January 12 – 18
Contents: New deep dive video, Circle Method video, Spirit Engagement / Protection Rite Report
Content Update
Next Week in Magic Deep Dive video for the 19th – 25th. Venusian Workings, Being Sneaky with Mars Rx, What’s up with Retrogrades? Remember, these get posed on Wednesday, so set a reminder to go watch and you’ll be even more ahead of the game!
Circle Method Lesson Posted: Values. This lesson talks about how to articulate and hone your values. Values are incredibly important for making life choices, prioritizing, goal setting, navigation, and effective enchantment. If you’re interested in joining the year long course (completely with monthly group consulting sessions), go sign up here: https://www.circlethrice.com/register/ic-planning/
My Week in Magic – Monthly Ritual Report
This week I did the Spirit Engagement / Protection Rite as per the published monthly ritual, and I think it went really well. I used a holey stone that I collected from the Oregon coastline and chose Luna in Cancer oil. Because it was a sea stone, I added some sea salt to the water (and like honestly, I should have thought of that when I wrote the rite). Other options for the stone included an ancient glass bead and a polished stone sphere, but the bead is more ancestor aligned and I have other plans for the sphere. I decided to do the rite during the evening lunar hour because that worked best for my schedule.
I thought the Neruda (…stone in you and star…) meshed perfectly into the rite and the bible quote was was absolute fire. The one awkward thing is that I did the rite in my working room and then took the stone to the hearth for the final bit. This was OK, but if I were to do something similar, I might do the working on the hearth rather than my basic altar space. I included the optional Orphic Hymn to the stars and was really glad I did. It aligned well with the poetry and gave the working the necessary sense of expansiveness (rather than just a household protection rite).
I’d love to hear if anyone else did the rite and how it worked for them.