Daily Message - October 15, 2012

original artwork by: theHackerhearts

"Many of use many methods to seek serenity and peace,

such things can be found in quiet contemplation

under the light of the moon."

- Jasmeine Moonsong

Merry Meet and Good Morning :))) Blessings to you and yours for a magickal day today. Today is Monday, October 15, 2012

Mondays are ruled by the magic and mystery of the Moon and are days of peace, sleep, healing, compassion, friends, psychic awareness, purification, and fertility. The moon and humanity are intrinsically linked. The moon affects so many cycles in our lives like the ocean’s tides, feminine cycles, and seasonal cycles. Today, focus on accepting change gracefully, release your anxieties and past hurts and let go of your past. If you are working with stones today choose pearls, moonstones or crystals for protection. Use emeralds for amulets.

Tonight's is the night of the New Moon. The New Moon is a time of new beginnings, hope, faith and optimism. Use this night to work any magick to set the pace for what you want to happen this lunar cycle. This New Moon begins in Libra drawing emphasis to the self, central ideas, or institutions, and away from connections with others and other emotional needs. People tend to be melodramatic. It enters Scorpio at 8:06 p.m. The Moon in Scorpio increases awareness of psychc power. It precipitates psychic crises and ends connections thoroughly. People can tend to brood and become secretive. The magickal color of the day is White, and the incense of the day is Clary Sage. Have an amazingly magickal day!!!

Love and Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

Herbs And Their Witchy Names

original graphic by: LorelainW

Herbs and Their Witchy Names

Merry Meet,

One of the things you might notice when working with spells is they call for some different ingredients. For example, eye of newt, wool of bat, toe of frog. To some who happen across these spells it can help lend to some of the fear surrounding witches. However, none of these ingredients are literal. For example, if you see eye of newt in a spell, you are not going go out and get an actual eye from a newt. It actually refers to mustard seed. The reason we have these names, stems from ancient times when it was not safe to keep spells about. So to protect the craft these names would be used instead. Some of them are just Old English, and some even date back to ancient China. A lot of times it will be based on what the herb resembles. Many witches still use these names to this day. So I wanted to provide you with a basic list that you can use to work with. As you find more you can add more to it. :))

A Bone of an Ibis: Buckthorn
A Titan's Blood: Wild Lettuce
A Lion's Hairs: Tongue of a Turnip (the leaves of the taproot)
A Man's Bile: Turnip Sap
A Pig's Tail: Leopard's Bane
A Hawk's Heart: Heart of Wormwood
Aaron's Rod: Goldenrod, Mullein
Absinthe: Wormwood
Achillea: yarrow
Adders Tongue: Dogstooth Violet
African Ginger: Ginger
Aftator Pear: Avocado
All Heal: Mistletoe, Valerian
American Dittany: Basil
Aneton: Dill
An Eagle: Wild Garlic
Aquifolius - Holly
Archangel - Angelica
Armstrong - Knotweed
Arrowroot - Yarrow
Assear: Comfrey
Ass's Foot or Bull's Foot: Coltsfoot
Ava - Kava Kava
Bad Man's Plaything: Yarrow
Bairnwort - Daisy
Bat's Wings: Holly
Battree - Elder
Bear's Foot: Lady's Mantle
Bee Balm - Lemon Balm
Beer Flower - Hops
Beggar's Buttons - Burdock
Beggarweed - Dodder
Bereza - Birch
Bindweed - Morning Glory
Bird's Eye - Pansy, Germander
Bird's Foot - Feunugreek
Bird's Nest - Carrot
Biscuits - Tomentil
Bitter Greass - Ague Root
Bitter Root - Gentian
Black Cherry - Belladonna
Black Maidenhair: Black Spleenwort
Black Sampson: Echinacea
Black Wort - Comfrey
Blessed Herb - Avens, Pimpernel
Blind Buff - Poppy
Blood: Elder sap or another tree sap
Blood of Hephaistos: Wormwood
Blood from a Head - Lupine
Blue Buttons - Periwinkle
Blue Eyes - Potato
Blood of Ares: Purslane
Blood of a Goose: Mulberry Tree's Milk
Bloodwort: Yarrow
Blood of Hestia: Chamomile
Blood of an Eye: Tamarisk Gall
Blood from a Shoulder: Bear's Breach
Bottle Brush: Horse Tail
Brain Thief: Mandrake
Bread and Cheese Tree - Hawthorne
Bride of the Meadow - Meadowsweet
Bride of the Sun: Marigold
Braisewort - Comfrey, Daisy
Bull's Blood or Seed of Horus: Horehound
Burning Bush: White Dittany
Calendula: Marigold
Calf's Snout: Snapdragon
Cankerwort: Dandelion, Ragwort
Candlemas Maiden: Snowdrop
Candlewick Plant: Mullein
Cape Gum: Acacia
Capon's Tail: Valerian
Carpenter's Weed: Yarrow
Catmint: Catnip
Cat's Foot: Canada Snake Root and/or Ground Ivy
Cat's Wort: Catnip
Cheeses: Marsh Mallow
Cherry Pie: Heliotrope
Chewing John: Glangal
China Root: Galangal
Chinese Parsley: Coriander
Chocolate: Carob
Chocolate Flower: Wild Geranium
Christ's Eye: Vervain Sage
Christ's Ladder: Centaury
Christ's Thorn: Holly
Church Steeple: Agrimony
Clear-eye: Clary Sage
Click: Goosegrass
Clot: Great Mullein
Clove Root: Avens
Corpse Plant: Indian Pipe
Couch Grass: Witch's Grass
Cowgrass: Knotweed
Crowdy Kit: Figwort
Crow Corn: Ague Root
Crow's Foot: Cranesbill
Crown for a King: Wormwood
Crown of Thorns: Euphorbia
Cuckoo's Bread: Common Planatin
Cuddy's Lungs: Great Mullein
Cucumber Tree: Magnolia
Cupids Car: Wolf's Bane
Daphne: Bay Laurel
Death Angel: Agaric
Death Flower: Yarrow
Death's Herb: Belladonna
Delight of the Eye: Rowan
Devil' Apple - Datura
Devil's Cherries: Belladonna
Devils Dung: Asafoetida
Devil's' Eye: Henbane, Periwinkle
Devil's Flower: Bachelor's Buttons
Devil's Plaything: Yarrow
Dew of the Sea: Rosemary
Dog's Mouth: Snap Dragon
Dollar: Meadowsweet
Dove's Foot: Wild Geranium
Dragon's Blood: Calamus
Dragon Wort: Bistort
Dumbledore's Delight: Wolf's Bane
Earth Smoke: Fumitory
Elf Leaf: Lavender, Rosemary
Elf's Wort: Elecampane
Enchanter's Plant: Vervain
English Cowslip: Primrose
Englishman's Foot: Common Plantain
Erba Santa Maria: Spearmint
Everlasting Friendship: Goosegrass
Eye Balm: Goldenseal
Eye of Christ: Germander Speedwell
Eye of the Day: Common Daisy
Eye of Newt: Mustard Seed
Eye of the Star: Horehound
Eye Root: Goldenseal
Eyes: Aster, Daisy, Eyebright
Fairies Horses: Ragwort
Fair Lady: Belladonna
Fairy Bells: Sorrell, Wood
Fairy Cup: Cow Slip
Fairy Fingers: Foxglove
Fairy Smoke: Indian Pipe
Fairy Petticoats: Foxglove
Fairy Weed: Foxglove
False Wintergreen: Pipsissewa
Fat from a Head: Spurge
Felon Herb: Mugwort
Field Hops: Yarrow
Five Fingers: Cinquefoil
Flute Plant: Meadow Rue
Folk's Gloves: Foxglove
Fox Bells: Foxglove
Foxtail: Club Moss
French Wheat: Buckwheat
Frog's Foot: Bulbous Buttercup
From the Belly: Earth-apple
From the Foot: Houseleek
From the Loins: Chamomile
Frozen Roses: Wood Rose
Fruit of the Gods: Apple
Fruit of the Underworld: Apple
Gagroot: Lobelia
Gallowsgrass: Hemp
Garden Heliotrope: Valerian
Ghost Flower: Datura
Gillies: Carnation
Gin Plant: Juniper
Giver of Life: Corn
Goat's Foot: Ash Weed
Goat's Leaf: Honeysuckle
Goat's Weed: St John's Wort
God's Hair: Hart's Tongue Fern
Golden Bough: Mistletoe
Golden Star: Avens
Goldes: Marigold
Gosling Wing: Goosegrass
Graveyard Dust: Mullein
Graveeyard Flowers: Plumeria
Ground Apple: Chamomile
Ground Raspberry: Golden Seal
Great Ox-eye: Ox-eye Daisy
Hairs of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Seed
Hair of Venus: Maidenhair Fern
Hag's Taper: Great Mullein
Hagthorn: Hawthorn
Happy Major: Burdock
Harebell: Bluebell
Hare's Beard: Great Mullein
Headache: Poppy
Healing Herb: Comfrey
Helmet Flower: Scullcap
Herb of Enchantment: Vervain
Herb of Grace: Rue, Vervain
Hind's Tongue: Hart's Tongue Fern
Holy Herb: Yerba Santa
Holy Rope: Hemp Agrimony
Honey Stalks: Clove
Hook and Arn: Yerba Santa
Horse Tongue: Hart's Tongue Fern
Horse Hoof: Coltsfoot
Horse Violet: Pansy
Hundred Eyes: Periwinkle
Hundred Leaved Grass
Indian Dye: Golden Seal
Indian God Tree: Banyon
Indian Paint: Golden Seal
Indian Root: Trillium
Indian Sage - Bonesset
Indian Tobacco - Lobelia
Innocense: Bluets
Jacob's Ladder - Lily of the Valley
Jacob's Staff: Great Mullein
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Joy of the Mountain: Marjoram
Joy on the Ground: Periwinkle
Jupiter's Staff: Great Mullein
Juno's Tears - Vervain
King's Crown: Black Haw
Knight's Milfoil: Yarrow
Klamath Weed - St Johns Wort
Knight's Milfoil - Yarrow
Knitback - Comfrey
Kronos' Blood: sap of Cedar
Ladder to Heaven - Lily of the Valley
Lady's Glove: Foxglove
Lady's Meat: Hawthorn
Lad's Love: Southernwood
Lamb's Ears: Betony
Lamb Mint: Spearmint
Lion's Herb: Columbine
Lion's Mouth: Foxglove
Lion's Tooth: Dandelion
Little Dragon: Tarragon
Love Fruit: Orange
Love Herbs: Lovage
Love Idol: Pansy
Love in Idleness: Pansy
Love Leaves: Burdock
Love Lies Bleeding: Amaranth/Anemone
Love Man: Goosegrass
Love Parsley: Lovage
Love Root: Orris Root
Mackeral Mint: Spearmint
Maiden's Ruin: Southernwood
Man's Health: Ginseng
Master of the Woods: Woodruff
May: Black Haw
May Lily: Lily of the Valley
May Rose: Black Haw
Mayflower: Hawthorne
Maypops: Passion Flower
Military Herb: Yarrow
Miracle Herb: Comfrey
Mistress of the Night: Tuberose
Mosquito Plant: Pennyroyal
Mutton Chops: Goosegrass
Naughty Man's Cherries: Belladonna
Nine Hooks: Lady's Mantle
Nine Joints: Knotweed
Nose Bleed: Yarrow
Obeah Wood: Ebony
Old-Maid's-Nightcap: Wild Geranium
Old Man's Flannel: Great Mullein
Old Man Fennel: Mullein
Old Man's Pepper: Yarrow
Old Uncle Henry: Mugwort
Old Woman: Wormwood
Oliver: Olive
Organ Tea: Pennyroyal
Paddock Pipes: Horsetail
Password: Primrose
Pearl Moss: Irish Moss
Peter's Staff: Great Mullein
Priest's Crown: Dandelion leaves
Poor Man's Treacle: Garlic
Pucha-Pat: Patchouli
Queen of the Night: Vanilla Cactus
Queen of the Meadow: Meadowsweet
Queen of the Meadow Root: Gravelroot
Queen's Root: Stillengia
Quick: Hawthorn
Quickbane: Rowan
Quick Grass: Witch Grass
Rabbits: Toadflax
Ram's Head: American Valerian
Red Cockscomb: Amaranth
Ring-o-bells: Bluebells
Robin-run-in-the-grass: Goosegrass
Run by the ground: Pennyroyal
Sacred Bark: Cascara Sagrada
Sacred Herb: Yerba Santa
Sacred Mother: Corn
Sacred Mushroom: Agaric
Sailor's Tobacco: Mugwort
Scaldhead: Blackberry
See Bright: Clary Sage
Seed of Horus: Horehound
Semen of Ammon: Houseleek
Semen of Ares: Clover
Semen of Helios: White Hellebore
Semen of Herakles: Mustard-rocket
Semen of Hermes: Dill
Semen of Hephaistos: Fleabane
Seven Year's Love: Yarrow
Shameface: Wild Geranium
Shepherd's Heart: Shepherd's Purse
Silver Bells: Black Haw
Silver Dollar: Honesty
Snake's Grass: Yarrow
Soapwort: Comfrey or Daisy
Soldier's Tea: Horehound
Sorcerer's Berry: Belladonna
Sorcerer's Herb: Datura
Sorcerer's Violet: Periwinkle
Sparrow's Tongue: Knotweed
St. John's Herb: Hemp Agrimony
St. John's Plant: Mugwort
Star Flower: Borage
Star of the Earth: Avens
Starweed: Chickweed
Storm Hat: Wolf's Bane
Summer's Bride: Marigold
Sweethearts: Goosegrass
Swine's Snout: Dandelion Leaves
Tanner's Bark: Toadflax
Tarragon: Mugwort
Tartar Root: Ginseng
Tears of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Juice
Thousand Weed: Yarrow
Thunder Plant: House Leek
Tongue of Dog: Houndstongue
Torches: Great Mullein
Unicorn Root: Ague Root
Wax Dolls: Fumitory
Weazel Snout: Yellow Archangel
White: Ox-eye Daisy
White Man's Foot: Common Plantain
White Wood: White Cinnamon
Witch's Asprin: White Willow Bark
Witch's Brier: Brier Hips
Weasel Snout: Yellow Archangel
Wolf Claw: Club Moss
Wolf Foot: Bugle Weed
Wolf's Milk: Euphorbia

Love and Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

Daily Message - October 14, 2012

original artwork by: IgnisFatuusll

"Nothing is quite like the loving energy and innocence of animals.

We have much to learn from these beautiful creatures."

- Jasmeine Moonsong

Merry Meet and Good Morning :))) Blessings to you and yours for a magickal day today. Today is Sunday, October 14, 2012

Sundays are ruled by the Sun, the center of our Solar system, source of light and sustainer of life. Today is a wonderful day for healing and you want to focus on personal security, strength, spirituality and success. It’s a great day for personal achievements of any kind.If you are working with stones today choose topaz, sunstones or diamonds for protection. Use pearls in crafting talismans.

Tonight's Moon is Waning, Fourth Quarter in Libra. The Waning Moon is a time for study, meditation, and little magickal work except magick designed to banish harmful energies. The Waning Moon represents the Goddess in her Crone aspect. It’s a time to celebrate the wisdom gained through life. The Moon in Libra draws emphasis to the self, central ideas, or institutions, and away from connections with others and other emotional needs. People tend to be melodramatic. The magickal color of the day is Orange, and the incense of the day is Almond. Have an amazingly magickal day!!!

Love and Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

Xylomancy

Xylomancy

For those of you that are Harry Potter fans, Hogwarts teaches a class in Xylomancy, where they analyze burnt pieces of woods for answers to their questions. It is also sometimes referred to as Xylomantia. Xylomancy is derived from the Greek words xylo, which means wood, and manteia, which means divination. It's a method of looking at twigs, fallen tree branches, or other pieces of wood for divining the past present or future. Some other methods of Xylomancy which are closely related are Dendromancy, and Tephromancy.

In ancient times in Slavonia, they would look at the shape and position of the pieces of wood found on their paths. In biblical times the seers would look for patterns in fallen pieces of wood.

Later on in history, people would remove the bark from the branches, and then toss these branches to the ground and interpret the patterns in which they fell. Another method was to interpret the patterns of logs in the fireplace as they fell when they were burned.

Love and Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

Daily Message - October 13, 2012

original artwork by: Jul-l

"Find a way to express yourself artistically

and allow your soul to be free."

- Jasmeine Moonsong

Merry Meet and Good Morning :))) Blessings to you and yours for a magickal day today. Today is Saturday, October 13, 2012

Saturdays are ruled by Saturn. Saturn’s seemingly infinite journey around the Sun connects us to a greater world beyond. Today is a day of wisdom and awareness. It’s a wonderful day to work on spiritual awareness and connection with the divine. Take some time to meditate today and connect with the universal energy. When working with stones today choose to wear turquoise, labradorite, or diamond for protection. Use amethyst in amulets.

Tonight's Moon is Waning, Fourth Quarter in Virgo. The Waning Moon is a time for study, meditation, and little magickal work except magick designed to banish harmful energies. The Waning Moon represents the Goddess in her Crone aspect. It’s a time to celebrate the wisdom gained through life. The Moon in Virgo favors accomplishment of details and commands from higher up. Focuses on health, hygiene, and daily schedules. The Moon enters Libra at 7:02 p.m. The Moon in Libra draws emphasis to the self, central ideas, or institutions, and away from connections with others and other emotional needs. People tend to be melodramatic. The magickal color of the day is Gray, and the incense of the day is Pine. Have an amazingly magickal day!!!

Love and Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

The Rule Of Three

original graphic by: Indigo Designs

The Rule of Three

Merry Meet :)))

As Wiccans we believe in the three-fold law. Simply put it states that whatever energy a person puts out into the world, be it positive or negative, will be returned to that person three times. While you will find some debate about it's validity, it's a rule that I try to live by as best I can as I personally do believe in it. In many places you will see it called the Three-Fold Law. I'm not a big fan of calling something a law and prefer to consider it as a universal principal for us to live with. Not only will you find it in Wicca but in many other religions as well. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." I also think it goes along nicely with the Law of Attraction. The law of attraction is essentially a belief or theory, that "like attracts like," and that by focusing on positive or negative thoughts, one can bring about positive or negative results.

This goes into all areas of our lives. From how we treat our friends and family members to how we help those who are strangers. I believe it applies to plants, animals and every aspect in your life. As I believe everything in life is made of energy and how we work with that energy is how that energy works with us. I've been asked often why I don't seek revenge when something has been done wrong to me, and that's quite simple, I don't believe I have to. What goes around comes around and I try my best not to put anything negative out there as I don't want it coming back to me. It's a different way of living life. Now will I defend or protect if I need to, absolutely. However, I always look for a way to do it in which it will not cause harm. An example of this is when someone is angry with me, rather then striking back, I typically will send healing and loving energy to that person. You would be amazed at the results this can have. If things feel really tough for me I will call upon the angels to assist. I do not believe it is my job to cast judgement.

This also is an extremely important principal to work with when working with magic. I will do my best to never put anything out there that could possibly have a negative affect on others. I am very careful with the spells I choose to work with. To me, I believe that's very important. I believe it adds to the energy of my craft and the gifts in life I have been entrusted with.

When you live your life following this to the best of your ability it is very healing for you as well. You won't carry the baggage of negative energy that can way you down. It doesn't allow negative karmic ties to you. You will feel the support and love of the divine easier. I do believe it is a very important aspect of being Wiccan. :)

Love and Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

Wiccan Creation Myth

Wiccan Creation Myth

The following is an article I wrote about the Wiccan Creation Myth when studying for my first degree. For my studies I was asked to describe the Creation Myth. The lesson detailed Starhawk's creation myth for those that are familiar with it. I had a bit of a hard time grasping it so I went on to do some additional research to gain a better understanding of it.

I read several Wiccan creation myths to find one that settled well with me. The majority of the myths that I read seem to agree that in the beginning their was one, the all, our Goddess. She was in the universe as the earth was not created at this point. Starhawk goes on to describe the Goddess, our Lady as seeing her image reflected in space and she grew to love this image, and the image came to take on it’s own being becoming a second Goddess known as Miria. As the Lady becomes consumed with ecstasy and love she rains down an energy and vibration that creates the world we have come to know. The vibrations become to much for the Goddess Miria and she slowly moves away from the Lady. Her distance leads her to become male and come into being the Lord that we know today.

I must confess, the first thing that jumped out at me when reading these myths was that the myths involved the Lady being first. Being brought up Protestant I was schooled in the Adam and Eve creation myth and I found it interesting to see how that myth had been taken from the Pagan myth and turned about to be man coming first. My difficulty with this Starhawk’s myth is that the Lord doesn’t come into being until later and that he originates as a female. I suppose difficulty may be too harsh of a word. After reading the myths I have developed a preference for Llewellyn’s myth which is as follows.

A long time ago the world was in darkness and consisted of nothingness.

From this nothingness, spirit created our Lady.

The lady danced in the heavens. While she danced sparks of light came from her giving birth to the stars and planets. She twirled as she danced and the planets and stars began to move with her in the universe. Her dancing quickened and the oceans and mountains were formed on earth. As she chanted words of joy and love, these words fell to the earth creating the trees and flower.

Her breath created a pure white light creating the colors of the universe giving everything a vibrant beauty of color. Her laughter gave the sounds of the running streams, lappings of the lakes, and roars of the ocean waves. Her tears of joy become the rain.

When she slowed her dancing our Lady wanted a companion to share with all the joy that she had created. Spirit created the Lord as her soul mate. The Lord was made half spirit and half animal so that together the Lord and Lady could populate the planet Earth. The Lord and Lady created angels and power spirits to guide the population. Though they are not always seen they are always with us.

As the population started to grow and become prosperous the Lord and Lady saw a need for healers among them. The Lord and Lady drew the energy from the realm of the angels, power animals and humans, to create the Witches. Witches were given the wisdom of the Lord and Lady, the ability to heal, and the art of magic. They were taught how to talk to the spirits and how to communicate with the energies or earth, air, fire, water and spirit, and how to commune with the animal and plant kingdom.

The myth goes on to explain the history of the witch and how we came to be today. I find this myth very comforting, and as I have learned in my studies to follow my own path and my heart and soul this is the myth that I have taken close to my heart. I respect all the creation myths that I read and I recognize that everyone will find the one that settles best with them on their path. One of my reasons for loving Wicca so much is the ability to learn and discover and choose my own path. :)

Love and Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong