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 Raindrops on puddle. On rainy day , #AFFILIATE, #puddle, #Raindrops, #day, # rainy #ad | Rain drops, Rainy day aesthetic, Abstract

 

You need rain, badly. You decide to do rain magic, but before you have a chance to do the magic, it rains. Should you still do your magic?

Let me restate the case more generally.

You see a need. You propose to cast a spell to bring about X, but before you get about to making your magic, X happens. Do you still cast the spell?

In this situation, authorities—such as they are—are in universal agreement: Yes, you should still cast your spell, you should still do your rain magic.

Here's the operative question: Why?

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Drama Game: Rainstorm | Drama And Theatre 

 

Contains sexual content.

 

At the big Beltane that year, we held three simultaneous Great Rites: female-female, female-male, and male-male. These being Great Rites of the symbolic kind, we made use, respectively, of two chalices, chalice and blade, and blade and horn.

(Interestingly, most folks went around and drank from all three. Good old Paganistan.)

Now, it so happened that the particular drinking horn that we used in the ritual had a tendency to splash those uninitiated into the mysteries of drinking from a horn. (Hint: drink with the point down.) This caused no little laughter and comment through the course of the ritual, and my partner-in-rite who was manning the horn explained: with gay sex, there are always more likely to be liquids splashing around.

Think of it as sympathetic magic.

 

In fact, among gay men there's a long, almost folkloric, association between sex and thunderstorms. My own personal experience bears this out. Ask any gay guy that you know.

 

Of course, you don't have to be gay for there to be liquids splashing around during sex. Any guy can do it.

 

Here's the deal: Thunder, being Himself a guy's guy, likes men. (More men are struck by lightning than women: did you know that?) The myths attest to his liking for handsome young men. As one would expect—being Himself the Great Ejaculator—he's known to favor the male libation.

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 Some Showers Overnight

 

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Rejuvenation Invocation: The Water of Life

I advise any witchy gardener to have a rain barrel to make the most of stormy weather; you can water your pots of herbs and garden during sunnier days and dry spells. On the first day of the rainfall, place a blue glass bowl outside as a water-catcher. Bring it inside and place on your altar beside a lit candle. Speak:

Water of life, gift from the sky,
We bathe in newfound energy, making spirits fly!

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 Some Showers Overnight

 

Rain on Down

A Prayer for Rain

 

Mighty Thunder, Lord of Lightning

Rain on down

Fecundator, Ejaculator

Rain on down

Sky Water, Sky Fire

Rain on down

Bull of Heaven

Rain on down

 

Meat smoke, incense smoke

Rain on down

Good, smoky whiskey

Rain on down

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A story about rain and perfume. And weather witching.

When I'm getting ready for the day, I put on one of the dedicated Cherry-Ka's Trunk perfumes that I keep in a little painted wooden Russian bowl on my desk. I have one of each of the Norse god dedicated scents. The four heathen scents Derin had already created before I started buying them are Silver Wordsmith for Loki, Hidden Goddess for Hel, Bilskirnir for Thor's house and family (I use that one to honor Sif), and Thunderstrike for Thor. The three I helped inspire are One-Eye for Odin, The Hornsman for Heimdall, and Vanr Volva for Freya. I also have three of Derin's non heathen perfumes, Siren, Library, and Wild Mojave. Sometimes I select the one I want to wear for the day. Sometimes I stir around in the bowl and pull a scent for the day.

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Born out of the Water by Виталий Смолыгин. Courtesy Publicdomainpictures.net.
Born out of the Water by Виталий Смолыгин. Courtesy Publicdomainpictures.net.

Okay, I have a Witch's message to share. I'm talking to the Pagans and any sympathetic spiritual paths who care to listen.

I am not prone to making public commentary like this because I often feel that people who do so are being arrogant and pretentious. Nevertheless, this is the vision I was given so I will share it as it was given to me. I'm not telling anyone what to do, but if you care to listen, this is what I feel I was asked to share. If this isn't something you're resonating with at this time, you won't hurt my feelings. But I'll thank people not to crap all over me about it. I'm doing this because if I believe in my faith, my faith moves me to do it, whether I look a fool or whether or not it's popular.

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  • nolongerhere
    nolongerhere says #
    Who cares if many people don't believe you? Someone else will answer the call and improve the relationship with water. Those who s
  • Sable Aradia
    Sable Aradia says #
    Thank you.

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