To Stir a Magic Cauldron Ch. 6 ~ Aspects of Divinity

When you cast our circle, work your spells, or set your rituals, do you call specific deities? Do you call upon the Lady and Lord? The God and Goddess? Or do you just call upon the powers that be? For me the answer to this question varies depending on what I am looking to do, the purpose for my spell or ritual. When I need courage or strength  I call upon the Morrigan, the Goddess who chose me over a year ago through various means. I have written several spells/rituals to call upon specific deities as well as general callings depending on the need. I also have spells and such written specific to call upon he aid of the elements, which I work with often. 

Gotta love the comic book Celtic Gods/Goddesses

In chapter 6, calling Power and the aspect of divinity, Silver talks about many ways to call upon any power you may wish to invoke. She talks about what she calls the ten ways to raise power.

• meditation
• aspecting (a form of possession) and invocation
• trance and/or astral projection
• potions including herbals, incense, and wines
• dancing and or drumming or other music
• blood control (biofeedback)
• working with stellar, earth, sun, astrological energies
• chants and sacred breath
• spells
• sex

These calls can be used individually or mixed together in ritual, as I am sure many of you do. I know that when I attend public or group rituals you see mediation, dancing and drumming, chants, and work with energies. In my own circle, I use mostly mediation, aspecting, potions, energies, chants, and spells ~ often many at once or maybe individual such as a healing mediation. 

This is such a fun and informational chapter... Not going to give details cause I truly think you will want to read it yourself. I will say, however, that you want to read Circle of Stars. Great... The other rituals she gives are fab. Drawing up plants to help them grow is one I am looking forward to trying once I am in a place of my own. Also, living in the Seattle area, I am so going to be trying Conjuring the power of the wind and rain. That one, it seems, like it should have been made for this area specifically. A variation of this one, I am sure, will eventually make it into my own BOS. 

As i have written several callings for the Morrigan and her personalities (Macha, Babd, and Anu), I was thrilled to read the one she included in the book. Her's is nothing like mine but gave me thoughts in possible future writings of my own. Hmm. Interesting... 

Where are my own spells? Rituals? Well, maybe someday I'll write a book too.. Maybe. Working on it? Hmmm. More thoughts. Ya know, I seem to be thinking to much today, lol. 

He could totally be a God, couldn't he? 

She includes rituals for aspecting divinity, The Morrigan, Wisdom, using the power of drumming and rattles, Moon power, sun power, star power (no i don't mean Johnny Depp though I would like to know how to conjure him), and using trance work... Yes, not going into it any more then that. Enjoy!!!