[Help] What are some beginner tools and practices that you still use today?

[vmcry]

I am very much a beginner in spiritual practices. I have been interested in learning yoga and playing Celtic/classical guitar, and even small goals like sending telepathic or energetic feelings of love towards my dad or sister. I was wondering if there are any practices advanced practitioners or non-beginners still use in their practices currently?

 

[saber]

Something along those lines that I practice frequently is simple energy manipulation. It can be as basic as circulating energy in your body to drawing in energy from an outside source. I try to do a little bit of this every day because having the practice really does help in more complex rituals when you need to be receiving or sending out a specific energy.

Seriously, I do this almost every day and it helps a lot!!!

Another thing that’s falls into the category of “things I learned when I was just starting out that I still use frequently” is banishing/cleansing magick. It’s an important part of preparing the space you work in before a ritual, and it also serves as a defensive technique against any kind of magickal trouble. I personally use the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram for this, but there are many ways to do it.

 

[gerardobraham]

Meditation is basic. If I had to mention one practice which made the difference is that one.

 

[AbammonTheGreat]

Tarot can get very adept and advanced, but its one of the first things the 19th century descendant schools teach and I still use it frequently. Im very grateful for learning that practice when I first started. Sometimes I dont need to conjure the spirits, identify with a godform, or do some huge ritual/advanced meditation. The tarot pulls through just as well.

 

[SkullTraill]

Simple rituals like LBRP + prayer + simple sigil magick form the cornerstone of my practice. As others mentioned, I think meditation and basic divination are also really useful essentials. Great thread.