10th Day of the 2nd Lunar Cycle ~ Luis/Rowan
I'm one with the Goddess
and open to Her Wisdom."
10th Day of the 2nd
Lunar Cycle
Ruled by Hera
Lunar Tree Cycle ~
Luis/Rowan
Moon Phase: Waxing Half
Moon sets: 3:03AM EST
Moon rises: 11:59AM EST
Moon in the Mutable Air
Sign of Gemini
Rhiannon's Cycle of the Moon
The First Year of Branwen's Cycle
Lunar Meditation: The vista through
the window of imagination.
Sun in Aquarius
Sunrise: 7:26AM EST
Sunset: 5:41PM EST
Solar Question for the Day: "What
news do you wait to hear? What changes
will it bring?"
Imbolc (Gwyl Mair) Quarter
of the Year
February 4th, 2009
Today is Woden's Day on the old Gregorian calendar and the 10th day of Imbolgen lunar cycle ~ Days of Reclamation. There is Major magickal energies for matters concerning Written Communication. The Correspondences are: the Element of Air (Moon and Sun are both in Air
signs today); the color Dark Blue; the tarot card 7 of Swords and the rune Ansuz. There is also Major magickal energies for conducting Favorable Negotiation. Correspondences are: Moon, the
color Yellow; the tarot card Temperance and the rune Ansuz. "Remember, e-mail communications are about as favorable as skywriting."
The Witch's Pyramid of Magick
or The Magical or Magician's Rules
To Know - To Will - To Dare - To Keep Silent
TO KNOW - simply means you need knowledge to work magick; not only the technical knowledge of how to make a spell, but also the true knowledge that it will work. If you have any doubts, these will prevent you from making the magick work.
Interestingly, magick works because the practitioner believe in it, regardless of whether the recipient believes, although should they actively disbelieve then the energy of that disbelief may affect it.
TO WILL - means that you need to truly will it (as mentioned in the Rede); you must want it to work with every fiber of your being. Again, if you have any doubts about its 'rightness' these will interfere with your magick; in fact, if you have any doubts at all then don't do it.
TO DARE - you need to actually do it; even thought I have said that spells sometimes start to work once you have designed them, they will not be at 'full power' unless you actually do it!
TO KEEP SILENT - you should keep your own counsel about your spells. It is this later aspect which confuses some people, after all, if you worked in a group everyone there would have to know what spell they were working. Probably easiest way to illustrate the need for silence is to think of it this way: when you are angry or really upset you have very strong feelings, but after you discuss these with a close friend you begin to feel better and the feelings dissipate. Magickal energy can also drain away in a similar manner. Moreover, the more people who know about an intended act of magick, the more likely that one of them may have doubts about it, and those doubts can produce their own energy which may affect the result, or dilute the energy, of your spell. This is why in a group it is essential that everyone agrees with the magick to be worked. Even after a spell has been performed, it is better to say nothing.
Other factors which have impact on the working of magick:
A spell should not interfere with another person's freedom of will, e.g. any form of magick which would make one person fall in love with another. However, this also includes not working spells which might appear beneficial, for example to make someone stop smoking. Although there is no doubt that this would be a good thing, you still should not do it without their consent. One way around this would be to create a form of a spell which they can choose to use or not; an empowered candle or talisman perhaps.
Spells should not be worked to directly obtain money. No doubt you have heard this before and the reasons why, but it does no harm to repeat that money spells are invariably bad news!
Because money is not a part of the natural world this can result in many kinds of difficulty, e.g. you work a spell for money, your car is then involved in an accident which you can claim for on the insurance. Yes, you have gained some money, but you have also gained another need to spend it, and possibly some injuries as well. Far better to work a spell for the opportunity to earn money or for a promotion.
Magick should not be performed for payment, although it is acceptable to cover your costs. Certainly, if you are empowering a piece of jewelery for someone, you can expect them to provide the jewelery or to pay for it. Having said that, if you are asking someone to expend time and effort on your behalf it is only good manners to give them something in return, a small gift, perhaps. The difference lies between someone demanding payment for magick and you voluntarily showing your appreciation for someone's time and energy.
Spells should not be worked to impress, such as joke or without good reason. If you waste your magickal resources on frivolous spells, these resources will not be so readily available when you really need them. Should you want to practice a new magical technique and can really not think of a suitable cause, then consider working for the Land or wildlife in general.
Magick works through the exchange of energies; the more energy you put into your spell, the more effective it will be.
Magick rarely works instantly; it usually takes time for a spell to come to fruition. Generally speaking the more complex the problem, or the spell, the longer it will take. Sometimes a spell which you perform regularly will be more rapid in effect.
As magick needs your energy, it will not work if you are out of balance. This may mean that you cannot work healing spells if you are very ill, but it is far better to wait rather than to risk you magick going wrong.
Spells do not have to be put into rhyme for them to work. If you are poetic, or prefer rhyming incantations, then by all means use them, but they are not essential. From time to time you may come across spells or incantations with words which you do not understand in which case don't use them if you don't know what the words mean, you can't be certain what you are asking for.
Magick does not need special clothes, tools, etc. to work. However, if you find these things make it easier to focus, as they often can be, or that they give comfort to the person you are working for, then by all means use them.
There is a series of fairly straightforward steps which can be taken to help towards successful spells:
* Identify the problem
* Look for any underlying causes
* Determine whether magickal intervention is really the answer
* Design the spell
* Check for potential results and side effects
* Perform the spell
[From Kate West's "The Real Witches' Craft"]
and open to Her Wisdom."
10th Day of the 2nd
Lunar Cycle
Ruled by Hera
Lunar Tree Cycle ~
Luis/Rowan
Moon Phase: Waxing Half
Moon sets: 3:03AM EST
Moon rises: 11:59AM EST
Moon in the Mutable Air
Sign of Gemini
Rhiannon's Cycle of the Moon
The First Year of Branwen's Cycle
Lunar Meditation: The vista through
the window of imagination.
Sun in Aquarius
Sunrise: 7:26AM EST
Sunset: 5:41PM EST
Solar Question for the Day: "What
news do you wait to hear? What changes
will it bring?"
Imbolc (Gwyl Mair) Quarter
of the Year
February 4th, 2009
Today is Woden's Day on the old Gregorian calendar and the 10th day of Imbolgen lunar cycle ~ Days of Reclamation. There is Major magickal energies for matters concerning Written Communication. The Correspondences are: the Element of Air (Moon and Sun are both in Air
signs today); the color Dark Blue; the tarot card 7 of Swords and the rune Ansuz. There is also Major magickal energies for conducting Favorable Negotiation. Correspondences are: Moon, the
color Yellow; the tarot card Temperance and the rune Ansuz. "Remember, e-mail communications are about as favorable as skywriting."
The Witch's Pyramid of Magick
or The Magical or Magician's Rules
To Know - To Will - To Dare - To Keep Silent
TO KNOW - simply means you need knowledge to work magick; not only the technical knowledge of how to make a spell, but also the true knowledge that it will work. If you have any doubts, these will prevent you from making the magick work.
Interestingly, magick works because the practitioner believe in it, regardless of whether the recipient believes, although should they actively disbelieve then the energy of that disbelief may affect it.
TO WILL - means that you need to truly will it (as mentioned in the Rede); you must want it to work with every fiber of your being. Again, if you have any doubts about its 'rightness' these will interfere with your magick; in fact, if you have any doubts at all then don't do it.
TO DARE - you need to actually do it; even thought I have said that spells sometimes start to work once you have designed them, they will not be at 'full power' unless you actually do it!
TO KEEP SILENT - you should keep your own counsel about your spells. It is this later aspect which confuses some people, after all, if you worked in a group everyone there would have to know what spell they were working. Probably easiest way to illustrate the need for silence is to think of it this way: when you are angry or really upset you have very strong feelings, but after you discuss these with a close friend you begin to feel better and the feelings dissipate. Magickal energy can also drain away in a similar manner. Moreover, the more people who know about an intended act of magick, the more likely that one of them may have doubts about it, and those doubts can produce their own energy which may affect the result, or dilute the energy, of your spell. This is why in a group it is essential that everyone agrees with the magick to be worked. Even after a spell has been performed, it is better to say nothing.
Other factors which have impact on the working of magick:
A spell should not interfere with another person's freedom of will, e.g. any form of magick which would make one person fall in love with another. However, this also includes not working spells which might appear beneficial, for example to make someone stop smoking. Although there is no doubt that this would be a good thing, you still should not do it without their consent. One way around this would be to create a form of a spell which they can choose to use or not; an empowered candle or talisman perhaps.
Spells should not be worked to directly obtain money. No doubt you have heard this before and the reasons why, but it does no harm to repeat that money spells are invariably bad news!
Because money is not a part of the natural world this can result in many kinds of difficulty, e.g. you work a spell for money, your car is then involved in an accident which you can claim for on the insurance. Yes, you have gained some money, but you have also gained another need to spend it, and possibly some injuries as well. Far better to work a spell for the opportunity to earn money or for a promotion.
Magick should not be performed for payment, although it is acceptable to cover your costs. Certainly, if you are empowering a piece of jewelery for someone, you can expect them to provide the jewelery or to pay for it. Having said that, if you are asking someone to expend time and effort on your behalf it is only good manners to give them something in return, a small gift, perhaps. The difference lies between someone demanding payment for magick and you voluntarily showing your appreciation for someone's time and energy.
Spells should not be worked to impress, such as joke or without good reason. If you waste your magickal resources on frivolous spells, these resources will not be so readily available when you really need them. Should you want to practice a new magical technique and can really not think of a suitable cause, then consider working for the Land or wildlife in general.
Magick works through the exchange of energies; the more energy you put into your spell, the more effective it will be.
Magick rarely works instantly; it usually takes time for a spell to come to fruition. Generally speaking the more complex the problem, or the spell, the longer it will take. Sometimes a spell which you perform regularly will be more rapid in effect.
As magick needs your energy, it will not work if you are out of balance. This may mean that you cannot work healing spells if you are very ill, but it is far better to wait rather than to risk you magick going wrong.
Spells do not have to be put into rhyme for them to work. If you are poetic, or prefer rhyming incantations, then by all means use them, but they are not essential. From time to time you may come across spells or incantations with words which you do not understand in which case don't use them if you don't know what the words mean, you can't be certain what you are asking for.
Magick does not need special clothes, tools, etc. to work. However, if you find these things make it easier to focus, as they often can be, or that they give comfort to the person you are working for, then by all means use them.
There is a series of fairly straightforward steps which can be taken to help towards successful spells:
* Identify the problem
* Look for any underlying causes
* Determine whether magickal intervention is really the answer
* Design the spell
* Check for potential results and side effects
* Perform the spell
[From Kate West's "The Real Witches' Craft"]