Messages In This Digest (25 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: Living with Negativity From: Fran Wolfe-Johnson
- 1b.
- Re: Living with Negativity From: Erika Lobdell
- 1c.
- Re: Living with Negativity From: Raven )O(
- 2a.
- Re: Caffeine Withdrawal Disorder From: Betty Ramberg
- 2b.
- Re: Caffeine Withdrawal Disorder From: Lady Nightshayde
- 3a.
- Re: Trances From: zizanie_columbia_360
- 4a.
- For Columbus Day 2010--Something to Think About From: Lady Nightshayde
- 4b.
- Re: For Columbus Day 2010--Something to Think About From: Lady Nightshayde
- 5.
- Re: **Share A Spell Day** From: zizanie_columbia_360
- 6.
- Reconsider Columbus Day--You Tube Video From: Lady Nightshayde
- 7.
- Elder's Meditation of the Day--October 11 From: Lady Nightshayde
- 8.
- Return of the Green Fairy From: Lady Nightshayde
- 9.
- **Tarot Tuesday**, 10/12/2010, 12:00 am From: 13Witches@yahoogroups.com
- 10.1.
- Aromatherapy Tip From: Lady Nightshayde
- 11.1.
- Cool Website of the Day From: Lady Nightshayde
- 12.
- Animal Thoughts From: Lady Nightshayde
- 13.
- Samhain Celebration--Small Children's Activities From: Lady Nightshayde
- 14.
- Teaching Ourselves to Forgive From: Lady Nightshayde
- 15a.
- The Mysteries of Witchcraft From: Lady Nightshayde
- 16a.
- Naming the Passages of Life From: Lady Nightshayde
- 17a.
- The Art of Calling Animals From: Lady Nightshayde
- 18.1.
- Thought for the Day From: Lady Nightshayde
- 19.
- Into the West From: Lady Nightshayde
- 20a.
- Communicating With the Dead From: Lady Nightshayde
- 21.
- Moonscopes FOrecast for the week of October 10 to October 16 From: Lady Nightshayde
Messages
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Re: Living with Negativity
Posted by: "Fran Wolfe-Johnson" tygermoonfoxx@gmail.com tygermoonfoxx
Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:09 am (PDT)
There are some things which magic cannot fix. This is one of them. You need
instead to communicate with your husband, really communicate, and it sounds
like that may not be facilitated by yourselves easily. Find a marriage
counselor. If he'll listen at all, take him to the doctor and have him
checked to see if he has any medical issues which may cause the behavior
such as clinical depression. When my beloved husband began acting that way,
it was a sign that something was wrong. He's been placed on an
anti-depressant and now does much better, more like his old self.
Also, take a look at your physical environment. Are you hanging on to
things you don't really need, don't use, don't love? Clutter attracts
negativity and can have a real impact on the health of those in the
household. Start throwing away things you two don't use, love, or want. If
it's broken and can't be mended nicely, toss it. FlyLady.net is a good
place to start for practices like that because you're not alone.
Above all, if you insist on staying with him be safe. Find a women's group
and get youself help in coping with the issues. A lot of people don't think
of those acts as abuse, but they are and they cannot get better if you don't
take steps to make them better.
On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Melissa Kasselman <magick_willow@yahoo.com
> wrote:
> It is so terribly hard to try to stay positve in my life while I live with
> my husband who is full of negative thoughts!
> --
>
"Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs
my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to
the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy."
-- Hamlin Garland
Fran Wolfe-Johnson (WalkerTXKitty)
FoxHeart Acres, FL
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Re: Living with Negativity
Posted by: "Erika Lobdell" erikalobdell@gmail.com erikalobdell
Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:30 pm (PDT)
I echo Fran's sentiments. What you describe sounds similar to
stalking-within the course of your marital relationship. Stalking IS
abusive behavior, and is usually indicative a potential for physical
aggression if things were to escalate further. It doesn't matter whether
he's 'insecure' or not, that's only a recipe for making excuses for him.
For situations such as the one you describe, use of magic might make things
worse as it sounds as if your husband has some control issues and if you use
magic, he is likely to feel even MORE out of control than he already is-thus
the escalation issue/fear I mentioned above.
Mostly, keep yourself safe for harm, and if you use magic to help keep
yourself protected, that's different from using magic to impact on him and
his negativity. Hope this makes sense...
Erika
On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Fran Wolfe-Johnson <tygermoonfoxx@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
>
> There are some things which magic cannot fix. This is one of them. You
> need instead to communicate with your husband, really communicate, and it
> sounds like that may not be facilitated by yourselves easily. Find a
> marriage counselor.
>
> Above all, if you insist on staying with him be safe. Find a women's group
> and get youself help in coping with the issues. A lot of people don't think
> of those acts as abuse, but they are and they cannot get better if you don't
> take steps to make them better.
>
> On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Melissa Kasselman <
> magick_willow@yahoo.com > wrote:
>
>> It is so terribly hard to try to stay positve in my life while I live with
>> my husband who is full of negative thoughts!
>
>
>
>> --
>>
> "Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs
> my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to
> the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy."
>
> -- Hamlin Garland
>
> Fran Wolfe-Johnson (WalkerTXKitty)
> FoxHeart Acres, FL
>
> http://www.myhappytrails.net
>
>
>
>
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Re: Living with Negativity
Posted by: "Raven )O(" reenehopkins@yahoo.com reenehopkins
Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:36 pm (PDT)
This may or may not help in all cases and every time you try it...but when my
husband is in one of his negative modes I burns lots and lots of lavender. This
of course does not work real well when he is drunk and just in a mood! I also
sage the bloody hael out of my house as sage clears away negativity. Just some
suggestions!
Blessed Be
Raven
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Re: Caffeine Withdrawal Disorder
Posted by: "Betty Ramberg" brighid2010@yahoo.com brighid2010
Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:25 pm (PDT)
Horse poopies, I have been on coffee for years and nothing is wrong with me
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Re: Caffeine Withdrawal Disorder
Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99
Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:43 pm (PDT)
Horse poopies, I have been on coffee for years and nothing is wrong with me
LOL! I consider coffee my only addiction; well, chocolate too. As far as health goes, dark chocolate is now considered good for you. And, coffee has some health benefits, too. If I don't have any caffeine for several days, which doesn't happen often, I do get a mild headache; which I promptly cure with coffee.
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Re: Trances
Posted by: "zizanie_columbia_360" amoss01@yahoo.com zizanie_columbia_360
Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:16 pm (PDT)
I have similar moments, but during them I find myself standing in another setting like I've switched places with someone for a few seconds and I'm experiencing whatever they are talking a 'little walk' from. It's very disconcerting and I can never quite recall the details when I am 'myself' again. Not everything can be blamed on menopause, but I like that explanation better than some sort of stroke.
It is possible that these are microsleeps, with or without dreams. Are you getting enough sleep?
--- In 13Witches@yahoogroups.com , "Raven" <reenehopkins@...> wrote:
>
> Lately I have been finding myself in these trances...it seems at the time that I am thinking of nothing, but its happening more and more. For example, I can be looking at someone and having a conversation with them, and then if feels like I go off somewhere in my mind, while still having a conversation, and then minutes later I am back, but the person I was talking to didn't even realize my mind had wondered off. My husband is the only person who catches it when I wander away. He says I still carry on the conversation like I am there but that he can see it that I am just not there. I have been wondering if I am going into a trance state (like I do with meditation or when I am working my spells or doing healings), or if I am just getting bored with the conversation so my mind just takes a little walk. I have been chalking this up to menopause, but lately it feels like I am really going somewhere else. Has anyone else experienced this?
>
> Blessed Be
> Raven
>
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For Columbus Day 2010--Something to Think About
Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99
Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:34 pm (PDT)
For Columbus Day 2010 - Something to think about.....
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Re: For Columbus Day 2010--Something to Think About
Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99
Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:58 pm (PDT)
For Columbus Day 2010 - Something to think about.....
Sorry the video didn't come through. Check it out on youtube.
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For Columbus Day 2010 - Something to think about.....
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Re: **Share A Spell Day**
Posted by: "zizanie_columbia_360" amoss01@yahoo.com zizanie_columbia_360
Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:48 pm (PDT)
For Calling for More Joy
Magic to call joy into one's life should be performed at the Waxing Moon.
Get three cherry-red candles. Gather flowers, whatever kinds are in season, and decorate your altar with them. When you have viewed the Moon that evening, light your three candles and dedicate them to the Fates. Joy is very much in their domain. Say:
"Red is my blood and red is my laughter, Red is the color of life and of love. Gracious Old Ladies, who weave in deep dark places, Bless me with joy and bless me with luck."
Perform this honoring of the Fates three nights in a row, and burn the candles a little each night. The last night, allow your candles to burn down. For incense you can burn red clover. Once the spell is finished, dispose of it by taking a little bit of the candle dripping, dried flowers, and ashes from the incense to a living body of water, cast them in, turn your back, and don't look back
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Reconsider Columbus Day--You Tube Video
Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99
Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:12 pm (PDT)
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Elder's Meditation of the Day--October 11
Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99
Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:27 pm (PDT)
Elder's Meditation of the Day - October 11
"Men and women have an equal responsibility to restore the strength of the family, which is the foundation of all cultures."
--Haida Gwaii Traditional Circle of Elders
The family is the heartbeat of strength of the culture. The grandfathers and grandmothers taught their children; they in turn had children who taught their children. If the family isn't taught the culture, then the children become adults, and the adults become the grandfathers and grandmothers, and the result is the culture becomes lost. This is how language is lost; this is how dances are lost; this is how knowledge is lost. We need to listen to our Elders, today, before it's too late.
Great Spirit, teach me the culture so I can teach the children.
from www.whitebison.org
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Return of the Green Fairy
Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99
Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:29 pm (PDT)
Return of the Green Fairy
We took a glass of absinthe to compose our nerves.
Thackeray
Absinthe is back, behind bars in the U.S., the fabled herbal liquor banned here since 1912. At that time the villain of the drink, according to the Department of Agriculture, was its content of wormwood, a bitter herb deemed to have a drastic effect on habitual users. The feds may also have had their knickers in a twist because of the raffish cultural backstory of the drink. Its abuse can provoke hallucinations, convulsions and psychoses.
During the Belle Epoch and the early twentieth century, absinthe was all the rage in Paris, other European sites and in major U.S. cities, especially New Orleans. In bistros absinthe seemed to be the choice intoxicant of painters, musicians, poets, journalists, philosophers, aristos, ne'er-do-wells, drunks, prostitutes, chronic troublemakers--anyone with the time and inclination to hang out and do some serious drinking. the list of famous devotees is extensive, including at random Gauguin, van Gogh, Monet, Toulouse Lautrec, Degas, Verlaine, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, and Picasso. Roaring around France, Spain, Cuba, and the U.S., Hemingway knocked back his own manly share.
Although it is not a psychedelic, absinthe is reported to induce clarity, a heightened sense of mind and mood. Its abuse is believed to provoke mental deterioration.
The biblical "bitter gall and wormwood" has become proverbial. But the drink was consumed for thousands of years, sometimes as medication, sometimes for pure pleasure. Ancient absinthe, generally just wormwood leaves soaked in wine, had been the subject of diverse health claims. Hippocrates advised it for jaundice and anemia, Pythagoras claimed that it eased labor in childbirth. Pliny recommended it as a cure for bad breath. Onward to seventeenth-century France, a court lady wrote the definitive word to Mme. de Sevigne, "My little absinthe is the cure for all diseases."
Then, as now, absinthe has its own ritual. It is prepared by slowly pouring icy water through a lump of sugar on a slotted spoon over a glass holding a small amount of absinthe. the solution trickles into the glass until the liquor turns "louch," generally a pale green, dubbed the "Green Fairy"--a spirit recently revising America.
from The Witches' ALmanac
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Aromatherapy Tip
Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99
Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:59 pm (PDT)
To create an aromatic shampoo simply add 4 drops
of your favorite essential oil
to 1 Tablespoon of unscented baby shampoo.
Wash your hair as usual.
from www.aromathyme.com
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Cool Website of the Day
Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99
Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:12 pm (PDT)
Earth from Above
"Earth From Above" is the result of the aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's five-year airborne odyssey across six continents. It's a spectacular presentation of large scale photographs of astonishing natural landscapes. Every stunning aerial photograph tells a story about our changing planet. The photos are magnificient! Take a few minutes to make your own journey around the world; you can do it in less than 80 days!
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Animal Thoughts
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Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:13 pm (PDT)
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Samhain Celebration--Small Children's Activities
Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99
Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:14 pm (PDT)
Samhain Celebration-- Small Children's Activities
Samhain is the third and final harvest of the year. Although most of
today's Pagans are no longer country folkes, growing crops and tending
cattle or other livestock, this can still be celebrated as a harvest,
the harvest of the "thought-seeds". Also the Celtic (and Witches') New
Year, t'is a day for remembering the past and forecasting the future.
Bright Futures:
Materials: 10-12 flower bulbs, A trowel or small shovel, a small spot of
earth for a flower bed.
Decide where you want the flowers to bloom in the spring. Dig the holes
for each bulb two and one half time the diameter of the bulb. Place or
pour some fertilizer into the bottom of the hole. Place in the bulb,
root side down, and cover with dirt. Water the area well. (Tell the
children about how the bulbs are buried just as the Sun God starts his
journey to the Underworld. Just as he is not really dead, neither are
the bulbs. They are warm and alive beneath the ground, in the womb of
the Mother Earth, gathering strength for when they emerge and bloom as
bright as the Sun, come next spring.)
Turnip the Lights:
Materials: 1 turnip and one flashlight per child. Sharp knife and spoon
(adults only)
Slice off the top of each medium size purple-top turnip. Hollow out the
middle with the knife and spoon. Save the turnip meat (remind children
"waste not, want not") for cooking later. Carefully carve facial
features through one side of the turnip. Cut a circle in the bottom of
the turnip to fit snug over the head of a flashlight. Turn on the
flashlight to go trick-or-treat-ing. (Tell the children about how the
Celt children would dress in all white, dress up as the opposite gender,
or wear straw disguises to fool the spirits out walking around on
Samhain)
Jack-o-Twist Lantern:
Materials: 1 mini pumpkin and 1 taper candle for each "lantern" to be
made.
Cut the top off of a mini pumpkin. Make sure the opening is no larger
than a quarter. Remove the seeds with a small spoon or the tip of a
peeler. Allow children to paint faces on the pumpkins before sticking a
taper candle into it. Carefully cut the center out of the top of the
pumpkin, slightly smaller hole than in the pumpkin itself, and slip over
the candle. Press the top down gently until it is a tight fit. ( Explain
to the children how the Pagan children used turnips rather than pumpkins
to make Jack-o-Lanterns, as pumpkins were not indigenous to Europe, but
rather introduced after the discovery of North America.)
Natural Old Maid:
Materials: 21 leaves, 21 index cards, glue, felt markers.
This is a two part activity. Start a couple of days before Samhain by
sending the children outside to gather leaves. These leaves should not
be thoroughly dried and crinkled up, but rather turning colour and still
pliable. Explain the importance of getting the leaves from the ground
rather than off the bushes or trees. Press the leaves by placing them
between paper towels and stacking books on top of them. After 2 or three
days, remove the leaves and select 10 pairs and one odd-one-out. Glue
the leaves to the index cards, and allow the children to decorate each
pair as desired. Shuffle the cards and deal till all the cards are
dealt. Each child picks a card from the one on their left, laying down
pairs for all to see. Play continues until all pairs are matched. The
child holding the odd card WINS.
Nature Says:
Materials: Acorns, pine cones, rocks, seeds, leaves, twigs, or any other
natural item.
Have the child(ren) gather all natural items in the backyard, or if
hiking along the trail. Assign an action to each type of item, such as
*rock--jump*, *twig-hop*, etc. Start by showing one object, and the
children calling out the associated action, then acting it out. As they
catch on, start laying out the items in "sentences" on the ground. Watch
the silliness and laughter grow. (Explain to the children that in
ancient times children made up games with only natural materials. That
there were no TVs or radios, or bikes, etc. Remind them that Nature is
not only beautiful, but fun, too.)
Hide and Seek:
Materials: Rocks and Sticks
This can be played in the backyard, along a nature trail, or at the
beach. First the adult goes down the path and leaves "directions for the
children to follow. The directions are made by placing piles of rocks
and twigs along the side of the path. Perhaps three rocks and a twig
sticking out to the left means that the next clue is three steps forward
and to the left. One rock in a circle of twigs could mean to stand
still, turn slowly in a circle for the next clue. Next, the child and a
second adult start down the path and try to find you. (Explain how the
villagers and others would find their way to each other and back home
again by leave natural "secret clues" along the various paths.)
Samhain Door Wreath:
Materials: Items from Nature, fine wire, sheet of corrugated cardboard,
collection sack, small nail.
First, take a Nature hike. Have the child collect items from nature,
such as pine cones, seeds, leaves, berry bunches (remind the child how
important it is to thank the plant for its gift, and to take only what
is needed.), acorns and caps, flowers, etc. When you get home, spread
out collection on some newspaper. Cut out a circle about 15" in
diameter, from the cardboard. Cut a smaller circle out of the middle.
Have the child choose which objects go where on the cardboard
background, and hand the object to you. Wrap the wire around each object
so it can be fastened to the cardboard. Poke two small holes in the
cardboard ring for each item. Feed the wire through and twist in back.
Keep fastening objects onto the ring until it is full and no cardboard
shows. Hang the wreath on the front door with the nail. (Explain that
"wreaths of bounty" used to symbolize giving thanks for a prosperous
year, and an invitation for others less fortunate to share in the good
fortune.)
Making a Besom:
Materials: 4ft dowel- 1" in diameter, ball of twine, scissors, straw or
other pliable herb stock.
Take the straw or other herb stalk that you have chosen and soak
overnight in luke warm salted water. The water swells the stalk slightly
for bending without breakage, and the salt dispels former energies. When
ready, remove stalks from the water and dry for just a bit. Not too much
or the stalk will stiffen up, again. Place the dowel on a table where
you have room to work. Start lining the stalks along the dowel , about 3
inches from the bottom, moving backwards. Begin binding the stalks to
the dowel with the twine. Tie very securely. You may add as many layers
as you like, depending on how full you want the Besom to be. When stalks
are secure, gently bend the top stalks down over the binding. When all
have been bent over, secure the stalks again with more twine a couple of
inches under the first binding. Allow to air dry for a day or two. The
dowel can then be stained, painted, or carved into to make personal.
Remember to concentrate and charge at the next full moon. (Explain to
the children that the Pagans used to "ride" their Besoms through the
fields, jumping as high as they could. This was to show the
God/dess(s-es) how high they wanted their crops to grow the next year.
Also jumping over bonfires at the Sabbat festivals was for good health
and prosperity.)
Gather 'round the bonfire, burning so bright
Watch the shadows dancing, in its flickering light
As the music starts, and we begin to dance
Just maybe, if we're lucky, ahhhhh perchance
We shall see some kindred spirits, as they pass by
On their way to the Summerlands, beneath the Samhain sky.
--- Akasha
As I lay in my bed, 'tis the end of the year
And I thank the Goddess and the God
For bringing me to here.
Before I close my eyes, one more wish I make
I pray to the Goddess and the God
The next year through me take.
---Akasha
Adapted by Akasha Ap Emrys
To share with all of her friends and those of like mind
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Teaching Ourselves to Forgive
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Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:15 pm (PDT)
Teaching Ourselves to Forgive
Adapted from The Biology of Transcendence, by Joseph Chilton Pearce (Inner Traditions, 2004).
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After more than thirty years of research, HeartMath, a research center in Boulder Creek, California, has worked out a program of training that can bring heart and brain into synchrony. Its approach is biological, eminently practical, and entirely uncluttered with sentiment, and the synchrony achieved through its procedure can be as spiritual or mystical as we wish to make it.
Here is a simple six-step approach that can help us to overcome the defenses of our archaic brain structures and open us to higher heart frequencies--a huge component of forgiveness rather than retaliation, loving compassion rather than defensiveness and resentment.
Learn these six simple steps, here:
1. Recognize when a stressful event is shaping up or taking place and "freeze the frame" at the instant of recognition. Freezing the frame is like pushing the "pause" button on your DVD--the picture's action and sound are stopped immediately. As soon as you realize a stressful event is manifesting, freeze your state of mind, making no mental response. Any of us can suspend our thought, blank out inner chatter and ordinary reaction for a few seconds while we perform step two.
2. Shift your attention to the area of your heart. Focus and hold your attention there for the few seconds you will need for step three.
3. Recall a positive, joyful, fun-filled event in your life, or bring to mind some person whom you love fully or savor in memory. Form an image of that person or event as best you can and hold to the joyful feeling of that recollection without shifting your consciousness from your heart area.
4. Keeping your focus on your heart, open to your intuition and common sense and, with utmost sincerity, ask your heart what would be the best response you cold make to the situation at hand. What behavior on your part would be most effective in resolving the tensions or healing the rupture in the relationships involved in the situations taking place?
5. Listen to what you then hear or feel as your heart's response.
6. Act on the heart's response.
We need to practice and live with these steps for awhile, perhaps practicing on a small scale with less important, incidental events. As we discover the effectiveness of the procedure, we are ready to risk ourselves and take on larger challenges. This small mental exercise can eventually become a way of forgiveness, the way we meet life automatically.
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The Mysteries of Witchcraft
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The Mysteries of Witchcraft
Have you ever wondered about your existence prior to your birth? Do you ever think about what happens after death, or wonder about the purpose of your existence? If so, you have touched upon the very mysteries that are the foundations of Witchcraft as a religion and spiritual path.
We live in a wondrous technological era that has opened many new vistas. We now know more about the Universe outside of our planet and within our own bodies. The idea of life on other worlds, and the concept of other dimensions of reality beyond our own, is no longer exclusive to science fiction.
Today we have an understanding that was not available to our ancestors, lending us an advantage. Science has exposed certain ancient beliefs as nothing more than mere superstition. However, science has also revealed that many ancient herbal and folk magic remedies are valid solutions and possess practical applications.
One area in which modern science has yet to catch up with ancient wisdom is that of magic and the mystical. Here we find the timeless secrets of the nature of our own souls, as well as the knowledge of the divine essence within all things. According to oral tradition, there have always been the keepers of such ancient knowledge and wisdom. They have been known by many names and titles throughout history, and among them we find the Druid and the Witch.
The majority of popular books today on Witchcraft often focus upon spells and rituals. The general theme of most Witchcraft and Wicca books is one of self-discovery and self-development. While such books are valuable, they can lack a connection to what is greater than the Self. How then do we merge with the higher nature and thereby enter into a relationship with the Cosmos, of which we are an integral part? Our ancestors preserved various methods, concepts and techniques that were designed to aid the individual in gaining greater awareness. Over the centuries, Mystery Schools were developed to offer initiation and training in time-proven methods of spiritual enlightenment. In our current age of materialism and self-centered awareness, the ancient Mysteries are more important than ever.
Due to many factors, an individual may never have the opportunity in this life to encounter the Mystery Teachings. The ancient Mystery Schools are difficult to find, and teachers of the Old Ways are a minority in modern times. It is for this reason that I wrote a book titled Witchcraft: A Mystery Tradition. Readers of my new book will find a rich source of essential teachings and practical methods for training in the Mysteries. These are designed to help create internal alignments to the Divine Blueprint, which is the essence of the world of nature and beyond. In addition, the book provides a cohesive body of myths and ritual alignments, upon which anyone can construct their own tradition of Witchcraft or Wicca.
Over the span of more than three decades, I have devoted my life to the study of the ancient Mysteries. During this period I have also been initiated into several modern Witchcraft/Wicca traditions. This has provided me with the unique opportunity to compare the old and the new. What began as a personal interest in such comparisons became the formal process of writing my new book.
As an author I have the privilege of meeting and corresponding with many practitioners of Witchcraft and Wicca throughout the United States and other parts of the World. One area of frustration among these practitioners is related to the rituals that comprise the Wheel of the Year. One consistent concern is that the popular Sabbats lack a unified cultural theme and mythos to carry them as one cohesive and interconnected body. Instead they can often appear as loosely related themes partially connected by seasonal ideas from various outside sources. Therefore they do not always share the same essential roots, which can result in a curious patchwork mixture of themes, deities, practices and concepts.
To address this concern, and offer an alternative, I set about the task of applying an older cohesive theme to the template of modern Witchcraft and Wiccan Sabbats. I selected a Celtic foundation for the mythical associations related to each Sabbat. To this I added a congruent Celtic pantheon that best matched the Wheel of the Year, and provided an unbroken story line. This theme follows a matched and mated Goddess and God throughout the year in keeping with the seasonal transitions and with authentic myths and legends.
Witchcraft: A Mystery Tradition is the first book of its kind to aid priestesses and priests of the Craft in formulating an integrated Wheel of the Year system. It is also the first book to initiate the solitary Witch/Wiccan on the road to the Inner Mysteries. It is my honor to share this material, and I hope others will find it of value in their own journey.
By Raven Grimassi
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Naming the Passages of Life
Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99
Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:17 pm (PDT)
Naming The Passages of Life
Most people experience some name changes during their lives. We sometimes are given nicknames, for better or worse, by our schoolmates. Our lovers give us special pet names. Most women change their last names when they marry, and they still go from Miss to Mrs., despite the feminist movement and the push toward Msing everyone together in one big, feminine group. As Wiccans, when we set forth upon our spiritual path, we often take a magical name to signify the internal changes that have occurred.
We take magical names for more reasons than just to bear a "cool" name. We do it because the path of Wicca is a transformational one. As we walk along it, we change, we grow. We evolve into new people many times over as we progress through the degrees. Each step requires a new name because we no longer fit the names originally given to us. After having met the challenges the Goddess gives us; after having studied and developed our power and wisdom; after learning to work the magic, the healing of the sick, the divination of the future; after having been the vessel of the very Gods themselves, we just are no longer a Cathy or a Dan.
In some traditions, with each degree's elevation ritual, the Witch takes a new name, but what about all those other times in our lives? We go through so many passages in our lives that go unacknowledged. These stages of life are mileposts of our progress through life. Here are what I see as the ten most significant life passages:
1. CHILDHOOD: Childhood is the point at which one is no longer a baby. There could be a new name given upon being weaned onto solid foods or completing toilet training.
2. TEEN: This is a great passage, usually indicated by the beginning of menses in girls. Since boys do not have a marker that is as apparent as menses, parents of boys can help choose what event will mark the passage for them.
3. POST VIRGINITY: Losing one's virginity is an unquestioned landmark event. It's about first love, youth, innocence, broken hearts quickly healed, and the passions of the young.
4. ADULTHOOD: Adulthood is an achievement rather than an age. Not everyone who is eighteen or twenty-one should be considered adult. Some people in their forties are not yet adults. Some think one of the reasons this is so is that there are no longer rituals that outline expected adult behavior, responsibilities, and rewards to transform the rebellious teen into an honorable adult.
5. CAREER: When one embarks upon a career, beginning usually with a graduation party, one does more than earn a paycheck and bring home the tofu. A career is one's life's work.
6. MARRIAGE: I used to think that committed unmarried couples are as much a couple as married people. Then I got married. The wedding ritual is the most profound ritual of your lifetime. It changes you. I see marriage as an initiation into the world of real relationships.
7. PARENTHOOD: Creating and giving birth to a child constitutes the initiation into this new realm of life's experiences. Over the long haul is where the real parenting takes place.
8. CHANGE OF LIFE: The children move out, the eggs stop sliding down those tubes, the baby machine shuts down, and women get power surges. For men it involves physical aging, grey hair, balding, widening around the middle, and sometimes a hysterical rebellion against those things with a comb-over, a bottle of Grecian formula, and a red Corvette.
9. THE ELDER YEARS: The elder years are marked by silver hair, the wrinkles, complaints about how small they are making the print on the aspirin bottles, not being able to get up without grunting, the post-menopausal energy, retirement, and grandchildren.
10. DEATH: This is the final passage. The time for reflection about all that you accomplished, all the people you were, all the love you shared, and the people you touched in this incarnation. The cycle ends and begins again.
Life is a circle, the Pagans sing. It's a dance. Using naming rituals, we can mark the transition past each passage. When the baby achieves its first milepost and becomes, instead, a child, this is the time to retire the baby names you cooed at them when they were at the breast. Consider a tender mother-daughter ritual upon your daughter's menses. Talk about her experience, and yours, teaching her what she can expect, what she needs to know, and honoring that change in her life's path with a magical name. It need not be a public name change. Driver's licenses need not be altered. It could be a pet name between mother and daughter, or simply a name change in her diary to help mark the passage and make a memory.
Adulthood and career names are usually given to us when we are first called by the title Mr., Miss or Ms. A young person will giggle when first addressed this way, thinking perhaps that you mean his or her father or mother. When they realize that they have grown up enough to bear that title, it is a profound moment. You can use that feeling in your coming-of-age rituals. At the end, when the supplicant has overcome challenges and achieved the honor of adulthood, call him Mr. or her Ms.
Parenting comes with automatic name change to "Mommy" and "Daddy," and even affecting other members of the family to aunts and uncles or grandparents and great-grandparents. As they grow, your child's names for you will change from ma-like syllables drooled out of a baby's mouth to the "Mama" and "Mommy" of small children, giving way to the "Mom" of older kids and the scornful "Mother" of teens. Mothers can also take the names of mothers they admire, perhaps from films or literature, and use them in hopes of being as good a mother as those characters were.
It is in the passages of change of life and the elder years that magical names can have the most profound effect upon your state of mind. We are culturally preconditioned to see life's marks upon our faces as signs of decay rather than marks of wisdom. We live in a culture that embraces only the virgin, and to a lesser extent the mother. The crone has little value except as the only alternative to death. It is unfortunate that this is so. Other cultures revere their elders, and perhaps as the Baby Boomers silver, society's priorities will shift.
One way is to embrace our eldering is to name it and so claim it. Consider a woman going through her change of life time. She is leaving off the role of mother and is heading toward...? that's the problem. Those little mysterious, unknown dots traipsing off to who knows where and making a fifty-something person uneasy. Try a ritual that marks the time, or that not only marks the ending of the parent years, leaving behind the problems of birth control, the discomforts of menses, and the issues around raising children, but that celebrates the freedom of the future. Look forward to the goals we have planned for that time in our lives.
As one enters the elder years, why not take a name to celebrate? We can weave positive magic into the names by choosing names that are imbued with health, strength, wisdom, and respect--whatever is needed. In my book, The Complete Book of Magical Names, I have included an "Index of Names by Characteristics" that you can use to choose the names for all your passages, according to what characteristics they will bring into your life.
I was at a Wiccan handfasting (wedding ceremony) in which the couple used all the magical names they'd ever had. In effect, marrying all the aspects of themselves to the other's complete self. The end of our lives could be like that. We could look back over a lifetime of names, each marking our significant passages, and reflect on all that we have been, all that we have accomplished, and all the names we bore so proudly along the long, strange trip called life.
by Phoenix McFarland,
copyright 1999
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The Art of Calling Animals
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Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:17 pm (PDT)
The Art of Calling Animals
Many folks in the magical community have read stories about people who have the ability to call an animal. I would like to share with you what my teachers taught me about this magical technique.
Of course, animal calling is not a skill one learns overnight. It takes practice and determination, but it can be learned by most people who have good visualization skills. Most often, when a person calls in an animal it is done with thought pictures. Animals respond well to strong mental images--for instance, a dog that does not like baths will hide even before you turn on the tub. That is evidence that animals can pick up on visually oriented thoughts.
With wild animals there is a bit more to it. For instance, if you want to call a bird and hold it in your hand, you will need to project a familiar image to the bird--perhaps a worm. This means you must know everything that the bird knows about the worm. You must know what it tastes like, how it smells, what it feels like to live in the Earth. If you project a picture of a worm from a human point of view this technique will not work; you have to become the worm as the bird knows it.
What I like about modern day shamanism is there are now tools to help us in this process. There are small pieces of plastic or glass now that project how an animal or bird sees things. This helps a lot and has strengthened a weak point in understanding how critters look at their world. You can buy a bird's eye or a rabbit's eye lens and understand how an animal views their world.
Once you know everything that the bird knows about the worm, you project a thought picture to the bird that embodies the whole thought picture--the sight, taste, smell, texture, feel, look, living environment. Only then should you approach the bird and hold it in your hand.
In shamanic practice, this technique is sometimes taken to an extreme, especially with larger animals. The process becomes less benign than thinking like a worm. That is, if one wished to call a cougar by invisioning its favorite food, let's say a deer, using the above practice things get a bit more complicated. One should know the taste of raw deer meat, know what it feels like to carry a deer skin around you, know how to make the sounds deer make, and so on. Also, if you lose your train of thought while the cougar is present, it will turn on you out of fear and confusion. This technique is best left for those who have the time to thoroughly study it.
There are also less dangerous ways to call in certain animals. The use of sound and scent is effective in attracting animals--behold the duck hunter with his duck call whistle and duck decoy. There are recordings of animal sounds that are intended to bring in other animals. Sundancers use eagle bone whistles that sound like an eagle's call to attract eagles for their medicine ceremonies and dances.
It is important to say at this point anytime you call in an animal it should be for teaching, learning about a totem animal's behavior, or for some other kind of good reason. Using our knowledge for anything other than good amounts to bad medicine for us and for the Earth's creatures. Use your power and knowledge wisely or it may come back to bite you in your backside, if you catch my drift. The Lakota teach that we are all related. All things organic and inorganic on Mother Earth and in Father Sky should act as if each thing on this planet or in our sky is brother and sister. If we keep this in mind while working our magical techniques and calling in our relations, we will honorably be able to use their magical, spiritual, and practical medicine and strength to empower ourselves and those around us.
by Bernyce Barlow,
copyright 2001
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Thought for the Day
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Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:18 pm (PDT)
Here's a Thought for the Day:
If you really want your spouse to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say -- talk in your sleep.
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Into the West
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Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:19 pm (PDT)
The Goddess Companion
Look, I see her with my own eyes!
The Queen Mother of the West.
Look! I see her silvery hair,
The Queen Mother of the West.
I see her, in her cavern home,
The Queen Mother of the West.
I see the three-legged raven who serves
the Queen Mother of the West.
~Rhapsody by Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju 179-117 B.C.E.
The west is the direction of the sun's setting and is, therefore, connected with both sleep and death in most lands. Sleep we encounter every night, but death we meet only once. Death is, therefore, the greatest mystery of human life, for we cannot truly know what lies beyond that portal. Is there nothing? Heaven and hell? Rebirth in human or other form? Something we cannot even imagine?
Today most deaths take place in hospitals, and many people die alone, without their loved ones with them. In the past it was quite different. Most people witnessed many deaths before they reached the door themselves. If death was no less mysterious, it was far more familiar. Prayers to the mother of death were addressed, then, to someone who had visited more than once and whose features were well known. She may be a fierce figure, the raven-haunted queen, but she is one we cannot avoid meeting.
by Patricia Monaghan - From "The Goddess Companion" and GrannyMoon Morning Feast 1-800-THE-MOON
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Communicating With the Dead
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Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:20 pm (PDT)
Communicating With the Dead
There is nothing wrong with going into a room by yourself, or taking a walk in the cemetery, or sitting in a favorite nature spot and talking aloud to a dead loved one. You are not crazy. You are not stupid. You are not weak. You are human.
Did you know that over 60 percent of widows and widowers over the age of sixty-five in the United States today believe that their deceased spouses spend time with them and actually talk to them? Are these people senile? Are they practicing wish fulfillment? Do the answers to these questions really matter? No.
I wish that someone had told me that it didn't take a fancy ritual, a trip to the local psychic, or delving into things I might have been afraid of to talk to my mother when she died twenty-five years ago. Modern religion, by accident or design, has not equipped us to handle the personal grieving process, and has frightened us into often doing nothing at all. You arrange and attend the funeral, you light a candle, everyone pats you on the back, hands you a box of tissues--and you're stuck with your thoughts, your fears, and your pain.
THEY CAN HEAR YOU
Many people say, "I'm not talking to my mother (or father). They can't hear me anyway because they're in Heaven" (or wherever). This enforces our feeling of alienation when confronting death.
Well, the dead can hear you. They will listen. What proof do I have? The hundreds of people I've talked to all over the United States. These aren't the rich, the famous, or the popular. These are people just like you and me. They work in grocery stores, the corporate office, the garage, even nuclear power plants, and they all told me stories of talking to loved ones who have passed over to the other side, and how their lives changed because they had done so. These people aren't out to impress anyone, make money from their stories, or even place themselves in the limelight.
The ancient Celts knew that interaction with dead loved ones would not hurt them, nor would their lives be affected in a negative way, which is how Samhain came about in the first place. Perhaps, over the ravages of time, we've lost some of that spiritual innocence that assisted the Celts when they welcomed the dead into their homes on Samhain.
What often stops us from speaking to the dead? Our fear, and, perhaps, our guilt.
WHAT I DIDN'T GET TO TELL YOU
I think the hardest thing for us to deal with when a loved one has passed away, especially if the parting has been sudden, is that we didn't get to say good-bye or to explain something that was important in our relationship with the person. Our current culture does not allow us to speak to the dead. People make fun of us and tell us that we are nuts, superstitious, or sinful, which keeps us from exercising our natural desire to speak to loved ones who have passed beyond the veil. The holiday of Samhain, in its simplistic, Pagan beauty, reminds us that our ancient ancestors felt the same needs and desires that we do.
When a loved one or friend dies, the most significant slice in our lives comes from the perceived severing of communication--something which humans (even the most private ones) cannot seem to do without. You can't call that person on the phone, hop in your car and drive over to see them, get on the computer and send them e-mail or catch them in a chat room, or walk into the kitchen and say something. You may feel guilty that you didn't say you were sorry for a minor infraction, or a situation that remained between you, creating a chasm in your relationship that you thought you'd deal with--sometime- -and now there's no time.
Feelings of guilt and loneliness deepen the grief process, and we try to shove the whole mess away to a far little corner of our minds, locked in a little mental box that we dare not touch.
Our very first step in dealing with death should be the assurance from our religious leaders, our peers, and our family that we certainly can communicate with the dead. It truly is okay to talk "to the air." You need to do it. The deceased need to hear you. Go ahead and tell them what's on your mind, that you miss them, even that you are angry with them for leaving you. That's okay too.
Do you have to light candles, go to a dark, spooky place at midnight? Do you have to conduct a seance? Use a Ouija board? Absolutely not. You can sit in the broad daylight under a tree, if you like, to carry on your conversation. You can talk to the deceased in the laundry room while you're doing your wash, or in the garage while you're fixing your car.
ANCESTRAL ALTARS
In our research on the Celts, Samhain, and the Mexican and South American customs of the Day of the Dead, we learn that altars designed for the dead are not uncommon, nor are they in any way evil or unsavory. Here, the altar becomes a focal point of honor, and a physical connection from yourself to a specific person that you loved who has died, or it can encompass your lineage of ancestors. Many magical people and individuals of various religions keep such an altar in their homes all year round. If this makes you uncomfortable, then consider making such an altar only through the month of October, or the last week of the harvest month in your area. If you live below the equator, then your seasons will be different from those experienced by individuals in America or Europe.
Why would we make such an altar? Recognition. Realizing that our spirits live on after death, and using a physical object or objects to affirm this belief. Understanding that death does not kill the vital essence of who and what we are. Honor, continuing, to give our loving energy to someone we cared about.
What does an altar to the deceased look like? Is there a wrong way to construct such a thing? The altar should look the way you want it to--a pleasing sight. It should not contain anything that you would find offensive or frightening. There is no wrong way to honor the dead person, unless you, in some way, pervert his or her memory.
OFFERINGS TO THE DEAD
Incense, fruit, nuts, items of harvest, milk, chocolate, ale, strings of beads, candles, cakes, colorful stones, shells, rose petals, rum, strips of colored paper with words of love or blessings--all of these items have found their way to the altars of the dead all over the world. It is believed that these items carry an energy of their own, and that by offering them to the dead, you are giving the essence of the thing--a quantity of positive energy--to the deceased. By lighting a candle, you are making a connection from yourself, through the elements of earth, air, and fire, to the other side--giving energy and the light of love to someone who has passed over.
Many cultures practice prayers for the dead. These prayers feed our loved ones positive energy so that they may work off any negative Karma. Many individuals believe that when the dead reach out from the other side to assist you with a problem, or watch over you for your protection, the deceased fulfills a very real function in "what makes the world go round." These two beliefs take the "fear" out of death and fill a very real need in the human psyche.
SEVEN-DAY SAMHAIN VIGIL
You will need seven candles (style and color of your choice), a picture of your loved one(s), and seven sticks of incense. On October 25 (at the time of your choice), light the first candle. You can say a poem, speak aloud to the deceased, sing a song, or read a passage from a book. Light the incense and say: "In your honor." Allow the candle to burn completely. On the following five days, do the same activity with a fresh candle and incense. On October 31, light the candle and the incense and leave an offering such as rose petals, a string of beads, or whatever you think is appropriate. On November 2, dispose of the candle ends and offering by burying them on your property.
I carried a lot of grief over things left "undone" with my mother. I carried that emotional garbage for over twenty years. As soon as I began talking to her, many things changed for the better for me in my life. Don't wait like I did.
by Silver RavenWolf,
copyright 1999
There is nothing wrong with going into a room by yourself, or taking a walk in the cemetery, or sitting in a favorite nature spot and talking aloud to a dead loved one. You are not crazy. You are not stupid. You are not weak. You are human.
Did you know that over 60 percent of widows and widowers over the age of sixty-five in the United States today believe that their deceased spouses spend time with them and actually talk to them? Are these people senile? Are they practicing wish fulfillment? Do the answers to these questions really matter? No.
I wish that someone had told me that it didn't take a fancy ritual, a trip to the local psychic, or delving into things I might have been afraid of to talk to my mother when she died twenty-five years ago. Modern religion, by accident or design, has not equipped us to handle the personal grieving process, and has frightened us into often doing nothing at all. You arrange and attend the funeral, you light a candle, everyone pats you on the back, hands you a box of tissues--and you're stuck with your thoughts, your fears, and your pain.
THEY CAN HEAR YOU
Many people say, "I'm not talking to my mother (or father). They can't hear me anyway because they're in Heaven" (or wherever). This enforces our feeling of alienation when confronting death.
Well, the dead can hear you. They will listen. What proof do I have? The hundreds of people I've talked to all over the United States. These aren't the rich, the famous, or the popular. These are people just like you and me. They work in grocery stores, the corporate office, the garage, even nuclear power plants, and they all told me stories of talking to loved ones who have passed over to the other side, and how their lives changed because they had done so. These people aren't out to impress anyone, make money from their stories, or even place themselves in the limelight.
The ancient Celts knew that interaction with dead loved ones would not hurt them, nor would their lives be affected in a negative way, which is how Samhain came about in the first place. Perhaps, over the ravages of time, we've lost some of that spiritual innocence that assisted the Celts when they welcomed the dead into their homes on Samhain.
What often stops us from speaking to the dead? Our fear, and, perhaps, our guilt.
WHAT I DIDN'T GET TO TELL YOU
I think the hardest thing for us to deal with when a loved one has passed away, especially if the parting has been sudden, is that we didn't get to say good-bye or to explain something that was important in our relationship with the person. Our current culture does not allow us to speak to the dead. People make fun of us and tell us that we are nuts, superstitious, or sinful, which keeps us from exercising our natural desire to speak to loved ones who have passed beyond the veil. The holiday of Samhain, in its simplistic, Pagan beauty, reminds us that our ancient ancestors felt the same needs and desires that we do.
When a loved one or friend dies, the most significant slice in our lives comes from the perceived severing of communication--something which humans (even the most private ones) cannot seem to do without. You can't call that person on the phone, hop in your car and drive over to see them, get on the computer and send them e-mail or catch them in a chat room, or walk into the kitchen and say something. You may feel guilty that you didn't say you were sorry for a minor infraction, or a situation that remained between you, creating a chasm in your relationship that you thought you'd deal with--sometime- -and now there's no time.
Feelings of guilt and loneliness deepen the grief process, and we try to shove the whole mess away to a far little corner of our minds, locked in a little mental box that we dare not touch.
Our very first step in dealing with death should be the assurance from our religious leaders, our peers, and our family that we certainly can communicate with the dead. It truly is okay to talk "to the air." You need to do it. The deceased need to hear you. Go ahead and tell them what's on your mind, that you miss them, even that you are angry with them for leaving you. That's okay too.
Do you have to light candles, go to a dark, spooky place at midnight? Do you have to conduct a seance? Use a Ouija board? Absolutely not. You can sit in the broad daylight under a tree, if you like, to carry on your conversation. You can talk to the deceased in the laundry room while you're doing your wash, or in the garage while you're fixing your car.
ANCESTRAL ALTARS
In our research on the Celts, Samhain, and the Mexican and South American customs of the Day of the Dead, we learn that altars designed for the dead are not uncommon, nor are they in any way evil or unsavory. Here, the altar becomes a focal point of honor, and a physical connection from yourself to a specific person that you loved who has died, or it can encompass your lineage of ancestors. Many magical people and individuals of various religions keep such an altar in their homes all year round. If this makes you uncomfortable, then consider making such an altar only through the month of October, or the last week of the harvest month in your area. If you live below the equator, then your seasons will be different from those experienced by individuals in America or Europe.
Why would we make such an altar? Recognition. Realizing that our spirits live on after death, and using a physical object or objects to affirm this belief. Understanding that death does not kill the vital essence of who and what we are. Honor, continuing, to give our loving energy to someone we cared about.
What does an altar to the deceased look like? Is there a wrong way to construct such a thing? The altar should look the way you want it to--a pleasing sight. It should not contain anything that you would find offensive or frightening. There is no wrong way to honor the dead person, unless you, in some way, pervert his or her memory.
OFFERINGS TO THE DEAD
Incense, fruit, nuts, items of harvest, milk, chocolate, ale, strings of beads, candles, cakes, colorful stones, shells, rose petals, rum, strips of colored paper with words of love or blessings--all of these items have found their way to the altars of the dead all over the world. It is believed that these items carry an energy of their own, and that by offering them to the dead, you are giving the essence of the thing--a quantity of positive energy--to the deceased. By lighting a candle, you are making a connection from yourself, through the elements of earth, air, and fire, to the other side--giving energy and the light of love to someone who has passed over.
Many cultures practice prayers for the dead. These prayers feed our loved ones positive energy so that they may work off any negative Karma. Many individuals believe that when the dead reach out from the other side to assist you with a problem, or watch over you for your protection, the deceased fulfills a very real function in "what makes the world go round." These two beliefs take the "fear" out of death and fill a very real need in the human psyche.
SEVEN-DAY SAMHAIN VIGIL
You will need seven candles (style and color of your choice), a picture of your loved one(s), and seven sticks of incense. On October 25 (at the time of your choice), light the first candle. You can say a poem, speak aloud to the deceased, sing a song, or read a passage from a book. Light the incense and say: "In your honor." Allow the candle to burn completely. On the following five days, do the same activity with a fresh candle and incense. On October 31, light the candle and the incense and leave an offering such as rose petals, a string of beads, or whatever you think is appropriate. On November 2, dispose of the candle ends and offering by burying them on your property.
I carried a lot of grief over things left "undone" with my mother. I carried that emotional garbage for over twenty years. As soon as I began talking to her, many things changed for the better for me in my life. Don't wait like I did.
by Silver RavenWolf,
copyright 1999
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Moonscopes FOrecast for the week of October 10 to October 16
Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99
Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:21 pm (PDT)
This Week's Moonscopes Forecast
For the week of October 10 to October 16
(Missed last week's forecast? Here it is.)
Sunday(*v/c-pm): the Moon is in Scorpio
Venus and Mars are lined up with each other in Scorpio and also with the Moon. Passion and desire could run pretty high. Venus loves love and Mars likes to heat thing up. If love is not currently in the picture, then desires in other areas could make themselves known. Avoid making commitments on Sunday afternoon since the Moon is void-of-course (v/c) at that time.
Sunday evening, Monday, Tuesday: the Moon is in Sagittarius
Whenever something prominent like the Moon goes through this sign, there is a tendency to wonder and wander, either figuratively or literally (Sagittarius likes to broaden horizons). And since the Moon theoretically goes through each of the twelve signs during one month, about once every thirty days or so we derive pleasure from considering things outside of our own little corner of the world.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday(v/c-am): the Moon is in Capricorn
Saturn, the planet that rules (is in charge of or is associated with) the sign Capricorn, is currently in the sign of its highest level of energy - Libra and is therefore in a position of exaltation. This raises the level of the current Moon in Capricorn to another position as well. So instead of getting the usual serious, get down to business message that often comes when the Moon is in this sign, we are receiving an astrological missive via Saturn to review our successes and enjoy our accomplishments. This is an especially good time to acknowledge situations in which we employed our honesty and fairness.
Friday pm, Saturday: the Moon is in Aquarius
A classic summation of Aquarian energy is - marching to the beat of a different drummer. How does your own drumbeat fit in or not fit in with the rank & file, as the case may be? Maybe yes sometimes and maybe no at other times? Completely on the offbeat or always right in step and in line?
Check your astrology chart to find which house (section of your chart) has the current Moon sign on the cusp (the beginning edge) & apply Forecast information to that area of your life as well.
For example, the Moon is in Leo and one of the suggestions is to entertain - however Leo is located in the 12th house of your chart, which is an inward energy place...then have a small, quiet gathering. By contrast, if Leo is located in the 1st house of your chart, an outward energy place...have a party! Don't have an astrology chart? Click here .
It is interesting to note when the current Moon is in the same sign as your birth Moon and to see how the flavor of that day carries through the next 30 days.ting to note when the current Moon is in the same sign as your birth Moon and to see how the flavor of that day carries through the next 30 days.
Current Planet Positions:
Sun - Libra, until Oct. 24
Mercury - Libra, until Oct. 21
Venus - Scorpio, until Jan. 8, 2011
(Libra, Nov. 8-29)
Mars - Scorpio, until Oct. 28
Jupiter - Pisces, until Jan. 23, 2011
Saturn - Libra, until Oct. 6, 2012
Uranus - Pisces, until Mar. 12, 2011
Neptune - Aquarius, until Feb. 4, 2012
Pluto - Capricorn, until Nov. 20, 2024
Current Asteroid Positions:
Ceres - Capricorn, until Jan. 4, 2011
Pallas - Sagittarius, until Dec. 21
Juno - Virgo, until July 28, 2011
Vesta - Scorpio, until Dec. 4
Chiron - Aquarius, until Feb. 18, 2011
Current Asteroid Transits:
Ceres - Responsibility illustrated with a nurturing attitude.
Pallas - Broaden skill and information bases.
Juno - State clearly what you want in a personal partnership.
Vesta - Deep devotion that is often private.
Chiron - Regeneration comes in unusual forms.
Note: Timeframes for Moon signs, void-of-course periods, and current planet & asteroid positions are noted for Eastern time zone (USA). Please adjust according to your own location. Times are not given if the void-of-course Moon occurs for a very short period or if it occurs during the night (based on same Eastern time zone).
* v/c = Void-of-Course - When the Moon is void-of-course, spend time working on projects already in progress, creative endeavors, or self-improvement. Void-of-course simply means that no planets are aspecting the Moon as it gets ready to change signs. It's best not to start new projects, sign important agreements, or go shopping when the Moon is void-of-course because the result will probably be unsatisfactory in some way.
** Mercury Retrograde - the speed of the planet slows down considerably. Communications, paperwork, electronics, and traffic can become very mixed-up or delayed during this time. A situation will be in the process of changing, so wait until Mercury is direct to finalize anything. In general, maintain a slower, more cautious pace in daily affairs. Always allow at least two days before (to slow down) and after (to resume regular activities) a Mercury retrograde period. Read More about Mercury Retrograde here
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