Merry meet,

Aren't we all seekers?
Ever since we started crawling, we discover the world and with every step we take we learn, but every step also takes us further on the path of the unknown. Thus we seek our way and therefore we are all seekers.

No one can put things on our way for which we aren't ready yet.  And once we are ready we seek knowledge and go on our way to discover what more the unknown can tell us.  Making it so, that the unknown soon becomes the familiar.

We can use a little help along the way, just because it takes less time.  For you can find everything on your own - that's for sure - but it will take a little longer.

Therefore I am happy to put some bits of information on your path.

It is your path, isn't it?  Yes, because you came to visit this log, this means you were already on your way to discover this magic world.

Welcome on the path, walk along dear fellow seeker and find the way that suits you best.  

Blessed be.

16-05-2007 om 00:00 geschreven door Litha

Unite with nature

Becoming a Witch means first and foremost to reunite with the surrounding nature.

This means we have to develop a (new or renewed) feeling for nature and we can only do that when we surround ourselves with natural materials.

Ware wool or cotton, not polyester or nylon.

Use a wooden comb and brush, to brush your hair, to avoid electric sparkles.

Electricity is one of the most powerful energies in nature, but also the most difficult to control.  It often moves in erratic ways and seems to have a mind of its own.

Electricity has both good and bad qualities, but as a starting Witch you better

avoid working in an environment where a lot of electricity is in the air.

            (Even more experienced Witches can still have serious problems due to

            unexpected electrical whims.)

Try to sit or stand on natural materials when performing Witchcraft so as not to perturb the sanctified air. Of course it is best to stand (barefooted) on solid ground such as the soil of a garden or park, but as many people live in towns, tucked away in small apartments that don't even have a balcony, an alternative must be kept in mind.

So, if you perform in your house try to sit on wooden floorboards, stone tiled floors or if need be on a woollen carpet on a concrete floor.  Al these are better than to sit on polyester floor coverings or plastic sheets, which again can cause static electricity.

We live in a world full of vibes. Good vibes and bad vibes, pure vibes and "polluted" or perturbed vibes. Everything radiates its own vibes, from stones and animals over human beings and all sorts of objects in between.

So, no, don't be so naïve to think that only Mobile Phones or Microwave ovens radiate vibes.  Everything does.

What Witches try to do is harmonize these vibes.  Make everything in the world back in balance.

All the more reason not to let things perturbed by static electricity.  If you have ever seen the striking of a lighting you know that it moves in very erratic directions.  That is not exactly harmonised or harmonising. J

In order to make changes we must first be aware of the state of being of people, animals, objects, stones, plants and what more inhabits this planet.

Therefore we need to be attentive.

It used to be a rage in the sixties to talk about "Awareness", but being aware of things is not enough.

We have now come to the next step of "Mindfulness".  To make it simple to understand I can say;

We may be aware of the cat in the room, but if we do not "mind" the cat, we might trip over it.

Knowing that the cat is there is one thing, but minding that she is there, means we have to really pay attention to her.

Now we must try to be aware and mindful about everything that surrounds us.  If you do, you might find yourself less prone to trip over things or bump in to things.  That's a good beginning.

17-05-2007 om 21:52 geschreven door Litha

For you it is so...
What ever you heard about witches: it is not true.

What ever you heard about witches: it is true.

Is this a joke? 

No, but as every witch is free to make her own religion as she goes (along the path)

there are no certainties in being a Witch.

What is good for you is not necessarily good for the next person. (And vice versa)

There is but ONE RULE that all witches obey and it says it all in just eight words:

         "As you harm none, do as ye will"

Particularly the first part of this rule is important; the rest will follow all by itself.

Just as our mothers used to tell us:

"Never do to others, what you wouldn't like to be done to you" 

it says it all.

Some witches simply believe in Magic.

Some witches believe in the Powers of the Universe and the Forces of nature. (like me)

Some witches believe in Gods and Goddesses.

Some witches believe in Spirits (of wood, stone, air, fire and so on)

Some witches believe in not much at all and use bits and pieces from everywhere

to add to  "their" religion and call themselves the Chaos witches.

Some witches are only concerned about nature and use wisdom
            from different sections of witchcraft and call themselves eclectic witches.

Some witches call themselves Pagan

Some witches call themselves Wiccan or Wicca or Wicca-followers

Some witches call themselves White witches and

Some witches call themselves Gothic Witches

A lot of witches call themselves believers of the "Old Religion"

Some witches are Witch in the deepest or their heart and soul.

Some witches are purely witch on the outside

and off comes the magic when they undress to go to bed.

There are Witches that gather in groups called "Covens" and

there are Witches that feel fine on their own and they call themselves Solitary witches (like me)

I can go on for a while and add to the list just about all sorts of witches, but believe me

the only truth is the one in your heart.

If you believe something to be true, than for you that is so.

If you experience that something feels good, than for you that is so.

No matter if a hundred other people claim it not to be so, FOR YOU IT SO.

Everyone has a right to believe, or not believe as they wish.

You make and create your own world around you as you see fit.

You are the centre of your own world, so do your best to make it a wonderful world.

Let no one tell you what to do, not even me.

(Those are not my own words, though I have written them in my heart ever since I read them. They are the words of the great Lord Gautama Shakyamuni, the Buddha, and they are so right!)

People get their wisdom from books.  It starts at school when you learn to read and it goes on like that for the rest of your life. You learn from books, from what other people found worth entrusting to the paper. 

Paper is a tame mutt, paper is very willingly, it lets everyone write on its back.

Any fool can write a book.  Even the oldest books are not worth more that the recent pocket dictionaries.  You don't know the people who wrote them, nor under what circumstances, nor where they got their wisdom. 

So again; do not let anyone tell you what to do, or what to believe. 

Find the truth for yourself and test and try every bit of knowledge that you gather.

It is pretty much like picking mushrooms, for there are poisoned ones and there are healing ones and there are those who are simply "yummy".

It goes just like that with books.  There are beeswax books, there are downright dangerous books, there are good books and very good books and there are those who are simply fun to read. 

Don't fill you pretty little head with just anything.

After having tested and tried every bit of information, accept it only if it feels right to you. 

When in doubt > turnabout.

Same goes about what people may tell you to do or to believe. It is not because you enter a group of people that those people can tell you what to do.  If it does not feel right, don't do it!  If you do not like their attitude; leave!

If you do not like to read this blog; close the little red cross atop at the right hand side and all is over.

Saying "no" is easy.  Saying "yes" should come from the heart.

Now off you go and make sure you pick some good mushrooms now!

18-05-2007 om 00:00 geschreven door Litha

Do witches need tools?

NO.  You do not NEED anything at all, because being a Witch is not about tools and looks, it is about what's in your mind and how you work with it.  Most things can be done perfectly well with an ordinary forefinger.

Now of course, some things are easier to do with tools.  Therefore I give you a shortlist of things, most witches have at home.

Athame  (knife with wooden handle)

Boline    (knife with white handle)

Broom    (Always wood, never plastic!)

Cauldron  (small and fitted with three legs)

Chalice   (Silver, wood, glass or any other natural material)

Pentacle (Tablet in wood, clay, stone or
               any other natural material, with a

               five point star in a circle, on it.)

Sword     (Not too long, so as to keep it manageable)

Cone Shaped Hat (works as an antenna or
                             a funnel to receive craft (power) )

Wand     (Short wooden staff with magical symbols)

Staff       (Long wooden staff to walk with)

Rope

(Three sorts:

1- a thin one to wear around your waste
      when performing magic

2- a much thicker and longer one to shape the circle with

3- thin ones (you can cut the length as is desired) for plaiting
    to make talismans, witch ladders and small objects
    that can serve as an amulet

Candles, candleholders, incense, water, biscuits

A Cloth or cushion to sit on, etc...

Now remember:

None of these tools are essential.

The only purpose they serve is to keep your mind focused on what you are doing.  It is a tangible reminder of the act.  It helps you concentrate on what you had in mind.

If you lift a sword or a wand, than this theatrical act reminds you that you have the intention to do something "out of the ordinary".  And second; it lengthens the reach of your hands and arms, therefore your act becomes far-reaching. All of this only states "In Mano" what your mental intention is.

Now if any of these tools make you uncomfortable >> don't use them!

If you do not like to handle knives or swords, simply don't use them!

No one should force you to do anything against your will, not even making you taste a new softdrink.  If you don't like certain things, walk away from them.

A person who forces another person, is always wrong no matter how little a thing it is about.

When you start performing rituals, you can just as well draw circles with your finger as with the Sword.  You can drink from a cupped hand just as well as from a Chalice. You can strew salt, sand or pebbles in stead of laying down a cord.  You can simply raise your arms instead of a knife or a sword. The only thing that won't be easy is to cut herbs with your finger. J

But as you can see, tool are convenient but not necessary.

19-05-2007 om 00:00 geschreven door Litha

Another law

I said earlier that there is only one law that all witches obey and that is the one that says:

"If you harm no-one, do as ye will".

This is correct but there's another law which might even be stronger, for it is one we cannot choose to obey or disobey, it simply happens to us!

This law is "The Law of Three", which states that anything you bring into the world will come three folded back at you.  Therefore you should consider very thoroughly if an act of magic is appropriate, before you execute it.

If you wish something bad to a person, that thought will get its power from your mind, the stronger you wish it, the firmer the thought will solidify and become true.

Therefore it will slash back at you in a three times amplified version.  Beware!

If you do something bad to a person the repercussion will follow like a shadow, for evil has a strong trace  , like an ill smelling Billy goat, it always finds its master back!

If you wish something good to a person, the light in your soul will burn a little brighter.

If you do some good to a person, the beams of light will shine upon you and showers of good will rain down on you. (so to speak)

But...  there is always this nasty little word "but"...

The intention for "doing good" must be pure.  You must want to do some good to a person, because you really feel that person needs a little boost, or that person deserves a break in misery or whatever.  But the well-wishing must always be intrinsic.  In other words: you must want to do well, for the good deed itself, or because you really care so much for that person.

Not extrinsic, which would mean you would do the good deed with an ulterior motive, thinking for instance: "If I do so much good deeds, I will probably earn my heaven later."

Forget it!  No heaven for you if all you can do is thinking of your own salvation, your own benefit.  Very egoistic and therefore smoky clouds will swarm around your head!  You become mystified by your own ego and no merit lies in your actions any more.

The repercussions do not always come immediately, but come they will, rest assured!

23-05-2007 om 00:00 geschreven door Litha

LIFE & ENERGY

Don't let the former lesson about the "Law of Three" scare you away.

(but if it does, of course you should feel free to go)

Now that we know that

- we mustn't harm another

- we should be in touch with nature and

- we should do good, only if we feel there is a need to

we can start thinking of how we can do good.

Remember everything in this world has its own vibration,

it starts on the smallest level with the movement of molecules

and goes on to larger entities moving energy through different shaped channels.

It is easy to see that something that lives, has energy.

But what is the definition of LIFE ?

Ever thought about that?

Well, LIFE = movement =

Everything that reacts on light => i.e. plants turning towards the sun

or the reaction of fish diving deeper upon seeing a big shadow

or

things that react on sound => birds flying away upon hearing a loud bang

or

things that react on touch => i.e. certain plants, curl up or retract and

an animal - when touched - may pull away in its sleep, (remember humans are also animals)

or some
things that react on vibrations => i.e. animals running, crawling or slithering away when an earthquake announces itself

The only thing we believe to be lifeless are stones and rocks.

Well I am sorry, but even they contain a form of life and have a sort of movement.

Simply think of piëzo electric crystals that shrink and expand in an almost eternal  similar way.  Or when a mineral gets dissolved by water or some other chemical. Then a process of melting, falling apart or making new connections is set in motion.

This is a form of movement, therefore => there is life.

To be continued...

24-05-2007 om 00:00 geschreven door Litha

Doing Good, the sequel...

Apart from the movement in molecules, stones and living creatures, there's also the radiation.

Radiation happens in waves. 

There are all sorts of waves and we can see some of them, but there is much more that we cannot see.  Simply look at the scheme that goes with this article. (click the picture to enlarge it)

Now we have all heard about sound waves that can destroy things. Think about the high pitch voice of an opera singer that can make crystal glassware burst.

Or some supersonic wave that hits a detonator which sets off a torpedo.

Or the Biblical trumpets that made the walls of Jericho come down.

Or an example closer to home:

The microwave!  Which can destroy (or fry) food that has been put in there. 

Easy a child can do it, but make sure that this same child doesn't try it out on his pet cat or dog! 

Now those are the destroyer waves or radiations. But if there's a negative, most likely there will be a positive...  And yes of course... you can make popcorn from maize, which - to most people - is but chicken food.  So that's an improvement.

There are also machines that produce anti-noise, which diminishes the sound of certain heavy machines, that's also a good way of using waves.

There are also waves that can penetrate deep water of even stones and in doing so can change the constructions of the materials by moving the molecules.

Now there is no scientific proof for it yet, but it is said that there are certain people who are capable of doing pretty much the same with their brainwaves or sheer willpower.

Some people in Asia have been seen producing small objects out of the blue. (for instance: Sai Baba) Some Tibetan sages have been able to live on 1 grain of rice for a fortnight and in a book about "The Masters of the Universe" I once read that there are wise men who are capable of picking up a handful of sand and with their mind, they change the molecules of the sand so that it changes into dough or bread.

That reminds me of the story of Jesus and the multiplication of the fishes and the bread in the dessert, and the changing of water into wine on another occasion.

So now you see the importance of you intent.  When in Buddhism they say:

"Thoughts are forces", they mean it!  En when in English they say: "Careful what you wish for; you might get it!", that's also a very big truth.

25-05-2007 om 00:00 geschreven door Litha

More on waves

Whatever your experience on the path of witchcraft so far, you need to think all these things over before you act.

Magick is not a switch you can turn off and on at your whim.

It is a formidable force that you build up along the way.

When you cast a spell or develop a ritual, you are throwing waves at reality.

If these waves aren't strong enough, they'll fade away before reaching their target.

If you mis-throw them, they'll arrive at the wrong place to cause effects different than expected, and you will not hear about it, for no-one knows where it came from.

If they're too powerful, turbulent or shady the results may be catastrophic.

If they are not thrown in a perseverant and patient enough way they won't influence reality enough.  And if there's no reality to send them to, where will they arrive, what effect will they have?

To make Magic work you need five things:

Knowledge,

Conviction,

Passion,

Action and

Reality.

Knowledge

You must know what you are doing and perform it properly. Otherwise nothing will happen, or strange and even awful things might happen to strange people in far away places.  Therefore you have to think things through before you act.

Remember: When in doubt >> turnabout.

Conviction

If you don't believe in Magic, nothing will happen. Full stop.

The more you believe in the Magic that you do, the more the Magic will work.

Passion

Magic is like love, if you do not enter it with all your body and mind, it isn't worth bothering about. 

Magic is a dormant Dragon.

If your heart isn't in it, Magic isn't going to wake up for you.

When you perform a ritual or cast a spell, make it come from deep down in your belly, make it rage like an angry wave of the ocean and make it surge through your body to come bursting out your mouth, like the flames of a Dragon.

(That does not mean that you have to shout (although that is not forbidden), but you have to give that magic DRIVE.)  Give it a WAVE on which it can shoot away in the right direction, to the right place with the right intent.  Then Magic will work.

Just whispering as if you are reading things from a book WON'T DO.

Action

If you do not play the lottery, chances are nil that you might win. If you do not play football you will never make a goal.  Well if you never try out Magic - in action - nothing will ever happen.  Don't be afraid to try a ritual, but be careful of how you do it.

When in doubt, check your facts again (and again if need be), before you perform.

Reality

I mentioned above "If there is no reality to send the Magic Waves to, where will they arrive, what will happen to them?"

This might have made you think; "What does she mean, with "no reality"?"

Well let me explain.

What if

You are convinced that a friend cheats on you with another friend.

You might want to do something about their relationship.

But what if you are wrong?

What if there's no such thing as "a relationship" between the two of them?

Then you direct your Magic at something that does not exist, that has no reality.

What if

If you wake in the middle of the night, thinking there's a burglar in your house and you want to cast a spell at him, but there never was a burglar?!  You just dreamt it, or you heard a sound that came from the neighbours.

Then there's no reality to work at.

What if

Some pathological liar has been telling you about his big mansion and lots of land around it and he has complained about a bad crop this year.

Being a little naieve, you might want to help him with his crop, but as he's a liar, there is no such thing as "a big mansion" or "lots of land".  So where does your magic go to?

What if

An acquaintance tells you over the phone that she's very ill and she names you a disease.  You might again want to do good and help her, so after having hung up the phone you decide to perform a ritual to cure her.  But what if she's mistaken and she has a totally different disease? Or what if her doctor is mistaken?  They are not infallible you know. What will your magic do to her body then? Better be careful and check things thoroughly again.

Therefore always check your facts before you act upon it.

And when you act, be careful still!

27-05-2007 om 00:00 geschreven door Litha

SELF INITIATION AS A WITCH

Initiate or Dedicate Yourself

When you're convinced you want to become a Witch / Wicca, you can initiate or dedicate yourself.

You do this for yourself; it is not a necessity in order to feel a "complete" Witch. But for your own well-feeling it may be a good idea.  Start with an introduction of yourself to the forces of nature. To most people this feels nicer than simply commencing just like that.

Dedicating can be done to:

- the forces of nature

- the God and Goddess

- the primary force, or

- to Mother Earth            It simply depends what you believe in.

The initiation or dedication ritual:

This ritual is free to be used by anyone.  You can keep the text as it is, or change it to how you would like it to be. Of course you do not have to perform this ritual for your initiation, it is simply an example of a dedication ritual.

Tools:

Incense (smell by choice)

Lighter

Sitting cloth, shawl or towel (in wool or cotton, no synthetic materials)

Chalice, glass or nice cup made of natural materials (no plastic or synthetic imitation)

Some food and something to drink (for instance cookies and water or apple juice)

Little glass candleholders (rather high ones to avoid setting fire to the grass) with candles in it, in a colour to your liking, or white ones. (Minimum five)

Little bottle of water to extinguish the candles and incense (Especially when you do this in a park or forest.)

A beautiful stone, rock or pebble (preferably rather flat) which you have kept in your house and preferably have carried with you (in your pockets) for at least a month.

This way a mental bond could develop between the stone and yourself.

Wear clothes in natural materials (wool or cotton) which will let all sorts of radiation pass, as there are: the earth, moon and universal radiation.  Some synthetic materials build a shield of static electricity on which some forms of radiation will bounce off or get distorted.  Also comb you hair with a wooden coomb or brush so as not to generate static electricity.

[Make sure to bring a Flashlight if you work at night, for it will be dark on a New moon!  Remember to keep it outside the circle for it will contain metal and plastic, but make a mental mark where you put it to be able to find it back in the dark.  Switch it on only after you opened up the circle again and make sure you do not forget any of the things you brought along.]

This is how to go about it:

You take your tools to a quiet place; this can be a forest, a mountain, a park, a lake or simply your garden.  Make sure you will not be disturbed.

Do this at new moon, so that your dedication and devotion can increase just as the waxing moon in the coming weeks.

Put the incense sticks in the soil, or in an incense holder. Do this in front of the place where you intend to sit.  For starters put four candles on the ground/soil in the four directions of the wind.  Put your sitting-cloth or towel, a little out of the middle so that you can put your fifth candle in the middle.  This will help you to concentrate during your visualisation and meditation.

Light the candle in the North, take the fifth candle (which is meant for the middle of the circle) light it by taking some fire from the first candle of the North.

Now go clockwise (Déosil) and each time lite the candle of the East, the South and the West and close the circle again in the North.

Do this two more - times with your arms stretched in front of you and your palms to the right hand side (as if you close invisible curtains, or a mass of water) -

Once at waist height and once at head height, so walk around the circle three times in all.  Three is a mystic / holy number for Witches, it indicates the "Law of Three".

(The Law of Three: Everything you send into the world returns threefold at you. So make sure you think things over before you act or say something.  Thoughts are Forces.)

Now thank the forces of the four directions for protecting you during this very special moment. Imagine yourself closing the circle high above your head in the middle of the circle as if you close a glass bell. Then sit down on your cloth in the middle with the fifth candle in front of you.

Always turn clockwise when you move within the circle. (Clockwise creates forces, counter clockwise annihilates them.)  In case you want to reach for an object that lies on your left hand side, but which you just cannot reach whilst sitting, you have to get up, turn to your right, walk around the circle clockwise, pick up the object, turn right again and return to your seat.

Relax on your seat, breath a few times deeply.  Hold your breath a few seconds between breathing-in and breathing-out.  Then you also hold it a couple of seconds after having exhaled. Continue the breating until you're completely calm and relaxed.

You can choose to remain seated or to stand up now.

You can use the flame of the central candle to help you visualise.

Now visualise a bubble of bright light around you of which you are the centre point.

Now say:

Great Goddess and God, Mother Earth,

I (your daily name) would like to be your son / daughter

On this very spot I would like to meet you

and walk the path you guide me upon.

If you prefer not to talk about God or Goddess, feel free to use the second text:

Powers of the Universe, Forces of nature

here I stand before you, open to your gifts.

Give me patience, give me strength

but most of all give me love

to spread into the world

to soften the hearts and minds

of people wherever I come.

Sit down again, with your palms on the ground / soil. This is a physical way to earthen.  Breathe calmly again as described above.

Visualise that the

God, Goddess or Power comes toward you

It does not matter what you imagine the God, Goddess, or Powers of Nature to look like, it can be

a handsome blond, blue eyed woman, an Adonis, a white light, a bodybuilder, a moonbeam, a warm and kind, chubby housewife, a shepherd, a golden glow, an angelic form, a sparkling lightning, a medieval beauty, a knight, a surging boost of energy...

Whatever!  It doesn't matter; anything will do if it feels good to you.

Visualize them to greet you, which can be done by means of a hug, a kiss, a shiver, a handshake... or whatever you like best.  Maybe some words may pop up in your head spontaneously, consider them to be of the God and Goddess or of the Forces of Nature.

            Now take the rock, pebble or stone that you have carried with you for a while.

            Mentally write your name on the rock (if you feel like it, you can do it with your

            finger).  Write your real name on the one side and your new Witches name on

            the other side of the stone.

            Don't do this for REAL, someone might dig it up with possible annoying results when your name is spelled out for all to see.

            If you prefer to have the feeling to really be writing something down, use water instead of ink, if need be use a wet finger.

            Just as happens with a "first-stone-laying" when building a new house, you are

            going to put this stone down and burry it a little into the soil, just in front of you

            (and therefore in the middle of the four candles that represent the four wind-

            directions) 

I would think of digging a vertical slot in which you can slide your stone so that neither your

new name, nor your old, would be on top.  But both would be equally mentioned on either side of the stone.

Now say:

This object symbolizes my bond with thee

God / Goddess / Nature / Universal Power

and this is the first step (stepstone) on the new path

that I will walk under your care. So be it!

Blessed be!

Take time to say goodbye to the God / the Goddess / the Forces of Nature or maybe you feel like saying something else.  When you feel you are ready, get up and say:

Great God and Goddess, rulers of nature

(or: Energy of the Universe, Powers of Nature)  

I (new Witches name) will do my best

to spread your wisdom in to the world

to do good for man and nature

and try to harmonize everything in this world

and remain on the path you are leading me upon.

Now sit down and drink a little.  Put a little bit of the food in the middle between the four candles and eat some yourself.  This is an inner way to earthen.

When you are ready for it, get up, put the incense with the burning tips in the earth to extinguish them, snuff the middle candle and go to the Northern candle, snuff it, walk to the left to the candle of the West, snuff it.  Walk on to the South, snuff that candle and move to the East where you snuff the last candle and then walk back to the North. 

Walk two more rounds counter clockwise (widdershins), with your arms outstretched and your palms to the left (opening the invisible water or the curtains again).  Do the second rounding on waist height and the third and last on headheight. Visualise the circle to disappear whilst doing so.

Before you wrap up, pour some water over the incense and the candles just to be on the safe side, especially in a park or a forest or when you count on putting them in your (hand)bag.  We don't want to start a fire.

Go home quietly and enjoy the calm of the rest of the evening and night.

Write all your experiences down in your Book Of Shadows or your Book of Experiences (your magic diary or Grimoire).  Don't forget to note down what the God, Goddess or Forces of Nature have told you, if they did.  Did you notice something special?  See something particular?  What did you see when you were visualizing? Things that do not seem important now, may turn out to be really interesting later.

Don't forget anything, write everything down.

Congratulations! Your life as a Witch has now started.

Blessed be!

Litha a

29-05-2007 om 00:00 geschreven door Litha

The Importance of the Moon

When you perform a ritual, pay attention to the phases of the moon!

When the Moon is full, everything you want to obtain will get less or diminish from that day on, just like the Moon herself.

For instance if you want to help someone lose weight, it is better to start on Full Moon, so that both your object-of-magic (the person) and the Moon will get thinner.

If the Moon is new (dark Moon), everything you want to obtain will grow or get more, just like the Moon herself.

Dark Moon is a name for three days; the day before New Moon, New Moon itself and the day after it.

If for instance you want someone to gain confidence, you better start at new Moon. Both the confidence and the Moon will grow.

It is a very strong period to perform magic, just as is the Full Moon.

So New Moon is good for:

Growing plants, starting lessons, getting stronger (recovering), opening up a new business, engaging in a marriage, a new love or even giving birth. In short everything that has to bloom.  Or to learn a lesson, for your knowledge will also increase.

Full Moon is good for:

People who want to stop smoking, to start a diet, to chase mice or insects away,  (there will be less and less of them).

When you want to leave home, country or state (the grief of leaving will soon get less).  It is also good, when you want to cure a disease or a rash. Or if you want to take some hurt away.

Half Moon is a bad day, for on a half Moon, things will go half bad and half good.

The mood swings will be stronger and you will feel it four times that day that your mood goes up very high, one moment and topples to very low the next moment.

I usually experience the mood swings first and then realise it is a half Moon day.

On quarter Moons, the effectiveness of rituals is but a quarter of its force.

And there's another thing about Full Moon...

When you want to help undo a spell that was cast upon someone, you must also use the Full Moon, for you are taking away the strength of that other spell. In other words; You diminish the force of the old spell.

You can use the help of talismans, amulets or sigils. For instance if someone has trouble sleeping, you can print or draw, a sigil of the Moon on a piece of paper which then will be put up over one's bed.  This will enforce your magic, but it has to be refreshed every fortnight.

I'll teach you more on the next occasion.  For tonight: sleep tight!

18-06-2007 om 00:21 geschreven door Litha