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 Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:30 am
I just started practicing magick. I started because of a book. I wrote to the author and she told me that that the main character practices folk magic, but it the book it says that the main character practices Wicca, so is it the same thing?
And all my friends tell me that magick isn't a religion, and some say it is. Now I'm really really really confused.
The author said that it was a mixture of aromatherapy and herbal magick (except she used candles and stuff and I don't know what each candle color means).
I'm just really really confused, so if someone could help me before I lose my mind i would love it =]
Thank you
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Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:23 pm
Sure! The official religion of Wicca is supposedly created by Gerald Gardner
in 1954. It's a neo-pagan, or new pagan nature-based religion.
They typically worship a God (traditionally the Horned God) and
a Goddess (traditionally the Triple Goddess), who are sometimes
represented as being a part of a greater pantheistic Godhead,
and as manifesting themselves as various polytheistic deities.
Other characteristics of Wicca include the ritual use of magic, a
liberal code of morality and the celebration of eight seasonal-based
festivals. Folk magic is from before Wicca and what Gardner said he
was basing his religion off of, but there's not much evidence of that.
Wiccans practice Witchcraft, including magick and are initiated
by an existing coven by a member of the opposite sex. Neo-pagans
are sometimes called solitary or eclectic witches and don't belong
to a coven. They basically practice whatever they feel like, be it
folk magick or something similar to Wicca. It's pretty hard to
actually find a coven for a lot of people, so there are more
solitary witches thatn Wiccans. You can't trust what you read
in books completely, because those are all written by neo-pagans.
Most of what is Wicca is oathbound, so writing books about it is forbidden.
Woah, I wrote a lot. I suggest you check out the library thread or
websites thread for more sources.
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Electric Snowball Captain
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:53 pm
I am curious as to which books you were reading.
I can think of a few that might have had those references,
especially if it was said to be folk magick.
My guess is the Blue is for Nightmares series By Laurie Faria Stolarz
I've read that series, a lot about magick and candles.
As for your practicing of Wicca, i recommend Silver Ravenwolf as an author.
She wrote To rife a silver Broomstick, To stir a Magick Cauldron, To light a sacred flame.
That is one of her book series.
it's a trilogy, but she's written many more including:
A Witch's Notebook
Angels
American Folk Magick
Halloween
Teen witch kit
MindLight
Teen Witch
Solitary Witch [which is what the Blue is for Nightmares series is based on]
Timothy Roderick also wrote a book called Wicca: A year and a day.
It's another good Wicca guide
But as for color/candle correspondence, as take from To Ride a Silver Broomstick:
Red- energy, strength, passion, courage, element of fire, career goals, fast action, lust, blood of the moon, vibrancy, driving force, love, survival.
Orange- Business goals, property deals, ambition, career goals, general success, justice, legal matters, selling, action.
Copper- Passion, money goals, professional growth, fertility in business, career maneuvers.
Gold- Wealth, the god, promote winning, safety and power of the male, happiness, playful humor.
Yellow- the sun, intelligence, accelerated learning, memory, logical imagination, breaking mental blocks, selling yourself.
Pink- romantic love, planetary good will, healing of emotions, peace, affection, romance, partnerships of emotional maturity, caring, nurturing.
Green- Earth mother, physical healing, monetary success, abundance, fertility, tree and plant magick, growth, element of earth, personal goals.
Blue- good fortune, opening blocked communication, wisdom, protection, spiritual inspiration, calm , reassurance, gently moving, element of water, creativity.
Purple- influencing people in high places, third eye, psychic ability, spiritual power, self-assurance, hidden knowledge.
Silver- telepathy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, psychometry, intuition, dreams, astral energies, female power, communication, the goddess.
Brown- influence friendships, special favors.
Black- protection, repelling negativity, binding, shapeshifting.
White- Spirituality, the goddess, peace, higher self, purity, virginity (as in the mind is owned by no man), a substitute for any other color.
As for the herbs, the Magickal users:
Amaranth (cockscomb)- repair a broken heart.
Apples- healing and love.
Basil- love, wealth, and protection.
Bay- wisdom, protection, psychic powers.
Birch- Cleansing.
Carnation- protection and healing.
Catnip- cat magick.
Cedar- purification and healing.
Cinnamon- spirituality, healing, and cleansing.
Clove- money, protection, and cleansing.
Clover-money, love, luck.
Cornflower- psychism.
Garlic- protection and healing.
Ginger- money, success, and power.
Holly-dream magick and balance.
Iris- wisdom.
Ivy- protection and healing.
Lilac-- protection, beauty, and love
Marigold- dreams, business, and legal affairs.
Marjoram- protection, love, and healing.
Mint- money, luck, and travel.
Mistletoe- protection, fertility, healing, and psychism.
Orris root- divination
Rose- love, psychic power, and divination.
Rosemary- lover, power, healing, sleep.
Sage- protection and wisdom.
Thyme- healing and psychic powers.
Willow- love and divination.
Medicinal uses of Herbs:
Anise:Tea form- treatment for colic; sedative.
Basil:Tea form- colds, flu, cramps, bladder.
Bay: don not take internally- use as poultice on chest for bronchitis and chest colds.
Black pepper- take at first sign of any disease.
Bonset:tea form- laxative and fever.
Caraway- mild stimulant for digestion.
Cayenne- fast recovery; stops internal and external bleeding; said to prevent heart attacks and also helps with depression and headaches.
Cinnamon:Ground or taken with milk- good balance after a heavy meal or dessert; also used for diarrhea, dysentery, or general indigestion.
Cloves- chew for toothache; also good for nausea of vomiting.
Fennel:Tea form- to expel mucus.
Fenugreek:Tea form- also to expel mucus with bas cases of bronchitis.
Garlic- high and low blood pressure; removing parasites and infections.
Ginger:Tea form- for cramps and nausea; externally for stiffness; add in cooking to detoxify meat, especially chicken.
Rosemary:Tea from- for treating headaches and body aches.
Thyme:Tea form- to rid of intestinal worms; can also be used as mouthwash
Turmeric:Added to warm milk- regulates menstrual cycle.
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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:39 pm
yeah, i got my info from blue is for nightmares (cant wait for the next book!!)
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:34 am
Thanks for the list of herbs- I've been looking for something like that. Btw, did you know that some dogs like catnip, too? o.O I saw one of our dogs chewing on our catnip bush today.
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:18 pm
yeah, they help alot!!! thank you!!
and lol, dogs like cat n**?! xD
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Electric Snowball Captain
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:37 pm
And not only catnip! My dogs eat tons of weeds and grass,
and even June bugs. It's so gross.
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:29 am
lol, wow. my boyfriends dog eats other dogs poop >_<
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:37 am
@.@ It seems that some dogs will literally eat anything.
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:31 pm
lol, yeah...
but does anyone go in the classroom part of the clan?? I am the only person who posted something in there, and nobody has replied. Just wondering???
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:36 pm
Er...
Never even looked there. o.o
But I will now.
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:15 am
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Electric Snowball Captain
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:32 am
I've meant to type out whole lessons on witchcraft there,
but I wouldn't trust what everything I say. I hardly call
myself an expert. Not Your Average Witchcraft Guild
has a captain who's been working with the craft for 20
years and she's wrote out really detailed lessons. Why
don't you go there? Or the Pagan Online Campus registration
for the second quarter has started, but you have to be 18.
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:14 am
Electric Snowball
I've meant to type out whole lessons on witchcraft there,
but I wouldn't trust what everything I say. I hardly call
myself an expert. Not Your Average Witchcraft Guild
has a captain who's been working with the craft for 20
years and she's wrote out really detailed lessons. Why
don't you go there? Or the Pagan Online Campus registration
for the second quarter has started, but you have to be 18.
Hm, I think I might register there, then. It sounds really awesome.
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:23 am
sounds great...but im 16 whee
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