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I am called <insert name> but from this day forth I shall be know to my bothers and sisters as<insert pagan name>(article on pagan names to follow)

I call on all the things before to bare witness,

I call all the things to come after to bare witness

I call the elements by name as I know you came teach protect and help me grow in my path:-

Air my daily breathes as I focus on you I see and feels you, your rhythm that is my life but only part of my existence.

Fire you are my passion my desires and my temper please temper and control my internal flame may it never burn to hot and always be willing to warm a friend. but only part of my existence

Water my emotion may my family and friend be visible to my inner self be free to walk among them but only part of my existence

Earth let me be grounded in all aspects of life but only part of my existence

Spirit let the other elements come to balance so I have no fear to join them

(Meditate on the elements becoming one inside you) but only part of my existence

Without all 5 elements in balance I am nothing.

I call on the divine force. The Lady! Who contains the vital feminine energy, and The Lord! Who contains the vital masculine energy.

Oh Lady you who is mother to all. You who is known by many names. (Repeat the goddess Chant as you meditate on the goddess and her aspects and you can feel her presence)

Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna (see youtube video for example)

Mighty Mother, accept me and guide me along my path.

Oh Lord you who is Father to all. You who is known by many names. (Repeat the god Chant as you meditate on the god and his aspects and you can feel his presence)

Pan, Poseidon, Dionesius, Cernunos, Mithras, Loki, Apollo (has same rythem as goddes chant)

Mighty Father, accept me and guide me along my path.

Meditate on the reasons why you’re here what has lead you declare yourself. When ready to end the ritual Stand in the center of your circle or working space raises your head and hands to sky and say.

I <insert pagan name> choose from this day to live my life honoring the Mysteries of the God and Goddess and I will do this in perfect love and in perfect trust.

As this is my will so it be done.

To those that have gathered we honor the Lord and Lady Hail and farewell.

To Air hail and farewell

To Fire hail and farewell

To Water hail and farewell

To Earth hail and farewell

To all the forces and forms that where drawn to the light of the divine hail and farewell go in peace and love.

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Originally posted 2010-10-13 17:35:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Note: The notorious “Witches Flying Ointment,” a dangerous herbal concoction producing psychedelic effects, was said to be used by Witches in the Middle Ages.

It consisted mainly of parsley, hemlock, water of aconite, poplar leaves, soot, bat’s blood, deadly nightshade (or belladonna), Henbane and Hashish. (Of course, Witches didn’t really fly; however, the ointment did induce incredible hallucinations, psychic visions and astral projections.)

The following is a modern Witch’s flying ointment recipe. It is safer and much easier to use:

Items: 1/4 cup lard – 1/2 tsp clove oil – 1 tsp chimney soot – 1/4 tsp dried cinquefoil 1/4 tsp dried mugwort – 1/4 tsp dried thistle – 1/4 dried vervain – 1/2 tsp benzoin tincture

Ritual: Using a mortar and pestle, crush the dried herbs until almost powdered. In a small cauldron or saucepan, heat the lard over a low flame until it is melted completely. Add the herbs, the clove oil and chimney soot to the lard base and mix well. Add the benzoin as a natural preservative, stir together clockwise and then simmer for ten to fifteen minutes. Strain it through cheesecloth into a small heat resistant container and then allow it to cool. Store it in your refrigerator or in a cool dark place until it is ready to be used. On a night of the Full Moon, anoint your temples and Third Eye with a small amount of the flying ointment prior to astral projection or dream magick.

NOTE: For external use only!

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The quarters or watchtowers are called to attend and protect Wiccan and some other pagan paths, rituals and circles. Each of the quarters represents an element Earth, Air, Fire and water. These elements are often assigned to a compass point the most common version is Earth – North, Air – East, Fire – South and Water – West.

Although the most common version of the quarters is used in most Wiccan groups there are slight variations there can be wider variations for the solitary practitioner as they attune themselves to a location and not a group, example if a witch can see the see the sea from his or her north facing window, mountains in the west it would be very logical for the witch to place the Water quarter in the north and the earth in the west leaving air and fire where they are.

Wherever you place the quarters or watch towers you will need to invoke in the correct way. or the way I was taught, was to visualise the guardian of the watchtower or quarter coming in to form and substance as you chant the an incantation which is used to invite the guardian to stand guard and protect the circle as well as adding the energy to the ritual. The Guardian is then held in place with the corresponding invoking pentagram (see below).

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Once the ritual is complete the elements and Guardians are released with the banishing pentagram with a thank you for attending.

In Wicca, the invocation of the elements is performed after casting your circle.

As you call the element raise your arms in the blessing position. The elements are usually called starting in the East, place of Air and new beginnings. You then turn deosil (clockwise) to the South to call Fire, then to the West to call Water and to the North to call Earth, finally turning back to the East to complete the circular motion.

The traditional Wiccan way of calling the elements, which is published in many books on Wicca is as follows:

Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the East, ye Lords of Air; I do summon call and stir you up, to witness our rites and to guard the Circle

Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the South, ye Lords of Fire; I do summon call and stir you up, to witness our rites and to guard the Circle

Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the West, ye Lords of Water; I do summon call and stir you up, to witness our rites and to guard the Circle

Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the North, ye Lords of Earth; I do summon call and stir you up, to witness our rites and to guard the Circle

And the words used to dismiss the elements are :-

Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the North, ye Lords of Earth; I thank you for attending my rite; and ere you depart to your fair and lovely realms, I bid thee Hail and Farewell.

Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the West, ye Lords of Water; I thank you for attending my rite; and ere you Cheap Cialis Online Without Prescription depart to your fair and lovely realms, I bid thee Hail and Farewell.

Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the South, ye Lords of Fire; I thank you for attending my rite; and ere you depart to your fair and lovely realms, I bid thee Hail and Farewell.

Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the East, ye Lords of Air; I thank you for attending my rite; and ere you depart to your fair and lovely realms, I bid thee Hail and Farewell.

Although some groups may have slightly different version and for a solitary witch there is no reason why you can write your own.

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Listed below is a selected list of many of the lesser-known gods and demi-gods of Greece that have apparently been ignored or forgotten by historians for various and sundry reasons. Some of these gods were obviously important and useful in everyday life habits, others apparently had no redeeming value whatsoever, but somehow achieved god- or goddesshood. This list is presented here in the hopes that it will prove helpful to someone somewhere, sometime.

Egregious – God of Errors

Though he spent virtually all his life with the other gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus, he is rumored to have left for a short vacation to the south of France where he met and had an affair with the French goddess, Faux Pas. Egregious was one of the smartest gods on Mount Olympus. In fact, many thought he might be as smart as Zeus, though no one would ever admit this publicly. However, his unfortunate habit of making so many mistakes kept him from becoming one of the better-known gods.

When asked how someone so smart could make so many stupid mistakes, his reply was always “You learn from your mistakes. Obviously, I’ve made so many mistakes, I’ve become a genius!”

Melanoma – God of Tanning

Often seen away from Mount Olympus and down along the sandy beaches of southern Greece, Melanoma could have been ranked up there with the other major gods of his time, He was strong, handsome, and had a body that attracted all the goddesses. His only major fault was getting involved with the mortal Macedonian strip queen, Ultra Violet.

The two of them constantly played naked in the sun along the Greek shoreline. Zeus, upon seeing Melanoma cavorting with a non-Olympian, decided to punish him by taking away his immortality. This didn’t seem to bother Melanoma at first and he continued to associate with Ultra Violet and played in the buff each day. Soon though, Melanoma started to notice small dark patches on his skin that eventually became cancerous. He died a quick, but horrible death, with Ultra Violet at his side till the very end.

Ozone – God of Memory

Ozone was another failed god. Upon attaining godhood, Zeus asked Ozone to choose the subject for which he would be revered for all time. He chose Memory. To celebrate his attaining full godliness, Ozone married his school sweetheart, Amnesia. However, their foggy relationship soon resulted in the complete loss of all the records of all the great gods on Mount Olympus.

Zeus retaliated by immediately expelling Ozone to Southern California, where he was held prisoner in the dreaded “Inversion Layer” along with the evil nether-world dragon-god of progress and technology, Smog.

Pancreas – Demi-god of Dessert

Father of the sugar gods, Arabinose, Fructose, and Glucose.

Pancreas was a short-lived god who spent most of his time on coffee breaks eating donuts. His marriage to Diabetes was no help to him at all and he died soon after they had their three sons.

Peristalsis – God of Bowel Movements

Revered for his strength and perseverance, Peristalsis occupied a special place in the bathrooms of old Greece. Figurines in his likeness stood next to or near the place of anal evacuation. A special prayer to Peristalsis often accompanied a trip to the bathroom in some of the better bathrooms of high-society Greeks.

Uvula – Goddess of Swallowing

Uvula was an often unappreciated goddess who spent most of her time at the back of the room of all the other gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus. Only when she cleared her throat did anyone bother to pay any attention to her. She originally came from Rome and was accepted into the Greek goddess system, but only because of the promise she showed. She was reported to spend some time with the god Fellatio (a part-Italian god) who promised to show her something she could do that would make her one of the most revered goddesses of all of Mount Olympus (at least by the gods there). They were to meet one hot and steamy night under an olive tree where Fellatio would show her what she could do. Unfortunately, Fellatio never came.

Zirconia – Goddess of Costume Jewelry

Often in direct competition with the goddesses Titanium and Platinum, Zirconia was pretty much always relegated to being allowed only to attend the lesser parties on Mount Olympus at which the great gods and goddesses were rarely present. As a result, Zirconia was subsequently ignored by most historians and now only shows up on the backs of magazines for really cheap prices.

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Originally posted 2010-09-30 09:50:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

(Pre Self Initiation Exercise)

By Karnayna Lilly

An Official Document of The Green Man Craft Tradition Copyright© 1999

I. Physical Preparations

In a convenient place, preferably in the North, set up a small altar. Cover the altar with a cloth of your choosing. Upon this altar have at each rear corner a candle. Use white at this time. Between these place a censer or incense burner. For this purpose a stick burner will work very well. Use incense that gives you a sense of power and connection with the Greenwood.

Images of the God and Goddess are a bonus however they are not mandatory. Framed images in this case work quite well. If you do not have images I will e mail you some to print. If you use them always remember that the Left side is for The Goddess and the Right, the God.

You will need a small bowl of water and one of salt.

Also a glass of wine or other suitable beverage. Any fruit juice works well however a good wine of your choice is best.

Finally you will need anointing oil. For this use Patchouli.

Your matter of dress is your choice. It is best to work in loose comfortable clothing and as you know Gardnerians work skyclad. At this point I want to make clear that my instruction will not make you an official Gardnerian because there is a strict rule that self initiation is an apostasy. You will however eventually self initiate yourself in the Green Man Craft Tradition.

II. The Ritual

Each evening approach your altar and sit before it. Use a chair if you must. Light the candles and incense and say:

 “I welcome you Great Lord and Lady and invite you to attend my ceremony”

Now, to the best of your ability imagine that you are surrounded by a sphere of white light. Not just a circle. When this is accomplished take the salt and lift it as in offering and say:

 “Lord and Lady (Your Choice of God Names will come later) I, a seeker of Thy mysteries do pray Thee, bless and purify this salt that it may be used for the good of all. So mote it be.”

Replace the salt and repeat the above with the water. Now place three pinches of the salt in the water. Hold up the mixture and say:

Lord and Lady Bless this union of earth and water that by Thy power all that is unclean will be cast away.”

Sprinkle the mixture in a CLOCKWISE direction three times. Replace the mixture and say:

 “Blessed Be”

Take the incense and say”

 “Lord and Lady Bless this union of fire and air that by Thy power all that is unclean will be cast away.”

Cense the incense in a CLOCKWISE direction three times. Replace the mixture and say:

 “Blessed Be”

Now return to your place in front of the altar. Meditate for a moment on why you feel that you are being called to the Lord and Lady. Take your time. You will find that each night you will learn something different. When you feel ready begin the invocation:

 “I invoke thee and call upon thee, O Mighty Mother of us all, bringer of all fruitfulness, by seed  and root, by stem and bud, by leaf and flower and fruit do I invoke thee to bless me and admit me into the company of Thy hidden children, So Mote it Be!”

Make a pentagram before the altar with the words:

“Of the mother darksome and divine, mine the scourge and mine the kiss; here I charge you in this sign, the five point star of love and bliss.”

Anoint yourself with the oil (forehead, solar plexus and above genital area)

Now invoke the Horned Lord:

Great Horned Lord, return to earth again!

Come at my call and show thyself to men.

Shepherd of Goats, upon the wild hill’s way,

Lead thy lost flock from darkness into day.

Forgotten are the ways of sleep and night -

Men seek for them whose eyes have lost the light.

Open the door, the door which hath no key,

The door of dreams, whereby men come to thee.

O Mighty Stag, O answer to me!”

III. The Proclamation

 “Gentle goddess powerful god: I am your child, now and always. Your breath is my life. Your voice Great Mother and yours Great Father speak within me, as they do in all creatures, if we but only listen. Therefore here in your presence and before the Mighty Ones do I open my self to your blessing.”

Lift up the cup of wine and say:

Bless this wine with your essence Great Lady, Great Lord that by partaking of it I may also take part of you. Make a toasting gesture and drink. After consuming the wine lift up the cup and say:

 “Flax Flags Fodder and Frig” (this is an old blessing )

Sit for a while in silent contemplation. Listen. You will hear the Gods within you. Speak with them and tell them why you wish to follow them. Afterwards put out the candles and thank the Lord and Lady for hearing you. Then Say So Mote it Be.

NOTE* Listen to your inner thoughts, feelings and dreams at all times while using this simple rite. The Lord and Lady will speak in many ways.

Do not underestimate the importance of this rite. It will prepare you for all further work.

Finish

Originally posted 2011-04-15 04:38:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

A subject that is not often mentioned, if any examples are mentioned are slight at best and at worst are a list of do and don’ts. Like all religions paganism is not free of it’s nutters and weirdo’s their do exist.

For the more experienced pagan spotting these weirdo’s and steering clear be come second nature. But when you are new to paganism you have no real knowledge of what paganism is and you do all the things the books and the Internet says but at some stage a person will wish to either join a coven or find local moots and here is where the problems can start.

There are some but thankfully very few people whose views on paganism are to say less than pagan. These people use paganism as away of exploring their own perversion rather than exploring the way of the goddess these are normally very charismatic people often with a great deal of knowledge. The big problem is there is no right buy fertility drugs without a prescription or wrong way to be a pagan and anyone one can create their own path and get followers and members to join that path if they so choose.

When your looking to become a pagan or neo pagan there are a few things you need to think about before joining any group or coven, the first is your motivation.

Why are you motivated to join a group or coven, is their a need for community, a need to belong, a desire to learn or some darker motives. Examine your motives very closely, can you needs be met without joining a group or coven?

Once you have decided to join a group or coven it is a good idea to examine your ethics personal and spiritual and your needs create some question to ask group or coven leaders respectable groups and coven will happily answer any questions related to joining if they are not then they are not for you. One of the major question that seem to pop up is the question of Skyclad working naked for many people the idea of being naked in public is uncomfortable so you will need to find this out before you join. Other good questions to ask is “if I find the group or coven is not for me can I just leave” this may seem like a silly question you will not be held prisoner (Not going to mention Crowley) but their maybe rituals required to assist you leaving and helping you find the correct path good coven and group leaders will assist you as much as possible to help you find a path that is more suitable to you.

Other extremely important question to ask is cost you should never be charge for joining a group or coven but that being said there are costs involved in being a pagan such as books of shadows, athames, robes etc you may be asked to pitch in with the cost of supplies or food or even travel when required.

Once you have all the information that you need and you are happy joining a particular group you should not become a sheep and follow blindly if there is something that you feel is not right then challenge the leaders about these things. Group leaders should always be willing to explain why something has been done if you are not happy with the response then leave if you feel that your leaders are breaking the law in anyway contact the police and discuss your fears with them.

It is extremely rare to find a coven or group that is doing something illegal but it does happen and you will have to face your own conscience and choose the correct thing to do.

I have found that the goddess will guide you to where you need to be sometime that is learn a lesson other times it is to teach even as a beginner you have an important part to play in any group by questioning things will help you gain and give insight. No one has the right to tell you off for doing something and you should never be forced to do things that don’t feel comfortable.

Now you have all the required information you need to join a group the next thing is to find a group that can be a bit difficult since the pagan community is a bit secretive about covens the best place to start is to find a local moot information on moot are available on the internet and in pagan magazines as well as from the pagan federation at these groups you will meet other pagans many will be part of one coven or another so by showing your interest and communicating with other member of the moot will help you to connect to others some may even talk about their group or coven at which point you can ask for more information (remember your question). When and if connection form you may be offered membership to their group after a meeting with coven leaders. Remember that covens and groups have the same rights as you if they don’t want you to join then you don’t join and the same goes if you don’t want to join they cant force you to join.

What happens if you can find a group or coven to join for any number of reasons such as work commitment, location or even disability? Well that simple there is no law to say you have to join a group or coven to be a pagan be solitary in time you may meet others to share your path or interests you may even find that you will end up creating a new neo pagan path.

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Items: Laurel (Bay) leaves - A Dying fire

Ritual: Sit before a dying fire and gaze into it, clearing your mind of all but thoughts of your lover have a small basket of laurel leaves between your knees.

Keeping your gaze fixed on the fire, dip your left hand into the basket take out a handful of leaves, and toss them onto the fire. As they burst into flames, chant out loud:

“Laurel leaves that burn in the fire, draw unto me my heart’s desire”

Wait until flames have died down, and then repeat the action. Do it a 3rd time.

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Alexandrian/Gardnerian: To reveal this would be to break my oath of secrecy. I can say, though, that it really is an ancient rite, dating far back in time, back even before 1951, and I have learned it from an unbroken lineage. As Gerald said, it takes a chicken to make an egg.

Asatru: First, we don’t believe in a “One Chicken” or a “Hen and Rooster.” We believe in many chickens. Second, “crossing the road” is part of the three levels, or worlds, and the chicken simply crossed from one level to another. Hail to the Chickens!

British Traditional: The word “chicken” comes from a very specific Old English word (“gechekken”), and it only properly applies to certain fowl of East Anglia or those descended therefrom. As for the rest, I suppose they are doing something remotely similar to crossing the road, but you must remember that traditional roads are not to be confused with the modern roads….

Celtic: In County Feedbeygohn on Midsummer’s day, there is still practiced St. Henny’s Dance, which is a survival of the old pagan Chicken Crossing fertility rite. Today, modern pagans are reviving the practice, dedicated to the Hen and the Green Rooster.

Ceremonial: “Crossing the road” is a phrase that summarizes many magical structures erected and timed by the chicken to produce the energy necessary for the intention of the travel across the road. For example, the astrological correspondences had to be correct, the moon had to be waxing (if the chicken intended to come to the other side of the road) or waning (if the chicken intended to flee to the other side of the road), and the chicken had to prepare herself through fasting and proper incantations. Note certain forms of invocation (summoning an egg inside your chicken self) can produce abnormal or even dangerous eggs and should only be conducted inside a properly erected barnyard.

Chaos: Thinking in terms of “roads” and “crossings” is simply looking at the formal, typically perceived structure of chicken crossing space-time. We, instead, focus on the possibility of chicken crossing itself; what appears to be a random act is thus actually the norm — it is the road which is the freak of chance. Indeed, quantum mechanics now demonstrates what we knew all along two roads can simultaneously exist in the same place at the same time. Thus, by attuning ourselves to the dynamic energy (called “crossing”), we can manifest the road. Of course, to the unknowledgeable, this appears as a chicken crossing the road.

Dianic: The chykyn (“chicken” is term of patriarchal oppression) sought to reclaim for herself the right to be on the other side of the road, after it had been denied to her for centuries. By doing so, she reawakened the power of the Hen within herself.

Discordian: cock-a-doodle-doo!

Druid: To get to the sacred grove, of course! Keep in mind that 99% of everything written about chickens-crossing-the-road is pure hogwash, based on biased sources. Yes, there were a few unfortunate chicken sacrifices in the past, but that is over now…

Eclectic: Because it seemed right to her at the time. She used some Egyptian style corn and a Celtic sounding word for the road and incorporated some Native American elements into her Corn-name, Chicken-Who-Dances-and-Runs-with-the-Wolves.

Faery: In twilight times and under sparkling stars, those properly trained can still see the chickens crossing the roads. Reconnecting with these “fey-fowl” as they cross is crucial to restoring the balance between the energies of modern development and living with the earth.

Family Traditional: Growing up, we didn’t think much about “crossing the road.” A chicken was a chicken. It crossed the road because that was what worked to get her to the other side. We focused on what worked, and we worked more with the elders of the barnyard and less with all this “guardians of the chickencoop” business. We didn’t get our concepts of “chickens” or “the other side” from Gardner, either. You can choose not to believe us since we did not “scratch down” on paper what was clucked to us orally (which, at certain times in history, was the only way to avoid becoming Easter chicken soup!), but that doesn’t change the facts there were real chickens, and they really did cross the road!

Kitchen Witch: The chicken crossed the road to get food, to get a rooster or to get away from me after I decided to have chicken for supper!

Left Hand Path: White, fluffy chickens prancing across the road ! Do you think that is all there is to crossing the road? Do you dare to know the dark side of crossing the road and the other path to self-development?

New Age: The chicken crossed the road because she chose this as one her lessons to learn in this life. Besides, there was so much incense and bright, white corn to explore on the Other Side.

Newbie: well, ’cause I read in this really kewl book that said, like, chickens are supposed to cross the road, right?

Posting on an Online Discussion Group: What the hell do you mean ‘why did the chicken cross the road?’ ???!!!??? Haven’t you read any of the previous posts? We’ve been [expletive deleted] debating every word of that question, painstakingly trying to come to some kind of answer. I know you wrote ‘all i wanted to know was why chickens cross the road, im not looking for any chicken spells’ but I’m fed up with newbies who can’t even bother to REEEEEEEEAAADDD the posts on that very topic! No, this is not a flame. But, I and several others here have the maturity to properly explore and respond to this question, and we were properly trained; we didn’t just read a book and think we were full-fledged chickens.

“Sethian”/Jane Roberts: Session 666; Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1969; 9:00 p.m. Now, you create your own chicken, each of you individually and en masse. Your physical senses fool you into believing you are seeing a chicken crossing the road, when instead, the chicken has already crossed the road, and hasn’t even begun to cross the road. There is a probable chicken that never crossed the road as well. Further, because you each perceive a chicken, there is not only one chicken but, in fact, many different chickens. As I have said before, time is simultaneous. All probable versions of the chicken–past, present and future–exist at once in the spacious present. It is only because you believe [emphatically] that time is linear, with each moment followed by another in one-line kind of fashion, that you perceive the chicken taking chicken steps to get to the other side of the road. It does no good to ask “Which came first, the chicken or the egg,” either, for they both exist at once in simultaneous time. [910 p.m.] Now, there are families of chicken consciousness. All life seeks value fulfillment, for consciousness is consciousness. What you perceive as a chicken may be something far different in another reality. The chicken may, for example, be a fragment personality of your entity. The chicken is no less than you are, however, simply because it is a chicken. Now, the chicken has its reality, and you have your reality. But the chicken is more than a chicken [emphatically], and you are more than you think that you are! [Pause one minute] The chicken crosses the road because it believes it can, and it does. It knows that it is sacred and that it will not die. You (underline ‘you’) also are sacred and you will not die. But as long as you believe that it is unsafe to cross the road, you must take chicken steps and obey the laws that you have agreed upon to get to to the other side safely. [End at 9:30 p.m. Jane came out of trance easily. She didn't remember a word she had spoken as Seth.]

Solitaire: The chicken didn’t want to be part of a coven or an oven.

Shaman: Crossing the road is a way to reconnect with the healing, visionary lifeways of the past. Chickens have long known this, but increasingly the Rooster’s Movement is adding more roosters to the crossings too.

Snert: Hey, are you guys really chickens? Can you giveme a spellthat will make a chicken cross the road?

Wiccan: The chicken crossed the road because she felt like she was finally “coming home.” She could do it alone or with others, but she had to call to the Guardians of the Watchtowers of the Barnyard first … uhm, after casting the circle.

Originally posted 2011-02-11 09:50:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

We have four base elements earth air fire and water in magicks it is desired to bring the elements into balance but each element has it own individual magicks attached so it always advisable to become familiar with elemental magicks.

Elemental magicks are untameable and do not require any skills or knowledge to perform, but knowledge is required to prevent accidents.

With Earth we have direct each and every day we walk on earth eat plants from the earth animals that have feed on the earth but we really realise that the connect we have with earth and often pay little attention to it in our daily life we all might work hard to save the planet but that not connecting to it we distance ourselves from earth becoming care takers rather than living in unity with it.

Earth comes in many forms the mountains, metals, crystals the stars and planets it is the stabilising factor that supports life as well as forming it. Our bones are the earth and so our connection is also a personal one.

The focus of Earth is to bring stability and balance and structure to our lives and our environment.

For those living a magickal life must understand that on the surface earth is a solid hard substance that changes in time and this change comes as a result of the other elements both spiritually and practically it is easier to see the beauty of the earth than it is to connect to it.

Earth is the arena where rhythm of life is played out; it is created from symphony of life the stability of creation. Our own song is part of that symphony and we create our own arena through our actions and choices some times we create smooth paths and other time we create mountains to climb. Keeping all elements in perfect balance can we create the sound of perfection. It not impossible to gain perfection! Just hard to maintain perfection.

Meditation on Earth

Equipment
Small pebble or stone your need to dig one up or find one on your travels

Set Up

Sit or Lie down in comfortable position holding pebble

Meditation

Lie down and close your eyes and breath rhythmically and focus on the stone remembering the journey you took to find the pebble going back over the steps you took see yourself picking the pebble up feel the energy of the stone pulsing and think of the journey the stone took to end up in the place where you found it you will need to allow the stone to guide you back through time see the pebble changing from a smooth pebble to a larger rock allow thousands and thousands of years to pass see the rock become a bolder allow more years to pass until it becomes a mountain and the connection planet is made allow yourself to travel back millions of years till there is burning and volcanic explosions as the earth starts to form now travel forward in time feel the heat of fire and the strong winds and waters mould you and shape you until your are released as the bolder feel your self behind shaped by your journey the earth grinding and shaping the bolder feel the winds blowing parts of the bolder away the rain and waters smoothing the surface until you’re a pebble feel the yourself lying in the earth waiting still and unmoving until you are plucked from the earth and carried away and held where you share your memories

Thank the stone for the insights you have just gained and ground your self

Other Meditaion included

Earth
Air
Fire
Water

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Originally posted 2010-09-01 10:00:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The Blot is the most common ritual within Asatru. In its simplest form a blot is making a sacrifice to the Gods. In the old days this was done by feasting on an animal consecrated to the Gods and then slaughtered. (The word blot itself is related to the Norse words for “blood” and “sacrifice.”) As we are no longer farmers and our needs are simpler today, the most common blot is an offering of mead or other alcoholic beverage to the deities.

Many modern folk will be suspicious of a ritual such as this. Rituals such as the blot have been falsely interpreted by post-Pagan sources in order to denigrate the ritual or trivialize it. The most common myth about ritual sacrifice is that one is buying off a deity e.g. one throws a virgin into the Volcano so it won’t erupt. Nothing could be further from the truth. In Asatru it is believed that we are not only the worshippers of the Gods but that we are physically related to them. The Eddas tell of a God, Rig, who went to various farmsteads and fathered the human race so we are physically kin to the Gods. On a more esoteric level, humankind is gifted with “ond” or the gift of ecstasy. Ond is a force that is of the Gods. It is everything that makes humans different from the other creatures of the world. As creatures with this gift, we are immediately connected to the Gods, we are part of their tribe, their kin. Thus we are not simply buying off the Gods by offering them something that they want, but we are sharing with the Gods something that we all take joy in. Sharing and gift giving was an incredibly important part of Norse culture (and of most ancient cultures) and had magical significance. Giving a gift was a sign of friendship, kinship, and connection. By sharing a blot with the Gods we reaffirm our connection to them and thus reawaken their powers within us and their watchfulness over our world.

A blot can be a simple affair where a horn of mead is consecrated to the Gods and then poured as a libation, or it can be a part of a larger ritual. A good comparison is the Catholic Mass which may be part of a regular service or special event such as a wedding or funeral, or it may be done as a purely magical-religious practice without any sermon, hymns, or other trappings.

The blot consists of three parts, the hallowing or consecrating of the offering, the sharing of the offering, and the libation. Each of these is equally important. The only tools required are mead, beer or juice, a horn or chalice, a sprig of evergreen used to sprinkle the mead, and a ceremonial bowl known as a Hlautbowl into which the initial libation will be made.

The blot begins with the consecration of the offering. The Gothi (Priest) or Gythia (Priestess) officiating at the blot invokes the God or Goddess being honored. This is usually accomplished by a spoken declaration with ones arms being held above ones head in a Y shape, in imitation of the rune elhaz. This posture is used for most invocations and prayers throughout Asatru. After the spoken invocation an appropriate rune or other symbol of the God or Goddess may be drawn in the air with the finger or with the staff. Once the God is invoked, the Gothi takes up the horn. His assistant pours mead from the bottle into the horn. The Gothi then traces the hammer sign (an upside down T) over the horn as a blessing and holds it above his head offering it to the Gods. He then speaks a request that the God or Goddess bless the offering and accept it as a sacrifice. At the least one will feel the presence of the deity; at best one will be able to feel in some inner way the God taking of the mead and drinking it.

The mead is now not only blessed with divine power but has passed the lips of the God or Goddess. The Gothi then takes a drink of the horn and it is passed around the gathered folk. Although it sounds like a very simple thing, it can be a very powerful experience. At this point the mead is no longer simply a drink but is imbued with the blessing and power of the God or Goddess being honored. When one drinks, one is taking that power into oneself. After the horn has made the rounds once, the Gothi again drinks from the horn and then empties the remainder into the hlautbowl. The Gothi then takes up the evergreen sprig and his assistant the hlautbowl and the Gothi sprinkles the mead around the circle or temple or onto the altar. If there are a great number of the folk gathered, one may wish to drop the drinking and merely sprinkle the various folk with the mead as a way of sharing it. In a small group one might merely drink as the blessing.

When this is done the Hlautbowl is taken by the Gothi and poured out onto the ground. This is done as an offering not only to the God invoked at the blot, but it is also traditional to remember the Earth Mother at this time, since it is being poured onto her ground. Many invocations mention the God, Goddess, or spirit being sacrificed to, and then Mother Earth, as in the Sigrdrifa Prayer “Hail to the Gods and to the Goddesses as well; Hail Earth that gives to all men.” (Sigrdrifumal 3) With this action, the blot is ended.

Obviously this is a very sparse ritual and if performed alone could be completed in only a few minutes. This is as it should be, for blots are often poured not because it is a time of gathering or festivity for the folk, but because the blot must be poured in honor or petition of a God or Goddess on their holiday or some other important occasion. For example, a father tending his sick child might pour a blot to Eir the Goddess of healing. Obviously he doesn’t have time to waste on the “trappings” of ritual. The intent is to make an offering to the Goddess as quickly as possible. At some times a full celebration might not be made of a holiday because of a persons hectic schedule, but at the least a blot should be made to mark the occasion. However, in most cases a blot will at least be accompanied by a statement of intent at the beginning and some sort of conclusion at the end. It might also be interspersed with or done at the conclusion of ritual theater or magic. Our kindred, for example, begins the ritual with a chant of “Odin, Vili, Ve” which connects us to the Gods of creation. Between the invocation of the God or Goddess and the actual Blot we usually add a meditation or something else which acts as a focus of the ritual. Once, for example, we made mead in the middle of a ritual to Aegir. As part of our blot we also pass the horn three times. The first time around is a taking in of the power of the charged mead and all offer a toast to the God(s) of the occasion. The second and third rounds are open to toasts to other Gods, toasts to the kindred, the hosts, to pledges, boasting and anything else on wishes to say. It is essentially a “mini sumble” in the middle of our blot. Always of course, we remember the purpose of our ritual. We would never toast one of the Jotnar during a ritual to Thor for example. We have also added a few steps at the end which are a private affirmation of our groups kinship with each other and with the Gods.

Basic Outline of the Blot Ritual:

1. Sanctify space with the Hammer rite
2. Invocation of the Deity
3. Secondary Activities supporting the blot: meditation etc.
4. Load mead by offering it to the God
5. Pass mead for blessing or sprinkle on folk
6. Other activities, prayers, etc.
7. Thank the deity
8. Pour the libation to the Earth

Originally posted 2011-05-23 11:10:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter