FERAL MAGICK SPELLCRAFT- SACRED PLACE, ITEMS, ANIMALSELF
The first step in Feral Magick is to you yourself learn to regress to a more feral state of consciousness- to call forth Wild or Feral Magick, that is, magick that is centered in the animistic primal world of deep nature, you need to connect with that animistic world of the natural spirits that will then be overjoyed to help you.
To do this you need to connect with and find a safe place to open and unleash your Animalself.
-This is the first time you may find and bless and make sacred your ritual spirit place.
While being in Nature itself is by far the best place to do this, it bay be a place you find sacred inside your home, in your yard and so on. When seeking your sacred place for doing feral or animistic spellcraft, you will of course be using natural items you collected but you may make a special indoor place sacred and on a sense part of the Natural world by doing the following:
Go into a wild place with trees and so on. Unleash and open up your Animalself and without speaking, focus on the spirit or spirits you wish to have help from in your spellcraft.
Once you have entered a slight trance, begin making sounds to call or conjure the animal spirit you seek- for example, if you are drawn to the Crow Spirit begin gently cawing as you wander about in Nature. As you do so, open yourself to the crow (or whatever spirit you are conjuring) and silently ask for the right items and tools for the spellwork you wish to do.
For example, I wandered in the woods after opening up my Animalself, something I was used to, and going low up-howling as I called the Wolf Spirit to me and asked for items for protection magick- I soon was dawn to a feather- a blue jay feather- a kind of perfect item for this because jays are feisty and fight off even large birds! Then I was drawn to a pinecone that pricked me- it was odd in that it had small barbs on it- andother primal protective item. I was then guided to a stick that had fallen from an oak tree- a great protective tree- that formed a kind of trident- the ALGIZ or protection rune I realized. Finally as I felt this process was coming to an end I looked down and found an oddly red stone, a kind of jasper I think. It felt warm and fiery in my hand.
I howled uo and then down, thanking the wolf spirit and scattered some seed I had in my pocked as well for the animals and the animal spirits. I then took them back to my home.
I have an outdoor altar but it was raining so I went to my indoor altar- my inside sacred place – and set them there. That later after dinner I again I opened up my animalself and brought it to the fore and called to the wolf spirit and asked for a spell- I let the spirit guide me but also I was creative and with a pad and pen worked out a spell that used each of the items Id been given still in a light wolfy trance. I slept on that and the next day changed some things and worked through it and there it was- and it felt right!
UNLEASHING THE ANIMALSELF
The Animalself is the animal you actually are. It is the primal deep mind or ‘primitive self’ deep within your lower cortex and in your genes. Begin with this: We are animals, primates to be exact. Remember, we are 98% the same genetically as chimpanzees. In tribal cultures, it is accepted that humans are animals in fact simply other animals in the ecosystem and the wild animals are our teachers and kin and offer powerful magick as well. Our modern cultures and dominant religions and beliefs deny this basic truth and leave all ‘civilized’ people disliking, denying and rejecting their ‘primitive Animalself .
This is the source of so much of our misery and our suicidal destruction of our environment. Unleashing and coming to terms with our Animalself offers freedom, happiness and an amazing amount of power and magickal abilities.
Such powers were once the norm in the prehistoric world of animism and as the ancient historical feral cults show. Myths, history and folklore of such practices are wonderful and fascinating, but feral magick and the releasing of the animalself offers real results if you are willing to utilize strong will and a deep desire to free your Animalself from the psychological and emotional prison of civilized restrictions.
This crucial task is that of becoming free of your civilized ‘cage’ and programming. This is done in wilderness work, in meditation, for rites and, in deep dreaming and so on as the key practice of contacting and working with animal spirits, As such your direct work with the animal spirit or spirits which call to you will grow in power as your ability to release your Animalself grows in power and practice.
You will gain proficiency at calling forth our Animalself with your will and visualization and power in order to subsume your modern conscious mind and thus shift into feral Animalself consciousness as done through Animalself Unleashing practices follow.
As your ability to do so grows, you then are able to commune with and deepen your relationship with the feral Spirit that calls to you both in wilderness and in your home and so form a relationship that grows and which helps you progres on the animistic path. There are practices in doing this that vary and some include:
-stop talking and listening and thinking in your human language for a time. Be internally and externally and mentally silent.
-Work on promoting liminal and trance states through simple and traditional body motions such as rocking, swaying, shaking, leaping and other movements and gestures that come naturally to you.
-Spend time in real wilderness and there unleash and enjoy the experience as your Animalself within the beauty and power of Nature. The primal energies and Animal and Plant spirits will soon be attracted to your Animalself and both acknowledge and guide you intuitively in uttering primal sounds and moving your body so your Animalself trance becomes deeper and more in-sync with the forces and powers of Nature.
– To increase and supercharge this unleashing of your Animalself, focus on the gut ‘chakra’ or ‘fire center’ and fill yourself with the fiery power through visualization and intuitive sounds and motions or gestures and deep unconscious imagination. This is like lighting a spirit bonfire and the feral gods and spirits will acknowledge and welcome you and the deep wisdom and understanding of the forces and powers of Nature will become clearer and intuitive and some possibly new sensory skills and understandings will flow through you.