Blanktimes I love what you say here:
Ritual is usually high in concentration and focus, spreading magic everywhere even in the mundane is more of a natural flow, doing everyday things with positive intentions
Like speakout I think it’s a great summary of the essence of everyday magic.
TheLastLotus, My everyday practices look very much like those described by speakout and Violet and I think it’s essentially about confident and intuitive use of the same ‘ingredients’ we would use in a more planned ritual or spell to weave magic throughout life.
As our wise sisters describe so beautifully, it’s about infusing everyday experiences with mindfulness and intent to a large extent.
With knowledge of the correspondences we’d use in ritual/spell work we can always add a little magic to whatever we’re doing.
So with an idea of herbal correspondences we can stir specific energy into our everyday cooking, same goes for use of colour, moon phases, elemental energy, stones, moon water and so on. Commonly used items such as mirrors can be used, for instance, to deflect unwanted energy, return it to the sender. An encounter with wildlife brings its own symbolism and we can take learning from the traits they represent.
For me it’s all about using previously studied/intuited symbolism/correspondences and weaving them throughout our everyday experience, makes for a more magical existence. I like that there’s always something I can use to aid a situation without having to go away and plan a big ritual (which is powerful too at the right time) and really it’s the way we chose to focus and generate energy that’s the real magic. I agree there’s been some wonderful discussion on this as we’ve progressed through the threads, well worth a read.
Wishing everyone a magical day