New Year blessing!

May life be good to You always,

May people be dear to Your soul,

May abundance come to You,

And joy be ever after,

May Your world be full of laughter!

 

Blessings of Love and Light,

Blessings of prosperity and health,

Blessings of love everlasting

Of wisdom, Grace and wealth!

Be Yours forevermore!

 

 

May family be kind and generous

In spirit and heart and mind,

May You feel close to loved Ones

Morning, noon and night.

May the Sun shine and the Moon restore your being

May the Lord's eye be all-seeing

To protect and bless your World

A glory to behold!

 

Amen,Blessed Be

A Christian Wiccan prayer....

 

 

It came upon the midnight hour

As all were fast asleep

A star shone bright on sleeping babe

With mother looking on

"Lo and behold, I grant to thee

A Messiah is born,

This night of eternity!"

 

The babe's young eyes

ThaY sparkled bright

Shepherds and lambs

Gathered around

Donkeys baying

With a gentle sound.

 

 

How fine this child

Born to save us all

Bringing together

Big and small

Boi and gurl

Old and young

The time of Christ'mas

Has begun!

 

Let us sing carols

With hearts alight

Sing them morn, noon and night

"Welcome, Welcome little one!"

It is truely now that all has begun

To feel alive

To change the world

To make Us whole

Once more!

 

Thanks be to Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Thanks be to the Mother Mary

Lets clean Our homes from top to bottom

Mop, sweep and dust

Cleanliness is a must

Before the Lord Our Saviour

And celebrate from daaybreak til dusk

And through the hours of darkness

Sit beside the fire

Mulled Wine in hand

Here starts up the band

Making music into the wee hours

Poinsettia flowers

The jasmine smells divine!

Love between Yours and Mine

Spreads through Christ'mas time

Jump up this day

Lets sing and pray

Lets find forgiveness in Our hearts

For One and all

However big or small

Let Our hearts shine on!

 

Holy infant

So tender and mild

Mother speaks so softly

To the child

"Happiness comes in small packages"

Bringing glory to All

Let us hear the Angels call!

Amen



The Morrigan's Heart!

 

The Morrigan's Heart

 

A Raven Woman true to Her birth

Loving All and creating mirth

Her passion strong

All day and night long

Beneath the Moon

Not a moment too soon

Bringing wisdom to the world

A story to behold

Raven's fly

Through the night sky

Warriors pray for sustenance

Of body and soul!

We drink Red Wine

As the night unfolds

Praising the glory of the Morrigan!

Her heart knows all forgiveness

Strength of Woman

Born to fight for what is right

Born to sing Her song

Hailed from birth

To remember Rebirth

Thanks be to the Morrigan!

She cries tears of blood

At the world We know

She tears at Her hair

To be listened to

Thanks be to the Morrigan!



All woman

Delicate and strong

Knitting and Sewing all day long

With hair long and luscious

Food cooked delicious

Welcome to the new world

Of happiness forseen

For Woman as equal

For Man to cry

Like He should do

Thanks be to the Morrigan!

We drink to your strength

We drink to be merry

We drink to share

And sing of the night

Let there be light!

 

Blessed Be

 

Koala Moon Bear Dreaming

koalamoonbeardreaming@hotmail.co.uk

 

 



The Cailleach of Yuletide

The Cailleach of Yuletide

 

 

 

The Cailleach of Yuletide,

Gnarled and Worn

Boughs breaking under the weight of the snow

Singing songs of an Ancient time

Long, long ago

 

"She carries rocks in Her apron"

Creating mountain and stream

Holding onto the One Big Dream

Of Life as we know it

All that should be!

 

A Goddess of many totems

"She protects the animals wild"

Walking with the wolves

Flying with the Raven

Lying with the Bear

Everyone beware!

 

Lingering awhile at the Loch

Opening the Book

Great winds prevail

Swirling through the valleys

Whirling round the mountains

Storms, snow and hail.

 

Rain pitter patters down the window pane

Tucked up by the fire

The Cailleach knits and pearls

She weaves the Web of Life

Through all the trouble and strife

She finds peace

 

The peace of Her heart

Spreads across the World

Happiness Is!

In an apple or pearl

Deep in Her being

She is All Seeing!

 

 Dancing round the garden
Flowers in Her hair
How mighty is She!
With happiness and glee
Looks after You and Me!

Blessed Be

Koala Moon Bear Dreaming

 

koalamoonbeardreaming@hotmail.co.uk



 

 

 



All Hallows Eve

 

 

All Hallows Eve

We do believe

Is full of ghosts and ghoulies

However we truly know

The light doth shine for the Otherworld

For Ancestors to find us in the night

Of All Hallow's Eve!

 

Witches and Warlocks,

Wizards and Pumpkins galore

Shine the light of Heaven once more

The joys of the world unite and sing

"Glory be to everything,

That cometh from justice,

Truth and honesty,

Blessed Be."

 

 

 

Cometh the night of All Hallows Eve

Trouble and strife

Of yesteryear

Come forth the Spirits of the Ancestors

To bring us glory again

May the Kelts unite

This holy night

To free Our souls of tyranny

May trouble subside

May peace reside

In Our hearts, minds and souls

Welcoming the Golden Age

To bring us dreams come true.

May we feel anew.

Rebirth for the Earth is true!

 

 

Blessed Be

 

Pheonix Smoldering Ash



Samhain Blessings

 

Samhain Blessings

 

 

 

Here we are again

It's that time of year

To dress up fancy

And give a cheer

Halloween is here!

Tonite we delve deep into Our souls

To find Our inner magic

From deep within Our hearts and minds

Sprout spells and ritual magic!

The magic literally swirls around

Creating glory in it's path

What will be the aftermath?!

 

 

All Hallows Eve

The Ancestors bright

Come hither to be with us on this night

The Kelts of Britain, the knights of old

Have a story to be told

Kind King Arthur and his tribe

Keep this night alive!!

Fighting for what is right

On this most hallowed of night

Beyond the Seventh Seal we send

Those who must make amend

The Veil is thin to all good

Naga gone from Our Heaven!!!

The Otherworld a place of the Ancestors

That once walked these lands

Beautiful Ones with wisdom strong

Knowing what needs to be done

Sending gifts from Heaven above

Flying with wings of a dove

Bring us home to Britain to dwell

Jesus Our Emmanuel!

 

 

How the Moon doth shine so bright

Welcoming us to the night

Ana's light!

The Goddess in being

Grandmother Moon

Shining o'er this world

Of happy peeps playing trick or treat

Friends we always meet

On Our journey across the world

Thanks be to the Heavens

Of new and old!

 

Blessed Be

 

Pheonix Smoldering Ash

 

 

Mabon Spirit

 

 

 

Mabon Spirit

 

 

 

As the Autumn comes alive

The leaves begin to take a dive

Magic awakes from deep within

The Earth and us!

Happy days are here again

Joys abound

Plentiful harvest for everyone

Mother Earth's gifts

Pumpkins ready for festival next

Corn for this seems the best

 From deep within the magic stirs
Like Ceridwen's cauldron!!
Mixing potions, brews and bakes
Harvest merriment makes
Mabon brings a welcome return
To the magical air of Autumn
You can touch the magic with your heart
Making mindful spells
Bringing ritual to the fore
Rites of Autumnal wealth bore
Blessings of a child forseen
To change the world we know
To that of peace and love!
With the wings of a dove She doth fly
Like toffee She sweetens You & I
Buttercups and Daisies in Her heart
Beauty She doth impart
Dancing through the glen
Awaken the world of men
To all that woman can be
How happy we are to see
A shining star awaken
Twinkling bright
Little starlight!



Blessed Be

Pheonix Smoldering Ash

 

The Snowflake Fairy

 

The Snowflake Fairy 

I dance, I dance through the sky
Bringing the joy of winter
Bright blessings I bring
To you and your King
Joy everlasting
Wintertime full of light
Snow so bright

My heart is filled with passion
I am overjoyed
Winter's here
The way is clear
We dance through the sky
The time is nigh
For peace on earth
For the Great Mother's Rebirth
Welcome, Welcome Everyone!

Snowflakes fall
Upon us all
To bless us with dainty love
Prancing around
A new world is found
Full of snowmen and white
A cover for the night
The light it brings
Full of ding-a-ling-lings
Has fairies making mirth
The Great Mother's rebirth!

Blessed Be

Pheonix Smoldering Ash

 



Lammas Blessings

 

Lammas Blessings

 

 

The Mother Goddess

 

 

 

As we reach the beginning of the harvest and Autumn in it's traditional sense, the Sun ripening the fields of crops and warming our souls, we find the time of the "Mother Goddess".

The sacred site in Britain related to this festival celebration is Silbury Hill in Wiltshire. It symbolised a mother's pregnant womb and embodies fertilty at it's best. The Ancient Druids would journey here at the Lammas time (1st August) and celebrate the Mother Goddess at Her most fertile.

 

 As this is a Mother Goddess celebration, the menfolk would gather together separately and celebrate Lughnasad (LOO-NAS-SAH). This celebration of the Celtic God Lugh, the god of craft, skill and master of many arts, was like the olympic games for menfolk!!

The Celtic God Lugh

 

Young men especially with the guidace of elders would celebrate together for the moon month. Fathers would be at the Lammas festival celebrating with the Mothers and their children.

 

In tradition their are many Mother Goddess' celebrated. DEMETER the mother of Persephone is also a Grain Goddess of the harvestime. Her blessed realm would be celebrated at Lammas with dancing and the making of Corn Dollys. The first ear of corn cut from the harvest was made into a Goddess' likeness and kept in the home til next year when it was planted into the fields in spring. This helped to ensure the fertility of the land and a good harvest. A fertilty dance at harvestime would help to celebrate the Mother Earth and the Goddess Ana at her most bountiful.

 

The sacred symbol for PEACE

 

Lammas Ritual

As this is the time of the harvest, it is nice to celebrate by making an offering of your harvest to the Mother Earth and the Fae. By leaving this offering you are giving thanks for all the bountiful gifts of the Great Mother. Another possibility is to have a picnic with family and friends celebrating of your harvest. Both aspects, the aspect of give-away and the aspect of enjoying yourself are always welcomed by the Mother Goddess' and the Great Mother Herself.

 

   To quote the Native American Commandments of the Great Spirit:

 

"Dedicate a share of your efforts to the Greater Good"

 

Blessed Be

Have a fun Litha!

Litha, the Summer Solstice is a time of celebration of the sun's peak, the Sun Lord at full power! This celebration is of the Goddess' DOMNU and the LADY of the LAKE. Both watery Goddess' as DOMNU is the Mother of the Oceans. This aspect of Ana is extremely powerful as Her Lord and if you imagine the Ocean waves you can perceive Her power! It is to Her that tribes living alongside the Ocean pray. Known by many names across the world such as Yemaya in Africa this Goddess has been revered throughout the ages of ,mankind.



Here in Britain there were a tribe of people many moons ago who worshipped Her (Domnu) in great reverence. This tribe, the ancient Irish Fomoire, one of the spiritual ancestry of Britain, revered the Ocean as the giver of Life. They were magical creatures and were the Mer-people and lived in harmony with the Ocean and Domnu. Domnu was born of Chaos and Old-Night, two of the original manifestations of the Lord and Lady's predecessors. Essential and powerful manifestations of the Universe' creation!

For more information on the spiritual ancestry of Britain please see the book by Kathy Jones entitled "Spinning the Wheel of Ana".

( ISBN 1-872983-02-2 and available from www.kathyjones.co.uk )

Litha Ritual

Always goto watery places at this time of year to truly appreciate the Goddess' energy. As Domnu we find her at the ocean's edge and at the Lakeside we find her as Lady of the Lake.
By making offerings to the waters we can honour these two aspects of the Goddess. The offerings can be flowers or floating candles or homemade paper boats (decorated with designs to honour Litha)
Making prayers as we watch these float away to the Goddess for fruitful harvests and fertility, for prosperity and health, for fun and mirth, for happiness and peace.
ENJOY!

Blessed Be.

As the unicorn dances....

As the unicorn dances,

The light begins to swirl,

Minds awakening to the wisdom world,

Innocence and purity,

Clarity brings forgiveness!

Welcome to a world of sparkle,

Gleaming golden horns,

Swishing manes of white.

As the unicorn dances,

The whole world alights!

Bringing peace and love,

Care for nature and the Earth,

Magic and mystery!

Great beings of light,

Shining through the night.

Playing in the forest,

Wild and alive!

Forever souls are shining bright,

Potential for a glorious life!

Angels tread near the unicorn,

Magical beings of the everlasting eras,

Wonder is in our souls!
The unicorn prances into the distance,
The mists twirl around,
Avalon is the sound!
Pipers and horn players,
Harps and drums,
The fae are with us, everyone!

Dancing in the light of the moon,
The time is coming very soon.
When the world will awaken,
Energy flowing,
From Chakras that have laid still,
To reveal a new golden wisdom,
For all to share!
But beware!
There must be cleansing of the world,
To allow this glory to behold!

Welcome to the new world,
Light shining forth,
Angels and Unicorns leading the way!
Light beings of the fifth dimension
Guiding us all
Into the Golden Age!
May you all find this happiness
Filtering through,
May the sky be forever blue!
Blessings of the Unicorn shine in the light!
Be open to their guidance, morn , noon and night!

Blessed Be.

Litha Blessings!

As the summer reaches it's height,

So the birds are put to flight.

Dancing begins at sunset

Goes on til dawn in the heat of the night.

Fires a'burning, music a 'plays

Feeling for more hot, hot days.

Litha spirit fills the air,

Dancing dolphins through the waves,

Seals, the selkies make us aware

Of Domnu's presence at Summer Solstice

Mother of the Oceans brings blessings galore

Fertility, Abundance, Prosperity,

Blessings of a glorious summer to be

As Ana begins to blossom fine

So the flowers fill our mind

Smells of sweet Roses,

Jasmine, Fuschia, Freesia

Drifting on the summer breeze

Fairies come to dance with glee

At Stonehenge there's a frenzy of activity

Druids gather to bless you and me

Dancing, Singing, Music, Fire

Hours of fun to bring in the dawn

Of the summer's height

When the Sun doth shine

Midsummer madness fills the air

Everyone is greeted with a flair

Of happiness and laughter

Warmth of the soul ever after

Drums a 'sounding to the beat

Of summer's wonderful blessed heat!

Blessed Be

Beltane is here!

 Beltane is here!

Let's sound a cheer!

Summer is a comin-in

The sun in His glory

Once again.

The conch shell is sounded

for celebrations to begin

To call a new dawn

Of rising nwyfre in all

The rising dragon.

Fertility abounds,

Great strength of body and mind

Happiness of sunshine and flowers

Green green grass

Animals in oestre.

Rhiannon rides Her white mare

Through the fields and vales

Her lover in her heart

The rising dragon prevails,

Bringing new gifts of love.

The sovereign of the land

Bringing kindness,

making a stand!

For righteousness and life

Beltane is here!

Blessed be

Spring Equinox Blessings!

Spring Equinox Blessings

As the dawn begins to break,

The Earth begins to awake,

To a bright new day

Of flowers blooming

Sunshine creating

A happy day for All!

The Hare brings rebirth

At the dawn

A break to the wintertime

Gentle blessings of new life

A new way of living

A time of forgiving!

Oestre teaches us of fertility

The time of a woman's moon blessing

As girl's become women

Their minds expand

Their bodies bloom

Their world's change!

As Ostara brings new fertility to Earth

So the garden blooms to colours

Of yellow, lilac and white

Of orange, red and purple,

Iris, Daffodil, Crocus,

Tulips and Violets!

The carpet of flowers

Brings the April showers

Gentle rains to bless the Earth

To help bring about rebirth

Lush new growth

Spring Equinox Blessings!

Blessed Be  



IMBOLC Poem

As the blessed Spring arrives,

Flowers such as snowdrop grow,

Deep beneath the white clean snow.

Bridie, the Maiden pure and bright

Doth sing this blessed Imbolc night

Dancing through the gardens fair

To hasten blooms everywhere

Little bells do twinkle in the morn

Her copper mirror shines with the sun,

Bringing glory to everyone!

Around the holy spring and sacred well

Bride sings Her happy tale

Of healing fine o'er hill and dale

Gathering to celebrate

We do prayer ties make

Hoping for a brighter day

Singing and dancing 'ere so gay

With the colours white, yellow, pink

Pastels do our minds make think

Of the brightness of the Spring

Light and life in everything!

Brigdhe, the Maiden of Smithcraft

Brings to us Her sacred art

Casting metal in the forge

Creating from the elements

Of fire and earth

Water and Air

Beautiful creations abound

Birds sing all around

Beginning their year of nesting time

Spring-cleaning at yours and mine!

Hare, the Spirit of the Spring

Doth gentle rebirth bring

Renewing all they touch

Free they run

Through the fields

Flying with the moon

And shining with the Sun.

Merlin doth shapeshift to hare

Spreading His magic everywhere.

Let us learn to magic make

And bring happiness in our wake.

The Eagle too brings Springtime blessings

Glory, light and spirit strong

Soaring o'er the mountains all day long

Wings spread far to hold our heart

Love to us the eagle doth impart

Teaching of guidance of the soul

Spirituality will call

To everyone both big and small

Help the eagle will always bring

To those who are ready to sing!

Thank you Great Goddess for the Spring

For light and life and everything

For joy and happiness

Flower and tree

Filling the gardens of you and me

Renewal abounds for all to find

Within the soul, body and mind

Great are the days of shining sun

The year truly has begun!

Blessed Be

Animal Totems - The spirit of the Cat

 Cats are familiars to us witches!!!

They are beautiful creatures of secrecy, mystery, magic and delight!

They fly with us on our broomsticks through the skies to protect and guide us through the night. At night they come into their own lurking in the shadows to pop out and say hello!

In the day they bask in the sun like Lions their larger friends of the jungle.

So what can we learn from Cats?

Magic is mysterious

Secrets are to be kept

Within mystery lies deep truths that lead to inner wisdom

Delight in the senses for much can be gleamed for our knowledge

Look deep into the shadows of your own heart to find your true self

If you are scared by what you find there pray for guidance from the Cat who is good to help with shadows of many kinds.

There are many kinds of Cat, all of us will know our little friends who live with us!

It is they I speak of above, however there are many other "big" cats who still hold cat wisdom.

JAGUAR - being a Cat the familiar of the Goddess and close to the Moon as She be of the night, Jaguar Woman! She be of dream and keeps temple like a priestess!

Deep in the jungle She knows the best tracks to follow and knows how to stalk with stealth.

I have a wonderful CD album called "Temple of the Dream Jaguar" and just listening you are guided to a whole new realm of tranquility and rest.

LIONESS - the huntress of the pride She provides for Her male Lion and Her cubs. First to defend Her world and to lead the pride to new grounds and for water.

Sensing danger always and knowing of the wisdom of how to protect from it!

The Lioness woman finds power in the Sun and will be rarely seen at night when She keeps secretive.

TIGRESS - A Goddess of power, the Tigress Woman knows Her world well.

She hides away in secret worlds from mankind.

She knows Her enemy and Her friend.

She looks to the day and night equally hence her stripes of orange gold and black.

Often seen at sunset!

PANTHER - A Lady of the night! Keeping away all fright!

Loves deep jungle to hide away

Seems so careful Her friends say.

Looks to birds above in the trees

For signs of news of approaching enemies!

LEOPARD - The most careful cat of all it's said

Whose quite happy to make their bed

In distant lands hidden from human's eye

Climbing is their forte

To stay away from all that's naughty!

All these aspects of the big cats can be seen in our own little furry friends. It is wise to learn as much as you can about your familiars before you ever venture near one.

Friends they are but remember wild they are too!!!

Cats are kindly creatures but will soon be disheartened if you keep too distant.

Make a friend of your familiar and they'll be your friends back!

Welcome to the magical world of the CAT!

Blessings

Soleil Dragonflight