The Energies of May 2015

The Energies of May 2015

a message from Jamye Price

To read more of Jamye’s insight visit her website, Crystalline Soul Healing

 

April Review

April had the energy of ‘the strength to create.’ It felt more like ‘the strength to get through the day!’ Has fatigue ever been so prevalent?! It wasn’t easy to get extra sleep and it didn’t matter anyway! It was a profound month of physical inner change. I was shown that the fatigue was due to brain adjustments that are creating better access to a waking meditative state. We will have more ease accessing an Alpha state in general, and for many even a Theta state. These are brain waves that are much more in tune with the frequency of a creative, Loving, calm state. It is a subtle shift, but over the course of time you may begin to notice more calm. If you are already noticing more calm, lucky you! Many are still experiencing a LOT of shift and movement from the eclipse/equinox/Pluto-Uranus-Square catalyst. April also brought some deep release, especially around shame. Just like the brainwave adjustments, these shifts can sometimes seem subtle at first. However, another side effect of so much release of discordant vibration is a new track of creation in your life. So it may have also seemed like things that were moving forward either stalled or became unclear. At first this can be pretty frustrating, but ultimately it becomes more beneficial. You’ll readjust to a new path of creation that is better aligned with your new, freer energy. The April challenges and benefits feed right into the energy of May.

 

May Energies – Choice and Focus

May and June both are going to call you to more focus. Focus is an important one. The brain changes and the deep release of April provide us with more availability of our focus. I’m excited to see these brain changes. That focused, calmer, waking meditative state can help you begin taking more empowered action in life – choice. Choice is both internal and external action. As you begin creating more of your reality rather than reacting, it anchors Loving Light here on Earth for others to observe and choose as well. The exponential effects, the fractal expansion, are a natural part of the system of Life. As you choose, life changes. First subtly, then you get clues of impending manifestation. Change keeps building momentum and manifests. And the cycle continues. Creation always begins internally. What does that look like in your life? First, it requires relaxing into your present moment (not as easy lately). As you become well with what-is, your energy field opens and connects in a way that gives you access to helpful thoughts, feelings and synchronicities that begin to build a new future. Relaxing into the moment is a matter of focusing yourself away from any fear, impatience, resentment or any other challenging vibration that is inhibiting you from peace. Once you can focus yourself into a better feeling state of being, you now have access to new choice that wasn’t available from a chaotic vibration. This was the beauty of releasing shame in April (or anytime!); you are shifting away from a harmful vibration running in the background – like a virus that slows down your computer.

 

What if You Can’t Focus?

Choice always begins within. You choose to focus in a direction, you choose to shift your thoughts, you choose to find a new perspective. If you find that you can not focus no matter how you try, then there is an internal vibration that is inhibiting your easier flow. Practice mediating more – short meditations are fine. You need to exercise the mental focus muscle. Also, do you have some go-tos for healthy release of emotions? The same thing won’t always work, so have some backups. Need to release some anger, frustration, resentment or some other fiery emotion? Get moving! Exercise, dance, play fast music, yell at a wall (then apologize!). Feeling sorrow, depression or unworthiness? Play sad music, watch a sad movie, soak in a salt bath, walk out in nature, especially by water. Get the water moving. Don’t keep it in and let it stagnate or saturate. Free yourself! Sometimes after you release these emotions you feel immediately better. Sometimes you feel better the next day. Sometimes you have to repeat the exercise and repeat again and again. If you find yourself feeling resentful that you’ve already done it and you’re not completely blissful and fulfilled in life, that’s fire energy of impatience. Get moving again, and you’re probably ready for some more tears. Not feeling any of these? Maybe you’re feeling great? Yay! Relax, play and focus! Choice and focus are a natural creative progression in this state. Lightworkers (which can be anyone, we all have the ability) are here to ‘work’ in the realm of ‘Light,’ which is merely subtle energy. Humanity has a long history of some working in those subtle realms and everyone else either not knowing about it or being suppressed from it. That time is over. Now we are relearning to control our own minds and connect them with our hearts. That takes a level of awareness as to the intention behind all things. It’s not always obvious or easy, but it’s so worthwhile to cultivate that skill. May will be pressing you to observe the true intent behind your own motivations and others. When you find a motivation you don’t like, forgive and focus toward one that is a win/win. When you find a motivation you do like, focus toward the win/win. That empowers and connects humanity, starting with you. What an amazing time we are living in!

 

In summary

May is preparing us for an empowerment that creates meaningful change on Earth. Sometimes life is challenging, yet ultimately we are to be moving in a direction that no longer creates battle consciousness with Life. Relax into your moment. Forgive easily and hold boundaries wisely. Perceive and focus in a compassionate way that exemplifies choice that empowers all involved, including yourself. Speak and think words of Love to yourself and others, even if the truth hurts at first as a wound is dressed for healing. Be realistic with life on Earth, and open the gateway to a new experience of Love on Earth. Transmit that possibility through the gleam in your eyes, the gateway to your soul. Shine brightly, even in a glance. May your focus and choice shift your internal Love into an external evolution of Life. That is the power of a true spiritual warrior. We’ll talk more about that in June. Happy May!

 

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Current Moon Phase for May 6th – Waning Gibbous

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May 6
Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 94%

The Moon today is in a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with a illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9am and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Phase Details for – Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 94%
Moon Age: 17.05 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 385,103.13 km

Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,932,957.83 km
 
 

The Witches Magick for the Sixth Day of the Hare Moon – Celestial Power Spell

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CELESTIAL POWER SPELL

Use this spell to gain rapport with the powers of the moon, stars, and planets.

Spread a white altar cloth on your altar after dark. Use a white candle and meditative music. Light the candle and turn on the music. Take several deep, complete breaths, in and out.

Merge with the divine, with Oneness, and say:

Moon, stars,

planets, and

celestial powers

Please open your

spirits to me

Moon, stars,

planets, and celestial powers

Please open your

hearts to me

Moon, stars,

planets, and

celestial powers

Please open your

arms to me

Moon, stars,

planets, and

celestial powers

Please lend your

wisdom to me

Thank you for

your celestial

energy, blessed be!

Now, gaze at the candle and meditate on the powers of the moon, stars, planets, nebulas, and other celestial formations, lending their wisdom to you and filling you with celestial light. Do this for at least fifteen minutes. Allow the candle to safely burn down when you are finished.

Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year

Sirona Knight

Let’s Talk Witch – The Important of Instinct in Magick

 

 

Gothic Witch!

THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTINCT

Trust your gut instinct at all times. You might not be able to find the proof in a book, but if you’re strongly pulled to it, use it. Your own ethical system exists as a form of barometer to warn you when something’s not quite right. Rely on it. The human mind and body are an astonishing set of partners. They take in information and act upon it without our conscious mind being aware of it. The rapidity with which we evaluate a situation and navigate through it, while multitasking on the phone, driving in a car, or walking down the street while listening to music, is simply amazing. We pick up information through the standard five physical senses of touch, sight, smell, hearing, and taste. We also have what is often referred to as a sixth sense, an undefined sense, which accesses information the other physical senses cannot. It is this sense that alerts us to knowledge we cannot possibly have acquired through standard acceptable methods.

Your intuition is part of that sixth sense. Although your conscious mind might not be able to put its metaphorical finger on the necessary knowledge at the time, your intuition turns you in the correct direction and guides you to the information you require, all without you quite understanding how or why. It can be remarkably disconcerting to discover that you “knew” the correct answer without knowing it in a traditional fashion. You might ask yourself how you knew. It’s not important. The point is, your intuition is a valuable tool in the art of spellcraft.

Intuition is what tells you to add a pinch of a certain herb to an herbal blend designed for something, even though you have no recorded correspondence anywhere connecting that herb and that goal. What happens is that your intuition grasps the bigger picture and somehow understands that adding this herb will have a beneficial action.

Intuition can be annoying, especially if you are used to working by the book. You can draft an entire spell to heal a broken heart, including flowers and soft music, only to discover, when you actually get to the moment of performing the spell, that your intuition is insisting on loud rock and roll and ice cream. It can be quite a struggle. Trusting your intuition means that you roll with it. At first it might feel awkward. I suggest a compromise: meet your intuition halfway. Stick with your original draft, but allow your intuition to toss in a couple of suggestions. Just because you can’t prove it doesn’t mean that it’s wrong.

Trusting your intuition means allowing yourself to believe that you know what you’re doing. Think back to the concept of the web of energy covering the planet. If you believe in that web, then you can also believe that information can travel to you from a variety of directions in a variety of ways.

Power Spellcraft For Life: The Art Of Crafting And Casting For Positive Change

Arin Murphy-Hiscock

Wednesday & The Perfect Corresponding Spell

 

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Wednesday & The Perfect Corresponding Spell

Are you ready to dive into the complex and varied moods and attributes of a Wednesday? If so, give the following spell a go.

Quick as a Flash Spell (for Good Luck)

This good luck spell will require you to locate a Mercury dime. A Mercury, or silver, dime was a dime minted in the year 1940. It does not actually portray the god Mercury on the coin. What it shows is Lady Liberty in a winged cap. However, its hard to find them? Check a coin dealer, or, if you have a family member who collects coins, see if they have one. I called a local coin shop and was told I could pick up a Mercury dime for about a dollar.

Occasionally, if you work retail or operate the cash register, you come across silver dimes. If you look at the side of the coin, the color is silver all the way through. Plus, it makes a different type of “clink” as it hits the change drawer. Happy hunting!

Take yourself, a tablespoon of dill (a Mercury herb used for prosperity and luck), and your Mercury dime, and go to the nearest crossroads early on a Wednesday evening. ning. This can be anyplace where two streets intersect. Also bring the spell below, written ten on a piece of paper. Perhaps you’ll want to do this while you’re out walking the dog or taking a walk around the neighborhood with the kids. You can be subtle with this spell, as it is a quick one. It’s not complicated, and it’s fun! Read the spell below softly, repeating it three times:

Wednesday is for Mercury,

that quick and nimble god,

A clever and canny soul,

on winged feet he does trod.

Leave a Mercury dime at the crossroads tonight, Quick as a flash, my good luck spell will now take flight. Slip the paper back into your pocket. Make your wish for good luck, and then chuck the dime out there. (I caution you to stay away from traffic. I also don’t want you to accidentally nail a car with the dime as you toss it out there into the middle of the street.) Sprinkle the dill at the curb. As you turn to walk back home, close the spell with:

By all the power of three times three,

As I will it, then so shall it be

Note: If you perform this spell and you have your kids along, let them gently toss a penny along with your dime. They’ll think it’s fun, and that way they’ll leave your dime alone. Good luck to you and yours!

Source:
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

DAILY MAGICKAL APPLICATIONS FOR WEDNESDAY

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DAILY MAGICKAL APPLICATIONS FOR WEDNESDAY

To the Romans, this day was called Dies Mercurii, or “Mercury’s day” Mercury was a popular character in the Roman pantheon. A messenger of the gods, he presided over commerce, trade, and anything that required skill or dexterity. The Celts also worshiped Mercury and eventually equated him with the Norse god Odin (some spelling variations on this name include Wotan, Wodin, and Wodan). In Norse mythologies, Odin, like Mercury, is associated with poetry and music. Interestingly enough, both Odin and Mercury were regarded as psychopomps, or the leaders of souls, in their individual mythologies.

Odin, one of the main gods in Norse mythology, was constantly seeking wisdom. He traveled the world in disguise as a one-eyed man with a long gray beard, wearing an old, beat-up hat and carrying a staff or a spear (which brings to my mind images of Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings). In the Old English language, this day of Mercury evolved into Wodnes daeg, “Woden’s day,” or Wednesday.

Wednesday carries all of the planetary and magickal energies and associations of the witty and nimble god Mercury himself. Some of these mercurial traits included good communication skills, cleverness, intelligence, creativity, business sense, writing, artistic talent, trickiness, and thievery. And don’t forget all of those wise and enigmatic qualities associated with the Norse god Odin/Wodin, not to mention the goddess Athena’s contributions of music, the arts, handmade crafts, and writing. Wednesdays afford excellent opportunities for seeking wisdom, changing your circumstances, and improving your skills, be they in trade and commerce, music and art, or in communication and writing.

 

Source:
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

Wednesday Is Ruled By Mercury

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Wednesday Is Ruled By Mercury

Wednesdays are wild and wacky days. They are for communication, change, cunning, and the arts. This is a Mercury day, and just its patron god this day is full of contradictions, change, and excitement. Some suggestions for Wednesday enchantments would include:

Pulling a little Wednesday color magic into your life by wearing purples or orange

Carrying a multipurpose agate with you and tapping into its various charms

Working with magical plants such as the fern for protection. This plant will also boost the power of any other magical plants with which it is arranged.

Incorporating lavender into charms and spells for transformation

Using the charming scent of lily of the valley to improve your memory, or working with the aspen tree for communication

Calling on Athena, patron of arts and crafts, for inspiration for a new project

Fanning out a Tarot spell to increase you creativity

Calling on Hermes on a Wednesday night to bring movement and good luck into your life

Today Is …

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Today Is …

Day of Dedication to the Star Goddess. Stay up late tonight and star gaze; learn the myths associated with the constellations you are able to identify.

On this day in the year 1938, the Long Island Church of Aphrodite was established in West Hempsted, New York, by the Reverend Gleb Botkin, a Russian author and son the court physician to the last Czar of Russia.

May 5-6 Hidrellez -The Turks celebrate the first of May with picnic outings, to celebrate the spring. One of the traditional dishes served is a Yayla Chorbash, a yogurt soup, which features many foods associated with May Day including dairy, fresh herbs and the colors of white and green.

St George’s Day -Although Apr 23 is usually considered St George’s Day, Eastern Christians prefer this date. It’s again a day for going outside. Serbs rise early, before dawn and go out into the woods to bring back flowers and green for decorating homes, schools and meeting halls. It’s considered a hinge day (just like Beltane), and the start of the swimming season.

On this day Bulgarians used to smear their doorjambs with fresh lamb’s blood as a charm against sickness and evil, which suggests the older custom that underlies the story of Passover and may be related to a feast of shepherds in the spring. Especially since in Bulgaria it is on this day that farmers ask St George to send them an even bigger lamb, promising to use it in the ceremony the next year. In Russia, this day is especially connected with soldiers, as is St George.
Rufus, Anneli, The World Holiday Book, Harper San Francisco 1994

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Seasons of the Witch – Legends and Lore, Ancient Holidays And Some Not So Ancient!

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Seasons of the Witch – Legends and Lore, Ancient Holidays And Some Not So Ancient!

Remember The Ancient Ways and Keep Them Holy!

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Goddess Month Month of Maia begins 4/18 – 5/15 Celtic Tree Month of Willow April 15 – May 12

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May Moon Phases Last Quarter falls on Monday, 11 May, 2015 at 6:36 AM New Moon falls on Monday, 18 May, 2015 at 12:15 AM First Quarter falls on Monday, 25 May, 2015 at 1:20 PM

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The Year Is Divided Into Four Seasons: The first season is of a frigid complexion, and this is “Winter”; The second is of the complexion of Air, and this is “Spring”; Then follows the third, which is “Summer”, and is of the complexion of Fire; Lastly, there is the fourth, wherein fruits are matured, which is “Autumn”. ~The Turba Philosophorum, ca. 12 century

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The Witches Almanac for Wednesday, May 6th

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The Witches Almanac for Wednesday, May 6th

Wednesday (Mercury): The conscious mind, study, travel, divination, and wisdom.

Martyrs’ Day (Lebanese)

Waning Moon

The Waning Moon (from the Full Moon to the New) is a time for study, meditation, and little magical work (except magic designed to banish harmful energies).

Moon phase: Third Quarter

Moon Sign: Sagittarius

Sagittarius: Encourages flights of imagination and confidence.This is an adventurous, philosophical, and athletic Moon sign. Favors expansion and growth.

Incense: Lilac

Color: Brown

 

Must Dos for Wednesdays

Wiccan Blessing

Must Dos for Wednesdays

 

Be bold and daring today! Expand your knowledge of the Craft by working with the planetary energies of Mercury on this multifaceted day of the week. Consider the Greco-Roman gods Mercury and Hermes and all of the many lessons they have for you. Embrace change and movement, and work on your communication techniques. Conjure up a little good luck for yourself with that Mercury dime spell. Call on Athena to inspire you to try magickal arts and crafts and to be more creative in your own spellwork and witchery.

Meditate on Odin and see what you can discover about him. I wonder what sort of fabulous and fascinating magickal wisdom you will uncover? Odin is a shaman, after all; he may appear in many guises and faces. I guarantee that he will make you laugh at yourself before he is through with you, but you will learn. It’s up to you what you do with that knowledge. Will you let it shapeshift into wisdom?

Wednesday is the wild and wily day of the week, so try to go with the flow; don’t fight the quirky energies of the day. Most importantly, follow your heart, and always keep a good sense of humor, because of Wednesdays you will really need it.

 

Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

Wednesday

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Wednesday

 

Wednesday: Is associated with Mercury and the colors of Purple, Magenta and Silver.

Wednesday is the best time to deal with such matters as: Accounting, Advertising, Astrology, Clerks, Communication, Computers, Correspondence, Critics, Editing, Editors, Education, Healing, Hiring Employees, Intelligence, Journalists, Kin, Learning Languages, Legal Appointments, Memory, Merchants, Messages, Music, Neighbors, Phone Calls, Placing Ads , Siblings, Signing Contracts, Students, Visiting Friends, Visual Arts, Wisdom, and Writing

 

Practical Magick for the Penny Pinching Witch

Carol Moyer

Tasha’s Day by Day Astro Planner

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Tasha’s Day by Day Astro Planner

Wed. 5/6 Optimistic Sagittarius Moon promotes a happy day. Sun trine Pluto helps apply energy where needed.

Thu. 5/7 Uplifting AM Sagittarius Moon promotes good cheer. PM diligent Capricorn Moon helps get lots done.

Fri. 5/8 Powerful Capricorn Moon boosts to efforts to organize. PM Be wary of confusion.

Sat. 5/9 Efficient Capricorn Moon helps facilitate Saturday chores. Potential for a cloudy mental state hovers with Mercury Squaring Neptune.

Sun. 5/10 Friendly Aquarius Moon helps make Mothers’ Day gatherings fun.

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Lunabar Moon Almanack for Wednesday, 06 May, 2015

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Lunabar Moon Almanack for Wednesday, 06 May, 2015

 

Waning, Gibbous Moon

Age: 18 ¼ days.

Ascending Node is at 8° Libra.

Moon in 20th degree of the Sign Sagittarius, the Bowman; also in 13th deg. of the Constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent-Holder. Souths: 2:49 morn.

Moonset: 8:02 morn. Moonrise: 10:32 eve.

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Aspects of Sagittarius: Yang, Masculine, Solar, Positive, Diurnal, Fiery, Mutable, Barren, Horary Eastern, Autumnal, Austral, Obeying, Double, Double-Bodied, Dual, Bicorporeal, Feral, Bestial, Animal, Four-footed, Dry, Vocal (first half only), Bitter, Hot

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Spells and Rituals involving the Fire Element should be performed when the Moon is in a fire sign: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius.

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Moon Moon, Mother Moon

Lunar Lore

Dian’s Worshippers: Midnight revellers; so called because they return home by moonlight. Dian means the moon. – Brewer’s “Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.”

*** When the moon passes through the signs of the Zodiac Which are most peculiar to the Earth, if you then plant trees, They will be strongly rooted in the Earth; If you plant them when she passes through the signs of the Air, Then the tree so planted, will be plentiful in branches and leaves, And increases more upward then downward. ~ John Baptista Porta, “Natural Magick”, book I. • • • •

The Moon is in the Lunar Mansion Alkalb, The Scorpion’s Heart, also known as Cor Scorpionis, The Heart of the Scorpion. Marked by the fix’d Star: Antares, in Scorpius. *** … that cold animal Which with its tail doth smite amain the nations. ~Longfellow’s translation of Dante’s “Purgatorio”.”

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Lunabar Sun Almanack for Wednesday, 06 May, 2015

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Lunabar Sun Almanack for Wednesday, 06 May, 2015

 

Sunrise: 6:04 morn. Sunset: 8:05 eve.

Length of Day: 14h. 1m.

Dawn: 5:36 morn. Dusk: 8:33 eve.

Length of Twilight: 0h. 28m.

Sun in 15th degree of the Sign Taurus, the Bull; also in 17th degree of the Constellation Aries, the Ram; When solar rays are visible in the air, they indicate vapour and rain to follow, and the sun is said to be drawing water.

~Collected in R. Inwards, “Weather Lore”.

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Solar Lore

When the air is hazy, so that the solar light fades gradually, and looks white, rain will most certainly follow.

~Collected in R. Inwards, “Weather Lore”

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Aspects of Taurus: Yin, Feminine, Lunar, Negative, Nocturnal, Earthy, Fixed, Semi-fruitful, Horary Southern, Vernal, Boreal, Commanding, Feral, Bestial, Animal, Four-footed, Dry, Cold.

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What A Glorious & Blessed Wednesday We Have Been Given! Good Morning & Goddess You!

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An it Harm None

 

This world would be a better place,

If everyone believed,

The pagan rule of bring no harm,

To those who live and breath,

But that’s an idealogoly,

That can never be fulfilled,

For religions all around the world,

Bear other faiths I’ll will.

 

They all say they are peaceful,

They say their God is right,

They say that if you don’t believe,

You should forfeit your life,

Just look back at history,

And even here today,

 

A world without religion?

That’s never going to be,

For faiths will fight to put their God,

On the pinnacle of the tree,

And if there’s no religion,

What then will man fight for?

For man must fight for something,

He must always be at war.

 

You know my friends, it seems to me,

That whatever you believe,

We only want to live in peace,

But that will never be,

For God will be on both sides,

Fighting against himself,

And we are mere pawns in His game,

His game of cat and mouse.

 

But we could thwart His little game,

If we only had the will,

To turn our back on evil things,

And bear no one I’ll will,

Following the pagan way,

With nature we’d be one,

And we would praise the morning dew,

And the setting of the sun.

—-Pagan Ways

Alan Faraway

Well, I do believe that should get you started on Ogham….

Bright Blessings Pictures

That’s what I get for letting the batteries run down in my clock, lol! I didn’t realize it was getting this late. And somebody who will remain nameless kept pushing Ogham posts at me, hmm, Mystie know anything about that? Anyway, we are calling it a day for now. There is enough information on the Oghams to keep posting for a month about them (I know that thrilled y’all, lol!). But we will get them posted. There are too many to try to do at one time, I hope you understand.

We have something’s to get done around here. Watering, pulling weeds, cleaning fans and so on. You know if any of y’all aren’t busy you could stop by and help, lol! Heck, we wouldn’t ever get anything done if that was to happen. And I ain’t get anything done by continue to sit here either. So on that note, I will say…..

Have a very blessed Tuesday,

We Love ya,

Lady A

Nuin/Ash, Feb. 18 – March 17


Divination: Magic, peace

About Nuin / Ash

Tree- Ash
Month- March
Color- Green
Letter- N
Class- Chieftain
Animal- Snake, snipe
Planet: Neptune
Gemstone: Coral
Flower: Wood Anemone
Diety: Lir, the sea-god and Gwydion The Magician.
Ash: (Nion: NEE-uhn) Nuin. Battle of Draiocht Prosperity/Harm Nua/Nuin/Hardihood. Feminine — Moon of Waters . The fifth tree and its latin name is fraxinus meaning firelight. The Ash is also known as the Cosmic Ash, or World Tree. It is said to be an ancestor of humankind. In Greece powerful families were believed to have come from ash trees. In Celtic cosmology, it is said to connect the three circles of existence – Abred, Gwynedd and Ceugant – which can be variously interpreted as past, present and future, or as confusion, balance and creative force; there being no hell, but only continual rebirth as passage is made from circle to circle until the Land of the Blessed is finally reached.

The common ash is a major tree of the lowland forests in much of Europe & is considered an important timber tree. It is the traditional material for the handle of a besom & a popular wood for making wands.The Ash tree has the toughest, most elastic wood & is used in weaver’s beams. The women would weave cloth and intermingling threads together in a tight pattern as the microcosm and the macrocosm are united. The bark of the ash can be used as a substitute for quinine in intermittent fevers. Simmer 2 Tablespoons of bark for 20 minutes in one cup of water. Take a quarter cup four times daily. The leaves have a laxative effect. Steep 2 Tablespoons of the leaf in one cup of water for 20 minutes & take a quarter cup daily. The Ash tree symbolizes the linking of the inner and outer worlds. You may feel locked in or bound but this aids in realizing that all things are connected. Magickal Associations: Prosperity, protection, healing. Healing wands and protective staffs are made of ash. If you bury a newborn’s nail trimmings beneath an ash tree, it is said to ensure that he or she will grow up to be a good singer.

Physical: You and the world are interconnected & your actions echo continually, infinitely in the cosmos, so stay aware of the effects of your actions.
Mental:Your problems or questions do not solely belong to you. Many others have these same qualms & musings, so try & look at the question in a broader sense and ask opinions of others.
Spiritual: Try your best to realize & understand that all things are connected. Balance your needs with the Earth’s.

Saille/Willow, April 15 – May 12


Divination: Intuition, creativity, fertility, mysticism

 About Saille / Willow

Tree- Willow
Month- February
Color- Bright Colors
Letter- S
Class- peasant
Animals- Hare, cat, hawk
Planet: The Moon
Gemstone: Moonstone
Flower: Primrose
Diety: Morgan le Fay or the Morrigan
Willow: (Saille: SAHL-yuh) Battle of Divination Support/Denial Súil/Séanadh/Resistance. Feminine– The Witches’ Moon; Moon of Balance. The willow is sacred to the triple Goddess, especially Cailleach the old Crone aspect; she represents the dark side and wisdom. The Willow in the Tree alphabet stands for the female and lunar rhythms of life. Water and tidal movements of the sea are governed by the pull of the moon. The moon in its monthly rhythms is female, contrasting with the male sun’s daily and yearly turnings. In many ways, the Celtic people held women in higher esteem than we do today. In the olde days, the celtic women were allowed to be property owners unlike women in other nations, and whoever controlled the property controlled the marriage. They were also allowed to keep their last names after marriage, depending upon the importance of the family name.

Today, both North America and Europe are home to a large number of the willow species. Two common tree willows are the white willow & the crack willow. The willow is another tree that loves water & the bark also contains a pain reliever called Salicin which is used in the treatment of rheumatic fever, arthritis, headaches, diarrhea, dysentery, fevers, edema, and ovarian pain. Salicin is the active constituent from which aspirin was first synthesized. To make the tea, steep 3 teaspoons of bark in one cup of cold water for 2-5 hours, then boil for one minute, and strain. It is also available as a powder. The powder dose is one teaspoon, 3 times a day in tea or capsules. The tincture can be taken in 10-20 drop doses four times a day. The Willow governs the cycles, rhythms, the ebb, and the flux. Magickal Associations: Romantic love, healing, protection, fertility, magick for women, and gaining balance. It is said that the willow tree has a healing aura that blesses all that it touches.

Physical:The material world is full of lessons and cycles of ever changing values. Change is necessary for growth, and values are no exception.
Mental: To gain understanding of something, a continued accumulation of knowledge is the foundation that brings it about. You can not take everything into yourself in a single lesson. Repetition is your key to greater knowledge & understanding.
Spiritual: Time to take it easy & relax. Learn to play with the cyclical nature of things.

Fearn/Alder, March 18 – April 14


Divination:Resilience, strength, energy

About Fearn /Alder

Tree- Alder
Month- January
Color- Crimson
Letter- F,V
Class- Chieftain
Animals- Red fox, ram, stallion, gull
Planet: Mars
Gemstone: Ruby
Flower: Broom
Diety: Bran or Arthur
(Fearn: FAIR-n) Battle of Philosophy Shielding/Fury Fearn/Fearg/ Contention. Masculine — Moon of Utility; Moon of Efficacy; Moon of Self-Guidance. Fearn, the fourth tree is associated with water and stands for resurrection. The catkin bearing alder resists decay in its watery habitat. The water spirits, the undines, love this tree as well as the unicorn. The buds of the Alder are set in spirals, the symbol of life and re-birth, a balancing tree of Male and Female energy. Alders are members of the Birch family (Betulaceae) and are common along lowland rivers. Like willows, an alder sprouts from a stump & this allows them to regenerate after heavy flooding.

Bran the Blessed is the god associated with the alder. According to legend, he used his body to span dangerous waters and raise his followers above it. Mortally wounded in a battle with the Irish, Bran prophesied the events that would follow soon after his death, then instructed his followers to cut off his head and take it with them. They traveled to Harlech, where the head sang for seven years; then to Gwales, the head remaining uncorrupted and continueing to prophesy. Finally, stopping in London, Caer Llyndain, they buried Bran’s head at the White Mount, or Bryn Gwyn, now the site of the Tower of London. It was said that as long as the head remained concealed it would give protection against plague from across the oceans. Bridges were commonly constructed of alder. The Alder suggests protection and the powers of the oracles. They are used for spiritual guidance, protection and help in decision making, teaching, weather magick, duty, and mental prowness.

Physical: Be aware of singularity in yourself and in others. Be sure to acknowledge whatever you see in others if possible.
Mental: You will avail yourself of something you have previously overlooked. The skills of the Oracle are not easily acknowledgeable because the mind is more often than not, either unable or unwilling to deal with the intuitive part of itself.
Spiritual:You will offer spiritual aid and protection in a dispute or disagreement. Do not fear. Just allow your intuition to be your guide.