LIKE MAGICK, (THE FOCUS OF LAST WEEK’S CHAPTER,) RITUAL IS A TOPIC WE COULD SPEND WEEK’S EXPLORING, BUT THE BASIC CONCEPT IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD…RITUAL IS A SPIRITUAL, OR RELIGIOUS CEREMONY, CONSISTING OF A SERIES OF SPECIFIC ACTIONS, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A SPECIFIC RESULT OR STATE OF MIND.
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RITUAL IS A WORD LIKE “AWESOME” OR “AMAZING.” THROUGHOUT THE YEARS IT HAS BECOME OVERUSED, AND IN MANY WAYS, HAS LOST SOME OF ITS SACREDNESS, AND TRUE MEANING. I RECENTLY ASKED SOMEONE WHAT THEIR MORNING RITUAL WAS, AND THE ANSWER RAN SOMETHING LIKE: “OH, I GET UP, PEE, FEED THE DOG, TAKE THE TRASH OUT, MAKE COFFEE AND CATCH UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND NEWS.” THAT’S NOT A RITUAL, ITS A ROUTINE. WHEN I ASKED MY FRIEND IF HE HAD AN EVENING RITUAL, HE REPLIED, “YEAH, I SMOKE A CIGARETTE BEFORE I HIT THE SACK.” WELL, THAT’S A HABIT. HOWEVER, BOTH OF THESE EXAMPLES COULD BE TURNED INTO RITUAL, WITH A FEW SIMPLE MODIFICATIONS.
IT’S EASY TO BECOME INTIMIDATED WITH THE IDEA OF A FORMAL RITUAL. FOR ONE THING, SOME OF US DON’T HAVE THE LUXURY OF TIME TO DO COMPLEX SUNRISE RITUALS, OR ELABORATE FULL MOON CEREMONIES. WHILE FORMAL RITUALS ARE BEAUTIFUL - AND I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE DEEPLY REWARDED BY PRACTICING FORMAL/TRADITIONAL RITUAL… IF OUR FOCUS IS ON “GETTING THE DETAILS RIGHT,” RATHER THAN EXPERIENCING THE DESIRED INTENT- WE MISS THE POINT, INTRODUCE ANXIETY, AND MAY LOSE INTEREST IN PERFORMING RITUAL ALTOGETHER.
BUT JUST AS A DAILY EXERCISE ROUTINE KEEPS US PHYSICALLY FIT, DAILY RITUAL WILL MAINTAIN OUR SPIRITUAL FITNESS. AND LIKE EXERCISE, THERE ARE COUNTLESS METHODS AND MODALITIES OF RITUAL TO CHOOSE FROM.
LAST WEEK, IN CHAPTER 9, THE SEVEN WONDERS OF MAGICK, WE EXPLORED THE BASICS OF HOW MAGICK REGISTERS AND FEELS IN OUR BODY. TRAINING OURSELVES HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAGICKAL ENERGY AND EMOTIONAL ENERGY, (AND HOW THE TWO CAN OVERLAP), IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROUTINE AND RITUAL. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, SOME OF US MISTAKE ROUTINE WITH RITUAL…BUT AS A LONG TIME PRACTITIONER MYSELF, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE REVERSE CAN ALSO HAPPEN…MEANING…RITUAL CAN SOMETIMES BECOME TOO ROUTINE. “YES, I’M RECITING MY NORMAL MORNING PRAYERS, BUT MY MIND IS RUNNING THROUGH THE GROCERY LIST, OR LAST NIGHT’S NEWSCAST.” WHETHER WE CALL OUR ROUTINES RITUAL, OR EXPERIENCE OUR RITUALS AS ROUTINE…IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO PERIODICALLY EXPLORE FRESH ALTERNATIVES AND/OR ALTERATIONS IN BOTH..
CHAPTER 10 LESSON: THE ELEMENTS AND DIRECTIONS OF RITUAL
IN WRITING OUR DAILY SHADOW PAGES, WE ARE ALREADY PRACTICING A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FORM OF ACTIVE MEDITATION AND RITUAL. THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE WEEKLY SHADOW DANCE PRACTICE AND VISION QUEST. MANY OF THE TASKS AND ASSIGNMENTS I’VE INTRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE COURSE SO FAR, ARE, IN FACT, METHODS OF BUILDING YOUR OWN, CUSTOMIZED RITUALS. BUT KNOWING HOW TO PERFORM A BASIC PREPARATORY RITUAL, BEFORE PRACTICING OTHER MAGICAL WORK, IS A WITCH’S BREAD AND BUTTER.
I HAVE DOZENS OF BOOKS ON INDIGENOUS CEREMONY, WITH VARIOUS METHODS AND APPROACHES FOR THE PREPARATORY RITUAL OF CASTING A CIRCLE AND CALLING IN THE QUARTERS (THE FOUR ELEMENTS, AND FOUR DIRECTIONS). SOME ARE VERY COMPLICATED, WITH INCANTATIONS, MOVEMENTS, ALTAR TOOLS AND SO ON. OTHERS ARE FAIRLY SIMPLE, BUT EQUALLY EFFECTIVE…YET ALL HAVE THE SAME, BASIC COMPONENTS.
AS BOTH THE CONDUIT, AND PRACTITIONER OF MAGICK, A BASIC PREPARATORY RITUAL WILL HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR FOCUS, AND MAINTAIN YOUR MAGICKAL ENERGY (WITHOUT STRESSING/EXHAUSTING YOURSELF IN THE PROCESS). DOING THIS PREPARATORY RITUAL ALSO INSURES THAT YOU AND YOUR SACRED SPACE ARE PROTECTED WHILE PERFORMING MAGICKAL WORK, OR OTHER, MORE FOCUSSED RITUALS.
TO BEGIN, LET’S OUTLINE THE BASIC PARTS, OF A BASIC PREPARATORY RITUAL:
1. CLEANSE YOURSELF AND YOUR SACRED SPACE. THIS IS TRADITIONALLY ACHIEVED WITH SAGE OR INCENSE. HERE, YOU WANT TO COMPOSE A SIMPLE BLESSING, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: “I CLEANSE AND RELEASE ALL UNNECESSARY ENERGY AND NEGATIVITY… AROUND MYSELF, AND MY SACRED SPACE.”
2. RAISE YOUR MAGICKAL ENERGY. THIS IS USUALLY ACHIEVED WITH CEREMONIAL MOVEMENT, AN INCANTATION, OR BOTH. THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT THE WORLD TREE VISUALIZATION FROM LAST WEEK. I USUALLY TAKE A DEEP BREATH TO CALL MYSELF INTO BALANCE, AND GROUND MYSELF. NEXT, I SQUAT DOWN, WITH MY HANDS FACING TOWARDS THE GROUND…IMAGINING THAT I’M DRAWING ENERGY UP FROM THE EARTH…AS I SLOWLY RISE, I TURN MY HANDS AND LIFT MY ARMS ABOVE MY HEAD, TO DRAW ENERGY FROM THE SKY…AND MY BREATH DRAWS THESE TWO ENERGIES INTO MY BODY AT THE SAME TIME. COMPOSE A SIMPLE, BUT POWERFUL INCANTATION, SUCH AS: “I AM PERFECT, I AM HEALED, MY POWER ALMIGHTY, MY POWER IS REAL.”
3. CAST A CIRCLE. HERE, YOU STAND FACING NORTH. THEN, BY POINTING EITHER A FINGER OR WAND, TURN CLOCKWISE 3 TIMES…DRAWING A MAGICKAL CIRCLE (HORIZONTALLY, AS WIDE AS YOU WANT, WITH YOU BEING IN THE CENTER)…THE FIRST REVOLUTION IS FOR PROTECTION: I CAST THIS CIRCLE AS THE ULTIMATE PROTECTION. AS YOU CONTINUE INTO THE SECOND REVOLUTION, SAY SOMETHING SUCH AS: I CALL MY DIVINE GUIDES, ANGELS AND ANCESTORS, TO BE WITH ME AT THIS TIME. THE THIRD REVOLUTION FIXES (OR SEALS) THE CIRCLE AS A SACRED SPACE, OR TEMPLE. AGAIN, AN INCANTATION WILL ACCOMPANY THE ACTUAL CASTING OF THE CIRCLE. COMPOSE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS: THIS IS A SACRED SPACE, BETWEEN THE WORLDS…A SANCTUARY FOR THE DIVINE, AND FOR DIVINE WORK.
4. CALL IN THE QUARTERS: NORTH/EARTH, EAST/AIR, SOUTH/FIRE, WEST/WATER. (THESE DESIGNATIONS MAY VARY, DEPENDING ON YOUR DENOMINATION.) EACH ELEMENT IS USUALLY REPRESENTED BY AN OBJECT, AND PLACED ON THE ALTAR IN IT’S DESIGNATED DIRECTION. A STONE FOR EARTH IN THE NORTH, A FEATHER FOR AIR IN THE EAST, A CANDLE FOR FIRE IN THE SOUTH, AND A BOWL OF WATER TO THE WEST. AN INCANTATION FOR EACH ELEMENT/DIRECTION IS WORKED HERE. FOR EARTH: I CALL THE POWERS OF THE NORTH, OF THE EARTH…FOUNDATION, STABILITY AND PROSPERITY, EVERGREEN…CAVERNS OF WARMTH, SAFETY, HEARTH AND HOME. FOR THE EAST: I CALL THE POWERS OF THE EAST, OF AIR…INSPIRATION, SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, INTELLECT, EAGLES, ANGELS, MAGICK AND ETHEREAL FLIGHT…ENLIGHTENMENT, AND GREAT SPIRIT. FOR THE SOUTH: I CALL THE POWERS OF THE SOUTH, OF FIRE…PASSION FOR LIFE, FREEDOM, COURAGE, LOYALTY, DEEP, HOT, STEADY, BURNING LOVE. FOR THE WEST: I CALL THE POWERS OF THE WEST, OF WATER..PURIFICATION, HEALING LOVE, AND DIVINATION…THE DEEP, INTELLIGENCE OF EMOTIONS…REFLECTING THE MOON.
5. CONDUCT SPELL WORK OR SPECIAL RITUAL. (SUCH AS A FULL MOON RITUAL, NEW WITCH’S MOON RITUAL OR SUNRISE CEREMONY)
6. RELEASE THE QUARTERS. WORKING IN REVERSE (WEST, SOUTH, EAST, NORTH) THANK, AND RELEASE EACH ELEMENTAL POWER.
7. CLOSE THE CIRCLE. START AGAIN BY FACING NORTH, FINGER OR WAND POINTING OUT, BUT TURN COUNTERCLOCKWISE THREE TIMES, TO RELEASE THE MAGICKAL CIRCLE AND WORK. COMPOSE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS: I RELEASE THIS CIRCLE AND THIS WORK, TO BE PART OF THE UNIVERSE, IMMEDIATELY. THE CIRCLE IS RELEASED, BUT NEVER UNBROKEN. THIS OR SOMETHING BETTER, WITH HARM TO NONE - THE MAGICK IS WORKED, THERE - IT IS DONE.
AGAIN, MANY OF YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE A BASIC PREPARATORY RITUAL IN PLACE…WHILE OTHERS MAY NOT. EITHER WAY, BUILDING YOUR OWN RITUAL CAN ACTUALLY YIELD BETTER RESULTS…EVEN IF YOU’VE BEEN PRACTICING A RITUAL THAT IS CENTURIES OLD.
CHAPTER 10 TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS & SPELL WORK:
DESIGN A MODERN MAGICK MUSIC RITUAL, SEVEN HABITS FOR SEVEN RITUALS, MODERN MAGICK: HOW TO CLEAN AND CHARGE YOUR DEVISE
DESIGN A MODERN MAGICK MUSIC RITUAL
MUSIC HAS BEEN A MAJOR COMPONENT OF RITUAL AND CEREMONY, EVER SINCE OUR PRIMITIVE, HUNTER-GATHERER ANCESTORS BEGAN PRACTICING THESE SACRED ACTS. REPETITION, RHYTHM, AND SOUND HELP TO INDUCE AND MAINTAIN THE STATE OF MIND NECESSARY FOR MAGICKAL ENERGY. THIS IS WHY WE HAVE CHANTS, DRUMMING AND TRADITIONAL SONGS THAT ARE A PART OF COUNTLESS CEREMONIES AND RITUALS. (HINT: SINGING THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG, MAKING A WISH, AND BLOWING OUT CANDLES ARE MAGICKAL RITUALS THAT MOST OF US PRACTICE EVERY YEAR.)
A GREAT, MODERN ALTERNATIVE TO THE BASIC PREPARATORY RITUAL ABOVE, IS TO DESIGN A PLAYLIST THAT DOES MOST OF THE WORK FOR YOU. WHILE GOING THROUGH A REGIMENTED RITUAL (COMBINING TOOLS, WORDS AND GESTURES) IS STANDARD FOR ALL MAGICKAL TRADITIONS, AND SHOULD BE PRACTICED ON A REGULAR BASIS…RAISING PERSONAL MAGICKAL ENERGY IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL. GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS WILL ESTABLISH A ROUTINE, BUT WITHOUT THE CHARGE OF YOUR PERSONAL MAGICKAL ENERGY…IT IS AN EMPTY PRACTICE.
FEELING EACH PART OF THE RITUAL IS WHAT WE ARE AFTER. FEELING THE ENERGY COMING OUT OF YOUR BODY, THROUGH YOUR ARM, AND OUT YOUR FINGER, OR WAND, AS YOU CAST THE CIRCLE…EXPERIENCING THE SENSATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ELEMENT… THE SOLIDNESS OF EARTH, THE WIND OF AIR, THE WARMTH OF FIRE, THE PURITY OF WATER. TRAINING YOUR BODY TO INDUCE THIS ESSENTIAL MAGICKAL ENERGY, WILL STRENGTHEN YOUR OUTPUT AND THE RESULTS.
WHEN WE WATCH A MOVIE, SCENES THAT ARE MEANT TO INVOKE SPECIFIC EMOTIONS ARE ENHANCED WITH THE ADDED ELEMENT OF A MUSIC SCORE, THEME, OR SOUNDTRACK. AND WHEN WE HEAR THAT MUSIC OUT OF CONTEXT, IT STILL EVOKES THAT EMOTION, OR A MEMORY OF THAT EMOTION.
MUSIC HAS PROVEN TO BE A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHING TOOL AS WELL. THE ONLY REASON I CAN STILL RECITE THE ENTIRE PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN, IS BECAUSE OF SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK. NOT MY 6TH GRADE HISTORY CLASS.
FOR THIS MODERN MUSIC SPIN, ON THIS ANCIENT WORLD RITUAL, YOU’LL NEED YOUR DEVICE OF CHOICE (W/ ACCESS TO YOUR DIGITAL MUSIC LIBRARY). CREATE A NEW PLAYLIST, AND NAME IT: MY MODERN MAGICK MUSIC RITUAL.
NEXT, YOU WANT TO FIND A SONG THAT RESONATES WITH CLEANSING - SO YOU WANT A PIECE THAT IS AN UPLIFTING, FEEL-GOOD SONG. SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL CLEAN AND CLEAR…FREE, EXHILARATED, FUN AND HAPPY. THIS IS YOUR RITUAL OPENING SONG, AND WILL ACT TO CAST YOUR CIRCLE OF PROTECTION. REPEAT THIS PROCESS FOR EACH PHASE OF THE RITUAL. HERE’S A SAMPLE LIST, TO HELP GUIDE AND INSPIRE YOU:
TRACK 1: CLEANSING & PROTECTION - “PEACE TONIGHT” BY THE INDIGO GIRLS
TRACK 2: NORTH/EARTH - “WITCHCRAFT” BY FRANK SINATRA
TRACK 3: EAST/AIR - “CRYSTAL” BY FLEETWOOD MAC
TRACK 4: SOUTH/FIRE - “MAGIC” BY THE CARS
TRACK 5: WEST/WATER - “WAIT BY THE RIVER” BY LORD HURON
TRACK 6: INTENT SONG - “BELLA DONNA” BY STEVIE NICKS
TRACK 7: RELEASE AND CLOSE - “THANK YOU” BY ALANIS MORISSETTE
ONCE YOU’VE CREATED YOUR LIST, GO TO YOUR SACRED SPACE WHERE YOU CAN BE ALONE FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. BE SURE YOU HAVE ACCESS TO SPEAKERS FOR THE PLAYBACK OF YOUR RITUAL. BE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE SPEAKERS. LIGHT A SINGLE WHITE (OR BLACK) CANDLE, BURN YOUR FAVORITE STICK OF INCENSE, AND START YOUR MODERN MAGICK MUSIC RITUAL. BE SURE YOUR DEVICE IS NOT ON SHUFFLE MODE, AS THE PLAYBACK SEQUENCE MUST BE IN THE CORRECT ORDER.
AS EACH SONG PLAYS, LET YOURSELF FEEL EACH NOTE…MOVEMENT AND DANCING ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. TRY HEARING AND EXPERIENCING THESE SONGS IN A NEW WAY… CONNECTING THEM WITH YOUR MAGICKAL RITUAL …SO THAT YOUR MAGICKAL PATHWAYS BRAID WITH THE EMOTIONS, OR MEMORIES, ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SONG.
WHEN YOUR SET LIST ENDS, TAKE SOME TIME TO REFLECT. RECORD ANY OBSERVATIONS OR INSIGHTS IN YOUR SHADOW PAGES JOURNAL. TO PERFORM A DIFFERENT SPELL, YOU CAN ALWAYS SWITCH OUT TRACK 6 (YOUR INTENT SONG) TO MATCH YOUR NEW MAGICKAL INTENT.
SEVEN HABITS FOR SEVEN RITUALS
A MODERN WITCH HAS A MODERN LIFE…WHICH MOST LIKELY MEANS A MODERN FAMILY, A MODERN JOB, AND MODERN PROBLEMS. WHILE WE MIGHT FANTASIZE ABOUT SPENDING HOURS IN ELABORATE MAGICKAL RITUALS IN THE ENCHANTED FOREST, OUR MODERN LIFE MAY HAVE PLACED US IN A MODERN, METROPOLITAN CITY. THE LOCKDOWN MAY PROVIDE US WITH NEW SWATHS OF FREE, ALONE TIME…THE WORLD WILL EVENTUALLY OPEN BACK UP, CLOSING THE GAPS OF INSOLATION AND SOLITUDE. OUR LIVES WILL FILL BACK UP WITH OUR BUSY SCHEDULES AND NORMAL ROUTINES.
AS I MENTIONED IN THE INTRODUCTION, DAILY ROUTINES AND HABITS CAN BE MODIFIED TO BECOME QUICK, MODERN MAGICKAL RITUALS. MAKE A LIST, NUMBERED 1 - 7. NEXT TO EACH, LIST AN EVERYDAY ROUTINE, OR HABIT.
EXAMPLE:
MORNING COFFEE
BRUSHING MY TEETH
CHECKING EMAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA
SMOKING
HAVING A DRINK
EATING A MEAL
COMMUTING TO WORK
NOW, CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE ITEMS ON YOUR LIST, AND CONVERT EACH HABIT/ROUTINE INTO A MINI MAGICK RITUAL.
EXAMPLE:
MORNING COFFEE - BEFORE DRINKING, WHILE HOLDING THE CUP IN BOTH HANDS, ENVISION THE WAY YOU WANT TO INHABIT YOUR LIFE TODAY…HOW YOU WISH TO REACT THROUGHOUT THE DAY…WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACHIEVE? ONCE YOU’VE CONJURED YOUR DAY, HOLD THE CUP UP TO YOUR MOUTH, AND BLOW ON THE HOT LIQUID. THEN, ENJOY YOUR CUP OF COFFEE, AND YOUR DAY!
BRUSHING MY TEETH - PEPPERMINT IS OFTEN USED IN SPELLS FOR CLEAR COMMUNICATION. IF YOU HAVE A MINT FLAVORED TOOTHPASTE, THIS IS A GREAT MINI RITUAL. BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITH THE INTENT OF SPEAKING IN CLEAR, TRUTHFUL WAYS.
DAILY MEALS - BLESS AND GIVE THANKS. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE IN THE FORM OF A TRADITIONAL, OR RELIGIOUS BLESSING…A QUIET MOMENT OF AWARENESS AND GRATITUDE IS ALL IT TAKES. REGULARLY BLESSING EVERYTHING WE CONSUME ACTUALLY HAS TREMENDOUS BENEFITS.
SMOKING - SMOKE WITH INTENT. PEACE PIPE AND SMOKING RITUALS ARE AMONG THE OLDEST RITUALS IN THE WORLD. ALLOW YOURSELF TO TRULY SAVOR THE TASTE, AND SENSATIONS OF THE SMOKE. SEE IF YOUR EXHALED SMOKE FORMS SHAPES…FOR HIDDEN MESSAGES OR SOLUTIONS TO A PROBLEM, OR QUESTION.
HAVING A DRINK - HOLD UP YOUR GLASS, AND MAKE A TOAST TO YOURSELF FOR A SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENT. SOMETIMES, JUST MAKING IT THROUGH A DAY, IS ACTUALLY A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT. ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THAT WITH A RAISED GLASS, AND A PRIVATE TOAST TO YOURSELF.
WALKING THE DOG - DON’T TAKE YOUR PHONE, OR ANYONE ELSE. MAKE THIS A SACRED DATE, SO THAT YOUR BELOVED ANIMAL COMPANION HAS YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION. (THEY KNOW YOU’RE ACTUALLY NOT WITH THEM IF YOU’RE ON THE PHONE THE ENTIRE WALK. AND IT DOES HURT THEIR FEELINGS, WHETHER THEY SHOW IT, OR NOT.)
COMMUTING TO WORK - CREATE A “CALLING ALL ANGELS” SPELL, THAT SIGNALS THE GUARDIAN ANGELS OF ALL THE DRIVERS YOU SHARE THE ROAD WITH. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE A LOWER INCIDENCE OF ROAD RAGERS, AND AVOID THE FRANTIC DRIVING HABITS OF OTHERS WHEN YOU DO THIS DRIVING RITUAL.
DISCLAIMER ABOUT HABITS - I’VE BEEN IN ALCOHOLIC RECOVERY FOR 22 YEARS, SO I'M NOT ADVOCATING FOR NIGHTLY DRINKING HERE. I AM SIMPLY ACKNOWLEDGING THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN DRINK NORMALLY. OUR HABITS CAN ACT AS A SUBCONSCIOUS BLOCK, KEEPING US FROM THE MORE APPROPRIATE ASPECTS OF OUR TRUE NATURE. HABITS ARE NEVER GOING TO GO AWAY. BUT BRINGING AWARENESS TO THEM, WILL HELP US TRACK WHICH OF OUR HABITS ACTUALLY ACT AS A SUBTLE, AVOIDANCE TACTIC.
MODERN MAGICK: HOW TO CLEAN AND CHARGE YOUR DEVICE
MOST OF US DON’T CONSIDER OUR MOBILE PHONES, DEVICES AND COMPUTERS AS MAGICKAL TOOLS. BUT IF WE ARE USING THEM TO PLAY MUSIC FOR A RITUAL, AS IN THE MODERN MAGICK MUSIC RITUAL ASSIGNED ABOVE, IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO CLEAN AND CHARGE YOUR DEVICE - NOT JUST IN THE NORMAL WAY, BUT IN A MAGICKAL WAY.
FOR THIS PRACTICE, YOU WANT TO GET A SIMPLE, RAW SELENITE ROD, 4 TO 5 INCHES IN LENGTH. SELENITE IS THE PERFECT CLEANING/CHARGING STONE, BECAUSE IT NEVER HAS TO BE CLEANED OR CHARGED ITSELF. AT THE END OF EACH DAY, AS YOU PLUG IN YOUR DEVICE TO CHARGE, SIMPLY PLACE THE SELENITE ROD ONTOP OF YOUR PHONE, OR DEVICE. BE SURE TO CLOSE OUT ALL APPS, SUCH AS EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA...BECAUSE YOU WANT TO STOP ALL ENERGIES FROM PASSING THROUGH YOUR PHONE. YOU CAN USE THE SELENITE ROD ON YOUR COMPUTERS AS WELL.
THIS PRACTICE CLEANS ANY UNWANTED, NEGATIVE ENERGY THAT YOUR DEVICE PICKS UP, VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OR OTHER APPS THAT CONNECT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD. AT THE SAME TIME,IT ALSO CHARGES YOUR DEVICE, ENERGETICALLY.
THAT WRAPS CHAPTER 10: THE SEVEN WONDERS OF RITUAL.
IN ADDITION TO THE TASKS AND SPELL WORK OF THIS WEEK, DON’T FORGET TO CONTINUE WITH YOUR SHADOW WORK. THE BASIC TOOLS ARE DAILY SHADOW PAGES, 1 SHADOW DANCE A WEEK, PLUS YOUR WEEKLY VISION QUEST.
ALL OF THIS WEEKS SPELLS & ASSIGNMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE BLOG POST FOR CHAPTER 10: THE SEVEN WONDERS OF RITUAL ON DANIELLINK.COM. BUT ONLY FOR A LIMITED TIME. AFTER FEBRUARY 6, THE SEVEN WONDERS VIDEO AND BLOG SERIES WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO PAID SUBSCRIBERS.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND BONUS MATERIAL, ADDITIONAL VIDEO CONTENT AND VISION QUEST IDEAS IN THE “DIGITAL WITCHBOX” SECTION OF THE SEVEN WONDERS BLOG.
JOIN ME NEXT FOR CHAPTER 11:THE SEVEN WONDERS OF INTEGRATION.
UNTIL THEN, BE KIND TO YOURSELF AND I’LL SEE YOU AT THE RAINBOW’S EDGE!
RESOURCES:
THE ARTIST’S WAY by Julian Cameron
THE WITCHES ALMANAC
UNTIL THEN BE KIND TO YOURSELF AND I’LL SEE YOU AT THE RAINBOW’S EDGE!
DEEP PEACE, DANIEL
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