http://www.witchesnwizards.com Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:02:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there?" Within this trite and simple aphorism lies hidden a very powerful secret. It's a secret responsible for every big fortune, each major success and all revolutionary discoveries and inventions. And here's the secret - behind every ... http://www.witchesnwizards.com/wicca/spells/the-mystical-magical-power-of-your-vision-board/ Samhain represents, among other things, the end of the harvest season. If you haven't picked it by Samhain, you probably won't be eating it! The gardens have died off by now, and where we once saw lush green plants, there is nothing left but dry and dead stalks. The perennials ... http://www.witchesnwizards.com/yulewinter-solstice/honor-the-harvests-end-a-samhain-ritual/ Samhain Crafts for Kids and Grown-Ups BLACK MAGIC Use crayons to draw a Samhain picture. Choose bright colors and apply crayons heavily. Wash over with black paint. The wax drawing will show through. SPOOKY SKELETONS Pencil a skeleton on black paper. Glue white straws or q-tips to sketch. Add background. Instead of straws, you ... http://www.witchesnwizards.com/crafts/samhain-crafts-for-kids-and-grown-ups/ "Sun Signs" or "Your Stars", popular in magazines and newspapers since the 1930's are a basic form of Astrology that only uses the position of the Sun in your Birth Chart (Horoscope) to glimpse your character and coming events. Hence this is known as "Sun Sign" Astrology.  The list below ... http://www.witchesnwizards.com/astrology/sun-signs-in-the-zodiac-and-their-attributes/ Cats have long been affiliated with the occult.  We see them as bad omens, like a black cat crossing one's path, but they are also considered lucky.  Turns out the cat was domesticated long before man's best friend.  Cats also show up on almost every continent.  The following is a ... http://www.witchesnwizards.com/uncategorized/cats-and-wildcats-in-mythology/ If a man has put a spell upon another man and has not justified himself, he upon whom the spell is laid shall go to the holy river. Persons who engage in witchcraft and who are male are called wizard, sorcerer and sometimes a warlock. Females who indulge in witchcraft are ... http://www.witchesnwizards.com/folklore/witcheswarlocks-and-witchcraft/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpN_wGEUr6g Part 1 of a great interview with Phil Hine, Chaos Magician. http://www.witchesnwizards.com/chaos/interview-with-phil-hine-pt-1/ One neat way to make a wand that is very popular is to get a piece of copper tubing and a crystal that fits in the end of it or even one for both ends of it.  Then you can decorate the tube in various ways. SOME people solder small chips of gemstones ... http://www.witchesnwizards.com/uncategorized/make-your-own-wand/ The ancient origins of the modern day, Americana, Halloween custom originates from 2,000 years ago, from a sacred Celtic festival called Samhain. Samhain was an important festival in Celtic culture, celebrating the end of a year, and representing the final harvest for farmers. Since Samhain signified the end of a ... http://www.witchesnwizards.com/yulewinter-solstice/the-history-of-celtic-halloween/ Egyptian Group Initiation Ritual Part One: Arrange the Temple as you would normally...basically like a GD Temple. The God-forms to be assumed by the Priest(esse)s are: Isis, who starts in the East of the Circle. Horus, who starts in the South-East Seth, who starts in the North-East Anubis, who starts in the West or South-West Isis ... http://www.witchesnwizards.com/highceremonial-magick/egyptian-group-initiation-ritual/