Simple Sabbat Cakes
These are good to use in any ritual for cakes and ale. I like to shape them into crescents.
3/4 cup soft butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp grated lemon zest
2 cups flour
1 cup finely chopped nuts of choice I use almonds but walnuts would work fabulously
Cream butter then gradually add sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, lemon juice and zest. Blend well. Stir in flour and nuts. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Shape into one inch balls or crescents and bake 3 inches apart on greased or parchment covered cookie sheet for eight minutes at 375 degrees. Cool on wire racks before serving.
BB Selena )0(
These are good to use in any ritual for cakes and ale. I like to shape them into crescents.
3/4 cup soft butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp grated lemon zest
2 cups flour
1 cup finely chopped nuts of choice I use almonds but walnuts would work fabulously
Cream butter then gradually add sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, lemon juice and zest. Blend well. Stir in flour and nuts. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Shape into one inch balls or crescents and bake 3 inches apart on greased or parchment covered cookie sheet for eight minutes at 375 degrees. Cool on wire racks before serving.
BB Selena )0(
~Daily Prayer~
I greet this day
With a clear mind
Ready to embrace
What she wants me to find
I soak in her wisdom
Her love and her strength
To pay her respect
I'd go any length
She gives us beauty
Stability and warmth
Each day anew
Each day a rebirth
Blessed be
Desirae:)0(
I greet this day
With a clear mind
Ready to embrace
What she wants me to find
I soak in her wisdom
Her love and her strength
To pay her respect
I'd go any length
She gives us beauty
Stability and warmth
Each day anew
Each day a rebirth
Blessed be
Desirae:)0(
10 Mysteries That Hint At Forgotten Advanced Civilizations
Well, as we have all seen from the post shared from this page earlier today, Wisdom does not just reside with only ONE religion, ONE belief, ONE God, ONE doctrine, ONE culture, ONE race, ONE philosophy, ONE country, ONE government, ONE morality.
It is truly, multi-faceted, multi-layered and like an ever-growing flower - petal upon petal, layers upon layers, and the intelligence and Divine Knowledge that is sent forth.
There are no Words, there are no Images, there are no catechisms or initiatory rites that can permeate the Human Heart without that HUMAN accepting responsibility for his or her own part of the Cosmos.
For believe it or not…we do make our own reality. We do shape it, form it, feed it and set it free.
IT is Us and WE are THEM and we must be ever diligent to be sure of which side we reside. For our numbers are counted and the faces named and the souls tabulated.
Which side are you on? – BW
Image:Screamer by Peter-Ortiz
http://peter-ortiz.deviantart.com/art/Screamer-412362268
It is truly, multi-faceted, multi-layered and like an ever-growing flower - petal upon petal, layers upon layers, and the intelligence and Divine Knowledge that is sent forth.
There are no Words, there are no Images, there are no catechisms or initiatory rites that can permeate the Human Heart without that HUMAN accepting responsibility for his or her own part of the Cosmos.
For believe it or not…we do make our own reality. We do shape it, form it, feed it and set it free.
IT is Us and WE are THEM and we must be ever diligent to be sure of which side we reside. For our numbers are counted and the faces named and the souls tabulated.
Which side are you on? – BW
Image:Screamer by Peter-Ortiz
http://peter-ortiz.deviantart.com/art/Screamer-412362268
Magical and Spiritual Philosophies
The road to Enlightenment leads to the Self. This can make the practice of any spiritual path a lonely one.
Many people want instant enlightenment. They want to find that one book or path that will quickly give them what they want.
Or they seem to think belonging to a group will get them from ‘A to Z’ more expeditiously.
True, books and groups can help one through the basics faster. On the flip-side, the faster you learn, retain and put into use the basics, the sooner you may find yourself at a stalemate.
What comes next can’t be ‘taught’. You either get it or you don’t.
…growth to adepthood depends on the individual and the Self Work the individual does. That may sound easy but it isn't.
The Great Work of getting to ‘know thyself’ is a life-long journey laden with set-backs, disaster, confusion, loss of faith, profound disappointment and many other hard lessons.
The rewards, however, far outweigh those obstacles. “
Source: The Complete Book of Demonolatry by S. Connolly – DB Publishing - 2006
Image: Untitled by Hannah Elisabeth on Flickr
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The road to Enlightenment leads to the Self. This can make the practice of any spiritual path a lonely one.
Many people want instant enlightenment. They want to find that one book or path that will quickly give them what they want.
Or they seem to think belonging to a group will get them from ‘A to Z’ more expeditiously.
True, books and groups can help one through the basics faster. On the flip-side, the faster you learn, retain and put into use the basics, the sooner you may find yourself at a stalemate.
What comes next can’t be ‘taught’. You either get it or you don’t.
…growth to adepthood depends on the individual and the Self Work the individual does. That may sound easy but it isn't.
The Great Work of getting to ‘know thyself’ is a life-long journey laden with set-backs, disaster, confusion, loss of faith, profound disappointment and many other hard lessons.
The rewards, however, far outweigh those obstacles. “
Source: The Complete Book of Demonolatry by S. Connolly – DB Publishing - 2006
Image: Untitled by Hannah Elisabeth on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hannahelisabeth/
Via: http://hetheria.tumblr.com/
Check out this music video "It's Hard to be a Cat at Christmas" featuring some of our favorite #famous #cats!
~Birds are often seen as omens, objects of worship, and even forecasters of weather. They communicate to anyone who will learn to listen. Each person though, based upon a solid knowledge, must learn to sense how the truth of the bird's communication translates into his life. information comes to us through Nature and all of her creatures... ~The body and mind knows and senses that what we see is significant. The flight of the bird, and time the bird first appeared, and how other birds and animals responded are messages rich in meaning for us. Nature reflects the Creator within the physical world. The animals in Nature are the shadows of those mirrored reflections ~<3 a="" class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=253312468020761" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Robert-Bateman/253312468020761" nbsp="" nimal="" rtist:="" saprocessedanchor="true" speak="" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Robert Bateman
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Pagan Yuletide: 13 Ways to Celebrate!https://www.circlesanctuary.org/index.php/winter-solstice/13-ways-to-celebrate
Pagan History of the Yule Tree
Yule Trees aka Christmas trees are a central part of the holiday celebrations around the world. Families gather around them to exchange gifts, cities put them up in squares and town halls, you'll find them in nearly every hotel and shopping mall... Although there's some debate as to whether the Yule/Xmas tree as it's used today has Pagan origins, it's clear that several non-christian cultures brought evergreen plants indoors at the time of the winter solstice.
Dating back “centuries before a Christ”, cultures brought evergreen trees, plants, and leaves into their homes upon the arrival of the winter solstice, which occurs in the northern hemisphere between December 21st and 22nd. Although the specific practices were different in each country and culture, the symbolization was generally the same: to celebrate the return of life at the beginning of winter's decline.
Egyptians particularly valued evergreens as a symbol of life's victory over death. They brought green date palm leaves into their homes around the time of the winter solstice.
Druid priests in Great Britain also used evergreen plants and mistletoe in pagan ceremonies, and the mistletoe plant was the symbol of the birth of a God. Celtic Druids and Norseman of Scandinavia also used mistletoe in a mysterious ceremony just after the winter solstice.
Romans had a public festival called Saturnalia, which lasted one week beginning on December 17th, and included a variety of celebrations around the winter solstice. Curiously, the Roman winter solstice was marked on December 25th on the Julian calendar. These celebrations are thought to have merged with pagan practices of hanging mistletoe and the burning of the Yule log.
In Britain, the Yule log was originally seen as a magical amulet, and eventually made it into the hand's of Father Christmas. In Italy the Yule log is still burned for the "Festa di Ceppo". In Catalonia, the log is wrapped in a blanket until Christmas Eve, when it's unwrapped and burned for the custom of "fer cagar el tio". And in Serbia, families bring the Yule log (known as a "badnjak") into their homes on Christmas Eve to be burned along with prayers to God to bring happiness, luck, and riches.
In the mid 1500's, Germans began using evergreen trees as a symbol of hope for the coming of spring. This practice is likely to have gradually evolved from Pagan rituals of past, and merged with the celebration of Xmas leading to the tree's being shared as it were by other religions.
Lady Abigail
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF INCENSE, OILS, & BREWS
by SCOTT CUNNINGHAM
SABBAT SOAP:
4 PARTS SANDLEWOOD 1 PART MYRRH
3 PARTS ROSEMARY 1 PART BAY
2 PARTS PATCHOULY 1 PART LEMON
1 PART CINNAMON 1 PART GINGER
USE DURUNG RITUAL BATHS PRIOR TTO THE SABBATS OR AS A GENERAL MAGICKAL CLEANSER.
HAVE A BLESSED AND MAGICKAL AFTERNOON:
DAN THE OLDE ONE
KEEPER OF MYTHS, LEGENDS AND THE OLDE WAYS
AS WITH ALL THINGS HERBAL IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO SOMETHING DON,T USE IT. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE DON'T TAKE A CHANCE IT IS NOT WORTH IT
Pagan Yuletide: 13 Ways to Celebrate!https://www.circlesanctuary.org/index.php/winter-solstice/13-ways-to-celebrate
Pagan History of the Yule Tree
Yule Trees aka Christmas trees are a central part of the holiday celebrations around the world. Families gather around them to exchange gifts, cities put them up in squares and town halls, you'll find them in nearly every hotel and shopping mall... Although there's some debate as to whether the Yule/Xmas tree as it's used today has Pagan origins, it's clear that several non-christian cultures brought evergreen plants indoors at the time of the winter solstice.
Dating back “centuries before a Christ”, cultures brought evergreen trees, plants, and leaves into their homes upon the arrival of the winter solstice, which occurs in the northern hemisphere between December 21st and 22nd. Although the specific practices were different in each country and culture, the symbolization was generally the same: to celebrate the return of life at the beginning of winter's decline.
Egyptians particularly valued evergreens as a symbol of life's victory over death. They brought green date palm leaves into their homes around the time of the winter solstice.
Druid priests in Great Britain also used evergreen plants and mistletoe in pagan ceremonies, and the mistletoe plant was the symbol of the birth of a God. Celtic Druids and Norseman of Scandinavia also used mistletoe in a mysterious ceremony just after the winter solstice.
Romans had a public festival called Saturnalia, which lasted one week beginning on December 17th, and included a variety of celebrations around the winter solstice. Curiously, the Roman winter solstice was marked on December 25th on the Julian calendar. These celebrations are thought to have merged with pagan practices of hanging mistletoe and the burning of the Yule log.
In Britain, the Yule log was originally seen as a magical amulet, and eventually made it into the hand's of Father Christmas. In Italy the Yule log is still burned for the "Festa di Ceppo". In Catalonia, the log is wrapped in a blanket until Christmas Eve, when it's unwrapped and burned for the custom of "fer cagar el tio". And in Serbia, families bring the Yule log (known as a "badnjak") into their homes on Christmas Eve to be burned along with prayers to God to bring happiness, luck, and riches.
In the mid 1500's, Germans began using evergreen trees as a symbol of hope for the coming of spring. This practice is likely to have gradually evolved from Pagan rituals of past, and merged with the celebration of Xmas leading to the tree's being shared as it were by other religions.
Lady Abigail
Yule Trees aka Christmas trees are a central part of the holiday celebrations around the world. Families gather around them to exchange gifts, cities put them up in squares and town halls, you'll find them in nearly every hotel and shopping mall... Although there's some debate as to whether the Yule/Xmas tree as it's used today has Pagan origins, it's clear that several non-christian cultures brought evergreen plants indoors at the time of the winter solstice.
Dating back “centuries before a Christ”, cultures brought evergreen trees, plants, and leaves into their homes upon the arrival of the winter solstice, which occurs in the northern hemisphere between December 21st and 22nd. Although the specific practices were different in each country and culture, the symbolization was generally the same: to celebrate the return of life at the beginning of winter's decline.
Egyptians particularly valued evergreens as a symbol of life's victory over death. They brought green date palm leaves into their homes around the time of the winter solstice.
Druid priests in Great Britain also used evergreen plants and mistletoe in pagan ceremonies, and the mistletoe plant was the symbol of the birth of a God. Celtic Druids and Norseman of Scandinavia also used mistletoe in a mysterious ceremony just after the winter solstice.
Romans had a public festival called Saturnalia, which lasted one week beginning on December 17th, and included a variety of celebrations around the winter solstice. Curiously, the Roman winter solstice was marked on December 25th on the Julian calendar. These celebrations are thought to have merged with pagan practices of hanging mistletoe and the burning of the Yule log.
In Britain, the Yule log was originally seen as a magical amulet, and eventually made it into the hand's of Father Christmas. In Italy the Yule log is still burned for the "Festa di Ceppo". In Catalonia, the log is wrapped in a blanket until Christmas Eve, when it's unwrapped and burned for the custom of "fer cagar el tio". And in Serbia, families bring the Yule log (known as a "badnjak") into their homes on Christmas Eve to be burned along with prayers to God to bring happiness, luck, and riches.
In the mid 1500's, Germans began using evergreen trees as a symbol of hope for the coming of spring. This practice is likely to have gradually evolved from Pagan rituals of past, and merged with the celebration of Xmas leading to the tree's being shared as it were by other religions.
Lady Abigail
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF INCENSE, OILS, & BREWS
by SCOTT CUNNINGHAM
SABBAT SOAP:
4 PARTS SANDLEWOOD 1 PART MYRRH
3 PARTS ROSEMARY 1 PART BAY
2 PARTS PATCHOULY 1 PART LEMON
1 PART CINNAMON 1 PART GINGER
USE DURUNG RITUAL BATHS PRIOR TTO THE SABBATS OR AS A GENERAL MAGICKAL CLEANSER.
HAVE A BLESSED AND MAGICKAL AFTERNOON:
DAN THE OLDE ONE
KEEPER OF MYTHS, LEGENDS AND THE OLDE WAYS
AS WITH ALL THINGS HERBAL IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO SOMETHING DON,T USE IT. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE DON'T TAKE A CHANCE IT IS NOT WORTH IT
by SCOTT CUNNINGHAM
SABBAT SOAP:
4 PARTS SANDLEWOOD 1 PART MYRRH
3 PARTS ROSEMARY 1 PART BAY
2 PARTS PATCHOULY 1 PART LEMON
1 PART CINNAMON 1 PART GINGER
USE DURUNG RITUAL BATHS PRIOR TTO THE SABBATS OR AS A GENERAL MAGICKAL CLEANSER.
HAVE A BLESSED AND MAGICKAL AFTERNOON:
DAN THE OLDE ONE
KEEPER OF MYTHS, LEGENDS AND THE OLDE WAYS
AS WITH ALL THINGS HERBAL IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO SOMETHING DON,T USE IT. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE DON'T TAKE A CHANCE IT IS NOT WORTH IT
This made me smile at its sweetness. I might have to create my own!www.workingwitches.com
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Dear Charlene,
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, one of the world's strongest and most effective wildlife protection laws.
Unfortunately, just at this time when we celebrate four decades of success with the ESA, a bill that could rightly be called the “Extinction Act” has been introduced by anti-environment lawmakers in the House and Senate (H.R. 3533 / S. 1731). This bill would gut the ESA and put imperiled species at greater risk.
Some of America's most iconic species—from the bald eagle and the brown pelican to the American alligator—were rescued from the brink of extinction thanks to the Endangered Species Act. But if anti-wildlife lawmakers get their way, the ESA’s vital protections would be cast aside.
My colleagues and I on Capitol Hill are fighting to stop legislative attacks on the Endangered Species Act, and we need you to contact your senators to defend the ESA by opposing the Extinction Act and other anti-wildlife bills.
The Extinction Act would harm imperiled species by:
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And that’s just the beginning! Anti-environment lawmakers are actively seeking new ways to undermine the Endangered Species Act and advance the agenda of their supporters in destructive and polluting industries.
Stand up for wildlife now! Help us make sure this and other anti-wildlife bills are defeated.
Thank you for all that you do,
Marjorie Mulhall
Legislative Counsel
P.S. Take action now to oppose gutting the Endangered Species Act and removing vital wildlife protections. Then share this news with friends and family. Make sure our lawmakers hear loud and clear that we want strong protections for wildlife.
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Celebrate the season with a feast!
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It's Yule, the season of the winter solstice, in the northern hemisphere. This is a time of light and a time of gathering together with friends and family, and a natural part of that is to celebrate with feasting and food. Whether you're planning a small get-together for your immediate family, or a large event with your entire circle of friends, now is a good time to do mix up some kitchen magic that celebrates the themes of the season! Try some of our favorite Yule-themed recipes to get your celebration started!
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Sun King Tomato Soup
Yule, the winter solstice, marks the return of the sun, as it begins to make its way back towards the earth. Celebrate this festival of light with a nice rich bowl of Sun King Soup -- the bright sun colors and smooth texture are just the thing for either an appetizer, or a light meal at Yule. Read Full Article
Make a Pot of Wassail
Enjoy a pot of warm wassail!
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Wassail was originally a word that meant to greet or salute someone -- groups would go out wassailing on cold evenings, and when they approached a door would be offered a mug of warm cider or ale. Over the years, the tradition evolved to include mixing eggs with alcohol and asperging the crops to ensure fertility. While this recipe doesn't include eggs, it sure is good, and it makes your house smell beautiful for Yule! Read Full Article
Baked Spaghetti Squash
Despite the fact that squash peaks around November, you can usually find some nice ones available up through Yule. This versatile vegetable is a bright sunny yellow -- just right for celebrating the return of the sun at the winter solstice. It also happens to be a perfect substitute for pasta, and tastes so much richer. Add butter and garlic, and it's a fabulous side dish for your Yule menu! Read Full Article
Chocolate Yule Log
Celebrate with a Yule log!
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The Yule log is a traditional feature of most winter solstice celebrations. In addition to making one you can burn in your fireplace, why not whip together a tasty chocolate one for dessert? This super-easy recipe uses a boxed cake mix as its base (although obviously you can make it from scratch, if you're handy in the kitchen), and can be put together ahead of time for your Yule celebration dinner. Chill overnight for easy slicing the next day. Read Full Article
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Are you ready for Yule?
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There are so many great ways you can decorate your home for the Yule season. You can either adapt store-bought Christmas decorations, or make your own Pagan-themed home decor for the season. For many people, this is a time to reconnect with the spirits of nature - why not use natural items for your home decor? Wreaths, boughs, branches and pine cones all work well as a way to decorate your halls and your walls. Here are some of our favorite wintertime crafts to spice up your holiday season!
If you're one of our Southern Hemisphere readers, you're gearing up for Litha - also a great time to embrace your creativity! Be sure to check out the links in the sidebar to the right.
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Decorate Your Holiday Tree
Do you need ideas for Pagan-themed decorations for your holiday tree? Crafting ornaments is a great project for the whole family to get involved in. Why not take an afternoon to put together some magic that you can hang on your tree, so you can share the spirit of the season?
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- Nature's Gifts Tree Toppers
- Make Salt Dough Ornaments
- Pine Cone Ornaments
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The Scents of the Season
Enjoy the scents of the season.
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One of the best things about the winter solstice season is the smell - fragrant cinnamon, heady pine, and so many other scents bring to mind the memories of our childhoods and other happy times. Here are some craft projects you can work on that will evoke the scents of the season.
- Yule Simmering Potpourri
- Yule Herbal Sachet
- Winter Solstice Oil
- Cinnamon Stick Yule Candleholders
- Winter Nights Incense
The Magic of the Yule Log
The Yule log is an ancient tradition, but you can make one for your own family's holiday celebration. Put one together with items you find outside, and include it as part of your Yule ritual.
Magically Decking Your Halls and Walls
Make your own Yule cards!
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There are so many great ways you can decorate your home for the Yule season. Here's how you can create Yule greeting cards for friends and family, some fun and simple ornaments, a Pagan twist on the "manger" scene, some seasonally-scented potpourri and incense, and more!
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- We're thankful for those Pagans who have dedicated their lives to service, whether in the military, police and firefighters, or as healers or teachers.
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- We are thankful for the Divine, which reveals itself in so many ways every day.
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Here at Circle Sanctuary we are particularly thankful for the many community members who support the work we do here with their energy, their effort, and their donations.
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Utah Pagan Community Publications is looking for submissions for a Community Cookbook. please submit recipes for Appetizers, Beverages, Bread, Salad, Soups, Main Dishes, Desserts, Canning, Vegan and Vegetarian, Organic, etc. Please also submit your recipes for Incense, Oils, and other Craft Projects. If you would like to include a short description of your recipe please do so. Magickal associations, appropriate sabbat, pictures or anything else you would also be appreciated. I am really excited about this project and would love to here from you!
I will also be looking for a name for our cookbook, if you have any ideas please submit them.If your name gets chosen for the cookbook, you will receive a free copy.
Do not hesitate however to submit literary/art etc. works I will save them for our next publication.
To submit your work simply search the following words on Yahoo Groups: Utah Pagan Community Publications. Or contact me off list at:
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The greatest diversity of life on earth is found in the ocean. WWF is working hard to protect the marine creatures that live in the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian, the Arctic, and Antarctic from threats such as overfishing, climate change, and more. No one knows that better than WWF’s Salome Topo, Sustainable Livelihood Officer, Solomon Islands: When I talk about the Solomon Islands, I am so passionate about what we do and how much we accomplish here. I feel like our work to bring local communities and government officials together for the good of both people and nature should be a model for marine conservation around the world.
We are raising awareness among the local people that, by protecting their precious natural resources like marine turtles, they can also improve their own lives. With nesting populations of three different turtle species on the beaches, villagers play a critical role in the turtles' protection by patrolling the reserve, monitoring the nests and collecting data. In turn the turtles bring important tourist revenue back to the communities.
I am proud to live and work in the Coral Triangle and help safeguard the breathtaking paradise that I remember as a child growing up here. This holiday season, donate in support of WWF’s global conservation efforts like Salome’s work in the Solomon Islands, and choose a marine-themed thank-you gift to give to a loved one.
Frontline Heroes$50 - $75 Donation
Marine biologists are some of the most dedicated and passionate people working to safeguard our planet and its diverse species. Make a donation to support WWF's worldwide conservation efforts and choose one of our newfrontline hero dolls as a thank-you.
Beach Towel$50 Donation
Support WWF with a donation that helps fund our global conservation efforts and choose a beach towel as a thank-you gift. This sea turtle design is a reminder that your contribution is helping to save threatened species and protect their habitats.
Graphic Tees$35 Donation
Pull on a socially responsible T-shirt as a thank-you for your generous donation to WWF. Choose from seven different designs of wildlife that represent the many species and habitats we are working to protect.
Animal Buddy Keychains$25 Donation
Support WWF with a donation that helps fund our global conservation efforts and choose a pair of animal buddies--such as this sea turtle and dolphin--as our way of saying thank you.
Wildlife Magnets$35 Donation
Donate to WWF in support of our global conservation efforts and then select these colorful wildlife magnets as a thank-you gift on behalf of the animals WWF works to protect. A boxed set of six different designs includes a sea turtle, tiger, tree frog, polar bear, panda and emperor penguin.
Symbolic Adoption: Sea Turtle$25 - $250 Donation
Having traveled the seas for over 100 million years, sea turtles have outlived almost all of the prehistoric animals with which they once shared the planet. Donate to WWF in support of our conservation efforts and select thissymbolic sea turtle adoption as our thank-you gift to you.
Build Your Own Bucket
$75 - $100 Donation
When you make a contribution in support of WWF's global conservation work, you may select three or four plush--such as a sea turtle, hermit crab and blue whale for a marine-themed gift--to go in an FSC-certified wooden bucket. There are 36 species to choose from!
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If you choose to receive a thank-you gift with your donation via WWF's Gift Center, we will ship it for free to anywhere the United States Postal Service (USPS) delivers.
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Give by 11:59 pm ET on Sunday, December 15, 2013, for delivery by Tuesday, December 24, 2013.+
+Applies to continental US addresses only. Donations that include a thank-you gift are shipped via USPS First-Class / Priority Mail and may take 6 - 10 business days to be delivered in the US. Delivery date and time cannot be guaranteed.
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This brings rest to my heart.
I feel like a leaf after a storm,
when the wind is still.
-PETALASHARO
PAWNEE
I feel like a leaf after a storm,
when the wind is still.
-PETALASHARO
PAWNEE
Share and Print Spells: Yuletide
Some of these shares are old. Some of just cool, some are fun and some of these have very old spell words and ideas. They are not always going to sound "Wiccan friendly." Remember not all Witches are Wiccan and some of these spells, poems and shares can be older than Wicca.
Blessings,
Lady Abigail
Some of these shares are old. Some of just cool, some are fun and some of these have very old spell words and ideas. They are not always going to sound "Wiccan friendly." Remember not all Witches are Wiccan and some of these spells, poems and shares can be older than Wicca.
Blessings,
Lady Abigail
Brigid's Well, located just outside of Kildare, Ireland is considered to be both holy and imbued with healing powers. This is, in fact one of two wells known as "Brigid's Well." This is because both wells emanate from the same spring. There is some debate about the holiness of the spring itself as the wells are considered sacred to both Pagans and Christians, as is Brigid herself.
To the old Irish/Celtic religion, Brigid (Pronounced BREED or BRIDE) was one of three daughters of the Tuatha De Danann. She was a Goddess of the elements, ruling over creativity, smith-craft, knowledge and healing. It is unclear as to when the Wells became associated with Brigid, but it is known that the Priestesses of Brigid cared for both her Sacred Well (which of the two is now unknown) as well as her Eternal Flame in Kildare.
Once Christianity came on to the scene and forced their faith on the Celts, Brigid of the Tuatha De Danann transformed herself into Saint Brigid of Kildare complete with new mythology. In her new story Brigid became the daughter of a Druid slave family who was unable to eat any food given her because of the impurity of the Druids. She supposedly preformed a great many miracles and extended many kindnesses. She was given the title of "Mary of the Gaels."
The dual-religious nature of the site is still visible today. Christian worshipers asking for healing follow specific instructions, including where to kneel, which prayers to say and how many times, etc. Many leave behind rosaries as gifts. Pagan worshipers on the other hand continue to leave many votives and offerings, most notably ribbons. According to Pagan belief, healing occurs upon proper offering, followed by drinking of the water.
To the old Irish/Celtic religion, Brigid (Pronounced BREED or BRIDE) was one of three daughters of the Tuatha De Danann. She was a Goddess of the elements, ruling over creativity, smith-craft, knowledge and healing. It is unclear as to when the Wells became associated with Brigid, but it is known that the Priestesses of Brigid cared for both her Sacred Well (which of the two is now unknown) as well as her Eternal Flame in Kildare.
Once Christianity came on to the scene and forced their faith on the Celts, Brigid of the Tuatha De Danann transformed herself into Saint Brigid of Kildare complete with new mythology. In her new story Brigid became the daughter of a Druid slave family who was unable to eat any food given her because of the impurity of the Druids. She supposedly preformed a great many miracles and extended many kindnesses. She was given the title of "Mary of the Gaels."
The dual-religious nature of the site is still visible today. Christian worshipers asking for healing follow specific instructions, including where to kneel, which prayers to say and how many times, etc. Many leave behind rosaries as gifts. Pagan worshipers on the other hand continue to leave many votives and offerings, most notably ribbons. According to Pagan belief, healing occurs upon proper offering, followed by drinking of the water.
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