I am committed to life’s adventures. Everything I need for them is in the little red wagon in my above painting. And, look, the painting shows my road ahead, oh, the road ahead!

Here’s how the picture came about:

A Magical Red Wagon

A friend bought a wagon to haul books and art supplies from her car to the classroom in which she teaches.

Her wagon is very modern and grown-up. It is black canvas on a metal frame and folds up to fit in her car.

However, when she told me about it, the word wagon made me picture the wagons children had in my youth: A Radio Flyer. The image included a gleeful child pulling a red wagon.

This idea of sweet, childlike delight kept returning.

My friend’s enthusiasm about her new, very practical, grown-up tool was also childlike. Isn’t it wonderful to take delight in life’s little pleasures? They can appear wondrous. They add the magic of whimsy to my day.

I had to paint a picture.

Art helps me go on adventures. Here’s how:

Whimsy, Fun, and Magic Art

Whimsy, fun, and art are magic.

Whimsy, fun, and art are talismans:
They are lucky charms to make a good life,
amulets to overcome serious problems,
and talismans to wrap me in Divine love from Faerie Gods.
With all that, I have what I need for any adventure.

Whimsy, fun, and art help me embody my motto, Choose joy. Express yourself. Serve community. Trying to embody that motto is the best adventure I know.

The Fey Folk personify whimsy. No wonder I love Fey companionship.

Adventures can happen in the mundane or magical realm. I want to discuss otherworldly adventures. Read on.

Doors into Faerie Worlds
and an Enchanted Radio Flyer Wagon

Whimsy, fun, and art are doorways into Faerie worlds.

My magic wagon has everything I need for my next magical adventure:

* A magic hat that makes me invisible and is a talisman for good luck. I like being an invisible Faerie Witch sometimes.

* A cup of tea blessed by Fey Gods. The cup never empties. Its tea gives me spiritual and physical health.

* Magic apples from the Tree of Life. They give me power, insight, and joy.

* A book about the Radio Flyer wagon. It is an instruction manual in case the wagon breaks down in the other world. I am a practical Witch.

* A picture book of Art Deco masterpieces. Art is magic.

* My mandolin. Music is magic. When you express yourself, you choose joy and serve community. I enjoy making music for myself. And this music is magic that heals the Gods. I hope I will also get to make music for Faeries or other fellow travelers.

The cake next to the wagon has one candle to celebrate the birth of the universe, when all things were created. All things are one, so there’s one candle. I’ll eat a slice of the cake when I need to remember I’m part of the larger whole and it is part of me.

I will put a magic circle around the birthday cake before placing it in the wagon. The circle will protect the cake from getting squashed along the road. The magic circle will also keep the candle flame from being doused or setting my possessions on fire. I love believing in the impossible. And believing in the impossible is necessary for successful adventures, both worldly and otherworldly.

* Faerie Witch magic books. Those books came from my mind. Their magic spells remain in my memory, ready when needed to bless, guide, and protect me. The rituals help me to stay connected to the Gods no matter what and manifest my heart’s desires.

The magic books hold all wisdom and power. I surely cannot remember to add everything I will need in my cart. But when something is missing, it’ll be in the magic books. All wisdom and power is in each of us. Though I wrote these books, their magic is in all beings.

More Amulets and Other Tools
for Journeys in Faerie Worlds

Am I missing anything? Perhaps something else is needed to do practical spells during my magic adventure? Tell me in the comment field below. Ditto, if you want to find and share answers to my next questions.

Is something in the painting unseen, tucked behind the wagon’s other contents? If you suspect there is a hidden good luck charm, Druid’s stone, talisman to overcome awful problems, or other hidden magical tool, please tell me, so I can use it on my journey. Or is there a hidden practical tool that I might need for a mundane purpose?

If you went to a magic world, what would you need to bring that is not in my magic wagon?

I said that all knowledge and power are within, but I still ask friends what they think I might need. Here’s why: We may have everything within us, but that doesn’t mean we can access it. Power is a communal effort, instead of always a solitary quest. So I am open to suggestions.

Also, I ask you what you’d need in case it gives you an opportunity to delve inside for power you haven’t recognized in yourself, or have been forgetting to use.

I wish you could see better copies of the paintings. I reduced them so this page doesn’t take too long for you to load. But I am grateful because I get to use high-quality versions in handouts for my Witch classes. So mote it be!