Original Magic: The Rituals and Initiations of the Persian Magi - Michael M. Hughes 2018

Treat Your Body
Self-Care and Resilience

The old saying is true: your body is your temple. Reward it with a visit to a spa. I try to visit a Korean spa once every few months. It’s especially great for attuning with the elements because it has saunas lined with wood, salt, amethyst crystals, herbs, and even a cold room rimmed in ice, as well as cold and hot pools. The more you can get your body in sync with elemental energies the better your magic will harness them.

Massages are worth saving your pennies for, as is time in a flotation tank. If you’re dirt poor, swap massages with a friend or partner.

If nothing else, try to sit for a few minutes a day in sunlight. It will help replenish your vitamin D, which many of us are deficient in. Many of us have become terrified of skin cancer to the point where we slather every inch of our skin in sunscreen and avoid the sun like vampires. Be prudent, certainly, but the sun is a spiritual entity as well as a ball of plasma and has been rightly revered since ancient times as the source of all life. Take some time to honor it and absorb its blessings.

And don’t forget sensuality and sex. Physical love can generate enormous amounts of magical energy (and it feels good!).