A Kind of Magick. Manifesting From Your Heart by Nils Klippstein - HTML preview

Step 6: Mapping Your Inner Landscape

This step makes the invisible visible. Arrange the physical elements you have gathered into an intuitive layout on your table or on the ground. This should reflect your current inner state or situation regarding your intention.

Don't arrange them (yet) the way you want them to be, but the way it honestly feels at this moment in your life. This is a courageous act of truth-telling, free from judgement. Let your heart and intuition guide your hands. If a stone feels like a heavy burden, perhaps place it in the centre to weigh things down. If a feather representing 'clarity' feels distant, then maybe position it further away. Revealing your inner world in this way is the first and most important step towards changing it.

Do not skip this step to avoid facing uncomfortable truths! The power of the ritual depends on this honest acknowledge­ment. If the arrangement feels heavy, chaotic or blocked, or if you experience physical sensations such as tension or nausea when placing the objects, simply accept it. This energy is the raw material you are here to transform.

Of course, you can always take a moment to shake off the tensions by dancing around the room, practising a specific yoga or breathing exercise, or doing whatever else intuitively feels right to help you cope with the energies better.