Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

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Comments

Concurrently Practicing Multiple Religions

[brenainn]

1. Would a full Moon be the best time to place a silver pendant outside to create a protective amulet?

2. The last couple of months, the full Moon occurred on a rainy night in my area. Would all that cold water falling down on the intended amulet prevent it from charging? If so, would placing the pendant in a clear plastic bag or container allow it to absorb the energy of the Moon while rain is falling?

3. Would practicing several religions concurrently be a bad idea? I have taken up the practice of Catholic sacramental magic but I have also recently created an altar to the Vodou lwa and have been serving them, with positive improvements in my life as a result. I have also put together a shrine for the Roman Deities and I will try to venerate and honor them via the praxis of Religio Romana. I devote specific days of the week and month to each religious path, so that I don’t end up overwhelmed by ritual work. Of course, Catholicism and Vodou were, and still are, practiced side by side. I have decided that I don’t want to create single, syncretic rituals as part of my religious practice. If it won’t cause major issues, I would like to pursue each religion/pantheon in their own ways.

Re: Concurrently Practicing Multiple Religions

[ecosophia]

1) The usual approach is to do it for the three nights leading up to the full moon, counting the night of the full moon (if it happens at night) or the one immediately before (if the full moon happens in the day) as the third.

2) No, the influence needs to be unfiltered. If you can, put it in an open window on a side of your home that gets plenty of moonlight, but where it'll be sheltered from the rain.

3) That seems extremely busy, but it's something a lot of people have done. At least one Roman emperor had a statue of Jesus on his personal altar, along with those of many other gods...

Re: Concurrently Practicing Multiple Religions

[deborah_bender]

If you aren't able to put the amulet in an open window as JMG suggests, remember that the Moon is shining on the tops of the clouds and that lunar influence is being absorbed by the water.

As an alternative, if what JMG suggests isn't possible, I would suggest that on the second or third night, you also put out a shallow bowl (ideally a silver bowl but a white crockery bowl would be fine) where the rain will fall into it and fill it at least partway. Get up before the sun rises and the moon sets, place the amulet into the bowl, cover it with a plate, take the bowl indoors, uncover it and set it on your altar or some dark or dimly lit place for awhile (maybe an hour) and let the amulet soak. Then dry it off and wrap it up until you are ready to consecrate it.

You can then do some other magic with the moon water if you wish. The magic should be compatible with the character of the amulet, obviously. If you don't have a use for the water, pour it out on a plant.

Re: Concurrently Practicing Multiple Religions

[ecosophia]

Nice! The rain magic is quite elegant.