#a witches bible

[alternativegothwitch]

Any witches in the UK? Did you know that Waterstones book store has a small section dedicatwd to Wiccan and Pagan books in the Religious and Mythical section? I say small, but its only like half a shelf...

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I can't wait to read this book!!! It's one that's been on my list for a while now and I got it for £14.99.

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The photos below are the contents of what awaits me in this two part book!! It has photographs of what I believe is Janet and Stewart during rituals. I'm truly excited for this book and pleased to have found it!! Another book to my growing selection.

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Blessed Be

[bravesunchild]

Learning Log #2

Goodnight Tumblr...

I keep on reading... and also thinking.

I tend to overthink most of things, especially the ones that make me happy.

I'm worried... what if after studying this book I decide that Wicca is not for me?? (I already know which aspects I don't kind of agree with) I still want to practice witchcraft and I'm (almost) completely sure that I want to be an Eclectic Witch... But build your on path to your craft it's so confusing...I feel lost.

And also scared. After the debate that happened these days (about Florida Water and cultural appropriation) I started worrying: What if, for example, I perform a ritual with it's roots on Wicca (like a way to celebrate Sabbath idk) but I'm not one? Do I have the right to do that if I'm not devoted? Not even being an Alexandrian Wicca? I don't want to appropriate anything... and even if it's a mistake I would feel extremely guilty.

I would feel guilty for not researching properly. For not understanding before acting... I don't know. I'm just scared.

Maybe I'm thinking too much... Anyways if you need to call me out please do. Even If I would feel awful it's better to learn... I'll be careful and prudent.

Sleep tight💕 Buenas noches💕

As always thank you for reading and helping me and sorry about my bad english.

[hearthandhold-blog]

“Dance, Lady, dance- on the Oak King’s tomb,

Where he lies half a year in thy quiet womb.

Dance, Lady, dance- at the Holly King’s birth,

Who has slain his twin for the love of Earth.

Dance, Lady, dance- to the Sun God’s power

And his touch of gold on field and flower.

Dance, Lady, dance- with thy blade in hand,

That shall summon the Sun and bless thy hand.

Dance, Lady, dance- in the Silver Wheel,

Where the Oak King rests, his wounds to heal.

Dance, Lady, dance-for the Holly King’s reign,

Till his brother the Oak shall rise again.

Dance, Lady, dance- in the moonlit sky

To the Threefold Name men know thee by.

Dance, Lady, dance- on the turning Earth

For the Birth that is Death, and the Death that is Birth.

Dance, Lady, dance- to the Sun on high,

For his burning splendour, too, must die.

Dance, Lady, dance- to the year’s long tide,

For through all change must thou abide.

Dance for the Sun in glory,

Dance for the Oak King’s passing,

Dance for the Holly King’s triumph-

Dance, Lady, dance-

Dance, Lady, dance-

Dance, Lady, dance...” -A Witches Bible

Happy Summer Solstice and blessed be!

[hearthandhold-blog]

Regarding the Great Rite "Whether it is symbolic or 'actual', witches make no apology for its sexual nature. To them, sex is holy-a manifestation of the essential polarity which pervades and activates the whole universe, from Macrocosm to Microcosm, and without which the universe would be inert and static-in other words, would not exist." ~A Witches Bible by Janet and Stewart Farrar None of this is to say that the two people performing the 'actual' Great Rite aren't given privacy, they simply aren't shamed. This is because in witchcraft, It is a beautiful and sacred thing. Meanwhile, the symbolic Great Rite is the magic of gender (not sex) and still provides the polarity necessary for the Great Rite. Both forms are very powerful if done correctly. This should also be noted that the Great Rite is not related to any 'Black Mass'.

[tenofsticks]

Gifts of the Goddess

I had trouble putting into words why I want to practice Wicca until I read a passage from A Witch's Bible describing the gifts of the Goddess: intuition, emotion, beauty. I know these things, they seem to always hover out of my reach and occasionaly I can grasp them, and experience them in a euphoria for a short time from behind this veil I live behind.

What is this veil? Learned toxic stoicism, materialism adapted for survival, fear, and dependence on the reward of fostering a mechanical mind.

[chemicalcherri]

Feeling pretty witchy today.

[rosaryvine]

My evening. I'm so snug in bed it feels like autumn, not summer.

[nekoloneliness]