Faery Craft: Weaving Connections with the Enchanted Realm by Carding Emily

Author:Carding, Emily [Carding, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: guidebook, spirituality, guidance, nature, faery, enchanted, craft, realms, illustrations, Faery spirituality, magical beings, zodiac, fae
Publisher: Llewellyn
Published: 2012-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

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chapter five

Magick

“I remember…I walked in Merlin’s footsteps, sometimes halting, sometimes fleet, with bright tremendous Powers and old Enchantment spiced with fear…”

Rosaleen Norton, Thorn in the Flesh

We now look to the direction of below, the moon, and the quality of magick (the “k” is used here simply to distinguish between true magick and stage magic). The cycles of the moon affect us all and are of great importance in magick, ruling the realm of dreams and instincts. But what exactly is magick? Indeed, even seasoned practitioners still debate the definition—and since there are so many paths, techniques, and practices, it is no wonder! On its most essential level, magick is the art of causing transformation according to will. This transformation must always begin with the self, for when the self is in balance and connected with the inner and outer worlds, then energy is free to flow in accordance with the will of the individual. Hence, if you have been performing the exercises featured in previous chapters, you have already set foot on a magickal path, as you have begun the process of self-transformation with the aid of the elements, the spirits of the land, and your Faery allies.

Each chapter builds on the next, so in this chapter we will cover the subjects of sacred space, tools, and consecration, and bring all our acquired knowledge and experience so far to bear in some simple magickal exercises.

The magick of Faery Craft is not attached to or dictated by any particular doctrine or religion, nor is it in discordance with any particular path (other than fundamentalists of any religion that may have their issues with aspects of it), so it is purely a matter for your personal judgement whether it is for you. Certainly you do not need to be Pagan or Wiccan in order to practice these skills. This is wisdom of the land and its intrinsic energies, and thus it is open to all who feel the call.

The Seven Directions and Sacred Space

In order to be connected to the inner spiritual dimensions of the landscape, it is helpful to be aware of the interplay of the elements around you and your place in the universe. We are taught to be humble and not self-centred, and indeed we are all just a small part of the vast, unknowable span of existence. However, we are a part of that universe, and no part can be insignificant. Without the sum of its many parts, existence would not be. We are all of us the weavers of our own web of existence, all the centre of our own magickal universe. This is a key understanding when seeking for connection and awareness.

When we consider this, we can visualize ourselves as a central crossroads where the directions and their elemental correspondences meet. A number of magickal traditions work with the four directions and their elements as east (air), south (fire), west (water), and north (earth). In Faery Craft we expand this to include the additional dimensions of above, below, and within.

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