This isn’t about a bit of hazing or light banter, which often happens among young people: testing each other out, testing limits.

This post is for those who experience a lot of stress and anxiety caused by consistent abuse, even threats to your life. There are other people out there who are cruel and take it out on anyone they see as being their target.

For anyone experiencing real abuse, you need to know what you are up against, and how to deal with it in the best way for you. (More on this later in this post.)

There are children and teenagers who had to be removed from school, either home-schooled or transferred to another school, because they were being bullied and couldn’t cope. But there are more young people don’t have this option, and don’t know how to deal with this problem.

First off, don’t believe the threat that you will get into more trouble if you tell your parents, teachers, or the police. And do not buy into the “gangster rule” of “not being a grass/snitch”. There is no “honor” in keeping things like this to yourself. This is entirely an enemy agenda of keeping people quiet to accept more abuse to cause further psychological damage. The only judgement you should care about is that of the Gods, and they want you to get the best outcome for you.

Related to this, if you ever lose friends because you brought attention to the problem, then those people were not actually your friends. It’s as simple as that. With all the people in the world, you can easily find new friends. Friends should have your back, not ditch you for “not being cool”. Potential friends are a dime a dozen. Find people of value to be friends with. Don’t ever stop yourself from doing the right thing, out of fear of what your friends will think. Your real friends will stick by you.

Now, about fighting back against bullies. Unfortunately, in this day and age you never know who has a knife or even a gun. So this makes it complicated when it comes to standing up for yourself, because standing up for yourself might actually make you a target of something much worse than a few punches. In cases like this, avoid the person, and tell your parents or teachers or even the police if you feel threatened.

Fortunately, in this day and age everyone has camera phones. Learn to discretely film any potential threats for evidence. Practice in a mirror at home or with a trusted friend so you can learn to be very subtle and quick. Pretend you are texting or something. But if you’re caught, your phone might get smashed up, so be aware of this. You also probably don’t want to have to give your phone to the police or school for evidence, so a more discrete option is to have voice recorder device on and have it in your pocket. And about cameras, if someone comes up to you to fight you, tell them there are security cameras around. This should at least make the person hesitate long enough for you to get away.

Another thing you need to learn is to be mentally tough. A few punches should not cause psychological damage. The people who do become psychologically damaged from light one-time violence are generally people who do not have a father, or do have a father but he is also physically abusive. Kids fight, don’t let a few fights get to you. For dealing with verbal abuse, you can insult them back if you can (only if you know it won’t lead to them physically attacking you) or just ignore it (more on this later in this post) if this is the safer option for you. Let it go, do not dwell on it, and don’t let it become bigger than it is.

Some things can be fought against, and you might even earn the respect of others. Standing strong, being quick-witted, bantering back, and so on. Many friendships have formed from this. Even physical fighting has resulted in some of the best friendships forming, but these days, fighting can get you expelled from school so it is definitely best to avoid this. There are many cases all through history of people becoming best friends after having a good fight against each other.

But the above paragraphs are about something minor. For those experiencing constant bullying, this is different. This is something that needs to be dealt with, and healed from.

For those who try telling parents or teachers, and nothing results from it: Keep telling them. Make them listen. Yell if you have to. A lot of problems are caused by people keeping silent, it is not natural to keep silent regarding such matters. This alone can cause damage to the soul. You need to make yourself heard. Many parents downplay problems because they don’t know how to deal with it, or don’t want to believe that their child is in danger.

For those who are certain they cannot tell your parents for whatever reason: Make it anonymous. Write/print it out on paper and discretely deliver it to the school guidance counselor or principal, include the name of the person abusing you. Or call a hotline (you can find the one in your area online or it might even be listed on your school website). But for further action to be taken, you will need to come forward and testify; they will walk you through the steps.

Now for the good part: You can strengthen yourself, and you can heal yourself from any trauma. A lot of bullies narrow in on potential victims, they can see who is weaker. It isn’t about physical weakness, because some of the worst bullies are themselves physically weak, but they are manipulative and get the results they want. There are different types of strength, and different types of weakness.

In the Temple of Zeus, there are methods to strengthen yourself. Work on your solar chakra and aura especially, but also clean your chakras and soul. Doing an aura of protection will go a long way. There is also a binding spell which can be done on those who are abusing you, but be realistic about this. If someone insults you a bit, let it go. That is not abuse, it is just life. Bindings should only be done on actual abusers, not based on a whim.

Another important thing is to strengthen your mind. A lot of people are weak-minded because we are not taught in schools or from parents how to have a stronger mind and character. This is why I mentioned in this post about letting some things go and not dwelling on minor abuse. Strengthen your mind, know what is to be simply ignored and moved past. This is imperative for many things in life, so this can be seen as practice, in order to do even better in your life. Having a strong mind and character will be shown to others, and they will know you are not someone to easily mess with. Light occasional abuse is a part of life, so either fight back in an appropriate way (don’t go overboard, simply match what they did on the same level if you feel this is safe to do so) or ignore it. Ignoring them is usually the best answer, because most bullies are looking for a response from you. Void meditation will help you ignore anything that is not worth putting your attention towards.

Ignoring is powerful, because it shows the other person that they are completely irrelevant to you and not worth your time. But, realistically, it can potentially lead to them taking things a step further in order to get the attention they want, so you might need to talk to them and tell them you won’t put up with anything. Start politely, because things might actually turn out much better than you were expecting. Politeness often goes a long way, because a lot of bullies act out because their parents neglect them or are constantly rude to them. Being polite to them can sometimes (but not always) result in them becoming a better person.

Regarding cyberbullying, just block and ignore. Never reply to them, they want attention so don’t give it to them. If they send any threats, save it and report it to the police or school authority, but don’t reply personally in any way to the cyberbully. Ignore any bait, your time is valuable so don’t waste it on them.

A good way to deal with problematic situations is by acting them out with your friends or parents, or just visualizing in your mind. Go over potential threatening scenarios and talk your way through them. This will give you the familiarity needed to deal with real-life situations with more confidence.

Getting back to the subject of real abuse:

What you can do to help resolve the situation and heal yourself: Spiritual Venting/Revenge Ritual. Hold a standard ritual to Zeus. At the height of the ritual, vent all your anger, rage, embarrassment, frustration, all those feelings. Feel them strongly. If you feel repressed or beaten down, get the feelings of frustration from this. Release it all, and ask for the energy to be directed properly: either to the bully, or just to “the enemy” in general, whatever you feel is right for you.

If you have access to something you can physically attack as a prop, this can help a lot. Use a pillow if there is nothing you can smash up. Just keep hitting the pillow until you feel better. Get your rage out during the ritual, spend as much time as you need doing this.

When you feel finished, end the ritual, thank any Daemon who helped you, and clean your aura. Then, do something to make yourself happy. Watch something that makes you laugh, visit with a good friend, or practice a hobby you enjoy, for example. You will likely feel tired from the ritual, but you will also feel better, like you have accomplished something.

You can repeat this ritual whenever you feel the need to do it. Any Waning Moon in Scorpio or Capricorn will give extra power (download the SS Calendar of your location for dates), but this can in fact be done any time you need it. Don’t let it build up inside of you, waiting for the best time to do it. Do it when you need to. And then you can do it again during the aforementioned Moon timings.

And don’t forget that you can talk with a therapist. Talking about problems can help make things better, and give clarity of mind. On a final note, meditation will grow inner strength and enable you to cope better in all situations.

Zeus leads us to inner peace, and strength.