{"id":13301,"date":"2017-01-01T01:10:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T06:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=13965"},"modified":"2016-12-29T19:07:15","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T00:07:15","slug":"magickalarts-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2017\/01\/01\/magickalarts-25\/","title":{"rendered":"MagickalArts"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Lunar Magick: Part Three<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><b>This is the third of a series of articles that explores our connection to the Moon and how to use HER energy for magick and spiritual growth. This month we\u2019ll take a look at ways to create devotional practices with the Lunar energies&#8230;..<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13966\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13966\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/magickalarts1.jpg\" alt=\"23482315 - arch silhouette in old temple at night sky with full moon premade background\" width=\"268\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">23482315 &#8211; arch silhouette in old temple at night sky with full moon premade background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Moon rides high in the sky as <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Her light floods down bathing me in her embrace.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I stand in the cold, cloak wrapped around my body <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">With feet planted firmly on Earth. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I breathe in deeply taking in the energy of the air<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Around me and lifting arms, fingers stretching up <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">To hold the orb of milky whiteness.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I begin my devotional esbat in honor <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Of the Star Goddess and call to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Her with words of invocation\u2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Charge of the Star Goddess<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Listen to the words of the Great Mother, she who of old has been called Artemis, Astarte, Dione, Melusine, Cerridwen, Diana and by many other names:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n\u201cWhenever you have need of anything, once in the month, and better it be when<br \/>\nthe moon is full, then shall ye assemble in some secret place to adore the spirit of Me,<br \/>\nwho am Queen of all the Wise. You shall be free from slavery, and as a sign that<br \/>\nye be free, you shall sing, dance, feast, make music and love, all in My praise.<br \/>\nFor Mine is the ecstasy of the spirit, but Mine also is joy on Earth.<br \/>\nMy law is love unto all beings. Mine is the secret door that opens<br \/>\nupon the land of youth, and Mine is the cup of the wine of life,<br \/>\nthat is the Cauldron of Cerridwen, that is the Holy Grail of Immortality.<br \/>\nI give the knowledge of the spirit eternal, and beyond death, I give peace,<br \/>\nfreedom and reunion with those who have gone before.<br \/>\nNor do I demand aught in sacrifice, for behold, I am the Mother of all things,<br \/>\nand My love is poured out upon the Earth.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hear now the words of the Star Goddess, the dust of whose feet are the hosts of Heaven,<br \/>\nwhose body encircles the universe:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I who am the beauty of the green earth, and the white moon among the stars, do call upon your souls\u2026arise, and come unto Me. For I am the soul of nature that gives life to the universe. From Me all things proceed, and unto Me they must return.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\nLet My worship be in the heart that rejoiceth, for behold \u2013 all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals. Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. And you who seek to know Me, know that thy seeking and yearning will avail thee not, unless thou knowest this mystery: that if that which you seek you findest not within thee, you will never find it without, for behold \u2013 I have been with thee from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A Form of Devotional<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Charge of the Goddess is the quintessential devotional offered to the Goddess. The Charge was found in the Gardnerian Book of Shadows and is attributed to Doreen Valiente. Over the years the Charge has been adapted and there are now several versions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Charge is often used as the invocation to the Goddess during most Esbat rituals. An Esbat is the time of working Lunar Magick within a ritual setting. It is during these ceremonies and rituals that we seek to connect with the energies of the moon, her phases and the gifts that each brings. These rituals could\u00a0include:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Rites of Healing<br \/>\ndivination<br \/>\nRites of New Growth and deeper awareness<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Working with the Moon and her phases are part of the Natural cycle that is used in the Craft of the Witch. We draw from the energy of the Goddess as represented in her various forms of Maiden, Mother and Crone and see these in manifest form as New, Full and Dark Moons.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Given all of the diverse energy and mystery surrounding the Moon is it any wonder that its greater mysteries are used to enhance sacred work. Dancing around a fire on a moon lit night, moving to the beat of drums is the nearest one can come to being totally absorbed into the Natural world.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If we also work with the energy of the planets, a rite held on a MON-day would correspond with the energy of the Moon. A moon phase in the sign of Cancer would add additional lunar energy as the astrological sign of Cancer is ruled by the MOON.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Another devotional that could be used in your lunar workings is:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Liber Vel Hecate<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13967\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/magickalarts2.jpg\" alt=\"magickalarts2\" width=\"317\" height=\"431\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Liber Vel Hecate was developed based upon the model of the Liber Resh Vel Helios . It comprises the phases of the Moon and the many and varied names and pantheons that honor the Goddess in her power as Queen of the Heavens. This could be used as invocation or devotional during an Esbat.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><i>Although the Liber Vel Hecate is not a traditional form of invocation used in Wiccan practice there is much that can be derived of the nature of the Lunar Goddesses in its study.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Hail Luna, as you rise, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">IxChel, Kia, Lady pale,<br \/>\nQueen of dreams, Cast your spell, Of triple veil<br \/>\nAr-iadne, Ar-ianhrod, Ar-achne Moerae,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Hail Hecate<br \/>\nOf faces three,<br \/>\nShining from afar,<br \/>\nSpider of Destiny<br \/>\nIn your web of Silver Stars<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><b>WAXING MOON:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Hail Diana, Huntress,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">As you draw your silver bow,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Hail Artemis and Io,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Oh Horned waxing luminous present glow<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Nu and numinous maiden crescent shewn<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Hail Clotho, Spinner of life\u2019s thread<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Drawn forth from Nix Night<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Turning Fate\u2019s first strands<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">With nimble hands<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Twining twixt the dark and bright<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><b>FULL MOON:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Hail Moon Mother,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Full and fecund, round and bright,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Isis, We draw you down from the night,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">With your cauldron-womb of luminous white<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Hail Lachesis, Weaver, Craft your web<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Weave the lines between the times<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Of wax and wane; And tides<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Of flow and ebb<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Gossamer silver cords<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Of dreaming draw together<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">In your matrix matted of matter and ether<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">DreamMother, give Birth<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">As your light shines down to Earth<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><b>WANING MOON:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Hail, Grandmother Spider,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Crone and crow,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Wisewoman, elder, seer,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Help us face, and destroy our fear<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Hail Hecate of the Crossroads,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Oh old and ominous presence glowing<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Your waning numinous crescent going<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Hail Atropos, Cutter,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">With your waning silver scythe,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">You cut\u00a0the thread of Life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><b>DARK MOON:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">There is a fourth face, though unseen<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">There is a fourth path, whom few know<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">A fourth Fate, who awaits<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">In shadow<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Hail Kali, Blackness,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">From whom the kalas of Time emit<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Three Norns converged,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Past, present, future merged,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">On the path of Blood beyond the Wheel we surge and scry<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">To Caer Arianhrod, Castle in the Sky<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Hail Nought, Not, Nuit, Maat,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">Yours the dark and secret art<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">While crone\u2019s scythe cuts breath and with death<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">The thread of life appears to dwindle<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">From No-thing you craft another mask<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">And re-splice it back, on another track<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\">To Clotho\u2019s spindle<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Garamond, serif;\"><b>No matter what form of devotion you choose, the Goddess will bless your work and light the way of your spiritual path. Blessings of the New Year!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lunar Magick: Part Three This is the third of a series of articles that explores our connection to the Moon and how to use HER energy for magick and spiritual growth. This month we\u2019ll take a look at ways to create devotional practices with the Lunar energies&#8230;.. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Moon rides high in the sky as Her light floods down bathing me in her embrace. I stand in the cold, cloak wrapped around my body With feet planted firmly on Earth. I breathe in deeply taking in the energy of the air Around me and lifting arms, fingers stretching up To hold the orb of milky whiteness. I begin my devotional esbat in honor Of the Star Goddess and call to Her with words of invocation\u2026. Charge of the Star Goddess Listen to the words of the Great Mother, she who of old has been called Artemis, Astarte, Dione, Melusine, Cerridwen, Diana and by many other names: \u201cWhenever you have need of anything, once in the month, and better it be when the moon is full, then shall ye assemble in some secret place to adore the spirit of Me, who am Queen of all the Wise. You shall be free from slavery, and as a sign that ye be free, you shall sing, dance, feast, make music and love, all in My praise. For Mine is the ecstasy of the spirit, but Mine also is joy on Earth. My law is love unto all beings. Mine is the secret door that opens upon the land of youth, and Mine is the cup of the wine of life, that is the Cauldron of Cerridwen, that is the Holy Grail of Immortality. I give the knowledge of the spirit eternal, and beyond death, I give peace, freedom and reunion with those who have gone before. Nor do I demand aught in sacrifice, for behold, I am the Mother of all things, and My love is poured out upon the Earth.\u201d Hear now the words of the Star Goddess, the dust of whose feet are the hosts of Heaven, whose body encircles the universe: \u201cI who am the beauty of the green earth, and the white moon among the stars, do call upon your souls\u2026arise, and come unto Me. For I am the soul of nature that gives life to the universe. From Me all things proceed, and unto Me they must return. Let My worship be in the heart that rejoiceth, for behold \u2013 all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals. Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. And you who seek to know Me, know that thy seeking and yearning will avail thee not, unless thou knowest this mystery: that if that which you seek you findest not within thee, you will never find it without, for behold \u2013 I have been with thee from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.\u201d A Form of Devotional The Charge of the Goddess is the quintessential devotional offered to the Goddess. The Charge was found in the Gardnerian Book of Shadows and is attributed to Doreen Valiente. Over the years the Charge has been adapted and there are now several versions. The Charge is often used as the invocation to the Goddess during most Esbat rituals. An Esbat is the time of working Lunar Magick within a ritual setting. It is during these ceremonies and rituals that we seek to connect with the energies of the moon, her phases and the gifts that each brings. These rituals could\u00a0include: Rites of Healing divination Rites of New Growth and deeper awareness Working with the Moon and her phases are part of the Natural cycle that is used in the Craft of the Witch. We draw from the energy of the Goddess as represented in her various forms of Maiden, Mother and Crone and see these in manifest form as New, Full and Dark Moons. Given all of the diverse energy and mystery surrounding the Moon is it any wonder that its greater mysteries are used to enhance sacred work. Dancing around a fire on a moon lit night, moving to the beat of drums is the nearest one can come to being totally absorbed into the Natural world. If we also work with the energy of the planets, a rite held on a MON-day would correspond with the energy of the Moon. A moon phase in the sign of Cancer would add additional lunar energy as the astrological sign of Cancer is ruled by the MOON. Another devotional that could be used in your lunar workings is: The Liber Vel Hecate The Liber Vel Hecate was developed based upon the model of the Liber Resh Vel Helios . It comprises the phases of the Moon and the many and varied names and pantheons that honor the Goddess in her power as Queen of the Heavens. This could be used as invocation or devotional during an Esbat. Although the Liber Vel Hecate is not a traditional form of invocation used in Wiccan practice there is much that can be derived of the nature of the Lunar Goddesses in its study.\u00a0 Hail Luna, as you rise, IxChel, Kia, Lady pale, Queen of dreams, Cast your spell, Of triple veil Ar-iadne, Ar-ianhrod, Ar-achne Moerae, Hail Hecate Of faces three, Shining from afar, Spider of Destiny In your web of Silver Stars WAXING MOON: Hail Diana, Huntress, As you draw your silver bow, Hail Artemis and Io, Oh Horned waxing luminous present glow Nu and numinous maiden crescent shewn Hail Clotho, Spinner of life\u2019s thread Drawn forth from Nix Night Turning Fate\u2019s first strands With nimble hands Twining twixt the dark and bright FULL MOON: Hail Moon Mother, Full and fecund, round and bright, Isis, We draw you down from the night, With your cauldron-womb of luminous white Hail Lachesis, Weaver, Craft your web Weave the lines between the times Of wax and wane; And tides Of flow and ebb Gossamer silver cords Of dreaming draw together In your matrix matted of matter and ether DreamMother, give Birth As your light shines down to Earth WANING MOON: Hail, Grandmother Spider, Crone and crow, Wisewoman, elder, seer, Help us face, and destroy our fear Hail Hecate of the Crossroads, Oh old and ominous presence glowing Your waning numinous crescent going Hail Atropos, Cutter, With your waning silver scythe, You cut\u00a0the thread of Life. DARK MOON: There is a fourth face, though unseen There is a fourth path, whom few know A fourth Fate, who awaits In shadow Hail Kali, Blackness,\u00a0 From whom the kalas of Time emit Three Norns converged, Past, present, future merged, On the path of Blood beyond the Wheel we surge and scry To Caer Arianhrod, Castle in the Sky Hail Nought, Not, Nuit, Maat, Yours the dark and secret art While crone\u2019s scythe cuts breath and with death The thread of life appears to dwindle From No-thing you craft another mask And re-splice it back, on another track To Clotho\u2019s spindle \u00a0 No matter what form of devotion you choose, the Goddess will bless your work and light the way of your spiritual path. Blessings of the New Year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":208,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/208"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}