I am in a transitional time, this year.<\/p>\n
My new job is going well. I’m focused on doing good work here, and re-establishing my financial footing. I am grateful that my days can now be spent in doing good work, living simply, and raising my children, instead of hustling for the next customer all the time.<\/p>\n
Yesterday was the New Moon. I went through an Angel Invocation for Tilath, an element of earth, who guides gardening, flowerinf, and blossoming.<\/p>\n
Normally I would have aimed at a much more prosperity-minded earth spirit, but I had the invocation for this one in a spellbook. I have 4 elemental angels I can invoke, and on the Full Moon I will invoke an angel of Water, then on the next new Moon an angel of Air, and on the following Full moon an angel of Fire.<\/p>\n
these invocations are my reward to myself for abstaining from marijuana during this six week period, and exercising every morning at 530.<\/p>\n
Tilath was busy, tending her roots, and I made my humble requests: I want a mountain of my own, so that I may plant an orchard, and my children can learn how to grow things in the earth. She happily told me to sit tight, and within the year I will have it.<\/p>\n
I basked contentedly in her presence for a time, and ended our communion.<\/p>\n
Today, I went to the top of the mountain wher I live, and went through my rituals, up to the Pattern on the Trestleboard. I went no further, because I am hesitant to invoke (or banish) too much magical energy, after the recent chaos that deep study in my practice has once again caused.<\/p>\n
I think one of the keys is refraining from those rituals that I find hazardous, because of the ability of other mortals to use them as conduits to sap my energy. The Affirmation to healing, and casting the circle, I have found to be at high risk for this, so I no longer perform them.<\/p>\n
I have also amended the LBRP, so that instead of a banishing pentagram of earth, I create a banishing pentagram of spirit (or an invoking pentagram of earth, ironically) and focus on bringing the earth energies, and elemental energies, into me. Calling the 4 archangels during this ritual feels like a stronger protection this way.<\/p>\n
I move forward cautiously, careful not to overdo it, and happy with my humble lot in life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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