A Wiccan Journey

Spells

TAKE A CANDLE OF THE APPROPRIATE COLOR AND ANOINT IT BY RUBBING A DROP OR TWO OF MYRRH OIL ON IT. USING A STRAIGHT PIN, SCRATCH YOUR DESIRE INTO THE WAX AND THEN LIGHT THE CANDLE AND ALLOW IT TO BURN ITSELF OUT COMPLETELY. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT. THIS IS VERY SIMPLE BUT A HIGHLY POTENT SPELL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE THE PROPER MOON PHASES IN WHICH TO PERFORM THESE RITUALS, PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I WILL EMAIL THEM TO YOU.

BLACK: MEDITATION RITUALS, HEXWORK, UNCROSSING RITUALS AND SPELLS TO BANISH EVIL ENTITIES AND NEGATIVE FORCES.

BLUE: MAGICK THAT INVOLVES HONOR, LOYALTY, PEACE, TRANQUILITY, TRUTH, WISDOM. PROTECTION DURING SLEEP, ASTRAL PROJECTION, AND SPELLS THAT INDUCE PROPHETIC DREAMS.

BROWN: SPELLS TO LOCATE LOST OBJECTS, IMPROVE POWERS OF CONCENTRATION TELEPATHY, AND FOR PROTECTION OF FAMILIARS AND HOUSEHOLD PETS.

GOLD: SPELLS THAT ATTRACT THE POWER OF COSMIC INFLUENCES AND RITUALS TO HONOR SOLAR DEITIES.

GRAY: SPELLS TO NEUTRALIZE NEGATIVE INFLUENCES. GREEN: SPELLS INVOLVING FERTILITY, SUCCESS, GOOD LUCK, PROSPERITY, MONEY, REJUVINATION AND AMBITION, AND RITUALS TO COUNTERACT GREED AND JEALOUSY.

ORANGE: SPELLS TO STIMULATE ENERGY.

PINK: LOVE SPELLS AND RITUALS INVOLVING FRIENDSHIP OR FEMININITY. PURPLE: PSYCHIC MANIFESTATIONS, HEALING, AND SPELLS INVOLVING POWER, SUCCESS , AND INDEPENDENCE, AND HOUSEHOLD PROTECTION.

RED: FERTILITY RITES, APHRODISIACS, AND SPELLS INVOLVING SEXUAL PASSION, LOVE, HEALTH, PHYSICAL STRENGTH, REVENGE, ANGER, WILLPOWER, COURAGE AND MAGNETISM.

SILVER: SPELLS AND RITUALS TO REMOVE NEGATIVITY, ENCOURAGE STABILITY, AND ATTRACT THE INFLUENCE OF THE GODDESS.

WHITE: CONSECRATION RITUALS, MEDITATION, DIVINATION, EXORCISM, AND SPELLS THAT INVOLVE HEALING, CLAIRVOYANCE, TRUTH, PEACE, SPIRITUAL STRENGTH, AND LUNAR ENERGY.

YELLOW: SPELLS INVOLVE CONFIDENCE, ATTRACTION, CHARM, AND PERSUASION

Basics Of Candle Magick Candle magick is one of the quickest, most effective forms of magick and many Witches use it frequently because of this. The basics of candle magick include: type of candle, how to dress and carve the candle, and burning the candle. Types of Candles There are many types of candles that you can use for spellcraft. I do not recommend using candles that are partially burnt unless the spell includes specific instructions for this-any energy that had been in the candle before your ritual will now come into your spell and interfere with the magick you are doing.

 This energy interference encourages chaos, and it is best to start with a clean slate-a new candle. If you don't have a clean candle then use a different form of magick to help you to attain your goals.
 Seven Knobbed Candle: Candle molded into seven knobs. Usually, one knob is burned each day for seven days in a row.
 Figure Candles: Also known as image candles, these are shaped into a a specific form such as a male, female, animal, or skull, and are used in sympathetic and natural magick.
 Taper Candles: Usually seven to ten inches long and made of either paraffin or beeswax. They can be dipped, in which case the color will only be on the outside, or colored all the way through.
 Votive Candles: Small, fat candles, usually two or three inches high, made of beeswax or paraffin and often heavily scented.


 A Simple Candle Ritual
 The following is an easy, efficient procedure for candle magick. It can be adapted as necessary for your desired magickal intent. Choose what color candle you will need:
 Black: banishing, hexing, cleansing, scrying into hidden issues.
 Blue, Dark: joy, creativity, group efforts, peace, communications
Blue, Light: devotion, inspiration, peace, tranquility Brown: money, business, home-hunting, earth rituals
 Gold: success, sun, God rituals, fortune, good luck Green: prosperity, fertility, good fortune, renewal, earth rituals
 Indigo: deep meditation, karma work, opening psychic powers
Magenta: swift changes, beauty
Orange: power, healing, stimulation, success, Sun rituals
Pink: love, platonic love, friendship, kindness, emotional healing Purple: wisdom, contact with spirits, opening psychic powers
 Red: passion, love, sex, courage, vitality, force of will, victory
Silver: Moon rituals, Goddess rituals, fortune, good luck
 White: purification, healing, can substitute for any color, lunar rituals
 Yellow: communications, intellect, healing, swift changes

 Decide what kind of candle you will use: taper, votive, image, or other type. A votive candle is good for when you have less time to spend in ritual. Once you've chosen your candle, set up your altar according to the nature of your spell. Carve your candle. A push-pin thumbtack is perfect to use for this. However, you may wish to use a special carving tool. A friend made a wonderful carving tool out of an antler tip and a nail for me. Consult your rune charts and decide which ones fit your spell. Don't worry if the wax flakes a little, just concentrate on each rune and each letter as you carve your intent into the wax. Choose an appropriate oil (if available) and anoint the candle. Start at the middle and rub up toward the wick then return to the middle and rub down toward the bottom. When you begin from the middle point, you balance the energy of the candle. If you wish,. anoint the candle with a drop or two of your blood (do this only if the spell is for you).

 If you prefer, or if the spell is for someone else, you can stick a few strands of the spell recipient's hair or fingernail clippings to the candle with wax from a candle adapter. If you desire, roll the candle in powdered herbs or spell powders. Raise energy and charge the candle with your intent. Firmly set the candle in a holder and put it on your altar until you are ready to cast the spell. Wax candle adapters are available in most craft stores and they make it easy to fit a candle into a holder that's a little too big. When preparing your candle, you can do so in circle if you wish, but it isn't necessary.


 Things to Remember During Candle Magick

Let the candle burn itself out if at all possible, unless you are doing a multi-day spell. If you have to extinguish it for any reason, focus on closing the energy down for the day, not on eliminating it. Then, as soon as you can, burn the rest of the candle. If you are worried about leaving a candle burning, do what many Witches do: start the spell in circle, then when you have to stop, put the candle in the bathtub in a heat-resistant dish that rests a few inches above the porcelain of the tub. Make sure that all towels, shower curtains, and other flammable bath paraphernalia are well out of reach. Then close the door so animals and children can't wander in and get hurt. There are varying opinions on to how to extinguish the candles on an altar. One theory is that by blowing it out you're blowing away the energy. Another says that by pinching it out, you're pinching off the energy. I usually wet my fingers and pinch out the flame, but my suggestion is that you buy a candle snuffer. They are safe, effective, and you're not really using much of your own energy to put out the flame. Refer to your rune charts, color charts, and timing charts to coordinate your spell if you are not using one that has been pre-designed. Chanting while a candle is burning is very effective. Again, make sure the chant matches the intent of your spell. Wash candle holders between spells. You can make your own candles, if so inclined, and add oils and herbs directly to them during their creation. If you are working out of phase with the moon, pour a little Moon Water (either new or full) into the bottom of a stainless steel pan and place the candle holder in the center of the water. Make sure the water doesn't pour over the top of the holder. This will surround the candle with the energy of the proper moon phase for your spell. You can float spell powders and herbs on top of the water.

Many cultures recognize a condition called "soul loss", which can occur when traumatic events have fragmented a person's sense of being to the point of depression, fatigue, confusion and a a loss of center. People in our society can suffer from a form of soul loss too, and it doesn't necessary take a specific event or trauma to precipitate it.

The unstable and dehumanizing conditions of many aspects of modern life causes the soul to be separated in degrees. A lifetime of compromise and hardship can also bring about this state of alienation. If this theory has resonance for you, you should be taking whatever steps you can to get yourself into a better environment, and re align your soul and body. This is often called Soul Retrieval as well. The following rite can help you attain this.

 Gather candles, as many as you can get your hands on: old, new, partially used, of every shape, size, color and fragrance. In addition to these candles, be sure to include one in "your color" ; that is whatever color you feel best expresses your personal essence. Beg candles from friends, explaining your need for them. The art of begging for candles is a Mexican Tradition, and adds an important quality to the magick that isn't easily explained. I believe it has to do with the fact that other people contribute to the construction of one's sense of self, so other people can have the power to help repair the self. Always remember to return this favor if it is asked of you. Rite When you have an evening of quiet, assemble the candles, then anoint them with a fragrant oil. Then, with an instrument, inscribe your name, many times over, on the surface of each candle. If you would like to add other symbols, such as runes, you may. Next, light all the candles except for your special essence or "astral" candle, which you will reserve as your focus. You can arrange them in any manner as you wish though I have found it is effective to place one in every corner keeping with the idea of calling your lost bits of soul and self home from the far corners of the astral world. Now, set your focal candle in some central place and light it as you say the following incantation: I call myself back to myself, wandering soul, and wandering selves, and missing fragments of soul and self. I bid you to return to me now, soul, and self, and spirit, Unite with me-heart , mind and body. I call you through corridors of time and space and being. Fly swiftly home through days and years and seasons and cycles past. drawn in, gathered in, invited back, home to warmth, and home to love, and home to light and comfort. Rejoin me now, be one with me, whole in self and should and spirit! So it is, and so it shall be. Then allow all of the candles to burn for a time as you resume your normal activities. You can relight the candles every evening and on dark mornings. It is not necessary to repeat this ceremony, you can just wait until all the candles burn down and you feel you have achieved your goal.



A SECOND WIND BY ROWANGLEN
WHEN COURAGE FAILS AND ALL SEEMS LOST, A WITCH RITUALLY SUMMONS UP A SECOND WIND, THE RESERVE FORCE THAT RENEWS HOPE. THE SIMPLE ACT OF LIGHTING A CANDLE CAN BE RAISED TO THE LEVEL OF A SACRED RITE WHEN PERFORMED AT THE RIGHT TIME AND IN THE APPROPRIATE ATMOSPHERE. OPTIMISM BELONGS TO THE MINDS DOMAIN, THE MYSTERIOUS REALM WHERE A CHANGE OF ATTITUDE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE, HAPPINESS AND MISERY. TO LIFT THE SPIRIT IS THE WAY TO RECOVER NORMAL POWER AND BALANCE. THE FIRST STEP IS THE DECISION TO TAKE ACTION. PLAN THE CEREMONY AND ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR ANTICIPATION. ANTICIPATION IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN ITSELF. CHALLENGE THE MIND WITH THE NECCESITY OF CHOICES- WHERE, WHEN, AND IN WHAT MANNER- TO INCREASE ITS LIVELINESS. ANXIETY AND DESPAIR DEADEN HUMAN FACILITIES. THE MIND CAN BECOME LOST IN A DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF REPETITIVE THOUGHTS. DETERMINE TO BANISH NEGATIVITY FOR ONE HOUR. CHOOSE A QUIET, COMFORTABLE PLACE WHERE PRIVACY IS ASSURED. WITHIN THE TIME OF THE WAXING MOON, FROM DARK TO FULL, SIT WITH A LIGHTED CANDLE AT EYE LEVEL. BREATHE GENTLY AS YOU FIX YOUR GAZE ON THE BRIGHTEST PART OF THE FLAME. RETURN TO CHILDHOOD AND REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO PLAY THE GAME OF PRETEND. MAKE BELIEVE THE CANDLE FLAME IS SOMETHING THAT SHINES DEEP WITHIN YOU-CALL IT HEART OR SOUL OR SPIRIT- A THING UNSEEN YET COMPREHENSIBLE, INTANGIBLE BUT KNOWABLE. IT IS THERE AND IT IS YOURS JUST WAITING TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND RECLAIMED. WITH ITS IMAGE CLEAR IN YOUR MINDS EYE, CUP YOUR HAND AROUND THE FLAME AND SOFTLY BLOW IT OUT. HOLD THE CEREMONY OF ITS GLOW AS A SOURCE OF COURAGE WHENEVER YOU NEED A REFRESHING SECOND WIND. FOR MORE RITUALS LIKE THE ONE ABOVE, PLEASE EMAIL ME.

 


 

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Send Me An Angel

Write a letter to your Guardian Angel

A particularly powerful way of making contact with your guardian angel is to write a letter. Start, "DearGuardian Angel," and then simply write down everything you wish to say . You might write something simple along these lines:

Dear Guardian Angel,

I am aware that you are around me, protecting and guiding me, every day of my life, but now I wish to get to know you better. Please make contact so that we may become closer. Thank you.
Love from (your name)

Some people I know write regular letters to their guardian angels and these can be several pages long.  You can make your letters to your guardian angel as personal as you like, as no one will see it, except for you and your angel.
        Once the letter is written, place it in an envelope, address it "To my guardian angel", seal it- then burn it. Make a ceremony of it. Believe that you are burning it to send it directly to your angel. Collect the ashes and scatter them out of doors. I prefer to do the whole process outside. I have a personal 'oracle tree' , and sit beneath it to write letters to my guardian angel. I then burn the paper under the tree and let the ashes be blown away by the breeze. As with other the methods, remain confident that your angel will recieve the letter and make contact with you.

Excerpt is from Spirit Guides and Angel Guardians by Richard Webster

Personal note from me:

Many of us today have the ever popular chimnea in the backyard. Or perhaps you have a small sacred herb garden you use to grow your herbs, or a flower garden that brings you joy. All of the above would be a perfect alternative to the sending of the letter. I would like to suggest that purifying the space with incense beforehand, or even adding a tick of incense to the flames would empower and enhance your plea.

 

MORE PROTECTIVE MAGICK

 

* WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO READ YOUR THOUGHTS
If you belive that someone is trying to read your thoughts or otherwise intruse into your head, visualize it as being stuffed with thck mashed potatoes that makes such a penetration impossible.
*FOR MANY CIRCUMSTANCES:
Taste salt, or throw it around you in a circle. (Carrying a smal packet of salt from a restaurant can faciltate this)
Cross your fingers. (This calls upon the force from the Sun).
Tighten your muscles and relax them while visualizing protection. (This sends out protective power).
Stand. ( You're more in control when standing than when sitting or reclining)

 

Moon Spell
Upon seeing the full moon, form a circle with the thumb and fisrt finger of your talented hand. Hold it up until the moon rests withing this ring, and say these words in a hushed voice:
"Good Moon, round Moon, Full Moon near, Let the Future, now appear."
Gaze at the moon and ask it a question, and ir wil be answered.

'WITCHE LIGHT'

 

During times of need, give yourself, your family, and your pets a daily protection by visualizing a light blue pentagram in the center of your (or their) forehead. This may be visually renewed as often as needed. It's also a good idea to place these pentagrams at the four corners of your dwelling.
Blue light like this is sometimes refferred to as "Witche Light". It is said to be psychiC in nature, and to carry much power.

 

PROTECTIVE MAGICS

 

* In Bed
When lying in bed at night, visualize yourself completely encased in a glowing purple suit of power through which no energy can pass. *Outside at night Straighten your back. Breathe slowly. Visualize yourself as a lion stalking the jungle, searching for prey. Transmit the unmistakeable image that you're not to be bothered by anyone.

A SPELL TO CALL YOUR SOUL SELF HOME TO YOUR BODY

 

Many cultures recognize a condition called "soul loss", whcih can occure when traumatic events have fragmented a person's sense of being to the point of depression, fatigue, confusion and a a loss of center.

People in our society can suffer from a form of soul loss too, and it doesn't neccasiry take a specific event or trauma to precitipate it. The unstable and dehumanizing conditions of many aspects of modern life causes the soul to be separated in degrees. A lifetime of compromise and hardship can also bring about this state of alienation.

If this theory has resonance for you, you should be taking whatever steps you can to get yourself into a better environment, and re align your soul and body. This is often called Soul Retrieval as well.

The following rite can help you attain this.

 

Gather candles, as many as you can get your hands on: old, new, partially used, of every shape, size, color and fragrance.

In addition to these candles, be sure to include one in "your color" ; that is whatever color you feel best expresses your personal essence.

 

Beg candles fron friends, explaining your need for them. The art of begging for candles is a Mexican Tradition, and adds an importanyt quality to the magick that isn't easily explained. I belive it has to do with the fact that other people contribute to the construction of one's sense of self, so other people can have the power to help repair the self.Always remeber to return this favor if it is asked of you.

Rite

When you have an evening of quiet, assemble the candles, then anoint them with a fragrant oil. Then, with an instrument, inscribe your name, many times over, on the surface of each candle. If you would like to add other symbols, such as runes, you may.

Next, light all the candles except for your special essence or "astral" candle, which you wil reserve as your focus. You can arrange them in any manner as you wish though I have found it is effective to place one in every corner keeping with the idea of calling your lost bits of soul and self home from the far corners of the astral world.

 

Now, set your focal candle in some central place.and light it as you say the following incantation:

 

I call myself back to myself,

wandering soul, and wandering selves,

and missing fragments of soul and self.

I bid you to return to me now,

soul, and self, and spirit,

Unite with me-heart , mind and body.

I call you through corridors of time

and space and being.

Fly swiftly home through days and years

and seasons and cycles past.

drawn in, gathered in, invitred back,

home to warmth, and home to love,

and home to light and comfort.

Rejoin me now, be one with me,

whole in self and sould and spirit!

So it is, and so it shall be.

 

Then allow all of the candles to burn for a time as you resume your normal activities.You can relight the candles every evening and on dark mornings. It is not neccesary to repeat this ceremony, you can just wait until all the candles burn down and you feel you have achieved your goal.

A SECOND WIND BY ROWANGLEN

A SECOND WIND BY ROWANGLEN

WHEN COURAGE FAILS AND ALL SEEMS LOST, A WITCH RITUALLY SUMMONS UP A SECOND WIND, THE RESERVE FORCE THAT RENEWS HOPE. THE SIMPLE ACT OF LIGHTING A CANDLE CAN BE RAISED TO THE LEVEL OF A SACRED RITE WHEN PERFORMED AT THE RIGHT TIME AND IN THE APPROPRIATE ATMOSPHERE.

OPTIMISM BELONGS TO THE MINDS DOMAIN, THE MYSTERIOUS REALM WHERE A CHANGE OF ATTITUDE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE, HAPPINESS AND MISERY. TO LIFT THE SPIRIT IS THE WAY TO RECOVER NORMAL POWER AND BALANCE.THE FIRST STEP IS THE DECISION TO TAKE ACTION. PLAN

 

THE CEREMONY AND ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR ANTICIPATION. ANTICIPATION IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN ITSELF. CHALLENGE THE MIND WITH THE NECCESITY OF CHOICES- WHERE, WHEN, AND IN WHAT MANNER- TO INCREASE ITS LIVELINESS. ANXIETY AND DESPAIR DEADEN HUMAN FACILITIES. THE MIND CAN BECOME LOST IN A DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF REPETITIVE THOUGHTS.

DETERMINE TO BANISH NEGATIVITY FOR ONE HOUR.CHOOSE A QUIET, COMFORTABLE PLACE WHERE PRIVACY IS ASSURED. WITHIN THE TIME OF THE WAXING MOON, FROM DARK TO FULL, SIT WITH A LIGHTED CANDLE AT EYE LEVEL. BREATHE GENTLY AS YOU FIX YOUR GAZE ON THE BRIGHTEST PART OF THE FLAME. RETURN TO CHILDHOOD AND REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO PLAY THE GAME OF PRETEND. MAKE BELIEVE THE CANDLE FLAME IS SOMETHING THAT SHINES DEEP WITHIN YOU-CALL IT HEART OR SOUL OR SPIRIT- A THING UNSEEN YET COMPREHENSIBLE, INTANGIBLE BUT KNOWABLE. IT IS THERE AND IT IS YOURS JUST WAITING TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND RECLAIMED. WITH ITS IMAGE CLEAR IN YOUR MINDS EYE, CUP YOUR HAND AROUND THE FLAME AND SOFTLY BLOW IT OUT.HOLD THE CEREMONY OF ITS GLOW AS A SOURCE OF COURAGE WHENEVER YOU NEED A REFRESHING SECOND WIND.FOR MORE RITUALS LIKE THE ONE ABOVE, PLEASE EMAIL ME.

Candle Magick

Basics Of Candle Magick

Candle magick is one of the quickest, most effective forms of magick and many Witches use it frequently because of this. The basics of candle magick include: type of candle, how to dress and carve the candle, and burning the candle.

Types of Candles
There are many types of candles that you can use for spellcraft. I do not recommend using candles that are partially burnt unless the spell includes specific instructions for this-any energy that had been in the candle before your ritual will now come into your spell and interfere with the magick you are doing. This energy interference encourages chaos, and it is best to start with a clean slate-a new candle. If you don't have a clean candle then use a different form of magick to help you to attain your goals.

Seven Knobbed Candle: Candle molded into seven knobs. Usually, one knob is burned each day for seven days in a row.

Figure Candles: Also known as image candles, these are shaped into a a specific form such as a male, female, animal, or skull, and are used in sympathetic and natural magick.

Taper Candles: Usually seven to ten inches long and made of either paraffin or beeswax. They can be dipped, in which case the color will only be on the outside, or colored all the way through.

Votive Candles: Small, fat candles, usually two or three inches high, made of beeswax or paraffin and often heavily scented.

A Simple Candle Ritual
The following is an easy, efficient procedure for candle magick. It can be adapted as necessary for your desired magickal intent.

Choose what color candle you will need: Black: banishing, hexing, cleansing, scrying into hidden issues.
Blue, Dark: joy, creativity, group efforts, peace, communications
Blue, Light: devotion, inspiration, peace, tranquility
Brown: money, business, home-hunting, earth rituals
Gold: success, sun, God rituals, fortune, good luck
Green: prosperity, fertility, good fortune, renewal, earth rituals
Indigo: deep meditation, karma work, opening psychic powers
Magenta: swift changes, beauty
Orange: power, healing, stimulation, success, Sun rituals
Pink: love, platonic love, friendship, kindness, emotional healing
Purple: wisdom, contact with spirits, opening psychic powers
Red: passion, love, sex, courage, vitality, force of will, victory
Silver: Moon rituals, Goddess rituals, fortune, good luck
White: purification, healing, can substitute for any color, lunar rituals
Yellow: communications, intellect, healing, swift changes

Decide what kind of candle you will use: taper, votive, image, or other type. A votive candle is good for when you have less time to spend in ritual. Once you've chosen your candle, set up your altar according to the nature of your spell.

Carve your candle. A push-pin thumbtack is perfect to use for this. However, you may wish to use a special carving tool. A friend made a wonderful carving tool out of an antler tip and a nail for me.

Consult your rune charts and decide which ones fit your spell. Don't worry if the wax flakes a little, just concentrate on each rune and each letter as you carve your intent into the wax.

Choose an appropriate oil (if available) and anoint the candle. Start at the middle and rub up toward the wick then return to the middle and rub down toward the bottom. When you begin from the middle point, you balance the energy of the candle.

If you wish,. anoint the candle with a drop or two of your blood (do this only if the spell is for you). If you prefer, or if the spell is for someone else, you can stick a few strands of the spell recipient's hair or fingernail clippings to the candle with wax from a candle adapter.

If you desire, roll the candle in powdered herbs or spell powders.

Raise energy and charge the candle with your intent.

Firmly set the candle in a holder and put it on your altar until you are ready to cast the spell. Wax candle adapters are available in most craft stores and they make it easy to fit a candle into a holder that's a little too big.

When preparing your candle, you can do so in circle if you wish, but it isn't necessary.

Things to Remember During Candle Magick
Let the candle burn itself out if at all possible, unless you are doing a multi-day spell. If you have to extinguish it for any reason, focus on closing the energy down for the day, not on eliminating it. Then, as soon as you can, burn the rest of the candle.

If you are worried about leaving a candle burning, do what many Witches do: start the spell in circle, then when you have to stop, put the candle in the bathtub in a heat-resistant dish that rests a few inches above the porcelain of the tub. Make sure that all towels, shower curtains, and other flammable bath paraphernalia are well out of reach. Then close the door so animals and children can't wander in and get hurt.

There are varying opinions on to how to extinguish the candles on an altar. One theory is that by blowing it out you're blowing away the energy. Another says that by pinching it out, you're pinching off the energy. I usually wet my fingers and pinch out the flame, but my suggestion is that you buy a candle snuffer. They are safe, effective, and you're not really using much of your own energy to put out the flame.

Refer to your rune charts, color charts, and timing charts to coordinate your spell if you are not using one that has been pre-designed.

Chanting while a candle is burning is very effective. Again, make sure the chant matches the intent of your spell.

Wash candle holders between spells.

You can make your own candles, if so inclined, and add oils and herbs directly to them during their creation.

If you are working out of phasewith the moon, pour a little Moon Water (either new or full) into the bottom of a stainless steel pan and place the candle holder in the center of the water. Make sure the water doesn't pour over the top of the holder. This will surround the candle with the energy of the proper moon phase for your spell. You can float spell powders and herbs on top of the water.

 

The Magickal Household

THE MAGICKAL HOUSEHOLD

 

ALL OF US FEEL MORE PEACE AND COMFORT IN OUR OWN HOMES, IT IS OUR SACRED SPACE, OUR OWN TEMPLE SO TO SPEAK. SO WHY NOT ENSURE ITS PURITY AND PROTECTIVE NURTURING?

BELOW ARE SEVERAL HOUSE BLESSINGS, SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE.

HOUSEHOLD OMENS AND PORTENTS

 

Let your furniture predict your future? the idea may sound strange,,but they do reflect the sacredness of all existance from early times.

For instance, if you are rocking in your rocking chair and it starts to move along the floor, company will show on your porch before nightime. A chair that rocks by itself signifies the imminent arrival of bad news.

If you knock your chair over when rising from a table, it is a sign that you lied while seating there. Turning a chair on one leg so that it pivots around usually presages a household fight.

Any large piece of wooden furniture that starts to dry out and crack is signaling a change in the weather.

If you are dreaming away one night and suddenly feel that the worlds falling, perhaps on of the slats on your bed has fallen out. If so, don't worry, this is a sign that riches will soon be coming your way. Climbing out of bed over the footboard when rising in the morning portends a fortunate day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

if you are plagued by constant nightmares, rise in the mornbing after experiencing one, and describe the entire dream- to the Sun. You shouldn't be bothered again.

If you want to remember your dreams. don't look out the window first thing in the morning. To do so is to forget your dreams.

If you have company that stays too long, place a broom upside down behind the door. if they still have not left, stick a fork into the bristles of the inverted broom. If this has not worked, some guests are dense..go into a room ajoining the one the guests are in, place the broom so that its handle points toward the offending visitors, and say the following rhyme:

get thee hence beyound my door
for I am weary to the core

other methods can be throwing a pinch of salt on their shoes, (if they have removed them), or putting a pinch of pepper beneath his or her chair.

ANCIENT HERBAL SPELLS
*Place thorny rose branches on the front doorstep to keep evil from your abode.
*Consuming a bit of wild thyme before retiring wil grant the diner a sleep free of nightmares.
*Keep money with cedar chips in a small box to attract yet more money. **To discover the future, take two acorns. Name one "yes", and the other "no". Place them in a basin of water and ask your question. The acorn that floats towards you answers your question.
*Gather the first anemone flower to bloom in Spring and carry with you as a charm against sickness.
*To keep evil spirits from the house, hang dried seaweed in the kitchen.

************************************************************************* Next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be....Here are some facts from the 1500s.

Most people got married in June (JUNE BRIDE) because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers (BRIDAL BOUQUET) to hide the body odor. Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children-- last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it--hence the saying, don't throw the baby out with the bath water.

Houses had thatched roofs--thick straw, piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the dogs, cats, and other small animals, mice, rats, and bugs lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof--hence the saying it's raining cats and dogs. There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could really mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt,hence the saying dirt poor. The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh on the floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they kept adding more thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A pieceof wood was placed in the entry way--hence, a thresh hold.

They cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while--hence the rhyme, peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold,peas porridge in the pot nine days old.

Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could bring home the bacon. They would cutoff a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with a high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning and death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous. Most people did not have pewter plates, but had trenchers, a piece of wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Often trenchers were made from stale Payson bread, which was so old and hard that they could use them for quite some time. Trenchers were never washed and a lot of times worms and mold got into the wood and old bread. After eating off wormy, moldy trenchers, one would get trench mouth. Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top,or "upper crust."
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up-hence the custom of holding a wake.

England is old and small and they started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, one out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night, the graveyard shift, to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.

 

A HOUSE BLESSING

AT DAWN, RISE AND LIGHT SOME INCENSE. WALK SLOWLY THROUGH THE QUIET HOUSE AND SAY THE FOLLOWING WORDS WHILE VISUALIZING THEIR MEANING AND INTENT:

HOUSE OF STONE;
METAL,
WOOD AND EARTH;
SILENT ONE,
PROTECTIVE ONE,
YOU OF THE FOUR WINDS;
HOUSE OF HEALTH,
WEALTH,
JOY AND PEACE;
GUARDIAN,
SUSTAINER,
YOU OF THE EARTH;
HOUSE OF STONE,
METAL,
WOOD AND EARTH;
SECURE ONE,
PEACEFUL ONE,
YOU OF THE CHARM;
GUARDED AND PROTECTED YOU BE,
CLEANSED AND PURE YOU BE,
PEACEFUL AND LOVING YOU BE.
IT IS FINISHED IN BEAUTY.
IT IS FINISHED IN BEAUTY.
IT IS FINISHED IN BEAUTY.

SET DOWN THE INCENSE, AND DRAW AS EXACT A LIKENESS OF YOUR HOUSE AS YOU CAN FROM YOUR IMAGINATION. DRAW IT FROM ALL ANGLES; FROM ABOVE, FROM THE FRONT, FROM BEHIND. IF YOU LIVE AN AN APARTMENT, DRAW THE BUILDING AS WELL.
WHEN FINISHED, GO OUTSIDE AND CHECK YOUR DRAWING.
WHEN FINISHED, TAKE A WHITE CANDLE AND A SHARP KNIFE. CUT SEVEN EVENLY SPACED NOTCHES IN THE CANDLE SO THAT YOU CREATE A KNOBBED CANDLE. NOW SET THE DRAWING DOWN ON A TABLE WHERE IT CAN REMAIN FOR SEVEN DAYS. SET THE CANDLE ON TOP OF IT AND LIGHT IT AS VISUALIZING YOUR HOME AS BLESSED, SAFE AND LOVING.
let the candle burn down one notch the first day as you go about your early morning business, then pinch or snuff out the flame and leave it until the next day. the next morning, repeat the ritual-from lighting the incense and saying the blessing chant to burning one candle notch.
on the seventh day, after the candle has burned down all the way, fold the drawing into a tight package and secure it with a red or white cord. place it in a wooden box with salt and dried roses and tie the box firmly shut with another white cord. Finally, place the box in the home where it won't be seen or found.

 

these articles were gathered from The Magickal household by Scott Cunningham and David Harrington.


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THE MAGICKAL USE OF HERBS

 

 

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 AND HEALING, CLEANSING
CLOVE; MONEY AND PROTECTION, CLEANSING
CLOVER; MONEY, LUCK AND LOVE
CORNFLOEWR; 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 OR 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; LOVE, POWER, HEALING, SLEEP
SAGE; PROTECTION AND WISDOM
THYME; HEALING AND PSYCHIC POWERS
WILLOW' LOVE AND DIVINATION

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'VE EXPERIENCED AN OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE?

 

1. THE SENSATION OF "FLOATING" ABOVE YOUR BODY, SEEING THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL FORM BELOW YOU AND EITHER ACTUALLY "SEEING' OR BEING AWARE OF THE SILVER CORD. THIS USUALLY OCCURS IN THAT TWILIGHT TIME WE ASOCIATE BETWEEN FULL WAKEFULLNESS AND THE ACTUAL SLEEP CYCLE.

2. EXPERIENCING A "WHOOSHING" SENSATION AS YOU AWAKEN FROM SLEEP. SIGHTS FLASH BY AS SWIFTLY AS YOU RESURFACE INTO THE BODY.

3. THE INABILITY TO MOVE LIMBS-A TYPE OF TEMPORARY PARALYSIS WHEN YOU ARE BARELY AWAKE. THIS PASSES QUICKLY, BUT CAN PRODUCE A DISCONCERTING TYPE OF INNER HYSTERIA IF YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING IT.

4. AN ESPESCIALLY VIVID DREAM WHERE PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS APPEAR LARGER THAN LIFE OR EXTREMELY COLORFUL. OFTEN YOU WILL BE UNFAMILIAR WITH BOTH THE PLACES AND THE PEOPLE INVOLVED.

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OH BIDE THE WICCAN LAWS WE MUST
IN PERFECT LOVE AND PERFECT TRUST

 

Sacred Trees

THE CELTIC TREE CALENDER

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MOON NAME POLARITY NICKNAMES MAGICKAL PROPERTIES
Birch Moon Feminine Moon of Inception;
Moon of Beginning
Protection of children; purification; creativity
Rowan Moon Masculine Moon of Vision;
Spirit Moon;
Astral Travel Moon
Healing; Personal Empowerment; Divination
Ash Moon Feminine Moon of Waters Prosperity; Protection; Healing
Alder Moon Masculine Moon of Utility;
Moon of Efficacy;
Moonof Self-Guidance
Spirituality; Teaching; Weather magick; Duty; Mental Prowess;
Willow Moon Feminine The Witches' Moon;
Moon of Balance
Romantic Love; Healing; Protection; Fertility; Magick for Women
Hawthorn Moon Masculine Moon of Restraint;
Moonof Hindrance;
Summer Moon
Fertility; Peace; Prosperity; Binding
Oak Moon Masculine Moon of Strength;
Moon of Security;
Bear Moon
All positive purposes; Magick for Men; Fidelity
Holly Moon Feminine Moon of Encirclement;
Moon of Polarity
Protection; Prophecy; Magick for Animals; Sex Magick
Hazel Moon Feminine Moon of the Wise;
Crone Moon
Manifestiation; Spirit Contact; Protection; Fertility
Vine Moon Androgynous Moon of Celebration (Property dependent on the type of vine)
Blackberry - Prosperity; Protection; Sacred to Brid
Blueberry - Spirituality; Dream Magick
Grape - Fertility; Inspiration; Prosperity; Binding
Thistle - Courage; Protection; Strength
Ivy Moon Masculine Moon of Buoyancy;
Moon of Resilience
Healing; Protection; Cooperation; Exorcism
Reed Moon Feminine Moon of the Home;
Hearth Moon;
Winter Moon;
Moon which Manifests Truth
Fertility; Protection; Love; Family Concerns
Elder Moon Masculine Moon of Completeness Exorcism; Prosperity; Banishing; Healing


"The Ogham (pronounced owam), or sacred Druidic alphabet, contained hidden secrets for magic and divination. Only the initiated could understand these occult meaning. The ancient Celts had a kinship with trees which is shown in this magical alphabet and in their tree calendar. Further proof of their respect for trees is in the old Celtic word for oak (Duir); the word Derwydd or Duirwydd (oak-seer) was probably the origin of the word Druid.

The Celts beleived that many trees where inhabited by spirits or had spirits of their own. This idea most notably applied to any tree with a strong aura around it. They also believed that certain trees had a healing influence on humans. From this ancient respect for the power of trees came the expressions 'touch wood' and 'knock on wood'.

Oak, ash, and thorn were called the faery triad of trees. Where they grow together,it is still said that faeries live.

The ancient Celts used the Ogham alphabet in performing magick. They also threw divination sticks engraved with the signs of the Ogham alphabet.

For divination, paint or engrave the symbols on one side of some flat sticks. Ice cream sticks or tongue depressors work well for this purpose. The symbols can also be drawn on cards and read as you do tarot. Choose seven sticks without looking. Concentrate on your question while holding them in both hands. Then gently toss them on the ground or floor in front of you. The closest sticks represent the present; the farthest represent the future. Any sticks that touch or overlap have a direct and enhanced influence on each other.

The Ogham signs may also be carved into candles or used in writing out requests to be presented to the gods during rituals."**



The trees of the Ogham alphabet were divided into three classifications, which had nothing to do with their physical form. They merely represented their order of importance to the Druids. Chieftains came first, followed by peasants and shrubs. Two symobls, the Grove and the Sea, are not actually trees; their inclusion points out the Druidic acknowledgments of the power of both the sea itself and a group of trees. The last five letters are called the Crane Bag and were given by the sea god Manannan.**



Beth - Birch

Month: November
Color: White
Class: Peasant
Letter: B
Meaning: New Beginnings; Changes; Purification.


Luis - Rowan

Month: December
Color: Grey and Red
Class: Peasant
Letter: L
Meaning: Controlling your life; Protection against control by others.


Fearn - Alder

Month: January
Color: Crimson
Class: Cheiftain
Letter: F, V
Meaning: Help in making choices; spiritual guidance and protection.


Saille - WIllow

Month: February
Color: listed only as bright
Class: Peasant
Letter: S
Meaning: Gaining balance in your life


Nuin - Ash

Month: March
Color: Glass Green
Class: Cheiftain
Letter: N
Meaning: Locked into a chain of events; Feeling bound.


Huathe - Hawthorne

Month: April
Color: Purple
Class: Peasant
Letter: H
Meaning: Being held back for a period of time


Duir - Oak

Month: May
Color: Black and Dark Brown
Class: Chieftain
Letter: D
Meaning: Secrity; Strength


Tinne - Holly

Month: June
Color: Dark Grey
Class: Peasant
Letter: T
Meaning: Energy and guidance fro problems to come


Coll - Hazel

Month: July
Color: Brown
Class: Chieftain
Letter: C, K
Meaning: Creative energies for work or projects.


Quert - Apple

Month: None
Color: Green
Class: Shrub
Letter: Q
Meaning: A choice must be made


Muin - Vine

Month: August
Color: Variegated
Class: Chieftain
Letter: M
Meaning: Inner development occuring, but take time for relaxation


Gort - Ivy

Month: September
Color: Sky Blue
Class: Chieftain
Letter: G
Meaning: Take time to soul search or you will maake a wrong decision.


Ngetal - Reed

Month: October
Color: Grass Green
Class: Shrub
Letter: NG
Meaning: Upsets or surprises


Straif - Blackthorn

Month: None
Color: Purple
Class: Chieftain
Letter: SS, Z, ST
Meaning: Resentment; Confusion; Refusing to see the truth


Ruis - ELder


Month: Makeup days of the thirteenth Moon
Color: Red
Class: Shrub
Letter: R
Meaning: End of a cycle or problem.


Ailim - Silver Fir

Month: None
Color: Light Blue
Class: Shrub
Letter: A
Meaning: Learning from past mistakes; Take care in choices.


Ohn - Furze

Month: None
Color: Yellow Gold
Class: Chieftain
Letter: O
Meaning: Information that could change your life


Ur - Heather and Mistletoe

Month: None
Color: Purple
Class: Heather is Peasant; Mistletoe is Chieftain
Letter: U
Meaning: Healing and development on the spiritual level.


Eadha - White Poplar or Aspen

Month: None
Color: Silver White
Class: Shrub
Letter: E
Meaning: Problems; Doubts; Fears.


Ioho - Yew

Month: None
Color: Dark Green
Class: Chieftain
Letter: I, J, Y
Meaning: Complete change in life-direction or attitude.


Koad - Grove

Month: None
Color: Many Shades of Green
Class: None
Letter: CH, KH, EA
Meaning: Wisdom gained by seeing past illusions.


Oir - Spindle

Month: None
Color: White
Class: Peasant
Letter: TH, OI
Meaning: Finish obligations and tasks or your life cannot move forward.


Uilleand - Honeysuckle

Month: None
Color: Yellow-white
Class: Peasant
Letter: P, PE, UI
Meaning: Proceed with caution.


Phagos - Beech

Month: None
Color: Orange-brown
Class: Chieftain
Letter: PH, IO
Meaning: New experiences and information coming


Mor - the Sea

Month: None
Color: Blue-green
Class: none
Letter: AE, X, XI
Meaning: Travel

Jan 01 to Jan 11-Fir
Jan 12 to Jan 24-Elm
Jan 25 to Feb 03-Cypress
Feb 04 to Feb 08-Poplar
Feb 09 to Feb 18-Cedar
Feb 19 to Feb 28-Pine
Mar 01 to Mar 10-Weeping Willow
Mar 11 to Mar 20-Lime
Mar 21-Oak
Mar 22 to Mar 31-Hazelnut
Apr 01 to Apr 10-Rowan
Apr 11 to Apr 20-Maple
Apr 21 to Apr 30-Walnut
May 01 to May 14-Poplar
May 15 to May 24-Chestnut
May 25 to Jun 03-Ash
Jun 04 to Jun 13-Hornbeam
Jun 14 to Jun 23-Fig
Jun 24-Birch
Jun 25 to Jul 04-Apple
Jul 05 to Jul 14-Fir
Jul 15 to Jul 25-Elm
Jul 26 to Aug 04-Cypress
Aug 05 to Aug 13-Poplar
Aug 14 to Aug 23-Cedar
Aug 24 to Sep 02-Pine
Sep 03 to Sep 12-Weeping Willow
Sep 13 to Sep 22-Lime
Sep 23-Olive
Sep 24 to Oct 03-Hazelnut
Oct 04 to Oct 13-Rowan
Oct 14 to Oct 23-Maple
Oct 24 to Nov 11-Walnut
Nov 12 to Nov 21-Chestnut
Nov 22 to Dec 01-Ash
Dec 02 to Dec 11-Hornbeam
Dec 12 to Dec 21-Fig
Dec 22-Beech
Dec 23 to Dec 31-Apple


Tree Meanings:

Apple Tree (Love): Of slight build, lots of charm, appeal & attraction, pleasant aura, flirtatious, adventurous, sensitive, always in love, wants to love and be loved, faithful & tender partner, very generous, scientific talents, lives for today, a carefree philosopher with imagination.

Ash Tree (Amibition): Uncommonly attractive, vivacious, impulsive, demanding, does not care for criticism, ambitious, intelligent, talented, likes to play with fate, can be egotistic, very reliable & trustworthy, faithful & prudent lover, sometimes brains rule over the heart, but takes partnership very seriously.

Beech Tree (Creative): Has good taste, concerned about its looks, materialistic, good organization of life and career, economical, good leader, takes no unnecessary risks, reasonable, splendid lifetime companion, keen on keeping fit (diets, sports, etc).

Birch Tree (Inspiration): Vivacious, attractive, elegant, friendly, pretentious, modest, does not like anything in excess, abhors the vulgar, loves life in nature & in calm, not very passionate, full of imagination, little ambition, creates a calm & content atmosphere.

Cedar Tree (Confidence): Of rare beauty, knows how to adapt, likes luxury, of good health, not in the least shy, tends to look down on others, self confident, determined, impatient, likes to impress others, many talents, industrious, healthy optimism, waiting for the one true love, able to make quick decisions.

Chestnut Tree (Honesty): Of unusual beauty, does not want to impress, well developed sense of justice, vivacious, interested, a born diplomat, but irritates easily & sensitive in company, often due to a lack of self confidence, acts sometimes superior, feels not understood, loves only once, has difficulties in finding a partner.

Cypress Tree (Faithfulness): Strong, muscular, adaptable, takes what life has to give, content, optimistic, craves money & acknowledgment, hates loneliness, passionate lover which cannot be satisfied, faithful, quick tempered, unruly, pedantic, and careless.

Elm Tree (Noble Minded): Pleasant shape, tasteful clothes, loudest demands, tends not to forgive mistakes, cheerful, likes to lead but not to obey, honest & faithful partner, likes making decisions for others, noble minded, generous, good sense of humor, practical.

Fig Tree (Sensibility): Very strong, a bit self willed, independent, does not allow contradiction or arguments, loves life, its family, children & animals, a bit of a social butterfly, good sense of humor, likes idleness & laziness, of practical talent & intelligence.

Fir Tree (Mysterious): Extraordinary taste, dignity, sophisticated, loves anything beautiful, moody, stubborn, tends to egoism but cares for those close to them, rather modest, very ambitious, talented, industrious, uncontested lover, many friends, many foes, very reliable.

Hazelnut Tree (Extraordinary): Charming, undemanding, very understanding, knows how to make an impression, active fighter for social cause, popular, moody & capricious lover, honest & tolerant partner, precise sense of judgment.

Hornbeam Tree (Good Taste): Of cool beauty, cares for its looks & condition, good taste, is not egoistic, makes life as comfortable as possible, leads a reasonable & disciplined life, looks for kindness & acknowledgment in an emotional partner, dreams of unusual lovers, is seldom happy with its feelings, mistrusts most people, is never sure of its decisions, very conscientious.

Lime Tree (Doubt): Accepts what life dishes out in a composed way, hates fighting, stress & labor, dislikes laziness & idleness, soft & relenting, makes sacrifices for friends, many talents but not tenacious enough to make them blossom, often wailing & complaining, very jealous but loyal.

Maple Tree (Independent): No ordinary person, full of imagination & originality, shy & reserved, ambitious, proud, self confident, hungers for new experiences, sometimes nervous, has many complexities, good memory, learns easily, complicated love life, wants to impress.

Oak Tree (Brave): Robust nature, courageous, strong, unrelenting, independent, sensible, does not like change, keeps its feet on the ground, person of action.

Olive Tree (Wisdom): Loves Sun, warmth & kind feelings, reasonable, balanced, avoids aggression & violence, tolerant, cheerful, calm, well developed sense of justice, sensitive, empathetic, free of jealousy, loves to read & the company of sophisticated people.

Pine Tree (Particular): Loves agreeable company, very robust, knows how to make life comfortable, very active, natural, good companion, but seldom friendly, falls easily in love but its passion burns out quickly, gives up easily, everything disappointments until it finds its ideal, trustworthy, practical.

Poplar Tree (Uncertainty): Looks very decorative, not very self confident, only courageous if necessary, needs goodwill & pleasant surroundings, very choosy, often lonely, great animosity, artistic nature, good organizer, tends to lean toward philosophy, reliable in any situation, takes partnership seriously.

Rowan Tree (Sensitivity): Full of charm, cheerful, gifted without egoism, likes to draw attention, loves life, motion, unrest & even complications, is both dependent & independent, good taste, artistic, passionate, emotional, good company, does not forgive.

Walnut Tree (Passion): Unrelenting, strange & full of contrasts, often egotistic, aggressive, noble, broad horizon, unexpected reactions, spontaneous, unlimited ambition, no flexibility, difficult & uncommon partner, not always liked but often admired, ingenious strategist, very jealous & passionate, no compromise.

Weeping Willow (Melancholy): Beautiful but full of melancholy, attractive, very empathetic, loves anything beautiful & tasteful, loves to travel, dreamer, restless, capricious, honest, can be influenced but is not easy to live with, demanding, good intuition, suffers in love but finds sometimes an anchoring partner.