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 Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 3:37 pm
Manic Penguin Ack. I thought there were only four sabbats. Well, that shows how much I know...
Can someone tell me what a Yule Log is? Do you just find a normal log and decorate it, and then burn it?
(I'm so, SO sorry if I sound annoying. I'm new to wicca.) I haven't read that far to see if anyone has replyed to you. Yes YOu can use any log, just as long as the log feels right to you. It gives you a good feeling when you hold it. The reason for this, When you burn it inyoru fireplace, it is supposed ot bring you luck and prosperity for the coming year
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:37 am
Eek! I've been neglecting my Sabbat's lately. The next, in about a month or so, is Lammas, or Lughnassad. Or however you wish to spell it. So.. er yes! I need someone to yell at me about a week before, so I can actually do it. <3
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:05 pm
Amyane kono_ama Samarei kono_ama Samarei kono_ama Samarei Manic Penguin Ack. I thought there were only four sabbats. Well, that shows how much I know...
Can someone tell me what a Yule Log is? Do you just find a normal log and decorate it, and then burn it?
(I'm so, SO sorry if I sound annoying. I'm new to wicca.) there are 4 sabbats, 2 solstices, and 2 equinoxes. Samhain, Candlemas(or Imbolc), Beltane, and Lammas(or Lughnasadh) are the sabbats. Yule, and Midsummer(or Litha) are the solstices. Ostara and Mabon are the equinoxes. just a little tid-bit of information for you wink that's what i thought in the beginning but i was told differently by some one who has been in wicca for 23 years. yeah. all her children are in wicca too. they have a family coven i think. even her husband is in wicca. now only if my parents will accept me as a wiccan... my mommie and my older sister r wiccan too. theynkinda almost raised me into it smile and to the Yule log thing, if i could make an addition: the 3 candles should be (according to my family) 2 green candles on either side of one red candle in the center. but thats just what i read and practice.
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:16 pm
oops. sry, im slow! oops. didnt read the last 2 pages, lol. sweatdrop plz ignore the last post, lol.
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:18 pm
Firelit_Tiger oops. sry, im slow! oops. didnt read the last 2 pages, lol. sweatdrop plz ignore the last post, lol. S'ok. xD
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:30 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:39 pm
Amyane Manic Penguin Ack. I thought there were only four sabbats. Well, that shows how much I know...
Can someone tell me what a Yule Log is? Do you just find a normal log and decorate it, and then burn it?
(I'm so, SO sorry if I sound annoying. I'm new to wicca.) Most old fashioned Yule Logs are actually the trunk from the Yule Trees. You "season" the trunk for a year, you can infuse it with oils in this time, or rubs etc, then coat it in bees wax (oohhh... Wax fire!). Then decorate it with sacred herbs and evergreens then burn it. You can make a permeate one by taking the log and drilling holes in it, turning it into a candle holder. Then simply light the candles.
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:41 pm
Amyane Imbolc
Other names: Candlemas, Oimealg, Imbolc, Brigantia, Disting, Lupercalia.
Date: 15 degrees Aquarius, or February 2nd.
Focus: New growth, end of winter, rituals of purification, offerings, candle magick.
Cosmic: Uranus ( Modern ), Saturn ( Classic ).
Things to Do:
~ Add a circle of candles to the altar, each one representing a goal. Empower.
~ Banish winter buy burning paper snowflakes.
~ Empower ice to banish negativity. As the ice melts, so does the negativity... ^^
~ Plant seeds or buy a plant.
~ Bless your pet.
~ Purify the house.
~ Meditate on the wolf. Lupercalia is not the same as Imbolc. It was celebrated on the 14th and celebrated Love. Hence why it was highjacked by St. Valentine. Anyway- it also has a lot to do with the love between a mother and child.
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:43 pm
Amyane Ostara
Other Names: Ostre, Mean Earraigh, ALban Eiler, Pasch, Caisg, Pesse.
Date: 1 Degree Aries, or March 21st.
Focus: Fertility, sunrise ceremonies, offerings to the goddess of spring.
Cosmic: Mars
Things to Do:
~ Empower Ostara eggs ( Otherwise known as Easter eggs. XD )
~ More Plants. =D
~ Hold ritual at dawn.
~ Spring Cleaning. Easter Eggs aren't actually Easter Eggs. They are Panski- a Slavic heathen tradition of using wax and dyes to color eggs. This was done all year round and they believed that as long as friends exchanged the beautiful eggs, the world would never fall to evil.
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:44 pm
Amyane Beltaine
Other Names: Valpurga, Mean Earraigh, Bealteinne, Beltane, Bellteinne, Roodmas, Calin Ma.
Date: 15 Degrees Taurus, or May 1st.
Focus: Fertility, protection of gardens and animals.
Cosmic: Venus
Thins to Do:
~ Create your own maypole.
~ Hang prayer ribbons.
~ Sew ribbons onto a kerchif and empower.
~ Collect morning dew for magick use.
~ Hang rowan branches above doors.
~ Spells for self-esteem and self-love.
~ Blessing gardens. That's not what I do on Beltain... but then, I'm above the age of concent.
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:51 pm
Lady Dao Eeyoure I was just reading some of the other posts.. Wicca is not just 50 years old. It has ben traced back to the 1st century 'BC' (I don't like using BC)... I've read a few web sites that actually say that it was a religion before 'BC'. 3nodding Just a little piece of information for yous.. Use BCE then. BCE means before current era, or something to that extent. It's "more politically correct". 3nodding Before Common Era
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:05 pm
Eeyoure Samarei Eeyoure I was just reading some of the other posts.. Wicca is not just 50 years old. It has ben traced back to the 1st century 'BC' (I don't like using BC)... I've read a few web sites that actually say that it was a religion before 'BC'. 3nodding Just a little piece of information for yous..
Something that really stumps me is why do most Christians think we are worshipping the devil when it is not part of our beliefs, we do not even believe in it.Long story short, Gardner made Wicca up. He was a very well educated man, and he wanted to practice Pre-Christian European religion- however, as very little of it survived, he took what he could find, blended it with Kabalism and tweeked it so people raised in a Hebrew-Faith based culture could understand it as a religion and put it on the market as Wicca. This is not to say it isn't a valid path, it just isn't that old. About 55 years by now. Now, Christians believe pagans worship Satan because the Church Fathers knew that if they were going to last they needed converts. Smart people do this two ways, either adopt other's beliefs with a twist to make them your own (hence why we celebrate Christmas during Yule- Jesus was born in March) and what you cannot bend to your perspective, you vilify. Thus many gods became either Saints or Devils.
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:11 pm
Okay, the last post before I let someone else chat about this subject.
There are eight Sabbats. These Sabbats are made up of two equinoxes- the point where day and night are “equal” that take place in the spring and autumn. There are two solstices that take place on the longest/shortest day/night of the year, this is in the middle of summer and winter. Now, the other four Sabbats are the days that fall directly between a solstice and an equinox. These are called Cross quarters.
Keep in mind, these are not the only pagan holidays folks!
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:20 am
TeaDidikai Amyane Beltaine
Other Names: Valpurga, Mean Earraigh, Bealteinne, Beltane, Bellteinne, Roodmas, Calin Ma.
Date: 15 Degrees Taurus, or May 1st.
Focus: Fertility, protection of gardens and animals.
Cosmic: Venus
Thins to Do:
~ Create your own maypole.
~ Hang prayer ribbons.
~ Sew ribbons onto a kerchif and empower.
~ Collect morning dew for magick use.
~ Hang rowan branches above doors.
~ Spells for self-esteem and self-love.
~ Blessing gardens. That's not what I do on Beltain... but then, I'm above the age of concent. xD But did you really think I'd add that to the list? xDD
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:13 am
Amyane TeaDidikai Amyane Beltaine
Other Names: Valpurga, Mean Earraigh, Bealteinne, Beltane, Bellteinne, Roodmas, Calin Ma.
Date: 15 Degrees Taurus, or May 1st.
Focus: Fertility, protection of gardens and animals.
Cosmic: Venus
Thins to Do:
~ Create your own maypole.
~ Hang prayer ribbons.
~ Sew ribbons onto a kerchif and empower.
~ Collect morning dew for magick use.
~ Hang rowan branches above doors.
~ Spells for self-esteem and self-love.
~ Blessing gardens. That's not what I do on Beltain... but then, I'm above the age of concent. xD But did you really think I'd add that to the list? xDD Meh. The reality of the situation is that Beltain is a fertility celebration. For those of us that are fertil, this means something different.
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