The traditional craft has existed within the old pagan religions of early Britain since the earliest of times.

Through the revivals of various periods, including the revival of the 1930s and 40s, the craft has entered a modern era, and it became seamlessly part of the daily lives of modern traditional crafters.

Embedded within the modern craft are the directions and purposes of the craft.

To new seekers, this may not be fully obvious, yet these directions and purposes are integral to the craft.

Today I will talk about two different forms of meditation we're going within.

I'll begin by talking about the magical life, which is a colorful term I rather like, but it is a little bit dramatic perhaps.

For the most part, those in the craft today are wrapped up in the practical aspects of what we know and love so well.

The appreciation of nature, herbalism, the use of magic or the direction of energy for different purposes, and self-improvement and development.

All of these are key, and all To achieve this, the first thing that is taught is the first level of going within trad meditation.

Others might call it concentrative meditation.

All of the practices of magic, including spellcraft, is dependent on trad meditation.

This form of basic meditation is for the purpose of learning visualization.

This is at the very heart of what we do, and it is a very powerful means of directing energy for whatever purposes you may desire.

If you're new, completely new to the craft, you can take a free mini-course on meditation that will teach you the fundamentals.

There is no charge.

This course will also teach you a few basic techniques in self-protection.

Self-protection is very, very important.

Therefore, if you learn to meditate elsewhere, and you begin studying the trad craft, it is important that you first learn protective meditative spells.

They're easy to do, but you have to learn how to do them, and you have to do them.

The course can be found on the Blue Moon Manor website, and if you use that route, then I would ask you to please do not skip ahead.

Take each of the lessons completely, and practice as I direct, so that you can learn and ease into meditation in a good manner.

You can also register for the mini-course, and it will be delivered to you by email.

Again, you go to the Blue Moon Manor homepage, and simply register.

If you register, then you also get the newsletter, which will be delivered at the beginning of the completion of the mini-course.

All meditative or meditation instructions, the website, and the newsletter are provided for free.

Now, let's go on to something else, namely spirit travel.

For many in the trad craft, contact with the spirits is central.

In fact, many would consider it to be taking one step at a time in learning the craft, but it is very important.

Spirits can visit us in our dreams and provide information and direction, especially if we ask before we go to sleep.

Some of us learn to lucid dream, which is another way of accessing spirits.

I've been lucid dreaming actually for decades, and I didn't even know it was called lucid dreaming until I saw some videos by Rhys Jones, whom I humbly thank.

I didn't know what I was doing had a name, much less what happened studied and like this, but yeah, it can be very effective.

Just like in dreams, we can ask for spirits to come to us in a lucid dream, and in that state, they can interact with us in a dialogue.

There are techniques used to encourage the occurrence of lucid dreaming, and there are techniques to improve the quality of our lucid dreams.

Some of us go beyond the basic trad meditation and visualization needed for spellcraft, and use a different and deeper transform of meditation in order to access spirits.

This is called trad meditation.

I'm going into something different now.

This is not lucid dreaming.

It requires a different type of meditation, which means you have to learn a second way of meditating in order to do this.

Trans meditation allows us to astral travel, or to cross the hedge, or hedge ride, whatever you want to call it.

It is all shamanic journeying.

Those who take this route, and you don't have to if you're in a craft, but it is beneficial if you do.

Those who take this route become aware that meditation must conform to deeper trance work, as access to the other world requires a much deeper trance than that which is used in common spellworkings.

Therefore, trad meditation is not adequate.

Therefore, trance meditation must be learned.

For new crafters, learning to do deep trance is a special problem, as trance meditation is different than trad meditation.

Trad meditation centers on visualization.

Trance meditation does not.

However, in order to better access the spirits and to master astral travel, or crossing the hedge, trance meditation must be mastered.

And again, I want to emphasize, this is a completely different method of meditation, and trance meditation is formed with a clear or empty mind.

It is really like relearning meditation, but it is necessary if trance for astral or spirit travel.

So therefore, to be clear, you may be wondering what to do.

And if you're new to the craft, I would advise you that it is preferable to learn and master one form of meditation at a time.

Therefore, for those interested in learning the traditional to begin training in visualization.

Then, at some future point, if you have completely mastered visualization techniques and are utilizing them on a regular basis, blah blah blah, then you can start learning trance meditation.

And again, there is no hurry.

You can take your time, but decide not to learn trance meditation, as the spirits are already available to you in dreams and lucid dreaming.

And that is perfectly fine.

It's all up to you.

Well, so that is the end of this video.

I bid you well.

Until next time, bye.