Take the initiative. Take the lead. Take the world by storm. This is the day to ask someone out, explain why you deserve a raise or dive into that new project. You`re in a state of focused excitement that lets you perform at your best while enjoying yo…
Many newcomers to Wicca are curious about the process of initiation. What exactly is involved? Do you have to be initiated before you can truly be a Wiccan? Answers to these questions can vary from person to person, but below you’ll find my perspective on initiation and self-dedication.
Not everyone who wants…
Here are nine things you should know about Wicca and modern witchcraft.
1. Witchcraft refers to the worldview, religion, and practices associated with using rituals that are believed to harness and focus cosmic or psychic energies to bring about some desired change. Modern witchcraft is the largest and most common subset of neo-paganism,…
*Like many Wiccan traditions, Gardnerians have three degrees. An American Gardnerian must be of the 3rd degree before she can become a HPS. The HPS/HP are responsible for conducting services (circles), training their conveners, and preserving and passing on Gardnerian Craft. *[This material quoted from Converging Paths Newsletter, Kyril, Brita, & Hugh authors.]
*Like many Wiccan traditions, Gardnerians have three degrees. An American Gardnerian must be of the 3rd degree before she can become a HPS. The HPS/HP are responsible for conducting services (circles), training their conveners, and preserving and passing on Gardnerian Craft. *[This material quoted from Converging Paths Newsletter, Kyril, Brita, & Hugh authors.]
Interested in doing a card reading for yourself or for someone else?
These steps will allow you to properly handle your oracle cards and treat them as the divination tools that they are. Whether you are reading for yourself or someone else, its important to set the intention of providing accurate,…
Charging Amulets...Amulets are objects that usually are made by human hands, intended to ward off negative influences. With wearing, they tend to lose their energy, and also occasionally to pick up any negativity that has been directed at the wearer. The good news is this: They can be cleansed and re-charged.
The…
The original roots of Wicca thus come from a single source: that Coven of Boskednan. Apocryphally the coven was founded by one Henry Wilcox. In 1925 he retired, either as a civil servant in India or from the British Army. (Or of course it may never have happened.)
“Sender of energy I return unto thee,
This dark force you have bestowed upon me.
Within this circle, on this night I do call,
On the Element of Water to wash away it all.
O Element of Fire I burn for you this Thyme
To return something that was never originally…
Bide within the Law you must, in perfect Love and perfect Trust. Live you must and let to live, fairly take and fairly give. For tread the Circle thrice about to keep unwelcome spirits out. To bind the spell well every time, let the spell be said in rhyme. Light of eye and soft of…
To get started, we will hold our pendulum with the tip of our index finger and thumb. To be clear, we are holding the chain (or string) that holds the pendulum just a couple of inches down from opposite end of string. Let the excess string lay in the cup of your hand. Now…
While I’m never short of ideas for a blog, I am short of time. Working full-time, caring for my family, and attempting to do some self-care leaves little time for personal writing. A local friend is also a writer, although much better than I am, and he works full-time as well as having three children…