The Sabbats of Wicca
Learn Wicca / Wicca 101 / Faerie Tradition Because witches honor nature, they have eight festivals, or Sabbats, that mark the year as it turns through its seasons. The following is basic information about these Sabbats, and includes both standard Wiccan information as well as my personal Sabbat lore and experiences, in other words, what I perceive the Sabbats to be. Samhain happens near Halloween and is when the Wiccan year begins. Yule or winter solstice happens near December 21, which is the longest darkest night of the year. Brigid or Candlemas, on February 2, is the festival of the Goddess Brigid, patron of poetry, healing, and metalsmithing. Spring Equinox happens about March 21, and I pass from one time into the other, yet am between one time and another. Beltane or May-Day, is a celebration of love. The Ancient people, from the Priests and Priestesses to the farmers understood the power of love: loving company between two people is an echo of the act that created all things.
Casting a Circle
The Purposes of a Circle A sacred circle has several purposes, the most significant of which is to define an area where formal ritual work can be performed. A circle is a place in which the rules and conditions are different to that of the everyday world. A circle is not a barrier, but a doorway to another world. To contain any magickal energy raised and to prevent its dissipation until it has been used up is another purpose of the circle. The sacred circle does not need to be physically represented (drawn or marked on the ground), it just needs to be visualized. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. This completes the casting of your circle. How to Close a Circle Go to the North, hold up your blade, and say, “Guardians and spirits of the North wind, my ritual is now complete. Extinguish your altar candles and bow your head at the altar, saying, “I declare this scared circle closed. What is Thou looking for?
Herbs & Herbal Uses
Herbs in medicine, cooking, and magic. Find charts, planting tips, and other uses for these valuable plants below. Imagine....awakening in the morning and stepping outside to a lush and fragrant paradise....which exists to satisfy your own culinary, medicinal, and even spiritual needs..... Welcome to Herb Gardening! What is an herb? The loose definition of herb is any plant that is used for its culinary, medicinal, or fragrant properties. Please do explore the links to the left for a comprehensive index of herbs and their uses, and the links below for some creative ways to use them in your own life. Culinary Chart Common Foods and Complementary Herbs Making Gourmet Herbal Vinegars Making Gourmet Herbal Oils & Butters In gardening, herbs are an important part of what is known as "Companion Planting." Companion Planting As always with gardening, esthetics are extremely important. List of Annual Herbs List of Biennial Herbs List of Perennial Herbs Landscaping with Herbs Print Your Own Seed Packets
How to become a Wiccan or Witch
How to Become a Wiccan or Witch Being a Wiccan or Witch is generally not something you are born as or just wake up one morning and decide to become. More often than not, you come across it by accident unless you were raised that way. As Silver RavenWolf accurately stated in her book To Ride A Silver Broomstick. If you are one who has seen striking similarities between what you believe and have found here, there are generally accepted ways to increase your awareness and find communion with others who feel the same. Read everything you can get your hands on that will tell you more about the beliefs of Wicca and Witchcraft. While doing this, you will begin to form associations and hopefully find correspondances within yourself. There are no right or wrong answers and it is not a test. Most importantly, listen to your inner voice. This ritual should be yours and yours alone. Mine was on the shore of a remote high cascade mountain lake here in Oregon. "An It Harm None." Herne
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Beginners in Magic Start here!
Puzuzu brings you a beginners guide on how to get started in Spells and Magic and use this site to help you. What is Thou looking for? If you can't find it, then search the web for right here... Custom Search Click on the link in each paragraph to learn the subject at hand. First let me tell you that if you are not interested in making Magic and the Occult a way of life, then you should not "Dabble" or mess with any of this information. One must Master several things before ever attempting to do Spells! So here we go... 1. 2. Do your stretching and so forth, then lay down, close your eyes and picture a big trash dumpster on your mental screen. 3. 4. 5. At this time I should warn you of one thing. Magic is a way of life, not a game. 6. Now remember this, Astral Projection or OBE's (out of body experience) can take anywhere from weeks to years to master and you must take your time and do not give up. 7. *Stay away from the Black Magic until you have a couple years of practice and knowledge.
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Hecate Becoming a Witch
Becoming a Witch How to become a Witch is one of the major questions asked when they are just discovering the Craft. The answer to that question is one does not become a Witch.....they are a Witch, and it is just reaching down and finding it within them. Becoming a Witch means learning how to work ritual and magick, methods of raising, containing and releasing power, how to work with the energies of the moon and earth and the principles of sympathetic magick upon which most Witchcraft magick is based. Witches are very unique individuals and some, no....... many, might call us strange. Some people who become interested in Witchcraft have expectations that Witches are gifted with amazing powers as the result of a particular ceremony or spell. The decision to become a Witch is not one you should take lightly. To become a Witch is to become changed within yourself and a changer of things outside you. Once your decision is made, you have already stepped onto the path of Witchcraft.
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A Minimalist Guide to Baby Essentials | The Minimalist Mom
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! From reader, Katie: We’re expecting our first baby this June and really struggling to find advice and guidance as to how to prepare for baby in a way that is minimalist and practical. We are lucky to have generous and excited family and friends! They are already asking regularly about what we need and where we’re registered. We’ve considered registering for the bare minimum – i.e. a crib, some clothes, a carrier or stroller of some sort and then just waiting to see what we actually need as time goes on. In short, we’d like to really think ahead and register for those things we’re likely to need over the next year. First, thanks for emailing, Katie. I also spent a lot of time looking for lists of what you really need. Lies, I tell you! The bad news: there’s no one list. The good news: you don’t have to buy it all. Rachel and Henry’s must-haves for the first six months: Baby Carrier: my baby cried.
