Just Another Mundane Monday...

Mundane: Not magical, not Pagan; mainstream. Some people use this simply to distinguish between different aspects of their lives.

Many people, upon hearing the word pagan or wiccan, immediately conjure up images of magic. Magic is an integral part of pagan life but the magic that people think of related to those who use it is sometimes a far cry from what it really is. With all of the flying around on broomsticks and turning people into toads, we often find ourselves explain just why physics doesn't work that way and (as much as I would love to turn a select few into toads) much of the tales of magic is far from the truth and sadly often misunderstood.

Most pagans and wiccans will tell you that mundane referrs to the everyday activities of life, you know, picking up the dry cleaning, running to the local market to get a few groceries and even the never ending chore of laundry, vaccuuming and picking up the kids after school or dropping a letter off at the post office but how many of us actually see the magical inside all the mundane activities we perform daily?

What about watching  a beautiful sunset and listening to the gulls sing their song... or even watching crocus' and hyacinth's poke their little heads above a crust of snow... this is magical... everyday (mundane) life can be magical. Playing with our children at the local park and swinging right along with them... seeing the joy on their faces as they learn to float for the first time at swimming lessons... this is magicical. When we  perform magic to attain our greater good, this is our personal magic, we use it as a vehicle  for our prayers.  When we do  ritual magic, we bend and shape ourselves and our perspectives about the mundane world and our place in it.

We should focus not on  the separation of mundane and magical but how to synthesize them into a wonderful mixture that enriches our daily lives!

Serenity Sunday

Food has magical properties – both in its nutritional value, but more importantly in how it makes us feel when we eat it. Living in a magical household means paying attention to the every day activities in our lives. When we go into the kitchen and prepare food it turns into an act of love for ourselves and our families – and it is magic.

We turn ordinary ingredients into fabulous meals using wooden spoons and spatulas as our wands. We perform simple alchemy to change base materials into “gold”. All good cooks know they are magicians in the kitchen, but for Pagans this daily work is as important as casting spells in the sacred circle.

A simple blessing I use before meals:

Blessings upon this food...

Blessings upon this family...

Blessings upon all who need...

May no one hunger.

My List:

1.) My children

2.) Good friends

3.) Beautiful colors at sunset

4.) Yorkshire pudding

5.) My t.v. remote

6.) A hot bath

7.) The smell of lavander

8.) Small pots of herbs growing on my porch

9.) Loreena McKennit

10.) Rainbow trout