Some Haunting Fun Facts
Let’s get this month started off on a Spooky note! Here are some really great fun facts for you to jot down and share with your friends!
Mabon 2008
The Year continues, The Wheel turns, the Seasons change. It is time for the second harvesting. It is the time of the Autumnal Equinox.
For those honour and follow the Lord and Lady - or even their own personal deities and divinities - this is the seasonal moment when the ‘dying’ “Sun God” begins his slowly sollemn sojurn toward Samhain’s Land of the Dead. For some this is but mythological fantasy. For others - especially those of the Northern and Nordic paths and traditions - this is a very real - if spiritual and metaphysical - event. If Yule can be seen as the year’s midnight, Mabon ap Modron could be seen as the year’s sunset. The ceremonial year is closing. The Wheel of the Year continues to turn, the cycle continues.
Globus Securitas / Scutum, Pt. I
The navies of this world have known it for years. When in a situation of high risk and danger evasion and escape is often necessary. For the navies this has been known since the mid to late 1800’s when the first known navel submersible, the C.S.S. Hunley, made its combat appearance. This strategy has become known as ‘run silent, run deep’.
Sic Fiat Luxe
Nox.
Nothing and Nothingness.
Emptiness and Oblivion.
In the absolute very beginning there was not even nothingness and oblivion. There was not even nothing.
Then a Voice spoke -
“Sic Fiat Luxe".
Meditation with background music
Most people find it difficult, by exercising meditation, to focus and to empty totally their minds. There is a technique to eliminate that problem. Start with choosing a certain daytime to your convenience to do your every day meditation. Over time, it will become your most pleasant time of your day, you’ll awaiting it from day to day. It will become your most intimate time during your day and a secret place to retire to.
Psychic Angels
Are you looking for a way to improve your accuracy as a psychic? Maybe you’re just thinking it would be kind of cool if you could ‘know’ things before they happen. Call on the spirits to help you. It’s not important what label you use to wrap your head around the concept - guardian angels, fairies, or spirit guides. You could even call on God, Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, or whomever it is that you think of when you connect to the spirit world.
Dimensional Shifts
“Spirit is beyond the void of space. This realm, beyond the void, is not an empty nothingness; it is the womb of creation. – Nature goes to the same place to create a galaxy of stars, a cluster of nebulas, a rain forest, a human body, or a thought… That place is Spirit.” (6)
Choose the right partner with love astrology
Love is blind or so they would like us to believe and only later do we actually come to know the person that we have fallen in love with. At times this love grows with the passage of time while an unfortunate turn of events can cause us to despise the person with whom we had initially fallen in love with. At many times it is too late before we realize our mistake and in the process we lose important years of our lives trying to make things work with an unsuitable partner.
Rune Wizard Candles Wokr on Mental Plane
Keep in mind that what I am sharing with you is how to become a Rune Wizard of the 21st century. This means working as a Rune Wizard from the mental plane, not the physical plane. Working from the peace, quiet and safety of your own home.
The only real safe place to practice the rituals and magic of your North European Culture is on the mental plane.. The powerful powers to be who want everyone to be politically correct and wear a size 9 shoe will harass anyone who tries to be different.
Why Do Some Christians Fear Witches?
During my 28 years as a practicing Wiccan, or “witch” if you prefer, I have had occasion to ask myself this difficult question many, many times. With the recent political controversy over the United States Army permitting pagan services to be held on military bases in Texas and around the world, the question suddenly has more than its usual immediacy for me and for my brothers and sisters in Wicca
Celtic Wedding Rings
A fairly new trend in wedding ring design has risen in popularity over the past few years and it’s based on something that is anything but new. Celtic wedding rings, wedding bands and engagement rings that are designed featuring classic Celtic knot work are adorning more and more matrimonial fingers than ever before
PAGAN CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY
A report on the Earth Day ceremony and festival at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve was part of today’s Earth Day coverage on Chicago Public Radio.
CERELIA FESTIVAL AND ANIMAL BLESSING
CERELIA FESTIVAL AND ANIMAL BLESSING IN BELOIT, WISCONSIN ON APRIL 12 On Saturday, April 12, at 11 am, Selena Fox of Circle Sanctuary will be opening the Cerelia Festival at Beloit College with a public blessing of pets and animal companions.
A Call To All Wiccan, Pagans & Others
Do you have a blog that you would like to share and gain exposure with? Do you have a blog that is filled with wonderful hints, tips and articles but you feel that nobody is seeing what you are writing?
April Fools Prank
One of the biggest pranks to ever take place was in 1957 by the BBC TV network. The show entitled, Panorama did a fake documentary on Spaghetti Farming. Yes, you read that correctly.
New Releases Coming Soon!
Starcraft Publishing is pleased to announce two new books that are soon to be released.
ROBERTA STEWART IN FIRST FREEDOM FIRST FILM
Roberta Stewart of Circle Sanctuary will be among the activists speaking
on Church-State Separation at the First Freedom First film presentation
tomorrow night, Wednesday, March 26 simulcast in theaters in 38 cities
across the USA including New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles.
What Is A Power Song And How Do I Get One?
Power Songs are oral prayers expressing your true self, your nature, your individuality, your power. All cultures have power songs but you can have your own power song too. We think of the power in a hymn or an African chant, a Shamanic ceremony song or even in the howling of wolf. And there is definite power in sound.
The Curse of the Saco River
The Saco river begins in the mountains of New Hampshire and winds it’s way through southern Maine to the Atlantic ocean. It is a rough and dangerous river which has taken the lives of many who chose to risk it. Every year the news media reports the crashing of boats on the rocks or kids braving the ice chunks.
Walking Violets
by Sandra Repash
~~~~~
I can walk the walk of a violet
Sing the song of a bird
Talk the talk of the wind
As the awesome force is heard.
I can go with the flow of the river
Melt with the ice in the spring
Hibernate in the winter
With the new life it will bring.
I can shine with the morning sun
Sleep in the shadow of a cloud
Sail across the prairie
Free and wild and proud.
You might think all this glory
Makes me good or kind or wise
By myself, it means so little
It is a gift meant for many eyes.
~~~~~
About the Author
Ovarian Cancer Survivor
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~ Anais Nin …
Metaphysical: How To Instantly Manifest
Are you searching for a way to instantly manifest your hearts desires? Are you wishing for more money? Is your desire unstoppable confidence or a healthy self-esteem? What about inner peace or happiness? How about love or sex?
How To Immediately Spot A Liar
The mundane way of spotting a liar is through the verbal signs of deception and reading body language. Those who are called experts reveal some of their secrets on how to look and listen for a lie. For example there are many ways people divulge their lies. First is learning what to listen for. When someone is trying to pull the wool over your eyes, they may stammer and insert funny non-words to fill the gaps in their speech using certain vowels like uh or oh. They may often stammer or clear their voice asking you please repeat that. And of course you must know the why do people lie? These signs should be important to the average person, but the transcendental way of learning the truth is never wrong.
The Nature of Dreaming: A Doorway into Multiple Realities
There are different kinds of dreams that we dream, and each has a value in its own right and must be taken seriously as a representative of an aspect of our consciousness.
Some dreams seem peripheral to everyday life. They have fantastic characters, absurd plots, and linger in our minds for a very brief period of time because they seem to make no sense at all to our conscious waking experience.
Weaving Samhain’s Circle
Quickly, Quickly come
The Circle is forming
Children from Elders
Fathers with Mothers
Sisters and Brothers
Come quickly
round the Fire gather
Gathering Mabon’s Harvest
It is the Harvest.
It is the Gathering of the Harvest.
From the Earth We gather the Foods We will need for the
dark and cold Winter.
This is the Fall Equinox.
INSANITY
Wild wind whipped at the face
Though all the outlets are closed
White glared at the One from all sides
A mockery of color in this endless maze
President Bush Apologizes to Wiccan War Widow Roberta Stewart
At midday today, President George W. Bush met by phone with Roberta
Stewart, a Wiccan from Nevada and member of Circle Sanctuary. The
president apologized to Roberta for her not being invited to the meeting he
held in Reno, Nevada on Tuesday with families of Nevada soldiers killed in
action.
Wiccan War Hero’s Widow Excluded From President Bush’s Meeting
Rev. Barry Lynn Demands Presidential Apology
On Tuesday, August 28, following an address to the American Legion’s
national convention in Reno, Nevada, President George W. Bush met with
northern Nevada family members of soldiers who have perished in combat.
Roberta Stewart, a Wiccan whose husband, Sgt. Patrick Stewart, was killed
in combat in the war in Afghanistan, was not invited.
Circle Sanctuary is now accepting applications
Circle Sanctuary is now accepting applications for Communications Editor,
a new full time position at its headquarters near Barneveld, Wisconsin.
New Web Religions
You may laugh and call the Jedi Knight Religion preposterous, but it’s gaining popularity everyday because of the connectivity of the internet, and because it appeals to a younger, faster, more mobile generation.
You May Be Dating A Chaotic IF
The Top Ten Hints Of Dating A Chaotic.
“Charge of the Parents”
I am Your Mother.
I am Your Father.
We have been with You always.
Remember Us.
Return to Us.
Come home to Us.
Earth Mother Awakenings
In the Germanic countries it’s Walpurgisnacht.
In the modern Irish it is Mi na Bealtaine {"month of Bealtaine"}.
In the English countries it’s May Day.
For Celts, Druids, Wiccans and assorted Pagans it is simply Beltane.
Resurections #1
Under the Tree -
Beside the Path
Sitting
Meditating.
Reading.
Writing.
Learning.
Growing.
Grounding.
Centering .
Balancing.
Zoom - Zoom
Face-in-the-Miror -
Be aware.
I am here.
Very little sleep.
Many hours awake.
I just keep pushing forever forward, onward..
Triplus Poema
Alone I stand -
Alone I walk -
Alone I am.
Here
There
Beyond
Stepping Forward -
Walking Forward -
Standing Still -
Stepping Beyond.
Step Walking.
Eragon - The Original Book
Lost by an Elf -
Found By A Rider -
Sought by A Deranged Despot.
One Boy -
One Dragon -
A World Of Adventure.
Book of Ganesha
This is an excellent book on Ganesha.
It may not be all that easily found - even at Barnes & Noble.
My finding it was a bit magickal and serendipitous.
There is - however - the online URL for Penguin Books India.
You might be able to access and find the book that way.
Frankincense and Myrrh
Frankincense and Myrrh are often considered two of the gifts
presented to the Baby Christos by the Wise Men of ther East.
It is not known exactly whom these travelking Wise Men were
but since they had - at that time - the rare and valuable spices
Frankincense and Myrrh they could possibly have been
Traders or Monks/Priests from the East - even possibly China.
Many ancient prediction and prophesies were purportedly
fulfilled by the Bethlehem Nativity. Not all of the predictions
and prophedies were Biblical.
Heffalumps and Woozles
Strange days -
Weird energies -
Long hours -
Cold mornings -
Warming Afternoons -
Song appeared -
‘bangin’ ’round ‘n ’bout in the brain -
“Heffalumps and Woozles”
sung to the music of the olf tv series “Addams Family” -
Strange that -
Tiny Climber
what is there -
tiny climber?
Sharings - 12, 2006
Time.
Hours.
Days.
Dark to Light to Dark all around the Cycle.
Quiet.
Noisy.
Busy.
Momdents of Inner Study,
Understanding and Outward Sharing -
The Solemnis Solitaire Sits -
Observes -
Writes -
Shares.
Bearing the Light
Light.
Of the Light -
From the Light -
Illumination Spirits -
Guide’s of the path -
Agent’s of the ages -
Occult’s Officers -
Mystic Magi -
Magical Muses -
Ancient Ages Wisdom -
Sages from the Aeon’s -
Warrior’s of the way -
Bearing the Light -
Halloween/Samhain 2006
Again the ghouls, ghosts, gremlins and ghoblins appear on Our doorsteps.
It’s Halloween.
Costume Shops have been busy.
Candy sales are making merchants happy.
For the sake of the tykes, toddlers and other children out
‘trick-or-treating’ - a ferw simple safety and security precautions
are suggested.
-) Be careful where You go. Stay in Your own neighborhood if possible.
-) Use reflective costumes - if possible.
-) Carry and use a good, bright, long-lasting flashliight if You go out before dark.
-) If possible do not wait until dark when it is harder to see and be seen.
-) Wait until You get home to eat anything handed out. As the the Adult in the
Family and Household - it is up to You to safeguard the children on this night.
One thing You can do is to hold all the treats handed out.
Do not let any of the children eat anything till You are back home.
Once home - carefully inspect everything You have received.
If You have any questions or doubts about anything - do not let the children eat it
or play with it. Take it to either a Fire Station or a Hospital so It can be examined
or X-rayed if necessary.
Goddess Letter - Good Fair
It was a good Fair.
For this Paganus it was a good Fair.
I had ‘work’ - such as it was - that got me out of the Household for
ten (10) days.
I had Challenges to overcome.
I had Tasks to accomplish and Ojectives to achieve.
Goddess - I thank You for all of that.
I had Lessons to learn.
Some I am already learning.
Mabon ap Modron 2006
Come One -
Come All -
Gather Here -
Gather ‘Round -
You are Invited Here -
You are Welcomed Here -
In this Solemn, Sacred Place -
In this Solemn, Sacred Space.
We are once again united -
Each on Our own separate path -
United in Our Direction and Goal -
Collected together here -
United and Solitary -
Writers and Editors -
Contributors and Visitors -
we are together in this Space -
Mystic Witch.
May the Goddess Bless - A Goddess Letter
In Times of Trouble -
May the Goddess Bless.
Away the Swords
Home.
Off the Ships -
So long at Sea -
Off the Roads -
So long the Riding and Marching -
I am Home.
Alone I write: Again as nothing……
Alone I sit -
quiet in the night -
upright in bed -
light overhead -
paper and pencil -
writing.
The Elements of Change
Most of us have heard the old adage of how some people see the cup half full and others, half-empty. I have taken it a step further: some of us have to make our own cup. You see there is a way to look at life or rather how life treats you. One person can be an optimist- life has treated them well or at least fairly. There are others (pessimists) that life seems to have passed by or worse yet, dumped on.
St Alban’s Voices #1
Voices -
A toast -
Spirit invoked -
Elder’s spoken -
Younger’s speak -
Scribe silently scribbles -
in end of table quiet -
Faces and Souls known -
In this Guild -
Where the fun is put back into disfunctional -
Workmen & Patio Transformations #3 - 08/04/2006
Thumps, rattles, clatters,
Bangs, Clangs, Clunks -
Dog barking -
Cat me-rowing -
People talking -
Workmen day three.
Workmen & Patio Transformations #2 - 08/02/2006….
Second day -
More workmen -
More Noise & Disruption -
More Transormation.
Writer Escapes -
Errands to do -
Administrating to do -
Adminstrating done -
Errands done.
Quiet check upon return -
Site cleaned -
Old replaced -
New look -
New patio roof -
Changes.
Workmen & Patio Transformations #1 - 07/31/2006
Back Patio -
Back ‘Garden Room’ -
Space of Plants and Cats -
Many plants and cats -
Many windows -
Sunny place.
Hot in Summer -
Leaks in Spring and Winter -
Re-Do Required.
Household ‘Tendings & Visualizations - #1
Quiet household -
Family away for day -
Soltary household ‘tending -
Magus-In-Training being mundane…..
Shieldings - #1
Moon above -
Dark residence below -
Night hours.
Sharings #2 - 06/26/2006
Doves on ground.
Feeding.
No Hawks nearby.
High Heels -
Lack of Balance -
Walking in Woodchips.
Water falling -
Flat rock -
Loud Splashes.
Sharings - #1 - 06/23/2006
Still water -
Garden pond -
Reflections of self.
Lines of Support - #5 - 06/20/2006
Force to Force -
Strength to Strength -
Will to Will -
Contact and Encounter -
Forces Mingled -
Forces Melded -
One inside the Other -
Struggle for Dominance -
Warrior to Warrior -
Individual to Individual -
Hand-to-hand -
Skill to Skill -
Combat on an intimate & personal level -
Challenge offered -
Challenge accepted -
Lines of Support - #4 - 06/19/2006
Been reading of Spartans and Romans
and some really bloody battles.
The Medes and Persions got into it also.
Let we forget the Egyptians…..
Then there were the English and Scottish
at places like Hastings and Bannockburn……
Wars of Roses they called it.
Pretty name for some really ugly hand-to-hand…..
Lines of Support - #3 - 06/18/2006
Songs of the Mother -
Songs of the Earth -
Songs of the Ancients -
Music of Power -
Music of Strength -
Earth Mother -
We sing to Your Spirit -
We sing to Your Stones -
We sing to Your Flowers, Plants and Trees -
We sing to Your Oceans, Lakes and Seas -
We sing to the life that flies, swims and walks -
We sing to the Gaia -
Home of Us All -
Lines of Support - #2 - 06/17/2006
Candle Light -
Candle Bright -
Tiny Fire -
Tiny Flame -
Light for Sight -
This Day -
This Night -
Light against Darkness -
Lines of Support - #1 - 06/16/2006
Here are some lines I wrote this day.
Sitting with the pup words came this way…..
Arrogance.
Humans.
Upright hairless hominids.
So many of you.
So many who don’t care.
So many that should care - but do not.
So many that do not even know that they should care.
Why ever do I still bother with you?
Ostara 2006 Offering/Working
Ostara.
Easter.
Former is ‘Pagan’ -
Later is ‘Christian’.
Both honour, celebrate and consecrate the Spring.
The ‘elder’ Ostara speaks of the Spiritual, Elemental
and Metaphysical Rebirth of the Land.
The comparatively ‘newer’ Easter speaks of commercial
product sales and Egg Hunts for Children.
There is very little of the Spiritual and Metaphysical
left in the ‘Christian’ Easter save for the
occasional ‘Sunrise Services’. While in the ‘Christian’
modification/adaptation/usurpation of the ‘elder’ ‘Pagan’ Ostara
celebrations celebrates the ‘resurection’ from the Grave & Hades
of the Christos it is still only through the ‘elder’ ‘Pagan’
Ostara celebrations that the Spring and its Rebirth of the Land is
honoured. With that in mind…..
Solemnis Solitaire: #3
Faith.
Faith and Belief.
Belief in a Being You cannot see, hear or physically sense or detect
in any known way.
Belief in a Being ‘higher’ on the ‘evolutionary’ path than You -
a mortal human.
Belief in an Original Primal Creator Being.
You cannot detect - by any currently developed or known device or
means - ‘God’.
Yet You accept that ‘God’ has, does and will continue to exist.
You ‘believe’ in Your selected Divine Divinity.
You have ‘faith’ in Your ‘God’.
Solemnis Solitaire #2
As both a Reader and a Writer I am in a position to not only do my Readings
but to Write of that which I have Read and Learned. It is - in this way -
that the valued and valuable process of Sharing is achieved and
accomplished.
Sharing - whether by physical action or by written word or by recorded
spoken
word - is a basic human behavioural trait. Observe a toddler with a favorite
toy or cookie. The toy and cookie will be offered. To the tiny toddler there
is no ‘me & mine’. There is ‘our’. What belongs to one belongs to all.
What is Shared by One is Shared by All. Let us read. Let us learn, discover
and explore. Let us - together - join in a sharing of those readings,
discoveries
and explorations…
Let us together share….
Solemnis Solitaire #1
In the Beginning all was dark, shapeless and without form.
In the Beginning there was no function, point and/or purpose.
In the Beginning there was nothing.
Then the Primal Event occurred -
and came forth the ALL and with the ALL came the Whole of Creation.
The basic, universal Creator and Creation myth.
Myth not because it is fiction phantasia - but because it is
the first story ever told and recorded. Recorded not in a written
form - but in spoken word oral history and tradition.
Oral tradition passed down father to son - mother to daughter,
generation to generation - down through the millennia.
White Cat Ascendant #2: The Visitation…..
It had been a long, tiring and draining day.
It was late at night.
Family had gone to bed hours earlier.
I was watching some Olympics from Torino, Italia.
I got up to rinse up and put away my dishes.
I was walking across the carpet.
I heard soft, quiet footfalls.
I looked back.
Obviously there was nothing there.
I went on to the sink.
I felt a unmistakeable rubbing of my leg.
I looked down.
Still there was nothing physical there to be seen.
I rinsed up my cup and dishes.
The Olympics were over.
I shut out the light over the sink.
I walked back over to where I had been sitting.
I shut down the satelite system and shut off the TV.
I felt another very brief leg rubbing.
I gathered up my cell phone and wand.
I shut out the light.
I stood there for a moment.
Something had just happened that I was beginning
to think would not or could not ever happen.
Foundations
I am nearing the start of my 3rd Year of Readings.
I am starting to read of the Shamans and the Druids.
I am also starting to read “The Supernatural".(1)
It’s a series of Time-Life-like picture & text
books from the 1970’s. I know they may not be
accurate or reliable on many things - but they are
good for what I am going to use them for. I see them as
sign posts to thoughts, topics, ideas and concepts
that may yet be new and as yet unexplored by this Paganus.
New ways - new thoughts - new patterns and forms.
New authors, new readings and new writings.
Moving forward from where We were to where We will be.
Let’s together begin with a simple analogy….
Imbolc
In a small, northern hamlet a childe plays outdoors.
The community is up and about their day. The cooking fires are lit.
The sheep and lambs are milling about in their pens waiting for their
morning feeding.
The men of the hamlet gather their bows and spears. They gather and
pause at the cookfire of the Shaman. Snow still covers the ground.
The Shaman emerges from the hut. Preparations for the ritual blessing
of the hunters begins but is quickly interrupted by the shouts of the children.
New Year’s Midnight Working
From one moment to the next -
one hour, day, week, month, year -
time passes -
the Wheel turns….
Yuletide’s Lights
By Staff Writer: Paganus Greybeard
This is the Season of the Celebration - for the “Christians” of
the “birth” of the “Christ Child". This is - for all practical intents
and purposes - the primary underlaying “religious” reason for this
Winter Season holiday. For the vast mass of modern civilization -
it is the season of sales, shopping and retailer’s worrying about their
“sales figures” and “cash flow bottom lines".
The lights are up on the house here. The tree is up. In fact -
the tree has been up since the day after “Thanksgiving". It is
going to be a very quiet holiday this year - as it has been for
several years.
It’s Sanctus. It was a warm day outside. But the weather
report says that in my …
White-Lighter’s Wear Black
I wear Black.
I am NOT the ‘villain’.
I AM the “White-Lighter".
I AM the “White-Lighter” -
or so my Editorial Mistress tells me I am.
I am still seriously working on understanding and accepting
that.
There is still so very much I do not understand.
But there is also much -
that after years of hard learning and experience -
that I do understand…..
Serving the Household
I serve.
I serve the household.
I do what must - and needs - be done.
I serve also the Goddess as best I can.
At times that may not be very well at all.
I am told that I am a ‘White-Lighter’.
I am doing my inadequate and humble mortal best to
live-up-to and serve in that capacity and role.
But as a mortal I am clearly not always very
much of the ‘White’.
In many ways - so very often - I am still very
much what I consider to be the ‘Grey-Lighter’.
Greybeards Samhain Midnight
Midnight. The infamous witching hour. A moment between moments
between the worlds. This Greybeard prefers to celebrate this hour from
23:30 /11:30 p. to 00:30 / 12:30 a. Circles are raised and workings are
worked. This Greybeard is not hiding anything. Despite what the often
overly excitable evangelicals would want you to hear and believe
doing magick or even a simple and basic working or sharing in the
quiet hours of the night is not of the Darkness or Evil. It is
simply a better, quieter time. This Greybeard can concentrate without as
many disruptions or distractions. It is for me simply a better time
to work.
Badges of Office
I am the Paganus.
I am the slightly different man in black and brown occasionally
black, blue or white sitting quietly in either a quiet corner somewhere or
at a puter unit keyboarding away. Sometimes I wear what I think of as my
scholars cloak. Most of the time I wear one of my old black
uniform shirts out as a over-shirt. Today as I sit here in the Student Resource
Center I am wearing my standard black jeans, brown turtleneck and brown
shirt-jacket. I am as dressed-up as I ever am here at San Bernardino City Unified
Schools Adult School.
Waking the Dragon
Waking the Dragon
-OR-
Harlequins Dawn
-A Protective Working-
OR
-Renaissance Festival/Faire Performance Theatrical
Beyond the Far: A Working
Grey foggy murk.
No Light.
No Sound.
A figure enters from the Grey foggy murk.
Paganus Greybeard serving as the BMP {Bardic Magus/Priest}
steps to the single table/altar.
BMP uncovers the altar and puts the covering down on the
second shelf/level of the table/altar.
BMP lights the single candle.
Transitions Accelerations….{Pt. One)
Quiet moment’s thoughts -
Early hours -
A few words written….
Out From the Cloisture’s Cell
We open on a Monastery. Not a real, physical Monastery, but a
‘Monastery of the Mind’. A quiet, studious greybearded Magus-Monk
is sitting quietly scribbling in his tiny, bare and spare cell. High
overhead a fire-raven circles. Below the raven a ghostly figure is half-seen waiting
at the gates of the Monastery. The raven lands and shape-changes to a
human Witch. The Witch pauses at the gate of the Monastery to speak to
the ghostly figure - one of her associates. The Witch then walks up to the
gate of the Monastery and the gate opens. She walks into the courtyard
and looks around. She finds the cloisture where the cells are located.
She walks down the long, silent hallway till she comes to the solid oak
door of the Monk’s cell.
“Paganus Greybeard!”
Rounding the Circle
By Staff Writer: Paganus Greybeard
Mist.
A swirling, grey, murky mystic mist.
A Solitary Figure stands in the quiet grey mystic mists.
A Sword and a Staff are held.
A tiny, four legged, square table stands in the altar’s place.
There are several objects on the table/altar covered by a grey cloth.
There are four other small table/altars at the ‘four corners of the
circle’. The Sword is set down beside the table/altar. The Staff
is leaned up against the table/altar. There is a ceremonial
broom/besom …
Life By Timer -An Illustrative & Informative Sharing
We humans have this seeming need to think we are in charge of our
lives. In some small ways - in some small things - we may still be.
But for the main things in life - we have set aside our control to
that of the little black or grey box. It may beep - it may not.
It is the timer - and it is in ultimate control of our lives.
You don’t quite believe me? Come with me as I point out a few things
in our daily lives. But first - is the coffee ready yet? Did anybody
set the timer last night?
Notice And Request for July 4th, 2006
Its nearly July 4th, 2006.
Please for the sake of Your Dogs, Cats, Horses and other pets and animal companions keep them inside and under shelter. This is the second (#2) worst day for bullets and firecracker bangs of the entire year. For Your Furred Ones sakes Serve Them and Protect Them and Preserve their Peaceful Quiet.
Put the guns away and leave them put away.
You do not need them.
Put the fireworks away and leave them put away.
You do not need them.
Set aside the booze and enjoy a safe, sane, sensible and sober July 4th.
Sounds and Sights
First sound I hear is an announcement system delay due to Draw Bridge.
-Wait, here comes a freight train, as the wheels go clackity clack with each turning motion of the wheels.
-People of different nationalities waiting for a train some patiently and some impatiently.
-I can hear the sounds of cars, trucks and various other autos as the travel on the freeway.
July 7th ‘Working’ -Three Days After - 2005
We are here again assembled in this ‘cybernetic space -
this ‘cybernetic place….
We are here -
Solitary and United -
each in Our own time -
each in Our own place & space -
each in Our own personal way -
Together -
We are assembled here for this brief moment -
this instant of time -
when We all come together and share -
in this ‘Working’ -
This ‘Working’ for Three Days After….
Sacred Solstice Sacramental
Leaves on ground -
Wreaths on doors -
Candles in windows -
Trees Up and Decorated -
Tinsel & Garland strung around -
Shoppers everywhere
Fires of the Lair and Household
Written by Staff Dragon: Draconis
Fires.
There is nothing quite as comforting as a warm, safe, secure
fire in the night.
Safe Fire.
How often were my Honoured Ancestors unjustly accused of burning
villages and torching forests? We did not do it. You ‘humans’ did -
or came the lighting from the heavens. We Draconis did not.
We know better.
Build your fires in an enclosed stove or a fireplace. Franklin stoves
are very good for heating a room. They are also very decorative.
Fireplaces are also good. Use metal or glass screens to contain the
fire’s flames.
Set your Franklin on a base of fire-brick. You need to do this because
the legs of the stove can get quite warm. Besides - …
When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Appears..All Over the Bookshelf
During my 20-year so far pagan life, I have perused, read, passed over and otherwise fumbled around with and examined many, many books. In the beginning, I was, of course, unfamiliar totally with the genre of neo-pagan literature, if it can be called that, or wiccan literature, and especially anything to do with high magic.
Ostara’s Eggs
Spring is here.
For the most part Winter is gone. Imbolc has been observed and
celebrated.
The Use and Power of Candles in Prayer
I’t’s always fun to watch a movie or television show where there is a ritual of some sort going on
especially if there are always candles lit around the room or in a circle or on the floor. In the media candles create a mood of love, horror or suspense depending on the storyline.
I Enjoy Being a Witch
A Little Fun For Yule
Spiders For Healing
witen By: Mistress Ravenfyre
Little Miss Muffet
who sat on her tuffet
eating her curds and way
Along came a spider
that sat down beside her
scaring Miss Muffet away
You may not be Miss Muffet, but like myself these spiders come from nowhere, scaring you half to death. Wait before you whip out the can of Raid or squash it, you may want to save its life.
In some cultures, such as in the Tahitian culture it is considered a no-no to harm that spider. They firmly believe that the spider is one of the shadows of gods. They safely escort the spider out and no harm is done. Other cultures deem it as bad luck to kill one of our 8 legged creatures.
So this doesn’t …
Halloween Recipes
JACK-O-LANTERN BROWNIE
Submitted By: AngelAsuan
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted
1-1/2 cups sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 eggs
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Yellow and red food color
1 can (16 oz.) canned vanilla frosting
(optional) Garnishes: MINI KISSES Baking Pieces, Twizzlers Nibs Licorice Bits,Twizzlers Pull-n-Peel,
(optional) SKOR or HEATH English Toffee Bits, assorted Bake Shoppe items
Autumn Wreaths
Natural autumn wreaths are a joy to make and it’s as much fun gathering the fresh materials as it is creating the wreath! Besides autumn is comming soon.
The Base: You can easily make your own wreath out of grapevine or other vining materials such as wisteria.
Halloween Recipes
Some ghoulish dishes for those creepy nights ahead. Whip these up for your little ghosts and goblins that will sure to bring a smile and screech of delight!
If you have a recipe idea, send it along to Mystic Witch
Halloween Poetry
Each week until the end of October we will add more poems and witchy rymes. If you have a poem you would like to see here, send it in!
Some Haunting Fun Facts
To protect against creatures of the night, carry a piece of bread in your pocket
On Halloween in Scotland, the Devil calls all witches together to dance the night away to music played on a “Devils Bagpipe". This is a musical instrument made from hens heads and cats tails.
Samhain Wish For All
Samhain will be here before we know it. Looking in the stores, of course, it has been here since September. All the ghostly and ghastly decorations that will adorn so many homes!
I must admit that I am guilty of purchasing those trinkets. I love this event, actually it is a holiday in our family. We celebrate this as most celebrate Christmas. With decorations, lights and thoughts of the past loved ones deceased, we celebrate with great love and a lot of fun.
Fall In Love with Autumn Potpourri
The earthy colors and scents of the equinox celebrate the depth of the secret presence at the heart of nature. As autumn arrives with a vibrancy even in its dying, so sweet and sensual. The hillside is ablaze with burnished copper leaves, russet vines, ripe red berries, and velvety mosses,as this glorious season seduces the earth.
Christmas Goblins and Faeries: the Kallikantzaroi
In most faerie references, there is scant mention of Greek faeries except for the nymphs and nereids. But, in connection with Christmas, a darker and diminutive spirit emerges.
The Kallikantzaroi* (also called Kalkes in the rural community of Panorio) are Greek Christmas faeries. It might be better to describe them as goblins since these small creatures best-known for malicious mischief, especially during the twelve days of Christmas.
Mabon / Fall Equinox / Autumnal Equinox Solitary Ritual Guide
Decorate the altar with acorns, oak sprigs, pine and cypress cones, ears of corn, wheat stalks and other fruits and nuts. Also place there a small rustic basket filled with dried leaves of various colors and kinds. Sweep area, moving in a deosil (clockwise) manner. Outline your Circle with a red cord, low vibration stones, or various Harvest items such as wheat, corn, beans, etc. Set up your altar and place the red altar cloth over it.
Just For Little Goblins
Wind chimes are very easy to make and calm any room they are hung in. And what parent doesn’t appreciate a little calm?
*note* Parents children will need your help, so if you dont plan on helping them then I dont think this is the craft you’ve been looking for.
Mystically Speaking
Have a spirit chasing you? Spell gone bad? Questions on hexing someone? You have come to the right place. Answers to your Magickal & Mystical questions are just a click away.
Myfanwy Sidhe’s Yule
Every year on Winter Solstice Eve, my family has what we call The Night Tree Celebration. We spend a couple of hours making edible ornaments for the local wildlife.
No Halloween for the kids?
I saw an interesting article recently. An elementary school in Puyallup, Washington, saying they were canceling Halloween festivities not only because it detracted from learning, but also because some Wiccan parents complained that the images of stereotyped Halloween witches would confuse their children.
Imbolc
Also known as: Candlemass, Imbolg, Bride’s Day, Oimelc, and Brid’s Day Date: February 1st or 2nd
Christmas; Through Time and Ages
The middle of winter has long been a time of celebration around the world.
Centuries before the arrival of the man called Jesus, early Europeans celebrated light and birth in the darkest days of winter. Many peoples rejoiced during the winter solstice, when the worst of the winter was behind them and they could look forward to longer days and extended hours of sunlight.
Yule Origins, Lore, Legends and Customs
Sometimes people would be taken to join the Wild Host in tumultuous flight. In the Christian era folklore advised people to stay inside at night to avoid the furious Host, which was much feared. There are many accounts, especially from Germany, of wayfaring folks being picked up and transported from one place to the other by the throng of the dead, only to be left there lifeless.
Gingerbread Kids
Let the kids have fun in the kitchen by making their own Gingerbread Cookies.
The Real Story of Christmas
The middle of winter has long been a time of celebration around the world. Centuries before the arrival of the man called Jesus, early Europeans celebrated light and birth in the darkest days of winter. Many peoples rejoiced during the winter solstice, when the worst of the winter was behind them and they could look forward to longer days and extended hours of sunlight.
A Beltane Celebration
Each year Beltane is a widely celebrated Sabbat by Pagans. The event as most know is celebrated On April 31st-May 1st. This celebration is the marking of the coming of summer.
Imbolc - Welcoming Back Spring
Though the weather outside is still blustery and cold, Imbolc is fast approaching as the Goddess turns the Wheel of the Year back to spring. As we celebrate and honor the Goddess on February the 2nd, perhaps we should ponder the reasons why this was such an important Sabbat to our pagan ancestors.