M&M Magic by Callisto

Is chocolate a magical substance? According to Lynne Sturtevant
in this year s Llewellyn's Magical Almanac, the people of ancient
Mexico thought so. They considered chocolate so sacred, so magical,
that only the wealthy had regular access to it. But, in modern
times, I don't think we have to look so far to determine its'
magical qualities. Just ask any woman with PMS (or anyone who
lives with her!) In my opinion, if chocolate can combat the
monthy crazies" it is highly magical, indeed.

So how do we access this potent magic? As I sat on my bed
this afternoon, consuming Peanut Butter M&M's, I noticed
that they come in nearly every color I use in magic (and
some I don't.) The next step was easy! If I'm feeling
stressed, the obvious solution is to put three or four
(ten, if I'm REALLY stressed!) blue M&M's in my hand,
and focus on the "blue" energy they contain. Allow that
blueness to calm me. Then (and this is the best part *grinz*)
place them in my mouth and consume this highly magical
substance.

The technique is the same for any need, choosing the colors
according to the correspondences you use. Mine are:

Red: Wanna be in a good mood for that romantic encounter?
(Yes, folks, it is the red ones, not the green ones that
do that! *grinz*)

Orange: Need some extra energy or creativity? (Chocolate's
natural stimulating properties make this doubly effective.)

Yellow: Great to use while studying or learning.
Also helps with communication issues.

Green: Feeling a little under the weather? Then green
is your color for health. Need some extra money?
Green is the ticket for that, too. A word of caution:
if you invest too much into the materials for this spell
(several bags of M&M's) you may be working against yourself.

Blue: Blue is great for calming and peacefulness. Of course,
if you are really stressed, you might want to limit the
number of M&M's used in these spells, or the waistband
of your pants might become stressed.

Brown: Animal magic (I wonder how many M&M's it will take
to make me able to cope with that dog!!!!! Hmm, I better
use brown and blue together on that one!) Some traditions
use brown for money issues, and since there's more brown
M&M's in each bag than any other color, maybe that would
work better.

Now, all we need are pink and purple M&M's, and I may
never use any other kind of spell again. I think I'm
really onto something here. In rituals with my coven,
no more "cakes and ale." (We never actually used cakes
and ale, anyway.....) Now, it's wine and a bowl of M&M's.
Or maybe cocoa and M&M's. Oh, what a magical bunch we will be!

(C) Callisto 2005. Reprints allowed with proper credit given.