Day 24 – Something that makes you cry/24. Personal aesthetics with magic and ritual

[witchscauldron]

What Makes Me Cry

I'm not big on crying. I do it, but it's not often.

Lately migraine pain makes me cry, which is new. It's not so much 'boo-hoo' as hysterical OMGWTF howling for 20-30 miuntes, then I pass out for about 20-30 minutes, have a 10 minute break where the pain builds again, and start the cycle all over. Pure. Misery.

Sometimes... -sometimes-, I cry at the end of books. (Or, in the case of Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods', the entire way through. Still don't know what was up with that.) It's a rare event, but it happens - some things do actually manage to get in deep enough to prick my sense of empathy.

Mostly I cry for the normal reasons people cry - frustration, sorrow, depression, pain.




Style?

I'm not sure I have a 'magical aesthetic'. I'm sure there are plenty of people who operate under one or two particular paradigm magically, or have developed a particular individual style...but me? I'm not sure that you could really call it an 'aesthetic'.

I do whatever works, in the simplest way possible. I took "Keep It Simple, Stupid" to heart at a very young age. The more things you pile onto a working, the more concepts you try to weave together, the more complicated and consuming the whole thing becomes...and it's got more ways to go sideways on you, in ways you didn't expect or think of.

Maybe 'bare bones' is an aesthetic. My style is a lack of style. LOL. Sort of like how I dress. I can dress up - I do ocassionally like something ornate or elegant or unpractical - but for the most part I'm comfortable and basic. That's my personality. I suppose it extends to all things, even magic.

I practice a decent number of different types of magic. The ones that I'll go to time and time again are the ones that are reliable, uncomplicated, and deliver results without being a huge investment in time and energy. Magic is a tool to me, not a toy - I don't play at it, or with it, and I'm not doing it to alleviate my boredom or amuse myself.


New Etsy Treasury today:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4ced3778f5038eef3c6e1654/a-cardinal-direction?index=25

I really miss sitting and watching the birdfeeders from the kitchen at Kilmarnock. :(

Comments

[coyoteold1.livejournal.com]

I like your magical aesthetic. It's almost certainly part of what has made me feel drawn to you.

You aren't worried about whether you have the prettiest athame.

You're more concerned with cutting through what must be cut.