While dreaming is an important and necessary part of our work, we do not primarily live in dream space for a reason: we need to eat, we need shelter, and to attain the things we need we need to work. So just as I have an evening cantrip that I use to set my dream intentions, I also have a morning cantrip that helps me put my dream journeys away. I wrote it to be used in a bath or shower, and it goes like this:
Water, wash away this night’s
Moments of fear, fancy, and flight
But do not lessons take away
As I turn to face the day.
Anyone who has lived with me can tell you that not only do I consider the day begun only after I shower, I’ll often use a mid-day shower to restart my day or reorient myself to a new set of tasks. In part this is because I have a water dominated birth chart, but in part it is just good practice. Many books on the craft emphasize the importance of bathing before ritual as a means of clearing and focusing your will and intent, and what works for ritual can certainly work for our daily practice of living!
