{"id":215,"date":"2012-11-06T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/waterwitch\/2012\/11\/201211pashmina-cone-of-power-html.html"},"modified":"2017-02-08T11:56:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T19:56:19","slug":"pashmina-cone-of-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/waterwitch\/2012\/11\/pashmina-cone-of-power.html","title":{"rendered":"Pashmina Cone of Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>


\n<\/p>\n

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It is always easy to tell others what to do, and in the
\nprocess neglect yourself. Today was not one of those days! For the past several
\nmonths, as I have mentioned in my recent blogs I have found that it has been
\nhard to be magical. These last few months were particularly rough as I had just
\ncome out of a wonderful magical period, but everything waxes and wanes now doesn\u2019t
\nit?<\/div>\n
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I had set my intent this week to start doing my daily
\nmagical and meditation practices. I have been successful so far, but of course
\nit is only Tuesday. Yesterday I was able to do a guided meditation, and some
\nspiritual work in the garden, today I planted some more seeds, and spent time
\nin the ritual room. The wonderful thing about today is it was not any ritual
\nthat I had planned, or been taught. It was a free flowing ritual, set before my
\nstill standing Samhain altar of bones, wings, and other dead things. As I came
\ninto the ritual room I felt that overwhelming feeling of blockage. I lit some
\nsage and smudged, but didn\u2019t feel it was good enough. I grabbed a very large
\npiece of black tourmaline known to release blockages, and sat down.<\/div>\n
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In the usually way I grounded and swayed with the background
\nmusic I put on to drown out any unwanted noises. I held the tourmaline to my
\nstomach, which has been feeling particularly uneasy for the past few days. I am
\nsure that I ate some gluten along the way and that was the main problem. There
\nis nothing like wanting to do ritual, but your body just wants the opposite.
\nThings still felt a little odd to me, and I felt like there needed to be
\nsomething more.<\/div>\n
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Several months ago, there was a blog or two on Pagan women
\nveiling, this created a fuss in many circles, some were for it and others were
\nagainst it. Many veil types were compared to the Islamic style, and the modesty
\nthat came with it. Some were against it as nudity is a form of freedom to them.
\nI will admit that I was one of the ones against it. As I further my studies of
\nAvalon, I have had many meditations about the Priestesses of Avalon, and many
\ntimes they are veiled, not in a form of restriction, but in a beautiful way. I
\nhave been feeling the need and want to veil during ritual, and I have rejected it
\nover and over again. HOW COULD I VEIL? IT IS ABSURD!!! It makes no sense to me,
\nI have in the past tried to support the veiling movement, though against it
\ninternally at the time, I tried comparing it to a hooded robe, but veiling is
\nNOT a hooded robe now is it? Today though something interesting and magical
\nhappened.<\/div>\n
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As I sat there rhythmically breathing and holding the black tourmaline,
\nI thought of veiling. To my right was a Pashmina scarf that was just lying
\nthere, and another more square scarf as well. I took a moment and laid out the
\nsquare scarf, I then sat in the center clutching my tourmaline. I took the Pashmina
\nscarf and draped it over my head. It didn\u2019t feel strange or restricting at all.
\nI took a moment and tried a few different ways. At last I decided to just drape
\nit slightly over my head and face the way you would see a image of the Catholic
\nMary. The sides of the scarf folded in towards my face, and it created a darkness,
\nbut also it was containing my energy. I took a moment to invoke Reiki, and then
\npulled the scarf to the side, and laid down, it was now covering my body. I
\nused the Reiki and Tourmaline to balance my body and spirit, with great care
\ntaken to focus on the solar plexus (upset stomach) and the 3rd eye, where I was
\nreally feeling the block. About 20 minutes went by. (well I don\u2019t know for sure
\nas I don\u2019t keep an eye on the time in ritual, so I am guessing here) I felt
\nwonderful and ready for a meditation. I sat back up and readjusted the scarf
\naround my head, again slightly covering my head and face and let it flow down
\nmy sides, there was a small slit in the center, and the sides of the scarf hit
\nthe ground. It was much like a triangle. As I sat in that cone of Pashmina
\nscarf I swayed into a light trance. I had THE best meditation I have had in
\nover 6 months, and the way I feel now after is that of rejuvenation, and
\nresurgence!<\/div>\n
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I am astounded by the effects veiling had for me in this
\nmeditation\/healing session. Being so against it for so long, and then finally succumbing
\nto the urge has reminded me that the ways of magic will continue to out shine
\nthe ways of our society. There was nothing stifling about it, in fact I felt
\nmore at peace and free to be open and relaxed in my little Pashmina cone of
\npower. The fine fabric contained my energy and created a vortex of swirling
\nmagical energy around me. This is something that I will be practicing in my
\npersonal practice more often, as well as trying to figure out a way to incorporate
\ninto my ceremonial magic rituals.<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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