Making Magic in a…
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Hello friends, Well… it’s been another eventful week here in the US and globally. In the midst of it all, I’m sure you’ve gone to work, worried about money or family or friends, dropped children off at school, cared for your elders, bought groceries… all of the ordinary things in life. I’m sure some of you have also been to community safety trainings, or attended vigils. Some of you have escaped for an hour or two into books, music, movies, or long walks. And that’s what we do, in unprecedented times. We keep living and simultaneously do our best try to put out the conflagrations sparking around us. Some of us also create and make magic. In my Patreon this year, one of the things we’re working on is a Spell of the Month. This week was supposed to be Part Two of our first spell of the year: Dreaming. Instead, I realized we needed a 1.5, to figure out how to even work toward what we desire when things feel so dangerously acute. Here’s part of what I wrote, in case it’s helpful: “Spell work and manifestation do not have to be wholly selfish endeavors. In fact, they ought not to be. The more we recognize our interdependence with every being in the cosmos, the better our spells will work. When we work magic from a sense of isolation, that tends to make us desperate. Desperation can be a breakthrough for some, offering a burst of energy to power our wishes. But for many of us, desperation causes constriction, and constriction in turn, impedes the flow of energy and magic. Take another breath. Adjust your posture for a freer flow of oxygen through your body. Drop your shoulders and engage your core. As you breathe, let your current fears and insecurities lighten, if only for the next ten minutes. As you breathe, allow your dreams and desires to enter, filling you once again.” We can dream of a better world, my friends, for each other and for ourselves. The more we envision what we desire, the easier it becomes to build that, over time. Dreaming is necessary, now, and always. We must dream, then act. Together. Best wishes — Thorn
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T. Thorn Coyle
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