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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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Smudging

History and Instructions

Smudging is the common name given to the sacred smoke bowl blessing. A powerful cleansing technique from the Native North American Tradition. Smudging calls on the spirits of sacred plants to drive away negative energies and restore balance. It is the art of cleansing yourself and your environment using simple ritual and ceremony. For thousands of years smudging has been a part of Native American tradition but now its power of cleansing is available to everyone.

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Tibetan Singing Bowls

Singing bowls also called the healing bowls can be traced back to Asia as early as 200 BC. They are made of an alloy of seven different metals, connected to seven astrological planets, which create a range of different sounds and overtones. Those seven metals are gold-as sun, silver as moon, mercury as mercury, copper as Venus, iron as mars, tin as Jupiter, and lead as Saturn. These bowls format, depth, color girth and composition are variable.

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Novembers Crystal is Topaz

Topaz is a common gemstone that has been used for centuries in jewellery. Its golden brown to yellow color is classic but is confused with the less valuable citrine, which is sold under the name topaz. The blue topaz that is often confused with aquamarine is rarely natural and is produced by irradiating and then heating clear crystals. Topaz is the November Birthstone.

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Novembers Herb is Thyme

Thyme is a perennial native to the Mediterranean.. Most varieties grow to only six to twelve inches in height, and they make an attractive edging for the perennial border. Leaves are dark gray-green in colour, and pale pink flowers bloom at the tips of the stems in summer.

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