WITCH STUFF

Where shall we begin...

The beauty of the craft is that there is no beginning and there is no end.

We are one glorious and continuous cycle of birth, death and rebirth!

We have discovered how amazing we are within

We have created new and truer realities for ourselves

We have become quiet in our minds and heard the earth speak,

We have removed our blinkers and been touched by the moon and the sun,

the flowers and the trees, the rain and the thunder,

the fertile soils that feed us and then takes us back

into her loving womb when we are weary.....

We have opened our hearts and truly loved

This is the craft of the witches

This is my craft....

There are many traditions one may follow in witchcraft, Alexandrian, Anglo-Saxon, Arthurian, Asatru, Celtic, Dianic, Druidic, Eireannach, Gaelic, Gardenerian, Manx, Nordic, Obod, Strega and the list goes on...
My best advice to a newcomer is to read, read, and read some more. I believe that somewhere along the way, you create your own craft.

You grow into what resonates with you, and you become.

This is what I have chosen for myself, and though sometimes it can be a lonely job, a solitary self created witch is what I am today.

Tomorrow I may be something else!

I cant wait to get there, can you?

TO KNOW , TO DARE , TO WILL , TO KEEP SILENT !

THE WICCAN REDE

Bide within the law ye must

in perfect love and perfect trust

Live you must and let to live

fairly take and fairly give

For tread the circle thrice about

to keep unwelcome spirits out.

To bind the spell well every time, let the spell be said in rhyme

Light of eye and soft of touch

speak ye little , listen much

Honour the old ones in deed and in name,

Let love and light be our guides again.

Deosil go by the waxing moon, chanting out the joyful tune,

Widdershins go when the moon doth wane,

And the werewolf howls by the dead Wolfsbane.

When the Ladys moon is new,

kiss the hand to Her times two

When the moon rides at Her peak

then your hearts desire seek.

Head the North winds mighty gale,

Lock the door and trim the sail.

When the wind blows from the East,

expect the new and set the feast.

When the wind comes from the South, love will kiss you on the mouth

When the wind whispers from the West,

all hearts will find peace and rest.

Nine woods in the cauldron go,

burn them fast and burn them slow.

Birch in the fire goes to represent what the Lady knows

Oak in the forest towers might,

In the fire it brings the Gods insight

Rowan is a tree of power causing life and magick to flower

Willows at the waterside stand ready to help us to the Summerland.

Hawthorn is burned to purify and to draw faerie to your eye.

Hazel , the tree of wisdom and learning,

adds its strength to the bright fire burning.

White are the flowers of Apple tree that brings us fruits and fertility.

Grapes grown upon the vine

giving us both joy and wine

Fir does mark the evergreen to represent immortality seen

Elder is the Ladys tree burn it not or cursed you'll be.

Four times the major sabbats mark, in the light and in the dark.

As the old of year starts to wane the new begins, its now Samhain

When the time for Imbolc shows, watch for flowers through the snows.

When the wheel begins to turn soon the Beltane fires will burn.

As the wheel turns to Lammas night power is brought to magick rite.

Four times the minor sabbats fall, use the sun to mark them all

When the wheel has turned to Yule

light the log the horned one rules

In the spring , when night equals day, time for Ostara to come our way.

When the sun has reached its height

time for Oak and Holly to fight.

Harvesting comes to one and all when the Autumn equinox fall

Heed the flower, bush and tree

by the Lady blessed you will be

Where the rippling waters go cast a stone and the truth you shall know

When you have and hold a need

harken not to others greed.

With a fool no season spend or be counted as his friend

Merry Meet and Merry part

bright the cheeks and warm the heart.

Mind the Three fold laws you should,

Three times bad and three times good.

When misfortune is enow,

wear the star upon your brow.

Be true in love this you must do, unless your love is false to you.

These eight words the Rede fulfill,

An Ye Harm None, Do what Ye Will

BLESSED BE TO ALL OF YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY TO TRUTH!