whether you have just started the craft or you are filled with years of knowledge it is always good to refresh and clear the mind from incessant chatter.
What did i mean by that?
Meditation helps us to have control over our own mind, there fore we can influence anything outside and around it. By clearing the mind from all that activity that you unconsciously do (yes you do it) you don't give your self chance to really think on what is important. Who am i ? where did i come from ? where am i going?
These are some of the questions that show themselves when you have cleaned your mind, when you have created mental silence.
by practicing daily to train your mind (meditation is mental training) you gradually gain skills required to do certain magickal acts such as: Conjuring an energy ball, shielding, scrying, healing. All these arts start with the mind. Without the mental consciousness of what you are doing it will never work cause in the mind there is a procedure.
its like trying to enter into a room, the door is not locked but you cannot enter through any windows, and breaking the walls down is not an option.
How do you enter?
key word - Unlocked
the door was not locked, meditation is like a door way and all you have to is practice it to open that door into your mind. If you don't practice it you can't open the door.
I find if hard to meditate, i don't think i can do it
of course you can!
Think about it, think about a time when you were either playing a video game or thinking about something, just doing some activity that you were do engrossed in that you were unaware of your surroundings like when someone calls your name and you don't hear.
what did you think that was?
Focus!, now i am not saying you are supposed to be dead to your surroundings but think of it this way, if i can focus that much and meditation will require a effort that does not require you to be unaware of your surroundings then this should be a piece of cake!
Take your time
Don't rush meditation, do it slow and gradual, if you are truly ready to speed up any thing then all is fine but sometimes slow moving slow is the key- just think of the tortoise and the hare
and tai chi, slow sterdy movements of energy.
so lets try a simple meditation exercise to get started shall we?
1) You can either lie on your back or sit in lotus position. take slow deep breaths. visualize your self in a quiet and dark void. -await further instructions from this guide
2) The way we are taught to breathe is quite shallow in not very healthy as stale air can settle at the bottom of your lungs, try inhaling while allow your stomach to expand or push outward like a balloon, then let it deflate as you exhale. Feel the difference in how much air you can intake? do you feel more energized with this breath? Most likely your answer is yes cause now you are getting all the energy that is needed.
3) Follow this ''new breathing'' by inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth, in your mind, feel your self becoming relaxed and free. Let your body become lighter and more energized.
4) see a white light form at the top of your head, see it change into the shape of a white florescent bulb. See this light move slowly down from your head to the base of your spine, let it move like a scanner cleansing all negative and blocked energy.
5) see your self covered in a red aura which gives you a sturdy and grounded energy.
see your body covered in an orange aura which layers on top of the red aura which gives you a vibrant and energetic mood
see a yellow aura which strengthens your willpower and love for life
see a green aura which gives you a calm sense of love and peace
see a blue aura which gives you sense of communication, you are connecting to everything around you
see an indigo aura, which gives you divine wisdom, see your self being filled with knowledge and insight
see a violet aura, that unites all auras seen before and feel a sense of oneness and bliss with universe.
open your eyes and relax, you may want to record your events in a journal
Re: Lessons - All By: SilverVixen
Post # 22 Oct 11, 2010
Brim- Candlemaking
I know that for some (like me) the selection of candles in the stores isn't big so we have to make them at home. I know some of you don't know how to make candles, and i know some of you don't consider it dangeorus...this is a very safe way of making candles
enjoy!
You will need:
To make candles:
- White wax
- Molds
- 2 Cooking Pots
- Kitchen
- Thin Round Stick (Knitting Needles work great)
- Crayons
To make the wick:
- Cotton Wool
- Paper
- Tape
- Melted wax
- Scissors
To make a wick:
Draw a circle on a paper, mark the center and cut the circle out.
Cut a straight line from the edge to the center.
Grab the two ends and fold the circle so you get a cone shaped funnel.
To make the cone a funnel, you need to cut the spike at the end off.
The thickness of the wick depends on how wide the hole at the end of the funnel is ?? meaning, the wider the hole, the thicker the wick.
Get a nice, thin and long piece of Cotton Wool.
Roll it a little and put it in the funnel.
Put one end of the Cotton out of the funnel so you have one end sticking out, and one end on the other side.
Pour some wax in the funnely and let the cotton absorb it.
When you think it has absorbed it, grab the end of the cotton that is sticking out of the funnel, and start twisting it, and VERY SLOWLY pulling it out.
As you pull it out, blow on it, so the wax hardens on the cotton making a wick as it comes out.
Repeat until you have reached the end.
Mind that when you have reached the end of the wick, the wax remaining in the funnel will spill out making a big mess. So it's best you prepare for that situation and put papper everywhere!
The tighter you twist the cotton, the better the quality of the wick!!!
When you have the whole wick out, lay it on a paper and straighten it.
Wait for it to harden and it's complete!
To make a candle:
You will need one bigger and one smaller pot to SAFELY melt wax.
Pour water in the bigger pot until it's half full (or half empty whichever you perfer lol ).
Now, the smaller pot has to fit the bigger pot so it comes on top and still leave room for steam to escape! Brake down the white wax into smaller bits (the larger the bits are the longer it will take to melt) and put them in the smaller pot.
Wait for the wax to melt and then add a colored crayon (Logically, the color of the crayon will be the color of the finished candle).
when the crayon has melted, stirr slowly to avoid spilling the wax around.
When the color has blended in with the wax, pour the wax in the molds.
When the wax has hardened a little (just enough to hold the stick in place), put the stick in and center it.
When the wax has fully hardened (leave it over night ), remove stick and insert the wick in the hole. Fill the hole with dripping wax in it from another candle.
And you have yourself your own home made candle.
If you want multicolored candles:
Pour hot wax in the mold, when it has hardened a little bit, i press in a little cube to make an impression, then fill the rest of the mold with the secondary color.
The impression is so that the wax holds together and the candle doesn't brake. After you make the impression put the stick in and after that you can fill the rest of the mold with the second colored wax.
you can also sprinkle the candle with the secondary colored wax to add a nice texture. Rolling the candle (slightly warmed) in widely spread sand adds a nice texture.
Carving in the candle is best with a really sharp knife and very slowly
ummmmmmmmmm what else...oh yeah...you can scrape a little of the wax off the candle, and heat up the walls of the candle, the roll the candle in those scrapings to make a really nice touch to it. You can use secondary colored wax scrapings too.
there's more...if you drip wax on top of a pillar candle, it will look like the candle is weeping (crying)
If you drip wax on the bottom of the candle, it will look like something's growing on it
If you scrape the caps off of matchsticks and grind them, then add this dust in the cotton (the cotton to make the wick), you will have some fun when the candle burns.
I have more tricks i just can't think of anymore right now lol.
I'll add to the discussion as i remember.
Blessing,
Brim
Re: Lessons - All By: BlackIndigo
Post # 23 Oct 30, 2010
writing a spell.
allot of you asked before how do i write/create my own spell?
simple actually!
a spell can be written like a rhyming poem or standard structured command of words, as for beginners i recommend the poem, cause it helps you keep a rhythm which builds energy and gets you more intune with what you are doing, for those who don't need to start from basic, you can use the command style.
i will give eg of both kinds but before that, i must show you a tool that will help you understand how to write your own from scratch: spell editing, its simply when you take an existing spell and change the words to suit your needs.
here is an example
original spell
Clouds of black,
Clouds of grey hearken ( pronounced harken) my voice.
Please obey change the sky to rain anew,
Remove the sun for i undo.
This spell was originally written to call rain but observe its new use when its edited.
Clouds of black,
Clouds of night.
Blind my enemies take their sight.
let none of them cast harm on me,
I cast this spell so mote it be.
So now you see to two very vast uses that can come from just changing the wording of a spell.
Now going to the poetry writing style
When writing spells you must observe wording, if you are placing a word in a spell make sure you know what they mean, wording can dramatically affect a spell, i found that using an olden style of writing has a certain edge but you don't have to use it if you don't like it. words such as thee, ye are words commonly found.
Hear my plea,
I ask of thee.
protect my children while they cross the sea.
The waves of strong shall harm them not,
Let my offspring be not forgot.
this is a simple example of a rhyming poetic spell
eg of a command type spell
Burn this evil let it touch me not,
Bind this evil let if now flee.
It has now power ever me,
so mote it be.
BUT!!! i must stress the importance of providing energy, for without it no spell no matter how good the wording will work
For people who have passed this can move into mental casting which will be discussed now.
1st degree mental casting ( just my term for it)
This is when you can say a spell in your mind and let it work for you just as you would say with your mouth. this is useful in places where you are unable to whisper a spell under your breathe
2nd degree mental casting
This technique is done by mere thoughts, you say no words in your mind, rather think it and will it into being, this is excellent in quick situations in which words may take too long.
