Month: February 2018

Simple Spiritual House Cleansing

Hello everyone, sorry for the lack of posts we have had some unseasonably warm weather and I have been taking advantage of it. Before the next snow storm hits of course.

We have started doing some refreshing in parts of the house, little cracks here, little cracks there, knicks, bumps, dents and gaps in the trim work from the varying temps all that fun stuff. Easy stuff to do, but more tolerable when the sun is shining, birds are singing and you can crack open the windows a bit.

https://thewitchandwalnut.wordpress.com/2018/02/28/simple-spiritual-house-cleansing/

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Full Moon Coven Gathering March 1, 2018 at 7:00 PM CT

This Esbat ritual was written and will be lead by one of our novices, Two Feathers

WHEN:

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Socializing 7:00-7:14 PM CT

Circle Cast at 7:15 PM CT

Please do not enter chat room once circle is cast this will break the circle. Please do not leave unless asked to before circle is done. Thank you.

WHERE:

Coven Life Chat Room

http://ladybeltane.discussionchatroom.com

Items you need : one green, one violet and one yellow candle/ if you  do not have candles with these colours, then use 3 white upright candles and tie green, violet and yellow ribbons at the candle base or on the candle holders, avoid causing fire, or you can just chose candle holders with violet, yellow and green colour/, candle holders for the candles, matches or lighter

One little bowl with seeds : you can mix linseeds, rice, corn seeds, sunflower seeds, wheat seeds in it. Whatever mixture of seeds you chose it is ok.

A photo or picture of a dog OR if you do not have this, use the herb Snapdragon/ this is to keep you safe while you work, I added this because of astrological reasons, the 15th Moon Day that is this current Full Moon requires additional protection /.

A glass of wine, mead or juice for the Deities. Milk and honey for the elementals and devas to leave as thanks after the ritual.

Ritual

Two Feathers  : I call you Great Circle of Crystal Light to hold our combined energy tonight. Time and Place we leave behind as we work within Your Light. In the name of Isis and Osiris and with harm to none this circle is sealed. So be It.

Two Feathers : I call the Guardians of Air into the watchtower of the East to protect our circle.

I call the Guardians of Fire into the watchtower of the South to protect our circle.

I call the Guardians of Water into the watchtower of the West to protect our circle.

I call the Guardians of Earth into the watchtower of the North to protect our circle.

I call the Spirit to protect our circle.

Two Feathers : Merry meet dear brothers and sisters. Please type your name and the country you are now in.

Now light the violet candle and say : Hail Mother  Isis ! Goddess of Magic ! Master of  Resurrection ! With this flame we invite you to come and help us with our work Now.

When ready type : done

Now light the yellow candle from the violet one and say : Hail Osiris! The Divine King! The Revived One! With this flame we invite you to come and help us with our work Now.

When ready type : done

Now  carve your desire into the green candle. If you use tea candle start from the edges and go clockwise towards the wick. If your candle is upright,  carve the desire from the base to the wick.

You have 3 minutes to do this. When ready, type : done

Everyone light your green candle from the yellow candle and say the following 3 times and finish with the words : So Be It

From death to life

From dark to light

( say the desire here)

Shine Bright !

So Be It

When ready type : done

Take the glass with the wine, mead or juice and say :

We honor  You Bright Ones! Isis and Osiris! We share this gift with You in Love and Gratitude . Travel back to where it is your Home  in Peace and Harmony. Blessed Be

Take a sip.

When ready type : done

Two Feathers : I dismiss the guardians of Earth from the watchtower of the North with thanks and blessings

I dismiss the guardians of Water from the watchtower of the West with thanks and blessings

I dismiss the guardians of Fire from the watchtower of the South with thanks and blessings

I dismiss the guardians of Air from the watchtower of the East with thanks and blessings

I dismiss the Spirit with thanks and blessings

Go with harm to none and May Peace and Harmony settle on Earth

Blessed Be

Two Feathers : I bring us back to the Time and Place to live and work on Earth and to be safe. Thank you to all of the energies and Spirits that helped us with this ritual. Travel safe to where you belong. This circle is open but unbroken. This is so.

Two Feathers : Thank You brothers and sisters for attending this gathering.

Blessed Be

After the circle is open:1.Grant the elementals with honey and milk

2 .At that evening or the next day you go out in nature and take the seeds with you. Find a quiet place and scatter the seeds on the ground or throw them in a river or spring, orput them at a bird house to be eaten by the birds  with the words :

As these seeds are taken by Nature so my desire comes true. So Be It.

Blessed be with Good health and Peacelady

A ‘one in a million’ yellow cardinal is dazzling the Internet with its sunshiny feathers

Jeremy Black, an Alabama wedding and wildlife photographer, recently spent five hours in a friend’s back yard in the hope of capturing an image of what he called “the most captivating cardinal in Alabaster, Alabama.”

But that description sells this bird too short. The northern cardinal that Black ended up photographing was not the usual deep red of males but dazzlingly yellow. It could easily claim to be the most captivating bird in the nation — or at least on the Internet. Black’s photo, which was shared on the Facebook page of the Naturalist’s Notebook, promptly went viral.

“As soon as it landed, I was star-struck,” Black told National Geographic. “It kind of took my breath away a little bit.”

To read the rest of this article please click on the link or copy and paste it into your browser: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/02/26/a-one-in-a-million-yellow-cardinal-is-dazzling-the-internet-with-its-sunshiny-feathers/?utm_term=.f3c412cd2fa2&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1

Magic in Ancient Greece: Necromancy, Curses, Love Spells, and Oracles

The magical traditions of ancient Greece encompassed spells, curse tablets, drugs, potions, poisons, amulets, and talismans. For many cultures of the past, there was a very fine line between magic, superstition, religion, and science. The ancient magicians were seen as symbols of wisdom, keepers of secrets, and masters of the arts, mathematics and science, particularly chemistry. Because magicians were believed to be individuals with access to supernatural powers, they were both feared and respected.

Spells and incantations had been used by the Egyptians for thousands of years and the Greeks carried this tradition forward, as evidenced by surviving Greek papyri containing magic records that date back to the 4th and 3rd century BC.

Amulets and Talismans

Amulets in ancient Greece were believed to have provided protection or the attraction of positive outcomes to situations or desires. These were worn around the neck or wrist of a person, or placed in physical locations, such as a house, to provide the same intended results. Commonly, Greek amulets were divided into two broad categories: talismans (which were believed to bring good luck) and phylacteries (which were intended for protection).

The materials used for talismans included bones, wood, stones and sometimes semi-precious gemstones. They could also be written on small pieces of papyrus or a metal sheet. They could be carried in a pouch or small container, or in small bags containing mixed herbs. And to complete the process, one had to invoke a god or goddess (usually Hecate), or multiple gods, and recite magical words of power.

To read the rest of this article please click on the link or copy and paste it into your browser: http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/magic-ancient-greece-necromancy-curses-love-spells-and-oracles-007348?nopaging=1

Interesting Video Explaining “What is Witchcraft?”

I found this little over 3 minute YouTube video explanation of what Witchcraft is very interesting. The woman explaining it puts it in a way that I would have. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DjPSwnit_vr4&ved=0ahUKEwiQ–HN9bzZAhURuVkKHZyUDY0QtwIILTAC&usg=AOvVaw0G7wrFjI6yZ4MQFg3K4puk

The Runes of Odin (8. Wunjo)

 

Joy

Happiness

Light

Spiritual Change

 

Galdr : http://www.sunnyway.com/runes/galdr.html

Pathwalking with the Rune : http://www.northernshamanism.org/pathwalking-with-runes.html

Stone : diamond

Colour : light blue, white

Element : Ice, water

Deities : Odin, Frigg

Zodiacal sign : Leo

Tree : Ash

Herb : Flax

 

This rune helps you gaining the goodwill and the limitless power of the Higher Ones regardless they are people or other Beings. It is useful for gaining wisdom and helps with the manifestation of the spell result  at the proper time.

If you wish a spell to work at a particular time, Wunjo may be enguaged to control  the released energy of the spell.

Wunjo can be used by amulet for a task  that should be completed  in 9 days. In 9 days you should expect the result of the desired outcome.

Wunjo resonates with 9 and works best when it is attuned to 9. This rune is the rune of the “happy end”. It is usually used at the final position of the spell as a sign of success and happiness.

It works well in all aspects and especially in the areas of the carreer and love. Successful journey. It strenghtens the bonds, encourages brotherhood/sisterhood and harmony. Happiness and Wellbeing. It can be used in cooperation with other runes for the achieving of particular goals. Realisation of the ambition, understanding, good health, blooming partnership, success in love.

Divination: Your eyes are wide open for the truth. A prise. A sense of delight. Everything goes well because you are in perfect harmony with the life itself. When the things get worse, allow Wunjo to touch every facet of your Being.

You will experience happiness if you work for it. Seek harmony and balance. Always look for decisions , do not get stuck within the problems.

Happiness should be based on Truth and Honesty to be long lasting. If you hide yourself from the Truth , you hide yourself from the happiness. Look for this which is the right one and the good fortune will come.

The Wheel of fate  has turned to your benefit. A positive outcome or turn.

Reverse meaning : lask of understanding, problems, an ambition that does not come true, secret,  success is an illusion. You should work hard.

Interpretation : This is the Rune of the Light. It can be a magickal light in dark places.Remember, the Light attracts things, dangers included. So, the ability to see in the darkness may be a better choice.

The rune Wunjo can be drawn with the index finger starting from the stem and upwards and then the diagonal lines  down.

http://runesecrets.com/rune-meanings/wunjo

Description

A flag is planted in the field of battle after a resounding victory. A long struggle has ended. Victory gives way to days of song, celebration and rejoicing. According to Norse mythology, the great halls of Valhalla awaited all vanquished warriors and heroes after death — as long as they had fought nobly and bravely in life. What awaited the warriors in Valhalla was eternal glory, peace and joy: a state of eternal bliss. Wunjo represents a spiritual ideal which cannot be maintained in the physical world. The facets of Wunjo that we are able to experience in life are thought of as minor tastes of what was promised in Valhalla: a purity of pleasure and spiritual contentment.

How to Interpret “Wunjo”

Read more at

The above material is thanks to :

http://www.ifate.com/rune-meanings/what-does-the-wunjo-rune-mean.html

Until we merry meet again

Blessed Be

Mistress of the Mountains

 

School Shooting in Florida 17 Dead and 15 Woundef

I ask farmhouses positive energy and prayers to the victims families and the other students and faculty members touched by the horrible tragedy. The following article comes from the Washington Post this morning.

He had been getting treatment at a mental health clinic, but he had stopped. He had been expelled from school for discipline problems. Many of his acquaintances had cut ties in part because of his unnerving Instagram posts and reports that he liked shooting animals. His father died a few years ago, and his mother, among the only people with whom he was close, died around Thanksgiving. He was living in a friend’s house. He was showing signs of depression.

And Nikolas Cruz, 19, had a fascination with guns. He owned an AR-15 assault-style rifle.

Though school officials, students and others who knew him were aware that something was off with Cruz, it is unclear if anyone had a full picture of what was building within him in recent months. Had everyone who knew of his struggles sat down in a room and compared notes about his recent past, perhaps an alarm would have sounded ahead of what emerged on Valentine’s Day, when Cruz allegedly walked into a suburban South Florida high school and carried out one of the nation’s deadliest school shootings.

“Weird” was the word students had used for Cruz since middle school. At first “it was nothing alarming,” said Dakota Mutchler, 17, who attended middle school with Cruz, adding that there was something “a little off about him.” But that was it — for a while.

As Cruz transitioned into high school, he “started progressively getting a little more weird,” Mutchler told The Washington Post. Cruz, he said, was selling knives out of a lunchbox, posting on Instagram about guns and killing animals, and eventually “going after one of my friends, threatening her.”

On Wednesday night, Mutchler recalled Cruz as an increasingly frightening figure, being suspended from school repeatedly, before he was expelled last year. “When someone is expelled,” Mutchler said, “you don’t really expect them to come back. But, of course, he came back.”

He came back to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with a vengeance, according to the Broward County sheriff, who identified Cruz as the gunman who marched through the school with an AR-15 assault-style rifle, killing 17 people and wounding at least 15 others. He has since been booked on 17 counts of premeditated murder in connection with the deaths.

For the rest of the article you can go to the Washington Post newspaper website.