Category: Meditations

So what does Magick mean to me? Most definitions of Magick use the word “intent” in them, and I feel that is accurate. For decades now, quantum physics has shown over and over the responsiveness of the Universe to human intent, specifically to human observation. Somehow, our conscious act of looking at and measuring a system fundamentally alters that which we observe. This is, to me, merely Magick on the micro-scale. -Sean Owen (a CLF member incarcerated in UT)

How have you understood the universe to respond to your intent or observation?

“For the children who find such magic in this season;
for the brave birds who stay with us all winter;
for the scent of greenery:
Blessings and praise!” -Florence Caplow, from “Winter Solstice Litany”

To what do you offer blessings and praise today?

“May we discover that what we needed was right here all along.
And may we remember to stop and marvel at the magic of each moment as it floats by.” -Kari Kopnick

Stop and marvel at a magical moment today.

Magic is using will and faith to effect change. It doesn’t matter what religion you are, if you can’t imagine something different, or have faith or believe you can change, or have the willingness to do something about it, nothing will change. Only by changing ourselves first, seeing the need and imagining what could be, will the world around us, or our view of it, change. Nowhere in any book does it say that the divine has to do it 100% alone and that you can’t help. -Tia Evans (a CLF member incarcerated in MA)

How have you helped the divine make change?

Joanna Fontaine Crawford (former CLF Learning Fellow) has famously written about the magic of Santa, and the ways in which communities conspire to keep Santa a man of magic, mystery and wonder. In her essay “Proud to be a Level Four Santa,” she writes, “Too old for Santa Claus? Ah, no. For us, the question is, ‘Is Jane old enough for Santa Claus?’ As a Level One, she only knows the door. It’s a beautiful, magical door … but beyond it lies grandeur and awe she can’t even imagine.”

When have you helped a child participate in something magical and mysterious?