The Elements page at my website, that is. I haven’t touched that page in ages, and although the basic material is what I want, there were images from photobucket that had been moved or deleted, the text needed to be cleaned up, and it needed some new music.
Photobucket– Much to my son’s satisfaction I’ve stopped saving to my own computer every single image I run across that I want to keep. I was a computer space hog here at home– and there are so many of us using this computer. But one of the drawbacks to using an image straight off a public folder at photobucket is that you have no control over the image being moved or deleted.
The music– I found some pieces by Deuter that I haven’t used before. I love this music– I’ve got to have my daughter check iTunes for me; I want their CDs. My favorite song of the three I chose for the musicbox is, "Journey Into Light", it’s haunting.
There’s something about the Elements– I get goosebumps everytime I read the invocations.
If you want to check out this refurbished freshened page, follow the link below:
I don’t know how I jammed so much into one newsletter, but the June newsletter is absolutely loaded this month.
The highlight is a new section I’ve added that may appear every once in a while called "Hauntings". This month I loaded up my video/digital camera and my witchlings and we headed to the infamous ‘Barnard Park’. What’s so unusual about a park, you might rightfully inquire. This park just happened to be the city cemetery at one time, and when the big move was made to a new cemetery site– not all of the occupants could be located to be moved to their new resting place. They still reside among the playground equipment, picnic tables, and park benches…and rumor has it that they make their presence known.
You’ll find a June tarot special that will be running for the entire month, as well as a featured item from Creations by Isabella, and a sale special offered from Wytchy Wares.
The June newsletter is packed with information on herbs– marigolds; stones– tiger’s eye; the June moon– the Mead Moon; tarot tips– the nine of swords. There’s been two new pages added to The Witch’s Corner since last month, and you’ll find links to them in this month’s newsletter. I re-posted the photos of Isabella’s latest tattoo creations, as well as a link to a video of her at work on this project from my Myspace profile– gotta’ brag on my girl! I’m so proud of her artistic accomplishments.
Spells of the month for June include a Summer Solstice spell, as well as tips for attracting fairies– taken from my own Book of Shadows.
This spell is from: "Dancing the Goddess Incarnate", co-written by Dorothy Morrison and Kristen Madden
The She-Who-Doesn’t-Give-A-Hoot ritual
You will need: 1 purple, red, orange, yellow candle; 2 tsp each of dried thyme, lavender, cinnamon; 1 small piece of black onyx/black tourmaline, blue goldstone (also known as blue sunstone); 1 hat (something that appeals to you, but the sassier, the better), paper, pen, charcoal block, fireproof dish filled with sand / censer, music CD to set the mood (something with an upbeat nature)
Light the charcoal in the censer and put it in the center of your workspace. Place the purple candle behind it, the red in front of it, the orange to its right and the yellow to its left to represent the crossroads.
Light the purple candle and say:
Vigorous purple, I command your power To rid me of all that’s severe and dour.
Light the red: Red of passions burning high Bring sass and attitude on the fly.
Light the orange: Magnetic orange, I conjure thee To attract playful energies now to me.
Light the yellow: And successful yellow, as you burn Bring the victories for which I yearn.
Place half of the herbs on the charcoal, saying: Thyme for courage and lavender to free And cinnamon to successfully Remove unwarranted fears from me As I will, so mote it be!
Write down all your fears. Doesn’t matter how silly you think they are. It’s important to list everything. When you are finished, toss the paper on the charcoal block and burn it to ash, saying: By fire and herb with flaming flash There’s nothing left but smoke and ash. Your life is gone and I am free Of all you did to bother me.
Add the rest of the herbs to the charcoal then smudge the hat in the smoke while saying: Attitude come now to stay Within this hat where you can play And be my classy, brassy friend. Your courage, too, I ask you lend So I can tell the stern and dour Who frown on me as I’m empowered With your lovely gift of sass: "You can all just kiss my ass!"
Put on the hat and feel its power. Let it infuse every cell of your being. Enjoy the music and dance. Be sassy. Be brassy. Dance with complete abandon until you’re out of breath and can’t dance any more. Then put the hat in front of the candles until they burn out.
When the ashes are cool, scatter them on the winds. Wear the hat as often as possible – and without worry of what others will think – but especially when you feel the need for an extra shot of sass.
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