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!
Showing posts with label Golden Age. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Golden Age. Show all posts

Thursday, 2 January 2014

Yuletide Blessings

As the seasons turn and so we find ourselves at Yule
Mistletoe is at the ready
Holly berries blood red
Ivy wreaths to bless Our homes
This is where We truly belong
Live Our lives each day long
To celebrate the turn of the solar year
From dark to light
It's ever clear
That a bright dawn will come
To save Us all
The Sun Lord shining
O'er the small
Blessed be the Sun Lord
In the morn
We shall see Him
Come the dawn
Thank you Sun Lord for ever blessing
Our worlds with your Light
Yuletide Blessings

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Beltane Morn



On a delightful day like this, sun shining, breeze in your face. You start to appreciate the true meaning of PEACE! After all the furore of spring Equinox with Artha, the great She-bear in Our hearts and the Warrior Spirit strong during the time of Aries (linked to the planet Mars)
We deserve a break, a time to rest and recuperate, to look to the future with happiness and delight at the summer ahead. Bright sun on this day of the year, the blessed Beltane, is a wondrous blessing on your world! With summer in our hearts and minds we look to the warmth of the Father Sun, that great and wondrous being of light that cares deeply for Our souls! Fatherly energy represents protection, strength, purpose, poise and brings the loving arms of Our Father to us in the light of the day.




It is always a great blessing to wake in the morning after a good night's sleep rested and restored to celebrate life. Life is everything we know and love and the Sun's light brings a colourful new day at dawn. As the dawn breaks and the world begins to stir, all the beings of the planet unite in one purpose - TO LIVE THEIR LIVES! This is something we can all gel on! Life is a reality that unites us all on this planet. The "All That Is" in the essence of the heavens is a positive and vibrant influence on Our mindfulness. Along the lines of the Butterfly Effect, where it is said that a butterfly flapping it's wings in the rainforest could cause something positive to happen elsewhere on this planet such as a summer storm!!
The "All That Is" is the coherent knowledge and wisdom of all of us in positive thought, word and deed. It is however energetic filled with prayerfulness and great in it's essence. ALL THAT IS! Understood by all of us as being a guide to Our worlds. The humanitarian viewpoint of seeing there to be such a presence in the heavens is a good one. Life as we know it is greatly influenced by the positive guidance of our fellow man or woman or child. So a presence in the heavens that is like a memory of ALL THAT IS! allows us to reach deeper than ever before into beautiful worlds of happiness. We are truly guided by the light of the Heavens always and mankind has much to teach! Everything good that is done by Us is remembered by the heavenly ones and joins into One little world in the heavens above where it is protected by the Lord and Lady's hearts and minds. The All Seeing Eye of the Lord and Lady knows all we ever do and I feel that the Great Beings of heaven above wish to remember all Our good bits!! WE are able to teach Our own family and friends however the presence of the ALL THAT IS means everyone who is prayerful of heaven and Earth will know tha truth when they need to. Meditation is a powerful thing! As we sit quietly in meditation we are touched by the heavens above and all Our prayers are answered as we begin to rise spiritually. Spirituality is a great aspect of Life!

With the summer beginning we are able to see that Our prayers for a brighter day have become real blessings to Our world. This is the most peaceful time of the year and the summer of love ahead is protected by the peace of Beltane's morn. Thank you to all those who pray to keep this so. Peace is LIFE! Life is PEACE! Love UNITES. Unite with LOVE!



Thursday, 11 April 2013

The Goddess Ostara


The Goddess Ostara is a wild , wild woman
Dancing by the fireside
the spirit of the Hare is in Her heart
Rebirth and Intuition
As the flames a'flicker
She dances to the beat
Of Her banging drum
Magic is made to the sound of the music
While the Moon looks on
Her feet tread lightly upon the Earth
To help the Great Mother rebirth
Welcome to the New World!

As the drum beats faster
So Ostara does a twirl
Widdeshins She goes
Banishing all the old energies from Her world
Doesil now with vigour 
Giving Her world a new Light
Pink and Orange hue
Tomorrow will be a sky blue
With happiness She closes the circle
Dancing all the while
Looking to the future
With dreamy eyes
Thank You to the Lady
For all Her blessings kind
With gentle heart She kisses the earth
Fertility of mind
Blessed be

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Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Colour is magical!


The faeries fly
O'er hill and dale
The green grass grows 
All around!
Where'ere they grow
Colour doth abound
With joy they sing
Of Earth and ting
With happiness in heart
Bringing delicate nature
To Our worlds!
The blue sky fills with fluffy clouds
Gently they drift by
White upon the face of the heavens
With some news of life divine
Silver linings 
Golden sunshine filtering through the leaves
Green hue to the forest
Bright red berries of autumn
Golden yellows of spring
Heralding a new age
Healing and everyting
Purple Irises look over
The world of pure delight
Beauty in the eye of the beholder
Gentle and pure
Spring has sprung all around
Let's gather together and pray!

Spring blessings! 

Monday, 25 February 2013

Imbolc musings!


The Muse is in my heart this night
Wending Her merry way
Through my world, my life, my heart
Bringing peace divine
Looking through the Looking Glass
Alice and the White Rabbit
Run through my mind
Spreading bounds of joy
For every little girl and boy
I see a new Me with heightened perception
Of all I've come to be
Alive and well
With a story to tell
Of ancient times alive
Of walking the worlds of darkness and light
Through the day and throughout the night
Giving me excitement
Of changing things for the better
Bees buzzing round the hive
"Let's sing and be alive"
Great soul-Jah's tales of victory
For the world of Light
Of Lady and Lord
Those delicate etheric cords
 Linking spirit and soul to the heavens
May light fill your world
May the heavens behold
All that is true and good
May blood warm
May souls unite
To make the world bright this night!
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!




 
 
 


Monday, 31 December 2012

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

Saturday, 22 December 2012

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
 
 


Thursday, 6 December 2012

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
 
 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012

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


 


Sunday, 19 August 2012

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.

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

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.