How to Become a Witch, Amber K. [new books to read .txt] 📗

a rule, we try not to duplicate material from our other books, but this is one of those lists that is handy to have in more than one place.)

Abstinence, Sobriety, Temperance, or Moderation: Purple, black

Cheerfulness: Turquoise, bright yellow

Children: The primary colors: bright yellow, red, blue, and green

Confidence: Royal blue

Courage: Bright red

Energy: Orange

Fertility: Green, especially a light spring green

Friendship: Royal blue, gold, golden brown, or tan

Healing or Health: Medium green, rose

Home (new): Bright orange, sunlight yellow

Home (blessing): Rose, gold, light blue

Home (purification): White, light blue

Hope: Sky blue

Inner Peace: Light blue, lavender, white

Joy: Rainbow

Love: Rose

Money, Prosperity, or Wealth: Gold, emerald green

Protection (physical): Blue, black, turquoise

Protection (psychic): Silver

Purification: White

Spiritual Growth: Violet, purple, or lavender

Study or Learning: Orange

Success: Gold, royal blue

Sun Gods: Gold

Travel: Light blue

Unity (of polarities): Rainbow

Water Magick: Blue, green, aqua

Correspondences for Metals

For Jewelry, Talismans, Ritual Tools, Etc.

Balance (polarities): Copper, bronze

Commerce: Mercury (hazardous)

Communication: Mercury (hazardous)

Courage: Gold

Divination: Silver

Dreamwork: Silver

Eloquence: Mercury (hazardous)

Emotions: Silver

Energy (directing): Copper

Fire Magick: Gold, brass

Good Fortune: Tin (hard to find, use pewter)

Grounding: Lead (hazardous)

Healing: Silver, copper, iron, brass

Intuition: Silver

Jupiter: Tin

Love: Copper

Luck: Copper

Mercury: Mercury (hazardous)

Moon Goddesses: Silver

Moon Magick: Silver

Negativity (deflects): Lead (hazardous)

Power: Gold

Prosperity: Gold, tin, brass

Protection: Gold, silver, copper, iron, lead (hazardous), brass

Psychic Energy (blocks): Iron

Psychic Work: Silver

Saturn: Lead (hazardous)

Scrying: Silver

Self-Confidence: Gold

Solar Magick: Gold, brass

Strength: Iron, gold

Success: Gold

Sun: Gold, brass

Sun Gods: Gold, brass, bronze

Travel: Mercury (hazardous)

Unity (of polarities): Electrum

Venus: Copper

Water Magick: Silver

Warnings

Mercury is extremely poisonous! Do not touch, breathe, or ingest.

Use sterling silver as a substitute.

Lead is poisonous when absorbed by the body; use hematite or pewter

as a substitute.

Copper can turn your skin green when worn touching the skin for too long.

Appendix E

The Wiccan Rede

Being known as the counsel of the Wise Ones:

Bide the Wiccan Laws ye must

In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.

Live an’ let live

Fairly take an’ fairly give.

Cast the Circle thrice about

To keep all evil spirits out.

To bind the spell every time

Let the spell be spake in rhyme.

Soft of eye an’ light of touch

Speak little, listen much.

Deosil go by the waxing Moon

Sing and dance the Wiccan rune.

Widdershins go when the Moon doth wane,

An’ the Werewolf howls by the dread Wolfsbane.

When the Lady’s Moon is new,

Kiss thy hand to Her times two.

When the Moon rides at Her peak Then your heart’s desire seek.

Heed the Northwind’s mighty gale,

Lock the door and drop the sail.

When the wind comes from the South, Love will kiss thee on the mouth.

When the wind blows from the East, Expect the new and set the feast.

When the West wind blows o’er thee, Departed spirits restless be.

Nine woods in the Cauldron go,

Burn them quick an’ burn them slow.

Elder be ye Lady’s tree,

Burn it not or cursed ye’ll be.

When the Wheel begins to turn,

Let the Beltane fires burn.

When the Wheel has turned a Yule, Light the Log an’ let Pan rule.

Heed ye flower bush an’ tree,

By the Lady Blessèd Be.

Where the rippling waters go,

Cast a stone an’ truth ye’ll know.

When ye have need,

Hearken not to others’ greed.

With the fool no season spend

Or be counted as his friend.

Merry meet an’ merry part

Bright the cheeks an’ warm the heart.

Mind the Threefold Law ye should

Three times bad an’ three times good.

When misfortune is enow,

Wear the Blue Star on thy brow.

True in love ever be

Unless thy lover’s false to thee.

Eight words ye Wiccan Rede fulfill

An it harm none, do what ye will.

From the website of the New England Covens of Traditionalist Witches:

“This version of the Rede has appeared in many publications, on various sites and in many stores. These printed versions come from The Green Egg, where it was first published by Lady Gwynne Thompson, primary teacher of N.E.C.T.W. (1928–1986). In Green Egg #69, she attributed our Tradition’s version of the Rede to Adriana Porter, her paternal grandmother, ‘who was well into her 90’s when she crossed over into the Summerlands in 1946.’

“Lady Gwynne gave this Rede to the universe, and for this and everything else she gave us, we honor her and carry on her tradition.”[1]

[1] See http://www.nectw.org/ladygwynne.html.

Appendix F

Rite of Self-Dedication

to the Craft of the Wise

We recommend that you write your own ritual so that it comes from the heart and your spirit is infused throughout it. However, if you are absolutely stuck as to what to do, this may give you a starting point. This self-dedication ritual is loosely based on the dedication rite from the Ladywood Tradition of Wicca. You can change it to fit your needs or the tradition that most interests you. As long as the basic steps are included, feel free to adapt and amend this as you will.

Preliminaries

In this ritual, you will present yourself to the quarters (elements) and to the God and Goddess of nature. You will put on a white cord, the sign of a dedicant, and speak your new Craft name. After this, you may begin creating your own astral temple. You will then do a short divinatory reading that signifies your current path or work as a dedicant. There is a self-blessing, followed by cakes and wine and giving thanks. Try to do the ritual during the waxing or full moon, when you have plenty of time and will not be interrupted or disturbed.

In a quiet and private place, set up the altar. You will need the following items:

An altar: a table or other flat surface inside or a flat stone, section of log, or grassy spot outdoors

An altar cloth in colors that remind you of the Craft, new beginnings, or the season

Two candles

Statues or symbols of the Goddess and the God—either traditional forms such as the Moon Goddess and the Horn√©d God, or your favorite aspects

Symbols of the elements (such as a shell, red candle, stone, and feather)

Small bowls of water and of salt

Incense, holder, and matches

A cup or chalice of water with a few drops of wine