I like to think of altars as a witch’s “home base.” They are the physical foundation of a witch’s spiritual practice and can be erected on a permanent, a semi-permanent, specific, or even spontaneous basis. This section of the class will talk about the various ways and reasons to create altars for our practice. Like meditation, many spiritual traditions utilize altars. The altar becomes a focal point of the ritual or practice. It is also a work space where the elements...
Author unknown We must learn to walk in balance sacred steps to take Weaving peace and understanding through all that we create The Tapestry of love and light finest threads of gold sacred flame ever burning bright through all that we behold When we learn to walk in balance the healing will take place the healing of the earth our mother the healing of the human race
“It is not the wizard that chooses the wand, Harry, it is the wand that chooses the wizard.” This is a line from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Though true wands of today do not contain the tail of a Phoenix or the heartstrings of a Dragon, they are just as important to a working witch as they are to the characters of the movie. With movies like the Harry Potter series, The Craft, Lord of the Rings and...
When I once tried to describe Labyrinths to someone they said "Ohh labyrinths like a Mandala, right?" Well not exactly. A Buddhist Mandala is usually made out of sand and could be loosely described as artwork. It is made on a flat surface often illustrating a palace with four gates representing the four corners of the earth. There are other forms of Mandalas too but this is better saved for a different class. I do not know much about Mandalas myself except that...
Yes, this class is back to basics. Yes this is the beginning, a no brainer, but this is exactly what we forget. The simple of Goddess gets lost in the complexity of Goddess. Control suppresses freedom and our struggles are granted power over our senses and trust. The wheel has turned my sisters and we find ourselves in the darkest part of winter. It is time to turn inward and return to the basics, the beginning where Goddess silently awaits...
Maiden will place basket of small journals on altar for all sisters. Let the Circle be adorned with winter's bounty. Coven Members needed for: Cut the Circle Water and Earth Fire and Air Bless the Circle Invoke Goddess High Priestess Hand Maiden Mother Crone Summoner East Watchtower South Watchtower West Watchtower North Watchtower Cake and Wine Summoner sage all that enter Circle Do you come in perfect love and perfect trust? Maiden Bless and dedicate all with Goddess Inanna Oil and pentacle over third eye chakra Sister...
Growth is not soft; growth is painful. The mind lives in the past because it lives in knowledge. Knowledge means that which you have known, understood, learned. Existence is now and the mind is then. The mind looks backwards; it is like a rear view mirror. If you are backing your car, the rearview mirror is good but if you are going forward then it is dangerous to go on looking in the rearview mirror as you will not see what...
Aphrodite, the beautiful goddess of love, was the only goddess who had neither a father nor a mother. Nobody knew from where she had come. The West Wind had first seen her in the pearly light of dawn as she rose out of the sea on a cushion of foam. She floated lightly over the gentle waves and was so lovely to behold that the wind almost lost his breath. With soft puffs, he blew her to the flowering island...
Roses, one for each Covener to have one, shall be placed on the altar. Coven Members needed for: Cut the Circle Water and Earth Fire and Air Bless the Circle Invoke Goddess High Priestess Hand Maiden Mother Crone Summoner East Watchtower South Watchtower West Watchtower North Watchtower Cake and Wine Summoner sage all that enter Circle Do you come in perfect love and perfect trust? Coveners answer bless and dedicate all with Goddess Aphrodite's Oil and pentacle over third eye chakra Sister to Sister in perfect love...
Hand Maiden will prepare small table to the right of Altar, all will place pre-decorated pots and seeds on table. Coven Members needed: High Priestess Hand Maiden Mother Crone Summoner East Watchtower South Watchtower West Watchtower North Watchtower Cake and Wine Summoner sage all that enter Circle Do you come in perfect love and perfect trust? Maiden Bless and dedicate all with Goddess Inanna Oil and pentacle over third eye chakra Sister to Sister in perfect love and perfect trust we share this circle All will cast circle Summoner Awaken...
