Magick & Mojitos : Mortar & Pestle

photo by Cornelia Kurtew

Witchy Bitch Credo #2002 :
Mortar & Pestle can be used for Magick and Mojitos with equal purpose and sacredness

We often separate the play and sacred in our world. 

We have lost that part of us that as children spun in fields with God and played with the wind... danced in dandelion snow, made mud pies, and dirty messy faerie wonderlands with flower petals, twigs and scattered bottle caps. 

By separating the part of us that’s drawn to play from the part of us that is drawn to commune with our highest self, we lose full access to what is possible in and as our highest self.

We need to bring it back in full force.  We need that part of us that plays hard to align with the part that prays hard, or casts deeply... the part that makes love, fucks well, or meditates with force and determination to meld with moments of irreverence and delight.  Anchor both so that every moment is a connected one.

The tools we use in our ritual work, whether they be a mortar and pestle, athames, or our heart and grounding are also tools that serve us in play in the most practical ways.  The breath and grounding we use in the spiritual serve us on the dance floor or in a board room.

In the vein, I started creating a mini-list of multi-purpose Witchy tools that I can multiply for more layered uses. 

Here's a few:

Mortar & Pestle - As mentioned above, whether mulling mint and brown sugar for Mojitos or blending spices for a delicious meal, we can grind in energy and purpose or grind out frustration and confusion.. The motion and precise pressure open a perfect moment for reflection, and infusing the concoction with all the wonderful you want to experience as you imbibe or a moment of release for letting  that shit go.

Candles – Them plus a fork or shish kabob skewer make for a great marshmallow toaster that fits on a coffee table. ...They also make for light in darkness, and beacons for manifestation...  Intimate light for love making and  peaceful atmosphere for a creative evening, or soften the harsher edges to make them easier on the eye.  I also practice candle magick.  The candles focus moments and energetically hold space for my prayers/will over time. They also serve to remind me of the energy I tapped into when I lit them that is spreading its way in to the world.

Blessing oil – good for rubbing down a candle in ritual... or a scrumptious vision of hotness in the bedroom or living room…bathroom… you get the picture.  That vision can be yourself on that whole other level of sensual  self pleasuring magick, or sharing a moment with a partner ... or partners in delight.

I'm still adding to mine,  what on yours?