Yeah….that’s how I role. Why would I want to call myself stupid…when the whole point is that I am reminding myself to keep it simple. I mean I am remembering that I want to keep it simple. Smart, right? Yeah…I’m reaching.
When I started practicing magick, I felt that there needed to be a process. I guess maybe as a way to get me into focus. This was also before I had kids. Now that I have littles, well…pomp and circumstance is not in the agenda. I think, I also felt that magick is something I set time away to do. I am learning, for me, magick is a constant flow. It’s working whether I am present with it or not. Now, do I think that it needs to be tended too and nurtured just like any practice, yes. I don’t think that it needs to be separate from my everyday…uh….stuff.
My thinking is more along the lines of less is more. I get more out of doing little things everyday and making them a part of my routine than I do trying to set time aside for the big gesture. I am also finding things more like guidelines or spaces of time to be able to celebrate or honor when I can truly be focused.
I always want to celebrate the Sabbats on the day they occur, but there is so much I want to do to honor it the festivities would literally be all day. If I had the means to do that, I think that would be awesome. Sadly I don’t….most of us don’t. I have found that looking at the Sabbats as seasons in and of themselves makes it SO much easier and less pressure for me. I can write a list of things I want to do for them, and still do them because now it’s over days rather than hours.
I think the overall point is that magic can work for you as long as you can bond with it. What I mean by that is yes it’s a practice, but it’s also meant to be something nurturing and helpful. It’s not supposed to be stressful and a burden. Have fun with your practice! If you like the ritual and can do the ritual, then do it. Do it because you want to and can, but because you feel like you have to. Blessed Be!