April 2010 Newsletter

Well here we are now in April and the year seems to be flying by. Just wanted to inform you all about my course running in the Midlands Advanced Psychic Protection it will be held in the Cotswolds and all the details are on my site - click here.

GODS
Wepwawet, This is an Egyptian god, the god of passage. Depicted as a jackal. He began as the god of upper Egypt but his cult spread along the Nile valley. According to pyramid text he was born beneath a tamarisk tree in the sanctuary of the goddess Wadjet, he is also linked to Ra and he opens the doorways for the deceased and also the way to the womb.

Wepwawet originally was seen as a wolf deity, thus the Greek name of Lycopolis, meaning city of wolves, and it is likely the case that Wepwawet was originally just a symbol of the pharaoh, seeking to associate with wolf-like attributes, that later became deified as a mascot to accompany the pharaoh. Likewise, Wepwawet was said to accompany the pharaoh on hunts, in which capacity he was titled (one with) sharp arrow more powerful than the gods.

Nona, she is a minor goddess of birth, Roman. she is responsible for the ninth month of pregnancy, she is also associated with the goddess Decima, later she became one of the trio of goddesses of fate, with Decima and Morta, the goddess of death...morta...mortality, they were collectively known as the Parcae.

MagicMAGIC WORDS
One of the best know magic words is ABRACADABRA most commonly know by magicians doing magic tricks the reality is far more complex and has its history way back in time and was used as a talisman. The original meaning is unclear, but some experts say it comes from the chaldean words meaning (Perish like the word). It is also considered an invocation of the deity ABRAXAS to restore wholeness. The letters of this word were arranged in an inverted pyramid and worn as an amulet around the neck to protect the wearer against disease or trouble. One fewer letter appeared in each line of the pyramid, until only a remained to form the vertex of the triangle. As the letters disappeared, so supposedly did the disease or trouble. While magicians still use abracadabra in their performances, the word itself has acquired another sense, "foolish or unintelligible talk."

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Words are a powerful weapon in magic my philosophy is to think before i speak, many things are said in anger and although time may pass words are everlasting.

Flickering through the flames and skyclad
Do my eyes decieve me or am I mad
From the East, South, West and North
Naked bodies back and forth
Love of nature in the night
Rituals, magic, full moon rite
Softly spoken words are said
Honouring life and the dead
With the power of the witches blade
spells and magic are nightly made.
I open my eyes to the rising sun
The dream has gone, the spells begun!

by Paula Wratten