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Reblogged from stuckinthebroomcloset
chant/spell to purify water
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“Morrigan, Morrigan Three times Three,
Hear these words, I ask of thee.
Grant me vision, grand me power
cheer me in my darkest hour.
As the night overtakes day,
Morrigan, Morrigan light my way.
Morrigan, Morrigan raven queen,
Queen of beauty, Queen of art,
Yours my body, Yours my heart,
All my trust, I place in thee,
Morrigan, Morrigan be with me.”
As you may have already seen, we have a new addition to our team!
Daniella is now posting within the branches of meditation and visualization, and may be helping out with other parts of the blog we see fit. We hope she will be helpful in your practices and that you welcome her with open arms!
Brightest Blessings~
-Amber
Meditation and visualization are two very important tools that hone your sense of self as well as your sense of the world around you. While they can be practiced and developed individually, I’ve found that they go hand in hand and that to train one is to train the other. Meditation can help you become more in tune with your body and senses, while visualization helps keep your imagination active while helping protect and revitalize your mind, spirit and body. Both meditation and visualization require practice and dedication but once they’ve become a part of your routine, you’ll soon wonder how you did without them. Every week I’ll be bringing you a new exercise (or exercises) to help you develop these skills. I’ll be starting with the basics and slowly moving my way up to harder things, so if you have questions in the meantime, don’t hesitate to ask!
Meditation Exercise 1
* Read through all of the steps before attempting this. Meditation isn’t something you can do while constantly distracted by something else. On that note, please turn off your cellphone or put it somewhere else. No television, phones, or computer. Just quiet. *
Step 1: Find somewhere comfortable and quiet. It can be outside or inside as long as there is a minimum of noise.
Step 2: Make yourself comfortable. You can be standing, sitting, kneeling, or lying down, as long as you’re comfortable and won’t have to move around for five to ten minutes. When I first began meditation, I knelt with my bum resting on my feet, palms up on my knees. You have to find out which position you find more natural.
Step 3: Alright, now down to the actual meditation.
Now, you can either leave your eyes open or you can close them. I’m a bit of an oddball so while I find it easier to leave my eyes open, you will probably want to close them.
Step 4: Relax. Loosen your muscles. Start to really feel your breaths as you inhale and exhale. I don’t mean that you should make them deeper – just become aware of your actions. Feel the air moving in and out of your diaphragm. Feel the air entering and leaving your body. Let your thoughts leave you. Like you loosened your muscles, loosen your mind and let it remain relaxed. If a thought enters, don’t chase it out. Instead, let it float around before it disappears. Both your body and mind should be relaxed.
Step 5: Slowly open your eyes (if they were closed) and become aware of your surroundings. Continue with your steady breathing as you awaken from your meditative state.
There you are! You’ve just meditated. It might be difficult to focus at first, but you should make an effort to meditate every day. Perhaps in the beginning it will only be for five minutes, but as time goes on it can extend to longer periods of time. For those of you who would like to begin my regimen of meditation and visualization – I do expect you to do this exercise every day. For this first week, I expect at least five minutes a day from you. I know that you can do it, because I managed it and I was quite possibly the most unmotivated person EVER at the time.
When you become more comfortable with meditation, you could begin extending the amount of time that you take to accomplish it. Join me again next week for the first guide on visualization. Meditation is key to learning visualization so don’t forget to practice! Let me know how your meditation progresses, and if there is anything that you need help with or that I should clarify.
Blessed be,
Daniella
Kali is a Hindu goddess who is often regarded as the “dark mother” and is goddess of time, change, and death. The root of her name Kal is the word for time in sanskirt. She is not associated with physical human death, but death of demons and egos. Many times, those not comprehending her many roles in life call Kali the goddess of destruction. She destroys only to recreate, as in to make way for better things. She is seen to destroy sin, ignorance, and decay. She is equated to the night and is the consort of Shiva. Without her, Shiva would not have the energy to act and she could not exist without him; symbolizing the male and female prospects we see in every part of Wicca. In the Hinduism, all gods and goddesses are a part of Devi, and Kali is seen as the most ferocious and compassionate because she provides liberation to her children.
Pictures of Kali usually depict her with a garland of skulls and dismembered arms, which is to symbolize the ego separate of the body. She holds a sword and a freshly severed head. She is also seen standing on top of Shiva, who has white skin while she has black or dark blue. Some pictures are supposed to depict her as “scary,” because it is belief that a person attached to their ego will be unreceptive to her and see her as fearsome. People with spiritual practice will see the illusion removed and perceive her with uncomprehending love. Kali’s arms represent the circle of creation and destruction.
Kali is seen as the goddess of time, death, illusions, the first chakra, clear sight, unworldliness, freedom and liberation, prosperity, success, agriculture, good over evil, enlightenment, fear, and the cycle of birth and death. Pray to her if you need an illusion lifted or revealed, knowledge, enlightenment, liberation, success, prosperity, anything dealing with time, if you need to forgive other’s wrongdoings, the first chakra healed, or if you need selflessness.
The colors to use with her are red and black. She is said to dwell at cremation grounds (or cemeteries).
Things to offer Kali are plain and simple gifts, such a pure wine or unelaborate cooking, fruit flowers and fragrances. She is also said to likes reverence through prayer, ritual, and invocation. The best time to work with her is on a new moon, especially in October or November. 
Kali is associated with the first chakra. She associated with these chakra stones: hematite, black obsidian, black tourmaline, red zincite, garnet, and Smoky quartz.
Smoky quartz helps with dissipating negativity, balancing the energies of mind and body, and meditation. It is a protective and grounding stone, and enhances dream awareness and channeling abilities. It is also said to help with depression, and is mildly relaxing. The corresponding zodiac signs are Capricorn and Sagittarius.
The planets with the day and plants associated:
SATURN :
Saturday; Horsetail (Equisetum Arvense); take care to avoid the many poisonous plants ruled by Saturn.
JUPITER :
Thursday; Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis)
MARS :
(berries of the hawthorn)
Tuesday; the flowers, young leaves, or berries of the hawthorn(Crataegus) or the dried root of the stinging nettle(Urtica Dioica).
SUN :
Sunday; rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis)
VENUS :
(motherwort)
Friday; motherwort(Leonurus Cardiaca) or lady’s mantle((Alchemilla)- the Latin name for ‘Alchemilla’ means ‘little alchemist’).
MERCURY :
(skullcap)
Wednesday; skullcap(Scutellaria), caraway(Carum Carvi), marjoram(Organium Marjorana), or oregano(Origanum Vulgare)
MOON :
(fresh cleavers)
Monday; fresh cleavers(Galium Aparine), the bark of the willow(Salix), or the berries of the chaste tree(Vitex Agnus-Castus).
