For the past couple of years, I’ve led a 2-hour “Crayon Coven” manifestation circle for my community. Each New Moon, Solstice, and Equinox, we gather our crayons, colored pencils, and other art supplies to cast visual spells. We dress in colors of the season, wear creative headwear from flower crowns to tiaras, and it’s a lot of fun.
For the first half of this ritual, I discuss the current astrological season, and the strongest energies available for manifesting. I then teach participants how to create a customized sacred seal that reflects their personal intentions through color magick.
For the second half, we combine our energies for a powerful group manifestation ritual.
While the emphasis on fun and creativity might seem frivolous to some, the combination of art and magick is deceptively powerful.
Since the beginning of human creativity, art and magick have walked hand in hand.
Figurines used in rituals, primitive masks used in celebrations, and ancient drawings found in caves are some of the earliest examples of art made for magickal purposes.
In the ancient Egyptian Book of The Dead, images illustrate magickal spells to help cross into the underworld. Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli created paintings that were considered to hold magickal and protective powers that guarded the city of Florence, while other paintings invoked malevolent magick.
In modern times, art magick is the blending of art media with the metaphysical practice of witchcraft.
Art magick comes in various flavors, including drawing, painting, sculpture, digital, photography, written, and music. However you do not need to go to art school or even consider yourself artistic to create spells with art. To be an art witch simply means that you enjoy expressing your personal magick through an intuitive process of creation.
Many art witches also work with candles, nature, and divination, so feel free to experiment with the mediums that call you.