[Help] Practicing Magick with no tools

[Primal]

Hi everyone. I wonder, is it possible to create a ritual entirely in your mind,to create a temple in your mind trough meditation and visualisation because I am practicing in secret, as my whole family is against witchcraft and to make things worse, my brother, his son and my uncle are all priests of the Orthodox faith...?

 

[pascal]

In technically yes, I personally practice with chalk and candles but it technically "the tools" need are none. It's just much more risky with out them. The soup analogy is a funny way to consider it.
If we are to consider the world a pot, and magic a stew, can you stir it with out a spoon? Well of course! But you'll burn you hand in the soup.
For simpler rituals, smaller things to lighten your day, or keep fortune gently in your favor you definitely could. And safetly, but for greater works I would recommend getting some tools.

 

[Robert Ramsay]

Hi everyone. I wonder, is it possible to create a ritual entirely in your mind,to create a temple in your mind trough meditation and visualisation because I am practicing in secret, as my whole family is against witchcraft and to make things worse, my brother, his son and my uncle are all priests of the Orthodox faith...?

Yes, but it's harder work. I'm not sure whether using tools is 'safer', but, like anything you use tools for, it makes things a lot easier.

 

[Morell]

Hi everyone. I wonder, is it possible to create a ritual entirely in your mind,to create a temple in your mind trough meditation and visualisation because I am practicing in secret, as my whole family is against witchcraft and to make things worse, my brother, his son and my uncle are all priests of the Orthodox faith...?

Shor answer: Yes.

Long answer: Yes, but it takes practice.

You can simply use praying pose, close your eyes and imagine yourself in occult temple where you can do any magic you want and with practice you are going to get some cool results.
Also Bible itself holds spells. If you like the bible, psalms are powerful, actually. And there are many prayers in the faith you can use in your advantage too. If not, silent person looking like praying raises no suspicion. (Though for imagination I prefer silent sitting with a cup of hot tea in my hands)

 

[Aldebaran]

You absolutely can. The occult has been practiced in secrecy for centuries.

You can still use physical gestures, sounds, some ingredients, and your mental and magical energy.

Hoodoo magic was created by slaves in America who had to practice in hiding and with very quick spell casting. Many spells can be simplified to their core essence, which, when stripped down, are sometimes very simple to cast. I'm sure there is a lot more out there. But you dont need an altar or a wand or even spell books. The real power is in you.

 

[Johny111]

Yes, this is truly a challenge, (I even somewhat envy you). And it's not something impossible. In that sense, I would agree with the previous comments. Still, a big question remains whether you have decided what forms the basis of your visual work? To some extent, that determines what physical posture you will adopt: sitting in a chair, standing, lying down, what position your hands will be in, and the like. Also, it is important to clarify to what extent your inner and quiet magical work can fit into the atmosphere of the house. Can you say whether your magical work is in some way compatible with your family's faith? Or is it perhaps directed in a completely different direction? Just as it is important that no one notices that you are doing something unusual, it is equally important to isolate yourself from disturbing others. So, you need to have a plan.

 

[Primal]

Thank you all for your help , This requires serious shadow work and visualisation, (I don't want to think of something random that can mess up everything during the ritual)meditation and breathe excersises as I see it. I am prone to daydreaming and absence from the present moment so that has to be taken care of also.

 

[AlfrunGrima]

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And yes, you can. I Learnt it myself to do so. For practicing this it is key to divide a basic ritual in little parts and work through all the parts. So basically work on one part for several days/weeks. I made very sure, that I did this practicing never when I was lying down because of the risk of falling asleep. And in general I was able to practice with more focus in the early morning.

I rehearsed physically gestures when I was in private on the toilet. You need information about how the making of a gesture feels like, so this why I rehearsed it like that. If you know how things feel, you can use that for visualization. Take care of things like: is my arm heavy when I am doing this gesture, or is it more shoulder? Are there things that block the energy? Which parts are relaxed and which one more tensed? etc.

For working with the elements and the four directions I developed a visualization method myself. Other people only see you meditating, so they won't have clue about what you are doing.

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[Drakaina1313]

Hi everyone. I wonder, is it possible to create a ritual entirely in your mind,to create a temple in your mind trough meditation and visualisation because I am practicing in secret, as my whole family is against witchcraft and to make things worse, my brother, his son and my uncle are all priests of the Orthodox faith...?

You absolutely can. I remember reading in a book decades ago about creating your own astral safe space, visiting it regularly to energetically build it up, create astral versions of tools, and how one can do rituals in this space.

The other thing to remember is that magic and rituals don't have to be this extravagant thing. Stirring your coffee or tea with intentions is magic, saying a prayer (mentally or verbally) can be magic, using your finger to draw symbols in the air can be magic, seasoning your food intentionally can be magic, using candles or perfumes or room sprays can it magic.