Category: Daily Posts

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

Well, we have made it through another week in 2023. This has been a strange year for weather so far. Where I live, we were in near drought or drought up to this week when we had flood warnings. The big differences in temperatures and whatever else the weather wanted to do has been hard on me with having fibromyalgia and arthritis this summer. I know many of you are in the same boat as me with daily pain, aches, and stiffness. Hopefully, fall will be kinder to us, but I don’t count on it. I was fortunate enough to have one of my apprentices suggest a baneful herb to help with the pain ectara and to have it work for me. I am not going to give the name of the baneful herb as taken in the wrong dosage it can lead to death. If you would like some more information about it, please write to me at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com and I will forward it to my herbalist to contact you.

At least the finical stress both myself and Big Dawg were under for the last year or so has been mostly lifted because of Lord Genish bring a good paying job to Big Dawg that he enjoys. Yes, it keeps both of us pretty busy most of the time, but it is worth it. The only drawback is driving miles and miles, and more miles through corn and soybean fields which makes getting to where we need to be really boring at times. At least we get to pick what days and hours we work which helps with the care of our fur kids and for them not to get to upset when we get home late for the last potty time of the day. An extra treat usually helps to smooth the upset feelings they have with us.

I’ve got to get back to doing the regular daily posts, so have a great weekend everyone!

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

We also do not expect to do something wrong to another person or animal or anything and be totally forgiven for the act just by praying to the son of the Christian God. We take personal responsibility for the wrongs we do than attempt to make amends. We know that in order for our Karma to stay in balance we need to right our wrongs no matter how hard that might be.

With this in mind I apologize to anyone I have inconvenienced by skipping or getting posts up late. I sincerely thank all of you that support me and WOTC with words, actions, money, or whatever.

May your joy be plentiful and your troubles few! Blessed be dear Sisters, Brothers and Friends!

Some Humor for Your Day

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

Today I am setting a goal of not missing a day of posting over the next Moon cycle (new Moon to new Moon). Don’t know if I will be able to do it or not because of my health lately but I am sure going to try to hit this goal for you.

What goal do you want to set for this next cycle of the Moon?

Question (via Quora): Why Is Lead (Pb) Ammunition Still Being Manufactured And Used?

It’s Cheap And Easy, But Is It Worth The Cost?

By Rebecca Williams

Reposted by Graphia

https://thechemistryspace.quora.com/https-www-quora-com-Why-is-lead-ammunition-still-being-manufactured-and-used-answer-Rebecca-Williams-1128?ch=18&oid=122594252&share=0fbc4b16&srid=hXLmhI&target_type=post

Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years

Written by Giovanni Prete

Reposted by Graphia

https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/13/plant-ancient-greece-rediscovered/

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

Soul Contract

The idea bred false conclusions

And a fateful contract

Signed in blood

Ancient text with ancient rite

Demon summoning

Lonely crossroads

It sounded easy

No payment due

Saved until a future day

Bargaining with your soul

What’s the value

None can say

They rather trade it away

Earthly pleasures

They’re easy to see

Wealth, fame, power

Living life so lavishly

Yet time

Time’s a mortal enemy

Try not to think

That eternal damnation

A constant cycle of cremation

But only after pain

And so much suffering

Distract yourself

Try not to see

Deal with it eventually

You want it now

Everything

Eternal youth and diamond rings

Pleasures only flesh can bring

Forgotten was the ancient spell

Your private highway

Your road to hell

Tied now to the hourglass

Amazing run will travel fast

The pact fulfilled

The payment due

Now he comes

Comes for you

Some Humor for Your Day

From Reader’s Digest

Look on the bright side, at least Mondays only happen once a week. Once a week is more than enough.

If Monday was a movie, it would be very long and boring. No one would ever want to watch it.

Sunday and Monday are in a fight. Who wins? Sunday. Monday is a weekday.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, I blinked, Monday. The weekend goes by way too fast. 

Ok so this is very dry humor today. Enjoy your week.

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

Hello dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends! I am still waiting for further votes to know how you all would like the regular daily posts to come to your email’s inbox.

Please take a couple of minutes out of your busy day to tell me what you want. For today I am going by the votes I tallied early Sunday morning before getting things ready for my grandson’s birthday party Sunday afternoon.

I am a little confused, which is easily done lately, by the two people who have voted on Saturday, August 12th as they both said they want individual posts for everything but also want to daily and birthday horoscopes as well as the current moon phase and northern hemisphere’s planetary positions in 2 combined posts. If the votes are reading this, could you please clarify that for me separate posts for everything or the 2 combined posts and everything else separate?

Off to do tomorrow’s posts before leaving to go to the doctor for my yearly checkup…oh what fun…not! I wish you all a great Monday!

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

If you would like to copy and print this out or save it to whatever you are reading it on, please do.

I have this hanging up in my home office now along side a picture of Lady Abyss and it has really made me think how I go about working on all things connected to WOTC’s website, WOTC’s School of Witchcraft along with its monthly get together, answering emails, and WOTC’s Lady Carla Beltane’s Grimoire on Patreon. It made me realize I had moved my focus to how make I was making from all of it on a monthly basis instead of continuing to do the posts ectara as a labor of love and to carry on the work Lady Abyss started over 2 decades ago to let society know that being pagan and/or a witch is an OK thing. By spreading fact instead of fiction about witchcraft and pagan spiritual and magickal paths in general.

May the Gods and Goddesses bless you and yours with all good things in your life.

Pagan Serenity Prayer

Lord and Lady granted me the power of Water, to accept the things I cannot change.

The power of Fire, for energy and courage to change the things I can.

The power of Air, for the ability to know the difference.

Grant me the power of Earth, for the strength to know and walk my path.

So mote it be! (or however you end a chant or a spell or a prayer.)

Some Humor for Your Day

I would change one thing on this graphic to WOTC…..Browsing it!

I wish you all a smooth Saturday with lots of relaxing and having fun!

Candle Divination

Information on divination with candles both tapers and seven day novena candles.

Casting Directions for ‘Candle Divination’

The art of Ceromancy or divination with candles has different kinds to it. The studying of the pictures candle wax makes in water OR th way a candle burns. The way a candle burns is actually called Lychnomancy or La Lingus Delle Candelle, “the language of the candle.”

As this is about Ceromancy this is what I will dicuss first then I will discuss Lychnomancy later on. Ceromancy is when the witch lights a candle and then drips wax from the candle into a bowl of water. Then the witch would search for images that form in the wax in the water. It’s that easy.

One can probably use the candle color that is suitable depending on the question. Pink for love, green for cash, brown for your home, etc.. Although it was traditional for you to use darker candles because the darker candle wax is easier to see in the water.

One Italian System of ceromancy is recorded in Judika Illes, The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells, 2004 (p. 307)

Bind two tapers–not dripless beeswax candles. Place standing in a bowl of water. Place in the water, nettle leaves,cumin seeds, three rose hips, and a couple of sprigs of rue.

Light the candles. Observe the wax dripping into the water that is chilly. Interpret any contours formed by the hot wax solidifing from the cold water. The best interpretation of what a shape is and what it means is up to you.

Here are the common image meanings found in Ceromancy:

AEROPLANE – A trip of a disappointment
ANCHOR – Your loved one is true

BABY – Troubles are coming
BALL or BALLOON – Your problem will not last very long
BEANS – Money difficulties
BED – A vacation would be good for you
BELLS – A wedding
BIRD – News will reach you shortly
BRIDGE – Take a chance
BROOM – Make a change

CANDLE – Spiritual growth
CAT – A friend is false
CHAIN – Go ahead with your plans
CIRCLE – Reconciliation
CLOUD – Something or somebody threatens you
CROSS – Do not fear for you are protected
CROWN – Sickness
CUP – Bitter quarrel with a friend

DOG – Your self-esteem is too low

EAR – Be alert for an opportunity to progress in your work
EGG – New developments shortly

FAN – A surprise is in store for you
FEATHER – The problem will be solved
FISH – Someone will betray you

GHOST – Someone from the past is looking for you
GRASS – Good fortune is approaching

HAT – A change of location is indicated
HEART – A friendship will become love
HOUSE – Better times are coming

Click here to read the rest of the article on Candle Divination

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

Wishing you all a fantastic, magickal Monday dear Sisters, Brothers, and friends!

Some Humor For Friday

It’s Friday night which means I’m pounding shots at the club and getting crazy til the break of dawn. Except by pounding shots, I mean drinking SleepyTime tea. By the club, I mean my couch. By getting crazy, I mean watching Good Eats. And by break of dawn, I mean 10:30 ish.

Me: “This Friday night is lit! *sips wine, continues to fold laundry

What goes by slower than a boring movie? Friday afternoon.

The highlight of Friday night when you’re a parent is the 5 minutes between putting your kids to bed and passing out on your own.

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

It has been long week but we got a lot accomplished at home. Big Dawg had a good week with serving papers and we have put him getting attacked last week behind us. I got more stuff done on Patreon come check it out Wotc’s Lady Carla Beltane’s Grimoire

The “All in One” tier is free for 7 days. 

I have not finished the ritual yet for the super, blue Moon that fall on August 30th. I will be up next week. I just start the ritual tier this week but have not got one live yet. Coming soon there will also be some more free things on Patreon. Well, it is time to go do a bunch of laundry.

Have a fantastic Friday!

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

(Side Note from Lady Beltane: Calliope comes to us from ancient Greece she is one of the 9 muses. She also helps to inspire me on what to post, writing spells, and rituals. She loves to have flowers around when she is coming to help someone.)

CALLIOPE’S PLIGHT

Calliope whispered,
Her back screaming, on fire
Flesh tightening, twisting
She grimaced and pulled closer
A pillar and her strong grip
The only things between alive and not
“Help me”

An unbearable weight
Pulling, swinging, no warning
Every fiber a candle wick
And bleeding, she feels the slick
What’s happening to me?
Trying hard just to focus
“Someone, anyone, please”

Lungs collapsing
Every breath excruciating pain
She cries out to the dark night
No help from the forest
Or the water below
The witching hour long past
“I can’t hold on”

A knotted rope around her chest
The mocking weight hung below
When suddenly and terribly, it came
First, an icy wind slithered up her legs
Hungrily licking at her wounds
Lusting at the raw sweetness of agony
“I….I can’t breathe”

And then everything gathered whiteness
Sight growing dim, must be dying
Vengeful girls gathered all around
Surrounded, and then a great sound
Something wicked now commencing
A shining darkness come to play
“Help”

A hunting party, that’s what they say
Message of death to a witch, this day
Her fondness for circumstance, it was
Wrong place, wrong time
A bridge, a rope, a sack of stone
How long could she hold on?
“It wasn’t me”

And now, there’s no one listening
The angry mob of menacing girls
Peddling their false justice off an interstate
But for one, things moved too slow
Her stone pitch, right down the middle
That probably broke a rib.
“!a!a!a!a!a!a!a!”

And how the laughter did flow
The taunts, and a surging crowd
Her pain threshold now crossed
The great iceberg cleaves with a fierce crashing
Waves churning, wind rising
And then, when eyes start glowing
“Enough!”

To the skies, Calliope whispered
And how they did swell and rumble
Blue lightning flashed, icy rain erupting
And suddenly, the heat escaped
Water freezing, blood pumping
A soulless cold spread like a plague
“I’m coming”

Rise she did, as a ghost on the wind
Up, up, and finally over the rail
No one’s laughing now, no one at all
One hand reaches angrily into the wind
Hammering gusts, mean girls running
Nowhere to go, black ice forming
“Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!”

Frozen bolts burst from her hands
She lashes out with the whip of winter
Oh the delicious screaming and wailing
But none escaping, each sees her eyes
Powerless as their souls ripped away
Leftovers fed to the damned
“Hmh”

The realization of painful exhilaration
It’s another long moment of finally being over
And tomorrow she’ll be far away
Start again, somewhere new, just like before
Maybe this time she can stay Calliope
And keep her secret Ice Witch away
“Maybe…”

About the Author:R.J. Schwartz is an American writer, poet, witch, and pagan historian. He has published two books of poetry and contributed to a third. He owns and writes all the content for The Gypsy Thread and also owns The Creative Exiles – an international poetry/short story/creative writing site.

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends

Wow I had to remove some tag words because of mixes up between WOTC’s School of Witchcraft and my sister’s school of witchcraft. After finding out there is over 5,000 pages of just tags words saved, some with nothing connected to them, I am slowly weeding through them all to only keep pertinent ones. This is one of those things where slow and sure will win the race just like in the story “The Turtle and The Hare.” Do you recall this from your or your descendants’ childhoods? In it the Turtle keeps going at its normal pace of running while the Hare thinks it has the race in its pocket and stops to take a nap which winds up being its downfall to losing the race. While we might want to finish some tasks fast it doesn’t mean they will be done well or completely. Such as when I sit down to bring you all the regular daily posts. I have learned over the past couple of months that it is not important how much I make from WOTC but what is important is the content of what I post daily.

Some Humor for Your Day

Ever have one of those days that you wake up feeling totally yucky and tired even after a full night’s sleep? Well today is one of those days for me. I tried to take a nap before working but as it is already so late that I couldn’t fall asleep knowing I hadn’t gotten the posts done that you count on me for. So, here I am finally and will get as much done for the tomorrow’s previews as I can.

Wishing you all a day filled with good health, a little me time, and all good things happening for you.

Special information for those who subscribed to Life in The Craft magazine.

Another day of riding in the Jeep for a few hours after I try to get WOTC stuff done. I am catching up on emails as quickly as I can.

For those who subscribe to Life in The Craft magazine via Patreon I am sorry but there will be no more issues I do not have the time for all the research and everything else to do the magazine justice. I am switching the Spell tier on Patreon to $3.00 USD per month so you will be able to get a spell once a week in place of the magazine. This is a $2.00 discount from where the spell tier cost per month is now. All spells that are already on Patreon will be switched to this new tier between today and tomorrow. The name of this special tier will still be “Luxury Witch” only for those who subscribed to Life in The Craft magazine before August 7, 2023.