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Most of us feel that our spiritual development is a deeply personal part of our lives. We may be working within the structure of what we were taught by family, religion, and society. We may also be struggling against those influences, feeling that those beliefs don't fit anymore. Astrology is a wonderful tool for helping you identify the wrinkles in your spiritual "attire." You can replace the accessories that don't suit your taste. You can find the shoes you need for walking your unique spiritual path. For example, by using your Sun sign, you can find your own best approach to spirituality. You can consider how this fits with what you have been taught. You can then be more creative in ...
Usually people dowse for water or minerals hidden underground. However, dowsing is much more versatile than this. Recently I was in Munich and saw two people using a pendulum to decide which of two places to visit. I know someone who uses a pendulum to determine the sex of unborn chickens. While my children were growing up, they frequently asked me to find lost objects for them with my pendulum. The Dowsing Rod We commonly visualize someone holding a forked stick that reacts when the person is standing over an underground source of water. This is the traditional dowsing tool, easily be made from a V- or Y-shaped branch cut from a peach or willow tree. The dowsing rod is held with the ...
Several of the Pagan sabbats are intimately connected with individual deities, or aspects of Deity. Eostre/ Ostara is the festival of the spring goddess, Lammas/Lughnassad is the celebration of the Celtic Lugh of the Long Arm, Beltane is sacred to the shining god Bel, and so on. But no sabbat is more closely tied to any god or goddess than Candlemas, also known as Imbolg, Oimelc, and of course, Brigit's Eve. A Spiritual Treasure Sometimes you can be aware of a deity for years, and then you look more closely and find a relationship that fills a place in your heart. That is what happened between us and Brigit. She is our latest spiritual treasure. Brigit is known to many as the Celtic ...
What do you do when people keep asking you questions about the whys and wherefores of witchcraft and Wicca? That was how my first book for Llewellyn, In The Circle: Crafting the Witches Path, came to be published. I tried to write the sort of book that I would have liked when I first began seeking answers, methods, and a sense of joy, mystery, and enchantment. At the same time, I wanted to provide something for those who had already been practicing witchcraft and wanted fresh perspectives to regain their sense of wonder that first led them into the Craft. Confidence Builder Judging by the response I have received from readers, they like my personal approach, so I decided to repeat that ...
