Magic Monday
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ecosophia
It's getting on for midnight, so we can proceed with a new Magic Monday. Let's start things out with a bit of alchemical text from the Splendor Solis, the most gorgeously illustrated of all the old alchemical texts: "They further saw the King of the Earth sink, and heard him cry out in an eager voice, 'Whoever saves me shall live and reign with me forever in my brightness on my royal throne,' and night enveloped all things. [...] Meaning, in this masterly art: 'Deprive the thing of its destructive moisture, and renew it with its own essential one which will become its perfection and life.'"
The image is the seventh illustration from Splendor Solis. It shows, in the distance, an old king in the water, struggling and crying out to be saved. In the foreground stands a young king in a golden robe bathed in the light of the sun and a brilliant star.
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SOP for Teen
Date: 2020-12-28 08:59 am (UTC)I have a 13 year old who is very interested in spirituality. When very young he was keen on stories from the Bible, and proclaimed himself a believer in God. That waned over time and today he has stars he can see from bed that he prays to. Each star represents a particular trait - courage, calm, focus and so on.
I have been working with the SOP as laid out in your Druidry books for 3 years now. I am moving slowly through the DMH and am about to begin on awakening the two currents.
My question: I have put together a stripped down practice that I want to introduce to my 13 year old. Do you think it appropriate?
1. Ritual - elemental cross and circulation of light. Will leave the calling of the elements out at this stage
2. Meditation - 1-2 mins of breathing, 5 mins of meditation. Choose a theme for meditation from the previous divination.
3. Divination - 1 card draw from a simple oracle (maybe one of the popular card decks that appeal to him). Reflect on the card and how it relates to his life and use it for meditation in next session
4. Natural magic - simple workings using stones and herbs. Use Moon timing with elemental workings.
Re: SOP for Teen
Date: 2020-12-28 05:17 pm (UTC)Re: SOP for Teen
Date: 2020-12-28 07:12 pm (UTC)