{"id":3497,"date":"2010-04-01T01:10:47","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T06:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=3556"},"modified":"2010-03-23T11:36:02","modified_gmt":"2010-03-23T16:36:02","slug":"callies-cavern-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2010\/04\/01\/callies-cavern-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Callie&#8217;s Cavern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3557 centered\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Coral-3.JPG\" alt=\"Coral-3\" width=\"640\" height=\"589\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Coral<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Coral is viewed by many cultures  as a gift from the deities.\u00a0 Ancients believed that if you polished,  ground, cut, or carved Coral its magical energy would be destroyed.\u00a0  It is also believed that if a piece of Coral breaks during magic, the  broken pieces should be returned to the sea and a new piece should be  used.\u00a0 Pacific Islanders used Coral as an important piece in many  religious and magical rites. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">In the Mediterranean it was  thought to contain the life essence of the Mother Goddess who lived  in the ocean.\u00a0 Some Hindu cultures follow the belief that after  death a soul lives in the ocean.\u00a0 Coral was used as a powerful  amulet to protect from evil spirits occupying the living.\u00a0 In some  cultures temples were built from Lava Rocks and Coral and it was placed  on the graves to guard the deceased.\u00a0 Some modern Pagans object  to using Coral in magic because it is the skeletal remains of a sea  creature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Coral helps ease depression,  negativity, and concern with what others think.\u00a0 It effects inner  changes and dispels foolishness, nervousness, fear, and panic.\u00a0  Other people\u2019s issues are dispelled.\u00a0 Coral is excellent for  emotions and energy flow.\u00a0 It represents wisdom, diplomacy, imagination,  reason, prudence, and courage.\u00a0 Romans wore Coral to attract love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">When worn so it is plainly  visible it is a protective amulet and can be used against the evil eye  and some magical creatures.\u00a0 It protects sailors and travelers  and even crops increasing their yield.\u00a0 Coral is said to guard  against accidents, violence, poison, theft, and possession.\u00a0 It  is even said to pale in color to warn of ill health.\u00a0 If you have  suffered physical trauma, Coral can repair the aura.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Visualizations is enhanced  when done with Coral and disturbing dreams are driven away producing  a more peaceful sleep.\u00a0 Coral has a strong association with luck.\u00a0  To bring this energy into your home, touch Coral to every door, window,  and wall then place in a place of honor and let it work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Coral is an excellent first  stone for children because it protects them from the adventures of life.\u00a0  It is said to ease the pain of cutting teeth and helps guard a child\u2019s  health.\u00a0 It offers a very strong magical protection for children.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coral Coral is viewed by many cultures as a gift from the deities.\u00a0 Ancients believed that if you polished, ground, cut, or carved Coral its magical energy would be destroyed.\u00a0 It is also believed that if a piece of Coral breaks during magic, the broken pieces should be returned to the sea and a new piece should be used.\u00a0 Pacific Islanders used Coral as an important piece in many religious and magical rites. In the Mediterranean it was thought to contain the life essence of the Mother Goddess who lived in the ocean.\u00a0 Some Hindu cultures follow the belief that after death a soul lives in the ocean.\u00a0 Coral was used as a powerful amulet to protect from evil spirits occupying the living.\u00a0 In some cultures temples were built from Lava Rocks and Coral and it was placed on the graves to guard the deceased.\u00a0 Some modern Pagans object to using Coral in magic because it is the skeletal remains of a sea creature. Coral helps ease depression, negativity, and concern with what others think.\u00a0 It effects inner changes and dispels foolishness, nervousness, fear, and panic.\u00a0 Other people\u2019s issues are dispelled.\u00a0 Coral is excellent for emotions and energy flow.\u00a0 It represents wisdom, diplomacy, imagination, reason, prudence, and courage.\u00a0 Romans wore Coral to attract love. When worn so it is plainly visible it is a protective amulet and can be used against the evil eye and some magical creatures.\u00a0 It protects sailors and travelers and even crops increasing their yield.\u00a0 Coral is said to guard against accidents, violence, poison, theft, and possession.\u00a0 It is even said to pale in color to warn of ill health.\u00a0 If you have suffered physical trauma, Coral can repair the aura. Visualizations is enhanced when done with Coral and disturbing dreams are driven away producing a more peaceful sleep.\u00a0 Coral has a strong association with luck.\u00a0 To bring this energy into your home, touch Coral to every door, window, and wall then place in a place of honor and let it work. Coral is an excellent first stone for children because it protects them from the adventures of life.\u00a0 It is said to ease the pain of cutting teeth and helps guard a child\u2019s health.\u00a0 It offers a very strong magical protection for children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3497","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\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3497\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}