Gaia's Sacred Circle Coven's Posts - Wicca Official Worldwide Community of Pagans Wiccans & Neopagans2024-03-29T07:46:47ZGaia's Sacred Circle Covenhttp://www.wiccaneopagan.com/profile/GaiasSacredCircleCovenhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/364044682?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.wiccaneopagan.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=374yfqg804952&xn_auth=noAn Easy Way To Make Your Own Book Of Shadowstag:www.wiccaneopagan.com,2010-11-16:2453436:BlogPost:1127042010-11-16T20:31:53.000ZGaia's Sacred Circle Covenhttp://www.wiccaneopagan.com/profile/GaiasSacredCircleCoven
<font color="#CCCCCC" face="bart" size="3" style="font-style: italic;">Materials:<br></br>
</font><hr align="left" style="font-style: italic; height: 3px;" width="15%"></hr><font color="#CCCCCC" face="bart" size="3" style="font-style: italic;">3-Ring Binder (1/2"- 5" your choice)<br></br> 1/2 Yard of material<br></br>
Tacky Glue<br></br>
Scissors<br></br>
Decorations such as ribbon, rhinestones, charms, etc.<br></br>
<br></br>
Take the binder and center it on the material for fit.<br></br>
Take one end of the material and glue…</font>
<font style="font-style: italic;" size="3" color="#CCCCCC" face="bart">Materials:<br/>
</font><hr style="font-style: italic; height: 3px;" align="left" width="15%"/><font style="font-style: italic;" size="3" color="#CCCCCC" face="bart">3-Ring Binder (1/2"- 5" your choice)<br/>
1/2 Yard of material<br/>
Tacky Glue<br/>
Scissors<br/>
Decorations such as ribbon, rhinestones, charms, etc.<br/>
<br/>
Take the binder and center it on the material for fit.<br/>
Take one end of the material and glue and tuck it under the metal binder spine.<br/>
Measure the opposite end of the material, then cut and do the same under<br />
the other end of the binder spine. (NOTE: You may wish to spot-glue the<br />
material to the inner and outer sides of the binder to keep the<br />
material in place. However, this is optional for if you get a good and<br />
tight glue and tuck under the binder spine, this is not necessary.)<br/>
Cut the material that is extended from the top and the bottom of the binder to 1/2" - 3/4" from the ends.<br/>
On the corners, cut a slit on the material so you can fold and glue each<br />
half individually around the binder and tuck the ends. (This is sort of<br />
like wrapping a present.)<br/>
Glue and tuck any "corner-ears" that may have formed, and flatten nicely.<br/>
Let the binder dry 3-4 hours, then decorate to your desire. (NOTE: use ribbon to cover any seams you may have.)<br/>
Now the hard part, decide what information you want to include in your B.O.S. But, I'll leave that up to you! :)<br/>
</font>I am looking for greeting card with this on the cover I will add the inside,,,,HELPtag:www.wiccaneopagan.com,2010-11-11:2453436:BlogPost:1125102010-11-11T19:01:25.000ZGaia's Sacred Circle Covenhttp://www.wiccaneopagan.com/profile/GaiasSacredCircleCoven
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<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/403400686?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" alt="" width="512"></p>November Dates to Remembertag:www.wiccaneopagan.com,2010-10-26:2453436:BlogPost:1119122010-10-26T21:37:51.000ZGaia's Sacred Circle Covenhttp://www.wiccaneopagan.com/profile/GaiasSacredCircleCoven
<font size="3" style="font-style: italic;">1st - SH- Beltane - Depending on your particular tradition, there are<br />
many different ways you can celebrate Beltane, but the focus is nearly<br />
always on fertility. It's the time when the earth mother opens up to the<br />
fertility god, and their union brings about healthy livestock, strong<br />
crops, and new life all around.<br></br><br></br>1st - Samhain - Depending on your
individual spiritual path, there are many different ways you can<br />
celebrate Samhain, but typically…</font>
<font style="font-style: italic;" size="3">1st - SH- Beltane - Depending on your particular tradition, there are<br />
many different ways you can celebrate Beltane, but the focus is nearly<br />
always on fertility. It's the time when the earth mother opens up to the<br />
fertility god, and their union brings about healthy livestock, strong<br />
crops, and new life all around.<br/><br/>1st - Samhain - Depending on your
individual spiritual path, there are many different ways you can<br />
celebrate Samhain, but typically the focus is on either honoring our<br />
ancestors, or the cycle of death and rebirth. This is the time of year<br />
when the gardens and fields are brown and dead. The nights are getting<br />
longer, there's a chill in the air, and winter is looming. We may choose<br />
to honor our ancestors, celebrating those who have died, and even try<br />
to communicate with them.<br/><br/>1st - All Saint’s Day - All Saints' Day
(also known as All Hallows' Day or Hallowmas) is when Anglicans and<br />
Roman Catholics honour all saints, known and unknown, of the Christian<br />
church. Orthodox churches celebrate it on the first Sunday after<br />
Pentecost.<br/><br/>1st - pomonia - Roman festival for Pomona. Pomona is
the goddess of fruit and fruit trees. She is the wife of Vertumnus, or<br />
possibly of Picus.<br/><br/>2nd - All Soul’s Day & Festival of Woden -
A Christian day dedicated to all departed souls of the faithful,<br />
especially those in purgatory. This day was instituted by Saint Odilo,<br />
abbot of Cluny, France (d.1048) who ordered it to be observed throughout<br />
the Cluniac monasteries. It spread through the rest of Christendom by<br />
the end of the thirteenth century. The origins are linked to an ancient<br />
festival of the dead. In Europe it is believed that on this night the<br />
dead visit their homes and eat the food of the living. Candles are left<br />
burning and "soulcakes" are left out. In Britain, on the eve of this<br />
night "soulers" would once go from house to house saying prayers for the<br />
dead and asking for soulcakes. It was believed that the more cakes you<br />
could eat, the more souls you could save from purgatory. Also known as<br />
Day of the Dead, especially in Mexico, where families picnic at the<br />
graves of their dead relatives, and give the children toys, bread and<br />
sweets in the shapes of skeletons or caskets.<br/><br/>3rd - Ludi plebeii -
"Plebeian Games". This set of games was established in 220 BCE to honor<br />
Jupiter. They were opened with a procession of Rome's magistrates and<br />
priests that wound from the Capitoline through the Forum along the via<br />
sacra to the Circus Maximus. The first week of the games was set aside<br />
for plays and other types of theatre. The last three days were reserved<br />
for athletic events, and events in the Circus Maximus.<br/><br/>5th -
Diwali - Diwali, the festival of lights, is the most popular of all the<br />
festivals from South Asia. It is an occasion for celebrations by Hindus<br />
as well as Jains and Sikhs.<br/><br/>5th - Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night -
Originally, Bonfire Night celebrated the defeat of the 1605 "Gunpowder<br />
Plot". The plot was carried out by a group of Catholic extremists who<br />
wanted to get rid of the Protestant King James of England and Scotland.<br/>The
meaning of Bonfire Night has mainly been lost over the years, many of<br />
the festivals were re-established in the 19th century during the reign<br />
of Queen Victoria. Also in multi-cultural Britain the celebrations often<br />
occur about the same time as the Hindu festival of Diwali, which is<br />
also marked by fireworks.<br/>These days, Bonfire Night is a chance to
celebrate the last festival before Christmas. Here are a few of the more<br />
famous celebrations worth visiting.<br/><br/><br/><br/>6th - New Moon -
Used for personal growth, healing and blessing of new projects or<br />
ventures. It's also a good time to cleanse and consecrate new tools and<br />
objects you wish to use during rituals, ceremonies or an up coming<br />
festival.<br/><br/>9th - Day of Remembrance for Queen Sigrith of Sweden:
When Olaf the Lawbreaker had been king of Norway for three years, he<br />
asked Queen Sigrith of Sweden to marry him. She agreed, but when he<br />
insisted that she give up her ancestral Gods Sigrith replied, “I do not<br />
mean to abandon the faith I have led, and my kinsmen before me. Nor<br />
shall I object to your belief in the god you prefer.” As usual Heathen<br />
tolerance was met with kristjan imprecations and a blow to the face. The<br />
wedding was off - depriving Olaf of political power that could have<br />
sped the christianization of Scandinavia. As it were, history tells us<br />
that the Heathens held on for over 300 more years in the Northlands.<br />
Hail Sigrith, defender of Asatru, and women of stubborn virtue!<br/><br/>11th
- Heroes Day or Einherjar - The chosen heroes who sit in Odin’s Hall<br />
are the Einherjar. Today we honor those dead kin who gave their lives<br />
for Family and Folk. If you have friends or family who died in battle,<br />
visit their graves today, if that is not possible, drink a libation in<br />
their memory.<br/><br/>11th - Armistice Day - Marks the end of the First
World War on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month<br />
in 1918. At 1100 on this day people in the UK pause for 2 minutes of<br />
silence to remember those who gave their lives in past conflicts.<br/><br/>11th
- Lunantishees - The Lunantishee, or Lunantishess, are a tribe of<br />
fairies who guard blackthorn bushes (one of the Fairy Trees). They will<br />
not allow that a blackthorn stick is cut on May 11th (originally May<br />
Day) or November 11 (originally All Hallows Eve). Should on person<br />
manage to cut a stick, some misfortune will surely befall him or her.<br/><br/><br/>11th
- St. Martin's Day, also known as the Feast of St. Martin, Martinstag<br />
or Martinmas, is November 11, the feast day of Martin of Tours, who<br />
started out as a Roman soldier. He was baptized as an adult and became a<br />
monk. It is understood that he was a kind man who led a quiet and<br />
simple life. The most famous legend of his life is that he once cut his<br />
cloak in half to share with a beggar during a snowstorm, to save the<br />
beggar from dying of the cold. That night he dreamed that Jesus was<br />
wearing the half-cloak Martin had given away. Martin heard Jesus say to<br />
the angels: "Here is Martin, the Roman soldier who is not baptised; he<br />
has clothed me."<br/><br/>13th - First Quarter - Between the new and full
moon is a period of the Waxing moon. Used for attraction magik, inner<br />
love spells, protection for couples and healing energy for couples.<br/><br/>13th
- Epulum Iovis - "Feast of Jupiter". This feast was attended by<br />
senators and high ranking magistrates during the Ludi Romani and Ludi<br />
Plebeii. It started with the sacrifice of a white cow and ritual cakes<br />
to honor Jupiter, and possibly Juno and Minerva.<br/><br/>14th -
Remembrance Day - The second Sunday of November is marked by ceremonies<br />
at war memorials and cenotaphs to remember those who gave their lives in<br />
conflicts.<br/><br/>15th - Feronia Festival - Roman festival to celebrate
Feronia. Feronia was a marginal rural goddess in Roman religion, to<br />
whom woods and springs were sacred, and a more important goddess among<br />
the Latins.<br/><br/>21st - Full Moon - Used to banishing unwanted
influences in your life. Creating protection magik and performing<br />
divination. Setting up plans and releasing old patterns or issues are<br />
all. Full Moon magik can be conjured during the 3 days prior to the rise<br />
of the Full Moon, the night of the Full Moon and during the 3 days<br />
after.<br/><br/>24th - Brumalia - Brumalia was an ancient Roman solstice
festival honoring Dionysus. The festival included drinking and<br />
merriment. The name is derived from the Latin word bruma, meaning<br />
"shortest day."<br/><br/>25th - Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving Day is a
harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada.<br />
Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express<br />
gratitude in general. While it may have been religious in origin,<br />
Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday.<br/>The
precise historical origin of the holiday is disputed. Although Americans<br />
commonly believe that the first Thanksgiving happened in 1621, at<br />
Plymouth Plantation, in Massachusetts, there is strong evidence for<br />
earlier celebrations in Canada (1578) and by Spanish explorers in<br />
Florida (1565).<br/><br/>25th - Elder Celtic Tree Month - The month of
Elder includes the Winter Solstice, which is celebrated as the Sabbat of<br />
Yule, a day to mark the return of the Sun. Therefore, calling upon the<br />
Sun God or Goddess is good to do during this month. Elder has the<br />
Magickal powers of Healing, Visions, Faery Magick, Spirituality,<br />
Cleansing, Sleep, Exorcism, Offering, Love, Protection, and Prosperity.<br />
Elder is often used to produce visions. At Samhain, the last of the<br />
Elderberries were picked with solemn rites. The wine made from these<br />
berries was considered the last sacred gift of the Earth Goddess, and<br />
was valued and drunk ritually to invoke prophecy, divination and<br />
hallucinations. <br/><br/>27th - Feast of Ullr - The Feast of Ullr is to
celebrate the Hunt and to gain personal luck needed for success. Weapons<br />
are dedicated on this day to Ullr, God of the Bow. If your hunting arms<br />
were blessed by the luck of the God of the Hunt, your family and tribe<br />
shared the bounty with a Blot and Feast to Ullr.<br/><br/>28th - Last
Quarter - Between the full moon and the dark moon is the period of<br />
Waning moon. Used for banishing and rejecting those things that<br />
influence us in a negative way. Negative emotions, diseases, ailments,<br />
and bad habits can all be let go and special spells for clearing can be<br />
performed at this time.<br/><br/>28th - Advent Sunday - The beginning of
the ecclesiastical year on the Sunday closest to November 30. Advent is<br />
the season before Christmas - In Western Christendom, four Sundays are<br />
included. In Eastern Christendom, the season is longer and begins in the<br />
middle of November<br/><br/>30th - St Andrew’s Day - Saint Andrew is the
patron saint of Scotland, Greece and Russia. The flag of Scotland is the<br />
Cross of St. Andrew. St Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was<br />
originally a fisherman and became the first Apostle.</font>Witches Amazing Gracetag:www.wiccaneopagan.com,2010-10-16:2453436:BlogPost:1114302010-10-16T21:21:11.000ZGaia's Sacred Circle Covenhttp://www.wiccaneopagan.com/profile/GaiasSacredCircleCoven
<font size="4">Amazing grace, how sweet the Earth <br></br>that bore a witch like me! <br></br>I once was burned, now I survive, <br></br>was hung and now I sing. <br></br>T'was grace that drew down the moon <br></br>and grace that raised the seas. <br></br>The magic in the people's will <br></br>will set our Mother free.<br></br>We face the East and breathe the winds <br></br>that move across this earth. <br></br>From gentle breeze to hurricane <br></br>our breath will bring forth the change.<br></br>Turn towards the South and feel the fire…</font>
<font size="4">Amazing grace, how sweet the Earth <br/>that bore a witch like me! <br/>I once was burned, now I survive, <br/>was hung and now I sing. <br/>T'was grace that drew down the moon <br/>and grace that raised the seas. <br/>The magic in the people's will <br/>will set our Mother free.<br/>We face the East and breathe the winds <br/>that move across this earth. <br/>From gentle breeze to hurricane <br/>our breath will bring forth the change.<br/>Turn towards the South and feel the fire <br/>that burns in you and me. <br/>The spirit's flame will rise again <br/>and burn eternally. <br/>We greet the West, our souls awash <br/>in tides of primal birth. <br/>Our tears and blood, our pain and love <br/>will cleanse and heal the earth.<br/>Reach into the North and know your roots <br/>down deep ancestral caves. <br/>We find the wisdom of the Crone, <br/>Of circles we are made.<br/>Amazing earth, enduring life, <br/>from death into rebirth. <br/>T'is earth I am and earth I love <br/>and earth I'll always be. <br/>Amazing grace, how sweet the Earth <br/>that bore witches like we. <br/>We once were burned, now we survive, <br/>were hung and now we sing.<br/>Goddess bless, so mote it be, <br/>Our magic spirals on. <br/>Merry meet and merry part <br/>and merry meet again.<br/><br/></font>A Pagans "Halloween" Poemtag:www.wiccaneopagan.com,2010-10-15:2453436:BlogPost:1112892010-10-15T00:15:57.000ZGaia's Sacred Circle Covenhttp://www.wiccaneopagan.com/profile/GaiasSacredCircleCoven
<p><font size="3">Author Cather Steincamp</font></p>
<p></p>
<p><font size="3">'Twas the evening of Samhain, and all through the place Were pagans preparing the ritual space.The candles were set in the corners with care,In hopes that the Watchtowers
soon would be there.</font></p>
<p></p>
<p><font size="3">We all had our robes on (as is habitual)And had just settled down and were starting our ritual When out on the porch there arose such a chorus That we went to the door, and
waiting there for…</font></p>
<p><font size="3">Author Cather Steincamp</font></p>
<p></p>
<p><font size="3">'Twas the evening of Samhain, and all through the place Were pagans preparing the ritual space.The
candles were set in the corners with care,In hopes that the Watchtowers<br />
soon would be there.</font></p>
<p></p>
<p><font size="3">We all had our robes on (as is habitual)And had just settled down and were starting our ritual When out
on the porch there arose such a chorus That we went to the door, and<br />
waiting there for us Were children in costumes of various kinds With<br />
visions of chocolate bright in their minds.</font></p>
<p></p>
<p><font size="3">In all of our workings, we'd almost forgot, But we had purchased candy (we'd purchased
a LOT),And so, as they flocked from all over the street,They all got<br />
some chocolate or something else sweet.We didn't think twice of delaying<br />
our rite, Kids just don't have this much fun every night.</font></p>
<p></p>
<p><font size="3">For hours they came, with the time-honored schtick Of giving a choice: a
treat or a trick.As is proper, the parents were there for the<br />
games,Watching the children and calling their names.</font></p>
<p></p>
<p><font size="3">"On Vader, On Leia, On Dexter and DeeDee, On Xena, on Buffy, Casper and
Tweety!To the block of apartments on the neighboring road;You'll get so<br />
much candy, you'll have to be TOWED!"</font></p>
<p></p>
<p><font size="3">The volume of children eventually dropped, And as it grew darker, it finally
stopped.But as we prepared to return to our rite, One child more stepped<br />
out of the night.</font></p>
<p></p>
<p><font size="3">She couldn't have been more than twelve or thirteen.Her hair was deep red, and her robe, forest green With a
simple gold cord tying off at the waist.She'd a staff in her hand and a<br />
smile on her face.No make-up, nor mask, or accompanying kitsch, So we<br />
asked who she was; she replied "I'm a witch.</font></p>
<p></p>
<p><font size="3">And no, I don't fly through the sky on my broom; I only use that thing for
cleaning my room.My magical powers aren't really that neat, But I won't<br />
threaten tricks; I'll just ask for a treat."</font></p>
<p></p>
<p><font size="3">We found it refreshing, so we gave incense cones,A candle, a crystal, a few other
stones, And the rest of the candy (which might fill a van).She turned to<br />
her father (a man dressed as Pan) And laughed, "Yes, I know, Dad, it's<br />
past time for bed,"And started to leave, but she first turned and said</font></p>
<p></p>
<p><font size="3">"I'm sorry for further delaying your rite.Blessed Samhain to all, and a magical night."</font></p>PAGAN REDEtag:www.wiccaneopagan.com,2010-10-02:2453436:BlogPost:1100402010-10-02T23:18:06.000ZGaia's Sacred Circle Covenhttp://www.wiccaneopagan.com/profile/GaiasSacredCircleCoven
<font size="4">We are Witches, We Are Ancients Those that stand out among shadows We<br />
are weavers, healers and shamans, and warriors Judge and Jury And This<br />
is our Creed.Do not Offend, But Defend Give your kin a house if they<br />
have no home Remember in all forms are we the goddesses children in one<br />
way or another She is the weaver, the threader and the cutter of Life No<br />
matter what name she is called, she is the great mother, The All, The<br />
Source Know the Great dance and the Spiral is never ending…</font>
<font size="4">We are Witches, We Are Ancients Those that stand out among shadows We<br />
are weavers, healers and shamans, and warriors Judge and Jury And This<br />
is our Creed.Do not Offend, But Defend Give your kin a house if they<br />
have no home Remember in all forms are we the goddesses children in one<br />
way or another She is the weaver, the threader and the cutter of Life No<br />
matter what name she is called, she is the great mother, The All, The<br />
Source Know the Great dance and the Spiral is never ending and your<br />
day's walk long, and most often someone will try and break your paths<br />
But when the wolves tear at your heels, remember only the hardest paths<br />
are the paths worth Walking.Life will not be without troubles, fights,<br />
hardships And we are not witches too get nor gain For that is but an<br />
empty path that leads too greed and the ruin of your soul.We are the<br />
witches, singers, shamans, dreamers, weavers, healers and warriors of<br />
the wild winds, in the storms and in the fury of the storm and of Life.<br />
Our knowledge is all knowing, yet we continue too learn things everyday,<br />
as is our right. Treat your kin with as much respect as you wish too be<br />
treated and you cannot be lead astray. Treasure everyday as it were<br />
your last, cherishing the beauty of all life and all things. Protect<br />
this rugged earth mother as best you can. Honor her. Even if it is but a<br />
Rock, know that it too has its own spirit. Life is everywhere, and<br />
magick can be breathed in as its purest essence.Know as the Goddesses<br />
child, no matter what you call her she is always there beside you,<br />
inside you and with you. Believe this always and you will never be<br />
forsaken, even when there is a lesson too be learnt that she must teach<br />
you, even if that lesson whips you across the face, it has purpose and<br />
reason.Keep your eyes and your ears open, and listen not only with the<br />
physical eye, but the astral ones, for their are signs in all things. In<br />
the wind, the rain, the sky and the deep earth.Never look back on your<br />
past until you feel you are ready, and remember we have a long way too<br />
go.There is Strength in the Darkness, In Shadows and also in The Light,<br />
and shadows cannot exist without Perfect balance of Light and Dark. We<br />
are the Children of Grey Magick, and its Power is Thine too Wield!May<br />
the Goddess keep you and bless you in all things, Always. Go In<br />
Strength, Love, Peace And Honor Be Blessed In Unity.</font>Witches Amazing Gracetag:www.wiccaneopagan.com,2010-09-26:2453436:BlogPost:1088292010-09-26T18:00:00.000ZGaia's Sacred Circle Covenhttp://www.wiccaneopagan.com/profile/GaiasSacredCircleCoven
<p style="font-style: italic;"><font size="4">Amazing grace, how sweet the Earth that bore a witch like me! I once was burned, now I survive, was hung and now I sing. T'was grace that drew down the moon and grace that raised the seas. The magic in the people's will will set our Mother free.We face the East and breathe the winds that move across this earth. From gentle breeze to hurricane our breath will bring forth the change.Turn towards the South and feel the fire that burns in you and me.…</font></p>
<p style="font-style: italic;"><font size="4">Amazing grace, how sweet the Earth that bore a witch like me! I once was burned, now I survive, was hung and now I sing. T'was grace that drew down the moon and grace that raised the seas. The magic in the people's will will set our Mother free.We face the East and breathe the winds that move across this earth. From gentle breeze to hurricane our breath will bring forth the change.Turn towards the South and feel the fire that burns in you and me. The spirit's flame will rise again and burn eternally. We greet the West, our souls awash in tides of primal<br/>
birth. Our tears and blood, our pain and love will cleanse and heal the<br/>
earth.Reach into the North and know your roots down deep ancestral<br/>
caves. We find the wisdom of the Crone, Of circles we are made.Amazing<br/>
earth, enduring life, from death into rebirth. T'is earth I am and earth<br/>
I love and earth I'll always be. Amazing grace, how sweet the Earth<br/>
that bore witches like we. We once were burned, now we survive, were<br/>
hung and now we sing.Goddess bless, so mote it be, Our magic spirals on.<br/>
Merry meet and merry part and merry meet again.</font></p>
<p></p>
<p>Author Unknown</p>