Monthly Archives: October 2014

Happy Samhain!

Posted on October 31, 2014 by themagickalpen

Happy Samhain! Please enjoy my post for Samhain on the Womb of Light Blog and may the blessings of the ancestors be realized on this most sacred of seasons… Crackling leaves are burning Transformed from life to death The crow … Continue reading →

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Sacred Altars

Posted on October 20, 2014 by themagickalpen

Oak and Willow Coven, ASW: Beltane 2014 ” As above ~ So below” The microcosm within the macrocosm When we set up sacred space to do ritual there is generally a central or main altar that is placed in the … Continue reading →

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The Components of Ritual

Posted on October 14, 2014 by themagickalpen

As you move through each section of a ritual you are creating layer upon layer of replications of the elements and energies of the natural world and then taking each of these replications and refining their energetic representation as the … Continue reading →

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Casting the Circle

Posted on October 14, 2014 by themagickalpen

Before we enter the space that is to hold our circle, the preparations leading up to the actual crossing of the threshhold into what will become sacred space serves to make ready for the shift in energy, dynamics and consciousness … Continue reading →

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Calling the Energies of the Quarters

Posted on October 14, 2014 by themagickalpen

If you look in any book on magickal practice or on the internet and you will quite easily find all manner of prose for calling or inviting the energies of the cardinal quarters into your sacred space. The positive in … Continue reading →

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Sacred Space Within Ritual

Posted on October 7, 2014 by themagickalpen

One of the reasons for creating sacred space is with the intent of using that space as a working container for magick. And, the act of ritual is honoring and celebrating the threads of energy and magickal working that are … Continue reading →

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The Path

Posted on October 5, 2014 by themagickalpen

This lengthy poem was inspired after last weekend’s Climbing the Tree ritual. The Climbing the Tree weekend is hosted by the Tradition to which I belong, The Assembly of the Sacred Wheel. This is a large event requiring much planning, … Continue reading →

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Overview of the Lesson: 6- Creating Sacred Space

Posted on October 1, 2014 by themagickalpen

The Experience of Sacred Space makes possible the “founding of the world”: where the sacred Manifests itself in space,the real unveils itself, and the world comes into existence … Mircea Eliade … What is Sacred Space? Read and re-read the … Continue reading →

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What is Sacred Space?

Posted on October 1, 2014 by themagickalpen

According to Webster’s Dictionary, one of the meanings of the word sacred is: Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable and something which is consecrated, devoted and … Continue reading →

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Foundations of Practice: Lesson Six

Posted on October 1, 2014 by themagickalpen

Contemplative Observation – #1 Changing The Energy of a Space This exercise is meant to allow you to experience the subtle changes that occur when you set up a space of working that has the intention of being sacred space. … Continue reading →

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