Witchcraft is a legally recognized religion in the United States,as declared in 1985, Dettmer V. Landon (617 E Supp.529) the District Court of Virginia pursuant to rule 52a of the Rules of Civil procedure. Reaffirmed in 1986 in the Federal Appeals Court, Fourth Circuit, Butzner J. (592 F. 2d. 934) Henceforth, Witchcraft and Witches are protected under the United States Constitution (Amendment I;XIV)
Monday, August 30 2010 @ 09:50 AM PDT
Contributed by: summerfey
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Preserving Summer Herbs
by Erin Fosset (Living In Season)
September is a month of changes. When our lives were bound more closely to
the land, it was a time of hope, and celebration of the harvest. It was also a
busy season, as farmers worked feverishly to bring in their crops before the
first freeze. There was a feeling of abundance, but also of transition, of
letting go. We still feel it, watching the change of the seasons. The days
continue to shorten, leaves change colors, and even in the glory of Indian
summer the nights take on a chill. In our own gardens, the plants that we
nurtured so carefully for months are now going to seed, losing their summertime
glory. Soon it will be time to clip away the old growth and turn the soil over,
preparing the ground for winter.
One way to celebrate the energy of September is to preserve the flavors and
scents of summer through herbal teas, vinegars, flavored oils, and honeys.
Whether you have a full garden, a kitchen window box, or buy your herbs dried
and in bulk, these creations are fun and relatively simple to make, and offer
another way to share seasonal bounty with your friends. (For buying dried herbs
in bulk, as well as herbal making supplies, visit Mountain Rose Herbals.)
Sunday, August 15 2010 @ 10:53 AM PDT
Contributed by: summerfey
Views: 25
Becoming
A Priest or Priestess of the Colors
Author: Esmerelda
Little Flame
One of the ways in which I have learned to best understand myself is through
the colors of life, how I relate to them, and how they relate to me. Do you
love colors also? Which ones draw you? Why?
Might you want to be a Priest or Priestess of one of them?
Read on and we'll think about what your place might be on the color wheel.
Sunday, August 15 2010 @ 05:56 AM PDT
Contributed by: summerfey
Views: 42
The Horned God
The existence of the Horned God
was put forth by Murray as the supreme god of the medieval witch-cult. He was
based on Sir James Frazer's concept of a sacrificial king and dying god
necessary to promote the natural cycle of death and rebirth.
Witch-priests, dressed to represent the Horned God at Sabbats, were
credited by Murray to be the origin of myths that Satan personally attended
these Sabbats. (The fact that a horned man is but one of many, many images
associated with Satan does not seem to have concerned her.) Like most of
Murray's work on the subject of witchcraft, her concept of the Horned God and
his worship is not considered historical.
Tuesday, July 20 2010 @ 07:06 AM PDT
Contributed by: summerfey
Views: 43
Hear the call of the
rooster in the early morning haze, another day of heat and humidity. The corn
silently ripens in the field as the crows gather to claim their share. The scent
of fresh ripe tomatoes fills the air in the kitchen. The clean mason jars,
brought from storage, washed and ready to receive the bounty of field and garden
glisten in rays of the morning Sun that pierces the veil of mist.
In the
cool of the cellar are the crockery jars, ready for the pickling of cucumbers
and cabbages the bins have been cleaned to receive their full compliment of the
first harvest of potatoes, onions, cabbages and carrots. As July passes, we
remember the flag, thirteen pentagrams in a circle, one for each English Colony
that made up a young nation; or one for each lunar month in a year and now, of
course, it could be one for each witch in a coven. The red and white stripes are
like the streamers on a May Pole.
Wednesday, July 07 2010 @ 11:46 AM PDT
Contributed by: summerfey
Views: 95
The Health Benefits of
Dandelions
by Katie Longofono (The Herb Companion)
Most of us are familiar with the dandelion as that
stubborn plant that, no matter how often you weed your yard, persists to hang
around. Let’s not give it a bad rap just yet, though—the dandelion has more than
enough good qualities to make up for a bad first impression.
Thursday, June 24 2010 @ 09:07 AM PDT
Contributed by: summerfey
Views: 98
Penetrating the Darkness Wisdom of the Owl
Owls are the holders of wisdom, capable of
seeing the unseen. With keen eyesight they glance into the soul and are totems
of truth.
For as long as humankind has
recognized animals as teachers, wise men and women have recognized traits worthy
of respect in both wild and domestic creatures. The cultural and spiritual
significance of certain animals transcends geographical boundaries, unifying
disparate peoples. Not so the majestic and mysterious owl, which has over many
millennia served as the focal point of numerous contradictory beliefs. Though
owls have been regarded with awe and fascination, they have also inadvertently
served as agents of fear. Since owls are nocturnal, human-owl encounters tended
to occur at night and likely when the bird was swooping silently down to earth
to grapple with prey. Yet even as some shied away from the owl, calling it an
agent of darkness, others recognized the depths of awareness in beautiful owl's
eyes.
Thursday, June 24 2010 @ 07:37 AM PDT
Contributed by: summerfey
Views: 79
Axe
As the axe was one of the first
tools invented by primitive man, it no doubt has always been thought to contain
magical power. Often made of stone, sparks would fly from it, reminding one of
lightning of the storm gods. As the iron first used by man came from meteors,
its conversion into an iron axe continued this magical tradition.
Friday, June 18 2010 @ 09:08 AM PDT
Contributed by: Moonstar
Views: 76
Look around this great land and you will see so many beautiful things. Like looking at the sea, so wild and free, sometimes so calm. I stand in awe. Why can this be, it is a sea of green. Sometimes I see a stream rushing to meet the sea - or a beautiful waterfall. Sea gulls and birds floating in the breeze, sometimes coming down, so gracefully. I try to take the time out of my busy day to thank the Goddess and Mother Earth for all the Beautiful things that She made just for you and me .
Monday, June 07 2010 @ 09:26 AM PDT
Contributed by: summerfey
Views: 112
Midsummer
Midsummer, or Litha, is a celebration
of light. This is a solar festivaland a fire festival that marks the astrological day
of the Summer Solstice. In 2010, this is June 21, when the Sun enters the sign
of Cancer, the Crab. The day of the Summer Solstice actually has the longest
daylight hours and the shortest nighttime hours of the year. At this point the
Sun reaches itszenith.
Magickally, we are at the climax of the Sun's power. But after theSummer Solstice, with nighttime hours
slowly and inexorably increasing, theSun's power gradually begins to decline as the dark
half of the year begins.The Sabbat of Midsummer is a potent and magickal date. This is a greattime for fire Magick, bonfires, garden
witchery, herbal, and green Magicks,and the best night of the year to commune with the
elemental kingdom and the Faeries.
Thursday, June 03 2010 @ 09:48 AM PDT
Contributed by: summerfey
Views: 125
A
Midsummer Celebration
.....by Mike Nichols
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The young maid stole through the cottage door, And blushed as she sought the
Plant of pow'r;-- 'Thou silver glow-worm, O lend me thy light, I must gather
the mystic St. John's Wort tonight, The wonderful herb, whose leaf will decide
If the coming year shall make me a bride.
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This Month
October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name (from the Greek "octo" meaning "eight") when January and February were added.
October's birthstone is the opal or tourmaline, and its birth flower is the calendula (pot marigold) or Camellia.
October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
In common years January starts on the same day of the week as October, but no other month starts on the same day of the week as October in leap years.
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