When I feel lost I know where to find my center in nostalgia. That the past is not full of entirely good memories does not matter. With the powerful magick of nostalgia we can build a world full of comfort in our own hearts and minds.
Visits to my hometown provide the perfect time to cast some important spells. Returning to the place where I am from is when I re-charge my protection spells that last all year.
From the same earth that made me I collect herbs like rosemary and Cleveland sage that I cherish while I am far away (in my current home of Argentina). I light candles in prayer surrounded by bottle spells that represent the magickal work of all my years of witchery.
More than anything else, nostalgia is a powerful tool for any person to return to the essence of who we are. Flipping though the books I loved as a child or the art I collected over the past few years fuels and inspires my current endeavors. Both magickal and artistic.
And, if I am honest, there is so much overlap that those two realms (art and enchantment) are never far apart.
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Absolutely true, and well said! I often like to look back at old pictures like this and remember that this little guy is still in there. I connect with him to give him love amd support, which helps integrate all of who I am into a single unified astral being with a manifested body on this earth :)
Cheers to nostalgia! π
aww! that picture just melts my heart. And I love your little ritual of valuing your younger self and how that circles back to all the realms. amazing!
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LOL I was a cute one for sure! ...not sure where, but I detoured off of the cute path somewhere along the way...π€£