Comments on: Do you do magic for the mundane? http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2010/01/do-you-do-magic-for-the-mundane/ Cultivating a community through the exploration of magical living and spiritual evolution. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:01:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: A.Black http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2010/01/do-you-do-magic-for-the-mundane/comment-page-1/#comment-8601 A.Black Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:39:41 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=1713#comment-8601 Might I remind everyone that we are all human. Whether we are witches, shamans, christians, etc. We all have our own shortcomings and cannot possibly be perfect. And maybe we have our faults for a reason. Thats not to say we can't try to do better, but even the most powerful spiritual person is still human. Might I remind everyone that we are all human. Whether we are witches, shamans, christians, etc. We all have our own shortcomings and cannot possibly be perfect. And maybe we have our faults for a reason. Thats not to say we can’t try to do better, but even the most powerful spiritual person is still human.

]]> By: Joli http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2010/01/do-you-do-magic-for-the-mundane/comment-page-1/#comment-7064 Joli Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:31:21 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=1713#comment-7064 I know for me, life experiences go so much more smoothly (or is it that I stop stressing the small stuff?) when I make spirituality my highest priority. My experiences with magick have always been lessons in self-mastery. Recently I had fallen out of a habit of daily prayer. It had felt like days of grimey psychic build-up, and I knew I had to do something about it. A small spell for motivation, I figured, should help lift me out of my funk. A prayer spent sorting out my specific goals and a divination to find the best way to achieve it are usually what I do before performing any spellwork. Before I could utter a word, They spoke (is speaking the right term for it?) to the effect of, "Are you really about ask the gods for something you can easily do on your own?" "...but I have a hard time building habits again. I just need - " "To get off your lazy ass. See what you can do yourself before you ask cosmic aid for every little thing." "...well, okay." "Good. Do it." Now I don't get clear cut respones that like often, but I learned (continue to learn over and over again) that we're often more capable than we give ourselves credit for. You can't work magick and live in a way that repels the energy that you summon.The best magick, I think, just provides an opportunity to be yourself more productively. I know for me, life experiences go so much more smoothly (or is it that I stop stressing the small stuff?) when I make spirituality my highest priority. My experiences with magick have always been lessons in self-mastery.

Recently I had fallen out of a habit of daily prayer. It had felt like days of grimey psychic build-up, and I knew I had to do something about it. A small spell for motivation, I figured, should help lift me out of my funk. A prayer spent sorting out my specific goals and a divination to find the best way to achieve it are usually what I do before performing any spellwork.

Before I could utter a word, They spoke (is speaking the right term for it?) to the effect of, “Are you really about ask the gods for something you can easily do on your own?”

“…but I have a hard time building habits again. I just need – ”

“To get off your lazy ass. See what you can do yourself before you ask cosmic aid for every little thing.”

“…well, okay.”

“Good. Do it.”

Now I don’t get clear cut respones that like often, but I learned (continue to learn over and over again) that we’re often more capable than we give ourselves credit for. You can’t work magick and live in a way that repels the energy that you summon.The best magick, I think, just provides an opportunity to be yourself more productively.

]]> By: Elysia http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2010/01/do-you-do-magic-for-the-mundane/comment-page-1/#comment-6880 Elysia Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:49:35 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=1713#comment-6880 That is a beautiful story!! That is a beautiful story!!

]]> By: lada http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2010/01/do-you-do-magic-for-the-mundane/comment-page-1/#comment-6835 lada Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:40:04 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=1713#comment-6835 more than a year ago, I used meditation, centering, and ritual to help overcome a mental stumbling block. it succeeded beyond my dark shadows of doubt. specifically: widowed, and angry at the thought of learning to deal with another, look for another, *date* again (gasp! at my age!) so every evening, after getting the wee bairn to bed would light the candles, do the corners, put on one particular album, and let my mind drift, towards possibility. and yes, the love that entered my life and continues to light it also counts that album as a long-time favorite. certaintly, it could be merely circumstance. but on the mundane level: giving thanks, breathing deeply, being centered and directed, helps me be present in the moment, throughout the whirlwind moments of the day. more than a year ago,
I used meditation, centering, and ritual
to help overcome a mental stumbling block.
it succeeded beyond my dark shadows of doubt.
specifically: widowed, and angry at the thought of
learning to deal with another, look for another,
*date* again (gasp! at my age!)
so every evening, after getting the wee bairn to bed
would light the candles, do the corners, put on one particular album, and let my mind drift, towards possibility.
and yes, the love that entered my life and continues
to light it also counts that album as a long-time favorite.
certaintly, it could be merely circumstance.
but on the mundane level: giving thanks, breathing deeply, being centered and directed, helps me be present in the moment, throughout the whirlwind moments of the day.

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