Hmm thank you so much for this post @Cariabella.

My natural default "inferior function" alla Mr. Yung would be Cups.

However over the years that I have developed into the Solitary Wiccan that I am today - It is no longer my blind spot.

And it is the door to my subconscious and my magickal realm - with still a great deal more to explore and learn for myself.

I totally agree with this practice (as a modern day witch who does exactly this) :

Putting the Tools to Work: A 3-Step Ritual

Here is how we can intentionally lay these elements out on our own "table" during a practice:

1. Sensation (Pentacles): Prep your space! Light incense, put on music, or chant to get your physical senses fully engaged.

2. Thinking & Feeling (Swords & Cups): Hold your goal in mind while acknowledging that you currently lack it. Blending thought and emotion is the secret sauce of energy transmutation—the ultimate magical technique.

3. Intuition (Wands): Shift your thinking to a state of absolute completion, acting as if the goal is already yours.

Between 2 & 3, is where a witch asks for all spirits concerned (that hir believes in) to join hir and lend their assistance to arrive at the material reality of 3 (if getting to the results of 3 is for the good of all concerned).

And these "daily strengthening exercises": 

• 1) Alchemize Everyday Stress: Got yelled at by your boss? Don't waste that energy! Sit in your car or a quiet corner and use that frustration to fuel a completely different manifestation (like a new car). To anchor yourself, engage your senses internally: visualize a peaceful river, hear the birds, or replay the taste and smell of your morning coffee.

= a mindfulness practice (a cornerstone of any type of meditative practice).

• 2) The Senses Check-In: While walking or working, take a moment to notice everything you can physically see, hear, feel, taste, and smell. Then, close your eyes and recreate those exact sensations internally in your mind's eye.

= being mindful, and then practicing visualisation - a type of meditation.

This is amazing @Tanga , thanks for sharing 🙂 

Nice post! 🙂

For me, the process of alchemizing everyday stress, starts at the level of the body (or the pentacles suit). When there is an acute cortisol spike, I utilise the right type of nutrition and the right type of breathing in order to turn my body from a catabolic state to a powerful anabolic state. I also acknowledge that certain type of acute stress has the potential to make me stronger - like the stress that generate heat shock proteins and stimulate dynorphins. In those cases I know that if I use mental power and push myself a little further, I will be rewarded with more sensitized endorphin receptors, and a more powerful response to any positive experiences that take place afterwards. It gives me oomph as a practitioner. All of this is what I call the alchemy of the body, and it is the foundation on which I build my manifestation power.

I typically do not do magic or manifestation in a state of stress (unless I need to respond to danger or something extremely urgent). Instead, I transmute the stress first, and do magic afterwards. I believe the Magician knows this very well. Look at how focused he is, and how his mind is connected with the eternal. He wears his red robe of passion, but he has a white layer of purity underneath, to balance himself. Even on his forehead is there a white band to cool his mind. The passion (or the stress) is not touch his skin directly, because that would impact his ability to act as a pure vessel for this power. 

Euphoria is a different story however, I definitely think there is a place for alchemizing your 'everyday' moments of intense pleasure 😁

Maybe my 'Magician' is different from your 'Magician,' @Raggydoll  😉. We are all doing magic all the time, whether we are aware of it or not. When you said, 'I transmute the stress first' that is magic. How you use your emotions when they arise is up to you. The most important thing to be aware of is that if we don't process them one way or another, the effects will be bad. If you have ever read The Secret, it is based on the same principle: thoughts and emotions.

For me, even if I don’t use those moments of intense, negative emotion the moment they arise, when I do my manifestation ritual, I recall the feelings of lack and frustration and transmute them into the emotion of fulfillment. However, I also perform rituals where I use the feeling of awe to get what I want. 

The key here is to do something with your negative emotions when they rise. The blend of emotions—whether good or bad—with your thoughts, spiced with your senses to direct your intentions, is the magic.