The Spellcaster's Reference: Magickal Timing for the Wheel of the Year - Softcover

Holland, Eileen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1578634520 ISBN 13: 9781578634521

Verlag: WEISER BOOKS, 2009

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Is there an auspicious time for blessing a newborn babe? Wondering what color candles to use for a winter handfasting? Are there times when it can be dangerous to work magick? What herbs are best to use when the Moon is in Cancer? Magick is intent, but any witch will tell you that intent requires forethought and preparation. And even the most seasoned ritualist needs a reference to determine the best timing and most powerful ingredients for their magical work. From Saturday to Scorpio to September, from Vervain to Mandrake to Amber, using the right magickal correspondences strengthens any spell, ceremony, or ritual. Here Eileen Holland has gathered together a wealth of magickal knowledge, complete with everything from hours, days, weeks, and astrological alignment to proper corresponding plants, animals, oils, herbs, and deities, and compiled them into the ultimate reference book for anyone seeking guidance in creating and timing their own enchantments. Includes a glossary of less familiar terms and deities, as well as a glossary of ingredients.

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Eileen Holland, a solitary, eclectic witch, Wiccan High Priestess, poet, and webmaster of OpenSesame, is the author A Witch's Book of Answers and Spells for a Solitary Witch. Eileen has been a practicing Pagan and witch for twenty years. Visit her online at www. OpenSesame.com.

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The Spellcaster's Reference

Magickal Timing for the Wheel of the Year

By Eileen Holland

Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC

Copyright © 2009 Eileen Holland
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-57863-452-1

Contents

Introduction
Part I: Using This Book
Correspondences
Rituals and Spells
Inspiration & Magickal Things
Affirmations
Guidance
Glossary
Part II: The Year
Waxing Year, Waning Year
The Seasons
Months
The Astrological Year
Days of the Week
Hours
Part III: Other Cycles
Lunar Cycles
Daily Solar Cycles
Annual Solar Cycles
Part IV: Intent and the Wheels of the Year
Auspicious Timing
This directory of intentions provides a variety of auspicious times to 
choose from for each working
Glossary
Glossary of Materials
Selected Bibliography

CHAPTER 1

Using This Book

The obvious use for The Spellcaster's Reference is to determine auspicious timesto cast spells, perform rituals, or engage in other magickal operations. It can,however, also be used in many other ways. Perhaps the most important of these isto understand and use the Principle of Correspondences.

Correspondences

"As above, so below."

This basic metaphysical principle means that everything in the Universe isconnected, that the macrocosm influences the microcosm. All things and beingsshare atoms that are in constant motion. Nothing ever actually stands still.Nothing is truly separate or distinct. Everything is connected, but some thingsare more connected than others.

The Principle of Correspondences is also called the Law of Association.Correspondences are magickal shortcuts, direct links between things. Knowledgeof them is extremely useful, because they help to achieve results.

Correspondences are a particular interest of mine, and I have been researchingthem for a long time. I am fascinated by how they have been applied in so manycultures, faiths, and traditions throughout history. From Mesopotamia to China,from Nabatea to Ireland, and from India to the New World, we find magickalcorrespondences. There is often wide agreement, but with variations for localclimate, fauna, and flora. Sometimes there are cultural or religiousdifferences. Whatever the case, all correspondences are powerful, and you canmake use of them to increase the effectiveness of your workings.

Here, we will briefly discuss ways to incorporate correspondences.

Planets

In classical correspondences "planets" mean the seven heavenly bodies that ourancestors could observe with the naked eye: Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn,Venus, the Moon, and the Sun. The remote planets and even major asteroids alsoaffect everything with their vibrations, but here we will confine ourselves tothose heavenly bodies about which the most lore has been accumulated.

Knowing which planet has dominion over a time period or an intent affords theopportunity to utilize that planet's correspondences in a working (see Hours, p.102). It can help in deciding things such as which angels to evoke for a ritual,what flowers to use, or appropriate items to add to a spell bottle.

Elements

The elements recognized by most traditions are are Earth, Air, Fire, and Water.As with the planets, knowing which elements have dominion over particularintentions or time periods affords the opportunity to utilize theircorrespondences in workings. Here are some basic examples:

Earth

Color: black, brown, green, ocher, russet

Tool: beeswax candle, pentacle

Charm: clay, honey, mud, musk, pottery, soil, yellow square

Stone: all

Animal: bison, buffalo, cattle, earthworm, goat, jaguar, mole, stag, tortoise,wolf, all burrowing creatures

Metal: coal, lead, mercury

Fungus: mushroom

Incense: amber, benzoin, musk, patchouli, sage, sandalwood

Plant: all, but especially grain, roots, banyan tree, all root vegetables

Goddess: Bona Dea, Ceres (Mother of Corn), Cerridwen, Coatlicue, Danu, Demeter(Queen of the Fruitful Earth), Gaia, Hebat, Isis (Lady of the Land, Queen of theSolid Earth, Goddess of Green Things), Ki, Nerthus, Ninhursag (Lady of the StoneGround), Nokomis, Onatha, Ops, Parvati (Lady of the Mountain), Persephone,Pomona, Rhea, Sita, Terra Mater (Mother Earth), Tonantzin (Bringer of Maize)

God: Adonis, Arawn, Attis, Bacchus, Cernunnos (Lord of the Forest), the Dagda,Damuzi, Dionysus, Geb, Green Man, Horned God, Marduk (Lord of Growth), Osiris(The Great Green, Grain of the Gods), Pan (Lord of the Woods), Saturn

Evocation: dryads, gnomes, nature spirits, plant devas, Uriel

Air

Color: blue, pale blue, sky blue, clear, white, pastels

Tool: athame, censer, sword, whistle

Charm: bellows, blue circle, fan, feather, flute, perfume

Stone: aventurine, lapis lazuli, clear quartz crystal

Animal: dragon, sphinx, all flying birds and insects

Metal: aluminum, mercury

Fungus: fly agaric, puffball

Incense: all

Plant: almond, angelica, anise, baby's breath, cedar, citronella, all citrus,dandelion, freesia, white geranium, goldenrod, honeysuckle, jasmine, lavender,lemongrass, lilac, pansy, parsley, pennyroyal, snowdrop, thyme, wormwood,yarrow, all plants and trees with spores, aerial roots, fluffy seed heads,winged seed pods, or which provide incense

Goddess: Aditi (Cosmic Space), Aine, Allat, Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Cybele,Freya, Frigg, Hathor (Lady of Heaven), Hera, Iris, Isis (Mistress of the Sky),Juno, Lilith, Mary, Nut, Sekhmet, Semiramis

God: Adad, Amon (The Invisible One), Anu (Expanse of Heaven), Baal (Rider of theClouds), Boreas, Enlil (Lord of Air), Great Spirit, Horus, Hurukan, Indra (Godof the Blue Vault), Jupiter, Kephera, Krishna (Infinite One), Marduk (Wakener ofWinds), Mercury, Odin, Quetzalcoatl (Feathered Serpent, Nine Wind), Shiva, Thor,Thoth

Evocation: angels, elves, fairies, Pegasus, Raphael

Fire

Color: gold, orange, hot pink, red, white

Tool: athame, candle, censer, sword

Charm: bonfire, civet, star, red triangle

Stone: coal, flint, hematite, red jasper, lava, obsidian

Animal: dragon, horse, lion, phoenix, salamander, snake

Metal: brass, gold, iron, steel

Incense: brimstone, copal, dragon's blood, frankincense, rose, rosemary

Plant: cactus, carnation, chili pepper, cinnamon, clove, dittany of Crete, eyeof Satan, garlic, ginger, High John, horseradish, jalapeño pepper, marigold,mustard, nettle, nutmeg, onion, pepper, radish, rowan, sunflower,...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: WEISER BOOKS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1578634520
• ISBN 13: 9781578634521
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 249
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