Blessed Yule, everyone. Please be safe, I know the Midwest got a good helping of ice and freezing rain last night. Travel safely, and may you, your family and your bags make the round trip without incident!
Showing posts with label Sabbat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sabbat. Show all posts
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Monday, June 24, 2013
Magickal waters
Sun: 03'Cancer
Moon: 26'Capricorn
Just Past Full
All right. I admit, a big part of my practice is astrology. But I also like the hands-on witchy work as well, and I am a biiiiig fan of charging water by the Sun, Moon, element or astrological aspect in effect for practical work. (By "water" I mean actual dihydrogen monoxide, not oils or tinctures, those are for another topic.)
You see, while it's nice to be able to set your tools, talismans, crystals, self, etc. out under the Full Moon overnight for cleansing and recharging, that's not always possible or practical. (People do steal, and not everyone has the privacy necessary for a skyclad Esbat - the neighbors probably mind, even if you don't!) Charging waters, or the herbs to go into them, provides a standalone tool, a storage battery already tuned to the frequency you want that can be pulled out at any time. You can make it as elaborate or as simple as you want: what you put into the water will catch the energies to which it is closest and radiate it into the water to hold. It can be as easy as setting out a jar and a funnel during thunder snow (and use that water cautiously!), or as complicated as charting out the entire heavens at the specific planetary day and hour you want to capture.
Moon: 26'Capricorn
Just Past Full
All right. I admit, a big part of my practice is astrology. But I also like the hands-on witchy work as well, and I am a biiiiig fan of charging water by the Sun, Moon, element or astrological aspect in effect for practical work. (By "water" I mean actual dihydrogen monoxide, not oils or tinctures, those are for another topic.)
You see, while it's nice to be able to set your tools, talismans, crystals, self, etc. out under the Full Moon overnight for cleansing and recharging, that's not always possible or practical. (People do steal, and not everyone has the privacy necessary for a skyclad Esbat - the neighbors probably mind, even if you don't!) Charging waters, or the herbs to go into them, provides a standalone tool, a storage battery already tuned to the frequency you want that can be pulled out at any time. You can make it as elaborate or as simple as you want: what you put into the water will catch the energies to which it is closest and radiate it into the water to hold. It can be as easy as setting out a jar and a funnel during thunder snow (and use that water cautiously!), or as complicated as charting out the entire heavens at the specific planetary day and hour you want to capture.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Summer Solstice 2013: Prometheus and Hellenic Reconstructionism
The BBC came out with an article yesterday that I thought was an interesting, and too-brief, look at the Greek phenomenon known as Hellenic Reconstructionism and the challenges it faces.
These folks see Greece as a pagan nation under occupation by the Orthodox Church and are, quite literally, attempting to reconstruct the ancient religion of Greece.
These folks see Greece as a pagan nation under occupation by the Orthodox Church and are, quite literally, attempting to reconstruct the ancient religion of Greece.
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