MY THOUGHTS AND FEELS ON WICCA

 One of the first things I learnt about Wicca, was what it is and what it isn't.

 It has nothing to do with the devil or satiates. The devil is a Christian creation and has nothing to do with wicca.  I also learned that there is the horned god that was stolen from paganism and misrepresented. 

Wicca is a spiritual path you will never stop learning (like in life generally). Wicca is adaptabe to suite you. 

 Some wiccans/witches have more than one goddess and god that they work with and give thanks to. the goddess is the point of focus and the god is her co-creator. 

 Wiccans respect the earth and need to have balance both physically and spiritually.

I have been studding wicca for a while now and i still feel a bit unsure when joining in on rituals.

My thoughts on death and the afterlife 

• That you have had more than one live.
• That between life’s you go to the Summerland (heaven)
• Their is good and bad spirits all around us.
• We all have spirit guides (beings that help us through life)

Books and websites I recommend

i will not put all the books i have down as a)i have not read all of them b)there is 2 that i dont like and would not recommend.

• The wicca bible by Ann-marie Gallagher
• The ultimate book of shadows for the new generation solitry witch by Silver Ravenwolf
• Wicca the complete craft by D.J. Conway
• Buckland’s complete book of witchcraft by Raymond Buckland (I have not read all of this yet but what I have read so far is good)
• The Signs & Symbols Bible by Madonna Gauding 
• The Encyclopedia of Mythology Norse, Greek & Roman, Celtic by Arthur Cotterell 
• Mythology For Dummies by Dr. Christopher W. Blackwell & Amy Hackney Blackwell 
• Essential Visual History Of world Mythology by National Geographic 

The website I recommend is www.sacred-texts.com This webstie has lots of texts that are now out of copyright.

www.pagan.com This is a website for pagan based information.

this was first written on Friday the 8th July 2011.
 and updated on Friday the 18th may 2012. 

Till next time bye 

Sam xx 

MY BOOK OF SHADOWS

Since i have moved flats. I have not done much wicca but in the last month i have been adding to my book of shadows. My soon to be wife, bought me some new tarot cards as i did not feel connected to my first set. 

So late last year a few months before we moved i started my new written book of shadows - i haven't really added much to it since i moved but i am slowly building it up.  My hand writing is quite bad, it takes me longer to write things. I also have to make sure i don't get my words around the wrong way. I can't draw and make it artistic like the ones on youtube videos but that don't matter to me; other people won't see it unless i show it to them. 

My book of shadows is a note book, A4 size, about 500 pages and has moveable deviders with pockets. I printed of my cover, and used prick-stick to attached it to the front of my book.  Its white with a pentacle in the middle, on the top left is a triquetra, on the top right is a triple spiral, on the bottom left is yin and yang and on the bottom right is a triple moon.

I have five sections. I am currently using three of them one for general information one for my thoughts and feeling and one for rituals and rites (but i have only got one at the minute).

I've got my book protection, wicca rede, my deities, elements,and information on sabbats 

I still have a lot to add mostly ritual and rites and possibly some spells. 

Till Next time


samantha xx


p.s. -  My wife to be Pipa help me punctuate and use the correct word arrangement, to help me say what i wanted to.

THE WEDDING (CIVIL PARTNERSHIP) PART 2 ( and our NEW FLAT)

The Wedding part 1 is in July 2011

Hello 

We now have a wedding venue booked and i am so happy. In the last few months everything has be going so well for us 2012 is going to be an amazing year. The wedding is not going to be a big one as Pipa's parents won't be there because her dad got a job abroad and her mum will be joining him soon so we are now not having a reception as there will only be about 14 people as it is only family and a couple of friends and i can't wait the date is so special to us as it is the date we first met 5 years to the day. i just love that fact it is a small wedding because we are all that matters i would love it just to be us and two witnesses but not won't to upset anyone my not inviting them so a  small wedding it shall be.

Our new flat has two gardens and is just as big as our old one but is much quitter and not really high up  we have our own front door straight in to the garden so happy we moved on the 20th december 2011 we had given up on a move but we did and now the dog has a garden and we have a nice home for after the wedding hopefully it will be decorated by then. For me this is the start of a good thing we have lived together four years in march but this is the first place that has felt like home and safe that the same time and now all i need to do is loss weight for the wedding so way less food and more exercise so on monday the fun will began (well today). 

till next time 

bye 

sam