This time of year, with Halloween approaching, there are a lot more horror films watched, more horror elements in television shows, and more horror books read than any other part of the year. There is a marked focus in this direction, both in those pursuing watching and reading, and in those speaking against the genre. Many of these elements spill ( Read more... )

Time marches on, time marches on.

South moves north, North moves south
A star is born, a star burns out.
the only thing that stays the same is everything
changes, everything changes.
~Time Marches On by Lawrence Tracy

The world changed a lot between the "rebirth of witchcraft" and its origins.  The world of the 50s and 60s was not the same as the ( Read more... )

This and the previous post were replies to an email on a list, though I've removed the parts that are relevant only to the message I was replying to.  I liked how I said what I said and figured I'd share it with anyone who wants to read it.

This is in regards the the article Rethinking the Watchtowers by Mike Nichols.  It is from a Wicca perspective ( Read more... )

I'd like to expand what I said about Art in my post concerning the Divine Mirror ( Read more... )

There is a concept I have mentioned many times, but never actually wrote about.  That concept is the Divine Mirror ( Read more... )

The Cauldron of Poesy

Looking at Erynn Rowan Laurie's translation of the Cauldron of Poesy, we find three Cauldrons discussed.  The first is the Cauldron of Warming, which is born upright within us.  The second is the Cauldron of Motion, which is born on its side, because it gets stronger when it is turned.  The third is the Cauldron of Wisdom, ( Read more... )

I painted this last night:


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Demon Summoning for Dummies:
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A Witch's Esbat:Willing, thinking, concentrating upon our work, the hoods of our cloaks down over our eyes, thinking, willing, visualizing the image of virtue shifting from one part of our bodies to the other, the sensations of changing like colours upon our minds eye. In the brief glimpses we get when our concentration lowers in its intensity the ( Read more... )

The other important concept which goes along with Shiflut is Kavanah, Intention.  Kavanah can mean Intention, Concentration, Attention, Focus, Intensity, Directedness of the Heart, and other similar things.  The root of Kavanah is Kavan, meaning to direct, aim, or attune.  Kavanah is about directing your conciousness ( Read more... )