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Every now and again I like to google myself. (not in that sense thank you very much!)

I like to see where the articles I write end up, and see if people are enjoying them, and are being helped by the information.

I would like to extend my thank you to the following sites for sharing my articles with your followers. I sincerely hope that you have all enjoyed reading them, and hope as well that they were informative enough to help you in some way! Thank you again!

13 preambles of Wicca
http://www.wiccaspirit.net/vol3is3/index_files/pg11.htm
http://witchescupboard.info/articles/wicca/13-preambles-of-wicca-by-h-p-thomas-moore/
http://whisperingwillow.yuku.com/topic/30/The-13-Preambles-of-Wicca
An Easy Start to Tarot
http://metaphysicstudy.com/?p=981
Anatomy of a Tarot Reading
http://www.spiritspa.com.au/the-anatomy-of-a-tarot-reading.html
http://metaphysicstudy.com/?p=985
Releasing Fear and Changing it through Meditation
http://www.spiritspa.com.au/releasing-fear-and-changing-it-through-meditation.html
http://metaphysicstudy.com/?p=1090
http://vitaminproducts.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/releasing-fear-and-changing-it-through-meditation/
The Ouija Board: A Metaphysical View
http://carayowell.com/blog/tag/ouija-board/
Candle Magick for Love
http://esoteric.2hav.net/articleviewer.php?artid=1281
What is Magick anyway?
http://www.starlark.com/Magick.html
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Candle Magick for Love

What is Magick:

Magick itself is the art of manipulating energy in order to achieve a desired result.

Everything is made of energy and as Einstein says it can’t be created or destroyed simply changed. Magick changes the energy from one purpose to another in order to achieve what it is the caster desires.

Magick is all about belief. You have to believe that the magick will work. If you do not believe that it will work for you then you are wasting time…belief is everything!

What is Candle Magick?:

You have actually been practicing candle magick since you were a toddler. Don’t believe me? Well we all have birthday’s right? We blow out the candles on our cake and make a wish for ourselves. We concentrate and then blow them out and believe that it will come to pass for us. This is a form of candle magick. If you light a candle while meditating or taking a bath to relax you are performing a form of candle magick.

Candle Magick for Love:

When we talk about this we are not talking about making someone fall in love with you. You cannot force someone to do something that is against their free will. Besides, what happens if you get tired of the person or find out that they are just not right for you after all? Now you’re stuck with them and all because of a little spell to find love. Instead what we will talk about in this class are ways to perform candle magick in order to help produce self love and worth and therefore attract a partner to share that love with. You cannot give love fully until you are able to accept love fully and accept the love of yourself.

So if you thought that I was going to teach you magickal ways to force someone to love you. Well I apologize that it not what we are here for but I’m sure that you will benefit from the information that we are going to go over for this class today.

Types of Candles:

Beeswax candles are becoming more and more popular as far as candle magick goes because they are all natural. The only downside is that they can be pricy.

Paraffin candles are the more common form of candle that is found out there, and though not totally natural are the ones that are mostly used for candle magick.

Colors of Candles:

As we all know each and every color has a different meaning to it. Because we are talking in this class about candle magick for love we are going to focus on the candle colors that are best used for this purpose.

RED: red is the color of sexuality as well as the color for the root chakra at the base of the spine. This color tends to have a lot of energy to it when it comes to sexual matters. Burning a red candle in this situation will help aid in self manifestation of sexual desire by a partner as well as being more comfortable with ones own sexuality. I find that many people are uncomfortable with who they are sexually and tend to disguise it by acting in a way that they “think” is the proper sexual manner. There is no proper sexual manner to act in…unless of course it is YOUR sexual manner. Being comfortable in your own skin is a big part of attracting a partner, no one wanting someone that is uncomfortable. The people that you see that get the most dates are usually the people that are sexually comfortable with themselves. This color is good for couples that are having sexual problems in a relationship as well.

PINK: pink is the color of universal love as well as the heart center chakra. When I talk about universal love I am not talking about unconditional love they are actually separate beings. Universal love talks about both giving and receiving love fully and without doubt or prejudice. Unconditional love is loving a person no matter what. The two work very closely together but have very separate meanings. Burning a pink candle in this matter is going to help you to personally be able to give and receive love in all aspects of life not simply a romantic aspect. This is important because in order to really gain a relationship with the person that you have attracted you must be willing to accept their love as they give it and at the same time feed your love back to them creating a full circle of universal and unconditional love.

BURGUNDY: burgundy is the color of romance. Romance is important in any relationship in order to give the love an outlet to express itself fully and without hesitation. The words I love you simply have lost their meaning in this day and age, and it is an unfortunate thing. Simply saying the words does not instill in a person the feeling of being loved anymore, or at best not like it used to. Romance has become the outlet in which love can flow in a creative way and cause the partner to feel the care thought and love that was put into creating the romance. After the partner feels the love from the romance they can then easily feed that love energy back to their partner in a fulfilling way to be sure that each person is fully enjoying the sensation of love. This color is also great for couples that may be having some romantic difficulties in the relationship.

Now these are just the color correspondences for candles and have nothing to do with the extra stuff that you can do with them as well like spells, carvings, herbs or oils. Each of them have their own meanings as well and combined together increase the effectiveness of what you are trying to achieve but remember that most of all it is your belief in the spell and the power of it that will make it happen for you.

I want to mention here a few things as well when it comes to spells. Firstly they may not work immediately. The energy has been sent out into the universe to achieve your goal but sometime sit has to wait around for the right moment before it takes action. This is important because it means that you have to be open to the circumstances that appear to you when they do in order to receive what it is you have sent out into the universe. Be aware of the situation that you are in because it may be the one that the universe has been waiting for to aid you. Secondly, you cannot expect it to work if you are not going to put the effort in on the physical plane. You have to go out, date, go to clubs or meeting places and meet people. Just because you did a spell does not mean that the person that is meant for you is going to find your house and knock on your door in the middle of the night if they have never met you before. You have to be willing to put some work into it as well. The universe can only do so much without your application in the physical realm. This also doesn’t mean that the first date that you go on or the first person that you meet after you do the spell is the person that is right for you. You may find though that you become more and more comfortable with the self love and worth as you experience things after doing the spell but again it is not going to appear out of no where. Be willing to take the time to work on the self with these spells and grow into a better person that is able and capable of finding that true love that we all wish for. Don’t be upset either if you have to re-do the spell again at a later date. You may have some more to work on before the universe can direct you in the path that it wants you to go in order to achieve your goal. This dies not mean that you have failed, it simply means that you have to work a little more on the self love that you need in order to attract that perfect person.

Flowers:

We all know that flowers have a lot to do with love in itself, and I am actually not even talking about herbs at this point but actual flowers. Let’s go over some meanings of flowers that can be used in order to help with self love to ultimately attract the love of another. Flowers can be used in addition to any spell that you use for these purposes and can be carried with you or planted in order to grow that relationship. Be sure to keep them well so that the relationship you grow is fruitful.

Roses: roses for a long time have been associated with love. The energy that the rose possesses is one of lust love and romance. If you are looking for a highly active sexual relationship that also has its romantic side the rose is the best flower to use. Especially if it is red, going back to the colors from before.

Daisy: many people don’t think of this flower in a loving sense at all. The daisy however has an energy associated with it that produces a lasting friendship in a relationship. Though it may not be very sexually active, the daisy helps with communication and friendship in the relationship that you are looking for.

Orchid: the orchid flower helps with finding a love that is pure and unwavering. This flowers energy produces the thought that the relationship will forever be true no matter what the circumstances that come. This is what we call the fairy tale flower as well, being one that aids in finding that prince or princess that you have been looking for.

Herbs:

Here I want to talk about some herbs that can be used in order to achieve your goals of finding love. The herbs that I mention here can be used in oils to anoint the candle, can be burned as incense, or even carried on the body. Some herbs are poisonous so please do not ingest any of them without proper authorization from a licensed herbologist. I am simply giving you the magickal uses for the herbs here and not medical uses. I am not an herbologist and do not have authority to tell you what can and cannot be ingested by you or another.

Adam & Eve Root: This is a 2 part herb that is best used after you gain the relationship. One partner carries half and the other carries the other half this is to help make the relationship stronger between the 2 parties.

Rose Buds Dried: Same as before with the roses. You can burn these as incense or carry them with you to attract that love to you by promoting the self love that you possess.

Rosemary: working in a similar way as the roses do, rosemary works strongly with finding a lover that is going to be faithful to you.

Cinnamon: want a lover that is sweet? Use cinnamon in order to attain that sweetheart..

Willow: in order to attract a lover that is spiritual as they are romantic use willow as a charm to bring them to you.

Aromatherapy:

The herbs we listed though they have some great magickal uses are not usually the best smelling by any means. So let’s talk about some more aromatic solutions that you can use to help attract a lover to you.

Sex: these scents are best used as aphrodisiacs:

-Ginger, Jasmine, Patchouli, Rose, Vanilla, Ylang Ylang, Lilac

Love:

Apple, Freesia, Iris, Lilac, Tuberose, Ylang Ylang, Gardenia

As far as oils all of these can be used and are used as general attractants as well.

You can also get mixes of oils like Starchild’s Love oil that is a mix of essentials in order to attract love.

Stones:

Possibly the best stone that you can use to attract love is going to be a rose quartz. My personal belief is that all others will pale in comparison. Sure you can use something like a ruby to enhance the spell if you are purely looking for a lustful relationship but we are talking about love here…universal and complete. Use a rose quartz to attract that type of love to you. If it is in a piece of jewelry even better! It makes it easier to carry around with you to exude that energy.

Anointing the Candle:

Any oils that you want to use or even herbs can be anointed onto the candle to increase its burning power. If you are wanting to attract you are going to anoint from the top of the candle down to the base. If you are wanting to repel you are going to do the opposite. When you light a candle you should be sure that you can safely leave it lit for a period of time. This way the energy of the work that you have done can easily move into the universe and begin to take form. If you have to put out a candle that you are using for magickal purposes then you should do so by snuffing it. If you blow out the candle you are dispersing the energy that it is creating and so it cannot fully gather. If you snuff it you simply cut off the energy flow and allow all the energy that it has gathered by burning to go together into the universe.

Symbols:

Symbols can also be used for this purpose. You can carve them into the candle or write them on paper and carry with you.

Heart single or double, a plus or positive sign, double rings (especially if you are looking for marriage) you can even go as far as to write down all the things that you are looking for in the perfect mate and burn the paper with the candle that you are using for the spell.

Spells:

Spells need not be extremely ritualistic in nature; in fact just a few simple words will usually do, especially if you say them each time that you light the candle for the day. Here are a few simple ones that you can use to get started. Don’t be afraid to make your own as well…just be sure to keep it general remember you cannot force someone to love you if it is against their free will so no names!

“Perfect lover come to me, as I will so mote it be!”

“By the power of Earth and Fire, I call the lover of my Desire!”

“Through the air, across the sea, bring my lover Blessed Be!”

“Aphrodite, Blessed Be, bring my true lover close to me!”

The thing with magick is, that the more you have working for your intent as well as the strength of your intent itself is going to bring about the best results. You have to have that faith in your own power and what you do or it is not going to work for you.

Before you do anything magickally you need to be sure that it is what you want. Don’t go casting spells frivolously, after you know it is what you want take action by casting and then continue that action by working on it at your physical level and having the faith that it is going to work for you on all other levels.

Basic Candle Magick

Candle Magick is one of the simplest, and most used forms of magick. It has been used for ages by many people and religions; in fact religions today still use candles for devotion and prayer. In Pagan and Wiccan faith, candle magick is a staple of the use of Witchcraft. Candles are used to represent the Goddess and God, as well as the Elements; and are also used in many spells for healing, money, love, protection, and many others.

Basic candle magick uses a few small steps that any person (Wiccan or not) can do. More advanced techniques add objects such as symbols, stones, herbs and oils to the mix. In order to preform candle magick there are a few things that you first need to understand.

First, you should understand that you are working with your energy and the power of manifestation when you are doing candle magick. You are focusing on a want, or need and "charging" the candle with that energy so that it may continue to put it out into the Universe sending it to the Goddess and God. Second, you need to understand the power of the element of Fire. Fire is passion, creation, and energy. The flame should be respected as it is working to send your energy out. When doing basic candle magick it is a good idea to never blow out the candle when you are finsihed. Instead, use a candle snuffer to suffocate the flame. Blowing out the candle flame disperses the energy that you worked hard to create, and can affect your ritual or spell. Snuffing has the opposite effect, it contains the energy so that it may prepare to be lit once again. More advanced candle magick practitioners may have spells that require you to blow out the flame, there are certain situations that call for this, but I will save that for another time.

To start your candle magick you need to be aware of the different color candles and the energy that the color holds. There are thousands of colors of candles out there, even more if you make your own but I am only going to go over a few of the most common ones here. In addition to the color, it is usually best that the candle not be scented. Artificial scents may affect the spell casting, and certain ones can negate the ehergy that you are looking to raise. Save scented candles for a time when you become more advanced, and are more familiar with the magick of oils and herbs.

First you will need to have in mind the type of candle spell that you want to do. After that you can choose the appropriate color candle to use for the ritual.

Red: Energy, Lust, Sex, Fire, Passion, Root Chakra
Orange: Creativity, Art, Expression, Sacral Center Chakra
Yellow: Communication, Speech, Listening, Air, Solar Plexus Chakra
Green: Healing, Money, Unconditional Love, Earth, Heart Chakra
Blue: Emotion, Feeling, Trust, Clarity, Water, Throat Chakra
Violet: Psychic Prowess, Meditation, Psychic Ability, Third Eye Chakra
White: A "Do All" menaing that a white candle will work as any other color candle. Also represents Purity, Goddess, Innocence, Protection
Black: God, Negativity removal, Banishing, Binding

Now that you have your spell and candle color you need to know how to charge the candle with your energy.

Charging a candle for starters is a simple task. You are going to hold the candle between both hands and focus energy into it. Use your visualization skills for this part. "See" yourself attaining the goal, "feel" it on all levels of your being and push that energy into the candle itself. Sit for a while focusing on this, the stronger your focus and intent, the stronger the energy of the ritual.

Now it is time to begin your candle magick. Se the candle up ina place where it will remain undisturbed for small periods of time. Best to keep away from pets and kids, as well as things that are flammable! Some spells will require you to burn the candle continuously until it burns out, this can be a task being that you are not always going to be home to watch it. In cases like that, I like to take the candle and place it in my bathtub (after filling it with some water), this way if it falls over it will be snuffed out and not burn down the house. Doing a spell like that can be dangerous, so do be careful, for now though we are going to focus on intervals.

Burn your candle for about an hour a day, until the candle has completely burned out. Oh! Before I forget to mention, place a small saucer, or plate underneath to catch all the excess wax that drips off. This is to keep your surfaces nice and clean, and some spells use that excess wax for other things as well, so it's best to start getting into the swing of it.

When you burn your candle each day you can choose whether you want to sit and mediate with it (great for adding in some extra energy), or simply let it do its work for you. When it is time to put the candle out, remember that we are looking to build energy with basic candle magick, so we are going to snuff out the candle not blow it out. Another thing many witches like to do is to use matches to light their candles. In a home this works great, but outdoors sometimes you need a lighter! To me personally, though matches are a bit more "old fashioned" and "natural", fire is fire regardles of how it comes to be. It is the energy of the fire we want.

As with any spell or ritual you preform, don't expect immediate results. Think of it this way, you've spent the time gathering the energy, and now you need to release it to the Goddess and God in the Universe and allow them to mold it into your need and send it back to the physical plane. This takes time. A good idea is to keep a spell journal, (also known as a Grimiore) where you can record your progress, your successes and your misses as well.

That's your short into into Basic Candle Magick. Feel free to post below if you have nay questions, or comments!

An Imagery of Energy

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, everyone is Psychic. We all have the ability, and capability of enhancing those parts of us. Many of us choose not to, for whatever reason; others choose to grow these parts of themselves; there are some that are plagued by their ability; and still others that pretend they don't exist.

Energy is all around us all of the time. It creates that which we see, touch, smell, taste, and hear, and it especially creates those things that are "invisible" to us. Part of this is the ability called Empathy. Empaths are numerous, in fact chances are that every single person has had an empathic occurance in their lives at least once.

Empaths feel what others feel. If a person is happy, sad, angry, depressed, elated; the Empath will feel those emotions. There are different levels of Empaths as well. On the starting side the energy is more sympathetic than empathetic. Growing stronger the empathy rings in, and even further along than that a "true" Empath can not only feel the emotions of others, but can physically feel what others feel.

Being an Empath is hard work, it takes a lot of concentration, a lot of psychic protection, and a strong awareness of energy as well as what is "self" and what is "not self".

I have found that people that have not experienced certain energies before have a hard time understanding what they are all about. While I was outside today, I got one of those lovely sparks from my guides that may help with decribing three different energies in a way that everyone will understand. The three energies that I am talking about are positive, negative, and void.

Let's start with void energy. Simply this means that a particular place (sometimes a person but most often a place) is void of energy. Think of it this way, have you ever been outside right before a big storm is about to roll in? If you pay attention (and sometimes even if you don't) you'll notice a few things. First, the color seems to fade and become more grey in everythign around you. The sounds seem to dissapear and it becomes strangely quiet (no birds or animals around). The scent of the air becomes stale and stagnant, it feels very still and motionless. This is what it feels like when a place is void of energy. It is like the life has been drained from everything around, leaving a completely empty space.

Negative energy is much different. Take that same scenario of being outdoors before a storm. Now imagine that someone turned on about a million 1000 watt bulbs and pointed them right at you! Colors begin to become to bright they are sharp and hurt the eyes. You hear so many different loud sounds that you want to cover your ears, so many smells that you want to hold your breath. Everyhting around you is assaulting every one of your senses, causing confusion, and pain.

Positive energy is the opposite. The color is perfectly balanced, not too dark or light. There is enough sound to be serene and calming wihtout overpowering your ears. The scents in the air even out and mix together in a beautiful bouquet that feel peaceful to you.

These images of different energies help you to identify when you are experiencing them. You can have a better understanding of that positive space you want to be in, releasing yourself from that voided energy space, and protecting and removing yourself from that negative space. For an Empath this information is priceless. Once they learn to udnerstand and recognize energy, and energy patterns they have a better chance of grabbing a firm hold of their ability and controlling it, not allowing it to control them!

Think about it, and use this imagery next time your out. Try to get a feeling, a sense for each of the images and place them into the situations you come across in life. You are more likely to be able to control those situations better than before (with a little practice of course).

Beltaine May 1st

 Ah, another wonderfull Sabbat comes our way as the start of the month of May draws in. Beltaine also known as May Eve has been observed since ancient times. During this Sabbat one focuses on fertility, love heat, passion, cleansing and flame.

The Sabbat is named after Ba'al a Mesopotamian God of fire, and (as we still do today) is celebrated with a bonfire (or bale fire).

An activity that many people are familair with at Beltaine is the Maypole dance. A large pole is erected and covered in colorful ribbons. People grab a ribbon and dance around the pole in different directions. Women dance clockwise (deosil) and men counterclockwise (widdershins). They alternate as they pass, and may even kiss,

The maypole is a phallic representation of the God being thrust into the Earth (or the womb of the Goddess). The dance itself raises energy, spirits and magick ushering in the Summer to come.

Often times one would sing a song, or rhyme as they dance aroudn the maypole. This was called "Calling in the Summer."

If you don't have room in your yard for a large maypole, try a smaller one. A local craft store will sell the following materials you can use to craft your own small maypole.

Dowel Rod
Clay Pot
Colorful Ribbons
Flowers

Arrange some flowers in the pot and insert the pole. Attach the ribbons to the pole and begin to tie and weave the ribbons throughout, singing your chant as you go. if you ahve other people celebrating with you, they too can grab a ribbon and begin weaving.

It's a fun and lovely tradition that you just have to try at least once!

Happy Beltaine to everyone!

Stand up for your Religious Belief

Something very interesting has happened recently. As you probably know I am part of a few social media sites (facebook, twitter etc. though I only actually use a few), and I have come across something quite fascinating happening to the people around me.

It seems that on more than one occasion, people that once claimed to be Wiccan or Pagan and once stood very strongly behind their beleif are now going to (or back to) a form of Catholocism.

My standpoint on religion has always been this: "Every religion is a different road to the smae universal force. We may call it a differnt name, have different ways to worship it and work with its energy but the energy itself doesn't change." That being said the focus of a beleif system is the religion that you practice, Catholocism, Wicca, Judism. You have faith and belief that the practices within your specific system of study are the ones that are going to strengthen your relationship with that one universal force, and bring you to a place of spiritual calm and peace. For many people it takes years or even entire lifetimes for them to realize. Others are more aware of their spiritual self, and find it easier to connect with that force.

You follow your beleif system of a reason. Never falter from it! No matter how many people tell you its good or bad, right or wrong, stand your ground for what you believe. By moving swiftly back and forth between beleif systems, you could possibly be delaying that spiritual peace that you are after. I have friends from all walks of life, that follow a wide array of religions. Never do I (as an outsider) question why they believe what they do. So long as they are following something that in their heart is good for them, and will help them grow personally and spiritually who am I to judge? I do however have a problem with the ones that seem to follow a specific faith for a short period of time and then latch onto the next to quickly and easily. They have no core beleif, instead they follow like sheep to the next faith that they think will giv ethem what they need. Instead of dedicating themselves to something that they beleive to be right for them, they hop around and never find peace.

I would urge them all to take a strong look deep within themselves. Find out what it is they truly seek and need from a religious insitution and then dedicate themselves fully to the one that fits the bill. It doesn't have to be Wicca or Paganism, Goddess knows I don't push my beliefs on anyone! It should be however something that has meaning to them. Something that has a system that follows their morals and values, something that is a way of life for them; not a burden in any way.

Find that thingand stand up for what you beleive! Spiritual bungee cords never get any further than consistently going up and down.