Notes on Natural Magick- 1

Put very simply natural magick is the magick of nature. The force that moves it is the same force that governs the world we exist in. It is the underlying force that makes the breath of life available to us. It is the same force that created the circumstances for us to be able to have warm homes and food, and to know that plants often do well in sunlight. It comes to us in the form of thirst quenching water, and the comforting shade of trees that dot the lands on which we build our homes.

( Cody in Grandfather Oak )

Nature is in everything we touch, no matter how synthesized, because these things we make as a people come from the materials of our lands. There is nothing that exists that can be wholly divorced from nature.

There are many different kinds of natural energy, and in their way they weave together to form delicate patterns in the fabric of our existence. We are part of nature, and we have our own patterns and effects on this world we share with each other and nature itself. We exist within the pattern of seasons, and surrounded by the pattern of stars we see as our planet spins on its axis and continues to circle the sun.

Because we are of nature we have an effect within it. Because we are intellectual creatures possessing capabilities of reason, we can become very conscious of our own part of the pattern, and we can make choices about how we effect it. It is a gift that brings great blessings, but also requires great responsibility.

Watching nature and learning from it will show you how inseparable and interlaced those patterns are. Watching yourself and your relationship to the world will teach you about what your part of the pattern is today. Knowing that will allow you to make choices about what part of the pattern you would like to see emerge.

Understanding the patterns of nature and self are key to practicing any form of Natural Magick. Your ability to effect the pattern is directly related to your level of understanding the patterns and how they work.

If you wish to deepen your level of connection with nature, spend time outside, and also spend time in the deep places within yourself thinking about how these things might be connected and what that means for your life. Take note of the patterns of seasons, and the patterns of how the elements work together, and the patterns of the moon, and your own internal patterns.

If you approach the task in some small moments with reverence, you are likely to touch upon and be touched by the sacred. For it to happen you have to make space in your life for it. Also approach it with Mirth, because finding the joy out in the wild places of the world (and the wild places of your mind) can infuse your life with that abundant and joyous energy.

~ Nicolette