Noted Elsewhere: The other day, on an exceptionally slow Friday afternoon with little to do, my friend and I were bullshitting in my cube. We were talking about things as varied as problems with Linux installation, Halloween plans, crude sexual … Continue reading →
It’s always terrible to hear about the demise of custom, especially as its one which may have very ancient origins and dies out not in the Victorian times, nor after the First World War, neither the Second World War…but the … Continue reading →
HOME BLESSING MAGICK A home blessing meditation for charging a room: Sit Straight with palms on lap, take deep breaths, relax, and move into a mental space where you activate your intuitive senses, Imagine a cord of energy from your … Continue reading →
Perhaps we should go back to those days of utter secrecy, before what secrets remain are exposed in Playboy opposite the centerfold: the Goddess in a bunny costume. Or perhaps we should make a more concerted effort to let the public, and especially those attracted to the Old Religion, know that there are places to go and people to contact in order to learn more about the true Craft. As of this writing, several of our sister covens, organizations and individuals are making very concerted efforts to expose the occult-pimps. But this is only a start, and the profiteers have more money into promotion than may be imagined.
Continue reading →Many years ago, on an email list called “AmberandJet”, someone asked questions about a few of the lines contained within the Rede Poem. Here is a question for you all that a contact suggested I ask, well, because none of … Continue reading →
Hay, Man: The Curious Life and Times of Scarecrows As the spring season of seeding and planting unfolds with shoots and blooms, it also marks the time of year long ago in Europe, when children scuttled through the plots, sounding … Continue reading →
Sunday, June 23, 2013 Keeping Silent in Traditional Witchcraft To know, to dare, to will and to be silent. The four powers of the Sphinx within Hermetics, which were written by Eliphas Levi, and found their way into modern Witchcraft … Continue reading →
(The Irish Ossianic Song of the Forest Trees is to be found in Standish O’ Grady’s translation in Eleanor Hull’s Poem Book of the Gael is a listing of trees to be found on Dartmoor. Fortunately, the whole text of … Continue reading →
The Voice of the Mother My breath is on the morning and my smile is summer. From my hands the birds of the air take their food. The mild ox is my friend, the wolf trots by my friendly side: … Continue reading →
“What is Your Witch Potential?” The Witches’ Almanac Spring 1995 – Spring 1996 pg. 94 Originally appeared in the first public edition of The Witches’ Almanac, 1971) Read the following questions and see how you react to them: Have you … Continue reading →
More suggestions on woods for burning, this from traditional English lore. Several versions of this poem exist with multiple variants. I learned it first from Paul Huson‘s Mastering Witchcraft, which he calls “The Dartmoor Verse”. Oak logs will warm you … Continue reading →
Police Issued Guidelines On How To Behave While Trapped In A Wicker Man. NEW police guidelines on religious tolerance will include how to behave sensitively when being sacrificed to a Pagan deity. It’s a minefield The 300-page guidebook has been … Continue reading →
There are all sorts of answers to the question of “what makes one a witch?” The question here was in part inspired by a posting in Yahoo Questions some time ago, and there are several responses there as well. It’s … Continue reading →
