Catzy's Book of Shadows

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For those of you who found the Celestine Prophecies a good book, pick up the next great read of
Celestine PropheciesThe Experiencial Guide.
It's brilliant and you really start to realise there are parts of yourself you are missing.  When I say missing, I mean, there is stuff lerking in the depths of your memories of your life, which are of great importance to you now and to your future.  It's brilliant in the sense that it focuses on how important each person's life is and how we are all part of something much greater.  The book  explains the original Celestine Prophecies by James Redfield, and its influencial insights in far greater detail, with the added bonus of gaining awareness of yourself, other people and the environment we live in .  So if you are in need of some life counseling this could be the book for you too.  I'm still in the early stages of the Experiencial Guide, working through the exercises set out and I'm finding things out about myself which surprised me.

There's a message in it for everyone.  And for those who have read it, you  know what I mean!

Part 2
Please read previous post first - I accidently sent the first post before I had finished!! Oops!!

After that the person has to be more real and honest.
Naming the drama doesn't mean that you mentally analyze your encounter....like oh yes
"You are going into Interrogator mode now darling!  And I appear to be going into an Aloof mode " 
You don't need to go into all the psychological terms and explanations...Naming the drama just means, that you are able to notice that a POWER STRUGGLE is in progress and that you are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, browbeaten, powerless etc.....
Naming it means staying in the truth of your feelings and taking steps to DISENGAGE. 
Notice when you find yourself trying to convince someone, defending yourself, feeling threatened, or feeling guilty because someone is making you responsible for their problems. 
The very proccess of becoming aware allows you to make a choice about continuing it or transforming it.

As human beings we find ourselves competing for energy to get  psychological lifts.  It starts early in childhood, then progresses as we get older.  We believe that we MUST get attention, love, recognition, support, approval...the list goes on...and all these things we expect from other people. 
Early in life we unconsciously adapt ourselves to our environment.  The way our parents made us feel and how we were treated actually has a bearing on how we as adults attain our energy. 

There is a vast majority of people becoming aware of this energy transference and realise that one of the first steps we must take to evolve consciously, is to clear away our past attitudes, fears, misinformation and behaviour that we utilise to control the flow of energy.
When you back to childhood you can see how you have formed certain habits and attitudes.  All family members are acting a part in the Drama of life.  You are plunged into Control Dramas from the time you are born.  It's natural and instinctual to find strategies to win energy, particularly when other family members are trying to pull energy from us.  For us to really understand what the Dynamics are in these Control Dramas you need to understand the four basic classifications of energy manipulation.
If you have been fortunate to have read "The Celestine Prophecy", you will understand what I am talking about, but for those who have not, you will recognise these traits that people take on from the following information..( taken from the Experiential Guide)

The Poor Me or Victim-  They don't feel like they have enough power to confront the world in an active way.  They elicit sympathy or try the silent treatment, but they make sure that the silence does not go unnoticed! Pessimistic in nature, the Poor Me pulls attention to themselves by worried facial expressions, sighing, trembling, crying, answering questions slowly, staring into the distance and retelling stories about their personal dramas and crisises.  They like to go last in line and defer to others and their favourite two words...." Yes, but......."
Poor Me's seduce those taken in by their vulnerability and need for help.  But the Poor Me is not really interested in solutions because then they would lose their source of energy!  They generally are over-accommodating which often leads to them feeling taken advantage of, and don't really know how to set boundaries and limits.  Their behaviour ranges from convincing, defending, making excuses, repeatedly explaining themselves away, telling to much and a willingness to solving other people's problems that are not their business.  They run the risk of being objectified for their beauty or sexual favours, which then makes them resentful for being taken for granted.
Poor me's sustain their victim stance by attracting people who intimidate them.
In the EXTREME cycles of DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, an Intimidator will involve the Poor Me in increasingly violent episodes of abuse toward the Poor Me until a climax is reached.  After the climax, the Intimidator retreats and apologizes, thus sending energy that "seduces " the Poor Me back into the CYCLE.
Continued in next post....

The way witches deal with evil is not to destroy, but to transform it.  Negative energy is transformed to positive energy.  This is how exorcisms are performed, the way healings are performed and the way psychic attacks are repelled.

Psychic attack comes through the invisible.  This can be from invisible beings or sent from incarnate beings, from ordinary people thinking negative thoughts,or it may be sent by practitioners of any number of negative traditions.  Also one might consider that of the Threefold Law, whereby negative work directed at another person might be the reason for having triggered a psychic attack.  Whether they are sent on purpose or accidently they are all a product of negative energy.

As the I Ching explains:
               The dark power ...in the end...perishes of its own darkness, for evil must itself fall at the very moment when it has wholly overcome the good, and thus consumed the energy to which it owed its duration...

Samhain or Halloween, is one of the Greater Sabbats and is probably the witch's biggest holiday.  For witches, this holiday has a rather different tone than it does for the population at large.  Samhain is a profound and spiritually moving event.  It marks the death of the Lord and also the start of a new year.  On Samhain witches hold celebrations to honour the dead.  Some witches have a silent supper during which they relive a moment of life with a friend or loved one who has passed on during the year.  Or some give reverence to all the people who have died that year and reflect on how their lives touched the lives of others.  You can also think on your own life and on ways that you can grow to be a better person.
In Scotland, Nicneven is the crone goddess of Samhain, which is the predecessor of modern Halloween festivals.  Nicneven governs the realms of magic and witchcraft and also represents the imminent onset of winter.  This is a time when the veil between worlds grows thin and spirits can communicate with the living. 
Follow the usual customs of carving a pumpkin or turnip for protection and to illuminate the way for family spirits to join you in October 31st celebrations.
In druidical tradition, Samhain was a time to rectify any matters causing dissent.  Take a white piece of paper on which you've written the reason for anger in a relationship, then burn it in any hallowed fire source.  This would be the pumpkin candle, or ritual fires.  As you do, ask Nicneven to empower the spell and destroy the negativety completely.
To inspire Nicneven's wisdom or magical aptitude within, enjoy traditional fare, like apple pie which brings sagacity, or sparkling apple cider to tickle the magical energy.  And root vegetables provide solid foundations and protection while magical creatures are afoot!  A Happy New Year to All. xx

In order to make your goal manifest, you must visualize it first, then focus on it and direct your energy toward it.
A spell is a recipe that you put together to help yourself visualize your magical goal.  Different components work to help you make change happen:-
meditation
chanting
visualization
concentration
ritualistic behaviour/action
physical objects

It is best to cleanse and consecrate your space before doing magic, but if you are not going to do ritual, cleanse and consecrate your sacred space, pull up your magic circle, summon the element you need or the elemental of that element or call deity, then you are ready for magic.

I am trying to become more familiar and in tune with my runes.  Runes are an ancient form of writing used for thousands of years.  Their symbolism can be used in a divinatory fashion and also combined to make personal talismans.  I would like to test out their accuracy and gain experience in using the runes further afield.  So if you have a genuine question you want answered, just let me know and I will do my best to answer it.

Found a poem in a magazine called Aura.  It is very enlightening and has some good advice.  It has no name to it, but I suspect it might have been written by someone in Aura Publications.

Dust if you must, but bear this in mind,
Old age will come, and it's not kind,
And when you go, as go you must,
You yourself will make more dust.

For almost two thousand years the idea of sex has been almost synomonous with sin. This is mainly concerning the western world.  Man's philosophy has been productive of so much misery and frustration.  This is in complete contrast with earlier ways of thinking among pagans and witches of the ancient world.  Witches worship the forces of life.  Sex is considered sacred and can play a very important role in some ritual work.  The energy of an orgasm can be the most powerful fuel to help propel a spell along to fruition.  Orgasm can also be used as a tool to achieve transcendental states.  The ancient eastern practice of tantric sex attests to that.  Natural form and nudity is actually a oneness with nature.  There is something liberating about being naked in the outdoors and, yes, making out, outside!  Maybe it's the undercurrent of ancient tribal feelings of belonging to our planet Earth.

But all said and done, remember, it is love that can give sex the spark of magic needed!

Don't be fooled by the Government's ploy to hide the seriousness of Global warming, Global dimming and the great changes that are in store for us concerning Global Climate Change.  Please go out and buy Al Gore's new DVD " The Inconvenient Truth".  £5 is not much to pay to enlightenment!  There is stuff on that dvd that hasn't even appeared on National Geographic Channel, that has been cleverly hidden by the gov.  Scientists have been bribed and threatened to withold important info.  Remember, you can't make your own mind up if you don't have all the facts.  The Gov have managed to present a fictional reason for all the major climate changes we are experiencing around the world.  Just keep your mind open to the facts, not the fiction.  We must work together and spread the voice of change if we want our planet back!

Stages
This following poem was written by Hermann Hesse, a German writer, who wrote this while he was on his quest for enlightenment.

Even the hour of our death may send
Us speeding off to fresh and newer spaces,
And life may summon us to newer races.
So be it, heart: bid farewell without end.

I have talked previously about Life between Lives, particularly about the regressionist hypnotherapist, Dr. Michael Newton, with my quest for enlightenment in mind.  For those of you who missed that blog, I'm going to give a quick run down on this very interesting subject of the Spirit World investigated by Dr. Newton.  This is taken from his two books, namely, Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls. 
Dr. Newton devotes his private hypnotherapy practice to behaviour modification and helping people access their higher spiritual selves.  He has developed a technique that takes his clients beyond their past life experiences to uncover a more meaningful soul existence between lives.  Are you hooked yet?
This is a phenomenal achievement in my eyes, and I have learnt so much by simply reading his books.  I had my own ideas about the afterlife before I read his books, only to find much of what I believed to be true, was actually mirrored by his research into the afterlife.
  These books are a must if you are also on a quest for enlightenment.  They are not only fascinating, but educational.  WARNING- if you are not a broad-minded person and are not really interested in your spiritual growth at the moment, then you are probably not ready to take on board the information which challenges everything you have been taught through your life-time.  I can guarantee your religious beliefs will be challenged and the reason for your whole existence will take on a new meaning.

These are just some of the topics covered.
If you are interested in getting copies of these books, I've found mine through Ebay, as they are not found in my local bookstores.  Amazon might be a good place to look.  The ISBN is 1-56718-499-5 if that helps.  Happy reading!

Why did the witch put her broom in the washing machine?
She wanted a clean sweep.

What is a ghost's favourite dessert?
Boo-berry pie with I-scream!

Breaking another witch's spell

From you to me this spell I break,
This was not right for you to make.
It's path I will abruptly end,
And back to you the spell I send.
For the Good of All and Free will of All.
As I will so mote it be.

In response to a comment on my last blog, asking about breaking spells, I  am writing on this very subject.
Some spells were just made to be broken.Poppet and cord magic are easy to undo.  You can take poppets apart and untie knots to undo the above spells, but some are difficult to break.
One way to try to recall a spell that you have cast is to take a cord and some scissors, consecrate them, and empower them with your intent.  Cut the entire cord into little pieces.  Hold all the pieces in one of your hands and don't let them drop.  As you cut up the cord, say the following chant:

When you finish, take all the pieces and bury them in the Earth to ground the energy that you sent out.

This self breaking Karma spell enhances karma that will break itself.
I don't usually agree with doing spells on others, especially if it, at all, infringes on their Free Will, but this spell only serves a basic purpose of letting another become aware of their negative activities, in respect to how they affect themselves and others around them.
This spell does not set out to harm or demean anyone, nor mete out any punishment.  It just serves as a reminder to the individual that there will be karmic payback for their negative actions.

Do not blow out the candle, but allow it to burn out.  Votive candles are safer for this use.
I have used this spell on people whose aim it is to hurt themselves, me and others around them.  It has worked, as the ones involved have come to me with realisations of their own and have, in some way, changed for the good of themselves and others.
Take care with your own feelings too.  Do not allow anger and agression to be part of the spell.  It must be said with great meaning and compassion.

Through meditation, I asked to meet my archetype.  This was back in 2002.  I recorded the experience in my personal Book of Shadows, so that I can look back at it and keep learning from it. 
Carl Jung (1875-1961), a psychiatrist, studied many means of divination and concluded that divination systems allow us to tap into the collective unconscious, the subconscious awareness of all humans as a group.  The knowledge of the collective unconscious is organised in symbols ( remember that symbols, not words, speak to the unconcious) called archetypes. 
Achetypes are like characters from myths.  Jung and many people after him, for instance, the mythologist Joseph Campbell, noticed that the characters in myths across all cultures had certain similarities.
The Great Mother is an example of an archetype; so too, is the Wise Old Man.  Characters that fit these architypes appear in many of our most popular stories and films -from Cinderella to The Wizard of Oz to Star Wars.

In Archetype - Part 2, I will tell of my experience and visions I had whilst in a deep meditation.  The tarot deck plays it's part in my interpretation of the characters that appear to me.  Everybody's interpretation of the same symbols is personal and individual to them.  We take what we need to to learn and move forward with our lives.

This is a world of revolving energy.  It passes into us and out of us.  It passes between us, around us and through us.  We need to harness these energies and evolve further into Spiritual Enlightenment.

To experience it is the glory of life;
To experience it with others of like, is to experience a pure light of the hidden, yet so real, global consciousness.