Magickal Focals

Focals are used for amplifying, focusing and concentrating magickal energy. They should blend with the potion you are making or spell you are casting. You can use many focal blended together. You will find that focals like food, music, scented oils, candles, incense and decoration, all add more power to your magick. The following is a list of focals used in magick.

Visual Focals—-Sight. Things you look at. Examples include: photographs, symbols, drawings, paintings, statues, flowers.

Auditory Focals—-Sound. Thing you hear. Examples include: music, singing, chanting, drumming, humming, breathing, ocean, fountains, birds.

Gustatory Focals—-Taste. Things you taste. Examples include: food, beverages, and the salt on your skin.

Kinesthetic Focals—-Touch. Things you can touch. Examples include:  skin, plants, fabrics such as velvet, carved chalices, shells and crystals.

Olfactory Focals—-Smell. Things you can smell. Examples include:  scented oils, scented candles, foods and incense.

Intuitive Focals—-Psychic. Sense. Things you can sense intuitively. Examples include: ritual jewelry and talismans.

Pre-Spring Cleaning Ritual

Pre-Spring Cleaning Ritual
 
What is cluttering up your home, both literally and metaphorically? Now is a good time to clear your home of clutter and to clear whatever blocks your progress. Begin with your altar. Is it cluttered? Clear it, put down a fresh altar cloth, and place a new white candle on it. Take a cleansing bath or shower with sage, lavender, or hyssop, chanting “Pure, pure, I am pure” as you bathe. (Purity was very important to the priests and priestesses in ancient times.) At dusk, light the candle. Look into the candle flame and meditate on its solitude and purity. Feel burdens slip off your shoulder, and open the shades so you can see the Moon. Promise the Moon and Virgo the Virgin that you will focus on what is important in life and remove whatever is blocking you. Set aside the time between the Full and New Moon to clear clutter from your life.
 
By: Denise Dumars 
GrannyMoon’s Morning Feast