How I weave magic in every day life

Every morning I wake up in my comfy warm bed. It is so easy to just stretch, stand up and start the day. We do it from the moment we are born until the day we die. Nothing special, right? And then the day gets busy. Work, family, groceries, dinner, the evening routine, bed. We have gotten so busy that it is hard to find room to practice the craft at all, unless we settle for the Wiccan sabbats and maybe a moon esbat, and leave it at that.

Of course, if the sabbats and esbats bring you joy, celebrate them. But what if I told you that you don't have to wait for them? What if I told you a few simple ways to make your day more, dare I say, magical? This blog gives you a brief glimpse into how I bring magic into my life with ordinary things. Some I taught myself, others I learned from my grandparents and my mom.

Start with thank you

Every morning, before I even stretch or get up, I simply say thank you for another day.

If life has taught me anything, it is that a new day is not something to take for granted. We will all, at some point, not see another dawn. Acknowledging that you have been given one more is worth a thank you, and it sets the tone for everything that follows. If you forget a day, no harm is done.

This one is universal, too. Thank your gods and goddesses, thank Buddha, thank whoever you want. Saying thank you is a blessing in any language.

Wash the night away

When I take my morning shower, I step under the water and take a deep breath. As I start washing, I ask for the night and everything that came with it to be washed away, so I can begin the day new, and I ask for positive energies to find me.

We are working with the element of water here, so I also ask for emotional healing, and I bless my friends and family for the day ahead. It takes a few seconds to picture while you wash. Nothing more.

Stir it in

Once I am dressed and the bed is made, I go downstairs for coffee. As I stir in the milk, I stir deosil, clockwise, to draw energy toward the day. Stirring is believed to wake up the energy of what you are stirring, so stirring while you ask for a blessing is a small piece of magic folded into something you were going to do anyway.

Every coffee break after that is another chance. If the day has turned stressful, I breathe three times while I stir widdershins, counter clockwise, and ask for whatever is causing the stress to go, or at least to slow down into something I can manage. But sometimes banishing is not what you need. Sometimes it is better to ask for patience and endurance instead, and then I stir deosil.

That is the real key. Start listening to your intuition. The more you do it, the better you get at knowing what to ask for.

Cleaning as practice

Not a day goes by without cleaning something. Dishes, a cup, or the whole house.

Cleaning has always been a way of removing what you don't want so you can fill the space with what you do. So when I clean, I use it to banish what no longer serves me and to ask for what I want in its place. Clean things hold off negativity more easily too, because there is less for it to hold on to. It is also a good moment to strengthen your bond with the house spirit, so I talk to it while I work.

And you move through the elements as you go. Sweeping the floor is air, the right moment to focus on mental clarity. Light a scented candle or some incense afterward and you bring in fire, asking it to burn away whatever is left.

Flowers and herbs

If you like flowers, bring some in and let them invite what you want into your home. Cut them from your own garden, pick something from a hedgerow, or buy a simple bouquet. A small vase with a sprig of rowan, mountain ash, gives protection against lightning, fire and malevolent spirits. Or dry some herbs. Rosemary, thyme and parsley to invite love, prosperity and the ancestors to bless the house.

Cooking

In my first blog I wrote about cooking and how it is magic all on its own. No ritual needed, just the tools you already have and the food you were going to make anyway. Food can heal someone who is sick, comfort, make someone feel seen, or turn a lonely dinner into something warm and connected.

Try cooking with intent. Ask the herbs and vegetables to bless the meal with what they naturally carry. Making pasta? Ask the food to carry your love to whoever eats it. Basil has a strong association with love, protection and purification, which is part of why pasta makes such a good meal for lovers.

Even if you do nothing else all day, cooking is a daily ritual. And if you are not much of a cook, cooking with intent still turns the simplest meal into a potion worth brewing.

Making your home cozy

Swap the bright white light for something with a warm yellow hue. Light candles, burn incense. This is time to relax and turn the day over in your mind, and lighting a candle is also a way to connect with a deity. While you are at it, you are feeding the house spirit the energy it needs to make your house a home.

And the day ends much as it began. If you shower in the evening, that is the moment to give thanks for another day, for the blessings and the lessons in it, to speak with your ancestors, and to prepare for dreamwork.

Nobody has to know

None of this takes much trouble. And if you need to keep your practice quiet around family or friends, nobody will notice a thing.

My grandmothers practiced this way too. They were both baptized, like most people a hundred years ago. So instead of practicing openly, they practiced in a way that never carried the name witchcraft, which everyone knew to be the devil's work.

The craft is accepted more now, but it is still not easy to come forward without being smirked at, frowned at, or told outright that you are crazy. Not everyone is ready to step out of the broom closet.

I hope this helps you find your own way of practicing through small daily things. Remember that with every activity, intention is key, as is using your intuition. And if you have ordinary activities you have turned into practice, I hope you will share them with us.

Brightest blessings,
Moon Wyld