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Grounding

Posted by: witchery on: January 9, 2009

When I think about grounding, a part of that concept is what most witches would recognize as daily practice: sitting at my altar, sending my roots deep into Mother Earth, breathing through those roots, achieving a deep sense of groundedness to carry me through my day. And another part of what I think of as [...]

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Blessing Jar

Posted by: witchery on: January 9, 2009

Sweep your main living area, entryway, or porch, to sweep out the old and allow the new to enter. Smudge around the room using a sweetgrass or sage smudging bundle and feather. Say prayers of your own choosing, in each of the four directions, east, west, north and south:
East represents “illuminocity”, giving individuals the ability [...]

2009 Mercury Retrograde

Posted by: witchery on: January 9, 2009

Mercury, the messenger of the gods Mercury Retrograde
Mercury retrograde in Aquarius [Jan 11 – Feb 1, 2009]
At 16:45 UT (Universal Time), on Sunday, January 11th, 2009, Mercury the cosmic trickster turns retrograde in Aquarius, the sign of the Water-Bearer, sending communications, travel, appointments, mail and the www into a general snarlup! Since this is the [...]

Full Moon Dates in 2009

Posted by: witchery on: January 9, 2009

Full Moon Dates 2009
Year Month Day Time Day of week
2009 Jan 11 03:28 Sun
2009 Feb 9 14:51 Mon
2009 Mar 11 02:40 Wed
2009 Apr 9 14:58 Thu
2009 May 9 04:03 Sat
2009 Jun 7 18:13 Sun
2009 Jul 7 09:23 Tue
2009 Aug 6 00:57 Thu
2009 Sep 4 16:05 Fri
2009 Oct 4 06:11 Sun
2009 Nov 2 19:15 Mon
2009 Dec [...]

New years Chant

Posted by: witchery on: January 9, 2009

As the change of the old to new the betwixt of the in between of two years we experiences the magic of the new lessons and possibilities brought with the coming of a New Wheel to experience this cycle of the coming year with new eyes and hopes of dreams to come into fruition.
For this [...]

January Love Spell

Posted by: witchery on: January 9, 2009

You will need a red candle, a white candle, two candle holders, a ballpoint pen, vanilla scented oil, and a piece of rose quartz.
Turn on some soft, romantic music, draw a magic circle, and call in your favorite love goddess or god. With the ballpoint pen, write the name of the deity and your initials [...]

New Year Poem

Posted by: witchery on: January 9, 2009

May you awaken to the mystery of being here and enter
the quiet immensity of your own presence.
May you have joy and peace in the temple of your own
senses.
May you receive great encouragement when new frontiers
beckon.
May you respond to the call of your gift
and find the courage to follow its path.
May the flame of anger free [...]

Detication in the New year

Posted by: witchery on: January 9, 2009

While we celebrate the new year as Nov 1 according to the Celtic Year, I still observe the Roman New Year as so much psychic energy is created by the masses who recognize this as the time of new beginnings.
I think the Romans chose January 1st because it follows so soon after the Winter Solstice [...]

Back from a long haitus

Posted by: witchery on: January 9, 2009

I have been toying with shutting this blog down for a while – and I’ve decided against it. I will keep it updated and have big plans for making the navigation easier to deal with! Yay!
I have a TON of posts too. So if you read me on an RSS reader (i’m being really nice [...]


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