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, 23 February 2016

The Imbolc blessings...


As winter turns to spring
We say goodbye to everything
That's dark or dusty
Or had it's day
To brighten up our merry way
Forward we go with renewed vigour

Laughing at our new found figure
As the weight dropped off
A new spring in my step
Party harder then I'll rest once more
Work harder than that
To feel alive
To make good the bad
To survive

Thanks be for love
Thanks be for praise
Thanks be to all those dull dark days
For all the shining light that burst forth
Into a new world of light we come
To celebrate as ONE

2016 kicked off like a bhang...

I wish there were snowflakes these colours
Like the coulours of my dreams
May snow fall from heaven and light up our world 
Red, Gold and Green
Save a day to be seen
Welcome the heavens forthwith!
Rastatime!
Sing a some of rastatime
A pocketfull of wine
Four and twenty blackbirds
You'd be lucky!!
Have a bhanging good time!

The Yule turn...

That special mass for Christ
Christ'mastime
Beloved days
Tender times spent enjoying the wintertime
A white Christ'mas we had no matter what rhyme
We partied we danced we drank cherry wine
Everyone here spent a yuletide sublime
We climbed the hills over vale yonder
We saw where the lights shine 
Was His home to boot
Them big black boots stacked warm by the fire
Santa and the Snowman
Laughing again!

The winter spin...

The halloween came by with pumpkin a'plenty
We had the ghost look; pumpkin, toy you name it
Everything ghouly 
Everything candly bright
It all went on that night
Welcome to the new world!
Look beyond the realms of darkness and light
Deep into the heart
You'll see a new day emerge
Bright and beautiful
Here comes wintertime!!

Autumn approaches...

Looking at the good year past
The bright happy summer sunshine
The smiling faces of little ones
Here comes the autumn
Harvest gathered in
A beautiful cornucopia of sweet honey
Happy daze!

Looking at the waves of the ocean
I sink deep
I know how the world can be
At one and in peace
Blessed be

The Autumn turned month by month
Bringing the winds of change
Strong and ever She rolls
Onward upward and away
Flying skyward to the heavens 
And beyond to a world of light
Power and might
Blessed be this night

Summer came in with a blast...

Living here at Shamrock Cottage
Is like a lucky strike
Things abound with good wishes
Circles ebb and flow
People join the merry throng
Some just come and go
Be happy we 'ere say
Be happy Be merry Be true
To thine own beliefs
To thine own heart
To the light of your soul