Another Excerpt from Awakening the Witch...the Circle Experiment

POWER OF THE CIRCLE EXPERIMENT

    For this exercise you will need a clean piece of paper, a pen or pencil and something you can use as a pendulum.  Anything with some weight to it will work (i.e., a key, a pendant, a necklace, a plumb).  Tie a string to it (something thin, like thread, works best), and hold it above a flat surface to make sure it's balanced well.

    On your piece of paper, draw a clockwise circle over and over again, gaining momentum each turn.  Don't worry if your circle looks sloppy.  It doesn't have any bearing on how this experiment will work.  Keep drawing your circle until you almost go through the paper.

    Once your circle has been drawn, suspend the pendulum above the center of the circle.  Now, try to move it slowly to the sides.  What you should feel when you attempt to move the pendulum outside of the circle is a definite pressure holding it back.  During my demonstrations to my students with this experiment, I have even seen the pendulum suspended at an angle, not wanting to pass the edge of the circle.

    The purpose of this experiment is to show you the power of the circle.  Imagine a larger version, using the conductive properties of salt and water combined with the bio-electric energy of your body.  If it's possible to create a boundary this simply and have it be effective, can you see how your magick circle will be able to contain the energy you raise?  How about the protective properties of the circle?  Try placing the pendulum outside the circle and moving it in through the line you've drawn.

    If you don't see results right away with this experiment, please keep trying.  I have seen even the most staid of people feel the energy differences.

    Another one you might want to try with this same experiment is to draw a pentagram in the center of the circle.  It's not necessary to try it.  I just thought it was fun to see the differences in the energy at specific points.

    Experimentation is key to Witchcraft.  It gives you proof of the power available and allows you to find the most effective methods for your practice. 

Read more in my book:  https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/567540

All Blessings Be.  )O(

PROTECTION

I thought this might be a good excerpt to share from my book, since it's Tuesday which is ruled by the planet Mars.  Ares or Mars is the Greco/Roman god of war and so lends very potent and powerful energy to any protection spells.

"When should a Witch protect themselves?  AT ALL TIMES!  Here then are some more protection tidbits

• Bells hung from the doors guard against intruders and stagnant energy.  Hang them where the air current can ring them.  They will set up movement in the air and clear the psychic debris from your home.  When I managed a new age shop, I used to use them when negative people came in the store.  It was very amusing to watch how quickly they would leave.  Not to mention, they are very good feng shui.
•  An onion on your kitchen window will absorb ill will.  When it starts to decay, replace it and throw away the old one.  Under no circumstances should the old onion be used or eaten.
• Salt water left out in the center of a room all night will absorb negativity.  Wash it away with flowing water the next morning.  A small dish on your nightstand has the same effect for a good night’s rest.
• A large amethyst is powerful protection against psychic vampires.  You know who I’m talking about…those people who just seem to drain you when they’re around.
• Healthy house plants, especially ferns and ivy, will create an aura of protective energy.  Again, another feng shui remedy.  Just be sure your children or pets can’t reach any poisonous plants.
• Totem animal statues or pictures can be blessed and used to protect your home.
• Native American dream catchers are also used to catch and tangle up negative energy before it has a chance to enter your dreams."

All Blessings Be.  )O(

The All

Here is an excerpt from my soon to be released book tentatively titled, "Awakening the Witch."  This particular passage is an introduction to the gods and goddesses of Wicca.


"Most Witches accept that there is an Ultimate Source the All, the Universal Mind, whatever you choose to call it.  It is Void, yet Everywhere; Unknowable, yet contained within all things.  The fact that the All is so abstract that we cannot understand it is exactly why we don't try to tap into it.  This then brings us to more understandable ways of tapping its power...

...Think of the All as a prism.  Have you ever seen the sun shine through a prism hanging in the window?  You see how it creates a rainbow of colors?  Those different colors are the gods and goddesses, and they're all coming from the same light.  They are simply perceived differently by their angles.  Now if you were to play a little with the prism and change its position, you would find that you can refract a certain color.  In this same manner, Witches are taught that specific gods or goddesses will focus specific energy."

Hope you enjoyed!

All Blessings Be.  )O( 

QUINTESSENCE...again

This was one of the very first articles I ever posted on my blog.  As I was rereading it, it seemed to have a message for today.  So, here it is again...

Her breath is still. The night is still. The forces of life wait expectantly, and suddenly the light returns to flood the room-the priestess of the Moon cries out to the primordial mother, to whom she was bequeathed before the dawn of time.The mother answers with the heartbeat of a thousand million lives and acknowledges her daughter, sister, self. They fuse and are one...was it ever any other way.

The cycle is complete, and the priestess of the Moon is assured. The magick of her fingers will soothe where they lay, and the magick of her voice will heal where it is heard, the magick of her eyes will light the Earth, and all things will grow where'ere she looks upon them.The Way of the Goddess will continue, though to most her name is unknown. As long as even one remembers, will the knowledge proceed and the Earth be sustained.

Though the foolish fear what they don't understand, the magick goes on and the secret survives, for the priestess of the Moon is Witch, and what she represents is at one with what's living, and all that she is will continue...for without her the Earth would weep and the night would never understand and so would cease to be. She is the spiral of life...the oceans, the rivers, the falling of the dew, the changing of the seasons. She is the corn at harvest and the birth of birds. She is the wind on the mountain and the spider's web at dawn.

All things of beauty are the name that she summons, for she is the mirror of the Goddess that is life, and the mother of all living things.If she could not continue, or was the last of all, then all hope would cease to be.

All Blessings Be. )O(

Today's Message...

You're being asked to reexamine your intentions today.  What is the real reason you want to reach your goal?  Are you being driven by your true destiny, or lured by fantasy and desires of the ego?  It's time to be very clear about your direction and know that there's no easier way or shortcut.
It appears as though you are limiting and thwarting the outcome of your desires by over-analyzing and thinking too much.  It's important to allow Spirit to decide "how" a situation will resolve.  We may think that there are only specific ways to arrive at our desired outcome, but there are unimaginable permutations contained within the infinite universe.  Remember the old saying, "Let go, let God?"  Well, that's exactly what's being said in this message.  Set your sights on your highest good, and allow the flow of universal energies to take you where you need to be.


All Blessings Be.  )O(

Abundant Energy from the Universe

There are beings in the faery realm that wield an energy like no other.  Their magick is pure, wild, untamed and exciting.  At first meeting, I assumed through the stained glass effect of my mind that they must be associated with the element of fire.  Thankfully, they were more than willing to show me differently.
This magick is powerful...it is the pure energy of spirit in the Void; the whipping and thrashing of arctic winds; the undeniable power of the tidal wave; the brutal force of an earthquake; and the primal, consuming chaos that is fire.  This energy is not grounded.  It's not meant to be.  These are the beings we encounter when we find ourselves pushing through the barriers, forcing our mark on the world.
So far, this all sounds a bit negative, I realize.  On the contrary, there are times that call for this amazing energy.  Though these beings are not grounded, we as humans must remember to keep our feet firmly on the earth.  Don't get swept away by their enthusiastic momentum, but do take advantage of it.  Their brand of magick encourages us to be especially attentive to what we are doing with our own energy and intentions.  We can accomplish a great deal with their magick, but we must first breathe slowly, center and earth ourselves.  Be very clear about your objectives and then use this power to create your world.


All Blessings Be.  )O(