~ June 26
From mountain primrose, from rose and thorn,
from nettle blossoms that bloom in the shade,
from gorse and thistle, I am made,
from lady’s mantle I was born.
Nine flowers gave nine powers, nine trees
and nine more herbs are what formed me.
I am called Bloudewedd
Earth and magic are in my blood.
—Welsh song to the flower goddess
We are not separate from nature, but are composed of the same atoms and elements as the rest of the world in which we live. When we look around us, we may fail to see that the trees, the sky, the soil—all are part of us. As we breathe, we inhale atoms that once were part of the farthest star. There is no part of the world with which we are not connected.
Earth is in our blood, and so is magic. Magic is, most simply, intention. And we send our intentions forth into the world constantly. With every thought and image, we co-create the world in which we live. And others around us, similarly, send forth intentions and help create this world. It is out of this complex weave of thought and intention, of blood and magic, that the world we inhabit arises.
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