tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764017940957810132024-02-18T19:24:03.277-08:00Professional WitchMusings on a career in Magick, Miracles & Mysticism.Mark A. Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397122027529775841noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876401794095781013.post-22443663263776859322015-01-26T10:29:00.000-08:002015-01-26T10:29:17.740-08:00A Call for Salt Magick in a Blizzard - January 28th 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Yule 2014</b></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Highest Vision Spell</span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Cleanse & consecrate the crystal by burning the four
resins on charcoal or similar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Empower
with the spell. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The spell is now in the stone & can be recharged all
year long. *</span></div>
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<b>May __________ now be blessed.</b></div>
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<b>The Highest Vision manifest.</b></div>
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<b>Known or unknown, seen or unseen</b></div>
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<b>From piece by piece the truth I glean.</b></div>
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<b>Piece by piece the steps appear</b></div>
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<b>That pave the way now free and clear.</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Copal, Dragon’s Blood, Frankincense,
Myrrh</b></div>
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<b>Within me Highest Vision stir</b></div>
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<b>For the highest good & harming none,</b></div>
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<b>As I will it so let it be done.</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>So mote it be!</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">*Fill in the blank to fine tune. Choose Wisely!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This Spell was inspired by Oprah Winfrey & Deepak Chopra from their last <a href="https://chopracentermeditation.com/" target="_blank">21 Day Meditation Challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> In it Deepak spoke of manifesting the Highest Vision of our lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So I wrote this spell for our coven & community at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Silver-Broom-Ministries/123130577745062" target="_blank">The Silver Broom Ministries.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I post it every year so those far away or those who just can't attend our annual Yule Party can have the spell for launching the new Wheel of the Year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This year Yule falls on Sunday December 21st, which also happens to be a New Moon in Capricorn, perfect for to manifest the Highest Vision of any & all aspects of our lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The ingredients are easy to get online or at any Witch/Magickal supply shop.</span></div>
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<li><b><span style="font-size: small;">Copal</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: small;">Dragon's Blood</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: small;">Frankincense</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: small;">Myrrh</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: small;">1 Clear Quarts Crystal</span></b></li>
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<b>Blessed Yule & Blessed Be,</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Rev. Mark A. Lyons,
President<br />
Drawing the Circle Productions INC.<br />
DrawingtheCircle@aol.com<br />
631-968-8307 <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfWitch" target="_blank">@ProfWitch</a>
on Twitter</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My, what a powerful Beltane
Season it has been. So much to do, so much fun & so much magick since our
Beltane Ritual in the beginning of May, a lot went down that day & since. There are a few hints in my last <a href="http://professionalwitch.blogspot.com/2014/04/beltane-2014-too-cool-for-school.html" target="_blank">Beltane Blog</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To start with we flash mobbed
our own ceremony at Beltane. We held secret rehearsals, about 30 Women / Maenads & myself. I asked two of our
ministers from The Silver Broom Ministries to write the worst ceremony they
could, on purpose. They did. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The circle cast had zero umph (on purpose) the quarter calls were also umphless & in the wrong order (again on purpose) & they scripted the Statement of purpose before Invocations, which is a procedural no-no. Really, it was a masterpiece of faux ca-ca ritual design.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because I am known as a
rather lightning-ish Zeus Archetype, we scripted that I would halt the
ceremony, practically terrifying all in attendance, even those in on the joke.
I stood up, scolded them, took control, did an invocation to Dionysus then said, HIT IT! </span></span><br />
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music began & Pharrell Williams' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOWDb2TBYDg" target="_blank"><i><b>Happy </b></i></a>blasted from the stereo. We got
practically the whole place dancing & really, it was so much fun to watch my
people cut loose & dance without inhibition. A few keenly intuitive people figured it out when they saw 2 really skilled ministers doing it all wrong. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">But on the whole, people were shocked, pissed at me, then stunned when they realized it was all a set up when we started dancing in unison. What a pisser! I had to swear to never try & pull that off again. (I had my fingers crossed, you never know what I will cook up for Beltane.)</span></span></div>
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a major part of my Sacred Mother Maple, split off & crashed to the ground.
We were all set to trim her down the next day in a sacred way, so she got the
job started for us. That was magick in action folks & everyone was a bit astounded
by it all. It was certainly a prelude of the many powerful changes &
manifestation to come. BTW, no one was near it when it happened & no one was hurt.</span></span></div>
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Litha / Summer Solstice & I am personally ready to step into those energies
that my coven calls, <i>The Full Moon of the Sun</i>. Litha is the longest day, so it
would correspond to Full Moon in the sense that the Sun is at its peak. The God
born at Yule has matured & is now a <b>KING</b>, ready to rule & guide us
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been puzzling me about Litha though. The Sun God is at his peak, but it is the first day of the Sun moving into the sign of Cancer, a feminine, cardinal, water sign. </span></span></div>
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of it makes sense, when Summer hits, we do slow down a bit because it just gets
so hot for the next 3 months, at least on Long Island. It is the perfect time to literally &
figuratively chill out, rest, take vacation & look back upon all that has
happened in the last 6 months since Yule. But the Sun, is a King, in the sign
of Cancer? That made no sense. So, I asked my Gods about this. </span></span></div>
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Archetype is placed in my chart. So when She said to me that She joins the King
/ Zeus in rulership as his Queen, it all clicked into place. This isn’t literal of course,
but it does speak to the Anima/Animus balance, or the Yin/Yang, Lunar/Solar,
Goddess/God energies within us. </span></span><br />
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quickly & was greatly clarifying, it also came with a warning. It is an
extremely powerful, creative & very Emotional time. I was reminded of a
quote from Abraham-Hicks. </span></span></div>
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you were driving your vehicle at 100 miles per hour and you hit a tree, you
would experience a very big crash. However, if you were to hit the same tree
while your vehicle was traveling at just five miles per hour, the outcome would
be considerably different. See the speed of your vehicle like the power of your
desire. In other words, the more you want something, or the longer you have
been focusing upon your desire, the faster the Energy moves. The tree, in our
analogy, represents the resistance, or the contradictory thoughts, that may be
present. </i></b></span></span><br />
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not pleasant to hold powerful desires in the midst of great resistance. Some
try to remedy the imbalance by slowing down their vehicle. In other words, they
deny their desire, or they try to release it, and sometimes, with great effort,
they are able to diffuse the power of their desire to some degree, but by far,
the better remedy would be to reduce your level of resistance.” Abraham</i></b></span></span></div>
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potential to increase the power of our desire / Fire / Solar energies, but
have to keep an eye on our emotions to navigate, avoiding the ‘trees’ as it were,
by reducing our resistance to the things we want to be, do & have. Not
easy, but doable. It does take practice & since I’m not very good at
slowing down in that sense, I am getting better at avoiding the trees through something my
guides call ‘But-less’ desire.</span></span></div>
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us want things, we feel the desire & then we follow it with a big BUT.
Like, I’d really love to travel the world, BUT…
I’d really like to eat that chocolate, BUT… I’d really enjoy having a partner in life,
BUT… You see this is conditioned in us since
childhood, let along the thousands of past lives where we learned to but into
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holding my desires, fanning the flames as it were without sticking my
but in it. I think this is what visualization is about at its core. We visualize
the things we want to be, do & have without the resistance of why we can’t
have it. We imagine ideal scenes free of resistance, just letting ourselves
have the experience of what it would feel like to be, do or have what is wanted,
without the rest of the contradictory stuff getting n there.</span></span></div>
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mind takes over & we wipe our buts all over the energy we just generated
via visualization. I see well trained witches do this too. They will spend
hours drafting a spell, writing it like a contract, going over every line, gathering
the right correspondent magickal carriers, even working with astrological timing for the
perfect day & moment to cast.</span></span></div>
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buts around like it’s last call at the singles bar. Enough of that says Zeus
& Hera to me. Just hold the delicious feeling of the desire & watch
what happens. This isn’t about faith, or belief. It is about knowing. Know that
you came into the world from spirit to create. Know that it’s all just a
quantum hologram, an illusion of separation, a dream, an hour upon the stage to strut
& hopefully not fret so much.</span></span></div>
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to choose what you think & especially say these next 3 months. Litha
corresponds to the 5<sup>th</sup> Chakra, the Throat. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Grace of the Throat
is Counsel, the Shadow Passion is Gluttony. Since the power of the Throat
Chakra is Will Power or Choice Power, this makes sense. Will we choose to speak
to ourselves & others in a way that calms & soothes, speaking positively
& in an uplifting way? Or, will we be gluttons of negativity, chewing on ‘what
is,’ or even worse, ‘what was’ rather than 'what could be?’</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully we have a whole
season to practice & perfect our choices of empowerment, choosing
thoughts words & attitudes that empower us & speed us along, but-less
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take care of the trees, you just stay happy, because Litha is coming & the
heat is going to be turned up, as it always is this time of year."</span></span></div>
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very best of the season & that you can keep your but out of your dreams. Do
the Cancerian Crab thing, keep your dreams to yourself or share in sacred space
with those you trust & enjoy the fresh breath that uncontradicted /
but-less desire always brings.</span></span><br />
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631-968-8307 <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfWitch" target="_blank">@ProfWitch</a>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Traditionally speaking, Beltane is the beginning of the 6
month Season of Fertility, ending at Lughnasadh, The Season of Harvest, on
August 2<sup>nd</sup>.</span></span></span><br />
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of year we are midway through the season of Spring, started at Ostara / Vernal
Equinox. Beltane is my hands down favorite Sabbat in
the Witches’ Wheel of the Year. We started both Drawing the Circle Productions (16 years ago) & The Silver Broom Ministries (9 years ago) on Beltane.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We celebrate the sabbat & the anniversaries with a party for our coven, my clients, students &
other active members within our Silver Broom Community. There is a ceremony to mark the sabbat then we build a bonfire
& honor our tradition of doing shots off an Ice Luge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is why we now call the name of the party, “Fire & Ice.” </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Do you hear Pat Benetar in
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Heart of Beltane</span></h2>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beltane is the 4<sup>th</sup> of the 8 sabbats & corresponds
to the 4<sup>th</sup> or Heart Chakra, which manages Emotional Power. </span>Because of the Heart Chakra association, it has a lot of
powerful symbolic coordinates to guide us through the season, if we work it
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<u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tif'eret </span></b></u><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For example, in the Kaballah Tif’eret is the sphere of the
Heart. It holds the power of Harmony & Balance. To put a fine point on it,
it is EMOTIONAL harmony & balance, a tricky feat any time of the year. But
at this sabbat it is highlighted so we can focus on & become empowered with
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<u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Wrath & Fortitude </span></b></u></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">The Shadow of the Heart is Wrath; that emotional anger & rage that possesses us when we are caught off guard & acting unconsciously. Its healing Grace of Fortitude is the emotional strength to slow the momentum of Wrath, open our hearts & forgive, mostly ourselves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beltane is also the symbolic sacrament of Marriage, which is
perfect because it is the sabbat of the Sacred Marriage between God &
Goddess, Sun & Earth, which leads to the consummation of the union &
the fertilizing of the land with divine seed into the womb of the earth. This
is why Beltane is often referred to the ‘Sex Holiday’ & ‘fertilizing the
fields’ often refers to a sacred romp outdoors with a beloved, or close to it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">On a more personal & internal level, it has to do with the known or unknown marriage vows we make to our soul. So many are looking for a soulmate who have not yet mated with their own soul. Beltane is a perfect time to write down those vows & have a wedding within the self. Do you vow to <i>Love, Honor & Cherish</i> yourself, etc..?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> </span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sacred Truth</span></b></u></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">This speaks to the Heart Chakra’s Sacred Truth, “Love is Divine Power.” When we
bring the heart into balance - Tif'eret, consistently tempers our Wrath with Fortitude - Shadow/Grace & make new Vows to Self - Marriage the Heart opens like a valve. We can access a range
of emotions from contentment, through happiness & into the highest states
of emotional freedom, joy, bliss & ecstasy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But what does it take to be emotionally balanced? That’s a
complicated question because we all have very different paths, psychology &
physiology to consider. But there is still some common ground we can examine.
The Course in Miracles states,</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">“Happiness is a decision I must make.” </span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not a
choice, but a decision. I have learned there is a difference between the two: </span></div>
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</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>All choices have consequences. The size of the
choice often determines the size of the consequence, but not always. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes
small physical choices have gigantic consequences. But in retrospect we may
find what we thought was a choice was a decision.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">A decision is life changing & takes our
lives down a different path or way of being. </span></li>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">We make many choices before,
during & after a larger decision. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Like choices, decisions have
consequences. Though as I mentioned above, one may look like the other if we
are not aware of what we are doing & more importantly, how we are feeling. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happiness is a wonderful emotion. It indicates that the
Divine Power of Love is flowing through us & with practice; we can up the
voltage into the higher realms of Joy, Bliss, Ecstasy & Exhilaration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This
is the benefit of a daily spiritual practice within the Heart Chakra &
makes the entire 6 month season of Beltane a lot of fun. Our hearts can blossom
like spring flowers & emit a vibrational perfume that enhances all of our eternal
senses, which leads me to the magick in all of this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If Happiness is a decision that we must individually &
collectively make, then we can decide to imbue its power into our lives &
of course our spells. Earlier I was listening to a meditation by Deepak Chopra
where he said, “Happiness is Viral.” To me this says that we have a greater
power to influence the world when we deliberately decide to set our vibration
at Happy & tend to it from a spark (Yule) to a candle, (Imbolc) to a fire
(Ostara) to now a bonfire at Beltane.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don’t take my word for it. Practice it for yourself, Cast
spells from a place of emotional happiness & then deliberately do your best
to maintain being happy for as long as you can after casting. Though what you
cast for may or may not drop into physical form immediately, you will begin to
see symbolic synchronicities, what Muggles call coincidences, creating a trail
of bread crumbs toward what we want.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In other words, you can’t live a sad story & have a
happy ending. That only happens in fiction. The key to living ‘happily ever
after’ is to generate & maintain an open & happy heart every day until
we eventually croak at our appointed time. This way, regardless of how long we
live, we can live happy & ‘put our hearts’ & ultimately our divine
power, in all that we do. It ain’t easy, but it is so very worth discovering this
power we all have, but rarely consciously use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Too Cool for School</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will however, give a small warning. Many of us have emotional
shields that we've gathered, like armor around our hearts. This just happens as a reaction
to life in this world. Some of us have developed a shell of shields around the
heart chakra, making us ‘Too cool for school.’ </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For example, do you sit in a
corner snarking at weddings when people are risking looking foolish as
they drink & dance the night away? I certainly have, but I made myself outgrow that because I found it to be at its core, cowardice.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The opposite of cowardice is courage. Courage, from the French
word for the heart ‘Coeur,’ is about developing the bravery to crack our
emotional armor, open our hearts & act on the guidance it gives us to let
go & enjoy the moment freely. Simple, but hardly easy as no one is born
with courage, it must be developed.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So if you find yourself at a party, wedding, ritual/ ceremony,
what have you & the cowardice of ‘too cool for school’ kicks in. Stop for a
moment & ask, what am I so afraid of? Has the tribal dictates of the world
bound you emotionally? Can you muster the courage to dance, laugh & participate?
Is ‘too cool for school’ keeping you left back in your personal spiritual curriculum?
Are you in Heart Chakra detention?</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Only you can free yourself from this, but it can be done in
baby steps, allowing you to mature into a spiritually mature emotional adult. As
the Course in Miracles also says:</span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">“In my vulnerability I become invulnerable” </span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is not to be taken literally, but symbolically & more important for
the lessons of Beltane, emotionally. So remember this, to
keep it simple: </span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">‘Too cool for school’ leads to ‘Too cool for happy.’</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wouldn’t you really rather practice that 'Perfect Love &
Perfect Trust' we as Witches are always going on about? Then have at it, crack
open that heart chakra, bring it into balance, heed its guidance & let the
Love & happiness that is divine power influence, everyone around you known
or not & the world as a whole.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Blessed “Happy” Beltane, </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Rev. Mark A. Lyons,
President<br />
Drawing the Circle Productions INC.<br />
DrawingtheCircle@aol.com<br />
631-968-8307 <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfWitch" target="_blank">@ProfWitch</a>
on Twitter</span></b></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Many years ago I struggled to find the overlap & connections between the may thought systems & spiritual practices in my life. As long as I looked purely from the physical & intellectual eyes, it confounded me.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Then one day, after a particularly deep meditation, I was shown that there are 3 Levels of Power in all things archetypally. After some research into the work of Caroline Myss, I had one of those coveted Ah-Ha moments & saw that my life & all that I teach can be categorized into Magick. Miracles & Mysticism.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">In fact, it showed me there is a teachable bridge from one end to another, mapping the energetics of creativity & healing. So, I began to teach this 13 week series as inspired & have been doing so once or twice a year ever since.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the series outline that I teach. Please comment with any questions you might have:</span><br />
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<b><span class="fsl">Magick, Miracles & Mysticism<br /> with Rev. Mark A. Lyons<br /> Admission $30. Reservation Required<br /> <br /> Magick, Miracles & Mysticism is a 13 class series exploring a more in-depth look at metaphysics & spirituality.<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> <br /> Class One: 3 Levels of Power - The Basics<br /> <br /> Class Two: The Chakras Part 1 – Sanskrit & Sacraments<br /> <br /> Class Three: The Chakras Part 2 The Tree of Life & Sabbats<br /> <br /> Class Four: Archetypes Part 1 - The Basics & The Survival Family <br /> <br /> Class Five: Archetypes Part II - The Feminine & Masculine Families<br /> <br /> Class Six:Archetypes Part III - The Divine & Wisdom Families <br /> <br /> Class Seven: Archetypes Part IV - The Healer & Creative Families<br /> <br /> Class Eight: Archetypes Part V - The Action &The Wild Card Families<br /> <br /> Class Nine: Gods & Archetypes<br /> <br /> Class Ten: Healing<br /> <br /> Class Eleven: Alchemy & Incarnating<br /> <br /> Class Twelve: Divine Purpose,The Shamanic Descent & the Dark Night of the Soul<br /> <br /> Class Thirteen: Wrap up & Application</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Rev. Mark A. Lyons,
President<br />
Drawing the Circle Productions INC.<br />
DrawingtheCircle@aol.com<br />
631-968-8307 <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfWitch" target="_blank">@ProfWitch</a>
on Twitter</b></span></span> </span></span></b>Mark A. Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397122027529775841noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876401794095781013.post-15390564263590775432014-04-21T09:52:00.001-07:002014-04-22T07:25:51.042-07:00Witchclass Cycle One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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New Cycle start Monday, April 21st, from 7pm. </h2>
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$10 per class, pay as you go.</h2>
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The Silver Broom</h2>
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46 Railroad Ave, Sayville NY 11782</h2>
<span style="font-size: small;">This is our longest running class series.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Amy Krinner, my best friend & High Priestess, started teaching together 16 years ago to help clarify, educate & provide feedback to the burgeoning amount of information on Witchcraft.</span><br />
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We offer 3 different cycles on Witchcraft:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Witchclass Cycle One: The Basic Art & Science</li>
<li>Witchclass Cycle Two: Spellbook</li>
<li>Witchclass cycle Three: Gods & Goddesses.</li>
</ul>
The cycles need not be taken in order & are geared toward practical application & living a magickal life.<br />
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For more information check out our website at www.drawingthecircle.com. or drop us a message at DrawingTheCircle@aol.com.<br />
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Blessed Be<br />
<br />
Rev. Mark A. Lyons <br />
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<h2>
Witchclass Cycle One Description & Curriculum:</h2>
<br />
<span class="fsl">Whether you’re a Witch, a Witch in training, or just curious, these classes are a fun introduction to the Craft.<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> <br />
With a focus on the Witch’s Rede: “An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will”
students learn the basics in the Art & Science of Witchcraft.<br /> <br />
Join us for another cycle of this educational & enjoyable journey
through the basics of Witchcraft. This 13 week series is in its 14th
year of bringing together Witches of every race, age & spiritual
background. We have trained Mothers & Daughters, Sisters &
Wives. We have taught husbands & brothers, boyfriends &
co-workers alike. We have made friends. We have discovered family. We
have woven a community strand by strand.<br /> <br /> <b>Classes 1 through 11 are open. Classes 12 and 13 are closed,<br /> Private Make up classes are available upon request.</b><br /> <br />
<b>Class One</b> – The Basics of Witchcraft: What is a Witch? What is
Witchcraft? Discussions on: the Witches Rede poetic version, the 13
principals of Witchcraft, Grounding / Centering, Witchcraft as an Art
& Science. What is a Book of Shadows?<br /> <br /> <b>Class Two</b> – Elements
& Sacred Space: What are the 5 elements? Discussion of: elemental
correspondences, the Pentacle, Altars, Purifying / creating sacred space<br /> <br />
<b>Class Three</b> – Basic Spell Casting: How do you cleanse & consecrate?
Discussion of: proper spell ingredients, symbolic correspondences,
timing Magick with the Moon, phrasing your Intent, wording, taglines
& loopholes for safe & effective magick.<br /> <br /> <b>Class Four</b>
-Astrology ( Intermediate Spell Casting): How Astrology effects Magick
& Spellwork. Planet / Sign / House / Intent correspondences.
Astrological aspects & spellwork (New & Full Moon alignments)<br /> <br />
<b>Class Five</b> – Gods & Goddesses (Advanced Spell Casting): How Spirit =
Energy, Plugging spells into divinity, Discussion of different
pantheons, Gods & Goddesses Correspondences.<br /> <br /> <b>Class Six</b> –
The Wheel of the Year: Discussion of: the 8 holidays (holy days) of the
Witch’s year, the 4 seasonal quarters, the 4 seasonal cross quarters,
Seasonal Correspondences, Long-term spellwork, Ceremony / Ritual ideas.<br /> <br />
<b>Class Seven</b> – Circle Casting: What is a Magickal Circle ? What does it
do & how does it work? Programming circles. 6 easy to use versatile
Circle Casts How to write circle casts for all occasions. Hands on
demonstration.<br /> <br /> <b>Class Eight </b>– Quarter Calls: What is a Quarter
Call? Differences between Elements & Elementals. The how-to’s of
Quarter calling: stirring, summoning, calling. How to close Quarters
& Extensive directional correspondences<br /> <br /> <b>Class Nine</b> –
Divination: How a Witch uses divination. We discuss: Tarot, Runes,
pendulum work, scrying & other oracles in the use of witchcraft.
Several quick & easy spreads to help you fine-tune your magick.<br /> <br />
<b>Class Ten</b> – Magickal Tools: Elemental correspondences with the
different tools. How tools are used to focus our own inner power.<br /> Magickal Tools show & tell. Fundamental teaching that “The Power is in the Witch.<br /> <br />
<b>Class Eleven</b> – Ethics & Etiquette & Cycle Review: What is
expected of a proper witch in public ceremonies: Before, During &
After ceremony. Ethical do’s & don’ts when; applying specific
spellwork, healing, in public& when binding / banishing. A review of
classes 1 – 10<br /> <br /> <b>Class Twelve</b> – Ritual Design: Application of
all that was learned in the first 11 classes. Basic ritual outlines from
start to finish. The whole class participates in designing the
Graduation Ceremony.<br /> <br /> <b>Class Thirteen</b> – Graduation Ceremony: Performance of the Ritual designed in Class 12.<br /> <br /> Certificates of Completion given to each student.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Rev. Mark A. Lyons,
President<br />
Drawing the Circle Productions INC.<br />
DrawingtheCircle@aol.com<br />
631-968-8307 <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfWitch" target="_blank">@ProfWitch</a>
on Twitter</b></span></span> </span></span>Mark A. Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397122027529775841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876401794095781013.post-47027903208935697092014-03-17T11:23:00.003-07:002014-03-17T12:49:31.774-07:00Taking Ostara Personally<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ostara, at the time I am writing this, is a few days away.
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ostara / Vernal – Spring Equinox is a very powerful sabbat
in the Witch’s Wheel of the Year. Not only can we take another step magickally in
the spells / intentions we started at Yule / Winter Solstice:</span><span style="font-size: large;">We shift from the 2<sup>nd</sup> Chakra / Sacrum
1 on 1 relationship dynamic</span><span style="font-size: large;"> to the 3<sup>rd</sup> Chakra / Solar Plexus our
relationship with ourselves. In other words, we enter the terrain of Personal Power.</span><br />
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The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz</h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have always been a proponent of The Four Agreements by Don
Miguel Ruiz. As a Witch, it’s just a very wise thought system based on ancient
Toltec wisdom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Personal power issues & wisdom lessons are year round if
not daily. Following our gut is the simplest way to start practicing &
refining our own self empowerment. The Solar plexus is the seat of Survival
Intuition, the turn left, turn right guidance we are constantly offered.
Whether we feel & act upon it accordingly is squarely in the center of
personal empowerment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When your Solar Plexus says NO & you say YES, you are
sabotaging yourself. Period! Sure, small choices may seem small, but that’s the
paradox of wisdom isn’t it: small things are big & big things are small
very often on the spiritual path.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But there’s a more subtle & challenging aspect to all of
this. Hence my above reference to The Four Agreements. They follow as such:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This blog is about #2</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don Miguel Ruiz goes into each one in the book heavy duty.
The whole book is life changing as is his follow up, <i><b>The Mastery of Love</b></i>, where
he applies the agreements to personal relationships. There is of course a
steady focus on the relationship with your Self/self.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But what draws my attention the most is the 2<sup>nd</sup>
Agreement of the four, “Don’t take anything personally.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What could be more important at Ostara than a claiming of
personal responsibility by making an agreement to practice, at least till
Beltane / May 1<sup>st</sup> to not take anything personally? It sets up a
boundary to contain your own focus as well as protect yourself from emotional
hell rides that delay you manifesting what you really want in your life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To me it’s right up there with forgiveness, kindness &
spiritual practice. Not taking things personally is a spiritual practice
because you have to understand what’s really going on, which leads us to the Shadow & Grace of Ostara & the Solar Plexus Chakra, Entitlement &
Understanding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The Solar Plexus is the Yellow One</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you take things personally & you get that knot in
your stomach, look & see if there is an aspect of Entitlement at work. Entitlement
is a tricky shadow, well they all are tricky, but this one particularly so
because it is so very easy to spot in others, but not so much in ourselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What is Entitlement as a Shadow Passion? We can identify it
easily on TV, especially reality TV. It is a sense of being owed something we
didn’t earn or attract via our own life process of growth. We liken it to Princess Syndrome or The Brat Child Archetype. It’s toxic & nauseating,
because it hits right in the stomach. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I discuss this more in last year’s Ostara
Blog: <a href="http://professionalwitch.blogspot.com/2013/03/understanding-ostara.html" target="_blank">Understanding Ostara</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What the Four Agreements give us is a framework in which we
can understand what’s happening to us & others when we are possessed by the
Shadow of Entitlement. That Understanding is the only Grace I have ever found
to untie that knot in myself whether it is my own shadow or another wresting with
Entitlement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Classic case of Entitlement vs Understanding</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So we can quite literally go with our guts through Ostara,
keeping in mind that if we take things personally, we will derail & delay
our own process, growth & the manifestations of what is wanted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It behooves us to re-estimate day to day on how we feel in
this chakra. One of the powers it manage is Self Esteem, the basic verb of self
empowerment. When it twists, it’s an indication that we are thinking something
without the Understanding that our soul has on the subject. So we can hear that
alarm in our stomachs, pull back, reevaluate & re-estimate where we are in
the moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Does this really have anything to do with me? Am I taking
this personally? Does this trigger my own unfinished business inside? Am I
playing Victim? Did I not keep my personal boundaries & Honor code in tact?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It’s a lot to look at & I am sure from personal
experience that taking ‘personal time’ is essential to my own process. Without
it, the alchemy from Entitlement to Understanding or lead to gold takes longer.
But if I listen to the wakeup call, pull back & claim personal space, I can
begin the alchemy by entering into the sacrament associated with the Solar Plexus – Confession.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The good news is, I just need to confess my issues to myself & the Divine. If confessing to another
person is required, I know who to turn to. But if I confess it to everyone & in a
toxic way, it turns into gossip. So yes, even Gossip into Confession is
alchemical lead into gold. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It’s just really easy to alchemize it from gold to
lead again. Personal power, boundaries, self esteem, intuition, self
empowerment, it’s a lot, but we have a whole season to refine our personal power.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I wish you a very blessed Ostara. It’s a Witchcraft week
for me. I won’t have a day off till Sunday & even then, there’s stuff going
on. But I will be traveling & teaching in New Jersey at <a href="http://professionalwitch.blogspot.com/2012/11/jeans-place-my-home-away-from-home.html" target="_blank">Jean’s Place: TheSacred Hearth.</a> We’ll be making Ostara Eggs & sitting round a bonfire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Personally, that feels empowering to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blessed Ostara,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Rev. Mark A. Lyons,
President<br />
Drawing the Circle Productions INC.<br />
DrawingtheCircle@aol.com<br />
631-968-8307 <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfWitch" target="_blank">@ProfWitch</a>
on Twitter</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The Divine Order Potion </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">By Pisces Sun & Virgo Moon.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">By your Magick Our Will be done.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pisces Water & Virgo Salt</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Divine Order we now Exalt</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Holy Water, Sacred Brine</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Their blessings be on you Divine </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That all you touch will blessed be</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">With Order of Divinity.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The path we walk to craft & serve.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the Highest Good & Harming None</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I will it so let it be done.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">SMIB</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The truth is, Divine Order is always at work in our lives.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This potion will help to clear you & whatever it touches in a way that can bring you & it into the flow.</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What do I want?</b>: </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To make a Holy Water based potion </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>blessed with high emotion</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>to release all aspects of life into the flow of Divine Order</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><b>Why do I want it?</b>: </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So
I can relax into the process & know for once & for all </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>that all aspects from big/general</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">to small /specific are being handled by the Divine.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In this I can relax & trust, go downstream,</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">enjoy the ride knowing all is in Divine Order.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Emotional Guidance Scale of Content to Joy.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><b>1 Gallon of Water</b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><b>Essential Oils</b></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><b>Stones</b></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Arrange 6 stones in a hexagon around the bowl of
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span> Carnelian-Jade-Jasper-Sapphire - Virgo</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Large Bowl</b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><b>Wooden Spoon </b></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Find a steady feeling place about your life in general</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">or any subject you like. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>anywhere from Contentment to Joy.</span></span></li>
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Pour most but not necessarily all the water in the bowl</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> set aside the smaller bottles for
decanting.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Place the salt with the bowl & the oils</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Surround with 6 of any of the stones listed above .</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Chant each line as you add each ingredient.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Keep chanting the line until the ingredient is
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>& stirred deosil (clockwise) at least 3X with a wooden
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>before continuing to the next line / ingredient.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>When all ingredients are added, </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>chant the spell with as much feeling as you can.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Even if you are feeling Ease & Contentment, </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>say it with that feeling.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Charge the water with this feeling as you stir.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>When the power peaks finish the spell with so
mote it be.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Keep the feeling as long as you can, as the
water settles.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Ground & Center</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Add the Holy Water into the rest of the gallon
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>Shake & decant into smaller bottles.</span></span></li>
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year the Leo Full Moon falls on a Friday that just happens to also be
Valentine's Day. That is a powerful symbolic & planetary alignment. I
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uncontradicted desire while you light a candle & chant the words,
feeling as joyful, easy, warm & fun as you can.</b></span></div>
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just chill, let it go. Go have fun any way you can, small or large. Enjoy
yourself & let things unfold. When you notice the candle, just bask
for as long as 68 seconds & you allow the magick to flow even more.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Imbolc 2014: From a Bonfire
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<span style="font-size: large;">Imbolc/Midwinter is here.
Thank the Gods! But it always comes. It is part of the cycle, another spoke of
the Wheel of the Year. Imbolc is the 2<sup>nd</sup> sabbat in the Wheel. It marks
the halfway point of the Winter season, Groundhog’s Day, Feb 2<sup>nd</sup>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, the scheduled day is always February 2<sup>nd</sup>.
But the astrological moment when the Sun hits 15 degrees Aquarius (Astrological cross quarter) is often days
later. This year it falls on Tuesday February 4<sup>th</sup>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the biggest Witch’s
tricks is aligning with the best of wherever you are in the solar & lunar cycles. It sounds so simple, but is not always easy. But hey, surfing the tides of nature is what
being a Witch is to me. It is just <i>wiser </i>in my experience to align with the
flow of nature & go downstream. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Am I “24/7” about it? Is anyone? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course I’m not. I forget every day. But that’s why sabbats are
significant for me. They are reminders in my calendar with
strong symbolic power. I get to choose whether or not I remember to
let go, find clarity & cast my spells into that flow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I usually have 1
spell that I will start at Yule & repeat at each following sabbat for the year. I know exactly what I’m going to cast this sabbat & the following through
the year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I’ve found by teaching the
Craft over the decades that it doesn’t matter at what point someone starts
doing ‘sabbat work.’ The flow is always present, just slow down. Focus on where
you are in the Wheel & tune yourself to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each sabbat gives a different passage
into that same flow, if you want it enough. The more you know about the sabbats,
the more opportunities you get to access the flow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All the sabbats are solar, so I work with the element of fire; the power of desire & will.
Will is about choice & decision. Think about the choice to light a fire
under your ass or to a decision to pursue your passion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because the magick I start at Yule is my seed intention for the year, I cast with a big ass Yule Fire.
Yule is Birth & it takes a lot of energy to birth something. My coven builds a big pyre in
our big fire cauldron outside. We cast our spells into it. Like the one I
blogged about this past <a href="http://professionalwitch.blogspot.com/2013/12/yule-spell-for-2013-everythings-working.html" target="_blank">December</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now at Imbolc, I work candle
magick. A bonfire is nice, but personally, it’s way too cold to
stand outside for that long. A candle is
more focused than a pyre & easier to tend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Imbolc is also
called Candlemas by other traditions & religions, a day of blessing candles. So we have a gigantic group mind / thought-form momentum adding power. It is a big wave to ride.</span></div>
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with the 2<sup>nd</sup> Chakra, right below the navel. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">It’s our sex drive, creativity & ‘gut feelings’ in a very yes/no way. ‘Go with your
gut’ is highlighted. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"> In Sanskrit it is <i>Svadhisthana</i>: One's own place or sweetest abode. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">It is associated with </span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">Yesod </span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">the </span><span style="font-size: large;">Kabalistic </span><span style="font-size: large;">Sefirot from
the Tree of Life, a phallic / creative power. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"> The Christian Sacrament is Communion. Which to me is about seeing the sacred context within any 1 on 1 relationship.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The corresponding Grace is Piety. A word we have lost the true meaning of. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">The Shadow is Greed which makes sense in dealing with the sex, money & power aspects of the chakra.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here’s how I boil it down for myself. Imbolc is linked to the 2<sup>nd</sup> Chakra which manages the power of 1 on 1
relationships: my relationship to other individuals, my relationship with
money, my relationship with The Divine is even highlighted here because the common name of the 2<sup>nd</sup> Chakra is <i><b>The Sacral Chakra</b></i>, indicating <i><b>sacred</b></i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It’s a lot to cast for. So I'm
taking the Aquarian route, since it is so astrologically available. Rise above it
for awhile. See the larger picture. Get clarity about what I want for the
whole. Cast for it, then go with the flow. It should be an interesting sabbat
as it is also Superbowl Sunday.</span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">So, if you are going to bet, bet
with your 2<sup>nd</sup> Chakra.</span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Amongst all of this, I’m getting
ready for New York Fashion Week this coming Thursday so… Yeah, I know what I’m
casting for along with my spell for this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the moment I’m writing this,
it is just after New Moon on Thursday January 30<sup>th</sup>. So, the magick
has already begun. I just did quite a lovely bit of spellwork at my altar &
have a charming little talisman to conceal during NYFW. I do every year
actually.</span><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">I’m not kidding when I say I’m a Professional Witch!</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every little bit of magick I
can do now & through till next Thursday is only going to make this year's fashion adventure more fun than ever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I encourage you, take some
time before Sunday to slow down, chill & ask for clarity of desire. Get in
touch with what you really want for your life. Think about it. Focus your mind –
Aquarius – Fixed Air/Thought. Then zap it in a candle that goes with what you
want. Anoint it with oil that matches (Olive Oil works in a pinch) and
have at it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whether you are strengthening
& focusing on what you started at Yule, starting something new, or coming
your first time to Imbolc, really… Have at it! Feel the power of your own fire
& it will illuminate steps ahead on your way toward it.<b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Take the steps that feel best & then
light up again.</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(I realize that last part is
going to be interpreted in many ways, but I mean self illumination.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Go with the flow folks. I
wish you the best of the best of the season, because that’s what I want too. May
it find you & wish me luck for Fashion Week.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Blessed Imbolc. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rev. Mark A. Lyons,
President<br />
Drawing the Circle Productions INC.<br />
DrawingtheCircle@aol.com<br />
631-968-8307 <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfWitch" target="_blank">@ProfWitch</a>
on Twitter</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> Yule, The Fool & The Potion Witch</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Last night was the first of 4 Yule ceremonies for me. Yule/Winter
Solstice is one of my favorite sabbats, though Beltane is number 1 on my list,
of course. But after being in & out of the Underworld since Mabon (See my
<a href="http://professionalwitch.blogspot.com/2013/10/samhain-2013-via-mabon-mystic-man.html" target="_blank">Mabon – Samhain Blog</a>) Yule is a welcome breath of fresh life.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Yule ceremony last night was at The Silver Broom
Ministries in Sayville. We charged the <a href="http://professionalwitch.blogspot.com/2013/12/yule-spell-for-2013-everythings-working.html" target="_blank">Yule Spell</a> that I posted last time. It
was a lot of fun. I have to say that I did some of my best work on that spell. The
rhyme may not be 100% but if you count, each line has 8 syllables, 1 per each
sabbat of the Wheel of the Year. I am a Virgo, what can I say?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">So having popped up from the Underworld this last time
(for now) a few days ago, I can only say that I feel great. I got to chill in
the 8<sup>th</sup> Chakra for a longer span of time & the inspiration I
received was like gold, mined from the depth of the Unconscious Mind. I’m
feeling refreshed & eager for the new Solar Year.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Solar Cycles of our lives have a greater sway on us than
we often realize. Just consider the literal seasons. Yule is the first official
day of Winter & here on Long Island, NY we get it in full. We take to
bundling up, settling in after the rush of the various holidays & returning
to some aspects of hibernation.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Yet the Birth energy of Yule urges us to plant
the seeds of what we want garnered from the review of the past year. I got my
clarity because I took my time feeling out my life. I know what I want more
clearly than ever before & my intentions are lined up.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">So, with intentions & spells written I am ready to leap
into the new. OK, it doesn’t feel like a leap so much as a set of baby steps.
But since this sabbat has to do with the Birth of the Sun, we are all like
energetic babies, fresh from the womb of our own internal mothering of the past
few months. Sure I’m not ready to run out & take the world by the balls.
You just don’t send a baby to work day 1 do you?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">No, you keep it warm, safe & fed, 3 things, at least,
that I’m doing very well with & intending to continue till at least the
next sabbat of Imbolc in February. But for now, it’s all about creating my new
year with fresh perspective & taking a symbolic leap of faith via small
steps. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The seeds of my personal magick to be done are clear in my mind &
having to do with a new Annual Patron, success & expansion. I feel like I
am perched on top of a cliff, just one step away from the unknown. That image
is very familiar to me. It’s like the card of the Fool in the Tarot.</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">The Leap awaits with 1 step</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Fool is the Major Arcana card numbered 0, between the
last card in the cycle of The World (21) & the first card of the cycle The
Magician (1). That’s where I am, between the old & new, poised for the 1
baby step that may cause plummet or flight. That’s the risk isn’t it, fall or
fly. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully I know what I’m doing & though sometimes we drop a bit, the
momentum from the nosedive can be redirected into a meteoric rise. But that’s
an everyday thing too isn’t it? The moment our eyes open each morning, we are
the Fool ready with 1 step to take the risk of sinking of soaring. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">My symbolic seeds are many. For starters, I’m starting
January with something I’ve never done before. Every Friday for the foreseeable
future I will be doing phone readings. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Need a reading?</i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I always shied away from it as I much
prefer the face to face intimacy of a private reading. But I have been doing
them for years for out of state clients or for those who couldn’t get to my
office in Sayville. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">My guides don’t care about distance, being non-physical &
all. So I’m putting it out there. On available Fridays I will spend a good
chunk of the day in jammies with a full pot of coffee & read from a comfy
spot on my couch or in my extremely cloud-like bed. YAY, I love being Self
employed.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I’m also launching a new 13 week series of Witchclass Cycle
Three – Gods & Goddesses. </span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"> This should be fun</span></i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Each week I’ll be teaching 3 hour classes diving
deep into the Hellenic Greek Gods; their myth, archetypal make up &
magick. The Gods we’ll be working with
are: Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Circe, Demeter, Dionysus, Eros, Hades,
Harmonia, Hephaestus, Hera, Heracles, Hermes, Hestia, Hygeia, Pan, Persephone, Poseidon
& of course Zeus. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Zeus is my personal patron for this New Year & I’m
really looking forward to embodying his power in the clearest, cleanest, best
feeling way possible while trying o manage the lightning risk to myself &
others.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">But for now, I’ve got more Yule Gifts to make. I decided to
go the potion route this year. I’m actually a pretty good Potion Witch. I’m no Severus
Snape, but I can mix a pretty magickal concoction. Ask anyone I’ve ever made a
cocktail for. (See the <a href="http://professionalwitch.blogspot.com/2012/08/shot-spells-for-magickal-party.html" target="_blank">Shot Spells Blog</a>.) </span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"> Whatever could they be?</span></i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I’m not going to reveal what the
actual potions are at the moment, as they are gifts. But you know me, I’ll
share them once they have been delivered. But let’s just say they were inspired
& some of the more powerful ones I’ve ever made, not to mention very practical.
You’ll see, or should I say Yule see!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Until then, I’ve got a lot on my plate. No rest for the Witch…
I used to say no rest for the Wiccan, but I’m not technically Wiccan anymore. I’m
an Eclectic Witch; hence my exploration & practice of the Greek Gods, A
Course in Miracles, The Law of Attraction, Sanskrit Mantras & the Gods only
know what else I’m forgetting & coming next down the pike.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I can only say that I’m going to do my best to cultivate Joy,
Ease, Flow, Grace & a few other things I have brewing up my sleeve, pardon
the mixing of metaphor. But I sense with this high of an energy, this early on
that I’ve got a good momentum going. It will be fun to see how it comes
together. Regardless, I’m feeling ready, reborn, refreshed & ready to
teach, read, heal, counsel & all the other stuff I love to do as a Professional
Witch.</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"> My son Sabastian blissed out in the Vortex</span></i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Consider yourself invited to join in on the wild ride that this
next solar year can bring. I’ll be doing my best to ride the surf, go
downstream, get in the Vortex, live on a high flying disc & do my thing
with as much laughter, eagerness & style as I can muster. In this way, the
Yule Fire I’ll be lighting will be under my ass, as 2014 is going to be a busy
year.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you all the best of the Season & may the Gods
themselves hold you close in their love & guidance.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Blessed Be & Blessed Yule </span></b>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Rev. Mark A. Lyons, President<br />
Drawing the Circle Productions INC.<br />
DrawingtheCircle@aol.com<br />
631-968-8307 <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfWitch" target="_blank">@ProfWitch</a> on Twitter</span></b></div>
Mark A. Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397122027529775841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876401794095781013.post-40726160817573386762013-12-16T10:24:00.000-08:002013-12-20T22:28:50.336-08:00Yule Spell for 2013: Everything’s Working Out for Me.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-G3jgjgINtzLYKN4uuyuNOvYtykixjwUSs8cn5JHni3flFKJVag98DW9g0AE95wOPDbb_u9U2NiYmKdb_vIUrOg9KqdFAELXIv9XbQ4VOi149PgEhyvgxjUhSiDymU4WcKTl8LKG_-Nd6/s1600/YulePouches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-G3jgjgINtzLYKN4uuyuNOvYtykixjwUSs8cn5JHni3flFKJVag98DW9g0AE95wOPDbb_u9U2NiYmKdb_vIUrOg9KqdFAELXIv9XbQ4VOi149PgEhyvgxjUhSiDymU4WcKTl8LKG_-Nd6/s400/YulePouches.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><b>Every year Amy & I whip up Yule spells in pouch form to give away as a thank you to the people who keep <a href="http://www.drawingthecircle.com/" target="_blank">Drawing the Circle Productions</a> & <a href="http://www.thesilverbroomministries.org/" target="_blank">The Silver Broom Ministries</a> going.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><b>Since not everyone can get to the events we offer, I always offer the actual spell & ingredients to the general public in advance.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><b>So, here's the Yule spell for 2013. It is a 'burning spell' meaning you can burn the contents of the pouch in a Yule Fire or something similar. But it can also be carry as a pouch, as it is highly aromatic & will work just the same.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><b>I'll be <a href="http://professionalwitch.blogspot.com/2013/12/yule-fool-potion-witch.html" target="_blank">blogging about my own experiences of the sabbat soon</a>. I will be referring to this spell in that post for sure.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><b>Here it is. Have at it. Let me know how it works for you in the comments. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><b>Blessed Be & Blessed Yule</b></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><b>Rev. Mark A. Lyons, President<br />
Drawing the Circle Productions INC.<br />
DrawingtheCircle@aol.com<br />
631-968-8307 @ProfWitch on Twitter</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Yule Spell for 2013: Everything’s Working out for me.</b></span></span></div>
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<b>Ingredients: </b></div>
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<b>Air</b>: Maple shavings, Sage Oil</div>
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<b>Fire</b>: Peppermint Oil, Rosemary Oil,</div>
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<b>Water</b>: Birch shavings, Tonka Bean Oil, </div>
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<b>Earth</b>: Barley & Patchouli Oil,
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>By Peppermint & Tonka Bean</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Everything’s working out for me.</b></span></div>
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By Barley, Birch & Rosemary</div>
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Everything’s working out for me.</div>
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By Maple, Sage & Patchouli</div>
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Everything’s working out for me.</div>
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By Breeze, by Blaze, by Wave, by Tree</div>
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By Stone, by Wind, by Flame, By Sea</div>
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Everything’s working out for me.</div>
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Clear my mind so I may see</div>
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Everything’s working out for me.</div>
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Inspire creativity.</div>
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Everything’s working out for me.</div>
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I create my reality.</div>
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My way is blessed my path is free</div>
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Ease & flow in high degree.</div>
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To find the feeling is the key</div>
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The Gods & Angels all agree.</div>
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For the Highest Good I Decree</div>
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As 1 & 1 & 1 make 3</div>
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As I will it so mote it be.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meditation is a spiritual staple on the path toward becoming more authentic, clear & wise. It is that last part, wise, that concerns the Witch the most, because Witch means 'Wise person.' But we have some pretty odd perceptions & beliefs about meditation here in the west, probably because the concept of meditation originated in the eastern world thousands of years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As a spiritual teacher I hear a lot of people say, "I can't meditate" or "I can't quiet my mind long enough." This has lead me to understand that our western perceptions are faulty on the subject. So it is that I often instruct them to clarify for themselves what the word means to them, if not to everyone in the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For example, I divide meditation into 2 similar but different categories & since I've used the words already, I will use Eastern Practice & Western Practice for clarity. The Eastern approach has many different traditions & techniques associated with it. We consider this from our western perspective to be sitting in Lotus Position for hours, chanting or sitting silently. No wonder we think this is impossible in the west. Who has that kind of time to sit in silence? When my students really balk at the idea, I refer them to the 2nd category I am describing next.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Western Practice is just as huge in its derivations, though not as ancient obviously. Hypnosis, Silva Mind Control, Guided Imagery, Pathworking & the extremely popular Creative Visualization are all forms of what I consider meditation born in the west. Even spacing out watching TV or listening to music fits into this category. So I have found a decent definition that bridges both east & west.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meditation is essentially focusing the mind, not essentially stopping it from thinking. The nature of the mind is to think, so stopping it from doing its job isn't exactly the goal. Rather it is about redirecting the mind via focus. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Consider the word contemplation. What happens when you contemplate something, anything? You focus your mind upon it to the exclusion of other stimuli inside or outside of the self.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Granted, as a culture, we're not so contemplative in the west. We're more impulsive. Yet some of my strongest & most inspired impulses came after a period of focus via some form of meditation eastern or western. I have studied & practiced forms on both sides & even experienced some which really bridge both worlds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What does this have to do with the Witch & Witchcraft as a spiritual path & practice? Well, just about everything. Keep in mind, I'm not bound by a tradition in my spiritual practice. I'm a proud Eclectic Witch, picking & choosing what works for me as I go along my Wisdom Path, which is what Witchcraft is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have sat for hours in silence, visualized, been hypnotized & even chanted myself to bliss using both Sanskrit & English words. I've followed my breath, counted from 1 - 10 over & over, as well as studied <a href="http://ishaya.com/" target="_blank">The Ishaya's Ascension</a>, probably the most simple & effective form I have ever experienced.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But like anything else I do, I like to mix it up. There's no doubt now that the benefits of meditation are more than spiritual. It has been shown to have immediate beneficial effect on our physiology, mental health & emotional balance. It has been studied, a lot, even by scientists & the medical profession to the point where it is recommended in a general way for our healing in all areas of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The best part of being an Eclectic Witch is that I sample most of them sooner or later. Like a new pair of shoes, they don't always feel 'normal' at first. If I'm trying to achieve a specific goal, like bliss or clarity, I often find myself disappointed at first try. Just like new shoes, I need to walk in them for awhile. Leading me to a brilliant quote that I learned from Caroline Myss, one of my favorite long distance teachers...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But here in the west, we demand so much perfection that we exclude the idea of gradual practice to achieve our goals both inner & outer. But I find, in time, that those new shoes loosen up & comfort comes the more I practice any form of meditation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is my advice to anyone, Witch or not, about meditation: try a bunch of them. Shop around & find a handful of both eastern & western forms. Browse YouTube videos, as there are tons of them on there. Read the classics both ancient & contemporary. I've been teaching & leading meditation for decades & I'm still discovering new forms that really work for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've even tried the 21 day meditation challenges presented by Oprah Winfrey & Deepak Chopra. These are great for me because all I have to do is register, click a button & follow along. Plus, they are FREE! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But as I said, I'm an eclectic, so I weave & wander my way through many techniques, usually blending eastern practice one day & western the next, or sometimes even later in the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love meditation & I don't know how people get through their lives, let alone a day without it. I know I can be a crazy person by noon if I don't start my day without some kind of centering, focusing & yes, even silence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, at the time I am writing this, it is the Monday before Thanksgiving 2013. I have to pack a week's worth of work into 3 days so I can take 2 off on Thursday & hopefully Friday. We shall see. But that said, I invite you to join me in slowing down, if even for 15 minutes each day to digest what has already come into our systems & let it settle so we can make room for the new.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this, it is my intention to launch myself peacefully into the rush of the Holiday Season with all of it's chaos by being a centered, clear & focused as I can be, little by little as I practice my way daily toward eventual perfection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Rev. Mark A. Lyons, President<br />
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to Balance Magick & Spirit</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Needed: black candle, white candle, anointing oils</span> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>( I use oils that fit the need, one dark & earthy & one light & floral)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Anoint each candle & set the black on the left & white on the right.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size: small;">Empower with these words</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">OK, the title alone is misleading because technically
Samhain doesn’t hit until the Sun is 15 degrees in Scorpio, which is Thursday,
November 7<sup>th</sup>, 2013. But for all intents & purposes, we’re
already in it. It is also misleading because Samhain is a whole season, not
just a day. Sure, we mark the beginning, but it doesn’t truly end its month and
a half cycle till Yule / Winter Solstice or its 3 month run at Imbolc, February
2<sup>nd</sup>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But since we are already knee deep in the energy of the
season I have some things I want to share. Yes, I have been in & out of the
Underworld a handful of times since Mabon / Autumnal Equinox. Hell, I’ve been
in & out of the Underworld more times than I care to count in this life. We
all have. So I want to share my Underworld Survival Guide in this post because,
like any good tour guide, I have lived in, survived & served in the
terrain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mapping the Underworld is only a so-so deal because it is so
unique to each of us. The scenery changes so quickly when you are in it that
it’s tricky to relate the landscape to one whom hasn’t consciously been there.
But there are some features that are universal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spiritual Madness by Caroline Myss </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Madness for example, is a common point of interest for the
night tripper or for those who linger longer. I’m going to draw a fine line
between Spiritual Madness & common insanity here, though insanity seems
uncommon, it’s not really. We all have our moments, don’t we? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But Spiritual
Madness is one I see occasionally in myself & more often in the energies of
those new to the spiritual path. Spiritual or Divine Madness is typified by a
change in perception that destroys previously conceived ideas we thought were
truth, but never were.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Imagine someone who has always felt victimized having a
lightning bolt of “I create my own reality” whack them in the 3<sup>rd</sup>
Eye. That changes everything. Or consider someone all of a sudden feeling the
life force of a tree & experiencing the pain of watching one cut down. If
they try to explain what they are experiencing to someone who isn’t so aware,
they appear mad. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So it goes with Spiritual Truth. It destroys our illusions
& we often go through period where we feel crazy, but really, it is
spiritual madness as your system integrates higher & higher truths.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another big hallmark of the Underworld is facing the Shadow.
Whether you address the subject spiritually, psychologically or both, it has
never been an easy task to face & embrace our individual, let along
collective shadows. But if we don’t, we get possessed by them. They rule us
like a virus in a computer. You can tell this after the fact when you say, “I
don’t know what came over me.” Which really means something buried in the
unconscious came up via the subconscious & up into the conscious mind. Not
pretty at all, but necessary for healing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I refer you to the work of Caroline Myss, especially her book
Defy Gravity. In this, she defines 7 Shadow Passions that are actually updated
forms of the 7 deadly sins. Thankfully she also relates the 7 corresponding
Graces, which act as powers of healing for each shadow. Here is the list &
yes, they correspond to the Chakras as well:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sloth</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By tracking our shadow via the Chakras we can embrace
ourselves a bit more compassionately & invoke the healing Graces. But you
know, I also layer into this the 8 Sabbats of the Wheel of the Year; 1
Chakra/Shadow/Grace per Sabbat. But,
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The Wheel of the Year</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At Samhain we get the opportunity to review it all & do
the interior healing & maintenance needed to start fresh at Yule. This
makes a lot of sense, as we die to the old we are reborn to the new, especially
as the old self dies & the new self is reborn. Traversing the Underworld is
tricky, but necessary for the Witch who wants to deliberately create their
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are many road signs, mysteries & landmarks in the
Underworld. As I said, mapping it is very personal & I could spend days
illuminating the many I have found. But all of that aside I only know 1 way of
healing it as you go & being elevated back into the Upper-world, as it were.
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<span style="font-size: large;">In my experience the whole process of letting go of the past isn't possible without forgiveness & the version we have been sold is faulty. Nor do I find much of a context for forgiveness in Witchcraft. No, you find more black candles & rusty nail spells than the spiritual practice of forgiveness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That said, we can expand as magickal people into the depths of True Forgiveness, based on the quantum model of all thing being part of a unified field. This is why I turn to A course in Miracles, which presents the truth that not only are we all connected, we are all ONE in truth. In this, no matter who we appear to forgive, "All Forgiveness is Self Forgiveness."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So as I prepare myself for Yule via Samhain I will certainly withdraw my focus from this world a bit. Better that than to keep repeatedly being trap-doored into the Underworld. But should I find myself Underworld-ed, I will utilize the wisdom I have gained from previous forays there. Above all else though, I will use my alchemical power of Forgiveness to transform my interior lead to Golden Wisdom, gain the insight necessary & be reborn at Yule with my new intention for a new Wheel of the Year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is sort of a part two about Samhain. Check out my last
post, <a href="http://professionalwitch.blogspot.com/2013/10/pre-samhain-2013-not-looking-for-new.html" target="_blank">Pre-Samhain 2013</a>, it explains a bit about my journey to where I am now.
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tried blogging for Mabon/Autumnal Equinox. I had stuff
outlined & written. But I just couldn’t go there. Autumnal Equinox is
usually a fun time for me. It’s one of my favorite sabbats & I enjoy doing the
whole Spiritual Thanksgiving thing. I have learned that Mabon is Spiritual
Thanksgiving & have taught that for over a decade. So, yeah, let’s do
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<span style="font-size: large;">BAM, a trap door to
the Underworld opened underneath me. I fell & I fell fast. It happens. As Witches we
seek to align ourselves with the cycles of nature… Well, I’ve been in synch
with the season for a long, long time. Like it or not, Mabon is ‘The Dying”
that leads to Samhain, “The Dead.” Persephone makes her descent & I went
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mind you, I’m a mystic. Mystical shit has happened
through my whole life. I didn’t want to be a mystic. I remember looking it up
when I was a kid & I didn’t like what I saw. It was all about suffering for
God. PASS! But repulsion is an indication of an archetype in play, or at that
age, dormant. I had it, but at 9, it wasn’t essential. It is now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mystic/mystical are odd words. The original meaning is
practically forgotten. It points to mystery; a mystic is one who endures & lives
in mystery. But ask most people what the word means & you end up in Stevie
Nicks terrain, which is fine. I love Stevie Nicks. But it illuminates a meaning
of something mysterious, hidden. Ultimately a mystic is someone who cultivates
an intimate relationship with the Divine. As nice as that sounds, its shadow
is Divine Madness & not the Bette Midler kind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The descent into the Underworld, or the Shamanic Descent, is a
part of the Craft we don’t discuss much. So, I’m not going to go into it here
either. It’s a long psychological & spiritual story that is told through
many spiritual traditions spanning geography & history. It is essentially
symbolic death & rebirth. The death is of the old self so the new one can
rise, very Phoenix… the Firebird not the city.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While in the underworld I know a few things that can make my
stay productive & brief. Ask for help of the Divine, forgive everything,
pray, meditate & most of all, lay low. The trick is not to solve the
mystery I'm in, but to endure it with grace, which I pray for throughout. In other
words, you drop down & have to heal your way back up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I did that & got through it. It took me a week &
looking back, it was time. I harvested the wisdom of the experience. Mabon’s
symbolic coordinates are the Crown Chakra. It’s sacred Truth, “Live in present
time.” Which I find cannot be done without forgiveness, mostly of self. That
said, I saw that I was humming along at 100 mph & clipped a tree
symbolically speaking. What I learned from it upon my return to the upper world
is now golden wisdom alchemized from some real sucky lead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now at Samhain I stand at the doorway of next season, the Season of
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<span style="font-size: large;">Samhain is the 8<sup>th</sup> Sabbat & corresponds to
the 8<sup>th</sup> Chakra, which hovers above the head. It’s been called the
Star Center, The Upper Room, The Astral World. Call it what you will, it
corresponds rather well with Samhain. The 8<sup>th</sup> Chakra is the home of
the Archetypes as it manages Symbolic Power. All of our lives are stories &
the archetypes are the powers of the soul we can alchemize through life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Halloween is a very archetypal holiday. We wear masks.
That’s just ancient shamanic symbolic stuff there, if we do it well. The Slut,
a popular costume in a variety of forms, is the Prostitute Archetype. Nurse is
the Healer Archetype. The Slutty Nurse is the Healer Prostitute Archetype. How
about the Vampire? Yep the Vampire Archetype is very deep in our culture. If
you look with Archetypal Vision you’ll see it in what people wear for Halloween
& guide you to a more interesting choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But that’s Samhain, the veil is thin, we have the ability to
see things from a higher perspective, a symbolic perspective. We get to see the
roles we play & the stories we are in & of course, change the story. We
can do this all year long, but it is easier now. This is why divination &
communing with spirits is so much easier. The 8<sup>th</sup> Chakra is our
power center of the pure non physical. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Best of all, surpassing the rest, we have the choice to rise
up & see the whole of the last year starting at Yule. What did you cast for
at Yule? How did it go? Did your intention change & morph as you went as
you grew? It usually does, but it depends on what you cast for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I cast for 4 things: Happy, Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. If
you read my <a href="http://professionalwitch.blogspot.com/2012/12/yule-2012-parties-pouches-wands.html" target="_blank">Yule Blog</a> from last year, the spell I did & shared with my
community is on there. We made like 80 pouches & gave them all away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The final harvest is looking back, seeing what you wanted
then, seeing how it changed, seeing where you are now & harvesting the
wisdom from the story. If you do that, boil it down, you will find your seeds
to begin at Yule. You have all of Samhain-tide to do this, until the Sun enters
the sign of Capricorn in December. Now is the time to start pulling back, get a
little mystical, in the sense of looking at the mysteries of the past year.
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, most Witches know Halloween isn't really Samhain. Halloween is chaos day, full of tricks & treats etc. Samhain is much more solemn & about honoring the Dead & the Ancestors. All of which I will write about after the fact at some point next week & how this all ties together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But for now, I wish you all the very best of the day. Have fun, stay safe & enjoy the sugar rush. for me, I'll be dressing up & going to our annual Silver Broom Ministries Halloween Party. I'm sure pictures will be included.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I haven’t blogged since Lughnasadh (August 1<sup>st</sup>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My life has changed really quickly since Litha (Summer Solstice) & I
wasn’t ready to write about it yet. I’m still integrating it all. How funny that I
would start writing it down during a Mercury Retrograde. Well, when the muse
calls, I follow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I didn’t mention it in my last blog at Lughnasadh ,
but I met someone in July that changed my life, my new boyfriend. I broke up
with the guy I had been dating for 6 months, took some time to…well… slut
around a bit & was really enjoying myself. I like being single. I have a
field day of it most of the time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So you can imagine that I wasn’t expecting to be in a
relationship so quickly. We had dated 5 years ago in May 2008, right after
Beltane. 1 date, which was OK, but we weren’t a match. We said we’d be friends
& keep in touch. We didn’t. But you know, the Gods have a sense of humor & are really good at playing Human Chess with our lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In 2008 I joined Facebook & I did one of those things where
it sends out invites to the people in your email contacts. I just clickety
clicked a bunch of names, he was one of them & the bulk invite was sent. He
accepted it & for 5 years we had no contact via Facebook or otherwise. (Not that I didn't poke him. I did, but he wouldn't poke back <b>:(</b> )</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Except once, when he miscalled a number on his cell phone
& got me (He told me recently that he was calling another guy named Mark.) I remember I was at my bank in the parking lot. I was a little
shocked to see his name on the caller ID, but I took the call. Once we figured
out it was a ‘wrong number’ we laughed, said we would keep in touch, again as
friends. Aaaaaaaand again, we didn’t.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now jump to June 2013. I break up with the guy I was dating on
Gay Pride Weekend & as I said, I went afield to seek my pleasure. I had at
it because, “My Momma told me, you better shop around.” I dated the hottest
guy: really tall, smart, darkly funny & so charming. He drove me around in
a BMW convertible on 4<sup>th</sup> of July weekend. I met his friends, saw an
amazing fireworks show across the lake from where they were shooting them off .
Did I mention he was REALLY tall? I like TALL, always have. Anyway, he was
great. I could have continued dating him indefinitely. He was a Capricorn,
they’re like that. They can go the long haul if they want to. I do well with
Caps, being a Virgo myself. It’s an earth sign thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2 days later I posted a Facebook comment about a spider bite
on my finger & the possibility of spider-like powers as a result. (July 9<sup>th</sup>.
I looked it up.) Well, the aforementioned <b>Mr. May 2008</b> finally made a move
& commented on the post about me <i>spinning
my web</i> on him. WHAT? Hi! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I Looked at his profile & FROZE. He’s a Virgo. I had
avoided dating other Virgos for most of my life. Well, there were those guys
that I never asked their sign, or name... My 30’s were a lot of fun. I had
forgotten that we shared the same sign. In
that moment that stretched out for a while I heard, “Just say Hi.” So… I did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3 days later he laid True Loves Kiss (TLK) on me & we
have been together ever since. So here I am, in a relationship, an open
relationship, because it’s only been a little over 3 months. But we really do
love each other. He’s on a spiritual path. I didn’t see that one coming, though
I had asked for it for years. He is tall, dark, handsome, charming & best
of all, funny. You need a real sense of humor to deal with, not just me which
takes a lot granted, but also the whole Witch thing, coven, career & oh
yeah, that whole clairvoyant empath thing makes it reeeeal interesting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So we laugh; 2 Virgo smartasses. He cooks, he cleans, he
makes me coffee & actually enjoys it. Who knew such men existed? But he’s
here as I write this, asleep at 4am like most Muggles are. He stayed </span><span style="font-size: small;">here </span><span style="font-size: small;">tonight
while I was with my friend Eila on another Fashion World adventure. He fed my
cat Sabastian while I was clicking away pictures at a party at Bergdorf
Goodman. I chatted with Martha Stewart by the way. Not bad for a Wednesday
night. Don’t believe me?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">But here’s the thing & prepare yourself. <b>Cliché alert!</b> It was nice to come home
to him; the house warm, the TV on & him bundled up on the couch in like 20 blankets.
(He doesn’t like the cold.) Did I mention he has a Cancer Moon? No, I didn’t
because with the amount of Cancerian women that I have in all of my life, I am
totally screwed on this one. I’ll try not to mention it again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So, all of this is to catch you up & catch me up for
Samhain, which I will be writing about soon. There’s just no way I could write
about Samhain without getting that whole story out. It’ll make more sense later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">But for now, I’m gonna go climb in bed with him. He’s out
like a light, so I’m gonna meditate myself to sleep, probably spooned, & thank
the Gods for my life. Oh yeah, Spiritual Thanksgiving. Like the Mabon 2013 blog
I didn’t write. But I’ll pick up at Mabon next time & soon. But now, I’m
gonna go home & sleep with my boyfriend. (Nod to Mr. Green.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each of us has the
opportunity to see in 1 of 2 essential directions. We can see truth or we can
see illusion. The choice is ours, but not so easily done. We can look at our
lives & worlds through the lens of the shadow or through the lens of the
light. This is an archetypal truth as all things have their shadow & light
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lugh, the Celtic God of light
who’s Holy Day & following season Lughnasadh, is all about the mental
choice to harvest the light/truth & gather in all of the Love, Power &
Wisdom such a harvest automatically brings. Thus Lughnasadh marks the beginning
of Harvest Season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I was laying in bed last night
after watching some inspirational stuff on TV I heard this prayer to Lugh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fill my eyes with Godly light</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">So I may see with blessed sight.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As sweetly poetic & reminiscent
to the Green Lantern oath as it is, it keyed me into a connection to Lugh, the
3 month harvest season that Lughnasadh initiates & the 3<sup>rd</sup> Eye.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lughnasadh is the 6<sup>th</sup>
Sabbat in the Witch’s Wheel of the Year. Each sabbat has a chakra correspondent,
starting with Yule/Winter Solstice which links to the Root Chakra & on upwards. Lughnasadh
being the 6<sup>th</sup>, it correlates to the 3<sup>rd</sup> Eye, the chakra
that, let’s face it, has the best press agent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The 3<sup>rd</sup> Eye
manages Mental Power & we are aware of how wonderful & dangerous that
power can be. Many of our deeply held beliefs are based on false premises. The
illusion of separation, when gradually undone dismantles racism, misogyny/sexism
& even co-dependence among other shadow beliefs that control how we see the
world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, we have the opportunity
to weed the garden of our minds of these false beliefs/weeds, which sap our
true sight. Yes, again, the pagan Agriculture Archetype. This leads me to a
little discussion I like to have with my students about 1<sup>st</sup> sight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">“First Sight means you can see what really is there,
and Second Thoughts mean thinking about what you are thinking. And in Tiffany's
case, there were sometimes Third Thoughts and Fourth Thoughts although
these...sometimes led her to walk into doors.” </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“<i>First Sight</i> is when you can see what’s really there, not
what your head tells you ought to be there… Second sight is dull sight, it’s
seeing only what you expect to see. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">–Terry Pratchett, <i>The Wee Free Men.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That said, Lughnasadh can highlight
the very mental attitudes we carry that prevents us from experiencing &
manifesting what we want in life. In our coven we see Lughnasadh as the sabbat
of ‘sacrifice,’ though it’s not about slitting throats or virgins... usually. The
idea is, if you haven’t yet manifested what you started casting for at Yule/Winter
Solstice, then you need to make room in your mind & your life for what is
trying to get in, but can’t get in due to the old or illusory that blocks it. In
other words, start some late Summer Cleaning (in lieu/Lugh of spring cleaning)
or better yet, weeding the garden of your mind/life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The spell I received last night &
printed above can be a good jumping off point. But keep in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>mind, no sabbat is just one day. They mark
first a 1 & ½ month period from sabbat to sabbat, but also mark a whole 3
month season. Lughnasadh marks the beginning of the Harvest Season that will
conclude at Samhain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So have at it my magickally minded
friends, but be gentle with yourself. No sense trying to dismantle belief
systems based on false premises in one go. That leads to all sorts of
psychological & spiritual crises & complications. Rather, have fun with
this. Question everything & put your focus on that which really rings with
a high vibrational truth. In this you ‘sacralize’/make sacred the light &
truth in your life while sacrificing what was never truth, felt good or served.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blessed Be & Blessed Lughnasadh</span></div>
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Drawing the Circle Productions, INC<br />
Drawingthecircle@aol.com <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The Will of Litha/Summer
Solstice</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Litha is the peak of the
annual solar cycle. We call it the full Moon of the Sun in our coven. It is the
6<sup>th</sup> Sabbat & corresponds to the 6<sup>th</sup> Chakra, the
throat, which manages our Will Power. Because it is midway through the Wheel of
the Year, it stands to reason that the intentions we set at Yule/ Winter
Solstice 6 months ago, have either grown from their seeds or we have amended our intentions since Yule.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">So it goes with the planting/agricultural
archetype of the Witch’s Wheel. We have to tend our fields, weed, fertilize,
water, etc. Since Litha is linked to the Throat Chakra, there are
going to be a lot of choices & life changing decisions in this coming 3- 6
month season. This will take a growing & strengthening of our individual Will.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Growing up, </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Will Power was a phrase I
connected to hard work, giving up stuff & just being a hard ass in general . It was always linked to losing weight or giving up smoking
or some such. But as I have grown I have learned that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Will</i> really means <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Choice</i>.
Your last <i>will </i>& testament is a list of your final choices about what you
want done after you croak. So if you can look at <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Will Power</i> as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Choice Power</i>,
you’ll get the connection to the Throat Chakra.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I call the Throat the ‘Spit
or Swallow Chakra.’ Of course I would. Not for any sexual innuendo alone, though that
makes it fun for me, but more in that it illustrates how we either speak up or
shut up in life symbolically. We know sometimes what we say might wound another. We may choose to chew on it for awhile to soften the blow, or just let them have it between the eyes. This is doubly so, especially if it
is <i>truth </i>we mean to speak. However, truth without compassion is brutality. Often we are challenged to speak up or just ‘spit it out.’ </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">But how do we know the
when of which?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Here’s my guideline. Is it
empowering? The Throat Chakra has an interesting relationship with the Saboteur
Archetype, which governs our decisions. This archetype is always helpings us to
learn how to make empowering decisions. It does this by highlighting the subtle
& not so subtle ways in which we empower or dis-empower ourselves &
others via our daily decisions. It makes sense then that during Litha, being
such a powerful solar sabbat, that we must not only choose wisely, we must
learn to make wise decisions. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Is there a difference between
decisions & choices? I believe so. All choices have consequences, but the
voltage of the choice implies the voltage of the consequence. For example, choosing
a latte over a cappuccino is probably not going to change the direction of your
life. But a decision to stop drinking caffeine will have immediate & long
term effects in our lives. (Gods forbid)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Knowing that, look at Litha
as a very fast moving season, like a car going at 100 mph. The slightest turn
of the wheel makes a huge change in direction. For the next 3 – 6 months
we will be traveling very fast, unless we <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">decide</i>
to slow things down via meditation, prayer, contemplation or just plain
chilling out. Even slowing down a bit is a wise choice that leads to more
empowering decisions.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">In my life as of late I have
really learned a lot about the whole Heart Chakra thing of Beltane. I had an amazing Beltane. I gained great
big huge momentum since May 1<sup>st</sup> & now I’m traveling at very
high speed, moving forward & creating my life as I will. WILL, yeah, there’s
that word. But because my velocity is so fast, I really have to watch what I
choose & decide.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The 2 Kabalistic spheres
associated with Litha & the Throat Chakra are Gevurah/Judgment & Hesed/Mercy. When you are traveling at high speed, an unmerciful judgment can
throw you off the road & into a ditch. Look at it this way, to paraphrase
from the Teachings of Abraham. “If you hit a tree going 5 miles an hour it’s
not such a big deal. If you hit that same tree at 100 miles an hour, it is a really big deal.” Do you slow down, or evade the tree? A little of both is necessary I find.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">In other words, we have to
watch what we decide to focus on if our momentum is going really fast. We
can either keep the power high, choosing mercifully or downgrade it all at once, which causes an energetic crash
or disempowerment. It’s not like unmerciful judgments aren't daily decisions we make. Try to go a full day without one any day of the year. But it is certainly highlighted for those of us who are magically inclined
& working with the solar cycles of nature during Litha.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">If you find yourself
moving into irritating emotional territory, you can go there, but it is a decision that will
change your life for a time. Instead use a spiritual practice to
calm down, decelerate, chill out & decide yet again. Sure, vent,
get it out of your system. Confession is the Symbolic Sacrament associated with the Throat Chakra. It is a way in which we call back the power lost through unmerciful judgment.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">But after the toxins are out, as ever, forgive,
forgive, forgive. Because that’s the only way we’re ever going to maintain the
kind of high vibration we seek as spiritual pilgrims. It is essential if we want
to be happy in this life, as the Course in Miracle states clearly, “Happiness
is a decision I must make.” It also states "There is no healing without Forgiveness."</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I strongly suggest that you
take a few days & look over the decisions & choices you have in front
of you short & long term. Then decide to do your best to keep your momentum high & your judgments merciful. For example: Everyone is doing the best they can. No one is perfect & we're all learning as we go. It's OK, I/we/they will get through this... Implement what feels
good & remember you can always ‘choose yet again’ if needed.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">That said, I have a wild
Witchcraft Weekend ahead of me & I’m going to do my best to live it Happy,
Healthy, Wealthy & Wise, the very 4-fold intention I cast for at
Yule/Winter Solstice. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">From my Yule 2012 Blog:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yule
Spell 2012:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Happy,
Healthy, Wealthy & Wise</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Happy - Catnip,
Lavender, Witchgrass, Blue Lace Agate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Healthy - Spikenard,
Galangal, Nutmeg,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wealthy - Basil,
Cedar, Cinnamon Oil, Mint, Aventurine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wise - Sage</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As the Yuletide Sun does rise,</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">With all the power it implies,</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Waxing Sun with full surprise</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now manifest before my eyes.</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">All the good that does comprise</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Happy, Healthy, Wealthy & Wise.</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">For the Highest Good & Harming none,</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">as I will it, so let it be done.</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So Mote it Be!</span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes indeed, I am seeing those seeds more than sprout;
they are flowering & will soon be ready for the harvest season come Lammas/Lughnasadh
around the beginning of August. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I wish you all the very best
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Blessed Litha,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Rev. Mark A.
Lyons, President<br />
Drawing the Circle Productions, INC<br />
Drawingthecircle@aol.com <br />
<a href="http://www.drawingthecircle.com/">www.drawingthecircle.com</a><br />
631-968-8307</span></b></span></div>
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