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Phone Magic
When you think about your favorite magical
tools, do you ever consider the telephone?
Here's a few ideas which may make a common household object seem very,
very magical!
Focus
and Direct Energy:
Focusing and directing energy is a basic
principle of magic. That's exactly what
you do when you make a phone call. You
are sending your intent via waves of electricity going through copper wires. In some cases you are using pulses of light
going through fiber optics. But in
either case, you are directing energy exactly where you choose.
Bells:
Many use bells in magic to project energy
through sound waves. Why not use the
ringing of a telephone? When you call
someone, you fill their home with the ringing of a bell. This could easily be used to send someone a
house blessing. In fact, with their
permission, you can "attach" virtually any kind of blessing to your
phone call. A simple wake-up call could
be a wish for a good day; a call to a sick friend could direct healing
energies. You are limited only by your
imagination!
Answering Machines:
Many spells involve "charging" an
item, or storing energy within something to accomplish a specific purpose. Is this storage of energy all that different
from recording sounds on a cassette tape?
When an answering machine stores a message, it can also store the
magical energy someone wishes to attach to their message. Callers are creating a charm of sorts. Ever sense something out of the ordinary
before you play back a message? When a
caller leaves their voice on your machine, they are charging a physical,
tangible item located within your home with a bit of their energy. When you play the message, the energy is
released. You can use this in several
positive magical ways. For example, the
message becomes a bit of that person, so it enables you to better touch them
magically, the way a possession or piece of clothing would. You can also use your own message greeting as
a protective device, stored within your machine to safeguard your home from
incoming negativity.
Color:
Magic in color?
Phones come in many colors. Own more than one phone? Which of the phones in your home best fits
your intent for that specific call?
Perhaps the red one? The white
one? Another aspect of color in phone
magic are the four colored wires that all phones use: black, yellow, red, green. Now that you know this, try using them to
suit your need. Which one works best for
you?
Cords:
Some people use cords in magic; they believe its
knots & tangles store energy. Why
not the phone cord? You could wrap it
around an object you use in the spell.
Or you could recognize the knots and tangles in your phone cord as a
part of your own daily life. Over the
course of the days, little by little, the cord slowly took its twisted
shape. As you untangle the cord, you can
untangle the tensions or knots in your own life.
Sympathetic Magic:
Is there a person you want to (literally) hang
up on? Just disconnect them from your
life? See this as a magical event the
next time you slam down the phone!
Crystals,
Gems and Metals in Magic:
Phone wire is made of copper. Its circuitry is made of tiny silicon chips;
silicon is a mineral found naturally as a common stone, like quartz. Properties of these items can easily be found
in magical reference books. How are
these metals and minerals special? How
do they work for you?
Numbers:
Some people use the magic within numbers. What could be more personal than your phone
number? While many people share your
birthday or your age -- your area code/phone number is never, ever, duplicated
anywhere in the world! It is truly
unique. You can even interpret a phone
number as a means of divination. Does
your spell involve a person? Use their
phone number. Does it involve a
place? Use its area code. Have a magical name or special magical
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dollars per month.
Cordless and Cellular Phones:
Many use a wand or athame to direct the energy
they send forth. Is this any different
than the way an antenna works for a transmitter? For a receiver? A cordless phone fills the air with waves of energy
radiating throughout your entire home.
Cellular phone waves go for miles!
Why not use their energy release as a means to carry your intent?
A Personal Touch:
Many use personal items to help in magic (like a
lock of hair, a bit of clothing or photo) as a means to help their magic reach
another person. The person's unique
essence left within this item helps become an addressing mechanism to aim the
intent of the spell directly at that person.
This "address" helps direct your energy, like a blood hound
hot with the scent! Why not have the
person you are working with on the phone during the spell? A phone conversation is actually a two-way
exchange of energy. Use their essence
this way.
Linkage to All
The phone network is the perfect analogy to how
all things in the universe are connected and interwoven. It is a physical link connecting you to
others. When you hold your phone in your
hand, you touch your neighbor -- whether
next door or around the world -- through
a physical link of telephone cables, usually made of copper. Recognize this connection and use it to
enhance your magic. (You may even notice
that one major "Telephone & Telegraph" company even uses a logo
that shows a round blue symbol of the Earth -- entirely linked by lines of communication.)
Other "Ordinary" Household
Items:
A very accurate definition of magic calls it
"things not understood by science -- yet." Remember that magic doesn't necessarily
exclude the things that are understood, things that you touch everyday. Now that you see the phone in a new way,
what other everyday items in your home can be magical tools? Can you see the pilot of your stove or
furnace as your perpetual candle flame?
Can pondering your electrical outlet help link you to new sources of
energy? Can the hot and cold knobs on
your faucet help you understand balance between opposites? Again, you are limited only by your
imagination!
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