Sulum Factum Magus

Some months ago, I started out putting together a few ideas for busy people to develop themselves along magical lines. Here is another installment  for those in this position. I was talking to a young woman who was interested in Wicca and Paganism over the weekend, very keen to learn, but who found it very difficult to get any time for herself. She was working a job, looking after two young children, and keeping a house, and the thought of finding half an hour each day to pursue some magical studies seemed quite out of the question.

Here is the suggestion that I gave her. There are three times in the day when most people can get five minutes to themselves, at least most of the time. These are the five minutes after you wake up in the morning, but before you get out of bed, the five minutes after you get into bed at night, but before you go to sleep, and the five minutes you get in the toilet doing your daily business. These fifteen minutes can provide a foundation of magical practice, which can take you quite a way in your magical development.

Firstly, lets look at those five minutes in the toilet. Put a book you want to work on in the toilet, and when you sit down to business, open it up and read a page or two. Think about during the day whenever you get the chance. With this you can begin to establish a foundation of knowledge, which every magical practice requires.

Secondly, lets look at the five minutes in the morning. This is sufficient to practice moving the attention to a particular energy centre – such as the brow or crown chakra. This is sufficient to visualize a Deity you want to work with, and ask for their blessing. This is sufficient to utter a quick spell or affirmation: “Let this day bring the blessings of the God and Goddess conjoined, May the Child of Promise be conceived and born, may the Great Work take shape and form. For the highest good of all, So Mote it Be.” Of course that’s my spell and intention – you are welcome to use it, or make up your own, depending on your needs, desires, and your understanding of your calling. This five minutes can be used to set the tone and intention for the day to come. If you are working on developing patience, for example, you might want to invoke the spirit of patience to be with you during the day. And so on. Use that five minutes to invoke into your day, the energy or presence which you think will be most beneficial. By doing this, you begin to work with intention and magical will to take charge of your day. Then forget it, and go about your day. The intention will be working in the background, supporting you, and bringing about positive change, and as you build up the regular use of this five minutes, you will begin to notice a difference in how your day goes.

Thirdly, lets take advantage of the five minutes before you go to bed. This time is the portal into the dream world. While most people’s waking life is full to the brim, the dream realm is yours to make of it what you will. You can make use of this time to learn lessons and have experiences that your waking life is too busy to allow! If you want to take advantage of the time you spend dreaming to develop your magical life, there are a couple of things you can do. One thing is to place an object under your pillow that you want to dream on. This could be a herb that you want to learn about, a crystal that you want to connect with, the statue or picture of a Deity you want to work with, a Tarot card that you want to deepen your appreciation of, a book that seems interesting but you just haven’t time to read right now, or just about anything. So place it under your pillow, and as you close your eyes to go to sleep, visualize the object under your pillow as clearly as you can, and say “Lord and Lady grant me a dream to further my knowledge and understanding of …., For the highest good of all, so mote it be.” Then place your attention on your brow chakra between the eyebrows, and allow yourself to drift off to sleep.

So now you are working with magical intention to gain knowledge and experience about things which interest you in the dream state. Don’t worry about remembering your dreams, though you may wake up with the memory of a vivid dream that seems a specific answer to your request. If you have a notebook and pen handy you can jot a few notes to remind you later. But whether you remember your dreams or not, you will be gaining knowledge and experience in a directed fashion, and this will start coming to you in various ways during the day, as it is needed. You may for example find yourself just knowing something you’ve “dream researched”, or you may find a dream memory coming to mind with the relevant information. However it works for you, you will be growing and developing in your magical life, and that is what counts.

So even the busiest person can begin to make headway on their magical path with these three daily practices, that each take less than five minutes. If you are one of those people who say I’d love to have a magical practice, but I just don’t have time, here is a practical method of beginning, which can take you quite a long way.

In Her Service,

Robyn.

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