Hi everyone! Welcome to Witchcraft & Metaphysics! If you’re new here, please check out this About Page to find out more. Every month I release a themed, downloadable pack filled with activities, rituals, prompts and more, all to help us enhance our relationships with Magic. The theme for this this month’s pack is the JOY of MAGIC. The download is at the end of the post. Enjoy! My work depends entirely on subscribers, so please sign up. If you can afford to upgrade to paid, please do…this is my sole source of income and I want to keep creating for you. My heartfelt gratitude goes out to those already subscribed. Let’s keep building this amazing community of magic together!
I’m really excited that this fifth month of our year-long exploration of Magic—with the theme of JOY—lands in January! I love the idea of beginning our calendar year focusing on joy. 💖
So, joy…what is it exactly?
I used to facilitate a class on Danielle LaPorte’s book, “The Desire Map”, where we would spend six weeks deeply exploring feeling words in order to come up with our core desired feelings. Joy was often more controversial than you might think. Many felt that it wasn’t specific enough to be a core desired feeling. It was the equivalent of saying that you want to feel “good”. It’s hard to intentionally generate a feeling that broad and vague.
Then one of my ingenious friends said that joy isn’t so much a feeling word as it is a container word. I thought that was perfect.
Joy is an experience that contains many potential feelings including (but not limited to): happiness, ecstasy, sensuality, fulfillment, excitement, pleasure, bliss, delight, etc. The feelings that we put into our containers of joy will be unique to each of us, and will also depend on the circumstances we find ourselves in.
Relating with Magic is a great way to seed and cultivate joy in our lives. Through practices of Magic, we can add sparkle to everyday experiences. AND the reverse is also true. Instead of our Magic practices being perpetually solemn occasions, we can intentionally add joy to them and recharge them with delight. This month is going to be all about remembering that Magic has a fun and silly side…and so do we!
For week one, we will examine and release any blocks we might have to experiencing joy.
Week two will be an exploration of Magic and sensual pleasures.
Week three will be an exploration of Magic and fun/games.
Week three will be an exploration of Magic and celebration.
And, of course, there are journal prompts, a card spread, and much more!
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please leave them below or send me an email. I can’t wait to explore Joy and Magic with you! 🤗✨
(In case you’ve missed them, you can find the first four downloadable packs here.)
This is the most wonderful wonder I’ve read today a Jenna... joy as a container word - a container of joy where a little can be drunk every day to top up depleted levels... how perfect..!! ✨
I love that you are/were a facilitator for The Desire Map, I'm a big Danielle LaPorte fan (a fellow British Columbian!).
I open myself to greater joy and welcome your assistance. This year I am invoking EXPANSION (I was thrilled when this came to me in a recent meditation), which includes all things that help me feel good. This is a beautiful downloadable pack, thank you so much Jenna❤