Kate's Wicca Journey

This is one example of how to cast a circle and invoke the elements. There are many ways that you can do this. Make it your own. You'll know what feels right to you.  Air - carry the incense from the altar and walk around the circle. Wave the smoke around the circle's edge as you say: I call upon the element of air to bless this circle. May it take my prayers to the God and Goddess as I perform my work tonight  Earth - pick up the pentacle and walk around the circle. Hold the pentacle up at each quarter as you say: I call upon the element of earth to bless this circle. May it protect me with grounding force as I perform my work tonight.  Fire - pick up one of the altar candles and walk around the circle. Hold the candle up at each quarter as you say: I call upon the element of fire to bless this circle. May it grant me inspiration as I perform my work tonight.  Water - take a bowl of salted water and walk around the circle. Splash droplets of water around the circle'...

There are three kinds of amulets: 1. those to attract and then divert the malevolent gaze 2. those worn undergarments and kept secret 3. those written on parchment and kept in small boxes to always carry with you Examples of Amulets: Ladybug: brings luck and money Horn: luck, fertility Horseshoe: luck, wards off evil spirits, It is the most effective Cat: protection spirit of home and family Cricket: luck, dispels misfortunes, favors good luck, wealth, good omens Eye of Horus: envy, misfortune, protection, negativity This is not a complete list by any means. If there is an amulet that you would like to know about that isn't listed, please let me know! 

There are many things you can do to say thank you to nature. When you take something from nature to use, you should do something in return to say thank you. Here are some ideas.  1. Wishes, prayers, or words of thanks spoken out loud 2. Water the plants (if it is needed)  3. Leave behind native flowers or vegetation 4. Cloth or cotton. If leaving it in water, use paper or native fruit  There are many other things you can do. Don't think to hard about it though.  

Air - east, connected to the soul and the breath of life. Colors yellow and white. When invoking use the symbol, a feather, incense, or a fan. Associated with communication, wisdom, power of the mind. Ankh - eternal life Celtic shield knot - wards and protection Earth - West, birth, life, death, rebirth, nurturing, stable, solid, firm, full of endurance and strength. Colors green and brown. Eye of Horus -    Protection and healing Eye of Ra - Sigil of protection, third eye, true soul. Fire - South, strong will and energy, can destroy or create new life, inner growth or change. When invoking use the symbol, a candle, or a bonfire. Colors red and orange.  Hecate's Wheel - three aspects of the goddess. Maiden, mother, crone. Guardian of the crossroads. Horned God - the God, masculine energy, fertility Pentacle - five elements, protection, warding  Seax Wicca - moon, sun, eight Wicca sabbats  Solar Cross - sun, four seasons, four elements Sun Wheel - wheel of ...

Hold or touch the item you want to magicakally charge sending the vibrations you want it to carry. Flow the energy until you feel an intuitive click. To find your magickally passive or active hand: 1. Clasp your hands together in a natural, relaxed way 2. Rest your hands on your lap or a desk 3. Look at your thumbs. The top thumb is the magicakally active hand Clear your mind, hold the object in your passive hand. Don't be tense. What thoughts or images do you get? Do you want to keep that energy and build upon it or start fresh? Bad energy? Cleanse it with water, the moon, or light of the sun. To charge: 1. Hold the item in your active hand lightly. Clear your mind. Connect to the Earth. 2. Draw energy from the Earth. Envision your hand and the object becoming one, filling it with energy. 3. Your hand will start to tingle. Continue until that feeling fades away.  Hopefully that all makes sense. Any questions, please ask! 

A charm bag is simply a magick spell inside a bag. They are spells in a bag and the most popular way of carrying power items with you. Fill it with magickally charged items, such as: herbs crystals stones charms essential oils amulets Bag Color Correspondence: Gold: wealth, protection Silver: prosperity, psychicism Yellow: healing, empowerment Orange: communication, messages, travel Green: prosperity, abundance, friendship, growth, nature Blue: peace, calm, wisdom, benevolence Purple: wisdom, mysteries, wealth, grandeur, justice Red: success, strength, romance, protection Pink: love, friendship, healing Brown: house, home, justice, earth, permanence  Black: negative energy I will be covering charms, amulets, and how to magicaklly charge items in the coming posts!

I know I already did a few entries about essential oils, but this one is more specific. I did some research because my sister had some personal items with negative memories and emotions attached to them that she wanted to cleanse. This is what I found.  Lavender Lemon Cypress Grapefruit Frankincense Sage Peppermint Also dead sea salt  What we did, was I gathered together all of the oils from the list that we had on hand, set them out on the counter and let her smell them all. She chose the ones she liked/connected to the most. Those were the ones that we put in the diffuser. While the diffuser was going, she held the objects, one at a time over the flow of the diffuser and concentrated on good things only. Trust your intuition, you'll know when the item feels cleansed. 

Winter solstice to honor the return of the light after the longest night of the year. Celebration of rebirth and new beginnings. Date: Sun transit 0° Capricorn (around December 21) Animals: bear, boar, deer, eagle, owl, robin, squirrel, snow goose, sow, tiger, wren Altar decorations: bells, candles, elves, evergreens, goddess figures, lights, holly, mistletoe, ornaments, pine cones, reindeer, snowflakes, sun symbols, wreath, yule log Colors: red, green, white, silver, midnight blue, gold Crystals: bloodstone, clear quartz, diamond, emerald, garnet, ruby Herbs: blessed thistle, chamomile, ivy, mistletoe, peppermint, rosemary, sage Incense and oils: cedar, cloves, cinnamon, frankincense, juniper, myrrh, peppermint, pine, sweet orange Trees: apple, birch, cedar, chestnut, citrus, fir, holly, juniper, oak, pine, yew Spellwork: inner peace, harmony, heal emotional wounds, letting go, anger, bless home Activities: fire, watch the sun rise, bless things, make p...

The third and final fall harvest. The witches new year.  Date: Sun transit 15° Scorpio (around November 7) Animals: bat, black cat, owl, raven Altar decorations: acorns, apples, cauldron, fall flowers, leaves, nuts, berries, photographs of deceased loved ones, pomegranates Crystals: aquamarine, bloodstone, carnelian, jet, obsidian, onyx, smoky quartz Colors: black, gold, orange, silver, purple, white Herbs: allspice, broom, calendula, comos, chrysanthemum, deadly nightshade, mandrake, mint, nutmeg, rosemary, sage, thistle, wormwood Incense and oils: benzoin, copal, helitrope, mastic resin, sage, sandalwood, sweetgrass, wormwood Trees: apple, hazel, oak, pomegranate  Spellwork: divination, endings, banishing, protection, honoring the dead, getting rid of bad habits, clarity, releasing, past lives, letting go Activities: recreate family recipes, ancestor altar, nature walk, divination, share family stories, carve pumpkins Foods: apples, squash, ...