The Sun . . .

I have to admit, I'm not much of a "day" person.  I usually tend my garden near twilight, or at least in the very late evening.  Don't do early mornings unless it's a dire emergency.  But sometimes I get 'called' outside during the day.  I found this website, Christopher is a wonderful author and source of all things magick, so I'll just share it here for you sun lovers and those, like me, who need to love it more:

Sun Magick

The Blue Moon of January 2018 . . .

This month's blue moon has the distinction of being a super moon, a blood moon, and will be eclipsed.  What does this mean magickally?  Well ... nothing really.  It's a blue moon but can be attributed to the month of February as it's energies are strong the day before, the day of and the day after the actual full.

Taken from the Farmer's Almanac:
February’s Moon is called the Snow Moon.
This year is unusual! In 2018, full Moons crest on January 31 and again on March 1, so there is not a “Full Moon phase” listed below.
FEBRUARY’S SNOW MOON
Traditionally, the Moon in February is called the Snow Moon because usually the heaviest snows fall in February. This name dates back to the Native Americans during Colonial times when the Moons were a way of tracking the seasons. And the Native Americans were right. On average, February is the USA’s snowiest month, according to data from the National Weather Service.
Hunting becomes very difficult, and so some Native American tribes called this the Hunger Moon. Other Native American tribes called this Moon the “Shoulder to Shoulder Around the Fire Moon” (Wishram Native Americans), the “No Snow in the Trails Moon” (Zuni Native Americans), and the “Bone Moon” (Cherokee Native Americans). The Bone Moon meant that there was so little food that people gnawed on bones and ate bone marrow soup.
Magickally, you'll work with this moon as you will any other full moon.  As it precedes Imbolc I plan on adding in blessings for healthy growth of seeds and comfortable happiness in the home for the upcoming spring.

Magickally, you'll work with this moon as you will any other full moon.  As it precedes Imbolc I plan on adding in blessings for healthy growth of seeds and comfortable happiness in the home for the upcoming spring.

For Beginners . . .

This is a list of helpful links if you're just starting out, a comprehensive reading list, and links to two VERY helpful free libraries from which you can download complete books for free:


New to Paganism:
http://www.ecauldron.net/newpagan.php

Magick and Spellcasting Basics:
https://exemplore.com/wicca-witchcraft/A-Witchcraft-Primer-Magic-and-Spellcasting-Basics

To learn of different paths/traditions:
http://rainy-day-witchcraft.tumblr.com/post/124106815477/types-of-witches-updated

Reading List:

River and Joyce Higginbotham:  Paganism:  An Introduction to Earth-Centered Religions

 Lisa Chamberlain:  Wicca Wheel of the Year Magic: A Beginner’s Guide to the Sabbats, with History, Symbolism, Celebration Ideas, and Dedicated Sabbat Spells

Thea Sabin:  Wicca for Beginners

Scott Cunningham:  Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner and Living Wicca

Raymond Buckland:  Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft

Raven Grimassi:  Wiccan Magick 

Marian Green:  A Witch Alone

Janet and Stewart Farrar -- A Witches' Bible Complete

Illes, Judika - The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft

To help develop psy ability:

http://www.magia-metachemica.net/uploads/1/0/6/2/10624795/hermetic_studies_-_psychic_abilities.pdf

Books to download:  https://www.dropbox.com/sh/q3g86jkbupk12af/AADB-tp51282rdNx3HzNkGSfa?dl=0&lst=

If you feel you are experiencing psychic phenomena and you want to learn more about it, what it is, how to develop it, how to control it, get your hands on these books:

Develop Your ESP (ebook)
$9.99
Google Play

How to Develop Your ESP; Paperback; Author - Susy Smith
$7.78
Barnes & Noble

Understand and Develop Your ESP : Based on the Edgar Cayce Readings by Mark A. Thurston - Used (Good) - 0876040970
$3.99

Thriftbooks.com

Abuse of Magick

Magick can be used in some way in most every day lives, but can magick be abused?  Oh surely.  Good intentions are fine, but when you want to heal someone make sure they are on board, even if the deed is good let the other person in on it.  You could end up doing harm, instead.  As far as doing something like a healing on yourself, that's fine, but some things should be healed on their own.  I firmly believe hurts like heartache, healing from physical abuse, etc., are better healed by moving through the process.  Using magick to heal your heart could prove harmful, could turn you callous and cold.  Healing takes time but if you take the time and go through the process you learn so much more about yourself and your ability to stand on your own than you'd ever do by using a shortcut like magick to bandaid our heart.  And there is always the prospect of failure, which could make things worse.  It's just better to go through the process and move on.  It is life's learning process and it's the best thing you can do for you.

Magick Can Help . . .

Magick is not a cure all.  It's kind of like the christians believe "God helps those that help themselves".  Our faith and practice is kind of like that.  If you want something you can manifest it using magick.  BUT.  You have to put in some work.  If you want a job, magick can help with that but you have to look for work, you have to put in applications, you have to make phone calls.  If you want to find love magick can help, but you have to get out of the house.  You have to make yourself available and visible.  If you want a garden to grow beautifully and healthy magick can help but you still have to till the soil, water the garden and feed/weed the garden.

The way I view magick is that it is a key that unlocks doors, it is a battering ram that breaks down obstacles in my path.  Magick works, or starts working, the moment you can clearly visualize the end result.  Though you really don't need a lot of tools and major astrological knowledge in order to make magick work, you still need a fair amount of study and the more you can put into a working the stronger it is.  Which is why it's a good idea to study and find out if tonight is a good night to do your working astrologically.  It's not hard to find that out.  Or what herbs/stones would lend even more kick to your working.  Again, not hard to find that out.  The more you put INTO your magick, the more you get out of it.  Half assed going into anything is never a good way to do it.  Take your workings seriously and put everything you can into it so your result is as solid as your will.

Blessed be!

I Want To Be A Witch . . .

Ok so for the 175th time in our chatroom someone has come in who says their grandmother was a witch and they want to be one too.  So, let's examine that.  My initial thought is, ok so what if your grandmother was a witch, is that the ONLY reason you want to be a witch?  If your grandmother was a witch WHY do you not have her books and grimoire?  We all know every witch has them.  WHY has your grandmother not taught you?  So here they come to us.

Ok I can be a trooper.  The first lesson I am going to teach you about being a witch is that it's not television or movie crap.  It's really rather mundane, though, in my opinion, the rituals are quite lovely.  Secondly study is crucial.  You are not going to learn this path on the internet or in chatrooms.  There are thousands of paths out there.  Everyone you ask EVERY SINGLE ONE will tell you something different.  So start there.  Study the different traditions and spiritual paths out there.

You're doing that?  GREAT.  You are going to have to have great focus, determination, dedication and discipline to do anything along this path.  Study, in my opinion, for a year or even more before you begin practice.  There could be simple, small things you might discover to do early on but PLEASE make sure you are well versed in grounding and protections.  PLEASE.

Meditate.  And I mean from day one.  You have to know yourself inside and out.  You have to ready yourself for workings, and that means be relaxed, focused and well prepared.  Meditation gives you the opportunity to communicate with the energies around you that could give you important visions, through symbols, sounds and other images during meditation, that can help you along.  Answer daunting questions.  Show you your guides.  There are books, cds, dvds and even youtube vids that can help you learn effective meditations.  Start looking into them.

Ok that's a start.  There is much more to learn.  KEEP READING!

Lessening the Chaos . . .

Ever since THE EVENT WHICH HERE WILL NOT BE NAMED occurred, I've been thinking about magick, witchcraft and what that actually can do for a person's life.  I know from experience it can bring a certain amount of freedom and peace.  So I'm working on coming up with daily rituals I can do to enhance my life and living space and mind.  I'll let you know how that goes if I'm not incarcerated soon.