Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Wicca Today

With the sun sign in Gemini and the moon spending most of the day in Cancer, this could be a very volatile day emotionally. The mixture of Gemini's inconsistency and Cancer's high sensitivity could cause some conflict. Watch out for road rage and petty arguments. On the up side, today could be a very good day for magick involving communication or divination. With Cancer's intuition and Gemini's eloquent communication skills, this would be a great day for communicating with the astral plane. You might want to avoid love spells, as both Gemini and Cancer are not known for being grounded. A love spell done today might send you a lover but it will likely be due to infatuation not true love. Although this may be fun in the short term, it will likely cause you a lot of unwanted pain in the long run.

Good spells for today: any spells involving intellect and communication.

Bad spells for today: Love spells, friendship spells.

Colors: Yellow and Purple



Friday, May 15, 2009

The Witch's Pyramid




The witch's pyramid (also known as the Four Powers of Magus or the Four Secrets of the Sphinx) is the foundation of esoteric magick. You cannot achieve the fifth goal if you do not master the first four. The pyramid is as follows:

To Know

This means that you will acquire as much knowledge as you can throughout your lifetime. You should never stop the process of learning, which means that no person is ever done learning. This also means that if you come across a philosophy or idea that makes more sense to you, than a current one, you will not be afraid to change your mind. You should also apply your knowledge to your life. This aspect of the pyramid is associated with the element of Air.

To Dare

Learn to be unafraid of trying new things and have faith in the universe and its lessons for you. Believe in yourself and your power, as an extension of the Lord and the Lady. You are an extension of the divine, therefore you are capable of magick. This aspect of the Witch's Pyramid is associated with the element of Water.

To Will

This means that you will be an active participant in the world. You will use your power, as part of the divine, to manifest positivity in your life. You will work hard to reach your goals in this life. It also means that you will actively practice meditation and visualization, as a tool toward success. This aspect of the pyramid is associated with the Fire element.

To Be Silent

This is a very important aspect of the Witch's Pyramid and one that many have a hard time following. The basic meaning of this is that you do not discuss your magickal workings with others because their energy will interfere with its manifestation before it has a chance to be. But this also means that you do not share your knowledge of the craft with people who are not interested in learning about it. As Wiccans, we believe that every person finds their own path to Spirit. We do not try to recruit people or persuade them to become Wiccan. You can definitely make the knowledge available to them if they would like it, but never in a way that assumes Wicca is superior and never against their will. This aspect of the pyramid is associated with the Earth element.

To Go

This means that you have achieved all four aspects of the pyramid and you use them to improve your life and the lives of others. This aspect of the Witch's Pyramid is associated with Spirit.

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Brightest Blessings,

Violet Vailea

Monday, October 27, 2008

New Moon



The new moon is only hours away, which is a great time to start new projects. This is why I chose to start my blog now. This is the first blog I have ever had, so I'm hoping it will bring reflection and evaluation in a new form. Reflection and evaluation is very important to me. The only way that new lessons can be learned is if we are constantly reflecting on our past actions to see if they worked well or if something needs to be changed. The new moon is a perfect time for this. Let the new moon's energy penetrate through any old habits that you would like to get rid of. The following ritual can be done under the new moon to bring about the elimination of undesirable habits, mental processes, emotions, relationships or anything else that is bothering you or causing you difficulty in your life. After you work on eliminating the bad, you can focus on manifesting the good. Use the energy of the new moon to help boost your new lifestyle.


New Moon Ritual

You will need:
1 black candle
the energy of the new moon
yourself

Part I

Eliminating the Bad

Begin the ritual by grounding and centering. Once you feel ready to continue light your black candle and focus on it. Think about any of the bad habits or negative processes that you would like to eliminate from your life. Get a very clear picture of them in your mind and then imagine yourself placing them into a black box, with a large brass lock on it. Place all of them in one by one until they are all in the box. Now chant these words:

Bad habits you are gone
locked in this box
you shall not return.

Chant this as many times as you feel necessary. Now, imagine yourself closing the box and locking it. In your mind, imagine digging a hole and burying the box.

Part II

Manifesting the Good

To help manifest the good, imagine your life without the habits that you wish to eliminate. For example, if you are quitting cigarettes, replace your usual cigarette with a green tea in your visualization. If you usually get up and have a cigarette in the morning, instead imagine yourself having a green tea. This is only a suggestion. Be creative and imagine yourself doing anything but engaging in that bad habit. After you are finished the ritual, allow the black candle to burn out (in a safe place of course) and let all of the energy you just focused on make its way through the universe, so it can help you achieve your goal.