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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.

Instruments: Grimoire

A Grimoire is a journal in which a witch or group of witches puts their research of all magickal related texts. Grimoire can be shared amongst certain families, or covens. Some people consider this sacred and share with nobody, whilst others happily share their works to help inform. The choice is up to you, if you even desire a Grimoire, and what you might wish to do with it.

Book of Shadows vs. Grimoire:

Generally most practitioners use these terms interchangeably. However, if you research into their origins, you will discover that the first Book of Shadows was a book of information about demons and spirits by an anonymous author. This information is not to impose on anyone’s person uses of the term, but educate those who desire wisdom.

Grimoire History

The earliest recorded written magical texts originate from ancient Mesopotamia in which they were inscribed on cuneiform tablets of Clay. The ancient Egyptians also employed magical incantations, which have been found inscribed on amulets and other items. The Egyptian magical system, known as Heka, was enormously altered and expanded after the Macedonians invaded Egypt during 332 BC at the orders of Alexander the Great. Under the next three centuries of Hellenistic Egypt, the Coptic writing system evolved, and the Library of Alexandria was opened.

Grimoire Concepts:

Basics:

Intentions:

Basic intentions such as Warding, Binding, Banishing, Charging, and Grounding are always worth research and writing notes on, even if they are quick and sloppy. These topics can really benefit any practitioner.

Personal:

Birth Chart:

Did you know that each individual being has more than one zodiac sign? In fact, each person on this planet has a zodiac sign for each and almost every celestial body in our solar system.

Your Favorite Plants:

Are they a flower, herb, spice, tree, or a shrub? Are they an annual or perennial plant? What do they represent for me? What is their collective magical prosperities? Is it safe for pets or humans, why or why not?

Numerology:

Numerology is a form of Divination that reveals introspection into your soul, life, and potential healing, much like a Birth Chart. Each person inherits a Life Path Number, Soul Number, and Destiny Number and moment they are born.

Timing:

Birthday Correspondences:

Do you know your birthstones? What about your astral Color, flower, or foods? What do these embody for you, as well as in common magic? What is your Numerology, or Birth Chart? 

Daily, Weekly, and Monthly:

Time Magic is usually not what people imagine it is. Rather than forcing time to bend to your will, Time Magic often means working alongside it instead. Each hour of the day, day of the week, and month of the year have meanings.

Sabbats and Seasons

If Time Magic such as Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, overwhelms you or you simply don’t have time to practice in that manner, you can always look into the possibility of seasonal magic or working with the Wheel Of The Year.

Grimoire Forms:

Digitally:

Blogging

Collages

Collections

Digital Artwork

Digital Editing

Google Documents

Word Documents

Physically:

Art Books

Bullet Journals

Coloring Books

Notebooks

Printed Pages

Vision Boards

Other Links:

Instruments: I

How I Imagine

How I imagine:

I remember my only goal is to BECOME the one I want to be IN IMAGINATION ONLY.

So I think about something I want to be, anything. Then I assume I AM that IN IMAGINATION, and in Imagination I can be all things.

When I say the words, “I AM” I am not speaking about this outer-body but the Inner Man. The Inner Man to me is I AM and I know that all I must change is I AM to change my life.

I accept that I AM that Inner Man EXPERIENCING in present tense what I desire.

Let’s give an example. Suppose I wanted to go to Las Vegas but I am in New York. While I am in New York, I would imagine myself in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand lobby. So while I am looking around in the MGM Grand’s lobby, I assume that the Inner Man who is looking around is the REAL ME, the I AM. So I say, “I AM in Las Vegas.”

If I identify myself with the Inner Man, then yes, it is a PRESENT FACT that I am in Las Vegas. To deny this is to be delusional. I am looking at the lobby and I see people walking around. Of course, I am here.

Now take this example and multiply to anything in Imagination. Suppose you wanted to be in a happy marriage. Then go in Imagination and look at your imaginary hand and look at your ring. Feel incredibly proud to be married and feel that your marriage is wonderful.

Then identify yourself with that I AM, with the Inner Man. I AM experiencing myself being happily married. I must be for that is me! Not something I will become but am NOW. Suppose you wanted to hear good news from a friend. Bring them before you and imagine them telling you the good news. Respond as you would normally if you actually heard this news. Then after you listen, are you going to deny that you heard those words? How can you deny it? You, the Inner You, experienced it. Don’t doubt the experience, you heard it!

“Should you tomorrow or in the interval between now, this night, and you do it, and the fulfillment of it, should one little doubt enter your mind, do this: just remember “But I experienced it, I experienced ownership, so I don’t care if at this very moment something denies it, I experienced it!” - Neville

MANIFESTATION IS FUN, EXCITING, THRILLING!

we lay in this world, with all of its majestic confusion, its breathtaking unpredictability, & its illogical but completely logical malleability, and know that we can get whatever the hell we want in this damned life just by a minor shift in our thoughts. the fact that we know about this is a blessing! manifestation is the best thing that could ever happen to you. everything you want is in the palm of your hand, ready to be yours. you should see manifestation as the most exciting thing that you can do in this life! it’s not a stressful, overwhelming process. it really isn’t. manifestation is the most fun thing ever! you change your thoughts, you get all excited because you know what’s coming to you, and than what you want comes to you. how are you not screaming of joy 24/7?

now, get to work guys. manifest your dreams. and start to get excited, cause they’re soon becoming true!!! ain’t that wonderful? <3 <3 <3

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"Fun ways to manifest"

Here are some fun ways to manifest because thats what manifestation is supposed to be :) 🦋 Interview method: I love doing this! You have to pretend that you are being interviewed about your desire. Like if your desire is appearance change the interviewer is gonna ask you how you feel after manifesting your df and if you have tips for anyone else manifesting a df and stuff like that. 🦋 Pinterest method: You are gonna create a board on pinterest where you are gonna save pins related to your desire like for a df you can have a board named "mee" or "my pictures" or something like that. i used to do this and i also explained the pictures like if it was a picture of my df in the pool i'll be like yeah this pic is from when i went to the pool. 🦋Scripting You can script about your desire. now there are different ways like you could make it sound like a diary entry or a ff 🦋Vision board: You can make a vision board with all your desires on it and whenever you see it, it'll act as a reminder to affirm 🦋 Play pretend: You can play pretend like you can pretend your sp being right beside you while watching a movie. you can talk to them as if they are actually there. HAVE FUNN!! ~(￣▽￣)~

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"I can't control their fear, only my own."

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.