Kate's Wicca Journey

White: spirituality, peace, higher self, purity, substitution (can be used in place of any other color) Black: Banishing, works well against negativity, protection, binding Brown: Home protection, animals, stability, family, material goods Red: Vital energy, strength, passion, courage, fast action, lust, charisma Pink: Romantic love, emotional healing, friendship, caring, nurturing, self love Orange: Business, success, justice, opportunity, celebration, ambition Yellow: Intelligence, learning, reason, focus, memory, joy, comfort, hope Green: Nature, physical healing, money, abundance, fertility, growth Blue: Communication, traveling, inspiration, calm, creativity, forgiveness  Purple: Influence, psychic abilities, wisdom, authority, hidden knowledge Silver: Intuition, psychicism, dreams, femininity, the moon Gold: Wealth, masculinity, luck, power, happiness, the sun  For banishing (please use with caution, remember the three fold rule):...

My list for Spirit isn't as complete as the rest of the elements, but this is what I currently have.  Direction: Center Color: White, black, purple Metal: Meterorite Qualities: Timelessness, spacelessness Tattvic Symbol: Black oval Time: Now and all time Symbols: Spiral, the cosmos Season: Turning wheel of the year Tools: Pentacle, robe, cord, rope Plants: Mistletoe, almond Crystals: Quartz, diamond Virtues: Wisdon Vices: Self destruction

Direction: South Rules: Energy, will healing, destruction, courage, strength, physical exercise, self-knowledge, power, passion, sexuality, divinity, heat, flame, light Time: Noon Season: Summer Colors: Red, orange, gold, white Zodiac: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius Tools: Candle, lamp, athame, sword, dagger, burned herbs Virtues: Courage, enthusiasm, willpower Vices: Anger, jealousy, hatred Crystals: Fire opal, ruby, garnet, red jasper, bloodstone, lavastone, quartz, tiger eye, agate Metal: Gold, brass Plants: Allspice, basil, cinnamon, garlic, juniper, hibiscus, nettle, onion, red or orange peppers, red poppies, thistle Ruling Planet: Sun, Mars  Somehow I got Fire and Air mixed up. I will be changing the entry for Air now. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. I need to not put these up when I'm exhausted.  

Direction: East Rules: Mind, clarity, wisdom, knowledge, logic, abstract thought, wind, higher consciousness, divination, psychic work, intuition, memory Time: Dawn Season: Spring Colors: Yellow, gold, white, light blue Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius Tools:  Feather, wand, staff, incense, censer, pen, broom, bell Virtues:  Intelligence, practical, optimistic Vices:  Impulsive, frivolous, easily fooled Crystals: Topaz, amber, citrine, jasper, agate Metal: Tin, copper Plants: Acacia, anise, aspen, clover, frankincense, lavendar, lemongrass, myrrh, pine, vervain, yarrow Ruling Planet:  Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus

Earth Direction: North Rules: Grounding, strength, healing, nature, animals, success, stability, sturdiness, foundations, empathy, fertility, death, rebirth, wisdom Time: Midnight Season: Winter Colors: Green, brown, black, white, gold Zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn Tools: Pentacle, salt, crystals, dirt, herbs, wood, plants, flowers Virtues: Being centered, patience, truth, dependable, thorough Vices: Dullness, laziness, inconsiderable Crystals: Emerald, jet, tourmaline, quartz, granite, bedrock, salt, peridot, onyx, jasper, azurite, amethyst Metal: Iron, lead Plants: Cedar, cypress, honeysuckle, ivy, magnolia, grains, patchouli, primrose, sage, nuts, oak Ruling Planet: Venus, Saturn

Water Direction: West  Rules: Emotion, intuition, psychic abilities, love, deep feelings, the unconscious mind, fertility, tides, lunar energy, self-healing, reflection Time: Twilight Season: Autumn Colors: blue, aqua, silver, turquoise Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces Tools: Sea shells, ocean water, seaweed, hag stones, chalice, cup, cauldron Virtues: Love, compassion, receptivity, flexibility, forgiveness Vices: Indifference, depression, instability, moodiness Crystals: Amethyst, aquamarine, beryl, blue fluorite, blue topaz, blue tourmaline, lapis lazuli, opal, pearl, sodalite Metals: Mercury, silver Plants: Aloe, chamomile, ferns, gardenia, jasmine, lemon, lilac, lily, lotus, moss, passion flower, rose, seaweed, thyme, willow Ruling Planet: Moon, Neptune, Pluto There are probably more correspondences that I have missed. This is what I currently have written down. 

Eight Tools of the Witch: 1. The Athame - a tool of the element fire or air. A double-edged ritual dagger traditionally with a black hilt that is used to cast circles of protection, banish negative energy, and charge an consecrate objects.  2. The Bell - a tool of invocation, bells are most often used to banish negative energy or negative influences and for space clearing at the beginning of rituals. (Mine is a thrift store find made from glass and painted with spring flowers)  3. The Besom - a broom used to purify rituals and celebration areas by symbolically sweeping away negative energies. Besoms are also used to protect against negativity and psychic attacks.  4. The Cauldron - a tool of the element water. A pot or vessel used in the making of brews and potions, and for the making of small fires for certain magickal rites. Cauldrons can also be used for divination purposes and are a symbol of death and birth/rebirth and the wo...

Thirteen Goals of a Witch: 1. Know yourself 2. Know your Craft (Wicca) 3. Learn and grow 4. Apply knowledge with wisdom 5. Achieve balance 6. Keep your words in good order 7. Keep your thoughts in good order 8. Celebrate life 9. Attune with the cycles of Terra (Earth) 10. Breathe and eat correctly 11. Exercise the body 12. Meditate 13. Honor the Goddess and God Source: http://www.paganlibrary.com/introductory/thirteen_goals.php

Today we will focus on the Wiccan Rede and what it means.  Bide within the Law you must, in perfect Love and perfect Trust. Live you must and let to live, fairly take and fairly give. For tread the Circle thrice about to keep unwelcome spirits out. To bind the spell well every time, let the spell be said in rhyme. Light of eye and soft of touch, speak you little, listen much. Honor the Old Ones in deed and name, let love and light be our guides again. Deosil go by the waxing moon, chanting out the joyful tune. Widdershins go when the moon doth wane, and the werewolf howls by the dread wolfsbane. When the Lady's moon is new, kiss the hand to Her times two. When the moon rides at Her peak then your heart's desire seek. Heed the North winds mighty gale, lock the door and trim the sail. When the Wind blows from the East, expect the new and set the feast. When the wind comes from the South, love will kiss you on the mouth. When the w...

Hi all, I started my journey into the land of Wicca not that long ago and had been posting about it on Facebook. I had some interest in it and what I was putting into my Book of Shadows (now two books!) so I decided to make this blog to share what I'm learning. It's gathered from many sources that I will try to link as I go. But please do your own research too. Or if you have questions, please ask and I'll do my best to answer them. I am by no means an expert, so please don't take this as be all end all. This is just my experience and my own personal research. Remember that.  Today we will start with something quite simple. The Law of Three.  Ever mind the rule of three  Three times your acts return to thee This lesson well, thou must learn Thou only gets what thee dost earn  Okay, so what does that mean?  The Rule of Three (also Three-fold Law or Law of Return) is a religious tenet held by some Wiccans/Pagans and occultists. It state...