Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

I'm going to be shocking and launch this week's Magic Monday a few minutes early, since I'm here on Dreamwidth,. (The picture is Thomas Taylor, the great Regency-era Platonist and worshiper of the Greek Gods, godfather of the modern Neopagan revival)

Ask me anything about occultism and I'll do my best to answer it. Any question received by midnight Monday Eastern time will get an answer, though it may be Tuesday sometime before I get to them all.

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Comments

Mish Mosh of Questions

[(Anonymous)]

Hi there John Michael,

I have a few questions:
1. Is there a good way to include family (wife and kids) in the Druid celebrations throughout the year? I have not done any on my own yet, but I am wondering if doing it as a family makes sense.
2. If you only had 10 to 15 minutes each day for meditation type work, how would you approach it? I understand that 30 minutes per day is the preferred amount, but I'm trying to figure out if the lower amount is worth working with at all.
3. Is there a set of Ogham cards that is different than the others or will any found on amazon work just as well?

Many thanks as always,
Matt

Re: Mish Mosh of Questions

[ecosophia]

1) Druid celebrations are very commonly done by families together. The best way to do it is to make sure everyone who's capable of taking part in the ceremony has at least a few words to say or an action to do.

2) 10 to 15 minutes is more than enough for a beginner to discursive meditation. 30 minutes is way too much at first -- I advise people to set aside 30 minutes to do a banishing ritual, a meditation, and a divination, if they're beginning magic with no previous experience. Five minutes of meditation every day is enough to take you very, very far.

3) Choose a deck that has artwork you like. I'm very partial to The Celtic Tree Oracle by Colin and Beth Murray, but the important thing is to choose one you find appealing.