Merry Meet and Welcome!

Merry Meet Again! This blog is called Practical Magic and my aim is to teach spellwork for the beginner witch/wizard! I began my Wiccan path about 20 years ago and have grown ever since in power and strength as a witchy woman! I practice magic as a Solitary Green Witch and work with the powers within herbs, incenses and the essence of Colour in magic. Candle magic is my forte!!

I have a great interest in Animal Totems and my personal totems are the Dog, Gorilla, Raven and Lion. I saw my totem pole in a sacred dream once and have worked with these Power animals ever since. To me, Dog symbolises Loyalty, Gorilla - Benevolence, Raven - Protection and Lion - Strength. There are much more to these Power Animals and I will write a post describing working with the spirit of Totems.

I come from Britain where Animal have been held sacred by the Celts & Druids always alike Native America and Shamans of the Celts would work with their Power Animals as guides. I have a Druid Animal Oracle Deck and if you would like a reading, please get in touch at angelstaroracle@live.co.uk I enjoy reading the cards and this service is FREE!!!

I create crystal healing jewellery under the name of Ravenmoon Designs and my website www.ravenmoondesigns.co.uk has information pages on crystal affinities and astrology.

I hope you find the practice of Wicca as enthralling as I do and what ever your personal path, may you gain wisdom from these pages. Blessings!

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Peace!

 

Peace

 
With arms raised praising the heavens
Singing songs of peace and love
The essence of the Dove
Doth fly in Our hearts and minds
Great days to come
"It's all peace and love, man!"
Hippies unite
 
 
 
May the Earth be blessed
With good people who respect and honour
Bringing joy to the world
Thanking One another for the gift of help
We dance Our "Spiral Dance"
Creating as We go
Changing Life as We know it
While the wind doth blow
 
"Wind eh ah ho
Wind eh ah ho
Ah ahh ahh
Ho Ho Ho
Ja Ja Ja"
 
 
 
The tribal Ones are together
Gathered for pow-wow
Talking sense
Singing peace
Dancing for the Sun
Praying for the Moon
 
The Light doth shine
Upon Your face
Bringing out Your eyes of gold
Your hair it glows
With the love inside
 
 
 
Wonder at this world
Of glory to behold
Understanding all to come
In one flash of light
How will We live upto Our destiny
By keeping as One
In peace, love and harmony!
 
Thanks be!
Blessed Be
 


Monday, 28 January 2013

The Spirit of the COW!

 

The Spirit of the COW!

The cow a blessed creature symbolises all we know about the Goddess in Her Mother aspect. There be stories in Ancient Eireland that talk of three magical cows coming to the shore, one white (the Maiden), one red (the Mother) and the other black (the Crone). Although all aspects of the Goddess are represented here, the Cow symbolises everything We know of Motherhood most of all.

She nurtures, She cares
She cAtches Us unawares
She gives and receives
She runs through the leaves
She gathers, She collects
An abundance of things
Life is what She brings!

This little poem shows Us just how important a Mother is!!
The Mother Goddess gives Her life for Her children and is always happy to do so!!
In my experience children give you so much back with their little hearts, just a smile in the morning or a joyful laugh and I'm happy they're happy!!
Motherhood is such a joy for a woman and to me the Cow symbolises joy everlasting! Cows seem to walk about with a smile upon their faces and exude happiness and forgiveness.
Forgiveness is the "Key to Life" I've always felt!
So in this way Cows are a vital aspect to all We know and love! The Cow has so much to teach Us about how to be good people. They live together happily in large numbers, for a small field and are always seen to gather at watering holes.
This community living is a wonderful way for us Humans to be and learn from!
The Cow really does represent PEACE in it's true essence!
The peaceful and giving nature of the Cow shows Us how We can all live together happily and help to provide for Our families and One another.
By lending a hand and by giving practical help or even giving of Our work some how we can all provide for the starving, poor and needy people in this sad, sad World of Ours!

Peace is such a vital aspect of Life to truly appreciate the Human being in their best and only true nature!
How can We look at this World of Ours seeing war and famine and suffering of any kind without ACTING in some peaceful way to put it right!!

The Cow brings blessings in "Abundance"!!
Although as a VEGE-head I only see the Cow as a friend who lives happily around me, their Sacredness to Human has been revered in INDIA always.
Happily the people of BUDDHA hold the gentleness of the Cow as most important to it's nature and also live like I do, in true respect of the animal's FR-REEDOM!
Nice peeps!!

With Motherhood comes responsibility and the Cow and Her male Bull both show great protection to their young and loved One! The Bull will stand strong in the face of "Foe" and will charge at invaders when need be!
However the Cow is ALL Goddess' and remains protective in peace of the young and old. Woman could do much by learning of this blessed duality and the sacredness of the TRUST between Cow and Bull!

I feel this animal really epitomises the Goddess at Her best in all Her four aspects while living the Life of a Mother!
This teaches Us wimmin that Life begins with being a Mother whatever age that is for you!
Life has so much to offer Us in motherhood and the Goddess knows that! After all, the planet We live on that gives Us LIFE itself, is a MOTHER GODDESS, the MOTHER EARTH!

Thanks for reading mi lil prose, I hope you enjoyed mi rant!!
With joy I bring you a painting of the Cow I found on the net!




 
 
 


Sunday, 27 January 2013

Imbolc Blessings!

 
 
Imbolc Blessings
 
 
 
 
With the Imbolc comes the spring,
New life in everything!
The Maiden Goddess plays her part,
She's in being now the spring doth start.
Bringing joy and peace and love so fair,
Flowers spring up everywhere!
 
 
The Muses are gathered now,
Helping Our hearts to express emotion.
An ode to the brown cow,
What a notion!
 
 
 
"Brown Cow, Brown Cow
With horns so bright
Looking out O'er the Highland night
Making sounds from deep within
Sounds of fertile Ages sing
May You be blessed with happy days
A'wandering the tracks and ways
May You have a blessed Spring
Full of Light, Life and everything
That's good for You and yours
Happiness is in little paws!"
 
The blessed Muse brings us news
Of Life and Love and Giving
Spring really is for Living!
 Happiness is in the giving
Beauty and Love are worth appreciating
Greatness of humankind
Brings to heart a good and strong mind
Wonder at the Hero and Heroine
Who brings about change
For ALL mankind!
Welcome to the magical world
Of Spring!
 
 
 
Blessings of renewal, fertility, prosperity be come to You!