Hands and Magick

Everything I touch is magick. Everything I do has intent. All things I put my hands on must be something I can be proud of.

Anyone who knows me understands that I don't get along well with cosmetics. They don't like my skin, and I don't like putting on something that isn't the real me. I will do eye liner and mascara for a party, because these are things that are obviously enhancements on what is there. Lipstick tastes like shit, so I never have done that. I used to do eyeshadow, concealer, base, blush, perfume, hairspray, all of it...every fucking day for over 10 years working in retail management, then the towing industry. Pantyhose and high heels too. It took more than 45 minutes out of my day every morning just to get ready to leave the house. Yeah, nobody who knew me back then is still around now, except Ian.

But nail polish is different. It is a magickal act in itself. The focus it takes to put it on (paying to have others do it is CHEATING!) the ability to be creative with it...and the reminder each time it flashes in front of you; this magickal act. Not to mention all the ambidexterous practice!

The hands are something we look at every day, all day. It's the one body part that we look at more often than any other. Rings and bracelets and watches...they all tell stories to us as we wear them and see them. Our hands are the mundane outlet for our magical manifestations. Your attention is drawn to them, your energy projects that thought, and voila...more juice toward manifestation. Symbols, sigils, and...well...beautifying things like jewelry and nail polish, it all serves a magickal purpose.

Do not choose randomly!