Gone until further notice!!!

Unfortunately I will not be able to continue posting blogs here for a while. Me and my family were spending the summer at my parents house and now are returning home. There is no internet where we are, but will be getting it as soon as we can. I do not have a time to where I will be back online, but will be hand writing blogs until my return. Hopefully I cant continue with this project when i return. Thank you for your time and Blessed Be to all!!!

House Cleaning Part 1

Mundane Home Cleaning

Is keeping your home clean and free of clutter an important part of practicing witchcraft? Well that just depends on the person who is practicing. Not everyone who practices magick is a house cleaner. Your parents may clean the home, your roommate, spouse, or your kids. Not everyone who practices magick sees house cleaning important. What makes it important? How does removing clutter help me in my practice?

I use to ask the same questions. How and why. I myself do not like cleaning at all. I dreaded the days I had to clean. Then I read about cleaning your home spiritually. It basically said clean the entire house inside and out. It told me to get rid of everything unused and broken. I am not saying you "have" to do anything, but when I began house cleaning, I understand how it helps.

Wicca, pagans and witches, believe that everything affects the energy around us. Some of us believe everything has an energy field. Why would we not want to keep the area we live in clean? Dust is not really harmful, but can be a troubling at times. It is not very appealing, and for those of us who suffer from allergies know how troubling that can be. Dust is a collector itself. It can collect any negative energies left over from fights and bad days. 

As much as it may suck house cleaning is important. Not only does it make your home look better it also keeps the energy of the home clean and removes negative energy away. I dust my home about once a month. My home seems to attract a lot of dust lol. But I am not just talking about dusting here.

I deep clean my home every four to six months, depending how dirty it feels. Most people already do this, some may only do it once. This is also called Spring Cleaning. This is usually the time when people clear out old and unwanted things, clutter out of the garage, and empty those drawers full of things expired or old. Garage sales are usually in result to home cleanings lol. 

Believe it or not the energy in your home affects your personal energy as well. You feed each other energy on a daily basis.  I believe you reflect the energy of your home and your home reflects the energy from you. When dust and clutter collect, the energies you bring home will release from your energy field and be caught by the dust or trapped by the clutter. That fight you and your partner had two weeks ago is still wondering about the house riding every piece of dust it can. That boss that chewed you out for not begin in on time making you feel small and helpless. You guessed it. It is still lurking about in your home. Removing dust and clutter doesn't keep these energies from ever coming back, nor does it in any way repel these energies. It just simply removes them from the area you clean. I, when I major house clean, also dust every month to keep dust from forming and holding onto those energies. 

The question was is house cleaning important in witchcraft? Yes it is. Witchcraft works from energy, you mold energy, you manifest it. When you first learn witchcraft you hear" keep positive" stay in the right state of mind, "release yourself of any negativity". Magick doesn't work properly when done with negativity, unless you use a negative form of magick. Here is a spell I use when I do my house cleaning. It is to empower your cleaning tools. Enjoy and happy cleaning.

Empowering Your Cleaning Supplies For Success

Moon Phase: New or Waxing

Day: Sunday, or Any

Planetary hour/Ruler: Sun or Jupitar

Angel of the Day: Michael

Candle Color: Orange

Quarter to open: South

Elements: Fire

Planetary Spirit: Astaroth

Deity: Lugh (Loo)

Totem Animal: Buffalo (abundance and good fortune)

Items needed: Gold ribbon, Basil, parsley, and willow leaves; lilac oil, mortar and pastel, a gold candle.

Gather all your cleaning supplies together. Put everything on your Altar or shrine. If you have no Altar then use a table top.

Open the Southern quarter and call upon Lugh.

Tie a piece of gold ribbon on each container. Crush the basil (for sympathy in objects and people), parsley (for prosperity), and the willow leaves ( for universal love and abundance) together with the mortar and pastel. Hold the mortar in your hands and ask Lugh to empower the herbs to bring success and universal love into your home. Add one drop of lilac oil for exorcism and protection. Sprinkle a little of the herb mix into each container ( if lids can be removed). Put some of the herb mix inside the bottom of the vacuum cleaner, or in a new vacuum bag.

 Dress and empower the gold candle with lilac oil in the name of Lugh and success.  Light the candle and hold it out and above your head. Ask Lugh to bless your home and cleaning supplies with success and universal love.

Cut an extra eleven-inch length of ribbon with your right hand. Hold the ribbon out before you and ask Lugh yo bless your home and bring success into your life. See the ribbon surrounded by the golden light of success. Tie the ribbon around your wrist. Say:

"Every time I touch ribbon, I bring success and universal love into my life."

With both hands out before you, project success and universal love into your cleaning supplies (do not forget the vacuum!).

Close the South quarter and thank Lugh for his participation. Discard or place herb mix in a container. Clean up.

Let the gold candle burn out until nothing remains. If you have a candle stub, bury it in your backyard, or in a flower pot in your apartment.

As you clean your home touch the gold ribbon and repeat the affirmation:

" In the name of Lugh, I bring success and universal love into my home."

*Note  Planetary hour/rule/spirit, animal totem, Day and Angle are optional. You do not have to follow. This is for those who go more in depth with planning out. If you wish, and I suggest doing so, do this after you have already personally cleansed yourself and anyone else who resides in the home!

Enjoy!!  

 

Personal Cleansing

Spiritual Cleansing

What does it mean to cleanse yourself? Anyone?? I know what your thinking.." It is when you take a bath or shower and clean yourself".. Yes and no. The type of cleansing I am talking about is more then just a mere shower or bath. Although in some cases it is a bath or shower, but not a normal bath or shower. I use two ways to spiritually cleanse myself, there may be more ways out there I am sure, these two ways are by no means the only methods out there. I use a spiritual bath/shower, or a spell or ritual.

A spiritual bath, also called a cleansing bath, can be done when you perform a magickal working, or a quick way to rid yourself of the nasty little negative bugs you collected throughout your day. These baths are meant to relax and discard negative energies by using scented soaps, herbs, oils, or scented bath salts to cleanse your mind and body. This can be done before you do any type of ritual work, spell work, or house cleaning, both mundane and spiritual. Just make sure not to clean the bath tub first before you do a house cleaning. 

Another way of cleansing yourself, which I do before I do any type of house cleansing, is by spell or ritual form. Any kind of release spell or ritual should be done during the Full or Waning moon phases before the house cleansing. I usually do the spell a night or two before the New Moon, when a house cleaning is done. 

If you can possibly try, if you can, to do a personal cleansing before you begin cleansing your home. ( A spiritual bath is okay to do any moon phase since the oils, herbs and salts absorb the negative energy, but be sure to clean the tub as son as you are done.) If you do a spell or ritual to clean yourself of negative energy, then I suggest doing that a day or two before the new moon like I said above. If you clean your home both mundane and spiritually before you do the spell, releasing the negative energy from your body into the new positive energy of your home. Now you  have a new set of nasties floating about trying to latch onto the first spec of dust it can. There you go again sage wand and feather, cleansing all over again.

I do a personal/spiritual cleansing at least once a month or whenever I feel icky from a stressful day. If you live with others who are open to your path, lucky you!  Everyone in your home should cleanse themselves. If you do not live with others who are open, then try to stay clear of their negative behavior, and cleanse yourself when you see fit.

Here is a spell I use on me and my family before I do a house cleansing.

A Spell To Release Negativity

Tools:

1 white candle

1 bay leaf

White flowers, preferably carnations 

When: the Waning Moon

* If the situation is pressing, you can do this spell anytime. But any spell used to release or cleanse is most powerful during the Waning Moon.

Place the bay leaf next to the vase of flowers and light your candle. Say aloud:

I now release (name situation)

and create positive energy to carry me forward.

I trust this is for my highest good

and I affirm my commitment to this new path.

I say so be it!

Let the candle burn out on its own. Toss out the bay leaf with the flowers when they die.

Remember there is many different methods to do a personal cleansing. In no way is this method the only one. I hope this spell can be useful to you and I enjoyed making this blog. Until next time!!

Fountain Meditation Part 3

Finally. Right. The last part of the meditation. This one is a tad bit more tricky for us newbies then for those who have been practicing for a while. 

Do the first two parts. Do not zip yourself up when you have completed part 2 of the meditation.We are going to continue.

When you have all the chakra balls (flowers, or spirals) spinning or open, let their colors flow into each other, like a giant, colorful waterfall or fountain. Hence the name the fountain meditation :)

When you have finished and feel satisfied then imagine a big zipper about the length of your body. To close up all your chakra centers, never leave them open. As before count down from ten to one. At one open your eyes and instruct yourself awake. That is it, it is done.

I hope you enjoyed doing this meditation. I know when I first did it I had a few problems. But I kept working at it and it never fails me. Use it for whatever purpose. It is a good way to ground and center. You can use it as a way to balance you chakra centers. This meditation is also good for children as well. 

If none of this meditation worked for you then go back to my previous post " Do meditations work". I list a few things that may keep a meditation from working. Take your time and trust yourself. Until next time! Farewell!!

Fountain Meditation Part 2

Now that you have done the first part it is time to do the second part of this meditation. Do the first part, but exclude the part where you zip yourself up. You will continue the fountain meditation by opening your chakras. The chakra areas can be seen as tumbling balls of glowing light, colorful spinning flowers or colorful spinning spirals of light.

Do part 1 and part 2 of the meditation together for seven days.

Begin at the crown of your head and envision a pure white spiral of sparkling light. Start the spiral spinning in a downward rotation, the spiral remains in place. When you have this center set in your mind (for children the flower is open in full bloom), continue to the next chakra. 

This one is purple and is located at the third eye area. When that one is spinning and stable, move to the next chakra. Take your time, be patience. No need to rush.

This one is azure blue and is located at the throat area.  When that one is spinning and stable, move on to the next chakra.

This one is bright green or warm pink and is located in the heart area. When this one is spinning and stable, move on to the next chakra.

This one is bright yellow, like the summer sunshine; located at the navel. When this is spinning and stable, move to the next chakra.

This one is going to be an orange color, like the setting sun, located between the navel and groin. When this one is spinning and stable, move to the last chakra.

The last one is going to be a crimson red located in the groin area. When this one is spinning and stable, envision the energies in your hands and feet as white spirals exploding into one white ball of light.

When you are done with this exercise envision yourself being zipped up like a sleeping bag. Count down from ten to one. At one open your eyes and instruct yourself t a waken.

Does Meditation Work?

This is a question mainly asked by new comers of the craft or by those pf other spiritual paths. Do meditations really work? This answer is different for every technique and person. There are literally hundreds of types of techniques out there. Not every meditation is made the same.

I have been doing meditations for six months now and I can honestly say yes, meditations do indeed work. Although my meditations are for beginners, they are still meditations. Anyone can do meditations. They can be as easy as breathing or have a slight bit of difficulty to them. If you have tried numerous meditations and yet nothing has occurred then think about why they may not be working. Here are some reasons why they ay not be working.

• Illness- being sick can cloud up any ones mind, and can put an ickyness in the energy.

 

• Exhaustion/Sleepiness- lack of sleep isn't good to begin with when dealing with any type of focus. If you try to meditate while being over tired and sleepy you will relax your body and may fall asleep. Do not get mad at yourself, its your body saying "hey get some sleep". 

• Negative Mindset- This also is not good period, but if you enter a meditation with any type of negative or harmful mindset, it's sure to fail. Try grounding and centering yourself or taking a relaxing bath or shower.

•  Wrong Type of Meditation- no meditation is truly wrong, but if you are highly stresses out and you do a meditation on boosting your energy, you are not only not getting rid of your stress, you are also giving yourself more energy. This can cause you to be frustrated. Make sure the meditation is right for whatever fits your purpose.

•  Patience- when doing a meditation patience and focus are a big must! Do not rush your mind. Rushing your mind and body only adds more stress and can bring the meditation to fail. Give yourself the proper time to perform the meditation without rushing through it and leaving you with a " well that was a waste" feeling. Try to do this when yu are alone, or will be alone for about ten to fifteen minutes. 

What the reason, make sure you are in good health, have had plenty of sleep and have the meditation that suites your needs. If you have trouble visualizing do not give up, it take take up to one whole month for some before this is progressed.Keep your mind clear and positive and have plenty of patience with the meditation and yourself. You are sure to accomplish any meditation.

Fountain Meditation Part 1

 I found this meditation in one of my first books I bought. It is from Silver RavenWolf's book To Ride A Silver Broomstick. It has three parts, each part is to be done weekly (i.e part one is done for 7 days, then part 2 is done for 7 days etc).

Repeat each part daily for better results. It may take more then a week for those that have trouble with visualizing, it can take up to thirty days. Be patient with yourself, never force anything. Let it all come natural.

Dim the lights, or you can do this with no light, dim light bulbs or by candle light. Whichever you prefer You can also add soft music as well.

Begin by closing your eyes and allowing your body to relax. You can use whatever relaxation technique you like. Breath deeply- in to the count of four, and out to the count of four- approximately ten times. Let your mind slip into a semi-conscious state of mind.

Make believe you are a fountain of sparkling blue light, or a waterfall. This  light springs from the top of your head and showers down your right side, swirls around your feet, and comes back up the left side. Watch this continuously flow of light, or water, from your third eye. 

When finished visualize yourself  being zipped up like a sleeping bag and counting back from ten to one. At one, open your eyes and instruct yourself to fully a waken.