elfenlover
I write poetry all the time. The words just seem to write themselves sometimes. I have heard that poems can be spells, but I have not tried it yet. I was wondering other's oppinions.
When I write a poem, it feels like I'm connecting with something, maybe the universe. I thought this might make a nice disscussion.
Rythmic sounds have been a source of magic and a method of inducing trance since... honestly I want to say man discovered fire... if not sooner. Though based on my observations of the animal kingdom, I'd dare say knowledge of the power behind sound and rythym is even older and more primal then mankind.
If you really want to get into using poetry for spellwork, try learning about things like iamabic pentameter and other structured forms of poetry that were used by Shakesphere and other great writers. Read up on Homer the author of the Illiad and the Oddessy, and how when he first told the tales they were sung, not written, and memorized in a highly structured poetic form... the name of which elludes me at the moment.
As to what you mentioned about contacting something as you're writing, a lot of the old poets used to talk about contacting their muse, etc. Personally I like to think of it as contacting your subconcious, and making use of untaped knowledge and wisdom held there.
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