Tuesday, April 30, 2013

May QueenSpread


May Queen
May is a time of fertility and high spirits. By Beltane, the dark time of the year is a distant memory and the possibilities of life seem sweet. Use the May Queen spread to regain or confirm a sense of abundance and safety. If you have a specific question in mind, ask it as you shuffle the cards. Shuffle the cards and place them in positions one through five, as shown.
Position 1: Safety. Emotional security. What you need to feel safe. Where are you secure in yourself? A seemingly negative card describes a situation that needs your focused attention. Work with the energy of that card to produce feelings of safety.

Position 2: Abundance. Feelings of plenty. Abundance may encompass monetary prosperity, but it also describes the emotional breadth of your life that is full and sweet. A challenging card directs you to constricted energy flow; by releasing the block of a challenging card, emotional abundance will follow.

Position 3: Regeneration. Exploring the possibilities. The bold action needed to grow and flourish. A challenging card will show you the block that keeps you from your heart’s desire.

Position 4: Love. Emotions and relationships. All forms of love, from friendship to sexual passion. Only you know your heart. Look at the suit of the card: what does it tell you about your life right now? (Wands = passion or anger; Cups = love or friendship; Swords = loving the intellect, heartache, or painful decisions; Pentacles = sensuality, the body, or the value you place on love; Court Cards = personal characteristics in your relationships; Major Arcana cards = the big picture, karma, or the spiritual aspects of your relationships.)

Position 5: The Future. The present conceivable outcome based on the flow of cards one through four. What story do the cards tell? The lessons to be learned and the potential for growth. How does position three, regeneration, relate to the future?

Nothing in tarot is preordained, and you always have a choice. If you do not like the cards in this layout, honor the information they are giving you, for they offer great truths. Next, choose other cards that radiate the energy of your heart’s desire and place them over the original layout. Focused will remains the core of magic.

To complete the Beltane reading, you can meditate with the cards, write a journal entry, keep the cards on the altar until Midsummer, or simply close. Carry a card or two with you during the day to strengthen the connection between you and your heart’s desire. Affirm your power to reclaim abundance and safety: “I focus on the powerful energies of youth. Expectations for the future are high. This, or something better, is manifesting for me now, for the good of all, harming no one, according to free will. So must it be.”
From Tarot for All Seasons, by Christine Jette
~Citrine~

The Beltane Ritual


April 30 (May Eve)
The Beltane Ritual
Fragrant flowers, lush green foliage, and warmer temperatures celebrate the magical energies of love. It is time for splendor in the grass. Beltane is a bawdy holiday of love, sexuality, regeneration, and prosperity. We drink in the earth’s colors, aromas, and tastes. Appetites are keen. Beltane energy is powerful, and expectations of the future are high. It is the perfect time to focus on children and safety because spring captures the feeling of being young again.

When worn or placed upon the altar, copper, gold, emerald, malachite, rose quartz, and garnet will enhance the energies of Beltane. After deciding your magical working(s) for Beltane, focus your intention to realize your desire.

Beltane Tarot Cards
Place the Lovers, card 6, on your altar to symbolize commitment and responsible choice in ongoing relationships. The Two of Cups resonates with emotional balance, romance, and passion. The Ten of Cups relates to fulfillment, joy, and contentment in personal relationships. It is a card of emotional safety and security. Use the Page of Cups to represent a child or feeling young again. The King of Pentacles conveys prosperity, and the Empress or Queen of Pentacles celebrates your power to create.

The Scents of Beltane
Any fragrant flower—the choice is yours! Rose incense or oil captures the heady aroma of the season.

Magical Brews of Beltane
Herbs, spring berries, and flowers abound. Try strawberry, elder flower, rosebud, nettle, mint, or catnip tea. Add lemon and a slice of orange, if you like.

Candles of Beltane
Red symbolizes love, sexual passion, awakenings, blossoming, and marriage. Green projects the life force in nature, growth, and prosperity. Use pink or blue for children. Pink also signifies true friendship. White represents security and protection, and send out the energy of your pure intentions
Llewellyn.com
~Citrine~

Beltane Bonfires


Beltane ~ May 1st ~ In Irish mythology, the beginning of the Summer season for the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Milesians started at Bealtaine.
Great bonfires would mark a time of purification and transition, heralding in the season in the hope of a good harvest later in the year, and were accompanied with ritual acts to protect the people from any harm by Otherworldly spirits.
~Citrine~

Honey Spell for Negativity


Honey Spell for Negativity
Ingredients:
Glass jar
Honey
Sugar
Water
Wooden Popsicle stick
Permanent Marker
Put a mixture of one third honey, water, and sugar in a glass jar with a screw top. Take wooden Popsicle stick (or equivalent), write the name of the person who is creating problems through negative thoughts or actions on one side, and the perceived source of the problem (witches, a particular person, etc.) on the other side.

Place stick in the jar and at least once a day, shake the jar vigorously. The person who is having negative thoughts will have an improved ability to relate to those persons or things he didn't like before. "He'll have sweet thoughts and won't know why."

If this person is someone who is causing you a specific problem, when you shake the jar say:
"Sweet, sweet thoughts of me, you will think, constantly."

~Source Unknown
gypsymagickonline
~Citrine~
Photo: Honey Spell for Negativity
Ingredients: 
Glass jar
Honey
Sugar
Water
Wooden Popsicle stick
Permanent Marker
Put a mixture of one third honey, water, and sugar in a glass jar with a screw top. Take wooden Popsicle stick (or equivalent), write the name of the person who is creating problems through negative thoughts or actions on one side, and the perceived source of the problem (witches, a particular person, etc.) on the other side. 

Place stick in the jar and at least once a day, shake the jar vigorously. The person who is having negative thoughts will have an improved ability to relate to those persons or things he didn't like before. "He'll have sweet thoughts and won't know why."

If this person is someone who is causing you a specific problem, when you shake the jar say:
"Sweet, sweet thoughts of me, you will think, constantly."

~Source Unknown
gypsymagickonline
~Citrine~

The History Of Honey Jar Spells


The History Of Honey Jar Spells

The Honey Jar Spell is one of the oldest forms of bottle spell in the world. There are so many variations that I call it a "spell family." Most of them consist of a jar of sweetener into which you place the personal concerns of the person you want to influence, along with spiritually powerful magical herbs, wrapped in a name-paper or petition packet, and then burning a candle on top of the jar after dressing it with an appropriate conjure oil.

This form of hoodoo spell casting is employed when you want to set up a powerful sweetening spell in a small place and keep it working for as long as you wish. Honey jars are extremely convenient and one reason for their continued popularity is that although they can be worked on an altar like other forms of bottle spell, they can also be literally hidden in plain sight in a kitchen cabinet.

In the oldest version of the Honey Jar spell that I know, there is actually no "honey-jar," just a plain white tea cup saucer or coffee cup saucer in the center of which you burn a candle on the person's name, dressed with hoodoo oils and surrounded by a poured-out ring of pancake syrup or molasses. This old-fashioned method has the disadvantage of eventually drawing flies, but it is extremely easy to work on a short-term basis, say for one to three days. Be careful, though, if the candle burns too hot, it may crack your saucer.

Another early version of the homey jar bottle spell employs a hollowed-out red apple or red onion to hold honey and the name-paper of the person on whom you are working. The apple or onion may be shut up in a tin and a candle burned on the tin's lid -- or it can be placed in the bottom of a flower pot, with a plant grown on top of it to hide the spell. The plant takes the place of candle, but it radiates the intent of the spell just the same. It can be given as a gift to the person on whom you are working, and can spread its sweetness throughout their home.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as packaged sugars, syrups, and sweeteners became available from grocery stores, another variant of this spell that developed employed a box of sugar instead of a jar of honey. By the mid 20th century, the honey-jar version of the spell gradually replaced the old cream-saucer, cored apple, hollowed onion, and sugar box versions.
From: Lucky Mojo
gypsymagicspells
~Citrine~

Honey As A Magickal Ingredient


Honey As A Magickal Ingredient
Ruler: Oshun, bee goddess
Type: Food
Magickal Form: Any type
Use this sweet and sticky substance to attract good fortune, fertility, and love. Dishes filled with honey beckon angels and other beneficial spirits. For wealth, create an altar with coins drizzled with honey. For a conception spell, cover a pumpkin with honey and offer it to a river. For love, bathe in warm water and honey.

This is also a favorite offering for the love goddesses. The passion and fertility-enhancing properties of honey may owe that reputation to the hexagons of the honeycomb, six being the sacred sexual number of Aphrodite.

Note: An assassination attempt was once made on the African love goddess, Oshun. The plot was to poison her with honey. In remembrance of this, always taste the honey first before offering libations to any goddess.
From: Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients
gypsymagicspells

Magic of Honey


Honey can aid in a myriad of magical ways. It is generally associated with youth, fertility, health, and prosperity. It is the essence of abundance and adds and extra pop to most magical dishes (especially drinks and desserts)!

Some of the magical Healing properties of honey that have been verified by the medical community include: quicker healing when dressing wounds, ingesting to shed water weight, clear lymph nodes and balance the lymph fluids, dry out the sinuses and increase circulation, aid the healing of ulcers, reducing stomach and upper gi tract complaints, sooth the throat, and reduce allergies (only local honey, the closer the better).
http://everymagicalday.wordpress.com/
~Citrine~

Bee History - Egypt, Osiris..


The Bee is featured prominently in many Egyptian temples, including the pillars of Karnak, the Luxor obelisk now erected on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, the 20th Dynasty sarcophagus of Rameses III, a granite statue of Rameses II, the sarcophagus of a 26th Dynasty priest and on the Pyramid of Unas, to name but a few.
Additionally, at the temple of Dendera an inscription recounts how Osiris emulated the Bee and provided instructions for knowing the “hsp”, or the sacred garden of the Bee in the other world - a domain believed to contain the tree of the golden apples of immortality. And in the Egyptian Delta, in the ancient Temple of Tanis – which is said to have once housed the Ark of the Covenant, the Bee was its first and most important ideogram. In fact, the Bee is even featured on the Rosetta Stone
andrewgough.co.uk
Bee hieroglyph – Luxor © Kenneth J Stein
~Citrine~

Bee Folklore


In addition to providing us with honey and wax, bees are known to have magical properties. They are common in folklore from many different cultures. These are just a few of the legends about bees:
~ In some areas of New England and Appalachia, it was believed that once someone died, it was important for the family to "go tell the bees" of the death. Whoever kept the bees for the family would make sure the bees got the news, so that they could spread it around.
~ Ancient Egyptian pharaohs used the honeybee as the royal symbol, during the period between 3000 b.c.e. and 350 b.c.e.
~ The Greeks believed that a baby whose lips were touched by a bee would become a great poet or speaker.
~Citrine~
Art - Talking to Bees II by ~Rozefire on deviantART

The Magick of Herbs Poem


The Magick of Herbs
Lavender and fragrant rose,
The fertile seeds of love it sows.
Mugwort for a Samhain scrying;
Hemlock for a broomstick flying.
Rowan tree to ward off harm;
High John for a mojo charm;
Hazel for a wand conductive;
Lovage root for spells seductive.
Yarrow’s good for divination;
Devil’s-bit for good vibrations;
Rue and dill to evil quell;
And mandrake for a wondrous spell.
—from Priestess and Pentacle
by Gerina Dunwich

~Citrine~

A Witch’s Wishing Well Garden


A Witch’s Wishing Well Garden

To create a magickal wishing well garden, plant around a well any of the following plants traditionally used by Witches and other magickal practitioners to make secret wishes manifest: bamboo, beech, buckthorn, dandelion, dogwood, grains of paradise, hazel, Job’s tears, pomegranate, sage, sandalwood, sunflower, tonka, violet, walnut.
If you have no access to a well, simply place a small wooden rain barrel or earthenware pot in the center of the garden and fill it with water. Either will make a suitable substitute for an actual wishing well.
When the moon is full and her silver rays call to you to make magick, go to the wish garden and toss a coin into the well (or other container of water) as you state your wish and visualize it. Be sure not to tell your wish to anyone, otherwise it may not come true.
Herbal Magick
~Citrine~
Art - The Wishing Well by =Aeternum-Art

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Dandelion Recipes


Wilted Dandelion Greens Salad

4 slices of bacon, chopped
1 small red onion, diced
2 tsp brown sugar
2 tbsp cider vinegar
1 bunch dandelion greens, washed and dried, stems removed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Fry bacon bits in a skillet until they are crisp and have rendered all their fat. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon drippings and return the skillet to the burner. Add onion and stir in the sugar and cider vinegar. Pour the hot dressing over the greens, tossing the greens so as to coat them with dressing. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Note: To make this recipe vegetarian, omit the bacon and prepare the dressing with oil.

Simple Sautéed Dandelion Greens

1 to 2 tbsp olive oil
1 to 2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 bunch dandelion greens, washed and dried, stems removed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Heat olive oil in a large skillet or wok on medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute or until it becomes translucent. Add the greens and sauté 2 to 3 minutes or until soft, stirring occasionally. If your greens are tough, you may want to cover the pan and steam them for a minute or 2 more. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Dandelion Salad with Fresh Goat Cheese and Apples

Note: If you don’t have any apples stored from the winter, substitute any firm fruit that’s in season.
2 tbsp cider vinegar
3 tbsp vegetable or nut oil
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp honey
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 bunch dandelion greens, washed and dried, stems removed
1⁄4 pound fresh white goat cheese, crumbled into pieces
1⁄2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
1 apple, cored and chopped into 1⁄2-inch pieces
Whisk vinegar, oil, mustard, honey, salt and pepper together. Pour over greens and toss lightly. Top with goat cheese, nuts and apple.

Dandelion Mushroom Calzone

3 tbsp olive oil, divided
1⁄4 pound mushrooms (button, shiitake or baby bella), sliced
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1 bunch dandelion greens, washed and dried, stems removed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 pound pizza dough
1⁄2 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded
Preheat oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large skillet or wok, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. Add mushrooms and garlic, and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms begin to brown. Add the dandelion greens and cook until wilted, stirring occasionally, about 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll or stretch the dough to form two 10 inch rounds. Transfer dough rounds to a floured baking sheet or pizza pan. Sprinkle a layer of shredded cheese on half of each round, leaving a 1-inch border. Add the dandelion and mushroom mixture to the cheese layer, and top with the remaining shredded cheese. Fold the dough over to enclose the filling, forming a half-circle. Press and crimp the edges together to seal. Using a knife, poke a hole or two in the top. Brush the calzones with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Bake for about 11 minutes or until the calzones are crisp and turning golden. Cut them in half and serve hot.


Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/dandelion-recipes.aspx?ViewAll=True#ixzz2RIYW7mgJ

Dandelion Medicinal Details...

Dandelions... Hmmm.. they are certainly plentiful by me.. The price is right!!
Are they as good for you as I hear??
What will they do for me? What part can I use? Recipes?? I need to know... so I found some great details along with the "who said what" details.

All parts of the dandelion are edible and have medicinal and culinary uses. It has long been used as a liver tonic and diuretic.
In addition, the roots contain inulin and levulin, starchlike substances that may help balance blood sugar, as well as bitter taraxacin, which stimulates digestion.
Dandelion roots can be harvested during any frost-free period of the year and eaten raw, steamed, or even dried, roasted and ground into a coffee substitute. The flowers are best known for their use in dandelion wine, but they also can be added to a salad, made into jellies or dipped in batter to make dandelion fritters.

The leaves are rich in potassium, antioxidants, and vitamins A and C. Dandelion greens can be eaten raw, steamed, boiled, sautéed or braised. For use in salads, greens should be harvested from new plants while still small and tender, before the first flower emerges. Larger greens tend to be tougher and more bitter, and better suited for cooking

The sunny yellow flowers of the dandelion plant add beta-carotene, vitamin C, iron and other nutrients

Dandelions scientific name is Taraxacum officinale. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) web site, these herbs are rich sources of nutrition including vitamins A, B complex, C, and D and the minerals iron, potassium, and zinc

The UMMC site says that traditionally, both the roots and the leaves of the dandelion were used to treat liver problems. But these days, the roots are more commonly used to aid digestion, increase the appetite and improve the functions of the gall bladder and the liver. The dandelion’s leaves are most commonly used as a natural diuretic to help the body get rid of excess water from bloating or swelling.

The U.S. National Library of Medicine (USNLM) site also indicates that dandelion is used to treat these conditions: cancer, colitis, diabetes and hepatitis B. However, it also warns that not enough clinical study has been done to prove dandelion’s effectiveness for treating these conditions.
 The herb seems to be helpful for lowering cholesterol, decreasing inflammation and stimulating the appetite, but much more study needs to be done before it can be recommended for medicinal use.

The Chinese, European and Native American healing traditions have used dandelion to treat digestive complaints and kidney and liver disorders. Dandelion leaves may contribute to kidney health by acting as a diuretic to promote urination. 

Dandelion is a safe means of eliminating waste through the urine while cleansing the kidneys and the blood. It gets rid of congestion and fluid swelling. This is why the French call it pissenlit. The root is approved in Germany for bile flow obstructions. Early spring roots are used for this. An infusion can be made by steeping the root in hot water for thirty minutes or longer and then letting it cool. The properties of dandelion root are hepatic (nourishes and strengthens the liver); tonic (strengthens and invigorates the system); deobstruent (slowly loosens and removes obstructions); hypnotic (encourages sleep).

And to mention again, the dandelion plant offers a host of essential nutrients, including vitamins A and C, B vitamins, zinc, potassium and iron. The rich yellow color of dandelion flowers comes from beta-carotene. Found in yellow, red, orange, or dark green fruits and vegetables, beta-carotene is a plant-based pigment that converts into vitamin A in your digestive tract. Vitamin A contributes to healthy vision, promotes wound healing and supports the immune system. Vitamin C acts as an antioxidant, counteracting the cellular damage caused by toxic substances. The leaves of the dandelion plant offer beta-carotene, vitamin K, folate, potassium, iron and zinc, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Dandelion species grow wild throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The roots, leaves, crowns and flowers of the dandelion are edible. To avoid chemical contaminants, shop for dandelion flowers and leaves in the produce section of organic markets or harvest them from areas where only organic fertilizers are used. Dandelions that grow wild on lawns or in parks may have been exposed to commercial pesticides, fertilizers or other substances that may make them unsafe to eat

***It is warned that dandelion may harmfully interact with such medications as lithium, antibiotics, antacids or quinolone. This is why you should tell your health care provider about all supplements you use medicinally.

Resources:
Motherearth.com
livestrong.com
joatchley.hubpages.com/hub/Herbal-Adventures-The-Beautiful-Dandelion

Monday, April 22, 2013

Dandelions


Photo: They'll be up by me in no time... 
~Citrine~

Dandelion Bread recipe ~
http://fat-of-the-land.blogspot.com/2008/04/dandy-muffins-and-bread.html























Folk Magic for a Happy Home

Spell to Increase Business Cash Flow

Unknown Beauty


"But deep in my heart, I long for your hands.
I search for you, Love, through many strange lands…
I travel all night, … and in each place..
I look at the people… I search for your face."
Unfortunately I don’t know the credits on the Art or the quote… But I found them both to be very Beautiful ♥
~Citrine~
Photo: "But deep in my heart, I long for your hands.
I search for you, Love, through many strange lands…
I travel all night, … and in each place..
I look at the people… I search for your face."
Unfortunately I don’t know the credits on the Art or the quote… But I found them both to be very Beautiful <3
~Citrine~

Path of a Pagan


"To a Pagan every person is a wondrous, sacred, creation. Every plant, rock, tree, everything seen and unseen, is unique and beautiful. The purpose of life as seen through a Pagan's eyes might be best described as: to live in harmony with nature, to develop our personal and spiritual potential, to be aware of and to manifest the inherent divinity within us all, and finally to help all people to do the same."
Spiritual-Path.com
Art unknown
~Citrine~
Photo: "To a Pagan every person is a wondrous, sacred, creation. Every plant, rock, tree, everything seen and unseen, is unique and beautiful. The purpose of life as seen through a Pagan's eyes might be best described as: to live in harmony with nature, to develop our personal and spiritual potential, to be aware of and to manifest the inherent divinity within us all, and finally to help all people to do the same."
Spiritual-Path.com
Art unknown
~Citrine~

Obstacles


Obstacles so commonly come along... remember the power of the Universe surrounds you... it's yours to hold... the power is within yourself to get you through... ~Citrine Waters
Photo: Obstacles so commonly come along... remember the power of the Universe surrounds you... it's yours to hold... the power is within yourself to get you through... ~Citrine Waters

Cat Healing Chant


Cat Healing Chant
To petition Bast (the goddess of cats) for healing of cats, chant the following before her picture/statue while holding an actual picture or mental image of the sick animal:

Lift the hand of disease.
Restore health!
Cast out all illness.
Restore health!
Pour your healing powers through (name of cat).
Bast! Restore Health!

Repeat the chant 5 times, or until you feel it is complete.

From: Moon Magick
Gypsy Magic
~Citrine~

Bastet


Bastet The Great Cat Goddess
Titles: Mistress of the Oracle; Great Conjuress of the Casket, Lady of the East
Names: Bast, Bastet
Attributes: Basket and ankh (symbol of life)
Planets: Sun and moon
Color: Green
Animal: Domestic cats are her servants and sacred animals

Bastet, great cat goddess, has dominion over sex, fertility, marriage, magic, music, childbirth, prosperity, joy, dance, and healing - in short, the pleasures of life. She protects humans against infertility, dangers of childbirth, evil spirits, illness, and bodily injuries, especially those caused by venomous creatures. A tomb inscription says Bastet bestows "life, prosperity and health every day and long life and beautiful old age."

She was the Lady of the East, the mother of all cats, and wife of the god Ptah. Although she was said to be the embodiment of the living power and gentle heat of the Sun, through her sacred cats she was also connected with the Moon.

Bastet offers special protection to women and children and serves as matron of magicians and healers. Her cult began in the Nile Delta swamps. The earliest known portrait of Bastet dates to circa 3,000 BCE. By about 950 BCE she was worshipped throughout Egypt. For a while, she was the most popular goddess in the kingdom. Her veneration reached its zenith during the reign of Osorkon II (874 - 853 BCE), when a major temple was erected at her cult city, Bubastis. Devotion to Bastet officially survived until 30 BCE and the Roman conquest, the Romans having little sympathy for animal-shaped gods.

Iconography:
She is depicted as a cat, often bejeweled, or as a woman with a cat's head sometimes surrounded by kittens and fashionably dressed in a green or blue dress.

Offerings:
Bast can be honored by establishing a woodland or garden shrine to the Nature spirits and wild animals. Put a statue of a cat in this sacred space to represent the goddess. Her name may be related to a word meaning "perfume." Ancient Egyptian perfume was typically in the form of a salve. Offer her precious cream perfumes or offerings that benefit her sacred animal, cats.

From: ;Moon Magick and Encyclopedia of Spirits
GypsyMagic
~Citrine~

Different, Beautiful, Unique


Different... Beautiful.... Seen through the beholder although felt within
Uniqueness is precious and should be celebrated... ♥ ~Citrine Waters
Photo: Different... Beautiful.... Seen through the beholder although felt within
Uniqueness is precious and should be celebrated... <3 ~Citrine Waters

Smile quotes


Photo: "Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." - Leo Buscaglia
~Citrine~"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." - Leo Buscaglia






























Smiling is infectious,
You can catch it like the flu.
Someone smiled at me today,
And I started smiling too.
-anonymous
~Citrine~

Photo: Smiling is infectious,
You can catch it like the flu.
Someone smiled at me today,
And I started smiling too. 
-anonymous
~Citrine~






































Protective Blessings for Dogs


Protective Blessings for Dogs
Everyday Magic: Spells & Rituals for Modern Living by Dorothy Morrison

"Diana, Goddess of the Wild,
Keeper of dogs both fierce and mild,
Hold (name of pet) safely in Your arms
And protect this creature from all harm.
And should the day come that he/she roams
Guide him/her to the path back home.
Bless (name of pet) with a joyful life
Free of hardship, stress, and strife."
Art - plant spirit by *Apofiss
~Citrine~
Photo: Protective Blessings for Dogs
Everyday Magic: Spells & Rituals for Modern Living by Dorothy Morrison 

"Diana, Goddess of the Wild,
Keeper of dogs both fierce and mild,
Hold (name of pet) safely in Your arms
And protect this creature from all harm.
And should the day come that he/she roams
Guide him/her to the path back home.
Bless (name of pet) with a joyful life
Free of hardship, stress, and strife."
Art - plant spirit by *Apofiss
~Citrine~

Invocation for a Sick or Injured Pet


Invocation for a Sick or Injured Pet
You can perform this ritual for animals recuperating at home, as well as for those at the veterinarian.
Light a white candle, and visualize a protective dome of warm soothing light surrounding your pet.
When your emotions are calm and your thoughts are still, ask the Great Mother for her assistance by saying:

“Mistress of the Beasts,
send your healing, courage, strength, and love
to [pet’s name] in this time of need.”

Courtesy of Lynne Sturtevant
Art - A warm Place by =AmorpheusArt
~Citrine~
Photo: Invocation for a Sick or Injured Pet
You can perform this ritual for animals recuperating at home, as well as for those at the veterinarian. 
Light a white candle, and visualize a protective dome of warm soothing light surrounding your pet. 
When your emotions are calm and your thoughts are still, ask the Great Mother for her assistance by saying:

“Mistress of the Beasts, 
send your healing, courage, strength, and love 
to [pet’s name] in this time of need.”

Courtesy of Lynne Sturtevant
Art - A warm Place by =AmorpheusArt
~Citrine~

MAGICAL DOG/CAT COLLAR SPELL


MAGICAL DOG/CAT COLLAR SPELL
This spell should be done during the waxing moon.
What you need:

* 1 yellow candle
* candle holder
* matches
* Amethyst stone (fairly small)
* 1 Brown collar apple, peach or lavender oil
* 5 silver paper clips (You may use jewelry-making wire but it won't be nearly as strong as the paper clips, which are unbelievable hard to bend and shape but it is possible)
* brown fabric paint
* Needle-Nose Pliers

Light the candle. Take four or the five paper clips and bend them all out as straight as possible (use the needle-nosed pliers).
Now take the paperclips and (do what feels right to you) wrap the stone as you would a crystal.
Chant the following while doing this:
"This collar I have made by hand shall protect my pet, all evil shall be banned.
It will keep him/her in good health and always loved it is a source of good luck that is always watching from above.
No harm shall ever come to my pet.
And my will, So mote it be!"
Anoint the collar with the oil you have chosen.
Attach the wrapped stone to the collar (like you would a license tag).
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~Citrine~
Photo: MAGICAL DOG/CAT COLLAR SPELL
This spell should be done during the waxing moon.
What you need:

* 1 yellow candle
* candle holder
* matches
* Amethyst stone (fairly small)
* 1 Brown collar apple, peach or lavender oil
* 5 silver paper clips (You may use jewelry-making wire but it won't be nearly as strong as the paper clips, which are unbelievable hard to bend and shape but it is possible)
* brown fabric paint
* Needle-Nose Pliers

Light the candle. Take four or the five paper clips and bend them all out as straight as possible (use the needle-nosed pliers).
Now take the paperclips and (do what feels right to you) wrap the stone as you would a crystal. 
Chant the following while doing this:
"This collar I have made by hand shall protect my pet, all evil shall be banned. 
It will keep him/her in good health and always loved it is a source of good luck that is always watching from above. 
No harm shall ever come to my pet. 
And my will, So mote it be!"
Anoint the collar with the oil you have chosen.
Attach the wrapped stone to the collar (like you would a license tag).
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~Citrine~

Masquerade


Plain sight is not you...
They cannot hear the voices in your head,
… Only the facade of the Masquerade....
~Citrine Waters

For the love of Alice

I do Love (almost) all things Alice...

“I wonder if I've been changed in the night. Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Art- Tea Party in Wonderland by ~carbonella
~Citrine~
Photo: “I wonder if I've been changed in the night. Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!” 
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Art- Tea Party in Wonderland by ~carbonella
~Citrine~

Wolves poem - The Guard


The Guard
the guardians follow behind me
day and night, sleeping and awake
i feel their careful footsteps
look behind me quick enough and see
their shadows running with mine

have they been there all along?
i wonder over them, these mysterious guides
the black, the white, the silver, the brown
in every dream they are beside me
in every battle they are before me

these guardians of mine with sharp teeth
swift feet, knowing eyes, they know me
maybe they know me better than i know myself
they point me the way i am to go
but i struggle against it, stubborn heart

i do not want to go to the desert
i do not want to dream of wars and dead
if i am to take a lesson from them
am i a wolf dressed in girl's clothing
am i strong enough to believe?

maybe they are with me to remind me
that like true love, true magick never dies.
by ~TheChainedIdiot
Art - Hungry loneliness by ~x-Cubbu-x
~Citrine~