Pagan/Wiccan Revival 2016

Merry Meet liblue! Thanks for the thread. I am new to Wicca so I'm just starting to learn. I'm excited and overwhelmed at times. Right now I'm just starting to build. I have crystals, some herbs but I don't know quite what to do with them yet. I have an altar but haven't found the time to clean it and make it sacred yet. I welcome any advice.

 

Howdy @liblue1 and @LynnNC Consider me to be the newest newb you could no on pretty much all of it. However I have a good mentor so far, Blue. I should receive my first tarot deck this week. Good to see you both and I feel pretty excited.

 

Oh wait...... what is the rule of three?

 

Anything bad that you send out will come back to you threefold. I think that's what it means.

 

What if you fought off someone who was attacking you with a spell? And in the combat did something to them that lasts to this day?

 

Now that's a question for someone more experienced than me! But I would think that since you were defending yourself no harm would come to you.

 

I suppose I should post a note here to let you know, Blue, that I am observing.

I am more in the historian class as far as paganism. I do not play with the tarot, ouija. astrology, fortune-telling, magic(k) spells game. I rely entirely on my Field of Intentions and the Law of Attraction. All those other things will work (or not) based on your belief and energy in those two things. For example, you cannot put a spell on me unless I am willing to have said spell on me (that is, all that voodoo stuff only works on the people who believe in it). It all seems very complex when, in fact, it is extremely simple, but most people are not willing to believe in simple.

 

Well said.

 

..just saying hello

 

1/14 (dating posts must be a habit now)

I spent quite a bit of time last night meditating on this thread and why I should (or should not) be here. This was started by Blue, so, in my opinion, it is her baby, to run as she sees fit. Why should I not be here? Because my belief system is diametrically opposed to anything that requires props (e.g., candle magic, etc.). Why should I be here? Because I am Draconigena. For those of you who are not familiar with ancient Latin, that simply means "dragon born." Now that I have gone that far, I have to explain the original myth. Thousands of years ago, Dragons were not what you see in movies (well, neither were Wiccans, but that's not part of this particular post). Dragons didn't even look like TV/movie dragons, but more like reptilian people (you can draw your own conclusions about that). They had one purpose on this planet: to mentor humans -- because humans were, basically, stupid. No, stupid is not the right word... "ignorant" is more appropriate. You can teach an ignorant person, but you can't fix stupid. Part of my mission on this planet during this particular incarnation is to help people understand things in the best manner that they can, given their current knowledge base and understanding level. And maybe... just maybe, Blue subconsciously invited me here to help her learn to also be "the teacher." So...

You cannot give this kind of answer when you have newbies on your thread. You need to elaborate; explain what this is supposed to do. I would explain how it works, but that would remove the need for any candle at all, so you need to teach why the candle is red and black and what each phase of the candle burning does whatever it supposedly does. Your newbies need to have a reason to go out and buy a reversal candle or they will just be wasting money and not know what vibes to put out while it is burning.

Did that make sense, or should I quietly go away now?
Hogs & Quiches,
Fuzzy

 

Yes, it does work, but here's the secret: Anything you can use to focus your intent will work. You use candles effectively. Others use a bowl of water, often with a candle on the other side so they are looking at a reflection of the flame, and some just watch the ripples in the water. A candle flame can be very mesmerizing, so it helps you tune out the world around you while you send out the correct vibrations to initiate the changes you desire. I do it merely by closing my eyes and imagining the dark of space with a single tiny star far in the distance (my focal point). That brings consensus reality to a momentary halt (for me) while I adjust my thoughts to be projected. Whatever you can use to focus your intent, the Universe will pick up on that, then generate and transfer the energy. Sadly, that does not mean the energy will be accepted and used on the other end, but I tend to believe if the recipient is open to such energy, then your intent will help them with whatever their current issues are.

Why do people sell specific props to be used? Because most people do not truly believe they, personally, have the power to affect reality and effect changes in it. They think the "magick" is in the device (a candle in this instance) and not within themselves. This is the same reason we invented a pantheon of gods and goddesses in ancient times and all our current religions now. Humans do not believe they have such power (and others want us to continue believing that, so they call us wackos for even suggesting it, while they continually get on their knees to a god figure they believe runs their lives). And, while it is not you providing the "power," but the Universe, it is you requesting and directing it.

Use the Force, Luke...

P.S. Typo: Draconigena.

 

Did we scare away the others? Yo, Tigger and Lynn and...