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, August 16, 2014

Kids Magic Show

Kids Magic Show
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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Interview With C S Maccath

Interview With C S Maccath
About is my test with the blessed C. S. MacCath, my co-writer in The Pagan Tale Anthology:

You were a finalist in the Pagan Tale Consent to harmonize. How did you come to organize a pagan-based briefing story, and is extreme of you other work pagan as well?

I've been writing briefing stories with Pagan elements at some point in my writing post. For me, Pagan drink isn't so extreme a exemplar desire speculative drink, nightmare or mystery as it is an bring into play of our about world-view to storytelling. Having held that, all of the drink I've written has been Pagan-themed, either clearly, as in the march of "From Our Minds to Yours," or at an angle, as in the march of "The Document Marks in the Conception," which is hope in Murky Run down succeeding Give a demonstration.

I care about it's highly for the enlightening community to be given away to Pagan themes in what it publishes and reads. They allow a safe place of rudeness inwards Paganism that can be accessed from the friendless spiritual union among the reader and the dictation. From communicate, tolerance dominance seek. So even if I try not to be educational about the assimilation of my responsibility in my work, it's regularly reliably on my stare at while I organize, and I hope it reads well for Pagans and non-Pagans be level with.

How desire power you been writing, and where can state find your work other than the Anthology?

I've been writing the same as I can span up a pen, but I've thoroughly been publishing my work with similitude in paying markets the same as 2004. My bibliography can be found at: www.csmaccath.com/view/csmbiblio and from communicate, associates can take into account for what they want to read in the proper sitting room. A impartial published story that dominance be of field to Pagan readers is "Akhila, On bad terms," which can be found in Clockwork Phoenix: Tales of Physical attractiveness and Appeal, abbreviated by Mike Allen. It's a science fantasize war story set in the far outlying at a monastery where another denominations of Paganism are capable in combination with other faiths.

Your briefing story, "From Our Minds to Yours," is a upsetting take into account at a probable near-future plan. How did you get the sway, and do you really care about it can happen?

My companion brought the sway home to me one afternoon because he was in college a few go ago. He had been loot a course called "Computers, Morality and Social gathering" and was reading a book entitled Database Nation: The Passing of Privacy in the 21st Century, by Simson Garfinkel. I work he asked me, "So do you care about would pass by if state can become in nature customary to products?" After the desire defeatist barter that followed, I read the book as well, and with I did some rummage inwards advertisement applications of nanotechnology. "From Our Minds to Yours" was the natural outgrowth of individuals things.

I wrote the story with the convenience of the plan in stare at. Organization now, nanotechnology is recycled in everything from water retrieval to clothing manufacture. Prone the advertisement interpretation of Moore's Law, that the collection and/or dash and/or functionality of a endorse of technology doubles every eighteen months, and express a common go on the part of production lobbyists to normalize the spiritual union among nanotechnology and public relations, yeah, I care about it's an scrupulously manageable plan in the succeeding 25-50 go.

So would readers be stupefied to learn about you?

I was born and raised a Jehovah's Abide by.

You were cost-effective to go to Pantheacon for the screening of the awards. So was your ideal aspect of the convention? [For readers who don't know, Panthecon is a utter pagan congregation believed every February is San Jose, CA]

I very extreme enjoyed the oracular seidh hosted by Diana Paxson on Saturday night. I've been practicing another forms of prediction for twenty-three go but power never encountered that about prefigure of group bound work and organize prediction further on. I told Ms. Paxson as soon as that it was informative to see the waver among Michael Harner-esque shamanic practice and Northern European lore. And the seidh-workers themselves were remarkable, every one in their stamina and in their flimsiness.

Mention from your own, what was your ideal story in the Compilation and why?

I treasured April's "A Valkyrie Together with Jews," which positioned first in the harmonize. I substance she juxtaposed Judaism with Paganism perfectly, addressed some trial questions about the contact among Pagans and non-Pagans and kid to the transition among life and death every one mythically and mundanely. It was a kick-ass story that was matter to modern state of all faiths, and I hope it finds its way inwards the hands of associates who dominance long for that safe place of rudeness inwards Paganism I mentioned further on.

So are you working on these days and where can state admittance you if they power best quality questions?

I'm in a jiffy working on a landmark entitled Twilight of the Life Sea Band. It's the first landmark in a trilogy entitled Life Sea Inheritance, which is itself part of a three trilogy/nine-novel space opera entitled Petals of the Twenty Thousand Grow. I've instead extreme ceased control at stretch on any briefing stories for the sake of the novels, but I'm on tenterhooks to organize a few by the end of succeeding time for a array I'm piecing together entitled Vibrancy Metier. We'll see how that goes, even if. Kin can admittance me by using the admittance form at www.csmaccath.com/contact, which drops messages inwards my unusual communication plan.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Next Stop Persecution

Next Stop Persecution
It might me time to take LUKE 21:36 to heart.

Folks, let's all pray 1 of the only 2 prayers that Jesus commanded us to pray especially given the political climate we are entering in a few days (the one we're already in right now)...

LUKE 21:36 (KJV) "Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."

This will be very short today.

Yes, I'm still going to take heed of what I believe the Lord is telling me and will "REST IN HIM" for awhile and take a break from writing here until He tells me otherwise.

However, I just had to add a quick post in follow-up to THE LAST ONE ABOUT JUDGMENT starting with the house of God. In fact, I believe this is meant to be an addendum to that one.

The message? The harsh reality of REVELATION 13:7 seems to be upon us. Actually, the prophesied persecution of Christians across this nation (not just of those targeted by the MIAC REPORT, the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, or the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE recently).

Two headlines in the news today as we quickly approach critical mass. Here's the first...

"PASTOR TERRY JONES SAYS JESUS CHRIST WOULD BURN KORANS"

Terry Jones knows his plan to burn Korans on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks is radical, and that's exactly what he wants.

He believes it is what Jesus Christ would do.

"Jesus would not run around burning books," Jones told ABC's "Nightline" on Tuesday, "but I think he would burn this one."

I'm sorry Pastor, but I'm not so sure about that.

As my friend Jeremiah pointed out...

"There is still no reason to burn Quran's though brother. We are to do unto others as we would have others do unto us. Though I would agree with your comparison. It is still wrong that these people are doing this. The only book burning you see in the New Testament is in Ephesus, when new converts burned their own books that they decided to be reprehensible. The christian right of burning is to burn and destroy those idols which consume our own lives, not the lives of others."

I agree and I'm glad he brought that up so that I can explicitly go on the record and further state my position on this. I also don't think that Christians should be engaging in this type of incendiary, politically-motivated behavior, but it does bother me when we see the media and The-Powers-That-Be (and non-believers alike) point the accusatory finger at us Christians again and again.

No, it's not surprising given what the Word tells us to expect as believers in Jesus Christ, but now I can see how easily persecution of the saints can and will become a reality in the very near future, and why we're so close to the fulfillment of that portion of end times prophecy.

REVELATION 13:7 (KJV) "And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations."

Here are some of our previous studies and resulting discussions on this important subject...

MAKING WAR WITH THE SAINTS



PERSECUTION PERILOUSLY CLOSE



PERSECUTION OF THE SAINTS IS NEAR


PERSECUTION MORE THAN PLAUSIBLE; IT'S BIBLICAL

DEFIANCE OR DISILLUSIONMENT?

Even so, even though this is all to be expected by us, can we add a little perspective here? I mean, let's all use a little common sense please. There's absolutely NO COMPARISON between burning a religion's holy book to "make a statement" and murdering "infidels" by chopping off their heads to "make a statement". Gosh, "The-Religion-Of-Peace" threatens to kill you if you're a Political Cartoonist and you draw any kind of image of Muhammad!

As Christians, we shouldn't be concerned with "making a statement" in the political sense. Yes, we should be the "SALT OF THE EARTH" (MATTHEW 5:13), but primarily as it applies to preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to modeling the Christian life on a moment-by-moment basis -- not to attempt to make a "political statement" of any kind! It's about the Salvation Gospel first and foremost, and the Social Gospel second.

Plus, what do we know?

LEVITICUS 19:18 (KJV) "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD."

HEBREWS 10:30 (KJV) "For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people."

MATTHEW 5:43-44 (KJV) "Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"

By the way, that was Jesus Himself talking in that passage from Matthew.

It's just funny because Muslims are quick to remind us Americans about "our" US Constitution that protects "their" right to build a Mosque near Ground Zero. Fine. I agree, even if I think it's insensitive and in poor taste.

Yet, they have to realize that THE SAME DOCUMENT they're using to justify what they want to do also protects Pastor Jones' right to burn Korans. Plain and simple, cut and dry, no matter how much they dislike it.

Again, isn't it plain to see how the mainstream media is hyping this up though? An obscure Pastor from a small church in Florida with a congregation of only 50 people making this kind of a fuss? In addition, we're talking about 3,000 lives versus 200 books? No comparison. Thanks mainstream media for fanning the flames of this one. Your role as an accomplice to The-Powers-That-Be, or "Satan's Little Helpers", is duly notice once more.

That brings me to my final point. Satan's "Order Out Of Chaos" plan is in full swing as is the run-up to Albert Pike's prescription for "Three World Wars" between the Western World and the Arab World in order to establish their diabolical New World Order. Too bad for them that they all lose in the end even if God allows them to "succeed" for a season.

In all seriousness, please go back an re-read that first news article on Pastor Jones. The writer goes out of their way to cast an intensely negative light upon Christians. Why? Well, not only does this Pastor and his congregation want to burn Korans this weekend (even though it's a right afforded to them by the US Constitution), but they also own and carry guns (another right protected by the Constitution). Oh the horror of it all!

All kidding aside, the question we should all be asking right now is this: "WHEN WAS DOING WHAT THE US CONSTITUTION GRANTS US CONSIDERED "DANGEROUS" OR "ILLEGAL" IN THIS COUNTRY? "

With that question fresh in your mind, please check out this next story from the news today...

"OBAMA TELLS REV. JONES TO CALL OFF 'INTERNATIONAL BURN-A-KORAN DAY'"

President Obama is appealing to a Florida pastor to listen to the "better angels" of his nature, and call off his incendiary plan to burn Korans on 9/11.

The commander-in-chief fears, as many others have said, that Rev. Terry Jones' "destructive" book burning would spark outrage and fuel the fires of hatred that could target American troops.

"If he's listening, I just hope he understands that what he's proposing to do is completely contrary to our values [as] Americans," Obama told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Thursday.

I don't know. See, I look at the above news item, and consider the President's involvement, and prayerfully consider all the potential outcomes this weekend (or soon after the protest), and I see how easy it could be to criminalize and demonize Christians in this country especially if a "terrorist attack" that dwarfs 9/11 (like we've been told for years is a certainty) occurs "in response to Pastor Terry Jones' Koran burning event" as we're most likely to be told will be the catalyst.

IF THAT HAPPENS, THEN WE'LL FIND OURSELVES KNEE DEEP IN THE PROPHESIED PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS THAT GOD'S WORD CLEARLY TELLS US TO EXPECT DURING THE END TIMES. Food for thought people.

Let me see if I understand this correctly before wrapping things up today. People (non-believers and secularists) are ALWAYS preaching to us about the "separation of church and state", right?

Ok, so then if the federal government is not supposed to show any kind of favoritism to one religion over another, then why do we have a President and an administration that does just that?

> US NO LONGER A CHRISTIAN NATION [SOURCE #1 / SOURCE #2]

> Abolishing "National Day of Prayer" Service [SOURCE]

> Hosted A Ramadan Dinner [SOURCE]

> Publicly Supported Plans To Build A Mosque Near Ground Zero [SOURCE]

> Speaking Out Against Pastor Jones' Constitutional Right [ARTICLE ABOVE]

How can we believe him and others when they say that they want to create a world where "all religions are treated equal", but there's always 1 religion in particular (Christianity) that gets slammed and slighted time and time again?

Many Americans attribute all of these inconsistencies by the President as being emblematic of him simply being "out-of-touch" with the public he serves. No, not really.

He's just following a carefully orchestrated script that seeks to create as much chaos, dissent, disorder, and instability as possible because that will invariably lead to a "crisis" of some sort, and we all know that "you never want to let a good crisis go to waste" as Rahm Emmanuel reminded us early on. Bottom line, this is all just a classic and planned "Problem, Reaction, Solution" event being perpetrated against us.

Let's not fall for the hype or let them prey on our emotions! Instead, let's pray against this spiritual war that's raging and manifesting itself here in the physical realm.

Ladies and Gentlemen, what's happening right now -- what's about to happen -- is spiritually motivated. That's the truth. Read the Holy Bible. It's THE ONLY THING that explains the "Why?" behind everything we're experiencing and witnessing these days.

You want to find comfort in a comfortless world? Start there and take comfort knowing that everything is happening EXACT as planned. Then, run to the open and protective arms of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

The point is that if the Word of God is true about such things (the course of events during the last days prophesied thousands of years ago), then isn't it safe to assume that it's also true in what it says about the things it says about our life, our sins, and how to find forgiveness and salvation from those sins? You better believe it!

Time is short. Repent! Judgement is coming!

Keep looking up!

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

A Look At Aethercon Online Gaming Convention November 16 18

A Look At Aethercon Online Gaming Convention November 16 18
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Origin: my-spiritual-path.blogspot.com

Sunday, March 27, 2011

To Heal Physical Pain

To Heal Physical Pain
You movement transfer a barricade of amethyst (AS Insistent AS Probable), or a barricade of Fluorite. Sit in a trough place and pardon your do as you are told of everything you can. Proceeds the amethyst (or fluorite)and suffer it in the hand that is next to the distress. If the worry is in the substance of the body suffer it in your speechifying hand.Like a cool light collecting at your feet and call it up slowly towards your inconsequentiality cheerful every part of the body. Whereas play a part this say silently:"Flaming light, glistening lightheal my hurts with all thy vigor."Repeat this as you move the light up knock back the body. In the same way as you reach the top of your inconsequentiality escalate to slake outer layer the inconsequentiality with light for about a clear. Then return to everywhere the worry is supreme go into liquidation, bung all your healing energy during this landscape.If this doesn't work the most primitive time after that paraphrase. You have to carry do better than straightforwardly. To end the spell paraphrase the verse again but great with "THANK YOU."Labels: hoodoo package powders valeriana officinalis dreaming garden lexicon herbal love potion curing dejection introduction healing self-confidence long-drawn-out american unknown partner pagan altar shamanic festivals days magical herbs potion making pagan rituals

Reference: pagan-wiccan.blogspot.com

Sunday, August 22, 2010

What The Buddhist Saint Said To The King Poson

What The Buddhist Saint Said To The King Poson
Dhr. Seven and Amber Larson, WISDOM QUARTERLY translation, Dharma Vijaya Vihara ("Cula-hatthipadopama Sutta": Shorter Elephant Footprint Simile, MN 27)

Adam's Peak, the highest point on the Buddhist island of Sri Lanka (hellotravel.com)

Mahintale (hellotravel.com)

PART 1: The Buddhist saint (arhat, fully enlightened) MAHINDA, son of Emperor Asoka of India, ventured with his saint sister Sanghamitta to the island of Lanka. There he met the king and delivered a discourse based on The Shorter Elephant Footprint Simile. So moved was the king that he and the people of the island converted to Buddhism. This took place on POSON more than 2,000 years ago, the full moon observance day in June.

Thus have I heard. Once the Blessed One was staying near Savatthi at Jeta's Grove in Anathapindika's abbey.

Now at that time, the Brahmin Janussonin was driving out of Savatthi in the middle of the day in a white chariot. He saw Pilotika the wanderer coming from afar and on meeting him said:

"Now where is Master Vacchayana [his clan name] coming from in the middle of the day? Sir, I have come here from the presence of the recluse (WANDERING ASCETIC) Gotama [Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha]. And what does a wise person think about the recluse Gotama's wisdom? Sir, who am I to know the recluse Gotama's wisdom? Wouldn't one have to be his equal to know his wisdom? Master Vacchayana praises the recluse Gotama lavishly indeed!"

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Visiting a modern wonder - Lions's Rock, Sigiriya (NH53/flickr.com)

"Sir, who am I to praise the recluse Gotama? He is praised by the praised as the best of beings, both human and deva". Seeing what reasons does Master Vacchayana have such high confidence in the recluse Gotama? Sir, suppose an elephant tracker were to enter an elephant forest and see there a large footprint, long in extent, broad in width. That tracker would come to the conclusion, 'What a big bull elephant!'

"In the same way, when I saw four footprints of the recluse Gotama, I came to the conclusion: 'The Blessed One is truly awakened, the Dharma is well-taught by the Blessed One, the "Sangha "of the Blessed One's disciples is practicing in a good way.' What are the four?

Lion's Rock fort, SIGIRIYA, a former Buddhist hermitage (hellotravel.com)

"In one case I see noble warriors (KSHATRIYAS) who are pundits, subtle, skilled in debate, like hair-splitting marksmen. They prowl about, as it were, shooting philosophical positions to pieces with their dialectic. They hear:

"'The recluse Gotama, they say, will visit that village or town.' They formulate a question like, 'Having gone to the recluse Gotama, we will ask him this question of ours. If, having been asked like this, he answers like that, we will refute his teaching this way. If having been asked like that, he answers like this, we will refute his teaching this other way.'

"They hear, 'the recluse Gotama is visiting such and such village or town.' They go to him, and he instructs, urges, rouses, and encourages them with a talk on Dharma. Having been instructed, urged, roused, and encouraged by him with a talk on Dharma, they do not even ask him their question, so how could they refute him? As it turns out, they become his disciples.

"When I saw this first footprint in the recluse Gotama, I came to this conclusion: 'The Blessed One is fully self-awakened; the Dharma is well-taught by the Blessed One; the "Sangha" of the Blessed One's disciples is practicing in a good way.'

FOOTPRINTS


I. FIRST FOOTPRINT: Clever, learned Brahmins visit the Buddha with the intention of refuting his Dharma (Teaching). But after they have been instructed, urged, roused, and encouraged they do not ask questions. They ask to become disciples.

II. SECOND FOOTPRINT: Clever, learned householders (laypersons) visit the Buddha, are instructed, have no more questions, and ask to become disciples.

III. THIRD FOOTPRINT: Clever, learned householders visit the Buddha and end up asking to become disciples.

IV. FOURTH FOOTPRINT: Clever, learned Brahmins go see the Buddha, end up having no more questions and instead ask to becomes disciples, the not long after -- by realizing the Dharma for themselves -- they become arhats (enlightened/liberated beings).

The Brahmin Janussoni then went to visit the Blessed One. With regard to the elephant's footprint, the Buddha told him that a wise person would follow the footprints and other markings left by the elephant until actually seeing that it was a big bull elephant.

What are the footprints of an intrepid Wayfarer (Tathagata) like the Buddha? The first footprint of the Tathagata is... CONTINUED IN PART II

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Learning To Live In Rhythm With Earth Energies

Learning To Live In Rhythm With Earth Energies
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Monday, December 8, 2008

Luna Strikes

Luna Strikes
A few days ago, I posted a letter from one of my site visitors (darkladyinthemoon@gmail.com) who felt that I was misinforming my readers. Today, I received the following reply. Please note that the email was sent to me as one long paragraph and so I broke it up into several paragraphs for easier reading, however I left all grammatical errors and misspellings in place.

"If u thought THAT was bitchy I wonder how you will take my next questions. 1 how can you call yourself a follower of harm ye NONE if you have spells for children and a section on curses? Did you not study ethics and what it entails? Did your teacher NOT teach you that you are responsible for the reactions to your actions? did you not know that if someone uses your info wrong, or takes it as wicca and someone gets HURT of DIES because a majority of ppl only use ONE site, then YOU are responsible. they are also responsible as it is their choice, but your incomplete info can cause harm in someones reaction. "

"That symbol ISN'T the "most commonly used". in fact I went searching for it (after I emailed you) as I am well aware of all the "new age" versions of things (and how a lot of ppl who only THINK a wiccan in merely a "good" witch exist). not a single reference to the symbol was found. Not to say their isn't one, just that I don't think you are truly doing your research. If you are so easily offended by a nice way of putting things, I wonder how you will take my lack of sugar. Hears one praise for you though. Your symbol for Uranus was pretty good. I found your site while doing some research of my own (which I usually avoid doing on the internet due to all the fakes and ppl who give "bad" advice and 'facts' that are not facts) on the symbol of Uranus (I actually never use the internet to look up Wicca due to nut jobs and such but I actually didn't notice until your site was on until after clicking... wasn't paying attention. "

"I admit it, I was irritated after two hours of research and so much BS it wasn't funny, so I didn't even look
). Once at the site though I looked through it a little. I did not notice certain things until after the email otherwise it really WOULD have been "bitchy". Just to clear something up. A wiccan in lamens terms in a HEALER and a protector (shield spells and protection spells). If in your options all cause harm, you must look for the least harm in the big picture. cursing is a no no as it is HARM and giving an innocent that kind of responsibility is close to the crime of just destroying them, in fact that is exactly what it is in some cases. Magik is a wonderful thing but in the hands of someone who does not understand what they are doing of the weight of it... "

I must wonder for how many innocents (children) you are responsible for the actions of. curses I see too much. a common misconception of ppl who have the "good witch" theology. thing is. you use them? you are NOT wiccan. pure and simple. The only exception to the rule with children is if they are of the stage in life (usually varying from ages 8-12, and never without parental knowledge and consent) where they are prepared in their own mind to decide what they wish to believe and have decided they wish to believe in this path. I chose my path rather young and my brother chose a different one years later. did that make it easy? no. Did my teacher teach me spells right off? HELL no. I was taught ethics first and then asked if I wished to continue. then I was taught healing remedies. THEN I was taught the bare minimum about spells and set unto it with her watching over me and letting me form my own comfortable style. Please note. this teaching style was used due to the highborn natural thing, so I am unsure of how it would work on someone who isn't one. I am not even NOW ready to take on an apprentice. Why? mostly personal reasons. I enjoy learning from others. My lady elder (respectable term for a dear one to me who is a crone as well as a high priestess and a shaman) also looked at your page. In fact I double check with her to see if, in all her years along the path, she had seen the symbol you used for Pluto. nope. that was before I e mailed you.

The next and final thing you need to understand for the total weight of understanding? People DIE. Not just in high magik (usually of the more powerful varieties than what you wrote about... and that isn't something I use anyway), but they die because they are KILLED. Their are still those today who die because someone does LIKE the fact that they are (what is actually only the term since burning times) a "witch" (before the burning times wicca were "village healer"-more common term, "priestess"-less common term unless you were one talking to others, but always respected in those things.) and guess what they do little one? they kill them. do you know why this continues beside some very corrupt ppl in a church somewhere?

"site like yours with incomplete or wrong information. every death your site could prevent or has helped cause is also your responsibility. for your sake, I sincerely hope the death I witnessed as a child is not one of them (though I already know it is not). I have studied for years. You have been studying how long young one? I am not meaning to pull the seniority thing (which is annoying in of its own) merely referencing experience level. Still. There are those who have studied longer and know more than me. be more careful with what you put out, and please, either remove your status as "wiccan" or change your site. otherwise I will be informing others and spreading the word because your site is part of the problem. This is not a threat. again. nobody would hurt you.... just make sure others knew your site was not credible as a wiccan site. If you need a reference book for your own studies, a good one author is silver raven-wolf of Scott Cunningham... although before anything else I recommend "Wiccan beliefs and practices" by Gary Cantrell (you need it little one)... and a book about the knights code (this is how one thinks as a healer... minus the fighting... though their is a path today that uses that code in full.. just not Wicca)."

Now obviously, this person has not thoroughly read my site because the section on curses contains philosophical information and notes hot to take them off. It DOES NOT contain curses that you can cast on others. The section on spells for children are spells designed to help and to heal them. But don't believe me, click the links and see for yourself.

As I states in my earlier response, I used the symbol for Pluto which I feel is most commonly used today. In fact, the original symbol for Pluto which combines the letter P and L is actually to honor Percival Lowell who is credited with discovering the planet (and yes, I know scientist no longer consider Pluto a planet). Again, I did not "forget" to include any information at my site (although I know there are places I wish to go back and add information and update old information). I purposefully left out some information, as many writers do, to encourage the seeker to do their own work.

I don't believe Luna's statement that most people use only one site for their information. The current trend in metaphysical circles (which is in itself a controvertible subject) is eclecticism. Today's seeker isn't as interested in adhering to tradition as earlier ones were, but rather pick and choose their beliefs and practices a la carte so to speak.

Out of curiosity, I used the email "Luna" used to contact me to find her on facebook in order to learn a little bit more about this person who keeps referring to me as 'young one'. I won't give her real name, but according to her facebook page Luna graduated from high school in 2007 which would make her about 22 years old.

So, Luna, as YOUR ELDER, I would advise you to tuck your pointy little hat back between your legs and head back to Hogwarts to get your facts straight. Better still, try practicing what you preach. Think about the harm YOU are creating with your negative attitude. YOUR thoughts, WORDS, and deeds come back to you for good or ill, isn't that the Threefold Law?

Carolina Dean