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Crystal Knot Magic

Knotting a crystal net is very easy if you are able to use your fingers for this kind of crafting.

They are often called crystal "wraps" and many tutorials can be found on Youtube.

There are many, many ways to make a crystal net. The style you use determines the final appearance. More importantly for us, the style you use determines how many knots there will be, and their size.

We can draw on four common elements of magic: Crystal/mineral correspondences, color correspondences, numerology, and knot magic.

The stone (or other object) is like the battery which holds and radiates power. The object you net should correspond to your core intent.

The color of cord or thread you use can modify or hone your intent. For example, if using clear quartz, the color correspondence might be doing most of the work.

Then again, this spell will work with cotton twine and a river stone, so just do whatever suits you.

The total number of cords you use dictates how many knots total will exist in your spell. Crystal nets are made by tying two strands of cord together. If you use four cords, you will have eight working ends, and therefore you will tie four knots per row. If you have five cords, you will have ten working ends, and you will need to tie five knots per row. I align my numerology to the number of knots, not strands, because the knots themselves are holding the magic.

The knots are used to tie intent and bind power. I create most of my charms in a style that has one big starter knot at the top and one big finishing knot at the bottom. There are tons of ways to utilize knots in this project. The first knot can hold the only intent, while the rest bind powers to support it. Or the intent can be split into its composite parts and each part gets its own knot. Or every single knot can have something unique, or they can all be identical... lots of options.

Conceptually, the inner object is the focal point or battery of the spell. The knots can be understood as tools that the object uses to carry out your will, instructions to guide the object in its work, vessels that carry additional power (like tidepools on a beach), or tangles that capture and bind up unwanted forces.

To perform this sort of magic:

1. Learn how to make the nets first from an arts and crafts perspective :) you can cut the cording off to re-use the same stone later. It is really frustrating to try and do a craft in a ritual headspace if you have to learn the craft simultaneously!

2. Gather up your cording and object to be netted. Do any ritual techniques you prefer to prepare them.

3. Decide how you want your intent to be tied in. Do you want to use the same phrase for each knot? Do you want to chant your intent continuously while you do many knots? Etc.

4. Make the crystal net in your ritual headspace/magic zone. Pour your intent into each knot in whatever methods you choose.

5. I recommend making the final knot of your project into the seal which completes and finishes the amulet ("so mote it be," "as my will it has been done," etc).

6. If you did not raise and direct energy during the spell, ensure the amulet is charged afterwords. Like all amulets and talismans, it requires feeding and repowering as time goes on.

Here’s some advice I had about sigils, a fun and accessible way to make your life more magical! There was a lot I wanted to say so I hope it’s not too wordy.

your mind is always supposed to be a bit ahead of your 3d. there’s nothing wrong with not seeing something play out in your 3d immediately. keep your eyes on the prize. focus on the end. you’re doing everything right.

( ♡ ) what is the victim mentality?

have you ever said to yourself "why can't I manifest my desires? why am I struggling? why is life so unfair?"

then you are suffering from a severe case of 'victim mentality'.

you feel like you are a victim, you feel like nothing goes your way and you always fail

THIS is the victim mentality and fun fact: it doesn't serve you any purpose because you are NOT the victim. you literally create your reality and by thinking that you're a victim, your reality is reflecting that thought

how to overcome it?

stop. stop right there. stop thinking that you're a victim and stop thinking that you are helpless. BELIEVE in yourself and trust yourself. have faith in your power to manifest because believe it or not, manifestation is real. the law of assumption is real. if you assume that it's not real, then the law of assumption will make sure it's not

STOP doubting yourself and START believing in yourself because YOU ARE NOT the victim, you are the operant creator of your reality, you get to decide what happens here.

why do we struggle then?

why are you struggling when you KNOW that you are the creator of your reality? why are you still struggling when you are AWARE of the infinite power you hold? why are you anxious of your desires not showing up in the 3D?

only YOU can answer that question.

because everything is YOUR CREATION

you don't like the way you look? you don't like the way people treat you? you don't like your grades?

THEY ARE YOUR CREATION

what to do now?

your reality right now is the product of your past thoughts. but you STILL have the power to change it. you are limitless

don't like your looks? assume you look like the ideal version of yourself

want to change your past grades? manifest it

want to date your celebrity crush? know he's already yours

don't want to live here? shift to another reality

don't want your parents to be strict? EIYPO ( everything/everyone is you pushed out ). assume they treat you the way you want them to

you HOLD ENOUGH POWER TO CHANGE YOUR REALITY

stop reacting to the 3D because it's just the creation of your past thoughts and let go of your victim mentality because it doesn't serve you any purpose

the reality is nothing but your consciousness, you can change anything and everything about it that you wish to. everything is your creation

Are you Addicted to Approval?

Signs of being addicted to approval include:

1. You are very aware of the expectations of others. They also affect how you feel about yourself.

2. You are constantly worried about how others view you/ what they are thinking about you.

3. You choose NOT to do things that others don’t approve of for fear of judgment and rejection.

4. You DO things you don’t want to do as you fear others making fun or you, putting you down, or talking about it.

5. You feel anxious and upset if you think you have upset or irritated someone – and desperately try to make things right.

6. You think the views and opinions of others are more informed and valuable than yours.

7. You agree when others criticise and put you down. Then you start to attack and feel ashamed of yourself.

8. You reject yourself if other people reject you, and basically believed that at core you are flawed.

“According to the universal laws, the magician will form his own point of view about the universe which henceforth will be his true religion.”

— Franz Bardon, “Initiation into Hermetics”

get out of the house. visit museums. go to open air festivals. go to concerts. meet new people in the park. use apps to meet people with common interests. try new things, try hot yoga. try pilates. try rock climbing, try a new gym, a new trainer. attend a public event, a yoga class, aerobics class, join a book club. get a professional massage, have a full day of spa activities. read a life changing book on selfcare, mental health and wellness and implement it daily. make new friends that you actually hang out with physically, frequently, that you have lunch dates with, coffee dates with, sleepovers, that you heal and laugh and grow with day by day, friends that are friends in every sense of the word. be open to opportunities every day for anything that brings you joy and sunlight and adventure. life is meant to be lived, tasted, experimented, savored to the last maddening drop. life is not a neat little checklist put away on your shelf for wnhen you feel ready to tackle them. life is here. life is right here right now. what are you waiting for, a magical tomorrow to give you permission to live the life you want? you already have permission, all you have to do is decide it. it's in your hands. now, in 10 years, in 30 years, in 50, the choice is yours. the only thing standing in the way of that reality and the current one... is your actions.

15.05.22 // Lumen's diary

I want to be a dream of light made ink that is written forever in your memory. Leave in every corner of it, a smile, a ray of sunshine and rose petals so that when you look for me, I have always something beautiful to give you. I want to be that precious story that you will someday tell someone with all the tenderness in your voice overflowing and your heart beating with gratitude. Even if I can't be forever in your arms, it doesn't matter as long as you can remember my name and while saying it, it draws a sweet smile on your lips and lets shine the sparkles of the stars that I planted in your eyes, and then I will be an eternal caress in your soul.

e.v.e.

heyy, i wanted to share my manifesting routine in case anybody needs one or ppl wanna take inspo or manifesting methods ideas.

💋 i rampage self concept affirmations twice a day (morning and night, sometimes an extra in the evening if i begin to waver)

💋 i play subliminals while i get ready (i enjoy the music and i get affs saturating my subconscious so i can truly have it all)

💋 i daydream (not visualize with feelings or senses and all of that cuz idk how lol) esp while listening to music

💋 i take naps once or twice a day and meditate at least once a day and i use that time to just go ham with affirmations (no need to believe or feel them, i like to make them straightforward unlike my rampaging which sounds like i’m hyping up my homegirl)

💋 and lastly when i sleep 4 the night i just play my sleep affirmations tape and do the lullaby method (affirm in sats (no need to even be in sats ur gonna get there eventually as u affirm) until i fall asleep)

and boom i manifest my desires in a matter of days really, no more than a week or two (if there’s a delay or a transition or purge period in the 3d which is a limiting belief i’m working on getting rid of). just affirm and persist and live in ur imagination (the 4d) and the 3d will have to catch up duhhhh

nice routine!🫶🏽