A Sleep Spell

I've always fancied myself something of a Wiccan. Now I wouldn't actually ever classify myself into any organized religion. I believe that people should make up their own religions. Organized religions are good for those people who need that sense of community, people who need to know that other people believe the same thing they do. No need to explain themselves. But for me, and for a lot of other people out there, we don't need the community. We need to do what is right for us and only us. Having a religion that is already pre-developed doesn't sit well with me. There are too many holes and contridictions, it is too difficult to change it or let it evolve. (Let's face it, the world is stuck on tradition) So without a specific religion I am able to change it and adapt it however I choose and whenever I choose. And you know what? It works for me. I have morals and values. I know right from wrong. I do everything in my power to be the best person I can be, and I don't need a book or a leader to tell me that I am doing ok. It's something I can feel. Something I just know.

Onto what this was originally about. Last night I was laying in bed and I couldn't get to sleep. My mind was going a thousand miles per hour. So, with my background in Wiccan rituals and traditions I felt like a little spell would help me sleep. This is what I came up with:

I thank thee for sending love,
From the heavens high above.
Please calm my restless mind,
Let me sleep, my thoughts I bind.
So mote it be.


And this worked. I said it thrice and closed my eyes, imagining my thoughts being tied tightly into a bundle so they would stop moving around. Then I took a couple deep breathes and drifted off to sleep. I think I'll start using it every night.