Journal Unconscious Integration

[Lemongrass00]

Hello all,

I’ve been largely slacking on a purpose or goal with ceremonial magick since my mundane life has gotten a lot busier over the past year. However recently I’ve been prompted back into it through dreaming and reading Jung, so I decided to do a short program I designed to set the foundational work for more complicated rituals in the future.

My inspiration for this program is heavily reliant on Jung's concept of individuation, with the goal of strengthening the cooperation and relationship between the ego and the unconscious.

The vehicle for achieving this is ceremonial magick, using powerful symbols to communicate this intent to the unconscious.

The program is 8 weeks long and divided into 2 major stages:

1. Lunar Period: This stage is 4 weeks long and involves invoking the moon daily with each element (water, earth, air, then fire) to uncover, solidify, understand, and energize the material communicated to the ego.

The ultimate goal of the lunar stage is to open receptive channels to the unconscious and make its contents known to the ego.

2. Solar Period: This stage is also 4 weeks long and involves invoking the sun daily with each element (water, earth, air, then fire) to embody, manifest, communicate, and actualize the unconscious material that has been revealed during the lunar stage.

The ultimate goal of the solar stage is to consciously integrate unconscious material into the ego and express these integrated truths authentically in the world.

One thing I was particularly interested in with this kind of stuff is how it interacts with astrological placements. As I feel a lot more like my moon sign and can recognize the archetypal influence of it, but as well as the “pure” essence of invoking the moon. It’s an interesting interaction.

I’ll update this journal weekly.

 

[Lurker]

I like your plan! How is it going so far?

 

[Lemongrass00]

I like your plan! How is it going so far?

Really good I’d say,

I’ve noticed an increase in dream frequency and recall, but the biggest effect this week was the significant decrease of mental chatter. Usually when I’ll walk somewhere on my work campus my head would be full of random crap but this week it was a lot more peaceful. My mood was also a lot more stabilized and I found myself having a lot more conversations with people including strangers than previously.

Even though it’s only been a week the ritual paired with meditation/ reflection has revealed a lot to me. I’m looking forward to this next stage pairing earth with the influence of invoking the moon.

 

[Lurker]

Really good I’d say,

I’ve noticed an increase in dream frequency and recall, but the biggest effect this week was the significant decrease of mental chatter. Usually when I’ll walk somewhere on my work campus my head would be full of random crap but this week it was a lot more peaceful. My mood was also a lot more stabilized and I found myself having a lot more conversations with people including strangers than previously.

That's excellent, it sounds like your plan is working.

If I can corroborate a bit, it also sounds like my own experience working with archangels - I found myself grounded, living in the moment, with no flights of fancy or other mental distractions, calm when dealing with others, and sleeping well. In other words, it created a very conscious life, although the effect has diminished over time. I had no idea how important that really was until I realized I was experiencing it.

Even though it’s only been a week the ritual paired with meditation/ reflection has revealed a lot to me. I’m looking forward to this next stage pairing earth with the influence of invoking the moon.

Cary on, I look forward to reading more about your journey.