This question is to anyone who has a large keep. How do you schedule your bonding time with all of your spirits?
Do you decide to group them by type such as all dragons or all vampires on one day? Or do you follow the associated day that corresponds with the spirits from the encyclopedia? Do you let the spirits choose? Do you ever take a day off where you don't bond with any spirits?
I love learning about how other people manage to keep such large amounts of spirits and remain interactive with them all.
Bonding schedule by classification
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My keep is getting large. I do have a schedule for every day of the week. Each day has several companions listed . Some days 17, some days 6.. some 10. Some days are grouped into categories like Dragons, Faeries, and angels all on one day.. Whereas other days I have only vampires (my keep is mostly vampires so they have several days only for them) .
On these days I invite each companion individually to join me telepathically as I walk and hike about 6 miles each day, in the Forest. We use the trees and forest energies to ground and cleanse. When I get home, if I still have meetings left then i complete them at home. During their listed days I invite them to join me during various activities like cooking, working out at the gym (some of my companions enjoy when I run on the treadmill, they motivate me, and they join me in their own unique ways... Even if it's just to pop in and laugh as I'm out of breath and flopping all over from exhaustion lol ).. when I do art or write I invite them.. Basically everything I do, I include them. For my sexually interested companions I invite them every time I engage in anything sexual, calling them by name.
Each week schedule is also cycled so no week is exactly the same. This schedule makes it simpler for my entities who have busy schedules (like my Grim Reaper..)
Anytime I bring home a new entity I add them to the schedule.
Occasionally throughout the day I will get calls from some of my companions who aren't scheduled for that day..I will still open a stream for us to visit when I have a moment free.
On rare occasions I am so busy all day that I cannot complete individual meetings; on those days I call all of them into a large group meeting just to say a quick hello.
On these days I invite each companion individually to join me telepathically as I walk and hike about 6 miles each day, in the Forest. We use the trees and forest energies to ground and cleanse. When I get home, if I still have meetings left then i complete them at home. During their listed days I invite them to join me during various activities like cooking, working out at the gym (some of my companions enjoy when I run on the treadmill, they motivate me, and they join me in their own unique ways... Even if it's just to pop in and laugh as I'm out of breath and flopping all over from exhaustion lol ).. when I do art or write I invite them.. Basically everything I do, I include them. For my sexually interested companions I invite them every time I engage in anything sexual, calling them by name.
Each week schedule is also cycled so no week is exactly the same. This schedule makes it simpler for my entities who have busy schedules (like my Grim Reaper..)
Anytime I bring home a new entity I add them to the schedule.
Occasionally throughout the day I will get calls from some of my companions who aren't scheduled for that day..I will still open a stream for us to visit when I have a moment free.
On rare occasions I am so busy all day that I cannot complete individual meetings; on those days I call all of them into a large group meeting just to say a quick hello.
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For me I distinguish between the initial 30 days bonding and maintaining a bond thereafter.
The most I've done the 30 day bonding at one time with is around 15 new companions. I had time in my life to do a couple or several hours individual bonding daily, so that was no problem.
Several things seem to help with bonding if the spirit family is large:
- Communing with the whole spirit family at once (you may feel the group energy field)(and I understand sometimes they can speak to us with one, unified voice)
- Talk to them at the start of every day, share your hopes and fears about the day ahead and invite their help with that. Say goodnight at the end of the day and maybe review how events have gone.
- Help them feel included in your life by setting up communes of different types or abilities of spirits. (There's a section on this plus a spell for creating a commune in the Advanced Spirit Keeping book.)
- Give offerings/treats to different types of spirits, eg their communes. (This may not need to be done weekly but can be done on the day of the week associated with that commune. I get this from the CH info sheets that came with previous spirit orders. Djinn on Fridays and so on.)
- We can also commune with an entire type of spirit, either by type or ability. (This may be easier if there's a commune but you could, for example, call all your Angels to you and commune/bond with them.)
Also...this may seem fairly obvious
- If you wanted, you could schedule 1-to-1 bonding sessions with individual spirits you feel you've not been making as much contact with recently.
- If you wanted, you could schedule sessions with spirits whose help you feel you need more in your life.
And for those who are super organised, make a list of all your spirit companions and the days and months associated with them then schedule some time in those days and months to have bonding sessions with them.
Of course the easiest thing is to invite any who want to to be with you while you're doing things (eg watching tv, going for a walk, shopping...).
I think it depends on the size of the spirit family as to whether a keeper will have enough time to continue much 1-to-1 bonding.
The most I've done the 30 day bonding at one time with is around 15 new companions. I had time in my life to do a couple or several hours individual bonding daily, so that was no problem.
Several things seem to help with bonding if the spirit family is large:
- Communing with the whole spirit family at once (you may feel the group energy field)(and I understand sometimes they can speak to us with one, unified voice)
- Talk to them at the start of every day, share your hopes and fears about the day ahead and invite their help with that. Say goodnight at the end of the day and maybe review how events have gone.
- Help them feel included in your life by setting up communes of different types or abilities of spirits. (There's a section on this plus a spell for creating a commune in the Advanced Spirit Keeping book.)
- Give offerings/treats to different types of spirits, eg their communes. (This may not need to be done weekly but can be done on the day of the week associated with that commune. I get this from the CH info sheets that came with previous spirit orders. Djinn on Fridays and so on.)
- We can also commune with an entire type of spirit, either by type or ability. (This may be easier if there's a commune but you could, for example, call all your Angels to you and commune/bond with them.)
Also...this may seem fairly obvious
- If you wanted, you could schedule 1-to-1 bonding sessions with individual spirits you feel you've not been making as much contact with recently.
- If you wanted, you could schedule sessions with spirits whose help you feel you need more in your life.
And for those who are super organised, make a list of all your spirit companions and the days and months associated with them then schedule some time in those days and months to have bonding sessions with them.
Of course the easiest thing is to invite any who want to to be with you while you're doing things (eg watching tv, going for a walk, shopping...).
I think it depends on the size of the spirit family as to whether a keeper will have enough time to continue much 1-to-1 bonding.
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I am at the size of a Keep that it is time for community developments. I have a range of companions from WA all the way to BA. I have so much happening in life that they all have abilities to match my needs.
When it comes to my companions, as the others have stated, I invite them to join in all of my activities. I have specific companions that are protection to call on if a situation calls for it. I have my healers to keep me going on days that I can't afford to just stay in bed. There has been quite a few issues in life that I have leaned on them quite a bit. That's part of the bonding experience for them. They enjoy being needed.
During meditation, I ask for help with quiet mind. Being a thinker makes this a difficult task for me. I have companions, such as M an Earth Dragon, that helps me with that.
Keeping them busy for your needs helps to really cement the bond. Having meetings as a group to go over tasking or goals also is a great way for bonding. Giving everyone a chance to give input.
I also have children spirits, so giving them play time, stories, or one child enjoys learning about humanity. He's a Woodland Elf.
Scheduled time for myself depends on my needs along with anything that they wish to share. I have a lot to focus on so everyone stays busy.
When it comes to my companions, as the others have stated, I invite them to join in all of my activities. I have specific companions that are protection to call on if a situation calls for it. I have my healers to keep me going on days that I can't afford to just stay in bed. There has been quite a few issues in life that I have leaned on them quite a bit. That's part of the bonding experience for them. They enjoy being needed.
During meditation, I ask for help with quiet mind. Being a thinker makes this a difficult task for me. I have companions, such as M an Earth Dragon, that helps me with that.
Keeping them busy for your needs helps to really cement the bond. Having meetings as a group to go over tasking or goals also is a great way for bonding. Giving everyone a chance to give input.
I also have children spirits, so giving them play time, stories, or one child enjoys learning about humanity. He's a Woodland Elf.
Scheduled time for myself depends on my needs along with anything that they wish to share. I have a lot to focus on so everyone stays busy.