Daily Pagan Devotionals

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Day 31...

Buddhist Saying
Engineers of canals guide the water
Fletchers make the arrow straight
Carpenters shape the wood
The wise mold themselves.
Traditional Buddhist saying

Blessed Be...

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Day 32...

Healing Energy Work
Place your hands on either side of your head, close but without touching. Visualize the pain in your head as a murky red light. You head is filled with this painful red fog. Your hands on the other hand are producing a bright blue light that's crisp and clean. Envision that blue light coming off your hands and forcing the red light out of your head. Slowly picture the blue light working its way through your head until there is no more red light.


Please remember ....
Healing magick is no replacement for professional medical care. It should be looked at as an addition to treatment rather than an alternative.

Blessed Be...

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Day 33...

Thoth

The God Thoth is usually shown with the head of an ibis (a crane-like bird), or sometimes as a baboon with a dog's head. His other names are Tehuti, Sheps, or Dhouti.
Thoth is the 'scribe of the Gods' and He rules over language and writing, mathematics, engineering, literature, astronomy and other similar disciplines. He is closely related to his wife Seshat. It was She who invented writing, but Thoth was the one who brought the knowledge to mankind.

Thoth is also involved in the judging of souls in the underworld. He manned the scale where a soul was measured against the feather of Ma'at. As the divine scribe, he also recorded the judgment.

Thoth is said to be the original composer of the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

Blessed Be...

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Day 34...

What Witches Aren't

Pointed hats, black cats
Eye of newt and toe of frog
What stereotypes!
by Pythia

Blessed Be...

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Day 35...

Charge of the Goddess
Listen to the words of the Great Mother, who was of old also called amongst men Artemis, Astarte, Diana, Melusine, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Dana, Arianrhod, Isis, Bride and by many other names.
At my altars, the youth of most distant ages gave love, and made due sacrifice. Whenever you have need of anything, once in a month, and better it be when the Moon is full, then shall you gather in some secret place and adore the spirit of Me, who am Queen of all Witches.

There shall you assemble ye who are fain to learn all sorcery, yet have not won its deepest secrets; to these will I teach things that are yet unknown. And you shall be free from slavery, and as a sign that you be really free you shall be naked in your rites. And you shall dance, sing, feast, make music and love all in my praise; for mine is the ecstasy of the spirit, and mine also is joy on Earth, for my law is love unto all beings.

Keep pure your highest ideal, strive ever towards it; let naught stop you or turn you aside, for mine is the secret door which opens upon the door of youth. And mine is the cup of the wine of life and the Cauldron of Cerridwen, which is the Holy Grail of Immortality.

I am the gracious Goddess who gives the gift of joy unto the heart of man, upon Earth I give knowledge of the Spirit eternal, and beyond death I give peace and freedom and reunion with those who have gone before; nor do I demand sacrifice, for behold I am the Mother of all living, and my love is poured out upon the Earth. Hear ye the words of the Star Goddess.

She in the dust of whose feet are the hosts of Heaven, whose body encircles the universe. I who am beauty of the green Earth and the white Moon amongst the stars. And the mystery of the waters, and the desire of the heart of man, call unto thy soul. Arise and come unto me, for I am the souls of Nature who gives life to the universe.

From me all things procees, and unto me all things must return. And before my face, beloved of Gods and men, thine inmost divine self shall be enfolded in the rapture of the infinte.

Let my worship be with the heart that rejoices, for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. And therefore let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honour and humility, mirth and reverence within you.

And you who thinks to seek for me, know thy seeking and yearning shall avail you not, unless you know the mystery, that if that which you seek you find not within thee, you will never find it without thee. Behold I have been with you from the beginning and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.

Blessed Be...

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Day 36...

A quote from the Eddas

The coward believes he will live forever
If he holds back in the battle,
But in old age he shall have no peace
Though spears have spared his limbs

Stanza 16 of the Havamal (the Sayings of Har) from the Poetic Edda

My interpretation: Don't spend your life on the sidelines. Take some chances! You'll regret it later in life if you don't.

Blessed Be...

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Day 37...

Lightbulb Jokes
How many Gardnerian witches does it take to change a light bulb?

It's a third degree secret.


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How many Pagans does it take to change a lightbulb?

Six. One to change it, and five to sit around complaining that lightbulbs never burned out before those d**ned Christians came along.


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How many Discordians does it take to change a lightbulb?"

Blue fish Tuesday

Blessed Be...

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Day 38...

The Three-Fold Law

Most Pagans have heard of the Three-Fold Law, but not everyone interprets it the same way. At first glance, you might think it means that every action comes back to you 3-fold (or 3 times stronger), whether good or bad. But energy would soon spiral out of control if every action was tripled when it came back.

So another way to think of the Three-Fold Law, is not that actions come back 3 times larger, but that they come back to you on 3 levels: physically, mentally and spiritually (or emotionally). Personally, I think this variation is more in tune with how the universe would work.

Blessed Be...

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Day 39...

Calling the Quarters
Living Spirit of the East,
We call to You
Airy Sylphs
Powers of Intellect
Strength of the whirlwind
and pleasant scents
of the Dawning Spring
come join us on this night
be witness to this Rite
help our minds to think as one
Welcome and Blessed Be

Living Spirit of the South,
We call to you
Fiery Salamanders
Powers of Will
Wild beauty of lightning
and gentle warmth
of the Summer Sun
come join us on this night
be witness to this rite
help our energy to burn as one
Welcome and Blessed Be

Living Spirit of the West
We call to You
Watery Selkies
Powers of Emotion
Majesty of a storm as sea
and cooling patter
of the Autumn Rain
come join us on this night
be witness to this Rite
help our emotions flow a one
Welcome and Blessed Be

Living Spirit of the North
We call to you
Earthy Gnomes
Powers of Incarnation
Fertility of garden soil
and endurance
of cold ground in winter
be witness to this rite
come join us on this night
help our bodies to work as one
Welcome and Blessed Be

Blessed Be...

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Day 40...

Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch to Live

This one Biblical verse has caused more tension between Pagans and Christians than any other.
But it's becoming more and more well-known that the modern day translation of the verse is flawed, and that the original statement was something quite different. Some say the original word was not witch, but poisoner. Still others say that is also incorrect. The number of views and ideas on how the original text should be translated are many, and varied.

I suggest you follow this link if you are interested in this, as I cannot delve too deeply in this one email message. Some of the research into this verse is quite extensive, but pretty interesting.



And the moral of this story....
You shouldn't judge the tenets and beliefs of other religions until you really take the time to fully understand them. There is usually more to them than what you see on the surface.

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Exodus 22:18 in 19 English translations of the Bible:
Various Biblical translations render this verse as:

American Standard Version "Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live."
The Answer: Put to death any woman who does evil magic.
Amplified Bible: You shall not allow a woman to live who practices sorcery.
Good News Version: Put to death any woman who practices magic.
James Moffatt Translation: You shall not allow any sorceress to live.
Jerusalem Bible: You shall not allow a sorceress to live.
King James Version: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
Living Bible: A sorceress shall be put to death.
Modern Language Bible: Allow no sorceress to live.
New American Bible: You shall not let a sorceress live.
New American Standard Bible: You shall not let a sorceress live.
New Century Version: Put to death any woman who does evil magic.
New International Version: Do not allow a sorceress to live.
New Living Translation: A sorceress must not be allowed to live.
New Revised Standard Version: You shall not permit a female sorcerer to live.
New World Translation: You must not preserve a sorceress alive.
The Promise: Contemporary English Version: Death is the punishment for witchcraft.
Revised Standard Version: You shall not permit a sorceress to live.
Revised English Bible: You must not allow a witch to live.
In the original Hebrew manuscript, the author used the word m'khashepah to describe the person who should be killed. The word means a woman who uses spoken spells to harm others - e.g. causing their death or loss of property. Clearly "evil sorceress" or "woman who does evil magic" would be the most accurate phrases in today's English usage for this verse.

The Good News Bible uses the term "magic." This is also a poor selection because that term has been used to refer to: stage magic, sleight of hand, magic tricks.
ceremonial magic used to harm other persons.
ceremonial magic used to heal other persons.


The King James Version and Revised English Bible use the term "witch." In North America, the term normally refers to Wiccans -- the followers of the Wiccan religion. According to the Scofield Reference Bible this verse from the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) was written in the year 1491 BCE. This is some 650 years before the origin of the Celtic people circa 850 BCE from whom some elements of Wicca were taken. So Exodus 22:18 can hardly be referring to Wiccans.

Blessed Be...

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Day 41...

Tarot Card - the Hierophant

The Hierophant is the 5th card of the Major Arcana, and is associated with earth and Taurus. It symbolizes society, long-standing tradition, organized religion, government, routine, convention and authority. This card is sometimes illustrated as the Pope.

A Hierophant thought for today:
No matter how free-thinking and wild-spirited you are, and wish others would be, the world would be chaos and anarchy without some rules, authority and organization.


Blessed Be...

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Day 42...

Trivia for Samhain

Though it's not exactly a major card-sending holiday, the first Halloween card was created in the early 1920s, and in 1998 over $50 million was spent on Halloween cards in the USA. Tsk, Hallmark needs to come out with a Samhain card!

Ok, one more. Rumour has it that in the original Halloween movie, the mask that Michael Myers wore was actually a William Shatner mask, painted white. I guess that's not very Pagan, but I thought it was hilarious.

Blessed Be...

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Day 43...

Today's Colour is Yellow!

Yellow is not a common colour for magickal work, but it does correspond to communication, education, happiness, confidence, joy, mental abilities, concentration, thought and reason.

It's also associated with:
Sunday
East
The Sun
The element air
The third (solar plexus) chakra

Use this today:
Wear something yellow
Put your brain to work today. Combine communication and education, and learn a new word. Use a thesaurus to find a lesser-used term for something you are likely to talk about today, and fit it into conversation.

Blessed Be...

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Day 44...

Goddess Creation Story
Alone, awesome, complete within Herself, the Goddess, She whose name cannot be spoken, floated in the abyss of the outer darkness, before the beginning of all things. And as She looked into the curved mirror of black space, She saw by her own light her radiant reflection, and fell in love with it. She drew it forth by the power that was in Her and made love to Herself, and called Her "Miria, the Wonderful".
Their ecstasy burst forth in the single song of all that is, was, or ever shall be, and with the song came motion, waves that poured outward and became all the spheres and circles of the worlds. The Goddess became filled with love, swollen with love, and She gave birth to a rain of bright spirits that filled the worlds and became all beings.

But in that great movement, Miria was swept away, and as She moved out from the Goddess She became more masculine. First She became the Blue God, the gentle , laughing God of love. Then She became the Green One, vine-covered, rooted in the earth, the spirit of all growing things. At last She became the Horned God, the Hunter whose face is the ruddy sun and yet dark as Death. But always desire draws Him back toward the Goddess, so that He circles Her eternally, seeking to return in love.

All began in love; all seeks to return to love. Love is the law, the teacher of wisdom, and the great revealer of mysteries.

Blessed Be...

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Day 45...

Word Jumble
Unscramble the letters to find a stone with magickal uses:

C L A T E H I A M

Answer in tomorrow's note.

Blessed Be...

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