean we can do whatever we want. Dominion means we are responsible for caring for the world around us. We were given this world, and we have failed in our duty to take care of it. Our ego has gotten in the way, and we have mistreated the Earth.
But no matter how much we fail or how much our ego screams at us, we are still valued in the eyes of the infinite. We have kicked and screamed, showing the infinite that we are unworthy of being here, as if the infinite made a mistake by creating us. But the infinite knows who we truly are.
Feet represent "understanding." When all things have been placed under our feet, it means that in order to have power over anything in our lives, we must first understand it. This is reflected in Solomon's prayer for understanding, which was answered with great wealth.
All sheep and oxen, yea, all the beasts of the field, the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the sea, everything is ours.
Psalm 8 reminds us that everything is our gift. The world is a precious gift from God to us, and we are ourselves a gift from God to the world. Take this message to heart: the world is a gift meant for you, and you are meant to be a gift for the world.
I recall that in my childhood, people often asked sarcastically, "Who do you think you are, God's gift to the world?" to imply arrogance. If anyone ever asks you that, you can reply, "Yes, and so are you."
The problem is we forget we are God’s gift to the world. And then we don’t act like it. The infinite has willed for us to remember this because it is true. When we remember, we start seeing things differently. I’ve been here this whole time as a gift. And the whole world has been a gift to me.
Wow, does that change how we look at things? How we react to things. How we treat people. How we spend money. What we think about. When we remember that who we are is a gift. And this world we live in is a gift to us. Everything changes in that moment.
Remember, claiming your power doesn’t mean you get to control others. That’s false power. Claiming your power means remembering I am here as a gift to this world from the infinite. I am an angel. I have access to the power of the Infinite. Everything that comes into my life is a gift. I use my gifts to be a gift to the world.
When something shows up in my life, and I don’t see the gift in it, I am interpreting it wrong. When I respond to anything in any way that isn’t a gift to the world, then I am off target.
O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth.
Psalm 8 opens and closes with incredible strength, forming a powerful circle that envelops you. The entire Psalm functions as this circle, empowering you, providing strength, revealing truths, and allowing you to embrace the magnificent being you are meant to be.
“O Lord, our Lord, how marvelous is your name throughout the earth.” Consider what “the earth” means to you personally. It encompasses your finances, relationships, vehicle, job, and career—the various aspects of your existence—the tangible world in which you live.
The Infinite is present in all the manifestations of your life. When you recognize God's name in these expressions—and what is God's name? It refers to God's qualities. If there are elements in your life that you dislike, it's because you're not observing where God's presence can be found there. Instead, you are probably focused on the ego's claims to the situation.
If you're unhappy with a situation, it means you haven't reclaimed your power there. You must decide to recognize God's name in that circumstance, to see the infinite’s qualities rather than just the problems your ego insists you focus on. Shifting your perception in this way is crucial. You possess the ability to create change in your life and in your world by recognizing the qualities of the Infinite within your circumstances rather than the limitations of the ego.
Adjust your perception so you can uncover the blessings and gifts present in every situation—the gifts that life offers you and that you are meant to share with the world—instead of fixating on the problems that the ego amplifies, which are not your inheritance. Your power is your rightful heritage.
You are both the gift and the receiver of the gift—that is your divine inheritance. If your experiences don’t reflect this, then you’re encountering something not intended for you by the Infinite. This realization opens up avenues of healing, renewal, prosperity, and love.
Decide to look for God's name within the situation rather than the ego's narrative. The Ego will always be pointing to a supposed “unsolvable" problem. Instead of letting your mind be cluttered with fearful thoughts, acknowledge yourself as a gift to the situation and recognize that the Infinite holds a gift for you through the situation as well.
Once you attain this understanding, everything transforms, the problems dissipate, and you gain another testament to your divine power—your magical abilities, your innate supremacy as a divine child of the infinite.
Keep Working Until Your Spell "Takes"
Continue working magic with Psalm 8 daily in this manner until you feel a deep sense of peace and certainty about the situation that brought you to this practice. Trust in the process and allow the divine to guide you. Once that peace and certainty settle within you, it’s a sign that your magic seeds have been planted, and the spell has been cast. At that point, simply release it from your mind and redirect your focus to other areas of your life, knowing that the universe is aligning things in your favor.
Remember, patience and faith are key in all successful magic. Trust in the timing, and trust in yourself. Until we meet again, may your path be filled with light and your spirit filled with strength.
Blessed be.
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