You Call It Surviving Monday, I Call It Witchcraft

Let’s talk about that day.

The one where your inbox is a horror story, your calendar is gaslighting you, and your nervous system is asking for a refund before 10 a.m. Yep. It’s Monday. While the world grinds its gears and glorifies hustle culture, you — modern mystic, quiet rebel, city witch in sneakers — are doing something else. You’re surviving Monday. And honestly? That’s witchcraft.

Monday is a Portal

It’s not just the start of the work week. It’s a shift in energy, a collective inhale, a ritual space filled with pressure, performance, and projections. But here's the good news: portals go both ways. You don’t have to walk in on autopilot. You can choose how you step through. This is your sacred resistance: showing up with intention, grounding yourself before the madness, and weaving magick into the micro-moments between Zoom calls and Slack messages.

Monday Magick Survival Kit

Forget the burnout culture starter pack. Here's your mystical alternative:

1. Your Outfit is Your Armor

You don’t just get dressed — you suit up. That structured blazer? Protection spell. That necklace you wear every week? A talisman. That red lipstick? Pure fire element.

💬 “I dress for the energy I want to embody.”

2. The Morning Candle Spell

Before you open your laptop, light a tea light. Whisper your intention into the flame:

💬 “I protect my peace. I hold my power. I don't reply all.” Let it burn while you check your calendar. Your inbox can wait three sacred breaths.

3. Shield Before You Scroll

Before diving into messages, visualize an energetic shield. It can be glittery, smoky, or mirrored — whatever keeps the vibes clean.

💬 “I don’t absorb what isn’t mine.”

Bonus: Spray your workspace with a grounding mist (lavender + rosemary = corporate-safe sorcery).

4. Your Calendar is a Cauldron

Block 30 minutes for something that feeds you — not just depletes you. Even if it’s just a walk, a snack, or journaling in your Notes app. That’s not selfish. That’s spellwork.

5. Coffee with Intention

You're not just caffeinating. You're charging up your nervous system with ritual. Stir in a mantra, sip like you mean it, and maybe bless the mug while you’re at it.

💬 “I sip focus. I exhale anxiety.”

6. The Loop-Cutting Ritual

We all know the spiral: one weird email, one toxic comment, and you’re in a vortex of overthinking. Place a hand on your chest. Exhale. Say:

💬 “I cut the loop. I return to now.”

Bonus: Shake your hands out like you’re flicking off energetic gunk. Because you are.

7. After-Work Decompression = Fire Release Ritual

Light another candle (or burn a bay leaf if you’re feeling extra).Write one sentence about what you're releasing from the day — the tension, the people-pleasing, the invisible labor. Then let it go. Literally or metaphorically. Either works.

💬 “I don’t carry what isn’t mine to hold.”

The Truth Is...

Surviving Monday is an act of magick.

It’s the spell you cast when you choose presence over panic. It’s the altar you make from your desk. It’s the boundaries you hold, the breath you return to, the playlist that reclaims your energy at 3:47 p.m. You’re not “just” getting through it. You’re transmuting exhaustion into grace. You’re doing energy work in office shoes.

You call it surviving. I call it witchcraft.

Want to Take It Deeper?

Try creating your own Monday Ritual Card Deck — with tiny spells, affirmations, or actions for each week. Or save this list to read before every Monday meeting. Because ritual doesn’t have to be big. It just has to be real.