Messages In This Digest (9 Messages)
- 1.
- Christmas Ghost Stories And Celtic Spirits From: Silver Fox
- 2a.
- Creating The Yule Alter From: Silver Fox
- 3.
- Deities Of The Winter Solstice From: Silver Fox
- 4a.
- Fairy Invitation From: Silver Fox
- 4b.
- Fairy Invitation From: Silver Fox
- 5.1.
- Re: Hello From: karla mata
- 6.1.
- Intro From: Bluely
- 7a.
- Re: Was wondering if someone could help me? From: luther Pendragon
- 8.
- Look what I created! From: Jen
Messages
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Christmas Ghost Stories And Celtic Spirits
Posted by: "Silver Fox" silverfox_57@hotmail.com trickster9993
Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:24 am (PST)
Christmas Ghost Stories And Celtic Spirits
By Karen Michelle Nutt; November, 2006
Ghost stories at Christmas, seems out of place or is it? We have enjoyed the classic, The Christmas Carol, and Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas? In Celtic times, there were spirits ghost, and mystical beings that were associated with the fire festival.
The Winter Soltice, Alban Arthuan, or better known as Yuletime Season is a time of death and rebirth of Nature and our souls. It is said the Old Sun dies at dusk of December 21st. And when the Sun of the New Year is born at the dawn of December 22. The New Sun is thought to rejuvenate the aura of the Earth. It is like a mystical cleansing to the spirits and the souls of the dead.
Samhain is considered the most haunted time of the year in the Celtic calendar; Yule is the second. Haunting starts on December 6th to December 20th. The spirits are more active as they wait for the rebirth of the Sun's powers.
This haunting is not the same as during Samhain, where the veil is thinned so that the dead can walk among us. The spirits of Yule are connected with the mystical and the psychic logic of the Solstice Season. However, one can be visited from their ancestors, relatives, spirit guides or their soul friends (anamchara).
A Yuletide story called the Sluagh-Sídehe of Brug na Bóinne. It translates people of the mound or barrow where the dead have been buried. All sídehe in the Celtic mythology and traditions are haunted. It is said that they are the gateway for the souls and spirits of the dead. It is also a gateway for living mortals so that they can pass back and forth to each world. On the other side the sídehe is the Otherworld or the Land of the Youth, the Isle of the Blessed. This is where the living soul continues the quest for wisdom. The people of the Sídhe are the Faeryfolk. They live forever beyond the sídhe in the ráths, which are submerged roundhouses or Faery fortresses, which are their magical castles in the Otherworld.
Silver Fox
"It is all true, it is not true. The more I tell you, the more I shall lie. What is story but jesting Pilate's cry. I am not paid to tell you the truth."
Jane Yolen; The Storyteller
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Creating The Yule Alter
Posted by: "Silver Fox" silverfox_57@hotmail.com trickster9993
Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:25 am (PST)
Creating The Yule Alter
http://www.magicspells.in/creating_ the_wiccan_ altar_for_ sabbaths. htm
Candles are crucial to this festival, since it is a celebration of light. Use red, green and white candles. Draping evergreens of all kinds can be used and you'll love the fragrances. Holly with its beautiful red berries is also a wonderful addition to your decoration. Use a Sun symbol as a reminder of the Sun's return. The Druids revered the white berries of the Mistletoe as the semen of the God, and this can also be placed on your altar, or hung in doorways for the traditional kissing beneath it. (chances are our ancestors did a bit more than kiss under this symbol of fertility)
**Remember that the berries of the mistletoe are highly poisonous, so be sure to keep them away from children and animals**
Acorns, nuts, apples, cinnamon sticks and pomegranates are also appropriate for decorating your Yule altar.
Silver Fox
"It is all true, it is not true. The more I tell you, the more I shall lie. What is story but jesting Pilate's cry. I am not paid to tell you the truth."
Jane Yolen; The Storyteller
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Deities Of The Winter Solstice
Posted by: "Silver Fox" silverfox_57@hotmail.com trickster9993
Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:25 am (PST)
Deities Of The Winter Solstice
By Patti Wigington, About.Com
While it may be mostly Pagans and Wiccans who celebrate the Yule holiday, nearly all cultures and faiths have some sort of winter solstice celebration or festival. Because of the theme of endless birth, life, death, and rebirth, the time of the solstice is often associated with deity and other legendary figures. No matter which path you follow, chances are good that one of your gods or goddesses has a winter solstice connection.
* Alcyone (Greek): Alcyone is the Kingfisher goddess. She nests every winter for two weeks, and while she does, the wild seas become calm and peaceful.
* Ameratasu (Japan): In feudal Japan, worshippers celebrated the return of Ameratasu, the sun goddess, who slept in a cold, remote cave. When the the other gods woke her with a loud celebration, she looked out of the cave and saw an image of herself in a mirror. The other gods convinced her to emerge from her seclusion and return sunlight to the universe.
* Baldur (Norse): Baldur is associated with the legend of the mistletoe. His mother, Frigga, honored Baldur and asked all of nature to promise not to harm him. Unfortunately, in her haste, Frigga overlooked the mistletoe plant, so Loki – the resident trickster – took advantage of the opportunity and fooled Baldur's blind twin, Hod, into killing him with a spear made of mistletoe. Baldur was later restored to life.
* Bona Dea (Roman): This fertility goddess was worshipped in a secret temple on the Aventine hill in Rome, and only women were permitted to attend her rites. Her annual festival was held early in December.
* Cailleach Bheur (Celtic): In Scotland, she is also called Beira, the Queen of Winter. She is the hag aspect of the Triple Goddess, and rules the dark days between Samhain and Beltaine.
* Demeter (Greek): Through her daughter, Persephone, Demeter is linked strongly to the changing of the seasons and is often connected to the image of the Dark Mother in winter. When Persephone was abducted by Hades, Demeter's grief caused the earth to die for six months, until her daughter's return.
* Dionysus (Greek): A festival called Brumalia was held every December in honor of Dionysus and his fermented grape wine. The event proved so popular that the Romans adopted it as well.
* Frigga (Norse): Frigga honored her son, Baldur, by asking all of nature not to harm him, but in her haste overlooked the mistletoe plant. Loki fooled Baldur's blind twin, Hod, into killing him with a spear made of mistletoe but Odin later restored him to life. As thanks, Frigga declared that mistletoe must be regarded as a plant of love, rather than death.
* Holly King (British/Celtic): The Holly King is a figure found in British tales and folklore. He is similar to the Green Man, the archetype of the forest. In modern Pagan religion, the Holly King battles the Oak King for supremacy throughout the year. At the winter solstice, the Holly King is defeated.
* Hours (Egyptian): Hours was one of the solar deities of the ancient Egyptians. He rose and set every day, and is often associated with Nut, the sky god. Hours later became connected with another sun god, Ra.
* La Befana (Italian): This character from Italian folklore is similar to St. Nicholas, in that she flies around delivering candy to well-behaved children in early January. She is depicted as an old woman on a broomstick, wearing a black shawl.
* Lord of Misrule (British): The custom of appointing a Lord of Misrule to preside over winter holiday festivities actually has its roots in antiquity, during the Roman week of Saturnalia.
* Odin (Norse): In some legends, Odin bestowed gifts at Yuletide upon his people, riding a magical flying horse across the sky. This legend may have combined with that of St. Nicholas to create the modern Santa Claus.
* Saturn (Roman): Every December, the Romans threw a week-long celebration of debauchery and fun, called Saturnalia in honor of their agricultural god, Saturn. Roles were reversed, and slaves became the masters, at least temporarily. This is where the tradition of the Lord of Misrule originated.
* Spider Woman (Hopi): Soyal is the Hopi festival of the winter solstice. It honors the Spider Woman and the Hawk Maiden, and celebrates the sun's victory over winter's darkness.
Silver Fox
"It is all true, it is not true. The more I tell you, the more I shall lie. What is story but jesting Pilate's cry. I am not paid to tell you the truth."
Jane Yolen; The Storyteller
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Fairy Invitation
Posted by: "Silver Fox" silverfox_57@hotmail.com trickster9993
Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:27 am (PST)
Fairy Invitation
By Ellen Dugan
Don't forget the fairies of winter. During the darkest days of the year, why not work a little charm and invite the benevolent fairies of winter to stay in your house through the Winter Solstice festivities? They can hide out in the greenery and take refuge in the Yule tree and enjoy the holidays with you. According to tradition, a family who kindly invited the fairy folk out of the cold was rewarded with prosperity in the coming year. Stand at the threshold at sunset—a classic between time—and invite them in. You will notice this spell is worded carefully to avoid fairy mischief. Happy holidays!
Gentle fairies of the winter Hear my call,
I invite your caring presence To my hall.
You are welcome within,
So long as you stay
Mischief free!
You may rest here with us And enjoy the revelry!
Silver Fox
"It is all true, it is not true. The more I tell you, the more I shall lie. What is story but jesting Pilate's cry. I am not paid to tell you the truth."
Jane Yolen; The Storyteller
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Fairy Invitation
Posted by: "Silver Fox" silverfox_57@hotmail.com trickster9993
Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:28 am (PST)
Fairy Invitation
By Ellen Dugan
Don't forget the fairies of winter. During the darkest days of the year, why not work a little charm and invite the benevolent fairies of winter to stay in your house through the Winter Solstice festivities? They can hide out in the greenery and take refuge in the Yule tree and enjoy the holidays with you. According to tradition, a family who kindly invited the fairy folk out of the cold was rewarded with prosperity in the coming year. Stand at the threshold at sunset—a classic between time—and invite them in. You will notice this spell is worded carefully to avoid fairy mischief. Happy holidays!
Gentle fairies of the winter Hear my call,
I invite your caring presence To my hall.
You are welcome within,
So long as you stay
Mischief free!
You may rest here with us And enjoy the revelry!
Silver Fox
"It is all true, it is not true. The more I tell you, the more I shall lie. What is story but jesting Pilate's cry. I am not paid to tell you the truth."
Jane Yolen; The Storyteller
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Re: Hello
Posted by: "karla mata" candy14955@yahoo.com candy14955
Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:36 am (PST)
oh choose me!! i would totally like to have an e mail buddy. sounds awesome.
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From: Crissy Hughes <crissy.hughes@ymail.com >
To: EarthwiseBOS@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Wed, December 8, 2010 8:28:17 AM
Subject: [Earthwise] Hello
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Merry Meet to all! I would like to introduce myself, i'm crissy and i've been
practising as a solitary witch for the past 4 years. I have 2 teenage children
and married my wonderful husband on 1st of May this year. My family are very
supportive of my chosen path, but I sometimes worry that the books I read or the
websites I find may not always be the best info, although while i've been going
through the messages on here, i've found that I actually have a better knowledge
than I thought! It's good sometimes to have confirmation that what I am learning
is right or right for me
I'm here to carry on learning and maybe make a few email buddies along the way
Blessed Be x
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Intro
Posted by: "Bluely" magicbluely@yahoo.com magicbluely
Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:37 am (PST)
My name is Bluely (nickname and net-name). I am the 39 year old mother of two teenage boys. I have a bangal cat named Maximillian Diva Zeus and a yellow lab named Skye.
I have been on a witchy path for well over 17 years and continue to grow everyday.
Bluely
~A witch, like the Earth, can be both immeasurably ancient and forever young~
"The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn." {Alvin Toffler}
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Re: Was wondering if someone could help me?
Posted by: "luther Pendragon" orderofystrad@yahoo.co.uk orderofystrad
Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:37 am (PST)
Hi
    When i use a shield i use a nos stone think of it as a booster they are
linked to awen paths/earth element/earth mother take it to a place of power to
"charge" or have it "charged " for you have a look at this site it give you info
www.dragonsbreathblessings.com
     martin
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From: rabbit <hunnie302@hotmail.co.uk >
To: EarthwiseBOS@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Thu, 9 December, 2010 14:30:37
Subject: [Earthwise] Was wondering if someone could help me?
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I'm pretty new to all of this, and I have to be self-taught as I'm from a small
town. After reading a few different methods for sheilding and grounding I
decided to put it into practice and used visualisation to set up a sheild.
However, as soon as I opened my eyes I felt... not dizzy exactly but a little
disoriented. I let the sheild fall because I'm guessing that's not what it's
meant to feel like. Any advice as to what is the cause of the disoriention, or a
different method to use which will prevent this? Thanks, any help is greatly
appreciated.
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Look what I created!
Posted by: "Jen" witch_uk_381@yahoo.com witch_uk_381
Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:38 am (PST)
http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/EarthwiseB OS/photos/ album/797604072/ pic/list
The first photo is a meditation necklace I made for my mum and the goddess eyes are what I've made as Yule pressies!
What do you think?
Jeni
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We are based in Western Sydney, NSW. Australia.
Located in the valley before the beautiful Blue Mountains were
we hold sacred rituals, workshops, social events and outings,
for more information see our calendar of events at Witches Meetup
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