Everyone is familiar with the vision of the woods-witch:
looking fabulous in her black robe, chanting for hours without stopping to
check facebook, putting gods know what into the cauldron and blackmailing the
fae to bless her talisman.
But in real life, we would be lucky to get out a jingle
while we race to work, let alone complete an entire chant. And what are we
enchanting anyways? We hardly need to enchant travel tools anymore, our GPS
apps lead the way. And while a good practice, setting protections around the
house are no where near as effective in a police investigation as a good
security system is.
So where is the magic?
Enchanting is still a skill worth practicing. All manner of
items can be enchanted for various reasons, though we may not think of them
when it comes to magic. In this article, I’ll be taking you through a very
simple enchantment on a USB drive. Yes, a USB drive. If you are as absent
minded as I am, you know how easy it is to lose those things! And if you want
to see someone fully embody the power of anger, look at them after they realize
their USB has been corrupted or damaged….
Let’s start with the items you will need for this
enchantment. A USB stick (preferably with as little writing as possible so you
can see your sigil), a sharpie or other brand of permanent marker, and a while
candle.
The runes I chose to form the sigil are Ansuz and Eihwaz.
Ansuz so the information on the USB will forever be legible and clear, and
Eihwaz for protection and reliability. You can choose whichever runes speak
best to you, but please be aware of creating accidental bindrunes. Combined,
the runes I have chosen also form a backwards Sowilo (success, honor, positive
change). To prevent energy from this reversed rune, I concentrated on each rune
separately, completely ending the energy transfer before moving on to the next
rune.
Lay your items out before you on a clean surface. I won’t
tell you to perform this enchantment away from distractions in a quiet area,
because who has that? Though if you can find an area where the toddler will not
spill the juice on the USB, or the housemates aren’t screaming at their team on
the TV, that would be good.
Focus on your candle. If you need a mantra or chant, you can
repeat something short like “no matter the space, no matter the day, you are
found and you are whole”. Direct your thoughts to the candle, seeing nothing
but it, until you feel the energy of the candle has taken on your purpose.
Light the wick.
Breath for a few moments, and feel the energy within you.
When you are ready, grab your sharpie and begin drawing the runes or sigils on
the USB directly. It helps if you have pre-drawn your design out. I have thrown
out perfectly good items before due to a lack of pre-planning and kindergarten
looking designs! As you draw each rune, be completely focused on that
particular rune. Think of it’s meaning, what it stands for, what it means to
you. If you are using runes, after using each one put your sharpie down and
breath for a few moments, thinking of a scene that pleases you.
Once you have drawn your sigil in full, focus on the
finished design and see the energy swirling around the USB stick. Once again,
if you need to use words you can say something like “The work is done, you have
your task. Safe and found you are”.
That’s it! Of course after if you feel light-headed you
should ground and center your energy through meditation, but that is a very
basic ritual for enchanting that can be applied to any item.
Think of all the items you carry with you or have around
your house on a daily basis. What else could you “magic up”? The answer to that
is….anything!
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