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The energy vampire is someone who draws psychic or spiritual energy from another life force with out replacing it with like energy. Over the years I have found that there seem to be 3 may be 4 types of energy vampire.

The first and most common type of energy vampire in what I like to call the immature energy vampire, the second is the controller energy vampire and the third is a feeder and if there is a forth kind it seems to be a hybrid of these three.

The immature energy vampire is completely oblivious that they are feeding off of your energy in this category you will find children, those suffering illness (physical and mental), the Star (a person how is a diva who needs people to praise him or her) and the party animal (always on the go the one that is still raving a 4am while everyone else is lagging).

The immature energy vampires are not bad (in the sense of good and bad) although they are demanding they need you to offer your energy before they can start to draw off your energy. The problem is the immature likes energy and is really not bothered if the energy is negative or positive just as long has they have your attention. The good thing is that these vampires will often share your energy and return some back.

Since the goal of this vampire is to charge himself or herself up, they often have an abundance of excess energy, which they use to increase energy flow. This form of energy vampire unlike the other form can leave you feeling drained or over charged.

The controller vampire is much more skilled at drawing of specific forms of energy and have skills to force you to create this form of energy for them. This is normally negative feeling the type of people that fall into this group are bullies, bosses, abusers and the abused. This vampire can spend years slowly feeding away at all the good energy and replacing with nothing to all that is left is a hollow husk of a person behind before moving on to the next target. These vampires are usually created in the same way a folklore vampire is created one a person has been feed upon they will need to feed themselves it become a spiral drawing others in along the way.

These vampires live off negative energy the good thing is that where controller energy vampires are, you will find energy charger people (not the same as positive energy feeder) skilled at the defence against such vampire and are immune to their power and give positive energy back.

The third type of energy vampire is the feeder vampire these create situations where is energy is created for them top feed off. They dont feed off a person energy as such just from the energy created from the environment the formed. There seems to be two defined forms of the feed the negative energy feeder and the positive energy feeder.

The negative feeder is the stirrer, the backstabber, the grass, and the bitch! They like to cause people to argue and fight they never seem happy unless there is conflict as the feed of the energy that is created that feeling you get when you walk in a room here strong emotions have taken place.

The positive energy feeder is really a mature type of immature energy vampire these are the stars and divas that found that they could make people happy which in turns make them happy. These are normally people with good friends and are always ready to help although these people need happy people to keep them happy. They feed off of good emotions and are always trying to make people feel better.

The fourth kind is really not a variety of energy vampire but a hybrid there are some people who do not handle energy consumption well and react to a “bite” from an energy vampire and temporally assume the traits of the vampire that “bit them” very much a human natured experience. We all fall into this variety at some point as well all need to top up our energy. For example a woman or man at home looking after children, who are demanding his or her attention all day long will need to have the energy they have lost over the day replaced. This will require a food source! The partner if a loving and understanding one, they will see the lost energy and will freely replace that lost energy. If as in most cases the need is missed so situations will be created where woman or man that needed the attention will get it through manipulating the environment which will lead to a argument where attention is focused on the one that needs it normally by this stage it negative energy “immature energy vampire” if this situation become repetitive the person seeking the attention will create the same environment each day to cause the desired out come “controller vampire” if this situation is continue even longer the person seeking attention will learn to accept that the only way they will ever get the attention the need is to repeat the format with other people slowly turning in to a “negative feeder”.

Energy vampires are not mythical creatures sent to suck your life force away they are humans they are each and everyone of us we all need energy and in most cases we give and share freely with those we love.

It only when we get a taste for a specific emotional energy matrix that we become a true energy vampire we are all capable of energy vampirism and often take a bite sometime without thinking of we are doing.

But it is the desire of a particular emotional energy matrix that is the problem that always lead to a negative out come. I am reminded of the Celestine Prophecies and the third and forth insight –

A Matter of Energy

We now experience that we live not in a material Universe, but in a Universe of dynamic energy. Everything extant is a field of sacred energy that we can sense and intuit. Moreover, we humans can project our energy by focusing our attention in the desired direction, in that where attention goes, energy flows, influencing other energy systems and increasing the pace of coincidences in our lives. It is possible to see this energy enveloping all living things.

The Struggle For Power

To gain energy, we tend to manipulate or force others to give us attention and thus energy. When we successfully dominate others in this way, we feel more powerful, but they are left weakened and often fight back. Competition for scarce human energy is the cause of all conflict between people

There is no real way of protecting yourself from an energy vampire but if you are aware of their needs and what they desire form you? You can learn to starve them of it, example if a bully want you to be scared of him or her they are feeding off of your fear the moment you stop being scared you are of no use to them and they will find another food source.

It can be difficult to seek out energy vampires in groups of friends, as there is likely to be more than one vampire form with a group often working together to create the desired environment to feed and insuring that the group remains the same. You may even notice that when new people attempt to join the inner circle how certain friends become hostile to them.

As I have said no protection really because we cant protect against ourselves the only really issue is to try and stay away from the vampires that really drain you and change so they no longer find you desirable to eat and try not to take with out giving back.

I did mention energy charger people earlier these are very special people they are higher spiritually than most humans but still only human some are religious some are not. They flow with energy giving freely they have a connection with the divine a higher spiritual self a pureness of heart that can be seen in their eyes a child like quality and although rare their goodness can out live their life including Jesus, Buddha and Princess Diana

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Originally posted 2010-10-25 11:22:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Going through my Book of Shadows this morning I came across this and though I would share I hope JR Grover does not mind but it is only 21 years and I am not sure if it is available anywhere.

I used to have this in my office at work as it gave me confidence in my early days in the craft to come out and be a proud witch

You are politely but firmly requested not to discriminate against our pagan and spiritual heritage.

As pagans, witches and Druids, we have every right to express our views and practices. Our traditions with the fall protection of British and international law.

The last remaining laws prohibiting witchcraft in Great Britain were repealed in 1951.

This was necessary to bring British law in line with the United Nations universal declaration of human rights, which states:

Article 18
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public Private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

Article 19
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Adopted and proclaimed by the Gen assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948.

Compared to various Christian persuasion is (a religion of Middle Eastern origin), particularly those of its recent forms of fundamentalists and similar sex often seem ill informed, even ignorant of the original and sacred spiritual heritage of the British Isles. We would encourage them to at least learn about our ways; any scientist will inform them that to criticise with out a reasonable comprehensive grasp of the subject renders the criticism invalid. The blind prejudice frequently expressed against paganism by such people is often the result of such gross ignorance. Here are the two basic areas of information which will dispense with many major misconceptions.

1 Satanism, and the devil
Satanism is an offshoot of that Judaic Christian. Islamic tradition it is then invention and has nothing to do with the symbolic horned God of the witches and pagans come up, which exists as a symbolic representation of the masculine characteristics of nature’s fecundity long before the Judaic Christian and Islamic traditions were culturally developed from Samaria Arcadian and the late Egyptian religious concepts (i.e. monotheistic panentheism). The devil is solely part of the Judaic Christian Islamic pantheon of deific characters. In 1484, Pope Innocent 8th published a bull classify our pagan symbols as personification of their devil. And so on, infighting and promoting deliberate religious persecution and genocide. Pagans (and Christian is deemed heretics), of all persuasions have been so treated by religious authorities from as early as 307CE, and in Europe to date at least 9 million have been tortured and killed by heretic and witch hunts (an academic has recently identified some 35-45,000 recorded arraignments and executions solely of those accused of being witches. In some cases of those countries, and only a few countries were Christianity was the enforced belief system – and those from only a tiny proportion of such records still exist).

2 learn your heritage
the pagan heritages of all nations are the original roots from which the modern religions sprang. These religions usually arose from a significant or, divinely inspired person capable of seeing the armed. The strictures of their cultural norms, who gave guidance to the ordinary people, to enable them to survive conditions. The less perceive Could not comprehend. Inevitably, these charismatic individuals designed their message from earlier knowledge; they are often known to have been educated in earlier traditions, which enable them to see the wider picture – and far at least. As their particular culture would enable them to stop. It is an unfortunate fact that the less adaptable followers tend to create institutions, which often become power hungry to the extent of denying their originators background. For incense, read the Venerable Bede, on the slaughter of the entire pagan population of the Isle of Wight in 686CE. Reid also a bonus (decline and fall of the Roman Empire), and the actions of the Valentitian and Valens. This was long before the Inquisition, where in many celibate Christian monks, refined methods of torture, mainly of women, with zealous enthusiasm. Nowadays, surely all religious except the rights of others, religious freedom of expression? Simply read the exact wording of their current dogma in the light of their history and find out. Then learn your pagan heritage and the concepts behind our traditions; it is your birthright, which they had tried to deny you. As pagans, we are pantheists; we recognise the supernality as intrinsic to existence itself, the order by which time and space and fold, and we find monotheistic panentheism, a pre-existent creator god childishly absurd in a scientific aware world. Our quaint and beautiful symbolic minutes, ceremonies and deities, allegories the processes of nature and existence, and celebrate the existence of humanity as part of the whole. After all, your existence is a result of the evolutionary nature, despite absurd creationist modern sects born of inward looking religious self-delusion. We are happy to coexist with other spiritual paths, and perfectly willing to discuss their validity of each other as core beliefs and morals and natural supernality.
As inheritors of the pagan knowledge, we conceive of Jesus Christ as a magnificent example of a middle eastern known scientific folk of their 2160 year Piscean age, now ending As we enter the Aquarian age. As starch, we have due respect for this figure, and his true followers who wish to peacefully coexist with other spiritual traditions, but not for the Christian churches with their appalling record of genocide, torture, material acquisition suppression of other spiritual traditions, including those from which they descend, their involvement with fascists and various oppressive governments, their suppression of winning, their coal industry a dark and murky politics, and perhaps above all, their doctrinal denial of every human being is divine right to seek spirituality. Based on reality, not confined by an enforced dogma. Nowadays, we do not live under the tyranny of an enforced belief system. Paganism is currently the fastest growing spiritual cosmology. In this land, at least, and a dogmatic religions are declining as progressing human knowledge about our universe, its origins and ours are no longer censored by religious dogma. This is because the pagan principles are absolutely appropriate in a word, where environmental concerns focus attention on the necessity of looking after this beautiful Earth, and of course, there is no contradiction between the experimental concepts underlying pagan knowledge and the knowledge developed through scientific discovery.

After 2000 years of oppression. We say never again! We feel we have the right to express our freedom with the support of decent people throughout the Wales. If you have come across discrimination against pagans weather, which is truth or others including Third World pagan folk. Please inform the perpetrator that they are in violation of internationally enforceable law against religious discrimination and are liable to arrest and prosecution because the civilised governments of the world regards such prejudices as immoral and unacceptable.

Copyright 1990 JR Grover

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Originally posted 2011-05-18 10:33:33. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Starting any coven can be a difficult thing for any pagan but for the true eclectic it can be very difficult.

The reason for this is an eclectic understands that things that should not work together do! Having mixed mythologies and practices are personal so it can be difficult to explain to others the significance, this is one of the main reasons the eclectic remains solitary.

Although over the years I have run eclectic covens, which are more like working groups and moots which developed.

I have found that when these groups meet and connect and share information the group dynamic changes from a coven that meets for worship or feasting to a group where practices merge and learning is shared in an inclusive enviroment.

These covens does not work like a Wiccan coven there is no high priestess or priest no elder keeping things in check it works more as a council where the leader for next meeting is chosen leaders would be chosen in rota new members being added to the list.

Whoever is in charge for that meeting chooses the topic of discussion they will either give a talk or write a ritual that includes everyone. For the main Sabbats (and not all paths follow the Wiccan wheel of the year so some groups have other main rites added to the wheel.) meeting are normally a few days before or after the event to allow member to have their own personal rites. These Sabbat meetings would normally follow a simple outline a basic elemental blessing followed by a feast where members would share poetry or mythology connected to the Sabbat it was very rare to do any spell or formal ritual during this time.

As a working group, spell work and ritual work did take place but with a mix of paths the leader for that “spell working” or “ritual” would explain to everyone their part and placement. We would meet to discuss ritual run through any tricky parts make any adjustments if needed then prepared for ritual then preformed it, after grounding and over a drink and some food we would share our feelings and experiences. Now not every ritual would work the way we wanted to but we got the desired result.

Now if your going to create a coven you need to think of your motives why do you want a coven? If it for power or ego then don’t do it!

Unlike paths like wicca which have rules that have been handed down Eclectics have to borrow adapt and develop a set of ethics which are personal. And the key word is personal so it difficult to get others to believe in all you believe. As eclectics, some will say you cant or you should not because that is what they believe while for you know that it can and it does! (friction)

As eclectic we can be spiritual leaders and followers but it better to be guides and seekers of the truth. So with that in mind if you plan on setting up a coven start with people who you can learn from and share your interest don’t try to start with a coven of 13 start with 2 or three and grow with it adding 1 or 2 members when it feels right. All the time becoming a strong central core adding rituals and spell working once you have found the common ground.

Once you have found the common ground you can start to create a set of ethics, which will add to the core of the group a set of rules to cover admission and removal from group sharing the costs etc.

Now its not easy to create and maintain a coven from scratch but it is possible the worst issues you will have to face is ego the new and old to the craft often believe them self important after get a few spells right this can cause friction in fact I have had groups that have split up because a new be thinks the are the second coming of Merlin and conflict created factions but you will live and learn

Now for those that was thinking that this was going to be a list of coven ethics I am sorry but I hope I have given a little insight to running an eclectic coven so you will think about what you want to create and what you need in order to maintain your ideal.

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Originally posted 2011-08-03 15:19:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Hellenic Ethics: Living Virtues in Community

The ethical principles of Hellenic Reconstructionist Polytheism rest on fundamental human virtues as expressed in community, and are derived from the teachings of our ancient Greek spiritual ancestors. Some of the virtues discussed below will be familiar, and are indeed common to other traditional religious cultures. Others may prove surprising and even challenging to modern pagans who look to the Rede for ethical direction.

A Key Principle: Reciprocity

To most ancient Greeks, people fell into one of three categories: friends, enemies, and strangers. Underlying all of these relationships is the assumption of reciprocity. [1] Friends are those who help you and whom you are obligated to help. Enemies are those who harm you and whom you are likewise expected to harm, for doing so also helps your friends. Strangers or outsiders are those persons with whom you have no defined relationship and will probably view with a mix of suspicion and generosity, as they will you. Our relationship with the gods is also based on reciprocity: our offerings for their blessings, gift for gift.

Unlike both the Christian ethical ideal (“Love your enemy” [2]) and the Wiccan Rede (“An it harm none, do what ye will”), traditional Hellenic ethics teaches that there is no shame in interpersonal conflict or just retribution; indeed, these are fundamental parts of life. (Nemesis is a goddess, after all, and the myths show the gods in conflict with each other.) Further, by not harming one’s enemies, one harms one’s friends, breaking down the fundamental bonds of society. It is no surprise to find, then, in one of the earliest pieces of Greek writing, a priest calling down Apollo’s wrath on those who did not honor his request for reciprocity: the return of his captive daughter for a fair ransom. [3]

The counterbalance to this seemingly harsh system is the virtue of xenia, often translated “hospitality” or “the laws of reciprocity as applied to hosts and guests.” To offer hospitality—food, drink, clothing, shelter—is a sacred imperative overseen by Zeus and imposes certain obligations on both parties. A host may not molest a guest, but neither may a guest steal from, or otherwise wrong, a host. A social and ethical bond has been forged.

In his Works and Days, Hesiod names the basic bonds of the social order as those between parents and children, hosts and guests, comrades, and siblings. To neglect these reciprocal bonds is to court disaster, for the gods uphold these relationships as sacred. Likewise, the whole community supports the standards of reciprocity. Our personal honor cannot be separated from our community’s esteem.

Personal Virtue in Community: Moderation

In order for an agonistic society not to devolve into petty feuds, individuals must show self-restraint. Accordingly, Hellenic ethics praises this virtue (sôphrosunê) highly.

To exercise sôphrosunê, one must be able to view a situation realistically and act in accordance with the principle of moderation. Every virtue, suggests Aristotle, can be seen in terms of the mean between two extremes. These extremes may not be evils in the abstract, and indeed sometimes the mean will lean more toward one than the other, but when moderated by self-restraint and rational thought, they generate the best solution. So, for example, the virtue of courage is the mean between two feelings, fear and confidence, but leans toward the latter. [4]

This call to moderation is also heard from Apollo’s oracle at Delphi. Two famous maxims were inscribed above its temple entrance: Nothing Too Much and Know Thyself. The former is itself a statement of the doctrine of moderation. The latter, often misunderstood as an invitation to mere self-involvement, really means, “Know that you are only human.”

Yet even moderation must be practiced in moderation. In other words, there are circumstances in which excess is appropriate. The worship of Dionysos calls for ritualized drinking, for example, and in this context, one may choose to drink more than usual. But common sense and self-restraint must prevail: for a recovering alcoholic, any wine at all may be too much.

Other Delphic Maxims

In addition to the two most famous Delphic exhortations, we have copies of inscriptions from two columns at the temple itself. Although some of these injunctions are offensive to us moderns (“Rule your wife”), others continue to inspire us to virtue with the pithy common sense for which the Oracle was known.

Aid friends.
Control anger.
Shun unjust acts.
Acknowledge sacred things.
Hold on to learning.
Praise virtue.
Avoid enemies.
Cultivate kinsmen.
Pity supplicants.
Accomplish your limit.
When you err, repent.
Consider the time.
Worship the divine.
Accept old age. [5]

Hellenic Ethics Today

Modern Hellenic polytheists, although not wishing to recreate ancient society, draw our ethical inspiration directly from the teachings of our spiritual ancestors. We accept that our lives as mortals are often harsh and that only strong social bonds based on reciprocity and self-restraint can mitigate some of the inevitable struggles of human existence.

Author’s Note: Readers interested in traditional Hellenic polytheism are invited to visit my Web site, www.nomos-arkhaios.org, or Hellenion at www.hellenion.org for more information. This essay is drawn from material presented more fully in my book Old Stones, New Temples.

[1] Joint Association Classical Teachers, The World of Athens (Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1984), p. 142.

[2] Matthew 5:44

[3] Homer, Iliad 1.

[4] David Ross, “Introduction, ” in: Aristotle, The Nichomachean Ethics (Oxford: Oxford UP, 1980), p. xi.

[5] David G. Rice and John E. Stambaugh, Sources for the Study of Greek Religion (Missoula: Scholars Press, 1979), pp. 96-97.

Article copyright © 2001 by Reverend Andrew Campbell

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Originally posted 2010-11-16 09:31:08. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Pagans have a long history of violence not only the fact that human and animal sacrifice where used but even today in the more enlightened times human sacrifice is heard of. The last being this year (2010) in April where a human Head and torso was found in A temple of Kali near Chotomakdampur village in the western district of Birbhuma in West Bengal India

Although many Western pagans and neo pagan groups would not consider a human sacrifice as part of their rituals as they see it as being against the Goddess wishes some tribal polytheistic religions still use animal sacrifice as part of their practice.

Now we all know that during our history (at least 50,000 years of history) across the world that human sacrifices where commonplace as way of appeasing the Gods. Even many of today’s rituals and festivals are link to sacrifices which would of in times past required animals to be slaughter as a minimal offering and this would escalate to humans if crops failed repeatedly or other hardships where faced.

During this time in our history no one was excused from being sacrificed kings and leaders would be scarified to. Even Christianity has a dark past when it comes to blood scarifies the Old Testament is littered with account animal and human sacrifice.

This link with human and animal sacrifice is often glossed over and is not spoke about much today and where possible is dismissed as history of primitive cultures and has no relevance today days pagan which then brings up the debate on blood in rites and rituals.

As we all know that blood and fluids from the body can be used for very powerful magicks and at the same time we have a moral obligation if not a ethical belief that the use of such materials is against the wishes of the divine as all life is sacred to the Goddess and God although there are some goddess and gods who appreciate blood and sacrifice Kali for one (and she is not the only one by far).

This idea of using blood in ritual has always caused much debate among pagans some are completely against the idea where other say a single drop from a pinprick is as much as you need.

Personally the idea of blood in rituals or spells is something that has always baffled me I have spells that require a personal connection to be made for example a healing or cursing poppet will work much better if it contains something that belongs to the person being heal (note this can be a piece of cloth from clothing right up to part of the person themselves ie hair, nail, clippings, spit or blood (blood being the most powerful connection)) which is given freely (for cursing (dark magicks) can be taken or stolen). Or the most common blood ritual that I have taken part in, the ritual of brotherhood commonly known as blood brothers or Blood oath where two people blood is mixed making them the same family. There are even less common blood rituals that I have been involved in which many would not even consider to be a blood rite Tattooing is a blood rite I have a number of tattoos which include pentagrams, god and goddess symbols and the caduceus as these are draw on to the body blood flows and the connection is made in the same way the blood brother rite works the blood and the ink mixing becoming one.

Now I now many Wiccan’s who believe that blood use in spells and rituals is wrong and at the same time have numerous pagan style tattoos and would not even consider them to be apart of a blood rite (but there are some people that you can even argue with as they think they know best).

And I have already said that blood rites baffle me I feel that any rite where the goal is to spill blood is totally wrong but at the same time there are blood rites like blood brothers and tattoos which I have been involved in, so it seem that I am some what hypocritical of blood in rites, but the use of blood is a very tricky subject as it is not black and white. A blood oath (blood brothers etc) is a promise that is bound by ones own essence yes other bodily fluids can be used but have less of an impact, it is common or was common practice to spit on you hand before shaking hand to seal a deal.

If I was to put a limit on how much blood should be used in a ritual or spell I would have to say a single drop from a pin prick was more than sufficient as it is a symbolic gesture of your life energy that is being offered and the important word in all of that is YOUR. You should never offer someone else blood as sacrifice or be part of any ritual where blood of another is spilt in the name of the divine or even offer Your blood to the divine as an offering as this is wrong and against the divine.

A blood rite is for binding YOUR energy to another person (blood brothers) or object (personal talisman or amulet tattoo) and no more and where possible other bodily fluids should replace blood. I can see no reason why blood should be used in any rite apart from Blood Oaths (no more than a single drop is needed) and Tattooing; personal talismans can be consecrated using other bodily fluids.

Other Bodily fluids that can be used: -

Tears – to be used in talisman and amulets to prevent hurt, lose or pain

Sweat – to be used in talismans for hard work and success

Saliva – general replacement for blood and used in protection amulets

Urine – used in bottle spells and charms such as the witches bottle for protection

Semen / vaginal fluid any love charm or spell also for fertility

Menstruation blood only woman  (not for use in blood oaths as it is seen as impure) used the same way as urine

Warning

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Final thoughts-

I can only think of two rites where blood is important and both these rites are life time commitments only when you are sure that you are prepared to commit to a life long connection to a person or tattoo should you agree to be involved in a blood rite as the bond you make will remain for your whole physical life and in the case of a blood oath will last for all future life too

As an Individual you will need to make up your own mind about blood in rites and rituals do not be coerced into doing something you do not feel is right morally or ethically

If you know that another will be harmed or is in danger you have an obligation to contact the local police department and inform them even if you are oath bound to say nothing.

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Originally posted 2010-10-15 12:34:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

As a pagan, witch it’s ok to use books of lore or ethical guideline set out buy others. Although each of us has our own social and economical background which shape us and we also have the laws of the land to deal with.

Each pagan path with have it own set of rule and regulations and core beliefs and I was reminded today how silly some are and how some laws are the same just worded in the style of that tradition.

Now we have the laws to help us become better people to hopefully one day create a perfect world filled with perfect people the divine in physical form.

Now it got me thinking once again about my own personal ethics and how I agree with something’s but can see there sometime when these rules need breaking. This is one of the reasons I prefer to be solitary I know that to be perfect is to be divine but how has the right set of rules?.

There is the law of the land the ones that are set in the country you live or are visiting

Now you can look at any law and agree or disagree with it if you follow it then no harm but break it then you get trouble the more important the law the higher resulting trouble.

FACT In the UK if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your commode – you must let them enter. Now no one of us is going to do that! We don’t open and let a stranger in! We don’t even let the gasman read the meter unless he has a Photo ID and a note from his mum. But if you are at home and someone knocks on your door and asks to use your commode and you refuse entry you could end up in a police cell. This is why ethics is so difficult no one want to break the law apart from criminals.

Ethically you do not want to break THE LAW but you happy to break the law this is why many laws have clause where the law can be broken in certain circumstances. As a solitary witch I believe that it is important to write your own personal ethics down and evaluate each and everyone this will help you see the areas that will guide you in your path as well as show areas you need to change.

When you start you have to look at the three sorts of law, the law of the land, Spiritual and ritual law, and personal law

The law of the land
It going to be impossible to go through every law but look at the ones that affect you, the big ones and small ones. Big ones murder stealing etc and the small one like driving with no tax disc. Don’t blindly put down don’t kill! Add your clauses

Example of one based on comments made about killing-

[1]The taking of a life is forbidden all life is sacred, [2] but a life may be taken in defence of my self and family [3] in vengeance for harm they have cause a harm so bad that only their life can off set the pain, [4] a life may be taken for food but [5] no human may be used as food*.

Now as we look at the example with out the fussy ness of the words.

[1] Its Wrong to take a life

[2] If I had to defend myself friend and family and to insure their safety someone would die by my hand it ok

[3] If someone hurt one of mine I would kill them (Mothers/ father‘ goddess /god‘ retribution) in away I would be they where now defended, as they could never do it again

[4] It ok to eat animals I like meat so it ok to kill them better still though if someone else does.

[5] Cannibalism is wrong that the whole of that * {but if was stuck on aside of a mountain and that all their was…could I mix [2 & 3] together to justify it}

Now many people would agree with those clauses. But here is the problem by adding those clauses you have destroyed the first part [1] what your saying is that it ok in the right circumstances. If you look at the way you justify them you will start to see things about your self. Examine your moral code visualise yourself in the situation examine them find what the true way is. Think to yourself why do i feel that i have the right to break the laws? This will help craft your Spiritual and ritual laws as well as personal laws.

Spiritual and ritual law

These laws are the laws that are created to show honour to your deity and will include what festival you follow, what day are of importance, what deity require, how you rituals are formatted, what tools are used, how a ritual should be crafted everything that someone who if you wished could follow your path and as a solitary you can adjust the laws as you knowledge grows and you develop spiritually and they can contain silly laws that have a meaning accept to you. You own ritual tamper in a sense something that in time will be dropped by others. Example –

[1] It is the law that to honour the goddess [2] on her day [3] shopping and girly things must take place (one of my own rules which I don’t mind explaining)

And I know it sound chauvinist

[1] Honour the Goddess gives her special time

[2] On Fridays

[3] Amongst the drudgery of the weekly shop take some time meet and gossip with a friend; treat your self to something even it just a chocolate bar.

As a solitary your laws can be a little silly to others but as long as the feel right then write them down you can change them they are not cast it stone.

Your personal laws.

These laws are real a mix of your spiritual laws and you’re up bringing and personality these take years to develop understand and change and these laws can change on a day to day basis. The only way to know your personal laws is to examine yourself be aware of your failing and try to change them. Example

[1]When I go out must not always be the centre of attention

[2]I must be nicer to john.

Now as you review your personal laws [1] for example the first question you ask is why do I do it what am I seeking what are my needs can they be fulfilled any other way. Evaluating these actions can be very difficult and is done over long period of time therapy can be used to vocalise but unless you are have issues or feel that you need help changing being aware and being in control of yourself become a great skill.

It is important to keep reviewing your laws, the law of the land, Spiritual and ritual law, and personal law as you grow adjusting the laws see if your progress and what new areas need to be worked on. As you grow as a person your views will change you will become more spiritually connected and closer to a divine state you become sadly in this form it normally moments before death although I sure their have been a few in years gone by.

Now I personal believe that we are all capable of reaching perfection although not in this lifetime any way we will attain that perfect bliss, I know it exists I have seen and felt it. But in this form we are still learning and we must learn about our needs or fears before we can help others with there and before we allow them to help us fully. It only when we are perfect that we can teach other the true way but the truth is they will get their when they are ready and not before.

Final thoughts

      “A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.” James Joyce

      “Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.” Anton Chekhov quotes

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Originally posted 2011-04-13 04:38:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Now no matter what path or belief the one thing we must accept is that we are human beings and with that comes emotions. And with all things in life their is a balance some people will say that there are positive and negative emotion I would prefer to say that emotions are neutral and it is how we deal with them makes them positive or negative.

Now like any normal person I have my range of emotion from love to hate and Joy and sadness as well as some less than desirable ones like jealousy, envy but how do I deal with these emotions.

Well the first thing is to notice them and evaluate them ask yourself why do I feel this way or that way? I accept the fact that I have negative feelings and look for the reason within myself for feeling them.

Now I have found that many of, it not all my negative emotions are born out of fear. These fears can be little or big but they have to be dealt with some may be defeated some may just be driven back into the darkness to arise again and again but each time they become weaker until they are truly defeated.

So how do you deal with negative emotions?

The first thing is to notice when you are having one, now negative emotions do show them self in though. Now I am going to use a very common emotion envy, now we have all walked past a person that is slim and attractive and made a comment like “skinny bitch” or “you can get a body like without steroids” now what really happens is desire (envy)! to look and feel that confident so you take your negative fears and direct them at that person. Now apart from the ethical idea that sending negativity out causes harm you also get that energy back three fold, which only reinforces your own fears and help it take root.

Now the first time you hear your self make one of these negative comments stop and ask your self why you said it listen to the response. Find out what you are afraid of and find ways to over come it in most cases daily positive affirmations can help you overcome your inner fears. (sample list at end )

Now as an eclectic pagan personal growth is just as important as spiritual growth as I believe that as we grow in age and knowledge we become open to new truths and those truths are stepping-stones to greater spiritual knowledge. It only when we open our eyes can we see. Now I am always learning a lot about myself and the divine and I still have negative thoughts! as I have fears.

Now Sogyal Rinpoche can express this understanding far better than I could explain in “Glimpse of the Day”

“Two people have been living in you all your life. One is the ego, garrulous, demanding, hysterical, calculating; the other is the hidden spiritual being, whose still voice of wisdom you have only rarely heard or attended to. As you listen more and more to the teachings, contemplate them, and integrate them into your life, your inner voice, your innate wisdom of discernment, what we call in Buddhism “discriminating awareness,” is awakened and strengthened, and you begin to distinguish between its guidance and the various clamorous and enthralling voices of ego. The memory of your real nature, with all its splendour and confidence, begins to return to you.

You will find, in fact, that you have uncovered in yourself your own wise guide, and as the voice of your wise guide, or discriminating awareness, grows stronger and clearer, you will start to distinguish between its truth and the various deceptions of the ego, and you will be able to listen to it with discernment and confidence.”

Now we cannot use rituals or spells to remove our egos but we can learn to control our egos once we learn to silence the inner voices that say we are better than or less than can we truly allow our inner tutors to teach us the right way to be.

Some pre prepared affirmations

Affirmations for Abundance

• All the things I want and need come to me.
• I always receive more than what I need.
• I have a bank account with more than enough.
• I am an abundant person.
• I create abundance in all that I say and do.
• I accept abundance.
• I welcome, and am open to receive all abundance that comes.
• I draw abundance to myself today and every day.
• Success Affirmations
• I am successful.
• Everything I do turns into success.
• I am filled with success.
• Success comes effortlessly to my direction.
• My success is contagious, other people like it, seek it and respect it.
• I attract positive-minded people to me; I draw all things positive to myself.
• I am very fortunate to work at what I love to do.
• I make powerful and enjoyable business relationships and many of my business contacts are now my friends.

Relationship Affirmations

• I am a confident and positive person, and confident and positive persons gravitate toward me everyday.
• I know who I obviously am and what I like in personal relationships.
• I am attracting powerfully positive and healthy people into my life.
• I am caring, smart, supportive, loyal, and fun to be with.
• I feel completely at ease and comfortable with all types of people.
• I am winning in all my relationships.
• I am a positive and valuable contributor to my relationships.
• I possess complete ability to articulate my thoughts and feelings to everyone, and I express myself wisely.

Self Esteem Affirmations

• I am sure of my ability to do what is necessary to improve my life.
• If I make mistakes, I am able to give myself the benefit of the doubt.
• I feel basically worthy as a person.
• I am able to take risks and try new things without fear.
• I feel good about the way I do my job.
• I feel about myself pretty much what others think of me.
• I have compassion for myself and the way my life has developed.
• I am deserving of all the good things in my life.

Health Affirmations

• I am glowing with health and wholeness.
• I behave in ways that promote my health more every day.
• I deserve to be in perfect health.
• I am highly motivated to exercise my body because I find exercise as fun.
• I love nutritious healthy food, and I enjoy eating fresh fruits and vegetables.
• I am healthy since my practices are healthy.
• I let go of the past so I can create health now.
• I create health by expressing love, understanding and compassion.

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Originally posted 2011-03-23 10:09:48. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The god is the symbol of male potency he is often portrayed a horned figure his symbols are the male penis erect, the woods horned animals such as the stag, the Athame and the sword. While the goddess is the symbol for the feminine mysteries and her symbols are the vagina, the cup and the cauldron.

In the Wiccan tradition groups are normally male / female, male / female with the group being head by a High Priest and Priestess, and one of the most important rituals in Wicca is the Great Rite. During this rite, which celebrates the union of the God and Goddess. The High Priest will assume the part of the God and the Priestess will assume the role of the goddess.

The God aspect in ritual is the Goddess’s consult and their union is played out in the Great Rite in some groups this ritual is acted out and in other groups the rite is a full or partial sexual act between the high priest and priestess. Sex is something pagans and Wiccan’s treat as sacred and is always done in great reverence and where the rite is physically performed a couple in a relationship that are shielded from the group or they withdraw and return after the act.

Although pagan enjoy sex … a lot! it is sacred act to us in magicks and in life and would never, rape, abuse children or have sex with animals. All pagans will agree to very basic ethical rules when it comes to sex.

1. Sexual partners must be of legal age.
2. Sexual partners must consent and be a willing participant.
3. Sexual partners must be of the same species.
4. All acts of sex are gifts from the goddess and should be enjoyed not endured.
5. Homosexuality is normal many of the gods are gay or enjoy same sex relations.
6. Sex should never invoke fear, pain or distress

Wiccan and pagan rituals contain a lot of sexual symbology the Athame being plunged in to a Chalice is a representation of intercourse. Wiccan’s and pagans believe that sex energy is very powerful and potent and will often use sex in spell casting. The basic idea is that the rhythm of sex raises energy to climax when it is release just like building a cone of power.

Single people, couples or groups can preform sex magicks and there are many books on the subject of sex magick. Sex magicks should only be preformed by willing and knowing partners as it one of the most sacred act a Wiccan or pagan can perform.

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Originally posted 2011-04-11 16:38:22. 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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Originally posted 2010-08-26 11:33:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Wicca is an earth-based Spiritual path, based on reviving the ancient pagan religions of pre-Christian Europe. Wiccan’s have a strong belief in the forms and forces of nature and that the divine source exists on all planes and is both male and female. Wiccan’s see aspects of life and nature as being sacred.

Wiccan’s will attempt to attune themselves to natural rhythms of nature and cycle of life so they can communicate with the divine form. Wiccan’s will use rituals and rites, which are a mix between ancient text and modern ceremonies as well as shamanic practices to achieve this commune with the divine force.

For Wiccan’s the divine form / force is divided in to two parts the two parts are considered to be equal and opposite (up-down / left-right / good bad / summer-winter etc.). These two halves created the balance in the universe and manifest as a Goddess(s) and God(s). By manifesting the power in two deities (Goddess and God), the natural balance of opposites, cause and effect are retained, e.g. Summer/winter, light/ dark, life and death etc   

Although Wiccan’s may name their deities Wiccan’s believe that all goddess’s are but one goddess and all gods are but one god. The reason a Wiccan will call on a deity by name is to focus the aspect or nature of the persona that that aspect of the divine portrays. Wiccan’s believe that with the will of the divine and through magickal workings such as spells and rituals you can bend the unlimited source of energy to your will and desire.

The Wiccan path has no leaders, No laws saying what is right and wrong, No real religious text such as The Bible,The Qur’an ,The Torah,The Vedas ,The Book of Mormon ,The Guru Granth Sahib ,The Avesta ,The Zhuan Falun etc although there are hundreds of books on wicca.

Wiccan fall basically into two groups the Hedge Witch, which is a solitary practitioner, and those that belong to a formal group or coven. Covens normally consist of 13 member and they are normally presided over by a High Priest and Priestess who have had may years of experience and are respected as an Elder and teacher of the craft.

All Wiccans adhere to one overriding ethical precept as stated in the “Wiccan Rede”:

“Though it harm none, Do what thy wilt”.

For a more detailed view of this rule please read “And it Harm None”

And to insure that Wiccan’s work ethically and with an understanding that their actions have a consequence the have “The Three-Fold Law“.

Which basically is what you send out will return three-fold three times good three times bad. This means that a Wiccan has to be responsible for their own actions and how the actions affect other people because of the backlash they will receive for causing harm

Wiccan’s celebrate 8 major rituals each year called “Sabbats”

There are 4 major and 4 minor Sabbats. The major Sabbats include: Imbolc (February 2nd), Beltane (April 30th), Lughnasadh (August 1st) and Samhain (October 31st), while the minor Sabbats are: Ostara (Spring Equinox, March 21st), Litha (Summer Solstice, June 21st), Madon (Autumn Equinox, September 21st), and Yule (Winter Solstice, December 21st).

The Sabbats are solar rituals marking the points of the sun’s yearly cycle, and make up half of the Wiccan ritual year. The other half is made up with “Esbats“, the Full Moon celebrations. There are 13 full moons each year symbolizing the goddess, wisdom and the inner self of the individual.

Anybody can be a Wiccan or Study Wicca and many people do. Since Wicca is a very personal and practical religion it can be moulded to suit an individuals needs spiritually and personally.

There are many different branches with in the Wiccan religion all with different rituals and rite but they all share the basic structure Wicca and Wicca is only one of many Pagan paths, And the one thing all these traditions share, is an overriding reverence for life, nature, and the environment, as seen through the Goddess and God.

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