Templum Pocket Guide Series 2

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1.Goforwalksinthecountryandtown(natureiseverywhere)

2.Learnaboutthephasesofthemoon

3.Learnabouttheagriculturalcyclesandfestivals

4.Learnabouttheastronomicalcyclesandfestivals

5.Learnaboutherbsandhealing

6.Practicecandlemagic

7.IntuitivelydevelopyourconceptofaGodandGoddesstorepresentNature

8.Spendtimeoutdoorsorindoorsmakingashrinetothesedivinities

9.Worshipthesedivinitiesinasuitablemanner

10. Practisethehealingandspellcraftyouhavelearntinthecommunity

Notes

Witchcraft,WiccaandPaganism;you’llneedtodecidewhataspecttofollow.Inmyview,Paganism encompassesallaspectsofapaganlifestyle,andsuitsthosewithaviewtobringingtheirentirelife, familyandcareerintoapagan(country-dwelling)perspective.Witchcraftisthemagicalaspectofthe paganlifestyle,andcanbestudiedindependentlyofbecomingaPagan-althoughmanyPagansare Witches,youdon’thavetobeaWitchtobeaPagan!Wiccaisamoregenerictermforamodernangle whichtakesfrombothPaganismandWitchcrafttomakeablendmoresuitedtoamodernlifestyleand modernmindsets.ManypeoplebecomeWiccansbeforebecomingWitchesorPagans!Therearemany waysoflookingatthesedefinitions,ofcourse,buttheimportantthingistoestablishyourownpersonal relationshiptonatureandtheenvironment,andthecoursesoftimeandseasons–thisistheheartof thetradition.HavingarepresentationoftheGodandGoddessisalsoamatterofpersonalorientation. SomepreferPan,anall-begetting,all-devouringmasculineGod,whilstotherspreferHecate,whocan becruelandsevere,ortaketheaspectofagraciousgrandmother!

In Real Life …

Thebook‘DrawingDowntheMoon’establishedinasurveythatmanyfollowingPaganPathswere workinginthetechnologicaloreducationalsphereofwork. Therearemanywaysofintegratingyour personalbeliefsaboutpaganismintoyourdailylife,nomatterhowurbanitmightbe.Remember,there arenowoftenasmanyfoxesroamingtownsasthereareinthecountryside!Atmydeskatwork, whereverIhaveworked,Ihavealwayshadabowlintowhichinsteadofpaperclipsorpot-pouriIhave placeditemstoremindmeoftheseason.Atthemoment,approachingSamhain,Ihaveanautumnleaf, asmalltwig,ahorsechestnut (conker)andaslightlyrustingnailIfoundonawalk.Thenailrepresents thepassingofsummer,ofcourse,butthewholepieceisasmallaltar,wherethebowlisthePantacle, thetwigtheWand,theHorseChestnuttheCup(it’sahollowchestnutshell)andthenailistheAthame.

Links

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Books

DrawingDowntheMoon(Adler,M)

Wicca(Crowley,V)

TheWitchesBible(Farrar,J&S)

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