CricketSong February, 2012

Lullaby of Avalon

In Avalon they honor Mother Goddess

Following the path of those before them

Stepping past the blossoming flora

That lay below the high fertile hills

While the young maidens

In the silent groves

Casting magick circles.

Midnight black ravens caw as they fly

Priestesses under a brilliant shine

Harvesting herbs from the gardens

Alongside the Lady of the Lake

Hear hoof beats

From the great horned stag

Leading the wild hunt of Imbolc.

O Great Mother, Goddess of the earth and of fertility,

Sweet voiced mistress of the moon and sorcery,

Let be your wisdom, your blessings,

Protection and love

My eyes close in sleep.

Comforted in the chaos

Of Life.

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Carly Griffith February, 2012

Giver Of Knowledge

Her name literally means “one who gives the essential knowledge of our own self.”  Sarasvati is knowledge itself, and is also Goddess of learning, skills and the arts.  She is a wonderful Goddess to call upon if your in school, or taking art classes.

This beautiful Hindu Goddess is the consort of Brahma, who is the God of knowledge.  I cant even imagine the dinner conversation between these two…I feel like there would be silence because they just know everything!  Anyways, Sarasvati was worshiped by many students in ancient times, and then she would grant them blessings for being so devoted.  She loves to help other people cultivate creative ideas, and help them stay on track.  She encourages everyone to feed their creative mind, by doing things that make their spirit happy.  Like painting, writing, drawing, crafts, singing, dancing, or whatever your creative hobby is, Sarasvati is sure to help you make time for your special hobby.  So you could say she’s the Goddess of hobbies, but manages to turn them into a divine experiences.

You could find Sarasvati sitting on top of a lotus flower (symbolizes absolute truth) playing the vina, or among books and white swans.

CONNECTING WITH SARASVATI

Obviously, start engaging in your hobbies again.  Call in Sarasvati to participate and hang out with you while you do it.  Or you can call upon her if your about to take a test, begin a business project, or give a speech.  She just helps things flow better, so you can function in grace and courage.

SYMBOLS AND THINGS TO PUT ON YOUR ALTER

White swans, music, art, books, color, lotus incense or flower, water

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Cassandra Sagram February, 2012

Sweet Dreams are made of this,
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas,
Everybody’s looking for something…”
Sweet Dreams lyrics by Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Album~1983

Have you ever gone to sleep and had the weirdest, craziest experience? Or experienced something so realistic that when your alarm clock goes off you’re disoreinted and confused because what you experiecned was so real you couldn’t possibly have been aslee? Or maybe your dream experiences lead more towards the silly and nonsense. Stuff that makes no sense in the real world but makes perfect sense in the sleep world. Dreams…what are they? Are they simply the by-product of our minds processing what happened today? Are they memories we’ve locked away and only visit when we’re relaxed enough to deal with them? Are they actual travels? The truth is..nobody knows exactly what a dream is. Aside from images, emotions, ideas and sensations, we don’t know what dreams are or what purpose we serve. Dreams have long been debated. In fact there’s even a branch of science devoted to studying dreams. The study of dreams is called oneirology. Onerios being Greek for dream and logia to mean “the study of” . It’s funny in a way how most things comes back to the Greeks…or at least the Ancient Greeks. They had a lot of ideas and were pretty advanced for their time. What does dreaming having to do with the Greeks…or even Ancient Greeks? Simple. Everything. Well..mostly everything. See that word “Onerios”….technically it’s a name. Even more technically it’s a race of spirits of dreams. Which leads us to Morpheus. Not very much is known about Morpheus. The myths vary on who his parents were. One myth acknowledges his parentage as that of Nyx the Goddess of Night and Erebus, the literal embodiment of Darkness. In other myths..Hypnos; God of Sleep is the father of Morpheus his mother is said to be Pasithea; Goddess of relaxtion and rest. Morpheus and his brothers Phoebetor(creater of nightmares..not somebody you’d want visiting you), Phantasas/Phantasos (creator of the illusionary dreams…the ones that you seem to automatically know are dreams) and Ikelos/Icelus (said to be the creator of the true dreams. The ones that are so realistic you don’t know if you’re actually dreaming or really awake). If Phobetor, Phatasas and Ikelos were the ones creating the dreams..then what was Morpheus’ job? While the other three pretty much worked in tandam to bring somebody a dream…Morpheus was the one that oversaw the dreams of kings, heroes and could even influence the dreams of Gods. He was also sent as a messenger…it’s been said to be “in the arms of Morpheus” a person would have a sound sleep, but would also dream about their futures or coming events. In effect the Gods and Goddesses would give Morpheus divine messages to deliver. Since he’s the only one of the four brothers that could take on human form…it made perfect sense. He’d take somebody into his arms, make sure they slept soundly and then deliver the divine message in the form of dreams. That is what put Morpheus above his brothers. Ironically..the Greeks never wrote much about Morpehus…he’s what you would say one the lesser known Gods. The Roman poet Ovid however…did write about Morpehus in Metamorphoses. Ovid’s Metamorphoses is a poem that spans 15 books. It uses mythology (loosely..but it still uses it) to describe history from creation all the way up to the “deification” of Julius Ceasar. It’s a pretty solid reference for Greeky Mythology..and especially handy for looking up the lesser known Gods and Goddesses.

http://www.greek-gods-and-goddesses.com/greek-god-morpheus.html

http://www.theoi.com/Daimon/OneirosMorpheus.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpheus_%28mythology%29

http://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/morpheus-the-god-of-dreams/

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Modred February, 2012

A Ring, a Ring, is a Powerful Thing

Pardon the alliterative flair, but this month I’m taking a pause from my usual prose and presenting something practical.

Rings, oh rings, those wondrous, timeless things!  Wedding rings, engagement rings, graduation rings, friendship rings, Masonic Rings, stainless steel engineer’s rings, Super Bowl rings — the universal symbol of dedication, devotion, and achievement — are ever so ripe and ready for your work.  Here are a few spells and suggested uses for rings:

• Hang a corded ring on your bedstead to dream of its owner.
• To see if your spouse is cheating, attach a cord to your wedding ring and scry for a “yes” or “no,” or meditate on a candle flame while peering through the ring.
• Everyone knows the old tradition of passing slivers of wedding cake through the bride’s ring.  The slivers are given to the bridesmaids, who place them under their pillows to dream of their future husbands.  You might try a variant of this with another type of ring and another type of food to have another type of dream…
• Many a widow or widower moves the wedding ring to the opposite hand upon a spouse’s passing — usually from the Goddess hand (the left) to the God’s hand (the right) – symbolizing the passage of a loved one from the land of the living to the land of the dead.  Experiment with moving a ring to an alternate finger to focus energy and intent in spellwork.  If a person who gave you a ring isn’t well, move the ring to your middle right finger as you pray for him or her.  If the giver of a ring has betrayed you, charge a curse by moving the ring to your right thumb.  Be careful when moving rings; a ring that’s too tight could cost you a finger, and one that’s too loose can easily fall off and be lost.  If a ring is too loose, find a way to incorporate red yarn into your spell.  Wrap a few turns of it around the ring to make it fit tighter, and wear it with yarn bulge on the palm side.
• Remember that the act of putting on or removing a ring is a sexual symbol.  When putting on or taking off a ring in magic, take the time to really feel the full power of the entry and withdrawal.
• Don’t forget your toe rings.  If you bought a silver toe ring on Spring Break and you’ve lost touch with the old roommate who helped you pick it out, use the ring to bring her back.  Bless it, anoint it with an attracting oil, and place it in a little bed of flowers, or pair it with a magnet in a tiny cloth bag around your neck or in your pocket.
• To quickly and easily make a simple ring for a special spell, cut a slice of copper pipe with a pipe cutter or hacksaw and sand it smooth with emery paper.  Use a file, scribe, or other tool to mark it with runes or other symbols.
• Just for practice, purchase a well-worn ring from a yard or estate sale.  See what you can learn of its former owner using your witchcraft skills.  When you’re done, bless and consecrate it, then use it as you wish.

Rings carry residual energy after years of contact with their owners.  If you have a ring that belonged to the deceased, by all means use it in your necromantic work.  When parting with a friend, swap rings to make sure you stay in touch and meet again.

For my exploration of finger symbolism, see my PaganPages article entitled Fingers, Toes, and Counting Crows.

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Mina February, 2012

Blessed Disting

For those who follow a Celtic pagan path February 2nd brings Imbolc to celebrate the Goddesses transformation from crone to maiden; the change from dark to light. During this time we honor the beloved Brigid, goddess of healing and medicine, poetry, divination, fire (the forge and the hearth), knowledge and inspiration. She is daughter of Dagda, the great “father god” of Ireland and one of the oldest Goddesses still worshiped today.

Also coinciding on this same day is the Scandinavian celebration called Disting, a holy day largely characterized by preparing the land for planting and the blessing of objects and tools. In Nordic mythology, within Vanaheim, home of the Vanir Gods and Goddesses, the largest stretch of woods is called the Barri Woods. It is said that within this magical grove of golden leaved trees, Frey (God of fertility) met with his etin-bride Gerda (Frost Giant) and wooed her. Many scholars interpret this symbolic marriage as a legend of the frozen Earth being wooed by the warming sun, thus creating the union of Spring.

February 2nd marks new beginnings. In much the same manner that goats, sheep, deer and cattle are heavy with pregnancy and beginning to lactate and seed embryo lie protected within the Earth’s womb awaiting the (re)birth of spring. This same gestational awakening calls to us all to slowly rise back into action detailing the small tasks that we have neglected over the cold, dark winter.

This is also a time for cleansing and purification both on mundane and spiritual levels, which are often completed simultaneously without one’s conscious intent. For more often than not, our actions in our outer lives mirror that of our inner lives. One example of this is in spring cleaning, which prepares our mind and body for resurgence.  As we sort, rid and/or refurbish our physical belongings, so we do with our thoughts, attitudes and beliefs.

May your own reawakening nurture the seeds of hope, happiness and prosperity.

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Jazz February, 2012

Gerald Gardner

I’m sure a few people have heard of Gardnerian Wicca or Garderian tradition, etc., but not many know about the man himself. So, I will shed some light and share some information on the “father of modern witchcraft.”
Gerald Brosseau Gardner was born June 13th 1884 in Blundellands, England. He had two brothers and lived with his nanny most of the time growing up due to his asthma. Gardner claimed to be a hereditary witch, saying he was a descendant of  Grissell Gairdner. She was burned as a witch in 1610. He initially made his living as a customs officer, but retired in 1936.
He married his wife Donna in 1927. He traveled to the east after, where he became fascinated with ritual daggers and knives. This fascination led to his first book “Keris and other Malay weapons” in 1936.
when Gardner was back in England he met people who introduced him to witchcraft. He later became involved with the Fellowship of Crotona and helped establish “the First Rosicruncian Theatre”, which produced plays with occult themes.
Gardner was initiated into the New Forest Coven in 1939 and when he met Aleister Crowley in 1946, he also became and honorary member of the Orlo Templi Orientis. With the information he gathered within these groups, plus all her learned on his various archaeology trips; Gardner put together and published “A Goddess Arrives” in 1948.
The next year he published “High Magicks Aid”, but he published it as fiction since witchcraft was still outlawed in England. The law was repealed in 1951. Once that happened, Gardner left the New Forest Coven to form his own.
He took previous knowledge and made several changes to Crowley’s work and from 1954-57 him and coven initiate, Doreen Valiente, worked on material. The body of work(book of shadows) became the authority for what is now known as the ‘Gardnerian Tradition’.
In the process of composing his book of shadows, Gardner published ‘Witchcraft Today”(1954) as a nonfiction account of modern witchcraft. This gave inspiration and incentive for new covens to rise up in England. This book brought witchcraft into the public domain and Gardner was referred I as “Britains chief witch. ”
His last book was “the Meaning of Witchcraft”, which was published in 1959. Later, in 1963 Gardner met Raymond Buckland, who is responsible for introducing the Gardnerian tradition to America.
Gardner established a new working practice, which involves what is now referred to as “Gardnerian Wicca”. During his life, and being the spokesperson in Britain for Wicca at that time, he was often criticized for making the craft so public. Many were worried that would eventually harm the craft and everything it stands for. Some still debate that to this day.
Gardner died February 13th 1964 aboard a ship in the Mediterranean sea from heart failure and is buried in Tunis

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Porphyry February, 2012

Getting out of the stores

I am no historian of religions but I have to think that ours is the first that is mainly built up around stores.   It is somehow humorously incongruous, a religion, something that is traditionally divorced from the material world, that meets in, organizes around, and has the main part of its public identity bound up in stores.  I suspect that this is also a uniquely American way of managing our religion.  An easy analysis would say that its our pervasive materialism simply expressing itself in religious terms.  If megachurches can have Starbucks and gift shops then we may indeed be at the cutting edge of religion in America.  We don’t just have shops in our churches, our churches are shops.

But that is too easy.  First, we simply don’t have many other places to go, particularly in large cities.  Second, they are more than just a meeting space.

They are an affirmation, one of the few, to the rest of the world that we exist.  They occupy a place on the street where everyone can see that Pagans and Witches exist.  If we didn’t then who else would frequent these shops?

We also have a unique problem, as the only alternative is to welcome people into our houses and other personal spaces.  This can be challenging for a variety of reasons.  We all know that crazy Pagan or the strange individual who has other motives.  Shops are a place that the picky, or perhaps sensible, amongst us can use to screen out at least some of the crazies.  They are a buffer between our intimate inner circles and the rest of the world, a “third place” that is neither festival nor personal.  Unlike Churches or rented halls the authority against trespass in shops is clear and readily backed up by law enforcement.  Most likely the owner will be there at the same time we are meeting, ready to police any behavior that goes too far outside of the (rather wide and relatively unmarked) lanes of Paganism.

Stores also allow leaders within our religion a place to both work and practice our religion.  With no paid clergy everything we do is volunteer and unpaid.  , shops, spells, or other items that can be sold are virtually the only way someone who is dedicated to the Craft and Paganism can work full time on their calling. Buying things and books at shops are the way we support the community.  The way we provide space and a place to worship.  They are a way to support some of the elders and Priests and Priestesses who serve us.

All this occurs to me because Lauri Cabot has just announced that she will be closing down her Salem shop at the end of January [http://www.theofficialwitchshoppe.com/].  It ends a 42 year run for Cabot in Salem where she has owned a variety of shops.  Regardless of what you think about her style and flamboyance, she has done a lot to mainstream modern American Paganism.  She grew Salem into a place where Witchcraft and Paganism are not just accepted inside of a few houses and stores, but on the street and within the government (Gov. Dukakis proclaimed her the “official Witch of Salem”).   And she did it through the stores.

Beginning in 1971 with Crow Haven Corner she has run four different stores in Salem, working the publicity and her reputation to bring in business not just for herself, but for the whole community.   Her goal was “to care for my children, support myself and family financially and educate the world about Witchcraft while living my life as a Witch.”

So what will Cabot be doing now that the shop is closing?  Focus on building a temple of Witchcraft in Salem.   What she probably would rather have done from the beginning.  She just couldn’t afford to do it because the depth and breadth of the congregation just wasn’t there 42 years ago to back her up.  Now it is.

This is an interesting evolution in our faith.   First, it is worth noting that Cabot was a real pioneer.  There weren’t a lot of public expressions of Paganism back in the 1970’s and she was a real visionary when she opened her store.   As a pioneer she could be said to have established the tradition in the US of having a “place” in which witches could gather and practice.  She was prophetic in opening a store, as stores have now become one of the de-facto public meeting places for Pagans and Witches.  The only other public place where Pagans and Witches gather is in Unitarian Universalist Churches through the Covenant of UU Pagans.   But UU Churches, for all the benefits they provide and their welcoming tradition, put a particular color on the rituals they sponsor (they are a Church after all, with specific beliefs and traditions unrelated to Paganism).

Now I think the question is whether Cabot is being prophetic in her opening the temple.  As she grows older (she’s in her 70’s now) I can guess that there is a desire to leave something behind that will continue on when she is gone.  I suspect that is the desire of many of us in the Pagan community, but what that might be has been elusive.  A temple, a self-sustaining community with clergy and infrastructure is one thing that just might endure past our lifetimes.  Stores, while they can provide infrastructure, don’t have the process and organization required for training and supporting priests and priestesses.  Temples do.

So Cabot’s move from being a business woman to a full time Priestess begs the question:  are we going to move from a store based public front to a temple based image?  I don’t know, but I suspect that if we don’t, it will be difficult to sustain an organized Pagan religion that has impact in the community.  While it is always possible to practice magic and witchcraft, Paganism and Witchcraft are not just magic: they are religions.  And religions require people, process, and infrastructure in order to sustain themselves over long periods of time.  Currently we have a lot of enthusiastic people, but how do we sustain those people over time?  We have a multitude of processes, but those processes (initiation, training, etc.) are not anchored in both a body of people or a place to go.  Instead they are dispersed amongst any number of covens, groups, and traditions.

Now that Cabot is moving on from store to temple, I believe other places, whether they are a temple or some “third place” where we can meet will follow suit.  Even in my own town a group has established a Pagan community center.  Just as there was a long and complicated path that led from store to temple in Salem, there will be a long path as others move from small meetings and coven groups to something more organized, more established.  We will always have our covens, but the potential exists to have something more.  And our prophet has once again shown us the way.

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The VayuTiger February, 2012

I have been in the in occult long enough to see some twisted folks and very gullible people thirsting for knowledge; there are a few misunderstandings that go in the realm of the occult Seeker. The occult is primarily in the usage of symbolism, one clear example is in the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. The word “Ateh” is used to mean “thou art” when the real meaning is derived to a beautiful woman in Islam or Princess Ateh in some middle eastern traditions as the original source; The meaning was changed to suit the grounding for the Kabbalistic Cross. Though the meanings are different, all that matters is the symbolism on the psyche in all essence. The symbolism of the occult can affect anyone with a positive or negative affect depending on the entirety of the strength in the Will. As Israel Regardie states in the Complete Golden Dawn System of Magick every person should have mental baggage from the past to be sorted with psychology, not that the person is crazy; the person must be mentally prepared to look in the Abyss of the Occult. The whole being of the occult is to search the SELF. Too many of times left handed paths get labeled as negative due to the fact a person search themselves as many pagan sources state, however, take into consideration Left Hand and Right Hand are just labels to organize thoughts in the mind and much like any religious text: it can be manipulate to a persons own intent and will. There have been great friends I have met, who made the conscious decision to leave the occult because their mind was not ready for the information to be handled, they were not disciplined, and they were really curious dabblers. The scariest thing the occult can present to you is the evocation of the inner “demons” from the ego manifested into the physical. To prepare for the evocation of these inner “demons” created through loss of innocence after birth one must undergo a heavy self improvement process and Ego deflation session before seriously joining magical societies like the OTO, IOT, Cult of Isis, A. A., and other organizations. Israel Regardie was a big fan of Charles Jung and recommended psychology for seekers in the occult for their own safety.

The few bad apples that contributed to this whole crusade against the occult were examples like the

man who shot the congresswoman of Arizona, David Caresh, and other misguided folks who needed to

seek medical attention. They dabbled in the occult and saw parts of themselves they could not handle,

they were not mentally stable as well. The book Catcher in the Rye was the book that was said to

inspire the killings of a high school in Colorado, John Lennon, and even Charles Manson used this

book as a crutch for his murders. The mind must be stable and accepting of all flaws of you and others.

As the Ego fluctuates you take one piece of information and take it to the extreme with no willingness

to learn anymore knowledge, or if you do decide to gain more knowledge it is used in a very

demeaning manner toward less fortunate students in knowledge. The Book of Abramelin even points

out of of the biggest mistakes made by man is to use your pride to knock someone down for you own

ego, which comes from pride. Yes we need some degree of pride and ego to survive in the Shekniah, or

the “Mother”. There is a good friend who even mentioned the best quote that was engraved in my mind,

“I am human”. As to being human we must admit our flaws and forget our pride to send ourselves on

the path of being “HUMAN”. I went through a three year process to prepare my mind for the Occult

and study the OTO agenda.

The functions of the occult should normally start with metaphysical principles and philosophy. Magical

and Mundane values are two separate entities as a whole. There are two different pillars on two different

planes of existence. The laws on the above are not the same as the Below. The Emerald tablet best puts

this line “that which is above corresponds to that which is below and that which is below correspond

that to that which is above.” The upper world or the world past the physical veil of existence has

divided processes that make the schematics and paradigms that are almost altered of what we “think”

we know here in the Malkuth. You can even add the 10sephiroth in the terms of 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10=55 and we can break that to 10 and we can break 10 to 1. So the Kether is

in the malkuth and maluth is in the Kether. Even in the Christian Bible it states heaven will descend and

Israel will be Heaven, the land and crevices that are on the outside of this grand city will be the fire pits

of hell. I am not a Christian and I do not agree with the text, but I like the analogy that both worlds,

Spiritual and Physical, coexist as one in our minds. These are the Two extremes that show the mind is

heaven and the mind is hell. Even in the Opus Mago Cabbalisticum Et Theosophicum it says that too

much salt can kill the fire in the steak turning it to a fluid, leaving the balance behind causing the steak

to rot because it lacks the masculine fire. This Imbalance is one that is caused exclusively be feeding

one wolf more then the other inside of you, thus this imbalance affects all mannerisms, mental states,

emotional states, and beliefs.

The whole world soul is in a place in the subconscious of God, or Yesod, called the Axis Mundi

according to some shamans of the middle eastern and northern African tribes. We are a band of brothers

and sisters that all departed from the Schamjim, or the Primordial Source. It was from this unknown

nothingness that spread to create the universe and manifested, while being bound, to the earth for us to

evolve into the higher intellect we are today.

So many of times we forget that we are a cosmic family and we degrade others out of ego hurting

others; and we are gruesomely wrong for this statement. A part of the Ego is to show dominance over a

brother or sister and correct grammatical errors, misspelled words, and or even out of the slightest of

hand gestures. If someone is so perfect as to the fact they can exalt themselves for the animistic nature

of fighting over “right” and “wrong” this is no more a sign of insecurity over any other. The biggest

dangers of the occult lie in the formula of ego and mental state. There are many various methods to

deflate the ego from Tibetan Buddhism to basic meditations. At the end of the day if you cannot look in

the mirror and say you love yourself on the inside you are not ready for the occult.

I was in the Army for three years. I had to do many things that I did not want to do, since that point I had a hard time looking at myself in the mirror for a year after being out of the Service. I then found my calling on to the path of ceremonial magick to ground my experiences into the Tree of Life. I found my sufferings were for Wisdom to walk the path I am on now. I sought help to face my inner demons from the things I had to do in the military, but I faced them internally. The Next step that worked for me was externally using the Clavis to externally bring them out and face them. The occult is not for everyone. You will find occultist just join for power or knowledge. The occult is not about power or Knowledge, but Wisdom. In the Kabbalah 32 is spelled Lev or the Lamed and Bet. Lev means heart and the Sepher Yetzirah even says the 32 paths of Wisdom. If you have the heart to face the trials and ordeals to be in the occult get ready for a wild ride. IF you feel you are ready then do so for Wisdom, not power or knowledge.

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Red Pixie February, 2012

Is Mediatation just another Form of Manifestation?

Almost everyone wants to be successful. And whilst the focus of success varies from one person to the next it is a basic philosophy that hard work and focus are the key to success. But very recently people have discovered a thing called manifestation meditation, a meditative process of making our goals materialize through a shifting of thought patterns.

Manifestation meditation is when you direct your thoughts towards what you want to achieve in life so that it becomes intimately aware of what you desire from life. This is very different from when you have so many random thoughts that your brain gets confused. With this form of therapy you are so far from the noise of society that you can easily focus your thoughts on what you want.

But manifestation meditation is not as easy as thinking about what you desire and just leaving it at that. There are steps that should be followed if anything substantial is going to come out of it. The very first thing you should do is go somewhere quiet and think about what sort of success you want. This will help to spell out to your mind exactly what you want. Write your vision of success down and then pin up the piece of paper on a wall of your room.

After deciding on your goal you should then detach yourself again and sit down to silence. Becoming relaxed helps to make your vision of success clearer than ever before. The mind works a whole lot better with silence and certainty; clogging your mind with random thoughts confuses the brain making it unable to manifest dreams in the exact manner you imagine them. Some people actually associate their success with an image or thought that fills them with compassion; the belief is that this burning passion has a powerful energy.

Once you’re relaxed and calm the next thing you should do is imagine your success. Be sure to eradicate any distracting thoughts that might offset your imagination. The vision you hold in your mind should be clear and you must think about that thought for the remaining period of your meditation.

To make the meditation more powerful you should clip out pictures associated with your vision of success. Cut out pictures of the car you want and attach them to your piece of paper. Another thing is that you must focus on your imagined success throughout your day as you take the necessary steps that will help you achieve your success.

Remember practise makes perfect and remember that you’ll never win the lottery through intent if you never buy a ticket to begin with!

Bright Blessings

Pixie

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Administrator January, 2012

Blessings to you on this glorious first day of the year.  We hope you and yours find peace and happiness in 2012!!

This issue is full of great articles to help us ring in the New Year Magickal Style!

Grab a cuppa, sit back, relax, and enjoy this issue of PaganPages.

From our family to yours, Blessings this New Years!

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