"Rose Ariadne's Original, Confident Beauty Spell"

Here is the first in the easy witchcraft spell series, and it works best when done in the light of a full moon...1. You'll need a small hand mirror, the items you normally have on your altar, an extra handle of your favorite color (representing yourself), and a small charm or figurine that you find beautiful (it represents your attractiveness and beauty, both inside and out).2. Create your sacred spaces, cleanse your area, cast your circle, and all of the other things laid out for you in the Mystical World Of Ancient Witchcraft.3. Light your deity candles, and as you sit in the light of the candles (and the full moon) begin by looking at yourself in the mirror. As you are gazing at yourself, focus on all of the positive features you have... don't let ANY negative thoughts enter your mind. Look at your skin, your nose, your mouth, your eyes...acknowledge each part of your face and recognize how unique and special each part is. You came from the earth, you know, and the earth is truly beautiful - how could you be any less?4. Now, as you continue looking into the mirror, say: "I recognize myself, Rose Ariadne (or whatever your name is), as being a unique and beautiful person from the tips of my toes to the top of my head - and everywhere inside."5. Hold the mirror in your left had, as you light YOUR candle. Place the charm next to the candle, at it's base.6. Tilt the mirror so that you can see your candle, and the charm in it's reflection. Now say :"This candle represents me, Rose Ariadne (or whatever your name is). And this charm is my beauty on inside and out, that nobody lays claim to but me. For I am unique and special. As I see both of them in this mirror of light, so they are both a part of me. Myself, forever together with my beauty. No words will change it, no thought disband it. And so it is. So mote it be!"7. Blow out your candles, open your circle, and put things away... all the while think about the spell you just cast, and the feeling of confidence that has welled up inside of you. Focus on that feeling, remember how it feels, and make a promise to yourself not to let it go... but if you ever falter, and negativity takes hold in you again - this ritual will always be there for you to instantly rebuild your confidence... Rose has been practicing different forms of Witchcraft for over 27 years. For more information on easy witchcraft spells visit her site "The Ask Rose Ariadne Witchcraft Site"
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Spiritual Tourism is a Real Crowd-Puller to India
Spiritual Tourism is a real crowd-puller to India! India and other culturally rich countries are fast finding out the importance of their spiritual traditions and beliefs in context of tourism; though, India has always been looked upon as the universal truth-finder's path and a land of inherent spirituality. This view has been reinforced by the many overseas tourists to the country who return with memories of individual sanctification and weary souls rejuvenated after having stepped on the many legendary Indian worship sites and pilgrimage centers. How the Celeb-factor has turned around the fate of Spiritual tourism: word of mouth and great publicity! The global gypsy feet owner with a penchant for finding again the reassurance of religious feelings and those on spirituality scouting for inner peace find India the ideal Yog-bhoomi (land of yogic science). Many celebrities have found the ancient wisdom of Indian spirituality personally rejuvenating and have made it world-famous by giving it publicity and international exposure in action, dressing-style, using Indian meditation and other forms of spiritual peace that is predominantly Indian; some of these youth icons include Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Meg Ryan. Indian counterparts like Shiv Khera, Swami Ramdev, Deepak Chopra and other motivating speakers and preachers of spirituality helped in building a brand image of India as a delight for spiritual tourism seekers with their inspirational discourses, seminars, public appearances and other related promotional and educational efforts for reviving interest in Indian spiritual tourisms. A tryst with spiritual tourism in India proves to be a balm to the global traveler's soul. India's innumerable saints and seers, success at peaceful attainment at enlightenment and strong emphasis on cultural diversity in various religious monuments such as Temples, Mosques, Monasteries etc having all received benevolent patronage has resulted in many places of worship being present for curious visitors from the tourism sector. Now, thanks to proper management and eco-tourism factors, this sector of spiritual tourism has gained more recognition. Manoj Gursahani is the Chairman of India's first ecommerce travel portal- TravelMartIndia. Visit the blog for more travel related issues, travel tips and destinations
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The Pros And Cons Of Witchcraft Covens
The upside of joining a Coven is that it can give you some discipline when practicing your craft. For example, you will be celebrating every Sabbat, and making sure to do your daily devotions. It can be a rewarding experience to meet with like-minded people �" no matter what you do.Also, the High Priest and High Priestess will always be there to help guide you on your path.The downsides of joining a Coven are mostly the politics involved. There can be squabbles, and problems within the group (for example, arguments over who should lead, etc). There may also be people who join who have a lot of emotional baggage, and actually bring negative energy into the group. This can corrupt the energy that the Coven is working with �" in short, it may bring everyone down.The last downside of belonging to a Coven is that it can be a large commitment of time and energy. You will be expected to participate and even donate some money towards expenses and materials.Where To Find CovensYou can easily find Covens in your area by checking them out online. To start, just go to www.witchvox.com and sign up if you aren’t already (it’s free). You can also try to “google” the name of your city along with the word “Coven”. For example your search may be “New York Coven”.You may have many covens in your area, and may have a choice as to which one you want to join.Once you have at least once Coven to visit, contact them and find out if you can join. Then go visit and talk to the High Priest/Priestess and find out what the Coven is all about, and if you feel comfortable with it.Here are some of the questions you can ask on your visit to the Coven:1. What does your group have to offer me?2. What is your philosophy of witchcraft?3. What tradition do you practice?4. What do you feel that I have to offer your group?5. What are your requirements for degrees?6. How long is the dedication period?7. What are the expectations of members in your group?8. Are there membership dues?9. What is your lineage?10. What is your teaching style?11. How do you define covenstead?What Covens Do TogetherIt would be more accurate to ask what covens do not do together! Make ritual candles one full moon. If you do not practice skyclad, make your robes together. If you do practice skyclad, make robes for when you do visit other covens. Make soap or other Yule gifts together. Buy a case of tomatoes from the Farmers market and can them as a group. Throw parties. Make ritual bath salts, make incense, go visit other covens or Renaissance festivals as a group. Cook a weeks’ worth of meals for somebody mourning a loss or celebrating a baby. Become active in the pagan community. Make ritual jewelry together. Design and build a sacred space in your covenstead. Go to movies. Go out to dinner. Switch off babysitting. Adopt a road and pick up the litter. Hold a group yardsale. Help your fellow coveners move. Practice random acts of kindness. Enjoy! Rose has been practicing different forms of Witchcraft for over 27 years. For more information on witchcraft schools visit her site The Ask Rose Ariadne Witchcraft Site"
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Galactic Mystery - Matter - On The Dark Side
Scientific inquiry can be described as a sequence of observations leading to a hypothesis which must be tested by experimentation. The results either validate or invalidate the hypothesis which was under test. Unfortunately, the interpretation of the data sometimes does not elucidate some new truth but rather eclipses our thoughts into a new era of ignorance. Heralding a new age in the cosmos, Norwegian Kristian Birkeland predicted that the universe likely consisted of an exotic component that would later be called dark matter. His comments about this subject matter appeared in a description of the Norwegian Aurora Polaris Expedition (1902-1903). Birkeland's ideas about the Expedition were published in the fateful year of 1913 which would see the rise of the socialist Federal Reserve System and the Income Tax in the United States of America, two key components of the communist manifesto. Evolutionary processes were in motion throughout all fields of endeavor. Economics, politics, science and the hearts and minds of men and women were in the balance whilst relativism not truth held sway over the modern imagination. Cosmology would suffer from the same 'evolutionary' mindset and Birkeland wrote as much: "We have assumed that each stellar system in evolutions throws off electric corpuscles into space. It does not seem unreasonable therefore to think that the greater part of the material masses in the universe is found, not in the solar systems or nebulae, but in "empty" space." In this fashion, Birkeland predicted that because of the 'evolutions' present within the cosmos most of the matter in the universe must be found in 'empty' space rather than that which is observable in stellar objects. It is currently believed that only four percent of the universe is of this ordinary visible stellar type. Further, about a quarter of the universe is made up of the ubiquitous dark matter with the rest of the cosmos being filled with the even more bizarre dark energy. It was Fritz Zwicky, a swiss astrophysicist working for Caltech, who would further the concept of dark matter through the aegis of the Virial Theorem. This mathematical relation is a formula which bounds the energy of a set of particles. In another dark year in the steady evolution to slavery since 1933 saw the removal of gold from the accounts of american citizenry, Zwicky used the Virial Theorem in an attempt to ascertain the validity of the dark matter hypothesis. He focussed his attention on the Coma galactic cluster and his analysis provided prima facie confirmation for the existence of dark matter. By evaluating the amount of movement of those galaxies at the periphery of the cluster he was able to approximately surmise the aggregate of all the matter therein. He was astonished to learn that this sum total of mass is different from a separately computed estimate. This other value was obtained by analyzing the sum total of galaxies and the brightness of the Coma cluster. Juxtaposing this value with the periphery computation he observed that there was a discrepancy of at a minimum four hundredfold. Since the galaxies were insufficiently massive to cause the computed orbital velocities there must be some other mechanism to explain this phenomena. This conundrum became in the scientific lexicon the missing mass problem. Zwicky had established the need for the existence of an invisible source of mass hitherto unknown which must provide the necessary gravitational effect for the cluster. Thus, it is a fact of the current state of cosmology that the greatest set of evidence for dark matter comes from this galactic gravitational data. Scientists have even made galactic curves describing the rotational properties of stars versus the distance from the galactic center. When the gravitational data is plotted it can be shown that only a small portion of the observed speeds are explicable by classical computations. In other words, there is a scarcity of visible mass in the observed galaxies to attribute the sum total of gravitational effects to visibly observable stars planets and galaxies. Thus, the simplest way to explain this galactic mystery of insufficient mass is to hypothesize a non-detectable type of mass known as dark matter which can be the cause for the gravitational effects. As more and more data is collected on these and other aspects of the universe, formulae and cosmological postulates are generated describing the results so obtained. Fulfilling the requirements of the aforementioned aspects leads some scientists to propose several different types of dark matter. The four main types of dark matter are called 1- baryonic dark matter; 2- warm dark matter; 3- cold dark matter and 4- hot dark matter. Dark matter ranges from the known to the predicted, from black holes to brown dwarfs to the massive compact halo objects (MACHOs), the neutrino, axions, WIMPS or weakly interacting massive particles and the esoteric neutralino. However, there is an alternative explanation for the gravitational effects which originally created the dark matter concept. If an incomplete understanding of gravitation is factored into the picture, then it can be asserted that the dark matter interpretation is incorrect because some other cause is generating these phenomena. Several different contending theories have been developed to describe the observed galactic data. In particular, one of the main competing explanations is given by scalar tensor theories which try to combine the teachings of quantum mechanics with gravity. Amplifying these ideas leads to a variety of exotic ideas which challenge our most fundamental notions of physics and astronomy. Other concepts go even further and have been the subject of interest for astronomers like Dr. Riccardo Scarpa since these allow for a cosmology without the inclusion of the enigmatic dark matter. Dr. Scarpa works at the European Southern Observatory in Santiago Chile using the Very Large Telescope Array at Paranal. With all of his experience in this field, it is interesting to note some of his most recent comments on the superfluous dark matter: "Dark matter is the craziest idea we've ever had in astronomy. It can appear when you need it, it can do what you like, be distributed in any way you like. It is the fairy tale of astronomy." In view of these comments one should ask if another scientific idea might be on the verge of collapsing. Indeed, astronomers are routinely using these other theoretical principles on a daily basis in infrared observatories around the world. Thus, it is very likely that we are simply wrong about all of this dark matter. It is within all probability that the only dark matter that we will ever find is that ignorant dark matter between our ears. Michael Strauss is an engineer and author of Requiem for Relativity the Collapse of Special Relativity. www.relativitycollapse.net or www.relativitycollapse.com
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Witchcraft Supplies You'll Need
Crystals/StonesEach rock (whether it is a crystal or not) has a higher or lower density vibration. This makes certain rocks (crystals & stones) powerful collectors of Magick energy.Whenever you are in a situation where you are about to buy stones or crystals, it is important to physically touch different ones before buying them. It helps to close your eyes and really “feel” the stone �" concentrate on how the stone resonates with you, and select the ones that are special.Here I list the most commonly used stones that will help you with your Magick work (along with their Magick properties):Amber �" changes negative energy into positive energy; protectionAmethyst �" courage, psychic energies, dreams, healing addictions (especially alcohol), peace, happiness, love; opens crown chakraApache’s Tear �" protection, luckAventurine �" money, luck, mental agility, visual acuity, peace, healing; opens heart chakraAzurite �" psychic energy, dreams, divination (the art of looking into the future), healing, concentration, transformationBloodstone �" courage, strength, victory, wealth, self-confidence, success in business and legal affairs; stops bleeding; helps regulate the first four chakrasCarnelian �" courage, sexual energy, verbal skill, peace; alleviates jealousy, apathy, fear, and rageChrysocolla �" wisdom, peace, love, communication, vitalityCitrine �" psychic powers, protection, creativity, sexual energy; deflects nightmaresClear quartz �" intensifies energy (both positive and negative)Coral �" protection from evil; resolves conflictsDiamond �" courage strength, healing, protection, spirituality, mental and sexual abilitiesDolomite �" relieves sorrowEmerald �" prosperity, mental and psychic abilities, dreams, meditation, visual acuity, love, peace, balance; opens the heart chakraFluorite �" balances and stabilizes relationshipsGarnet �" strength, physical energy, healing, protection, purification, compassion; opens the root and crown chakrasGeode �" fertility, childbirth, meditation, freedom of spirit, psychic abilities, dreams, astral travelHematite �" grounding, calming, healing, divination, intuition, physical strength; aids restful sleepHerkimer Diamond �" enhances psychic abilities and clairvoyanceJade- healing, protection, wisdom, prosperity, love, long life, fertility, courage, peaceJasper- healing, protection, health, beauty, energyJet- protection, hex breaking; dispels fearLapis Lazuli �" courage, joy, love, fidelity, psychic abilities, protection, healing, beauty, prosperityLepidolite �" peace, spirituality, psychic, strength, luck, protection, psychic abilities, emotional balance; deflects nightmaresLodestone �" cleanses crystals and aligns their energies, balances the chakras, removes obstaclesMalachite �" power, energy, protection, love, peace, success in business, vision quests, gardeningMarble �" protection, dream recall, meditationMeteorite �" enhances work with spiritual and celestial beingsMoonstone �" grounding, love, divination, sleep, gardening, protection, youth, harmony, peace, magick, travelObsidian �" grounding, divination, protection; deflects negativityOnyx �" emotional balance, self-control (especially in sexual matters), binding, protection (especially against someone else’s magick), strengthOpal �" beauty, prosperity, luck, power, psychic abilities, visual acuity, emotional balancePearl �" manifests truth, peace, and serenityPeridot �" protection, prosperity, sleep, health, emotional balance, intuitionRose Quartz �" love, peace, happiness, healing (especially of the emotions)Ruby �" prosperity, power, courage, integrity, joy; deflects nightmaresSapphire �" psychic abilities, inspiration, love, meditation, peace, healing, power, prosperity, protectionSmokey Quartz �" healing, directing and absorbing energy, altered states; dissolves negative energySodalite �" healing, meditation, wisdom, calm, grounding, stress reducerSunstone �" protection, energy, health, passion, sexualityTiger’s Eye �" courage, prosperity, protection, energy, luck, judgment and common sense, honesty, divination; eases depressionTourmaline �" love, friendship, prosperity, business, peace, sleep, energy, courage, protection, inspiration; opens the third eye center, or the sixth chakraTurquoise �" courage, protection, prosperity, luck, friendship, healing, communication, happiness, emotional balance, astral travel; strengthens all the chakrasZircon �" protection (especially from theft), beauty, love, peace, sexual energy, healing, mental alertness, emotional balanceHerbsHerbs also bring unique Magick energies to the table when doing spell work. Not only do we Witches use them for spells, but herbs are also becoming more popular to treat health ailments throughout the world.Before ever ingesting herbs (for any reason), it is important to consult with a doctor or herbologist who can make sure that nothing you drink or eat will be harmful.In your Magick you will usually ground herbs into fine powders, or stuff poppets with herbs that will release the energies you are looking for to bring about the best spell results.Here is a listing of the herbs with their Magick properties:Acacia �" Protection, psychic powersAllspice �" Money, luck, healingAlmond �" Money, prosperity, wisdomAmber �" For stability, self-confidence, and peaceAmbergris �" To awaken love and emotionAngelica Root �" Used for protection and exorcism and to cause visionsAnise �" Protection, purification, youthApple Blossom �" For love and friendshipBalm of Gilead �" Attract new love, mend broken heart, protection, healingBayberry �" Money, good luck, peace, harmony, well-beingBenzoin �" Purification, prosperityBergamot �" Money, hex-breakingBlessed Thistle �" For purification and protection from evil, used in hex-breaking spellsBuckeye �" Carry to attract money and to ward off aches and painsCamphor �" To awaken past life memories, stimulates psychic awarenessCarnation �" Protection, strength, healing, vitalityCatnip �" Creates a psychic bond with cats, attracts good spirits, love and luckCedar �" Healing, courage, purification, protection, money, hex-breakingChamomile �" For sleep and meditation, and to attract moneyCherry �" Divination, loveCinnamon �" Lust, love, success, power, psychic awareness, healing, protectionClove �" Money, love, lust, exorcism, protectionClover �" Protection, money, love, fidelity, success, exorcismColtsfoot �" Draws peace and tranquility, promotes visions, also used in spells involving animalsComfrey �" For safety during travel and to draw moneyCyclemen �" To draw love and truthCypress �" For comfort and solace, to ease feelings of lossDamiana �" Used for lust and loveDragon's Blood �" Power amplifier, protection, love, banishing, potencyEucalyptus �" Healing, protectionFive Finger Grass (cinquefoil) �" Protection, prophetic dreams, wisdom, and success in court casesFrankincense �" Spirituality, protection, exorcism, consecrationGalangal �" For courage, strength, and for avoiding legal problemsGardenia �" Love, peace, healing, spiritualityGeranium �" For fertility, health and loveGinger �" Success, power, money, loveGinseng �" For attracting love, luck and healthGota Kola �" MeditationHeliotrope �" To attract money and gain powerHemlock �" To induce astral projection, to purify magickal knives or swordsHibiscus �" For love, lust, divinationHoneysuckle �" Money drawing, psychic awareness, memory, healing, power, honestyHops �" Healing, sleepHyacinth �" For love and protectionHyssop �" Purification, protectionJasmine �" Love, prophetic dreams, money, sleep, love, healing, health, meditationJohn the Conqueror �" Money, love, happiness, hex breaking, protectionJuniper Berries �" Protection, health, increases psychic powersLavender �" Chastity, love, peace, happiness, clairvoyance, longevity, sleep, protectionLemon �" Longevity, purification, love, friendshipLemongrass �" For lust, psychic powers and to repel snakesLilac �" Protection, banishingLily of the Valley �" For peace, harmony and loveLotus �" Spirituality, love, protectionMagnolia �" Peace, nature spells, hair growthMandrake �" For protection, fertility, money and loveMarigold �" Protection, prophetic dreams, legal matters, psychic powersMistletoe �" Protection, love, fertility, health, exorcismMugwort �" Strength, psychic powers, healing, astral projectionMusk �" Courage, fertility, lustMyrrh �" Spirituality, healing, protection, exorcism, transformation, consecrationNarcissus �" For peace and harmonyNutmeg �" Fidelity, luck, money, healthOrange �" Divination, love, luck, moneyOrange Blossom �" For beauty, loveOrris �" For lovePassion Flower �" Peace, sleep, friendshipPatchouli �" Fertility, lust, money, protection, divinationPennyroyal �" For strength, protection, peacePeppermint �" Love, psychic awareness, lust, mental stimulant, energyPine �" Healing, protection, exorcism, fertility, moneyPlumeria �" For lovePrimrose �" For protection and loveRose �" Love, beauty, psychic powers, divination, healing, luck, protectionRose Geranium �" Protection, fertility, love, healthRosemary �" Mental powers, youth, protection, love, lust, purification, sleep, exorcismRue �" Healing, mental powers, protection, loveSage �" Wisdom, animal guides, wishes, immortalitySandalwood �" Spirituality, protection, wishes, healing, exorcismSassafras �" Health and moneySpearmint �" Healing, love, mental powersSpikenard �" For good luck, fidelity, and healthStrawberry �" Love, luck and beautySweet Pea �" For friendship, courage and strengthTangerine �" Psychic powers, mental powersTea Tree �" Healing, anti-fungalTonka Beans �" Love, money, courage, wishesVanilla �" Magickal powers, mental powers, love, lust, rejuvenationVervain �" Love, protection, purification, peace, money, youth, healingVetivert �" Hex breaking, peace, luck, love, protection, exorcismViolet �" Animal guide work, wishes, peace, love, luck, lust, protectionWitches Grass �" Happiness, lust, love, exorcismWormwood �" Psychic powers, calling spirits, protection, loveYarrow Flowers �" Courage, love, psychic powers, exorcismYerba Santa �" Beauty, healing, psychic powers, protectionYlang Ylang �" Love, lust, peace Rose has been practicing different forms of Witchcraft for over 27 years. For more information on witchcraft supply visit her site The Ask Rose Ariadne Witchcraft Site"
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