Sitting outside on a cool, somewhat calm afternoon with a friend who just happened to be Shamanist...we were talking about controlling the wind.
Well being who I am, I just had to try. So I began by telling the wind to move a certain way...and the wind did not respond. My friend told me to ask the wind to move for me, rather than telling it to.
We were sitting pointed east. I began once again talking to the wind, I asked it to move west... no reponse... and this went on for about 20 minutes.
Then I began blocking everything out. It was only the wind I could hear. It began to slow down, and this very unfamiliar feeling rushed through my body and I knew the wind was listening now.
So I started out slowly, I asked it silently to move west...and it did. Then east, and it did. My friend knew what was going on, so he said "Try north" and I did...and the wind responded with a splash of wind coming from the north, it had felt like the wind came from beneath me.. blowing my hair up into the air.
After I had gained control, I would just say "West" and the wind would go west. Then "East" and the wind would go east..ect..
After this had happened I had felt this overwhelming rush, as if our mother was letting me know that I was now capeable of working with her, and all that she offeres. Ever since that day I have walked around with this feeling that I could never explain in words.
The only thing I could think to say, would be 'Try it' You might just surprise yourself. I know I did. And with Witchcraft, anything is possible.