Wicca by Vivianne Crowley

Author:Vivianne Crowley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2016-02-23T05:00:00+00:00

Finding and balancing the functions

How can we detect our dominant function? You may find that as soon as you read one of the descriptions, it leaps out at you and you recognize yourself. If this is not the case, one clue will be in the way in which we first invoke the quarters. Usually, we find one Element more difficult to invoke than others. This Element is likely to be where our fourth and least developed function lies. Our dominant function will then be the Element of the quarters on the opposite side of the circle. Our astrological birth charts will also give us clues about our dominant functions, but unfortunately the dominant function does not relate to the natal chart in a straightforward way. For some people the dominant function is the Element of their Sun sign; for others it is the Element of the Ascendant, the ruling planet or the majority of planets in their chart.

The four functions and their associated skills can be developed in two ways. The essential way is to use the four functions in our Wiccan and everyday lives. Our sensation function will develop as we learn to make things with our hands. There is an old Wiccan and magical tradition which states that we should make all our magical tools ourselves. In part, this is to imbue them with our own etheric energy which is imprinted on objects that we handle frequently. The other purpose is to ground all those intuitive people who enter magic and make them deal with the everyday world of matter. Intuition is no use at all when trying to make and shape a hazel wand. However, it may be useful in sending us off to look in just the right place to find a piece of wood with just the right potential!

If we wish to develop our thinking, then we should get to grips with the intellectual side of Wicca. We need to read books and work out for ourselves the rationale behind its practices. If we want to develop our feeling function, we should learn to listen to and care for others and perhaps undertake training in counselling skills. If we want to develop our intuition, we should practise with the various divinatory systems.

Another way of developing the functions is by meditating on the four Elements. This may seem a more glamorous way of self-development than the more practical suggestions above. The former are however essential if we are to become balanced people in everyday life as well as in a Wiccan circle. While the latter is spiritually beneficial, we will gain more practical benefits from participation in Wicca if we are able to use what we have learned to make ourselves more successful, well-balanced, likeable and interesting people all the time, not just at esbats and sabbats.

The most important piece of magic we will ever do is the magic we do on ourselves. This is a magic of transformation. The rounding of the personality is one of the major aims of Wicca and of all systems of magical and spiritual development.

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