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Rebel Rede

Hoi Sum March, 2010

Welcome to the Dark Side

As the infamous Star Wars villain Darth Vader once said, “Do not underestimate the power of the dark side.” Do we underestimate the power of the dark side? In Paganism what does the “dark side” mean? Why do we call some goddesses “dark” goddesses? From my experience we refer to some goddesses as dark, when they do not represent things like love, compassion, or other happy emotions. The goddesses who represent things like death, hate, revenge, or jealousy are the ones we tend to fear and brush aside in our rituals. Why do we fear the dark Goddesses though? I think our fear comes from two places. One is a place within ourselves where we are afraid to confront our own dark emotions. It is scary to think about what we are really capable of-what emotions lie dormant deep within us. The second reason is that we are culturally taught that it is not appropriate for women to have these darker emotions or behaviors. When we think of femininity we think of words like beauty, love, nurturing, motherly, emotional, soft etc. What about when a woman physically defends herself against a would be assailant, when a wife picks up the gun from her dead husband’s hands and defends her home at all costs, when a woman hurts the man who hurt her, who gets even? Are these women not feminine? Are they not embodying real emotions, female emotions? Would you kill to save your child, your spouse? As a society we usually think of men when we think of war, death, hunting, or fighting. This is not an accurate view though. There have been many women throughout history who have killed and who have been warriors. This means there have also been goddesses who represent these warrior women. Goddesses like Kali Ma, Medusa, Pele, Sekhmet, Morrigan, goddesses who represent things like death and revenge. These are Goddesses who have killed both men and gods. While they may sound scary at first, we should not fear these Goddesses, but rather see them as a representation of our own darker side. We all feel dark emotions from time to time. We are not always happy or loving to the people in our lives. True balance comes from embracing both sides. It is not healthy to dwell on only dark emotions. Embracing only our dark emotions will lead to depression, hate, and even the possibility of harmful actions. By the same token, it is also unhealthy to only dwell on our positive emotions. We are not being true to ourselves, to our humanity if we do not admit to and embrace our dark sides in addition to our light sides. How do we embrace our dark side? As witches rituals are always a good place to start. Traditionally the dark Goddesses are worshipped and honored during a new moon, the time when we have complete darkness. The new moon can be a time to reflect on these powerful dark goddesses and our own dark emotions. When the next new moon comes let us raise our voices and say, “Jai Ma! Kali Durga Ma, Kali Ma!-Dark Mother take me in!” My sisters be beautiful, be angry, and most of all be dark!

Note: This article was inspired by my experiences at the Kali Ma prayer ritual at this year’s Pantheacon in San Jose, CA.

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Hally’s Hints

Hally Rhiannon Nammu September, 2009

Light / Dark Workers

It has been an interesting and roller coaster of a month. It started with what I thought was a bout of hormonal fluctuations only to have a discussion with a light worker and realised it was something much greater that something happening on a physiological level.

Many of us that work in the light, working on a very different vibrational level to those working on the dark side unfortunately will from time to time have the dark side decide to latch on. I liken this to those people that zap our energy however those on the dark side do so much more than that.

Do you ever recall a time where your actions were very different to how you usually are and you find yourself in dispute with someone you care about only to be shaking your head a couple of hours later wondering what had taken place?

Sometimes this can be the dark forces at play. I realise it sounds like a Star Wars type scenario however it is not too far from the truth.

There are light workers and then there are dark workers. I had always believed that I came from a family of light workers. Based on my earlier posts some of you will get that to my absolute astonishment I am a light worker from a dark working family. How I got myself into that is still bewildering. Nevertheless everything happens for a reason and out of the dark comes light, thus there is a benefit, a lesson that can be gained from any situation.

However, I digress…

There is so much happening on a deeper level than we are consciously aware which impacts us in many ways. The changes that have taken place this year from the changing personalities, increased insecurities due to the imbalances throughout the planet have caused such a ripple affect across many planes.  My clients have altered from those passionately wanting to change to completely disappearing to reappearing, all in a matter of a couple of weeks.

With all of this in mind, the dark workers have such an opportunity to play on everyone’s softer side to sway and manipulate. It is unfortunate and very frustrating to work with. I see many beautiful people succumbing only to come to me later on wondering why they went through what they did in the first place. I am forever grateful for the awareness and the ability to assist others on their journey. Much like those that assisted me come to be where I am today.

Dark workers, light workers, planetary imbalances, people scared, insecure seeking some stability and here we are. Dark workers do not hide behind religion or any kind of flamboyancy and often can attach to pure souls. Be aware of a change of energies at your work, when you socialise with your friends and keep some white sage tucked in your back pocket just in case an unwanted gust of wind finds its way into your home ready to disrupt you and your life.

These are uncertain times; however that doesn’t mean that you need to compromise on standing in your own truth and embracing the light that provides you the path to your evolution.

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Vampire Folklore

Lady TNP May, 2009

With mainstream media placing the vampire subculture in the spotlight, society has begun to wonder who or what causes an individual to choose such a lifestyle.  Society also ponders and searches for reasonable yet scientific explanations that would cause an individual to exhibit vampiric-like traits.  One of these scientific explanations comes from the medical field, and that explanation is called porphyria.

The word porphyria comes from the Greek word porphyros, meaning reddish-purple (Melton 486).  A reference to reddish-purple or purple color is made because people who suffer from the rare disease typically have darker urine.  This urine may appear even darker after exposure to light.  The purple color is caused by an excess of porphyrins, a substance found in bone marrow (Guiley 231).  These porphyrins normally do not accumulate in strong concentrations (APF “About Porphyria”).  The disease was first recognized in the case of King George III, and the disease manifested itself in the sovereign with symptoms such as abdominal pain, fever, constipation, dark urine, headaches, and convulsions (Ramsland 71).  Using King’s ailments as a general guideline, porphyria can be described as a condition with any of the following:

* Severe sensitivity to light
* Reddish brown or purple urine and teeth
* Severe anemia
* Jaundiced skin
* Skin lesions
* Progressive deformation of cartilage and bone especially around the face and fingers
* Nervous disorders including hysteria and bipolar disorder (Guiley 231)

However, the American Porphyria Foundation has recognized eight forms of porphyria, and each form displays different combinations of the conditions listed above

(APF “About  Porphyria”).  The most common of the eight are acute intermittent, and cutanea tarda.

Acute intermittent and cutanea tarda porphyria appear to be the most common of the eight types of porphyria.  Acute intermittent porphyria masks itself by appearing as other common ailments.  This type is commonly hereditary and causes an enzyme deficiency.  The deficiency alone does not trigger the condition.  It has been shown that hormones, drugs, and dietary changes amplify the problem.  The symptoms of acute intermittent porphyria are abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation, back pain, muscle weakness, urinary retention, palpitation, and seizures (APF “About: Types of Porphyria, AIP”).  The other most common porphyria, cutanea tarda, focuses more on the vampire idea.  The most significant problem in individuals who suffer from cutanea tarda is sun inflected skin blisters.  They have increased hair growth as well as darkening and thickening of the skin (APF “About:  Types of Porphyria, PCT”).  One could see clearly, then, how one with this type of porphyria could be labeled as a vampire by those who are not educated in true vampire folklore.

While those who are educated in vampire folklore would be quick to argue against porphyria being linked to vampirism, one argument could still hold.  In 1985, David Dolphin speculated in a writing offered to the American Association for Science that porphyria may explain some reports of vampirism.  In the paper, Dolphin analyzed a treatment for porphyria that included the injection of heme.  Additionally, he hypothesized a concept in which those who suffered from the disease drank blood from others as a means to fight it off.  One could argue that Dolphin came to this conclusion due to the iron deficiency found in some porphyria sufferers.  While some have dismissed this paper altogether, it has gained both attention and negativity from the medical and vampiric communities (Melton 486).

Porphyria is a rare disease that has a variety of symptoms that could be mistaken for vampirism to those who are not readily acquainted with vampire folklore.  Some of those symptoms include an aversion to sunlight and excessive hair growth.  Furthermore, although it is highly debatable, those diagnosed with porphyria may try to use blood to combat their plight.  Therefore, one could see where it is possible to debate how one could consider porphyria the true vampire disease.

Works Cited

American Porphyria Foundation.  2009.  American Porphyria Foundation.  26 Apr. 2009 < http://www.porphyriafoundation.com/about-the-apf>.

Guiley, Rosemary Ellen.  The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters.  New York:  Checkmark , 2005.

Melton, J. Gordon.  The Vampire Book.  Detroit:  Visible Ink Press, 1994.

Ramsland, Katherine.  The Science of Vampires.  New York:  Berkley Boulevard , 2002.

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The Grave Rave

C.H. Scarlett April, 2009

Broadcasting from The Grave Rave…

Reporting directly is C.H. Scarlett…

Well my little darling, Darklings of Darkness, it has been a poltergeist of a week. A few little articles, steeped in the ink of my own blood, of course, caused quite a storm of fury. They were nothing, I thought, concerning religious tolerance, slash some Christian Witchery, slash some Satanic controversy, slash a dash of battle concerning the Warlock definition of all fearful-hysterias. But alas, my regular blog was jumping with furious readers who made sure to flood my inbox with deliciously, malicious intent.

Needless to say, I was shivering in my own grave with pure-untainted euphoria. Who knew so many people would get so riled up over an article explaining the harmlessness of Witch’s throwing the label of Christianity into their mix of titles? Who knew some people staked their life’s worth on the wrongful stereotypes of a Satanist being nothing other than devil worshippers.

Note: I am truly sorry to rip the need and worth of the Exorcists and those who are horribly suffering from demons, away. It was not my intensions to ease your fears. Ok, so I am not really sorry but can you feel my sentiment just the same, or not. *mischievous grin*

Aside from that, who knew so many people would throw down the kindling for me, not skimping on the gasoline either, just because I offered up a little research on the term Warlock. Don’t’ get me wrong, it’s not as though the smell of my own carcass burning isn’t delightful. *winks*

Meanwhile, in the world above my crypt of darkened bliss, the depression –oops, smack my mouth –I mean recession, is still burning brighter than a bonfire of sky clad Pagans. If the unemployment office becomes anymore crowded then I am pretty sure they will start charging a cover charge. After all, we live in a world of material savages who never pass up an opportunity to make a buck at someone else’s expense.

And if I could cry, then surely the tears of my blood would trickle, for even we, those who frequent the halls of the Crypt Keeper’s torture chambers are feeling the tight burn and clinch of being, well, flat busted and broke.

Want examples? I am starting to recycle my own cobwebs and the zombie’s have resorted to gnawing on their own arms. The Vampires can’t afford to hunt anymore since drinking from undernourished humans is just downright depressing as well as unfulfilling. So now, they are trying to squeeze blood from turnips.

Please don’t laugh.

I spent all last night trying to pull the things out of their mouths after they got stuck in their fangs.

Please don’t laugh.

There is nothing funny about jerking turnips from the jaws of a bloodthirsty vampire. There is also nothing funny about their fangs jerking out with the turnip, because they too, are malnourished. Malnourished but not broke for even the Vamps have a keen plan.

In fact, I can report that some of our vampires have started a new craze and frenzy in Hollywood among our most fabulous starlets. They wrote a book on how to lose weight from a new diet, strictly made of turnips. They will be having their own show on the cooking channel, 1001 Sinful Ways to Cook Turnips and later tonight, one of our Vamps will be on the Larry King show explaining how you too, can afford groceries again by converting over to the Turnip phenomena. You won’t even have need of health insurance since they are maliciously nutritious!

So please look for their new spiritual and uplifting book as well as diet called, Squeezing blood from a Turnip: Who says you can’t? Well, I said they can’t but then again, I’m the one playing Vampire dentist here.

Well my little darkling, Darklings of Darkness, it is time that I leave you. I will see you next month with a new report or you can linger by my blog and catch whiff of what I am slaughtering up for the day. It is strip poker night, here in the Crypt Keepers den and unfortunately, while the Vampires are all out trying to enlighten the world, I am stuck with the Werewolves again.

You are jealous, you say?

Please don’t be.

There is nothing worse than playing strip poker with a bunch of Werewolves who are now so poor because of the recession; they have started crunching on deep fried tofu. With every strip of my bewitching and very Elvira-looking garments, their mouths water just a little bit more. And it isn’t because I am that mesmerizing either. It’s because they are delusional with hallucinations, imagining my leg is a chicken bone or my rump is a succulent rump roast. I am pretty sure they are cheating too…ruthless little flea bags that they are. I still adore them, though, but somehow the turnips and the bloodthirsty vampires are severely missed.

Until then… have a happy Ostara…

The Fairies do warn that they want their offerings laid out for them. Yes, they are hurting to and if you don’t they will reap mischief. I love fairy mischief, so Ostara or not, don’t leave them a thing!

See you in the Grave!

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The Darker Side of Things

Administrator May, 2006



This month, I am posting more spells on the darker side. Sometimes it is what is needed in our lives. One thing I like to tell witches: You dont have to practice all magick, but learn as much as possible as you never know when you will need it.




THE KARMIC CURSE OF PAIN


This curse shall be layed on the victim while burning an image of the victim in the flame of a black candle or while burning a black image candle inscribed with their name and containing personal affects of theIrs. If possible,do this in a graveyad at midnite under a waning moon.

As the candle or image burns, say:

"There has been unfaireness done unto to me.

I ask that vengenace be brought down upon my tormentor.

I envoke the karmic forces of the universe.

I conjure them to do my bidding.

There shall be fear & guilt.

There shall be submission and compliance.

I point the law of karma against thee,

unto thee it shall be brought forth with much speed.

Retribution be the cost for my anger and pain.

You are now cursed by me,

To feel what thou has wrought upon me one hundred fold.

Let thee feel no relief from your guilt & pain until I let it be so!

Throw the remains of the candle at the front door of your tormentor and do not look back.



**source unknown**




The Caracious Curse


(this is scary so do not attempt it alone or unexperienced.)

Take two black candles and two white and set them at your altar in this

pattern:

b w b w

wand or athame

cast the circle and call upon the death crone and the hunter.

Use your own words to call them to the circle, as they are there, when you

can feel their presence light the white candles and concentrate on what

the person you are trying to hex has done wrong to you. You may like to

sing about it or just run it through in your head. Then light the black

candles and think of or sing about what that person looks like and their

personality. Then sit in your circle and think about your hurts caused by

them, whatever you do, do not lie or exaggerate. Then grasp your athame or

wand and use the tip to extinguish the black candles with

"You are gone from
no more will you hurt her/him

You have deserved of this

You are gone from her/his life,

Crone and Hunter have seen

You are gone from
no more hurt will you cause her."




**source unknown*







Bats Blood



*One of the black arts oils which creates discord, tension and havoc

wherever it is used.

*Sprinkle on enemies, but NOT on yourself.*

*Use it to anoint parchment paper on which evil pacts or wicked desires

have been inscribed.*

*A black Voodoo doll, labeled with a foe’s name, and sprinkled with

this oil will almost surely cause distress.*

* Place the doll at the enemy’s doorway so that it will be discovered

as he enters or leaves the house or apartment.*



4oz herbal base



1/2 oz Magnolia



2dr. Peppermint



Color: murky red


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author bio:

I am an ordained minister and have taken the title of priestess rather than minister, as I feel rev. or minister is too christian. I consider myself LHP, a pagan dark witch. I have been practicing for approximately 8 years. Being LHP, I tend to gravitate towards the dark gods and goddesses. I consider Hecate my mother, Ariadne my sister and Lilith my best friend. I find the gods that I feel closest to Lucifer and Cernunnosand am now being told that Anubis is calling. And for some reason, I have been chosen also as a lightworker. Now, try mixing that with the LHP. lol But, there it is. People come to me for help all the time and I feel like I need to help them. I am a 39 yr. old widow, mom of two and gramma of three. I read anything on paganism and witchcraft that I can get my hands on, to continue learning. I have a tendency to dress hippy, gothic, witchy and happily mix it all up. I read tarot, wolf and faerie cards. I’m intuitive and psychic and have had visions since I was a child.



Owner of Witches_of_the_Dark@yahoogroups.com

One of the facilitators of South Suburban Pagan Association,

Tarot reader/Intuitive

Email:

SacredDarkFire@aol.com

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The Darker Side of the Higher Ones

Administrator May, 2006

Sekhmet

(Sakhmet, Sachmet, Sekhet)



-*Powerful one*-

-*Sun Goddess*-

-*Destroyer*-

-*Mistress of Dread*-

-*Lady of Pestilence*-

-*Avenger of Wrongs*-

-*Scarlet Lady*-

-*One Before Whom Evil Trembles-*

-*The Lady of Slaughter*-

-*Lady of Flame*-

-*Goddess of Healing*-

-*Defender of Ma’at*-







Sekhmet is depicted as a lion-headed woman with the sun disk and uraeus serpent headdress. Although she is connected with Bast, she has no relationship with the cat goddess. They are two distinct goddesses in their own rights – the Egyptians did not claim they were siblings of any kind. Bast and Sekhmet were an example of Egyptian duality – Sekhmet was a goddess of Upper Egypt, Bast of Lower Egypt (just like the pharaoh was of Upper or Lower Egypt)… and they were linked together by geography, not by legend. However , another source says that Bast and Sekhmet (Hathor) are sisters , goddesses of war, and therefore one ruled over the upper and the other the lower kingdom of Egypt.



In Tibet she is known as Senge Dong-ma, lion-headed dakini, "Guardian of the Secret Tantric Teachings". She is called Simhavaktra, in India where she also has a male reflection in the lion-headed incarnation of Vishnu, Narasimha. Pure shakti, she is doubtless a close relative to lion-mounted Durga, "Keeper of the Flame". Indeed, another Egyptian title for Sekhmet is Nesert, the flame. In the ancient Near East she was called Anat, Ashtoreth and Astarte.



The lion headed goddess Sekhmet is thought to be a member of the Memphis triad. She was the wife of Ptah and the mother of Nefertem. She is the war goddess of Upper Egypt and retribution and said to pierce her enemies with fire- her breath being the hot desert wind as her body took on the glare of the destructive force of the sun. However being the mother of Nefertem, who is a healing god, she also has the power to take ailments away.


She came into being when Hathor was sent to earth by Ra to take vengeance on mankind. She was the one who slaughtered mankind and drank their blood.



The story goes that Ra, creator of the world, was ruler over all lands for thousands of years. He set rules into place and the people were happy and praised him for his goodness. But, since he made himself as man, he became old and his body withered. Soon the men would jeer and make fun of Ra. He became angered and gathered the gods and goddesses together in secret to plot his revenge on mankind for their disobedience of his laws and the evil that had entered the race. Ra’s mother Nun said: "My son Ra, the god greater than he who made him and mightier than those whom he has created, turn your mighty Eye upon them and send destruction upon them in the form of your daughter, the goddess Sekhmet." "Send against them the glance of your Eye in the form Sekhmet!" cried all the other gods and goddesses, bowing before Ra until their foreheads touched the ground.



So at the terrible glance from the Eye of Ra his daughter Sekhmet came into being, the fiercest of all goddesses. Like a lion she rushed upon her prey, and her chief delight was slaughter, and her pleasure was their blood. So into Upper and Lower Egypt she went to slay those who had scorned and disobeyed him. All whom she saw she slew, rejoicing in slaughter and the taste of blood.



Ra looked out over the land and saw what Sekhmet had done. He called to her, saying: "Come, my daughter, and tell me how you have obeyed my commands."

Sekhmet answered with the terrible voice of a lioness as she tears her prey: "By the life which you have given me, I have indeed done vengeance on mankind, and my heart rejoices."



But soon after, Ra began to pity mankind. However, no one cold stop Sekhmet! For it was determined that she was to stop slaying by her own accord.



So Ra became cunning and commanded his army of swift messengers who were able to outrun Sekhmet with the speed of "storm winds" . He then commanded them to go into the island of Elephantine and collect red ochre . So the messengers ran and collected the ochre from the island and brought it back toRa. Then he commanded "Mingle the red ochre of Elephantine with the barley-beer. " It was done, so that the beer gleamed red in the moonlight like blood.



"Now take it to the place where Sekhmet proposes to slay men when the sun rises," said Ra. So during the night the jars of beer were taken and poured out over the fields so that the ground was covered to about nine inches .When day came Sekhmet came also, licking her lips at the thought of the men whom she would slay. She found the place flooded and no one in sight; but she saw the beer which was the colour of blood, and she thought it was the blood of those whom she had slain.



Then she laughed with joy, stooped and drank.Until she becane to drunk to kill . She stumbled to where Ra was waiting and he said: "You come in peace, sweet one." And her name was changed to Hathor, and her nature was changed also to the sweetness of love and the strength of desire. And henceforth Hathor struck men and women only with the great power of love.

Afterword she became known as Sekhmet Hathor. But later Sekhmet and Hathor were split up as two separate deities both haveing claim to the "Eye of Ra" because they were so vastly different.


Her cult center was in Memphis, before the New Kingdom’s seat of power was shifted to Thebes.



In order to soothe Sekhmet’s wrath, her priesthood felt compelled to perform a ritual before a different statue of her on each day of the year, leading to it being estimated that over seven hundred statues of Sekhmet once stood in the funerary temple of Amenhotep III, on the west bank of the Nile. It was said that her priests protected her statues from theft or vandalism by coating them with Anthrax! Sekhmet was also seen as a bringer of disease, to be prayed to so as to cure such ills by placating her.



The name "Sekhmet" literally became synonymous with doctors and surgeons during the Middle Kingdom. In antiquity, many of Sekhmet’s priests were often considered to be on the same level as physicians.



Tame lions were kept in temples dedicated to Sekhmet at Leontopolis.

To pacify Sekhmet further, festivals were celebrated at the end of battle, so that there would be no more destruction. On such occasions, people danced and played music to soothe the wildness of the goddess, and drank great quantities of beer.



There is a modern day Temple built to honor Sekhmet in Nevada! www.sekhmettemple.com




A Hymn of Sekhmet says:

Mine is a heart of carnelian, crimson as murder on a holy day.

Mine is a heart of corneal, the gnarled roots of a dogwood and the bursting of flowers.

I am the broken wax seal on my lover’s letters.

I am the phoenix, the fiery sun, consuming and resuming myself.

I will what I will.

Mine is a heart of carnelian, blood red as the crest of a phoenix



An Invocation to Sekhmet

"The Powerful, powerful in her existence, She that impurity fears.

The one who’s face is beautiful, remarkable of image, who thrusts back sadness.

The solar feminine disc, radiant, rejuvenating, illuminating the country.

The Mistress of the sky, appearing in her sanctuary.

Sekhmet, powerful against the enemies, inspiring terror in the rebels.

The Mistress of Iunet, entering into her chapel, whirling and dancing in her temple."

(translated into English by Kerry Wisner, 1999-2000, from the French text "Dendera – I Traduction" by S. Cauville)



Sekhmet Incense Recipe

by Eloise Coquio

This is a rich red incense that smells spicy and immediately conjures an impression of heat and fiery sunlight. It is a pungent smell that echoes the strength and power of Sekhmet.

3 parts Frankincense.

1.5 parts dragon’s blood.

1 part each of copal, juniper, cinnamon, benzoin and red sandalwood.

3/4 parts clove

Few drops each of frankincense and orange oil.






links used:
www.touregypt.net/godsofegypt/sekhmet2.htm

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhmet

www.tatooheaven.com/Sekhmet.html



**Special thanks to Joan, and Lilith who are members of the yahoo group Witches_of_the_Dark. They provided me with some of the site links that I used in this article.



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author bio:



Michelle is a member of the yahoo group Witches_of_the_dark.

She was a Pentecostal christian for 15 years and and for the last 3 has been following an eclectic pagan path based on Egyptian and oriental beliefs from her past lives. Comments, questions can be sent to her at MysticalChaos13@aol.com

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The Darker Side of Things

Administrator April, 2006

In this months Paganpages, I’m taking a bit of a different direction. Whether we are LHP or RHP, we have totem animals. I was curious as to whether the type of totems we have go along with our path. But, I’m not so sure that holds true. I have thought about what mine are and the different ones seem to encompass all traits of myself.

One I would consider a darker totem is the raven/crow. Now, that one has been mine since childhood. A lot of people do not have a fondness for this particular bird, but i have always loved them. Another one close to me, is a wolf. Seems to me that fits both dark and light sides. I have found two new totem animals. A huge white owl and a deer.

The owl would be more of our darker selves. It is said to be a bird of sorcery and a symbol of death. For me, it feels as if this totem was brought to me by my matron goddess, Hecate. Its a bird that travels with her.

Now I have deer totem also. And they teach us sensitivity and opening our hearts to love. Which I seem to greatly need these days. Also we should call on them for our psychic abilities.

There are so many more animals and so many more meanings. And I truly believe that we are all LHP and RHP and need to strive for that balance. We should also look to our totems to find both sides and many different traits that we have.

Another interesting aspect of all of this to me, is that some of our animal totems come and go through our life, depending on when we need them. Some, stay with us our entire life. We also have those that have magickal creatures as totems. Those on another plain of existence that help. Some have phoenix, dragons, chimera, etc…Imagine what those traits mean to us as pagans and witches.

If you know your totems well, search and see if there are more. Or when you go through something different and stressful in your life, mediate and see if new ones pop up and why. I have heard one of the best ways to find a totem is by the extreme interest in a specific animal that you may have. Such as my love of crows/ravens since childhood. IF you have no idea, do meditation. Ask your Goddess/god or spirit guides to help you.

I have enclosed some links that will be of interest for those who are interested.

Animal Totems, discover the healing and teaching aspects associated with yours

Find Your Animal Totem

Discovering Your Totem Animals

Choose Your Totem Animals

Animal Totem – How to find your Animal Totem

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author bio:

Priestess Anjelin

I am an ordained minister and have taken the title of priestess rather than minister, as I feel rev. or minister is too christian. I consider myself LHP, a pagan dark witch. I have been practicing for approximately 7 years. Being LHP, I tend to gravitate towards the dark gods and goddesses. I consider Hecate my mother, Ariadne my sister and Lilith my best friend. I have yet to find the gods that I feel that close to, but do feel closest to Lucifer and Cernunnos. And for some reason, I have been chosen also as a lightworker. Now, try mixing that with the LHP. lol But, there it is. People come to me for help all the time and I feel like I need to help them. I am a 39 yr. old widow, mom of two and gramma of three. I read anything on paganism and witchcraft that I can get my hands on, to continue learning. I have a tendency to dress hippy, gothic, witchy and happily mix it all up.

Owner of Witches_of_the_Dark@yahoogroups.com

***~~Whatever path a witch follows, is her decsion and hers alone. It is her journey to walk. She should not take it lightly, nor should anyone else~~***

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