Rekindled Flame

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i love all the words we have that mean traveler. i love the shades of difference between wanderer and rambler and rover. i love the boldness of adventurer and the purposefulness of explorer, the lawlessness of vagabond and the capability of wayfarer, the quiet reverence of pilgrim and the wild rootlessness of nomad.

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Things Under Saturn

These are taken from Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s ‘Of Occult Philosophy, Book 1′, which I will link at the bottom.

Element: Earth and Water

Tastes: Sour and tart

Minerals/Gemstones: Lead, gold, golden marcasite, onyx, sapphire, brown jasper, lodestone

Plants/Trees: Daffodil, dragon’s wort, rue, cumin, hellebore, mandrake, opium, black fig tree, pine tree, cypress tree

Animals: Ape, cat, pig, mule, camel, bear, mole, donkey, wolf, hare, dragon, basilisk, toad, serpents, scorpions, ants, mice, cranes, ostriches, peacocks, screech owl, horned owl, bat, lapwing, crow, quail, eel, tortoise, oysters, cockles, sea-sponge

Other animals under Saturn are those that tend to be ‘living apart, and solitary, nightly, sad, contemplative, dull, covetous, fearful, melancholy, that take much pains, slow, that feed grossly, and such as eat their young’

Source: http://www.esotericarchives.com/agrippa/agripp1b.htm#chap23

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Things Under the Moon

These are taken from Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s ‘Of Occult Philosophy, Book 1′, which I will link at the bottom.

Element: Earth and Water

Tastes: Salty

Minerals/Gemstones: Silver, marcasite, selenite, pearl, beryl

Plants/Trees: Hyssop, rosemary, chaste tree, olive tree, mastic tree

Animals: Dog, chameleon, pig, goat, baboon, panther, cat, otter, civet, mice, geese, duck, heron, wasp, bee, flies, beetle (especially two-horned), tortoise, crab, oyster, frog, cockle

Other animals under the moon tend to be those that are nocturnal

Things under the moon are especially those that are moist or found in moist places

Source: http://www.esotericarchives.com/agrippa/agripp1b.htm#chap23

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Things Under the Sun

These are taken from Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s ‘Of Occult Philosophy, Book 1′, which I will link at the bottom.

Element: Fire

Tastes: Sweet and spicy

Minerals/Gemstones: Eaglestone, red gemstones, chrysolite, bloodstone, gold, red/orange/yellow zircon, topaz, chrysoprase, amber

Plants/Trees: heliotropium, marigold, peony, ginger, gentian, dittany, vervain, saffron, zedoary, balsam, cloves, agarwood, cedar tree, palm tree, ash tree, mastic tree, ivy, vines, calamus, pepper, cinnamon, marjoram, frankincense

Animals: lion, crocodile, spotted wolf, ram, boar, bull, ox, baboon, phoenix, eagle, vulture, swan, rooster, crow, hawk, sea calf, shellfish, starfish, sea-snail, oyster

Insects: worm, beetle

Source: http://www.esotericarchives.com/agrippa/agripp1b.htm#chap23

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The elemental power tides of the universe are marked by the movements of the stars, the sun, and the moon, but chiefly the latter two. Though these heavenly bodies are not the actual sources of the power, they are the main indicators of its ebb and flow in our universe.

‘Mastering Witchcraft’ by Paul Huson, Chapter 1 - ‘First Steps’

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If there’s anyone interested in getting into witchcraft, I highly recommend Paul Huson’s ‘Mastering Witchcraft’. It uses a good amount of information from the Key Of Solomon, which is a very old grimoire that can be found on the Esoteric Archives website. It’s not centred around Wicca but its very useful basic information for any beginner witch.

Once you finish reading ‘Mastering Witchcraft’, I’d recommend reading the actual Key of Solomon for a more in-depth version of the information found in Huson’s novel. It’s translated from Latin so it uses some old vocabulary, but overall it’s quite easy to understand if you have the patience for it.

Mastering Witchcraft by Paul Huson Free PDF -> http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/pearllibonline4/MasteringWitchcraft.pdf

Key of Solomon -> http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/ksol.htm