The Witch's Shield by Christopher Penczak

Author:Christopher Penczak [Penczak, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Witchcraft, Wicca, witch, spell, Ritual, sabbat, esbat, solitary wicca, worship, Magic, rituals, initiation, spells, spellcraft, spellwork, magick, protection, protective, warrior, CD, audio
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2013-08-07T23:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 6

Somebody’s Watching Me

Angels, deceased relatives, and totem animals are all spirits ascribed the power of protection by various spiritual traditions. The concept of protective spirits reaches back to the dawn of civilization and continues to play an important role today in both indigenous cultures and industrial nations. Not only do we feel the need for protection and guidance, but we find a sense of guardianship from those not in this physical world. In my work, I come across many people with no involvement in the occult who feel they have a guardian angel or, even more common, a passed love one who watches over them and guides them out of danger.

EvocatIon

Many of the most primal forms of magick are for contacting or summoning spirits of protection for an individual, for a home, and often for a tomb or ancestral land. Rituals, vision quests, and prayers are all forms of magick to connect with protective spirits. Once a link is established, a relationship can be built with these spirits. Some spirits take on many functions, acting as guide or a healer as well as a protector. Others are simply called to provide protection. Known as gatekeepers, such spirits can psychically guard gateways in the world, or the gateways of consciousness, into your soul.

One common factor in mystical traditions is the concept of evocation. To really receive the benefit of these protective spirits, they must be actively invited into life. Though many spirits will protect instinctually and intuitively for your higher good, most will not directly contact you or get involved until you invite them into your life because they don’t want to violate your free will. Evocation is the magickal act of summoning a spirit.

Evocation rituals in traditional magick are often complicated. They can involve reciting special words of power, usually involving the name of the spirit, or drawing a symbol of the spirit, or holding a talisman of material associated with the spirit.

In my practice, I like to contact spirits via meditation. Once I have made contact with the spirit, I feel we can commune outside of meditation. I can sense the spirit’s presence in my daily life. When I call upon that spirit for guidance or protection, I feel that through my previous connection with it, I have its spiritual “phone number” or “hotline,” so to speak, and can put a direct call in for immediate assistance. Here is a simple evocation I teach students who seek protective spirits:

“I, (state your name), now call upon my highest guardian spirits to protect me from all harm. Hail and welcome.”

The process is so simple, yet so effective. Usually, you will feel the presence of your guardian spirits. Even if you don’t, particularly if you are in a highly stressful situation, know that these protective spirits are there for you.

If you have meditated with a specific spirit and know its name, or it has given you a symbol, you can call the spirit by name or visualize its symbol. Let your intuition guide you.

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