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Working With
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NATURE SPIRIT MAGIC
INTRODUCTION:
Each plant, animal, rock, and other entity has a spirit (consciousness
resonance matrix). These spirits can join together, in a
hive-mind, as a spirit of an area. Nature spirits include real
biological intelligences, are
psychically powerful, and are much less abstract and
controllable than the Elementals that many magical people who
perform all of their rituals indoors are familiar with. They can
be
extremely powerful allies. It is possible to sense nature
spirits, to determine if they are receptive to a ritual planned,
and to have
them actively participate in magical workings if they are.
SOME EFFECTS OF WORKING WITH NATURE SPIRITS:
Spectacular physical manifestations can happen when working with
nature spirits in the wild. I have personally seen actual foxfire
mark the boundaries of a magic circle at a location that was
identified as a receptive power spot and attuned to a planned
ritual the
day before. I have seen more than one site attuned for ritual be
dry and
comfortable, with a round hole in the clouds overhead, on days
that were cold and rainy at other nearby locations. Birds have
joined
in rituals, flying around the circle when energy was being
raised; and insects, birds and animals have joined in chants. In
addition,
the wind often
responds to invocations. Generally, these spectacular
manifestations happen unexpectedly.
With or without such manifestations, nature spirits often will
channel tremendous amounts of power into the magic being
performed. It is suggested that you do not
consciously try for specific manifestations. Let Nature channel
her power into the magic in her own way. If
approached with respect, nature may give you many pleasant
surprises.
Spectacular physical manifestations are not a necessary sign of
success. If you need a spectacular manifestation and nature
spirits
know this, you will get it. The best success in magic is on the
inner planes and more subtle than such manifestations. This
success
involves beneficial changes in consciousness that last and
helpful chains of synchronicity. In addition, working with Nature
Spirits
can also bring a deep sense of partnership with Nature, and bring
new levels of attunement.
To get the best results, perform nature spirit attunement several
hours to several days before the main ritual. The purposes of
such attunement are to find suitable power
spots and to get the help of friendly nature spirits. This timing
gives Nature time to gather her children and to
prepare to actively participate in the main ritual.
WHAT TO NOT DO:
If nature spirits are approached with disrespect by
attempting to command them rather than listening to them and
inviting them to work with you, nature spirits may
flee, rebel, or attack. I once attended a ritual by some pseudo-Crowleyites
who attempted to perform the "Ritual of the Barbarous
Names" at a power spot in a forest and then to extend the
circle several hundred yards in all
directions.
While the forest in general had loud insect and frog
noises, the area at which the ritual took place got quiet
immediately when the main ritualist declared that all
spirits were subject unto him. The vibes from nature could best
be characterized as "Oh yea, Mother...!" One
participant was quickly possessed by an angry spirit and kept
repeating "You killed my children, your children will never
live in
peace." When the priestess stepped out of the boundaries of
the original circle, she was attacked by bees; and bees covered
the
Book of the Law. Magicians should know better than to attempt to
command spirits whose true names they do not know!
CALLING NATURE SPIRITS:
To make the most out of working magical ritual in the wild, one
should find power spots where nature spirits are
receptive to the ritual planned and approach the spirits with
respect, as equals. In my experience, the most
effective power spots for working with the living
intelligences of nature are located in wild areas with diverse,
active ecologies.
When entering a wild area to find a site for a ritual, find a
place that feels good. Then do the following, either individually
or, if in a
group, as a guided meditation:
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Part # 2.
o Relax, while standing upright, and focus on your
breathing. Breathe deep breaths from the diaphragm.
Breathe together if in a group.
- Feel the wind, and let it relax you and awaken your spirit
within, as your deep breathing takes you into
non-ordinary reality.
- Picture, in your mind's eye, a light inside you. As you
breathe, feel the light expand, purify and energize you - as it
expands to fill your aura.
- Feel yourself glowing, balanced, purified, and full of power.
- Connect with your inner self (your higher self), and feel your
intuitive self operating.
o Feel yourself as:
- The wind, full of life and intelligence, communicating with all
round.
- The Sunlight, warm, alive, channeling the power to
communicate with nature and energizing all around.
- Water, emotional, intuitive, refreshing, and connected with
nature.
- The Earth, and note how your physical body is able to wander
while remaining part of Mother Earth.
o Focus on your spiritual self, and:
- Note the light within and feel it as love,
- Expand the light and love beyond the immediate aura of your
body to the surrounding area - where you will go to find a power
spot and contact nature spirits.
o Telepathically (by thinking while channeling the love and light
energy) send out signals to nature spirits to emerge and be aware
of your presence.
- Say why you have come, and invite them to join in
sharing, mutual celebration, and the work you intend.
- Visualize the light and love energy you are channeling
extending out and merging with the light from distant places.
- Feel the power of the Earth flowing up through your body and
feet.
- Feel the power from the sky, and channel this power also to
further energize the carrier signal of light and love for
communicating
with nature.
- Visualize the light expanding and merging.
- Continue to send out telepathic signals.
o Now go deeper:
- Close your eyes, sit on the Earth, and feel your
connection while you channel more light and love.
- Continue modulating the light and love with your
thoughts - inviting receptive spirits to join with you and to
make themselves known.
- If in a group, someone should start playing a drum at a rate of
about one beat per second; and you should listen to the drum and
let the drum take you deeper.
- Affirm that you are a nature magician, a medicine
person, who knows and communicates with nature. Let this part of
yourself emerge to full consciousness. Let the drum and the
connection to your inner self awaken that part of yourself that
naturally communicates with other life forms. Let it awaken your
telepathic senses.
- Continue sending telepathic signals to nature.
- When you feel ready and an inner urge to begin, open your eyes
a crack and look around, while continuing to channel love and
light and telepathically calling for a response.
- You may see light coming from certain areas that are receptive.
You may get other signals, such as a
feeling of power or love returning in a certain direction.
Perhaps the type of response to this work will be
unexpected; follow your intuition in interpreting it.
- You may test your connection by communicating
(mentally)
instructions for signals for yes/no responses (such as light
getting brighter for less and darker for no) and then mentally
ask
questions and observe the responses.
o When you have found an areas that seems to be responsive and
receptive, begin walking to the area, while beaming love energy.
Extend your aura to the area and sense the energy.
ENTERING A POWER SPOT:
o Before entering a power spot, ask permission to enter. If the
response is good, enter; if not, locate another more receptive
area.
o When entering the power spot, look around. Perhaps the
responsive energy will be concentrated around some
singularity (a bush, a tree, a specific branch, a moss covered
rock, or other entity that stands out). Perhaps the energy will
be more
general. Use your intuition and feedback from the spirits to
guide your actions.
o If it feels right, send out a signal that you would like to
touch the singularity (or the ground) for better
communication. If the response is good, approach beaming love
energy, and then touch or hug the singularity (or the ground).
o Treat the spirits as you would other Pagans you meet for the
first time - be sensitive, open, and listen.
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Part # 3.it's alota text i know but it's good!
DEEPENING COMMUNICATION WITH NATURE SPIRITS:
o Now that you have made contact with spirits that seem
receptive, deepen the communication:
- Breathe deep breaths from the diaphragm, and with each breath,
feel more refreshed.
- Now imagine that your spine is the trunk of a tree; and, from
its base, roots extend deep into the Earth. Deep into the rich
moist
Earth.
- With every breath, feel the roots extending deeper, - Feel the
energy deep within the Earth and within the waters of the Earth.
Feel your roots absorbing nourishment from the Earth and from its
waters.
- Feel the moist, warm energy rising.
- Feel it bursting up from the Earth and rising up your spine,
like sap rises in a tree.
- Feel the energy rise to your crown chakra (at the top of your
head).
- Now imagine that you have branches, branches that sweep up and
then bend down towards the Earth, like the limbs of a willow.
- Feel the branches extending and interweaving with your
surroundings.
- Feel the warm, moist energy of the Earth flowing
through your branches. As it flows, feel yourself being purified,
centered, and connected to the Earth.
- Feel the power from the Earth flowing through your
branches and then down back to the Earth, like a fountain. - Note
how your branches absorb energy from the air.
Also, feel them receiving light (fire) from the sky.
- Feel the energy from above penetrating deep through your body
into the Earth.
- Feel the warmth of the Earth rising also.
- Feel the energy circulating.
o Notice how your branches intertwine with the branches of energy
surrounding you.
- Feel the energy dancing among your branches and the branches
around you.
- Notice how your roots also intertwine with underground energy
channels.
- Feel the energy dancing between your roots and the surrounding
energy patterns.
- Notice how you and the life around you are rooted in the
same Earth, breathing the same air, receiving the same fire,
drinking the same water, sharing the same underlying essence. You
are one with the magical grove.
o Telepathically mention the time in the past when nature spirits
and people communicated regularly and the need to establish
such communication now.
o Test your connection by asking questions and observing the
responses.
WORKING WITH NATURE SPIRITS:
o Explain to the spirits the purpose of your coming to them and
the nature of the ritual you plan.
o If the spirits you contacted are receptive:
- Explain to them the details of the ritual and invite them to
provide ideas.
- Listen, you may receive suggestions on how to improve the
ritual. Such suggestions may come in the form of
hunches, visions, answers to yes/no questions using
pre-arranged signals, or in other ways.
- Explain what type of space is needed and ask what the best
place to perform the ritual is.
- You may see light or get other psychic signals leading you to
other sites, or you may be at one of them.
- You may also ask what the best places for other aspects of the
planned work are (picnicking, individual vision quests, etc.).
- If preparation of the site is needed (removing briars,
preparing a fire circle, etc.) ask permission of the spirits
before proceeding
with such action.
- Before you leave the power spot, tell the spirits you have
contacted when you plan to return to do the ritual (visualizing
the
associated lunar and solar aspects can help with this
communication).
- Invite them to join in the ritual when you return and to
bring their friends.
- Ask if it would be best to return silently, with drums, with
chanting, or with some other form of approach.
- You can also ask the spirits to provide guidance for working in
balance and to provide a teacher to provide further guidance.
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PART # 4.This is all she wrote folks!!
o Before you leave the power spot:
- Thank the spirits,
- Channel love energy,
- Trigger your memory of the experience, and
- If it feels right, leave an offering of tobacco, or beer and
honey poured on the ground (or other suitable material).
o Leave in peace and love.
o Proceed to other sites that were indicated by the
spirits,
doing similar meditations at each site.
o If you need something, like a staff, a Maypole, or a
wand, you can also ask where you can find it and follow the
guidance you receive (not slavishly, but as you would
guidance from another Pagan).
o Before leaving the general area in which you found power spots
and contacted nature spirits:
- Channel love energy towards the receptive sites you found,
- Thank the spirits of the land,
- Pull back your roots and branches,
- Ground any excess energy into the Earth (placing your hands on
the Earth, breathe in any excess energy, and channel the energy
down your arms, while visualizing and feeling the energy going
into the Earth), and
- Leave in peace and love.
o Naturally, you should leave the area at least as clean, and
preferably cleaner, than you found it.
o If you work with techniques of Wicca or Ceremonial Magic, you
may find that by casting a circle, calling the
Elements, the Goddess, the Gods, and the local nature
spirits while you are at receptive sites, you may be able to
greatly increase communication.
o Through the use of drums and other power raising
techniques, it is even possible to energize receptive
nature spirits. The results can be very interesting. If with a
coven, such circles can be done as part of a group attunement to
a
power spot you have located.
o If you do not get good feelings in response to your
explanation of the ritual and are unable to come up with a ritual
that gives good responses, do not try to force a good response.
You
would only be fooling yourself.
- Thank the spirits for their attention.
- Ask them why they are not receptive (if it feels right and they
are communicative).
- Trigger your memory.
- Pull back your "roots and branches," return any
excess energy you feel into the Earth.
- If it feels appropriate, leave an offering of tobacco or
other appropriate material, out of respect for the spirits.
- Move to a more receptive site.
o If it is hard to find a site that is really receptive, you
should:
- Consider any impressions you got of why the nature spirits
weren't receptive in the area you were in, and re-think your
plans for
a ritual, as necessary and
appropriate.
- It may also be appropriate to look for another general area in
which to find a suitable power site that is
receptive to the work planned.
WHAT TO DO WHEN RETURNING:
It can be very powerful to purify and center yourself and to
attune to the spirits of the land using the techniques previously
described for calling nature spirits immediately upon returning
to
the site.
Often, individuals may have found small specific power spots to
which they have a special attunement, where the spirits are
interested in participating; but where the site is too small, has
too much vegetation, or is otherwise unsuitable for the main
ritual.
Individual attunement to the spirits in such areas and inviting
them to participate in the main ritual can be worthwhile.
Then approach the main ritual site using the previously arranged
technique. You should have the details worked out with the
spirits of the land. An exceptionally powerful technique involves
doing a procession through or past
receptive power spots, inviting nature spirits to join as you
pass each power spot, and then moving to the central power spot
for the
main ritual. If participants are at individual power spots, they
can join the procession as it passes nearby.
When consecrating space in the wild, or casting a circle, do not
set up the perimeter as a barrier to all outside forces; it
should be a
beacon to attract friendly nature spirits, a
container for holding magical power, and a barrier to
spirits who it isn't right to be with.
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Well I hope All This Will Help You Out Some.
And make it easy for you to get in touch with
NATURE..........Blessed Be!!!
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