The World Has Changed Radically in the Last Few Weeks

Many of us find ourselves in situations we could never have imagined just a short time ago. The most common things—a hug from a friend, a dinner out—become unthinkable, and the systems, the routines, the structures we have counted on are falling apart.

Moments of radical change are times of opportunity to create new structures that can be more just and liberating than the old ones. But to do so, we need magic—the art of changing consciousness at will. 

We also need strategy. For times of radical change are also times of fear, when people run for the comfortable, the familiar, the restrictive structures that seem strong enough to offer security.

We’re also at a time when the shock and novelty of the changes are starting to wear off, and the tragedy and grief of so much suffering and death is mounting. So I want to bring us together for a ritual which I feel we need now.

Let’s get together on April 15 – not to pay our taxes but to make a different sort of contribution to the common good, doing the work of transformation: worry into protection, closing off into opening, fear and grief into healing.

Register for Starhawk’s Magical Activism Series To Join Us in This Work of Transformation

This Session is the third in an 8-session, yearlong online Magical Activism Series. Register by donation for the whole series to receive your link to join this live online session, along with all past recordings and future live sessions. If you’re already registered for the series, you don’t need to do anything else- just check your inbox for your link to join and read on to learn how to prepare for the ritual…

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A New Normal

Many people, including myself, are also asking, “How do we make sure that when we come out of this period, we don’t just go back to a ‘normal’ that was not working for so many people?  How do we organize and work for justice when we are forced to physically separate?  How do we protect the most vulnerable?”

I wish I knew the answer to that one.  I have some ideas…and I know many others are asking the same questions. If you are already registered for our Magical Activism series, I encourage you to share your ideas and resources in our online community. If you’re not already registered, you can go ahead and register by donation here. 

But when we don’t have conscious answers, our magical tools can help us look a little deeper. As part of our ritual, we’ll do some collective divination. So if you read Tarot cards, use runes, throw the I Ching, or have some other divinatory method you use, have them ready during the ritual.

To Prepare for the Ritual

Meditate on this question:

When in your life have you faced a choice between closing down, clenching up and opening to change?  What did it feel like?  What was your internal process?  The inner forces that led to that choice?  How did your choice work out? 

For Your Altar:

• Gather whatever symbols of the elements are meaningful for you, and any deities or spiritual powers you wish.
• Have your divination tools on hand if that’s something you practice (tarot, I Ching, etc).

Collect three special symbols:

• Something to symbolize something in the old world you would like to keep and return to.
• A symbol of some aspect of the old world you would like to see transform and NOT return.
• A symbol of some aspect of the new world you would like us to enter into once the virus has passed.

This Ritual is Part of Starhawk’s 8-part Magical Activism Series

To attend this event, you can register by donation for the series HERE. You will receive all past recordings plus links to all future live webinars and their recordings. You will also be invited to join our online Magical Activism community. At this time, in the interest of continuity, we are asking everyone to register for the series.

You will not be able to register for this as a single session, but you can donate anywhere from $2-$150 and receive the entire series in return. Your donations support Starhawk’s regenerative work in the world!

If you are already registered for the Magical Activism Series, you will automagically receive your link to join the live webinar in your inbox- no need for any further action! The recording will be sent to all series registrants within 36 hours after the conclusion of the live ritual.

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