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As a witch / Wiccan you should have a good understanding of energies, in rituals we raise energy then release it but this is personal energy that we create throughout the ritual but there are many other types of energy.

In my early days I was introduced to Tree energies, which is a very simple way of connecting with energies. Connecting with tree energy is a very simple technique and you do not need to have special gifts to gain success and once learned can be applied to other substances such as crystals, elements, deities and people. It is about noticing the slightest differences in vibrations. Every substance has an energy included man-made substances although man-made substances have a dead feel to them.

To connect with tree energy find your self a big sturdy tree with a large trunk, approach the tree with honour take a moment to prepare yourself ask the tree to share it energy with you, you will sense if the tree is willing to share energy with you, if it is not find another tree, Once you have a tree that will share energy with you stand with your back pushed against the tree.

You will soon start to feel the tree energy, which is an energy that goes straight up through the trunk the out through leafs then back down to the ground then into the roots and back up through the truck just like the pattern a magnetic field.

As you stand against the tree your energy will become interchangeable with the tree energy you first will feel the energy in your spine and back you may also feel your charkas opening. The energy will continue to be interchanged until your energy becomes part of the trees.

Once you feel totally at one with the tree, meditate on how you feel, note the differences in your own energy. When your ready to stop openly say I thank you for your energy and move your back away from the trunk once the physical bond between you and the tree is broken turn and give the tree a hug and thank it for it energy and leave remembering to write up what and how you felt.

Since trees are very big their energy field is easier to detect small objects are difficult at first but with practice you can detect and share the energy of a grain of rice.

Once you know how a particular energy feels you can recreate that feeling in rituals and spells. Knowing as much about energies as you can and will help you in healing and with daily life but you will need to learn on how to project this energy out or direct it. One of the fun ways I like to play with energy came out of a spell for creating a circle in your hand and I call it an energy bomb. Energy bombs are great for changing the mood of a room. We have all walked into a room after an argument and the residual energy hangs in the air this is the perfect place to drop the energy bomb.

The Energy Bomb requires some visualisation start by visualising a palm sized crystal ball in your hand now you need to think of a particular energy I normally use love energy. Love energy is a light free flowing energy, which has a very happy vibration. You will need to visualize the crystal ball being filled up with the energy like your pouring a pinkish liquid in to the ball the crystal ball will take all the energy you can pour into it once the ball is filled it should start to glow with a pink light once the light begins to vibrate at the correct energy level your start to feel it pulse this should be rhythmic that will increase in speed (almost like a timer counting down) once you get the vibration pulsing so fast that it becomes uncomfortable to hold drop it or roll across the room once the ball hits something solid it will explode pushing other energies away. Energy Bombs are great when out with friends dropping a few positive energy bombs can really make a night go perfect or just for fun throw an energy bomb filled with luck at a friend playing pool and see how they get on.

The more you play with energy the more skilled you get at using and directing it. No one can tell what a particular energy should look or feel like but if you need a visual example of energy, look to science for the answers.

Once you know what an energy feels like you should be able to change the energy of one substance in to the energy of something else this is what true magick is the ability to transform the energy of one thing into another creating a reaction.

For example may people would say if someone is sending negative energy you should return it but by doing so you invoke the rule of three and negate the Wiccan rede it is much better to absorb and change the negative energies in to a positive goal.

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Originally posted 2011-06-19 11:44:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Skyclad is a term in Wicca and Paganism/Neo-paganism used to describe being naked during rituals and rites. Although nudity in rituals is rare it is mentioned a lot in Wicca basically due to Gerald Gardner and a passage from Aradia, “the Gospel of the Witches” by Charles Godfrey Leland’s book.

The passage states:-
“And as the sign that ye are truly free,
Ye shall be naked in your rites, both men
And women also: this shall last until

The last of your oppressors shall be dead;”

Being Skyclad is a matter of choice and can be off putting to seekers of a pagan life. Although Skyclad rituals are rare it is a big topic in the pagan community and many books on the subject will have mention of being Skyclad so what does it mean to be Skyclad? The true idea is that a person should be totally naked, although many groups that work Skyclad will often be Skyclad under robes helping to keep the purity of the idea of being naked and keeping the dignity of the person intact.

The major problems of working Skyclad are a persons own body image issues, which can causes a person not to put their full consciousness into the ritual. The other major issue is location finding a place where you will not be seen or disturbed.

Working Skyclad is a matter of choice and when looking for a coven or group you should check to see if they work Skyclad, if you do not want to work Skyclad ask the Pagan federation if they can put you in touch with a group that does not work Skyclad.

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Originally posted 2010-10-28 21:35:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The skill of changing one object / person or animal into another has been part of history, literature and mythology. The ability to transform is either done by will, a spell /potion or curse or as simply by disguise. Throughout religious text the gods have used skin walking to speak / teach or impregnate (or just have sex) people. There are countless myths where one god changes in to another creature or human either to trick or teach, these myths appear in nearly all religions. Around the world in folklore skin walking pays a major part of many myths, and there are countless tales of a person being transformed in to a animal, plant or object.
As people we love the idea of being able to change we are fascinated by the idea that with a flick of a wand or the correct words could change us in to something new. We have created creatures to scare us such as the vampire or werewolf or Mr Jekyll / Mr Hyde as well as heroes such as Doctor Who or Maya (space 1999). We are so driven by the chance of change that we will even put ourselves under a surgeon’s knife.
When we look at skin walking it does seem to belong more in the Hollywood Circle rather than a magickal circle it seem to be more dream like rather than a practical skill, but transformations are a major part of a witches life and skin walking is a skill.
Ok I am not saying that you can change yourself in to another animal / person (or am I )? You have to step away from the Harry Potter school of witchcraft to understand the potential and skills needed for skin walking, everyone has heard the saying “put your self in their shoes” well that really is the heart of skin walking being able to understand the nature of another. So how is it done?
One of the most simplistic forms of skin walking is “dress up” by wearing a costume to disguise yourself as another taking time to change and we all do this everyday without notice we get up dress for work changing us into an Office worker / shop assistant or boss at home we are transformed in to mums and dads or children when we go out we change again. We spend our whole lives in a constant state of transformation most we ignore.
When we look at skin walking as a witches skill we have to look at it as a tool to gain understanding and I am sure that you will have at least one glamour spell in you book of shadows these spells do not change you on a physical level they change you on a psychological level, giving you extra confidence and a feeling of true inner strength to accomplish what ever you need. That what you need to understand, those transmogrifications do not change the external (*) appearance but the internal understanding of the object, person, animal or plant.
In shamanic practices a shaman will enter a trance state and become an animal so he or she can fly or run across the spiritual plane to retrieve information or special ingredients or request help from the spirits /deities. The shaman will have part of the animal the he or she wishes to transform in to, a feather or fir. The basic idea is that if you know what another’s energy feels like then you can change your energies to match it.
Techniques for Shape shifting
Animal Shape shifting
Choose the animal you wish to transform in to. I suggest an animal you already know a bird, cat or dog. As this is probably one of the easy animal to transform into as you practice you can choose other animals including mythical ones.
Clear some space a fair bit of space as you will be moving around, find some music that you can associate with the animal your going to need up to an hour of music (I find drumming works well or music without lyrics are best).
Start of in Balasana the Child pose in yoga (if arm position is uncomfortable the put them in front of you).
Start rhythmical breathing while meditating on the animal thinking about it nature and what it does once you feel comfortable that you have a clear image of the animal the transformation can continue.
Start with the fingertips visualise them changing (I am going to use a dog for the rest of information but please adjust to the animal of your choice).
Feel your finger tips becoming paws your finger shorten the palms of your hands becoming pads move your hands to just in front of your knees, palms on the floor visualise your hands as paws see the transformation continuing up your arms straightening them until they feel like the legs of a dog. Continue the visualisation of the change working across your chest and down your body and into your legs and feet feel the transformations, your body will move into the position of the dog you can feel your tail growing and your body should begin to feel canine. Once your body arms and legs have been transformed you will need to focus your visualisation to your head feel your skull change your jaw lengthen into a muzzle you teeth growing in to canine teeth your ears lengthening.
If you have done this correctly you should not only look like a dog but you should feel like one. Whilst holding the visualisation move your body walk around the space (on all fours) bark or growl or howl what ever feels natural do what you feel is right just spend sometime experiencing what is like to be a dog. When you’re ready to end, unlike most visualisation don’t reverse the journey you need to shake the visualisation off (the same way a wet dog would shake water from it fur (same way for all animals)). You may need to shake a number of times to get the disguise off if any bit remain brush off with your hands.
Sit in quite contemplation now for a few minutes examining what you felt and learned. Open your eyes and ground yourself and write up your experiences. Repeat this process often trying different animals
Once you have learnt how to transform you can extend the practice where you can just assume the animal’s guise in the spiritual realms helping you to move swiftly and without being seen.

Originally posted 2010-08-09 10:06:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Wicca as a religion is a duotheistic theological system, which has a goddess / the lady in triple aspect and a horned god / lord.
The name the horned god / lord comes from a pan-european witchcraft based cult and was brought to life in 1921 by Marharet Murray. There is no real evidence that the Horned god / lord has any true historical evidence of being a deity it his own right but is consider to be the god / lord of nature and the opposite and equal of the goddess / the lady.
We all understand that Wicca is a modern pagan path created by Gerald Gardner, Doreen Valiente and Robert Cochrane, in attempts to reclaim the traditions of the pagans of old and to reclaimed the traditions of witchcraft.
Wiccan’s understand that the god / lord forms are more that the divine, but agree that their archetypal forms are imagery use to understand the divine. The Horned god / lord is the personification of the life force energy in animals and the wild” and is associated with the wilderness, virility and the hunt and the carrier of the dead to the underworld.
Has Wicca has developed and grown in to different paths some paths have placed more empathise on the goddess / the lady leaving the god / lord as a less involved deity.
In Wicca the wheel of the year is divided into 8 sections marking the relationship of the god / lord and goddess / the lady.
In Wicca the god / lord seems harder to contact than the goddess / the lady and the Horn god / lord is portrayed as an intermediately between humans and Dryghtyn (Which is a impersonal diety similar to theTao of Taoism). And has many different name depending on which neo pagan path your following.
The horned god / lord has been studied by many pychologists as the Archityple of the male pyche. And since wicca knows where it stands in the terms of its limitation and in the terms of the the Horn god / lord things are a bit wolley, when it come to the understanding of the horned god / lord, and since I am wiccan trained even I can see that this article can be taken the wrong way.
My explaination for this is that at the time Gerald Gardner wanted to disempower the “god / lord” as the almighty , the one true god / lord and wanted to reclaim the feminine aspect of the divine in attempt to restore the balance as any true pagan does, for me Wicca and witchcraft are a part of life a universal balance based on the hermitic laws.
One of the first and mojor of shots of wicca is alexandrian wicca founded by Alex sanders The roll of the horned god / lord has changed from being the wild male aspect to a consult to the goddess / the lady.So when we take a closer look at the horned god / lord you can see that he is made up from influences from literature, historical gods and occult symbology. This Construct of the god / lord form is meant to contain the best and worst aspects of a man from his most gentle to most violent.To me the horned god / lord is the primal force that all the gods are created from or should I say the archetypal male god / lord forms, which all gods are created from. Since Gardner created or recreated Wicca since his understanding of female nature was limited he felt the need to explain more about the triple goddess / the lady than then the god / lord, many Wiccan paths /covens grow and off shoot as the off-shoots start new groups they take with them previous knowledge and new understanding that they have gained and I doubt that any group still follows the Gardner original Book of shadows to the letter if they do then they are not doing what wiccan’s buying drugs online should be doing they are not growing and learning.
Most images of the horned god / lord are related to Pan or Cernunnos both wild and loving gods.
The masculine energy That Gardner portrayed is an untameable spirit filled with sexual desire but also a father. Since I am not a psychologist and their have been a lot of studies by Jungian psychologist on the Horned god / lord I can only give my view of what the horned god / lord means to me as a Wiccan and a Witch the Horned god / lord referred to as the Lord is all male gods with out an aspect applied to them. Since now my path is not predominantly Wiccan, But Wiccan based during Sabbats I would call on the Horned god / lord (a god / lord with no name) as the god / lord-form but for spell working etc I would choose a god / lord whose archetypal form meets my requirements for the spell(etc for example spell work for understanding I would use mercury (from my lip to the god / lord ears and vice versa)).
To be a true Wiccan you have to understand that for each of us the god / lord will show a face and you have to name it and find your path but if you work in a group you will need a archetype god / lord and goddess / the lady form visualise on for successful magicks if you have confusion over god / lord and goddess / the lady for you need to study a little Jung as this will add insight to your understanding, but simple analogy a pack of cards contains many images and if you turn on card and see an image that image is part of a pack of cards alone it has no value apart form its face value the horned god / lord is the pack the card is the male deity of your choice.

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