Wiccan information and resources
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Other NamesGood Luck Stone, Petrified Resin, Fossilized Resin, Baltic Gold, Succinite, Honey Stone, Petrified Sunlight, Resinite
Deity: Great Mother, Helios, Brighid
Sabbat: Fire Sabbats – Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lammas
Planet: Sun
Element: Fire, Spirit
Zodiac: Leo, Aquarius
Chakra: Solar Plexus
Other Gems: Jet
Other NamesAmazon Stone, Amazon Jade
Deity: Nepthys, Baba Yaga, Artemis, Ares
Sabbat: Yule
Planet: Saturn
Element: Earth
Zodiac: Virgo
Chakra: Heart
Other Names: Áengus, Óengus, Aonghus, Aengus Óg – “Aengus the Young”, Mac ind Óg – “Son of the Young”, Maccan, Mac Óg
Deity: Tuatha Dé Danann, Maponos, Mabon ap Modron
Element: Air
Animal: Birds, songbirds
Magic: God of love, beauty, youth and poetic inspiration.
Acacia Senegal
Gum Arabic, Gum Senegal, Gum Acacia
Deity: Ra, Osiris, Astarte, Diana, Ishtar
Planet: Sun
Element: Air
Gender: Masculine
Gem of the Tsars, Emerald by Day and Ruby by Night, Emerald by Day, Amethyst by Night
Deity: Neptune, Poseidon
Sabbat: Litha
Planet: Neptune, Moon
Element: Water
Zodiac: Scorpio
Chakra: Third eye, Heart, Base
Other Gems: Sapphire, Garnet, Spinel
First I must repeat that this is just a basic guide; some people may do things in a slightly different order, or even omit parts that they feel are not necessary. The outline below will give you a good point to start from, and with experience and further knowledge you can tailor it to something which suits you.
Continue reading “Ritual Outline”
Before you begin, think about what you’ll be doing inside the circle. Focus on the working you want to complete, and clear any negative thoughts from your mind – you want to remove all distractions from the task at hand. When you create a circle it acts as a barrier, containing all the energy you raise until you send it out or dispel it. You should have planned out where your circle will be, and you can mark its outline on the ground if you want. Bear in mind that what you are actually going to create will be three-dimensional; a protective bubble extending above your head, and below your feet. The ‘circle’ is simply where bubble intersects the ground. You will need lit incense and salt water on your altar, and your athame (or wand, or index finger) to hand.
Continue reading “Casting A Circle”
A person’s zodiac sign (or star sign, or sun sign) is determined by the position of the sun when they were born. During the year the sun will move through each of the twelve zodiac signs, and the approximate dates for it entering and leaving each sign are given below. Also each of the four elements is related to three of the signs, and a person may exhibit traits associated with the element their zodiac sign relates to. Finally each of the signs is either cardinal – characterised by new enterprises and fresh beginnings, mutable – characterised by adaptability and change, or fixed – characterised by stability and dependability.
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People have always been interested in the patterns that appear in numbers, attaching certain meanings and relevance to particular values. Various numerological methods exist which assign numbers to letters so that words can be converted into values to be analysed. This can be applied to anything, from your name or birthplace to everyday words. The Hebrew system of Gematria does this very thing and says that words or phrases that equate to the same numerical value must bear some relation to each other.
Continue reading “Numbers”