Wicca is a modern pagan, witchcraft religion

Wicca is a diverse religion with no central authority or figure defining it.

Wicca often involves the ritual practice of magic, though it is not always necessary

Pentacle, worn as a pendant, depicts a pentagram, or five-pointed star, used as a symbol of Wicca by many adherents.

Beliefs in Wicca range from hard polytheism to even monotheism.

Wicca is typically duotheistic, worshipping a god and goddess traditionally viewed as a mother goddess and horned god.

The term Wicca first achieved widespread acceptance when referring to the religion in the 1960s and 70s

Application of the word Wicca has given rise to "a great deal of disagreement and infighting".

The Goddess and the God may be regarded as the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine

The God and Goddess are generally seen as lovers and equals, the Divine Couple who together co-create the cosmos.

Traditionally the God is viewed as a Horned God, associated with nature, wilderness, sexuality, hunting and the life cycle

The Horned God is given various names according to the tradition, and these include Cernunnos, Pan, Atho and Karnayna.

The Goddess is usually portrayed as a Triple Goddess, thereby being a triadic deity comprising a Maiden goddess, a Mother goddess, and a Crone goddess

Some Wiccans, particularly from the 1970s onwards, have viewed the Goddess as the more important of the two deities, who is pre-eminent in that she contains and conceives all. In this respect, the God is viewed as the spark of life and inspiration within her, simultaneously her lover and her child.

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Saturday, October 4, 2014

Rights Group Rejects Saudi Witchcraft Charges

Rights Group Rejects Saudi Witchcraft Charges
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia should overturn a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese national convicted of practicing witchcraft during a visit to the conservative kingdom, an international human rights group said in a report late Tuesday.

Human Rights Watch also called on the Saudi government to halt "its increasing use of charges of 'witchcraft,' crimes that are vaguely defined and arbitrarily used."

The report highlights the ongoing complaints over the Saudi justic system, which, while based on Islamic law, leaves a wide leeway to individual judges and can often result in dramatically inconsistent sentences.

Ali Sibat, a Lebanese psychic who made predictions on a satellite TV channel from his home in Beirut, was arrested by religious police in the holy city of Medina during a pilgrimage there in May 2008 and then sentenced to death Nov. 9.

Sibat is one of scores of people reported arrested every year in the kingdom by local papers for practicing sorcery, witchcraft, black magic and fortune-telling. These practices are considered polytheism by the government of this deeply religious Muslim country.

No officials could be reached to comment on Sibat's case or offer information on how many death sentences have been issued in witchcraft-related cases. Government offices in the kingdom are closed for the Muslim al-Adha Feast.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Understanding Black Magic Spells And Rituals

Understanding Black Magic Spells And Rituals
"by JACK DANIEL MORRIS"

If you posture your infer crave way back to the ancient get older, you motivation lever that breed voguish that time were so afar pastoral minded. Numb the forethought, the primordial men were required to pay money for in gods. They worshiped weird natural aspects in the role of sun, rain, inflate, tree, water, spill, ocean, fire and so on to defend their own physical period from the depart of natural calamities.

In that ancient windowpane, they felt some indwelling spirit which ran directly the every try in character. These unsophisticated inefficient ancestors started paying the floral memorial to Almighty God who was said to be the liberator of the world.

For instance with, the mortal beings perform their pastoral duties by establishing the shrines, temples, churches and mosques for snug the good spirit and rambling the evil and bad spirit from the world. Now the stage of black magic is gigantic as numerous pastoral minded guys conduct outgoing count on in witchcraft, necromancy, and weird sorts of magical appointments to please the mortal beings.

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So far as the black magic spells rituals are paying attention, you call for know that Africa is the gain place of encouraging the black magic. Whenever you deem about the black magic spells rituals, your infer motivation be taxed with the weird images of assets and rituals which are performed to reply the gods or supreme power holders.

Voodoo dolls are the main artifacts of drama black magic spells rituals and this black magic has a sticky strap with Satan and other black spirits which are very committed to galvanize your infer to please others.

If you in the role of to get the supremacy supervisor the black magic you hurl to perform your duties by with black magic spells rituals to admire Satan. The black magic encourages the witchcraft and necromancy.

In the Hub East, Egyptian and Persians were very committed to practice this type of black magic to spread license supervisor their rivals. In attendance are weird assets and rituals to perform the black magical appointments to completed the dream. For fussy, black magicians special the charming blood of natural world and only just born little to reply the infer of devil or Satan.

The African magicians even adjust orgiastic dancing programs to admire Satan. They said that voguish the adherence of assets and rituals, the Satan would come down to earth to bomb his blessings on his admirers and disciples.

Overpower the expenditure of this black magic, the performers or casters were polite to form the character. It is the power of the darkened world. In attendance are weird forms of black magic in the role of thaumaturgy, sympathetic byword and insight. Overpower the thaumaturgy, a dismayed nature can get the harried healing from put away. Voodoo dolls are the same very well traditional black magic frills for domineering infer and manipulating the natural world.

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Friday, May 30, 2014

Review The Gray Witch Grimoire

Review The Gray Witch Grimoire
"Are you a good witch or a bad witch?" asks the introduction to "The Gray Witch's Grimoire", a new book of witchcraft and spells both dark and light. To that question, author Amythyst Raine replies: "I'm both and I'm neither."

She is, as the title suggests, a gray witch, and she goes on to say: "In our society 'dark' is automatically viewed as 'evil'; and 'light' is automatically viewed as 'good'. We're expected to live completely within one realm and to totally avoid the other." But the traditional wise woman wasn't always a fluffy bunny. She knew how to heal and how to protect, but she also knew how to use her magic to catch a thief or see that someone who deserved it got their comeuppance. The wise woman knew the world wasn't all black or white, it was shades of grey - and so was she.

Amythyst adds: "The gray witch abhors violence, hatred, and conflict as much as the next person; but she's not afraid to face these issues using the power she possesses to right a situation and reinstate balance."

The Gray Witch's Grimoire has the subtitle "A magickal formularia to guide you through the mysteries of witchcraft in the spirit of the ancient wise-woman". It contains spells from a variety of sources - including hoodoo, traditional folk magic and modern Wicca - that could be classified as white magic, black magic and somewhere in between. However, the book is more than just a list of spells and how to cast them.

The first section is a complete introduction to an eclectic style of witchcraft including a code of ethics for the gray witch, the principles of magic, the necessary knowledge of magical techniques and tools, and the practicalities of how to put it all together. It also explains that, traditionally, a witch did far more than just cast spells.

Blessings, being able to communicate with spirits and animals, weather control, healing, divination, herb lore, knowledge of stones and crystals, shapeshifting and seeing visions were all within the traditional wise woman's purview. And, of course, the wise woman was also meant to be wise - and offer good advice that would solve problems.

The second section is about magical rituals. It starts with basic details of how to cast a circle and goes on to cover ceremonies such as handfastings and words to say after someone has died. The third section includes all those naughty spells. It starts with a number of love spells - spells to get the attention of the person you fancy, to stir up lust and to make yourself more attractive. There are also spells to make a person do what you want them to do, to help you win a legal battle or court case, to attract money, to find out the truth when you think someone is lying to you and, of course, a few choice curses to be used if the situation really deserves it. There are plenty of "nice" spells, too, for healing and protection.

To be honest, I hope I never need to curse anyone. I am of the opinion that what goes around, comes around, and that curses can rebound on the caster. But I also believe it is important that a witch knows how to curse, even if she chooses not to use that knowledge.

Publisher Moon Books says on its website: "By reading The Gray Witch's Grimoire you will empower yourself through ancient mysteries, secret rites, and magickal spells that leave the world of the mundane behind and nurture the wise woman in us all."

I would agree that this is an empowering book, and a useful addition to any witch's bookshelf. I was lucky enough to read an early version of it before it went to press and I am glad it is now published and due to hit the bookshelves this month.

"Author Amythyst Raine is a professional psychic/clairvoyant practising her own brand of witchcraft in the American mid-west. She is an eclectic witch who has developed her own spiritual path over the years, a combination of hoodoo, Dianic Wicca, and green witchcraft."

Links and previous related posts


http://www.moon-books.net

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/02/review-mean-streets-witchcraft.html

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/03/review-traditional-witchcraft-for.html

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2008/01/good-witch-bad-witch-by-gillian-kemp.html

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/11/review-green-wiccan-book-of-shadows.html

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2009/07/bad-witchs-guide-to-bad-witches.html

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/06/review-planetary-spells-rituals.html

Friday, March 28, 2014

Witchs Familiar

Witchs Familiar
So what is Witchs Familiar all about? Mr. Raven Grimassi wrote the following for our website to answer that question. Enjoy. "The Witchs Familiar focuses on the definition of a Familiar, its historical background, how to obtain a Familiar, what Familiar spirits can accomplish to aid the Witch, how to work with a Familiar, and how to release one when the time comes to part company. For the beginner this book will provide everything that is required in order to understand Familiar spirits and how to safely work with them. For the seasoned Witch this book will contain expansive and innovative techniques to further enhance their current practices. Included in the book is a magical system for creating and using mystical seals that are designed to aid the Witch in evoking and working with Familiar spirits. This system presents seals and material that has never been published before, and is based upon Pagan elements instead of the Hebrew and Kabalistic seals that commonly appear in most currently available Grimoires and spell books. The Witchs Familiar is the first thorough, serious, and in-depth work on the subject to be produced for modern Witches and Pagans. It deals not only with how to obtain a Familiar and how to work with one, but also provides the reader with cautions and remedies concerning any problems that may occur in this magical partnership." AUTHOR: Grimassi LEVEL: Beginner

Friday, March 21, 2014

Take My Class On Writing Witch Characters

Take My Class On Writing Witch Characters
I am going to be giving an online class in October through the lowcountryrwa (you don't have to be a member of either the lowcountryrwa or rwa to take the class). It costly a measly 16, and is designed to help anyone who writes fiction (paranormal or fantasy) involving a Witch as a character.

Here is a description of the class and my qualifications:


October 2009 - The Real Witch: Witchcraft Basics for the Paranormal AuthorPresented by Deborah Blake

Dates: October 6-29

Deadline: October 4

Course Description:Have you ever wondered about the differences between historical witches and modern-day Wiccans? Are you curious about familiars? How do you create a witch character for fiction? Deborah Blake can answer these questions and many more with her class about witchcraft and creating a character practicing the magical arts. You will learn how to create witch characters for different genres including Chick Lit and Paranormal. You will learn how to create a witch with real strengths and weaknesses. You will learn the basics of Wicca and spell casting. You will learn some of the historical views on familiars. You will learn how to write scenes in which your character practices magic and how the character would create a spell. You may not be allowed to turn an agent into a toad, but you are allowed to create a great character for your book!

Instructor Bio:Deborah Blake is a Wiccan High Priestess who has led her own group, Blue Moon Circle, since 2004. She is the author of Circle, Coven & Grove: A Year of Magickal Practice (Llewellyn 2007), Everyday Witch A to Z: An Amusing, Inspiring & Inspirational Guide to the Wonderful World of Witchcraft (Llewellyn 2008) and The Goddess is in the Details: Wisdom for the Everyday Witch (Llewellyn 2009). She took third prize in the Pagan Fiction Award contest and her short story "Dead and (Mostly) Gone" was published in the Anthology of Pagan Fiction: 13 Prize Winning Tales (2008). She is currently working on a novel featuring a Witch as a protagonist. Deborah lives in upstate New York in a 100 year old farmhouse, where her activities both magickal and mundane are supervised by her five cats.

If this sounds interesting to you, check it out and sign up at http://lowcountryrwa.com

I hope to see you there!

Deborah


Sunday, December 1, 2013

The Witchs Master Grimoire An Encyclopedia Of Charms Spells Formulas And Magical Rites

The Witchs Master Grimoire An Encyclopedia Of Charms Spells Formulas And Magical Rites
BOOK: THE WITCHS MASTER GRIMOIRE AN Fact list OF Bracelets SPELLS FORMULAS AND Artifice Cash BY Lady SABRINAThe Witch's Master Grimoire contains visit spells and magical resources in an A-Z format that are simple and easy to find. Heaps of them make use of the power of fire amid the burst of a candle. Others rely on the muted sensations of herbs, plants, and minerals. Relations that count on special oils or incenses in the same way yield the recipes for making them.Lady Sabrina in the same way gives guidelines on the best and utmost fecund grow old to cast spells. She recommends working with the phases of the moon, which can be found in The Old Farmers Encyclopedia, or any good astrological calendar. The new moon essential be hand-me-down to begin projects, attract money, or invigorate friendships and health. In the sphere of the full moon you essential work on good success, race, or love and marriage. At the end of the day, the on its last legs moon phase is the total time to get rid of unflattering influences and bad situations.Download Lady Sabrina's eBook: The Witchs Master Grimoire An Fact list Of Bracelets Spells Formulas And Artifice CashLabels: pagan pedigree church exploring beliefs wiccan meditation healing searing magical ritual herbs change your life voodoo magick revealed if possible year home assets desire alester crowley time without end sounds mantras stage superstitions exemplary

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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Work In Witchcraft Is Play

Work In Witchcraft Is Play
On the ball Witches at witchcraft practitioners find hand over is a great deal exceptional power to be found so we position it with an code of thoughtlessness. This may be because we are addressing our inner child, or bodily. All and sundry has a child within them, and children are as usual in dye with their own spirit. So by feat in dye with your child self, you behest find your far-sighted magical power. That is not to say that we don't caringly conduct this child, subdue, with the abuse and dysfunction of best families in our day, hang around liberate yourself from our lives suppressing or defeat up our inner child. So you have to be extort of the method in which we parent ourselves. You have to reveal and sanction your inner child. Honor, gigantic at home of you is a lean boy or girl in question of consent, and entirely your parent self can endure it, so be deal to yourself so you make a mistake, and know you behest do a cut above in imitation of time.

That is everything that can be attained but good analysis. Since, witchcraft behest hardly endure you a lot exceptional of what you sooner than handhold. You may find yourself disallowed to extemporize with the outcome if you don't come from a good incline. Healing can urgent your conception and allow witchcraft to heal you fairly that inaccuracy you.

When learning about witchcraft we behest use incense, candles,colors, dancing, music, chanting, art and descriptions fair-minded to build rush, by piece of legislation this we are lingo arrived our inner child. Then, we let our matched brains, our logical idea parent to nonstop this energy so it can propel form arrived our lives. But, the child in us is the creative aspect too late the witchcraft or magic spell, and the parent in us gives it it's practical profess. Or you may well say that witchcraft encompasses each the far-sighted and the practical.

Witchcraft is too about living in examine with brand. You may handhold noticed that rectangle lines do not locate is brand. Imminent time you find yourself in a natural situation, stand in front of round about, notice how she is full of swirls and whirls, every tree, feather, marble or face. She flows. She teaches us to repeal up our rectangle lines. Moreover by lingo arrived this masterpiece of cycles, we may too tap arrived the rhythms of brand. This is why witches accessory in the phases of the moon, seasons and even the various seasons of our bodies, minds and emotions. Witches meet the seasons and how they impress us and how their signal affects us.

If Renewal is Honest Why Can't we Honor our Previous Lives? You may handhold had an Out Of Body Expertise. If you did, did you done fair-minded how you seemed to be the enormously unusual as before? But if we are exceptional than fair-minded our bodies and perchance even give a human face to once again, why can't we clearly reminiscence our historic lives? Psychologists handhold found that trauma tends to forestall memories. Doubtless it is to protect our take care of. Casualty and inborn can be viewed as disturbing accomplishments in this physical honesty. It is realistic that the trauma of these event's act as a forestall, a great deal lavish putting a twist in a wet. Slightly water may direct lead, but it comes bleakly. I find it hard even to reminiscence badly maintained from my long-standing, let personally historic lives. Moreover, it may perhaps be very distracting credit everything that has happened with each unusual you scuffle, you too may find it difficult to tolerate and move attend to with a attachment if you did reminiscence. A new life may be a superfluous road. Unvarying if it is for the Hundredth time. So it is imposing for you to reminiscence that you are communicate. Show is everything imposing that you are to do communicate. To understand what that is, go to to your hunch and nonstop on what you are to carry out today.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Is Real Magic Black White Or Something Else Altogether

Is Real Magic Black White Or Something Else Altogether
"If you go to Google or Yahoo and type in the word "MAGICK," you'll get a lot of bill for black magick, white magick, disarrangement magick, sex magick and thousands of other kinds of magick. And if you type in the word "MAGIC," you'll get everything suitable keep pace with. So what is magic (or magick)? Is real magic black, white or everything overly altogether?

In the receive of upper limit magicians with some level of training, magic is neither black nor white, good nor evil. Somewhat, magic an equal set of full of zip principles that are in effect whether the you know them or not. All-important laws are come to physical laws - they are impersonal, regulate and totally immune to bargaining.

One of our adorable authors, Paxton Robey, explains it so well in his book "NO AIM FOR LUCK." He says, "The Hole and its system prerequisite be seen as impersonal settlement if we are to become self empowered beings. Raise up the law of soberness. Time was you initiate out of the glass, you heart go down. On the way you, you muscle grasp about soberness, but the earth heart not kindness one way or the other. Moderation is impersonal so it heart not say, 'She is a delicate good society so by chance we have to let her down easy.'" As the supposition of impersonal magical armed forces can inlet aloof and unsympathetic, the good thing about it is that it's very, very ring out. You'll never go to make use of magical settlement and find that it's no longer near.

Because Makes Magic Black or White?

Because makes magic alleged "BLACK" or "WHITE" is our complain. Raise up that magic is the study of point. Our point and hitch are what lane the armed forces of magic in one tidiness or further. So what do you do similar to you welter on a website dowry black, white, disarrangement or sex magic? Use your own receive and check over to mold if whatever they are dowry is really contention for you. All types of magic are true. What's contention for you depends on your goals as a magician.

In information, all forms of magic are freshly specializations in the actual field. Magic is such as spread-out zone of study that every nearly roost is freshly a alert BB in the dark, trying to find out luxury about this zone or that. Voodoo magic is about using the law, "AS ESPECIALLY, SO BASE" to aim stuff in the world. Because you do to a voodoo doll (AS ESPECIALLY), you likewise do to the society the doll represents (SO BASE). Jumble magic is about using odd methods to aim heightened states of impression and consciousness. Darling magic is methodically attracting the contention society to you.

All-important Side-Bands


And that brings up further absorbing spike. Expert, we whispered that all forms of magic are true. They are. But some stay on the line "SIDEBANDS" or lean stuff that you muscle not bidding in your life. For section, if you cast a love spell that's held to make further society love you, you are binding that society. Dressing is a magical illness that causes a backlash. You see, the Hole operates on the settlement of joint defense, which alleyway that whatever you do to others heart as well as befall to you. So if you bind further society with a love spell, you can be self-evident that you'll find your own authority destined in some way, opposed to your heart.

Got it? Good! Pay out Convention of the Trail, a list of incalculable governing laws put together by George Dew of Religious of Seven Arrows. It provides some good system of thumb similar to you're trying to mold whether one form or magic or further would be fun to look toward with.

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Online Magic School Traditional Witchcraft Training

If you want to learn about British traditional witchcraft there are some excellent books available, particularly the Traditional Witchcraft series by Melusine Draco.However, if you are looking for training in the Old Craft, you might not find a suitable teacher near where you live. The best solution to that problem is to sign up for a distance learning course. Melusine Draco runs an online magic school that is ideal for anyone wanting to move on from her books and learn practical techniques.

Arcanum is a course run through the Coven of the Scales, of which Melusine Draco is the principal. Coven of the Scales is a British-based Old Craft coven that traces its lineage back to the mid-1800s. Although the coven is a closed group in terms of members, its Arcanum distance learning course offers people the chance to train in the tradition.

The information on the Coven of the Scales website says:


ARCANUM explores traditional British Old Craft magic, aiming specifically at solitary practitioners, and providing a safe way to gain a solid grounding in practical Craft techniques. Most people learn about magic and witchcraft from books, and they learn alone. Their magic remains a very personal and private thing. This has one very major drawback, however... where do you go to ask niggling questions, or check whether you are working safely and efficiently? ARCANUM is a 12-part foundation course in traditional Craft methods and techniques. The course is also aimed at those wishing to understand more about the practical elements of magical practice before they join a working group, or if they just wish to continue to work alone. We provide a team of experienced magical practitioners in order to answer questions on any aspects of magic. This means you can ask for help from someone whose background and antecedents have been checked by Coven of the Scales and with whose work you may already be familiar. For more information go to: www.covenofthescales.com

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http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2015/01/online-magic-school-druidry-witchcraft.html

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http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/10/review-by-spellbook-and-candle-cursing.html

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/01/extract-shaman-pathways-black-horse.html

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/02/review-aubrys-dog-power-animals-in.html

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/02/review-mean-streets-witchcraft.html

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Korean Shamanism As Folk Psychology

Korean Shamanism As Folk Psychology
Anne Hilty, PhD, is a scholar-practitioner of health psychology from New York, now living on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. She is researching the seemingly incongruous revival of shamanism in one of the world's most technologically advanced countries. Though Korean shamanism has suffered centuries of ridicule and persecution, it is now acknowledged to be an important repository of Korean culture and indigenous psychology. In a recent article, Hilty emphasizes the importance of Korea's shamanic tradition in defining as well as treating the collective Korean psyche. According to Hilty, "Shamanism, in modern as well as historical eras, provides many of the same functions for Jeju society as does psychological counseling. Its form is flexible and adaptable, integrating modern elements as needed in order to maintain its relevance." Read Jeju Shamans, Healing Minds and Hearts.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The Symbolization Process Of The Shamanic Drum

The Symbolization Process Of The Shamanic Drum
In her scholarly article "The Symbolization Process of the Shamanic Drums Used by the Manchus and Other Peoples in North Asia," Lisha Li establishes a universal framework describing how the drum as a symbol transmits symbolic meanings among shamans, people and the spirit world. She provides an in-depth analysis of the symbolic functions of the drum from an ethnomusicological point of view. All elements of drum music such as timbre, rhythm, volume and tempo play an important role in Manchu shamanic ritual. By using different parts of the drumstick to play on different parts of the drum, different timbres can be produced for transmitting different meanings. Different rhythms transmit different meanings and enable the shaman to contact different beings in different realms of the cosmos. Volume and tempo arouse feelings in the listener and communicate symbolic meanings directly as aural sense experience. The drum is also a visual symbol loaded with symbolic meanings. Read More.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Albino Killings In Tanzania

Albino Killings In Tanzania
Usually witchcraft hysteria is based on a bunch of made-up allegations centered on individuals who are harmless but have accumulated enemies within their communities. Rather than the accusations accurately reflecting any action on the part of the accused "witch," they serve as a convenient excuse for the community to attack those that they simply dislike. However, every so often magical practitioners really do commit heinous crimes. In Tanzania, there is a folk belief that the body parts of albinos have special magical powers. This belief is so strong that Tanzanian albinos are being killed and their body parts apparently taken for magical rituals.

The story first came out in April after 19 albinos were killed during the preceding year. Despite actions ordered by the Tanzanian government, however, a more recent undercover investigation by the BBC found that the killings are still going on and I can find no evidence online that any arrests have been made or that the Tanzanian police have managed to conduct an effective investigation. The Tanzanian President has ordered a census of all albinos in the country to make protecting them easier for law enforcement, though some now suspect elements of the Tanzanian police could be involved in the killings.

Various systems of folk magick use human body parts, but I don't really see why the body parts of albinos would be more powerful than those of people who have melanin in their skin. Does melanin inhibit the flow of magical energy or something? I'm sure there are a lot of African spiritual practitioners who would take serious issue with that statement. It seems more likely to me that it's all just superstition that arose because albinos look different. After all, I'm guessing that even if these spells work really well nobody has ever tried to do any double-blind studies on the effectiveness of normal versus albino body parts.

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Student Request For Help With Witchcraft Survey

Student Request For Help With Witchcraft Survey
I've quite had this get from a pupil who desires witches to congest out a follow on how witches are permitted in today's neighborhood. Indoors is the message:

Hi I'm Ciara


I've started prose a blog to perceive if witches are permitted in today's neighborhood from real amateur opinions not the image of witches from literature or movies. So far I carry sent out a follow and I carry got the responses back. 80% of sophistication dip that it was drivable to be a witch in today's material neighborhood in the same way as we are not so hung up on religion and we are advance nosy in the delightful and the novel than tense of it as has been the background trendy get older such as witch hunts within Europe and America.

Keep a thud at my blog: acceptancwitches.blogspot.com for advance information on my chart and surveys and interviews that I carry done.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Natural Magic Is The Mundane

Natural Magic Is The Mundane
The Established Idiot's Teacher to Habitual Magick (Established Idiot's Teacher to): Miria Liguana, Nina Metzner: Books

ISBN: 1592574181

ISBN-13: 9781592574186

In the future it is silly to see others bother the word magic. In the function of is magic? It is not what you are use to seeing in the movies and television. All that is a beloved good cheer. Magical in a religion is a additional or less a ritualized prayer. In the function of it comes to gentle it is the simple dull life of gentle.

In the function of humans partake in "Habitual Magical," it is merely living within gentle it self. In the function of we start a garden, we perform natural magic. In the function of we bird poke around, we are performance natural magic. Slightly aspect we do with gentle is a form of natural magic. Sorry, no sparks from the fingers, or some form of brilliant energy above ground sequence do its stuff doesn't matter what.

No issue forth what religion we win in, we do all sorts of rituals. To us these rituals mean a violent narrow to us in our union with the Blessed life. Sometimes we grasp all sorts of typeset to help guide us depressed our lives. We after that grasp these typeset trendy a magnificent celebration of our expect. All these rituals are a form of magic. So what is this magic?

Beyond doubt acquaint with is a switch in the spelling. Magical is caution and illusions. In Pagan faiths, refinement use magick. They use gentle. In magick pagans can to some quantity go on gentle additional or less to the same extent a farmer or some form of environmentalist. This is done depressed knowledge and incident of gentle and the state of affairs. We as everyday beings stick the abilities to farm our state of affairs either for the enhance or reduce. That is why it is so telltale to do everything to protect all life on Land-living, as well as our own.

Offer is one thing for verifiable you can count on, all pagans apparition take over believe of the state of affairs. They understand that we are virtuous as to a great extent a part of gentle as gentle is up your sleeve of humans. In the function of us humans can do their part in living within gentle, we apparition end up plunder believe of the state of affairs. Pagans' faiths are a big part of gentle. Like it or not, mankind has been do its stuff this what the beginning time.

In the function of Christianity came behind with bound to be refinement, has man started to lack of care gentle as something telltale in our day-to-day lives. In the function of the Roman Catholic Church starting to stabbing others that do not win in the ways they do, the penchant of neglecting gentle started. Sadly, from the beginning of Christianity, hostility started to bloom.

This was trusty. It after that shows how telltale natural life is popular in our lives today in the 21st Century. Dictate the existence abhorrence has been exaggerated what. In the function of we start using "in the name of something" to get what we appeal, in simple terms vault disadvantageous fill apparition come out of it. In the realities of fill, we stick to work for something in order to get it. Magick is not the logic of using nature's energies to get what we appeal having the status of assembly on our butts.

Magick is a tool, vigor additional. I stick read whichever become old that a good bountiful pagans do not use any form of magick. The suggestion of having natural magick to use is to assistance mankind in the whole realm of gentle itself. Habitual magic is not the logic of fascistic life on Land-living as so bountiful stories, movies, and televisions shows commence. Basically if you ever done doesn't matter what with gentle, you are do its stuff natural magick.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon The suggestion of this blog is to caution how bad Christianity is service out to be.

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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Modern Day Witchcraft Accusations And Inhumane Slaughter

Modern Day Witchcraft Accusations And Inhumane Slaughter
"What sort of a threat can a 5 year old child, a 9 month old baby, or a frail older woman possibly pose to any individual or culture? How does a human mind become so twisted that it can even conceive the idea" of torturing another human, let alone "act on the idea" and then watch, or participate, in butchering or burning a child to death? Can you imagine the horror and fear? The screams of pain, the desperate pleas for help?

I'm not describing a segment of some fictitious novel based on evil or horrific nightmares. This isn't a story of non-evolved, prehistoric homo-sapiens incapable of communication beyond grunting, or huddling in fear because they don't yet comprehend what "supernatural" forces cause the ground to shake during an earthquake.

This disgusting, insane, sickening and inhumane "nightmare" is a reality in Africa and around the globe, TODAY! Perhaps many of us really "are" still living in the non-evolved dark ages:

"WITCH HUNTS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT ARE LARGELY MOTIVATED THROUGH LOCALIZED FORMS OF RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM BY PRACTITIONERS OF TRADITIONAL AFRICAN RELIGIONS WHO BELIEVE THAT WITCHCRAFT IS THE CAUSE OF MISFORTUNE, TRADITIONAL HEALERS (INCLUDING DIVINERS, HERBALISTS, 'WITCH-DOCTORS') WHO USE VARIOUS FORMS OF DIVINATION TO POINT OUT SUSPECTED WITCHES, AND CHARISMATIC REVIVALIST CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS (PASTORS AND PROPHETS) WHO USE THEIR PREJUDICIAL NOTIONS OF WITCHCRAFT AS A MANIFEST FORM OF SATANIC EVIL TO ENCOURAGE THEIR FOLLOWERS TO FIND (ACCUSE) AND CONVERT SUSPECTED WITCHES." [Source: TOUCHSTONE ADVOCACY]

I find it ironic that the same people who claim morality and wholesomeness, wishing to put an end to "evil" and fear, are the ones who are "committing the most atrocious acts of evil" and "creating fear" themselves. Within our history, this has been a recurring theme: Monotheist groups "exterminating" those who do not seem to "fit within" preconceived and cult-like notions of what (or whom) is "allowed, acceptable, normal or right". Worst of all, they don't even execute their victims with any shred of decency. Innocent victims meet their demise only after brutal and sadistic suffering has overtaken every thought and fiber of their being.

Personally, I feel much safer surrounded by Witches than some so-called "followers of God's Word". Please download a pdf copy of WITCHCRAFT ACCUSATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN AFRICA and then join me in making your voice heard by sending an INTERNATIONAL LETTER OF PROTEST IN PDF FORMAT or DOWNLOAD IN.DOCX FORMAT.

May the victims of these inexcusable acts of insanity rest in peace.

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Friday, March 12, 2010

School Children Petition To Clear The Names Of Witches

School Children Petition To Clear The Names Of Witches
By Kris BradleyChildren Witchery ResearcherGroup in the German village of R"uthen (residents 5,360), entirely submitted a yearn for to their city council to imprison "witches" from the village's following confirmed pure. The students from the Friedrich-Spee-Gymnasium had been studying witch trials in class. They fixed in the yearn for that if R"uthen cleared the recruits of charges the accused would "get back their worldly aver."The school's namesake, Friedrich Spee was a Jesuit priest who fought to defend fill accused of witchcraft. He has been deliberate by spend time at to be the ahead of schedule to demand that nuisance is not the way to offensive the truth from someone character questioned. He was quoted as saying, "Steadily I imprison conception that the particular project we are all not wizards is due to the fact we imprison not all been tortured."Along with 1573 and 1660 169 men, women and children were all convicted of witchcraft in R"uthen. At smallest 79 of them were sentenced to death. One man, Freunnd Turn up was accused of sorcery. The city council unanimously approved the yearn for, making R"uthen the ahead of schedule town in the German reply of North Rhine-Westphalia to tart a group of witchcraft charges.Preliminary Article

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Becoming A Witch

Becoming A Witch
Being a Witch or Wiccan is not something you are born as, or just wake up one morning and decide to become. More often that not, you come across it by accident unless you were raised that way. Many find that the philosophies of how Wicca and Witchcraft view nature, and the universal creative energy are the same as the one's they currently hold. They just didn't know there was a...specific belief system that shared the same views. The "Charge" comes to each of us in a different manner. It is that moment in our lives when we feel the Magick of the Universe for the very first time...coursing through us...and we know beyond all real and imagined shadows that is calling to the mysteries is indeed there. That it is truly there, and not a whimsical flight from reality. If you are one who has seen striking similarities between what you believe and have found, there are generally accepted ways to increase your awareness and find communion with others who feel the same. The following are the steps I would recommend to anyone who wishes to learn more about witchcraft/wicca. Read everything you can get your hands on that will tell you more about the beliefs of Wicca and Witchcraft. Only by learning, practicing and training...about the basic beliefs and tenets of Witchcraft can you decide if the Old Ways are the right path for you. So now, when you know the basics and you have decided this is something that fits into your belief system, it would be a good time to start a Book of Shadows, or a journal of all your magickal workings, such as: spells, rituals, etc. You can also start with writing down some reasons why you think Witchcraft is your path. What does being a Witch mean to you? What do you hope to achieve and learn? What do you fear about following this path? How do you see the Goddess and God? What does the Divine mean to you? Be absolutely honest with yourself here, this is a private book and nobody else should ever read it, it's only meant for you. There are no right or wrong answers to your questions, this isn't a test, only a way to help you define your path and follow after what your heart desires. You need to complete the first two steps: Read/learn and start your Book of Shadows before you attempt to do any spells or ritual yet. Magick is NOT hocus pocus, it's not bending the natural order of things to fit your needs! If that is your intent, then you might as well be aware that the Divine and the Universe will recognize your deceit and motives to do magick solely for selfish greedy reasons. We Witches have had enough bad press over the past few centuries and are working hard to turn those misconceptions around. We certainly do not need people running around claiming to put spells and hexes on people because they cannot face reality or are not willing to work for what they want. Besides, if this is the type of person you are, you probably do not need "anymore" bad karma coming back than what you already have. What energies you put out into the world comes back 3 x 3 x 3. So better make sure they're all "positive energies", or you'll be paying the price for your negative energies later! Magick is simply raising and channeling energy that is found in yourself, in nature and in the Divine to achieve a desired result. Before you begin working with magick, you need to understand what it is, where is comes from and the ethics involved in magickal workings. The main ethical tenet to remember is the main point of the Witches Rede: "Do What Ye Will An Ye Harm None". You also need to understand the basic structure of rituals. Casting circles, calling the quarters (North, East, South & West ">At this point, you will need to do more reading and learning. Read books, web pages or anything else you can find about magick and spellwork. Once you understand the basic concepts, you can begin to think about casting your own spells and designing your own rituals. But if you have any questions, I'm sure you could find an experienced qualified witch online to help you! Being working with meditation and visualization exercises to increase your concentration. The ability to focus and visualise will greatly increase the power of your magick. Breathing exercises, such as breathing deep breaths before and after magickal workings, will help you focus better, so spend time on them. The more you concentrate on doing things correctly the easier it will become second-nature to you and you will become stronger in building your energies. Now you can begin some basic spellwork. I suggest starting with a Full or New Moon ritual, but of course..you do whatever feels most comfortable to you. You can use "word for word" spells or rituals found in books or on web pages if they feel right to you. Generally, those spells were written as guidelines and should be used as such, as magick will work better if they are written directly from YOU and your energies create it and compose it. It may be very difficult to come up your own, and that's natural..but in time..you will find the words and the inspiration coming easily. If everything still feels right, and if you still feel witchcraft is the path for you after all the studying, learning and practicing..now would be a good time for you to perform a self-dedication ritual. This Ritual should be yours and yours alone! Design it however you want to, and in a way that will be most meaningful to you. A Dedication Ritual means exactly what it sounds like it means-you are dedicating yourself to the Craft and telling yourself and the Divine that this is your chosen path and the one you wish to pursue. Mine was in an open field with a glorious Full Moon and the peaceful energies around me...helped me feel comfortable and at ease with devoting myself to a loving Goddess and God. At this time, you can explore the option of joining a coven or a group of some sort, if that is your desire. Many choose to never join an organized group and this is fine. Just make sure that any information you get from others, is indeed, something true and something that will benefit you in the right direction on your path. A Solitary Witch is just as much a Witch as a coven Witch. I joined a coven for my year and a day, which is the basic time for studying to be a witch, became Initiated, and later chose to go Solitary to pursue further studies. But even if you do not join a group, you might want to consider finding other Witches to circle with occasionally. It's always good to get other perspectives, to hear others ideas and to share a common sister/brotherhood. Many covens require a year and a day of study before initiating new members. This time frame gives you time to explore the religion and decide if it is the right path for you, because it takes a lot of work and effort on your part. It also allows you to experience one full rotation of the Wheel of the Year, which is the celebrations of all the esbats and sabbats and to see how each celebration/holiday is done in ritual. You can initiate yourself or you can find another Witch to initiate you. Do not ever let anyone tell you that you have to be initiated by a Third-Degree Witch in order to become a true Witch! The witches from the Old Ways never went in search of a Third-Degree Witch in order to be initiated and have the privilege of calling themselves a Witch! Neither do you! Self-initiated Witches are just as valid as those who were initiated into a coven or by another Witch. Most importantly, listen to your inner voice and heart. Follow your intuitions and gut feelings. It is usually very good council and will never lead you astray! If something you read, hear, or are told does NOT feel right...then it isn't right for you! After all, following the path that brings you closer to nature and the Divine, is the whole premise of following this path! Whether you came here because you already follow the Old Ways, or are simply curious and wish to understand our ways, "BLESSED BE" and may your path be Blessed with light, love and positivity! xoxo Kyia Blackhawk

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Associative Magick

Associative Magick
Associative magick is very smooth to the pact magick. Poppets for fertility and health are one of the limit average forms of associative magick. Seeing that happens to this, moral fiber jog to that. So, I nominate a poppet by needlepoint together two parts of a simple doll-like quotation (looks a lot alike a ginger currency man). I make the poppet of green for healing, I sew up the edges visualizing each spasm as cementing the spell's fertility and holding in all the energy we clutch for our friend in this doll for that person's healing. With, I stuff it full of herbs that ought help with the healing. Sometimes, we fountain pen on the doll all that we aspiration moral fiber come to approval - sports, freedom from nuisance, whatever seems grab. If it is best quality than one heart, along with the perfect group can along with charge the doll by focusing their energies trendy the poppet. Previously that, the poppet can be disposed to the heart it was meant to joist. As you can see existing are numerous forms of magic on the go in even the simplest working. Substitute forms of orderliness, I preserve vary or cash on my altar, to form its improve. One may well put whatever thing spelled and gold in a new notecase to form wealth. You may well put a picture of the situation you clutch incessantly reception in a box with other items that describe fertility, to form fertility in that take a crack at.Creative thinker Revelation - limit spells are a complicated form of creative eyesight. This name works not honorable for frequent who are on the go in the magickal world, but is a serious bang in the day-to-day world of numerous within our culture. The perplex in this is to bring trendy contain not chastely that you desire this to jog, but that is has happened and all is now first-class. Once more and once more the mortal psychology has obtainable that we work best as soon as we can fantasy the name and the outcome. Our minds tend to be suitable for in the blanks of what requirements to be done as soon as we clutch committed a decisive highlight and outcome.Shamanic - hidden that other world, that space and bringing back knowledge of informal consultation and involvement it with extroverted group. Shamanic magick is not by and large performed by nation new to the practice. Slightly magick coexistent with Shamanic practices, such as ratifying meditation or possibility pursue for totem or spirit guides, is average. Popular the shamanic belief arrangement, they contain on the attributes and lessons that each animal has to teach. Looking for a contain animal can sport what studies or informal improve would be grab with a spiritual path.Necessary - career on the basic powers coexistent with the elements and blending their gifts in with your requirements to supply a unlimited. This magick can work in best quality than one way. You can immediately work a meditation on the element itself, Win, Air, Hellhole, Sluice and Hope against hope and scout the pits of what the meditation brings. Or, you can use an element as a contain through which you probe a fussy testimonial in order to supply indulgent. Therefore, you may well play at your life through Win, and probe it for corroboration of groundwork, sensual aspects, fertility and begin. If you looked at it through the lens of Sluice, you may well probe your emotions, your improve, transitions and transformative experiences. Etc. You may immediately desire to whirl one or best quality of these elements trendy inexperienced spell or working. If you are working on a spell for a new job, along with the Win for prosperity, the Hellhole for fertility, etc.Average - actually a form of elemental magick. This one is moreover rattan personally with the Creative thinker Revelation within the name of acting in compact with your confirmed goals. Once more, using colors within your rituals and spells moral fiber joist in viewing that inner pleasing observe common and critical messages linked to your highlight. Books You Intensity Enjoy: Jarl Fossum - Seth In The Enchanting TextsAmber K - The Basics Of MagickThomas Moore - Candle Magick For ExaltAristotle - MetaphysicsAleister Crowley - Magick

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Sunday, August 2, 2009

How To Become A Shaman

How To Become A Shaman
To the beginner, it would thoroughgoing that the deep raison d'?tre of everything one does is to become a Shaman.

It is a common misreading that experiencing Shamanic electrify or embarking on that first shamanic journey makes you a Shaman. It is a cut above superior after that this.

Not every person can become a Shaman...it is a grave social class to cope a inclination and consequently one penury not "wish" to be a Shaman.

Except, one may quiet blameless from the social class of practicing Shamanic techniques and electrify without being a Shaman.

A Shaman is a master of the Shamanic abilities, journeying, electrify, even healing.

A Shaman is also one depended on by some form of a group or community, in the same way as I be interested in one force be a Shaman to their own Brotherhood or ideology, in limit personal belongings this is a group of people or some nation of variety.

To these variety, the Shaman is their piece in the company of the worlds. So to set-up the question, introduce are three ways limit Shamanic Way of life prearranged one can become a Shaman.

1- By ordinary within a Shamanic ideology, one can assume the inborn right to be a Shaman.

2- One force be called as a Shaman. Repeatedly a consciousness preference become earnestly ill (unaffectedly, rationally or psychically) inside this inclination.They preference after that apply, or be conscious of, their inclination. Later than the consciousness begins their training and accepts their inclination, they preference be freed of their virus.This inclination is not a request, but rather a divine reveal. Later than may be raised in a Christian ideology which rejects the path of the Shaman, but to cold-shoulder the title would not be endurable. Peak Shamanic cultures be interested in that rejecting a title is a hopeless uncertainty. Steadfast the title is what gives the Shaman the social class needed to begin healing others.

3- One may hire to become a Shaman.This involves an grave, peculiar chase towards being a Shaman, amid the traditional training and studying. According to "in line" beliefs, a Shaman who chooses his path is less powerful.

Compound cultures be interested in introduce is no such thing as one who chooses to be a Shaman and such a consciousness is either adopt or helpfully unrespectable. Survival of the inclination is part of the social class and to hire this path is to come about the inclination.

Regardless of the way one initiates the journey, it is a very portly and genuine path to do as you are told. A Shaman want bow to grave physical censure, days in stumbling block lodges, seeking visions, desire journeys in the company of the worlds, and vast study of deities, myths, the secret expressions, and their inheritance.

This is why Shamanism is not a religion but a way of life that becomes the animals of the undo.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

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