Look Up, Look Down . . .

We're taught as children to walk with our heads held high, our chins up and shoulders back.  As witches, well, that's good, but occasionally we need to look up.  The day sky holds a deep blue mirror that a sky scry could use to his/her advantage.  Clouds that form shapes sending messages to us from deity.  The night sky holds the phases of the moon and all those glorious stars.  My favorite thing in all the world is to lie underneath that velvet, star studded blanket and watch the twinkles, and the occasional flash of a falling star.  Looking down also has its merits.  The other day I was walking down our road in search of the owners of the cutest little dog that had shown up at our house.  On the way I happened to glance down and found the most BEAUTIFUL stone, a crystal white quartz!  

I also found a fascinating piece of flint that I think I'll use in a craft project, a fairie garden.  Stones are important and when one catches your eye it was meant for you to see it and retrieve it.  So look up into that vast blue day sky and see what messages come to you.  Be at peace gazing into the dark star studded night sky and behold all the wonders there and mostly, look down every once in a while and behold special gifts just for you!

My Pendulums . . .

Divination is a tool of witches.  Whether you use Tarot, Oracles, Rune or pendulums (or other form of divination, there are quite a few), accuracy is, of course, essential.  I started collecting pendulums and have amassed this collection:

Amethyst, Bloodstone, Aventurine, Carnelian, Moonstone, Red Jasper, Sunstone, Opalite, Rose Quartz, and Tiger's Eye.

MOST of them give me accurate yes/no answers, but, of late, they've lied.  So I am going to have a talk with them, and recharge them under the September full moon.  Do you know how to charge a tool?  I'll tell you.

Get a mirror, any type round or square, large enough to hold everything you want charged.  Consecrate the mirror, and reconsecrate your tools.  (Sprinkle them with salt water, or pass them through Sandalwood incense smoke, reciting a cleansing chant of your making.)

Place the items on the mirror and place outdoors where the full moon will be able to fully shine on them and the mirror.  That way they get a FULL all around charge.  Keep them there until NOON of the next day, bring them in and wrap/bag them as you normally would.

Happy divining!

How Our Garden Grows . .

As a kitchen witch, hedge witch, green witch, I grow stuff.  I want to grow my own herbs and will eventually.  Right now I'm trying my hand at vegetables, from seed.  One spring I raised peppers successfully.  Now I'm trying cucumbers and tomatoes

One of My Cardinal Rules . . .

Don't send out undirected energy.  Why am I not in rite tonight?  Well, because I have no place to direct the energy to.  I need to direct it to getting a job but I can't do that until I can find some targets to send it out to.  Next month, I'll have targets.  Oh I could do a rite to honor earth, to open myself and my property to prosperity, luck, fortune and peace, but . . . again there is nothing I can really direct that to.  We can't play the lottery, so really, what's the point?  I will go out and honor Her though.

Feeling Witchy?

There are days of the month I feel more magically inclined than others.  As the moon grows fuller my mind turns to magic and mayhem.  Yes, I can be a little stinker when properly motivated.  At these times I pull out my books, meditate, and feel the empowerment of the earth's lines of power.  We'll discuss ley lines in another post.  But yes, it's possible to be feeling very witchy tonight :)

About Books and Moons . . .

I have a number of books from a number of authors.  Laurie Cabot, Silver Ravenwolf, Gerwina Dunwich, Raven Grimmassi, the spelling of some of these names my be incorrect but I'm being lazy today.  I think the most useful ones I have are Green Witchcraft by Aoumiel, several books by Scott Cunningham, and this neat 5000 Spells or something like that by Judith somebody.  I think you can go out and buy a book that speaks to you in a language your heart understands.  I do suggest rather than just admiring the cover you sit down with it, browse through it randomly and read a page here and a page there, check the index and make sure it covers the subject matter you're looking for.  So many authors have been deemed "hacks, frauds or idiots," but the truth is, magic is will and if Ravenwolf can help you find words that elude you to help you harness and use power, there is nothing wrong with her books.  I own To Ride A Silver Broomstick or To Stir A Silver Cauldron, one of those, and I liked it very much.  Gerina, I own one of her candle spell books, I use them as framework for my own spells.

Spells do need to be done best during specific moon phases.  Full moon this month is the 25th, I'm sick of being unemployed and bored so I will be in rite that night to see if I can move some more positive workforce energy my way.  One can find wonderful rites in the Green Witchcraft book, I also use these as framework for my own.  So don't listen to what others tell you about an author if that author's work speaks to you.  Follow your heart, always follow your heart.

Holy Days . . .

What are holy days for Witches?

Depends on the witch.  Some hail to 8 holy days, some 4, me?  Moon phases, Halloween (Samhain) and the equinox/solstices.  My least favorite solstice is the Summer solstice because I deplore summer but then again, I do live in Southeast Texas so . . .

Some spells/rites are geared to a specific time of the year or a particular phase of the moon.  Some study can give you a background on this.  I'll talk a little about books next entry.