Witch Game

There’s a new game out on the market and it’s all about the witches. Wicked Witches Way was created by Bruno Cathala and Serge Laget and is published by Asmodee.

It comes in a book shaped box. The box looks like a thick magical tome, complete with a brass closing catch. When opened, the box provides an area to roll the dice. Inside are a gameboard, nine dice, a deck of spell cards, a set of nine cards color matched to a witch token with stand for each player, and a curse token. The gameboard shows a convoluted 23 dot race course proceeding from a tent encampment through a nicely decorated landscape to end at the finish line. Each player gets a set of nine cards, one for each symbol along with an appropriate magical sound listed on it. The 27 “Black Magic” cards are amusingly illustrated and have the name of the card as well as a one or two lines explaining its effects.

It’s a broomstick racing game where the right spells need to be found to move ahead.

 

The 10 Big Beginner Mistakes and Pitfalls

 Craft Basics
By: Keitha (FireWind)

You’ve made them, I’ve made them, we’ve all seen them.. the
dreaded ‘beginner fluffy bunny mistakes’. These are the common
mistakes that all beginners make at some point and other Wiccans
groan at. These are the pitfalls that we have all fallen into at
least once (or twice) during the learning curve. And this isn’t
your ‘mispronunciations during ritual’ pitfalls, either. Some of
these are merely annoying to others, and some have serious
implications. Most will make you grin abashedly in a year or so.

Not that I’m saying that you shouldn’t make these mistakes at least
once. It’s a great learning experience to suddenly realize that
you’ve recently been acting, well… a little strange. That maybe
the reason people stare at you isn’t because you wear a Pentacle;
it’s because it’s three inches across. And don’t feel too
embarrassed, I’ve done most of these myself at one point or
another.

Pitfall #1: ‘I Read it in this Book…’
One of the first important things to learn is to not believe
everything you read. Just because it’s in print doesn’t necessarily
mean it’s true. Be a critical reader. Don’t even believe me, I’m
just one person and I make lots of mistakes, too. Get opposing
opinions and figure out what You believe. Goddess, if you only saw
how many times I’ve stared horrified at my monitor at a beginner
website with all the wrong information. Please be a critical reader.

Pitfall #2: Overenthusiasm
Enthusiasm is great… it’s wonderful! Enjoy this time of awareness,
of excitement and the golden aura of everything! But also be careful
of overenthusiasm. While it is possible you were Wiccan in your last
lifetime, it is very unlikely that you’ve been a Witch since the
beginning of time or that your cat was indeed an attendant in a
Temple to Isis. You grandmother probably didn’t initiate you at age
5, and you probably didn’t inherit all the knowledge of your now
Wiccan ancestors. I’m not trying to step on your beliefs or hurt
your feelings, but please be reasonable. There are over 6 Billion
people on this planet, and very few Witches in the last few
centuries; what makes you think you are a reincarnated Witch? Like I
said, it is quite possible, but it’s not the point. Whether you were
or weren’t has no bearing on who you are now. You will never again
be the person you are RIGHT NOW; what better person can you be? As
the saying goes: ‘What you cannot find within, you will never find
without’.

Another issue to be aware of is being really excited about Wicca.
This is wonderful, and I’m glad you feel proud of your decision to
study Wicca. But daring people to disagree with you so you can tell
them What Wicca Really Is is not the way to go. In fact, this is
barely disguised prosthletizing, and this is something we just don’t
do. You will need to learn to depend on yourself, and sometimes
others will just never understand. That’s their right, and it’s not
your job to try and change their mind. The Christian standing in
front of you never burned anyone at the stake and probably never
will. They’re not out to get you, and if they wanted to be Wiccan,
they would be. Remember that the Witchcraft of the Burning Times is
not the Wicca of today. Don’t tell people what the Wiccan way is
really about – show them by your own wisdom and maturity.

Pitfall #3: ‘Wicca is as Wicca does’
Wicca has nothing to do with Tarot Cards, Seances, Dowsing, Pendulums, Psychic Fairs, and especially Ouija boards. A new moon ritual does not involve calling up Fluffy or Uncle Bob from the grave. I don’t know any Wiccans who use Ouija boards and frankly the things concern me. I’ve never attended or heard of a ‘Wiccan Seance’.

That being said, there are things here that Wiccans may like to do.
I use the Tarot to advise me when I need perspective in my life. I
do free readings for those who need it. I sometimes use a pendulum;
I am learning about Runes. I may learn other forms of Divination in
future. I don’t charge money for Tarot readings if the person needs
it, and you probably won’t find me exhibiting at any psychic fairs.

None of these things have anything to do with Wicca. If you dream of
something that comes to pass, it’s not because you’re Wiccan; it’s
because you are a sensitive human being. Smelling snow on the wind
and celebrating the return of spring – this is Wicca. Sensing
vibrations through a pendulum – this is not Wicca. This is something
a Wiccan person may, or may not, have interest in. Wicca is a set of
beliefs and a way of living; it is not fortune telling or the tools
thereof.

Pitfall #4: Degrees and Titles
Dedicant, Initiate, 2nd Degree, High Priestess… how do I get these
titles? Actually, unless you are part of an established tradition,
don’t count on the titles themselves meaning much. I was dedicated
as a solitary by an eclectic coven 3 months after I heard of Wicca
and dedicant I have ever remained (as of this writing). Oh, if I
wanted I could initiate myself as a solitary; hell, I could initiate
myself a 3rd degree Master of Bubblegum Wicca if I really felt like
it. But that would get me nothing and nowhere, fast. As a solitary,
a Dedication is a good place to start. You can do it by yourself,
and you never need be initiated. Remember, it is the Gods alone who
initiate. I’ve seen ‘covens’ of three people where the ‘3rd Degree
High Priestess’ was chosen because she had been studying for a few
more months. This degree is meaningless and you are doing yourself,
and the Craft, a disservice by using it. In the absence of
an ‘official’ system of degrees, a title is only as good as it’s
wearer. You can call yourself a High Priestess until you are blue in
the face, it still doesn’t mean squat unless you actually are.
Generally, it takes a year or two of hard work to earn initiation.
2nd Degree is much harder and may never be reached. 3rd Degree -
good luck. My advice, as always, is to be yourself. Don’t claim to
be something you are not, because others will know. Be proud of who
you really are.

Pitfall #5: Spells
Spells are cool. Spells involve cool words and candles and powers
and energy, and you can make things happen.

This is true; spells do involve all these things and more. But be
aware that spells are generally a last-resort ‘I don’t know how to
deal with this’ action. It’s not that spells are bad or wrong; it’s
just you don’t have to tinker with every aspect of life. In my 3
years of studying Wicca, I’ve done maybe 10 spells maximum, and none
of them recently. Why? I don’t need to right now. I have four walls
and a roof, I eat, I work, I have transportation and I can pay my
bills. I have family, friends and health. None of my friends are in
any immediate need that I know of. I am truly a blessed person. If I
have a financial crisis I will get another job. If I have a health
crisis I will see a doctor. If my car breaks down I will take it to
a mechanic. If I decide I have been single long enough I will go out
and meet people. If, however, the car is unrepairable, I will really
have a problem and then may consider a spell. And the spell will not
come from a book or a website or a friend. I will do whatever is
meaningful for me at the time. Whether I chant, meditate, or dance
around a big green candle doesn’t matter worth a damn. It doesn’t
really matter whether I do it at new moon or full moon or midmorning
or the hour of Saturn while Mercury is in the right house and the
moon isn’t void of course. It doesn’t matter if I call the elements
or the watchtowers or the elementals. It doesn’t really matter if I
call Mercury or Hecate. It doesn’t matter if I do it robed, disrobed
or painted yellow and purple polkadots. It doesn’t matter if I do it
standing on my head. It doesn’t matter if I do it in English or
Japanese or pig latin. No spell has power. You are the power, and
you must respond to need when need arises. How could someone
else’s ’spells’ express the meaning of your situation? Writing your
own rituals and doing your own magick makes far more sense.

Pitfall #6: Coming Out of the Closet
Now, you’re studying Wicca, you’ve picked up a Ravenwolf or a
Cunningham and visited the ‘Voice. You’re doing rituals and actually
starting to get the hang of this. What now? Tell the world!! …
Whoa there, hold on! Think about this. The closet is there for a
reason; let’s look at this for a minute. In Africa, today, now, in the next few hours, someone may be
brutally murdered because they were accused of Witchcraft. Whether
or not they are or aren’t doesn’t matter. Just an accusation. This
culture exists a mere plane ride away. In North America, today, now, in the next few hours, someone may be
forced into a mental institution for practicing Wicca. Some
institutions believe that practicing modern Witchcraft is a sign of
mental distress or social maladjustment. This has happened in my
hometown. In North America, today and now, someone is losing a job for being
Pagan; someone is losing a friend. Someone is polishing a gun and
muttering about the ‘baby killers’. Someone is holding community
action meetings to deal with the ‘Wiccan threat’. As you now begin to feel that cold sinking feeling near your gut, do
you begin to see why there is a closet to be ‘in’? This is
frightening, absolutely. But is is also one of the first lessons
Wicca has to teach us: ‘To Know, to Dare, to Will, to be Silent’. If
you choose to come out of the closet, things in your life will
change, and perhaps not the way you intend. Are you prepared for
this?I say these things because I care, and I want you to understand what
this is about. I know people who have been harassed by students and
teachers at school. I get hate mail. I follow the news. Is this
something you feel prepared to handle? Now for the good news: on the whole, on a daily basis, my experience
has led me to understand that it’s not usually that bad. Most of my
friends have been wonderfully supportive. Professors have never
given me a hard time. Employers have been very tolerant. I’ve had
religious friends- Christian and Muslim and Buddhist, none of which
had any interest in Wicca, but who were very tolerant. Keep in mind that there are various degrees of ‘out’. At what point
do you become out: Buying a book in the local store, telling family,
telling friends, wearing a pentacle, telling co-workers, telling
employers, writing to a newspaper, dancing naked down main street,
leading a national campaign for Witches Rights? Where does ‘out’
start? One lesson Paganism has to teach us is how not to box
yourself in with labels. What is the difference between an ‘out’
Wiccan and an ‘in’ one? Which one suits you best?

Pitfall #7: Balancing Facts and Emotions
Is it important to know what element goes in what corner? Yes. Is it
important to know why, the historical basis and significance cross -
referenced by culture? Probably not at the beginner level. Facts are
important, but emotions are, too. Study the basics, they are vital.
But leave lots and lots and lots of room for personal expression.
Wicca is a learning process, and a lot of that learning will be
about yourself. It’s all about balance. If you find you are more
worried about candle colours and places than you are about
celebrating, then perhaps it is time for a readjustment.

Pitfall #8: Making a Website
(hehe… let’s just try to ignore the fact that I’m writing this
for, and you’re reading this from, my personal Wiccan website. Let’s
also try to forget that I started this site ‘before I was ready’ a
mere year and a half after I first picked up a book. Hey, I told you
I’ve made most of these mistakes at least once. Anyways, we know you’re excited about finding Wicca, and you want to
tell the world about this wonderful discovery you’ve made. But
please, PLEASE sit down and think about this first. Is there
anything you can tell the world about Wicca that hasn’t already been
said a hundred times (or more)? And if so, does it warrant an entire
website to say it? If not, instead of creating an entire website by
yourself, why not write a page to say what you have to say and
publish it to a larger website? You will reach a much wider audience
while not having to go through the ‘We don’t Worship the Devil’
routine. Believe me, both you and every other beginner already knows
this, otherwise you wouldn’t be studying Wicca, right? Non-seekers
also know this by the time they get to your site. Offering up ‘What
Wicca is’ as a main page only causes visitors to skip what they
already know, and possibly your entire site. There are many quality
websites, EZines and magazines/newslette rs that will publish your
article; you should be able to find them easily at a search engine.
If you truly do have to create a site, please at least read these
guidelines first. 1. Please don’t use the same gold spinning Pentacle that everyone
else uses. Thankyou. 2. Do NOT use other people’s pages without permission!! ! No matter
how large or small the site, no matter how known or unknown the
author! I’ve seen said yellow spinning Pentacle used as a background
for a Witches Voice page done in yellow text. When I told Witchvox
(and generally someone will), we both agreed it was the most hideous
thing we’d ever seen. Not only did this person steal the page and
the graphic, but even the code was ripped from the Voice. Please be
respectful and tasteful. 3. Don’t put the ‘We Don’t Worship the Devil’ info on your main
page. If it has to be there, please just link to it. Don’t make me
and other people have to read this stuff which we so obviously know.
Write for Wiccans, or write for non-Wiccans, but please choose your
audience. 4. Spells. I can’t tell you whether or not you should publish
spells. Generally, though, people who know what they’re doing write
their own, and you are karmically responsible for those who don’t. 5. Graphic Mania. Believe me, adding a ton of beautiful graphics
does not help you improve the image of Wicca or get your point
across. In fact, by the time half the images have loaded, the
visitor is long gone. Decent webpage design means less than 35
seconds of load – on 56k dial-up. Good webpage design means less
than 20 seconds. Professional sites with high volume load in 10
seconds or less. If your site takes longer than 35 seconds
from ‘click’ to ‘done’, your site needs to get nekked fast. (Hint:
add up the file sizes of all the images and text on your page. If
it’s under 50k including images you’re doing just fine).

Pitfall #9: Ritual Tools
You don’t need any Tools. Really. Tools will not help you be
a ‘better Wiccan’, no matter how much money you spend. You will
never be considered a ’serious Wiccan’ by other ’serious Wiccans’
just because you have the biggest/nicest athame. Do your rituals
using no tools at all. Now you can begin to get some work done.
Pitfall #10: Other Common Mistakes
Wicca is not more logical than other religions. We make as little
sense as any other religion. In fact, it’s quite possible we make
even less sense. If you want a logical ‘religion’, try Atheism; it’s
the only one that can be even remotely ‘proven’.

Finally, someone studying for 6 months can know and understand more
than someone studying for 8 years. Don’t count ‘Years Studying’ as a
guide to knowledge and understanding. If you spend 6 months
obsessively studying you will probably understand more than someone
who has been ’studying’ (read 3 books) in 8 years. Like degrees, be
careful of titles and claims.

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is not changed, money is not earned, full credit is given to Keitha
at www.glasstemple. com and this
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All Other Rights Reserved.

 

Psychic Power

 Psychism is not a power.
It is the ability to sense and interpret energy. Just because you can ’see’ the train coming does not mean you can stop the train. Hopefully, however, you can get off the tracks. Psychism is natural.
That does not mean that it is easily understood. Many begin their psychic exploration through games but it is not a toy. The warnings which come to us through the ages should be well heeded. If you just want to become more accepting of the intuitions you receive from time to time, that would be like a walk in the park. This excursion into nature is usually without the need for extreme caution. Digging deeper into the psychic energies through your own will is like going hiking in the mountains. This is also natural, but there are things which you will need for your journey and to ignore them is to travel at much greater risk.
It is wise to be cautious.One reason for this is because ‘if you don’t know what it is, then it could be anything.’ This can lead to very strong reactions to what you sense or feel and the actions you take because of those reactions can, at times, undermine you in all areas of your life. Also, how you interpret the ’shadows’ within your sensing is strongly based in your personally rooted belief system. If you are caught within the net of good vs evil, then every darkness will be interpreted as a demon trying to catch you in their web. If you are attracted to drama, then your interpretations will be dramatic. What in truth is just sensing a problem with a car rapidly becomes interpreted as a high speed car crash with injuries.

All that being said, psychism is a natural part of personal growth and inner development. It is also a wonderful way to explore yourself. Come see us on Undernet and learn more about the psychic experience.

************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* *********Telepathy Telepathy is the ability to read thoughts, usually surface thoughts. Telepathy is fairly common to some degree. The most common type is between close family or friends and manifests as answering questions before they are asked, knowing when a family member is thinking of you, or thinking about them and they call. Slightly less common is the ability to read the surface thoughts of strangers. Even less common is being able to read the deep or subconscious thoughts of people, friends, family or anyone else. It is not, however, completely unknown. If you have the disconcerting habit of knowing everything about a person when you meet them, you are at least a highly gifted telepath. In crowds this may manifest as “white noise” or constant buzzing in the ears (brain), accompanied by a feeling of pressure on the brain. This is due to the constant noise of all of the thoughts of others that one is unable to block. Many highly gifted telepaths are unable to live in highly populated areas, and an apartment complex is a nightmare. They are also prone to intense headaches. This gift may or may not be related to proximity. For strangers, it is usual that the person must be close by (though not always the case). Family seems to be instantly accessible, due to the non-local nature of the gift, speed of light laws do not apply. Strong thought, as in a disaster or violent attack, may be picked up without prior knowledge of the person at all, if they are in the vicinity or there are enough people concentrating on mentally screaming at the top of their lungs. This gift also manifests more strongly if one really desires something (a strong focus of will or emotion). To block out the noise, shielding must be practiced constantly, and the person should put up permanent shields around their home. To develop this gift, one should focus on an individual and relax, allowing whatever impressions one is receiving to come through. Write them down. This is best developed with close friends or family. Telepathy can manifest in three ways. A sending telepath can not “hear” the thoughts of others, but instead broadcasts his/her own thoughts to anyone even remotely sensitive. A sending telepath can influence others, without being aware of it, by strongly desiring something. A danger is that one who is a sending telepath, without any of the other gifts, has a tendency to be self-centered and demanding, and petulant when they don’t get their way. A receiving telepath can “hear” but can’t send, others don’t pick up their thoughts. This person might believe the voices, thoughts, or impressions of ideas to be internally generated, and might doubt his/her sanity. As is often the case, the thoughts are incongruous, and seem to come from nowhere, but the individual can not distinguish the internal thought from the external. Most common is one who can both send and receive, and the response is usually enough to convince the person that s/he is not crazy, though the gift might be hidden out of a fear of being unusual, especially if the person’s church mistakenly equates the gifts with possession. The “voices” or impressions gathered by the telepath are relaying accurate, verifiable information based on the consensual hallucination we call reality. Ask. The information is usually pretty mundane, and the telepath, upon thinking about it, can learn to tell that the thought did not originate in his/her own brain (for example: “I need to remember the ice cream” when the individual is allergic to ice cream and is talking to someone on his way to the store.) If one is hearing voices counseling them to murder or warning that the toaster is influencing our thoughts by controlling the television, then some mental health care is definitely in order.
(Related Gifts: Mind Healing {20-30% of the population})

Empathy Empathy is similar to Telepathy but revolves around emotions instead of thoughts. Empathic ability can also manifest in sending, receiving, or both. A sending empath may not have much sense of what others feel, because the can usually change an unpleasant response into a more favorable one. The receiving empath is in danger of being swamped by the feelings of others, and may not know whether the feeling is internally or externally generated. To be an empath is to be able to sense what others are feeling, and influence what others are feeling is the most common manifestation. This may or may not occur along with telepathy. If one is an empath, feelings and emotional atmosphere play a strong part in every aspect of one’s life. Crowds are almost unbearable. The individual may feel angry/depressed/ elated/in love/enraged in a matter of a few moments as the gift ranges out and picks up whatever is there. A feeling of being on a roller coaster, and of smothering in a sea of feelings may accompany this. On the other hand, the person seems to gravitate to the individual in the room who needs help dealing with an emotional problem. An empath makes an excellent counselor and is usually the one to whom friends bring their problems because “s/he really understands. ” Dianna Troi on Star Trek NG is an empath, and they have done their homework. A trained empath responds like Counselor Troi (Fiction? Another example of science fiction masking science fact.) Again, this gift may or may not be related to proximity, and often family members and close friends may be “sensed” no matter how distant they are.
(Related Gifts: Mind Healing, Physical Healing {5-10% of population}, Communication with Plants [green thumb], Communication with Animals.)

Psychometry Psychometry is the ability to pick up images, histories, and impressions from objects and places, by holding an abject, like a sweater or a ring, one Sees or senses information about the owner or most frequent user of the object. This Gift is usually combined with one or more of the “Clair” Gifts. Occurs in varying degrees in 15-20% of the population, 5% strongly. Police psychics are usually psychometrists.

Clair Gifts

Clairvoyance ( clear seeing ) The person can See visions of things occurring in the present both on this plane and on the etheric. Combined with other Gifts, the person may experience foggy or clear “movies” of things that have happened in the past or will happen in the future. This can often occur in dreams. This Gift occurs in 10-15% of the population and is usually associated with a trance or trance like state. To control trance, vigorous movements, splashing cold water on face or drinking it, or some type of physical activity is recommended. It is NOT good to trance while driving or operating machinery. This Gift, if one has it in full measure, can be disconcerting and there is very little, other than the above, that one can do to control it.

Clairaudience (clear hearing) The person with this gift can “hear” conversations or information being transmitted vocally on this plane and on the etheric. With other Gifts, one may hear things from the past or the future.

Clairsentience (clear sensing) The person knows and feels things about places–a room, house, building, field, etc. Usually senses “what happened”. The stronger the gift, the more sensitive one is to the environment.

Precognition The ability to sense, see, and /or hear things that may happen in the future. Usually combined with one of the other Gifts. Sometimes manifests in dreams that come true, visions, flashes, hunches, or just “knowing”. Occurs in some degree in about 50% of the population, 10% strongly.

Retrocogniton The ability to see, sense, and/or hear things that happened in the past. Same description as above. Also increases the likelihood of “seeing” past lives and connections with others.

Telekinesis The ability to move object with the mind. Once thought rare, this gift usually manifests in adolescents going through puberty and is responsible for about 95% of the poltergeist phenomena. This Gift can also manifest disguised as “the Klutz”, someone who, usually when emotionally stimulated, objects around them fall over, break, etc. (they walk by the table but do not touch it, yet something spills). Between 1-5% of the population can manipulate solid objects after this time, 5-15% can manipulate energy (electro-magnetic) sources. Someone so gifted needs to learn emotional control, since the gift tends to manifest in the presence of strong emotions – guilt, anger, fear, etc. Concentration improves conscious control.

PyroKinesis This is the “Firestarter” , the ability to light and/or control fire or heat with the mind. This is luckily the most rare of all of the gifts (1-5% of population). This also tends to manifest with strong emotion. The firestarter may often not be conscious of their gift, but will have a history of fires happening around them (The kitchen when they were a child, a house down the street, etc.) Do not confuse this with pyromania! The Gifted person needs to learn to direct heat into the earth, as holding it in can cause damage. Concentration and emotional balance are essential.

Medium (channeling) The ability to see, hear, and communicate with non-corporeal entities. Includes Spirit (Astral) beings, non-local entities, discorporated humans, and other manifestations. Usually combined with other gifts. Once rare, this gift seems to be appearing in more of the general population, having increased from about 5% to 30% within the last ten years. UFO contactees tend to manifest this Gift after contact. Because a Medium is extremely sensitive and susceptible to outside influences, it is vital that s/he be shielded at all times.

Catalyst Telepath The ability, conscious or unconscious, to “wake up” or unblock the Gifts in others. Also the ability to tell who is gifted and who is headblind, though this may not be conscious. Gifted people of all varieties tend to recognize each other and usually feel uncomfortable around the headblind. This gift occurs in 5-8% of the population. CT’s are very Sensitive and tend to have other Gifts in full measure, making them nervous and shy or forcing the development of natural shields.

Transformers The ability to work directly with the energies and the Earth’s magnetic forces and change them. Very rare once, this Gift also seems to be increasing. These people (5-10%) are very aware of the energy of places in the land and can tap directly into it, sometimes altering a negatively charged current to a positive one.

Related Gifts:

GrounderSomeone who grounds any energy sent their way. One can not work energy in circle with a grounder.

Null FieldPsychic gifts and energy go dead in the presence of a null field. Some of the most avowed skeptics are actually nulls, Gifts won’t work in their environment.

DowsingSensing substances in the earth, like water, metals, also ley lines.

Bard Gift The ability to utilize, increase, and return the energy of an audience such that their emotional states are altered to what the Bard is sending. In a strong Gift, the audience will see visions of the subject matter of the song or instrumental piece. Occurs in about 20-30% of performing artists, 10% in strong degree.

Healing Healing only manifests with Telepathy or Empathy, and is the art of using the energies of the mind to heal.

from: Wiccaseekers

 

Awaken Past Life Memories

Awaken Past Life Memories Resonance, a term borrowed from sound theory and quantum physics has a special meaning in the context of reincarnation and past life recall. It means a feeling of attraction, a “tugging of the heartstrings” – one that you can not explain. It defies simple logic.

Resonance is an activity that we all engage in, usually without even noticing. We often assess a place, a person, a situation by “cessing” them out – getting a feel for the energy that exudes from them. In the context of past life recall, the resonance is consciously attended to in order to “pick up” past life memories. When we feel it, we notice a subtle sense of belonging, of knowing and familiarity.

Often past life resonance comes in bits and pieces. It is unusual to remember an entire past life. And rightly so. We can tune into the major events that has meaning and direction for the life we are enjoying now. But, just as your recall of this life is probably pretty much focused on significant events – heavens, half of us can’t recall what we ate for dinner last Tuesday – so are our past life memories limited to significant events, people, architecture, locations and so on. We can remember what we need to remember. Perhaps we have a talent for writing that we have never tapped in this lifetime – one that could be easily cultivated which would bring us joy and increase our income significantly. Remembering the confidence one had as a wonderful writer in the past could help seed this growth and creativity.

Start to Resonate With Your World
As you go through your day, stay open for signals of resonance from your environment, people you meet, books and movies you view – anything that you experience! Do this in a relaxed and curious frame of mind – often the signals come to you with a feeling of warmth and discovery if you just relax and look for them. It helps to carry a little notepad with you so you can jot down things that really catch your attention. Or at least file them away in your memory so you can write about them later in your Past Life Journal.

There are dozens if not hundreds of things that can spark resonance within you and bring you a glimpse of one of your past lives. Below are some common suggestions – remember, look for them in a relaxed and open way. Don’t judge them – or jump to conclusions. Your love for ankhs may mean you lived in Ancient Egypt. Or it could also mean you studied metaphysicans in the late 19th century when many fashionable teachings used ankhs for meditation and visual effect. Just jot them down in an unbiased and objective way.

Potential Resonance Pathways

Cities

Countries

Cultures

Time Periods

Music

Art

Hobbies

Race

Furniture

Costumes

Jewelry

Architecture

Flora and Trees

Animals

Landscapes

Waterways & Oceans

Bridges

Cemeteries

Occupations

Languages

Food

Religions

Climate

Rituals

People we meet

Recreation

Social strata

Health conditions

Beliefs

Traditions

Dance

Gender roles

Your Fears

Your Causes

Resonant With Yourself

It helps to sit alone on a regular basis, relax and tune into yourself. Sit quietly where you can look at yourself in a mirror. Gaze in a relaxed way at your image – no judging what you see! Just gaze and notice the thoughts and feelings that come to you. We often retain certain facial features life after life. Look at each part of your image and check your sense of resonance. Does anything look familiar from another life? Your eyes? The curve of your jaw? The eyes are the most common part of the “look” that recurs over and over.

As well, think about your personality. Your own beliefs, assumptions, values, hopes, dreams are your own – now. BUT they are also often colored with the ones we held in certain past lives. Even if we never become conscious of these, they are there. Knowing about them can help us control and shape how we use the talents, the insights or how we get over the fears and pain of relevant past lives. Your own being is your best barometer for finding what is pertinent from those other lives – what is valuable for you now to know and deal with?

Resonance expotentiates with practice. At first, you might get mere glimpses of past life activities and memories. Perhaps a scent will take you back for just a second. Or something you see or touch. Be open to it all – and listen/feel for the message nestled within the memory. In time you can develop the reception to receive strong visual and kinesthetic resonant feelings – ones that can make the memory clear – and bring the significance into focus for you. It just takes practice! Why not give it a go?
GreenWitchcraft@ uk

 

Robert Anton Wilson

Robert Anton Wilson, co-author of The Illuminatus Trilogy and author of The Cosmic Trigger and other books, died on January 11, 2007. The final entry of his blog states:

Robert Anton Wilson Defies Medical Experts and leaves his body @4:50 AM on binary date 01/11.

All Hail Eris!

On behalf of his children and those who cared for him, deepest love and gratitude for the tremendous support and lovingness bestowed upon us.

(that’s it from Bob’s bedside at his fnord by the sea)

RAW Memorial February 2007
date to be announced

 

Witch penalties for using cosmetics

The use of cosmetic products can be contoversial. In 1770 in England, an Act of Parliament was passed that imposed the same penalties as were then in force against witchcraft:

‘on all women of whatever age, rank, profession or degree whether virgins, maids or widows, that shall impose upon seduce and betray into matrimony any of His Majesty’s subjects by the scents, paints, cosmetic washes, artificial teeth, false hair, et cetera, and that further upon conviction, the marriage will be considered null and void.’

The ‘artificial teeth’ part kills me – what a catch she would be!