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Magick Symbols – CROSS

CROSS

Christians believe that Jesus accepted crucifixion on a cross for the benefit of us all. This has not always been the case however. Christians didn’t use the cross as their religious symbol for many generations after Christ was crucified. Rather than being a Christian symbol it had associations with executioners.

Initially, Christians adopted the fish symbol to identify their religion. Then, early in the fourth century, when execution by crucifixion was abolished by Emperor Constantine and Christianity became the state religion of Rome, the cross became the emblem for Christians.

The cross is used extensively in black magic and in many religions.

The Cross has been used to torture, to threaten whole civilizations, yet used as jewelry and sometimes worshipped. It has associations with an illegal psychedelic 1960s drug, SARS, BSE and bird flu, hatred and despair, love, valour and heroism, World War I, World War II, the Crusades, mythology, Satan, and salvation.

MAGICK SYMBOLS – CIRCLE (quartered)

CIRCLE (quartered)

The sacred circle filled with a cross, four equal lines pointing from the center to the spirits of the north, east, south, and west—or to the basic element: earth, water, air (or wind), and fire. In Native American traditions, it forms the basic pattern of the MEDICINE WHEEL and plays a vital part in major spiritual rituals. Many contemporary pagans consider it their main symbol for transmitting the energy of the goddess. Christian churches have used variations of the same popular shape, usually calling it the Celtic Cross.

Magick Symbols – CIRCLE (sacred hoop, ring)

CIRCLE (sacred hoop, ring)

An ancient and universal symbol of unity, wholeness, infinity, the goddess, and female power. To earth-centered religions throughout history, as well as to many contemporary pagans, it represents the feminine spirit or force, the cosmos or a spiritualized Mother Earth, and a sacred space. Gnostic traditions linked the unbroken circle to the “world serpent” forming a circle as it eats its own tail.

Magick Symbols – ARROW

ARROW

Through history, the arrow has symbolized war, power, swiftness, the rays of the sun, knowledge… as well as deities such as the Greek god Apollo and goddess Artemis (both hunters), the Hindu weather god, Rudra; and various gods of sexual attraction: Eros (Greek), Cupid (Roman), Kama (Hindu)… On ancient Roman coins, it represented the Zoroastrian god, Mithra. The native American Cheyenne warriors revered the “sacred medicine arrows” as symbols of male power. Arrows held by skeletons would point to disease or death. Today, they usually just point in the preferred direction.

We Are Taking A Break Today From Our Usual Posts

glittery pentacle ^.^
We are just like everyone, we get tired of doing the same old thing day in and day out. Today, we decided to do things just a bit different. We are going to take time out of our daily routine and explore some of the ancient symbols of witchcraft. Symbols are integral parts of our everyday lives. Sigils and their meanings, through the many formats, shapes, sizes, and appearances are used in a variety of ways to assist us in navigating through not only our days, but also through times of joy and sadness. What follows is a list of some of the most popular symbols, signs, sigils (or siglia) that are frequently encountered.

I know most of you know about the pentagram, the pentacle, the inverted cross and a few others. But today, we are going back in time to revisit some of the lesser known symbols. Some of them have not seen the light of day in centuries, others you might see every day and not connect them with witchcraft.

Ready to start the journey. Then what are you waiting for, hop on that broom and follow us this way……..

Good Wednesday Morning To All Our Dear Brothers & Sisters of the Craft! May the Goddess Bless you & your today & always!

Wiccan GP entry

“9 lessons in witchcraft”

 

i. THE NATURE OF MAGIC

if you do not already understand magic
i am not sure i can explain it to you.

ii. sisterhood

we were sisters, or so the story goes, which
made it very confusing when i realized
that my feelings were not exactly sisterly.

iii. witch, witch, burn the witch

i learned the lesson early:
no one ever chooses the witch in the end.

iv. set aside childish things

i never learned that one.
some things stick with you, even
when you don’t intend them to.

v. keep it hidden

even if you ask me i won’t tell you.
i’ll laugh it off, make a joke of it, because
i can’t bear to let you see how real it is.

vi. ‘if you think you’re a witch, why don’t you take steps to actively be one?’

what do you think those steps look like?
should i have an altar with a knife and cauldron?
should i chant spells and say ‘blessed be’?

i already know that i am a witch &
i have known it since i was young.
just because i don’t match up
to whatever your notion of witch is
does not mean it isn’t true.

(for more information, see lessons one and five.)

vii. the difference between magic & coincidence is belief

this gets too close to the secret &
a magician never reveals hers.

viii. men are easy to ensorcel

the reason you hear about all those witches
with men under their spells
(remember odysseus? remember merlin?)
is that witchcraft is one of the few ways
women have been allowed any kind of power.

the reason you do not hear as often about witches
with women under their spell
is because we know how to keep a god-damn secret.

ix. sisterhood, revisited

the older i get, the more able i am
to see the connective tissue of the world,
glistening like a spiderweb with morning dew.

this woman likes snakes; she is my sister.
she likes spiders; she is my sister.
this woman calls herself a witch;
she is my sister.

 

 

About the Author

DANIELLE PERRY has not resorted to blood magic (yet). She graduated with a degree in Religious Studies and English Literature from Guilford College in North Carolina. She now lives in Portland, OR, but maintains her east coast sarcasm. Her work appears on The Toast, Voicemail Poems, Potluck Magazine, Luna Station Quarterly, and elsewhere. She also spends too much time on Twitter.

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Under what Moon Phase Were You Born?

Each of us has a particular personality trait depending on which phase the moon was in at the time of birth. People born during certain lunar phases tend to share certain attributes with others born during this period. Knowing at what period you came to this world can give you valuable insight into your character, emotions, behavior and motivation in life. It can make you aware of you deepest underlying drives, the fundamental purpose that you feel you have in life, and the contribution that you can make to society generally during the course of your lifetime. Armed with this knowledge, you can begin to understand your responses, and then attune yourself to a personal cyclical pattern that you go through each and every month.

Each of us has a particular personality trait depending on which phase the moon was in at the time of birth. People born during certain lunar phases tend to share certain attributes with others born during this period. Knowing at what period you came to this world can give you valuable insight into your character, emotions, behavior and motivation in life. It can make you aware of you deepest underlying drives, the fundamental purpose that you feel you have in life, and the contribution that you can make to society generally during the course of your lifetime. Armed with this knowledge, you can begin to understand your responses, and then attune yourself to a personal cyclical pattern that you go through each and every month.

First, you need to find your lunar birth phase, which is the stage that the moon was in at the time of your birth.

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