Welcome 2013!!

Well the New Year has arrived and we now look forward to the coming months with much hope and inspiration. This is a time to reflect over the past year and learn from our mistakes. Some of us will start new business ventures others will find that their journey takes them in a totally different direction. Allow your creativity to roam free and let your muse lead the way.  Many of us had a very emotional and stressful time this year. Disasters happened in so many different areas, it was heartwrenching.  This is where empathy for the human condition was shown. People opened their hearts to show that they cared through donations, fundraisers and just good old fashioned hard work in order to try and ease the pain of another.  Often we hear of the ugly things that are going on in the nation and yes, i agree that they should be brought to the forefront but it is wonderful when strength, compassion and determination is shown. This is when we stop being self centered or narcissistic for a moment to care about the plight of another. We may have our personal issues and views about certain things/people but i must say that we come together when it is needed. This gives me so much hope for our society.

I plan to do a tarot forcast for 2013. I feel that there will be many great things on the horizon as well as serious issues that we will have to deal with. It is the cycle of life. Things are forever in flux. Change makes way for new growth without it things would become stagnant.

You know .. this blog went in a totally different direction than i had planned! LOL. I was going to talk about " The Witches Parlor". Hmmm ... oh well, i can write about that later.


Enjoy your day my friends, be blessed & Happy New Year!!

Veilwalker

A Spectral Visitor?

This past Sunday night i had a very unusual experience. I was sitting at my computer working on my website as usual when all of a sudden, out the corner of my eye, i see a figure dart from left to right behind me. I quickly swiveled around in my chair to try and see who or what it was but there was nothing to be found. I must admit that the hairs on the back of my neck were on end for a bit afterwards.

For the rest of the night, even when i went to bed, i felt as if there was someone around me. It wasn't a scary feeling. It just left me with unanswered questions. This isn't the first time that i've seen things move pass me out the corner of my eye but there is usually an aroma that accompanies the sightings. For instance my great grandmother always wore Gardenia sachet.

It is one of the precious memories that i have of her. It keeps her fresh in my mind. I find that when i'm upset or really worried about things, the soft scent of gardenia seems to float in the air. I automatically know that it's her and i begin to talk with her. Many times she comes to me in vivid dreams. I knew that the energy in the house wasn't hers it was so different, unfamiliar.

It left me wondering what message it was trying to get across to me or was it was just passing through? Is it an ancestor or an maybe an earthbound spirit? Someone who use to live on this land or in this place? Who knows ... maybe it just likes the house and wants to hang out here before moving on! :) In my prayers and devotions i always welcome spirits into my dwelling ( as long as they don't try and scare the hell out of me. lol )  I've decided to try and communicate in order to maybe get some answers. I'm going to also look up the history of this land which should be very interesting. I'm almost done writing the ritual. I just want to take my time and make sure that everything is in place before perforing the rite.

We are quickly approaching the Autumn Equinox which has always been a special time to me. It is a time when the atmosphere is filled with so much energy. As it draws closer my senses become more keen and i'm able to sense and hear many other things. I feel that this is happening with many other people as well. I choose to work with these energies and speak with those who choose to come through...

Divine Blessings!

Anita

Poetry: " Second Sight"

Second Sight


Spirits and Shades beneath a pale moons glow

Drift through the night as the energy flows

Visiting those they've known before

Peering through windows, tapping on doors.



Speaking to descendants in a very soft voice

Attracting attention with every noise

Guiding many through transformation

As Spirit moves throughout the nation.



It's 3a.m. the hour of souls

Inner wisdom begins to unfold.

Sacred knowledge from the astral plane

Now descends like a gentle rain.



5a.m. Dawn approaches

Upon the darkness, it now encroaches.

Spirits that allowed us to see their face

Now return to their rightful place.



A spiritual lesson for the nation

For many it will cause contemplation.

Visitations and lessons within the night

Opening us to second sight...



A. Everette
3/10/2010

Poetry: "Daughter Of The Craft"

Daughter Of The Craft

She soars upon the winds of the East

Engulfing the powers of the cosmos within her

All magick is within her hands at this time

It is the bewitching hour ...



The powers of the elements

Surge around her body as she recieves

the gift of foresight.

Exhiliration tears through her soul

because she knows she will never be

the same again...



As the winds caress her body and spirit

The stars seem to change their alignment

Shining with extreme brilliance ...



Life and Death are now one in the same

A continuance of her spiritual path

Each level more intriguing than the next.



She is renewed with the powers of

the universe.

A Daughter Of The Craft

Open and awaiting all things.



Ready to challenge

anything that threatens her realm

Mortal or Immortal

She is ... Magick .



By : Veilwalker

Relationships...

I was recently having coffee with a friend of mine when we somehow got unto the subject of relationships. Since we've both been going through our own little psychodramas, i guess it was only fitting that we shared our issues. ( Yes fellas... we ladies get together and discuss "EVERYTHING". lol

In the middle of our discussion the question came up about internet relationships and also long distance relationships. Do they really work or is it just people getting together for a little harmless flirting? Some say that it's just a waste of time ... nothing will ever truly come of it, others say ... i met my "soul mate" online. Well ... i have issues with the whole soulmate deal but i'll leave that for a future blog . =)
While it is true that there are a few people who may find that special person through the internet. Let's face it ... a person is able to have a multitude of relationships going on at once online! Each person thinks that they're special, when in reality ... they're just a part of a well played game.


What is that saying ?


" Don't hate the player ... hate the game."



Well ... be that as it may. What happens to that particular person who opened their heart a little too much, only to find that it was all a lie and that she/he was only one of many?



What do you say to that person?



Is there anything you can say?



I don't think so because emotions become involved and the heart knows no bounds. It searches for that connection that will bring love. Sometimes it latches on to the promise of all those things that it seeks even when the instincts kick in and tries to give warnings. The heart usually overrides the red flag that is flying high! lol



Thus, the other person is usually left with hurt feelings, wondering how they could have allowed such a thing to happen. I think that only time can heal this type of thing. Eventually the hurt will fade and life goes on.



Sounds simplistic doesn't it ... it's not.



I now pose the question to all of you ...
What are your views on internet relationships?

Do you think that long distance relationships can work?

What Say Ye ?





Gentle Breezes,
Veilwalker

Can You Teach Me ?

Over the past few months i have been approached by several would be students who wished to learn Witchcraft. First of all i sit down with them and try and find out why they think this path is for them and also why they came to me in particular.


Is it because it's the cool thing to do now or does it go much deeper ? I've been on my path for many years and will admit that there were times .. that it was not easy. Sometimes i walked alone, but i have no regrets because i always seemed to end up aligned with someone who also walked a magickal path, most of the time not Witchcraft. Which made my personal life even more interesting!

But i digress...

Learning Witchcraft is a lifelong process. There are no " Insta-Witches" and you just can't swing by and grab a little " McWitchcraft" and call it a day! There is much work involved.

In the Wiccan Tradition they have what is called " a year and a day". This is so the student can learn slowly, absorb the information and practice the skills that have been shown to them.

If the person is going into a particular tradition, the practices and customs of that tradition must be learned. Of course, even though you may enter into a tradition, there may be times that you cannot meet with circle members. This is when you're on our own and tend to perform workings in "YOUR" own way.

True learning happens slowly.

Don't rush ...you have time.

In the past when a teacher took on a student/apprentice. A certain amount of time passed before they were deemed ready to try certain skills that the teacher was showing them. They watched, listened and sometimes tried. As time went on because of practice, the student grew strong in their skills and even mastered them.

In this day and age everyone wants things to be quick and easy. I'm sorry my friend , patience and perserverance will be what you need to aid you in this particular quest. Some will journey forward, others will not. For those who do not continue along this path, it does not mean that you're a failure. Not in the least !!! It simply means that you will journey onward to find the path that "IS" right for you. I was your friend and teacher before and will continue to be your friend now.

You may always call on me.



Read, Absorb, Practice and i promise you...

You will attain your goal.


Gentle Breezes,
Veilwalker

Poem: " Before The Circle Is Cast"

Before The Circle Is Cast...

Herbs and Oils

To aid in spells

Candles and stones

We all know well.



Moon and stars

we chart by the hour

Circles and chants

To add more power.



Erzulie, Isis, Goddess Bast

Sometimes are invoked

When the circle

is cast.



With a magickal rhyme

The spell we will set

It might take some time

So please don't fret.



Be sure of your intent

Don't act too fast

Review your content

Before your circle is cast.





By : Veilwalker