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"Here's a listing of the "FATAL DAYS" of the year - if today is one of those days, maybe you should just stay in bed!
JANUARY.
Of this first month the opening day
And seventh, like a sword will slay.
FEBRUARY.
The fourth day bringeth down to death,
The third will stop a strong man's breath.
MARCH.
The first the greedy glutton slays,
The fourth cuts short the drunkard's days.
APRIL.
The tenth and the eleventh too,
Are ready death's fell 'work to do.
MAY.
The third to slay poor man hath power.
The seventh destroyeth in an hour.
JUNE.
The tenth a pallid visage shows,
No faith nor truth the fifteenth knows.
JULY.
The thirteenth is a fatal day,
The tenth alike will mortals slay.
AUGUST.
The first kills strong ones at a blow.
The second lays a cohort low.
SEPTEMBER.
The third day of the month September
And tenth bring evil to each member.
OCTOBER.
The third and tenth with poisoned breath
To men are foes as foul as death.
NOVEMBER.
The fifth bears stings of deadly pain,
The third is in destruction's train.
DECEMBER.
The seventh is a fatal day for human life,
The tenth is with a serpent's venom rife.
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(PS 104, 30) YOU SEND FORTH YOUR BREATH THEY ARE CREATED
[30] When you send forth your breath, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth. (CCC 292) The Old Testament suggests and the New Covenant reveals the creative action of the Son and the Spirit (Pss 33: 6 104: 30; Gen 1: 2-3) inseparably one with that of the Father.
This creative co-operation is clearly affirmed in the Church's rule of faith: "There exists but one God... he is the Father, God, the Creator, the author, the giver of order. He made all things "by himself", that is, by his Word and by his Wisdom", "by the Son and the Spirit" who, so to speak, are "his hands" (St.
Irenaeus, "Adv. haeres." 2, 30, 9; 4, 20, I: PG 7/1, 822, 1032). Creation is the common work of the Holy Trinity. (CCC 703) The Word of God and his Breath are at the origin of the being and life of every creature (Cf. Pss 33:6; 104:30; Gen 1:2; 2:7; Eccl 3:20-21; Ezek 37:10): It belongs to the Holy Spirit to rule, sanctify, and animate creation, for he is God, consubstantial with the Father and the Son...
Power over life pertains to the Spirit, for being God he preserves creation in the Father through the Son (Byzantine liturgy, Sundays of the second mode, "Troparion" of Morning Prayer).
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Busy Independence Day here-hope you're all enjoying a glorious 4th!
I was thinking today about our freedoms as Americans, and how, despite certain alarming trends at the national level, we still retain, as citizens of this great nation, a good deal more freedom than our counterparts in many areas of the world.
One of the blessings of liberty I'm most grateful for is that liberty which permits me to instruct my children as I see fit. The right to teach one's children at home has become a well-defined American liberty in a majority of the states of this nation, and the diligent work of pro home schooling organizations has, generally speaking, broadened and expanded this right. In many other countries, parents are persecuted for wishing to instruct their children at home, even when their deeply-held religious beliefs are in clear conflict with the indoctrination of secular and anti-religious values which takes place in the school system.
Another blessing of liberty I'm particularly grateful for is freedom of speech. I can be as critical (and snarky) as I like about the government in my writings on this blog and elsewhere, and I don't have to worry that arrest or imprisonment will follow. Again, this is not the case everywhere in the world; it's particularly sad to see writers and speakers jailed or oppressed in nations still governed by totalitarian regimes. The freedom of speech we enjoy as Americans is a blessing we ought never to take for granted.
When the framers of our Constitution wrote that among their purposes in establishing the Constitution was "...to secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity..." I suspect that they did not envision a day when the "right" to kill one's posterity before his or her birth would be seen as a "blessing of liberty." All of our rights as Americans are null if the right to life is not protected first; as blessed as we are by other liberties (far more than the two I briefly mentioned above) we need to remain vigilant in protecting true freedom and standing against the false freedom that pits a mother against her child, or sees human beings as disposable commodities.
What blessings of liberty do you cherish, as an American? What threats to true liberty cause you concern, in this 234th anniversary of the birth of our nation?
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By Marvin Lawary
Should you have a Pluto Moon within your chart you'll feel extremely activated in this moment of time once the modern-day Moon is moving into Capricorn and briefly contacting Pluto. We will have a look into the overall picture of September 25 to 27, 2009 and what it may bring up for you.
Pluto Moon If you have a Pluto Moon connection of any type in your chart, you happen to be most likely extremely familiar of the challenge of constant renewal, growth and also a particular emotional depth you bring to your life. Pluto stands out as the ruler of Scorpio and requirements to transform everything he touches to a brand new level. It's not the most comfortable position for getting but it has its own rewards. In astrology the sign of Scorpio is bound on the gravity and rules in the earth and the instinctual level of our being. The transformed Scorpio may be the phoenix out of ashes, the bird enjoying the freedom of flying the heaven unencumbered by gravity. Pluto is often asked to walk his path in between the earthly and heavenly polarities. Because there is this black and white, all or absolutely nothing attitude Scorpios are not the easiest folks to be around.
But they have experienced their individual dept and learned to accept human nature in its shadow side and that may possibly have brought them to a place of deep surrender for the mystery of life with compassion in their heart. As a result of that they've a excellent knowledge with the inner dynamics from the human soul and always grow to be experts in psychology and human nature. If they've learned to live and balance their unique dichotomy they can be of great service for others.
Moon in Capricorn If the Moon is in Capricorn, she brings out our practical aptitude and a gift for your bigger picture and overview. People with Moon in Capricorn are great close friends for getting due to the fact they are committed and reliable. It takes them a whilst to generate friends and develop trust, but whenever you have produced it into their inner circle of buddies you have a great chance to stay there for a life time. Owning friends for life carries the opportunity to witness each others life choices and multiplies our learning via deep insight and compassion.
Capricorns aren't probably the most expressive communicators as soon as their feelings are concerned. Of the Moon in Capricorn it's not so simple for them telling you that they love you, but they will occur and fix your car when it has broken down. They do items to express their feelings for you and you far better find out to enjoy that in particular should you have a partner like that.
Teaching us Self Mastery and Manifestation Skills What is self mastery? What does it mean for us if we have achieved it? For one it is the inner location of acceptance and surrender to what is. We do not waste time with resistance and struggle with what is. We consume it as a location to begin our following part of our journey from. We feel the present moment and then move on to exactly where we wish to go.
Also we now have given up trying to manage or manipulate others. We then can find stillness inside midst of crisis simply because we don't rely on others to create us happy or circumstances to be a specific way. Yesterday I listened to a beautiful song of Jan Garret and JD Martin, some of my favorite singers where it says:- I expect the most and bless the rest.- I adore that perspective.
Abraham Hicks, the originator on the Law of Attraction, talks around the 3 steps required to manifest our intentions and dreams.
1. To start the system you generally experience some thing you don't want or like and you send out automatically the request towards universe for a thing better then your produce experience. 2. The universe in its unlimited creativity hears you and holds your desire inside a field of potentiality. 3. The last step seems to be the most complicated 1 for us. So that you can receive the manifestation of the desire, you should permit go of beating the drum of one's deficiency and scars city. You then need to align your frequency, your emotional pattern, your thoughts and beliefs to a location that allows you to receive your request.
That techniques you should discover a method to be happy and radiant prior to you are able to get the stuff you believe will make you happy. That's whenever you are inside the flow and issues will fall quickly in place for you personally wherever you turn your attention to. This is what actual self mastery is about, learning to master your own thoughts and emotions.
Gratitude One fool proven way to do which is to focus on the abundance and all the fantastic elements and persons you already have within your life. Being grateful automatically raises your frequency and feels good. For me sitting from the morning with my first cup of tea, gazing out the window, listening on the birds waking up will do that. I think this profound gratefulness for my life and with it the freshness and creative capability from the new day. It's essentially the most component of my day.
Quartz Crystals is really a Wonderful Tool to Help you Focus and Anchor your Intentions If you've read other content articles of mine you might already know, that I am this passionate gemstone lady who likes to use the metaphysical properties of gemstones to balance and enhance particular frequencies. It has been a life long love affair for me due to all of the several dimensions and uses the gemstones must offer.
You can use gemstones o to balance friction in your own horoscope, o to beautify yourself with soul jewelry, o in meditation for your peaceful mind or o just acquiring them as objects of beauty in your home.
As a NLP practitioner (Neuro Linguistic Programming) I also have used gemstones and specifically crystals as anchors for particular intentions for quite a few years. In NLP we use specific anchors to help recreate states of empowerment to align with resources once needed. Like you could set an anchor for your feeling of confidence, centeredness and a calm mind into a modest crystal you carry in your pocket to your employment interview. Just holding your crystal in your hand will evoke those emotions and will allow you to via your job interview with a sense of assuredness.
I have a crystal sitting in front of me at my computer to help me stay focused, concentrated and open on the universal creative force to support me with my writing. Inside a way I only need to get my body towards pc and enable the flow of words to come through.
Crystal is one from the actual birthstones for Capricorns and will often support us concentrate, focus, and bring the light of consciousness into areas of shadow, darkness or unconsciousness.
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MODELS OF MAGIC
by
Frater U.'.D.'. (Germany)
In the course of exploring the possibilities of new, more
efficient techniques of magic I was struck by the fact that a
structuralist view of the history of magic to date might prove
helpful. After all, magicians have always aspired to restate the
theory and practice of magic in the language of their times i.e.
in different models pertaining to current world views.
There is, however, some risk involved in such an approach:
models do not really explain anything, they are only
illustrations of processes, albeit rather useful ones. What's
more, over-systematization tends to obfuscate more than it
clarifies and one should not mistake the map for the landscape
anyway, a fallacy a great many kabbalists seem to be prone to.
Thus, the following five (or rather: four plus one) models
of magic should be seen as a means of understanding the practical
possibilities of various magical systems rather than as
definitive theories and/or explanations of the way magic works.
It has proved effective in practice to view magic under the
following categories:
THE SPIRIT MODEL
THE ENERGY MODEL
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL
THE INFORMATION MODEL
THE META-MODEL
THE SPIRIT MODEL
This is purportedly the oldest model of magic though it may very
well have come into existence after or simultaneously with the
energy model. We can find it worldwide in shamanic cultures as
well as in many religions. Its basic premise is the existence of
an otherworld inhabited by more or less autonomous entities such
as spirits, angels, demons, gods etc. The shaman or magician is
someone who can enter this otherworld at will, who has travelled
widely in it, knows its language and customs and has made
friends, smitten enemies and/or acquired allies and servitors
there. This is important as all magic is of these entities'
making. The modern German word for witch, "Hexe" (f.) illustrates
this rather neatly if we take a closer look at its etymology. It
derives from Old High German "hagazussa" which translates as
"fence rider". The hagazussa is riding the "fence between the
worlds" i.e. she is at home in the world of everyday life as well
as in the magical otherworld of spirits.
In the spirit model magic is seen as being effected by these
entities who are usually invisible, at least to the average
punter, and it is the shaman's or magician's task to make them
put his will into effect. This may be done by prayer, by barter,
by cajoling or even - vide medieval demon magic - by the
application of magical force, threats and pressure.
The otherworld may have its own geography but it is usually
considered to coexist with the world of everyday life. The key to
entering it is an altered state of consciousness, controlled
trance or ecstasy of which the shaman is an expert.
The spirit model has prevailed in traditionalist or Dogmatic
magic until today, some of its most noted exponents being Franz
Bardon and, at least to a great extent, Aleister Crowley.
THE ENERGY MODEL
The rise of the energy model in the West is marked primarily by
the appearance of Mesmerism towards the end of the 18th century.
Anton Mesmer, who was not an occultist but who was on the other
hand regarded by his contemporaries to be a "miracle worker" of
sorts, rediscovered amongst other things the ancient healing
disciplines of hypnosis and magnetism. He popularized his theory
of "animal magnetism" which he saw as a subtle force inherent in
organisms, but he also made heavy use of metal magnets for
healing purposes.
While the French Revolution put a temporary end to Mesmer's
movement, his ideas were not lost. They were taken up by a number
of others, primarily occultists, who drew on them while
developing their own theories of magic. One of the first to do so
was Bulwer Lytton of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA),
who postulated the existence of a subtle energy which he termed
Vril, possibly deriving from Latin virilitas or "force, power,
strength". (This was actually the model for the naming of Bovril,
from Latin "bovis" or "ox", and Vril or "life force".) We can
observe interesting parallels to this concept in the vitalist
theories of biology which emerged around the same time. Other
exponents of the energy model of magic (not then so termed) were
Reichenbach with his concept of Od, Eliphas Levi and his Astral
Light and Mme. Blavatsky, who adopted the theories of Prana from
Yoga physiology. This was also the time when anthropology and
ethnology discovered the Polynesian concept of Mana and Asiatic
scholars began to concern themselves with the Chinese principle
of Ki or Ch'i (Chi). The latter two go to show, of course, that
the idea of subtle energies utilized by magic is far older than
the 18th century. In fact, we can observe it already in early
shamanic cultures. Shamanic magic is very frequently a mixture
between spirit and energy model, e.g. the shaman may call upon
his spirits or gods to give him "power" or he may, vice versa,
use his power to extort favours from them.
In its pure form, however, the shaman or magician is not in
need of spirits and other entities. The world is viewed as being
"vitalized" by subtle forces or energies and his primary task
consists in mastering the art of perceiving and manipulating
them. As all phenomena are basically energetic in nature, the
existence of an otherworld is not strictly required. Thus, the
magician is more of an "energy dancer" than a "fence rider" or
go-between. But even here the key to the perception, charging and
general utilization of these forces is again the magical trance
or, as Chaos Magic terms it, gnosis.
Theories and practices pertaining to the energy model can be
found with many magical authors but it has seen its real, large
scale popularity only since the seventies of our century when the
general influx of Eastern thinking (pace the Hippie movement)
made concepts such as chakra and kundalini work a mainstay of
most occult disciplines. Strong energy model elements can also be
found in Franz Bardon's system of "electromagnetic fluids",
"condensators" etc.
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL
Sigmund Freud's theory of the subconscious revolutionized Western
thinking in general and psychology (which he did not, as some
people are wont to believe, invent all by himself) in particular.
Suddenly, man was seen as a being which was only partially
conscious and in control of itself. While psychology is still
fighting for its academical recognition as a science, it has
stamped its mark on therapeutic disciplines - and on magic.
The psychological model of magic does not purport to explain
how magic works, its only premise is that the subconscious (or,
as Carl Jung later retagged it, the unconscious) will do the job
if it is properly addressed and/or conditioned. This again is
achieved by magical trance, suggestion and the use of symbols
(i.e. selective sensory input) as tools of association and as a
means of communication between the magician's conscious will and
his subconscious faculty responsible for putting it into effect.
Aleister Crowley dabbled a great deal in the psychological
model which comes as no surprise as he not only tried to keep up
with all major academic disciplines of his time but thought
himself to be the world's greatest psychologist into the bargain.
But all considered he remained a traditionalist exponent of the
spirit model: after all Aiwass was, in his belief, a
praeternatural entity. Nevertheless he did have a knack of
explaining magic in psychological terms to make it sound sensible
to the sceptics of his time.
A more radical approach was taken by Austin Osman Spare
whose sigil magic rests on the basic tenets of the psychological
model. Spare's brilliant system is in principle an inversion of
Freud's theory of complexes: by actively suppressing his will in
the form of a graphical sigil and forgetting it, the magician
creates an artificial "complex" which then starts to work on
similar lines just as suppressed, subconscious traumas will cause
neurotic behaviour etc.
The psychological magician is a programmer of symbols and
different states of consciousness. He is not necessarily in need
of a transcendent otherworld or even subtle energies, though in
practice he will usually work on the assumption that one or the
other (or both) do in fact exist and can be utilized by his
subconscious.
Authors such as Israel Regardie, Dion Fortune, William
Butler, Francis King, William Gray and to some extent Pete
Carroll
the Einsteinian spacetime continuum. It can therefore be
transmitted or tapped at all times and at all places. In
analogy (but of course only as such!) it may be likened
to quantum phenomena rather than relativistic
mass-energy. It can, however, attach itself to a medium
e.g. an organism or any other memory storage device.
At the start of the theoretical debate it was still believed that
the postulation of morphic (or, more precisely, morphogenetic)
fields as hypothesized by Rupert Sheldrake had to be an essential
factor by way of explaining the mode of actual information
transmittance. This, however, while still being discussed, does
not appear to be strictly prerogative though it cannot be not
ruled out that an act of information magic may create such
fields. It does seem more probable, though, that the concept of
information matrices will prove to be the most promising theory
in the long run.
The application of the as yet evolving information model has
led to the discipline I have termed Cybermagic (from
"cybernetics" or the "science of control systems"). Contrary to
the other models described above, Cybermagic does not rely on
magical trance to achieve its effects. Rather, the Cybermagician
activates either his own main memory banks, namely brain and
spine (the Golf-club chakra, so-called because of its shape
reminiscent of a golf-club) or those of the target person. The
desired information is then called up and transmitted quite
similarly to a copy command on an MS-DOS computer. The copy
command analogy holds good insofar as the information (not having
mass) is not actually "lost" in the process (as energy would be)
but rather is duplicated. This is an important point as it allows
for the magician to perform his magic even in a state of very low
physical power, possibly even when almost completely intoxicated,
as long as his basic "life support systems" are still functional
and the command syntax is employed correctly.
It is, however, obvious that this technique demands a fair
control of what used to be termed kundalini effects and practice
has shown ever and again that a good amount of Yoga and
meditation experience is a great help in achieving to Cybermagic.
Unfortunately, the full theory and practice of Cybermagic
cannot be described here due to lack of space and will thus have
to be the subject of a separate article to be published later. To
date the main experimental research work is being done within the
Magical Pact of the Illuminates of Thanateros (IOT) and some
quite astounding results have already been achieved, especially
in the field of language and knowledge transfer as well as
magical healing.
In spite of its very modern, untraditionalist outlook the
basic principles of Cybermagic may in truth well be the oldest
form of magic extant. For we can, for example, find a number of
reports in the East to the effect of a guru transferring all his
knowledge to his successor before his death, which is usually
achieved by an act of long, mutual meditation.
This goes to show that magic as a whole has always existed
in many, coexisting models. What has changed, however, is the
stress laid on one model or the other in the course of time.
THE META-MODEL
The meta-model of magic is not a model as such but rather an
instruction on the use of the others. For its only advice to the
magician is: "Always use the model most adequate to your aims."
This may sound a bit trite but we will see that it is not quite
as selfevident amongst magicians as one might expect. It is
rooted in Chaos magic's assertion "Nothing is true. Everything is
permitted", which ultimately boils down to pragmatic
utilitarianism. Before this aspect is enlarged upon, though, let
us look at an example of the models presented here as applied in
practice.
We shall take the situation of magical healing to demonstrate how
these models differ from each other.
In the spirit model healing is regarded as an exorcism: illness
is caused by "evil" or, at least, undesired entities which have
to be neutralized and removed by the shaman or magician. In the
case of a patient with a heart condition the shaman may, for
example, "see" a green lizard in the vicinity of the heart which
must be removed. To achieve this the shaman will usually call
upon the help of his own spirits who will then handle the matter.
Properly exorcised, the patient has been freed from the cause of
his ailment and can recuperate.
In the energy model ailments are seen to be caused by energetic
imbalance. Thus, our heart patient may have too much (or too
little) "fire energy" in his heart chakra, and the magician's
task consists of restoring that balance of energies commonly
defined as "health". This he may do by laying on hands, by using
crystals and precious stones, by magnetism or chakra massage etc.
The balance having been restored, the patient is regarded as
having been healed.
In the psychological model illness is considered to be basically
psychosomatic in nature. The magician will, therefore, either do
a ritual work with the patient which enhances his stamina and
resolves his troubles (e.g. a Saturn ritual to cope with
"Saturnian challenges" the patient is seen to have avoided by
becoming ill) or he will charge a sigil for the patient's health.
Preferably he will instruct the patient to construct and charge
his own sigil.
In the information model the Cybermagician will transmit an
informational "healing matrix" into the patient's system (or
somehow create a "morphic field" of health and self-healing) and
let the patient's energies take it from there to do the job of
their own accord i.e. automatically. This rests on the assumption
that the energies are still powerful enough to get the work done,
otherwise he will either jump back into the energy model to
provide the patient with the additional energies required or
install another information matrix to create an influx of the
power desired.
Following the meta-model the magician will decide beforehand in
which paradigm he will begin his operation. This must not
necessarily exclude the possibility of shifting the paradigms in
midwork or of blending them, of course. Usually, the decision is
taken on the lines of expediency, efficiency and personal
preference. Thus, I personally find healing work with patients
easier within the spirit or energy model, while I do seem to get
better results with selfhealing employing either the
psychological or the information model. Then again, cybermagical
work tends to take up to two days to show noticeable effects so
that it may be more expedient to go for laying on hands when pain
is very acute.
Another important point is the time factor. While traditionalist
rituals in the spirit model may take from half a day to weeks and
even months, operations in the energy model seldomly take much
longer than a few hours at the most. If we take Spare's sigil
magic as an example for a very fast technique within the
psychological model, the operation can be over and done with
within five to ten minutes. Information magical operations on the
other hand only take up about three quarters of a second, a time
span which can be cut even shorter by an experienced
Cybermagician.
Self evident as the meta-model may seem, in practice many people
seem to feel somewhat uncomfortable with its inherent relativism.
This is very much the case with beginners in magic. A typical
dialogue on the subject might run on the following lines:
"Are there spirits?"
"In the spirit model, yes."
"And in the energy model?"
"In the energy model there are subtle energy forms."
"And what about the psychological model?"
"Well, in the psychological model we are dealing with
projections of the subconscious."
"What happens in the information model, then?"
"In the information model there are information
clusters."
"Yes, but are there spirits now or not?"
"In the spirit model, yes."
This logical loop is, of course, usually experienced as a pretty
frustrating exercise; but while the asker claims that the
magician is trying to avoid the issue he is at the same time
overlooking the fact that he himself is basically only restating
the old yen for absolute, "objective" truths - not really a
quantum magical approach, to say the least. However, the aspiring
cyberpunk magician of today cannot expect to be spared the pains
of coming to terms with the notion that freedom and dogma are
mutually exclusive.
UBIQUE DAEMON.'. UBIQUE DEUS.'.
(c) copyright 1991 by Frater U.'.D.'. All rights reserved.
Frater U.'.D.'., one of Germany's leading exponents of contemporary magic, is the author of "PRACTICAL SIGIL MAGIC" and
"SECRETS OF THE GERMAN SEX MAGICIANS" (forthcoming). The essay
above will be part of his next book, "DANCE OF THE PARADIGMS.
A CHAOS MAGICK PRIMER."
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Turn on some soft instrumental music. Sit or recline comfortably, and loosen any clothing that might be binding you. Take a deep breath and count three heartbeats, still your breath for three heartbeats, and exhale for three heartbeats. Do this several times to relax and center your awareness.
In your mind's eye, imagine two trees in front of you. To your left is a tree the colour of silver, and to your right is a tree the colour of gold. Between the two trees, you see an unusual golden ring on the ground. You put the ring on the middle finger of your left hand, and a large chasm abruptly appears in the ground.
Climbing down into the chasm, you follow a long, steep, winding passageway. Moving to the end of the passageway, you enter a bright Otherworld, a faerieland of colour and light. There are rings of coloured flowers in this Otherworld. They are red, orange, gold, green, blue, purple, rose, silver, and white. As you gaze upon the flower rings, you ponder the many rings - the circle and cycles in your own life - for a minute of two.
At the center of this faerieland is a fountain that dispenses the waters of life. Water spills out of the Dragon's Mouth of the fountain. You look upward to see a larger winged dragon flying toward the fountain. Its wings gleam in the strange light of this Otherworld, shining with the colours of the rainbow. The dragon glides down, sparkling all over, and settles upon the ground a short distance from the fountain. The dragon mindspeaks to you:
"Your mind has a will, just as your body has a will.
Your heart has a will. Your spirit has a will.
Each and every person has the power
To change the course of the future."
The dragon flies away, softly and without a sound, and a delightful blue mist pours over the faerieland. The mist feels warm like a soft blue flame. Everything is covered in the mist, and you feel as though you are afloat in a vast blue ocean of faerie light. You feel the bright blue mist flowing over your skin, through you, and energizing your entire body, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes.
Now imagine gathering the blue mist into your hands and shaping it into a ball of blue light. Shape it into a bright blue staff of light that you hold between your hands. Allow the staff's light to surround you completely, breathing it in and out. Continue doing this for a few minutes.
In your mind's eye, move back over to the passageway by which you entered faerieland and slowly go up the winding path into the ordinary world. Imagine taking off the ring and placing it back between the gold and silver trees. It remains there for you whenever you wish to take it up again. Move your hands and feet, and slowly open your eyes.
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You will enjoy doing something different this coming weekend.
You long to see the great pyramids of Egypt.
You have a winning way. Keep it.
You will hear a kind word from a stranger.
Success and happiness will come your way.
You have a sincere desire to improve.
You will enjoy good health and financial independence.
You are soon going to change your present line of work.
You will soon bring joy to someone.
You will have a long and prosperous life.
Someone will need your help this month.
Fame and fortune is coming your way.
Simplicity and clarity should be your theme in dress.
You will need to relax today.
You'll be invited to dine in an adventurous place.
You will be admired for your internal beauty.
You have a natural grace and consideration for others.
You will make a change for the better.
Your talents will be recognized and rewarded.
You will reach a goal for which you have been striving.
Your talents will be recognized and suitably rewarded
If you look in the right places, you can find some good offerings.
Good news from afar can bring you a welcome visitor.
You will be fortunate in everything you put your hands on.
Executive ability is prominent in your make up.
Today you will find something you have been looking for.
For today, keep your secrets to yourself.
You are surrounded by true friends.
You will need new clothes for a special occassion.
Expect a change for the better in job or status in the future.
You'll be invited to dine in an adventure place.
You will meet someone famous.
You will travel far and wide for both pleasure and business.
You will have good luck and overcome many hardships.
You may win a contest.
Good opportunity awaits.
You will be made stronger by adversity.
You will receive a promotion soon.
You will inherit money and jewelry.
Your help will be needed in an embarrassing situation.
You will have good luck in the springtime.
A small act of charity will go a long way.
Keep your feet on the ground even though friends flatter you.
There is a tendency to carry activities too far.
At this moment, somone is thinking good thoughts of you.
Your home will be a great source of happiness.
There will be true and sincere friendship between you both.
You may attend a party where strange customs prevail.
Keep your feet on the ground even through friend flatter you.
Your love life will be happy and harmonious.
You display the wonderful traits of charm and courtesy.
Good health is in your future.
You will receive helpful information.
Look for new outlets for your own creative abilities.
Your financial situation will soon improve.
Try to clear up differences with associates.
You will be fortunate in the opportunities presented to you.
Unveil your ideas. Be ready to act on them.
Be content with your lot. One cannot be first in everything.
You will soon be the center of attention.
You will learn something new today.
Your financial situation will soon improve.
You will make a fortune with your friend.
Our first and last love is self-love.
You have an unusual equipment for success, use it properly.
Help! I am being held prisoner in a Chinese bakery!
The greatest danger could be your stupidity.
Because of your melodic nature, the moonlight never misses an appointment.
Never wear your best pants when you go fight for freedom.
If you get a fortune like this, here's a tip: Don't eat the cookie.
Suppose you can get what you want...
What you left behind is more mellow than wine.
A starship ride has been promised to you by the galactic wizard.
Alas! The onion you are eating is someone else's water-lily.
Buy many dream boxes. Ask a friend to select one.
Someone is speaking highly of you.
You will exceed your expectations.
You will read some information that will help you.
You will be receiving an unexpected blessing in the next few days!
Follow your honest beliefs to stay strong.
You are an artistic person. Let your colors show.
New financial resources will soon become available to you.
You will take a chance in something in the near future.
You will receive a fortune cookie.
You are going to have some new clothes.
Someone will invite you to a karaoke party.
Don't behave with cold manners.
Don't forget, you're always on our minds.
Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother.
You are filled with life's most precious treasure. Hope!
Don't ask. Don't say. Everything rests in silence.
This is really a lovely day. Congratulations!
Everything is not yet lost.
You will put your data to good use.
Never stop at the weigh station on the road of life.
A friend in need will be out of your way soon.
Encouraging changes are not advertised on t.v.
You will be made stronger by adversity.
You will make an important contact at a social gathering.
You will enjoy doing something different this coming weekend.
You will find fortune.
You will accomplish more later if you have a little fun this weekend.
You shouldn't overspend at the moment. Frugality is important.
You will soon travel on a business trip.
Your place in the path of life is in the driver's seat.
You will follow your heart's desire.
You will make a fortune with your friend.
Versatility is one of your outstanding traits.
You will be presented with a promising business path.
You will travel to many exotic places.
You will strengthen someone's love for you.
Your lover will never wish to leave you.
Your work interest can capture the highest status of prestige.
You may be conservative, cautious, and practical.
You will be made stronger by adversity.
You will be pleasantly surprised by a close friend.
You will be free to take a break from your responsibilities.
Success and happiness will come your way.
You will be happy socially and in your work.
Your work interest can capture the highest status or prestige.
You are contemplative and analytical by nature.
You will have gold pieces by the bushel.
You will be fortunate in everything you put your hands to.
Wealth awaits you very soon.
A happy lot awaits you in matrimony.
Your talents will capture you the highest status and prestige.
Stop searching. Happiness will come to you.
Know the right moment.
An invitation is headed your way.
You will have a chance at good fortune.
A new friend will bring you much happiness.
Someone will need your help today.
You will receive a promotion soon.
Your place in the path of life is the driver's seat.
A pleasant surprise is in store for you soon.
You will make someone happy today.
You will have a very pleasant experience.
Your intuition and guidance will be helpful.
You will use your ideas for great benefit.
You have a friendly heart and are well admired.
You will have a chance at good fortune.
You will be approached with an interesting proposition.
Your wisdom has kept you far away from dangers.
Your talents will be rewarded and recognized.
You will accomplish more if you start now.
An unexpected event will happen today.
You will soon achieve your financial goals.
Good things are coming to you in due course of time.
You will make someone laugh tomorrow.
You will soon bring joy to someone.
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The beginning of an interesting summer.
Beltane happened this week. And, here in Chicagoland's south suburbs, it was a phenomenally beautiful day. The weather hit the low 80s; there was not a cloud in the sky, and I could not fathom any reason whatsoever to stay indoors. Funny, when I was a kid, I would stay inside on bright, sunny days in Texas - as bright, sunny days seem to plague Texas, which sounds nice, except for that whole lack of rain and 6 months of 100+ degree weather. No, here in Chicago, a beautiful day of sunshine is to be celebrated with being outdoors. So, what did I do? I dug in the dirt.
Admittedly, while I attempt a garden every year in my backyard, it is a pretty half-assed attempt. I've done container gardens since we arrived in 2009, which is fine, but they're not really ideal for herbs and veggies, the things I prefer to grow. Flowers are nice and all, but I like to stock up on both culinary and witchy plants, and the idea of making them myself has always appealed to me. Most herbs that I want to keep around - basil, rosemary, lavender - do quite well in Texas. The dirt is fertile, but the temperatures are warm with lots of sun. If I keep them well-watered and provide enough shade so that they don't wither in mid-July, I can keep most herbs all year.
But, I'm not in Texas anymore, and I've never really mastered the Illinois growing season. Just when I think I've got it down and I decide something crazy like planting rosemary and basil in a pot outside in, oh, mid-April, here comes the blizzard of the century. So, finally, I waited. I was told to wait until around Mother's Day to plant. Mother's Day. I ask you. That's mid-May! That gives me maybe 2-3 months to "be a gardener".
Instead, I bucked the system and said "Wait til Beltane!" It paid off. Did I mention the gorgeous day? So, I went to Home Depot, using a lovely gift card from my mother - a Valentine's Day present - and went a little crazy. I got a raspberry vine that is supposedly self-pollinating, a hanging basket with strawberries, a habanero pepper, jalape~no pepper, 2 Roma tomato plants, 2 rosemary, 2 basil, and 2 sage. I already plan to add some cilantro plants and probably another of each of the peppers so that I can make salsa directly out of my garden.
My garden.
But, here's the kicker: I actually put it all IN THE GROUND! I weeded a section of my back yard, which looked a whole lot like this before I started:
Overgrown with various flora that were not bad plants, mind you, but plants getting in the way of me feeling all gardeny. So, they had to go. Before you ask, yes, the daffodils and other bulb plants were saved. They were each dug up and transplanted to an equally overgrown area behind my shed. So, there's that. A little over an hour after I'd begun, my little patch looked something like this:
Dirt. Fertile, black, Illinois dirt. Rich and pretty odorous. Smelled like things would grow in it, as evidenced by the amount of plants I had to remove to get to said dirt. After I accomplished this, and drank a nice cold glass of water, I set about putting the plants in the actual ground. Now, I must say, I had no plan, and this was my first time...so you can't laugh about how haphazardly they're planted. Seriously, don't laugh. Ok...you can laugh a little.
But first... A bit of the spirituality of gardening, and the big impetus for why I finally decided to put plants in the ground where they belong.
At Ostara every year we decorate eggs with images and words describing our wishes for the coming year. Prosperity, joy, love, etc. These are typically the wishes of most people when making wishes. And, they're typically ours. Except for this year. This was the year where Partner and I decided that we were going to get all specific on the Universe's butt. (Yeah, that didn't come out the way I'd hoped either, but it's there in black and white and I'm not deleting it.)
This year Partner wished for some pretty specific things in his career, literally writing out the words on the egg rather than drawing a pretty pretty picture. I did the same. I wished for a closer connection to deity. To fall back in love with my spirituality and to truly find a way to believe wholeheartedly and fully of spirit in the Divine, in magic, in the realm of spirits and Other Beings. To hear the flap of faery wings. To smell the perfume of a spirit as she wanders. To see God/dess/SUPERIOR BEING's hand in creation and to stop doubting. I felt that this merited action.
And, yes, typically these egg wishes get buried in the back yard...in a pretty unceremonial hole in the ground. But, something urged me this year to let the wishes grow something, to literally let them feed the earth, to be the food for my magic and my belly, and to ingest that fertile, verdant spell.
So... I did.
All the plants and Ostara eggs in one place.
I used my pestle to mush the eggs up and put a bit in each of the holes. So, a bit of each wish will become food for each plant, which will, in turn, become food and magic for me - with the exception o the strawberries, as they were already in a hanging basket and didn't need my assistance. After all was said and done, here was my garden!
I'm all proud and stuff. Annnnnd now a different angle:
It felt good, too, the digging. It didn't take long for me to ditch the spade all together and use my fingers to dig out the holes and fill in the holes. That tiny bit of connection brought me a feeling of closeness with my surroundings. I've not felt as connected with nature here as I probably should. Spent time in it on nature trails for exercise, yes, but not so much getting to know it.
Baby steps and all that, but I'm excited to see what the summer will bring.
How was YOUR Beltane? Do you have any gardening plans or pictures? Feel free to share your thoughts, links, and pictures in the comments below!
Love and Lyte,
Fire Lyte
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