Posted on Monday, 18th August 2008 by Maritzia
So, I got laid off a couple of weeks ago (I’ll do a catch up post to let you guys know everything that’s been happening to me recently, there’s a lot). The agency I worked for has just been losing money hand over fist, and they didn’t have many places they could cut. I was pretty much the only clerical employee, and they decided they could spread that work out to others and do without what others can’t do. So, necessarily, I’m looking for employment.
I don’t know why it is that so much comes to me in the shower. It really is a contemplative time for me and I get huge amounts of imspiration while performing my daily ablutions. So, I haven’t had much energy for spell work lately. With Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue, I can work full time, or I can do other things. Since I’ve been off work for two weeks now, I have more energy and have started feeling the yen to do some spell work.
While in the shower this morning, this idea for an employment spell popped into my head. I tend to write any spells I use for the particular purpose, rather than using others’ spells. Anyway, this spell popped into my head. As soon as I was finished and dressed, I headed to the computer to write it down and polish it a bit (I really need to keep a notepad in the bathroom for jotting down ideas when I get out of the shower. Hmmm….I wonder if anyone’s invented a waterproof notebook.)
So, here it is. My employment spell:
Goddess, Goddess
We ask you come near
Bring us employment
That we find dear
Money, yes,
But that is not main.
Fulfillment and joy
Is also our gain.
Respect for each
Is part of our ask.
Not in the lime light
Necessarily to bask.
Still to have time
For him and for me
Loving together
So mote it be
The intent of the spell is not just to bring any job that makes money. Yes, I need to support my family, but all I need is the minimum needed to support us. Other things are more important. Being respected, enjoying what I do, being fulfilled in my job, and especially one that leaves enough time for the husband and I to be together, since our relationship is the most important thing in the world for me.
This one is different from some of the other spells I’ve done. First, I didn’t invoke a particular deity. I’ve been trying to build more of a connection with the universal Goddess rather than a particular deity. I’ve always had trouble with that because the Goddess is usually billed as a mother figure, and let’s just say my own relationship with my mother left a lot to be desired. I got around that by working with various non-motherly deities. But I decided I needed to let go of some of my issues, and have been working on building an affinity with the Goddess. This is the first time that it felt natural to invoke Her in my spell work, so I guess I’m making progress.
The other thing is the “So Mote It Be” at the end. I always found it a little silly, and never felt comfortable with that particular phraseology. It’s kind of like “Merry Meet”. It always felt a little awkward to me. I’m more partial to “Howdy”, but that’s my redneck roots showing. *laughs*. But again, it felt rather natural to me this time around. I think maybe I’m really settling into my identity as a witch. You can see that from the new blog title *points to the top of the blog*.
I haven’t planned out the rest of the ritual for this spell yet. I need to do a bit of research before I plan. But I’m excited that this one came to me so easily.
Posted in Religion/Spirituality | Comments (2)
April 27th, 2009 at 8:38 am
First – thoughts in the shower may have something to do with cleansing of your energies. Washing away the things that block your reception. (just a thought).
Second – I have been out of work for 3 months now and really needed to put some affirmative action in place. Not that I haven’t tried to find employment. Really is a task at this point in time. I am getting frustrated with what seems to be an almost (ALMOST) impossible task. When I found this, I got a very good energy from it. A kind of soothing “can-do” feel. I will be incorporating some crystal & candle magick with this. I will let you know the outcome. And THANK YOU! Brightest Blessing!
July 17th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Sorry to leave this comment sitting in the queue for so long. I don’t know how I missed it.
I hadn’t thought about the cleansing properties of the shower outside of the physical cleansing. Maybe it will help me to do a more mindful energy cleansing whenever I take my shower, to help shed negative energies and concentrate my focus better.
I hope all goes well with your job search. I know how incredibly frustrating it can be. I’m once again out of work as my previous contract ended two weeks ago. I’m looking for work, but I also decided to use this time to see if I can enter the ranks of the self-employed. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but I have this incredibly innate need for security. I figure, things are already pretty insecure, might as well use it as an opportunity *laughs*.