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Bide within the Law you must, in perfect Love and perfect Trust.
Live you must and let to live, fairly take and fairly give.

For tread the Circle thrice about to keep unwelcome spirits out.
To bind the spell well every time, let the spell be said in rhyme.

Light of eye and soft of touch, speak you little, listen much.
Honor the Old Ones in deed and name,
let love and light be our guides again.

Deosil go by the waxing moon, chanting out the joyful tune.
Widdershins go when the moon doth wane,
and the werewolf howls by the dread wolfsbane.

When the Lady’s moon is new, kiss the hand to Her times two.
When the moon rides at Her peak then your heart’s desire seek.

Heed the North winds mighty gale, lock the door and trim the sail.
When the Wind blows from the East, expect the new and set the feast.

When the wind comes from the South, love will kiss you on the mouth.
When the wind whispers from the West, all hearts will find peace and rest.

Nine woods in the Cauldron go, burn them fast and burn them slow.
Birch in the fire goes to represent what the Lady knows.

Oak in the forest towers with might, in the fire it brings the God‘s
insight.   Rowan is a tree of power causing life and magick to flower.

Willows at the waterside stand ready to help us to the Summerland.
Hawthorn is burned to purify and to draw faerie to your eye.

Hazel-the tree of wisdom and learning adds its strength to the bright fire burning.
White are the flowers of Apple tree that brings us fruits of fertility.

Grapes grow upon the vine giving us both joy and wine.
Fir does mark the evergreen to represent immortality seen.

Elder is the Lady’s tree burn it not or cursed you’ll be.
Four times the Major Sabbats mark in the light and in the dark.

As the old year starts to wane the new begins, it’s now Samhain.
When the time for Imbolc shows watch for flowers through the snows.

When the wheel begins to turn soon the Beltane fires will burn.
As the wheel turns to Lamas night power is brought to magick rite.

Four times the Minor Sabbats fall use the Sun to mark them all.
When the wheel has turned to Yule light the log the Horned One rules.

In the spring, when night equals day time for Ostara to come our way.
When the Sun has reached it’s height time for Oak and Holly to fight.

Harvesting comes to one and all when the Autumn Equinox does fall.
Heed the flower, bush, and tree by the Lady blessed you’ll be.

Where the rippling waters go cast a stone, the truth you’ll know.
When you have and hold a need, harken not to others greed.

With a fool no season spend or be counted as his friend.
Merry Meet and Merry Part bright the cheeks and warm the heart.

Mind the Three-fold Laws you should three times bad and three times good.
When misfortune is enow wear the star upon your brow.

Be true in love this you must do unless your love is false to you.

These Eight words the Rede fulfill:

“An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will

Authour could not be truly confirmed

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Originally posted 2010-07-12 16:21:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

This ritual is originally from Wiccan Path by Rae Beth and is a lovely ritual for solitary wiccans, and great for the newbie I found that it lack the passion of Beltaine so for the less subdued of you I have made adjustment to the original text. Now I have used this ritual before so the adaptations are not new to me. For the beginner and for some people the idea of sex and sexuality can be a difficult subject to talk about when it comes to ritual.

The one thing that you need to keep in mind is Beltane marks the union of the two deities, bringing new life to the earth and the keyword is UNION, which does mean sexual relations. We as pagan do not fear sex but embrace it’s a natural act. The reason I have included the adaptations is that it shows how you can take a very good ritual and without to much work make it personal or more in tune with the festival / Sabbat

Preparation

Before this ritual you should, spend some time, creating a wand. The wand should be 13 inches long and about half an inch thick. The tip of the wand should be carved into the shape of a phallus. Although it is acceptable to just use a branch with the bark peeled off.

The wood should either be Oak or Hazel (remember. Do not take the word from a living tree).

The wand should be placed on your alter a long, with a prepared dish of earth.

The Ritual

Cast the Circle and invoke the Lady (goddess) and the Lord (god). After the invocation, dance and chant to raise power for magical activities and then earth the power into an unlit candle, placed inside the cauldron, at the centre of the circle. Chant the following (or make up your own!):

Beltane!
I dance with delight
on Beltane’s night.
All senses freeing,
I dance for being.
The flower and the flame
of love’s own rite
shall blossom. Sun
embrace Earth, bright.

Light the candle to the Sun. This is the Beltane fire, our modern substitute for the hilltop bonfires of our ancestors. The Bel fire is an invocation to the Sun God to bring blessing and protection for the coming year. This is sacred fire with healing and purifying properties. As you light the candle, be aware of its power and significance. Say:

I light this candle to the Sun.

Now take up a dish of earth. Bless it in the name of the Goddess.

Lay your hands upon it and say:

I bless, consecrate, and set apart this earth, in the name of the Triple Goddess. May this be sacred earth, set apart for magick. For earth is of the Goddess, being her sacred body.

Remember that the Goddess is not only of the Moon, but also of the Earth and of the farthest stars. She is the Triple Goddess of the Circle of Rebirth, the Mother of All Life. Decorate the dish of earth with flowers.

Now, take a wooden wand and oil it with vegetable oil ( good quality oil something you have just bought for ritual *). Bless it in the name of the Lord of the Day, the youthful, ardent one, the Lord of Life, the God of the greenwood. Pass it swiftly through the candle flame, the Bel fire, so that it becomes magically imbued, ‘charged’, with power. Place the wand upon the dish of earth, saying as you hold it there: [1]

As the wand is to the earth,

so the male is to the female

and the Sun to our blossoming world.

Joined, they bring happiness.

May the God of Life give ___ {something you want, for example, peace on Earth}

May the Goddess bring it forth! [end 1]

Sit quietly for a while, and picture the blossoming of what you have desired in life. The spells and invocations of all of us, all working on themes like these, must eventually bear fruit, because life is on the side of peace. Leave the earth and wand upon the alter.

Walk deosil three times around the circle, and then spiral into the centre. Go evenly, with grace, meditatively. Sit beside the candle flame, allowing yourself to feel peaceful. Gaze into the flame.

The next part is different depending on whether you are man or woman.

For a Woman: visualize a red rosebud in your womb. Always your womb is the source of your creative power, whether you are pregnant with a child, an idea, a work of art or an intention. Close your eyes and picture the light from the candle streaming into your womb so that the rosebud blooms, unfolds. Hold the image for a while, feeling the silkiness, smelling the scent, the freshness, seeing the colour of the fully open rose within you. Feel the strength and power of your own fully blossomed capabilities. Say: [2]

I am woman,
strong to conceive and to create,
to give birth and to tend.

As I am daughter of the Goddess,
and blessed by the God, may I ___

{here name what you wish to bring forth in life. For example bring healing to others or write my book whatever matters to you}[end 2]

Feel the strength and creative force within your womb, the centre of your being. See the power being channelled, flowing into the desire you have just voiced. Open your eyes. Always, the rose is within you.

For a Man: Visualize a bright flame. This burns within your sexual centre, a point at the base of the stomach, just above the pubic hairline. It is your own male strength and energy which may rise through your body to be released as giving, fertilizing power, in any form, or may be the potency which impregnates, creating a physical child. It is the force which blesses and bestows, a healing and creative energy, like the shining Sun. Visualize also that you are sitting in a garden and that a rose tree is in front of you, the roses in bud. Say:

[3] man,
and in my passion is beauty,
in my warmth is life.
As I am son of the Goddess,
and blessed by the God,
I offer my strength and vitality to ____

{name the area of life, the place, activity, or commitment you choose}[end 3]

Visualize the light streaming from you to a rose upon the tree causing it to unfold, to blossom. Your flame is lowered by this effort. Much has gone out of you, the flame sinks down. Wait and watch, until a pink light streams from the rose towards your body. At its touch, just above the pubic hairline the flame resurges. It burns higher and stronger than before. Open your eyes. The flame is always within you.

* if your going to use the adapted words keep in mind that the wand is going to be a phallus and a representation of the god so add a little sexual feeling to the oiling

Adaptation to wording

[1] Place the wand in earth (like when you place Athame in the chalice) , saying as you hold it there: as the wand is to the male and to the phallus the earth is the virgina and the womb may the seed create life. And let this life be {something you want, for example, peace on Earth} let the goddess grow it and let the god protect it and give it is strength.

[2], I am she woman born of woman, woman born of Goddess I am here to create and to nurture I am a mother with or without children, and the maiden, carefree and fertile and crone the endless possibility I have the power to create to bring life and with the will of the goddess and the blessing of the God. I choose to create {here name what you wish to bring forth in life. For example bring healing to others or write my book whatever matters to you}

[3] I am he born of woman from the seed of a man growing inside her nurtured and loved and taught the roles of man. The wildness of nature is reflected in my youth, as a man I am the warrior and protector to defend the ones I love in my age I will learn compassion and wisdom I am a child of the goddess and the God. I am my father’s son. I give to you, my strength and my virility {name the area of life, the place, activity, or commitment you choose}

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Originally posted 2011-04-26 10:00:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

When it comes to Magicks and Witch Craft a good set of Correspondences are important, but like all things in magick personal input will help you create a set of correspondence that are personal to you improving your magickal skills.

Below is a set of basic correspondences the days of the week, the planets and astrological influences i have also included the planetary hours which can be a little confusing but the easiest way to understand it is the number in the hour column relates to the hour after sunrise in day planet hours and the hour after sunset in night planet hours. Her is an example if you want the hour of mars on a monday and sunrise is 6.45 you can see that mars is in the 4th hour so add 4 hours to sunrise time for the start of the hour of mars (the hour would start at 10.45am) you do the same with night hours using sunset as your starting time.

I have also included a table for spell craft correspondences no the tables below are nowhere nearly close to the number of different tables of correspondences but they are a starting point

• Table of Planetary Powers
• Table of Planetary Attributes
• Table of Planetary Daylight Hours
• Table of Planetary Night Hours
• Table Of Correspondences for Spellwork

Table Of Correspondences for Spellwork

Originally posted 2011-02-28 13:10:59. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The original diagram for this ritual has been lost but if you place the cauldron directly in front of you, the herbs and brewing ingrediance to the left and the cup to the right forming the triangle of the triskalion, once you have placed the tools in position visualiste the energy flow in the patten of the triskelion, before starting the ritual works very well.

Tools:

• Herb(s) for tea
• Container for herb(s)
• Cup(s) and Tea Pot
• Decanter of Pure Spring Water
• Brewing dish with candle
• Scrying Candle
• cauldron

Prepare By: Placing a small table or platform in the center of your working space and arranging the Brewing dish, herbs, cup(s), Tea Pot and spoon on the table. Also place the cauldron with scrying candle within for use during the meditation.  Prior to casting the Circle, light candle and fill the Brewing dish with Spring Water from a decanter. Keep the Brewing Dish covered during the Casting, as I have found this helps the water to heat faster and hotter.

The Blessing of the Herbs

With the tip of your Athame touching the Herbs, intone this blessing:

Thou has grown by favor of the Sun, The Moon, and of the dew. I make this intercession, ye herb: I beseech thee to be of benefit to me and my rite, For thy virtues are unfailing. Thou art the Dew of all the Gods, The Eye of the Sun, The Light of the Moon, The Beauty and Glory of the Sky, The Mystery of Terra. I purify thee so that Whatever is wrought by me with thee may, In all its powers, Have a good and speedy effect with good success. Be purified by my prayer and be powerful!

So mote it be!

When water is hot enough, place the herbs in the Tea Pot and add water from the brewing dish, give it a couple of stirs.

While the tea is steeping, intone this Prayer.

Earth Mother Giver of life Strengthen me during my life-long strife. Teach me Your ways of perfect love, Peace, and wisdom true. Spawn from my purest heart These words to You May this prayer help me to better Myself in word and deed, To a higher plane I shall succeed. Beautiful Light of Goodness Fair Lore of old we both do share A Witch’s brew, I drink to You My love for You, by day, by night In thought and in sight Will my soul learn The meaning of this life again.

Pour out a cup for all present, including one for the Gods, and enjoy.

Sit before the table and meditate on the blessings that the Gods have bestowed upon your life. You may use the scrying candle here to focus upon for your meditation. If the Gods so choose They may give you a Message or Vision through the blessings of the Sight.

You may relax now and finish off the pot. (Note: this rite is not to take the place of The Feast, but is to be used as a time of blessing and communing with the Goddess).

Purpose: The purpose of this working is to pay homage to the Gods and to reflect on Their blessings upon this your life.

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Beltane (AKA Lá Bealtaine, Bealltainn, Beltain, Beltaine, Boaltinn, Boaldyn, Belotenia, Gŵyl Galan Mai) is the Celtic fire festival that either marks the mid point between spring and summer or for others the first day of summer.

The name Beltane means ‘fires of Bel’. The god bel is also known as Belen, Belenus, Belinus, Bellinus, Bélénos, Belennos, Belenos, Bel, Bilé: Is The Celtic god of light and healing, “Bel” means “shining one,” or in Irish Gaelic, the name “bile” translates to “sacred tree.” It is thought that the waters of Danu, the Irish All-Mother goddess, fed the oak and produced their son, The Dagda. As the Welsh Beli, he is the father of Arianrhod by Don.

Patron of sheep and cattle, Bel’s festival is Beltane, one of two main Celtic fire festivals. Beltane celebrates the return of life and fertility to the world — marking the beginning of summer and the growing season. Taking place on Sunset April 30, Beltane also is sometimes referred to as “Cetsamhain” which means “opposite Samhain.” The word “Beltaine” literally means “bright” or “brilliant fire,” and refers to the bonfire lit by a presiding Druid in honour of Bile.

“Some believe this deity is the equivalent of Belatucadros, the consort of Belisama, another patroness of light, fire, the forge and crafts. Belatucadros, whose name means “fair shining one” or possibly “the fair slayer,” is the god of destruction and war and transports the dead to Danu’s “divine waters.” Celtic deities often reign over seemingly contradictory themes. In the case of Belatucadros, death was simply a pathway to rebirth in the Other world, thus linking the two themes together. However, according to Ross’s Pagan Celtic Britain, historically the worship of Belatucadros among the Celts was confined only the north-western region of Britain and has never been associated with the festival of Beltane, healing or with a consort (pg. 235).

It has been suggested that the mythological king, Beli Mawr, in the story of Lludd and Llefelys in The Mabinogion, is a folk memory of this god. In Irish mythology, the great undertakings of the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Milesians — the original supernatural inhabitants of Eiru and their human conquerors, respectively — began at Beltane. The Milesians were led by Amairgen, son of Mil, in folklore reputed to be the first Druid[1]

Since this is a pagan festival we have to acknowledge that this festival would mark a significant event in the year and the life of our ancient pagan brothers and sisters so again their thoughts of the future influenced the ritual. So it was a time for selecting a mate for the future and appeasing the god so that life stock and food would be plentiful.

This festival is a fire festival so many rituals involved the use of fire Cattle were often passed between two fires and the properties of the flame and the smoke were seen to ensure the fertility of the herd and young men and women would collect blossoms in the woods and lighting fires in the evening this was often a courting ritual which lead to marriage that same night or at very least during the coming year.

Today many Pagans believe that at Beltane the God (to whom the Goddess gave birth at the Winter Solstice) achieves the strength and maturity to court and become lover to the Goddess. So although what happens in the fields has lost its significance for most Pagans today, the creation of fertility is still an important issue.

Beltane has always been seen as one of the most visually sexually rituals with fires and Maypoles and it openness to sex and fertility.

The may pole was introduced to Britain and the Celts and it original use has been lost but it practice survived Christianisation, albeit losing any original meaning that it had. While some see it as a phallic symbol and representation of the male aspect of the deity other see it as a community symbol, which entwined people together. In Britain and Ireland, the maypole was found primarily in England and in areas of Wales, Hutton, Ronald (1996). The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Page 233Scotland and Ireland, which were under English influence. As the historian Ronald Hutton remarked, “there is no real evidence to indicate when [the maypole] first arrived in the British Isles,”[2] although the earliest recorded evidence comes from a Welsh poem written by Gryffydd ap Adda ap Dafydd in the mid-14th century, in which he described how people used a tall birch pole at Llanidloes, central Wales.[2] Literary evidence for maypole use across much of Britain increases in later decades, and “by the period 1350-1400 the custom was well established across southern Britain, in town and country and in both Welsh-speaking and English-speaking areas.”

1 Bile by Lisa Spindler http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/bile.html

2 Hutton, Ronald (1996). The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Page 233

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Animal Spirits

Animal Spirits Come To Me Now. Vanishing Spirits Come Live In Me.
When I Run Let Me Run Like The Deer.
When I Fight Let Me Fight Like A Mama Bear
When I Hide Let Me Hide Like A Fox.
Learn To Strike Like A Rattlesnake

Back To The River

Back To The River, Back To The Sea
Back To The Ocean, One With Thee
Back To My Blood, And Back Through My
Back To My Heartbeat, One And The Same
Back To The Forest, Back To The Fields
Back To The Mountains, Her Body Revealed
Back To My Bones, Back To My Skin
Back To My Spirit, The Fire Within

Blood Of The Ancients

It’s The Blood Of The Ancients
That Runs Through Our Veins
And The Forms Pass
But The Circle Of Life Remains

Bright Sun, Dark Death

Bright Sun, Dark Death –Lord of Winds, Lord of the Dance
Sunchild, and Winter-born King — Hanged One, Untamed, Untamed
Stag and Stallion, Goat and Bull — Sailor of the Last Sea
Guardian of the Gate, — Brother and Lover
Seed-sower, Grain reborn — Horned One Come
Seed-sower, Grain reborn — Horned One Come
Seed-sower, Grain reborn — Horned One Come

Burn Fire

Burn Fire, Burn Bright, Pure Vision Come To Me,
Guide My Path Tonight With Your Strength And Light

Cernnunos Call

Cern-nu-noh-oh-oh-oh-os
Stag Horned Hunter, Hunted One – Join Us Now
Cern-nu-noh-oh-oh-oh-os
Greenwood Lord Of Life And Death – Join Us Now
Cern-nu-noh-oh-oh-oh-os
Herne And Pan And Every Man – Join Us Now

Earth My Body

Earth my body(bending at the knees with palms facing the earth)
Water my blood(making a huls motion with hands at womb level)
Air my breath(hands reaching up)
And fire by spirit!(passing hands above the head in a clap)
Repeat as energy builds.

Earth Spirits Chant

Guardians Of The Dreamtime, Shapes And Forms. Roots Of The Mountain, Silent And Deep.

Earth Spirits Dreaming, Awaken To Our Touch. Shapers Of The Crystal, Shapers Of The Leaf, Shapers Of The Valley Beneath Our Feet.

Endless Eternal

Endless Eternal, Powers Of The Night- Endless Eternal, Powers Of The Day
Endless Eternal, By Dusk And By Dawn – Come To Us Now, Come To Us Now
We Who Live In Time. We Who Live And Die – We Who Live In Time. We Who Cross The Veil
We Who Live In Time. Are Here And Are There – Flow Through Us Now, Flow Through Us Now

Feral Beauty

Feral Beauty Of The Green Woods,
Lead Me Down To The Shining Groves Within
Joy And Sorrow, Both Hope And Fear
Hold Your Heart Where The Dreaming World Begins

Gate Keepers Three

Bile, Lugh, Manannan · Bile, Lugh, Manannan · Bile, Lugh, Manannan
Open Up The Gates – Land, And Sky, And Sea

Goddess With Me

Goddess with me
Goddess before me
Goddess behind me
Goddess in me
Goddess beneath me
Goddess above me
Goddess on my right
Goddess on my left
Goddess when I lie down
Goddess when I arrive
Goddess in the heart of everyone who thinks of her
Goddess in the mouth of everyone who speaks of her
Goddess in every eye that sees her
Goddess in every ear that hears her

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Originally posted 2011-02-01 10:12:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

It is a lazy, restful time

here in the forest glade.

The sun is departing, the stars arriving

and the trees are a darkening jade.

An air of buzzing, drowsing stillness

invades the meadow, lends weight to my head

as I settle down – bedroll, backpack

and strains of music are seemingly played

A deep, cool, dark pool is here,

mirror clear, reflections of skies,

as peace fills my mind, my soul

and sleep gently touches my eyes.

I know not whether I was awake, or in dream

or how much time had passed,

when I felt the magic of this place

camped there, upon the grass.

No sounds – no crickets? (The Music!)

As the Moon awakens the pool, so bright.

Why this anticipation, premonition,

this magical feeling, this ghost haunted night?

Then, a Siamese cat enters the meadow-

silver grey, regal composure, flowing lines.

And somehow I know – I see intelligence

and wit, and power, as she looks into my eyes.

How does she speak without speaking?

But somehow, she communicates good will, and cheer.

‘Stay quiet, childe of man.’, she says.

‘Be still – you are but a guest here.’

Then a parade of feline musicians

wandered in singing from the right.

I shake my head *bedazzled*; Am I dreaming, or mad?

Why me – here to witness this eldritch sight?

A troupe of dancing, cavorting gnomes

made their appearance upon a rocky stage.

And following them: silver clad, haughty elves

accompanied by a wizened old mage.

Now, many strange but noble presences made manifest

on that starlit night in June.

And I witnessed and heard sweet music, high magic, and secrets

until dawn, with the passing of the Moon.

And the highbred Queen of Cat Folk

smiled with warmth, and left.

Left me shaking with these visions,

and nodding, I finally slept.

I return often to these stately woods, seeking

but never finding the sacred pool, so bright.

It makes me sad – very sad to think

that it was but a dream, a peculiar night.

But sometimes, at the edge of sleep,

soft music slowly beckons, and calls.

And I know with every fibre of my being

that I will again visit these magical sylvan halls

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Originally posted 2011-03-04 12:10:08. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Bring a torch, O brothers and sisters
Bring a torch, light Yule fires bright
We gather this night to wait for the dawning
come Quickly; I see the first rays of light
Ah, Ah, How radiant the Mother
AH, ah, How brightly shines the Sun

Sing in praise of our gracious Lady
sing in Praise of her glorious Son
The Wheel has turned
tis time for the new year
Dance gaily; we shall welcome the Sun
Ah, Ah, How radiant the Mother
AH, ah, How brightly shines the Sun

Tune:  “Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella”

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The basic belief of astrology is linked with the hermits saying “as above so below”. The position of the planets directly above the place of a person at the time of their birth is mapped on to a chart (or diagram). Then the position and relationship between the celestial bodies are interpreted.

The Diagram is a circle, which is divided into 12 sections one for each of the 12 signs of the zodiac. And by knowing the position of a particular (the Sun) celestial body the other planets positions can be calculated. The Celestial bodies used in the chart are the Sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto (Reclassified as Dwarf Planet).

Once the positions of the celestial bodies are marked out on the charts lines are drawn connecting the planets if the are in a set about of degrees. You would start with one planet and measure the distance between and the next if it falls in a set number of degrees you would draw a line a different coloured line to represent the type of connection (Conjunction (0°), Opposition (180°), Square (90°), Trine (120°), Sextile (60°), Semi-Square (45°), Sesqisquare (135°), and Quincunx (150°). ) and you will then move to the next planet until all the connections are made.

This diagram is then used to interoperate a horoscope or Natal chart.

Your Zodiac sign, is a related to the position of the sun and what constellation it was in at the time of your birth. The Zodiac has been around since 500BC approximately and is based on the journey of the sun and it position in relation to the constellations and other planets. The 12 Constellations and Zodiac signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.

The zodiac signs are divided in to 4 elements earth, air, fire and water and 3 qualities cardinal (sometimes referred to as movable), fixed, and mutable.

Water buy prescription drugs signs are related to growth processes, identification and emotion. In tandem with the other elements, water feels that fire will make it boil, air will evaporate it, but earth will shape and channel it.

Fire signs are related to action, passion, and energy. In tandem with the other elements, fire feels that earth will smother it, water will drown it, but air will fan and enliven it.

Air signs are related to thought, perspective and communication. In tandem with the other elements, air feels that water will obscure it, earth will suffocate it, but fire will inspire and uplift it.

Earth signs are related to sensation, stability, and practicality. In tandem with the other elements, earth feels that air will dry it, fire will dry it, but water will refresh and nourish it.

Mutable signs are related to adaptability, resourcefulness and holism. They are Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces.

Fixed signs are related to determination, focus and individuality. They are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.

Cardinal signs are related to creativity and initiation. They are Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.

Summary of Zodiac Sign Characteristics

Aries (cardinal, fire, personal): defensive, energetic, head down, assertive, impulsive.

Taurus (fixed, earth, personal): patient, indulgent, resourceful, thorough, devoted.

Gemini (mutable, air, personal): quick, logical, and inquisitive.

Cancer (cardinal, water, personal): clinging, protective, sensitive.

Leo (fixed, fire, social): theatrical, generous, and proud.

Virgo (mutable, earth, social): critically, practical, efficient.

Libra (cardinal, air, social): lazy, co-operative, fair.

Scorpio (fixed, water, social): anxious, passionate, sensitive.

Sagittarius (mutable, fire, universal): careless, free, and straightforward.

Capricorn (cardinal, earth, universal): suspicious, prudent, and cautious.

Aquarius (fixed, air, universal): detached, democratic, and unconventional.

Pisces (mutable, water, universal): distracted, imaginative, sensitive.

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Originally posted 2010-10-27 06:15:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Science has informed us that we are made from male and female energy and that we have DNA that is formed into pairs.

As human beings we are born into a mould that has equal male and female energy and as we grow the balance of energy shift to more masculine or more feminine. If you are male you do not lose the feminine energy you just may not use it to often and vice versa.

There are people whose external package does not fit their internal energy very butch women or very effeminate men. There are even people whose internal energy is in conflict with their appearance they choose to change the external appearance.

These masculine (M) and feminine (F) energies exist in all of nature and the universe as a witch we use these energies for empowering spells and charms and performing ritual and rite.

The M and F energies are not separate energies but unequal energies in-group work it becomes easier to balance M/F energies, as groups tend to be male female male female and so on so on. As a solitary practitioner it not so easy to balance the energies but over the years I have learned to accept my feminine side and masculine side as equals. .

In groups the priestess would normal become the goddess in the calling down the moon rite or drawing down the moon, While the priest would become the god in the calling down the sun rite. The individual in the rites assume the total masculine energy to become the god and total feminine energy to become the goddess.

In some groups will only ever have a woman call down the moon and a man call down the sun as a solitary practitioner I have preformed both rites myself and have had very extraordinary experiences as the goddess.

So how do you become aware of your internal energy balance, firstly visualise your self as the opposite sex then visualise your self having a conversation with you opposite side ask it all the question you ever wanted to know about the opposite sex. The more you understand about the opposite sex the more you will be able to relate and call on that energy. Do this regularly to gain more understanding it will not just help in magickal working but also in your daily life.

Also have fun with you new found understanding of masculine or feminine energies and women practice the calling down the sun and men practice calling down the moon.

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Originally posted 2010-09-20 00:37:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter