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Obi divination is a quick and easy form of fortune-telling comprising a cast or thrown reading determined by four coconut pieces, four cowrie shells that have had their tops cut off, or four coins. Obi readings entered hoodoo through contact between American spiritual practitioners of conjure and initiates of African Diasporic religions such as Santeria (also known as Lukumi, or La Regla de Ocha).
Obi will only reply to questions that can be answered "Yes” or “No.” To tell your fortune, the psychic reader will hold the set of four items in his or her hand, pray over your question, then gently toss the items down onto the ground or onto a mat, and look to see how they fell. Cowries can fall "mouth" side up (open) or "mouth" side down (closed). Coconut pieces can fall white meat side up or dark skin side up. Coins can fall heads up or or tails up. Mathematically, the toss will generate one of sixteen possible combinations, which are grouped into five possible answers:
Four cowrie shells used to perform an Obi reading
Four cowrie shells used to perform an Obi reading
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<b>Alafia: 4 mouth-up cowries; 4 white coconuts; 4 heads</b>.
Blessings! A “Yes” to whatever you asked about — and you may get even more than you requested or it will come sooner than you hoped. Alafia means "peace." It represents all of the light that is available and able to assist you. It is "Yes" with a blessing of peace.
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<b>Etawa: 3 mouth-up and 1 mouth-down cowries; 3 white and 1 dark coconut; 3 heads and 1 tails</b>.
A "Maybe" answer. Etawa is an unstable response, and requires a second throwing of the Obi to ascertain whether the answer is yes or no. If the second toss is Alafia, Etawa or Ejife, the answer is yes. If the second toss is Okanran or Oyekun then the answer is no.
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<b>Ejife: 2 mouth-up and 2 mouth-down; 2 white and 2 dark coconuts; 2 heads and 2 tails.
</b>This is an absolute “Yes” -- but you are cautioned not to ask any further questions on this subject, or the Orisha Spirit of Divination may get mad. Ejife is positive because it represents perfect balance. It indicates blessings of knowledge with experience, and, as such, it may require more effort than Alafia. </blockquote>
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<b>Okana Sode or Okanran: 1 mouth-up and 3 mouth-down; 1 white and 3 dark coconuts; 1 heads and 3 tails</b>.
“No.” What you asked won’t happen. Okanran is a firm no. The level of contraction or opposition indicates much work needed before the blessings in question could come to fruition.
Oyekun: 4 mouth-down cowries; 4 dark coconuts; 4 tails.
This is a very strong “No,” and it furthermore indicates that you may need serious spiritual cleansing in order to clear away the negative conditions that surround this issue in your life. Oyekun represents total darkness and the spirits of the dead can speak through this answer. There is an elusive element to the situation, or the spirits may be asking for something. Obi readers will proceed with a series of questions to ascertain the nature of the darkness, or if the spirits desire something. Once the obstacle is determined, the remedy is applied and the reading addressing the original issue can resume. </blockquote>
Information from http://readersandrootworkers.org<br />
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I love using the cowie shells for divination. Especially after you used the tarot cards or pendulum to clarify a question. Mine was given to me as a christmas gift and I can't live without them. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03205022282148881869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931674412046629470.post-67853898779448697882014-04-20T07:09:00.002-07:002014-04-20T07:09:47.449-07:00Amethyst<div id="fb-root"></div> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script>
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Last night I met up with a group of witch to meditate to meet Brighid. We journeyed down to her well, where some of us talked to her and some of us swam in the water. My own experience I would have to share later because it's going to be a lot of typing. But I learned how important she is in my life and how I should honor her everyday. When we move into our new home, I will set up a altar for her separately from my general altar. Oh yes, one thing I do want to point out is that the Morrigan showed up during my meditation as well to say hi and to help me on part of the guided meditation. I love my goddesses! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03205022282148881869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931674412046629470.post-70117355094496130242014-02-03T09:50:00.000-08:002014-02-03T10:46:34.197-08:00Celebrating Imbolc<div style="text-align: center;">
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Once I got home from errands, I cleaned as much of the kitchen as possible, as a way of inviting Brigid into our home to honor her. Much is still to be down but Rome wasn't built in a day as the saying goes. Haha. Sharri, my gf, made <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45,"tn":"*G"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Brigid's Magical Bread, Candlemas Pâté and Divinely Spiced Wine.</span></span><br />
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<i>Brighid, Exalted One<br />
Goddess of fire and light<br />
Patron of poets, smiths, and healers<br />
Inspiration you bring when you are near<br />
You, whose fire lights the smithy<br />
Where our tools are forged<br />
And our hearth-fire<br />
Where we seek warmth<br />
By your light and radiance many are healed<br />
Daughter of Dagda<br />
Lend us some of your fire and light<br />
Share with us your radiance<br />
Descend on us<br />
Come and bless this site<br />
Aid us and this world<br />
As we journey on the healing path<br />
Goddess of the hearth-fire<br />
We bid you welcome<br />
Hail and blessed be</i></blockquote>
As she was making the food. I did a spread that my coven posted on our group site. It's called the Brigid's Wheel Tarot Spread.<br />
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<span class="qreply" id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_954"><span id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_991" style="font-family: Georgia,;">Representations of each card:</span><span id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_989" style="font-family: Georgia,;"><br /><b id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_988"> </b></span><br /><span id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_982" style="font-family: Georgia,;"><b id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_986">Card 1:</b>
This card represents strength. It shows where you are strong in life.
It could also be strength acquired after going through a painful and
difficult experience. In essence it represents your inner strength.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,;"><br /><b> </b></span><br /><span id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_980" style="font-family: Georgia,;"><b id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_984">Card 2:</b>
This card represents your desires. Ask yourself what is it that you
desire. What are your dreams? This could signify that it is time to
live your dreams and start on making those dreams a reality.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,;"><br /><b> </b></span><br /><span id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_993" style="font-family: Georgia,;"><b>Card 3:</b>
This card represents healing. It will help you to pinpoint an area of
your life that needs healing in order for your strength to continue to
grow. It can also help to give you advice about a situation you're
currently dealing with.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,;"><br /><b> </b></span><br /><span id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_995" style="font-family: Georgia,;"><b>Card 4:</b>
This card represents creative inspiration. Once we've learned what to
do in order to heal ourselves, now we must get our creative juices
flowing. This card will help you ignite your creative spark.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,;"><br /><b> </b></span><br /><span id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_997" style="font-family: Georgia,;"><b>Card 5: </b>This
card represents making plans. Now that your creativity is going its
time to figure out exactly how to go about making progress and continue
moving forward. Look for consistencies with the cards you've pulled
already as they may relate to one another.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,;"><br /><b> </b></span><br /><span id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_999" style="font-family: Georgia,;"><b>Card 6:</b>
This card represents new growth. With spring comes new growth. Not
only on the earth but also within ourselves. Now that we've started
working on making our dreams a reality, we will start to experience
growth in our own lives. This card will show us how that might look.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span class="qreply" id="yui_3_14_0_1_1391450436428_954"><span style="font-family: Georgia,;">This spread was very insightful and told me that I need to be caution around some people, I pretty much guessed who they where with another spread I did after this one. Here's what my spread looked like;</span></span><br />
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We were done with everything around 2 in the morning. We haven't decorated our altar to celebrate Imbolc yet but we will do that tonight. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03205022282148881869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931674412046629470.post-21210220375169240502014-01-31T10:28:00.001-08:002014-01-31T10:34:32.774-08:00Imbolc<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hello everyone. Imbolc is getting closer and closer. Is everyone prepared to celebrate? Below I posted information and things to do on Imbolc. Information credited to <a href="http://www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/" target="_blank">The White Goddess</a>.<br />
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<i>This holiday is also known as Candlemas, or Brigid's (pronounced
BREED) Day. One of the 4 Celtic "Fire Festivals. Commemorates the
changing of the Goddess from the Crone to the Maiden. Celebrates the
first signs of Spring. Also called "Imbolc" (the old Celtic name). This is the seasonal change where the first signs of spring and the
return of the sun are noted, i.e. the first sprouting of leaves, the
sprouting of the Crocus flowers etc. In other words, it is the festival
commemorating the successful passing of winter and the beginning of the
agricultural year. This Festival also marks the transition point of the
threefold Goddess energies from those of Crone to Maiden. It is the day that we celebrate the passing of Winter and make way for Spring. It is the day we honour the rebirth of the <a href="http://www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/the_elements/the_planets/the_sun.asp" target="_self" title="Read more about The Sun">Sun</a>
and we may visualize the baby sun nursing from the Goddess's breast. It
is also a day of celebrating the Celtic Goddess Brigid. Brigid is the
Goddess of Poetry, Healing, Smithcraft, and Midwifery. If you can make
it with your hands, Brigid rules it. She is a triple Goddess, so we
honour her in all her aspects. This is a time for communing with her,
and tending the lighting of her sacred flame. At this time of year,
Wiccans will light multiple candles, white for Brigid, for the god
usually yellow or red, to remind us of the passing of winter and the
entrance into spring, the time of the Sun. This is a good time for
initiations, be they into covens or self-initiations.</i></blockquote>
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<i>It is traditional upon Imbolc, at sunset or just after ritual, to
light every lamp in the house - if only for a few moments. Or, light
candles in each room in honour of the Sun’s rebirth. Alternately, light a
kerosene lamp with a red chimney and place this in a prominent part of
the home or in a window. If snow lies on the ground outside, walk in it for a moment,
recalling the warmth of summer. With your projective hand, trace an
image of the Sun on the snow. Foods appropriate to eat on this day include those from the dairy,
since Imbolc marks the festival of calving. Sour cream dishes are fine.
Spicy and full-bodied foods in honor of the Sun are equally attuned.
Curries and all dishes made with peppers, onions, leeks, shallots,
garlic or chives are appropriate. Spiced wines and dishes containing
raisins - all foods symbolic of the Sun - are also traditional.</i></blockquote>
<b>Ritual </b><br />
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<i>Supplies: Symbol of the season, such as a white flower, snow in a
crystal container, also needed, an orange candle anointed with cinnamon,
frankincense or rosemary oil (unlit), red candle to represent the
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<li><i>Arrange the altar, light the candles and censer, and cast the Circle.</i></li>
<li><i>Invoke the Goddess and God.</i></li>
<li><i>Say such words as the following:<br />"This is the time of the feast of torches,<br />When every lamp blazes and shines<br />To welcome the rebirth of the God.<br />I/we celebrate the Goddess,<br />I/we celebrate the God;<br />All the Earth celebrates<br />Beneath its mantle of sleep."</i></li>
<li><i>Light the orange taper from the red candle on the altar. Slowly walk
the circle clockwise, bearing the candle before you. Say these or
similar words:</i></li>
<li><i>"All the land is wrapped in winter.<br />The air is chilled and<br />Frost envelopes the Earth.<br />But Lord of the Sun,<br />Horned One of animals and wild places,<br />Unseen you have been reborn<br />Of the gracious Mother Goddess,<br />Lady of all fertility.<br />Hail Great God!<br />Hail and welcome!"</i></li>
<li><i>Stop before the altar, holding aloft the candle. Gaze at its flame.
Visualize your life blossoming with creativity, with renewed energy and
strength.</i></li>
<li><i>If you need to look into the future or past, now is an ideal time.</i></li>
<li><i>Works of magic, if necessary, may follow.</i></li>
<li><i>Celebrate the Simple Feast.</i></li>
<li><i>Thank the Goddess and God.</i></li>
<li><i>Release the Circle. </i></li>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03205022282148881869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931674412046629470.post-2158935801292389822013-12-30T09:34:00.001-08:002013-12-30T09:34:45.742-08:00The Holiday SeasonI hope everyone had a great holiday. I know I did. Spending it with family and friends was so much fun. I joined into a winter solstice ritual to honor all the goddess of winter and help the souls go back to the light since the dark side of the year is ending.<br />
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During the time over my girlfriend's mom's house, she created a prosperity grid to bring in good tides for the new year. <br />
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The big candle is for positive energy. The sphere in the middle is a aventurine, sorry that the stone look so dark. The adventurine is known as the "Stone of Opportunity". Raw quartz and citrine shards where added to help amplify and bring in wealth. At the end, there are bayberry candles that has dragonsblood. Dragonsblood helps boost energy into anything that you are working. Bayberry helps with drawing in money and luck. We started to burn them on christmas eve and on christmas. </div>
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What I got for winter solstice / christmas?</div>
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<li>A goodie bag of things I love, such as coffee</li>
<li>A bag for astral travel through meditation; a candle, incense, and a beautiful type of quartz that's from the Himalayan Mountains</li>
<li>A $25 giftcard</li>
<li>A goddess necklace (I will take a picture of it soon)</li>
<li>A oil burner with the pentacle on it. </li>
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I think that's it. I'll add anything that I forget later. Have a happy new year everyone. <br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03205022282148881869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931674412046629470.post-87407533637628837492013-12-19T11:08:00.001-08:002013-12-19T11:08:43.804-08:00My offering to CerridwenThe night before I bought a offering bowl to make a offering to whatever god or goddess I want. The first one is Cerridwen since this is her time of the season. I posted about placing grains in a bowl so I used corn. Since I did it at night, the night of the full moon which was not planned but awesome anyway, I decided to let it sit during the day and empty the bowl the next night. Let my desires reach the goddess in peace. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03205022282148881869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931674412046629470.post-72143946880860217842013-12-17T10:03:00.001-08:002013-12-17T10:03:51.209-08:00The Winter Goddess, Cerridwen<div style="text-align: center;">
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Since I'm into the celtic pantheon, I think it's fitting to call upon them in times of need and honor. On the Winter Solstice, I will be joining my fellow witch sisters in a ritual to celebrate the coming winter. I can't describe what we will be doing but we are allowed to call upon a goddess to join us in the ritual. I'm choosing to call Cerridwen to the ritual.<br />
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This is Cerridwen's Story From <a href="http://orderwhitemoon.org/" target="_blank">Order of the White Moon</a>:<br />
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people of Wales. It is told that she lived on an island, in the middle
of Lake Tegid, named after her husband, with her two children, a
beautiful daughter, Creidwy, and a very ugly son, Afagdu. To compensate
her son for his unfortunate appearance, Cerridwen brewed a magickal
formula, known as "greal", which would make Afagdu the most brilliant and inspired of men. For a
year and a day, she kept six herbs simmering in her magickal cauldron,
known as "Amen", under the constant care of a boy named Gwion.
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<i><br />
One day, while Gwion was stirring the cauldron, a few drops of the
bubbling liquid spattered on his hand. Unthinkingly, and in pain,
Gwion, sucked his burned hand, and, suddenly, he could hear everything
in the world, and understood all the secrets of the past and future.
With his newly enchanted foresight, Gwion knew how angry Cerridwen would
be when she found he had acquired the inspiration meant for her son.
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He ran away, but Cerridwen pursued him. Gwion changed into a hare, and
Cerridwen chased him as a greyhound; he changed into a fish, and
Cerridwen pursued him as an otter; he became a bird, and she flew after
him as a hawk; finally, he changed into a grain of corn, and Cerridwen,
triumphant, changed into a hen, and ate him.
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When Cerridwen resumed her human form, she conceived Gwion in her womb,
and, nine months later, gave birth to an infant son, whom she, in
disgust, threw into the water of a rushing stream. He was rescued by a
Prince, and grew into the great Celtic bard, Taliesin.</i></blockquote>
They also have a explanation of what she represents in more detail on their site, <a href="http://www.orderwhitemoon.org/goddess/Cerridwen.html" target="_blank">Cerridwen</a>. I don't want to copy the complete page, the story should be enough. Another site I've found is called <a href="http://www.goddess-guide.com/" target="_blank">Goddess Guide</a>, summarizes of symbolism.<br />
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<i><b>Areas of Influence:</b> I'm often asked how to pronounce Ceridwen?
(Ker-RID-Wen) so I thought it would be useful to include that piece of
information on this page. Other spellings of her name include Caridwen,
Cereduin, Keridwen and Kerridwen.
Her name is derived the Celtic word cerru meaning cauldron which like
the Goddess herself, symbolizes the transformative power of magic,
wisdom, rebirth and creative inspiration.</i><i> For these reasons she is seen as a patron Goddess of witches and
wizards. She is also associated with the moon, fertility, science,
prophecy and poetry.
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<i>The Cauldron and the dark moon are associated with this Goddess.
<br clear="all" /><br clear="all" /><b>Sacred Animals:</b></i>
<i> This Goddess often transformed into a white sow to address her people.
</i><br />
<i>In her myths she also shape shifted into a greyhound and an otter
</i><br />
<i><b>Sacred Birds:</b> Hawks and hens.
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<i><b>Sacred Plants:</b>Corn.
</i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Evocation </b><a href="http://www.lazy-witch.com/2013/08/calling-to-herne-and-cerridwen.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">(Lazy Witch) </span></a></span></div>
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Cerridwen, keeper of the Cauldron of Awen,</div>
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I invite and welcome you to this circle.</div>
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I call to your transformative spirit</div>
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and ask for your power, wisdom, and inspiration to be shared with me.</div>
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Blessed be.<b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Honor/Offering</span></b> <a href="http://awakeningthegoddesswithin.net/featured-goddess-cerridwen/" target="_blank">(Awaken The Goddess Within)</a></div>
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It took me quite a while to find some suggesting for offerings because everyone had information on her story but not on how to honor her.<br />
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<i>Cerridwen’s symbols are the cauldron, pigs and grain. You can prepare a
meal of pork and wheat in her honor. Alternatively, you may wish to
forego pork and wheat for a period of time to show reverence to her
sacred symbols. </i></blockquote>
I've also read that you can offer grain in a offering bowl and whisper what you desire until the end of the day. After that, you will pour the grains outside for the wildlife to gather and carry to the goddess.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Prayer</span></span></b> <a href="http://awakeningthegoddesswithin.net/featured-goddess-cerridwen/" target="_blank">(Awaken The Goddess Within)</a><br />
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<i>[Note: This is best done right before bed]</i><br />
<i>Cerridwen, Goddess of Inspiration, Knowledge, and Power</i><br />
<i>Knower of the Unknown</i><br />
<i>Hear my Prayer</i><br />
<i>[Describe your problem]</i><br />
<i>I know the answers I seek are within me, but they are clouded behind veils of misperception</i><br />
<i>Please push back the veils and reveal them to me.</i><br />
<i>[Sit for 15 minutes and see what Cerridwen reveals to you. If the
answer you seek doesn’t come in that time frame, you may sit longer or
go to sleep knowing the answer will come to you in a dream. Remember to
thank Cerridwen before you go to bed and again once the answer comes to
you.]</i> </blockquote>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03205022282148881869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931674412046629470.post-26311987136985931732013-12-17T10:02:00.001-08:002013-12-17T10:02:54.326-08:00Altar Maintanence<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my altar when I first set it up. <br />It has more things on it and below it now.</td></tr>
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It's my first time in my life to have a altar. I've always wanted one since high school when I started my path of being a witch. A friend of mine have a altar since high school and every time I visited her, I was so jealous because she was able to have one. If I were to place one in my house, my mom would've thrown it away and had me in church everyday. Sad, but true.<br />
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What are my plans for my altar? I want it to be my primary altar to do some spell work and a place to worship the Morrigan, my goddess. I also want to make offerings to other gods and goddess as well, for example I will make a offering this week to Cerridwen since she is the winter goddess in the Celtic pantheon.<br />
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I'm so excited that I can do this and not have to worry about it being disturbed. Sharri, my gf, will have a altar as well. We are sharing right now because hers is in pieces and we are trying to find time to put it together. The reason why we will have two different altars instead of sharing one is that we worship different goddess, she will start worshiping Aphrodite as her goddess. And we might want to do different spell works at the same time and I don't think that would be good for one altar.<br />
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I plan to dust my altar every Sunday since that's the day that I'm actually home in the evening. I didn't do it this Sunday because I stayed out late and I fell asleep as I hit the bed. I feel bad about it, yes and it will be the first thing I do when I get home tonight. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03205022282148881869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931674412046629470.post-760613615665508802012-01-07T20:57:00.001-08:002012-01-07T20:57:50.102-08:00Update sense last postI haven't been having the time lately for me to do any spiritual study or practice. I've totally missed Samhain and Yule. I wanted to be able to rededicate myself to wicca to start brand new but my job is taking up so much of my time and the bills has taken up so much of my money. I almost gotten all my supplies I need for my altar. I've found a lot about myself but I will post this up at a later time because it's almost 12 and it's time for me to sleep.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03205022282148881869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931674412046629470.post-19680031748935730672011-07-11T18:26:00.000-07:002011-07-11T18:26:24.357-07:00My beginningI've dedicated myself to Wiccan when I was in high school. I grew up in a christian home but never thought that it was for me. I always knew that there was something more to me than I knew. I started to study Wiccan when I met my best friend and spiritual sister, Lauren. I felt more at home the more I read. Now I know who I am and now I can live my life the way I want it without caring about what others say.<br />
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I've had experiences in my life to teach me to be myself and not what others want you to be. I'm finally setting up my altar and my girlfriend is also spiritual so she's helps to boost my confidence. I'm actually talking to my spiritual guides and angels now. I never felt closer to them than I do now. This is my first post of many. I want to share my life with you all while I'm on my spiritually journey and hopefully you all would love to share your journeys as well.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03205022282148881869noreply@blogger.com0