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Moonlight and Candles - Earth, Air, Fire Water

The popularity of candles has reached an all-time high. Candles are used by folks from all walks of life, for relaxation, meditation, aromatherapy and, most importantly, to achieve that “peaceful homey” feeling of being in your own sanctuary. This simple yet profound tool can make powerful magic. Take a moment and notice how candlelight transforms a dark room and fills the atmosphere with the energy of magical light. Suddenly the potential for transformation is evident. I don’t know about you, but I burn candles 365 days a year! They bring a sense of calm to me, imbuing my personal space with the positive.

Every candle contains all four of the four elements:

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Earth and Fire Elements: MAMMALS

Earth Element:
With its bounty, the land sustains life. The plants and trees that grow on the earth nourish us and replenish our air. The earth provides the structure by giving us a firm foundation for our lives. The rocks are the bones that we build our homes on.

Brown Bear:
Brown bears are one of the oldest recorded totemic beings. Ancient legends tell of people sharing caves with bears. (People were contemporaries of cave bears (Ursus speleus) in Eurasia.) Early people often sought permission from the elders and from the bears themselves, before hunting a bear. Brown bears are powerful shamanic beings that connect people with Mother Earth through their caves.

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  • Virginia Carper
    Virginia Carper says #
    Thanks for both. Interesting about Finnish Bear beliefs. The bear seems to be an universal animal for many cultures. The Ainu of
  • Meredith Everwhite
    Meredith Everwhite says #
    Fun fact, the specific term for bear worship is "arctolatry", which literally means just that. Came across it recently in my resea

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Ritual Elements Air - Re-enchanting The Air

I've recently finished co-teaching a six week class titled "Elements of Magic". It is one of the core pieces of magic taught in the Reclaiming Tradition. I use the term "core" rather than "beginning" or "basic" for specific reasons. You see, I hold that there's nothing particularly basic about this exploration and I find myself returning to it year after year as a teacher and, more importantly, as a student. It's the foundation of my personal practice, the actual ground on which I base my interactions within the temporal world.

So over the next few articles, I'm going to dive into, dig around under, imagine and re-imagine my relationships with these core forces that affect us all.

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  • Gwion Raven
    Gwion Raven says #
    I am happy to take you there. Let's go for a hike there one of these weekends!
  • Annika Mongan
    Annika Mongan says #
    Yes! And then let's plan a time to jump out of an airplane. I love jumping out of airplanes!
  • Annika Mongan
    Annika Mongan says #
    YES! I love that place near the Golden Gate Bridge and I also think that there should be a picture of you falling through the sky.
  • Gwion Raven
    Gwion Raven says #
    Thank you K.
  • K. Armand
    K. Armand says #
    This is SO beautiful and SO inspiring. Thank you for this.

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In ancient Rome, today is the feast day of Neptulia, set aside to honor Neptune, God of the seas and fresh water. The mythology of Neptune is somewhat a mystery, much like most of the deep sea remains to us. His early association with the Greek God Poseidon muddies the waters, so to speak. One aspect that differs in some detail is the more romanticized mythology of Neptune's ardent pursuit of his undersea queen, Salacia, a beautiful sea nymph.

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