Whether you are practicing Prayer or Magick, you will need a routine
Structure
for your work, and you will need to experiment with Invoking -- either
Elemental
Powers and/or Deity.
Structure.
I strongly recommend that you always cast a circle. This will help to
contain
and focus the energy you raise as well as help you connect with the
Divine
and feel protected. The ritual lighting of candles for specific intents
at
the beginning of your work, the recital of familiar chants, prayers, or
other
spiritual words, the use of set gestures, and the scent of a familiar
incense
will all lend strength and power to your work and help you achieve an
altered
state of consciousness more quickly.
Here is an example of what your Prayer or Magick Structure might look
like:
Light
Main Altar
Candles
Light Incense
Cast a Circle
Invoke Powers/Deity (more on this will follow)
Light Candles for Specific Intent
Chanting
Raise/Focus Energy
Send Out Energy
Ground
Give Thanks
Open Circle
Extinguish Candles & Incense (optional)
Take some time this week to consider and experiment with a structure
for
your energy work, then write it up for me in detail, including the
specific
chants and gestures you plan to use.
Invoking.
You may have used Invoking in your work before if you've called the
quarters
into your circle or if you've asked Deity to be present with your
workings
and/or to empower your intents. When engaging in the focused spiritual
work
of Prayer or Magick, I ask you to carefully consider Who or What you
plan
to Invoke. It is always appropriate to invoke The Great Goddess or The
Mother
Goddess or to invoke The (Collective) Power of Love, Peace or Healing.
But
if you plan to invoke more specific Goddesses or Elemental Powers, I
ask
that they be forces you are already very familiar with.
Here's why. Each Power or Face of the Goddess has her own (very real)
characteristics
and personality traits -- just as we do. When you call her in to your
work,
her entire personality (light and dark) can affect the work you do. So
it
is not recommended to invoke a Goddess you've only read a few sentences
about
in a book when you are doing serious work. If you'd like to get to know
that
Goddess, read about her, include her in your devotions, meet her in
your
meditations, dialog with her, and become familiar with her energy
before
you ask her to empower your focused work.
How do you invoke a Goddess or a Power? Just call her name and ask her
to
join you and empower your specific intent -- in whatever language feels
right
to you -- formal or informal. I usually say something like, Kuan Yin /
I
invite you in / to guide and empower / my work here to tonight. Be sure
to
thank her when you are finished.
Take some time this week to consider Who and What you would feel
comfortable
invoking in your spiritual work. Do some writing about your
relationship
to and your experience with that Goddess or Power. And perhaps also
consider
which Goddesses and Powers you'd like to get to know better for future
work
together.
In addition, begin collecting spells (Magick) or prayers (Prayer) to
perform
at a future time. Let me know if you need help finding them.
Write up your comments about Structure and Invoking and notes about
what you are collecting
Part B
Daily Tarot Practice.
Continue
your daily practice of drawing Motherpeace Tarot cards and
exploring
the cards through visualization, dialog, and meditation. This week, we
will
experiment with a different 3-card spread
Past - Present - Future
This spread gives you a view of a situation over time. Lay out the
cards
side by side, left to right. The first card you draw reflects what was
happening
in this situation in the past, perhaps pointing to a key element that
you
may have missed. The second card reflects the situation at present. The
third
card reflects the future for this situation, if things keep going the
way
they are going now.
Record the cards you draw for this spread and your experiences with
them
in your Reading Journal or Personal Journal. Continue looking back over
your
previous readings once a week. What have you noticed about how the
cards
are playing out in your life?
Write a paragraph about your experiences.
Part C
Tarot
Studies.
In the Motherpeace book, read Chapters 12 - 14. Take notes on The Wheel
of
Fortune, Strength, and The Hanged One in your Tarot Journal. Please
write
one or two paragraphs in response to this reading.
Part D
Grandmother Moon.
Read the
Moon Tale in the chapter you began last week. Write a brief response .
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This spread gives you a view of a situation over time. Lay out the
cards
side by side, left to right. The first card you draw reflects what was
happening
in this situation in the past, perhaps pointing to a key element that
you
may have missed. The second card reflects the situation at present. The
third
card reflects the future for this situation, if things keep going the
way
they are going now. 
Grandmother Moon.