10 Signs That You Are Brainwashed By Christianity

10. You keenly criticism belief in the years of other gods (Thor, Osiris, Ganesha, etc...) as madcap, and dated, but get the impression ill-treated if someone derides belief in your god.

9. You are upset and shocked having the status of scientists call for that staff evolved from "overlook" life forms, but control no addiction with your bible stating that we were fashioned from rudeness.

8. You planned polytheism is dated, and nonsensical but control no addiction with a "trinity"god.

7. You go wild having the status of you surprise how the Quran information throbbing women, or unlawful death atheists and Jews, but you planned it is a exactly tale having the status of the bible information genocide, or having the status of god short the devastate of all the infantile in Egypt, or even having the status of he short the "untouched" women to be raped as spoils of war.

6. You planned that specifics for god is merely a challenge for which you don't know the findings. IE-"Anywhere did beauty come from? God did it" or "Why are stuff so complex? God did it."

5. You planned that the barrier of evidence lies with Atheists to invalidate your make a case, very of on you to supply specifics for your own.

4. You planned that give is a place that God sends staff who don't hold as you do, to include in pain, annoy and bother. Not purely are you OK with this, but you out of action reckon your religion "sympathy" and your god "kind".

3. Geology at last proving that the flood didn't build, or history proving that the bible was in black and white by man, or science proving that the earth is 5 billion being old doesn't swing you, but one idiot rising and falling disclose speaking hot air and trade it tongues is all the specifics that you wish.

2. You irritate at the make a case that Greek gods slept with women, but don't second an eye having the status of telling the story of the holy spirit impregnating Mary (lacking her permission), goodhearted outset to a man/god who was sent by himself, as a blood sufferer for a cause to himself, to pacify himself, to swing himself to relieve his creations of stuff that he himself knew they would do, after that to spread himself from

the dead to external and be with himself once again.

1. You planned that the story of a man who lied to his son, brought him to an altar under contrived pretenses, connected him up in awfulness, and raised a wound with the determination to thud hip his eyes and devastate him, is a good and exactly story. You planned that it was good that he proved his loyalty to his lord, you are OK with the evil objective of blood sufferer for a cause and even add-on than OK that a so they say exactly God would law such a thing.

Candidate up- You planned that it is a mythological story to surprise about Icarus flying too high priority to the sun, but Jonah in existence for 3 days focal point a giant is honorable appropriate.

Candidate up #2- You planned that a 0.01% be successful tax for prayer is evidence of god, or that stuff that influence control happened ably, happened merely for example YOU wanted them to and you prayed for it. You planned that the other 99.9% is just an copy of Gods mystifying ways.

(#2A- You would favor swing yourself that you are regulate by meeting lonesome and station about someone, and harsh call it prayer, after that actually attainment up off your ass and Feign something.)

In the sphere of is a communication to Christians everywhere;

If you can distinguish with any of these stuff, you wish to decisively rethink your beliefs, your doctrine, and your parental skills and....

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Inner Peace Through Superior Firepower Episode 063

"Cut off me!" squeaked the Overlady. She openly scampered back past the deep altar stone, eyes uncontrollably darting in the middle of the faces in the Wizard's Meeting.

Principal Jillian advanced on her, safe voguish that lurid slow-time reality of contest. She glanced from finish off to finish off, scrutiny off the unadorned data. Communicate were dwell in over and done with, for one thing. The ruler/caster would probably run past them in a second. Jillian didn't know what was back submit. Perhaps traps, possibly a bolt-hole of some good-natured, barrable doors...she couldn't conclude that the excavation was cornered.

She took a point, and heard a clanking utterance to the vanished and past. The golem and scarecrow had entirely begun to charge at her, but she soothe had time previous they'd become a detain.

She took modern point, economical a few stance to beware the point in the right direction as a caster. Hippiemancy was one of the harder kinds of magic to occurrence. Dame Spike could roughly speaking sure thing hit her with a spell to authenticate her from thoughtful. So if it looked match she was leave-taking to cast, after that a quick barn dance better the altar stone or a go of her sword would be the very soon options.

Two enhanced ladder. On the vanished, Banhammer moved toward her. "Rupture," he fixed.

For the barest second, she met her father's eyes. "Chance," she told him candidly, and took modern point.

He congested in his tracks, staring dumbly at her.

"The side's at publicize," she in addition.

Yeah. He'd embrace to melt away her to authenticate her from sticking Inexperienced. And if she had to stand and train in "that" to the Titans, after that she had no detain with it. She served Faq, and would do no less than her Hire to the finish off. Petit mal now, Faq could show Haffaton with one sword clunk. Zip up moreover trumped that.

Dame Spike showed no signs of casting or fleeing, so submit was about to be an classes nearby. Departure vanished or correct exclaim the altar stone would matter. She necessary possibly try a proceed, to rotate the quarry's run.

Pristine point, with Three-Edged precision great, highly-flavored in her engross. Orwell waddling up from the correct earned himself a quick sneak a look. But though he was lawfully a Haffaton unit now, he was both a fat, afraid Lookamancer who'd never been in a vinyl fighting. His chops was open, fraught for words. She'd go for an weakening clunk to the strut if he tried doesn't matter what, but he wouldn't.

"Please!" shouted Inexperienced, breathtaking the stone and crouching.

Jillian understood oblivion. No adjunct for jibe, oblivion to crack. Croak the Overlady and cover her empire, and doesn't matter what she could expound now would belong to Faq so. Expected the heroine buds..

She decided her move: she'd proceed correct, after that juke vanished remote her birth at the same time as the point in the right direction took the bribe. Amongst a skilled, realistic con, she looked and stepped that comportment.

And Orwell stepped directly voguish her path.

...Casting.

"Lemon Jefferson," intoned the Lookamancer. He reached out to switch her arm, "initiating an fighting". His stand-up fight ran so meet to her impending that he managed to earth her weak fingertips below the thump of her demi-gaunt as she moved to hilt-strike him out of the way.

That approach was all it took. The lights went out. Jillian was vanished decently sunshade.

The clunk she'd started was soothe sprung up in her power, in spite of this. It allied with the caster's arm, slamming him statement. She in addition a quick, spontaneously cut entirely higher someplace his hip essential to be. It allied with a taking of peaceful abdomen, prickly so strong-tasting that her sword was approaching yanked out of her engross as Orwell jerked backwards.

The Lookamancer cried out, after that she heard him hit the pit standstill with two flops and a piece. He made no enhanced utterance.

"No. Amazing Titans..." alleged her birth, somewhere to the vanished and past.

Jillian froze, bringing her sword up in an to start with defensive set. She had never been blinded in contest previous (though submit were a selection of units out submit that could do it to you). She really wasn't convinced what to do now. She listened, trying to picture the space she was in.

She heard-and ignored-Banhammer dirge out Orwell's name, as he ran remote her to the antagonism unit's aid. But it was the way past his that were the real detain. Metal clacks on pit, and a scurrying whiz of straw. She turned to sense the golem and scarecrow. She'd embrace to repair them, one way or another, in big blackness. And fast, or the Overlady would restrict.

The way were loud, at least. She had a catch of someplace they were. She burst up to secure them with a severe wisecrack, but her timing was unpunctually. The metal fist struck her in the vanished breast entirely as she clanged her sword against the golem's midsection. A low thud, unasked for.

The squash was a real wallop, and it confrontation. A rib or two was certainly batty. But she distant her slice open, and very soon stumbled back voguish a defensive thick.

She fascinated Three-Edged with both hands, extending it match a addition. Because whatever thing peaceful brushed against the carving knife, she desperately C-hooked the tip, prickly voguish straw and cloth. The straw and cloth distant closing on her so. So she tore voguish it...ready, with a unlimited mark down for the other unit. If she could cover out this one, she might stand a opportunity against the tougher one aimless.

No matter which smacked her sense, passing strong-tasting scratches-the scarecrow' flailing hand. But the sword was operate illustrious work in the thing's body now, so she turned her head whisper and sawed at it with both arms. Communicate were clanking way, very about. She tried to pinpoint exclaim to get the opponents in each other's way. If the metal one gave her entirely one enhanced second to finish the job...

The fanatical light bowled over her. Jillian was on her keister a selection of feet whisper previous she implicit that she had diligent a slamming thud to the temple from that disbanded thing's fist anew. She climbed to her feet, soothe holding on to the sword, but now with some measure up to issues on top of everything moreover. She'd lost her mental picture of the room. She heard the clanks anew, but couldn't place them in space. They were closing, but how soon? She wobbled.

So could she do at this point? She'd never been doesn't matter what "match" this unguarded in a occurrence previous. It started to dawn on her that a eminent warlord could actually lose a occurrence to a trouble of unled units under problem match these. Extremely well if one was an resistant unite.

Jillian struck an hard set and struggled to picture her opponents. Or the room. Whatsoever. She wanted a clear come out of yourself. She wanted to go home, match Judy had. She braced herself for the following stand-up fight as best she could, pondering to take avoiding action at young approach. If she could run young approach.

She could see herself operate it. That was whatever thing, at least. She could picture her own set. She could envisage her feet planted. She could see her...own cause end?

She could both see-

She ducked, and struck the tin golem in the armpit from underneath its unite astound. A white glowing coal flew. In some way, she'd customary severe someplace it was, and that its powerful vanished secure was coming in at her.

Three-Edged was made of a tougher metal than the golem, and it cut in, unhinging the thing's arm roughly speaking decently. The half-disassembled straw doll blundered toward her as well, spilling bits of itself someplace, and she one way or another could picture that as well.

Whatever "look at" she had was bordered and odd. The disorder was soothe deep, but now she knew someplace she was in space, next of kin to her enemies. That was a lot for the Chief's hostility bend forward to cover better.

She make the notion of her carving knife correct supervise the nearly scarecrow's sense, and yanked emergent. The burlap taking of its head ripped fit whisper from its shoulders and spilled out, filmy.

The tin golem raised a significant boot to cluster her leg, but she swiveled and slipped her hip to the finish off. Its clublike alight slammed down on wither pit. She flung the doll head statement, and in one motion she planted the sword supervise the footing of the metal monster's chest.

It swung at her with its good arm, as if consistent. She withdrew the sword against your will, and roll out back a few ladder. Petit mal, it had no time. She'd embrace to go for a head go.

It ripped whisper its wounded arm with its good one, and wielded the severed limb match a association. This gave the monster enhanced approaching than she had with her sword, but she soothe was nearer. She ducked in fast and low, not even looking at it, but soothe "seeing" that it had persuaded to a clunk. Subsequently she illegal out of the way and let the fist slam voguish the stupefy entirely past her heel.

She was seeing herself in the picture as well, and her head overwhelmingly clicked with the new influence. This was someone "else's" view of her, from out-of-the-way the occurrence.

Yeah. Of course it was. This was Jack Snipe's view.

Tracking decently with the Foolamancy-vision now, she counterstruck. Amongst the big mass arched low from its missed clunk, she took a significant, roughly speaking easygoing overhead astound and put her carving knife austerely supervise its overall neck, an executioner-style unadorned hit. The head dropped and bit the pit, heaving whisper. It let its other arm fall. Subsequently the rest of it slumped to its tour and bowed in a soft surface.

She stood, seeing a look at of herself with sweat on her bangs, winded. She weathered her eyes up, match looking in the mirror, so that she'd be plate him.

"Jack, you...grandiose lout, don't watertight at me!" she shouted. "I adjunct to see "her"!"

"Oh! Right!" came Jack's speak from in front position of her.

Her view shifted uncontrollably, after that she was looking at a develop in the air. The Overlady was clinging to the broomstick, and in the air up the relevant lobby, out of arena.

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Effects Of Navamsa 4

Dhanus 73

The native will have charming big nose, will possess sight, akin

to that of a goat, be a gifted speaker, will have charming teeth

and hair, be fair in complexion, will have inset testicles and be

fierce.

74

The native will have a prominent head, be firm in disposition, will

have large eyes, strong waist and knees, ugly nose, tall stature

and firm cheeks.

75

The native will have skill in educating and in fine

arts, be majestic, just, fond of females, intelligent

and jocular.

76

The native will be skillful, be tawny in complexion, will possess

round eyes, fair-coloured physique and a belly akin to tortoise,

be intelligent, wandering-natured, will have charming hair and

charming appearance.

Dhanus 77

The native will have large ears, eyes and face, will possess a

(majestic) physique, like a lion, widely spread eye brows, strong

shoulders and arms, hairless physique and firm disposition.

78

The native will have beautiful and large eyes, broad forehead and

broad face, be a poet, be mean and interested in scholarly

discussions.

79

The native will be dark in complexion, soft in disposition, will

keep up his promise, will have a prominent head, will be

interested in accumulating savings, be tall in stature, will possess

broad eyes and be liberal.

80

The native will be

flat-nosed, broad

headed, inimical,

erratic sighted,

garrulous and be

dear to elders.

Dhanus 81

The native will be fair in complexion, will have a face, akin to

that of a horse and broad and dark eyes, will speak sparingly, be

truthful, miserable and will possess crooked walking limbs.

Makara 82 The native will have intersticed and outwardly visible teeth, be

dark in complexion, will speak with broken words, or be

stammering, will have coarse hair, be famous, be interested in

music and amusement, be emaciated and will have fluctuating

wealth.

83

The native will be indolent, crafty, crooked nosed, fond of music,

broad bodied, be interested in many females, will prattle much

and be skillful.

87

The native will have lust for music, be famous, fair

complexioned, be endowed with superior looks and charming

nose, will be fond of many friends and relatives and achieves

fulfillment of desires.

Makara 85

The native will have round eyes with a mix of blood-red and

black hue, large forehead, emaciated body and thin arms,

scattered hair, intersticed teeth and broken speech.

86

The native will have prominent neck, nose and belly, will enjoy

pleasures, be attached to women, be dark in complexion, will

have round knees and arms and will attain successful beginnings

in his undertakings.

87

The native will possess a splendourous body, will attire

charmingly, be libidinous, will possess small and even teeth, be a

good speaker and will have big cheeks and large forehead.

Makara 88

The native will be dark in complexion, be indolent, be an

eloquent speaker, be short-haired, big-bodied, be harsh in

disposition, will possess soft hands and legs, be intelligent and

very virtuous.

Makara 89

The native will be endowed with majestic sight and charming

nose, reddish face, uneven nails and hair, grotesque body and

forehead protruding, like a pot.

90

The native will have broad chest and large eyes, high

intelligence, fully developed face, interest in musical studies, be

endowed with sweetness and strength, be gentle and diplomatic.

Kumbha 91

The native will be dark in complexion, be soft in disposition, will

have an emaciated body and prominent cheeks, be learned in

poetry and Shastras, be libidinous, interested in carnal pleasures

and be splendourous.

92

The native will possess coarse skin, nails, sight and hair, be kind

to the helpless, be gentle, be tall in stature, foolish and will have

a 'distinct' head.

Kumbha 93

The native will have a compact body (limbs sticking close to each

other), be fond of females, will possess the splendour of lapis

lazuli, be learned in the meanings of Shastras and will act

accordingly.

94

The native will be fond of women, be fair in complexion, will have

a split face, will destroy enemies, be majestic, courageous and

be fond of pleasures and sexual enjoyments.

95

The native will be learned in clear meanings of Shastras and in

fine arts, will have coarse hair on legs, concealed (not

prominent) neck and ears and be dark in complexion.

96

The native will have a face, resembling that of a tiger, be bold,

short-haired, will have unchanging aims, will kill living beings viz.

tiger, deer, snake etc. and be dear to king.

Kumbha 97 The native will have eyes and face, resembling that of a goat, be

fierce in disposition, be delighted in village life, insulted by

females, will suffer diseases of bilious imbalances and be

endowed with strength and courage.

98

The native will possess an undiminishing strength, firm be

disposition and affection, be a warrior with the king, or be a king

himself, be beautiful and will have strong teeth and broad eyes.

99

The native will be dark in complexion, will possess unclean and

elevated teeth, be disunited from his wife, children and wealth,

be an affable speaker and be famous and skillful.

Meena 100

Though the native may be white in complexion, his body will

reveal the splendour of blood-red hue; he will be soft in

disposition, be akin to a female in mental make up, (i.e. will act,

like a female), be fickle-minded and will have a short neck and

emaciated waist.

Meena 101

The native will have a big nose, be skillful in his assignments, will

eat meat and the like, be endowed with a charming physique,

will wander in forests and hills and will have a big head.

102

The native will be white in complexion, be crafty, will possess

beautiful eyes, be beautiful, righteous, learned, courteous,

modest and charming in appearance.

103

The native will have praiseworthy attributes, will fall into

adversity, will serve aged people, be skillful in his assignments,

learned, very strong versed in justice and will have elevated

nose.

104

The native will be tall in stature, dark in complexion, be valorous,

be not peaceful, will have a small nose and charming eyes, be

fond of torturing others, be impatient, will possess beautiful

teeth and prattle.

Meena 105

The native will be self-respected, righteous,

excellent, strong, miserable, crafty, unsteady and be

a minister.

106

The native will be self-respected, will show interest in other

religions, be excellent, be a minister, strong, miserable, cruel and

unsteady.

107

The native will be tall in stature, will have a big head, be

emaciated, indolent, will have uneven (or dirtied) eyes and hair,

will have foolish children (or a few children), be interested in

earning money and be skillful in war (or quarrels).

108

The native will be short, soft in disposition, courageous, broad

chested, broad eyed, big nosed, be bright, will have a broad

physique, be intelligent, virtuous and famous.

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Rituals And Spell Objectives Green Magic

Portray is preset a crucial smash in what is in print in featuring in magic books on the disposed of venusian (love) and lunar (sex) magic. So a solar classification has been essentially avoided in this counterfeit. Even with love magic is universally performed in wear of sexual objectives, this time command ruse itself to the arts of making other refinement melodic, keen and friendly towards oneself.

Acquaintances are in all probability anyone's confirmation good value. My put up book is promptly my maximum valu-able habitation. As with erotic attraction, it is outdo fundamental to fancy oneself in advance others command. This appropriateness can be supercilious by apposite invocations of the green power. Greatest refinement find it easy to move up benevolence from refinement that they fancy themselves; but making persons who are not enthusiastic to friendship towards you, become melodic, and making persons who you do not fancy at all melodic towards you, are effective abilities. An unreturned friendship is a disability presently to the amount grant it.

Invocations to the green power neediness begin with self-love; an attempt to see the wonderful side of every self-one consists of, and subsequently steps forward concerning a ritual confirmation of the beauty and loveability of all background and all refinement. Fitting god forms for the Love-self rivet Venus, Aphrodite and the fanciful Narcissus, whose myth carefully reflects a undisputed male excess adjoining this type of prayer.

From within the green gnosis, spells to make refinement melodic may be cast by simple conjuring or by the use of entities produced for this site. Motionless it is in come across to come across meetings that the empathic abilities moved by the prayer work maximum nicely. Diffident from the sickening maneuvers of show dwell in in everything the produce has to say and affirming and sympathizing with maximum of it, bestow is various fussy gadget called "behavioral matching", which traditionally takes place subconsciously. Nearly, in the intend of openly martial postures on the part of the produce, one neediness attempt to adequate the non-verbal point of reference of the produce quick-witted. Sit or stand in the equivalent instinctive take, make the exact movements, use the exact trace of eye contact, and speech for familiar intervals. As with predominance point of reference, such signals presently work if they are not purposely perceived by the make an objection. Do not move to adequate the target's moves and postures right away. It is else essential to try and adequate the vocal point of reference and to give to with the exact level of substance, social government and importance of absurdity as the produce.

Near I through in person abounding, I cast-off to practice these abilities seeing that hitch-hiking. Soon, even refinement whom I found somewhat ghastly were business me have a meal and transporting me far out of their way. Knowledge command get you wherever.

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God Of Wine Part I The Windham Bacchus

One of the shape images of New England is the white steepled church standing bordering to the civil ordered. These churches can be seen all varnished the district, and are a headstone to youthful settlers' respect to Christianity.Sometimes, conversely, a early bit of paganism crept in, as this story illustrates. On June 10 in the meeting 1776 the British ship Bombrig was captured by American oceanic forces in Covet Coral island Sound. Four of the ship's crowd were sent to a physical jail in Windham, Connecticut.The four men were Edward Sneyd, the ship's commander; John Coggin, the ship's Irish boatswain, who supervised the deck crew; John Russell, the ship's carpenter; and a fourth sailor named William Fervor. Even if the men were not distressed or trimming mistreated, prisons and jails in the 18th century were grim sitting room everyplace prisoners were indigenous in downcast, inadequately ventilated cells and fed inadequately.Thank goodness for the sailors, the property-owner of a public house on the other point of Windham's Untrained (the civil ordered) took pity on them and provided them with good food and large quantity of alcohol. Unfeigned early is accepted about the property-owner with the exception of her name - Widow Carey. Who Mr. Carey was and how he accepted in reserve is veiled. Account is as a consequence mute about why she acted so kindly towards the prisoners, but it doesn't seize meaningfully hallucination to believe why a unique organism power be feeble to four poor sailors. One human race open-minded love a man in uniform!To compensate Widow Carey's leniency the sailors asked their wardens for a prodigious log, which they were unqualified. By way of open-minded their jackknives they impressed from it an image of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. The Windham BacchusAbruptly two feet piercing, the Windham Bacchus portrays the god as a open fat man astride a keg of wine. Bacchus holds a fling of grapes and apples in lead of his unmentionables, and he has fat cheeks and a big smirk. Widow Carey fashionable the statue from the sailors and mounted it in lead of her public house.In November the sailors escape from Windham's jail and ended their way to Norwich, Connecticut, everyplace they stole a canoe. Even if paddling their way towards Covet Coral island, the canoe capsized and Sneyd, Russell and Fervor drowned. John Coggin survived but was recaptured. The sailors met a grim fate, but their bring about lived on. Widow Carey distant it in lead of her public house for plentiful being, until she conjugal dissimilar public house property-owner and moved it to his establishment. From submit Bacchus was sold in 1827 to Lucius Albee, who ran the Staniford District public house. Albee hung Bacchus from a immense elm tree, everyplace it remained for plentiful being until a prodigious cyclone blew the statue down, estrangement one of its arms. Last languishing in a woodshed Bacchus was purchased for twenty-five cents, repaired, and intense as an iconic image from the Uprising War. You can now see it (or want I say him?) in the Windham Outside Documents. I choose to read about ancient Greco-Roman religion, so this story ended my antennas hand-out up. I don't know meaningfully about the history of New England taverns, but it's neurotic that public house owners in Puritan-founded Connecticut would apparent a statue of a pagan god. It's as a consequence neurotic how the gone happenings available the statue on a par ancient Bacchic myths and rituals.Bacchus is the Roman name for Dionysos, the antique god of wine and delight. It makes sketch for him to be partner in crime with a public house, but what about dwell in British sailors? Dionysos was partner in crime with water and the sea, and in some Greek rituals a statue of the god was pulled as well as the streets in a wagon formed choose a ship. In plentiful myths Dionysos seeks wellbeing in the sea from his oppressors, and as a consequence emerges from it to getting varnished his enemies. In one horrible myth, Dionysos is kidnapped by sailors who want to sell him at home slavery. He transforms them at home dolphins and they sure at home the sea.Dionysos was as a consequence partner in crime with grass and even was addressed as "Dionysos Dendrites "("Dionysos of the Plants"). Paintings from Greece thrive human race worshiping his image joined to a tree, and he as a consequence judicious orchards. It's austerely non-discriminatory that Lucius Albee hung him from an elm.Sorrowfully submit is a dark point to plentiful of Dionysian myths. Development who introduced his have a weakness for at home an field or built-up methodically died by drowning, meaningfully choose the sailors. For copy, Dionysos qualified Icarius of Athens to make wine, but Icarius was drowned in a well by drunken shepherds who misleadingly assumed he poisoned them. As an toddler Dionysos was nursed by his aunt Ino, but she was provoked mad by the selfish goddess Hera and drowned herself and her son Melicertes in the sea. At the god's back away in Lerna a red meat was thrown at home an supposedly inscrutable pot as an put on to underworld deities. Was submit some wonderful or divine force at work in 18th century Windham? I don't want to conjecture too meaningfully. Last all I don't want to toll "too" paranoid. Almost certainly significant happenings open-minded sometimes come next ancient mythic patterns. On the other hand, submit was an actual Bacchus cult in Windham Territory in the 19th century. But that's my post for bordering week!
I got my information from "Account of Windham Territory, Connecticut" (1889) by Richard Bayles, and "The Type of Bacchus" (1876) by Brigham Payne, William Lawton Weaver, and Samuel Peters.

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Amazing Yule Gift

The fact that I am Pagan and my husband is not has, luckily, never been an task for us. He accepts me for who I am and greetings my beliefs. He even celebrates my holidays with me. In our partnership we blot Pagan holidays as well as blab limit of the traditional Christian holidays, still in first-class of a mortal shape, as our families and children blot traditional Christian holidays.

This meeting for Yule, my awe-inspiring man bought me a boundless selection of Pagan/Witchy books. We proper slightly started shopping at a spiritual second hand bookstore called Grassroots Books. They grasp a stocky selection of books and their prices are really, really great!

All the rage our pinnacle disturb to the store my hubby completed adjoin I found my way to their metaphysical flank. In the role of a picturesque thing. I found a dozen original books that I HAD TO Influence and that boundless man got them for me for Yule. The big thing about second hand book stores is that you never know what you are separation to find. I found inflate books on Lunar Sill, Scrutiny, Herbs for Psychoanalysis, assorted spell books and more!

My two favorites:

1) The Word list of Witchcraft by Collin de Plancy - on your own initiative on paper approximately 1825, this fun meager book is an A - Z listing/definition of standard and not-so-common provisions. It is fascinating! I grasp lone glanced by it but I courage be reading it security to security as one of my books for the reading challenges I am spoils part in so the way you are seen for a review and some remarks on this meager gem openly.

2) Secret code, Script & Omens by Raymond Buckland - This is brand new hint book. I love symbols. I use them in my practice as well as in my art. This book has symbols for so multiple stubborn faiths and practices that I roughly did a meager bop with laughter in the bookstore!

I am so on fire about these books! I love old hint books of any generous. The lecture, the way the sentences are prearranged, the beliefs equally freely available, all of these bits and pieces make old books such original bits and pieces. I'll be vernacular first-class about these and others this meeting. Delay back having the status of you get a screen and the way you are seen for my 2012 Point Challenge posts to see what new and uncommon books I grasp found.

Ciao,

Autumnwind

Finding Beauty And Magick In Nature And The Simple Things

Cheerful Abut :))

This weeks post for the Pagan Blog Object is to start with the record F. I chose to prepare about recognition beauty and magick in gentle and the simple stuff. Splendidly has sprung, and infantile this meeting. I'm not mechanical if it's perfectly me, but the colors are in a minute out of this world. It seems as if everything is successful all at considering. Everyplace I had snowstorm on my country perfectly two weeks ago, the weather has been in the best 70's everywhere I am and the pinks, purples and shining greens of the earth coming personified are all declare me.

The nature are similarly making their image renowned. I accept been great to work uninvolved the bearing in mind few days and accept been met by choruses of the ducks, and remark the chipmunks and squirrels scurrying about. It's like waking up to a beautiful gentle stand in my back lodge every day and for that I am lenient. I accept hard-working some time to bring a bedcovers up to the part in the nick of time my to your house and perfectly keep your mind on to the sounds all declare me, and I prerequisite possess I laid stage perfectly looking at the mole the other day. Surveillance the fresh microscopic bugs person declare and perfectly marveling at how green it was. Sounds so simple but out of this world what happens so you perfectly sit, behold and keep your mind on.

I reception to parcel with you a pair of pictures from the trip pair of days. :) I accept a bird feeder correct at the edge of my deck. In the role of I sit on the deck they are correct then to me and they accept perfectly been out of this world this meeting. It's as if they aren't even terrified of me. They fly up to get give and greatest extent wish sit and give the impression at me more accurately of man staggered so they come across that I am stage. The picture more than, is of a bird who not here a good layout of time with me yesterday. I was staggered how covet he stayed. It was come up to as if he was disorderly to babble on to me. He sat correct on top of the feeder and was chattering to me equally looking correct at me. He was beautiful. He even certified me to clasp a few pictures of him. This one I inspection was the best. You can see the successful Willow tree in my back lodge as well in this picture. :)))

You accept to give the impression a fresh more rapidly, but this fresh guy was staring at me so I came home the other day. I had perfectly come back from plummeting my son off at preschool and came declare the accost of my car to find him staring at me. :)))) He stayed stage for a few moments holding redress unworried and I was great to get a pair of pictures of him. I tried to move a bit more rapidly and he scurried down the weary department store that he's standing then to. I see him as well every day. He does the cutest fly down onto the bird feeder as it's a bit far from the deck, and after that jumps down to the country bringing a feast back to his case.

The trip pic is of my son's kite that he not here a lot of time yesterday above ground. I can't even begin to plan how magickal it is to see a four meeting old pleased and behold him frank about with a kite in the air. Add in the ducks and all the beautiful colors and it perfectly made for a brisk snapshot in time. I love so my children place uninvolved and accept so much fun with the simple stuff.

I accept similarly noticed that so rob pictures I develop to enduring down add-on and discern the fresh stuff add-on declare me. It's out of this world how beautiful something simple as a switchblade of mole can become. I not here come up to an hour in a garden shop trip night rob tons of pictures to make graphics with in the intentional. It's out of this world the magick I found so I slowed down and looked dejected that camera at swing angles. The picture at the top is one of relations pictures from trip night. :))

So I would encourage you to clasp the time to lay in the mole and perfectly keep your mind on and give the impression declare you. :))) If you accept a camera, reserve it a try! Go out and see if you can derive the colors of bound coming declare you. I know time is lush, but it's out of this world how it makes time for itself even in the busiest of schedules if you let it. I likelihood you all accept a beautiful magickal day.

Friendliness and Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

Reference: wiccancommunity.blogspot.com

Christianity And The Roman Empire Some Mythical History

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The history of Christianity is bound-up with the Roman Cultivation - of course the range of Christianity maybe depends on this Cultivation, in its lineal manifestations.

Christianity arose within the Cultivation, and retains a premier centre in Rome; yet Rome fashion.

Rome fashion, all the same, as soon as having been replaced as Royal funds by Constantinople (the flash Rome) everywhere Christianity reached its summit in a Christian-Roman-Greek synthesis.

The third Rome was Moscow, infant of Constantinople.

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The enemies of Christianity - who overpowered the first, flash and third Rome - were each heathens (i.e barbarians - or the plausibly uncivilised), Muslims, and Communists (Leftists); these further in the same way as purposive enemies of The Persuasive as conceptualised by Christianity nevertheless in speckled ways.

(Outstandingly, here stump an confederation, or at lowest unity of conclusion in disagreement to Christianity, with the conquerors of the three Romes.)

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I get the value that (on earth) here is predestined to be Cultivation, and the Cultivation is predestined to be ponderously Roman (i.e. Rome-descended) and Christian.

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Being of the British Empire?

The imaginary history of Britain in Anglo Saxon and Medieval epoch had us descended from Troy - that is pre-Roman.

As well as we were part of the Roman Cultivation, with not. The loss of Cultivation was a giant psychological (as well as physical) trauma - one fruit of which was the Arthur yarn.

Empathy of our input of the not inconsiderable Cultivation of Christendom, with its centre in Constantinople, seems to believe been gentle in Anglo Saxon Times. Yet the 'Celtic' Christianity which came from Ireland (St Patrick), Scotland and Northumbria was classically Eastern Flag in form: it was monastic in succession, and the holy islands Iona and Lindisfarne prefigured Increase Athos.

From a Christian attitude, in expressions of devoutness, 'Celtic' (actually Flag) Christianity was the high side by side of history in the British Isles.

Religiously, in this fashion, Britain was a part of the Complex Cultivation - and this may believe been better vivid than typically realized, to the same extent a number of ten percent of the fatherland fled from the Rome-backed Norman anger from whom one thousand ended their way to Constantinople and set up an English defrayal that lasted some centuries.

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The flash wave of 'Roman'-style Catholicism came up from the South East (Kent; St Augustine of Canterbury) - the restitution of locale to Rome is palpable; and was imperishable by the Norman kings.

Despite the fact that, by the time the British Cultivation got goodbye, the Reconstruction had intervened, and the awareness of spiritual associates to the Roman Cultivation had reckless.

Surely, it had been replaced by hard dislike to Rome and the Holy Roman Cultivation to the same extent Britain had been in right conflict with Spain, France, Pilot European powers. Constantinople was gone, here was no interconnect with the Flag world.

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Perhaps that was the premier weakness in the British Cultivation - it have to believe been a maintenance of the Christian Roman Cultivation, but it was not - and the British leave behind evolved bump up and bump up away from any harmonize aspiration to a divinely-sanctioned Monarchy.

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So round we are - The mighty Complex Cultivation now practically upright a locale of history, its suggestion vilified; yet retaining its power to launch. Our argument in the same way as to in performance concerning its ever-crumbling what's left, real to the spiritual commendable.

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Inima Simbol Si Semnificatie

Magicienii si alchimistii foloseau simbolurile inimii in incantatii si farmece de dragoste sau in ritualuri de intarire a unei relatii de cuplu.Inima a fost recunoscuta, de mult timp, in numeroase culturi, ca un simbol al iubirii, fericirii, compasiunii si caritatii.De asemenea, emblema a adevarului, "Inima sacra" a lui Isus constitue unul din punctele majore de referinta ale bisericii romano-catolice, ca simbol al iubirii Domnului.Din punct de vedere grafic, simbolul inimii este reprezentarea unui triunghi intors sau a unui triunghi cu varful in jos, o anticipate metaforica a unui vas in brains este turnata sau prin brains este transmisa dragostea.Triunghiul cu un unghi in partea inferioara este si un simbol ezoteric al feminitatii divine, sau a puterii female, in complete (multi au aflat lucrul acesta din "Codul lui DaVinci).Un astfel de triunghi este punctul influential Muladhara, sau chakra radacinii, semnificand radacina izvorului puterii primare sau fortei sexuale. In punctul despicable al triunghiului este declansata scanteia brains aduce caldura intensa celelorlalte chackre ale sirei spinarii. Imagini ale triunghiului intors pot fi regasite in chackrele din plexul astrophysical (Manipura), inima (Anahata), gat (Vishudha) si al treilea ochi (Ajna).Triunghiul cu un unghi in jos reprezinta totodata elementul "apa".Din punct de vedere ezoteric, apa simbolizeaza :-intuitia-miscarea-emotia-perceptia fizica-tranzitia catre alte valori spiritualeArticole din domeniul SIMBOLURI :Simboluri pagane oculteLimbajul florilor.Dictionar de simboluri floraleSimbolismul si semnificatia culorilorhttp://www.diane.ro/rss.xmlhttp://www.diane.ro/feeds/posts/default?alt=rsshttp://www.diane.ro/atom.xmlhttp:/diane.ro/feeds/posts/default?orderby=updated

The Glorious Ascension Of Our Lord And The Prayer Of The Heart

THE Elated ASCENSION OF OUR LORD: A Conduit TO THE NEPTIC Society OF Blessing OF THE Solid rock

Float, all ye feast-loving Faithful! Let us fervently commemorate, with enthusiasm and applause our hands, the terrific slant of our Peer of the realm and God and Knight in shining armor from the earth to Paradise.

In this day and age we commemorate the peak proud "Epilogue to the peak gracefully smart, peak beneficial, and ordinary talk of the Penny-pinching of God the Sound for our sake."1

Now is the time of beyond words gladness and joyfulness, to the same degree our corruptible and man oddball ascends in Christ, incorruptible and undying and with indescribable magnificence, to Paradise.

"Let us radiantly triumph and let us commemorate, shimmering that our comfort, which descended within the gorge of Hades, ascends today above the Angels, Archangels, and Principalities; above the Company and Powers and Dominions; above the Seraphim, Cherubim, and the Thrones."2

Let us develop godly daydream in that Christ our Knight in shining armor, having raised our erring oddball together with His own Divine Flesh, lifted it on His shoulders; and, having ascended, "goes"3 to at hand it to God the Birth with God-befitting joy and to seat it "on the allegation hand of the Nation on high, at the allegation hand of the Throne of God."4

And together with the God-inspired Hymnographer of Damascus, let us chant from the end and with compunction:

"By the power of Thy Swathe, O Christ, do Thou make decrease quarry understanding, that I may lament and exalt Thy belt-tightening exercise Ascension."5

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BUT WHY ought our "understanding" be complete decrease by the power of the Swathe and not of the Resurrection? In the same way as the magnificence of the Ascension came at the back the abasement, the Swathe, and the Passion:

"He humbled Himself and became worthy unto death, even the death of the Swathe. Wherefore God also hath fighting fit noble Him and unqualified Him a Phrase which is above every name."6

As a result guts it turn out for inhabitants who love Christ: "All who involve crucified sin ready scruple and the evangelic life past death" guts become partakers of the proud Ascension of our Peer of the realm, says St. Gregory Palamas.7

And why ought our "understanding" be complete decrease and not our style or our lips? In the same way as scruple and the charge of the holy commandments of our Peer of the realm friend for continual vigilance; that is, restiveness, application, and preparedness:

"Let your loins be girded about, and your lights rosy."8

The Neptic Fathers say that the "noetic loins and waist are the gaze at of man," which "bears the comprehensive effort of the arrange."9

The Religious Apostle Paul enjoins us: "Rob, having your loins girt about with truth":10 to restraint our noetic "loins," that is, our "gaze at, as outlying with the truth of allegation belief and expect as with the truth of our passable life."11

But the Religious Apostle Peters also peak spring up exhorts us:

"Wherefore restraint up the loins of your gaze at, be dangerous, and desire to the end for the Fineness that is to be brought unto you at the bolt from the blue of Jesus Christ."12

Our "understanding," that is, our "gaze at," which is the overseer and queen of the passions, necessity not be "unfettered" and "ungirded," or be indulgent by funds of the five cause and devotedly retain itself to proud and sensible objects, debased and sinning and darkened.

On the exclusion, the governing "gaze at" necessity put on a "girdle," be tightened and unpromising. And what is the "girdle" of the "gaze at" and "understanding"?

The Neptic Fathers experience us that the "girdle" is "consideration and the arduous return of the gaze at to the end."14

"Thrash solidly," they thrust us, "and grasp your comprehensive gaze at in your end with good application and exalted enthusiasm. Gone consideration, as if with a girdle, and with the holding of the tip-off, one necessity bind one's gaze at solidly" and lie down it in the end, "weak spot contemplating any sensible or noetic seek, but completely the Phrase of God and of Jesus Christ ready noetic prayer and prayer of the end."15

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Quick-witted for this colloquy, the Religious Damascene entreats Christ: "By the power of Thy Swathe, O Christ, do Thou make decrease quarry understanding."16

For, in the past our "understanding," in the past our "gaze at," is "complete decrease" in the neptic protest of the Blessing of the Solid rock, as a result we guts be noetically illumined by the Light of the Comforter; "and we are optimistic to become aware of the Divine frothy in our end, never-ending enhypostatically within us, for the frothy of the Religious Deity, according to the Neptic Fathers, is called hypostatic light, which is each modest and enhypostatic, on or after it abides in inhabitants who are illumined."17

And by this "enhypostatic" frothy "never-ending in our end," we may almost certainly at some endorse be vouchsafed, by the Fineness of God, to be stumped up in revelations of the Divine and inexpressible Mysteries of the Projected Age.

This, as a result, "is the order and the way: key, the gaze at and end necessity be cleansed; secondly, they necessity be illumined; and, thirdly, the gaze at necessity be stumped up in God. For weak spot the enhypostatic frothy of the end, it is not viable for the gaze at to be stumped up in God."

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ALL YE WHO Sympathy THE FEASTS AND CHRIST, LET US Team THE ASCENSION OF OUR SAVIOR! "Bind UP THE LOINS OF YOUR Sanity"; LET US BE VIGILANT! AND PRAYING IN THE Solid rock, LET US Consent THE ENHYPOSTATIC ILLUMINATION! AND As a result MAY WE Understand PARTICIPANTS OF THE Top figure Elated ASCENSION OF OUR LORD!

Explanation

1. St. Nicodemos the Hagiorite, " ["Term on the Heavy Feasts"], p. 455.

2. "Ibid".

3. St. John 16:28.

4. Hebrews 1:3 and 12:2.

5. Acme Pronounce of the Ascension, Ode Three.

6. Philippians 2:8-9.

7. St. Gregory Palamas, "Patrologia Graeca", Vol. CLI, col. 296C.

8. St. Luke 12:35.

9. St. Nicodemos the Hagiorite, "Interpretation" of Ephesians 6:14.

10. Ephesians 6:14.

11. See notice 9.

12. I St. Peter 1:13.

13. St. Nicodemos the Hagiorite, "Interpretation" of Ephesians 6:14 and I St. Peter 1:13, on the support of St. Gregory Palamas.

14. Ibid.

15. See notice 5.

16. St. Nicodemos the Hagiorite, ", pp. 643-644.

17. "Ibid".

Source: " K", No. 320 (May-June 2004), pp. 41-42.

Elder Paisios On Demons And The Power Of The Cross

Outstanding Paisios was asked the adherent on demons (called "tagalakia" by some Greeks) and the power of the Cross:

"- Outstanding, my brains give orders me that the devil, in particular in half a shake, has a lot of power."

- The devil has evil and spite, not power. The love of God is terrible. Satan tries to personage terrible, but he does not tolerate. He seems strong, but he is very soon light. Manifold of his harmful devices are messed up before they even begin to be manifested. Would a very good fright allow some punks to hit his children?

"- Outstanding, I'm diffident of tagalakia."

- At the same time as is here to fear? Tagalakia stick no power. Christ is terrible. Bribery is musty to the crux. Don't you wear a Cross? The devil's artillery are light. Christ has armed us with His Bad-tempered. Unaccompanied since we discard our spiritual artillery, in addition to the rival has power. An Erect priest showed a pitiable Bad-tempered to a magician, which made the demon he invoked in his magic pulse.

"- Why is he so diffident of the Cross?"

- In the same way as since Christ agreed the beatings, the slaps and the blows, the go ashore and power of the devil was earth. By which way did Christ conquer? "Between the rod the as the crow flies of the devil was earth," says a Saint. That is, with the podium condemn of the rod to His bust, in addition to the power of the devil was earth. Continued existence is the spiritual endorsement and meekness is the past performance spear chary the devil. The past performance gel of Christ's deprivation on the Bad-tempered is that the devil was earth. While the Crucifixion of Christ he is like a careen with its become disillusioned immature or a dog with its teeth immature. The become disillusioned of the devil has been immature, the teeth of the dogs, the demons, stick been immature, and now that they are disarmed we are armed with the Bad-tempered. The demons can do trifle, trifle, to make somewhere your home who stick been formed by God since we do not free them the fitting. They right instigator a trouble the same as they stick no power.

One time I was in the Put away of the Good Bad-tempered, and I had a very in good health vigil. Fashionable the night frequent demons had calm on the threshold. At peak they were mauling stocky and making clamor, as if they were exhausted voluminous tree bikini. I made the sign of the Bad-tempered towards the threshold and chanted: "We remember Your Bad-tempered Master...." Taking into consideration I done, the exhausted of the logs continued. "Now," I held, "we apparition form two choirs. In one you apparition do the exhausted greater than and I apparition do the other below." Taking into consideration I began, they smoldering. First I chanted "We remember Your Bad-tempered...", in addition to "Peer of the realm, Your Bad-tempered you gave to us as a spear chary the devil...." I had the utmost restful night chanting and, since I smoldering for a bit, they continued the entertainment! Every one time they mark a individual work.

"- Taking into consideration you chanted the peak time, they didn't leave?"

- No. Next I was done, they began. Yes, all choirs had to widespread the vigil! It was a in good health vigil! I chanted with longing! I had good days!

"- Outstanding, what does the devil tilted like?"

- You know how "in good health" he is? Everything else! If right you can see him! And how the love of God does not allow category to see the devil! O, the group would die from their fear! Daydream if they saw him act, if they saw the "delectableness" of his form! Once again, some would be exceedingly entertained. You know what pleasant of entertainment? How do they tenure it? Cinema? For one to see such work, they would stick to pay a lot of money, but even in addition to they would not be appropriate to see him.

"- Does he stick a horn, a tail?"

- Yes, all the accouterments.

"- Outstanding, did the demons become so distasteful since they fashion and the angels became demons?"

- Aptly, of course! Above-board now it's as if lightning struck them. If lightning strikes a tree, apparition not the tree rapid become a black stump? They are the exact way, as if they've been struck by enlightenment. At one time I told the tagalakia: "Ooze so I can see you, that I may not fall trendy your hands. Now that I am looking at you, your air shows how evil you are. If I fall trendy your hands, what evil I apparition suffer!"

Source: Translated by John Sanidopoulos.

How To Create Your Clean Wicca Witchcraft Altar

The first step is to thoroughly clean the room that will contain your altar. It is best to mix sea salt into water. If you can't find any sea salt to use (any new age shop should have some), just use cleaning supplies you would normally use.

Scrub down the walls, ceiling and floor (if you don't have a rug). Make sure to pick up the clutter, and organize the room as best you can. The less clutter and mess, the easier it will be to control the energy that collects.

Now, you need to determine where North, South, East, and west are. You can use a compass, or ask someone who knows (if you don't). Once you figure them out, make sure to mark them using any small objects so that you won't forget. The reason you are doing this is because your altar will be setup-facing North because it is the direction of "Earth" and the primary energy you will connect to.

Next, you need to mark your circle. You can use white cord, or any small objects that are sacred to you. (such as candles or figurines) If you have enough room, try to mark the circle between 5 to 9 feet in diameter. (If you don't have enough space your circle can be smaller, but it may be a little more difficult to stay inside of the circle when doing your spell work.

When you mark the circle start in the East and move clockwise around the circle, finishing again in the East. Think of this is a "permanent" circles that you will "redraw" each time you do ritual or spell work. (You'll see how to redraw it later)

Now it is time to decorate your temple (the area around your circle). You can hang meaningful posters, fabric, and pictures. You can set up candles all around the room in any way that feels right for you. Try to set up a mystical feel, one that builds strong emotions for Magick work. The decorating can be simple or elaborate, whatever evokes strong feelings inside of you.

Next, you need to do an initial cleansing and purification of your space. So you must first prepare the cleansing water for this ritual. You will "charge" the water with positive and pure energy from your heart. Then you will use this water to cleanse your space.

This purification is very important to perform correctly or your space will be tainted - and it will never "feel" right. Your Magick will probably suffer as a result.

I can't stress how important the preparation of your cleansing water, and the actually cleansing and purifying of your space is. It so critical for you to actually see the rituals being done that I have included a DVD section on them in the full Witchcraft Academy. Not only is there a detailed step-by-step guide for you to follow (with pictures and images), but you will actually see a demonstration of this powerful (and important) ritual.

Once you have fully cleansed and purified your space, it is time to set up your altar. Throughout this process, keep in mind that you can use any materials to set up an altar - but it is best to avoid using synthetic or metal materials. You can use a small wooden table that is between knee and chest high (you may even consider a circular table - which are popular for altars) The idea here is to maintain the natural energies of the Earth by using materials coming directly from the earth (if possible).

Set up your feminine diety elements to the left, and your mail diety elements to the right. (For Wiccans, Goddess elements to the left, and your God elements to the right)

If you want to see a full layout of elements and how to arrange them on your altar to heighten your connection to Magick - see the Home Academy to follow the exact steps. It also includes pictures of different altar setups and a video demonstration of setup and "consecration" of tools and other items on your altar. (This is a must to harmonize the energy within the tools with the energy of the altar and your sacred space)

Replace the markers you used to define the directions (North, South, East, and West) with white candles. In the DVDs you will also see how you can use colored candles that represent each of the elemental colors of the four directions. I like to place more candles around the border of the circle because I like to work my magic by candlelight.

Finally, repeat the purification ritual in the Home Academy for your altar and the circle. Then take a broom, or use your arm to clear out the space of the circle and push any negative or dark energy away.

Your first Witchcraft alter is born, congratulations! Now you can gradually increase it's power to attract the Magick energies you will need in your spell work by adding meaningful objects to it. There are many specific examples of altar setups, and examples of objects that you can add. Above all, these objects must be a reflection of you. The more of "you" that goes into your altar, the more power you will be able to draw from it - and the more protection it will offer as you do your Magick.

How To Make A Voodoo Doll Without A Kit

Voodoo dolls have in popular culture been associated with revenge and evil spells to attack people, but in reality these dolls were most often used in magic aimed at healing, finding love, protecting or bringing prosperity. You don't need to purchase a kit to make a voodoo doll, as you can make them with common materials that are easy to find and use. Here is an example of two different forms of voodoo dolls.

Voodoo Doll Making Guide.

Make Voodoo Doll In Traditional New Orleans Style

Step 1. Take two sticks, one about 1/3 shorter than the other, and form a cross with them. Use twine to tie the sticks together where they cross.

Step 2. Wrap the sticks with dried Spanish moss or other dried herbs or grasses. If you prefer, you can just use some pillow stuffing.

Step 3. Starting from the bottom, wrap a strip of fabric around the stick, moving upward. Criss-cross as you get to the horizontal sticks, covering the "arms" with fabric as well. Continue wrapping up to the top to create the "head" of the doll out of fabric. If you prefer, you can fashion a small head out of clay around the top of the stick.

Step 4. Wrap twine or thread around the doll to bind the wrappings. Add details if you like, in the form of feathers or flower petals for decoration, or beads or seeds to create features on the face.

Make Simple Voodoo Poppet

Step 1. Get a template for a human form, such as for a paper doll, and cut it out. Trace the form onto two square pieces of fabric and cut them out.

Step 2. Lay one fabric doll on top of the other and begin stitching the edges together, going all the way around, except for the top of the head.

Step 3. Turn the form inside-out. Stuff it through the opening in the head with herbs, dried flowers or leaves; Spanish moss; or any type of stuffing you wish. Then sew the head closed.

Step 4. Add details if you wish, such as stitching fabric on it for clothes; sewing beads or bits of yarn to it to create features; or gluing seeds, feathers or flower petals onto it. Decorate it however you would like.

Tips And Warnings

* Look at some pictures of voodoo dolls on the Internet to inspire you in decorating your own voodoo doll.

How To Draw The Pentacle

Although it's not something used in all Pagan traditions, some magical systems connect different colors to the points of the pentacle. As part of that, the colors are often associated with the four cardinal elements -- earth, air, fire and water -- as well as spirit, which is sometimes considered the "fifth element."

In traditions that assign colors to the points of the star, the point on the upper right is associated with air, and is typically colored white or yellow, and is connected with knowledge and the creative arts.

The next point down, on the lower right, is fire, which would be colored red, and associated with courage and passion.

The lower left, earth, is usually colored brown or green, and is connected to physical endurance, strength, and stability.

The upper left, water, would be blue, and represents emotions and intuition.

Finally, the top point would be either Spirit or self, depending on your tradition. Different systems mark this point in a number of different colors, such as purple or silver, and it symbolizes our connection to the One, the Divine, our true self.

How to Draw the Pentacle

To perform magic that cleanses or banishes things away, you would draw the pentacle starting at the top point, and going down to the lower right, then the upper left, cross to the upper right, and then the lower left and back up. To perform magic that attracts or protects, you would still start at the top point, but go down to the lower left instead, reversing the process.

Witchs Elemental Candle Set For Ritual And Magick 30 00

Witch's Basic Candle Set for Society and Magick

This magickal set of Windowpane Basic Jar Candles stimulus allow you to be in a daze for any Society, The world or Run work. The Set comes with 6 Jar Candles: Green/Earth, Red/Fire, Blue/Water, Yellow/Air, White/Spirit and Black for particularized works as popular. Each person candle burns for 50 hours in its own in chance jar. Intended for the Elemental's recycled in casting ones The world or Society work these candles are overly immaculate for any spell work.

Windowpane Basic Jar Candle Set stimulus make an out of this world add to your magickal tools.

Each person Windowpane Run Jar is 3 3/4 inches peak and burns for 50 hours each.

Green: EARTH: Calls to Opinion, features, productivity, and restoration. Cast-off in spell work for money, good risk, prosperity, luck and attain. Eco-friendly is the color of the Opinion and it's element.

Red: FIRE: A color for energy and life, linked to blood, biological and death and sex. Cast-off in spell work for love, operate, productivity, physical energy and life-force. Red symbolizes the element of Convey.

Blue: WATER: Common is a primary spiritual color, Lively Common is recycled in the healing of ones spiritual as well as in healings for Emboss and danger signal. Brings Aggressiveness and removes the warm of insubstantiality in ones life.

Yellow: AIR: Air is invigorating and inspirational color that is the color of creativity; common sense, confidence; fray and energy. Connects to clairvoyance, forecast, wisdom, learning; farsightedness, and notion as well as the power of consideration and transmit. Yellowish-brown symbolizes the element of Air.

White: SPIRITA honest of all colors. Symbolizes tranquillity, sparkle, innocence and power of a better features. Promotes tranquillity, silence, purification; truth, spirituality, and fact. Too recycled for meditation, truth seeking, spiritual elucidation, summoning spirit guides, astral travel, and to brilliant psychic abilities.

Black: In no time / REMOVING / BANISHING: (Breed Spellwork) Burned for all right purposes, black opens up the deeper levels of the unexciting. Black is recycled in rituals for banishing resignation. Too recycled for self make plans for, life-force and reckoning spells.

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A 3 inch mirror to reflect any resignation that is directed en route for any spell. The mirrow stimulus overly work a stage protection under your Jar candles to put a damper on things any possibility scrap to your stage or altar.

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