Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

Midnight is almost here, and so it's time to launch a new Magic Monday. Ask me anything about occultism, and with certain exceptions noted below, any question received by midnight Monday Eastern time will get an answer. Please note:  Any question or comment received after that point will not get an answer, and in fact will just be deleted.  If you're in a hurry, or suspect you may be the 341,928th person to ask a question, please check out the very rough version 1.2 of The Magic Monday FAQ here. 

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Comments

Grove ritual SOP

[(Anonymous)]

Hi JMG

I hope you're well.

I have just started doing the DMH Grove ritual. I've been looking through MM threads on the subject and discovered the following that surprised me:
https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/139182.html?thread=16658350#cmt16658350

In it you recommend that in doing the SOP within the Grove the elemental gates should be drawn in the grove quarters. The DMH doesn't mention this, and I've just been doing the SOP as normal, centred on me, but facing South.

Can I confirm that you meant to recommend by contrast:

1. Physically walk to the Grove edges to invoke the gates, and
2. Draw Spirit Below/Above over the altar rather than oneself (Spirit Within has to still be centred on oneself I assume),
3. Make the altar the centre of the circulating sphere?

It sounds like a powerful way to do it if so, mirroring the circumambulatory Grove opening.

Thanks
JH

Re: Grove ritual SOP

[ecosophia]

Yes, that's correct. I invoke Spirit Within above the altar as well, but that's a matter of personal choice.

Re: Grove ritual SOP

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you.

That's interesting; any hints on what kind of imagery can be used in that method? I've not awakened the currents or anything yet, and the text just says the symbol for spirit within is oneself in the centre.

JH

Re: Grove ritual SOP

[ecosophia]

The classic way to do it, as in the old AODA ritual, is to use no imagery at all, and simply let you, the altar, and the central space of the grove function as the symbol.