Messages In This Digest (6 Messages)
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- "Share a Spell Day", 2/21/2012, 9:00 am From: which_witch_is_witch@yahoogroups.com
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- Wednesday's Correspondence...February 22 From: Cher Chirichello
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- Today's Goddess: BINAH Brotherhood Day (United States) From: Cher Chirichello
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- Daily Aromatherapy Tip - Essential Oil of Lemon . From: Cher Chirichello
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- Herbal Bathing From: Cher Chirichello
- 6a.
- Song of Akkadian Princess Enheduanna to Goddess Inanna From: Cher Chirichello
Messages
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"Share a Spell Day", 2/21/2012, 9:00 am
Posted by: "which_witch_is_witch@yahoogroups.com" which_witch_is_witch@yahoogroups.com
Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:40 am (PST)
Reminder from: which_witch_is_witch Yahoo! Group
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"Share a Spell Day"
Tuesday February 21, 2012
9:00 am - 10:00 am
(This event repeats every month on the third Tuesday.)
Notes:
"Share A Spell Day." Share a favorite spell, but please be prepared to answer questions about the spell and possible substitutions.
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Wednesday's Correspondence...February 22
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:16 pm (PST)
Wednesday's Correspondence...February 22
Today's Influences: All Love Matters, Friendships, Affection, Partnerships, Money, Sex
Deities: Odin, Hermes, Mercury, Athena, Lugh, Astarte, Aphrodite, Erzulie, Aida Wedo, Eve, Venus, Freya, Diana, Aset [Isis], The Witch Of Gaeta, Chalchiuhtlique
Incense:Â Saffron, Verbena
Aromas: Stephanotis, Apple Blossom, Musk, Ambergris
Color of The Day: black, purple, Blue, Green
Candle: Black
Planet: Mercury
Metal: Mercury (Quicksilver)
Gemstones: Adventurine, agate
Herbs & Plants: Aspen trees, lilies, lavender, ferns
Associations: Business and job-related issues, communication, loss and debt, traveling and journeys
Use for magick involving love, peace, beauty, gentleness, women's problems, healing, protection, lovers, ease, pleasure, affairs. Resolve quarrels today!
What's Happening Today:
Be Humble Day
Branch Day
Concordia (Old Roman Festival of Goodwill)
Feast of Hastseltsi, the Red God, God of Racing - Navaho
Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
Festival of Carista - Roman
Festival of Concordia
For the Love of Mike Day
George Washington's Birthday
Girl Guides Day - UK
Girl Scout Thinking Day
Handing Back of Goblin Orphans Day - Fairy
Independence Day - St. Lucia
Mother's Day - India
National Margarita Day
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington joined the Union
People Power Day - Philippines
Recreational Sports and Fitness Day
St. Joseph of Arimathea's Day
St. Margaret of Cortona's Day (patron of fallen women)
Unity Day - Egypt
Unity Day - Syria
Virgin Island Donkey Races Day
Walking the Dog Day
World Thinking Day
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Caristia/Cara Cognatio -From the Roman word, cara, meaning dear, this was a day of family reunions after the solemnity of the Parentalia. Now that the ancestors had been honored, the living were acknowledged with feast and gifts. It was ruled by Concordia, the goddess of peace, depicted with a cornucopia in one hand and an olive branch in the other.
"Sweet it is, no doubt, to recall our thoughts to the living after they have dwelt upon the grave and on the dear ones departed from us; sweet, too, after so many departed, to look upon those of our blood who are left, and to count kin with them," wrote Ovid about this festival.
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Concordia - The Roman festival of Charista, Caristia, or Cara Cognatio (from the word cara “dear†kinsfolk) is a feast of favor and good will in honor of the goddess Concordia. Disputes between family and friends are settled today and presents were given with the intent of reconciling friends and relations. Near relations come to honor the familial deities, the Lares, with offerings of incense and food. This holiday also serves to strengthen family bonds. After so many days of honoring the dead, the celebrants rejoice in the living.Â
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"Sweet it is, no doubt, to recall our thoughts to the living after they have dwelt upon the grave and on the dear ones departed from us; sweet, too, after so many departed, to look upon those of our blood who are left, and to count kin with them," wrote Ovid about this festival.
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Church of St Peter - To replace the pagan festivals of the Concordia, the Church made this day the feast of St Peter's Chair, celebrating his role as teacher and feeder of that flock of sheep, the faithful. However in 567, at the second Council of Tours, people were still "offering mashed food to the dead."Â Many early blooming plants are named after Peter including the cowslip in England which may be called Peterwort, and daffodils in Wales which are called Peter's leeks.
There are also many legends about ice on St Peter's Day. The Germans say that if water is frozen on this day it will not melt for a fortnight. The Norwegians extend this to 60 days. The Norwegians also say that St Peter threw hot rocks at the ice to melt it, or that if there is no ice on this day, he will make it (see also St Matthias Feb 24). It is also believed that the weather on this day will last four weeks, or forty days, or all of spring. However, if there is sun enough to saddle a horse, or moisture on a roof sufficient to slake a hen's thirst, then there will be a good harvest.
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Feast of Old Greek Deities Aphrodite and Eros - Day to honor love and passion.
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Navaho: FEAST OF HASTSELTSI, the Red God, God of Racing.
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Smaragdie - The finding of The Emerald Tablet, the original alchemical texts of Hermes Trismegistus, discovered by Sara in Hermes’ tomb at Hebron, albeit previously found by Alexander the Great. The tablet, known as the Tabula Smaragdina, was inscribed with thirteen most sapient lines in Phoenician, including the famous ‘As above, so below …’.
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Sybil Leek (1923-1983) was born today. Sybil Leek was an English Witch, a gifted psychic, astrologer, and prolific author who wrote more than 60 books on such subjects as Astrology, Numerology and Reincarnation. She was born with a witch’s mark and claimed to be a hereditary witch of Irish and Russian Descent. Her entire family was involved in astrology and some of the guests who visited her childhood home included H.G. Wells, Lawrence of Arabia and Aleister Crowley.
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Today's Goddess: BINAH Brotherhood Day (United States)
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:17 pm (PST)
Today's Goddess: BINAH
Brotherhood Day (United States)
Themes: Peace; Cooperation; Communication; Unity; Spirituality
Symbols: Bees; Lilies; Lead
About Binah: In Cabalistic tradition, Binah embodies spiritual discernment, love,
stability, and awareness. As the third sephirah of the Tree of Life,
Binah becomes a divine mother, guiding her children toward attainment
and comprehension. Her name literally translates as "the understanding'
which gives form and function to all other aspects of life. Bees are
sacred to her (as divine messengers), as are lilies (white in purity),
and lead (which gives us a foothold in reality).
To Do Today: Binah's energy was present in 1934 when Brotherhood Day began to bring
people of diverse faiths together in an atmosphere of tolerance and
respect. The thrust of the day is universal brotherhood, accenting our
likenesses instead of our differences. So, take time today to learn more about other faiths and foster an open exchange of ideas. Perhaps visit a church or temple and observe quietly, seeing that the Goddess is there, too.
To promote strong
spiritual roots in your own life, as well as the understanding to
nurture those roots, try this spell: Take a piece of lead (maybe from a
pencil) and hold it in your dominant hand, saying:
Binah, walk with me; understanding impart. Every day be part of my heart.
Write this down and put the incantation in your shoe so that Binah will walk with you wherever you may be.
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By Patricia Telesco
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Daily Aromatherapy Tip - Essential Oil of Lemon .
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:19 pm (PST)
Daily Aromatherapy Tip - Essential Oil of Lemon
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Keep Lemon on hand for quick cleanups. It is a powerful bactericide and great for kitchen clean ups.
Add to dishwashing liquid or any mild hand soap. Use in a spray for disinfecting the air.
Keep a spray bottle handy for quick cleanups in children's playroom. You'll find plenty of other uses
I'm sure. It has high antibacterial properties. It's antiseptic properties will last for 20 days.
Lemon has the ability to stimulate white corpuscles that defend the body against infection.
Combine with Angelica to stimulate the body's immune system.
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Herbal Bathing
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:20 pm (PST)
Herbal Bathing
By Kami McBride
Herbal bathing is a
great way to relax, heal and support healthy skin function. The skin is the largest organ in the body.
It contributes to many important
functions such as secretion, absorption, excretion, temperature
regulation, immune function,
and sensory reception. The skin has
receptor sites that transfer information through the nervous system to
the spinal cord and brain.
It not only provides a boundary between us
and the rest of the world, but because of its millions of receptor
sites, is a major player in
how we perceive, experience, and interact
with the world.
The skin is also a
major organ of elimination just like our lungs, kidneys and colon. It
plays a key role in helping our body to
eliminate toxins, heavy metals,
and carcinogenic substances. Herbs have many healing benefits for the
skin and there are many
simple herbal bathing treatments that can help
our skin do its job of keeping us healthy.
Herbal Baths
Nerve Tonic Bath
4 gallons water
½ cup lavender leaf and flower
½ cup oatstraw
½ cup lemon balm
1 cup whole oats
Invigorating Bath
4 gallons water
½ cup rosemary
½ cup calendula
½ cup yarrow leaf
and flower
Bedtime Bath
4 gallons water
2 cups lavender
1 cup chamomile
Pleasure Bath
4 gallons water
4 cups rose petals
De-tox Bath
4 gallons water
1 cup burdock root
1 cup elder flowers
1 cup yarrow flowers
1 cup Epsom salts
Kami's Calming Garden Bath
2 cups lavender flowers
2 cups lemon verbena leaf
1 cup rosemary leaf and flower
1 cup California poppy leaf and flower
½ cup catnip leaf
Healing flower Bath
½ cup fresh calendula flowers
½ cup fresh lavender flowers
½ cup rose geranium leaf
½ cup fresh rose petals
¼ cup fresh peppermint leaf
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Song of Akkadian Princess Enheduanna to Goddess Inanna
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:22 pm (PST)
The desert wind lends you wings
to fly across the land.
You fly across the land
bearing the decrees of heaven.
We all bow to you, trembling,
fearful of your stormy radiance.
We all bow to you,
knowing you are the epitome of justice.
Bowing to you,
we weep inlamentation at our wrongdoing.
Sighing great sighs,
we walk around your shrine and pray,
Sighing great sighs,
we attempt to follow your precise path.
~Song of Akkadian Princess Enheduanna to Goddess Inanna
We are all part of the universe, all children of the Goddess. So how can we possibly do wrong?
Is not every imaginable action part of the universe and therefore somehow just?
It is not
as simple as that, for some actions unite us more fully to the cosmos
while others seperate us from it. All people who have ever existed have
made similar distinctions between right and wrong, good and evil. The
Goddess, like any good mother, assists her children in choosing right
and punishes them when they do not. She can be wrathful when we fail to
satisfy her, the ancient prayers tell us. When we pull away from her in
our hearts, when we choose to live without attending to her laws, she
will correct us. To be a true follower of the Goddess means to seek
constantly to live in congruence with her inner laws.
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By Patricia Monaghan
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