The October newsletter for

"The Witch's Corner"

is up and out.

This month is the most exciting for me.  I love October and Samhain. 

You will find oodles of family photos of 'Halloweens Past'.  I've also posted photos taken on my birthday trek through the jungles of South America and Asia.  

To enter this black and orange realm filled with animated pumpkins and shadows of what has been and what will be...

click October Newsletter

"Burn the Spell Candles" 

Spells for love and money!...These candles combine the power of the written word and the magick and energy of the candle's flame. 

Remove the spell from the candle and burn it in the flame, reciting the spell three times, then allow the candle to burn itself out. 

Love Spell Candle

Money Spell Candle

For more information, or to purchase these candles, follow the link:
(you may have to copy/paste this url)

http://ladyamythyst.webs.com/wytchywares.htm

The links to my blog, "Happy Mabon", have been corrected!  And thank you, Heather, for giving me a heads up!  Blessings, Amythyst

Happy Mabon to all my friends! 

If anyone needs a ritual for this holiday, you can find one at:

http://ladyamythyst.webs.com/wheeloftheyear.htm

The right click option has been opened on this page.  Feel free to copy/paste the ritual for your own use.

Blessings,
Amythyst

Pagan Lore

Autumn Equinox is a ritual occasion marking the beginning of the fall season, a day when the periods of day and night are of equal length.  In mainstream Wiccan mythology the Autumn Equinox marks the time of the Descent of the Goddess into the Underworld.  With Her departure we see the decline of Nature and the coming of winter.  This is a classic ancient mythos also reflected in the Sumerian myth of Inanna and in the ancient Greek and Roman legends of Demeter and Persephone.

In modern Celtic Wicca/Witchcraft, the Autumn Equinox also bids farewell to the Harvest Lord who is the mythos of some Traditions was slain at the time of Lughnasadh (a Festival marking the beginning of the Celtic harvest season.).  Many modern Wiccans refer to the Autumn Equinox as Mabon, named for a legendary Celtic figure who was abducted and imprisoned in the basement dungeon of an enchanted castle.  Through this mythos, modern Celtic Witches have established a connection to the traditional Underworld association connected with the Autumn Equinox.
 

In Italian Witchcraft, the Autumn Equinox marks the slaying of the Harvest Lord, and the resulting descent of the Goddess to find her lost love.  The Eleusinian Mysteries, originating in Greece, involve themes of descent and ascent, loss and regain, light and darkness, and the cycles of life and death.  Rites associated with these Mysteries were performed at midnight during the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes.  This Mystery Tradition spread to Rome and to Britain where initiations into this mythos were given.

(From "Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft" by Raven Grimassi.)

If you wish to view/purchase "Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft", you will find a link at:

http://ladyamythyst.webs.com/wheeloftheyear.htm

Intuition is that inner voice you almost don't hear.  -- Lady A.R.



10/Pentacles (R)...The ten of coins (or pentacles) usually represents money that is somehow connected to family in some way, either through business ventures or inheritance, etc. Since the card is reversed, it points to a problem in this area-- something that is not fair, or perhaps someone is not being honest, or there is some sort of legal obstruction tying this money up.

What you read above is the general meaning of this card.

Now I'll look at it again. This time with the intention of an intuitive reading:

Upon this deck (the Universal Rider/Waite), at the bottom of the card, which is now the top of the card, there are two white hounds standing close together at their master's feet. The white-haired master's hand rests on the head of one of the hounds, telling me that whether this person is present or not, he still carries great influence in this matter.

There is a man and woman pictured on this card standing apart from the old man and his hounds. This group is divided, which tells me that there are divisions among family members, sides chosen with lines drawn in the sand, loyalties laid out, etc.

The image of the child hiding behind the couple leaps out at me in a blaring revelation. This 'child' is reaching out, from behind the couple, laying his hand on the rump of one of the white hounds. This 'child' represents a person who is orchestrating these events and manipulating the outcome of this legal matter from behind the scenes.

All in all, this seems to be a pretty sordid story derived from today's card. "Dysfunctional' probably does not begin to describe the family or group of people involved in this situation.

 

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