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“I Fell in Love with a Witch”: The Vision of Gerald Gardner

November 03, 2017

Some people argue that Gardnerians cannot claim to have the right to do something merely because Gardner did it. Yes, the historical pattern is that religious founders always have rights and privileges that their followers cannot have. I see this clearly in the three cases I know best, those of Gardner, Joseph Smith, and the Rabbi Joshua (whose Greek name was Jesus).

CANDLE MAGIC

October 14, 2017

Candle magic is an ancient art and it is the most widely used magic practiced today. The candle itself is a very powerful magical tool it contains all the basic elements earth, wind, fire and water, earth is represented in the wax, water the melted wax, the flame fire and the air is the smoke. The colour of the candles is very important as the different colours will bring with it its own energy and power, green for healing, red for empowerment etc. Each of the elements has with it its own single coloured candle, green for earth, yellow for air, blue is for water and red is for fire. The different colours also represent either a yin female or yang male energy, yellow is yin, green is yang, blue is yin and red is yang.

MAGIC AND SPELLCASTING

August 17, 2017

Magic is the practice of having an intention and bringing that intention into reality, through the manipulation of energies, with practice magic becomes stronger and more powerful, it is the blending of energies from the other-world and the earthly realm. The areas of normal possibilities are transcended and the magic practitioner becomes the emissary of energy and an ongoing pupil of possibilities. If you have the traits of intelligence, determination, application, an irrepressible will, and a cautious outlook, discipline, logic and honesty, you are ready to make magic.

Your Book of Shadows (Grimoire)

July 23, 2017

A Book of Shadows is a witches most treasured possession, in this is written a record of all rituals, how they were done, who was invoked, what items were used, when they were done, what they were trying to attain, and what the outcome was. As soon as you begin your journey as a witch, you begin your Book of Shadows.

Pagan Acceptance

July 11, 2017

Something magickal happened this year in the Iowa House of Representatives, and it’s a ground breaking change that, for some, marks the beginning of the end of Wicca’s fight for recognition as a mainstream religion. On the 9th of April of this year, a Wiccan priest was invited to come give the o...

MY TEMPLE

July 09, 2017

A Temple is a specific place that is cleared for meditative and magical practices, and this allows you to make a connection with the spiritual world. The Temple is a place where external and internal awareness meld. There are innumerable frequencies in this space, that a person is able to tune into. When we are still we exude energy, energy is put out and there is conscious reception, this allows communion with the collective unconscious, and that which resides in the ether. The union with a spiritual plane will be made depending on the sensitivity of the individual communing with the higher realms. The particular energy and mood of the moment, will be the deciding factor as to what type of energies are attracted, and each session will be different. The better you are able to tune in, the more concise and deep will be the import of messages.