http://www.witchvox.com RSS Feed - WitchVox - Past 14 days http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usks&c=words&id=13513 August 25th. 2009 One of the best things about being in a coven is the sense of family among the members. In fact, it’s not uncommon to feel even closer to your coven family than you do your family of origin. Unfortunately, as with some families, there can be dissent and discord; some covens may be downright dysfunctional, others may “divorce”, e.g. break up with all the rancor and bitterness of a long-feuding married couple that has finally decided to untie the knot.Spirituality and the expression of rel ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=ustx&c=words&id=13420 June 26th. 2009 MONDAY:Morning: Homeschool my children.Afternoon: Maintaining website, responding to e-mail inquiries and voicemails. Most of my inquiries are the normal stuff. “I need a teacher, ” and “Please help!” Luckily I have a few form replies I use. “Thank you so much for contacting me. I'd love to chat with you some more and answer any questions that you have. First off, what all books have you read about Wicca? How long have you been practicing or interested in Wicca? How old are you? What ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usil&c=words&id=13630 November 1st. 2009 ‘The cloaked figure sits down at an aged table alight with dancing candle flames. Using a small knife, the figure cuts a cord into equal lengths, and then braids it up while muttering arcane words. The figure then opens the top of a black cauldron, with perfumed smoke smelling of jasmine and juniper, and tosses the braided cord into it. The cord catches fire, burns quickly, and the ashes float away on the smoke. The figure closes the lid on the cauldron. It is done.’I think most of us ha ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=ustn&c=words&id=13506 August 21st. 2009 When I was training to be a Priestess around the age of 20, I got involved in online role-playing games. There were several of us in our training group in college together, and all of us found escape and enjoyment in the early MUSH games online (MUSH stands for Multi-User Shared Hallucination) .These MUSH games were primarily storytelling-based, in which each person/player creates a character and describes them for the other players. You "see" these other characters by typing in a comman ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=uswa&c=holidays&id=13647 November 10th. 2009 What is the best thing about Death? That’s a very unusual question and not one I had ever heard before. It came as quite a shock. We were sitting around in the living room planning our Samhain ritual – by “we” I mean the women who make up our Dianic Wiccan circle. We gather two weeks before each Sabbat to plan our rituals. All of our women are welcome and encouraged to participate in ritual planning – newcomers as well as veterans – to underscore the fact that we create magic entirely from ourse ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=ustn&c=words&id=13646 November 10th. 2009 I had looked around a few days ago, not long after Samhain and noticed the overall beauty of the changing colors of the trees, the shifting patterns of colors that at times are a riot of conflicting colors. Reds in so many differing hues and tones, golds that would easily rival a king’s coffers; yellows that can captivate and expand your imagination beyond what we would believe that could be possible, then the whole wisdom of the death of the God and the Goddess in mourning was imprinted upon me ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usmo&c=words&id=13070 December 27th. 2008 I’ve always had a strange understanding of death, as if I was drawn to the truth of it. It leads us to a path of uncommon real emotions, dancing in the darkness of our own heart and soul. But beneath that darkness, under the pain of not fully understanding is a beauty. A beauty beyond human believes, our emotions block the beauty of that moment; the moment the spirit leaves the weight of the human body. I’ve always believed that magick and science tend to walk hand in hand and we are all ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usca&c=holidays&id=13625 October 31st. 2009 There are many cultures and religions that observe rights for the dead at this time. The Meaning of a holiday like Samhain or Dia De Los Muertos is, most simply put, a time to honor those who have come before us. At this time it is thought that the veil between the unseen world and the tangible world is at it's thinnest. Thus, it is the best time to commune with the dead. Many take this opportunity to give respect and honor to relatives and friends who have passed. Many also use this tim ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usne&c=words&id=13466 July 29th. 2009 About this time in 1983, I experienced one of the most profound spiritual moments in my life. In hindsight, it is easy for me to see that my Goddess was holding me firmly in her arms through all the tumult; through I did not know it at the time. I thought of this because it was raining outside a short time ago, and I felt called to stand in the twilight rainstorm, just for a moment in remembrance.I was at a horseback riding summer camp for girls. It was near Lime, New Hampshire, but the ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=iexx&c=words&id=13026 December 3rd. 2008 With Yule and the holiday season fast approaching, while thinking of my loved ones and friends I got to thinking about one friend who I haven't had contact with in a few years. Thinking about this girl, (Who I won't name, for various reasons.) stirred up a lot of memories, both good and bad. I'm writing this essay to share with my fellow pagans, as my experience of religious intolerance is painful, and to see if any other people had a similar experience to this. This is my story...I was ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usaz&c=words&id=13633 November 2nd. 2009 With all of our advanced technology and the fast pace of modern life, it's not easy for us to relate to the spiritual qualities of the Neolithic world in which our ancestors once lived. While in many ways it was a harsh and primitive existence, there were certain aspects of it that we would do well to remember and to preserve... the egalitarian nature of their society, their closeness to nature, and their ability to perceive things on an instinctive and intuitive level. I'm sure most peo ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=uswv&c=passages&id=13640 November 9th. 2009 Rev. Laura Catherine Sampson-Derry, 26, of Petersburg, WV, died on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Mrs. Derry was born on February 23, 1983 in Winchester, VA. Adopted by Betty Combs Sager of Arkansaw, WV and the late Darlington L. "Dot" Sager. She was a Non-proffit Interfaith Minister, and a member of the Knights Templar.Laura married L. David Derry on April 5, 2008 in Arkansaw, WV who is currently serving in the West Virgina National ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usca&c=passages&id=13643 November 9th. 2009 As this season closes and a new season begins, it was a long and winding road but we are now here and the time has finally arrived..........As of Octo velum twin noxem notu denti (10/29/2009) yar eit twin colum notu denti....Lady Diavanii Patros Aryia (servant and High Priestess of the Root) "Lady on High"Has been formally Adopted in the the Cirlce of the Tri and Gate of Witchery under the Field.....to do in naming and service the art of......long may she serve..... ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usnv&c=words&id=13459 July 26th. 2009 I met a girl. Really I guess it always starts with a girl. Secondary conversion is one of the primary tools used by Revealed Religions to bring in new members. To quote Wikipedia (the bastard child of the internet in many ways) : “In the sociology of religion, secondary conversion is the religious conversion of an individual that results from a pre-existing relationship with another convert, rather than any particular aspect of the new religion (1) .” That was certainly the case ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=ustn&c=words&id=13629 November 1st. 2009 Most Wiccans and witches – and many other pagans – practice some form of “magic” (often spelled “magick” to distinguish it from stage illusions) . Magick is a topic at which most modern westerners would likely scoff, and doubtless this attitude throws into question the credibility of those who claim to practice it.We do not believe in the “supernatural“. All that exists that is part of this universe, is part of nature itself and is therefore “natural”. If intrusions from other universes ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usmi&c=words&id=13593 October 13th. 2009 There is quite a bit of talk these days about “self”, and what that means, in metaphysics and the popular media. In all of these forums and disciplines, a person is divided within themselves in one of a number of different ways. Most disciplines have these divisions designated with terms coined by their founders or adherents. Id-ego-superego and mind-feelings-emotions-spirit are examples of such divisions. But it really boils down to what can be called the “small-s-self”, the workaday self throu ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=ustx&c=words&id=13448 July 17th. 2009 In this rambling, I will talk about the ever-present topic of Love Spells and also offer some guidance on the use of any spell, ritual or potion for manipulative purposes. By manipulative purposes, I am referring to a working where the object of said working is not aware it is being done, nor has he or she consented to such a working.Of course this is only my opinion and it is not intended to embarrass anyone. These are simply my thoughts on a subject that gets batted around quite freque ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=uspa&c=words&id=13425 June 30th. 2009 We live in a very tense society. We are pulled apart... and we all need to learn how to pull ourselves together... I think that at least part of the answer lies in solitude. ~Helen HayesTo become spiritual begins we must experience stages of transformation. Some of these experiences are short and fast while others seem to take forever. More often than not, spiritual transformations are painful and difficult. Nevertheless, these stages are necessary for achieving our ultimate goal in beco ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=uspa&c=holidays&id=13634 November 3rd. 2009 As I lit each candle upon my altar, I reflected upon wondrous memories of those loved ones no longer walking this earthly plain. My eyes became misty at times and though there was a touch of sadness there was an abundance of love.I reflected on my mother and her struggle with diabetes and how she had died at the very young age of 54. Then I reflected on the love she brought to friends and family and how she was one of the best cooks ever.I thought about a young man, one who was l ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=uspa&c=words&id=13378 June 12th. 2009 As I walk along an unexplored trail through the forest, I take notice that there are no obstructions in my way. There are no brambles waiting to snag me with their thorns. There are no fallen trees to stumble over. There is no wayward stream forcing me to forage across. There is only the solitude of the woods and the associated sounds of woodland life. Above me in the branches of an old Elm tree are a couple of birds that are singing a morning duet. It is a song about joy and the happine ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=ustx&c=words&id=13418 June 26th. 2009 Eleven years old is an early age to dedicate oneself to anything, let alone a Lord, Lady, and an entire Pantheon! I have always been a curious person by nature, and even at that young age, I saw infinite possibilities in my new "plaything", the Internet! I am thankful to this day that I came across Wicca, and I truly believe the Goddess guided me to this way, but that was the easy part. You see, I have been a "rogue Witch" for the past two years. I believed but was unwilling to work to a ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usut&c=words&id=13581 October 4th. 2009 In November 1995, I went to work for a company called Matrixx (spelled with two “x's”) Marketing. It was a customer service job for a prominent satellite television company. The job started out with three weeks of training before we actually got on the phones and took calls.During the second week on the job, there he was... Across the way of the gigantic break room, was the man of my dreams. He was about six feet tall, with long black hair, and dressed in a white poet's shirt and black d ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=uswa&c=words&id=13574 September 28th. 2009 We have all fallen in love, or experienced something that we related to ourselves as what we thought our ideal love was. More often than not more than once. It’s our human nature. It’s a primitive desire to procreate. It is an instinctual assurance of our species, the unspoken universal language and affirmation derived from many forms. Sometimes love reaches us in the form of a gift. a person comes into our lives and that person is exactly what we didn’t know we needed or wanted. Sometim ... http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usin&c=passages&id=13628 October 31st. 2009 Let it be known in all the worlds that this night, under a moonlit sky, Dani, Novice Sister of the Mystai of the Moon, did become Brisingamen, dedicant of Freya, Priestess of the Circle of Arktoi. May this brave She-Bear of the Goddess be blessed and have a life of joy. The Sisters of the Mystai are filled with happinessat the addition of Brisingamen to the circle of free womyn. Blessings to our sister Brisingamen! Praise to Freya, Prasie to Artemis, Mother of the Circle of Arktoi, Prais ...