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The Moon influences almost every area of life on earth. It's gravitational pull causes the ocean's tides. Its electro-magnetic influence affects the way we think and feel. Police know that crime increases at the Full of the Moon, and more fires also occur at Full Moon. Even sleep-walking is stimulated by the Full Moon! Yes, the Moon does have everything to do with it—no matter what it is. It's a visible guide to subtle influences in the secret world where we all live and have our being. Farmers and Gardeners Plant by the MoonFarmers know that corn planted at Full Moon will grow shriveled, while lettuce planted under the New Moon will have fast growth and tender leaves. Potatoes ...
If you look at almost every ritual, you will at some point find an instruction that tells you to "ground and center." For instance, you may be told to drum and raise energy, send that energy into your spell, then ground and center. No problem, right? Except for one thing: hardly anybody actually tells you how to do it. Maybe Witches are supposed to be born knowing how to ground and center? But just in case you don't, here are some simple suggestions. There are really two different kinds of grounding and centering, and we do them for two completely different reasons. (Yeah, I know, many of the books don't mention that either. So pay attention.) The first is when we start a ritual, and ...
My Life North of San DiegoI had been living in the small town of Encinitas, north of San Diego, California. The house was on a street named Vulcan and was about three hundred feet from a frequently used railroad track and an additional three hundred feet from a Self-Realization Fellowship temple. The temple's grounds ended at an abrupt cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. At the base of the cliff was "Swami's" beach, famed for its good surfing. I shared the house with a man and his son. At the time, Michael was an electronics technician working at a company that made Citizen Band radios ("Breaker! Breaker!, Good buddy"), Single Side-Band Radios, and Linear Amplifiers. He also taught ...
The second—this focusing on the Mind—in a series, By Carl Llewellyn Weschcke (As I write the second editorial in this series, I want to state that I am not writing as an "expert," but rather as a 77-year old guy who has done a lot of reading, a lot of study, and a lot of work in most areas of Body, Mind, & Spirit who just wants to express a few ideas.) MIND—What is it?I was tempted to ask "MIND—Do You have One?"—but of course you do. My point really is that we all have something we call "mind," but we don't really have a solid idea of what it truly is. You say, "Of course I have a mind. It's what I think with." So, what is "thinking?" What is "thought?" ...
