The Wytch S Circle

Based on the training course of the same name run by the Temple of the Dark Moon (Adelaide), ""The Wytch's Circle: A Practical Guide to the Art Magickal"" contains expanded course notes where the main objective is to provide the student with a degree of insight into the practices of contemporary wtchcraft. From this starting point, they can confidently take what they require in order to enhance their own personal practice in a manner what best resonates with them with respect to a number of different magickal techniques and ritual workings. While the material contained within this book is written from a Southern Hemispheric perspective, it teaches the student, regardless of where they reside, how to open themselves to the sacred Mysteries that are found within contemporary witchcraft.

As you enter the heart of witchcraft, you find at its core the power of sacred space. In Christopher Penczaks first book, The Inner Temple of Witchcraft, you found the sacred space within yourself. Now The Outer Temple of Witchcraft helps you manifest the sacred in the outer world through ritual and spellwork. The books twelve lessons, with exercises, rituals, and homework, follow the traditional Wiccan one-year-and-a-day training period. It culminates in a self-test and self-initiation ritual to the second degree of witchcraftthe arena of the priestess and priest.

Whispers of the wytch is a non fiction true account of a witches life who has 42 years experience. she specialises in clearing houses of unwanted spiritual beings. Including Demons. It also deals with persecution of witches by people of main religions due to their mis understanding of what we do. Some funny things occur in your life as a witch.

Learn everything you need to know about setting up and running your own Wiccan coven--including how you can use aspects of astrology to help guide you--when you get The Witch's Circle (previously titled Circle of the Cosmic Muse) by Maria Kay Simms. Although there are many excellent guides to setting up covens, The Witch's Circle is by far the most complete. It covers all of the theory and practice you need to run a coven: The New Renaissance of spirituality and how it relates to astrological ages The ethics and practice of contemporary Wicca Magick: theory, healing, protection, raising energy, and more The order and parts of ritual Astrology and ritual Rituals for the eight Sabbats Full Moon rituals for a year: the astrological moons Other rituals including: handfasting, memorials, healing, cleansing and charging a place, and more How to find or start a circle Making ritual accessories including robes, wreaths, masks, and wands Herbs and oils Music for ritual, including over two dozen songs and chants The Witch's Circle is a serious Wiccan Book of Shadows that will teach you to incorporate the archetypes of astrology into your practice. Wicca and astrology together create a potent tool for understanding the dualities of the Wheel of the Year--and for expressing them in powerful new ways. The Witch's Circle is the only book of rituals that uses the deep insights of astrology to unlock the ancient spiritual mysteries of Wicca. This unique joining of Wicca and astrology is key to deciphering the hidden symbolism of Wicca and enriching your spiritual practice. Written by a High Priestess-astrologer of an active Wiccan coven, the living rituals presented in The Witch's Circle are the first of their kind. You can practice them to express the vital energy underlying each Pagan celebration--and to experience Wicca more fully than you ever have before.

...life can be seen as a tapestry of tightly woven threads, each thread linking everything in the web of life, then a darkening colour, a harsh sound, a haunting cry, ripples through the warp and weft to vibrate the threads of time... ...ancient and mysterious bones, discovered on the Yorkshire Wolds hold a secret hidden for centuries, which must not be revealed... ...a Grove of Wytches meet to celebrate the Mabon Rite of Equinox in Australia but strange energies are afoot that go beyond mortal comprehension... ...four young women are brought together in the little Spa town of Springsmeet to work out the riddle of the inexplicable disappearance of their friend and teacher of the Old Ways; a celebrated writer and lecturer. ...one, a gifted seer, musician and weaver, will learn of her ancestry long concealed in the veil ...one will learn of her natural gifts as an artist and writer ...one will be the gentle guide and healer who nurtures and supports everyone but herself and one must fight to control the anger and pain from the past, to temper and hone it into a tool of great compassion. ...all must learn to believe in their own gifts and in the Magick their teacher showed them ...to travel the portals into the realms where the Fae reside at the times of the year when the veil is thin and the Old Ones walk the land. ...many will step forward to assist them in their search as blight spreads sticky dark threads across all the realms to the Birthing Tree where all life must return one day and where for one of them the greatest test to face is that Magick might indeed be real... ...they must travel the inner realms to discover the truths of life itself...

A practical and informative look at how modern-day covens operate, with a keen eye toward choosing the right coven to suit one's own practices and beliefs. Structures for teaching circles, as well as methods for mediating conflicts are also nicely covered in this guide. Many of the general principles laid forth apply wholeheartedly, not just to Wiccan and Pagan groups, but to organizations, clubs, and gatherings of all types and categories.

Offering an ethnographic study of the initiation ritual practiced by one coven of Witches in Ohio, this text contributes to an understanding of the ceremony and the tradition to which it belongs.