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Oh Spirits unto life return, 

Arise thee from land’s deep hollow.

The old fire does smoke and burn, 

a beacon light we bid ye follow.

O Spirits to the Circle come, 

Enjoy our feast this Hallows’ Night.

About the fire burning bright, 

gather ye Old Ones, Spirits, and Shades,

Come ye to this hallowed ground, 

unto the joyous rites here made.

Dance and tread the Castle’s Round.

By Witch’s Dance and serpent coil, 

Beloved Dead, we thee invoke

The witch’s pot to gently boil, 

amidst the sweet and rising  smoke.

O Spirit presence draw ye near,

voices whisper and visions show

In fire, incense, and shadows appear, 

all the witch would seek to know.

By skull and bones crossed we conjure thee, Come ye forth, so shall it be.

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 A Charm To Call the Dead

Create an incense by mixing together some vervain, saffron, cinnamon, and ground pepper, then moisten with just enough honey to hold it all together. 

Light a charcoal in your cauldron, create sacred space in your usual manner, then light a black candle. Work yourself into a mild trance state. Begin placing bits of your incense on the charcoal. Repeat this charm three times:

Ancestors of mine, hear this plea,

Come now, join me, come be with me.

Only those who love me are welcome in this place,

Only those who love me may enter my sacred space.

Guidance and wisdom share now with me.

I call out with love, allow me to see!

Now allow yourself to listen and be aware, adding a bit more incense. Use any type of tool, cards, crystal ball, or other tools, call out and wait for a sign or response.

When done, clear you space asking that any spirits return to their realm. Give a blessing and then ground yourself by eating and drinking something.

Hallows Everyday

 Welcome October! Lovely October is here! And so begins again after a few years rest, my Hallows Everyday

Follow the crow and find the trail

of breadcrumbs, feathers, leaves and stones

to lead you from the summer lands into the autumn and unknown, yes go. 

- Terry Windling

Weekly Oracle

Shaman of Reflections

The Shaman Oracle by john Matthews & Wi Kinghan

I am the Shaman of Reflections. I offer you who calls upon me the opportunity

to see beyond your mirror image,  and to recognize within yourself the truths that

you may never have perceived. I challenge those who believe there is only one pathway

to follow. In the mystery of the mirror I show each individual his or her true self.

Look into the mirror and be challenged by what you see; and not just a physical mirror... the mirror of your thoughts, contemplations, situations, your soul. Look into the magick mirror. See deeply and past the everyday image, look into the soul, the heart, the past. What have we hidden that, if brought forward, will assist us on this path we travel, this path that has many branches and byways. That deeply hidden image is where our wisdom, the wisdom we have within us, will be. 

This card is a very clear indication that self-clarification is needed. It is time to acknowledge the truth, accepting reality, and then understanding that the challenges we face are valid ways of moving along our path to understanding ourselves and what we need to accomplish, what we have decided to do... or the tasks the goddesses and gods, ancestors, and/or spirits have set for us. 

I see this as, if you will pardon the language, the no bullshit card. Take a good look at what you are doing, what you think you want to be, to achieve - is it what you really want to go for? Are you  really up to the task? There is no shame in acknowledging that your aren't ready or willing to take on this, that's fine so go on your way to whatever is next for you. But some will be called kicking and screaming, but know it is what must be - do it anyway, you've been called and don't have the choice anyway. It will just keep coming back.

Then there are other things, challenges in the mundane, and these may be your greatest fear, the thing you absolutely don't want to have anything to do with. I am in that position right now, dealing with one of my biggest fears. Despite it being a challenge in the mundane, I know my goddesses are behind it, another test, task, whatever one wishes to call it, placed in my path to rip me apart and hopefully put me back together... wiser than before.

Reflection is many things.

Blessings nine!