Wicca for beginners : fundamentals of philosophy & practice

I'm currently reading "Wicca for beginners : fundamentals of philosophy & practice".

It is an interesting book to say the least!

While I have chosen to take the path of hedgewitch, there are some things about the Wiccan lifestyle that I like.

This book is teaching me a lot about the basic Wicca beliefs and it gives a lot of basic information about basic Wicca practices.

There is also a chapter on magick (which I haven't gotten to yet).

But if you are interested in Wicca then I would highly recommend this book because it helps you to start off with the basics!

I Did A Spell And It Worked!

I did a spell and it actually worked!

I live in an older home which has a driveway. Now you're not supposed to block a person's driveway with your car. Yet and still someone decided to park right in front of my driveway blocking my car! I was angry that I decide to do a spell right then and there!

One thing that I had to keep in mind is that when you are casting a spell do not seek to harm anyone or anything - so I kept that in mind when writing my spell!

Basically what I wanted was for that car to "go away and I used those exact words in my spell! Also spells are supposed to end with the words "so mote shall it be - so I also put those words at the end of my spell.

I have to tell you that I worked with what materials I had at the time.

I use a small white candle - because those were the only ones that I had but if I had the choice I would have used a black candle for this "vanishing-type" kind of spell.

I used a clean piece of white paper and wrote my spell down (creating the words of the spell myself). I used the words "go away and stay away" in my spell and ended my spell with the words "so mote shall it be".

I lit the candle and said my spell out loud - once. And then I burned the paper and used an ashtray as my cauldron to burn the paper in.

I let the paper burn entirely until it was nothing but ashes! Then I took those ashes and blew them onto the car that was blocking my driveway!

I released the energy and the spell and went back inside. About 1/2 hour later I heard footsteps walking hurriedly to the car and the car starting up! It took about a good 15 minutes before the car actually drove off and honestly speaking I think it was because I was obsessing over the car leaving and that is why it took it a while for the car to actually leave.

I did this spell about 2 days ago and the car hasn't been back since!

I Think That A Rainy Day......

I think that a rainy day is good for one's soul!

I happen to be fortunate that I can work from home and for this I am very grateful!

It has been raining on and off since yesterday and this is good for my garden. It is good for me also because I was actually able to start my garden this year and have already planted some vegetables like beans and peppers.

I decided to start my garden and try not to worry about the things that are bothering me while I continue to work on solving my problems.

My garden also relates to one of my chosen paths as a green witch and kitchen witch. You see I have already harvested some garlic chives from my garden and I used it in some of my pasta sauce! What a great feeling it is to be able to add something from the garden that you grew yourself into the food that you are cooking!

I plan on having a great garden this year!

Also this rainy day gives me a chance to catch up on some work that has to done inside my house as well - both professionally and personally!

Deciding to take my chosen path as hedgewitch has shown me to take a deeper appreciation of nature! While some people may consider rainy days dull and dreary I have the feeling that it gives nature a chance to nourish the elements and to an additional extent - my own soul as well! For right now I am enjoying a nice hot cup of tea with classical music playing in the background as I work at the computer and catch up on my email and my professional work as well.

I know that some of those who are new to or interested in witchcraft think that it all has to do with spells and magick but to me this isn't the entire meaning of it. For me I think that there is a deeper meaning in that one has to get in touch with one's soul - working on yourself from the inside before you start working on the outside things.

Until next time

Blessed Be!

A Picture From My Garden - Finally!

Well I finally got to posting a picture from my garden here!

This is a picture of one of my bean plants growing against the cement of the outside garage wall! This picture was taken back in August (I think) and it looks pretty healthy as far as how it is growing.

As of now the plant is still growing but no beans to harvest yet!

I planted some other things as well, such as corn and tomatoes and hope to use them with my cooking!

The picture by far is not the only thing I planted but at least it is what I took a picture of - LOL!

Hopefully more pictures will be forthcoming!

We have been having a lot of rain in the Philly area and the temperatures are getting cooler so I'll see how the rest of my garden turns out!

I Seem To Have A Little Bit Of A Cold Today!

Actually I think that it may be an allergy since I was outside yesterday raking up some leaves. I was all in the hedges and the weeds so I think that's where I got my allergy symptoms from.

But not to worry because I have my tea bags waiting for me and I'm going to have some hot tea with my breakfast this morning. I'm also going to add some lemon and honey to my tea because that always seems to do the trick. I'm out of brandy though!

On the garden front, I have started planting but nothing has come up yet.

I Started My Garden Today!

Actually I just started clearing some ground for my gardening but at least it is a start! I was out back emptying some trash and I looked at where I had my garden last year and it reminded me of how much I enjoyed gardening. So I said 'Problems be darned!' and started the first steps at starting my garden this year!

Today was one of those days where the sky was gray and it looked like it was going to rain so I didn't have any bees to worry about and I had just got a new hoe last year! So I started to dig and weed a clear space to start.

Now I am ready to plant something!

I also didn't have my camera with me when I started weeding but I will take some pictures and start posting them here!

Having and tending to a garden of one's own is so enjoyable as long as you don't let it stress you out. I have learned that the slowest way is the quickest way to learn and I look forward to working on my garden a piece at a time!

I should also remind people that gardening is a very good way to be in touch with nature! I was cutting hedges the other day and just being outside made me feel great!

Update

May 2011

I just wanted to add that I have started my garden again this year but I'm going slow at it because I have been worrying about other problems that I have been having. I'm coming to the conclusion that I am just making my problems more worse by worrying about them.

I have started planting outside and I have some seedlings inside that I want to grow a little bit more before I transplant them outside.

And I also want to start an herb garden as well!

Long, overdue website update

Do you know I haven't updated my website since 2005!

Where does the time go?

I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I have been working on my blogs more than I have been working on my website.

But I'm glad that I have updated the website. 2005! That was 3 years ago!