Long Term Protection Spell

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LONG TERM NEED – PROTECTION

This form of summoning is closer to permanent as we would perceive it. Yet in this for you must still work with a time frame in mind, however distant it may be. Guardian Dragons may be summoned in this fashion for protection of people places and things needing or deserving long term care (such as children, houses, spouses, etc). Multiple objects can be protected with but a change in grammar, but they must be together for a single dragon to protect (the objects become a mini-horde):

“Dragon brave and Dragon wise,

let nothing escape your eyes.

I summon your from your hidden lair,

(name object here) is entrusted to your care.

Permit no harm to come to (named object)

within your sight, in your presence let all evils take flight.

No baneful creature born of flesh or spirit,

may touch (name object) nor even come near it.

Let those that would bring harm,

be filled with fright and alarm.”

Short-term Protection

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SHORT TERM PROTECTION

This summoning is used for short-term goals and needs such as protecting an object being loaned, or anything for a brief period, such as a car ride or elevator trip. Mark the object to be protected with the sign of the guardian and repeat the incantation below:

“Gentle Guardian wise and strong

keeps it (me, him/her) as it (I, he/she) doth belong.

Safe within thy charge and care, the current problem to fare.

No harm to come or ill to befall

Guarded and safe through it all!”

Spell to Lock Out Nasty Beings

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SPELL TO LOCK OUT ANYTHING NASTY

You need to start by meditating before hand on the effect of the spell for at least 15 minutes.

Then, to cast, you sprinkle holy (consecrated to the Lord and Lady) water mixed with salt and powdered iron; (try potteries to get this) Stand in front of the door that you want to lock…or in the case of a person the 3rd eye point which is between the eyebrows just above their level.

Then place your hands on the 3rd chakra point or door and concentrate your energies going down your right arm and going through the door and back into your left arm.

Then you start chanting over and over:

“Portal be controlled and mine,

Become as one with my mind,

I hold thee fast, To make this last,

open you not, as I weave the knot,

of my power from within.”

Keep chanting this as you build up power, and imagine the circle of energy (right arm through door back into left arm) getting faster and faster. Then upon release, visualize a green field of energy coming up in front of the door or the 3rd eye chakra.

To Keep A Spell from Backfiring

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FOR KEEPING A SPELL FROM BACKFIRING

If a Witch is sick and needs to cast a spell, he/she can bind it. This will keep the spell from backfiring and causing harm to anyone else, most importantly to his/herself. The Witch must procure a thread with a color as dark as the nightly sky.

Light an incense of Sandalwood and Lavender, and as the incense fills the air, he/she must make three knots on the ribbon as he/she intones the words that follow:

By the Karmic Power of Three

This spell tied and knotted be

To cause no harm nor return to me

As I will it, so must it be.”

The ribbon must be carried when casting the spell as a talisman to keep it from backfiring.

Shield of Fire Protection Spell

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SHIELD OF FIRE PROTECTION SPELL

Tools one candle at each compass point Athame. Cast the circle Invocation of the God and Goddess. Statement of intent:

“On this night, I invoke the powers of fire to protect me from all that would harm me, whether physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually.”

Start at the south. Light the candle, shouting:

“Nothing from the South can harm me!”

Imagine the flame creating a wall of protection on that side of you Move West, light the candle and shout:

“Nothing from the West can harm me!”

Again, with each candle you light, imagine the wall around you growing in power and intensity North, light the candle and shout:

”Nothing from the North can harm me!”

East, light the candle, shouting:

“Nothing from the East can harm me!”

Hold up the Southern candle to the sky, shouting:

“Nothing from above can harm me!”

Place it back on the earth, shouting:

“Nothing from below can harm me!” 

Sit in the center of the circle, watching the candles burn. Know that the fires are burning away all evil and harm that comes your way. Meditate on the flames and feel their power forming a shield around you – a shield you can erect anytime you feel threatened. Cakes and ale (eating bread and drinking wine or juice to restore energies spent during ritual) Release circle Thank the Goddess and God for their protection and presence in your circle

Go to each of the four directions in turn, saying:

“Guardians of the East (South, West, North),

Powers of Air (Fire, Water, Earth),

I thank you for joining in my circle

And I ask for your blessing

As you depart

May there be peace between us

Now and forever.

Blessed be.”

Raise your Athame to the sky and touch it to the earth, then open your arms and say:

“The circle is open, but unbroken,

May the peace of the Lord and Lady

Go in my heart

So Mote it Be!”

Protection Knight Spell

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PROTECTION KNIGHT SPELL

Cast a circle on the ground all casters enter. The most casters the more powerful the spell will be.

“Hear me knights of past,

Knights of the ancient law.

Hear me dead knights of an

English tongue.

Hear me knights lost in battle,

who’s blade did good.

Hear me knights of old,

hear me knights of lost souls.

This night I invoke thee .

I summon thee to my arms aid.

Hear me knights, a new cause be given.

Your body gone now spirit be.

Hear me Dead Knights I invoke thee.

By your spirit blade I invoke you.

By your might I invoke you.

By your spirit I invoke you.

Come now, follow a new cause,

I summon thee.

Each of thee I enlist.

I invoke you dead knights lost.

Hear me and come to my aid.

Hear me and fight at my side.

Protect me from spirits harm.

Fight my battles I say to thee.

Hear me Spirits of lost knights,

come to my aid, come to my side.

Protect me from spirits harm.

Protect me from spirits light.

I invoke you. I invoke you.

I invoke you. I invoke you.

I invoke you. Let my army be done.

Let it be. Let it be.”

Spell for Extra Protection

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SPELL FOR EXTRA PROTECTION

The following spell may be performed at any time you feel the need for extra protection. First of all, gather together the following:
• 1 white candle

• Implement for inscribing a candle

• Protection oil (such as Lotus, Dragon’s Blood, Frankincense, Sandalwood, or Rose Geranium)

• Lighter

• Candle holder

• 4 obsidian arrowheads (obsidian, onyx, or apache tears stones may be substituted if you do not have the arrowheads).

• Also, gather together any ritual items you feel necessary.
Next, cast your circle. In the center of your circle, facing North, take the obsidian arrowheads (or stones) into your hand. Charge them with protective powers and place them around the candle holder, one in the North, one in the East, one in the South, and one in the West. Next, take the candle and inscribe a pentagram on it (which is among other things a symbol for protection), along with your name, or the name of the person you wish protection for. Now anoint the candle with your oil, while concentrating strongly on your need for protection. Know that you are divinely protected, a child of the Goddess and God. See and feel yourself being completely safe and secure, protected in your home, car, workplace, etc. Continue to charge your candle and visualize until you feel the candle literally bursting with energy. Now set the candle in the candle holder and light it. You may wish to continue the visualization, or use whatever techniques you wish to send the energy out from you. When you are ready, close the circle and allow the candle to burn down completely. It is finished. So Mote it Be!!!

A Little Humor for Your Day – “Home Remedies That Really Work”

Home Remedies That Really Work

  1. If you are choking on an ice cube, don’t panic! Simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto! The blockage will be almost instantly removed.
  2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away.
  3. Avoid arguments about lifting or lowering the toilet seat by simply using the sink.
  4. For high blood pressure sufferers: Just cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins.
  5. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
  6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, and then you will be afraid to cough.
  7. Have a bad toothache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you will forget about the toothache.
  8. You only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn’t move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn’t move and does, use the duct tape.

Note: When applying these home remedies, remember to be really nice to your family and friends. You never know when you might need them to empty your bedpan.

 

For more great Pagan humor, visit Turok’s Cabana

WOTC Quiz: Who Will Be Your Guiding Goddess For The Rest of 2016?

Who Will Be Your Guiding Goddess For The Rest of 2016?

The many faces of the Divine Feminine have inspired and heartened people for millennia. Now, as we head half way through the year, it can helpful to know which goddess will be your guide for the rest of 2016. Is it Kali, she who destroys in order to create? Or Artemis the fiercely independent huntress? There are many goddesses to guide you, but one will be just right for the life-phase you are in.

This quick quiz will show you which goddess is by your side for the rest of the year, urging and encouraging you to be the person you are meant to be. Take the quiz here:

Which of the following is TRUE for you?

1. This year, what I long for MOST is freedom.

2. This year, what I long for MOST is a fresh start.

3. This year, what I long for MOST is love.

4. This year, what I long for MOST is to be healed.

5. This year, what I long for MOST is wisdom and learning.

6. This year, what I long for MOST is creativity.

If you answered TRUE to 1, ARTEMIS is your goddess. To the ancient Greeks, this goddess was a feisty, wild woods-dweller, in tune with nature and animals. Artemis encourages us to connect with the outdoors, with animals, and with our own fiercely independent spirits.

If you answered TRUE to 2, KALI is your goddess. This Hindu deity is the one to call if something in your life needs to go in order to make room for something new. Kali destroys what is stale so that new life can come in.

If you answered TRUE to 3, VENUS is your goddess. If love relationships or the longing for love are paramount for you this year, the Roman goddess Venus can help you to open your heart.

If you answered TRUE to 4, KWAN YIN is your goddess. This Asian bodhisattva is the most prayed-to deity on earth. Kwan Yin reminds us that the healing power of her understanding and compassion are always available to you.

If you answered TRUE to 5, ATHENA is your goddess. The ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and learning is often shown companioned by an owl, the traditional wisdom-bird to many. If you desire deep wisdom or want to do well in some course of study, Athena will help you to clear your mind.

If you answered TRUE to 6, BRIGID is your goddess. This fiery Celtic goddess of poetry and crafting (among other things) is a great help in unlocking your creative potential.

You might want to do a little research on your goddess, and then find images or statues of her to remind you of her help and guidance as you follow your path throughout the year.

By Cait Johnson, co-author of Celebrating the Great Mother (Inner Traditions, 1994).

Published on Care2.com

Astronomy Picture of the Day – Sagittarius Sunflowers

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2016 June 24

Sagittarius Sunflowers
Image Credit & Copyright: Andrew Campbell

 

Explanation: These three bright nebulae are often featured in telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the large nebula left of center, and colorful M20 near the bottom of the frame The third, NGC 6559, is right of M8, separated from the larger nebula by dark dust lanes. All three are stellar nurseries about five thousand light-years or so distant. The expansive M8, over a hundred light-years across, is also known as the Lagoon Nebula. M20’s popular moniker is the Trifid. In the composite image, narrowband data records ionized hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur atoms radiating at visible wavelengths. The mapping of colors and range of brightness used to compose this cosmic still life were inspired by Van Gogh’s famous Sunflowers. Just right of the Trifid one of Messier’s open star clusters, M21, is also included on the telescopic canvas.

Earth Sky News for June 24: Latest dusk for northerly latitudes

Latest dusk for northerly latitudes

Tonight – June 24, 2016 – if you’re located around 40o north latitude, it’s your latest evening twilight for the year. The longest evening twilights always happen around the summer solstice. Although the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice, and longest day, happened a few days ago, on June 20, the latest twilight at 40o north latitude always occurs several days afterwards, on or near June 24.

The parallel 40o north passes through the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Columbus, Ohio; it sweeps through the northern suburbs of Indianapolis, Indiana and Denver, Colorado.

Want to know for your latitude? Click here and check the “astronomical twilight” box.

The year’s latest sunsets don’t come exactly on the solstice either. For 40o north latitude, the latest sunset happens about a week after the summer solstice, on or near June 27.

Let us introduce you to the three different kinds of twilight:

Civil twilight starts at sundown and ends when the sun is 6o below the horizon.

Nautical twilight occurs when the sun is 6o to 12o below the horizon.

Astronomical twilight happens when the sun is 12o to 18o below the horizon.

It’s the land of the midnight twilight from 50o north latitude to the Arctic Circle (66.5o north latitude).

It’s the land of the midnight sun from the Arctic Circle to the North Pole (90o north latitude).

At the temperate zones and the tropics, the longest period of twilight after sunset or before sunrise happens around the summer solstice, and the shortest period around the equinoxes. At 40o latitude, astronomical twilight ends about 2 hours after sunset on the summer solstice; and on the equinoxes, astronomical twilight ends about one and one-half hours after sunset. Believe it or not, the duration of astronomical twilight reaches a secondary peak around the winter solstice, lasting about one and two-thirds hours after the sun goes down at 40o latitude.

Bottom line: Although the latest sunset won’t happen at 40o north latitude for another few days, the latest twilight happens on June 24.

 

Author

 

BRUCE MCCLURE
Bruce McClure has served as lead writer for EarthSky’s popular Tonight pages since 2004. He’s a sundial aficionado, whose love for the heavens has taken him to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and sailing in the North Atlantic, where he earned his celestial navigation certificate through the School of Ocean Sailing and Navigation. He also writes and hosts public astronomy programs and planetarium programs in and around his home in upstate New York.

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