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I have always enjoyed chakra meditation, I have always use the standard seven chakra system working from the root chakra up the crowd chakra. One day as a practice my meditation, working slowly up from the base. I had an experience I had reached the Crown chakra and then it just seem to extend beyond the seventh and into an eight chakra and as I became aware of the chakra reforming and almost had a complete end of a chakra began to form below the root chakra. And as I tried to focus on the second new chakra it seemed to become a void, which all the energy that had been created during meditation collapsed into. Although this was not a pleasant feeling. It was rather disturbing I had never had an experience during meditation that was so mystifying.

I did my normal thing of my experiences, wrote up my process and attempted to recreate that experience, and I had great difficulty. I almost put it down to loss of concentration during meditation. Or I’d dozed off in parts. It kept niggling at me.

I did mention it to a friend of mine, who always smiles and looks at me with great pity. When I have something to ask. In his usual kind and teaching way, he explains simply that there were many more than seven chakras, and I want to say I was astonished I had never come across any reference to a more advanced chakra system.

But the idea that there were more than seven chakras did inspire the seeking of knowledge and the realisation that there could in fact be an infinite number of chakras and an infinite number of energy is available. Intrigued me.

So I added an eighth and ninth chakra to my own system one below the root chakra which is positioned, leg length from the root chakra. So if you are standing. The root chakra would be at your heels, it is seated, would be approximately 30 inches below your root chakra, and one above, the Crown chakra approximately 18 inches to 2 feet above.

I seemed to be stuck with these nine chakra is now with the hope that I would be able to increase them in but was unsure in which direction to move and then found its chakra system that contains 13 chakras. The remaining four all extending upwards from the Crown.

The new chakras:-

The foot chakra this chakra makes a physical connection with the planet and the elements of Earth, when this chakra becomes blocked. We can become very disassociated us find it difficult to get on with others. When opened and cleared allows us to keep our connection and keep ourselves able physically and mentally and spiritually,

the eighth purchase antibiotics online chakra is the ninth chakra, working from the foot chakra up. It is placed approximately 2 feet above the crowd chakra and allows access to higher spiritual powers and experiences such as astral projection, spiritual perception and spiritual wisdom. This chakra also holds karmic residue, making it easier to access information about past and future lives.

The nine chakra (number 10) is located approximately 4 feet from the top of your head and in the centre of knowledge in the form of light emanations and is often seen as a swirling rainbow. This chakra contains your karmic blueprint. Here is held all the information from all of your life’s past and present. This chakra emanates knowledge in healing the wisdom and eternal lives, and the truth about oneself.

The Tenth chakra (number 11) is located approximately 8 to 10 feet from the top of your head this chakra removes all aspects of gender, leaving a pure spiritual self, allowing you the freedom to access the skills and talents that you have gained in your lives, both past and present as well as future skills that you are yet to learn and will help you build upon those skills and find practical adaptations for them in your life.

The 10th chakra (number 11) is located approximately 15 feet from the top of your head this chakra directly links to your soul and your spiritual self, allowing you to you develop highly spiritual skills such as travel beyond the limits of time and space, teleportation, bi-location, telekinesis and instantaneous precipitation of thoughts into matter.

The 11th of chakra (number 12) is located approximately 20 feet from the top of your head this chakra is a doorway to the cosmos and beyond, allowing true communication between elements and higher beings. It is a state of God hood.

Unlike the seven Basic chakras. It takes approximately 7 years to master the first 10 chakras. Another 5 to open the 11th and 12th will open when it is truly ready to. From more in-depth understanding of these chakras, please visit http://www.wisdomsdoor.com/hb/hhb-20.shtml

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Originally posted 2010-09-13 13:27:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The term “angel” is found in the bible and in the Qur’an and is used to identify a messenger of god but today it is regarded as a “spiritual beings” found in many other religious and traditions today as a guardian or protector.

Predominantly associated with the One God of Christian, Hebrew and Islamic faiths angels fall in to one of two groups the “unfallen” angels and the fallen angels.

The fallen angels lead by Satan often name Lucifer [1], the Latin name (literally “Light-Bearer” or “Light-Bringer”) for the morning star (the planet Venus in its morning appearances), in these stories in the war of heaven where a number of angels rebelled against “God” and where defeated and cast out of heaven.

The Unfallen, where loyal and battled on the side of god. The unfallen angels are divided into 9 choirs of angels, which are called spheres. The 9 spheres are then broken in to 3 groups of 3.

First Sphere (according to Old Testament sources) contains

• Seraphim
• Cherubim
• Thrones/Ophanim (Gr. thronoi) (also New Testament sources)

Second Sphere (according to New Testament sources) contains

• Dominions
• Virtues
• Powers

Third Sphere

• Principalities
• Archangels -
• Angels -

The First sphere Angels are the guardians of gods thrown and contain the Seraphiel and Metatron, the Seraphiel is said to have the head of an eagle and omits such a bright light that no other angel can look upon him while as we all know that the Metatron played by Alan Rickman, in Dogma is the voice of god.

The second Sphere Angels are the caretakers of the heavens and control the motion of the starts and planets.

The third Sphere angels are messengers and soldiers of god and the closes to the mortal realm and the one that humans come most in contact with.

During the Middle Ages, many schemes were proposed, some drawing on and expanding on Pseudo-Dionysius (Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, also known as Pseudo-Denys, was a Christian theologian and philosopher of the late 5th to early 6th century,), others suggesting completely different classifications (some authors limited the number of Choirs to seven). Several other hierarchies were proposed, some in nearly inverted order. Some of those schemes are here presented:

Clement of Rome in Apostolic Constitutions (1st century):

1. Seraphim, 2. Cherubim, 3. Aeons, 4. Hosts, 5. Powers, 6. Authorities, 7. Principalities, 8. Thrones, 9. Archangels, 10. Angels, 11. Dominions.

St. Ambrose in Apologia Prophet David, 5 (4th century):

1. Seraphim, 2. Cherubim, 3. Dominations, 4. Thrones, 5. Principalities, 6. Potentates (or Powers), 7. Virtues, 8. Angels, 9. Archangels.

St. Jerome (4th century):

1. Seraphim, 2. Cherubim, 3. Powers, 4. Dominions (Dominations), 5. Thrones, 6. Archangels, 7. Angels.

Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in De Coelesti Hierarchia (ca. 5th century):

First sphere: 1. Seraphim, 2. Cherubim, 3. Thrones;

Second sphere: 4. Authorities, 5. Lordships, 6. Powers;

Third sphere: 7. Principalities, 8. Archangels, 9. Angels.

St. Gregory the Great in Homilia (6th century)

1. Seraphim, 2. Cherubim, 3. Thrones, 4. Dominations, 5. Principalities, 6. Powers, 7. Virtues, 8. Archangels, 9. Angels.

St. Isidore of Seville in Etymologiae (7th century):

1. Seraphim, 2. Cherubim, 3. Powers, 4. Principalities, 5. Virtues, 6. Dominations, 7. Thrones, 8. Archangels, 9. Angels.

John of Damascus in De Fide Orthodoxa (8th century):

1. Seraphim, 2. Cherubim, 3. Thrones, 4. Dominions, 5. Powers, 6. Authorities (Virtues), 7. Rulers (Principalities), 8. Archangels, 9. Angels.

Blessed Hildegard of Bingen in Scivias (1098–1179):

1. Seraphim, Cherubim;

2. Thrones, Dominations, Principalities, Powers and Virtues;

3. Archangels and Angels.

St. Thomas Aquinas in Summa Theologica (1225–1274):

1. Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones;

2. Dominations, Virtues, and Powers;

3. Principalities, Archangels, and Angels.

Dante Alighieri in The Divine Comedy (1308–1321)

1. Seraphim, 2. Cherubim, 3. Thrones, 4. Dominations, 5. Virtues, 6. Powers, 7. Principalities, 8. Archangels, 9. Angels.

[1] Lucifer , the Latin name (literally “Light-Bearer” or “Light-Bringer”) was the half brother of the goddess Diana in Aradia, Gospel of the Witches, by Charles G. Leland, [1899], a copy of Aradia can be found at sacred-texts.com

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Originally posted 2010-10-17 13:04:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

From: God/dess

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To: Our Children of Earth
Re: Idiotic Religious Rivalries

Dear Children (and believe us, that’s all of you), We consider ourselves pretty patient folks. For instance, look at the Grand Canyon. It took millions of years to get it right. And about evolution? Boy, nothing is slower than designing that whole Darwinian thing to take place, cell by cell, and gene by gene.

We’ve been patient through your fashions, civilizations, wars and schemes, and the countless ways you take Us for granted until you get yourselves into big trouble again and again.

We want to let you know about some of the things that are starting to tick Us off.

First of all, your religious rivalries are driving Us up a wall. Enough already! Let’s get one thing straight: These are YOUR religions, not Ours.

We’re the whole enchilada; We’re beyond them all. Every one of your religions claims there is only one of Us (which by the way, is absolutely true). But in the very next breath, each religion claims it’s Our favorite one.

And each claims it’s scriptures were written personally by Us, and that all the other scriptures are man-made. Oy Vey. How do We even begin to put a stop to such complicated nonsense?

Okay, listen up now. We’re your Father AND Mother, and We don’t play favorites among Our children.

Also, We hate to break it to you, but We don’t write. Our longhand is awful and We’ve always been more of “doers” anyway. So ALL of your books, including those Bibles, were written by men and women. They were inspired, remarkable people, but they also made mistakes here and there. We made sure of that so that you would never trust a written word more than your own living heart.

You see, one human being to Us, even a bum on the street, is worth more than all the Holy Books in the world. That’s just the kind of folks we are.

Our spirit is not a historical thing. It’s alive right here, right now, as fresh as your next breath.

Holy books and religious rites are sacred and powerful, but not more so than the least of you. They were only meant to steer you in the right direction, not to keep you arguing with each other, and certainly not to keep you from trusting your own personal connection with Us.

Which brings Us to Our next point about your nonsense. You act like We need you and your religions to stick up for Us or “win souls” for Our sake.

Please, don’t do Us any favors. We can stand quite well on our own, thank you. We don’t need you to defend Us, and We don’t need constant credit. We just want you to be good to each other.

And another thing, We don’t get all worked up over money or politics, so stop dragging Our names into your dramas. For example, We swear to Us ::::smile::::, that We never threatened Oral Roberts. We never rode in any of Rajneesh’s Rolls Royces. We never told Pat Robertson to run for president, and We’ve never, EVER had a conversation with Jim Baker, Jerry Falwell, or Jimmy Swaggart! Of course, come Judgment Day, We certainly intend to….

The thing is, We want you to stop thinking of religion as some sort of loyalty pledge to Us.

The true purpose of your religions is so that YOU can become more aware of Us, not the other way around. Believe Us, We know you already. We know what’s in each of your hearts, and We love you with no strings attached.

Lighten up and enjoy Us. That’s what religion is best for. What you seem to forget is how mysterious We are.

You look at the petty differences in your Scriptures and say, “Well, if THIS is the truth, then THAT can’t be!” But instead of trying to figure out Our Paradoxes and Unfathomable Nature, which by the way, you NEVER will, why not open your hearts to the simple common threads in all religions.

You know what We’re talking about. Love and respect everyone. Be kind, even when life is scary or confusing. Take courage and be of good cheer, for We are always with you. Learn how to be quiet, so you can hear Our still, small voice. (We don’t like to shout).

Leave the world a better place by living your life with dignity and gracefulness, for you are Our Own Children. Hold back nothing from life, for the parts of you that can die surely will, and the parts that can’t, won’t. So don’t worry, be happy. (We stole that last line from Bobby McFerrin.)

Simple stuff. Why do you keep making it so complicated? It’s like you’re always looking for an excuse to be upset. And We’re very tired of being your main excuse. Do you think We care whether you call Us…. Yahweh, Jehovah, Allah, Diana, Wakantonka, Brahma, Cerridwen, Father, Mother, God, Goddess or even the Void of Nirvana? Do you think We care which of Our special children you feel closest to, Jesus, Mary, Buddha, Krishna, Gerald, Mohammed or any of the others? You can call Us and Our Special Ones any name you choose, if only you would go about Our business of loving one another as We love you. How can you keep neglecting something so simple?

We’re not telling you to abandon your religions. Enjoy your religions, honor them, learn from them, just as you should enjoy, honor, and learn from your parents.

But do you walk around telling everyone that your parents are better than theirs? Your religion, like your parents, may always have the most special place in your hearts, We don’t mind that at all. And We don’t want you to combine all the Great Traditions in One Big Mess. Each religion is unique for a reason. Each has a unique style so that people can find the best path for themselves.

Know that Our Special Children, the ones that your religions revolve around, all live in the same place, (Our heart), and they get along perfectly, We assure you.

The clergy must stop creating a myth of sibling rivalry where there is none. Our blessed children of Earth, the world has grown too small for your pervasive religious bigotry and confusion. The whole planet is connected by air travel, satellite dishes, telephones, fax machines, rock concerts, diseases, and mutual needs and concerns.

Get with the program! If you really want to help, then commit yourselves to figuring out how to feed your hungry, clothe your naked, protect your abused, and shelter your poor. And just as importantly, make your own everyday life a shining example of kindness and good humor. We’ve given you all the resources you need, if only you abandon your fear of each other and begin living, loving and laughing together.

We’re not really ticked off. We just wanted to grab your attention because We hate to see you suffer. But We have given you free will to choose your own paths, and We just want you to be happy.

In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust,
Us

~ unknown author~

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Originally posted 2011-12-09 10:21:52. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

In paganism we have so many symbols that we use some are just for decoration or warn as symbols of or beliefs such as pentagrams right through to angel names in the form of sigils, which are used to invoke higher spiritual beings.

Many of the pagan symbols have been adopted by many of the newer religions as symbols of the anti god or devil and in the past have been used to identify and persecute pagans mostly women.

As a witch I have learned that symbols come in many forms and guises these symbols can be mundane in the sense that that could be a repeated theme that catches my eye when watching TV, or symbols in dreams / tarot cards etc these symbols can be visual or verbal and require meditation to uncover the meaning. These symbols can be very slight and can be ignored as coincidence or only get noticed in retrospect.

Whilst other symbols are passed down through history or adapted by neo pagan paths as part of a reconstruction of a long forgotten history as symbols of their faith or belief. 

The major problem with symbols is that they are personal and with that comes a unique meaning for pagans an Inverted pentagram will inspire images of the god of the woods, the earthly realm and masculine energy while a Christian will scream devil worship same goes for the Swastika Hindu’s and Buddhist’s see it as a religious symbol but the rest of the world identifies it with the Nazi and Neo Nazi movement and scream hate.

Although some symbols are universal and have the same meaning worldwide for example the Red Cross means help and support (although for safety in Muslim countries the red crescent is used). In our daily life symbols surround us and everyday new ones appear. Some of these symbols have become badges of honour or denote subcultures like the hoodie I am sure that many of us have had at one time warn a hooded tracksuit top with out a thought to any symbolisation but now a days the hoodie is a symbol of terror to many.

Symbols help us belong to be part of something from a simple cross or pentagram to denote faith, to a wedding or friendship ring that denotes commitment and faithfulness to another. Even when we go shopping we are faced with symbols from the labels on the food to the ones on our clothing and household goods etc.

I feel that since we are bombarded with symbols everyday the smaller symbols that are sent to guide us are lost in the sway of ads and merchandise. Just look up now and move your head to the left and right and see how many symbols can you see you will be surprised at the number of symbols you’ll see.

As we become over whelmed with symbols even our personal symbols get diluted to some degree I always wear a pentagram ring as commitment to my faith and a reminder of the love I have for my partner, but occasionally I will wear pentagram earring or pentagram pendent when going out not really as a mark of my belief not in the militant sense but more as an identifier to my pagan bothers and sisters who I have not meet yet as an invitation to come and say hi. The pentagram was once a mark of belief between pagans is now a 5-pointed star found on clothes, album covers and accessories and has more to do with merchandising that pagan belief.

So are symbols important yes / no well your personal interpretation of the symbol matters how you view it and what connections you draw from them is important. Your interpretation will empower or desempower any symbol it is the idea that has the power not the symbol itself example a symbol for no entry will stop you entering but if you have never seen a no entry sign then it will have no meaning to you and so no power to preventing you from entering.

It only the powers we imbue into a symbol that give it power, symbols have no power of their own. One of the reasons that sigils are important in magickal workings as the symbols created is designed for a desired purpose.

Some common pagan symbols and general meaning.     

Celtic Cross (occasionally the Bottom spike is extended to reflect a crucifix:) Represents: The Wheel of The Year, Four Elements, Celestial Family, Four elements as a single fifth element. Also represents the solar wheel, medicine wheel, and numerous other non-Celtic things, very versatile. Circle. Represents cycles, the moon, and unity.

Crescent Moon. Represents (Waxing) the Goddess Diana, maidenhood. (Waning) Hecate, Crone hood.

Eye of Horus/ Eye of Time/Third Eye/Spirit Eye (Egyptian and Greek) Represents the Eye of the Egyptian God Horus, (who is also Greek Horae,) God of Time and Divination. Represents the Third Eye and the psyche

Horned Moon. Represents the hunter God and maleness, also the Goddess Diana.

Infinity symbol/ Möbius strip or Möbius band Represents: cycles, infinity, Totality. Magic, Birth, rebirth.

Ankh Represents: Sex, Birth and rebirth, divine Power, especially divine female power.

Pentagram. A Pentagram is the two-dimensional five pointed star, as opposed to a Pentacle, which is a three-dimensional representation of a Pentagram. Two points up, the pentacle represents The horned god, but also has been used to represent “Satan” a Judeo-Christian God of Evil. Because of this negative use, many Wiccans only use the feminine, one point up pentacle. Symbols seem to carry energy from user to user, and the negative energy on the “upside down” pentacle is almost as strong as that of the Swastika, another once-positive symbol taken and perverted to near impossible positive use. Most Wiccans only use the feminine pentacle.

Trident Represents: Neptune, Amphitrite, Aegir, other ocean Gods and Goddesses, also The Triple Divinity, especially the Male Triple divinities.

Triple Moon: Represents: The female triple divinity, esp. Hecate, Selene, Diana.

Sigils

Sigils are created by combining the letters of your name into a single design. Much leeway is allowed with sigils, where the individual letters may be bent, reversed or otherwise altered to achieve a distinct pattern. This is most commonly done with runes, but is really much the same as a custom monogram. (meaning Single symbol, “not initials”.)

Creating a Sigil is a great way to mark your tools and other personal items. The power it has relies on the power you give it. Experiment with Runes and other writings until you find a Sigil that fits.

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Originally posted 2010-10-12 12:21:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

You may be a TechnoPagan if…

If your athame has a SCSI interface…

If your OBE’s begin with a netsplit…

If your priest robes conceal a pocket protector…

If you calculate the phases of the moon with Windows ‘XP / Vista or 7…

If your altar has a keyboard…

If drawing down a circle is a POST (power on self test)…

If you call the Watch Towers on your cell-tell…

If you do most of your correspondence by email and sign off with Blessed Be…

If you don’t call it a ritual, you call it a Macro…

If you end a circle with Ctl-Alt-Del…

If you have ever attached ribbons to a May Pole using a staple gun…

If you invite the God and Goddess to come online…

If you keep a Disk of Shadows (with encrypted backups)…

If you participate in online rituals more than you do FTF…

If you refer to eclectic ritual as cross-platforming…

If your Beltane ritual includes more than one news group…

If your candles have batteries…

If your cauldron is a crock-pot…

If your deities include Murphy and Gates…

If your drumming is done on a CD player (pre-recorded)…

If your herbs are always mail-ordered (express, overnight)…

If your idea of a great retreat has a Computer City, electricity, and a TV nearby…

If your incense is by Glade…

If your magic wand is a light pen…

If your magical name, email address, and online name are all the same…

If your magical writing is done in binary code or C++…

If your pentacle is made of computer chips…

If your technician compains about the wax and incense ash on your motherboard…

If, instead of asking what tradition someone comes from, you ask what operating system they run…

If your Yule ritual involves defragmentation…

If your coven is spread over a 12,000 sq. mi. area…

If your Book of Shadows has a 6-digit version number…

If you refer to deities using 3-letter acronyms (ODN, LKI, THR)…

If you do cord magick with ethernet…

If you ritually down your server for Samhain…

If your altar cloth is a mouse pad…

If, when your quarter candles burn out, the UPS backup system kicks in…

If erecting the temple entails formatting more than 4 disks…

If casteing the circle changes an (int) to a (float)…

If your Star Trek screen-saver signals when your meditation period is over…

If your Beltane ritual includes more than one news group…

If passing the cakes and ale entails using a /me command…

If your search for truth involves regular expressions…

If your familiar is a computer mouse…

If you draw down the moon using a light-pen…

If your cone of power has a surge suppressor…

If your tarot cards multi-task…

If your daemons collect news for you…

If your crystal ball has a horizontal-hold control…

If you refer to solitary practice as a stand alone…

If you tap into the collective unconscious using Netscape…

If your favorite deity has a homepage…

If the address of your covenstead begins with http://…

and finally, if your circle is a token ring…

Well, you just might be a TechnoPagan!

Originally posted 2011-05-10 17:01:09. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The year 2000, the new millennium, the bright new age of enlightenment, all brought a massive up-surge of information on all things Pagan, books by the score, mail order companies, distance learning courses, classes, and people claiming direct descent from ancient witches /druids /shamans etc.

The media always so fast to demonise anything pagan, had a field day! People from all walks of life flocked to paganism, and our numbers rocketed. A bright new era of inter-faith understanding happened over-night and we all lived happily ever after! But hang on!

True, with pagans now afforded legal rights as people of other faiths are, there has been progress – and I am sincerely, respectfully grateful to all those who fought long and hard to help to give us protection. But has it all sort of, well, backfired?

True, we see less of the hysteria including sensational press coverage of anyone who wares black and a pentacle and has tattoo being labelled a ‘Devil Worshipper’. In fact the media seems to be leaving us alone , even giving us positive coverage! Result! (Even if it’s possibly more about now having the aforementioned legal right, than a sudden sense of goodwill!). My Concern is about the possible dumbing down of our faith. I’m worried not just about my own pagan path, but all paths.

You see all those books – and lets be honest, the majority are crass, blatant rip offs of the ‘lets cash in quick’ type, which are being used by people to teach themselves (and others) the ‘correct way’ or what purports to be the real deal.

Fine, Okay. I know that any faith needs to meet the needs of the people as and when those needs change and evolve – or it becomes distant and slowly dies, so I am not protesting (too much) about knowledge being, er, interpretive. We’ve all probably read a score of naff American imports which all seem to say the same thing over and over again with out any true spiritual input.

These book are aimed at the fluffy bunny pagan you can say that it harmless to see a teenage girl reading “Teenage Girlie Witch spell craft book vol 3” – but I say it’s a waste of potential, Kids reading sugary so called spell books will try the spells contained with in find out they don’t work will lose heart and quit.

But what if said teenager found an honest, open account of what paganism actually is, the ethics, values and morals? What if they were then inspired to explore paganism, even attend a moot and speak with like-minded people?

This raises another question, fine, society is now more aware of pagans and the reality of who we are and the things we actually do –but at what cost? Altering rituals to be more acceptable to non-pagan audiences, the ‘softening’ of rites to be more conductive to interfaith movement, the merging of paths to mix elements of both into something that ends up being neither. These in my option are a problem.

Could it be argued that legal acceptance of paganism and it’s apparent need to become seen as safe and approachable is in fact sowing the seeds of destruction.

The earliest Christian missionaries here in Briton reported back the native populations spiritual beliefs and practices, the early church then slowly integrated Christian beliefs and practises alongside – and then slowly dropped the native stuff. The ancients were absorbed. My fear is that recent, apparent, acceptance is the beginning of a similar process – albeit one that may take decades or longer.

Occult means ‘hidden’ and I feel that we, as pagans, would do well to remember our history and ensure our rituals, rites and practices are kept safe and hidden from the fluffy bunnies and the more commercially – driven folk. If an individual is called to the ancient ways then they will find their way to a teacher eventually, regardless of how they start their journey.

I’m aware that there is no one answers to the questions raised here and I must admit that I have not only been tempted by and bought fluffy bunny pagan stuff in mail order catalogues myself! However we owe it to our faith to strive to keep our inner practices ‘occult’ as only in that way can we ensure they survive for the next generation.

Biarki.

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Originally posted 2010-11-16 13:34:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Another relative new be to the neo paganism created / founded by the Gardnerian High priest Raymond Buckland after his move to the united states in the 1970s.

Seax-Wica is one of the more open pagan practices based on historical Anglo-Saxon paganism but does not claim to be a re-creation of any historical religion it is one of a very few witchcraft traditions that has been crafted for others to use as solitary practitioners or as a coven.

The tradition is based on the Germanic deities fused with Wiccan deities Woden is the Horned god and Freya as Mother Goddess. The ritual and rites are publicly available although their first publication expected the reader to have some knowledge of Wicca and or witchcraft and was not design for the solitary practitioner or the beginner.

But due to it openness and it willingness to show it self as a respected path within the pagan community it gave all the information needed to follow and practice Seax-Wica.

Buckland in 1986 released the in my mind the ultimate beginners guide to witchcraft (known as the “big blue” and “The big blue book”) Buckland’s complete book of witchcraft copies of which can now be download off the net (bucklands_complete_book_of_witchcraft but no substitute for real book (*)) which I suggest that you view and if interested please show author the honour for his good work and buy the book.

I read the complete book of witchcraft when I was 15 years old and to this day I would hold it as the no1 book that any beginner of witchcraft or pagan path should read.

Many pagans find a home it Seax-Wica due to its democratic way of working a coven a leader high priest / priestess who are elected to office for a period of 12 new moons and those that don’t find it a great stepping stone to other pagan paths especially Wicca.

Although Buckland created Seax-Wica as an offshoot of Wicca he is only considered to be a founder and not a leader. Like Wicca, major members have created offshoots Lyblác Anglo-Saxon Witchcraft (founded 2003) is the most well known offshoot created by Wulfeage.  Unlike Alex Sanders who’s off shoot was the first from Gardnerian Wicca; Wulfeage Kept his links with Seax-wica and was elected in 2007 to the position of Steward of Seax-Wica by Coven and solitary based Gesith (Seax Priesthood) from the UK, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Peru and Australia.

Since I have provided a copy of the “Big Blue” I feel that I don’t need to give the in and out of ritual and rites and I feel I can indulge my up most respect for Seax-Wica since it was one of the first paths I practiced before Wicca and to be honest if it was not for the openness of Seax-Wica I would still be blundering trying to find my path to witchcraft through Christian ideology (goddess could you imagine the problems I would have today being it nearly a ¼ of a century since I read the complete book of witchcraft).

Seax-wica is a very simple path, which offers a step-by-step approach to learning witchcraft with Buckland’s “the complete book of witchcraft” contains 12 lessons information of the path and witchcraft and information on how to create your own tools and robes.

Copies of Buckland’s Complete Book Of Witchcraft is available from the shop

*a copy of Buckland’s Complete Book of witchcraft is provided in this article it was originally downloaded from http://www.eso-garden.com/specials/bucklands_complete_book_of_witchcraft.pdf I suggest that you have a look through it and if you find it of value please buy a copy.

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Originally posted 2010-08-05 07:27:43. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

I have to preface this by stating that I was first drawn to this work by Leigh Ann Hussey, and reacted very negatively to it. This will be my second time through these Laws, with comments that are solely my own opinion. I know that Lady Galadriel put a lot of work (translate: sweat blood) into these Laws, and I am not attacking her or her work. Making my points without sounding negative would have been nice, but I have not been very successful at this; since several people have been asking me to put down why I didn’t like them, I felt that getting the project over with would be better than struggling with a novel-length exercise in not offending anyone. To Lady Galadriel: I, too, have sweat blood over a reconstruction project similar to this (and I got lots of negative feedback, too). My finished copy, which includes the old “Burning Times” laws as a historical source or what to do when things really get bad, can be had from Leigh Ann, Judy Harrow, or downloaded from WeirdBase in St. Louis as “JRFLAWS.TXT”. My heart goes out to you, but I am commenting on your Laws from my head only.

Notes:

On the Preface: The Book of the Law, or Liber Al, which Lady G. refers to as a primary source, is not the same as Craft law in most traditions as it was written by Aleister Crowley; it is, therefore, hardly a wonder why it was not found to be very pertinent by Lady G. If, indeed, Lady G.’s Book of the Law was not Liber Al, it is hard to understand where many of these Laws originated.

The Laws:

1. Form and Order? Ask a Discordian or Shamanic Craft type. The Laws were created for guidance, as the latter part of this Law attests.
2. Channels, and manifestation of the Source? This sounds more like New Age Christianity than Wicca. I should stop talking about the flowers in the language, although they are disconcerting and very distracting from the original goal of “readable, usable, and pertinent to the needs…” I suppose I can just use the term “flowers” as my way of saying that the language is unnecessarily complicated when it really bothers me – and most of these laws do fall in this category.
3. Oh, no. Not the Christian “Ye are as children” routine again. The Gods, in my training, wish us to grow, not perpetually remain children. To not test what they say is the same as channeling some unknown spirit and believing everything he/she says. We are growing, making the Gods proud, not belittling or mocking them.
4. This law is over-judgmental (something I am accused of being at times), and ignores the need for working with our shadow-side; I suppose naiveté is the worst I can say about this Law. I can easily find better in Marion Weinstein’s Positive Magic…
5. The “Mothership” routine smacks of Close Encounters, but other than the children routine and some language problems, this one isn’t too bad – but isn’t there something in an initiation ritual about us and the Gods being the same “but for a difference of power”? I would think Brothers and Sisters of the Gods would be better terminology – feminists are welcome to reverse the wording.
6. Hmmm. Sounds like tithing to me. While it is certainly a good idea, we give back to the Gods all the time – this would be making the meaningful ritual a mechanical one. Sustain its Priests and Priestesses? Paid (or fed) clergy? Shades of Paul! This part would still work in my tradition, since we are all priests and priestesses, but I know some that are different…
7. I can’t see the purpose of this Law, and know of no corresponding Law in the Laws I have come across. It sounds like the God of the Christians again, making people the way they are and then judging them for being that way.
8. A direct statement would be better. Who do you know in these times that goes around weighing silver? Is this a modern metaphor? I don’t think so.
9. Does not parse. Sounds good, though…
10. This sounds like it’s setting up the teacher as infallible – shut up and listen. Also, while I hear Karma used frequently in Craft discussions, it is because it is a useful concept for us; however, this is the first time I have seen the Lords of Karma enthroned in Craft Law.
11. I could have taken the Golden Rule in one of its permutations, but this is much more akin to the concept of “Sin” than that of Karma.
12. “You must not be a teller of tales…”? What, we are to have no Bards in the Craft? If this law means that gossiping is not a good thing, why doesn’t it say so? And “must hold no malice” indicates that we are not allowed to be human again – true, it is better for the Craft that we all be as a loving family, but there are other ways to deal with the problems caused by personality conflicts than to outlaw legitimate feelings.
13. Flowers. Old Law. (Meaning that, other than difference in wording, this is the same as the “Old Laws”, i.e., Lady Sheba and others.)
14. Oh, boy! Priestess Knows Best (and will be happy to be responsible for you). If someone asks me a question, give them the straightest answer I can, and without phoning up my Priestess for permission to do so. I am a trained, adult Witch, and am capable both of making my own decisions and taking the consequences for making a wrong decision. The “You must not put stumbling blocks…” sounds like the old parental admonishment, “Don’t put beans in your ears.” The Christians have enough stumbling blocks of their own; I don’t think ours would even be noticed, and so are unnecessary.
15. The key words are in the Preface: readable, usable, and pertinent. “Fetters” and “woe” are not very meaningful words in this half of the 20th century. Not sure about the use of “souls”, either, since that seems to be mostly a Christian concern. Remember, Lady G. said that she reworded some of these laws “to make them clearer and more understandable”. I think she missed here.
16. Sounds like “Trust in God; He will provide.” Where is the Craft basis for this Law?
17. If you kill someone magically, accidentally or otherwise, you should be sacrificed to atone for it? My Goddess demands nothing in sacrifice. It would be far better to get into therapy and see how you could forgive yourself and help others to forgive you (I’m using “forgive” as a psychological, not religious, term). No problem with the first sentence.
18. Could be said more clearly.
19. The source for this, especially the final sentence, seems to be Jesus in Revelation. “Many say, Lord, Lord, but I know them not…” etc.
20. Sounds like, “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord, thy God in vain”. Either that is what this law is saying, or it needs to be clearer.
21. Old Law. I would have worded it, “In any disputes among the Wicca…”
22. Old Law.
23. To me, my magickal tools are channels between what is within me and what is outside of me (on the magickal planes, which frequently intersect with the planes of reality). Still, Do Not Haggle is Old Law.
24. Old Law, except for the semantical substitution of “Power” for “Art” and the use of the judgmental terms “evil” and “unworthy”.
25. “Thou shalt not steal”? Hinted-at consequences are unnecessary.
26. I don’t understand “Show honor” as a phrase, and the last phrase is not comprehensible to me.
27. “Those who are of the Wicca shall not own slaves,” – good idea, although I have never seen it included in Craft Law. The rest of this sentence is again unclear and/or unnecessary justification. “Nor shall you take as a pledge any person’s life,”; well, the Laws of Karma (if you accept them, which these Laws purport to) demand otherwise from time to time, and again, this has not been found necessary in any other set of Craft Laws I have seen.
28. This is the second time the Golden Rule has been quoted in a faulty permutation. “If a stranger sojourns with you…they shall be as one of the Circle…” What, we’re going to invite total strangers into our rites just because this Law says so? There are enough Laws that contradict this already. This doesn’t sound right.
29. This came straight out of Leviticus, and also exists in Baha’i law in a slightly clearer form. It’s nice that We’re getting ecumenical, but what is the need for this in Craft Law? The Threefold Law applies, and is easier to understand.
30. The Good Wiccan Housekeeping Seal is required for Circle?
31. Not a Wiccan Law. “Cleanliness is next to god/dessliness” would be a shorter way of phrasing this. Although the old customs (not laws) require bathing prior to a ritual, even that has been used to “find” Witches with in some areas (they’re clean and smell nice – they must be seducing our men for Satan!).
32. Not Law, but a start; I believe none should die without someone having cared for them; and that death with dignity is the hoped-for ideal. Many of you already know that I’m initiating action toward Pagan hospice, funeral, and cemetery care. The judgment about “their actions” is for the Dark Lord to make.
33. Threefold Law is all you need here. Anything else is moral judgment.
34. Amended version: “Let those who desire union as a couple (or other forms as might be desirable, such as a triad or a group relationship) be handfasted, sharing their love in a manner they and the Gods find pleasing.” Children are not necessary for shared love (and often separate the parents from their mutual desires), and there is no need to deny Handfasting to couples not wanting children. I also am not certain that this needs to be a Law.
35. “The Law of the Goddess is that none of the Wicca shall take and wed someone who they do not love.” Period.
36. Not Law. Also uses “brethren”, another male term. (Anyone who has read my revision of Gardnerian Craft Law should have noticed the near-total lack of gender terminology.)
37. The first sentence is incomprehensible, immaterial, or both. This law is very flowery, and I would love to know what Lady G. extracted it from.
38. Old Law: “Never boast, never threaten…” seems to be the root here – and is much clearer in that form.
39. The concept of magickal purity is one of ritual magick, not the Craft. This Law is, in letter and spirit, one of ritual magick. While some traditions of the Craft do get into ritual magick, that still does not make this “proper” as Craft Law.
40. Old Law was both clearer and less “new-agey”.
41. Where hath the Goddess said these things? Nowhere in my tradition, and they sound more like things She may have said in circle – certainly no need to canonize them.
42. Back to Leviticus. This is far too judgmental for any tradition I am familiar with. There also seems to be confusion between “work” as in make money and “work” as in learning and teaching the things of the Craft.
43. A sacred trust? This explains why Grove of the Unicorn built a sanctuary in Georgia, but I have never seen this expressed as a requirement. Most traditions are not getting over being hidden; this Law requires total openness. I think it’s dangerous to do this in most areas, and having the Goddess decree (here) that we should do something that could harm Her Witches (something She expressly forbids us to do in the Old Laws) doesn’t feel right. What is the source of this one? It appears to be the inner feelings of some Witch or Witches, which is not good enough to pass off as Craft Law.
44. While I have been taught this, it was under “What We Do” rather than “The Law”. The style of presentation sounds too much like what YHWH would have written as a law rather than the Goddess I know…
45. Am I reading this wrong, or is this saying “Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy”? We need to set aside a whole day(s)? I don’t think that’s realistic in these times, although it might have been in Paleolithic times.
46. Not necessary. Any teacher will give you this information.
47. Definitely flowers. Let each Witch keep a book (she even dropped the “in their own hand” part). What else is necessary?
48. Clumsy, with too many “they”s in spots; How about, “Study the signs of the Gods in all their forms; these shall guide your thoughts to the Gods and the Gods will take notice of you. Turn your thoughts and worship to the Gods, not the signs and statues of them.”
49. The original here says “If any in the Craft owns any land…guard all moneys of the Craft…” thus widening the circle of love beyond just the Circle you are a part of.
50. Old Law. I feel this could be done a bit more clearly.
51. Extremely Crowleyian in content, where the content can be determined. It sounds like it is favoring asceticism “for the good of the Craft…”. Unclear rules like this have led to excesses in other religions they have appeared in.
52. Not Craft Law. Paul would have loved to have this kind of law as stated by Christ, but it wasn’t true then and it isn’t true now. If we’re not supposed to take money for the art, how come we can be allowed to take gifts?????
53. Taken as an extension of #52, this law repulses me; however, having deleted #52, and deleting “offerings of…money”, it could be OK. But it is totally unnecessary unless you’re trying to set yourself up as the First Church of Wicca, N.A., complete with Christian abuses of power. In any loving circle, people will bring the incense, or the cakes and/or wine, or work together on building a new altar. This is already covered in the laws above, though.
54. Harmony will be restored by working toward harmony, not by donating to your favorite non-profit Temple. Again, the emphasis on giving makes me think of televangelists (“I need to make the payment on my Inspirational Cadillac”). I don’t know what problems Grove of the Unicorn has been having in keeping up their payments on the land or whatever, but their problems should not be used as a lever to change Craft Law (if indeed this is the object of these laws).
55. Once more, this law either comes out of ritual magic or televangelism (or both). Every Witch should know (or know how to look up) the proper times for a ritual, and should be able to offer it up themselves (“through the most proper medium” could mean “Pay the Priestess” or it could mean “use the right tools” – if it is not intended to mean the latter, then this law has no basis in the Craft).
56. Old Law, and one of the most important Craft Laws.
57. Separating this Law from the previous one causes a minor problem – it now becomes “Never break the Laws” (and there are some dillies in this set) instead of “Never break this Law”.
58. The “Mighty Ones” decided for us “in days of old” that we cannot use the Art against anyone? A shirking of responsibility is again evident. While the same precept occurs in my set of the Laws, it is obviously a decision made in the light of persecutions, not something decreed from on high.
59. Sentence fragments. (sic) This is a subject that is not in the Laws (but is in the Charge of the Goddess, without the God’s side of things).
60. Why do we need “the dimly remembered dawn of ages past” and Atlantis to make this point? This is the only version I’ve seen that goes beyond remembered history.
61. Should be combined with #60, and have more of the excessive verbiage dropped. Oh, no! Not another cry of “the evil of chaos” again! How can these people even talk to Discordians? Any set of Laws that is intended to be Craft-inclusive must not include value judgments, especially using the words “good”, “evil”, and “chaos”. This law seems to be wishing for the time when we were in power; every set of Laws I’ve seen prior to this one would settle for a time in which we are tolerated or accepted.
62. I don’t understand what this is trying to say – it seems to fluctuate between “No more secrets”, “Only a few secrets”, and “Don’t tell anybody anything”. Since all three of these have been expressed above, I’m not sure this law is needed; it hardly even adds to the confusion.
63. The change from “always heeding the Messenger” to “always heeding the messages” is a little dangerous, but otherwise, this is Old Law.
64. This law sounds pretty Gardnerian in tone, but it does not agree with Gardnerian myths – i.e., while Goddess created everything, she did not create Death itself. Life without Death offers no regeneration, as Life could not continue on its own; the God was outside of Her creation, and so He had things to teach Her about Death. (Those of you who prefer Starhawk’s version of this myth are totally ignored in this law.)
65. I thought an HPs was only concerned mainly with what happens in Her Circle – this Law seems to state that She is concerned with an unstated, but large-sounding, community. Other than that, this is Old Law.
66. I don’t think this needs to be in the Laws, but it’s a good idea for each Circle to consider.
67. This seems to be based upon the Old Laws’ “If any in the Craft has any land…”, but it does take that additional step into demi-deified clergy. I wish I knew whether Grove of the Unicorn was an authoritarian structure or not, but these Laws go a long way toward making its sound like one. (I’m not sure this group could “pass” Isaac Bonewits’ Cult Danger Evaluation Frame after having read this many of their Laws.)
68. Aha! Almost Old Law, and a “Burning Times” law! This is still a good Law, but it was formulated to keep anyone from knowing more than one group to “give away” if they cracked under pressure of Inquisition.
69. Old Law; probably should be included in #68.
70. Are we talking about pneumonia, herpes, or a cold here? You can do a lot better healing work in Circle (in my experience) than outside of it in many cases, and any Witch can decide for her/himself whether they are too sick to be in Circle and ask (or not ask) for healing. I suppose I find this law too judgmental, or too general.
71. Old Law.
72. There is no definition of Council given (the “Old Law” says “the Elders”), and the “Old Law” states that either the High Priest or the High Priestess can convene the Elders (useful if the HPs is out of town…) Otherwise, Old Law.
73. Generally, Old Law. Some of the restatements are difficult or unwieldy, but no real problems.
74. Old Law. (Actually, a bit of another Old Law is grafted in for clarification, but it doesn’t hurt anything.)
75. In conflict with English(/American) Law, “Ignorance is no excuse,” includes threefold law (which is not included in the Old Laws), and throws in the Lords of Karma again; rephrased, this could be an excellent law or rule, but I do not recognize a single source for this one. Some ritual magic, a little Hinduism, no Craft per se.
76. Nice thought; sounds like a personal addition.
77. As above, the “want of an offering” is not an issue in Old Law; the “lack of a robe” has never been discussed, since most groups I am familiar with generally work skyclad or negotiate the issue. Personal addition?
78. Nice thought; sounds like a personal addition.
79. So many flowers that (I feel) most would miss the point. I’m afraid I did, and I’m a musician.
80. Sounds like the Apostle Paul. The qualities I was taught to look for in a High Priestess were caring, leadership, patience, ability, and knowing when to ask for help. This cuts out faith (something Goddess says in Her Charge is not asked for) and belief (something she wouldn’t be in Circle without). More flames on the topic of children.
81. Source? Sounds clergy-like to me…
82. Old Law states that a requirement of being High Priestess is youth; while this is not easily practiced in all covens, going to the opposite extreme is probably not much better. My personal experiences have been in covens where everyone takes their hand at practicing HP and HPs, with the HPs acting more like organizer and running coven meetings.
83. Ouch. Based upon Old Law, this Law removes the aspect of Love as an excuse (or Glands, if you like the Wombat Wicca version) – and demands both judgment and atonement for a HPs who has left and come back – even uses the judgmental term, “deserts”, in dealing with the issue. The Old Law may have its drawbacks, but is a much better guide (I feel) than getting nasty about it. Oooh, they don’t even get to hold office again! Many things are sacred, and certainly being High Priestess is one of them, but in my teaching, Love is a higher ideal, and the Craft has always allowed for it.
84. Old Law, with flames as above. “It is the lives of all of the Craft they endanger.” Honor is still undefined in this context.
85. The use of the word, “Sabbatical” is cute in this context, but this should be a part of #83 rather than separating them out. Also, the phrase, “the Maiden should continue in that office” confuses the reader as to which office – the law has already stated that she should reap the reward; does election of another person invalidate the election? It should read, “…the Maiden shall be the Maiden for the new HPs.”
86. This is a new idea, and probably a good one: the Priestess and the Priest need not be the consort of the other, but are selected each by the coven or circle and are free to choose their own consorts. The one possible negative I can think of concerns the few times when Great Rite is held, and the feelings of their consorts on this matter. But then it lets the coven decide whether the choice was right nor not! If we’re dealing with private lives, let them remain private. Based on Old Law, except that in Old Law the Priestess is chosen and She selects the Priest. This law again contains too many value judgments – if you need a perfect person to run your circle, you will never meet.
87. Adapted from the Letters of Paul the Apostle, not the Old Laws. It is nice to state that we should be responsible for ourselves, but that is a part of being a Witch (oops, by these Laws, Witches are only children, so I suppose making “those of the Priesthood” adults is what this law is about). This also seems to state (per Christianity) that their mates, children, and house are all possessions; hardly a feminist or Craft perspective.
88. Reverse Christian. Extremely sexist, and no more or less bad than making the Man ruler of the world.

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Originally posted 2011-02-16 15:39:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The pentagram a simple symbol but one that has it roots in history and many religious paths. The pentagram has strong links to black magic, witchcraft and rock music,. The pentagram is a symbol of Unity, the goddess (the orbit of venus produces a five pointed star), the four elements and spirit, the five Chinese elements, the God, and the five wounds of Christ, many others.
The pentagram has be linked to magicks since the mid 19th century but has historical information dating back 3000bc to Sumerian times where it was used as a pictogram for the word “UB” meaning “corner, angle, nook; a small room, cavity, hole; pitfall. You can logically see the reason why the pentagram is used in magicks the idea of creating “a small room” in which magicks where to be preformed by drawing a symbol is still used today in many neopagan and wiccan paths.
The symbol of the pentagram has been adopted as a religious symbol by Wicca’s and some other pagan paths, in the same way Christians adopted the cross. Most wiccan’s and neo pagans will have pentagram rings, pentagram charms, pentagram pendants, pentagram earrings even pentagrams on the books of shadows and tarot boxes they will have them everywhere.
I am not sure that this over exposure to the pentagram has lessened the power of the symbol but it no longer inspires the fear and aw it used to, in days past wearing a pentagram openly was a badge of honour a sense of pride in your beliefs. Nowadays everyone has them in the jewellery box.
The pentagram as a magickal symbol itself is not good or bad it how its used and it has many uses apart from pagan jewellery. The first this to look at is which what you draw it right side up or upside down the easiest way to remember which way to draw one is to remember point up for spiritual endeavours point down for earthly matters.
A higher purpose – spiritual
These are magick that required direct spiritual begins for celebration, paying respect to the spirits and deities
For earthly matters
These are magicks that are for personal benefit rather than spiritual enlightenment.
The upside down pentagram has had a long association with negative magicks and the Devil from the general public and I am not saying that upside down pentagrams are not used for darker magicks outside a spiritual pagan path but within the pagan paths we do not pay the upside down pentagram any real interest.
But the upside down pentagram can and should be used to descend into ones self with the help of the dark god / goddesses to find understanding with in our self we are a result of our actions and those who actions have change and developed us.(ritual to follow)
In the pagan paths the pentagram is drawn in one complete motion and depending on which type of pentagram your drawing depends on your start position. Now it does not matter how you use your pentagram just remember that it is more than just a jewellery symbol but a magickal tool to help you connect with higher forms give it some respect when your drawing it out.

Originally posted 2010-08-14 14:34:38. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Only perform this ritual if you’re in a stable emotional state of mind, as this ritual is design to invoke personal discoveries some of which can be painful so having someone to be with you after ritual can help.

Timing.

Waning moon to black moon (note the closer to the black moon the stronger the results so start with baby steps start just after full moon and work towards a black moon do not perform day after day unless you have done some practice I could take a year or mores practice before you can do the whole waning moon).

Deity

This requires one of the dark deities those that deal with the realms of the dead, it is advisable to choose one you are familiar with or one of your own gender.

Equipment

Wand / Athame

Candle (colour any)

Preparation

Take a look at your life and you will see that you repeat the same mistake over and over again, it could be with relationships or work life you will need to question your self why doe relationships fail or why do I never get promoted once you have found the question you are ready to start

Cleansing

You will order prescription drugs online need to shower or bath and as you do just keep remembering times when you have made the mistake, dress in light clothing.

Create your scared space

No need for formal circle a energy bubble will do just as long as u have enough room for candle and wand / Athame.

The Invocation

In darkness you hide

In shadows you dwell

You hold my greatest fears

You who command and protect

<deity> reveal to me by darkest fears my hidden shame

Be my guide and reveal the truth

Let me see what I did not see before.

<deity> see me as worth to face this trail

Spend a moment or to in silent meditation focusing on what your trying to achieve, when ready pick up wand / Athame and trace a invoking inverted pentagram while chanting.

Now take the time unwind the door now let me see what was before

Let <deity> be my guide, Let <deity> be my guide, Let <deity> be my guide

(Visualise the pentagram forming).

Once the pentagram is complete see the edges brighten but only filling the internal structure of the star until it becomes a bright star.

The say out load

Door before me only my guide and I have free travel both ways (light candle) this light will bar all spirits and negatives entrance to this realm now open and let me in.

Now visualise the door beginning to open,

As the door opens you can make out a small boat on the banks of a river it is dark as you and the deity step in to the boat the boat moves in to the current and you start to travel on the river you look behind you and you can see the candle in the door way getting further away.

Your guide explains that you’re travelling to the underworld as the boat travels deeper you notice that the river is getting thicker and blacker and just off in the distance you can make out a large jetty and a very large house. In no time at all you find yourself along side the jetty your guide offers standing on the jetty offering you a hand to get out of the boat.

Your guide leads you up the path towards the house; the house has so many windows and you marvel at its size, once your at the door your guide warns you of what you will find inside, he warns you that although you can view and feel events they can not harm you

You guide will ask you if you are ready to face your fears if you are not ready you will be returned to the boat and the doorway and you will leave. If you stay, the door will open and you step through.

Inside you find a large hall with many doors you are asked to walk freely around the house and if you feel a door calling to you open it step through and you will find yourself in a part of your past you will be able to rewind, stop and ask yourself questions such has why did you say that what are you feeling you will get to observe your actions and feelings as an outsider seeing ever action as if it was a movie of your life. Once you have got all you can from this room find another door to which to walk through, you may enter another event in your life to which you do the same ask questions and view or you may find yourself back in the boat travelling back to the doorway (ant time you want to leave think boat and open a door and you will find yourself back in the boat) once their step through and prepare yourself for next step.

Next step

You will need to close the door lift the candle to the centre of the star and ignite the centre so the star glows bright see the light fade leaving the lines of the pentagram pick up your wand/ Athame and banish the pentagram.

Now spend some thinking about what you have seen and felt what lesson did you learn.

When your ready draw the energy bubble back and ground yourself.

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Originally posted 2010-12-03 12:34:25. Republished by Blog Post Promoter