The ones I had been following have become inactive or left tumblr altogether. So sad.
I want to follow those that -regularly- posts witch related tips, posts, inspiration, lore, experiences, occult, advice, correspondences, and anything related. Reblog to have me check out your blog and follow you.
I’m particularly interested in divination, herbalism, celtic lore, and psychic developement.
Familiars are most often recognized as being a witch's companion. The black cat is the most recognized and well known. Little do many people realize, that familiars stand for more than companionship.
Familiars often provide what the witch lacks, that is, they come when you need a certain lift to your spirits. Each animal, mythological or not, has a certain attribute. For example, dragonflies are for dreams. D.J. Conway's book, Animal Magick approaches this topic in the most easy to understand and digest way.
It also discusses how to attract a familiar. :) For only $12 at books a million or barnes and noble, this book could be yours. I highly recommend it.
This website tells a little bit about what it is, in case anyone isn't familiar. I've had a bit of an interest in it for the last few years, but I can't ever seem to relax enough to get into a deep state of meditation, and to be quite honest, i'm a bit scared. Well, I thought I'd share some tips that I'll be taking myself that I've found over the time, in case anyone else happens to be in the same boat as me.
First and foremost, one must achieve a totally relaxed state of mind. It is often easier to relax one part of the body at a time. I like to start from my feet, working my way up as I'm in a seated position. Just concentrate on feeling the muscles relax and lose tension as you count down from 100.
By the time you get to zero, counting slowly, you are very likely to have relaxed muscles and your breathing should be even. Concentrate on your breathing and lose all thought as you enter a state of mind bordering sleep.
Deepen that state of mind, but don't fall asleep (the hardest part for me!) as you continue to clear your mind of stress and thoughts.
After, you should enter what is called the "vibrational state". It's a vague term for what is thought to be the onset of projection. Your body kind of tingles. A good idea would be to learn to control those tingles, by focusing them into specific areas like your legs or hand.
After that, you may start to work on partial separation from the body, and ultimately full separation.
You would do this by focusing on leaving your body by using the vibrations to separate you. Tips include reaching out to something familiar and trying to reach through it.
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Things I'll post about include rituals, meditations, magickal properties and other reference items, sabbats and esbats, lore, spells, and projects!
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Color of the day - Indigo
Incense - Pine
"Festival of Salus" from Llewellyn's Spell-a-day Almanac 2013, March 30
Salus was a Greek goddess who provided health and safety. She's Asclepius' daughter, a god of healing. The waning moon is an excellent time to protect your health and well-being.
First, carve a snake on a green taper candle. Fill a goblet halfway with salt, and stand the candle in the salt. Light the candle, and say this charm -
"Lady Salus, hear my call.
I hereby banish one and all
Any obstacle to my well-being and health,
and replace it with vitality and wealth.
I create a shield by salt, goblet, and snake,
and release all adversity in my wake."
Allow the candle to burn out, and throw the salt and candle stump far away from your home.
-Mickie Mueller
It’s that time of year, where the pagan tag tells me a bout a holiday that I don’t have for another 6 months (because hemispheres).
On another note, does anyone know a ritual for ending droughts?
To be honest, I wouldn't mess with mother nature. Just a personal choice. Weather is weather, and there could be serious repercussions for messing with it, and if enough power were gathered to stop a drought, chances are it would swing in the exact opposite way, thus causing torrents of rain.
However, here's what I found on that topic (More of a ritual to coax rain)-
Tools: Bowl of Water (Not from the sink. Perferably Rain Water gathered earlier, or specially-made ritual water) Chalk Towel (If done inside, several towels) A Cloudy Day (You have to have rain to Call, ya know!) First off, draw yor circle on the ground. I know, I might be the only one who does this in the entire magickal world, but that's what I do. You can ignore this step and go onto the next one. Second, take the bowl of water and move it around in the bowl. Allow your mind and spirit to contemplate it, and meditate on it's power. How it is so powerful, yet is required for the very survival of everything on the planet. Think of how plentiful it is, and how gently it flows in the bowl. Picture, in your mind, this motion forming in the clouds. Once you have reached a state where you believe you can call the rain from the heavens, and pour down upon the earth, recite the following: Oh Water that Flows from the Heavens, Oh Water that falls from the sky- Pour down your might upon my brow, so that ye servants shaln't die! Bring forth the life that pours from the darkness, Bring them forth from the clouded sky- So all may gaze in awe and wonder, As ye Might gushes forth from on high! Fall rains! Blow winds! Pour upon my head! Ye blessed tears fal down upon us, Lest the Earth shall die! I call forth the Water from Heaven! I call forth the Tears of the Gods! I call forth the Life in the Darkness! I call forth the Might on High! So Mote It be!!! Upon the final line, as you recite So Mote It Be pan-toss the water straight over your head, attempting to make it fall like rain upon your head. Look up toward it, and allow it to rain down upon your face. Confirmations: I have had several instances of Comformation that the spell worked. One instance, I was doing it, and I was met by a gust of heavy wind from my back... Even though there was a treeline to my back. Thunder may be an indicator, aswell as lightning. But if it Lightnings, I reccommend that you run away. See the Recitement tips toward the bottom. (Reciting tips: Recite as if you are desperate, and pleading the clouds to pour upon you. As if your life depended on it. Try to build up to the last lines, aswell. If you can somehow make yourself cry, it would SERIOUSLY help the spell. I know I don't have to tell you guys this, but BELIEVE the words will work. Oh, and don't cast it in a rage, stress, or anger... :/ I kinda dropped the ball one day and made a storm out of a couple of small clouds to rain out my lil bro's baseball game becouse I didn't want to take him to it- And I regretted it so much I went and helped them unflood the fields by hand.)
-Hytegia
Pulled directly from http://www.paganlibrary.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=5850
What websites do you use?
There’s only a few that I frequent, but my favorites for the time being are —http://www.everythingunderthemoon.net/http://www.mysticwicks.com/ andhttp://www.wiccantogether.com/
The last two are forum sites, the first one does have a forum, and all are very supportive, although mysticwicks is in the middle of some downtime, updating the website and so it’s locked for now. :(
spells and rituals.
This website has just about everything you could ever ask for as a new witch.
Here I found a nifty how-to on writing your own spells and rituals! Handy dandy~
Basic Outline -
First, you must know your basics about what magick is, how to raise and ground the circle and elements, etc. You must know the intent or purpose of the spell, the best time to do it, or the moon phase, and it always helps to know the correspondences for herbs, gems, etc to help your focus.
Basic Spell working outline -
Ritual Prep
Cleansing
Casting, starting from the North.
Invocation
Statement of purpose
Magick Working
Cakes and Ale
Giving Thanks
and finally, closing the circle; widdershins, starting from the West.
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This outline would be nifty for your own Book of Shadows!
I found this handy dandy little page. It's a "how-to" on "becoming" a witch.
It's an Eight-step process, but it certainly sums it up very concisely, and seems very helpful.
Here's the steps, but click the link and read more for more information;
Step One - Discover your path
Step Two - Define your path
Step Three - Explore magick
Step Four - Learn to focus
Step Five - Work with magick
Step Six - Self dedication
Step Seven - Networking
Step Eight - Initiation
If you are Wiccan or know about Wicca please reblog this.
I want to meet fellow Wiccans because I am so interested in this religion.
Or reblog this so others can find me or I find them.
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