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Thirty Day Talisman Challenge – Overall Thoughts #DoMagick
So the thirty day talisman challenge actually taught me a lot. First, it taught me to trust my inner creator. It taught me to express my inner child. It reminded me to find joy in stolen moments. It reminded me to find pleasure in the act of creating. It forced me to take some time for myself each day. It…
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Day Thirty: Talismans – Protection #DoMagick
The Goddess Bastet and I go way back. Ever since we moved into this house over 18 years ago, I have called on Bastet to protect our home, and our cats, and she has been diligent. I find comfort, great comfort, with cats. It’s probably because I’m a cat person. I also think of things like Fun, and Relaxation when…
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Day Twenty-Nine: Talismans – Freedom #DoMagick
I titled today’s talisman Freedom because I was talking to a friend earlier today about her birds. I’m not a huge bird fan, and have an aversion to flying things in small spaces. So, as we were chatting I found myself doodling this and I asked myself – what does this mean to me? The answer came quickly and clearly.…
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Day Twenty-Eight: Talismans – More Keywords #DoMagick
I have been contemplating my keywords a lot now that the new year approaches. So today since I was feeling a bit worn down from a cold courtesy my co-workers, I decided to draw a couple of my keywords on what are supposed to be, sword blades. HAHA Regardless, it turned out looking pretty cool and I’m pleased with this…
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Day Twenty-Seven: Talismans – Energy #DoMagick
Taking action is a huge part of creative recovery. You can’t just sit around ruminating about being creative, you actually have to find ways to allow your creativity to flourish. For some reason the stereotypical lightening shape screams energy/action to me. While I drew these lines I focused on my intentions and the actions I was going to take toward…
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Day Twenty-Six: Talismans – Intentions #DoMagick
For today’s talisman I decided to set my intentions using keywords. My word for 2019 is JOY. May major arcane card for 2019 is STRENGTH. But there were other things I wanted to incorporate, too, so I wrote down the words as they came to me. I was actually surprised by the words that stand out most, like HOME, LOVE,…
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Day Twenty-Five: Talismans – Chaos and Creativity #DoMagick
Today’s Talisman is Chaos in Creativity. It is Apep and can be fickle.
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Day Twenty-Four: Talismans – Sigil Collage #DoMagick
I’m not sure why I felt like making a sigil collage today. I suppose it’s not so much a talisman as just an external expression of my inner feelings at this point.
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Day Twenty-Three: Talismans – Lucifuge Variant, Strength #DoMagick
I’m still hung up on Lucifuge this month. This is a variant to invoke strength from within. I used bold, fiery colors to indicate action.
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Day Twenty-Two: Talismans – Alchemy #DoMagick
Everything is alchemical in creation. It is filtered, synthesized, distilled, macerated, etc… depending on the work. This talisman draws awareness to the alchemy of creation.