Magick is all around us, we just have to look and feel very carefully.
But
we humans create the magic itself through word, action and sometimes
also through the production of objects into which we bring our idea of a
magic. In and of themselves, these objects are
everywhere and constantly around us. In the magical world, one
distinguishes between everyday things, the natural things, and the
supernatural objects, those that may have been given to us by the
goddess or gods (depending on tradition) and that can sometimes lie
right at our feet when, for example, we are passing through hike the
forest. There are everyday things in the house and yard, such as brooms,
candles, wooden spoons, buckets, wooden wheels, iron nails, etc. and
the natural things, such as plants, stones, water, earth or bones of
animals. Then there are also the supernatural things, like specially
shaped or rare stones, pieces of wood from trees that have been struck
by lightning, or oddly shaped branches, roots, special water from
special springs... just everything that strikes us as very special and
what already inherently has a certain magical charisma; but that is rare
and can possibly only be discerned by a trained or knowing eye. But
even if they are conspicuous or special, it does not mean that they
always have magical powers of their own. This power will only unfold
through our involvement, through our belief in it and through our softly
spoken word; also by certain circumstances or conditions, such as the
times and place of the find.
These
magic things, which are taken either from nature or from human
creation, also have many connections and meanings with ancient pagan
folk magic.
It is the magic of natural objects, like crystals or precious stones, like rain or dew.
Of course, fire has always had magical power. In both positive and negative ways.
Fire
burns everything to ash and thus devours negative things, but it also
releases a lot of positive energy through its luminosity and warmth. For
thousands of years, sacrifices have been made to the gods or goddesses
through fire. Magic was and still is woven around fire places today,
whether alone or in a group. People dance, get into a trance, sing and
eat together, just as they have since time immemorial. The fires at the
summer solstice are healing and are said to protect livestock and people
who walk through or jump over these fires from illness and bring them
luck. The wheels of fire that are rolled down mountains and slopes at
the winter solstice are also magical and are said to drive away the
winter spirits and wake up the seeds sleeping in the earth. According to
old superstition, the fires that were created by lightning strikes were
particularly magical because they came from the gods themselves, but
fires that were created by sparks from striking metal such as iron
together (I'll get to that later) are also said to have a lot of magical
power.
Small fires, such as hearth fires, candlelight or in a
cauldron, help to initiate magical wishes and spells by burning small
pieces of paper with magical words or symbols on them and finally
scattering them into the wind or the river (see above). But the smoke
from a fire can also be magical.
For example, if we burn herbs, this
helps to drive away negative energies (such as ghosts or other souls)
from rooms and cleanses them at the same time. According to
superstition, candlelights also kept witches (well... not really) and
other monsters away from your own bed (who doesn't know that as a child,
always leaving a small night light burning so that the shadowy figures
would leave you alone).
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