Ecomagic
Selena Fox
The following is excerpted from an article, Making Magic For Planet Earth, written by Selena Fox for Circle Network News (Box 219, Mt. Horeb, WI 53572 ) and presented here as being of public interest to the pagan community at large. Selena, I didn't have time to ask your permission, I presume that by the very nature of your writings you want them to be shared with as many people as possible, and so they are presented here. This is submitted with this statement and not to be edited, by Shadowstar of Boston MA.
- "There are many things that can be done in spiritual realms to help bring about solutions to the world's problems:
- We can kindle spiritual friendships with other lifeforms through communication with Nature Spirits, who can be teachers for us and allies in bringing about planetary healing.
- We can do daily meditations in which we creatively visualize the spiritual body of the planet glowing with radiant healing light.
- We can organize and/or take part in ecumenical planetary prayer services and rituals with practitioners of other spiritual paths and cultures.
- We can honor Mother Earth as an aspect of the divine in our solo and group rituals.
- We can send Mother Earth our love and pray for planetary health each time we visit a stone circle, sacred grove, place of power, temple, shrine or other sacred site.
- We can do spiritual healing magic for the planet in our circles.
- It is important to reinforce whatever spiritual work we do with physical action. There are a variety of ways to do this and you should decide on at least one approach and then carry it out. Here are a few examples:
- Recycle trash from your household, take paper, plastics, glass, aluminum cans, and other recyclables to recycling centers.
- Recycle clothes and no longer needed household items by donating them to charities to distribute to the needy.
- Join and actively participate in environmental action groups.
- Write government officials and urge them to take specific actions on specific environmental issues, such as stopping all ocean dumping.
- Write letters and articles for publications about the need for environmental preservation.
- Plant trees as part of reforestation efforts.
- Compost food scraps.
- Stop buying and using non-bio-degradable detergents.
- Boycott products from companies that are destroying the Amazon rainforest.
- Pick up cigarette butts and other non-biodegradable litter from parks and other wilderness areas.
- Donate money to nature preserves.
- Give talks at schools, civic groups, churches and in other places in your area about ecological issues.
- Read publications, view films, and attend presentations in order to keep informed about ecological conditions and to learn about additional ways you can work for planetary healing.
- Conserve electricity, water and other resources on a daily basis.
- Network with others.