January 2009 Blog Posts (1,284)

Imbolc I- So Excited!!! :D

So i'm so excited!! This year I will NOT be spending Imbolc alone! I found a a celebration in Akron put on by the Silver Falls Protogrove, on a day I don't work, also on a day when I will be in Akron anyway. So yay!! :D I'm going! Any Pagans in the area should look it up on witchvox and I'll see you there!!

But I will still be having my own personal ritual at home. Um, pretty basic. Blessing, Invocation of the Aos SI, Invocation ot Brighid, Invocation of certain "Earth" Deities… Continue

Added by Ailyn on January 30, 2009 at 10:08pm — No Comments

Following a Draconic Path....

I was initiated in the Draconic Path several months ago, and let me tell ya.....It's not easy! I have been a Kitchen Witch for close to 15 years before that. So, I've had to change not only how I practice, but also what Gods/Goddesses I use. Before, it was easy to figure out which one to use for what spell or whatever, now it's as though I have to turn away from what I understand and love, to something I'm "reaching" for.

Now, before you start thinking that I don't enjoy the path I'm… Continue

Added by Adramua Dragoshinna on January 30, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Mount Redoubt may blow!

One...Once Earth, One life, One chance...

Added by Wind Danncer on January 30, 2009 at 8:44pm — No Comments

LEONARD PELTIER UPDATE

Leonard Peltier Update Jan 30, '09 6:00 PM

for everyone

Leonard has been transferred back to USP-Lewisburg and released

to the general population. He was welcomed back not only by

the brothers at Lewisburg, but by all of the prisoners. Leonard

wishes to thank all of his supporters for standing with him during

this difficult time. But we need to finish the job. Take Action:

http://www.FreePeltierNow.org/transfer.htm.

Leonard's… Continue

Added by Egyptian Tigerlady on January 30, 2009 at 7:56pm — No Comments

Updating

Soon..please have patience.

Added by LadySilverOak on January 30, 2009 at 5:11pm — No Comments

Common Tea's for Health

GREEN TEA

Rich in fluoride, so drink after meals to help guard against tooth decay. Use as a poultice by placing damp green tea leaves on insect bites to reduce itching and inflammation. Or soak a pad with weak green tea to make an emergency first aid treatment to ease bleeding from cuts. Boosts the immune system.

OOLONG TEA

Some types, such as… Continue

Added by Witch of the North on January 30, 2009 at 4:32pm — No Comments

Celtic Tree Calendar

Celtic Tree of Life (3) Pictures, Images and Photos

Reed Moon feminine Home, hearth, Winter Moon, Truth, Protection, family, love.

October 28 to November 24

Elder Moon masculine Prosperity, banishing, healing, Completeness.

November 25 to December 22

(December 23rd has no associated moon because it was the traditional "day" of the "year and a day").

Birch Moon feminine The… Continue

Added by Witch of the North on January 30, 2009 at 4:27pm — No Comments

Tarot Card Home Spell

Tarot Cards Are for More Than Just Divination

Tarot cards can be used for more than just divination. They can also

Be utilized to facilitate changes through spell work. This tarot

Spell is for growth, prosperity, focus and clarity within the

Querent's' life and environment. Feel free to adjust and tailor it for

Personal use. It has been proven… Continue

Added by Witch of the North on January 30, 2009 at 4:22pm — 1 Comment

Imbolc - February 2nd

Winter fights valiantly to hold the land. The crisp snows of January have turned to storms of sleet, and the Earth and the sky are gray, leaden, and heavy with the cold. But here and there, scattered like jewels in the sodden grass and the frozen garden, the first slender tips of daffodils start up toward the pale, growing Sun, and something in us stirs as well, as life… Continue

Added by Witch of the North on January 30, 2009 at 4:16pm — No Comments

Imbolc

Imbolc

SPECIAL NOTES: February 2nd is halfway between the Winter Sabbat of Yule and the Spring Sabbat of Ostara, so it is one of the celebrations referred to as "the cross quarters". Actually it is called by a lot of different names, and that can be confusing. You might know it as Imbolc, Imbolg or Oimelc. Some books say this refers to the Gaelic term for "ewe's milk." Spring was right… Continue

Added by Witch of the North on January 30, 2009 at 4:10pm — No Comments

Imbolc Fertility Spell

If you're hoping to conceive during the spring sabbats, start preparing

Yourself with fertility magic at Imbolc by making a talisman. Grind the

Following ingredients with mortar and pestle as you visualize your (or

Your partner's) pregnancy:

4 parts seeds of any kind

1 part wheat

½ part… Continue

Added by Witch of the North on January 30, 2009 at 4:03pm — No Comments

This season belongs to Brigid

Goddess Brigid Pictures, Images and Photos

This season belongs to Brigid, the Celtic goddess who in later times became revered as a Christian saint. Originally, her festival on February 1 was known as Imbolc or Oimelc, two names which refer to the lactation of the ewes, the flow of milk that heralds the return of the life-giving forces of spring. Later, the Catholic Church replaced this festival… Continue

Added by Witch of the North on January 30, 2009 at 3:54pm — 1 Comment

OZ Chemo Report—1/30/09

Well, today I get unplugged from my latest chemo treatment. That makes 7 so far—only 5 more to go! I’ll finally be done with all this in early April.

Each time the cumulative side-effects seem to become a bit more extreme. This week my fingers are so sensitive and numb that I can barely stand to touch anything cool, or rinse my hands under running water, or even type (I have to keep going back and correcting typos as I write). I cannot even drink cold water without my throat… Continue

Added by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart on January 30, 2009 at 2:10pm — 4 Comments

Politics for Pagans - A Primer

Pagan Politics: A Primer for Successfully Contacting and Engaging Your Elected Officials

People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote - a very different thing. ~Walter H. Judd, MD and Congressman

It is every American’s right to make their opinion known to their elected officials. Unfortunately, it is the manner in which… Continue

Added by Sir Llwyd "Scotsknight" on January 30, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

blue

more than the color she sees as she peers

close to the center she whirls

drawn by the texture created in her mind

blanking out everything else

focusing inward she travels beyond

finding her freedom at last

moving more slowly as weariness takes her

coming to rest at a point

peaceful, contented, her breath flows quite free

her body relaxes a bit

eyes glazed o'er with longing she swallows the… Continue

Added by Brietta_brites on January 30, 2009 at 1:10pm — No Comments

Back to Square One

Let me just get this out of the way: I have brain damage. It affects mostly my memory and coordination, which means I spend a lot of time standing in the middle of rooms, saying to my self, "What did I come in here for? Or was I already in here and headed somewhere else?" It also means I can't connect names with faces, don't remember dates, etc. Pretty much anything I want to remember for any length of time has to be written down so I can refer to it frequently. This makes some rituals and… Continue

Added by mary thompson on January 30, 2009 at 12:34pm — No Comments

Power of the Human Mind

The Power and Influence of the Human Mind by: Mike j Hughes

Few people today are not realizing the fact that their minds can be very powerful at times and can cause much destruction if not handled rightly. We are now in the mid way through the fifth root race and the goal for all humanity at this time is the development of the mental body just as during the Atlantean root race the goal was the perfecting of the astral-emotional body which took some 12 millions of… Continue

Added by Mike j Hughes on January 30, 2009 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Blog Tow

Well there is about seven inches of snow out there. One cant go anywhere by car but it is just breath taking here in the woods..
We are too get more in tow days and ice might be with out electric but the wood stove is going to keep us warm.

Added by Hummingbird on January 30, 2009 at 11:07am — 2 Comments

Not seeing the big picture

Okay, so the past two weeks I have been feeling rather melacholy and detached. And why? Because I hadn't had my period yet. So being the paranoid person I am, I freaked out. Long story short, I was suppose to get together with my potential baby daddy this week to go get a pregnancy test. He kept canceling on me for various reasons (one major reason being his father ended up in the hospital) and yesterday he became really ill with the stomach flu so that was a no go either. Low and behold, this… Continue

Added by Meredith on January 30, 2009 at 11:01am — 2 Comments