Is it just me?

[Brigid Rowan]

I find after casting a spell of decent size (protection spell, or house blessing for instance) that Im physically worn out by that night, and the next day I feel more run down than usual. It takes about 24-48 hours to feel myself again. I can cast still, my magick and focus are not as deeply affected as much as Im yawning and weary physically.

It -feels- like Im "out of get up and go" for a day or so. I fall asleep so deeply, and so easily, Im truely exhausted. And its only after magick work. Anyone else ever done this? And if so, any advise on recharging?

[RainInanna]

Are you grounding and centering before and after? Are you drawing energy from around you to power your spells?

[Teresa]

Sounds like an energy issue. This is similar to exercising your physical muscles. You have to build up to it a little bit at a time. Remember not to use your own energy. You can draw from the energy surrounding you or the earths energy. If you are using your own energy then of course you are going to feel worn out and tired. You can feel too light headed it you are also not use to drawing in so much energy. That is why I was referencing using a physical muscle. Your magical muscles have to be developed and worked out too.

RI also pointed out some basic things people commonly forget at times.


Try having some tea and cakes afterwards. Or Juice and Cakes. Use your preferences.

[Brigid Rowan]

Any excuse to eat cakes!!8O

Honestly, I think you are both on to something. I think Im drawing way to little energy in, and using much of my own. Thats my own fault, and I need to work on it. As far as it being like a muscle, thats a good analogy, one that really made me rethink it all. Several times I did not ground and center and such properly, because well, real life stuff comes in..lol, and my "magick" time is often squeezed in and a bit rushed.

8O So I guess I need to slow down and take better care of me...or become an unenergised zombie.

[Shawn Blackwolf]

Both RainInanna , and Shalaye beat me to it...

Excellent advice...

A good healing for drain...Back against a tree...

Root teas...licorice , sasparilla , sassafrass...

You are dealing with electric charge...and magnetic field dispersion...

Qi -Gong...Chi exercises...Kundalini yoga...

Also...there are specific chants , if you want to PM me...

Both to build / restore charge...and magnetic field...

[LadyCelt]

Try making sure you're not hungry or too worn out before and if you feel tired or hungry, maybe eating or drinking after. If you cast a circle to do it, and leave without cutting a doorway to go around the house, maybe that is also related.

I think of it as how you give offerings to give energy to who or what helps you, so you may also need food and drink for you to have energy as a similar concept.

I agree with grounding and if its intense, maybe ground after to be sure you're more with it and focused.

[Meadhbh]

Its seems like you may not be used to it yet. Just like anything else it takes time to get used to doing something. I agree with the advice of eating something afterwards. You may also want to build yourself up by casting smaller spells first and then work to up larger one that take more engery.

[MonSno_LeeDra]

Brigid Rowan,

My take maybe a bit different than what has been presented so far.

You mention feeling drained and such after the spell or ritual but you don't really define what the spell or ritual entailed. Based on that I wonder just what energy and focus your using.

For instance a spell of cleansing and blessing could be as minor as a smugging with sage and smoke as you move through out the home or indepth as a full blown series of circles and passages between rooms.

If detailed then the very concentration and duration of focus may wipe one out regarldess of how well you are grounded. I have seen spells and rituals that last hours or minutes depending upon the purpose and desire. The longer the duratin the more draining upon the caster regardless of grounding.

The lack of long term preparation could also undermine based upon the energy or source you are calling upon. Not saying you were unprepared just pointing out a possible cause.

A few years ago I did a blessing / pass over ritual that required months of preparation and planning. The intensity of the energy I was using required me to fast and prepare myself mentaly and physically. For over a week I thank I ate nothing but fruit and nuts.

Yet the very preparation was what enabled me to perform the ritual even though I was totally drained for a few days after each segment was completed. I might add the total ritual covered two weeks so it was consuming on many levels.

You also don't expound upon the type Protection spell you wove.

I have to ask was it the type that calls for minimum visual application? Was it the type that called for indepth third eye vizulation?

When constructing it in the mind did it call or require a lot of putting together as in placement of parts or was it more like the enveloping of smoke? Was it the sort where one puts up a barrier built of glass or mirrors?

See thier are so many possibilites that just to say your grounding is insufficient leaves to many venues unexplored. You truly can't correct or improve upon a scenario if one doesn't look at all the possibiilities.

[Brigid Rowan]

Thank you all for the wonderful replies, I feel so spoiled and indulged. Love it.:boing:

As for the types of spells that wore me out, maybe you are right in that some spells are in themselves, long and involved enough to just wear ya out. I recall all of the ones that left me feeling drained as using a good amount of indepth visualization, for periods of 30+ minutes at times. As far as the protection spell, it was building things, joining things, etc...so very involved visualization-wise.

Plus the prep of getting together the materials and charging them prior to some spells are no small thing, either, I think.

The spells do all work, and I feel quite happy about that, so I feel a bit bad complaining over a few days of tiredness. I said to someone else recently that I feel perhaps my ability to correctly control energy intake and output is in need of refining..sort of like a faucet, it has the ability to be a gusher or a trickle, depending on the turn of the handle...I need to look at my "handle" settings, perhaps.

[Teresa]

Thank you all for the wonderful replies, I feel so spoiled and indulged. Love it.:boing:

As for the types of spells that wore me out, maybe you are right in that some spells are in themselves, long and involved enough to just wear ya out. I recall all of the ones that left me feeling drained as using a good amount of indepth visualization, for periods of 30+ minutes at times. As far as the protection spell, it was building things, joining things, etc...so very involved visualization-wise.


You have to learn to crawl before you can walk and one must build up their stamina to be able to carry on for long periods of time. Think of working your muscles to do a little bit more visualization during each practice session. You have to stretch yourself a little at a time. Do too much and You Will Be Worn out.

Take a break and do something that makes you feel revitalized or recharged so to speak. I agree with Shawn about the exercises he has advised.

[LadyCelt]

maybe try a bath and/or shower and/or tea to relax too.

[coeur]

I believe ceremonial magicians call it the ritual hangover. Sometimes it just means a job well-done.

[~Owl~]

Myself, I wouldn't call it a job well done, unless it was a ritual that CLEARLY put your physical and mental abilities to the breaking point.

A simple ritual cast in Circle would only make you feel such a a way, in my opinion, ifyou had not properly grounded and centered yourself for one, and/or directed that energy outward, not taken it in, unless that was the intention.

If this was the case, I would highly recommend burning Frankincence resin, and burn then equal parts on a charcoal disc. (3 Kings is the usual brand found in occult shops for the charcoal. They come wrapped in foil, are about an inch or so widein diameter, and have a recessed "cup" in the center) and White Sandalwood chips, and Copal Resin.


This will purify the room instantly of all negative forces. It can get pretty smoky, so you want to watch how much you use ,and use again during ritual.

For an actual RITUAl, I'd have to think on that .

[Brigid Rowan]

The times it happened were fairly complex rituals (for me, at least). Certainly they didnt take months of prep and days to do, or anything like that, but they took focus, mental "building" of elements of the spell, and so forth.

What I did was follow several suggestions here, plus read a v. good article on grounding, and basic overall energy work. I figured, hey, might as well be humble, and start from the basics...I firmly believe we can ALL use a refresher now and then. And thus far, its all improved. Yesterday, I made sure I ate more, drank more, grounded and drew energy in more, etc. I have felt a lot less tired after that spell, not completely "refreshed and energetic"..but nor am I washed out and weary..sort of a slight tiredness. Which I can live with.8O

[Amythyst]

As I've read in the posts before me..."ground & center before and after" and for heaven's sake eat something afterwards.

And I sound so authoritative and knowledgeable while I spout that sentence-- truth is that I'm terrible at remembering to ground and center afterwards and I'll be wandering around the house ready to fall on my face, when my oldest daughter will remind me: "Mom, did you ground yourself?"

I know what you mean, though, and I know what it feels like...it's a kind of "tired" that goes beyond just normal tired.