Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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“How can I let go of the feelings of sadness and low self-esteem?” Alexandra asked.
I’ve talked with many people who, like me, suffer from times of low self-esteem.
Here is a meditation to help those of us who need to raise our self-esteem.
Find a nice quiet spot, somewhere you will not be disturbed. Light a candle and burn some incense if you like. Turn off all of your electronics, and get comfortable.
In the below meditation, you will identify a worn, harmful belief. Then you will represent such a Harmful Belief as one “difficult-word.” For example, if your word is “can’t”—soon you will place it in the fire (in your mind’s eye). It will transform. For example, “can’t” can transform into “I CAN learn what I need to learn.” This is a New Belief.
Meditation to Raise Your Self-Esteem
Close your eyes. Be aware of the light that is in the room through your closed eyelids.
Breathe in and out deeply … Relax.
Keep breathing deeply. In … and … Out.
Breathe out the stress of the day.
Breathe in relaxation and peace.
(Pause)
You are still aware of the light that is in the room.
Now the light begins to fade.
As it fades you feel total comfort. You feel safe and secure in the darkness.
(Short Pause)
Now, a new form of light blossoms around you.
You look down and see a cauldron.
Flames are fluttering from within the cauldron, and they rise to about four inches above the lip of the cauldron.
Pick one thought or memory of sadness or “I can’t do it.”
Now identify a word that represents the difficult thought.
See how the “difficult-word” appears to break down.
The difficult-word is now old and worn out.
You know in your heart that you no longer need the word.
It is time to let it go.
(Pause)
See your difficult-word. The flames in the cauldron
are flickering behind your difficult-word.
Now with your mind, push the difficult-word into the flames.
The difficult-word catches fire, and the fire completely consumes the difficult-word.
(Pause)
The difficult-word disappears and soon a green colored smoke rises from the cauldron.
It starts to form your New Belief—which is in the form of a sentence.
This New Belief helps you and supports you.
Breathe in deeply and absorb the green, supportive New Belief.
(Pause)
The New Belief is now part of you, and you have gained its attributes.
Feel it. Know it is so.
You now return to the physical world, and you always know you have that positive attribute no matter what anyone says.
(Pause)
Coming back is a gentle transition as the light begins to fade around you once more.
Slowly at first, it gets darker and darker.
As it fades you feel total comfort. You feel safe and secure in the darkness.
(Short Pause)
Then a familiar light returns, the light in the room where you started.
It gradually gets brighter and brighter.
You are back in the room. You have brought the feelings of higher self-esteem and happiness back with you.
(Short Pause)
Now, gently open your eyes.
Use the above meditation as often as you need to. With a lot of practice, soon all of the bad thoughts about yourself can transform into the green smoke of renewal and higher self-esteem.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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I’m chatting on Facebook with a distraught young woman “Janis.” She has enjoyed my writing on my blog and now I’m helping her. Janis’ self-esteem has been torn apart by her family members’ vicious remarks about her Wiccan path.
As I help Janis, I glance at my knitting project (a blanket) at my side. It becomes so clear to me that we create our lives by the choices we make – one choice at a time.
After the Facebook chat, the conversation stays with me. I realize that every moment of my life before that Facebook chat prepared me to be in the right place at the right time. I had the right experiences so I could provide compassionate guidance for this young woman.
Imagine that your life is a knitted blanket. Each stitch represents an event or a choice you have made in life. Each time you have had an experience, you made a stitch in the blanket. The stitches including your thoughts, choices and feelings combine to make the unique fabric. So one stitch leads to another stitch and another stitch — until a blanket is made.
Then I had another thought: At the end of my life, I’ll have a large, knitted blanket of experiences, thoughts and feelings. When I pass from this life do I bring the whole blanket?
Yet another thought arose. A spiritual thought. There is something that is eternal: The yarn — the essence of me. This essence continues through each project.
When we die, the pattern that we’ve made is like our body. We leave that behind. Soon enough, we will begin again as one single strand of yarn that will continue to manifest into the many lives during reincarnation.
When we start a new pattern; we may become a shirt or a hat this time. It all depends on what choices we make and what pattern we choose.
I find this comforting — the eternal aspect of each of us. The eternal strand of yarn.
In Wicca, I look upon reincarnation as a gift. Because we get to come back with people we loved before. In each incarnation we get to learn new stuff and make new choices. We get to have new experiences that we missed in a previous life. We get to gain spiritual wisdom in each successive incarnation.
Today I was knitting and had a mishap. I had to take apart a small section of my project. That’s when I “tink” the project — yes, you’re seeing the word “knit” backwards. So in knitting as with other processes in life, it’s not about doing things perfectly.
It’s a process. Your job is to stay aware and keep knitting, keep learning and to keep growing.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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Offerings: picture by David O.
How to Bless and Consecrate an Object
“I have this cute statue I just bought, and I am going to place it on my altar,” my friend Lisa said.
“Have you blessed and consecrated it yet?” I asked.
“No.” said Lisa.
“It’s vital to bless and consecrate an object to make it safe to use,” I emphasized.
Witches often Bless and Consecrate an object, space or person. We use this process every time we cast circle.
Use holy water to Bless and Consecrate an object and thereby remove bad energies and entities. You avoid having other energies mix with your intentions. Leaving in bad energies and entities would have created chaos and undesired effects.
Below I’m going to give two highlights from the blessing and consecrating processes.
After Casting Circle, you hold the object and sprinkle holy water upon it (the process of asperging). Say: I cleanse you by Earth and Water
Waft the object through the smoke arising from Blessed Incense. By the way, wafting the object through smoke is the process of charging the object.
As you waft the object through smoke three times, say: I bless and consecrate you by Fire and Air
You have made the object suitable for use in your spellwork.
(*Witches make their own holy water with three pinches of salt.)
Blessed Be,
Moonwater SilverClaw
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Recently, I was called to give a speech.
Here is the text of that speech:
“She’s eight years old and she’s drowning, held underwater in a swimming pool.
Yesterday, she loved running on a hilltop in Redwood City. The grass feeling cool between her toes. Yesterday, she climbed a tree.
But today, her brother holds her down, underwater. She is drowning. And he is waiting. Waiting for her to stop moving.
What does this do to a little girl?
I can tell you. My brother finally stepped away.
But the tough times didn’t end there. My brother kept up his torture of me until I couldn’t take it anymore.
So at 8 years old, I stepped to the edge of my bunk bed. I wrapped some yarn around my neck again and again. I stepped off my bunk bed – And I hung there for a moment—until the yarn broke.
My story is about stepping OUT of the darkness.
Sure, I’ve experienced dark times, but I’ve also experienced other things.
I once turned to a friend and said, “How many depressed people does it take to change a light bulb? None. They just sit there in the dark.” [audience laughter]
I’m glad to be speaking with you today about stepping OUT of the darkness.
Along that line, I’m going to share with you the 3 Steps of Empowerment.
The First Step is Diagnosis. When I was 11, I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder – another term for this is clinical depression. Clinical Depression is not just feeling the blues. It isn’t just sometimes feeling sad. It doesn’t just go away like Seasonal Affect Disorder.
Clinical Depression is like having tinnitus. That’s the condition where you have constant ringing in your ears. Except this situation is a horrible feeling of pain, sadness, and hopelessness. It can get so bad that death seems like the only way out. A friend of mine killed himself. He had clinical depression.
So Diagnosis is the First Step.
The Second Step is: The person must say, “I want help.”
I’m using the word “say” – but the situation is really about taking action. The depressed person needs to take action.
You and I cannot help a depressed person if they don’t want help. If they won’t take their meds, and if they won’t show up for therapy – there’s not much we can do.
I know that I have family members who want to find a “Happy button” on me. Well—I don’t have a Happy button on me.
Can I borrow yours? [I address an extrovert in the audience. The audience laughs.]
As I mentioned: the Second Step is when the person says, “I want help.” The depressed person has to choose it.
I wanted help. So I worked with psychiatrists and therapists. And I take appropriate medication.
The Third Step is: Maintenance.
Sometimes, I think of maintenance of my well-being as a daily fight. I have certain “weapons” to use to hold my ground against clinical depression.
First, I have a therapy animal, a cat I named Magick. I called him Magick because he makes food disappear! [audience laughter]
I love him and petting him helps me to feel better. He helps me switch to happier thoughts. I feel he takes away some of the pain.
Second, I stay active. I go out with friends when possible. I enjoy laughing with friends. I also stay active by taking daily walks with my sweetheart.
Third, I have things that I do for myself when I’m alone. Knitting and writing are great ways to help me cope.
I have shared with you 3 Steps of Empowerment that mean a lot to me.
1) Diagnosis
2) The person must say “I want help.”
3) Maintenance
And finally about that eight-year-old girl who felt no one cared … She is still inside me, but now I am a full grown woman.
I am here.
I care.
I will protect her.”
People have told me that the above is a powerful speech.
As a Wiccan, I still feel, at times, that I must protect myself.
Do you feel the same?
How can you protect yourself from those who do not care or do not understand our Pagan path?
I’ve learned that I need to face reality. To this day, my parents still do not respect my Wiccan path. They never ask me questions nor hear me out.
Part of taking care of myself is to gather with like-minded people who love me.
May you find your tribe.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater
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Happy calendar New Year to all my readers!
Many of us want to start off the calendar New Year right. We tend to make New Years resolutions. Many of us want to manifest more prosperity in our lives. Let’s avoid the first mistake in prosperity magick: tending to focus on one’s outer environment verses the inner self.
Yes, you can ask for prosperity to flow to you. But the better way I have found is to empower yourself to create more income. In this way you’re not just asking for a handout.
Instead, you place energy into yourself to create inner change. That’s where the real magick happens, and this creates the most benefit for you.
Why do I say this? To change yourself is to change your world.
We perceive the world around us. We can see a world of roadblocks or we can see opportunity. It’s our choice.
Below I’ll share a ritual called New Years Prosperity/Opportunity Ritual, in which you’ll be able to exercise your choice.
About Bathing Before Doing a Ritual
Always bathe before doing a ritual. Some ask, “Can I take a shower?” If you do not have a bathtub and only have a shower, you can still soak the herbs (I specify them below) in a large bucket of warm water.
If you take a shower, you can clear the debris of the day off first. Then, you have a choice: a) you can pour the herbs-water of the bucket upon yourself or b) you can use a cloth and wash your body with the herbs-water.
Let’s Talk About Herbs For Your Ritual Bathing
Shampoo* and soap* preferably herb-infused form the best choice. Wiccans use lavender to help sooth and calm themselves to get their head in the right space.
(* Prior to your ritual bathing, Cast Circle and then cleanse and consecrate your shampoo and soap. Only use these specific items of shampoo and soap for ritual bathing.)
For a Ritual Bath, Prepare a Sachet
To prepare a sachet, begin with a 4×4 inch square piece of cheesecloth and some string to close it. Use these Bath Herbs: Basil, Ginger and Pomegranate. Place the bath herbs into the middle of the cloth. Then pull up the four corners of your cloth and tie them together using the string. If you don’t have cloth, you can also use a clean sock or stocking that hasn’t been used before.
Next draw the water for the ritual bath and place the sachet in the water. If you desire, light some candles and burn some incense.
Soak in the bath while meditating on the blessings you want to manifest in the calendar New Year. (Avoid getting stuck in thinking that you don’t know how you will accomplish your desires in the everyday world.) Imagine the spiritual strength building up in you to manifest the blessings while envisioning any negative energy being soaked up by the herbs. Know you have the power to accomplish your dreams. Again, never mind the how. The Gods will provide “the how.”
Do your part and invite the Gods to guide you in how you can make a bigger and/or better contribution and thus expand your income.
The New Years Prosperity/Opportunity Ritual
What you will need:
Cast circle in the usual manner.
Light the yellow candle as you say:
My eyes were once shut,
I now make them open.
Eyes that did not see,
I now have vision.
I call upon you,
the four elements of Wicca
Make the sign of the pentagram on your body [by touching your forehead followed in order: the left breast, right shoulder, left shoulder, right breast and back to forehead].
Light the Green candle and say:
Earth for fertility of my own mind
Air for new beginnings in rapid time
Fire to move the direction I must go
And
Water to birth new opportunities for me to grow
Finally light the Purple candle and say:
I call upon the Earth and Sky
I call upon the Sun and Moon
May the power to change my fate be my boon
Make the sign of the pentagram again and say:
By year’s end may this take place,
for the good of all, I now claim my space.
I charge myself, my life, by the Gods’ grace;
Fill me with light so my desires take place.
Do the Cakes and Wine Ceremony
Close Circle
* * *
May you and the Gods manifest the best for you in this calendar New Year.
Blessed Be,
Moonwater SilverClaw
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What flavor are you?
“Christian Witches?!” my friend, Megan, stamped her foot. “No way! Somebody doesn’t have a clue about what a witch is!” She went on, “A witch can’t be Christian!”
There’s a lot of controversy and debate over the terms Wiccan, Witch, Christian Witch, and Pagan. Some people even suggest that Wiccans are not Pagans. Some Wiccans say they do not practice magick. What?!
Certain Wiccans even claim that they do not worship the Old Gods.
Name calling and criticism arise.
So who is right and who is wrong?
It’s more complicated than that.
Wicca is a term coined by Gerald B. Gardner. He used this term for a male witch. He employed Wicce for a female witch. But soon the term “Wica” was used to describe the new line of witchcraft that descended from him.
So Witchcraft and Wica were one and the same at that time. The spelling changed to Wicca some time later.
As the faith was spread, people used Wicca instead of the word Witchcraft to describe themselves. Apparently, they wanted to get away from the bad connotations that went along with the word Witch. Still, when you’re a practitioner, Wicca and Witchcraft are the same.
Wicca continues to be a spiritual/religious path that has incorporated the belief in the Old Gods and Magick. Witches (this refers to both male and female practitioners) are the high priests/priestesses of the Old Religion.
Wiccans use magick to create their magick-working spaces and to honor their Gods and Goddesses for positive change in their lives.
The older Traditions of Wicca still do this.
“What are The Witch Wars?” my friend, Megan, asked. It’s reported that things fell apart in the 1970-1990’s when a number of new people learned some of Wicca but then left before they were taught all of the secrets of the Craft (Wicca/Witchcraft). The term “Witch Wars” refers to the yelling and thrown insults between a number of groups. Were these actual wars, including violence? I have not seen reports of that. Still, the insults, gossip, and baiting did cause real trouble.
How did things go so wrong? The new people (without full knowledge of Wicca) thought they had all the knowledge. They started their own covens and began to teach many things that weren’t quite right or just downright wrong.
* * *
What Is the Difference between “Witch” and “Heathen”?
Witchcraft is a term that is very specific to the region of European/English/Scottish/Ireland area. It is a geographic area where that term was and is used. And it applies only to the people that called themselves witches in that geographic location.
Heathens are not witches, for example. They do not call themselves witches. The Heathen path is generally northern Germany/Scandinavia/Sweden. These are the people of the “heath”, where heather grows in the colder European region—north of the European/English/Scottish/Ireland area.
The above is about the derivation of some terms. Anyone who practices the Wiccan faith is a witch. The religion is witchcraft. We’re not only referring to people from one geographic region of the world. Wicca is spreading, and all people can practice this beautiful path.
* * *
Is it true that there are Wiccans who do not practice magick?
Some people call themselves Wiccans and claim they do no magick.
Okay, wait, hold on here. How can they claim this?
Let’s go back to what Wiccans do. They Cast Circle—which, in itself, is performing magick. So if you cast circle, you do magick. You’re a witch.
(There are people who use magick in their religions and who do not call themselves witches, like the Voodoo/Vodoun/Hoodoo/Santeria religions.)
Let’s also take care about the spelling of “magick.” Magick is pretty much the wielding of natural forces to improve one’s life. (On the other hand, “stage magic” has the label, “magic” – with no “k.” Stage magic is the art of performing illusions—like the work of David Copperfield. No magick is taking place!)
“Wait a minute, what about ‘ceremonial magicians’?” Megan asks. Ceremonial magicians do not worship the Gods and Goddesses. So by definition they are not Wiccans.
* * *
So what is a Pagan?
Pagans form a larger group of individuals that do not practice the Abrahamic religions. The Abrahamic religions identify the patriarch Abraham, from the Old Testament of the Bible, the Torah, and the Koran, as the origin of their religion. So the Abrahamic religions are: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Paganism was a Christian term to indicate people who came from the country. Pagani is a Latin term for “country dweller” as opposed to city dweller. These country dwellers tended to keep their older religions alive (even after the arrival of Christianity or Islam). At the time, certain people referred to farmers, serfs and peasants as Pagans.
Pagans include Wiccans, Asatru, Heathen, Druids, Buddhists and more.
* * *
What about Judeo-Pagans and Christian Witches?
Sigh … Yes, there are the people who call themselves Judeo-Pagans or Christian Witches.
Stop! Above we just went through the actual definition of Pagan—in two words let’s all say it: “NOT Christian.” Thank you.
The Judeo/Christian God (as reported in their sacred texts) denounces Witches, Pagans, and Wiccans.
* * *
I realize that people can and do call themselves anything they want.
What we notice is that some people stop using definitions and language as others do.
What if people create their own new terms?
For example, I have a friend who coined the term “Catapult-Moment.” So he can define “Catapult-Moment” as he chooses.
Still, when we’re in conversation with others, let’s look back and see the definitions of what we’re talking about.
Sound good?
Blessed Be,
Moonwater SilverClaw
P.S. Thank you to my High Priestess Lady Elinore for her guidance.
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“You call them Yule trees. I grew up hearing them called Christmas trees,” my friend Kevin said.
“That may be so. Still, Yule is the Winter Solstice. Yule has been celebrated for thousands of years,” I replied.
Yule trees signify everlasting life. Our ancestors believed that evergreen trees were special. Why?
In the winter time, all the vegetation of the land died, except for evergreen trees. These trees defied death. These trees held some special power against Winter.
Realize that Winter was a scary and tough time for our ancestors. Vegetation perished and people died due to cold, illness and lack of food.
Our ancestors held the evergreen tree—the Yule Tree—as a sign of life in the middle of Winter … and as a symbol of eternal life.
Our ancestors brought evergreen trees into the home to bring this energy to the people who dwelled there.
When made into wreaths. the combination of the circle (the circle of life) and the evergreens made the symbol of everlasting life all that more potent.
I invite my fellow Pagans to smile when they see Yule Trees.
We know the special meaning and we can celebrate that!
Blessings,
Moonwater SilverClaw
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Recently, I was called to give a speech.
I had a surprising conclusion, and you’ll see in the text of my speech below, I’ve had some real struggles:
“What if every sentence was a lie? What if every word you read was a betrayal. This is what it’s like to have dyslexia. It is a learning disability that makes it very difficult to read. It makes it hard to decipher letters and other symbols.
My Dad has it, too. To this day my Dad mumbles under his breath, “STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!” That’s all he was told as a child.
How did Dyslexia affect me as a child? Going though the public school system was horrible for me. Normally a child goes though the grades 1-6 in one school.
Not me.
I went to first grade here, second over there, and third grade at another school.
It was so hard to make friends. I only made a couple of friends—but then I was torn away, forced to go to another school where I had to start over again. It was like taking a fish from one tank and then putting her into another tank. Everything’s different.
Each year I had new teachers, new rules, new classmates.
When I was 15, twenty seven years ago, dyslexia crushed my dream to be a writer.
I never learned about sentence structure nor how to compose a paragraph.
I never had classes in writing because of my dyslexia. I was just pushed through: through history, science, and geography.
Dyslexia made learning very difficult. I mean–think about it: For every subject you need to read a textbook. How do you learn math without reading? How do learn science without reading?
Homework that took the average student 15 minutes took me three hours. Even so, I averaged a 3.9 GPA in high school.
It was worse when I went to college. I had a teacher whom I will call Mr. Dense. I explained my learning disability to him.
One week later, Mr. Dense said, “I don’t know why you can’t learn this. Why can’t you learn this?!”
What? Didn’t you hear me?
Oh, that’s right. You’re Mr. DENSE.
Again, I worked so hard.
At one point, I was working so hard at college work and a job to earn money.
Something had to give. I did. I collapsed at work. I still can’t stand to walk into a Macy’s.
I survived college. Okay, I did rather well – A’s and B’s.
Still, somewhere in my mind, I wanted to express myself. But I didn’t think I could write.
… until I worked with my first editor, who encouraged me to write a blog.
I now write every week, and people from 173 countries read my blog.
Dealing with dyslexia gave me the chance to learn patience, to never give up, and to work hard.
So I wrote my first book, with the help of editors.
I will never forget the feeling of holding a newly printed copy of my book in my hands.
More than that – I saw favorable reviews on Amazon.com
Recently, my 4th book was published.
Yes, I could express myself. And people were getting value from my writing.
So what looked impossible to me was NOT impossible –
And Mr. Dense is still an idiot.”
* * *
I feel that we Pagans also have dense people around us who are misguided by the Hollywood version of witchcraft.
In thinking about my speech, I realize that there is a parallel between my living with dyslexia AND my walking my pagan path among people who shun me or shut down if anything about my pagan-life comes up.
As I wrote in my first book, The Hidden Children of the Goddess: “Witches are everyday people. No, we aren’t green and warty. From soccer moms to construction workers, we look just like any other person. We eat breakfast, go to work or school, and have friends and family. The only difference is our faith. In short, Wiccans are The Hidden Children of the Goddess.”
Still, some misguided people will remain, like Mr. Dense, in their ignorance—and they will not listen.
So we as Pagans will need to continue on our path regardless of the Mr. Dense or Ms. Dense in our life. Some friends may fall away. Some family members may drift away.
Yes, we are different. We Pagans have found our own path.
Each one of us has a different and special path.
So I encourage you to tread upon it with joy and determination.
Blessings,
Moonwater SilverClaw
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In light of the recent attacks on the people in Paris, France, I feel overwhelmed with sadness and anger. I mourn deeply for the people who were murdered.
For a number of days I have been thinking about what to write. What would I discuss: Sorrow, rage, wanting justice, even the desire for some form of revenge?
Still, the idea that keeps arising in my mind is:
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”— Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi invites us to move beyond anger and vengeance.
Still, as I feel deeply about the situation, I realize that to maintain my own health, I need to get beyond pain, anger and sadness.
For you, I offer this meditation-exercise to help you maintain your own health and ability to take action in daily life.
Before I share this meditation-exercise, I realize that it is valuable for me to discuss two different forms of strength. These ideas arose in my conversation with one of my editors:
As my editor suggested, “If you get your inner energy right you can do more right. Inner peace can help you get past the sorrow and the anger so you can be in the present moment and have all of your resources.”
The below meditation-exercise is not about denying the need for justice and more protection.
The below meditation-exercise is designed to empower you to stay in a place of awareness and strength.
Meditation Magick Exercise on Letting Go and Finding Your Hidden Strength
You will need:
Cast Your Circle in your usual manner.
Cleanse your blue candle with the elements Earth and Water. Then consecrate the blue candle with your incense smoke.
Use your boline and write (on the blue candle) the name of the event that is causing your pain.
Use the olive oil to “dress your candle.”
Concentrate on the blue color, which is for healing.
Light the blue candle and focus on its flame, representing the healing truth of love and strength.
Meditate on the flame. In your mind’s eye, see the flame burning away all the negativity in your aura and the space around you. Once you feel your space/aura is cleansed, go to the next step …
Now imagine the pain of the event in your life. The event may be a personal experience or a public one like the Paris attacks. Create an image (in your mind) that represents the event. See the image floating above the flame. Concentrate on the image until it is a solid image above the candle. Feel it; know it is there.
Breathe deeply in and out, in and out. In your mind’s eye, lower the image into the flame and watch it burn away. Feel the heat in your heart as the image and related pain is transformed into the purity of peace and strength. As the image vanishes, see that all that remains is a phoenix of peace and strength.
Do the Cakes and Wine Ceremony.
Close Your Circle in your usual way.
[When you’re done with the exercise, have the candle continue burning. Make sure that things are safe so that the candle can burn until it goes out on its own. Never leave a burning candle unattended.]
I hope this meditation-exercise supports you in your personal journey of healing.
Blessings,
Moonwater SilverClaw
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Goddess Has Your Back: How Wicca Can Help You Raise Your Self-Esteem and Make Your Life Magickal
Goddess Walks Beside You: How You Can Listen, Learn and Enjoy the Wiccan Path
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