I
love altars. I have many of them
throughout my home. When I moved from
the Tree-house to the Keep, figuring out where the altars belonged, and how
they should be dressed, was an essential part of the process of settling
in. It took a while, but my altars
provide an important structure for my daily practice.
My
altars are physical reminders, as well as sacred spaces. I visit them to make offerings, and prayers
to the Spirits that support me in my life and my work. I light candles and incense and I tend to
them each week, cleaning and pouring water or wine. I sing and offer thanks for the blessings I
have been given.
In
the Christian faith the “Stations of the Cross” serve a similar purpose. As the seeker walks from one station to
another, they contemplate the divine truth represented there and recite certain
prayers of devotion. This structure and
style of practice is helpful to me and supports my daily practice.
Daily
practice is vital to my spiritual well being.
It is something that I need in order to thrive, to re-enchant my daily
life. Without it, I become faded and
tired and my magick suffers. Without
daily practice I slowly starve.
Daily
practice is an essential structure in my life.
It supports my well being and my magick.
I am a believer in the power of daily practice. I also believe that it is important to have
structures in place to support that practice.
I
have come to see that the moment when a Witch crosses the threshold to Power,
to living a truly magickal life, is often the moment when they begin to
establish a daily practice to support that life and that work. Whatever the form or structure, or lack
thereof, however that practice is manifested by the seeker, it is the practice
or absence of practice that makes the difference between struggling to live a
life of magick and, living a magickal life.
