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The wheel as turned to Samhain and the thoughts of lost love one come to mind and we spend our time celebrating death. Not just of mortal death but also of the world the fields are now baron, the ice breath of winter is breathing heaver upon us, the skies are darkening, the sunrises later and we will soon face the on coming winter.

Honouring the dead is common throughout the world and there are many festivals dedicated to our ancestors.

There are as many gods and goddess of the dead here is a small selection

Anubis or Inpu, (variously spelled Anupu, Ienpw etc.). (Egyptian): A head of a jackal headed god who is associated with mummification, funerals and protecting the death in ancient Egypt. Anubis is seen in the sacred scroll the book of the dead weighing the hearts of the dead to see was worthy of entering the under world Anubis had a wife the goddess Anput, his female aspect, and their daughter is the goddess Kebechet.

Demeter (Greek): Know for being a goddess of the harvest, sanctity of marriage, the sacred law, and the cycle of life and death. It is only when Hades abducts her daughter, Persephone, does Demeter’s grow enraged that she vows that nothing should grow upon the earth until her daughter Persephone is returned to her. Since Persephone eat some food while in the underworld she was doomed to remain their a bargain was struck and she was although to return to Demeter but would have to spend sometime in the underworld some say 4 months other 6 it this grief that associates Demeter with the Dark Mother.

Freya or Freya, Freja, Freyia, Frøya, and Freia (Norse): Freya is typically associated with associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold, witchcraft (seiðr), war, and death. In Norse mythology half of the men who died in battle joined Freya in her hall, Folkvangr, and the other half joined Odin in Valhalla.

Hecate or Hekate (Greek): Hecate who was given the highest honour from Zeus She was giving dominion over the heaven earth and seas and the underworld Although Hecate was originally considered a goddess of fertility and childbirth, over time she has come to be associated with the moon, cronehood, and the underworld. Sometimes referred to as the Goddess of the Witches, Hecate is also connected to ghosts and the spirit world. In some traditions of modern Paganism, she is believed to be the gatekeeper between graveyards and the mortal world.

Hel (Norse): Rule her realm which is caused Hel / underworld in Norse mythology. Her hall is called Éljúðnir, and is the place where mortals go who do not die in battle, but of natural causes or sickness.

Kali (Hindu) None as the black one or dark mother kali is an eternal force here home is the crave yard and she is depicted as having 4, 6 or 8 arms one with a severed head one with a sword and the more arms she has the more weapons she carries. She is associated with time and change often violent.

Meng Po (Chinese): Her task is to ensure that souls who are ready to be reincarnated do not remember their previous life or their time in hell.She brews a special herbal tea of forgetfulness, which is given to each soul before they return to the mortal realm.

 Morrígan (“phantom queen”) or Mórrígan (“great queen”) (also known as Morrígu, Morríghan, Mor-Ríoghain, sometimes given in the plural as Morrígna) (Irish) In mythology she is seen as a triple goddess the most common version of her triad Badb, Macha and Nemain, This warrior goddess is associated with death in a way much like the Norse goddess Freya. The Morrighan is known as the washer at the ford, and it is she who determines which warriors walk off the battlefield, and which ones are carried away on their shields. She is represented in many legends by a trio of ravens, often seen as a symbol of death.

Osiris or Usiris (Asar, Asari, Aser, Ausar, Ausir, Wesir, Usir, Usire or Ausare) (Egyptian): In Egyptian mythology, it is his brother Set that murders Osiris before being resurrected by the magic of his lover, Isis on resurrection she is impregnated by him. After Isis is impregnated Osiris dies again so Isis hides his body. One day set was out riding cheap prescription drugs without prescription and he comes across his body in a rage he tears the body into 14 parts and scatters them across the land. Isis collects all the parts less the phallus (which was eaten by a fish) and bandaged them together for a proper burial. The gods on seeing her devotion resurrected Osiris as the god of the underworld the death and dismemberment of Osiris is often associated with the threshing of the grain during the harvest season or the rise and fall of the river Nile.

Whiro (Maori): This underworld god inspires people to do evil things. He typically appears as a lizard, Whiro is the lord of darkness, or the embodiment of all evil. He inhabits the underworld and is responsible for the ills of all persons

Yama (Hindu): In the Hindu Vedic tradition, Yama was the first mortal to die and make his way to the next world, and so he was appointed king of the dead. He is also a lord of justice, and sometimes appears in an incarnation as Dharma.

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Pan (Greek) The goat god of music and nature, depicted with panpipes, erect penis and chasing after maidens and men, particularly shepherds.

Does the male aspect of the divine have a slightly less important role in worship than the goddess? Well yes and no well for me any way. I am not sure if it partly because I have hang-ups over the catholic and Christian version of the divine or that my early introductions to Wicca and other pagan paths which put more emphasis on the goddess or that my path lead me to be a priest of one goddess.

The idea of the God is often seen as consult to the goddess a mate or lover I am sure that when we look at the god in greater detail that we find that he has been somewhat castrated in traditions that put more influence on the goddess.

The God aspect of the divine is an equal and opposite of the goddess and should be seen in no less than an equal standing with the goddess. The god like the goddess has many different guises and roles. One of which is the consort or lover to the goddess aspect.

Like the goddess that God can be seen in the three major forms, a youth. A husband or lover, and finally, as a sage or wise man. These three stages mimic the three stages of the goddess. In some mythology is that God is seen to grow as a person through the follies of youth into a triumphant husband. And finally wise king. In others these roles are played out amongst the male members of a pantheon.

But no matter how the male aspect of the divine is seen. He must always be considered to be the opposite of the goddess, a positive to a negative, a light to a dark a yin to a yan. The divine form cannot exist without this duality.

This duality is where life is created, not just material physical living life. But the underlying threads of existence that hold the universe in place.

This male aspect is strongly linked in our minds with the supposed roles of a man, someone strong, aggressive war like sexually potent, a leader and a father. The roles that are deemed by society to be the roles of the man.

It is as social backgrounds that lead us to creating massively archetypes, which form an image of the gods and the gods we choose to worship in life. They become our role models at home personal father figures.

In Duotheistic belief structures that God and goddess are basically seen as mother and father, while polytheistic beliefs. The gods and goddesses are brother’s sisters are aunts and uncles and cousins and extended family as well as mother and father. A bit like the divine Mafia, each member of the family as a role to play the job to do a purpose.

It’s easier to understand the role of the God in a Duotheistic belief structure, because it is just a simple as, masculine and feminine one of the reasons. I had difficulty with the God aspect in this dual form, was the connection. I had to a father figure, since there was nothing like my father. I needed to find a male archetype. I wanted to be like. I’ve found that not one God had all the things I was seeking remembering that all gods are but one god.

As well as the fact my patron goddess is not known for relationships, and often prefers to work alone, requiring no consort.

So, in searching for a male aspect for ritual and spell work. I needed to find deities, who one would work well with the goddess and work with me during the search for God. I needed to look at my own life and find the things that were important to me. And that echoes in the archetypal form of the male deity. The first thing that sprang to mind was my sexuality, as it is considered by society Not to be manly. So I sought out gay gods basically. I tried working with pan, but I did not feel comfortable, and then came across Apollo and although I felt much more comfortable. Something still was not quite right, and then I came across Hermes and found it much more comfortable and acceptable. Not just myself to my goodness.

I am sure that my understanding and personal experiences with family and church made my concept of the God a difficult idea to come to terms with the relationship. A person has their divine beings; the God or goddess is a personal and unique relationship. The closer we match our personality to the divine. The closer our relationship will become. When seeking the God do not be constrained by the visions of others look to yourself to find the God within. Start by looking at what is most important to you, then looks the gods, you share your interests then through the Common ground. Can your connection with the divine, become a truly solid and beneficial relationship. Below is a list of gods, who appear in gay themed myths

Apollo & Hyacinth (Greek) – Apollo, a god of music, dance, healing and inspiration, is known for taking male lovers, most notably Hyacinth. Hyacinth was mortally wounded. Unable to save his beloved, Apollo created the Hyacinth flower from his blood. Hyacinth later became a divine patron to those pursuing same sex love.

Artemis (Greek) – Artemis is the huntress, the goddess of the Moon and the protector of women and children. Artemis rejects traditional roles, such as marriage, and feels kinship to those beyond traditional roles. Her festivals included same sex worship from men and women.

Astarte (Phoenician/Canaanite) – Astarte is a manifestation of the Great Mother, sometimes depicted as a hermaphrodite. Astarte’s temples were served by the kelabim, a gay male priest caste.

Chin (Mayan) – Chin, a small child or dwarf god, introduced homoerotic relationships to the Mayan nobles. The nobles obtained youths of the lower classes to be the lovers of the noble’s sons. Such unions were considered legal marriages under Mayan law.

Dionysus (Greek) – As a god of wine, madness, poetry and love, Dionysus is depicted as soft and feminine, yet virile and strong. He wore women’s clothing to hide from his stepmother’s wrath. Dionysus became lovers with the gods Adonis and Hermaphrodite.

Eros, Hermes & Hercules (Greek) – Eros, Hermes and Hercules granted blessings upon male couples, the gifts of loyalty, eloquence and strength, respectively. Eros was called upon by warrior-lovers before a fight, because the ancient Greeks believed victory is often achieved because of the love between men.

Ganesha (Hindu) – Most popularly depicted as a four armed, plump man with an elephant’s head, Ganesha is the breaker of obstacles and linked to homoerotic worship involving anal sex. Ganesha is mixed in terms of sexuality, masculine in gender, but soft, tender and portrayed with breasts.

Odin (Norse) – Viewed as the all father and creator, Odin would often disguise himself as a woman. His relationship with his blood brother, Loki, had homoerotic overtones, and he studied the feminine mysteries of the goddess Freya.

Pan (Greek) The goat god of music and nature, depicted with panpipes, erect penis and chasing after maidens and men, particularly shepherds.

Set & Horus (Egyptian) – Horus, the divine child, was in constant conflict with his uncle Set, but one story survives of oral intercourse between Set and Horus, and Set ultimately gives birth to Horus’ child. Gay priests served Horus’ mother, the goddess Isis, in ancient Egypt.

Zeus (Greek) – Zeus is a sky god and well known for his sexual liaisons, including his male cupbearer Ganymede. In ancient material, he is transgendered as Zeus Arrhenothelus, both mother and father.

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Originally posted 2011-01-31 12:51:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Death is one of the most feared aspects of human existence and also inevitable. Every religious belief will have an aspect of rebirth or at least a sort of life after death. Whether that is a simple, your go to heaven or hell, the Elysian Fields; or Tartarus or more in-depth beliefs such as Karma and reincarnated, these are personal viewpoints and all are valid and part of your own mythologies reinforced by your beliefs and understandings.

When we look at the Goddess (and gods) of death or those connected to it the fall into several basic roles, The Ruler or the judge of the dead such as Hel (Norse), The guides Hecate (Greek) and those that return the dead to back to life such as Meng Po (Chinese).

The goddess’s of death are often depicted as crones or demons (Christian iconology) and are feared by many. Those that dedicate their lives to these goddess’s will often refer to their goddess as the Dark Mother. The dark mother is seen as a high honour as this is the mother who shows her love in a firm handed way, the disciplinarian, the one that see your potential and will not let you slip. But at the same time she offers such rewards and secretes of deeper magicks.

The dark mothers are difficult to petition due to the fact that they do not appear to those that they consider to be unworthy or whose offerings are considered not good enough. For those they considered worthy they will test and test and for those that pass great rewards are granted – and with great power comes great responsibility.

Since dark mothers are not that bothered with the use of darker magicks some of the unworthy can be consumed.

I can remember a young group started to work with Kali and to say the very least the group enjoyed some extra power for a while but the group wanted more and started to become darker and darker. For those that could see they where moving away from goddess and was becoming more like a cult but Kali was patient hoping that they would return so she could slap them back on the right path but they did not listen to her call so she hurt them removed their power and shattered the group to the four winds.

I am always reminded that the dark mother can love or devour her children as she chooses.  There is much to be feared about the dark mother her links to the graveyard, body parts, blood and darkness but these are human fears not spiritual. It only when we can confront and defeat our fears of old age and death, can we truly accept the dark mother into our lives.

The dark mother is associated with the Crone aspect and the dark moon (A dark moon describes the Moon during that time that it is invisible against the backdrop of the Sun in the sky. The duration of a dark moon is between 1.5 and 3.5 days, depending on the orientation of the Earth and Sun.) And samhaine and winter.

One of the most misunderstood aspects of the triple aspect goddess and often forgotten being that most pagan paths focus on celebrating the new moon (originally “new moon” referred to the crescent on the first night it is visible, one or two days after conjunction) and the full moon (moon phase information below).

For the exercise in this lesson write down what you feel about death write down all of the thing that you are scared of. You will find that your feeling are very normal once you have them try meditation on that fear confront it and defeat it if you can. You can also meditate on the dark mother in your path and see if you can communicate with her.

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On the 13th day of each month it was traditional to provide a plate of food / offerings to the goddess Hecate. These offerings always presented of a plate and left at cross road a sacred place of the goddess Hecate. The offering would be a plate of food.. It was traditional to cook a meal containing the ingredince that would please the Goddess.
Hecate’s favourite offering would include, Eggs, Fish (or fish roe)(Red mullet taboo in must cults), Garlic, bread stuff, milk cheese, mushrooms, honey and cake. Other less common offering for the Hecate Supper would include household waste the heart of a black lamb, or dog or puppy.
Traditionally the feast or supper is prepared and taken to the cross roads and left at the statue of Hecate Tervia and then you would walk away without looking back, Hecate had many roles and just as many names The Hecate ,Tervia is the goddess of the three roads symbolised by crossroads. The three roads represent birth life and death and related to the midwife aspects of Hecate, her role as protector and goddess of the underworld. The Tervia was all a representation of communications we get the word trivia from Tervia. In Greece it was custom for women from different villages to meet at the Tervia to gossip and share information and news.
The special days for hecate are:- Jan and Aug 31st, Nov 16th & 30 and the day before the new moon any one can show Hecate honour by placing a small offering of food and partitioning for help.
Creating the Hecate Supper
I normal start with a recipe, which contains all or at least the ingredince that Hecate likes. I would then go of to pick or buy the ingredince, (if this is your first time creating a Hecate supper go and buy a small plate* from a charity shop (I suggest that you go to one for animals dogs if possible since the dog is scared to Hecate)).
I would then clean the kitchen and cleanse the space at this point the kitchen becomes off limits to any one else from this point. I would then put some music on and create a scared working space. I would then prepare the ingredince blessing them all and charging them as offerings. Once cooking is underway a glass of wine and clearing up sides and stuff should be cleared away (you should cleanse plate of any negativity wash in salt water then run under cold running water should be enough then bless with wine). Put The offering onplate (do not dish anyone else up) add small roll or bun covered in honey decorate with flowers.
I now I would walk down to crossroads and place plate by the side of the road and walk away not looking back go back and dish up dinner recalling the energy from the kitchen.
Now I have not always lived in the country with a very quite road that is 5 minutes walk from a crossroads so I had to come up with some ways of transporting food to crossroad when I lived in the centre of London the first thing is that the crossroads in London are very busy and you could look like a bit of a nutter putting a plate of dinner by the traffic lights so the first solution is to find a quite crossroads, local parks have paths that crisscross it easy to find a quite fork in the paths this works fine. So the next thing is food transport no matter when you live in a city there is always someone around so walking mile with a plate in your hands is not a comfortable feeling so place in a bag use a small plate even from a child’s tea set.
Visualising the Hecate Supper
When it is not practical to create a supper and get to the crossroads it is possible to visualise a feast on a plate and yourself walking to the crossroads you must remember to leave the feast and return the same way you came without looking back.

* plate size can be any size from child’s tea set size to a small saucer plate should be glass or china not plastic even a small wooden disk will do.

Originally posted 2010-08-13 10:46:35. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The following wedding ceremony was written to provide for Pagans who must of necessity be wed in the presence of the uninitiated who are not pagan and are perhaps unaware that the bride and groom are pagan. Replace the words Bride and Groom below with the names of the happy couple. This ceremony was used by both my wife and myself and by my sister and her husband. They modified the text at the point below where it says “loving each other wholly and completely” to add the phrase “forsaking all others” as they are into monogamy. Either version works beautifully, I recommend the participants rewrite where necessary to form a legal contract that they can and will keep. It is easy to avoid being an oathbreaker if you only swear to that you will keep and avoid swearing to something just because the other party wants it or because it might be “expected” by the family. Notice: parts of this ritual were cribbed from the writings of others. I apologize in advance for failure to reference sources but after the fifteenth rewrite we had forgotten where we got the text and what was and what was not original to us. I doubt if there are quotes from other sources longer than paragraph length and thus should not be a copyright problem. If you see something that is yours, please send me mail and I will reference you in the future. Our thanks to those who paved the way.

Ryan Hunter

[PRIEST] We have come together here in celebration of the joining together of [BRIDE] and [GROOM]. There are many things to say about marriage. Much wisdom concerning the joining together of two souls has come our way through all paths of belief and from many cultures. With each union, more knowledge is gained and more wisdom gathered. Though we are unable to give all this knowledge to these two who stand before us, we can hope to leave with them the knowledge of love and its strengths and the anticipation of the wisdom that comes with time. The law of life is love unto all beings. Without love, life is nothing, without love, death has no redemption. Love is anterior to Life, posterior to Death, initial of Creation and the exponent of Earth. If we learn no more in life, let it be this.

Marriage is a bond to be entered into only after considerable thought and reflection. As with any aspect of life, it has its cycles, its ups and its downs, its trials and its triumphs. With full understanding of this, Groom and Bride have come here today to be joined as one in marriage.

Others would ask, at this time, who gives the bride in marriage, but, as a woman is not property to be bought and sold, given and taken, I ask simply if she comes of her own will and if she has her family’s blessing.

Bride, is it true that you come of your own free will and accord?

[BRIDE] Yes, it is true.

[PRIEST] With whom do you come and whose blessings accompany you.

[FATHER] She comes with me, her father, and is accompanied by all of her family’s blessings.

[PRIEST] Please join hands with your betrothed and listen to that which I am about to say.

Above you are the stars, below you are the stones, as time doth pass, remember…

Like a stone should your love be firm like a star should your love be constant. Let the powers of the mind and of the intellect guide you in your marriage, let the strength of your wills bind you together, let the power of love and desire make you happy, and the strength of your dedication make you inseparable. Be close, but not too close. Possess one another, yet be understanding. Have patience with one another, for storms will come, but they will pass quickly.

Be free in giving affection and warmth. Have no fear and let not the ways of the unenlightened give you unease, for God is with you always.

Groom, I have not the right to bind thee to Bride, only you have this right. If it be your wish, say so at this time and place your ring in her hand.

[GROOM] It is my wish.

[PRIEST] Bride, if it be your wish for Groom to be bound to you, place the ring on his finger. (Bride places ring on Groom’s left ring finger.)

Bride, I have not the right to bind thee to Groom, only you have this right. If it be your wish, say so at this time and place your ring in his hand.

[BRIDE] It is my wish.

[PRIEST] Groom, if it be your wish for Bride to be bound to you, place the ring on her finger. ( Groom places ring on Bride’s left ring finger.)

(to Groom) Repeat after me:

I, [groom (full name)], in the name of the spirit of God that resides within us all, by the life that courses within my blood and the love that resides within my heart, take thee, [bride (full name)], to my hand, my heart and my spirit, to be my chosen one. To desire thee and be desired by thee, to possess thee and be possessed by thee without sin or shame, for naught can exist in the purity of my love for thee. I promise to love thee wholly and completely without restraint, in sickness and in health, in plenty and in poverty, in life and beyond, where we shall meet, remember, and love again. I shall not seek to change thee in any way. I shall respect thee, thy beliefs, thy people and thy ways as I respect myself.

(to Bride) Repeat after me:

I, [bride (full name)], in the name of the spirit of God that resides within us all, by the life that courses within my blood, and the love that resides within my heart, take thee, [groom (full name)], to my hand, my heart, and my spirit to be my chosen one. To desire and be desired by thee, to possess thee and be possessed by thee without sin or shame, for naught can exist in the purity of my love for thee. I promise to love thee wholly and completely without restraint, in sickness and in health, in plenty and in poverty, in life and beyond, where we shall meet, remember, and love again. I shall not seek to change thee in any way. I shall respect thee, thy beliefs, thy people and thy ways as I respect myself.

[PRIEST] (hands chalice to the groom, saying:) May you drink your fill from the cup of love.

(Groom holds chalice to bride while she sips then bride takes chalice and holds it to groom while he sips. The chalice is then handed back to the Priest who sets it on the table. Next the Priest takes the plate of bread, giving it to the groom. Same procedure repeated with bread, groom feeding bride and bride feeding groom.)

By the power vested in me by God and the State of Alabama, I now pronounce you husband and wife. May your love so endure that its flame remains a guiding light unto you.

Originally posted 2011-04-24 18:20:25. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The moon and the sun are often seen as embodiments of the divine and for many Westerners female aspect of the divine is linked to the moon. Our word lunar, as in the lunar cycle of full, crescent, and new moons, comes from the feminine Latin Luna. This seems natural because of the association of the lunar month and the female menstrual cycle.

But not all beliefs and societies created a link with the moon and the goddess some saw the sun as female and the moon as masculine. While some societies, as they changed from hunters to farmers changed the roles of their gods to suit their new lifestyles.

Goddess’s are not just bound by either being Lunar or solar, some goddess’s have distinct roles, which either affect human needs and desires such as love and war or stages in human life, birth and death or even particular places such as pools or volcanoes or even the earth herself. This does not mean that a goddess cannot have dominion over multiple realms in fact many goddess’s have many roles.

This idea that the goddess can have multiple roles means that Paths and beliefs can be created that follow a goddess only belief structure in some ways mirroring the Priestess role of ancient Greece and Rome although many neo pagan paths try to create a balanced belief sharing the weight between god and goddess equally.

As an eclectic witch you will find that you will draw together your ideas of what the goddess means to you and use related symbology, you may use logic to draw you towards a lunar goddess and accept the western idea link the Latin word luna to the feminine and so the moon or you may even feel connected to the Egyptian goddess and feel drawn to the sun as a symbolic representation for the goddess.

No matter how you see the goddess at it heart it is the symbology of feminine energy in manifest that you use to connect with her. When you look at other myths around the goddess you will find that the stories are similar the sun and the moon are brother and sister or lovers or rivals you may even find that some stories and myths have been absorbed into other cultures with very little change.

Below is a list of lunar and solar goddess look through the list and go and check out the information on goddess you are unaware of I am sure that their will be at least one or two that you may not of heard of or are not aware of the mythology

Luna Goddess

Artemis

Nationality: Greek
Moon Goddess
In Greek mythology, the sun god was originally Helios (whence words like heliocentric for our sun-centred solar system) and the moon goddess Selene, but over time, this changed. Artemis came to be associated with Selene, just like Apollo with Helios. Apollo became a sun god and Artemis became the goddess of the moon.

Bendis

Nationality: Thracian
Moon Goddess
Bendis was a goddess of the moon and hunt, associated by the Greeks with Artemis.
Source: “Balkan mythology” The Oxford Companion to World mythology. David Leeming. Oxford University Press, 2004.

Coyolxauhqui

Nationality: Aztec
Moon Goddess
Coyolxauhqui means “Golden Bells.” Coyolxauhqui is the sister of the Sun god, Huitzilopochtli.

Diana

Nationality: Roman
Moon Goddess

Heng-O

Nationality: Chinese
Moon Goddess
Heng-O was the mother of the 12 moons and 10 suns.

Ix Chel

Nationality: Maya
Moon Goddess
Lady Rainbow was a Maya old woman moon goddess.

Mawu

Nationality: African, Dahomey
Moon Goddess
Also spelled Maou. Female.

Selene or Luna

Nationality: Greek
Luna in Latin.
Moon Goddess
Actually, Selene/Luna is a moon Titan (since she’s female, that could be Titaness), and the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Thea. Selene/Luna is the sister of the sun god Helios/Sol.

Solar goddess’s

Aditi

a Hindu Goddess from India, keeper of the light that illuminates all life and ensures consciousness. She gave birth to the universe and the heavenly bodies.

Aine

Irish Goddess who represented the spark of life. Her festival was celebrated on Midsummer’s eve. Later she was remembered in Christian times as the fairy queen

Akycha

An Alaskan solar Goddess who once lived on earth as a beautiful woman. She fled into the sky after her brother raped her.

Amaterasu

Japanese Shinto Goddess, her name means great shinning heaven. She is the head of the Japanese pantheon and her emblem, the rising sun, appears on the Japanese flag.

Bast

The Lion Goddess of sunset, among her many roles she symbolized the fertilizing rays of the sun.

Beiwe

Sámi Goddess of Lapland, she was celebrated at the summer solstice for providing the light the plants needed to grow. These in turn fed the reindeer that were vital source of food, clothing and tools for the people.

Bila

The cannibal Aboriginal Goddess who provided light for the world by cooking her victims over a giant flame. She was chased away but the world was then plunged into darkness, so Bila was captured and tethered to the earth.

Brigid

A Celtic fire Goddess, as a solar deity her attributes are light, inspiration and all skills associated with fire.

Chup-Kamui

A modest Japanese moon Goddess. She traded places with the sun God as she was so embarrassed by the adulterous and lecherous behavior that was occurring at night.

Djanggawul Sisters

Aboriginal Goddesses from Arhemland. These daughters of the sun gave birth to all the plants and animals. Their magical power objects were stolen from them by their brothers.

Hathor

Egyptian Goddess of the sky. Hathor is depicted with the solar disk indicating that this is one of her many areas of influence.

Hekoolas

Native American Goddess, with the help of the trickster Coyote, man was able to convince her to light up this world.

Medusa

The Greek Goddess is said to derive from an earlier Anatolian deity. This theory is supported by images of her with a lion that symbolized the power of the sun.

Pattini

A Sri Lankan solar deity who represents the heat of the sun’s rays.

Olwen

Welsh sun Goddess, her name means “golden wheel.”

Saule

Lithuanian, golden haired Goddess. She rode across the sky in a chariot pulled by two white horses with golden manes, battling with the powers of darkness.

Sekhmet

A Lion headed Goddess of Egypt, she represented the destructive qualities of the suns rays causing drought and famine.

Shapash

Phoenician Goddess whose name meant “torch or light of the Gods”. In addition to being a solar Goddess she was also able to travel through the realms of the dead.

Solntse

Slavic sun Goddess

Sunna

Nordic Goddess of the Sun, also known as Sol, her chariot was pulled across the sky by two horses

Uelanuhi

Cherokee Goddess of the Sun, her name meant “apportioner”, as she was responsible for dividing time into units. Her warmth was captured for man by Grandmother Spiderwoman’s web.

Walo

Aboriginal Goddess who traveled across the sky with her daughter, Bar. One day Walo realized that the reason the earth was parched was due to their combined heat, she then sent her daughter back to the east so that the earth could become fertile and bloom.

Wuriupranili

Another Aboriginal sun deity who lit a bark torch and carried the flame through the sky from east to west. At the western sea, she dipped it in the water, then used the embers to guide her under the earth to reach her starting point again.

Wurusemu

Ancient Hittite sun Goddess. She is also known as Arinna.

Xatel-Ekwa

Hungarian Goddess, like many other ancient European solar Goddesses she is linked with horses as she rode through the air on her three steeds.

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Preface: In my years of teaching and running a group, I have always had a dissatisfaction with the popular “Book of the Law” available to most Seekers. I felt it to be too archaic in its wording and perspective — and while it was valuable in the Burning Times, it simply does not deal with the concerns and needs of “modern-day” Witches. Over the years I became familiar with several other sets of Laws. Each of these had many good points, yet they also had their disadvantages as well.

Recently, I decided to do something daring — I took the four different versions of the Laws which I had, and combined and reworked them. I deleted what was no longer pertinent or meaningful, rewording others to make them clearer and more understandable, as well as throwing in a few new ones which I felt had been lacking. I believe that what has evolved out of this work is a set of Laws which are readable, usable, and most importantly, pertinent to the needs of today’s Witches and Neo- Pagans. It is with these thoughts and hopes that I would like to share them with you. If you should find merit or worth in them, then I will feel as though I have accomplished something. The material in this booklet has not been copyrighted, so you may reproduce the Laws for students or friends, or reprint them in your publication. It is my sincere hope that the New Book of the Law will be of use to the Craft Community.

Blessed Be,
Lady Galadriel

Part One
1. The Laws were created to give our lives form and order, that all might be balanced throughout all of the planes. In truth there are two sets of laws which govern us — one sets forth the ways of the Wiccan, and the other the ways of the Universe. Both are important, both should be observed with respect and treated with honor. The Laws were shaped and molded to teach us, to advise us, and to counsel us in our time of mortal life on earth.
2. Honor the Gods, for They are the channels and the manifestation of the Source. Honor yourself, for this force also lies within you. Love the Gods as They love you, and by loving yourself and your brothers and sisters, so the Gods shall honor you. As the love and joy of a man and a woman flowers and grows when nurtured with respect, and cultivated with understanding and honor, so should you love the Gods.
3. The Goddess is the Great Mother, and the God is the Great Father, and we are Their children; and we shall worship Them, for They are the rulers of the Universe, and all that is therein. Therefore, O Children of the Gods, try Them not, nor attempt to test Them, for They shall show you that he Ways of the Craft are not to be belittled or mocked.
4. Let the Power of the Craft flow from you only in love — or not at all. For it has always been known that the energy webs which we weave and maintain shall eventually return to encircle their creator. Thus our works become either the net which intaglios and binds us, or the web of light by which we find the Gods.
5. Let the Rites of the Wicca be a way for the children of the Gods to be as One — for Power only flows when unified. Always should you revere the Earth, and heal and tend Her, for She is our life, our Mothership, on which we navigate the dark currents of space.
6. When you reap the harvests of your lands, then you shall not reap one corner of the field, nor glean the herb gardens, or the fallen fruits of the orchards. These you shall offer to the Earth Mother, in direct return, or through offerings made to your Circle, or to sustain its Priests and Priestesses.
7. Always be proud to be of the Wicca, but do not allow your pride to become vanity — for those who are conceited are a stumbling block at the door of the Temple, and they shall be cast adrift, to swim within their own vanity.
8. Observe and listen, reserving your judgment, for until all the silver is weighed, who can know the worth thereof?
9. As like breeds like, even more so does good beget love and joy. Your life will be full of love and joy if you are joyful and happy.
10. Your teachers are the servants of the Gods, and they shall plant the seeds of knowledge within the minds of their students, and they shall use their power for the good of the Wicca. Yet it is each individual’s duty to tend the seeds which are planted, and to make the final harvest. Those who misuse the power and the trust of the teacher’s position shall have to answer to the Lords of Karma, and adjust the balance accordingly.
11. The Temples of the Gods, which are Their abode on Earth, shall belong to all Their children, and each Circle shall be as a special family. Do naught against any Temple or any family of the Wicca, lest you do that thing unto the Gods, and against yourself.
12. You must not be a teller of tales amongst the children of the Goddess, and you must hold no malice or evil thoughts towards others of the Wicca.
13. You should not lie, nor give false testimony before your Elders, or those who are of the Wicca — for liars are fools, and a menace unto themselves, and to the Wicca. Be truthful in all your works and deeds, especially within the Circle, for what you say within the presence of the Gods becomes manifest.
14. You must not put stumbling blocks in the way of those who do not follow the Path of the Wicca. You must make no unrighteous judgments of their ways, and you should aid them with an attitude of love when it is asked for. Yet ever should you keep the Counsel of the Elders, and reveal naught to others of where our Circles may be, nor may you reveal our ways without the consent of the Priestess.
15. When you make a vow to the Lord or the Lady, or you swear an oath to another of the Wicca, then you must do all that has come forth from your mouth, for a covenant with the Gods, or with the Wicca, is your Honor, and woe to those who care not for the fetters they attach to their souls by not keeping their word.
16. The Great Mother and Father would not have their children suffer the indignities of oppressors for their sake, for what is within the hearts of Their children is dear and true to Them. The Ancient and Mighty Ones shall cause the balance to be made for those who desecrate the Lord and Lady, Their temples, or Their creations.
17. Never shall you use Magick, nor the Craft, to cause harm, for this is misuse of the Power, and it is not to be condoned. To cause the death of another through the Craft is to require the death of the Self in sacrifice.
18. Never betray any of the brethren, nor the lore of our people, for you are all servants of the Gods, and must live by the virtues of love, honor and wisdom. Let truth, loyalty and honor be your creed. Let them be your guides, tempered by love and wisdom.
19. The Order of the Gods shall you keep, and within Their Circles shall you walk. You should not say “I believe” when you doubt, nor claim to obey the Lord and Lady’s word when you never enter into the Temple. You must not profess with your lips that which is not in your heart.
20. Do not use the names of the Gods in negative or evil ways, for They love and cherish Their children above all others. All others They love, even those who know them not. Yet those who hate and curse in Their name shall have the Mighty Ones take the measure of their worth.
21. In any disputes between the children of the Goddess, no one may invoke any laws but those of the Craft, or any tribunal but that of Priestess, Priest, and Elders.
22. No one of the Wicca may do anything which will endanger the Craft, nor bring any of the Wicca into conflict with the Law of the Land, or with any of our persecutors.
23. Your magickal tools are channels to that which is most precious and pure within you. Do not cheapen them by haggling their price when you acquire them.
24. Never accept money for the use of the Power. It is sorcerers and charlatans who accept money for their spells and prayers. If you accept no money, you will be free from the temptation to use the Craft for evil or unworthy causes.
25. You shall never take unduly from any human, animal or elemental that which is not yours to take — for if you steal from another, in the end you will have to sacrifice something dearer to you in order to attain the balance.
26. Show honor to all people, that they may look up to you, and respect you, and their eyes shall become a mirror for your soul.
27. Those who are of the Wicca shall not own slaves, for one person may not own the spirit of another, for only the Great Mother and Father own our souls. Nor shall you take as a pledge any person’s life, for to do so is to take upon yourself both a mill and a millstone.
28. If a stranger sojourns with you, you shall do them no wrong; they shall be as one of the Circle, born amongst ye, and you shall deal with them as you would yourself.
29. Just weights and just balances shall be given by you, and just value shall you give, and thereby receive threefold.
30. Your altars shall be kept clean, pure and holy, and all that is brought into the Temple or the Circle shall be cleansed and blessed, for the joy of the Gods, and of the Wicca.
31. A clean mind should have a clean body. You should keep your body, your clothes, and your house clean, in honor of the Mother, who gives these things to you.
32. Let none die without honor, without love, without respect, unless their actions have decreed otherwise.
33. You should not couple together if it shall cause pain, jealousy or deprivation to another by doing so. Union for malice or evil reasons such as these upsets the balance, and the Lords of the Universe shall make adjustments accordingly.
34. Let those who would love, and would be as one, and bear child, be handfasted. For the sharing of love in this manner is beauteous, and love’s union in the energy of the Gods, and the heritage of the child. It is important for children to know and to identify with those who brought them here.
35. The Law of the Goddess is that none of the Wicca shall take and wed someone who they do not love, whether it is to harm another, or for some form of material gain.
36. Remember that your children are Goddess-spawned, and are free spirits. You do not own nor control them. They are your brethren, come to visit for a while, that they may share in the vision of your love and wisdom. Let each parent realize that although they may teach and guide with love, the child shall also teach the parent, and aid them in their growth and lessons.End of Part OnePart Two
37. The etheric web and energy vortexes of the earth are in constant flux and motion to adjust to the needs of the planet. The sacred trust of the Wicca is to create and to maintain centers of light and knowledge, using the magick of the divine spark within us to focus and channel the forces of the Universal fire. And these are the channels established between the worlds of the stars and the realms of the earth, bringing in and regulating the spirit flames which energize and activate all life forms. Thus we tend and guard the threads of creation, and we weave the patterns of life and manifestation in an ever-evolving tapestry.
38. Never use your heritage or position for self-glorification or gain. Respect your magick and our ways. We must always recognize that while others may look to us to lead them, they too are our guides.
39. Keep your body strong, your mind keen, and your purpose pure, for within your being you shall channel the Power, and it needs to be strong and pure. And these are the keys to the path of Oneness, and to communication with the Gods. Yet first you must learn to speak to Them in such a manner as They can comprehend you. For the children of the Wicca must aid the Gods, and work with Them, otherwise the Gods cannot aid and work with you. Ever remember that the Priest and Priestess are the living representatives of the God and Goddess Forces, and likewise that all humans carry these forces within them, though they may lie dormant and unawakened.
40. As the Great Mother and Father come unto one another and create with the pure vibration of Love-Wisdom, so should you strive to make your Temple pure in vibration, and thus a fitting place wherein you may invite the Gods. Thus, your Circle should always be duly purified and cast, and likewise, those who would use the gateways and travel the Circle between the earth and other realms should also be duly prepared and purified.
41. The Goddess hath said, “I shall not carry thee, yet neither shall I hinder thee, nor keep thee from having the same opportunities as all of my children. Thou art free, yet thou shalt not be coddled like babes in the storm. If thou hast true devotion within thee, then all obstacles may be overcome.”
42. The laggard is but half a person — and though half is better than none, the whole is twice as good as the half. Those who do not work, or who lack the will and desire to learn the ways of the Gods, unto them is said, “The Ancient and Mighty Ones shall not keep thee within their house, if ye learneth not.”
43. A sanctuary you shall make unto the Gods, that They may dwell amongst you. And you shall fashion it to the best of your ability, according to all that your Elders shall show you, and pure energy shall you place therein.
44. An altar shall you make to unto the Lady, and you shall make due reverence unto Her, for every place where She is exalted, She will come to you and bless you. And you shall fashion your altar out of wood or stone, and burn incense and candles thereon, at the proper times, in observance of her ways.
45. You should set aside at least one day during each moon unto the Goddess, and on these days you shall do Her work; and on those days She shall renew Her children and bless them.
46. Learn to build your own Temple, and to craft your own sacred Circle, and all the tools that are used therein — for to be a person of the Craft is to be a person of consequence.
47. Let each of you inscribe your own record of our ways and teachings. For the course of each Wiccan should be charted, that the patterns of their life-web may be made known and utilized. Let each Wiccan start their Book of Light with the teachings and lore of their tradition, yet let it also contain the rites and ways of each individual, which are the harvest of each child of the Wicca, to use the wisdom of their heritage as the seeds of their own wisdom. Thus shall our lore and knowledge continue to grow and unfold, like a beautiful flower.
48. It is right to study and to understand the sigils, statues and stories of the Gods, for they shall guide your thoughts to Them, and They shall hear them. Yet you must ever remember that you worship not the sign nor the statue, but the Gods which inspired them.
49. If your Circle owns any land, let all guard it, and help to keep it clean. Let all justly guard all moneys of the Circle, as well as the rights and property of all members of the Circle.
50. If any Wiccan truly labors, then it is right that they should have their just pay. This is not considered the taking of money for the Art, but good and honest work. Yet if any Wiccan works willingly for the good of the Craft, or for their brothers and sisters without pay, then it is to their greatest honor.
51. If any Wiccan should deny themselves some pleasure or material indulgence in order to do service in the Circle, this person shall be blessed and remembered. For those who give for the greater good of all shall have their spirit uplifted.
52. Know also that if you gift the Lady’s Priests and Priestesses, or Her Circles, this is an offering made unto the Mother Herself, for a true Priest or Priestess strives always to do Her work, and to be of service to Her children, so to honor and respect them is to honor and respect the Queen of All.
53. And the offerings which are considered the most pleasing to the Gods are these:the fruits of the orchards
    the scents of the trees and herbs
    the metals of the earth
    the waters of the earth
    the flowers of the meadows
    and the milk of all mothers.

    Yet offerings of labor or money are honest too, and these will also be accepted — more so if you work with love in your heart, for always there is work to be done for the Gods, and service to be given to the children of the Wicca.

54. If your offerings are made to restore the balance, it must by of a nature that it not offensive to the Gods. It must be of value, yet given with a free heart. Thus shall the harmony be restored. If your offerings are given with a heart filled with love and devotion, or are of service to the Gods, or to the Craft, then shall you receive blessings manifold.
55. And when you make an offering unto the Gods, you should offer it thru the most proper medium, at the proper times, and in such a manner as to make it acceptable. Any and all remains of the rituals shall be consumed in the fire, or buried within the Earth, as a way of returning to the Source all that we use in the observance of our ways, thus ensuring the continuity of the cycle.
56. All may use the Craft to help and aid them, or for the advantage of their Circle, or the Craft — yet only if you are sure that you harm none. Let each Wiccan and Circle always debate these matters at length. Only if all be satisfied that none be harmed in any way, may the Art then be used. If it is not possible to achieve your ends one way, then perhaps the goal may be achieved by acting in a different way, so as to harm none.
57. Throughout the world it has been many a year since Wiccans have been burned. Yet misuse of the Power might raise the persecutions once again. So never break the Laws, however much you might be tempted, and never consent to their being broken. And if you know they are being broken, then you must work strongly against it.
58. In days of old it was decided by the Mighty Ones who came before us that the Art might be used to restrain others from harming the Craft or its children, yet only after great consultation with all members of the Circle, and only then to deflect or to constrain them.
59. And such were the ways of the Lady that She brought us forth in joy, and such were the Ways of the Lord that His reign gave all life pleasure. Offer love in your worship and all shall be joyous in beauty.End of Part TwoPart Three
60. In the dimly remembered dawn of ages past, the Wicca were truly free. Then, in Atlantis came the Age of the Misuse of Power, followed by the Ages of Persecution and Suffering. Thus the people of the Wicca hid themselves and cloaked their knowledge, and wove veils of secrecy and silence. And this is how the Ways of the Wicca have been preserved through the time of darkness. Yet much of the ways of our people were lost to the ignorance of others.
61. Yet the cycle spirals ever on — and the Age of the Earth Mother once again draws nigh. We must be strong — one with our birthright, and one with our Gods, if we are to bring forth the balance. Those who would harm us, or attempt to enslave us, we must overcome — yet only through light and love, and never through violence or the evil of chaos. And through our efforts the time of our people will come into being once more. In the times which lie ahead, there lies much work to be done, so that once more the cycles of life are drawn to the path of light, and the balance achieved through the power of love.
62. In order to bring the ways of Light and Love and Life to the peoples of the Earth, our secrets are slowly becoming secrets no more, and it is good that this is so — for the age of shadow and secrecy is passing. Yet the sharing of our ways needs always to be guided by wisdom and by love. Let our rites and our mysteries be kept sacred. Let no one defile our worship or our heritage. For the defilement of our ways is an honor loss to self, and for the Craft.
63. Let each High Priestess govern her Circle with justice and Love, and with the help and advice of the Elders and the High Priest, always heeding the messages of the Gods when they come.
64. Ever remember that although the Priest is the force with which the Circle is built, the Priestess is the ruler therein — for it is through her that the Goddess created the world, and all things therein.
65. The High Priestess will heed all complaints of all Pagans and Wiccans, and strive to settle any differences between them with reason and with justice.
66. Let each Circle of Light decide how it shall be known — whether by earthly name or magickal one. For each child of the Wicca knows best the safety or dangers of their homeland.
67. Let each Circle or Temple maintain and dedicate unto the Goddess and the God all the things that are required for Their rituals, for what is blessed in the name of the Gods rightly belongs to Them, and the Priest and Priestess shall be the caretakers thereof.
68. Anyone of the circle who is of sufficient rank, and wishes to form a new Circle, shall tell the High Priestess and the Elders of their intentions. Members of the old Circle may join the new Circle when it is formed, but if they do so they must leave the other Circle, unless otherwise instructed. online pharmacy without a prescription For it is the Old Law that each Wiccan may join the Circle of their choice, yet their energy should not be divided between two or more Temples.
69. The Elders of the old and new Circles shall meet in peace and with respect, to decide the level of interaction and connection between the Circles. Yet it is known that the splitting of a Circle often means strife. So only if it is truly in a spirit of peace and harmony should the Circles meet for the celebration of the Great Festivals.
70. None shall enter the Circle that have a sickness or an ailment which may be passed on to the Lady’s other children — for to do so causes harm to yourself, as well as to the others of the Circle. Rather should the Healers go unto the sick one, that through the love of the Gods they shall be made well and whole once more.
71. It has been judged lawful that if any of the Craft need a house, or land, and none will sell, to incline someone’s mind so as to be willing to sell, providing it harms none and the full price is paid without haggling.
72. In the matter of quarrels or disputes between the members of the Circle, the High Priestess shall convene the Council, and inquire into the matter. The Council shall hear each person privately, and then both together. And they shall decide justly, not favoring one side nor the other.
73. If an agreeable resolution cannot be reached, then that Wiccan must leave the Circle, for a Circle of Light cannot be properly formed where there is disagreement and discord. And when a Circle is not properly formed, the energy within is either dissipated, or turns ugly, festering like a hidden sore. So let them leave, but only with love in their hearts and yours, for even though your paths may diverge, you are still all children of the Wicca, and there must be no violence between us. Bear no grudges, hold no thoughts of vengeance, for this will rot away the foundation of your power.
74. It has ever been recognized that there are some people who can never agree to work under any others. At the same time there are also people who cannot rule justly. To those who must ever be chief there is but one answer: “Void this Circle, and seek another one, or if ye be of sufficient rank, then form a Circle of your own.” To those who cannot rule justly, the answer shall be “Those who cannot bear your rule will leave you.” For none may come to Circle with those with whom they are at variance, for to do so angers the Gods, and hinders the Craft.
75. Those that do wrong without knowledge shall be held innocent; those that do wrong through carelessness shall be judged lacking in wisdom, and dealt with according to the nature of the transgression. Those who do wrong with deliberation and forethought shall be thrice punished, and the Lords of Karma shall lay low their pride.
76. Each person must make a balance for their words and actions, and the judgments of the Elders should incline to try to make good come from the injustice or wrong-doing. Many are the ways to restore the balance, so let the judgments of the Elders and the Priestess be in keeping with this.
77. Do not turn aside those who seek the ways of the Wicca for the want of an offering or the lack of a robe. You are the servants of the Gods, and the servants of Their people, and those that seek for the Gods you must aid in their quest.
78. Of those who would inquire as to the ways of the Goddess, or who wish to become of the Wicca, ye shall search their hearts, and even into their spirits you shall look, as you are able. For the Wicca do not look to acquire mere numbers. Let none be turned away if their hearts are true, and their desire earnest.
79. The hidden children are like the strings of a harp: each one may give a clear note, and when gathered together in sympathy and accord, they shall give rise to a beautiful symphony. Yet when struck without reason or thought, these notes may cause discord or disharmony. Therefore the Gods decree to Their Teachers and Priests that all must be taught to master their harp, and to pluck their strings with care, that they cause no discord or imbalance.
80. Choose the Priests and Teachers of the Wicca with diligence and with care. The qualities that you should search for within them are Faith, Belief, Knowledge, Ability, Patience, Leadership, Humility, and a loving nature — for they must lead and teach the children of the Goddess, and will thereby have the power to do great good, or to cause great imbalance.
81. In practice it should be that the greatest of the Priests and Priestesses should guide the rituals within each of the Temples of the Old Gods, and truly you should be content with the advice and guidance given by them. Yet ever it should be given so that it is clear and understandable, for within the Temple each of the Wicca is free, and thus they should be able to recognize and to understand our ways and their implications. And those who cannot explain the inner workings, or give just cause and reason for their decisions, may be questioned, or the wisdom of the advice weighed.
82. Let the Priestess and Priest lead as long as they are able, and their leadership be wise and strong, and to the benefit of the Wicca. Yet if their health is ill-favored, or if the next generation needs to try their hand, then let them have the vision and the wisdom to step away from their position, and pass the duties of the Circle to another. Let them not become overly attached to the office, nor too fond of the power.
83. If a Priestess or a Priest should tire of their duties and charges, then they may step down, but only after having trained and acknowledged a successor. If a Priest or Priestess deserts their Circle, then they have lost the right to ever lead again within this life, so great a trust they have broken. If they should return to the Circle within one turn of the Wheel, and are judged to have true atonement in their hearts, new insight and growth, then they may be forgiven, and allowed to return to the Circle, yet they shall worship only, and hold no office or title. Leadership is a sacred commitment and an honor, and they have shown that they cannot be trusted with such responsibility.
84. Any Priestess, Priest, or Elder who consents to a breach of the Laws regarding the use of the Craft to cause harm to others must immediately be relieved of their office, for it is the lives of the children of the Goddess which they endanger, as well as the honor of the Craft.
85. The High Priestess may take a Sabbatical from her Circle, if her personal life and duties require it, for up to a year and a day. During that time, the Maiden shall act as High Priestess. If the High Priestess does not return at the end of a year and a day, then the Initiates of the Circle shall name a new Priestess. Unless there is good reason to the contrary, the person who has done the work of the Priestess should reap the reward. If someone else is named, then the Maiden should continue in that office.
86. Each Priestess and Priest shall choose their own consorts, yet let them be wise in the learning of our people, and thus others shall abide by the wisdom of their choice. Yet if the Circle feels the decision is ill-advised, or that they cannot abide and work in honor and trust with that consort, then they may request a gathering of all concerned to meet and to talk, and to resolve the balance with love and honor. For only those who are pure and strong, keen and wise, patient and loving, can effectively and properly carry out the duties of a Keeper of the Circle.
87. Those of the Priesthood shall not neglect their mates, or their children, or their house, nor anything which is in their possession; nor shall the sick and the needy be neglected for the sake of the Circle. Therefore let them adjust the one thing against the other, that neither should suffer, and that which is given by the Gods is treated with love and respect.
88. Long ago, at the time of Creation, it was deemed that the female should hold the power of life-giving. And such was the male force drawn to the love and beauty of the Creation of life, that he surrenders unto her keeping the force of his powers in the furtherance of life. Yet the Priestess must always remember that the fuel of the flames which light the fires within her Temple comes from the Priest. Thus she must use the force wisely, and only with love, and she must honor and respect he who is the activator of the Life Force.

Here Ends the New Book of The Law.

[sources: The Book of The Law, The Old Laws for the Old Religion, The Great Book of the Law, The Dragon Law]

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I have always loved poppets! I’m sure that my first experience of a poppet was from voodoo dolls! The idea of using an effigy for cursing or healing is using a form of sympathetic magick.

Now I am sure that poppets feel out of favour due to the Voodoo doll but poppets have been around for centuries. The word poppet comes from the Middle English popet, meaning a small child or doll. A word still used today as a term of endearment.

The poppet has many uses as they act as a physical representation of a absent person they become linked to the person by visualising and naming but the link can be made stronger by adding something from the person, hair (pubic, chest or armpit hair is better than head hair), nail clippings, fluids (tears, sweat, semen, urine, saliva or blood). Personal items from the subject should be given freely for good magicks or stolen for hexing and cursing.

Since poppets are neutral tools they can be used for positives as well as negatives but remember the rule of three.

Now poppets can be made from a number of substances carved root, grain or corn shafts, a fruit, paper, wax, a potato, clay, branches, or cloth stuffed with herbs although my favourite is cloth as they are easy to make and the amount of effort in creating them seem to be about just right for most spells. For simple spells then drawn on paper works and for complex healing and cursing wax or carving works best.

Now my personal feelings are that you should not use a poppet to cause harm or control another.

Before making a poppet you should decide what time of poppet you will need and gather your ingredince to make it for the purpose of these piece I will show you how to make a cloth poppet and describe a few different uses (healing, love and binding).

For basic poppet you will need

• 2 pieces of cloth (pure natural fabric cotton, calico or silk) (coloured cloth can be used depending on purpose (red for love etc)) cut into basic human form using gingerbread man cutter to get shape.
• Filling – cotton wool
• Wool for hair (yellow for blond etc)
• Coloured pens (felt-tips will do best to have a set just used for ritual / spell work)
• Parchment paper.
• Needle and cotton (colour white or back)*

To make the basic poppet start to stitch the poppet starting on right hand side just above where the ear would be all the way around to the just above the left ear position (thinking of the person that you what the poppet to become). Then turn poppet inside out so seams are hidden then fill with cotton wool. Write the name of the person and purpose on parchment (sigils can be used) fold and place in head. Once filled take some wool for hair and stitch closed the top.

Using felt-tips draw basic feature eyes, nose, mouth and heart (*good embroiders can stitch features in correct colours).

For healing poppets you will need to look up the illness and see what it is and what organs are affected so you can select the correct herbs and colours you may also need to have a copy of greys anatomy (not TV series) so you can draw organs in the correct positions on the poppet. If possible use personal item of person in mix. If a person is experiencing pain you will need some pins or blackthorn needles these need to be inserted into the poppets at the site of pain before poppet is named (the act of removing pins is a sympathetic of removing pain).

For love poppets create the poppet in the same way as basic poppet but increase the size of the heart and cover the eyes before naming and use herbs that invoke the feelings you wish to create. If person is very resistant to being open to love bind the poppet before naming with white ribbon.

For binding you will need a White ribbon or cord to bind the poppet.

The poppet ritual (you will need a draw sting bag large enough for your poppet)

Cast circle in normal way

Call the related deity for your purpose and make a personal dedication.

Spend some time meditating on the person you wish to work on, search your feelings insure that your doing the correct thing.

If you feel that you are doing the correct thing then build your poppet while chanting

<persons name> as I stitch I stitch to you.
as I pull the thread I pull you close
Closer and closer,
Nearer and near
and when I knot you are here.

This is repeated until you are ready to turn inside out and fill.

Place filling in cauldron or bowl including herbs mix well and as you fill chant repeating until filled.

<persons name>  as I fill <insert purpose (healing /love / binding)> to be.

Now add wool hair and stitch closed while chanting

<persons name> as I stitch I stitch to you.
as I pull the thread I pull you close
Closer and closer,
Nearer and near
and when I knot you are here.

Now add features while saying

I give you 2 eyes to see, 1 nose to breath, 1 mouth to speak one heart to feel.

(for healing add organs and pins at this stage in silence)

(for love cover eyes with ribbon)

Once you have completed the poppet you have to name and give it a purpose.

Stand up and face north (or the direction of your gods) place poppet in hand and hold over genitals and say.

I birth this poppet and name it <persons name>

The raise it to your heart and say

I birth this poppet and name it <persons name> and give it purpose

Then raise it to your lips and say

I birth this poppet and name it <persons name> and breath life to it

Then raise it above your head and say

<goddess name> and <god name> see what I have created give it your blessing and let the connection be made.

1.      Healing ritual treat poppet as the person remove the pins and visualise the pain lifting away – direct the healing into the poppet as you would if person was present – ie do a normal healing ritual.

2.      Love remove the ribbon from eyes and say you are now open to look for love and take a knife and cut heart open saying your heart is now open to love and send love energy into poppet.

3.      Binding take cord or ribbon and wrap around poppet chant a binding spell (I like the one from the craft) I wined you I bind you <insert name> so you may do no harm, harm to other or harm to yourself  (repeat 3×3)

At the end place poppet in bag and close and leave their until magick manifests.

Close ritual in normal way.

Once the magick has manifested the poppet has no more use so remove from bag and un name by doing the ritual in reverse and bury or burn poppet ritually 

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The dark moon is the 3-day period just before the new. This is when there is no visual representation on of the moon. During the dark moon many neo pagans will honour a dark moon goddess – Hecate, Kali, Lilith etc.

In neo pagan society the dark moon and the goddess that rule this period are in my mind softened to a major extent making them goddess of birth and death and the underworld often ignoring their darker deeds. May be it because many of the founders of the neo pagan paths wanted to disassociate themselves from the idea that witchcraft could be bad or wicked which ignores a major part of the deities and us. This in my mind dishonours not only the goddess but also us. We all have a dark side ranging from naughty to dam right evil.

The dark moon allows us to explore our darker sides, what are we truly capable of! Not all pagan paths would see this as the right thing, but they all have to accept that darkness is part of our life – we all go through dark times (some in which we get lost in). I was taught that the goddess would as easily embrace her children, as she would devour them.

The idea of devouring a child sound sick and something a goddess would never do but you just need to look at nature to see the answer and before you go its the male of the species we are not looking at territory we are looking that when a female animal gives birth to a sick or deformed animal, it not done to hurt it done to stop pain. As humans we devour our children by over or under protecting them and probably many other ways I am not a parent so can’t embellish.

The darkness that is or visits our life has its ebbs and flows like all things and in many cases you feel alone isolated with no one to turn to. In reality there is support and a way out but you just can’t find it. This is the dark moon you know its their somewhere but it gone your alone the mother moon is no longer smiling on you.

The dark moon should be seen as a time to explore your darkest sides the things you fear the most the dark moon is not a time for doing as you want with out paying restoration dark magicks are painful.

For me dark magicks Buy Xenical Online do include cursing and hexing but they are only if ever used when totally required and with much forethought. The dark magick of which I speak are the inner pains we feel the betrayals the hurts and loses, at the time we feel them we can not understand them so by revisiting them and experiencing them once more! We gain a better understanding of our nature. And only by descending into darkness and chaos can we truly understand it.

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The aspect of the goddess will often be based on your personal belief structure, whether that a single deity or part of a pantheon. The one this that we can agree on is that the Goddess is the personification of woman in divine form.

Now since I am a man my knowledge of what it is to be “woman” is limited, as a woman has limited knowledge of what it is to be “man”. With that being said I am aware of my anima (anima and animus, see Carl Jung) my female side or as I call it my inner goddess and I believe that females should be aware of the animus to help them connect to their inner god (the ritual drawing down the sun can help you connect).

Now we know that different goddess embody different archetypes of womanhood from the lover right through to the warrior or destroyer each myth of the goddess containing its own stories of success and failure.

But when we look at the aspects of the divine and eternal goddess we apply human existence or at least female existence to her. This mystery is played out in the cycles of the moon in a minor way “The Moon and her guises” where we get the four major aspects of woman and the goddess – the first being the maiden full of potential, the next being the mother filled with life and devoted to nurturing and the next being the crone wizened with age and full of knowledge and finally the hidden the woman that can over come death or any obstacle in her way often seen as the dark goddess.

These aspects do not just played out in the phases of the moon but also in the season of the year. The spring is the time for maiden goddess(s) these goddess’s are pretty and full of potential often athletic in some myths betrayed by men whilst in other myths they are the betrayers keeping them perpetual virgins or maidens. Since spring is akin to the element of air, some of these goddess are unable to be caught or tied down another reason for them remain virgins or maidens.

For those goddess’s that are portrayed mother and wife their lives are not simple there is also betrayal some come to find true love in others or are raped or tricked in to bed producing single or multiple offspring. Their children can be stolen away driving her straight to “Dark Goddess station” or their children are grotesque and she abandons them. Although mother goddess’s are portrayed as kind and caring filed with love nurturing her offspring for the most part. Some goddess are trapped as eternal mothers whilst other progress to crone or “dark mother”. Again this reflects in summer the kind and gentle earth nourishing us the warm sunlight ripening food but it’s also the time when things that bite and sting wake up and since fire relates to summer and we all know that fire can be helpful or harmful I am reminded that a mother can care or kill her young as she chooses.

For the final of our basic three form goddess we have the crone the wizened wise woman who has experienced nearly all a woman can be no longer capable of childbirth her womb now empty but her mind filled with the fruit of knowledge and experience. The crone is often revered or feared sometimes both she becomes the guide for the younger often seen as midwife, healer or sorceress. Like the autumn she slowly ages changing from a beauty to a Barron wilderness on the verge of death and this is reflected in the element of water filled with movement and life till winters icy hand freezing it still.

The final stage for any goddess is Death, which is difficult for an eternal life to face! but winter is the time of our biggest fears in times past you would not know if you would survive the winter death has always been a natural part of life but still something that is feared even today. This is the season for the Dark Goddess’s those that have control over life and death and the hidden secrets that lie beyond. These goddess can cause death, take you to the realms beyond and bring you back they often will require very high levels of devotion and in many cases have been demonised to the extent many witches today will avoid them completely. In many cases these goddess are linked directly to the earth either in caves or graveyards or even in crossroads. You may even find goddess which switch between dark and maiden, mother or crone aspect.

But these are only aspects of the goddess in reality she is all this and much more as any woman will tell you she is capable of being more than just a role and is equally able to be nice or nasty depending on the situation.

The one thing we need to be reminded of when it come to the aspects of the goddess and later when we deal with the god that a part is not complete without the whole, spring is only part of a year, air is only one of the four main elements so the goddess is not complete if you only focus on the aspect.

There is some homework with this exercise –

• During      the next year starting with the season you’re in at the moment (or next if      very close) find a goddess that relates to the season and explore the      season with her and as each season turns find a relating goddess.
• Look      at the success and failures in your life and see if you can find a goddess      that has shared similar experiences and write a hymn or ritual dedicated      to them.
• read Modern Female Rite Of Passage

Related articles

• The Goddess Lesson Three (cybercauldron.co.uk)
• History of the goddess – lesson 3 (cybercauldron.co.uk)
• The Crone (witchesofthecraft.wordpress.com)
• The Maiden (witchesofthecraft.wordpress.com)
• Dark Goddesses, Not So Dark: Understanding Hecate (witchesofthecraft.wordpress.com)