Transforming My Phone into a Tool for Magick
Tools are important to one’s Craft & there are whole books, posts & podcast episodes dedicated to talking about wands, ritual blades, cups & cauldrons. But how many of us consider how our more “mundane” tools affect our practices?
I’ve always had multiple meditation apps & at least one moon tracker on my phone. In the last year though, I’ve been really working on refining what I keep on my phone and how I use it. Here are some of the ways I use my phone today in my magickal practice:
Protection Sigil Wallpaper - sometimes I switch this out, depending on my intention. I’ve loved using the Online Sigil Writer for making these wallpapers. But drawing a sigil & snapping a pic works just as well.
Planetary Hours App - for planning workings. This app is one of the more recent downloads & it has been AMAZING. No more lugging around planners or checking websites.
Moon App - for phases and signs (Deluxe Moon works great too) - also for planning. I’ve used one of these for years now & I honestly don’t know how I got on without it.
Tarot Apps - (Shadowscapes is a fav) for tarot on the go. These are great for daily draws - especially if you grab an app that logs your card pulls & has a notes feature - it basically acts as a portable deck & tarot journal in one.
Atmosphere App - picking sounds as backdrops for meditations or workings, like Rain or Waves. I live in a noisy area but don’t always want to do guided meditations, so having a general sounds app has been a big help for focus. They have different environments to chose from, but Beach is probably my favorite.
Notepad - I use this to capture recipes, quick notes after a working & now magickal journaling. Sometimes I forget to journal until I’m already in bed for the night, so writing things quickly on a notepad that I can transcribe later helps keep me consistent with writing. Since switching to notepad for journaling, I’ve been able to write daily for the last 3 weeks.
Video Feature - I’ve been video recording some of my personal tarot readings for years, but now I’m recording spontaneous workings as well, so I can go back and write down what I did (otherwise, I forget!).
Some of these are regular smart phone features and not inherently magickal. But how I use them makes them magickal and adds to my practice in a new way.
Are there any “mundane” tools you use in your practice? If so, how has using those tools shifted your perspective on what makes a tool “magickal”?
Brightest Blessings, -Cory
