Let's Talk Daily Practice! (What it is, Accessibility, Ideas for a Daily Practice, My Practice)
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
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I feel like the conversation of the importance of daily practice often includes something like "magic is like a muscle and it doesnt grow if you don't use it." Which is absolutely true, muscles don't grow if you sit there. But its important to remember that even people who work out their physical body usually do it only 3-5 days a week to allow for rest days, or they work out a different muscle group every day, because OVERWORKING your muscles is going to cause injury and set you back in the long run. If practicing every single day causes you burnout and then you fall out of practice for 4-7+ days because you burnt yourself out, you're losing more progress than if you just allowed yourself rest days in the first place. Rest days are PART of the muscle growth process. Rest days are self care and *allowing* yourself to sit down and rest and just enjoy a day can be a practice in spiritual growth all on it's own for people who always feel like the need to go go go all the time no matter how tired they are.
A simple and super easy but powerful way that I Daily Practice is to pray over my food. Hopefully you eat at least once a day, so pray over it.
You can pray to a specific Deity, or to Mother Earth, whatever you feel comfortable with. Ask that they bless your meal by partaking of the first bite so that it will nourish your body and soul; Thank them for bounty of the harvest that they have blessed you with.
Give thanks for any other blessings that might come to mind, and close by saying something along the lines of "These things I pray in your names God and Goddess :::insert those here:::, So Mote It Be!"
I've done this for so long now that I just about can't eat without doing it.
Blessed Be!
Not sure why I couldn't post that in one single post, but oh well. 🤷♀️
I come from a family of athletes, and I use that same philosophy for my spiritual practice as well as my physical care. It's important to listen to your body and know your limits when it comes to daily practice.
"ah my seed!" - actual representation of witches caring for the smallest, weirdest things and i'm here for that
Okay but highkey that's me with everything 😭
Isn't that true, though? I dropped an unlit candle on carpet and acted like I dropped a thin glass family heirloom or some crap for a split second the other day.
I'm forever moving spiders, and wee creatures off the track by our cottage. I hate the idea that they may get killed by a tractor or car. I call them my little ones!!
"Slow progress is still progress"
Progress over a period or years is still progress!!
I'm actually half-blind (I have less than 2% eyesight in my left eye), so visualization is really hard for me, because my brain is really bad at remembering how something looks, but what can really help ist to "visualize" how something smells or sounds or feels. Example: I can't really visualize rain, so I "visualize" how rain feels on my skin, or how the air smells after it rained or try to hear how rain sounds to cleanse myself trough that rain during a meditation.
this is actually genius and a perfect thing to do thank you SO much
I love this! Thank you
I love this! I'm not great at visualization either but LEPIDOLITE man oh man that stone will rock my anxiety harder than a kickboxer fighting for their life. I also tend to use like a rock or a feeling to visualize so I can get more of the energy from it
Ty omg
I have to do stuff like this to because I deal with aphantasia. I have to think of things factually because I can't see it in my mind's eye.
“I do like one spell and I’m conked out for like a month” oh my gods the validation
When I can’t visualize I will wrap myself up in a soft blanket and I’ll hold a grounding crystal. When i do this I will just feel the weight of the blanket on me and I will notice the coolness/texture of the stone 🪴
+I sometimes will put on jewelry charged with the intent of grounding me and my energy
Great idea thank u for sharing 🥰
This sounds like it should work well with my depression! Thanks for sharing!
totally stealing this idea!
This is something I struggle with. I’m severely physically disabled, and most days I can’t sit up or eat or wash my face, let alone manage daily practice. I battle internal ableism and lack of self worth constantly, and that makes self care a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. This is a far more healthy mindset, thank you.
I have the same exact issues. How am I supposed to practice everyday if I cant even get up/ sit up to drink? I've been in arguments with other practitioners who say that u need to practice everyday and if not you're never g0ing to be good and even with a disability you should do it everyday as its "not an excuse for being lazy"
i know you’ve probably heard of this idea, but maybe if you are having a bad day just in general or from your condition, but you can meditate in bed (i don’t have the slightest idea what it is like to have a severe condition so i’m sorry if i’m overstepping or something like that)
@@stellablue09 yeah even that is not going to work for everyone. Like you said yourself you dont have a condition so please dont try and recommend stuff even if you're trying to help, it just makes us feel worse
@@tiredschizo i’m so sorry i didn’t mean it that way
tbh my most consistent daily practice is practicing how to astral project/meditate/ or lucid dream and this is something that you could excel in! no pressure or rush either just an idea
"hello my witchlings" this is all i needed to hear today. Thank you for blessing my day Frankie
I look for these comments each week because yes
I personally can't visualize things so what I do is I say what I want to visualize in my head or outloud. For example, if I want to ground, I say outloud 'I feel the root gorwing out of me going deeper into the ground until it reaches the center' or something like that.
You’re tellin me that carrying around rocks in my pocket and wearing my Weird Seashell necklace is a daily practice?? _wonderful_
this feels like a sign- I have been struggling with ADD and depression for a while, and I have almost dropped doing research or practice for months now. I am currently taking things in hand again and getting things organized and running. When I grabbed my laptop one of my crystals was stuck between it (snowflake obsidian) and this video was the first thing I saw as I started youtube (the first thing I opened on my laptop). It is time to get started again. thank you
I also struggle with ADHD and depression and it makes it SO hard to keep up a daily practice. The brain fog and the forgetfulness are real! I'm so proud of you for being patient with yourself and keeping on going! You're doing great and I'm right there with you!
I’m so happy for you!!! I really wish you the best 🥳
i have aphantasia, so meditation is often a huge struggle for me.
here are some methods i tend to use!
~hold something- a crystal, a stuffed animal, anything that corresponds with your intention for that time. focus on how it feels, focus on the energy it has, and then focus on your own feeling and energy.
~focus on the way you are breathing. this can be uncomfortable for some people, but it tends to help me get into that meditative mindset if i am mindfully breathing, or breathing to a certain tempo or pattern. think about inhaling your intent, and exhaling what you want to banish from yourself (like negativity or anything that doesn't benefit your intent).
~listen to music, asmr, wind, or rain (open a window?) while you sit and take in the noise.
~surround yourself with a mediative feeling. what element is most prevalent in you? for fire, wrap a blanket around you, light a candle, or don a comfort clothing item. for water, take a bath or shower, take care of yourself, or drink something. for air, open a window if it's cold/windy or stick your face in the fridge/freezer for a short period of time. for earth, go outside for a bit (if you are able to!). if you can't, talk to a plant or animal in your home. while doing these things, think about harnessing that element's energy inside of you and how that can serve you and/or your intent.
Yay I love to hear from witches w aphantasia cus there’s like no recognition of it which kinda sucks. I’m working on improving my visualization and I’m confident that I’ll eventually have that ability but rn I’m on the same boat lol. Along with what you said, I love having specific memories that correspond with feelings that back up my intentions that I recall during meditation or energy work!!
Yes!! I personally meditate with my plants, especially sickly or wilting ones because it seems they also get a boost from it
Omg thank you so much for this! Will be trying these to help💙
sometimes i think i’m the only witch with aphantasia because we are so underrepresented in the community. i’ve always struggled with meditation and visualization and at times i think that it’s impossible for me to be a witch because i can’t do a lot of things other witches tell us to do. i’ve been a witch for a year and i’ve been trying to keep up with meditation almost every day and it’s been kind of hard. thank you so much for giving tips to those of us who have aphantasia as well
Here’s another tip; try imagining other senses. Your not limited to just “sight”. Like for example, instead of visualizing rain, imagine how it feels on your skin or how it smells or the emotions you get from it.
My daily practice is carrying around crystals, light deity candles, talking to them. And each month I pick a topic that I want to work on or learn more about and this month is moon magic! But thank you for more ideas for daily practice
Oh I think picking a topic each month is a really good idea!
Hello Rae, I'm planning on starting learning about moon magic, any reliable source you recommed? Much love :)
@@lorac6112 I just started researching it online, like the moon cycles, crystals that correspond to it, and what types of magic you can do based on the moon phase
I'm not disabled, I just struggle with having the energy or the time to have the daily practice that I really want. I really appreciate this video and all your advice 💜
Me too! I have lots of other interests and things to do aside from witchcraft, I don’t do witchcraft a whole lot, I just do it when I feel like it. I tend to do it more as a means of self care when I’m not feeling too great because I like the energy of my crystals and doing something simple as cleansing or grounding etc
Same!
as someone with aphantasia rather than trying to visualize because it doesn’t work for me I act as if that thing is in front of me and describe it or if i’m trying to ground i’ll describe what it would feel like to have roots in the ground attached to me
I just started to do this! I would get frustrated because I couldnt visualize anything and would automatically just start telling myself, “ all right a white light is surrounding my body....etc” and I knew it would work when I’d get all tingly during meditation and relaxed. I’m glad I’m not the only one.
Hey how did you know you had aphantasia? I have been wondering for a while but I can't never figure out if I have or not because... I don't know how it is supposed to look :c is there any method out there?
@@CrownedClownVic After years of frustration trying to visualize I looked up what it could possibly be and if you look up on either google or youtube aphantasia test there’s quite a few different ones to pick from and i personally did about 10 different ones but you definitely don’t need to do that many i say do maybe 2 or 3
I'm not entirely sure if I have aphantasia or not but I may try this because it could be easier for me, thanks for the tip 💕💕💕
This is going to sound super goofy, but if I’m taking a bath or shower before bed I’ll take a lavender and chamomile teabag and toss it in the bath or hang it from the shower head
Sounds lovely actually. Mine spine is fused so it’s only showers for me, but you gave me the idea for a lavender teabag in the shower.
Not goofy at all. In fact as soon as she said that I thought *that's a really good idea!* cause I usually shower, and i hadn't much considered how to incorporate herbs into that ritual. As an herbalist finding new ways of using them is very exiting and important to me 😄
Unrelated but, I love your pfp and name! Takes me back
So I like to set alarms on my phone periodically to “stay grounded” “have a mindful moment” “show gratitude” and it really helps my craft.
I’m autistic and depressed and since I don’t practice super often because of it I felt horrible and this is making me feel better. Thank you so much Frankie
ur awesome trust me!
Sacred napping is a very important part of Pan veneration! (Sorry, you mentioned napping, and that's the first thing that sprang to mind xD.)
Also, if you are looking into deity work/ veneration/ worship, consider one that has a disability themselves. Plenty of pantheons have such deities. They are often overlooked, which is a shame, because if anyone is going to understand your limitations and differences, it's going to be a deity that can share that with you. They're often going to be patient with you in a way other deities might not be. (Shout out to Hephaestus, who reached out to me when I felt like no one loved me, struggled with self-worth issues, and was mocked for my physical appearance. I may not have been able to worship him for personal reasons, but even just reading on his stories and figuring out why he might have reached out to me in the first place really helped me out a lot.)
Any deities or divine beings you know that involve napping or sleep, dealing with a sleep disorder myself.
@@meme-bu8qu In the Greek pantheon there's Hypnos, a primordial deity that is the personification of sleep. He is the son of Nyx, and in some cases Erebos as well. He also has three children called the Oneiroi, made up of Morpheus, Icelus, and Phantus. I haven't personally worked with him as I'm a baby witch that's hesitant to do deity work or worship, but I'd like to some time in the future. Hope this helped! :)
THANK U FOR ADDRESSING US SPOONIE WITCHLINGS! (Spoon theory) sometimes I do all of my practices in my head while in bed like metaphysically doing it and it's all the same when you put your passion and soul into it.. it's all magical
I love this idea so much
I really needed this. I have pretty bad ADHD and depression, as well as horrible executive dysfunction. It makes it difficult to remember and actively do anything every day, even something like brushing my teeth. I feel like the only daily practice someone would need is to acknowledge their craft. Even if you can't get out of bed, wash your face, anything. Just saying "Hey, I'm a witch. I like the moon and red jasper." is thinking about your craft, and helps you to not drift away from it. Read a note or two about witchy subject, light a candle, talk to your plants, close your eyes and say something to your spirit guides or dieties aloud. That's keeping in touch with your craft, and acknowledging that part of your life. If that's all you can do that day, that week, that month, it's okay. You are still engaging with your practice, and that's what a daily practice is for.
A tip I have for meditation is to when you're feeling like your mind is going a mile a minute and you can't stop thinking I like to imagine with each exhale that I am letting out all of that energy and when I inhale to bring in peace and concentration. This has really helped me and I've struggled with meditation for a while. Also keep in mind that if you do have disabilities and can't get out of bed remember, you can meditate in bed! Another really good reference for helping with meditation is Exercise 6 Cacoon of Relaxation in Mat Auryn's book Psychic Witch.
I was not expecting this and I'm really happy we're having this conversation!
I'm bedbound half of the time, in a lot of pain and allergic to everything
My daily practice gives me a sense of comfort and control in difficult times
There's a lot of things I can't do, but my little routine is something that cannot be taken away from me, no matter how ill I can be. I also use speech-to-text to journal digitally on days when writing hurts, audiobooks are awesome, I pre-make cold tea/infusions with ginger for nausea, I keep my meds on my altar so my deities can look after them and so I never forget to greet them every day.
I have aphantasia and I meditate by stroking my cat in bed, talking/singing to her, brushing her, laying crystals on her, ... It's over when she decides to leave (she really loves it so it can last a long time)
Hey! my name is Kacie and I have a condition called Aphantasia. So I have another method that completely relies on feeling rather than sight. During meditation, I begin by feeling a small ball of energy at the crown chakra. I then feel it run down my spine and separates into all parts of my body and is released from my toes and fingertips, I can feel this happening. by doing this I have grounded and centered myself into the earth and I am ready to begin my mediation. when doing guided meditations they usually ask for you to visualize a specific scene, instead use your other senses- what can you smell, feel, taste and touch. just because you cant use one of your senses doesn't mean you can't use the others.
Hope this helps anyone that needs it. xxxxxx
"Witch soup!" The only way I'll be referring to my baths from now on 😂
I loved this, as an autistic I feel like my disability helps me grasp things easier, but daily practice is nearly impossible
I agree. I am not autistic, but I have a lot of symptoms and working something like daily practice because even a small change to my routine can throw me off. I also have executive dysfunction which makes it so much worse.
Thank you so much for talking about ableism it really makes me want to cry I feel seen in this video. As a disabled person there aren’t a lot of places online or in the real world that talk about accessibility or even acknowledge disabled people exist. Thank you so so much.
the monster energy drink example is the greatest thing i've ever heard because that's literally me
This past week I decided to Meditate on a specific Chakra/Energy Point each day. I have a ring light that has different color settings, so I coordinated the color with the chakra of the day for extra focus.
I’m not sure if this will help anyone else or make much sense but when I’m having trouble with visualizing things I tend to reread a book I really enjoy or watch one of my comfort shows/movies. I feel it helps me with my imagination and kinda helps reboot it???if that makes sense 😅
That's a nice tip,thank you.🙌
i use it too!
I have aphantasia! When meditating on rare occasions i will see very vivid imagery through my third eye that I cannot control, but for the most part it is black/fuzzy sometimes there are hues of color that come and go, but i find meditating to be one of my favorite spiritual practices and here is why! Not being able to see actually takes a bit of the pressure off i found, i just need to find meditations that aren’t so visually heavy or find other ways to interpret the visual ques with my other sense. Like if the person guiding the meditation says were on a beach i try to imagine what it smells like, is it cold, what does the sand feel like on my feet, and put together what is happening around me that way. My biggest advice if you are not someone who sees visually in their head would be to not stress it too much if the meditation isn’t going how you expected it to or how you imagined, just try to release your control and take what you can from it. Hope that helps!
I have a really hard time visualizing. Im a really auditory person therefore personally I use sounds or sound effects as a guide. For instance if I am cleansing and putting up wards, as I draw my protection sigil on doors and windows I make a sound effect with my mouth like bricks are being put on each other or sometimes I make a scenario and say it out loud kinda like how youd read a paragraph out loud. It helps me sometimes actually visualize or I can feel the wards come up. I am still at the beginning of my craft so I havent tried astral projection or anything too visual based. I focus more on protection, manifestation and sigil magick for now but I hope this helps someone. You can refer to your other senses and it should be as good as visualizing!
if my brain just won’t visualise...just listen to the calming music/ guided meditation and just be mindful or try relax, just to take that little time put to slow down
Guided meditation is a life saver for me
@@ducky5277 honestly same, sometimes it can kickstart visualisation for me
that helps me too, some days visualization is easy and some days its like just totally blank and doing breathing exercises and having calm music can kinda take place of it for those days
I'm autistic and am easily overwhelmed by having lots of tasks to do in a day. Having a really simple daily practice that I don't have to think about very much is super helpful. What I choose to do is "ring in" energy every morning using my singing bowl, though I'm sure you could also do it with a bell, chimes, or anything that just makes a pleasant sound. I'm excited to do it every morning because I also find the sound very pleasing on a sensory level. To any other autistic witches out there: if you have any sensory stims you can channel those into a daily practice, just by adding an intention.
I will say I find it very hard to like sit down and meditate because I have ADD but I find active meditation like going on walks in nature helps me little bit and it seems to be easier for me but I also live in Minnesota so that winter time it’s also difficult to get outside and do that every day or even every week
I use energy, because that's what I'm more gifted towards, as opposed to empathy and such. So since I can't really visualize, I can *feel* A kind of energy to visualize. It works wonderfully for me.
As far as grounding goes, because I struggle with visualization (Neurodivergent/ADHD), I use a lot of mindfulness habits I learned in therapy! DBT (as opposed to CBT) is super helpful for this, because it's more based in DIALECTICAL behavior instead of COGNITIVE behavior, so it's more based on your connection to the physical world.
A lot of this work is focused in centering and grounding yourself by using your senses and really honing into sensations that we might otherwise overlook. Examples like temperature of the room, how your clothes feel on your skin, whatever you're sitting/laying on, how that feels, your own internal sensations like heart rate, your skin/body temperature, etc.
This has been so incredibly helpful and I'm so thankful for my therapist showing me these options!
A meditation practice rooted in DBT is focusing on your breathing, and how it feels to do tummy breathes instead of chest breathing (which are scientifically proven to lower stress hormones). Putting your hand on your stomach, and the other one on your chest, and pay attention to which you're using to breathe, and redirect it. Feel your breath literally flow through your body with each one.
It has brought me down from panic attacks. 10/10 would recommend.
With grounding, I do not visualize too often. I focus on feeling everything physically. I feel the floor, push my toes into the ground. I push down on things to feel their realness. I activate all my senses to truly ground myself in the moment. And I open my heart to find my stability.
I love to meditate while doing embroidery and just putting my full intent into that right now I’m using a “winter mix” of string to ground myself
I have aphantasia and physical/mental disabilities and one of my favorite things on low spoon days is to take a meditation deck i have (or you could make your own or throw topics in a flash card app!) and pull a card that just has a word on it and then put on some kind of music or sound and just focus on the word while i'm laying in bed or sitting on the couch. I just think about the word and what it means and how I can apply it. Sometimes I fall asleep, but since I was focusing on it, my dreams are often based around it and can give me some insight on where to go with it or why that was the card I picked. A quick version is also throwing a bunch of songs that have different meanings to you into a playlist and hitting shuffle and just kind of divining messages from deities/ancestors that way.
my spirit guides told me to watch this :) thank you sm, I have aphantasia and severe depression/anxiety. I needed this
Hi Frankie! Love your videos, especially this series. As a baby witch, it's really nice to have you go through the basics and offer your advice. I'm not quite sure about anyone else, but down the road I'd love to hear your thoughts on how to connect with your ancestors.
being disabled, this is the most helpful routine for me. it's manageable, easy, thoughtful, and in depth. THANK YOU!!!!!
I am a 40 yr old witch, and I am also autistic with bipolar. I feel I’ve spent years reading about witchcraft without practicing in an official way, but I have baths, and use affirmations. I have been spending time with my cats lately ensuring the eight year old cat doesn’t feel replaced by the kitten. This makes me feel very validated as I struggle with burn out. Thank you.
similar experience, im fairly young (somewhere from 15-20) im autistic and possible adhd/depression/anxiety diagnoses incoming too.
i've been researching or wondering about witchcraft and paganism since i was 11 and only recently have i found a way to start a practice without feeling guilty for burnout
Wow! We were just talking about this last night. You don't have to light up the whole show every day to be fulfilled. Simple routines work, and don't have to be perfectly scheduled. Put ideas and actions into simple things like stirring a blessing into your hot tea. Or thanking the food you are cooking and fixing for a meal as a Blessing. Saying a simple morning affirmation when you wake up works just fine.
I recommend as a daily practice, if you live near nature, getting rid of the trash other people careless throw in that place. It works, and its easy to maintain in time. You can do in periods of month if you do not want to do daily. Or chose to do it daily but during a few months. IDK.
As a disabled disability advocate, thank you for posting this! 🥰
When I meditate I usually listen to a guided meditation or a relaxing song
I rarely visualize the way most people do. I can't "see" an image in my mind like the average person (I didn't know this was unusual until a few years ago) but I learned that you can sense what's there. Like being aware of a chair in a room, aware of what it's made of, how big it is, etc. You don't have to see it in your mind to be aware of all of the details.
Something i do is mix my practice with things i already do, hobbies i already have incorporated in my routine, like singing, self care, therapy (shadow work after therapy works wonders for me), kitchen magic, my passion for tea, a little health ritual I'm trying when i take my medication. There's no limit to our practice
I’m a very busy closeted witch who’s still in school and so practicing everyday isn’t usually feasible. I mainly prioritize doing my practice on the full moon, new moon, and when I’m home alone. Here are a few things I do when I can:
- Stir intent into my drinks. (Clockwise for bringing in, counter clockwise for getting stuff out)
- Bringing crystals with me
- Lighting a candle
- praying (informal)
I've been working to ground myself in witchcraft again and one of my daily practices has become sitting in front of my SAD and watching your videos. it has been really sweet and exactly what I need. thank you for creating and being here and examining ableism in yourself and the community. it means so much to me.
Sending good vibes to everyone ✨🌍💰
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A note about crystals in water that might be helpful: Clear quartz is programmable; so if you want the energy of selenite or malachite in the shower or bath, you can ask the quartz to take on the properties of that other crystal. There is SO much information in this video, wow!! I am LOVING your channel!!
My go to meditation practices when I'm low energy or distracted is 3 different options - 1 walk and listen to music that inspires a focus or feeling, 2 sitting and watching my thoughts in my mind go by on a trains while I sit at the train station, and 3 the countdown from 100 to 1 that is the first exercise in Mat Auryn's Psychic Witch book. Also dancing to music is both good for changing the energy of a space and/or me. It's also very useful with my toddler too :)
I’m diabetic (type 1 if you were wondering) and I have bad anxiety. This really helped-theres been times where I couldn’t do anything but sit up in my bed. I always keep a tarot deck and/or a pendulum on my bedside table so I could do some quick divination while I’m bedridden. I also keep my crystals there, for a little boost! Sometimes when my blood sugar had been bad, or I just generally feel bad, I clean my altar or my space. This is so easy for me as I have a sound bowl (I can’t have smoke in my room for health reasons) so I just use that while the door/windows are open. I hope this helps whoever needs it!!!
THANK YOU for talking accessibility omg
so many people just totally skip over talking about people with disabilities and it suuuuucks
Another really good daily thing I've noticed that I've done is physically cleansing my space with intention. Sometimes it's just washing a dish and other days it's detailing my rooms complete with "sweeping" bad energy out
When I meditate, if I'm strugguling with visualization I do affirmations. So if I want to shield or protect, all I do is say in my mind "I'm protected" and tune into my other senses, like sometimes my ears ring or I feel certain itchiness. My boyfriend has aphantasia, but he's a very logical person so he counts or recalls certain experiences. For meditation I found it helpful to just focus on the breath as you can.
a daily practice, even a monthly practice, was completely inaccessible for me for years and wow did it add to my internalized ableism. i'm very much in a different spot now but i'm so grateful you made this video, it's still so so helpful and validating as a disabled witch
options that I use to "replace" meditation. music, just sitting and singing along some music; focusing on my breath; reading something aloud to my guides, like just a book i'm enjoying; sit outside or open a window and focuse on the sounds outside
Hope it helps, thank you so much for the video
for meditation: i have aphantasia and cannot visualise about 99% of the time. to meditate i generally hold a crystal, runestone, something witchy (like even charmed items, basically anything i feel called to that moment) and listen to music, generally i listen to celtic/gaelic/norse folk/nature music (like folk music with nature backgrounds)
this combination feels very nice to meditate for me, it centres me in my craft and connects me to things that are important to me
I love this conversation! I have six auto immune diseases and literally have self-guilt about not being able to preform rituals often. It’s a challenge to keep consistent. Instead I research, write, use crystals, watch practitioners channels, and read, and use, divination . I am very careful to make sure my pets and husbands safety are my priority especially with herbs and burnables. I take little parts of my day to devote to my practice. It’s a challenge but I feel so much better when I do simple daily practices.
When I am struggling to meditate I run a bath, light a candle and sit in the bath. The sounds of the burning candle and the calming of the water always help me focus on my meditation and visualization
I have heard you mention shadow work quite a few times, what is that?
I have been doing much introspection, and had a reading done. The reader suggested having a daily practice to help increase. Y gifts. I couldn't really think of any daily practices. Your explanation is so helpful! I've incorporated so many of these into my life for decades, I don't really think of them as practices. I did download the meditations you suggested on Spotify. My favorite suggestion is charging your jewelry in a salt bowl at night. ❤Thank you so much
My daily ritual at the moment is turning on my wax warmer and burning incense especially lavender, opening my window to bring in fresh air, make my bed (which doesn't always happen) and taking my dog for a walk around our favorite park
I love this video because it reminds me that I don't need to be constantly doing something magickal or witchy, and what I do already is more than enough. Thank you for reminding me that I don't need to do big rituals all the time to be a successful practitioner!
Witchcraft and spiritualism are a massive part of my life and takes up a lot of my free time by choice. I have so much mental energy buzzing around that I cannot seem to do enough; I'm the type of person that feels like I need to constantly be doing something productive with my mind.The thing is, I always feel like I struggle with maintaining a daily practice, but I think what I actually struggle with is feeling like I should be doing more than I do, despite doing a lot. I veil, cleanse my aura, wear protective jewelry and crystals, and stir intentions into coffee daily. I research almost constantly, as having audiobooks going or youtube videos running almost consistently, if I'm not working or doing school. I also journal and pull tarot cards almost every day. Its a lot, but since its all so simple and small I forget that what I'm doing is a part of my practice, and I feel like I don't do nearly as much as I should. But, I'm doing more than enough. Thank you for reminding me of that!
I LOVE Ritual Baths. Pieces here. Scented soaps, shampoos, dissolvable bath Salts, and scented Candles.
Tae and Coffee morning routine.
Need to start lighting a candle every day.
And writing in a 'Daily Divination journal.' or a 'Spell Ideas Journal.'
One thing that makes it easy for me is having a tarot app that gives me a daily card for me. Galaxy Tarot is the one i use, and it's free.
Also one of the things i do to help with my meditation is using music, candle flames, etc. I also think that a form of meditation is just pouring your attention into one single task. I've been doing these things for almost 10 years as a Buddhist. Just doing things with intention are forms of meditation.
One of my mentors told me something when I was at a very low point: she said, “Self care is how we take our power back.”
Shortly after that, my autoimmune disease flared uncontrollably and boy, did I learn how true that was.
When we have illness or disability, the very best thing we can do to increase or sustain ourselves is rest or nourish or cleanse our bodies. Our power and energy cannot flourish otherwise
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I have aphantasia and for me, my visualization is like a wall of text that I just instantly "know" of what I would be "seeing" if I could visualize. I've learned to accept that this "wall of text" is my version of visualization and it 100% works just as well. 💖 It might even work for anyone without aphantasia who is having trouble visualizing that day
i am nearly fully incapable of visualizing and so i’ve had to find ways to work around that whenever i’m doing an activity that usually requires visualization (grounding, meditating, certain spellwork). i find that intent is my best friend in compensating; if i’m required to visualize something but i cannot, i VERY firmly narrate what i should be seeing in my head to myself until i start to believe it. using a popular example of picturing, say, a glowing thread of energy connecting me to something during grounding or otherwise, i instead think With Intent about that. so instead of visualizing the thread, i tell myself stuff like “there is a thread of energy connecting me to [thing]” and i repeat it and put belief behind it until it feels like it’s firmly in place/i genuinely believe that it’s become! i find since it’s still a mental exercise (just narrative thought instead of visual thought), it gets the job done the way i need it to. it’s definitely been a process, especially since i have such bad adhd so i struggle to focus enough to meditate as is, let alone simultaneously put extra energy and attention into essentially thinking something into existence, but once i stopped getting mad or upset at myself for genuinely not being able to do things the way books/people/other resources told me i should be doing them, i was able to grow in a different, yet just as effective, way 🥰
This! I struggle with visualization and began doing this when I'm supposed to visualize my safe space so ill narrate in my head everything I can think of about my safe space
Great ideas! Every morning I say hello to the four elements and invite them in my life. I dance with my dragons , unicorns and other creatures in the morning. Do daily offerings to the gods. Say good night to the Fey, and other spirits. You really validated that I am doing daily practice. Thanks. I like your elemental breathing too! I’m following you on this channel. Thanks!
I absolutely love that salt bowl idea!!! I try to do shadow work or some kind of journaling everyday. I struggle really badly with my emotions and this helps me sort them out, work on myself as a person and get through my day at work
This is definitely something that needs to be talked about more. As a pagan witch with a physical disability this can be a challenge and sometimes I need that reminder that taking care of myself is also a sacred act. I like to wear certain jewelery and stir intention into my coffee. Getting back into tarot again, learning runes, and now that I have a deity in my practice I am figuring that out too. I also am working on a BOS/Grimoire. Seems a bit chaotic and alot but I don't do it all at once. I have some many different projects because what I am capable of on any given day depends on my physical ability and headspace that day. Some days reading a book with my deity candles lit is all I can manage that day.
i struggle with meditating and sitting completely still (adhd tings) so i use shuffling my tarot cards and sitting there just with the intention of meditating and letting my mind wander without truly asking for anything from the cards. it helps me expend my energy while still feeling able to connect to my cards and my spiritual side. i also like to dedicate the showers i take to a different person in my life and send them cleansing vibes through the showers. it encourages me to not only cleanse myself and revitalize my own energy while still feeling like i am practicing
I get severe headaches so visualizing isn’t always the answer for me but I like to anchor or ground myself via breath and then wind through the chakras via intent. Ig instead of your third eye I switch to crown to be able relieve pressure from the headache and distractions. Also don’t push yourself past a comfy point. Come back to it. It’s not running away
Meditation is simply the surrendering BEing...all that is perfectly in alignment with one's personal "needs" will simply flow in
Thank you I think so much as disabled people we try to keep up with able bodied people because that’s all we have to look to. But remembering we can do only so much is so so important so thank you for bringing this conversation into the online space xx
I love this cause it makes me think of the ways I create barriers in my mind from doing my daily practice. Like I do the tea intentions once in a while but i never considered doing it with water. Another thing i've done is journalling but doing it in my head or via dictation when I don't have the energy to write it out
as someone who doesn't do rituals an everyday spiritual practice is so important to me. doing what I do with intention is the key to everything tho.
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Thank you for being amazing & super informative 💚💚💚
I have to say that with my "daily practice" I don't really have one. I do try to listen to guides as much as possible. That's a practice for me and to learn not to doubt that "gut instinct" or my guides basically telling me what to do. That's something really simple for me. I don't have a lot of time during the day. Most of the time I'm more witchy active at night. It's like when the sun goes down it goes up. I'm not as intuned with everything during the day. It's much easier at night for me to receive messages or anything. I learned that by just learning to pay more attention spiritually every day. Because you will notice when your spirit is more open if you pay attention to your inner self all the time. Notice when you're able to hear your guidance easier.
Focusing on the breath and counting each in and out breath can be helpful for those who struggle with visualization. I also use a mantra of my choosing and switch it up when it loses its meaning so I can stay focused on what I'm doing. I'm out of practice atm so my visualization is not as great as it used to be but I've always found doing that kind of thing during meditation helps.
This is super comforting, thank you. I'm new to this stuff and I'm physically disabled in addition to dealing with mental health issues, and being autistic/adhd. I want to do daily practice but learning that anything can be that is very helpful.
I really appreciate this video, I saw the conversation and thought that implying a daily practice is so important to growth felt a bit inaccessible. It’s certainly something to work towards but not feasible for everyone, so if you’re not doing that you might feel bad. But these suggestions are brilliant for thinking of really little things we can all do everyday to build that up. And I think at some point in your journey you will find that you are doing something everyday as second nature.
for the intention thing, you could stir intention into foods too. Stir into your cereal or other foods!
The perfect witch for me, is my higher self. The most evolved me will be the best (because nobody is like me) of my idea of the perfect witch. I totally do see you as somewhat of an inspiration but not an idol.
YES YES YES. This video is amazing. I feel so much comfort watching your videos. I am fascinated by witchcraft, and I've always wanted to be a witch. I am researching now before I get more into it (I'm currently obsessed w/ tarot right now so I'm trying to focus on that) and I'm so happy I found your channel. I always felt such a rush to get going, and then it seemed like I wouldn't have time for my other daily commitments (school/work) once I started witchcraft, but now I know I would 100% have time by incorporating tiny daily practices once I begin my Craft. I am just overwhelmed with how to start, but your channel is helping me. Thank you so much! 💛
i went to sleep around 3 last night just watching your videos and i came on this morning to find this tab open, so i just wanna say thanks for posting and listening to you a couple hours ago was kinda soothing and i slept pretty good and i felt safe and this is a really bad run on sentence.. thank you, chaotic witch aunt.
YES to this! 💚 I don't really do spells anymore, but when I was more into that kind of witchcraft, my *favourite* thing was to put instant espresso and honey in a mug, pour hot water over it, and stir it clockwise while internally chanting "energy, energy, energy". I'm a spoonie and I'm exhausted A LOT; I swear this little spell worked wonders when deadlines loomed over me and I needed it the most.
These days I'm more focused on energy and spirit work. I don't do visualisation meditations like ever, because I struggle with visualisation (my autistic brain's like NOPE lol), so I love the basic meditation courses on Headspace because they focus more on awareness and being in the present moment, connecting with the body, great things for over-thinkers like myself! I've also started to like... whenever I take my dog out to go potty, I'll squat down on the ground next to a random flower in the garden, and try to "listen in" on it, to see if I can pick up any energies or messages from it. So far, the flowers are whispering very quietly, but I think it's a very fun and spoonie-friendly way of tapping into spirit.
I *love* that you mentioned veiling 😭 It's quickly becoming part of my daily practice, too, kind of by accident, and it makes me feel a lot less weird when I see other people doing it as well. I got a scalp rash a couple of months back and started wrapping an ugly bandana around my head to keep myself from picking at it and making it worse. I accidentally veiled every day for a month. Now I feel naked without it, and am waiting for more aesthetically pleasing veils to arrive in the mail.
This was really comforting to me as a baby witch who really struggles with motivation and executive function because of autism, thank you!
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I love your content and how your not afraid to admit when you’re wrong
For me Personally i suffer a lot with chronic fatigue and my "daily" practice, is kind of exactly that, in that it changes "daily".
At the chore of that work is listening to my mind and body and tuning into my intuition, so if one day that means lots of spell work / divination / setting intention, and the next day i just need to rest and recharge, then so be it.
Resting is just as magical and important as "active" magic, its a balance, its learning to listen to your needs.
Thank you for reminding me that practice isnt just spellwork and deity work bc I thought I took like a 6 month break even though Ive been doing something almost every day for over a year now. And I’m just now realizing and feeling very much yes
Thank you for making it so easy! I've struggled with all the things I need to do and remember and know. You explain clearly how I can take small steps and that they are alright.
I have watched this and through meditation I find it can be anything where doesn't make you think so much and just let your mind go. Like art doing blind art just get something to draw/sketch/paint on and just start going while either reflecting or trying to quiet your mind. Doing your make-up, journaling, talking to yourself, exercising, or even talking to pets or animals. For me talking out loud by myself in a tough situation or something on my mind really helps. You reflect on yourself, get through your situation/helps, and grows a relationship with yourself by trusting yourself. This also increases your intuition because you are trusting yourself. I hope this helps anyone new, rewatchers like myself, or if maybe something I suggested is wrong I would love to hear your opinion(s).