3… 2… 1… Merry meet!
Thank you once again to everyone who joined in for the previous Weekly Witchy Challenge - 13 Days of Holiday Celebrations 
, hopefully you enjoyed the holidays!
For those who counted down the seconds to the new year, reflected on the period of 2022, or set goals for the new calendar year 2023- whether you were aware of it or not, time has been on your mind lately 
Which brings us right on time to this week’s theme! Suggested by the lovely @Kasandra, it is…
Time Magick 
How is time important to you?
And what role does it play in your magick?
In the mundane world, the clock is king- it tells us when to wake up, when we need to head to work, whether or not you are late, how long you’re “on the clock”, when to be ready for appointments, and so on 
Whether it is helpful or hurtful and stress-relieving or stress-inducing is something that varies from one person to the next, but there is no doubt that time plays a huge role in many of our lives 
As magick helps us manifest our desires and gain control over our circumstances- naturally, as time is such a key part of daily life, there are certainly ways for time and magick to interact 
This week is all about exploring time and magick- but I advise you to be cautious! Time is a vastly complex and intriguing topic, and the further you go, the more your clock 
might start to look like a compass 
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This week’s challenge is all about exploring time’s role in magick- but as always, how you do so is up to you!
So are you ready? Because it’s…
CHALLENGE TIME!
Picture from Pixabay
STEP 1 : Tick Tock Goes the Witch’s Clock
This challenge is all about time and magick- but how you choose to take on this theme is up to you!
Still not sure where to begin?
To help you get started, the following list has a few suggestions in which a witch might approach this challenge.
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Time Travel
Science fiction films love to explore the possibilities of time traveling- but while whether or not time travel is feasible in the physical world will depend largely on your own beliefs, many do agree that the laws of physics do not apply to the spiritual, astral, and other worlds.
Whether it is in the physical world or another world or plane, you might consider exploring time travel for this challenge!
NEW! Astral Travel & Astral Projection Masterpost
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Timeless Dreams
Time doesn’t work the same in dreams as it does in the waking world. Through dreams, one can revisit the past, explore potential futures, or even use Lucid Dreaming to write or re-write a timeline of their choice. You might consider dream magick as a way to explore time this week!
Lucid Dreaming- How to Gain Control of Your Dreams
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Hedge & Liminal Spaces
Hedge Magick is going beyond the “hedge”- crossing borders and being unbound by time as we know it. Liminal places are locations where things are happening yet time seems altered, or standing still. Both hedge magick and liminality may be key to exploring time in your path, if you so choose.
- Hedge Magick Challenge & Coven Member Entries
- Spirit Work Tag
- Liminal Spaces - Merging of Opposites
- Liminal Magick Challenges & Coven Member Entries
- The Liminality of Virtual Reality
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Being in the Present Moment
In her challenge theme suggestion, @Kasandra noted something special about time in relation to mindfulness:
In many of the meditations videos I have followed, I have noticed that you’re asked to appreciate the moment, to put aside your worries for now, and don’t worry about the past or the future.
Indeed, in meditations and mindfulness exercises and practice, being present in the moment is a common focus and goal.
For this challenge, consider pursuing the beauty of being present and alive in the immediate moment. You might try any of the many meditation methods out there- here are few that might help you get started.
- Meditation- It’s Not Just Sit Down and Shut Up
- Immersing Your Awareness in Breath
- The Magick of Meditation Challenge
- How to Meditate With Crystals: Simple Ways to Change Your Life
- Free 1000’s of Meditations
- Resting the Mind Meditation
- The Meditations Tag
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It’s Your Time
Consider opening up your Witch’s Journal or Book of Mirrors for some personal reflections on time in your practice. While you are free to write about anything, here are a few prompts that may help you get started:
→ If you could live forever in your current body and mind, would you?
→ What would you do if you could stop time in the physical world?
→ Would you do things differently if you had endless time? What if you had significantly less time left available to you?
→ How has time impacted or influenced how you practice?
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… And More!
The suggestions above are just that- simple suggestions! If you feel called to explore how time and magick combine in another way, please feel free to do so! 
As always, all witches are encouraged to embrace their own unique practice with how they explore the theme 
STEP 2 : Share Your Experience 
Click here for notes about challenge inclusivity
Everyone is welcome to join the challenge by practicing magick in line with the current theme. For lurkers and those who don’t feel comfortable sharing, it is absolutely okay to follow along with the challenge but keep your entry personal. Feel free to join in spirit and do what feels most comfortable for you!
That being said, please know that if you would like to receive a prize and a public shout-out, it is required that you share your experience.
Getting Your Credit 
In order for your entry to be counted, all you have to do is write/share about your experience and label it as your challenge entry. There is a lot of chatting here (which is awesome- chatting and discussion are very welcome!) so please clearly write that it is your entry so I know to count it! 
Where Should I Share My Entry? 
Click here for instructions on where to share your entry
You are welcome to post it right here- just click “reply” 
to this post and write your experience in the text box that pops up!
Alternatively, you could create a new thread in the forum (doing so keeps your entry separate and is a good option if you have a lot to share)
Note : If you do choose to create a new thread, please add the “challenge-entry” tag and/or add a hyperlink back to this post so that it can be easily found- thank you! 
Deadline 
This challenge will close in 6 DAYS
To join in, please share your experience by:
Tuesday, January 10 at 7:00 AM CET (Central European Time)
( Time Converter: 2023-01-10T06:00:00Z)
(Note that the time zone is CET- if you don’t see your time displayed above, you can use this time zone calculator to check for your time zone!)
Prizes 
For their efforts, all participants will receive a special shout-out and a small prize!
Acknowledgments will be given in a Props and Presents Post that will appear in the forums on Tuesday.
After the challenge closes, you are still very welcome to post but please be aware that no additional prizes will be given. This discussion will remain open for about a week after the challenge finishes.
A warm reminder that all challenges are designed to be very open- everyone is encouraged to participate in a way that honors and reflects their unique practice 
If you have any doubts about if something is acceptable to post or say, please double-check with the Forum FAQ and/or reach out to your friendly Moderator Team .
And for those new to challenges- welcome! 
Know that the goal of these activities is to help you further diversify and strengthen your abilities and to bring together the Spells8 forum family to inspire and support one another in creative ways 
Art by Ariana Morgana: Time Witch
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Tick, tock goes the clock
Always turning, never stops
The hands direct and tell us when,
Never stop, begin again
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Blessed Be!
Cats experience time differently and don’t stress out over it the same way people do.
Go ahead with the unwinding meditation and do share your experience!! 
for this one. I’m usually one to need to take a break from the clock & do a meditation to slow myself down… but I think I want to explore something different 
for this one as my entry… think, think, think, 
. But bare with me.
You made us learn soo much about how we are already time travelling! That’s mesmerizing!! Thank you, blessed be dear! 
I am back with my new challenge entry but only part 1 yet! 
) Also my very own three experiences during the meditation! 
as I mentally told it to jiggle a little…I waited a few minutes staring at it constantly when the flame jiggled from side to side for 2-3 seconds! I was astonished!! Really, afterwards when I closed my eyes, I saw the same image of that flame in my mind’s eye very clearly and focused on it…when almost I was about to open my eyes at the end, (okay, I did open them a few times involuntarily! 
) I saw or I think I saw maybe a beautiful patch of Silver, while my eyes were still closed!! It was lovely! I really hope to get some insight on what it could mean for me?? Seeing a patch of silver is obviously not quite a common experience during meditations though! 
