http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk Where Magick come to life Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/the-pentagram http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/the-pentagram#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:37:40 +0000 admin http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/?p=700 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]]> http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/the-pentagram/feed 3 http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/moon-chants-and-more http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/moon-chants-and-more#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:52:33 +0000 admin http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/?p=801 Here are a few chants and song that can be inspiring to any ritual. most of these chants have been colleted over many years so i am not sure who most of them are by but i do hope you enjoy and use these chants Full Moonlight Dance Under the full moon light we dance, Hand in hand we dance Heart to heart we dance Soul to soul rejoice. Four-Fold God and Goddess chants Maiden, Warrior, Mother, Crone, Flower, sword-blade, ivy, bone, Help us make ourselves our own, Maiden, Warrior, Mother, Crone. Lover, Guardian, Hunter, Guide, Wind and shield and bow and tide, Help us shed what’s false in pride, Lover, Guardian, Hunter, Guide. The Earth is cheap online pharmacy our Mother The earth is our mother, We must take care of her. The earth is our mother, We must take care of her. Chorus: Hey yanna, ho yanna, hey yan yan. Hey yanna, ho yanna, hey yan yan. Her sacred ground we walk upon With every step we take. Her sacred ground we walk upon With every step we take. Chorus The earth is our mother, She will take care of us. The earth is our mother, She will take care of us. Chorus The sky is our father We must take care of him The sky is our father We must take care of him His sacred air we take inside With every breath we take His sacred air we take inside With every breath we take The sky is our father He]]> http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/moon-chants-and-more/feed 0 http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/gods-and-goddess-of-the-dead http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/gods-and-goddess-of-the-dead#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:52:28 +0000 admin http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/?p=1517 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]]> http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/gods-and-goddess-of-the-dead/feed 0 http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/the-dark-moon-and-dark-magicks http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/the-dark-moon-and-dark-magicks#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:04:02 +0000 admin http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/?p=632 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]]> http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/the-dark-moon-and-dark-magicks/feed 0 http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/a-self-dedication http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/a-self-dedication#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:58:46 +0000 admin http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/?p=208 I am called <insert name> but from this day forth I shall be know to my bothers and sisters as<insert pagan name>(article on pagan names to follow) I call on all the things before to bare witness, I call all the things to come after to bare witness I call the elements by name as I know you came teach protect and help me grow in my path:- Air my daily breathes as I focus on you I see and feels you, your rhythm that is my life but only part of my existence. Fire you are my passion my desires and my temper please temper and control my internal flame may it never burn to hot and always be willing to warm a friend. but only part of my existence Water my emotion may my family and friend be visible to my inner self be free to walk among them but only part of my existence Earth let me be grounded in all aspects of life but only part of my existence Spirit let the other elements come to balance so I have no fear to join them (Meditate on the elements becoming one inside you) but only part of my existence Without all 5 elements in balance I am nothing. I call on the divine force. The Lady! Who contains the vital feminine energy, and The Lord! Who contains the vital masculine energy. Oh Lady you who is mother to all. You who is known by many names. (Repeat the goddess Chant as]]> http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/a-self-dedication/feed 1 http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/a-solitary-circle-casting http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/a-solitary-circle-casting#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:58:48 +0000 admin http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/?p=1509 As a solitary eclectic witch part of my practice is to develop new and exciting ways of developing my understanding of the goddess and learn new magickal skills. My whole practice is really a matter of trail and error and experimentation this is one of the major reasons I define myself as a witch or a pagan and if pressed to give a path I would define my path as a shamanic eclectic hedge witch as that seems to cover it. But I was sitting yesterday (Sunday) in a day that was filled with emotional ups and downs one of those days when you don’t know whether to laugh or cry so you end up doing both. I always find that these days are a way of clearing crap emotionally, which always leads to an opening. As in life we all have problems and I do to, well I am only human. And sometime those issues take a toll physically, mentally and spiritually but sometime throughout the turmoil great inspiration can take place. Since my patron goddess is Hecate and we all know that she loves to drive men mad moments of madness are her divine works and inspiration flows. So during a moment or two of madness I came upon an idea for casting a circle which feel very natural and almost perfect which I feel need to be shared. I was sitting for some reason with an abundance of energy (probably the music and the events of the day) I felt fully charged]]> http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/a-solitary-circle-casting/feed 0 http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/a-personal-view-of-hecate http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/a-personal-view-of-hecate#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:44:37 +0000 admin http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/?p=270 Hecate or Hakate in my mind is one of the most important goddess and saying that very little is known of her. Even her origins are a bit of a mystery even her parentage is a mystery some say Perses and Asteria, others say Zeus and Hera or as Hesiod claims Uranus and Gaia where her parents. While other says she travelled from a distant land while some say she was not a god but the only Titan that kept their powers. It is said that Zeus held her in high esteem either through Fear or respect and she was giving dominion over the Heavens, the Earth, the Sea and the Underworld a honour that no other god or goddess had. Hecate has the control over life and death and Magicks and witchcraft basically she has control over every aspect of life and although she is a very very powerful goddess she can be very difficult to work with especial for men. Hecate demands loyalty from her followers she does have a tendency to turn men mad (can speck from personal experience) but her rewards are boundless. Hecate has many guises and is one of very few goddesses, who are in triple aspect; the image of Hecate can be a maiden, a mother or a crone although most modern depictions of her are that of the crone. For me she is more force than form a guiding light that has lead me to a greater understanding of myself and of Magicks. Hecate rule the in-between]]> http://www.cybercauldron.co.uk/a-personal-view-of-hecate/feed 0