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Building a Wiccan Library as a Broke College Student [Luna]

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:17:29 +0200

I just recently read Peg Alois article Leaves of Gold: Finding Those Rare Occult Books here on the Witches Voice again, and theres always one statement she makes that pops out to me: Pagans like books. Well, I cant really deny that that statement definitely applies to me. Even before I came to Wicca, I loved books. Id always beg my parents for a trip to Barnes and Noble or whatever bookstore we happened to be close to. I kept flashlights and little book lights in my room and would

Prayers in the Wind [Verda Smedley]

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:17:29 +0200

The Ancient Ones clearly saw what was coming and with complete devotion and love made prayers for us. Their words were sent out into the cosmos so that someday we would catch up to them.I found this to be a surprisingly common theme throughout hunter-gatherer shamanism. Those old spirit handlers seemed to have an extraordinary reach into what we call the future. They seemed to have uncanny foresight into the demise of their own people and the impending doom of our planet. I cant imagi

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:17:29 +0200

**I feel the need to preface this, as others have done, with what should be obvious: these are my personal experiences and personal opinions and truths, and should hold absolutely no threat to those with differing opinions or truths. There are portions of my life where Wicca was not a good experience; that does not mean it cannot be a good, fulfilling, and safe experience for others, if provided the right spiritual seeds. Aside from the academic and historical honesty portion of this essay, ever

Our True 'Magical Tools' [Solonius]

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:17:29 +0200

Our magical items are only mundane objects without inherent power! After much deliberation, Ive decided that I must toss that match into the gasoline can. I feel that there is an undue amount of romanticism attached to what are only supposed to be the tools of the witchs trade. We are supposed to be wise enough to know that it is our minds, through our focused thoughts, that perform our spells and ceremonies, not our tools.Wren composed a very thorough and thoughtful essay on the typ

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:17:29 +0200

When you ask your average neo-Pagan or Wiccan what tools are on their altar (or are important to their craft) , you typically get the following list: athame, wand, pentacle, chalice, besom, cauldron, candles, incense, sometimes herbs and stones, sometimes a white-handled knife or boline. Thats about it though. A great number of the tools are things that would have been common household implements during the early-Modern Witchcraft trials. Every household needed a cup, a knife, a pot, a broom

Recycling Ritual Tools [Lupa]

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:17:29 +0200

While neopaganism is relatively young, there are a variety of traditions that have arisen among some pagans surrounding ritual tools. Some have to do with their procurement, such as never haggle with the maker or seller of a tool you want. Others deal with their handling and care, such as periodic purification, not letting others handle them, and energetically insulating then when not in use. But what about when you no longer have a need to use them? What if youve moved past a particula

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Charging Crystals

Many of the techniques for clearing crystals also charge and restore them and no other attention is needed for this purpose .An overworked stone will sometimes need to rest a while before being reused.

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Horehound

In magic, Horehound is bound to the Earth and to Mercury. It's name is a derivative of Horus, the Egyptian God of sky and light. It can be burned, used in sachets, or drunk as a tea for it's magical effects.

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Numerology Series

Part 3 Of 10 - Essence Of Two

Attraction

In this dynamic advancement, One is attracted to another One, and they become Two. Two is the gestation period where the seed from One is collected and assimilated, and things begin to form. It is the mirror of illumination where knowledge comes from opposites: night and day, female and male. Two is the principle of marriage between two distinct entities.

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A Spell of Self-Love

Sometimes the best Witchcraft path to take when you wish to attract love and good fortune is to increase your self-love. This week long spell will change the way you view the world, reinvesting it with magick and beauty. It is especially recommended if your energy is down or if you are feeling cynical and jaded. This life-refresher is guaranteed to make you feel wonderful.

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Intelligent Energy?

It is well established within Reiki that the energy we channel is 'intelligent'. Some people believe that the energy is innately intelligent, perhaps because of its divine origins, and some believe that the intelligence of the energy is accounted for by the presence of spirit guides who direct the energy as we treat someone. Most of us will have noticed that the energy will move from where our hands are resting to other parts of the recipient's body, drawn according to the recipient's need to areas of need, so it is clear that it doesn't always go where we send it.

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