Sylph Moon

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The Whispering Element-Air

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On October 5, 2018

In Pagan 101 Series

What is air? Air is the element of all things. We all need oxygen including plants, animals, and ourselves. It is with us when begin life as a seed to death itself.  How does air work in magic? Air is the part of telepathy and divination-ALL PSYCHIC ABILITIES.

Air is the wind the in the meadow we feel rolling through our hair, the breeze during summer nights, and the shiver we feel in winter. It is the weather that destroys home, it is the weather that builds nests for all living creatures.

“Earth is an Air purifier, clean air supports life. We begin to see the interconnections of things.” -Fran

Homework time! 

  1. What are three things you could use to represent air on your alter?
    1. When you think about air, what do you think of first?
  2. Which direction do you think or feel air is in?
  3. Do you know what colors represent air?
  4. How will you invoke the aspects of air?
  5. Write you quarter call for air.

 

If you are new click through the beginning of this series, you don’t want to miss out on any of it!  For my followers, keep an eye out for the next element in this series FIRE!

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Pagan 101- Face of Nature L. 2

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On August 23, 2018

In Pagan 101 Series

Since we now have a general understanding of who we are, if we are going to be nature followers, the first step is what is front of our eyes.  I won’t go on into the gods, goddess ,yet, of the seasons but to nature itself.   Knowledge, wisdom is power.   We are one with nature.

I’m going to skip and ahead to our weeks assignments, I feel from my studies the questions next starts out any witch in their journey.

 

  1. Watch the sunrise, periodically check through the day of the sun–make notes.
    • Are you more aware of the four directions?
    • Was there a difference energy at different times of the day?- why do you think so?
  2. Do the same of the above^^^^ on an overcast day.
    • Do you see or feel the difference?
  3. Make a windstock ( Bag)
    • Note down the way the winds blow and from which direction?
    • Is there a direction it blows more frequently?
    • Do warm and cold winds come from the same way?
  4. Weather is predicatable
    • Can you tell when its going to rain or snow
      • Jot down these^
  5. What lands around you can affect the weather?
    • Water
    • mountains etc
  6. Take a walk near you and note the plants that are around you
  7. Do you have plants or garden? Is it native?
  8. In your area, do you have deities or myths?

Now the funnest part of this weeks lesson.. Creating a moon phase journal.  Sure you can get the app or just goggle it. But to start your foundation and knowledge starting on your own is better. Get a notebook and capture the phases of the moon. Note the rise, the fall, the times, and directions.  This will help later.

 

This week is a little longer, so it wont be till the week after till the next lesson is posted. I know..I know..this lesson was boring BUT I assure you its worth every question. Don’t forget to subscribe to your email or follow!

Part 2 To Finding You To Finding The Way

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On August 12, 2018

In Pagan 101 Series

Welcome back to Pagan 101 with Sylph Moon.  This week is lesson 1 pt 2, it will be digging deeper into finding yourself.

We talked last week about our goods, our bad and how they come to be affecting our lives.  Today we dig that shovel into the deep roots of you, your morals, your ethics, and beliefs.

We need to know and understand why we believe or don’t believe in certain topics. For an example: Deforestation, meat eating, abortion, genetic engineering, separation of state and church. Anybody can have an opinion but to walk the pagan path requires us to think deep.    “It’s all well and good to say ” I don’t eat meat because it violates the Rede, which says Harm None.” But a thinking pagan will realize that vegetables are no less alive than animals. A thinking Pagan might come to the conclusion that perhaps the Rede is meant for the human social interaction, and means “harm no Humans.” Or a thinking pagan might consider that perhaps the Rede is not meant to be taken as a literally, since eating harms SOMETHING and not eating harms self. How it is viewed is determined by personal ethics and morals.” -Celeste Moondancer

Celeste put those words so perfect I couldn’t write anything better.

To really understand this lesson first step is to research the following words TRUE definition : Ethics, Moral

The Wiccan Rede is an ethical/moral guideline for living well. (The full Rede will be posted separate)   “An it harm none, do as you will.” or from those from a christian background Gods rule: “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”

Read Scott Cunninghams “The Law” for some pagan morals and ethics.

Assignment

  • What do you like about yourself/ why?
  • What do you dislike about yourself/why?
  • Using the terms above, are you ethical, and moral? why?
  • Scott Cunningham says,” Harm None. This, the oldest law is not open for interpretation pr change”  Do you agree or disagree> why?  How is this an impossibility?
  • Are there any of his Laws that you disagree with,why?
  • What is your favorite law?
  • Does the Rede, the rule, and laws fit your morals/ethics? Help shape them?

 

Figuring Out Your Boundaries

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On August 10, 2018

In Pagan 101 Series

To begin any new journey we have to begin at our roots. So what does that mean our roots?

Finding are roots are simple by looking at who you are what you stand for. We started last week with the first lesson, what we want.

This week we are going to dig a little deeper by finding our morals, standards, and lastly our own boundaries.

Watch out for Lesson #2 in the Pagan 101 series.

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The Charge Of The Goddess

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On August 6, 2018

In Pagan 101 Series

 

The Charge of The Goddess

Doreen Valiente

 

Hear ye the words of the Star Goddess
The dust of whose feet are the hosts of heaven
She whose body encircles the universe.
I am the beauty of the green earth
And the white moon amongst the stars
And the mystery of the waters
And the desire in human hearts
Call unto your soul
Arise and come unto me
For I am the soul of nature
Who gives life to the universe
From me all things proceed
And unto me all things must return
Before my face, beloved of all
Let your divine innermost self be enfolded
In the rapture of the infinite
Let my worship be in the heart that rejoices
For behold, all acts of love and pleasure
Are my rituals
And therefore, let there be beauty
And strength and power
And compassion
Honor and pride
Mirth and reverence
Within you
And you who think to seek for me
Know your seeking and yearning
Shall avail you not, lest you know the mystery
That if you seek me and find me not within you
You will never find me without
For behold, I have been with you from the beginning
And I am with you endlessly …

Who are you? Pagan 1o1 LS 1

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On August 6, 2018

In Main, Pagan 101 Series

Who are you? What do you stand for?

Our first lesson is about finding ourselves by looking in to our foundation of who we are and what we believe in.  One of my firm beliefs is that for you to know your path you must know yourself.

When we are asked to list the “good or bad” of ourselves, most of us have long list of negative things. 90%  of those things are not true or real.  Sometimes our good habits or attributes are what makes the bad and vi versa.  Our first step is accepting that we aren’t perfect and acknowledging that the bad is here to stay but we can use it to make ourselves better from it.

How does this go with paganism? witchcraft?  To know yourself truly, we will not be posers or wannabees for any religion, but real. Being true to yourself of who you are allows us to see where us and the divine meet, where they split.  If we know ourselves, if we believe in ourselves and what we stand for, we can then interpret omens, divination, oracles better by knowing what is there, separate from how we feel.

Go and read the Charge of The Goddess (See my post), I assure you that there is a purpose to reading it.

  • For this lesson, write down your “good and your bad” habits/aspects.  Don’t try to fool yourself, be truthful in this. Take your time with this and really look at yourself.
  • For every good quality, tell yourself how it can be, or has been, a source of trouble in your life. For every bad quality, tell yourself how it can be or has been, of benefit of your life. (Don’t leave anyone of them out)
  • Ask yourself are you happy with your life? Why, why not? What would you need to be happy?

 

Till next time, love and light and blessed it be.

 

Turning Knowledge Into Wisdom

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On August 6, 2018

In Main, Welcome New Followers

I have been lead to start a another series. This will help cover 13 basic topics of paganism. If you are new or brushing up, this will be a great way to do just those.         For this series my goal is to not only enlighten the word and community of pagan but to help others grow themselves.  Every lesson will have a activity for yourself to do afterwards. This is a way to have a physical and mental growth. So grab a notebook, a pen and follow me through this wonderful series.

If you are new here please come join us on this wonderful blog of all things spiritual.  Don’t forget to like,follow, and share to keep up with the light it shines.  I am always open to comments, new information (no one has all the knowledge), and questions.

Keep an eye out for the new series to come.

With love, light and peace.

Blessed it be.

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