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Blessed Be, my dearies!

In honor of Valentine’s Day (please see the previous post), I’ve concocted a High Ritual Magick love spell for those of you who would like to stretch your magickal wings a bit.  This may seem a bit intimidating at first, but don’t let it!  Just take it a step at a time, and you’ll do fine.

The first thing we do in magick, is to clarify our intentions.  WHAT are we wanting to do with this spell.  What are we trying to change?  And what is a love spell anyway?

Well, the true love spell is a celebration of Love, not a manipulation of some poor person who has caught your eye, or who isn’t giving you what you want.

The absolute best place you can be with your love spell intention is to be open to what the universe brings, within the boundaries of what you will accept.  Even better, to be open to the Universe, and confident in yourself.  Since magick brings change in consciousness in accordance with will, this type of magick will increase your confidence, increase your lovability, increase your self-respect, and bring you someone who will value all that about you, simply because you will not accept anything less.

The absolute worst place you can be with your intention, is to want a specific hunky person, and to also be fearful, insecure, needy, and paranoid.  Guess what you’ll get then?  You’ll get someone that you can never trust, because you are paranoid.  You’ll get someone who will terrify you, or be terrified by you, and yet be tied to you by those unexplainable dysfunctional feelings that you create with dysfunctional, fearful, insecure and needy magick.  Believe me, I can attest to this from personal experience, and so can many of my magickal mentors.  We’ve all done it, and we’ve all regretted it.  And there is nothing more difficult to achieve than the release of a magickally created relationship, no matter how dysfunctional and undesirable it becomes.

Wow!  what a bummer for Valentine’s day, huh?  No, not really.

Valentine’s Day is a celebration of Love.  This is a very sacred and ancient time to work Love magick, and the best way to work it, is to celebrate it.  Not demand it.  As the homily says, you catch more flies with honey that you do with vinegar.  Make your magick the honey pot.  BEE the honey pot!

OK, so what then?  We are celebrating the Love Magick within ourselves.  Girls, think Eve, Venus, Aphrodite.  Men, think Cernunnos the woodland god with the horns of the stag, think Apollo the god of Light, and Eros, the winged hunk with the love tipped arrows!  Think Jupiter, the god of sex, sex, and more sex!

Yikes!

OK, so we’re starting to see how this is constructed.

Next, what kind of results are we seeking?  Well, write a list.  What do you want in a prospective lover/partner/mate?  Or what result would you like from your present lover/partner/mate?

Really put some effort into this, and write truthfully what you want.  The only caveats, are that for the sake of time, keep the list to no more than about a half dozen ‘wants’; and also for our purposes for this ritual, we will not specify any certain individual.  Again, that misses the point of what we are trying to do here.  Think of what qualities you want to attract: kindness for sure, confidence, a good head of hair? green eyes? VERY skilled in bed, wealth?  how much is wealthy to you?  be specific, but as always, be realistic.  Your subconscious will look at unrealistic demands, roll it’s teenage eyes and go off in a huff, so it behooves you to keep it a bit reined in.  For example, Prince William is taken.

Or, if you are working as a couple, and your partner is a bit portly, say, try not to ask for Twiggy to suddenly appear.  Instead, put into your working a desire for the two of you to develop an avid fitness hobby.  Something you can do together.

This brings me to the next point.  Once you have this list written, put it to the side, and start a second list.  What can you give that is appropriate to that which you are seeking?  Remember, magick is about balance.  You will give things for everything you get, whether you do it with awareness or not.  How much better to do it a-purpose!

For example: I want a man with a good head of hair.  So I’m going to really take care of mine: I’ll stop blow drying, tweeking, bleaching, shampooing with detergent, and start washing gently with warm water and non-detergent soap, pat it dry with a towel, get a good cut that will last so I don’t have to damage it with styling, use a rosemary tea as a rinse to give it needed minerals and drink lots of water to hydrate.  whew!

That is a totally silly example, but do you see what I mean?  If you want something in someone else, seek it in yourself.  Relationships that are based on “I can’t do it, so I’ll live vicariously thru you” are really not a good idea, unless you bring something to balance the scales.

Let’s try another: I want my husband to be more experimental in bed.  Here’s some common sense things for your gift list: BE more experimental.  Not demand it, become it.  A step at a time, we don’t want him to have a conniption and think you are possessed when you wear that Little Bo Peep nightgown and start asking about sheep.

Want a rich man?  Count your blessings.  Every day.  Then get your own money in order.  Be frugal, Save.  Get out of debt.  The rich don’t throw their money away, so don’t you do that either, no matter how little you have.  Surround yourself with luxury and beauty by going to art museums and concerts, not by buying trashy and flashy high end consumer goods.  Spend an afternoon looking at a Monet.  Feel rich yet?

Want your boyfriend to think you are beautiful?  Well if he can’t see how beautiful you are, why are you wasting your time with him?  You are amazing, a sexual goddess.  Do ritual on that, Aphrodite, and just watch his tongue hang out.

OK, so we’ve clarified our intention, and we have our two lists: the wants and the gifts.

The last bit is to combine them.  Like this:

I am blessed with good things, and take care of my financial health.  I count my blessings every day.  I am wealthy with wonder, and my new lover will be also financially healthy and blessed with wealth.

I am very sexy and ready for fun, and my boyfriend will just love it!  Between us we will find new ways to give each other joy.

I will be fit and healthy in my ever becoming new body, and will love sharing my joy to be healthy with my husband.

Or simply: I am the embodiment of the Great Mother, and Creative Goddess of Sex and Love.  I will take lovers of my own choosing who will honor me, give me offerings of joy and pleasure, and worship my body with their own.

Do you see the pattern?  We are creating a harmonic here.  We are using an acupuncture needle instead of a crowbar.  Sometimes the results are subtle, and sometimes not so subtle!

Now for the ceremonial bit.

I recommend approaching this from the point of view of wanting a new relationship, or an improved one.  Therefor we will use ritual items associated with the Goddesses of Love.  Also be aware that we are working with the energies of Love and Sex, and some of this may not be appropriate for young children.

Red, Pink and White candles and altar decorations.
Rose and Cinnamon Incenses
A chalice of GOOD red wine
A small plate of chocolate truffles
A white feather
A red ink pen and good paper
A ceramic bowl or ashtray
A small bowl of salt
A small bowl of water

Although I don’t usually work skyclad (naked), this is a good one to do unclothed.  If that is not your style, a simple white cotton robe will do.  If you don’t have a ritual robe, and still want to cover, try a cotton t-shirt and cotton shorts or pants.  socks and slippers are OK, too if your feet are cold!   Be as comfortable as possible.

As usual, perform the ceremony in a place where you will not be disturbed, and clean the space well before the ritual.  Then clean yourself and don your robe or ritual clothes.  Place the items on the list above in your ritual space.

OPENING

•    Seal yourself into your working space, either alone or with your partner.
•    Once the door is locked, light the candles and incense.
⁃    Proceed either in silence or with very little talking.  This will help set the mood for what you are to do.

•    Take a moment and just stand in your working space, facing east.  Breathe.  With every breath draw Divine Light into your body.  With every exhale, expel the detritus of your day.
•    When you are ready, pick up the small bowl of salt and allow your breath of Light to stream into the salt.  Salt is a natural purifier, and the Divine Light you have invoked will bless it.
•    Take a pinch of the salt and drop it into the water.  You have just created the saltwater that symbolizes Marah, the great Sea, the source of all life.
•    Pick up the bowl of water and hold it, allowing your breath of Light to bless the water.
•    Carrying the bowl of water and the feather, and starting in the East, proceed around the outside of your ritual circle or temple space three times.
•    As you go, dip the feather into the water and sprinkle the circle with the Holy Water that you have just created.  This will spiritually sanctify your working space.
•    When you are finished, place the bowl back on the altar and pick up the incense.
•    Beginning again in the same space, carry the incense around the same path three times, envisioning the smoke that rises is carrying your intentions up to the Celestial Realms.  You are announcing to the Universe, and to your own inner self, that this is a sacred act.
•    When you are finished, place the incense back into it’s place, and face the East, the place of Air.

•    Breathe in once more, and as you inhale call into yourself the Divine Light.  This is the Light of the Great Creator, allow it to fill you, coming down into you from above as if you were a container for that Light.  Then allow it to spread out into your working space.  Continue until you are satisfied, and when the time is right, welcome into your circle Jupiter, the Male Creative Force.  If it helps, see Jupiter as a beautiful naked male.
•    Now turn right and face the South.  This is the realm of Fire.  Breathe in again, and this time feel the Flames of Passion begin to flicker around your root chakra, just in front of your sitz bones.  Breath and let this area begin to generate the fires that fill your body with Life Force, the physical energies of creation.  When you feel the time is right, welcome the warrior of Love, Eros/Cupid into your circle.
•    Now turn right once more and face the West.  This is the realm of Water, the place of Emotion, Dreams and Intuition.  Breathe deep and allow the emotion of Pure Love to wash into you, activating your abdominal and heart centers.  Feel it’s ebb and flow, it’s warmth and coolness in turn, and allow yourself to fill with Love.  When you feel the time is right, welcome Aphrodite, the goddess of Love into your circle.
•    Finally, turn right again and face the North.  This is the realm of Earth, the place of regeneration, death and birth.  Breathe in and feel your body begin to grow as beautiful as you want it to be, as beautiful as is humanly possible.    Feel the energy of pure Beauty from the top of your head to beneath your feet.  When you feel it is right, welcome Juno the goddess of fertility and creation into the circle.
•    Turn right once again and you are back at the East.  Stand for a moment and feel the circle/temple energy.  Declare it sealed.

THE WORKING

•    If you are alone, pick up the red pen and paper.  If you are coupled, you may share this task.
•    Write down the combined lists as we discussed above, starting the phrase with the gift, and ending with the positive change that you wish to see happen.
•    With each item in the list, take the white feather, wave it in the rose incense and then draw it over your body, infusing yourself with the rose scent, sacred to the Goddess of Love.  If you are alone, do this for yourself, running the feather lightly over your skin, and awakening your senses.  If you are coupled, do this for each other.  Take your time, but do try not to get distracted and forget to finish the ritual!
•    When you have completed your list, and your passion is high, take the ceramic bowl in one hand and the list in the other.  Touch the corner of the list to the candle flame and allow it to burn!  Let it totally consume your list, and as it does, feel the energy of Passionate Love consume you and rise up out of you and release it to the Universe.  It will bring back your desire.
•    Stand quiet for a moment when you are finished, and then pick up the goblet of good red wine and face the East, saluting Jupiter the God-form, moving around clockwise to each direction and god-form.  When you are done with your salutations, face the altar and drink the wine, either by yourself or between the two of you.  Let the wine wash Love into and through your veins.  Leave a bit to wash down the chocolate!
•    Next, pick up the chocolate.  This is sacred most especially to Venus/Aphrodite.  Salute the West and then take a truffle and eat it very slowly.  Taste every bite, and allow it to wash down into you and out to your very finger and toe tips.  Let it tingle in you like desire.  Like sex.
⁃    PLEASE NOTE: if you are diabetic, you can easily use a wonderful piece of fruit for this step.  I’ve had some organic apples that were better than chocolate!
•    When you are done, cleanse your palate with the rest of the wine, allowing the Love and Sex to mix in your mouth and your body.
•    At this point, if you wish to pleasure yourself, or make love to your partner within the circle, this is the appropriate time to do so.   Proceed as if you were engaged in a sacred ritual act of creation, for indeed you are.  You are creating a new you.  Allow the energy of your orgasm to rise to the Divine Celestial Realms with celebration and thanksgiving.

THE CLOSING

•    When you feel that you wish to close the circle, stand and face the North.  Express your gratitude to Juno.  Exhale and release the energies of Fertility back into the Earth.
•    Now turning left, face the West.  Express your gratitude to Aphrodite.  Exhale and allow the watery forces of Emotional Love to wash away and disperse into the Great Sea.
•    Turn once again to the South.  Express your gratitude to Eros.  Exhale and let the fiery passions die back into the earth, as your root chakra calms and cools.
•    Lastly, turn to the East, and thank Jupiter.  Exhale and allow the Light of Creation to withdraw back to the Divine Realms.  Stand quietly in gratitude for the assistance you have received tonight.
•    When you are ready, take your feather and walk the outside of the circle/temple three times.  Begin in the East, but this time move counter-clockwise, around to the left.  See the walls of energy that seal of the temple retreat back down into the earth.  You are earthing the energy of your temple.
•    When you have come full circle, place your feather back upon the altar and stamp your foot.  The temple is now open.

Go eat.  You’ve done well.

Thank you my dears for reading my posts.  Please let me know what you think of the rituals, and leave comments and tell us about your results.  Remember to always work to the highest Good of All.  You will get out of your magick whatever you put into it.

Till next time.

Blessed Be,
Marie Angeli