Now’s probably a good time to remind everyone to check/refresh the wards on your home or wherever you do this work. (No, really. You really need to do this.) Be sure that you’re rested, grounded, and in a comfortable position. Maybe wrap up in a blanket or cloak and grasp an herb, stone, or talisman that matters to you. Grow your roots, send them deep into the soil, let them intertwine and grow small hairs to attach to the mycelia in your own landbase.
Breathe.
Anchor yourself firmly to your landbase. Does your landbase have anything to tell you today? Notice a small detail that will call you back when this working is finished.
Ground and center. Cast a circle.
Breathe.
As you move to our American plain on the astral plane, you can see again the safe hillock where you do your work. You can see the five giant banners, shining in the sky: Walden Pond, the Underground Railroad, the Cowboy, the Salmon, and Lady Liberty. Do they seem more defined since we began our work? Do they have anything special to tell you this week?
For a few moments, just sit on your hillock and allow yourself to become comfortable. This place should be feeling very real to you by now; we’ve been working together to create it for months and months. What’s become familiar to you? A tuft of prairie grass? Buffalo off in the distance? The scent of sand carried on the wind? You’ve been involved in a months-long magical working here, joined with magic workers from across the globe. Feel your connection to this place on the astral plane. It is always here for you, always a source of strength.
We did it! Our magic and our other work turned out a Big Blue Wave! Democrats picked up seats up and down the ballot — and as the counts have continued to come in, we’ve won even more. More women than ever before were elected, more candidates of color, more First Peoples, more scientists, and more young people! And we did it in spite of gerrymandering, voter suppression, an unfavorable map in Congress, and the media’s willingness to pretend that there was some kind of terrible “caravan” about to attack us. (Fear mongering and lies are about all that Trump’s party have left. And notice how, on Election Day, all the coverage of the “caravan” suddenly stopped?) We still have a long way to go to save America — and the coming weeks may be especially fraught as Trump flail frantically, trying to save his skin — but what we did was, well, magical.
As you look across America from your hillock, you see some of the magical allies with whom you have worked most closely. Do you see Lady Liberty? The spirit of Walden Pond? The heroes of the Underground Railroad? The Cowboy? Salmon? Do you see your ancestors of blood and/or spirit? Do you see Tricksters, or trees, or animal guides?
Stand up and bow to your allies. You may want to sing or chant to them, drum , dance, or pour libations. You may feel called to make a pledge to them in return for the aid they have given us. You may want to journal or record this in your Book of Shadows. Spend some time in deep gratitude for the help we have received.
Once you feel that the process is complete, sit back down on your hillock.
Breathe.
Slowly, come down from your hillock and begin to walk back to your own landbase.
Open your eyes. Rub your arms and face. Notice the detail that you selected to call yourself back. Drink something, maybe tea with milk and honey or spiced apple cider. Have something to eat, maybe a mug of warm soup or a grilled cheese sandwich. Maybe you can set up a small altar dedicated to the allies you thanked. You may want to repeat this working several times this week. You may want to journal about it. Are you inspired to make any art? If you’re willing, please share in comments what happened and how this working went.
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