Do you ever just feel spiritually “off.” Believe me, it happens! This is especially true if you have working towards one magickal goal for a long time. Every caster reaches a point where they do not want to light one more candle, say one more prayer, or scatter one more herb. The first feeling that usually follows is guilt. But there is no guilt to be had here! It is perfectly normal. I quite often tell people to take a break from their work.
People worry the spirits will think they stopped caring. They worry they have lost their connection. They worry something is wrong with them. Most of the time, nothing is wrong. Sometimes your spirit is not empty. It is full. Too full! You just don’t have room for one more thing.
Magick requires emotional movement. Intention requires focus. Connection requires attention. When life has been heavy, your mind quietly protects you by refusing to reach outward again.
So here is the strange advice. Do less on purpose. (If you are working a 9 day in a row spellcasting, you will have to just buck up!) But all other work, dolls, candles, charms, etc., you can take a small break.
Sit near your altar without working. Speak casually instead of formally. Skip a day without apologizing. Let the relationship exist without effort. A healthy spiritual connection is not powered by constant activity. It breathes like any relationship does. Sometimes close. Sometimes quiet. Just sitting and talking to your favorite spirit, without asking for anything, without you being required to do anything, can be so spiritually replenishing. It’s great to even tell your favorite spirit that you are feeling spiritually fatigued. They will understand.
If you do not feel like doing work, you are not failing the spirits. You are resting inside the connection instead of trying to prove it.
Love and learning,
Mambo Samantha Corfield