STAR BATHING

STAR BATHING: Healing Astral Dream Magic of Mesopotamia on Medium

We might imagine ourselves as a bead of dew, suspended on the silken thread of a spider’s web, strung between the awesome wash of heaven and the earthly cycles of birth, sex, death and decay. Within our water, the immaterial and material worlds merge. The blossom of a tree cannot be isolated from cosmic influences anymore than a human heart can.

In this spirit, all material on the planet has a heavenly fingerprint. The astral magic of Mesopotamia acknowledged this prescription, designating auspicious moments for gathering herbs for medicine, for making offerings and performing rituals.

As we consider the dream world as the world in which mortals and gods can co-exist and healing contact occurs, we see that to bathe in the heavenly influence of the firmament would be a powerful magic. Through their light, the Gods of the Night communicate with the sleeping patient and vastly increase the efficacy of any appeal, spell, charm or medicine. The stars are a balm in the blanket of the night and act as a most powerful panacea.

My thanks to Vanessa Lavallée for the inspiration! Astrophel Nought are you still working on Indus Valley research?