4/5/2007 - Premission Asking

Premission asking, as I call it is a practice of which I reguarly use and one that I think is a good habbit to get into, it is a way of showing resepct to both the Goddess and the life of which you are using to aide you. So what is premission asking? It is the practice, of, when you might have the need or wish to pick an herb, or other plant for some use, or even when you wish to pick a flower wheather it be for some magickal purpose or otherwise, instead of just plucking it out of the ground, you should first ask premssion both of the Goddess and of the plant itself to use of it.

The way that I do this, is I place my hand or fingers against the stem or leaf of the plant, and I ask, within my mind, sending my thoughts and energy to the plant and the Goddess for presmission to pick of the plant, and state my intentions for wanting to do so, and if in return I recive the feelings of good energy I will proceed and pick the plant, but if I feel any sort of hesitent energy or I am uncertain, then I will leave it alone and not take of it.

And then of course afterwords, when I do pick what I need from the plant, after I have been granted premission, I give thanks to the Goddess and the plant to allow me its use.