Weekly Divination 25th Oct 2015

The week will see you meet up an old acquaintance or people you haven't met in quite some time. It will be a meeting that shall be appreciated by you as well as your friend.

Your indulgence and yielding to temptations will cause some trouble to you and those who depend on you. This will be temporary.

The coming week marks a significant and immensely fulfilling journey for some. This trip shall be more significant than it shall appear. For some, it will be an Eye-opener. You may find yourself trying to ensure that everyone is comfortable and enjoying themselves. Make sure that you too live in the moment and not in the 'ripples' into the future.

Many blessings.
Iyah

September 1st onwards: Mindfulness and clarity (Divination)

The universe is built on  dominoes. No event nor any one organism is ever isolated. One thing leads to another. One person is linked to another. No one, not even the rocks and soil are isolated.

So why do we think that abundance will be a singular, independent achievement?

To manifest anything in the material world, we need to first ascend into the spiritual.

I am not advising everyone to go trod the spiritual path. It isn't a freeway, it is a calling, a journey, that although not very difficult, is not meant for all. However, a spiritual way of life is something we could all try. We could all try living in the moment. We could all try be aware of the 'now'. We could all try cutting off from the past and we could all try not to dwell on the future.

How difficult is it to live in the moment with utmost truth and honesty, and to enjoy and be grateful for every single small event that we encounter?

It may seem a bit difficult, but with practice, it is possible.

The message for us this time is this only. The way we live decides how clear we are about our life. Should we be mindful of what is happening with us, we shall realise what we must do.

Mindfulness brings us closer to the clarity we seek. Once we attain this clarity, our path towards whatever it is that we seek, becomes clearer.

If however, we get so cut off from what we are going through, we shall not be able to listen to the guiding voice within us: our intuition; and thus we miss out on vital information.

The coming time is good for improving our mindfulness. As the moon achieves the fourteenth day, the ability for us to be more aware of ourselves shall tremendously increase. New clarity shall be attained in matters that were shrouded in mystery for some time now. Our path towards what we seek shall be much clearer. Pray for your path to be lit, and light there shall be...

Namasté
-Iyah

Goddess Moon

A full moon chant I wrote for the goddess.

GODDESS MOON

Rise , I rise
unto the moon
glorious mother
with glorious boon
I pray to thee
goddess divine
your grace I seek
brighter I shine
safe with you
in healing light
empowered with you
with magickal might
strong willed and kind
myself, I raise
with stardust magickal
and lunar grace

-Iyah

LIBERATION

Free your spirit and let it wander
To places of magick, to rise and wonder.

Liberated, anchors none, spirit free:
Empowered for ascension,
Empowered,
Free!

-Iyah

Magickal Cleanser

I am having a magickal Beltane and it is Thursday, the day of Jupiter, AND in waxing phase, so when I realised my place needs cleansing, I thought why not make a cleanser for a month or so!

I am making it with two (magickal) aims:
1) Protection
2) Prosperity and general wellbeing

I used the following to prepare the cleanser:

1) vinegar: apple cider (or even synthetic will do)
2) salt (black salt or normal)
3) black pepper
4) cinnamon (powdered)
5) parsley (dried, powdered)
6) eucalyptus oil (promotes healing as well as prosperity) (also, I like the smell that lingers)
7) essential oils: jasmine to invoke the blessings of the Goddess (use what you like)

Ah, I see I haven't mentioned the amount. It doesn't matter. Base is vinegar and I added a little this a little that , totally enjoying the process... It feels good to be engrossed in what you are creating. So, as far as measurements go, I did "3 pinches of this" and "3 teaspoons of that".

Anyway...

After mixing everything I also added a little liquid soap.

This gives us our mixture. I have it in a glass bottle, which is better for vinegar based products.

Now for the magick...

We have added the right herbs and essential oils. Now, to charge them:

Set your altar as you would do for a basic ritual. Use crystals if you wish. I like seeking the spirits of black Tourmaline for protection and Quartz for charging up the mixture . Also, Selenite is my personal favourite cementing crystal that seems to orchestrate all the crystals well. Since it is a prosperity related mixture, invoking green Aventurine is also a good idea.

Keep your bottle in the centre of the altar and place the crystals around it. Arrange the rest of your altar as you do. Do a ritual you'd like the best that incorporates charging the liquid.

I did this ritual at thursday night. It us the waxing phase and I am going to keep the mixture and the crystals under the moon each night.

The first use of the mixture would be on the morning of 3rd May, before the moon becomes full later that night (because prosperity related spells shouldn't be first put to use in the waning phase. You could check the time the moon becomes full in your area and plan accordingly)

Subsequently, use it as and when you feel like! You could use it each Thursday. Or you could use it each Thursday of each waxing phase. I plan to use it as often as I can.

Do let me know any changes you did and also how you find it!

Blessed be!
Love and light,
-Iyah

Beltane: the union

Beltane is here and it is so close to the full moon of May: the flower moon.

Summer is here, times are exciting and the moods are light! The moon goddess waxes and the summer exalts! This is perfect to highlight the significance of Beltane: union.

Now, often people think that union necessarily means man and woman or yin and yang union. A very important aspect of union is, also, the union of the physical world with the realms of the spirit; the union of the human being with the omnipresent divinity within and all around him.

This makes Beltane important not only to lovers, but also to those who seek truth: light workers, spiritual beings, tarot readers, pagans and wiccans in general.

How to go about it:

Firstly, there is always a little confusion about April the 30th versus May the 1st.
It doesn't matter, not really. The energies always come with a window. The window could last hours to a couple of days. So, just like full moon can be celebrated for three nights, similarly Beltane can be celebrated on 30th April or 1st of May. Or both! Who doesn't like to celebrate ;)  !!

Now that the date is settled, let us move ahead. I won't be sharing any magical recipes here (I have my apprehensions)
However , I shall guide those who can benefit from this to design their own. (Which works better anyway, in my experience)

All our answers are within us. All we need to do is ask.

Question 1: aim.
OK we are discussing strengthening our ties with the spiritual realm. So our aim could be as vague as that or as specific as communicating with a spirit guide/ animal totem.

Question 2: method.
Think. That what you aim to contact is best related to what. Meditate on the question and jot down what comes to your mind. It could be a colour. It could be an object. Or anything else like a fragrance, herb, chant etc...your meditation will guide you the best. Always.

Carefully study your list and try for a connecting link between the objects. What could be the best magick that incorporates all (or most) of those items?
Candle magick? Brew? Potion? Craft? Chants alone? It could be any thing. Let the answer cone to you.

What comes to you is the right way. What you force on yourself may look fancier and may have worked well for many, but all of us have different energy signatures and thus resonate with different things.

Question 3: editing.
Of course the ancient wisdom should be heeded. If you have any doubts, it is a good idea to seek help from people or internet. If nothing else, it will boost your confidence (and thus increase your belief in your craft) (vital !!!)
Also, you can seek advice on adding other things like seeking crystal energy or tarot use in your craft. If you feel so, seek help.

Question 4: time and place.
Day or night, indoors or in a park/forest. Many factors affect this.
It is not necessary that spells be cast at night. You could let your intuition guide you. It is a good idea to keep all your materials in reach and go about your daily routine, at all times mindful of your spell. At some point of time, you will really feel like casting it. Go ahead, perhaps it is the best time!
Another approach could be timing the nature of the spell with the planetary influence on a particular time. For instance, communication can be enhanced by seeking the blessings of Mercury. Typically, Mercury influences us on a Wednesday, however, each day also has some influence of each planet at different times. If you can check that out, very well!

Also, then there is the need for privacy and comfort and many of us end up casting spells at night. Anything is good if you can successfully raise the energy.

So go ahead with what suits you best.

Question 5: concluding.
This is very important and very commonly overlooked!
Concluding spell includes opening the circle, proper disposal (dispersal?) of the remains (candle wax, water, ash, herb etc should be suitably disposed off. Here we are focussing on spell for communication so blowing the ash or herbs with the wind seems better than simply burying them into the earth) (but suit yourself!), GROUNDING yourself and eating something. Perhaps, even hand washing under running water.

That's it! At all times, let yourself be guided.

Contact me for any queries.
Blessed be!
Happy Beltane )O(

-Iyah

MALLEUS MALEFICARUM

"The Malleus Maleficarum or 'Hammer of the Witches', is a treatise on the prosecution of witches, written in 1486 by Heinrich Kramer, a German Catholic clergyman.

Three years after its publication, the Catholic Church condemned the Malleus Maleficarum", although, sadly,  it was later used by royal courts during the Renaissance, and contributed to the increasingly brutal prosecution of peaceful pagans and practitioners of the craft in 16th and 17th centuries. So basically, (mainly) women who worked as healers and worshipped the Sun, the Moon and the elements such as wind, water, fire and earth herself, were barbarically killed/burnt/slaughtered after being wrongfully tagged as devils/ workers of demons. (Who is the devil again?)

"Kramer wrote the Malleus shortly after being expelled from Innsbruck by the local bishop after a failed attempt to conduct his own witchcraft prosecution."

"The treatise describes how women and men become inclined to practise witchcraft. The text argues that women are more susceptible to demonic temptations through the manifold weaknesses of their gender. It was believed that they were weaker in faith and more carnal than men. The very title of the Malleus Maleficarum is feminine, alluding to the idea that it was women who were the villains. Otherwise, it would be the Malleus Maleficorum" (a masculine/unisexual term). The text is clearly disrespectful towards women and shows that it had been written by someone who doesn't understand the beauty of Goddess/ Goddess religions/ the Divine Feminine. Perhaps women can easily relate to the Goddess but some of the greatest practitioners of the art and science of 'the craft' have been men. Anyone who has an open heart can relate to the Goddess, as after all, it is women who give birth to both men and women.

Also, the fact that most of the "women accused as witches had strong personalities and were known to defy convention" suggests that perhaps Kramer wished that women be suppressed.

Although, the book accuses both male and female witches as worthy of punishment. It accuses the peaceful followers of paganism, healers, druids etc. of heinous acts that paganism and wicca actually prohibit, such as infanticide, cannibalism and casting evil spells!

Clearly the book gives an altered picture of pagan beliefs to those who aren't familiar with them and creates hatred towards some of the wisest and most tolerant people who call themselves 'sons and daughters of the Earth' and celebrate the beauty in the bounties of nature: moon, sun, rain, snow, hail, herbs etc.

Is it a sin to acknowledge the Sun who shines upon us each day and gives us crops and ripe fruits?
Or is it a sin to collect fresh herbs in exchange for an offering to mother Earth (Yes, we do not simply go about plundering the nature! We know we are asking the Earth for a part of her that we need and we offer her a small token as gratitude) to brew some hot tea for an ailing neighbour?

Paganism, neopaganism or wicca, teach us to honour the abundance of nature around us. It makes us more mindful of our unkind acts of ruthless plundering. It reminds us to try and coexist with everyone: animate or inanimate.

It tells us to honour all beings irrespective of their nationality or religious beliefs.

May the light of true knowledge deliver you to the truth. May your heart be kind and soul be blessed!

-Iyah

(With excerpts from wikipedia)

Healing with The Runes

A lot of our somatic issues (bodily, physical problems) are manifestation of our psyche. This is not only scientifically proven, it is a common fact.

There are people who, for instance, keep consuming pills and keep applying ointments for many many years. Little do they benefit. I am not saying that these people are crazy. No, not at all. It is just that we need a better understanding of what actually is causing their disease.

If somehow we knew at what level is the root of the issue, we can address it and heal it.

Here is when the seekers of the spirit realm come into play.

Often I seek the wisdom of the runes to figure out what people who seek me for aid, are dealing with. But runes can also be sought to address those issues. I have healed many people with runes. Some partially, some transiently, some once and for all, permanently and completely.

This is rather fascinating as the runes tell exactly what we need to hear for healing to occur. They rip apart the shells and expose our deeper and thus mysterious self to our conscious and mundane identity.

Once this balance is attained, many are healed!

-Iyah

RUNES

My love for the runes, I cannot describe. But what I can describe is how much I revere them. They have helped me and helped me in helping many others (and I hope they would be forever so kind to me) Runes are not to be feared, no. But a certain reverence must be felt from the heart. Else they would know, and be certain, they would!

RUNES

Be wary of the might of the runes
They go beyond the sound
They go beyond your wisdom feeble
They go beyond and come around
So should you use them instead of seek
A humble help in your words or work
Be wary, traveller, your trip could end
Before you could ever see any magick work
Be wary of the might of the runes
They aren't but for the pure at heart
They aren't but for the bravest souls
For those who gain nothing in their part
Be wary of the might of the runes
Be humble and you have nothing to fear
Be greedy and you would burn inside
Be gentle and they would wipe your tear
Be wary of the might of the runes
And feed none to your stallion black
But always keep them in a sacred jar
In your heart, on a special rack
Be wary of the might of the runes

-Iyah Arcæn

Sorting Hat

Our choices define us, yes. And although often circumstances guide our choices such that others would judge, those of us who do go through those circumstances know better.
We don't judge.
Neither we let others judge us.
We are what we are.
We chose it.

SORTING HAT

A little girl, I never knew
What I was doing and why
Sinna would say I have to wait
Wait and wait to try
I did that, just that, waited
Not to please my heart
But no other option came my way
I had to wait for my part
I was being tried, Sinna said one day
That priestess, God bless her
I knew my wait would be over soon
I knew I trusted her
I did as I was guided, I did all good
When suddenly one day I realised
I knew I chose my life afresh
My mission I had finalised
No sorting hat could tell me
What I was to really do
I knew when I grew in my heart
The form of my nature, true

-Iyah Arcæn

United Magickally

Together we create magick
Under the moon we unite
With a cord, bound into one
In our song and lore and rite