From: bschoen@well.sf.ca.us (Brook Schoenfield)
Subject: Re: Looking to explore ideas on paganism and ritual
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1993 16:35:58 GMT

94sjr@williams.edu, Song Joy River writes:
> My favorite method of ritual is to find some object in nature that
> has the property I am looking for and talk to it and myself.  For
> example, if I need help facing change, I might go and talk to a
> river, which is always in motion.  ("Like the river, change is a
> part of life. I greet you, river, etc.")

I continue to be amazed at the wonderful things people come up with.
I've been doing this work for about 20 years and you have renewed me
once again.

Despite her directiveness (which I have commented upon before) Marion
Green's book, Natural Magick, has alot for solitaries.

I tend to work with my altar, placing things or meditating on items
there upon, or placing items there that represent things I want or
need to get rid of (spells).  Also, I do chakra and
soft-belly/spaciousness meditations everyday that I can.  And work
with the tarot (a lifelong process, for me).

I should say that I do work with others and am in no way a solitary,
so perhaps others will comment (and enlighten me) more

Take care and good luck

Brook Schoenfield: bschoen@well.sf.ca.us 
"..desire cracks open the gates. If you're ready it will take you through.
But nothing lasts forever, time is the destroyer, the wheel turns again and
again, watch out it will take you through."