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The magic of colour

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Amazingly colour has always fascinated me, not only in magical purposes, but also in design, psychology and science. So what is colour? Well in the most scientific answer I can give, colour is the by-product of the spectrum of light, and is reflected or absorbed and is received by the human eye and processed by the brain. The colour spectrum itself consists of visible light, which can be seen by the human eye and light frequencies that are out of the range of human vision this spectrum, ranging from infrared through to ultraviolet and consisting of seven other base colours which are red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet, these seven colours are seeing rainbows, the colours of the seven chakras and contain the three primary colours, from which all colours are made. There are also non-colours. These are the sense and presence of colour, whites being the presence of colour and is created when the three primary colours are equal balance and we have black. The absence of colour. This is no colour or light waves are reflected or absorbed. Within Magic‘s and psychology and science. It is widely accepted that colour has an energy that can affect moods or environments, and we often attributed correspondences to these colours. When colours are used in magic. We attempt to harness the energies that correspond to our needs. We assign colour correspondences to candles symbols closed deities planets Zodiac signs. Days of the week we know from scientific tests that colours give us energy in the

Balancing the roles of a pagan

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As Pagans we have three roles in our life, these roles Farmer, Warrior and Priest and it does not matter what path you follow these roles exist (although may have different names). In many pagan paths three is an important number, the triple goddess, the three worlds (heaven , Earth and underworld), the three fold law, Birth / rebirth life and death and many others. So why is it the three role of a pagan are not often mentioned??? I think basically because in most cases the get mixed in and blended into the views buy drugs online without prescription and practices or particular paths – I know of a few paths that put some emphasis on the roles of a pagan. The roles themselves are like the goddess or god separate but part of the whole a pagan may spend their whole life dedicated to the role they have chosen and not achieve the balance they require as they neglect the two other role. Now each or the roles can be worked through like stages but ideally after time each role should become part of pagan and daily life. The Farmer The farmer role is about hard work and reward financially and spiritually it is often the biggest role we have in our daily lives, we like a farmer plant our seeds what them grow or fail we care for the land we live on even if it just the few square feet of our homes. The idea behind the farmer is about receiving

Hecates Supper

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On the 13th day of each month it was traditional to provide a plate of food / offerings to the goddess Hecate. These offerings always presented of a plate and left at cross road a sacred place of the goddess Hecate. The offering would be a plate of food.. It was traditional to cook a meal containing the ingredince that would please the Goddess. Hecate’s favourite offering would include, Eggs, Fish (or fish roe)(Red mullet taboo in must cults), Garlic, bread stuff, milk cheese, mushrooms, honey and cake. Other less common offering for the Hecate Supper would include household waste the heart of a black lamb, or dog or puppy. Traditionally the feast or supper is prepared and taken to the cross roads and left at the statue of Hecate Tervia and then you would walk away without looking back, Hecate had many roles and just as many names The Hecate ,Tervia is the goddess of the three roads symbolised by crossroads. The three roads represent birth life and death and related to the midwife aspects of Hecate, her role as protector and goddess of the underworld. The Tervia was all a representation of communications we get the word trivia from Tervia. In Greece it was custom for women from different villages to meet at the Tervia to gossip and share information and news. The special days for hecate are:- Jan and Aug 31st, Nov 16th & 30 and the day before the new moon any one can show Hecate honour by placing a small

Totem Animals

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A totem is anything in nature we connect to for guidance and wisdom. We often connect to the fin, feather, and fur of our brother and sister creatures; but don’t forget the stones, insects, and plants beneath our feet. Each person has a unique connection to their totem and how they work together. Totems will reflect how they adapt in Nature, so watch, read, and learn everything you can about this teacher. Below is a poem, chant, or song which can be used to help you connect to your spirit totem it can very effective if combined with dance and or drumming            POWER ANIMALS            by Alernon                       Come to us: Eagle, Wolf, Bear and Cougar. Dance we now The Power dances.            Eagle soaring above the peaks, Share with us freedom, majesty and fighting skills. Teach us lessons we need to learn. Dance with us The Power dances.            Wolf, cunning tracker, by day or night.  Share with us endurance,courage and adaptability. Teach us lessons we need to learn.  Dance with us The Power dances.            Bear, trampling along earthen paths, Share with us Mighty strength and sense of smell. Teach us lessons we need to learn.  Dance with us The Power dances.            Cougar, lonely tracker of terrains, Share with us Agility, stamina and endless curiosity.  Teach us lessons we need to learn.  Dance with us The Power dances.            Movements slow Movements rapid. Frenzied swaying Upward, downward. Dipping, turning Round and round. Dance we now The Power dances.            Dancing

Persephone

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The myths surrounding Persephone has always been my favourites, the mix of love and revenge, of life and death and rebirth. Persephone is the queen of the Underworld wife to Hades (her uncle) she was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. The Myth of Persephone and the Underworld is a myth that if wrote today would probably be a best seller, it is a mix of kidnap, arranged marriage, mental instability and Horror. Not only dose it contain all that it contain the ability to read your own story into it. One of the biggest questions to ask when looking at Persephone is did she love Hades? Was she in on it? Did she choose a life in the underworld rather than returning to an over baring mother? The Basic story states that Persephone was playing with her nymphs in a flowery meadow when the earth opens and out rides Hades and grabs Persephone and carries her to the Underworld. The Goddess Hecate heard Persephone’s cries and informs Demeter and together the search the Earth using Hecate’s torches to light the way. When they cannot find her Hecate suggest the Demeter asks Helios. Helios informs Demeter what happens and Demeter then partitions Zeus to intervene. Zeus refuses to help and lets it slip he assisted by giving his permission for the abduction to place. In a blind rage Demeter refuses to let anything grow on earth until Persephone is returned to her, at that moment all the plants withered on earth. Some say Demeter wander

Order of Life and Death

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Creation myth -Native American: Blackfoot This creation myth focuses on the creation of life and death and the rules our mortal existence. There was once a time when there were but two persons in the world, Old Man and Old Woman. One time, when they were travelling about, Old Man met Old Woman, who said, “Now, let us come to an agreement of some kind; let us decide how the people shall live.” “Well,” said Old Man, ” I am to have the first say in everything.” To this Old Woman agreed, provided she had the second say. Then Old Man began, “The women are to tan the hides. When they do this, they are to rub brains on them to make them soft; they are to scrape them well with scraping tools, etc. But all this they are to do very quickly, for it will not be very hard work.” “No, I will not agree to this,” said Old Woman. “They must tan the hide in the way you say; but it must be made very hard work, and take a long time, so that the good workers may be found out.” “Well”, said Old Man, “let the people have eyes and mouths in their faces; but they shall be straight up and down.” “No,” said Old Woman, “we will not have them that way. We will have the eyes and mouth in the faces, as you say; but they shall all be set crosswise.” “Well,” said Old Man, “the people shall have ten