Reading and learning are all well and good but there will come a time when you become eager to start your own wiccan ritual practices. You may even have tried a few just to get a feel for the way they work. So how do you get started on properly practicing what you have, up till now, only read about?
To move closer to a more directed practice of Wicca ask yourself these questions:
* Where should you begin?
* Is there a specific need foremost in your life at present?
* What is written in your journal about your experiences?
* How do you feel about rituals?
Thinking and feeling are very important aspects of yourself that you need to explore when you become a Wicca and you can examine them more fully if you follow the steps below:
1. Looking for SYMBOLISM - Our subconscious mind operates in pictures and symbols. For this reason it is the inner work you do that forms the basis of the practice of Magick. If you have collected magickal tools and objects along the way, scrutinize them and choose one or two at random. Start by touching and holding them and close your eyes. Try to hear what the items are 'saying' to you and seek images and memories within your mind.
2. Always keep in mind as you become a wicca that you are using your IMAGINATION and not making things up. You may have been given negative conditioning about day dreaming while growing up so the Craft may bring up some emotional and mental blockages when you first start to practice.
You may find that you need to allow yourself the freedom to use your imagination. Using your imagination teaches you to use your mind in a creative way. In a sense you create what you imagine so practicing imagination seeks to bring about events using your mind.
3. The third step of beginning practice will see you combining symbolism and imagination. Examine the symbols that came into your mind and look at what your imagination did with the images. Next ask a question and notice if the images change or become clearer.
Keep your mind clear and don't be shocked at what may materialize! If you find you have been totally oblivious to the outside world for a while then you are getting there!
