You have learned in the last few weeks about the tools of the craft and how they are used in a circle. These tools will be used in many times over them as part of your practice of the craft.
Because of this it is good t6odedicat your tools for your magical workings. Even if they are temporary substitute pieces. Until you can get the one you want. So we are going to dedicate your tools this week after we speak a bit on Meditations and affirmations.
Meditation. Come in several forms. Guided meditation which I like to use with students and in my life. Symbolic meditations. Meditating on symbols, pictures or a section of text. Silent meditation. Clearing your mind of all thought. One of the most difficult to master. It requires you to clear you mind of all thought and receive what instruction or symbolism that come to be.
We will mainly be talking on Guided meditation. This is were you use a text or someone else talks you into a meditation. It is very simple and lets your mind fill in the blanks. Remember when doing any meditation you an come back to a completely conscious state any time you feel threatened or scared.
The visualization and vocal elements of Guided meditation gives your conscious mind something to do so your subconscious mind can make it’s self known. When meditating you should be sitting up with your back strait. Lying own in meditation can led one to sleeping in stead of meditating.
Do your meditations in your sacred space Spend some time at the Meditation Brook area of this site to read and use some of the meditations their. Write your experiences in your book of shadows. Then return to this lesson.
Affirmations are Positive statements designed o help you better your faith, self esteem, and confidence. Affirmations are said each day for a month. When you start an afframation write down what the situation for the affirmation is like the first time you star. And review it at the end of 30 days.
Go to the Wind and look at affirmations then return to this lesson.
prepare your sacred space as normal except next to your tools on th alter place the following.
East(west) incense to burn South(north) A white candle West (east) a bowl of water North(South) A bowl of earth
prepare yourself for entering your space.
Cast the circle as you did to created your scarred space as you did last week except in the place you did the dedication of your sacred space do the following:
Face east. Do the meditation for the Atheme. Then hold the dagger in your hand pass I through the smoke of the incense of the east and say with the air I empower you. Pass it through the flame of the south candle with fire I temper you. Put it in the water in the west. With water I embrace you. Plunge it into the dirt in the north. With Earth I solidify you. Say This told is mine for the working of the craft. it has been empowered, tempered, embraced and solidified.
Breath on the dagger(tool) and say you are part of me as I work in this place.
Repeat for each of the main tools with meditations. Write the results in your shadows an share what you learned and felt with me.
Lady simone