...thinking to myself, "I planned this whole ritual, but I'm just not in the mood. I just want to sit down and paint."

I was feeling so annoyed at myself. I knew ritual could make me feel better. I was debating just doing it anyway. But it had been such a long week and I was craving something else. I had planned this entire working meticulously down to the planetary hour (that was about to begin soon). I had to make a decision.

I remember thinking: NO, I need "real" ritual, not me sitting there painting and eating olives. "REAL RITUAL" -- wtf inner critic? Once I realized that it was actually my shadowy inner critic trying to get me to do "real ritual", I realized who's side I needed to be on. It was like an IRL shadow work moment. 

So I decided to get out my paint, make a cup of tea, and just trust my intuition. What followed was the most creatively inspiring, life-giving, and sweet art magick session I've ever had. What if I had fought against that and tried to do my planned ritual?

After this, I made it my mission to have more fun in my practice, sweeten it, and teach myself that delicious can also be nutritious. 

What came of this have been some of the most potent spiritual experiences I've ever had.

 It's a whole lot easier to do something daily when you're excited about it, looking forward to it, and actually crave it.

When I started prioritizing fun in my magickal practice this is what happened:

• I started innovating so much more & started coming up with the most high-powered rituals and spellwork ideas.
• I felt more creative in all areas of my life
• My psychic abilities were really activated & I felt more tapped in than usual in my readings and divinations
• My connection to deities & my spirit team really deepened - because we were having so much fun together!
• I started noticing that my witchcraft practice was more integrated into my life.
• No more Full Moon scaries (You get to flow with the cycles YOUR WAY)