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Last week, I described some of the tools that you might want or need in your Wiccan practice. I covered the altar, Book of Shadows, athame, wand, sword, staff, chalice, plate, bowls, incense burner, incense, candles and besom in my previous post titled “Tools, Tools Tools!” There are more tools and more to discuss about… Continue reading More Tools, Tools,Tools!

We Wiccans like our tools a lot! Some tools are needed and some are not. We use all kinds of items as tools, everything from athames to candles. Altar – The altar is a tool and is one of those necessary tools for us Wiccans. Altars can take a variety of shapes and forms. They… Continue reading Tools, Tools, Tools!

Sigils, the Elder Futhark runes and the Ogam can be used for divination and magick. A sigil is a dot, series of dots, line, series of lines or shape that has power. Examples of sigils are pentacles, moon shapes and spirals. The Elder Futhark runes and the Ogam are alphabet systems that also have power,… Continue reading Sigils, Runes and the Ogam

This is the time of year that we celebrate flowers!

Spring is in full swing, and we will be celebrating Beltane on May 1. What a joyous time of year! Beltane, Beltaine or Cetsamhain (means opposite Samhain) is a cross-quarter fire festival between Ostara, the beginning of spring and Litha, the first day of summer. It is instructive to look at what is across the… Continue reading Beltane Festivities

The moon is a waning gibbous. This is a time for banishing magick. What does not serve you anymore? This is a great time to kick it out of your life.

The space around us in nature is sacred. If you are tucked away in some secluded natural location, casting a circle may not be all that desirable. If you want to feel the breezes, hear the birds and sense nature, you may not want to cast a circle. For doing magick, ritual and communing with… Continue reading Creating Sacred Space

Magick involving attraction or banishing can be done on the full moon. Watch for the manifestation of any magick you have done during the waxing moon tonight. Bask in the glow of the moon. Draw down the moon.

Before and after performing the observation of a ritual and magick grounding is especially important. There is some disagreement as when to ground. Some say before doing magick or ritual. All say to do it after doing magick or the ritual observation (the main part of the ritual before “cakes and ale”). I think both… Continue reading Exploring Grounding and Centering

The moon is now a waxing crescent. Do magick to attract good things to you.