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Issue 17 July 2009 Volume 2
This Issue:
Your Defense Against the Dark Arts
August: Live Chat Room Events
LUGHNASA - First Harvest -Celebration of the Worker
Our Kindred Spirits: The Trees
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Your Defense Against the Dark Arts
By Debbora Wiles
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Several months back while I was attending a Life Expo, two couples who where paranormal investigator hobbyist came up to my table and asked me if it was possible for paranormal entities they were investigating in another location to follow them home. They related that recently their young children had begun seeing ghosts in their home that were suspiciously like the one they had seen weeks before in an investigation. Their children were having nightmares. I said that not only is it possible for them as paranormal investigators but everyone is at risk.
They were shocked, "Everyone? How?"
Today you can buy almost anything from a catalog, a department store or an online store and in less than a week it’s in your house. What you can't know is whether or not that new item was sitting for months in haunted warehouse in China, Russia or Bulgaria before you got it. You can’t know if the item (new or old) was in a place that had to be exorcised. You can’t know if the parts that make up that item were involved in ritual or worse, or might be inhabited by something you didn't pay for.
This risk is even higher if you are a collector of antiques or bazaar objects, or used furniture or yard sale items. Consider the home that bought a set of bunk beds from a newspaper ad—only to discover after a lot of pain and upset that the bed was inhabited with the spirit of a serial killer. Or in another case, where a man inherited a mantle clock only to find out it had a nasty elemental living in it. You also cannot know if rituals or burials or some unpleasant incident took place in your current house or on the land where your house sits that may have opened portals to your home. All of these things can cause unpleasant nonphysical happenings, chaos, sickness, money pit homes and just plain rotten luck to manifest in our homes.
Over the last few years popular TV shows like Ghost Hunters, Paranormal State, and Ghostly Encounters and other scientific studies have showed us that nonphysical energies and entities (ghosts) are very real. These investigations have collected a vast library of EVP’s (Electronic Voice Phenomena) recordings of ghostly voices, miles of video tape evidence, infrared photography, high speed photos and hundreds of personal experiences. We can't escape that nonphysical entities and energies are a part of our daily lives. We can’t escape that they live on this world with us. We can’t escape the fact that they can, at any moment, wander into unprotected homes and create fear and chaos for us.
We can, however, control our own environment! Here are the ways to test and eliminate and SEAL a house against these threats.
- LEARN TO USE PERSONAL PSYCHIC SHIELDS
We live in a super fast paced world. We are surrounded by electronic devices and fields all day long with cell phones, TV’s, radios, iPods, computers, and the list goes on and on. With all these electronic fields radiating into your aura body all day long, you will be hard pressed to even know when something nonphysical or someone else’s aura body vibes are creating chaos for you. All kinds of things radiate from other peoples aura bodies including leaking emotions, pain, worry, anger, excitability, depression and tons of psychic trash. Learning to shield in this people rich environment and in dangerous situations can not only save you a lot of pain and frustration, but can bless you to live with peace.
- LEARN TO TEST THE ENERGY IN OBJECTS
All object that come into close contact with living things carry residual energy. All elements, plants and animals carry aura body energy just like people do. All these things—moving or not—carry intelligent energy. While that is wonderful and expected, what is NOT expected is to find “cold negative energies” embedded in objects.
There are four ways that negative energies become embedded in objects. 1. By long exposure to a living energy—like an elemental—residual. 2. By a default charge—like someone blessed an object with your specific name to protect you, like a piece of jewelry or a charm—then when it is given to someone else, it acts up (Thought-Form energy charge). 3. By reprogramming a living spirit to embed in an object through a ritual, spell or ceremony. 4. Or it can be in association of something “contaminated.” Like when objects are exposed to strong violence, strong pain or negative energy in association to people.
All of these things can alter the energy and behavior of objects. Two years ago I developed the F.E.E.L. Touch Test so anyone can learn to test the objects in their home for negative charge. It’s easy to learn and it will save you a lot of grief. Knowing to use this easy method allows you to check objects, furniture, food, clothing, appliances and anything—before it enters your home.
- UNDERSTAND THE PSYCHIC NATURE OF CHILDREN
Nothing strikes more fear in the hearts of parents than when a young child comes to them and tells them they just saw an Uncle Martin that died ten years ago, or a ghost or other oddities in their environment, like a moving shadow or red eyes glowing in the dark. A child suffering from regular nightmares (occasional is normal) will disrupt an entire household and make zombies out of parents.
The fact is that there is nothing more psychic on earth than a child under the age of seven. At this stage in their life, they are broadband psychic receiver and often see both the physical and nonphysical world as ONE world. Learning to understand the sight of children can create much peace of mind, for you and your home. Also finding the right tools to ease fears and can help children cope with the psychic sight can be a great balm to you and your home. So understanding the nature of children is critical to home peace.
- LEARN THE NATURE OF SALT
Salt is one of the most basic needs of mankind. We all need salt to survive. Yet at the same time salt with its grounding properties, is one of the most powerful ways to remove residual energy build up in homes and in objects. It also cleans “psychic trash” out of aura bodies and repels and removes charge from objects. If you are not using salt as a basic cleaner—you need to know all the ways this simple element can calm, ground and bless you life.
- LEARN TO BLESS YOUR HOUSE WITH ANGELS
As I mentioned above, all homes are at risk from the unknown. So your best defense against dark nonphysical things moving into your home and setting up housekeeping is to learn to bless your own house with angels. Let’s be real here. You can’t control every dark being in the world; there is too much evidence to show that they live on this world with us. But you CAN take control of your own home, business and property and keep that clean and sealed against the forces of darkness.
In ancient times, when a house was built it was routinely blessed and dedicated before the family moved into that dwelling. The ancients had a good understanding that we live in a world where a full two-thirds of our environment is made up of entities and energies we can’t see. These “unseen” things can often manifest themselves later as paranormal activities which can bring chaos and other unpleasant things into the quiet enjoyment of your home.
House blessings and combinations of the house blessings are done all over the world. In India, the house blessing goes into almost every house as regularly as anyone else in the world adds a stove or a sink. It is a very engrained and positive part of their beautiful culture. In Japan, they have experts that work with these house energies by allowing a Feng Shui expert or master to come into the home or business to balance the energy in a home by arranging the furniture and items inside and then they seal and bless the home. Irish house blessings are common in Ireland, and even in Australia the Aboriginal people perform house blessings to protect their “dream time” spaces and prevent nightmares. So house blessing are still in use today—and for good reason.
Finding someone in the United States to do a house blessing for you might prove to be a problem if you live in a small town or in a rural area. People living in large cities often have a better chance of finding people who can offer these services. However, the cost of a house blessing can cost as much $250.00 plus materials. Plus you can never know the strength of that blessing. Is that blessing just someone who walks through the house with a candle and a little incense? Or is it someone who actually works with nonphysical entities and energies who knows what they are doing? How would you know the difference? Who could you trust them to protect your family from these negative and powerful things? Can you trust that what they are doing will protect you and even babies in your home? Think about it.
The bottom line is that you can't know unless you understand what they are doing and WHY they are doing it. So the best policy here is some seriousness on your part and knowing that ANYONE can do a house blessing, if they understand what they are doing and why.
Now the reason these couples approached me at the Expo with these questions is that I was born a clairvoyant and I have worked for four decades in the field as a professionally trained medium, psychic, forensic medium and psychic artist and metaphysics teacher. Since I have worked with nonphysical entities and energies for a lifetime, they knew I was down in the trenches with paranormal things every day and that I HAD to know real protections they could use.
They were correct and I showed them on the spot how to create psychic shields for themselves and their children. But for strong house blessing protections, they said there was nothing on the market to provide REALLY STRONG and complete home protection against the forces of darkness. So they asked me to develop a product with protections that anyone could use to protect themselves and their home. They wanted something easy, fast and solid. They wanted a kit so they would not have to run all over town and surf the Internet to get what they needed to get the job done right the first time. After many months of development the Angel Protection House Blessing Kit is my answer to their desperate plea for real protection of homes and people.
As a PSH newsletter subscriber, I am offering the Angel Protection House Blessing Kit to our readers loyal readers first. Each part of these 30 item kit is either hand made according to biblical standards or are selected by me for their powers of protection and the power of the blessing. All the formulations are very potent. Since each one of these kits is made by my hand including all the blessed formulations, the supply is very limited. They will be sold on a first ordered, first shipped basis.
This is the system I use in my home, to protect my way of life, my children and grandchildren—so potency, workability and real protection against the dark arts is critical. Now you can have the same “industrial strength” protections I use—while supplies last. See our ad below.
To e-mail: Debbora@psychicschoolhouse.com or see her web site at: http://www.psychicschoolhouse.com/teacher-debbora.htm
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Here is what you get:
1. THE ANGEL PROTECTION HOUSE BLESSING CD
Just slip the CD into your computer and read. Inside this CD you will find step-by-step directions on how to bless your home, how to use each of the house blessing tools, how to use each of the products and what they do in the nonphysical world. You will learn ancient magical & biblical traditions that are time tested applications for cleansing your home, sealing your home, dedicating your home and blessing your home—all in easy steps. This Internet interactive computer CD contains more than 60 "click and go" links to biblical and scientific references that validates each product and part of the ceremony. You will become an expert in no time flat.
The CD includes:
THE PROTECTION AND HEALING PROCESS
UNDERSTANDING YOUR TOOLS
Why you need candles & fire
The prayers and method of summoning angels
What Holy Water does and how to use it
Where to use sacred Anointing Oil and why
Why you use Sacred Sage for smudging—the science behind it
Sacred Incense and why you need it
Salt and how it impacts nonphysical entities
BIBLE BASED PRE-PREPARATIONS & WHY YOU NEED TO DO THEM FIRST
STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS FOR YOUR CEREMONY
THE ANGEL PROTECTION HOUSE BLESSING CEREMONY
Invocation Prayer for Assistance
The Summoning of Angels
Smudging Your House
Inviting in Positive Energy
Anointing Your House
Dedication
A Prayer of Thanks
Cleansing Clean Up
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHERE TO COLLECT YOUR OWN CEREMONY ITEMS LIST
WHEN TO GET PROFESSIONAL HELP
PROFESSIONAL PARANORMAL SERVICES CONTACT LIST—if you need help we give an Internet Interactive "click and go" list.
INTERNET INTERACTIVE REFERENCES (Just click and go)
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We understand life is too busy for you to memorize the ceremony actions and words, so we make it easy for you with this handsome full color book. Just open the book and read. Your actions with each product and how to work with them are written in blue, the words you say out loud are in bold black and scriptures are in red. We leave spaces so you can write in alterations, tips and hints if you want to add other words, other angels or actions to customize your ceremony to your home's special needs. Plus there is a special Blessing page for the date and a place for guests to sign your book for the occasion. This glossy 20 page book comes with your kit—so you need never miss a word or an action.
3. 1 -ONE CEREMONIAL CUP/VIAL
In the ceremony you will be required to use Holy Water and Anointing Oil on specific locations—as required by biblical texts.
4. 1-ONE 8 OUNCE PISTOL GRIP SPRAYER
The pistol grip sprayer allows you to add another layer of protection in sealing out and grounding nonphysical energies and entities. We give you step-by-step directions on how to mix and use the sprayer in your ceremony.
5. 1-ONE 3 OUNCE MEASURE OF SACRED SALT
Salt has been used in ceremonies for its awesome properties, both on objects and for the grounding of negative energies. However, you need a special kind of salt to do this kind of work. This special salt is ready to use instantly in your ceremony and comes charged with powerful cleaning properties.
6. 1-ONE 3 OUNCE BOTTLE OF HOLY WATER
Holy Water is a lot more that water that has been blessed; it contains a number of other natural ingredients that are specifically charged independently and together with prayers, energy and light. Holy Water is universally accepted as a powerful tool in dealing with negative nonphysical entities, ghosts and demons. Holy Water is always used in the rights of exorcism and in the battle against unclean spirits. This is a powerful tool to help you cleanse your house of unwanted negative energies. It is one of the most popular tools for fighting negative entities in history. This precious fluid is prepared in small batches with all the ancient rights and prayers to insure its potency in your ceremony and is packed in sun protected glass bottles to secure its potency. The 3 ounce bottle included in your kit is a $60.00 value.
7. 1-ONE 3 OUNCE BOTTLE OF SACRED ANOINTING OIL
In your ceremony you will be asked to work with sacred Anointing Oil in conjunction with your angels. Sacred Anointing Oil is the stronger arm of Holy Water. It is stronger because of the dense nature of the oil, the straying power of the oil and its penetrating power. The Bible contains the specific recipe for making this powerful oil which is also used in conjunction with Holy Water in the battle to exorcise unclean spirits, energies and demons. Anointing Oil is always used in small amounts due to the expense of making it and the immense staying power it has. This Anointing oil is made with exacting biblical standards using 7 special oils blended and blessed for potency. The 3 ounce bottle of biblically reproduced oil included in the kit is a $450.00 value.
8. 2-TWO SACRED SAGE SMUDGE STICKS
In your ceremony you will be required to smudge your house using this ancient and time honored herb. Sage, a sacred plant in its own right, has the unusual property of being absolutely abhorrent to negative nonphysical entities and energies when it is burned. Sacred Sage is used to cleanse a house of all negative entities and energies. We give you step-by-step directions on how use this Sacred Sage smoke to clean your house, for maximum cleansing and disinfecting.
9. 6 - CANDLES FOR THE SUMMONING OF ANGELS
At the beginning of your ceremony you will be asked to use four or more candles to summon specific angels to assist you in your house cleaning and sealing process. We have included 6 candles for this purpose—you need not buy anything extra for this purpose.
10. 4-STICKS OF FRANKINCENSE INCENSE
There was a specific reason that the wise men in the Bible brought the precious gifts of Frankincense and Myrrh to Jesus shortly after his birth. It was well known—even in ancient times—that the natural properties of these two potent resins found in the Frankincense tree and the Myrrh tree are powerful in warding off negative energies and in sealing an environment against negative nonphysical entities.
11. 3-STICKS OF SANDALWOOD INCENSE
Sandalwood resin also has the same properties as the Frankincense and Myrrh resins. It has the same warding and sealing properties. Sandalwood was (and is) used by the American Indians to seal and clean environments for scared ceremonies. We have included a stick of this incense in your kit if you prefer this fragrance to the Frankincense and Myrrh incense above.
12. THE ANGEL SELECTION LIST
In the course of your ceremony you will summon 4 angels for help and general protection. But every home is a little different and each home has its own special needs. In light of this, we have supplied a list of angels you can call in for specific purposes.
Plus, as a bonus offer, we are including the following articles on your CD.
1. The Magic of Salt - How to use salt for cleaning residual negative energies, salt washing recipes to clean almost anything from nonphysical and residual energies.
2. The F.E.E.L. Touch Test - How to check your home and property for embedded paranormal energies and entities in objects like furniture, jewelry and toys. Learn how to test the SAFE way.
3. How to Create Psychic Shields – Step-by-step directions on how to create personal psychic shields for work and play—and why you need them and how they give you the edge.
4. How to Create Psychic Force Shields – Step-by-step directions on how to protect your property and home from storms and winds with psychic force shields.
5. Is Your Child Psychic? - Understanding why children see and feel paranormal things more than adults. Get tips on how to cultivate spiritual psychic skills in children and tools to calm their fears.
6. Psychic Child Resources - We give you the complete click and go resource list so you can get more help with your psychic child.
7. How to Make Holy Water - The original complete Roman Catholic recipe.
8. The House Blessing Scripture List - Choose from over 4 pages of scriptures you can use to customize your ceremony to your specific needs and religious orientation.
Plus the entire Angel Protection House Blessing Kit is packaged in a high quality decorative tote bag that is elegant enough for gift giving right out of the box—suitable for house warming gifts, wedding gifts or that special paranormal hobbyist on your shopping list.
This 30 item Angel Protection House Blessing Kit is the most powerful and potent home blessing kit ever offered to the public. It will save you time, money, worry and give you peace of mind and many blessings all in one shot. I strongly recommend all our readers to get this kit or the CD- while supplies last.
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Open Gallery Psychic & Mediumship Readings
August 6th Thursday – Conducted by Psychic Debbora Wiles - 8 to 10 PM CS Time
Come join the wonder as Debbora Wiles gives live psychic readings to people from the floor, where anything can happen. Messages may come through in images, in drawings, in psychic data or in mediumship readings. Almost anything can, and does, happen as people get the data they need from these free psychic readings. Come join in the fun!
August 13th Thursday – Lughnasa – First Harvest - Conducted by Dr. Charlotte Pipes 8 to 10 PM CS Time
Although the temperatures are still hot, the world has made a definite turn towards Autumn. We are now approaching August and the festival of Lughnasa—First Harvest. A popular theme of Lughnasa (pronounced LOU-nah-sah) is the celebration of the worker. And what better way to honor the workers around you than to assist them magickally, by charging an object they use in their career. Come and join the chat as we discuss this popular spiritual practice.
August 20th Thursday – Meditation- Conducted by Maynard Blackcoat
8 to 10:00 PM CS Time
Come learn the art of meditation with spirit guide and psychic Maynard Blackcoat as he walks us through the art of meditation with tips and reasons why everyone needs to be doing meditation daily.
August 27th Thursday – The Art of Healing - Conducted by Nadeem Sait
8 to 10 PM CS Time
Come learn the Art of Healing as Nadeem offers you some wonderful alternatives in healing with colors and energy using ancient Indian methods that are blended with modern faster methods. This will be a great workshop.
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LUGHNASA
First Harvest
Celebration of the Worker
Figure 1. Green Man decorated as Harvest King.
LUGHNASA: Pronounced “LOU-nah-sah.” Festival occurs around August 1st. Spelled variously: Lughnasa, Lughnassad, Lughnasadh. Also called Lammas.
The Sun Marches On
Although the outside temperature may still feel hot, we have made a definite turn towards winter. Lughnasa marks the midway point between the Summer Solstice and the Fall Equinox. You may have noticed that the days are getting a little shorter. What time does your sun rise and set now? Your sun is actually rising several minutes later in the morning than it did during the Summer Solstice in June. Your sun is also setting several minutes sooner than it did at that time. Why? Because the sun is moving on your horizon again. It had stopped moving at the Summer Solstice (sun still). At that time it was rising in the northeast and setting in the northwest. But now it is on the march once more, moving towards the south on your distant horizon. It is heading for its due east and due west alignment. The sun will arrive there at the next sabbat on the Wheel of the Year, Mabon—the Fall Equinox. Only at the equinoxes does the sun truly rise in the east and set in the west.
Try to witness the sunrise and sunset around August 1st. If possible, mark where the sunrise appears on your eastern horizon and where the sunset appears on your western horizon. Compare the sunrise and sunset markers that you make now to the sunrise and sunset points that will occur at the next sabbat, Mabon.You will be able to see how much your sun has moved on your horizon. Ancient races of humans would have been closely tracking the movements of the sun on their horizon. They would have concluded that the summer was over and the time to prepare for the long harvest was upon them.
What seasonal changes are evident in your area? Make note of them. The earth is well aware that the energy from the sun is decreasing. The sun is arcing lower in the sky and spending less time overhead. All the earth is anticipating the approach of autumn. How do the animals and the vegetation in your area respond?
Seasonal Energies & Themes
Lughnasa is the first sabbat in the trilogy of harvest festivals. The three are: Lughnasa, Mabon and Samhain. Lughnasa marked the beginning of the harvest season and the decline of summer into winter. On the Wheel of the Year, shown in Figure 2, Lughnasa is a cross-quarter holiday, a Greater Sabbat. This holiday is also called “Lammas” from the Saxon word Hlaf-mass, the Feast of Bread. Their festival emphasized the harvest of items often used in the making of bread: wheat, oats, corn and barley.

Figure 2. Wheel of the Year.
Our ancestors performed rituals to ensure the success of the harvest and the health of the workers. Special prayers were said to bless the fields and to sustain the harvest crews, who must now toil all day and into the night clearing the fields of produce before winter. Our modern day celebrations such as Labor Day retain some of the elements of this holiday.
I often choose to celebrate this holiday by saluting the workers among us. You can show your appreciation for those people in your life, those hard-working, dependable souls who don’t often receive much honor or recognition. Seek out those folks in your life. They are often taken for granted. Honor them and this sabbat by doing something to show your appreciation for all their efforts.
Home Altar Ideas
One way to stimulate your awareness of Lughnasa is to decorate your home altar or sacred space in a harvest motif. Seasonal incenses would include frankincense, sandalwood, or any other scent that evokes the harvest to you. Appropriate candle colors would be harvest colors: yellow, orange, green, and brown. You can decorate with corn, corn dollies, sunflowers, and any other vegetation that is natural to your local environment. What items are being harvested in your local area at this time? You can include them, too. Select some objects that represent the agricultural tools of the harvest: little replicas of hand tools, baskets, kettles, a scythe or a sickle. Also, you can select some object that represents your work, something you use in your career.

Figure 3. Home Altar Decorations.
Lughnasa Ritual Ideas
And what kind of ritual is appropriate for Lughnasa? I usually perform a ceremony that seeks to assist the worker. The worker can be me, or I devote the ritual to assisting the work of someone else. How? By charging or blessing the tools of his/her trade.
You may not be harvesting vast fields but modern humans have concerns that parallel our ancestors. We often pray for a successful completion to our latest assignment at work. Perhaps you have been working on a project that has now come to fruition and you are ready to present your results. For your Lughnasa ritual, you can choose to charge an object that will be used in your presentation. Charging an object means that you consecrate an object during your ritual and ask your spirit helpers to bless the object.
Choose something from your workplace, something from your room or office at work that is connected to your project. Select your object ahead of time and place it on your altar.
Right before you begin your ritual, put a bit of bread and a glass of wine or juice on your altar. These two items will represent the harvest.
A RITUAL FOR LUGHNASA
On some evening around August 1st, arrange to be undisturbed. Take a cleansing bath. Or mist yourself with scented or salted water. Play soothing music or arrange for quiet.
Light the candles on your altar.
Gaze into the light and meditate on what you wish to accomplish in this ritual.
You are going to charge an object that represents your work.
Light the incense. Breathe it in for a few minutes to calm your thoughts. When you are ready to begin, close your eyes.
Engage your abdominal breathing. Inhale and expand your abdomen. Then exhale and contract your abdomen. If stray thoughts intrude, block them out and focus again on your breathing and your abdominal muscles—expand, contract.
Create your psychic shield with three large breaths. Move your arms out, away from your body, guiding the shield outward. Make the sphere of your shield large enough to enclose your sacred space.
Drop your arms to your side. Open your eyes.
Call out to your spirit guides or guardian angels. Invite them to listen to you now in your sacred space.
Salute the sabbat. Verbally recognize the occasion of the First Harvest. Thank the earth for the abundance of the produce in the fields that will now be harvested. The energy of the sun and the fertility of the earth have combined over the past several months to bring forth nourishment and sustenance for animals and humans alike. Pledge to never take the harvest for granted.
Statement of Intent
Pick up the object you wish to charge. Hold it in both of your hands. Make a statement concerning the goal of your magick this night. You wish to charge an object for use in the successful completion of your work.
Close your eyes. Imagine white energy flowing out of your body and into your hands. This energy starts to build up in your hands, getter brighter and brighter.
Now, you want to discharge that hand energy into the
object until the object starts to glow with that white light. Mentally push the white energy from your hands into the object—three times. Each time, inhale and build up white energy in your hands. Then exhale hard each time, as you push. You can even say, “PUSH!” Sustain your image until you feel the object grow warm in your hands.
End by making an emphatic statement, such as,
“For the greater good and with harm to none, as I will, so mote it be done!” Then stomp your foot, emphatically. Place the object back on your altar. Relax.
Pick up the bread. Give thanks to the earth for the harvest. . If you are performing your ritual with others, say to each person, “May you never hunger.” Eat some of the bread, savoring the taste. Pledge never to take the food for granted
Pick up the wine or juice. Again, give thanks to the earth for the harvest. If you are performing your ritual with others, say to each person, “May you never thirst.”
Drink some of the beverage, savoring the taste. Pledge never to take the drink for granted.
Give thanks to your spirit guides for hearing your request. Look forward to success on your project! You can now end your ritual.
Close your eyes. Reconnect to your abdominal breathing. Extend your arms straight out from your sides. Retract your psychic shield back into you, using three large breaths. Slowly move your arms back in towards your body, guiding the collapse of your shield back into you.
Open your eyes and relax. Respectfully extinguish the candles and the incense with a snuffer. Or leave them burning, if it is safe to do so.
Take the remaining food and drink from your altar and leave it outside for the animal spirits. It is a way of saying “thank you” to Nature.
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Now is the time for food, drink and reflection. Write down any impressions you received during your ritual. Bring the charged object from your ritual to your work space. Every time you see it, remember that you have asked for assistance. Now it is time to do your part and work hard for success!
Blessed Be.
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Recommended Reading:
Franklin, Anna & Paul Mason. Lammas: Celebrating the Fruits of the First Harvest. Llewellyn Publications, 2001.
To e-mail: Charlotte@psychicschoolhouse.com or see her web site at: http://www.psychicschoolhouse.com/teacher-charlotte.htm
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Our Kindred Spirits: The Trees
By Maynard Blackcoat
Trees, we see them everywhere. Though, do we really know that much about our old friends? Do we know which possess the wisdom of the ancients or which are the artists of the forest? Trees live, eat, breathe, love, feel and die just like their human brethren. Their communities are just as complex as our cities. Each tree has its own place in that community and provides its own valuable service to its neighbors.
Sadly, few realize that tree are sentient beings. They are seen for shade, privacy and for lumber. Sometimes they are seen only as a nuisance. Their leaves fall all over the lawn in the fall. Their pollen aggravates allergies. Sap drips on the paint of cars and homes. To this end many wonderful trees suffer the indignation of being trimmed in a manner that suggests a bad LSD trip or even worse cut down with their remnants left to decompose in a landfill. Hopefully after reading this little article on trees you will look upon them a little differently.
Then there are those people I have encountered through the years who seem to categorize trees as Elementals. While there are many Elementals that dwell among the trees, trees themselves are not Elementals. Every tree has its own persona, spirit, soul and heart. They have their likes and dislikes just like their human neighbors. They are capable of expressing joy, sadness and anger just like us.
Sometimes it’s difficult to hear and feel a tree because of the many Elementals that may call that tree their home. But if you concentrate on the tree itself you just might find yourself very pleasantly surprised by what you see, feel and hear coming from that tree. For the most part they have very tender loving spirits. They give unselfishly to souls in need. Many times I have walked among them in need of a wand, staff or just comfort. Many times I have been overwhelmed by theirs calls to me of “I have a branch; take mine, I have a limb; take mine, or rest yourself at my feet and you will find solace.”
Like I previously stated, each tree has its own function in the tree community. What that function is usually depends upon the type of tree. Each genus almost always has traits that are specific to it genes. In every gathering of trees you’ll find the wise ones, the artistic ones, those predisposed to giving love, and those who provide inspiration. All work together to form their society and the keeping of peace and harmony. Disrupt that community and the consequences can be quite dire.
Let’s take a look at a few of the trees we see on a daily basis. The mighty oak long known for its strength and majesty is also a tree of wisdom. Their wisdom is passed down from the ages. Oaks possess a keen wit and an ability to see things from every possible angle. Many times I have sought out the sage advice of a mighty oak. To date I have never been mislead or disappointed. When I am searching for lumber to do some woodworking, I have never felt a negative vibe from a piece of oak. Their wisdom allows them to accept what was and they are therefore free to contemplate what will be.
The willow tree is another important entity of the tree community. Their soft compliant nature only seeks to please and see to it that its neighbors find their hearts desire. When I am in need of inspiration or a better way to express myself, I ask a willow to grant me what I need to complete whatever it is I am doing. Often times I seek out a willow for a special wand. I have never been turned away and many times I am offered more than what I seek. Willows are also extremely sensitive trees. They sense pain in other beings and often times that shows in them.
Pine trees are the minstrels or poets of the forest. While their needles are very useful in cleansing and purifying, their personalities are very much like that of an artist. They can be flighty and sometimes difficult to deal with. They tend to let their emotions get the best of them. They are usually the trees that carry much resentment when they are cut down in the prime of life to be used for lumber, firewood, paper, etc. They can be reasoned with but only by one who shows great sympathy over their plight.
Cedars are the sturdy guards of the community. They are well grounded and not easily destroyed. They are headstrong and stubborn but also very loyal. Cedars can harbor ill will after being cut down but are not nearly as difficult to deal with as an angry pine.
Elm trees are the stabilizers and protectors of the community. They are hard and somewhat unyielding. Their wood does not spilt easily so they usually make a sturdy perimeter around the more fragile trees. An angry elm is next to impossible to deal with. That would explain why you hardly see any wood products made from elm even though it is a very solid wood. Many, including myself believe that a curse falls on the one or ones who slay an elm tree.
Birch and maple trees provide love to the community. Their very essence is pure love. They respond when given love just the same as a human. Though when denied the same, they tend to wither and die. Many love spells has been divined using bark, wood shavings and/or leaves from these trees. Their power in that area being unmatched by any other element presently known. Rarely do you ever sense resentment from lumber made from these trees. It is more likely to feel great sadness and pain. However, those feelings are easily turned when you show love and appreciation for their beauty.
These are just a few of the trees that populate the community of trees. It is my hope that by introducing you to a few of our tree brethren you will deepen your appreciation for what they bring to our lives. I’ve spent a great many years enjoying their words of wisdom, music, love, songs, poetry and beauty. Spreading the word of these ancient remarkable entities is my joy. Basking in their being is my solace and an honor. I’ve learned much from the trees. The next time you are out in the woods or just near a tree, reach out to it like you would a long lost family member. You will receive so much more in return.
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