as mayomberia, is a type of black magick.
Of course, many other types of witchcraft and magickal practices exist around the world. The Polynesian spiritual path known as Huna teaches you to unite three aspects of yourself and channel your primal energy to bring about the results you desire. Practitioners of the ancient Chinese art of feng shui (pronounced
fung shway
) use a form of magick when they make changes in your home and workplace in order to attract money, love, health, etc. Wherever you go, you’ll find people performing magick and doing witchcraft—even if they don’t always call it that.
Chapter 8
SACRED SPACE
The Buddha once said, “Wherever you live is your temple if you treat it like one.” Sacredness is more a matter of attitude and behavior than of trappings, and it doesn’t require a building or props. Nonetheless, creating a sacred space is an important part of practicing magick, and witches often use tools and processes to establish safe havens in which to work.
WHAT IS SACRED SPACE?
Sacred space is an area you’ve cleansed of distractions and energy that you don’t want to interfere with your magickal work. Within this purified zone you may choose to meditate, make offerings, and conduct spells or rituals. If you are lucky enough to have a temple or dedicated worship space in your home, then that is your permanent sacred space.
You’ve probably heard of magick circles. What makes sacred space different from a circle? A circle is a consciously constructed area that partially overlaps both our material world and the divine world. The resulting region is said to be “between the worlds,” not wholly in one or the other. Sacred space is a place of peace and calm, but it is not necessarily “between the worlds.” Sacred space is what goes into the circle, or it can simply exist on its own.
When you’re in your sacred space you can still interact with the world beyond it—it doesn’t set up a barrier the way a circle does. When you use sacred space, you make the existing environment holy, as opposed to creating a whole new surrounding. You remain open to the good energies in the area instead of sealing yourself away from them.
Sacred space is a wonderful alternative to a circle if you seek to create a harmonious atmosphere for a family gathering, particularly if the attendees are of mixed spiritualities or if the space you are using is unfamiliar to you. You can create it without anyone else’s knowledge by purifying and harmonizing the energy of the area. You remove distracting, harmful, or stale energy and leave a positive, comfortable feeling instead.
Creating sacred space for other people who may not share your beliefs does not manipulate them in any way, nor does it disrespect their own religion. You are offering them a peaceful and balanced environment in which to study, discuss, eat, or mingle. Try creating sacred space before a dinner gathering during the week, when everyone is tired and stressed out. Watch how everyone relaxes in the serene energy.
CREATING SACRED SPACE
Creating sacred space includes four basic steps. The process takes place both inside you and outside, both in your mind and in a physical space.
Create
: This means eliminating thoughts, feelings, and energies that would distract you, so that your psyche is calm and all those everyday annoyances have been left behind.
Cleanse
: Clean up the area you will be using so that you have a tidy, pleasant place in which to work.
Purify
: This is the magickal counterpart to cleansing. Purification removes negative energy.
Consecrate
: This step involves blessing the space in some fashion.
From here you can go on to cast a circle if you so desire, or if your ritual requires it. (You’ll learn how later in this chapter.) Otherwise, you’re ready to begin doing whatever you choose to do within the sacred space you’ve created with these four steps.
Creating Internal Sacred Space
Before you perform any magick spells or
Of course, many other types of witchcraft and magickal practices exist around the world. The Polynesian spiritual path known as Huna teaches you to unite three aspects of yourself and channel your primal energy to bring about the results you desire. Practitioners of the ancient Chinese art of feng shui (pronounced
fung shway
) use a form of magick when they make changes in your home and workplace in order to attract money, love, health, etc. Wherever you go, you’ll find people performing magick and doing witchcraft—even if they don’t always call it that.
Chapter 8
SACRED SPACE
The Buddha once said, “Wherever you live is your temple if you treat it like one.” Sacredness is more a matter of attitude and behavior than of trappings, and it doesn’t require a building or props. Nonetheless, creating a sacred space is an important part of practicing magick, and witches often use tools and processes to establish safe havens in which to work.
WHAT IS SACRED SPACE?
Sacred space is an area you’ve cleansed of distractions and energy that you don’t want to interfere with your magickal work. Within this purified zone you may choose to meditate, make offerings, and conduct spells or rituals. If you are lucky enough to have a temple or dedicated worship space in your home, then that is your permanent sacred space.
You’ve probably heard of magick circles. What makes sacred space different from a circle? A circle is a consciously constructed area that partially overlaps both our material world and the divine world. The resulting region is said to be “between the worlds,” not wholly in one or the other. Sacred space is a place of peace and calm, but it is not necessarily “between the worlds.” Sacred space is what goes into the circle, or it can simply exist on its own.
When you’re in your sacred space you can still interact with the world beyond it—it doesn’t set up a barrier the way a circle does. When you use sacred space, you make the existing environment holy, as opposed to creating a whole new surrounding. You remain open to the good energies in the area instead of sealing yourself away from them.
Sacred space is a wonderful alternative to a circle if you seek to create a harmonious atmosphere for a family gathering, particularly if the attendees are of mixed spiritualities or if the space you are using is unfamiliar to you. You can create it without anyone else’s knowledge by purifying and harmonizing the energy of the area. You remove distracting, harmful, or stale energy and leave a positive, comfortable feeling instead.
Creating sacred space for other people who may not share your beliefs does not manipulate them in any way, nor does it disrespect their own religion. You are offering them a peaceful and balanced environment in which to study, discuss, eat, or mingle. Try creating sacred space before a dinner gathering during the week, when everyone is tired and stressed out. Watch how everyone relaxes in the serene energy.
CREATING SACRED SPACE
Creating sacred space includes four basic steps. The process takes place both inside you and outside, both in your mind and in a physical space.
Create
: This means eliminating thoughts, feelings, and energies that would distract you, so that your psyche is calm and all those everyday annoyances have been left behind.
Cleanse
: Clean up the area you will be using so that you have a tidy, pleasant place in which to work.
Purify
: This is the magickal counterpart to cleansing. Purification removes negative energy.
Consecrate
: This step involves blessing the space in some fashion.
From here you can go on to cast a circle if you so desire, or if your ritual requires it. (You’ll learn how later in this chapter.) Otherwise, you’re ready to begin doing whatever you choose to do within the sacred space you’ve created with these four steps.
Creating Internal Sacred Space
Before you perform any magick spells or
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