Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

It's just a few minutes to midnight, so we can launch a new Magic Monday. Ask me anything about occultism, and with certain exceptions, any question received by midnight Monday Eastern time will get an answer. Please note:  Any question or comment received after then will not get an answer, and in fact will just be deleted.  If you're in a hurry, or suspect you may be the 143,916th person to ask a question, please check out the very rough version 1.1 of The Magic Monday FAQ here. Also: I will not be putting through or answering any more questions about practicing magic around children. I've answered those in simple declarative sentences in the FAQ. If you read the FAQ and don't think your question has been answered, read it again. If that doesn't help, consider remedial reading classes; yes, it really is as simple and straightforward as the FAQ says.  And further:  if you ask a question about some occult topic and I tell you it's not something I can or will help you with, and you keep on asking more and more questions about that same topic, don't be surprised if your questions just get deleted. 'Nuf said.

The image? I field a lot of questions about my books these days, so I've decided to do little capsule summaries of them here, one per week. The book above on the left was my twenty-fifth published book. During my time as head of the Ancient Order of Druids in America, it became clear that we needed a few books for members with rituals and the like. This was the first of them, a guide to the ritual work of a grove (that's what you call a group of Druids) in AODA. It was a pleasant, simple, straightforward job, and I didn't (and don't) make a cent from it -- all proceeds go to AODA. It seemed to me that this was appropriate for what was, after all, a labor of love.

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***This Magic Monday is now closed. See you next week!***

Comments

[jdecandia]

I have just recently fought off a bit of a head cold that kept me pretty fatigued...too fatigued to practice my daily ritual work in the morning for about 4 days. It wasn't the fatigue, in fact, as much as my inability to concentrate from the congestion.

It has been nice to get back into the physical swing of things and to have a zest for what presents itself in front of me for the day again. I am bringing all of this up to ask if there is any magical detriment to having stopped my morning SOP, 15 minutes of meditation, and daily divination for a few days? Or if anyone has noticed a difference?

I have noticed making this a daily ritual has allowed me to see my thoughts and patterned behavior from a larger perspective so it is less of a struggle against a poor habit and more of a shedding of. I've also noticed the ability to mentally visualize has much increased and the ability to hold a fully formed thought to its completion is much easier. Some of my realizations seem too slippery and vast to put into words...but it is more of an internalized understanding than an intellectual.

I have found that these past three days not practicing my thoughts are a lot more automated. Has anyone found this to be true for them? Have I had a set back?

[ecosophia]

It happens from time to time in just about every mage's life, whether due to sickness or from some other cause. It's always a little bit of a setback, but once you resume regular practices you'll find that you make up all the lost ground promptly.