Magic Day 2 of 31: Magic Rituals

****Side note. I’m super proud of myself that this post went live before midnight!****

Ritual.

Today, a dear friend asked me to pull a medicine card for her. I really love medicine cards, and have been working with them for a couple of months now. I have shared the medicine with many friends and have experienced, tears, giggles, belly laughs, and healing.

I have however, never been asked to pull a medicine card for someone else. Typically the person seeking the medicine will pull the card them self. Unlike tarot where the reader typically draws the cards for you.

Even though the circumstances were different, the necessary ritual was clear to me.

First, clear the space. I put all the laundry away, made the bed, vacuumed, put miscellaneous things away, and threw out the trash (anything that was no longer serving me). This was important because I didn’t want anything to get in the way of my energy connecting with hers. This included stray thoughts that may come up like thinking about what I have to do tomorrow, or worrying about the laundry.

Second, create a sacred space. I did this by lighting a white sage bundle from my altar. Moving the bundle in clockwise circles around the altar, myself, and the four directions surrounding me. I breathed words of gratitude to the universe for giving me this opportunity to provide healing for another.

Third, center myself. I think that there are many different ways to do this. And at first I was struggling to clear my mind. Eventually, I did a combination of chakra work and visualization, which helped to bring my consciousness to the present moment.

Fourth, trust the process. Finally, once I felt open, I surrendered to the moment. I surrendered to love. I trusted that my hand would choose the right card. I trusted that my actions were being made out of love, and that she would be given exactly what she needed.

Once I made the selection, I expressed gratitude to the universe and the energy around me for the opportunity to act out of love. I thanked the four directions, east, south, west, and north. Then I began to send my friend the information.

Funny thing, my service is terrible inside my apartment. But I sent the messages anyway thinking that it just might work.

Nope.

I went outside (where the cell service is sometimes better) and waited for the confirmation.

Nothing.

Waiting.

Eventually, I sent the messages again. This time trusting that they will reach her when she is ready for them.

And that’s the thing about creating magic with ritual. There are two parts. The first is the creation of magic (or magical energy) through ritual, and second is the magic being received by another in the form of messages, signs, or energy. My hope is that when she reads the messages intended for her, it will feel magical.