Today’s Inspiration ~ If we all understood that everyone has their own battles to fight, insecurities to face, loves to contend and goals to attain, the world would be a gentler place. Namaste’ ~ stacey
Kyia Blackhawk’s “Becoming a Witch”
BECOMING A WITCH Being a Witch or Wiccan is not something you are born as, or just wake up one morning and decide to become. More often that not, you come across it by accident unless you were raised that way. Many find that the philosophies of how Wicca and Witchcraft view nature, and the … Continue reading
What is New Age Anyway?
What is New Age Anyway? It’s people taking responsibility for their own lives, not blaming others for their problems. It’s people who deliberately decide to learn and grow. It’s people who don’t have to be right, except for themselves. It’s people seeing problems as lessons, perhaps in a long series of lives and lessons. It’s … Continue reading
Pantheism: A History
Pantheism by Paul Harrison Pantheism is the belief that the universe and nature are divine. Every religion has had its pantheists. Pantheism is the perennial religion, which continually emerges from all transcendental or idealist religions. In addition people in every religion have seen God in nature, whether they formally express that identity or not. Examples … Continue reading
Charging An Herb For Your Use
Charging is the act of mixing your own energy with that of the thing you are charging. Anything used for magical work should be charged. To charge an herb is a process of reverence. You must acknowledge the gift of nature, understand that it will benefit your work and be willing to take its own … Continue reading
Beauty Secrets You Can Make Yourself
by Elaine Woosey At the age of 72, Sophia Loren is one of the world’s most beautiful women. Sophia Loren’s beauty secrets include using olive oil; in fact she says she has often bathed in it. Olive oil is one of the old-fashioned beauty secrets, and because it closely resembles our own natural oils it … Continue reading
Celtic Goddess Arianrhod
The Celtic Goddess Arianrhod By Judi Singleton (‘Silver Wheel’) Major Welsh Goddess. A star goddess. Her palace was called Caer Arianrhod (Aurora Borealis), Goddess of time and karma. Mother aspect of the Triple Goddess in Wales. Goddess of beauty, the Moon, fertility and reincarnation. Mother of Llew Llau Gyffes by her brother Gwydion. Her consort … Continue reading
Fragrant Oils in Magical and Spiritual Work
Fragrant Oils in Magical and Spiritual Work by Keri Desherite The power of scent, and the virtues of the oils of various plants, have been recognized by religious and magical practitioners since ancient times. Whether through the inducement of subtle and powerful sensory memory, or the direct stimulation of the body and nervous system through … Continue reading
Before You Think That Next Thought!
Before You Think That Next Thought! by Harald Anderson “Every thought we think is creating our future.” – Louise L. Hay Researchers have discovered that the average person thinks anywhere between 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts per day. Since the majority of us spend anywhere from 16-18 hours awake each day, we think a thought on … Continue reading
Italian Gods and Goddesses
Anteros Italian-Roman god of love and passion. He was, specifically, the god of mutual love and would punish those who did not return love. Aradia Italian witch goddess. She came to earth to teach her mother Diana’s magic. Symbolizes the air element, the moon. Astraea Italian goddess of truth and justice. Also known as Astria. … Continue reading
Cutting a Doorway
At times you may have to leave the circle. This is fine, of course, but as previously mentioned, passing through the circle dissipates it. To prevent this from occurring it’s traditional to cut a doorway. To do this, face Northeast. Hold your athame point downward near the ground. See and sense the circle before you. … Continue reading
Raising a Plant Familiar
The purpose of this technique is to raise, or grow, a plant as a “familiar” (serving spirit) or as a magical plant. In ancient times, a small circle of stones was set around the chosen plant, to “bind” the numen there. Then a hole was dug down toward the roots (carefully) and a chosen power … Continue reading
Enchanted Night Garden
Plant a night garden to attract nocturnal creatures such as bats, owls and crickets. For a night garden, alba or white flowers are used because their iridescent color will stand out in the twilight and evening darkness. Include noctiflora, flowers that bloom only at night. Especially helpful in a night garden are flowers that have … Continue reading
Celtic Folklore Regarding Herbs & Plants
Until fairly recently, in Irish and Scottish rural society it was believed that sickness and disease were caused by the fairies. A remedy could only be given by a ‘fairy doctor’, a person gifted with some natural skill in combating fairy magic. The most common herbs used in Gaelic fairy medicine were VERVAIN, EYE BRIGHT … Continue reading
Cone of Power
In Neo-pagan witchcraft this is a field of psychic energy or power produced in unison by a coven or group of witches. Sometimes the phenomenon is referred to as raising the power. Other Neo-pagans believe in the phenomenon too. Witches usually join hands, frequently within the magic circle, while dancing around and chanting to raise … Continue reading
Wiccan Mythos
This is a term designating the underlying spirituality of Wicca reflected in the seasonal rites of Nature, along with the metaphors linked with the lunar reverence. The essence of this mythos is based upon the Wheel of the Year, which designates the sabbats of the Wiccan religion. The Wheel possesses the foundation of the Wiccan … Continue reading
