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Wicca vs. Witchcraft

Suacydal — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:41:36 GMT

Wicca and Witchcraft are not the same thing. Wicca is a form of Witchcraft, just as Mormon is a form of Christianity. Not all Christians follow Joseph Smith’s book of Mormon, just as not all people who practice forms of Witchcraft are Wiccan.
Where does this misconception, that all Witchcraft is Wicca stem from? Authors and people just new to Wicca, the Occult, Witchcraft, and so on. Just like when you hear born again Christians, the new entry ones who don’t know jack about their own religion, going around saying “if it wasn’t for Jesus, you wouldn’t be here.” my response “umm, no… if it wasn’t for God I wouldn’t be here. The Christ and God are two different things my deluded friend.” You usually hear new Wiccans saying, they stole this, and this is ours and that’s ours. Pretty much every religion that’s not Christian, that worships a Goddess of one form or another has to be some form of the Original Wicca.
How does this misconception come about? Well I will show you, via quoting a book:
Soraya’s Book of Spells, page 25 under “Is Wicca a new religion” and the quote is as follows:
“Wicca or paganism is not a religion at all. Wicca is a Goddess based belief system that can be dated back 25,000 years.”
Now I will pull this apart, just to show you the problems with this quote.
1. “Wicca or paganism” - The terms Wicca and Paganism, just like the terms Wicca and Witchcraft, are not one in the same. Wicca is merely a form of Neo-Paganism. The modern definition for the word Pagan, is someone that is not of the mainstream faiths, which are “Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Hindi”. I’m pretty sure the Zoroastrians don’t follow Wiccan practices, and their a pagan religion.
2. “is not a religion at all.” - Well in one part she is right, Paganism is not a religion, it’s a term to define a whole lot of religions, but Wicca itself is a religion. Though in the Gardnerian Book of Shadows it says you are supposed to not claim Wicca as a religion, rather say all witchcraft is evil. The structure of Wicca itself, is what classes it as a religion.
3. “Wicca is a Goddess based belief system” - NO! *SLAP* NO! BAD MONKEY! Wicca is not just Goddess based, sure there were, and probably still are, the feminist Dianic Wiccans who removed the God, for what ever reason, but I don’t consider it Wicca, so it is not of too much concern. Why not? because Wicca was about balance, and its main representation of this was in its deities. Having a High Priestess and High Priest, who was the High Priest meant to be acting out in the Great Rite, if there was no male deity. All summed up: Wicca has a Goddess and a God. Not just one or the other.
4. “that can be dated back 25,000 years.” - Really? Wow… 25,000? Really? I’m pretty sure the 1950’s weren’t that long ago. Gerald Gardner created Wicca in the 1950’s just after the laws against Witchcraft in England were lifted. He claimed his religion “Wicca” to be from a secret Witch Cult which survived the burning times and so on. The Scholars then took to Wicca, and pulled it to pieces finding the truth about this, apparently “Old” religion, finding his texts to be influenced by English and Celtic Folk-lore, the Enochian system of John Dee, Thelema, the Golden Dawn, Stregaria, Tantric Yoga, the King James Version of the Holy Bible and even Kipling. The rest was made up by him as he went along, and was estimated to be wrote between 1949 and 1961.
I know this really rips the undies of new Wiccans. Their eyes unwillingly pried open, trust me it hurts, it happened to me. I spent six months researching what I believe to be Wicca only to find a website, which no longer exists called “WhyWiccansSuck” it broke my heart, but as I researched its claims, I quickly found it to be true.

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Introduction

Volva — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:51:39 GMT

I just joined this tribe and wanted to say "hello." I'm the Volva, a Kansas City-based seidkona exploring the intersections of Celtic/Northern European/Wiccan/Pagan/Magickal/Buddhist/Heathen spirituality (and some other things that don't fit into tidy categories that can be summed up in a word or two). Looking forward to getting to know more about all of you through your posts.

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Beltaine In the Grove Deadline to Register April 10, 2008

Seanachai — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:43:41 GMT

Merry Meet! Time is running out, but there is still space available to register for Beltaine In The Grove! Registration closes on April 10, 2008. If you have checked out our website, www.beltaineinthegrove.org thanks for your interest! If not, check out what we have going on for Beltaine. The festival is on private property in the Columbia River Gorge area- about 2 hours east of Portland (OR). We will be camping, having workshops that include Practical Magic Correspondences, Astrology, Archery, Belly Dancing and more. There will be a Maypole with Dancing and choosing a new May Queen along with a fantastic Main Fire and Tantric Temple too!
FYI If you have registered as a USER at our site and plan to join us, be sure you REGISTER for this year’s festival as well- alas it is a two step process- but will be streamlined next year. Any questions, please let me know. I can be emailed directly at Seanachai@beltaineinthegrove.org.
Merry Part,
Seanachai of The Oak Cauldron

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An Inconvenient Truth Presentation

WizardsAura — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:21:33 GMT

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Raise your awareness, and discuss strategies each of us can be involved in to address global warming.

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An Inconvenient Truth Presentation

WizardsAura — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:20:22 GMT

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New

~*Airrowin*~ — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:18:12 GMT

MM all I just wanter to say hi cause I'm new to this tribe looking forward to getting to know you all! MP
~*Airrowin*~

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Beltaine In The Grove Registration Now Open!- A new NW area Festival!

Seanachai — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:28:22 GMT

Merry Meet! Anyone whom is interested in a fun, magical ritual and camping festival for Beltaine, check out our site, www.beltaineinthegrove.org.
We are a small group of family and friends whom have been working magically speaking for a number of years and have wanted to do our own Beltaine, and now we are. We would love to have others join us and meet more of our community at large. This is a traditional Beltaine with dancing the may pole, a May Queen and May King- with all the trappings and cavorting that entails! As this is a new festival we need more musicians, drummers, dancers, fire eaters, contortionists, and anyone else whom wants to join. This is also "family" oriented where children may come (with a parent/ guardian), but the celebration at the Main Fire, Bardic Circle and Tantric Temple can go on through the night! We welcome all faith/ religious backgrounds, gender assignations, sexual orientations and any other category you may identify with, so long as you are respectful of others. Questions? Interested? Check it all out at www.beltaineinthegrove.org.
Merry Part,
Seanachai of The Oak Cauldron

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herbalism tribe?

Nadia — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:40:59 GMT

hey ya'll

I've been poking around in herbalism, making my own shampoos and lip balms for a while now...

Is there an herbalism tribe? If not, shouldn't there be one? i could post in any number of the pagan tribes of various varieties, but with the random questions that come up, I'd feel rather shameful of plugging a main....

anyways, any one know if there is one?

sorry for the ramble.

nadia

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Looking for Guidance

alexander — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:34:13 GMT

I've dabbled in spell work before, I know it's not for the amateur and should not be taken lightly, what little I did try seemed to work a small amount, but I seek training.

I'm a university grad, which should tell anyone, that I'm not afraid of putting in the effort and the hard work. What little I could find in books, and on the internet, that wasn't complete garbage I read. But I'm hoping for so much more. I've always felt the world around us was live and awake, waiting for us to interact with its energies and

I'm not asking for a miracle, just someone who's willing to challenge me and teach me on how to practice and grow with the world around me.

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Please help

alexander — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:55:21 GMT

I found out today that someone I love and care about is sick. She is barely 3 years old and her mom, my cousin, found a lump on her jaw, and the hospital determined it is lymphoma.
Please anyone and everyone reading this, pray for her, and send blessings for her. If anyone knows a blessing ritual for something like this please send it to me. I'm 7 hours away at college, but anything I can do from her is worth it. She's only a baby, and noone should suffer like that.

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intro and request for help

GyPsy Raven — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:24:58 GMT

Merry met, and many blessings. The Divine in me recognizes the Divine in you!
I'm a Giamancer, a Shamanic-witch, a Walker of the Green-path, and a psychonaut. Back in September I moved to a small island off the grid, and as crazily hard as it has been, it's a beautiful life. With a recent break-up, life has been pretty shaken up for me, but I mostly feel really happy and see massive potential, feel manifestations on the way, and know I'm on my personal destiny path. The problem is that I've been having a lot of problems finding work on the little island and a new place to live is slow in manifesting.... and something shifted a couple of days ago and I've been thinking of moving back to Victoria, BC (the other place my heart calls home). I've been trying to get in touch with what my heart is telling me, but there are so many uncertainties that I'm pretty confused as to what's best.

I don't mind having faith that the path before me is in mystery, but would like to been able to see the signs before me. Both areas have great potential for me, I just would like more clarity on which 'home' is for me in the present (I can always go back to my life in the woods on that little island at a latter time).

Anyway, my focus right now, and the request for help, is that:

Through the wisdom of the Divine in all It's forms,
Through the guidance of fearies and guardians,
Through the signs and messages I find in Nature,
I seek clarity of the heart,
I seek the awareness of vision in dreams and Nature,
I seek quick manifestation of the best housing for where I need to be most.
I am connected to my tribe through the love of the Source, and know that they all want the best for me.
Through projection of positive intent, and with the goal of greatest good,
By my will, and the will of the Source,
So mote it be!
Blessed Be, and Many Manifestations!

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Hi everyone

cindy — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:00:52 GMT

I just wanted to say 'hi'.

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help needed with manifestation NOW please...

starchild374 — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:39:21 GMT

my daughter and i have to be out of our apartment by the first of february...
that is in less than a week...
we looked at an apartment today that we REALLY want...
there were like 100 other applicants who REALLY want it too...
please...
visualize dave and mark saying "yes" to us to Live at the street address 941 #2 if it is and for everyone's highest Good...

thank you so much...

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Gay Witchcraft and Sex Magic Workshops in the Spiritual homeland of the craft-Wales

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:18:14 GMT

Hi folks and Merry Meet. I'm not sure if anyone would be interested in the workshops I run here in the spiritual homeland of the Craft-Wales. The HomoMoot (Copyright 2007) workshops are held each month. For further details, visit the website at www.sorchartarot.com/homomoot

Blessed Be.
Julian.

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hello all I live for this stuff

john — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:16:24 GMT

I am not exactly a witch I am a natural waygen and it is interesting to me that the term is used so little I believe in setting talis and todum
rune and push buttns stafs wands and crowns ans magical implaments.if I interest any one pleas write I am interested in what people
have to share there rime and reason thanks

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new here

briarspin — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:31:22 GMT

Blessed Be everyone My name is Briarspin and I am glad to find you. Hoping to have some good discussions with people in my own path. I am a high Priestess and have a Blue star coven in N.J. I also do handfastings and teach pagan high school for all who want to learn, I feel it's sometimes better than being confused on the internet because there's just so much out there that is incorrect or just plain silly. I have 4 kids of my own and a grandbaby who is my sunshine. I also belong to the flamekeepers of Brighid, as that is my celtic roots. I hope everyone excepts me with open arms and I will do the same.

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Hey all you pagan faire goers! Help!

Mel — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:13:31 GMT

Folks,

It has been a toughie last end of the year for this one. Just before samhain my step-mum crossed over. Buried her before Thanksgiving. Now having to be over at my dads home 3-4 days a week, looking after him, and already dealing with other problems. Lost the vision in my left eye. Had to postpone weight loss surgery. Having to deal with worthle4ss free advice of mid western relatives.

Not sure if I can work Southern Faire. Money issues, student loans,( just got my Master's Degree), and relatives wanting me to move in with my dad, which would really be the death of me! And i mean it, all ways socially, spiritually and means of privacy. I've told my relatives it ain't happening. I will be there a few days weekly, but not moving to an area and jsut leave behind where i've been anchored and know where everything is.

These people act like it's so fucking easy to do that. just pick up, leave and move somewhere where you have nothing in common with. OK, let one of them leave Missouri and do that. Faire is where I live, and don't see these people except at Faire. So, I might see if i can change my schedule, because I will NOT attend as a customer.

could use some spiritual uplifting to the God/dess/es for a little (actually a hell of a lot) help and assistance, and wisdom here, folks. Help!!!!!

Love you all,

Mel

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fertility

tattooed_kitty — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:37:18 GMT

does any one have any good fertility rituals to share

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Convocation

Velvetsky — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:32:12 GMT

Convocation is an awesome Pagan Convention that happens in Michigan. It is a four day convention from Thursday evening to Sunday afternoon. This year it is February 21-24. Registration is $60 which is a bargain; hotel rooms are $89. I've gone to this convention the past three years and had an excellent time. The website is www.convocation.org. The schedule is up so you can see what kind of classes they are offering this year. Friday and Saturday night they hold the biggest drum circle I've ever taken part in (Drumming to Spiritual Ecstasy). There is a Masquerade Ball on Saturday night that everyone dresses up for; they have DJ spinning dance music. Mateyo Empie is an excellent teacher; she does the Pervuian Fire Ceremony and the Cone of Power both of which are very powerful rituals. I've always heard the Gnostic Mass is well done but never had a chance to go. They hold a men's and women's ritual at the same time. I've attended the women's ritual the past two years and have had very moving experiences. They choose a different theme each year by pulling a random card out of a tarot deck. This year's theme is the Temperance card.

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Yule at Highland Farms

Velvetsky — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:20:42 GMT

http://highland-farm-community.org/yule07.html

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Shadow Witchcraft

chakkraa — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:57:35 GMT

Would you like to know more about Shadow Witchcraft?

If so, please join my tribe

tribes.tribe.net/shadowcovenfamily

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life after tribe

Traci — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:54:10 GMT

there has been a lot of talk about whether the recent outages here on tribe are foreshadowing the closing of tribe or something. I have heard that they are terribly understaffed (5-8 employees).

Anyway, I don't know if anything will happen, but some folks have started up groups on www.ning.com. They are social networks, so each network is kinda like tribe. I don't understand the navigation very well yet, but while looking around, I stumbled upon a place called www.paganspace.net that has a lot of nice folks and discussions. I think paganspace.net is the social network because I found it while looking at a group called "Cooking with Witches".

A couple of nice features are that you can customize your page and have videos, etc and you can edit and delete your comments in a discussion.

I'm not sure it is as easy to navigate as tribe, but it's a nice place to be if tribe goes away.

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cleansing spell

cadence — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:42:44 GMT

I was wondering if anyone had a SIMPLE cleansing spell to help bring in positive energy & cleanse the old?
I am a bit "rusty" in the Wicca ways.
Does anyone have a good book too they would recommend for someone like myself who has been "rusty" for awhile? Refresher of sorts?

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Borabu - the great horn of the Fianna

Renard — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:24:10 GMT

The old ways flow through my blood. I am a fénnidi who stands opposed to the assault of earth religions by Christians and others who have led us to the stake and to the pit. For 2,000 years they have gilded their churches in gold and paid for it with the blood of the people they should be serving.

Today... more than ever before....we don't need their lost religions to tell us who we are.

Their time wanes and it is time for the witches and the druids and all of the earth religion people to awake again... to emerge from their rest and sleep and feel the power of the earth beneath their feet and the fire of spirit in their souls.

My voice is one in the wilderness... adrift on my friend the wind. I am a new way to honor the old way. My voice absorbs sounds from the earth... becoming an instrument whose music you can barely hear.... but cannot ignore. Within its melody is heard a distant horn... a horn of druid warriors long gone, yet not forgotten.

Borabu - the great horn of the Fianna...blows today across the globe... seeking those who would be oppressed no more. It is a time to honor the earth and take back our temples and churches.

Dord Fian

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Grand Witches' Ball

Velvetsky — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:46:35 GMT

Greetings to All,
Well Highland Farm is looking rather Haunted these Days!...and just
in time for our Grand Witch's Ball... here are the goooorry
details...
check'um out...

http://www.highland-farm-community.org/ball07.html

..so sharpen up those fangs & claws or whatever...and join us for a
screamingly Great TIME! This Saturday... October 27th!!! ...and
don't
be scared and pass this info on to anyone and everyone that you may
feela bit goulish!

oh... and wait to you see our new addition to the Nook... yes we
expanded a couple thousand square feet back and will have open our
rather hauntingly chillin Bar & Grill! ... puts a whole new meaning
to
a Bloody Mary! >;}

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Witches Ball veteran ~ Come hear my songs!

willowlama — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:55:56 GMT

Hi Everyone! I was hoping to make some friends, re-connect with old friends too. Please come view my profile and hear my songs on the link provided! Peace Love and Music,

Willow ~ Telepathy

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Hello fellow crafters

Raven Ren — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:14:07 GMT

Blessed be to all the preservers of the ancient ways!
My name is Ren and I am a solitary practicioner in Montréal, QC, Canada. I found this tribe and knew it was for me, so I wanted to give a shout out to everyone here (and everyone who will come after me). I am sure I will have questions that will need amswering, and would love to be able to post my questions and get responses from you all. I have not been practicing Wicca / Paganism for a long time, but have always know that I was a witch. I hope we are able to bring this wonderful way of living into the light, as it has been degraded by Christianity, unknowing teenagers (i was one of them a while back) and hollywood movies. Many people do not truly understand Paganism / Wicca, and therefore are afraid of it. I know this tribe is one of peace and there is no intentional harm done on or by the part of anyone.
So hello to all my fellow pagans and wiccans! Blessed be, and feel free to drop me a post if you have any questions! I will surely do the same!
REN

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Blessed be!

muddygoddess — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:47:50 GMT

Greetings! My name is Alhana and I'm relatively new to the group. Just wanted to say hi and thanks for all of your posts. I really enjoy reading them, especially because I live in a rural village in northern New Mexico and am a solitary practitioner. I have been desiring other witches to commune with, but that's hard to find out here. I'm okay being solitary and find a lot of satisfaction, but I really do crave a coven. Please hold this intention with me and that at least one other person will crop up to commune with. Thanks all and blessed be. Alhana Tierra-Skye

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burnt toast

John — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:13:49 GMT

Hot. Red pepper tamale hot. My god, she was so flaming hot I had to strip down naked, roll in the reeking mud like a wild hog to staycool, until even the fetid bog dried up and turned to graveyard dust. I then felt compelled to give up the proverbial ghost, leaving my bones to bleach white in the scorching heat of the Great Mother's alchemical furnace. What sort of cake would she bake next? What tasty stew would her cauldron brew? Only the thermophiles knew a sure future. For all the rest of flesh the chances for sustainable survival were not much more than a beggar's zilch as the temperatures climbed and the surface sparked, ignited, quickly combusting, leaving behind blackened charcoal, gray ash, and a thickening atmosphere filled with poisonous heat trapping CO2.

Purification by fire the Hopi prophesized and sure as shootin' they weren't just tootin' the horns of street corner apocalypse. This is the real thing. Turn on the air conditioner, fire up another power plant to handle the load, dump tons of CO2 into the atmosphere raising the temperature some more so we have to turn up the air conditioner, which requires higher output from the power plant, which spews more CO2 in a vicious circle spiraling out of quasi-human control. Ah, for the life of a mole …

We might have done better to leave well enough alone and maybe learn to build homes underground and gardens on top. But no, we aspired to bend the Great Mother to our will and testament, harness her to the wagon of industry, and make huge raping profits off the spoils of biosphere exploitation. What an artificial nation! Take a vacation and see her fading beauty before she dries up shriveled into the "hag at the crossroads" where we sit like poisonous toads dumping our loads before expiring along with the water hole. The deepest wells were finally sucked dry. We doomed ourselves while blaming everything and everyone else for our errors.

Do you dream reality? Does reality dream you? There is no actual escape. Fantasy departs when the grid goes down and we are left in the dark fending for ourselves. The whole city is a ghetto and much of the countryside is either owned and operated by fast food corporations and paved suburban malls or is another dried up gene modified mega farm powered by the self-consumption of biofuels, fed on the byproducts of dwindling crude oil. Where are the backyard organic gardens? Is there a backyard to garden and, if so, why aren't we busy replacing the well mowed lawns?

My videogame cell phone oracle has no sane answers. Answers are for sissies. We're planning on toughing and bluffing our way through the blistering reality straight into the lake of fire, stopping to roll like hogs in the mire before we expire and are discarded like burnt black toast. We call it the Great Mother's Roast which reminds the dead church of it's dark history of witch and faggot burning. Who needs midwives, herbal healers, and sane people of nature when there are cities to build, a population to control, and a Book of Revelation to fulfill? Sell them the swill. Give the masses bread and circuses
and wars of terror to entertain and consume a portion of the expendable overpopulation. Salute your damned nation. Remain at your appointed station.

Whatever you do you may not combine talents and resources for mutual aid and support. If you do there will be a secret report and horned lord cattle roundup when the Burning Bush decrees another divinely inspired God-directed attack. There is a glowing gourd of ashes out back. The Beast 666 sees no lack of opportunity for unleashing the solar current directly on already scarred skin, pretending it is not a sin to plunder, tear asunder, and cleave the Priestess on the rack. We are so far gone now that there is no turning back. We might as well get our kicks in before the whole shithouse goes up in fact. How is that for tact? No need for sugar coating the truth when the fundamental theocracy steals the votes before the peasants get to the booth. I can see the imperial ministers proclaiming wildly "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" and filling the temple with money machines. Donate your deepest dreams so the deadly fathers and carnival conmen can spend them for you.

We need conversion surfaces rather than converting churches. This diatribe of the dark future is being typed on a solar electric powered computer as the solar electrified fans blows the cooler evening air over my bare skin, a lesser sin against nature, something she might be able to live with. Imagine a surface which both shades the body from the sunlight's harsh glare and turns that glare into pollutionless free electricity. Now we're getting somewhere that the oilmen of god don't want you to know about. Too late. The cat is out of the bag and it's not about to go back.

--- by a friend called Jade

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help our sister

greydragonkeeperofthegate — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:10:09 GMT

Rhonda Gruber... has been arrested.. on the warrant it said "practicing witch" I need every pagan you know and all paths to KNOW what's going on.

Here's what she posted to her yahoo groups pagansnightout......

My name is Rhonda Gruber AKA Wicked Lil Witch and I am a Proud Witch. I am currently being persecuted as a Witch by a Lt. Kevin Duke of the Horry County Police Dept. My life and the lives of my family and friends are being threatened and destroyed by this man with the backing of countless other officials.

I was arrested Monday Sept 10th '07 by Lt Duke for Breach of Peace, Child Endangerment/ Neglect and 1st degree Harrassement.

This all began around the end of May '07 from many false police reports from a neighboring family, The Luisettis, who also seemed to think I deserved to be arrested for my religious beliefs. They stated such in their police reports. When this began to become a pattern of filing false reports, we began seeking Police protection FROM them. We were told numerous times that we had no reason to receive their protection, just to ignore them. Yet they continued to file their reports on us. We were told the only we could do is file a Civil Suit. This wouldn't fix the problem for quite awhile if ever.The Police Dept on numerous occasions, even refused to file any reports for us.

We had at one point searched out help from Magistrates in the area. One told us that filing these reports was most definitely something the Police could do something about and that they should but he was fairly certain that they wouldn't. He went on a 10 min rant about it to us. He even took the time to gives us copies of the laws on filing false reports, which we took to this Lt Duke, who after realizing we weren't going to leave his office too easily, Then wrote us report stating that the report from the Luisettis was investigated and the allegations were unfounded and seemed to be stemming from harrassement from the neighbors.

Now Monday, my 16 yr old son was targeted for their harrassment . In the morning the Luisetti's daughter had a young man assualt him at the bus stop. We filed a report that morning. That afternoon another allegation from their daughter that he beat her up Friday on school property which led to his suspension since the school wouldn't investigate it other than her statement and her 2 friend's statements. She would have been getting on the bus at the time while he was on the other side of the building getting a ride from one of his friends. Then as we were sitting in my garage workshop working on getting the suspension investigated by the school board, waiting to see if the death threat my son received was going to take place. The threat came from the Luisetti's daughter getting a young man to "kill" my son due to the beating she received from him. He was supposed to be coming to our house after school. We were then visited by an irrational Lt. Duke as he whipped into our driveway screaming that Spencer was reported to be brandishing and pointing an assault rifle at the Luisettis. Which isn't even close to what he was doing. Duke then stated that is is tired of all this and someone is going to jail. He didn't care to hear anything we had to to say about our side. Anytime I was trying to say something I was told to shut up or be arrested. He was VERY aggressive and yelling. He seemed to trying to provoke an altercation. I freely admit I was upset and a little loud but I was trying to defend my son. I was never violent or out of control. I was just pissed and trying to make some sense out of the situation. When I was told to shut up I did which seemed to further anger Duke. I was only arrested after they put the cuffs on my son. I then told my Husband to find a f...ing attorney and quick. This was when they arrested me.

I was never read my Miranda Rights to this day but the questions they asked me were used in my arrest. Doesn't seem legal to me...

My charges of Child Endangerment were due to the fact that we have several legal weapons around a minor. I must inform you my son is an ROTC member with Marine Boot Camp training in weapons, can disassemble/ reassemble an M16 on the field. He was also on the Rifle Team last year and is Athletics Team Commander. He also knew our weapons, from target shooting and cleaning. He even pointed out to the Police Weapons Expert how to release the clip and open the bolt chamber as they couldn't. He is very safe and well versed in weapons. I must point point that is legally old enough to have a hunting license. He is also looking to join the National Guard on his 17th B-Day, Oct 3rd this yr. Upon his 18th B-Day he was planning a Military career. We are proud of him and is a really good person. We are very upset with all the things being alleged about him.

To summarize:
We are being persecuted because of my spiritual choices, not being Christian. Lt. Duke has a web page stating his religious beliefs and infertility and adoption problems which leads us to the belief that he can no longer separate his personal feelings from his ability to do his job in an objective manner. He seems to have appointed himself as a personal victim's advocate for allegedly neglected and abused children.

The fact that I am a practicing witch is being noted in complaints and warrants against me and my family. It has even been voiced in court along with allegations stating I have cast spells on 2 cops and the luisetti family by the solicitor during proceedings. My familiar pyewacket seems to have been mishandled during the search of our home. She was running and flinching from us the day after. I am very hurt by this. Though this can't be proven, I know my animal and this is not her normal behavior.

We have always tried to help others and be good people, so this is very hard for us to deal with. I am lucky to have a very strong supportive circle of friends and family or we would still be in jail. My in-laws had to take the majority of their retirement fund for some 20 thousand dollars to hire a powerful law firm to help us. Though I will never be ashamed of being a witch, I am so very sorry for all the trouble and loss of money it has cost them to stand up for us.

The reason for this letter is that we need all the help we can find to fight this. Whether it is positive protective energy, advice, or donations to help pay for this. I will not rest until I have made a difference for all that believe in freedom of religion. I don't want this to just disappear, I want to make a stand for all free thinkers against persecution. We all know the squeaky wheel gets the oil.

For all that believe in freedom of choice, please stand behind me or even beside me in court while I fight. I am not a quitter and I have a loud voice. I always stand up for what I believe in, all I ask is to not have to stand alone in this. It's time to fight for what we all believe in, not just lie down and take it. I have enclosed the papers that are in my possession to prove my claims. I will include more as they come into my possession. I am not easily scared although they are trying to intimidate us. Threatening phone calls have been made to family and friends even now. In supporting us, you are also supporting yourselves.

We are looking to get this story out to as many places as possible. The more people who are aware the harder it will be for them to get aware with it!

We NEED your help!!!
Blessed be.
Rhonda Gruber
AKA wickedlilwitch@ gmail.com
843-997-7558 or 843-602-0160 (happy to answer questions)

WE NEED THIS TO SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE PLEASE HELP RALLY SUPPORT FOR RHONDA GRUBERS CASE.. THIS WILL MOST LIKELY BE A MAJOR LANDMARK CASE... INCLUDING THE ACLU MOST LIKELY

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brake it

greydragonkeeperofthegate — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:47:16 GMT

~*~ Break Bad Habits ~*~

You Will Need:

* Black Candle [Cleansed]
* Anointing Oil [Blessed]
* Optional: 9' Cord

Take a black candle, which has been ritually cleansed, and some anointing oil, which has also been ritually blessed.

Do not use anything for this, which has not been cleansed or blessed already.

Depending on the desired result, you should choose an oil which corresponds to this end.

At the time of the new moon, or when it first begins to wane, cast a circle or use your 9' cord to create a sacred space.

Place the black candle (preferable a taper) on the altar with the oil.

Have no unblessed/uncleansed tools in this ritual.

Cast the circle. Call the Goddess and her consort. Use a burin to engrave the candle with the spell you wish to cast.

Now, anoint the candle using the oil. While you anoint the candle with the oil, speak these words out loud or silently:

"Tonight no moon, tomorrow the first one. Let this be eroded 'til my will be done. Candle burn down to remove all ill. Let this spell be cast by the power of my will."

And once you have anointed the candle, place it in a safe place to it can burn down completely

lol E

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Help with group rite

Rajani — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:48:20 GMT

Hi there!
So my friends have been requesting me to allow them to participate in my full moon rites so yesterday we had a group rite. I basically did my usual thing and they helped purify the circle and chant and they all cant wait until the next full moon. What else can I do to involve the rest of the group? It's a small group so far, just 4 people, 5 including myself. I mean, the priestess casts the circle, calls the Guardians and invokes the Goddess. Then we chanted and meditated. What else is there that the participants other than the priestess can do? I've racked my brains and come up empty. Help!

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Green WitchCraft Group Forming

coyotemanrob — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:00:25 GMT

Hi I'm Robn 46 yrs old though I have been connected to several different circles, I am a Gay man, who recently relocated across the Bay from San Francisco, and found a Green wicca group on Yahoo, unfortunately after a few meeting just as we were finding cohesion, our facilitator had to to move up to the Sierras, and so myself and two other folks were left with the descision, wether to continue, or disband, we are therefore seeking other folks to be a part of our experiment, of holding honor to the natural path and lunor cycles, but try or best not to become a dogamtic group
we intend to remain a communal working, where no one ever is a leader, on a permanant basis, though each individual, takes on the role when ready , we seek a knowledge of a universal organic, approuch to Spirituality,
meaning, all cultures, views of deity, and communion with it.
Tommorow evening at 7.P.M., we will be holding the second meetup of our group location

664 55th Ave Oakland Bus Line # 18 runs right by 1 Block to overpass/ Bartline
Feel free to contact me if interested everyone on the Path are welcome, our next ritual is going to be a Dumb Supper/ Samhain ceramony whitewolf6108@sbcglobal.net

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Portland Pagan Pride starts TOMORROW!

mamagaea — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:21:25 GMT

Yes, all you wonderful people, PAGAN PRIDE TIME IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Starting with our kickoff party tomorrow night, Friday, Sept 7th! Admission is $5 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)

7:00 Doors Open
7:30 Opening Ritual

8:00 DANCING AND DRUMMING TILL THE COWS COME HOME! (at 11 pm ;)

COME ALL YE BELLY DANCERS, TRANCE DANCERS AND DRUMMERS! COME BE PART OF THE MAGICK THAT IS PAGAN PRIDE!

Beaverton Masonic Lodge
4690 SW Watson Ave
Beaverton, OR 97008

Public Transit is easy. MAX to the Beaverton Transit Center. Then bus 76 or 78 to the Masonic Lodge at 2nd and Watson.

Then SATURDAY the MAIN FESTIVITIES BEGIN!

Doors open at 10 am. Admission is $5 donation and/or a non-perishable food donation for Esther's Pantry.

3 tracks of workshops, Rituals all day long with Main ritual at 5 pm.

Martial Arts in Magickal Practice discussion/demonstration 11-12:30.

EISTEDDFOD (Bardic Competition) hosted by Order of the Sacred Oak 1 - 4 pm

Kids Crafts, Community Square, Artisan's Marketplace, and noshing all day!

2 Raffles with TONS of the most AWESOME stuff donated by our community!

And what else could be going on that day?

CRYSTAL HEART BOOKS is hosting a WELLNESS FAIR just around the corner, with tons of healers, readers, speakers, and specials as it is their 16th birthday.

AND

BEAVERTON FARMER'S MARKET is only 2 blocks away! (WHICH MEANS CARPOOLING AND PUBLIC TRANSIT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

For our complete schedule, and map links to the site, please visit our main website:

http://www.portlandpaganpride.org

Thank you all so much for being part of my community and we'll SEE YOU THERE!

Love and Blessings,
Mama Gaea

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Equenox sep 21

greydragonkeeperofthegate — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:21:46 GMT

*~*Mabon Incense*~*
Recipe by Scott Cunningham

2 parts Frankincense
1 part Sandalwood
1 part Cypress
1 part Juniper
1 part Pine
1/2 part Oakmoss (or a few drops Oakmoss bouquet)
1 pinch pulverized Oak leaf

Burn during Wiccan ceremonies on Mabon (the Autumnal
Equinox, circa September 21st), or at that time to attune
with the change of the seasons.

(This 'Mabon Incense' recipe is from "The Complete Book of
Incense, Oils & Brews" by Scott Cunningham, Llewellyn
Publications, 1989)

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*~*Autumn Equinox Ritual Potpourri*~*
Recipe by Gerina Dunwich

45 drops Honeysuckle Oil
1 cup Oak Moss
6 small Acorns
2 cups dried Oak Leaves
2 cups dried Honeysuckle
1 cup dried Passionflower
1 cup dried Rosebuds and Petals
1/2 cup dried Pine Needles
1 tablespoon Sage

Mix the honeysuckle oil with the oak moss and then add
the remaining ingredients. Stir the potpourri well and store
in a tightly covered ceramic or glass container.

(This 'Autumn Equinox Ritual Potpourri' recipe is from "The
Wicca Spellbook: A Witch's Collection of Wiccan Spells,
Potions and Recipes" by Gerina Dunwich, a Citadel Press
Book, Carol Publishing Group, 1994)

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Decorating items:

Hazel, Corn, Acorns, Oak, Wheat Stalks, Cypress cones, Pine cones
Myrrh, Sage, Pine
Orange, Dark red, Yellow, Brown
Acorns, Pomegranates, Pine Cones, Baskets of fallen leaves
Breads, Corn, Cornbread, Beans, Squash, Apples, Roots (carrots, potatoes, onions), Cider

Mabon is the time to honor the Ancient Ones and the Spirit World. Traditional Pagan activities at this time include fermenting grapes to make wine and the decorating of graves. Also traditional is to wander wild places and forests, gathering seed pods and dried plants. Some of these can be used to decorate the home or altar.

Make a Indian Corn bundle to hang on your front door
Make a rattle from an empty gourd and some seeds.
Make a dried leaf mobile
How about a pine cone pyramid?
Weave some wheat into fun shapes

Tradition sees the Mabon Wreath as the primary symbol of this time of year, the remembrance of the wheel of the year, the wheel of life, and the promise of rebirth, both in the spring and in our next lives.

Or make a pretty fall bouquet of leaves, pine cones, corn and grapes to leave on a grave as a gift to the ancestors.

Grapes Gourds Dried Leaves Wine Pine Cones Rattles Vines Acorns Indian Corn Garland Wheat Sun Wheels Horns of Plenty (Cornicopia)

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Celebrating Mabon
By Jill C. Yarnall

Altar and Home: It is appropriate to decorate your altar and home
with traditional Autumn colors of gold, orange, red, and brown.
Decorations might include pumpkins grouped on the doorstep, dried
flowers and wheat attractively arranged in a stone vase, Indian
corn hung from the front door, fall leaves scattered across the
altar, and baskets of apples.

Fresh Apple Candle Holders: Apples can be easily made into clever
candle holders by making a circular cut into the stem area and
hollowing out a space big enough to hold a votive candle. Place
the candle snugly in the hole and light. This decoration is
especially appropriate because apples are sacred to Pagans for the
pentacle shaped arrangement of the seeds inside. To see this for
yourself, slice an apple in half from side to side rather than from
top to bottom.

Mabon Thanksgiving Dinner: To remember and honor the harvest,
Mabon is designated as the Witches' Thanksgiving. Gather friends
and family on the Equinox for a harvest celebrations in grand
proportions. Serve roasted squash or turkey; mashed potatoes;
fresh whole grain bread; vegetables; corn bread stuffing; cranberry
sauce; pumpkin pie; hot spiced cider; and wine.

Gourd Rattle: It is easy and fun to make a dried gourd rattle.
Follow these easy instructions: allow the gourd to dry completely;
drill a hole in the area opposite the stem; pull out the fiberous
material inside with tweezers; fill with a few dried beans; glue in
a stick that fits the hole for a handle; and decorate if desired.
This instrument can then be used for ritual, private meditation, or
drumming circles.

Gourd Dipper: To make a gourd dipper, take a fresh gourd; slice
off an area to be left open for dipping; scrape the insides clean;
and allow to dry in a place protected from insects and high
humidity. The dipper can then be used for scooping grain, herbs,
seeds, incense, or other magickal items.

Hayrides: Organize or attend an old-fashioned hayride to honor
and celebrate the harvest.

Harvest Platter: Choose a large platter on which to form this
centerpiece. Arrange dried or silk leaves, pieces of wheat, nuts,
small Indian corn, small gourds, sugar pumpkins, and candles
together on the platter. This centerpiece can be lit before each
meal to remind all those gathered around the table that the final
harvest is near.

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Depending on when the leaves turn in your area, beautiful multi-colored
leaves can be dipped in paraffin, to be used for decoration. Quickly dip
the leaves in melted paraffin, and put them on wax paper. When the
leaves are dry, you can put them in a huge decorative jar with a sigil of
protection carved lightly on some

enjoy lol E

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Asking for help and advice

Vashti — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:01:12 GMT

Hello everyone. I've read several posts here, and everyone seems well rounded and actually intelligent. I'm not going to give you a lot of fluff, but this is my situation:

My ex-husband is suing me for custody of my children. Why post in this forum, you might ask. Well, his main basis for taking me to court is that I am a witch, and he's going to "prove" that I belong to a cult, and that my religious practices are harmful to our children.

This whole process is devastating and fills me with the most extreme terror.

I'm not at all in the closet, on the contrary, most of our small farming community knows exactly how I beleive and I have an online busness offering to cast for the public - no flaming please, I know it's a bit ludicrous, but at least I have some standards, oh hell...that's another topic anyway. My ex says that he's going to use the media to show that he's a christian upstanding police officer, and I'm a satanist witch, and he's trying to get custody of his children - ain't that sweet? My children both wish to stay with me, they are 11 & 14, because he is verbally abusive on a regular basis. He says things like "So, will you kids be summoning demons from hell this Easter?" and he calls our daughter "fat", and tells my son not to come running to him when he "knocks up his first little slut".

Anyway, my attorney says that I have everything on my side, I'm the primary parent with full custody now, my ex signed all religious rights of the children over to me two years ago, and I've been pagan for about 6 years, two years before our divorce. Also, he NEVER sees the kids, even though he's supposed to see them on his days off. My kids call him all the time to ask when they can see him, and he makes promises but never delivers. He's a real jerk that way.

Anyway, the ACLU does not assist in child custody cases. My local community is bible belt conservative christian, and my ex is a police officer that actually knows and works regularly with the judge.
I'm terrified, even though my attorney says I've got it in the bag.
If anyone can offer a kind word, advice, or a phone number to call for pagan legal advice, I'd be so very grateful. Thank you for reading this, and many blessings to you all.
Vashti

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Hey all you magical cuties!!

ninapisces — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:55:44 GMT

When you take a break from all the Magic.....come join my QueerTribe!!

Kings, Queens and Pisces!!!!

Everyone Welcome :)

Have Fun Dahlings!!!!!!!!

tribes.tribe.net/queertribe

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theres a sham afoot $$$$$$$$

greydragonkeeperofthegate — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:08:48 GMT

this was a mecansom taken off last year
the guy who took it off well it almost reckt his life , he did it for free may be some one should tell this groop its allredy gone o darn they dont have an e mail I wander why

J-seal Removal Healing Facilitation is a specialized method of permanently removing on all levels of ones' multidimensional anatomy what are known as the 7 Unnatural Jehovian Seals and other unnatural seals and implants that are within our mind-body-spirit system. The Jehovian Seals are sometimes called the "death seals", because if they are not cleared, they result in bodily deterioration and eventual physical death. They are located on the left side of the body, on what is called axiatonal line 7. Many people report physical problems in the exact areas where the seals are located and once they are removed, their health and experience of life improves significantly. These seals are talked about in many ancient texts, including the Revelations story in the Bible (explained below). The seals activate in response to Stellar Activation Cycles (happening now) and when the seals activate in the body, they can manifest in physical illness if they are not cleared. These seals are responsible for many of the pains and problem areas that people have on the left side of their body.

We have developed a way to quickly and permanently remove these J-seals, as well as many other unnatural implants and seals that have been inherited from distortions in the Earth's grids. We have removed these unnatural seals from hundreds of people during healing sessions already with good results and have also taught many healing facilitators and others to be able to remove these seals themselves in our J-seal Removal Intensive Training course. In order to understand how these seals affect the body, it is first important to have knowledge of how distortions in the Earth's grids affect us.

What are the Jehovian Seals and how were they created?

The 7 Jehovian Seals are actually seven anchoring rods, placed in Earth's planetary shields specifically on one vertical column, horizontally across from certain natural configurations in Earth's grids called Star Crystal Seals. The Seven Unnatural Jehovian Seals are all positioned along axiatonal line 7, and connect to a secondary set of seven artificial Jehovian Seals that are placed within the natural Seed Seals of Earth's seven primary vortices. During Stellar Activation Cycles, the natural 12 Star Crystal Seals in Earth's templar progressively and sequentially activate with Earth's Star Gates, allowing the axiatonal lines in Earth's grids to braid so Earth enters natural Merkaba under what is called the 12th Dimensional Maharic Seal. The Star Crystal Seals exist between each of the 12th dimensional star gates in Earth's templar. When the Star Crystal Seals open, they allow specific dimensions of frequency from the star gate above and below to blend. The 7 Jehovian Seals that hold the 7 "Angels" were placed in correspondence to 7 of Earth's natural Star Crystal Seals. During a Stellar Activation Cycle, the "Seven Unholy Jehovian Angels" were intended to sequentially activate in response to NATURAL activation of seven of the 12 natural Earth seals. The purpose of these unnatural Jehovian Seals is to drag Earth and all of its life forms into the Phantom Matrix. The Phantom Matrix is a slow-acting blackhole system referred to in the Bible as the "bottomless pit", Hell and Hades.

How do these seals in the Earth's grids affect people living on the Earth?

It is important to understand that the Earth and our bodies are built energetically the same way and that we are directly connected to the Earth. Knowledge of 15th dimensional anatomy, the structure of the 12 strand DNA template, Kathara Grid, chakras, meridians, axiatonal lines, star and seed crystal seals are important to be able to understand this. This training is provided as Advanced Coaching at http://www.dnaperfection.com if you are interested and resonate with this information. The basic understanding is this - if someone does something to the Earth's grids, then they are doing the same thing to everyone's personal grids, DNA templates, chakra systems, etc. So if you poke holes in the Earth's grids, you are poking holes in everyone's personal energy grids as well. Since the 7 Jehovian Seals exist in the Earth's grids, we "inherit" these into our own grids. So everyone on Earth has these 7 J-seals in their bodies. There have been many, many cataclysms in Earth's history that have affected us, and this is what has reduced our life span, brain function, and spiritual awareness. But the 7 Jehovian Seals are the worst of these, especially now, because we are in the middle of a Stellar Activation Cycle, so the seals are activating in peoples' bodies, causing degeneration and many different physical, mental, and emotional problems. The seals look like energetic "plugs" that run down the left side of the body when seen etherically.

What does Revelations in the Bible say about these?

First a little background information about the Holy Bible. As a lot of people know, the present Bible has been highly edited and re-written. It was definitely not faxed down from "God" :) So it doesn't represent the absolute word of God that so many people hope it does. All religious texts have been manipulated in this way for over 11,000 years and people have been warring and killing each other on behalf of the self-promoted false "vengeful Gods" depicted in these texts. The reality of planetary and personal grid physics that we currently face can be best understood by decoding portions of the Biblical Revelations story - the truths and the contrived agendas hidden within this Jehovian written intended dominion schedule. It is important to understand the real meaning of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" , the "Seven Seals", and the "Seven Angels with Seven Trumpets".

The "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" refers to Horsemen that are released upon the Earth to begin delivery of the "wrath of God (Jehovah)", with "opening" of the first four of Seven Seals. Seals numbers 1 and 2 opened in May 2001, releasing the "White Horseman" and the "Red Horseman". Seal number 3 opened in July 2001, setting the "Black Horseman" free, and Seal number 4 opened in January 2002, releasing the ominous "Pale Horse". For anyone unfamiliar with the Biblical Revelations story, here's what it says: ....."and I watched the Lamb open the first of Seven Seals...and behold a White Horse, its rider held a bow (refers to Sagitarius constellation, Lagoon-"Hourglass Nebula) and he was given a crown (Nebula double halo) and he rode out...to conquer." And the Lamb opened the Second Seal....and behold a Red Horse, ....its rider given the power to take peace from the Earth and to make men slay each other; and he was given a mighty sword (swords in the Bible refer to specific photo-radionic light frequencies). And the Lamb opened the Third Seal.... and behold a Black Horse, its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand (refers to the Libra constellation and symbolically to the "weighing of Earth's frequencies"....When the Lamb opened the Fourth Seal..... and behold a Pale Horse.....its rider was named Death, and Hell (the "Pit" of the Phantom Matrix Black Hole System) followed close behind. They were given the power over the 4th part of the Earth (refers to the Dimension 4 Astral Plane of Earth's planetary anatomy) to kill by sword, famine, and plague and by the wild beasts of the Earth.....When the Sixth Seal opened there was a great Earthquake, the sun turned black,...the moon turned red (a visual anomaly that naturally occurs when Earth passes into the 3 day particle conversion period of a Stellar Activation Cycle). The Seventh Seal promised to set loose the "Seven Angels with Seven Trumpets, and by the time the "Third Angel sounds the Third Trumpet", "a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on the third part (refers to the Dimension 3 reality plane, where we all presently live) of the rivers....and the name of the star was Wormwood. The "Trumpets" are actually advanced sub-space sonic wave field technology. Wormwood refers to the Nibiruian Annunaki Battlestar "Wormwood", which the Jehovian Annunaki intented to "knock out of the sky" with their unholy "Trumpets".

In Revelations, the "Four Horses" have "Riders". The "Four Horsemen", each supposedly "given the power by God" (aka Jehovian Annunaki) to do certain very unpleasant things to the peoples of Earth. "God" did not give these "Horsemen" such power or privelige; the Jehovian Annunaki gave themselves the unholy permission while appointing themselves "in the minds of man" as "God". The "Four Horsemen" are the "frequencies of the first four Jehovian Seals that would ride upon and direct the frequencies of Earth's natural carrier waves, the "horses". The Jehovian frequencies would automatically emerge with the release of each corresponding natural Seal, due to the Jehovian implants, or "Angels", placed relative to the natural Seals. The Jehovians knew that the "Horsemen" would bring death and destruction, just as the Jehovian Annunaki intended them to do so.

When did the J-seals start opening?

The seals started opening as follows:

J-seal 1 - Top of the Skull (May 2001)
J-seal 2 - Heart, Left lung, Left Knee Rear (May 2001)
J-seal 3 - Pineal Gland (July 2001)
J-seal 4 - Left side of neck and lymphatics (January 2002)
J-seal 5 - Rear left thigh and buttocks (January 2002)
J-seal 6 - Alta major (where skull rests atop the spine), hypothalamus, and top of left shoulder (September 2002)
J-seal 7 - Aorta Artery Neck Left Side (September 2002

The effects of the J-seals happen anywhere between three and 12 months AFTER the J-seal opens. So if you have had problems in these areas in the last 4 to 5 years, it may be related to the J-seals.

What is done in the J-seal Removal Session?

The J-seals are removed one by one, starting at the head, using a technique that absolves the seal on all levels of awareness and all levels of the anatomy. The sessions are done remotely (unless you live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and prefer to come into our office). This is not necessary as the sessions are not affected by distance. So it doesn't matter where in the world you are at the session time. We can connect via Sightspeed, Skype, or any other internet messaging tool, but this is not necessary either for the energetic connection to happen. We use these tools and encourage people to take our J-seal Removal Intensive Training to understand and develop the most sophisticated instrument that we have (our brain) to learn how to do this. In the J-seal Removal Session, we also remove the Zeta Seal, what are called Metatronic Implants, cell death programs, and the Templar seals. The sessions last about an hour, and there are no pre-session instructions that must be done in order to ensure a successful session. That is, we can remove the J-seals on anyone with the permission of their Higher self and you can be going about your daily life. Of course, if you desire to EXPERIENCE the release of these seals then it is recommended that you be in a relaxed, receptive state for about an hour with no distractions. Most people prefer to lie down at the session time or meditate, focusing their intent on releasing the seals in the best way possible for them.

What are the reported benefits of the J-seal Removal Session?

Please see the testimonials page to read about peoples' experiences as each person is unique. Common experiences are the ability to breathe better, back, neck and knee problems dissipate, better connection to Higher self and more psychic skills noticed, better circulation, and the ability to reach higher states such as bliss and unconditional love. These sessions are MAJOR healing sessions and help one become clear of these despicable blockages that have been affecting us since 10,500 B.C. Some people are reporting "miraculous" results and when you understand how significant these blockages are, you can see why.

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new age bullshit

om — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:08:51 GMT

true shamanism,
spirituality,
mysticism,
of ancient cultures
from the world over
is being greatly insulted
with new age bullshit.
crystals, wicca, sandra ingerman,
bad smelling incense, bird feathers,
talismans, medicine pouchs, bead necklaces,
goth, satanism, sex magic, yoga classes, etc...
WTF
"Yoga for Better Sex", "Ecstacy through Tantric Sex"....
This is a slap in the face to my entire heritage.
I come from India, never once was the discovery
of sacred ancient practicies like Raja Yoga or Tantra
for the purpose of busting a nut.
Ever since people started becoming more interested
in spirituality and ancient cultures, everyone is ready
to make a buck, profaning sacred traditions with their nonsense,
writing volumes on subjects which they know nothing about,
brainwashing the ignorant into further ignorance and desecrating
entire cultures and misrepresenting age-old traditions.

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pagan 12 step program

frank — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:20:06 GMT

i found a helpful 12 step program for those pagans who might have a
substance, or alcohol abuse problem...i found in the pagan community
that addiction runs rampid, and theres this thought that if your
witchcraft if done right you dont need a recovery program...well i
found that my magickal and spiritual energy has been inhanced greatly
using this program..im in recovery for alcohol, and go to A.A.
meetings regulary, and carry the message of the Goddess in what i
share to the group. i was met with open arms. anyway please give me
input on this, because its important to me
blessed be
Frank (Nevar)
http://members.aol.com/JehanaS/recovery.html
http://www.cyberwitch.com/pagan12step/
http://www.spiralrhythms.org/P12/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagans_In_Recovery
http://www.neopagan.net/PIR.html

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Advice on cleansing used decks or removing energy from items.....

dielorelei — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:57:31 GMT

Howdy all. I haven't posted for a while but I have questions about various cleansing techniques.
1. I just bought my first used deck of tarot cards & while they don't have bad vibes I'd feel better removing any energy the previous owner might have left on them.
2. While in the Haight the other day my boyfriend was "accosted" by someone who was not only a "few fries short of a happy meal," but had really disturbing energy. She kept grabbing his Lakshmi /Ohm pendant. It feels a little violated so I want to cleanse it too.
Any suggestions?
I have been told leaving cards or items out during the full moon (which is Monday) covered in sea salt works. I have also been told to do a banishing spell during the waning moon. What's best. Anything specific I should do? I'd be grateful for any input!
Cheers, Lorelei

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Krishna

Rajani — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:21:39 GMT

I wasnt sure where to post this so I thought here was as good as any. I've been focusing on the Goddess too much and have been rapped on the head by GOd in the form of Krishna. I dont know much about Krishna though. I know He is supposed to be playful and bewitching but that's about all I know. I always feel that when a certain God or Goddess makes Himself or Herself known to me, there is something I need to learn from that incarnation of the Divine. BUt searching for info on Krishna has proven difficult. All I can find are mantras or that story on the milkmaids and not much else. I know Krishna isnt a very "Wiccan" or "Witchy" God but I believe the Divine shows me what and who I need to see. Any thought, suggestions, comments?

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Ideas for Contemporary Morality Story/Fine Art Photo Shoot

archetypalimage — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:01:30 GMT

I need your help - your brainstormed ideas . . .

I am starting to organize a story that is a morality play or sorts for my 6 year old Godson, whom I coparent. It will include a yound man setting off in the world and encountering archetypal beings and situations that engage him and end up teaching him somthing essential about living a fulfilling life. the main character will be discussing these situations and beings with a wise person from time to time. I am an artist. You can see some of my work on my profile pics. I will be doing a photo shoot (B&W infrareds) for every chapter in the story. I will be compiling the story and images into a small, hand bound book. I'l make about 100 editions of the book.

What I need help on is the story:
* What do you think the most important things are to learn and integrate to live a fulfilling life?
* What are the best ways to deal with disapointment and loss, with death?
* What are the most essential archetypal situations that teach us the most about living a fulfilling life?
* What archetypal characters teach us the most about living a connected, passionate, and loving life?
* What situations would you create to teach the main Character the foundations of a connected, passionate, and loving life?

Any ideas will be most appreciated.

~ Daniel

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tasseography

Ixxy — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:02:27 GMT

Are any of you versed in reading tea leaves? I've recently aquired a couple of neat tea cups quite suitable for tasseography, but the tea I purchased is less than suitable. I tried some loose Lipton tea leaves. Not only were they gross, the leaves were so irregular that they all slopped out of the cup, onto the saucer! NOT good reading material! Do any of you have suggestions on a particular type of tea? It would be especially appreciated if it were a tea that I could get at a local grocer! Thanks for any advice or tips!

be well,
Ixxy :)

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age limits for wicca--stolen from myspace

hd_babe — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:57:07 GMT

I just finished reading a pretty extensive and somewhat heated thread on myspace about there being an "age iimit" for being a wiccan. It was apparently (as ususal) a comment gone wrong. The maker of said comment refered to covens that keep their practice secret have their practitioners enter into a binding agreement that they will not release coven information to anyone outside, and since only a legal adult can enter into a contract...one must technically be 18. There was also the mention of sexual practices at some rites.
The counter points varied between people mentioning allowing their children to participate and a demand for documented cases about parents who didn't want their children taught a religion. There was only one post at the very end even bringing up solitary practitioners.

SOOOO, my question is....does anyone here agree with the statement that there is an age limit for wiccans? Or is it simply a small rule used by some covens for whatever legal protection they might require because of some ritual pratices??

;-)

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Baba Yaga

frank — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:22:57 GMT

Goddess: BABA YAGA

SUGGESTED MANTRA: REBIRTH
It is only through examination of our dark side that we can hope to be reborn. It is in crossing the comfort zones and visiting our shadowed selves that we can empower ourselves spiritually, psychologically, emotionally, and physically to be reborn again.

SUGGESTED AFFIRMATIONS:
~ I am revitalised
~ My insecurity is replaced with wisdom
~ At my centre there is a incandescent fire
~ I release myself from harmful judgments
~ My new life path reveals itself to me
~ I say goodbye to destructive influences

Related essences: Goddessence ISIS blend for the third eye chakra*

Related gemstones: Garnet, bloodstone, tourmaline, smoky quartz

The ancient Slavic goddess Baba Yaga is the wild old crone guardian of the Water of Life and Death. She is the goddess of death and birth associated with Autumn, who sings while sprinkling corpses with the Water of Life to let them be reborn. Although she is fearsome to look upon, like all forces of nature that are often wild and untamed, she can also be kind.

Often depicted living in the deep centre of earth, or in a hut
surrounded by a fence of bones, she represents the power of old age, of witch, and of the life cycle that is birth, death and rebirth. She is therefore also associated with birch forests (birch being the tree of beginnings and endings). Another image is that of "White Lady", or Death Crone, as she is stiff and white and carved of bone (she can also be referred to as Goddess of Old Bones).

HER MODERN ENERGY

If you're feeling directionless and an emptiness in the spirit and emotion, acknowledge Baba Yaga's presence in you. Being depressed in not to be feared, rather the process and emotion should be honoured, and allowed to move on. While the Water of Life and Death can be taken by trickery or synthetic means (eg through drugs), by taking time to
work in gentle silence the Water can also be given to you as a gift.

Behold Baba Yaga, she is here to force us to examine our soul in the dark mirror and to be forever transformed.

DO THIS

Wear black, red and white scarves this week and use the colours to remind you of Baba Yaga. Black represents night and the breakdown of the personality (the crushed and broken body ready for Baba Yaga's Water of Life and Death), white represents the dawn and purification (the gift of the Water of Life and Death), and red represents day and
vital life force (the powerful rebirth).

Work through the cycles of dawn, day and night gently, succumb to Baba Yaga's vibrations and trust that she will be kind to you. At the end of the week say good-bye to destructive influences as you tie the scarves around a tree in your garden. There they will be connected to the earth via the tree's roots, tapping into kundalini energy of the dark side, and also to the wind which will pick up your depression and
carry it away.

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Carnelian

frank — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:18:59 GMT

Carnelian

Carnelian is a form of chalcedony and usually occurs in the uniform color of red, orange, or red-brown.

This mineral stimulates analytical capabilities and precision. It provides for perceptiveness to situations and awakens ones inherent talents and adroitness. It is also used to produce inspiration from, and connected-ness, with the spiritual worlds.

It protects against envy, fear, and rage, and helps to banish sorrow from the emotional structure.

It further assists in providing for awareness of the association between the emotional state and the inner condition of the self.

It provides energy conducive to the stabilization of the energy in the home. It provides, also, a strong, yet tender energy when used in the mode of retreat. The message of carnelian is that since one is love, there is nothing to do but to offer the love-each offering of love bringing an exponential increase in the quantity of love returned. Pink carnelian, especially, can encourage love between parents and children, and between parents and parents.

Carnelian stimulates inquisitiveness and subsequent initiative.

In can be used to dispel apathy, indolence, and passivity.

The energy of carnelian is favorable with respect to cleansing negativity from other stones. When directed, it provides for a clearing action while directing any negative energy, which is within the area, toward the light of transmutation.

Carnelian is said to have been one of the stones used in the breastplate of the high priest.

It can assit one in drama and in pursuits related to theatrical presentations.

It is useful in work on the first, second, third, and fourth chakras and can help to increase physical energy, personal power, creativity, and compassion.

In addition the utilization of Carnelian and Kammererite together, has been used to facilitate connection between the physical self and the higher – self.

The employment of Carnelian with Chlorite and Ruby Crystals has been used to eliminate psychic attak and to assit earth-bound spirits to leave an area. Grinding of these three minerals can protect one and ones environment from the return of negative energies.

It can be used in the treatment of neuralgia, gall stones, kidney stones, pollen allergies and colds. It can also be useful to aid in the amelioration of disorders of the spine, spleen, and pancreas. It has been used as an elixir to help heal cuts and abrasions.
blessed be
Frank

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taking a trip

frank — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:00:33 GMT

Short Getaways
Taking A Day Trip

We tend to think of a vacation as something that requires an enormous amount of preparation, but small daylong excursions can be just as refreshing and fulfilling as their lengthier counterparts. A short drive can be the channel that transports you into a world of novel experiences and blissful relaxation. Solo day trips can be a wonderful way to unwind from the stresses of routine existence while simultaneously feeding the soul. And when you choose to share your day trip with someone you care about, a leisurely drive becomes a chance to talk about childhood, recall favorite songs, or simply spend time enjoying one another's presence.

You may be surprised to see how many day-trip possibilities exist within a mere hour's time from your home. Forests, beaches, lakes, mountains, rivers, and deserts can serve as the perfect spot for a minivacation. The physical and mental rejuvenation you experience in an unfamiliar and engaging setting are enhanced by meditation, journaling, deep breathing, or just being still with nature. Though the cost of gasoline can make taking a day trip seem frivolous, and our commitment to environmental well-being may cause us to hesitate before utilizing our cars in this manner, there are numerous ways we can effectively offset our carbon signature while still seeing to the needs of ourselves on a soul level.

Since day trips tend to require much smaller investments of time and money than traditional outings, you can enjoy a diverse range of experiences day by day. On one weekend, you may be motivated by a need to connect with your natural heritage to explore a vast state park or nature preserve. On another, your curiosity can inspire you to visit a historical site that has long piqued your interest. In the end, where you go will often be less important than your willingness to broaden your horizons by removing yourself from the environment already so familiar to you. Each minigetaway you take will imbue your existence with a sensation of renewal that prepares you for whatever lies ahead.

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priestess Path

Mary — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:37:06 GMT

Hi everyone. I have been hard at work putting together a website. . . granted it is a work in progress . . . but I think it fills a need within our community that has been long void. It addresses the idea of priests and the path we take to get there. Please visit and let me know what your feed back is. I don't go specificallty into any particular tradition, traditions are very personal. I emphasise cultivating a personal relationship with divinity. . . It is my belief it is that relationship that shapes your tradition.

http://web.mac.com/fperez7172/iWeb/Site/The%20Priestess%20Path.html

I would love to hear what you have to say about this site in it bare bones state. . . it would be of tremendous help in my efforts to be of service to my community and my Goddesses.

Sat Nam
Mary

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leaving a positive footprint

frank — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:08:29 GMT

Leaving A Positive Footprint
Blessing Space

Physical space acts like a sponge, absorbing the radiant of all who pass through it. And, more likely than not, the spaces we move through each day have seen many people come and go. We have no way of knowing whether the energy footprints left behind by those who preceded us will invigorate us or drain us. Yet we can control the energy footprint we leave behind for others. In blessing each space we enter, we orchestrate a subtle energy shift that affects not only our own experiences in that space but also the experiences of the individuals who will enter the space after us. While we may never see the effects our blessing has had, we can take comfort in the fact that we have provided grace for those that follow after us.

When you bless a room or an entire building, you leave a powerful message of love and light for all those who will come after you. Your blessings thus have myriad effects on the environments through which you pass. Old, stagnant energy is cleared, creating a vacuum into which fresh and invigorating energy can freely flow. The space is thus rendered harmonious and nourishing, and it becomes a hub from which positive feelings are transmitted. Intent is the key component of the blessings you leave in your physical wake. If your intent involves using your own consciousness as a tool for selflessly spreading grace, your blessings will never go awry. Whether you feel more comfortable performing a solo blessing or prefer to call upon your spirit guides for assistance, visualize each space you enter becoming free of toxins, chaos, and negativity as you speak your blessing. Then imagine the resultant emptiness being replaced by pure, healing white light and loving energy. Even a quic! k mindful thought of love can bless a space.

This type of blessing is cumulative and will grow each time you bestow it. Try blessing every home, business, and office you visit for an entire week and observing the effects of your goodwill. Your affirmative energy footprint will help brighten your day as you contemplate your blessing's future impact on your siblings in humanity and your environment.
blessed be
Frank

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law of harmony

frank — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:59:04 GMT

Law of Harmony

Laws are the dictates of nature. When adhered to, they produce harmony. Human laws ideally ought to reflect laws of nature. When they don't, then disharmony is created.

When we think of harmony we typically think of music, as this is a clearly seen, or heard, expression of harmony. When sounds are harmonious they are pleasing to us. When notes are combined in different ways they can produce chords, which are used to produce pieces of music we can enjoy together. What is interesting about this example is that for a chord to be produced from a combination of notes, each note must contribute to that formation. Otherwise, discord results from the disharmony.

When a note 'disregards' the whole of which it is a part and does its own thing, discord results. When an individual disregards others and is focused just on doing his or her own thing, disharmony is often created. Just as the note finds its true value in relation to what it contributes, so too humans find their personal value and deeper satisfaction in their contribution to others.

This contribution does not imply conformity, however. When we conform we lose our individuality and our personal uniqueness and value. It is this unique value which is our most precious contribution to others.

Harmony implies that a living thing, including you and me, must contribute in a way that augments (we often say, empowers) others if harmony is to be created. What empowers are those universal qualities we have within ourselves that others need to have supported or awakened within themselves.

When the question of harmony is considered there are always two realities - individuals and a collection of individuals, be they notes, people, animals, etc. A collection of individual humans can be called a community. There are many words in different languages that relate to this fundamental reality of human nature - words like community, commune, communication, communion, common, the commons, commonwealth, and commonweal.

The principle law governing community is the Law of Harmony. A community is a natural reality, and the Law of Harmony is a natural universal law. One of the greatest difficulties we have on the planet is existence of communities in conflict. We have a real need to attempt to create more harmonious communities. Our ability to express ourselves adequately and fulfill our purpose for being depends upon it.

Community is an externalization of the reality we call soul. Literally, a community is a group of individuals living in unity. Most people do not think of unity when they think of community, seeing it more as a collection of individuals who happen to be together. When a community does not live in unity, the soul of the community is denied, and therefore unconditional love, which is the essence of soul, is thwarted. This deprivation of connection and acceptance, easily leads to fear, mistrust, isolation, and in many cases also to racism, hatred and war.

Unity is not uniformity. It therefore does not require conformity. Unity is a state of consciousness and therefore respects diversity of form and expression. It suggests unanimity, which means to be of one spirit or one soul. It is an inner identification with the other as oneself. We could say that it is the soul within recognizing itself in the other. For at a soul level we are one.

Harmony produces harmonics. These are resonances in other octaves. What this means psychologically and spiritually is that when harmony is present those experiencing it open themselves automatically to other dimensions of reality and other levels of their own being. Harmony awakens potentials and expands consciousness, bringing into expression through individuals such qualities as respect, acceptance, tolerance, understanding, empathy, compassion and unanimity.

Harmony awakens the soul and soul creates a community of people who live together creatively and purposefully through which the very best in human nature can unfold.

..> Exercises:

1. How do you promote unity in your relationships?

2. When do you conform in a way that inhibits you from expressing your uniqueness in support of others?

3. How and when do you create disharmony or discord?

4. How would describe your valued contribution to your community?

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The Banshee

frank — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:07:27 GMT

I am known throughout this land and throughout this world…I am the Banshee…The Lady of Sorrow and the Lady of Death…

My screams are those of a thousand men and my voice pierces like notes of rising and falling waves of the sea and it always announces a mortal's death...

Just before a mortal's death…I appear at night in front of their dwelling, wailing and weeping foretelling them of their fate…

If a mortal sees me, I can not harm them, unless I start to scream and it means their own death.

If a mortal is able to catch me, I am more then obliged to tell them who is going to die this day...For I may tell them it is there own...

I only appear in front of and foretell all those of royalty of their time of death and my cries can be heard throughout Ireland for those of Irish Nobility.

I am a shape shifter who can come in many forms…one of my form is of the raven, as the raven I hover over the mortals screaming of their death or I fly next to them foretelling them of their fate…I can appear as a young beautiful woman dressed in white…or as an old hag dressed in death shrouds…which ever form I choose, just beware it will be me…

Beware of my screams if you hear them, death is here…for mortals fear me...for I am what comes at then end of the cycle of human life...I have knowledge of the fate of humanity…and I am a prophetess for all those who are destined to die…I am the Banshee…and I may come for you!

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msn group

JoAnna — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:30:42 GMT

I don't mean for this to be a plug but...

I have an msn group called BroomCloset, its been up for a few years now and there are about 50 members...with one problem...No one TALKS >_< I don't understand it. I try to post, stir debate and get suggestions for the group but there's just NO feedback. Wtf?

Any feedback from you guys on my situation or the material on my site would be appreciated.

http://groups.msn.com/broomcloset

thanks for your time,
JoAnna

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Opening a BIG can of worms here...

MoJoArt — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:21:52 GMT

I won't bore you with a history lesson of my life and witchcraft, other than to say that I was raised in it and have lived it all my life. I read the posts about people seeking spells, charms, 10 easy ways to become a priestess, and so forth, and can't help but wonder: How many people woke up this morning and decided they wanted to be a witch today?

I'm not bashing ANYONE here, so don't get your panties in a bunch over this. It just amuses me to see self-proclaimed priestesses, warlocks, wizards, grand poo-nannies and any other titles which are all glamourized by "Charmed", "Practical Magic" and, my favorite, "The Craft". It seems an entire nation chose to pick up a book on witchcraft and, as a result, there are more priestesses on the globe now than in the history of mankind. Ironically, a priestess is empowered by those who believe in her and follow her path...so unless she's started a coven of sisters and brothers...who's to know?

And then there are the spells, charms, gris gris, voodoo, hoo doo, and so forth. Can you seriously believe that a spell written by another person is going to be effective for you? ~New Age Witchcraft at it's finest, no doubt.

I live and practice traditions and beliefs taught to me by my ancestors. No need for a lineage lesson here, because my beliefs and yours are not the same, so the point would be moot. However, I don't see the goth look, the thousands of dollars spent in the witch shops and bookstores, the need to give oneself a self-proclaimed title of anything other than "human being" , or the bumper stickers with the goddess images on them as anything more than a pitiful cry to be noticed. Want to get noticed? Do something in life that does something for others. Pass it forth.

Witchcraft is just that...the craft of the witch. It is not something that should be taken lightly, nor dabbled with, nor should one profess to BE something that they do not LIVE.

Those seeking a title to bonify their existence in the realm of witchcraft should best come to terms with the meaning and purpose behind such a title, and also be warned: "Careful what you wish for, you just might get it".

Choosing witchcraft as a "path" of life means so much more than lighting fires and dancing around in pretty robes and burning stinky stuff and chanting gibberish. It is not something that gives you the divine right to bash other's beliefs, nor claim your own as supreme. It is simply a choice that you make for yourself. So...those seeking to be a pretty witch with the ability to shoot sparks from your fingertips and light candles from across the room...Hollywood is due west.

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invite to 1st Thursday Show 6-7-07 Austin Tx

AmberBarbara — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:07:30 GMT

WyldeFyre Productions hosts a free Community Show on 1st Thursdays at Amy’s Ice Cream Far South Congress, with Drumming, Belly Dancing, & Fire Spinning, Hula Hooping &....

Very Pagan friendly event

Next public show is June 7, 07 WyldeFyre, Amy's Ice Cream, 1st Thursday, 6PM to 10PM

LOCATION:
Amy’s Ice Cream
3100 Far South Congress
Austin TX

Dressing up as your favorite fantasy character is encouraged! Come play with your friends & enjoy the open, intimate, festival atmosphere right in town!

Feel free to bring lawn chairs & blankets

Additional parking available on side streets

Performers get free ice cream!

Okay to forward to other artists who you think would like to participate.

For more information please contact

Willow (Zuvia_dancer@yahoo.com)
or
Amber (AmberBarbara@hotmail.com)

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