And the magic is….where?
And the magic is….where?
Oh my, I bet you’re already asking yourself what I’m talking about.
Magic?
Yes, magic.
Sometimes you can’t explain all the magic in the world. Do you really want to? Would it be magic anymore? And wait a minute, wait a minute, what is magic, anyway?
Ah, that’s the question, isn’t it? What’s this hocus-pocus stuff?
Oh, no, let’s not fall into the hocus pocus trap! No, ma’am! Let us NOT slip into the cultural quagmire of dismissing hocus pocus occurrences: “meaningless talk, designed to draw attention away from what’s actually happening.”
No, no, no! Would you characterize awe, wonderment, sheer amazement, as hocus pocus or magic, even if their occurrences are unexplained? Gosh, I hope not!
“A shimmering reminder that the magic is of our own conjuring.”
~ Katherine May
Often, our experience of magic is not outside us. It’s right here, inside us. I love being captured by something that removes me from the everyday ordinary. And you know what? I often discern conjured magic in the the absolutely ordinary!
The absolutely ordinary? Oh, come on!
Well, you of much doubt, here’s one to consider. I’m currently sitting with an electric throw blanket on my lap. (Hey, even North Carolina gets cold!) When I close my eyes, I can see myself stretched out on a blanket, feeling the sun’s warmth on my face and shoulders, and listening to the summer field noises surrounding me. I’m transported to another place and time. I feel soothed and nurtured. Yep, that is magic (a Time Machine, anyone?)
I need concrete reality as much as the next person, but also like my existence leavened, on occasion, with dreamlike proportions. An in-between place where I feel rested, sometimes full of awe and wonderment, more deeply open to creativity. Out-of-the-ordinary. A discernment of magic in an ordinary reality.
And if you’re someone who doesn’t feel captured by the Holiday Season we are now entering, “conjure” your own personal magic. When you’re least expecting it, there is magic, awe, and wonderment. Just be on the lookout - it’s there. Hocus pocus and to all, a good night…