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 happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts

Sunday, 22 January 2017

Mabyn the wise

Welcome to the pleasure of the harvest time
A great gift from the divine!
Berries, Nuts, Fruits and vegetables
All honoured to Mabyn the Wise
Candles a ' flickering
Incense and smoke
Blessed gifts of harvesting the abundance of nature
Thank you for your help.
I have been missing you.
I have been missing you.

Where have you been?
Oh Mabyn the wise!

Saturday, 30 July 2016


Litha comes but once a year
Summer a'comin in
The midsummer blessings wide and true
Welcome to the sea so blue
Domnu a Great and Wondrous One
Brigantia a Great goddess of Britain
Worldwide the Goddess shines so bright
By day She in the sunshine
Bathes in the Moon by night
The summer of Love grows and blooms
Future essence bright
Everything is coming up roses
Beautiful night
Beltane seems a mere memory
Litha shining glory
Summer at this time 
Tells a different story
Release
Recharge
Bathe in the light
Of summertime 


Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Beltane Is Here!


Beltane Moon a'shining
Beams o'er all the world
Dreams uniting lovers
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With a gentle heart I kiss you
With hand I thee caress
Caring, guiding, knowing
How with thee I am blessed
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Minds together as one
One love growing like a tree
A Tree of Life!
May blossom falling
"Like confetti in Our hair"
The fragrance a'mingling
With the gentle breeze
At ease
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Happiness a'plenty
Goodness is wonderful
Amongst all
Gently does it
Bringing fight to cease
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Blessings to One and all


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!



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!
 
 


Saturday, 22 December 2012

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