dream magick

Magick of DREAMS

"Dreams are the source of creativity. They are expressions of experiences
that are seeking to become real. When you practice dream magick, you do not
just focus on what your dreams mean, you use magickal techniques, in the
context of your dreams, to help them come to fruition."

~ Sirona Knight Excerpted from Dream Magic
Dream Magick - basics/definitions
Every spell and ritual involves three basic steps. First, you set your
expectation, then you fill it with your desire, and finally you merge with
the divine, to help your goal or desire to become a reality.
1. Expectation Having a clear image of the outcome you desire and then
setting the stage for this outcome to occur. Knowing what you want
2. Desire How much you want something to happen. Use all of your senses,
to see it, feel it, taste it, smell it, hear it, and intuit it. Be
passionate!
3. Merging Once you build your desire while doing a magical work and it
reaches the point where you feel you are about to burst with energy, the
time has come to merge with your goal. When you merge, you become one with
divine energy, whatever name you give it.

Dream Magic Altar
This is the magickal working surface that holds your tools, components, and
other items you wil use in magick making. It can be any sturdy surface even
a bedside table, but it should be in the north quarter as the north quarter
is the realm of midnight, deities, dreams and magick.
Astral Dream Magic Altar
This altar is fueled with your imagination and thus remains unhampered by
physical laws. This is the place where you enter, connect and depart from
the dream world.

Dream Guardians
Like the traditional Watchtowers and four Wards, which are the lesser
Goddesses and Gods who watch over the corners of the sacred circle. These
deities can be very helpful during magick-making. They weave a protective
shield around your circle. These dream guardians are ancient beings who
protect you during night spells and rituals by standing guard at the four
corners of your sacred dream circle. The difference between these Dream
Guardians and traditional Watchtowers is that they not only stand guard
while you are making magick, they also specifically watch over and protect
you during sleep and dream.
These watchful guardians were originally the lesser Goddesses and Gods who
were to watch over Earth and all the celestial realms. A different dream
guardian rules and guards each gate or portal of the four elemntal
directions leading to the Otherworld.


Dream Magick - Preparation
Smudging your sacred space
You can purify your sacred space by smudging. The smoke of an herbal mixture
of sage and cedar, sometimes blended with lavender, copal or sweetgrass,
cleanses your room, altar, tools, magickal components, and yourself of
unwanted energies. I do this before ritual as a way to cleanse everything.
It also helps prepare me for ritual. To smudge your room, begin by lighting
the smudge stick and blowing on it softly until it starts to smoke. Hold the
burning smudge over a fireproof bowl or dish because a certain amount of the
burning herbs will drop down. Allow the smoke to waft over your altar. Pass
each of your altar tools through the smoke three times.
Move in a clockwise circle around the room and say:
May the Goddess and God
Protect and Bless this Sacred Space
And rid it of all negativity.
Blessed be! Blessed be the Gods.
When you finish smudging the room, altar, tools, and yourself, douse the
stick in water to put it out completely.

To Create Your Dream Magick Altar
Gather together all the items you want to include on your altar. Then spread
an altar cloth out on the altar surface, and arrange your altar tool and
other magickal components. The altar cloth is usually made of a natural
material such as linen, cotton, silk, or wool. It can be any color, although
midnight blue, black, silver, and white are natural choices for dream magic.
The left side of your dream altar is the creative, nurturing side, dedicated
to the Goddess, while the right side is traditionally the active, power side
dedicated to the God. Customarily, a status or other image representing the
Goddess is placed on the left side of the altar and am image of the God on
the right side. You perform your invocations and gestures before these
images, and you turn toward their direction when casting spells and doing
rituals. Keep your altar fluid changing it to reflect the different season,
phases of the moon, your hopes, and desires. Also, be sure to
Place all the items on your dream magic altar so that you can conveniently
reach them even in a darkened room.

To Create your Astral Dream Magic Altar
Items necessary:
~ Small smooth white stone
~ Bowl of saltwater
~ Active imagination First, place the stone in the saltwater for a few
minutes to clear it of any unwanted energies.
Rinse the stone with cool water for one minute, and after drying it, hold
the stone in your receiving hand (left hand if you are right-handed) while
you sit or recline in bed.
Empower the stone by saying:
Magickal altar seen but not seen.
Sacred stone table of my dreams,
May I stand before you tonight,
Beneath the starspun moonlight.
So be it! So dream it so!
Now close your eyes and visualize the stone becoming larger and forming into
a natural stone altar resting in a sacred grove of stately oak trees. See
and sense yourself standing in front of your astral dream altar, placing
each of your imaginary tools on it one by one. Start simple and then
elaborate, and make it more personal and unusual over time. After laying
your dream tools out, mentally connect them with a thread of brilliant white
light. Move your attention and the radiant white light from one object to
another, filling them with light. Continue connecting the tools together
with light, and as you do this sense yourself filling the stone in your left
hand with the image of your astral dream magic altar. Now lie back and
continue to hold the stone in your hand. As you drift to sleep, repeat
silently Dream it so. In the morning, give the stone a place of honor on
your bedroom altar. Anytime you want to return to you astral dream altar,
simply
hold the stone in your left hand, close your eyes, and imagine yourself
standing in front of your astral dream magic altar.


Dream Magic Altar Tools
~ Athame Double edged knife used for magickal work
~ Bell Feminine symbol of the Goddess
~ Bowl traditionally made of clay, this corresponds with the north
~ Cauldron Three legged pot that represents the Goddess and the water
element
~ Chalice Symbol of Water and West
~ Incense Burner or Censer Representing fir and air elements
~ Robe Your magickal skin. Made of any fabric, color or design. Used only
for magic working
~ Wand Associated with the east and the air element

To consecrate your sacred tools

To consecrate your bowl, fill it with earth, hold it upward toward the north
point of your sacred space and say three times:
Generous and divine powers of earth,
Fill this tool with your sacred energy;
I ask this in the name of the Goddess and God,
Blessed be! So shall it be!
To consecrate your incense burner, hold the censer upward toward the east
point of your sacred space and say three times:
Generous and divine powers of air,
Fill this tool with your sacred energy;
I ask this in the name of the Goddess and God,
Blessed Be! So shall it be!
To consecrate your candleholder, hold it upward toward the south point of
your sacred space and repeat three times:
Generous and divine powers of fire,
Fill this tool with your sacred energy;
I ask this in the name of the Goddess and Go,
Blessed be! So shall it be!
To consecrate your chalice, cup, or cauldron, hold each one of them upward
toward the west point of your sacred circle and say three times:
Generous and divine powers of water,
Fill this tool with your sacred energy;
I ask this in the name of the Goddess and God,
Blessed be! So shall it be!
You can also rub scented oils on your tools and set them out in the
moonlight to empower them even more.

Drawing a Sacred Dream Circle
Begin by determining the four directions of your bedroom by using a compass.
Generally the altar is placed in the north point, so you can use it for a
reference point and once this is determined dispense with the compass.
Start in the North point and spinning clockwise very slowly with your arms
stretched outward to your sides, imagine a clear, cobalt blue light washing
out the entire room. As you do this, say aloud:
May all evil and foulness be gone from this place
I ask this in the Ladys name.
Be gone, now and forevermore!

Starting and ending in the north direction, the direction of your deity, use
your athame to draw a clockwise circle around your bedroom, and be sure to
include your altar and sleeping area. As you do this, see and sense a
blue-white flame flaring from out of the blade like a laser beam, creating a
bright energetic circle. If you dont have an athame handy, you can also use
you wand or your dominant, power hand for this purpose. Just imagine the
light flaring from the tip of the wand or from your fingertips.
Next, purify the four corners with salt by taking a pinch of salt from the
bowl, tossing it gently toward the north point, and saying:
Ayea, Ayea (pronounced eye-yay)Kerridwen!
Ayea, Ayea Kernunnos!
Ayea, Ayea, Ayea!

If you prefer, you can use a sprig of greenery dipped in saltwater in place
of the pinches of salt. After purifying the north point, repeat this process
at the east, south, and west points, in that order.
At each point sprinkle a pinch of salt and repeat:
Ayea, Ayea (pronounced eye-yay)Kerridwen!
Ayea, Ayea Kernunnos!
Ayea, Ayea, Ayea!
Then face the altar and say in a firm voice:
I consecrate this dream magic circle of power
To the Ancient Ones, to Goddess and God,
May they bless this circle with their presence.
Blessed Be! Blessed be the Gods!
Blessed be all who are gathered here.

Knock nine times on the altar with the handle of your athame, in three
series of three. Your dream circle is now set in place. While working magic
in the circle, move clockwise, not widdershins (counterclockwise) .
Calling in your Dream Guardians
Begin by facing North toward your altar, and then stretch your hands upward
toward the moon and stars.
Merge with earth elements and say:
Dream Guardians of the north,
Generous Powers of earth,
Protect the dream door of the North Ward,
And guard this circle and all within.
Come, I summon you!
Now turn and face Eastward, and stretch your arms toward the night sky.
Merge with the air elements and say:
Dream Guardians of the east,
Generous powers of air,
Protect the dream door of the east Ward,
An guard this circle and all within.
Come, I summon you!
Next, turn toward the south, stretching your arms upward once again. Merge
with the fire element and say:
Dream Guardians of the south,
Generous powers of fire,
Protect the dream door of the south Ward,
And guard this circle and all within.
Come, I summon you!
Then face to the west, and stretch your arms toward the moon and stars.
Merging with the powers of water, say:
Dream Guardians of the west,
Generous powers of water,
Protect the dream door of the west Ward,
And guard this circle and all within.
Come, I summon you!
Now stand in the center of your sacred dream circle and say:
Dream guardians of earth, air, fire, and water,
Grant me your power and protection tonight

Cutting a Gate
Once your circle has been cast, you should try not to break it. However,
there are times when this is inevitable. If you need to break the circle,
you can cut a gate or door. Be sure to always close the door after using it
and then re-open it to get back in. Use your athame or your dominant hand
and starting just below the east point of your circle cut a doorway. Once
you have exited the circle, again be sure to close the doorway. A good
suggestion is to cut the gate at your bedroom door so you can easily come
and go when doing night spells and rituals.
Pulling up the Sacred Dream Circle
Once the ritual is completed it is time to pull up your sacred Dream Circle.
Do this by spinning counter clockwise while imagining the blue-white light
of the circle being drawn back into your athame, wand, or hand. Make sure to
release the energy back into the ground after you have released the circle
so that it is grounded.

Releasing your Dream Guardians
After pulling up the circle, it is time to release your dream guardians.
*Note: It is crucial that you release your dream guardians when you are
finished making magick. It is egotistical to think that these ancient
energies are just waiting around to do your bidding. They come because they
want to, because they are attracted to your field of energy and are willing
to help you. They are not willing to be divine victims of misuse.
* Start at the north point and say:
O Generous power of earth, depart in peace.
Many blessings and thanks for your presence.
Then face east and say:
O generous powers of air, depart in peace.
Many blessings and thanks for your presence.
Then turn to the south point and say:
O generous power of fire, depart in peace.
Many blessings and thanks for your presence.
Then face west and say:
O generous powers of water, depart in peace.
Many blessings and thanks for your presence.
After you are done releasing the guardians, knock three times on the altar
with the base of your wand or athame. Your ritual or night spell is complete

Dream Magick
By Silver RavenWolf
Do you ever want to get an important message through to someone, but you
just don't know how to do it?

Here is what you do:

1. Determine precisely what it is you
want them to hear, or perhaps feel.
Write down your wish on a piece
of paper in simple sentence form.

2. Make a dream pillow using a small
square of fabric and a little batting.
Throw in a pinch of lavender and rosemary
. Put in the piece of paper last,
then sew up the end.

3. Put the dream pillow on your altar.
Do an altar devotion to center yourself, then create
sacred space. Cast a circle and call the quarters
if you like, but is isn't necessary.

4. Center yourself, then hold your hands
over the dream pillow and say the following:
Holy Mother, Goddess Divine,
I stand before your sacred shrine.
This person won't listen or hear
My words tickle at deafened ear.
Holy Mother, Goddess Divine,
Send a dream, awaken the mind.
Through his/her vision he/she might live
The nightmare/passion/ lesson he/she so freely give.
Holy Mother, Goddess Divine
Send them your enchanted design
Clear out the cobwebs, tear down walls
Carry my message through spirit calls