The Life of a Witch

ROOT CHAKRA MEDITATION

Merry Meet to All of You!

I have just found this lovely meditation concerning the root chakra on you tube.
Watch, learn and simply enjoy!



Bright Blessings,

Ilona

BEAUTIFUL MEDITATION

Merry Meet to All of You!

Just watched this meditation video and found it beautifully relaxing and at the same time thought provoking.

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Hope you all enjoy watching it!

Golden Autumn Blessings,

Ilona

HEIRACHY OF ANGELS

Merry Meet to All of You!

Following on from the last blog about our chalice meeting about angels, I found this video on you tube, which explains the nine orders of angels in a bit more detail.

Hope you enjoy watching it!

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Bright Blessings,

Ilona

ANGELS - THE LAST MEETING, A SUMMARY

Merry Meet to All of You!

We had our latest Chalice meeting recently and the theme was Angels. It was a good meeting with an avid exchange of personal stories, beliefs...and yes, problems the attending members had with the subject.

Here's a short summary of the subject matter we touched, I hope you enjoy the material.

Angels

Orders of Angelic Beings

The First Sphere - angels who serve as heavenly counsellors:

1. Seraphim

2. Cherubim

3. Thrones

The Second Sphere - angels who work as heavenly governors:
4. Dominions

5. Virtues

6. Powers

The Third Sphere - angels who function as heavenly messengers:
7. Principalities

8. Archangels

9. Angels

ANGELS:
Closest to humanity, the ones most concerned with human affairs. Within the angels, there are many different kinds, with
different functions. Best known are probably Guardian Angels.

ARCHANGELS:
beyond the angels, tend the larger arenas of human endeavour. Most familiar ones: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael and Uriel.

PRINCIPALITIES
Beyond the archangels, guardian angels of all large groups, from cities to nations to recent human creations, such as multinational co-operations.

POWERS
First order in the second sphere, bearers of the conscience of all humanity, keepers of the collective human history. The angels of birth and death are in this category. They are able to draw down and hold the energy of the divine plan. In this way, powers can send visions to each of us of a global spiritual network.

VIRTUES
Beyond the powers, these are able to beam out massive levels of divine energy. As more people learn to work with the virtues, there will be a greater infusion of spiritual energy for the planet.

DOMINIONS
These govern the activities of all angelic groups below them. They also serve to integrate the spiritual and material worlds. Their work is still connected to our reality, although they rarely contact individuals.

THRONES
First order of the third sphere, they are the companion angels of planets.

CHERUBIM
Beyond the thrones, guardian angels of light and of stars.

SERAPHIM
Highest angelic order, said to surround the throne of God, singing the music of the spheres and regulating the movement of the heavens.

CORRESPONDENCES OF THE TEACHING ANGELS

Michael : Sunday; gold and orange, 7 days for omens; orbit of 1 year

Gabriel: Monday, New and Full Moon; silver, dark blue and pale green; 28 days omen; 3, 9 12 months orbit

Samael: Tuesday; scarlet, red and orange; 7 days omen; works quickly in orbit

Raphael: Wednesday; yellow and black; 7 days omen; very fast in orbit

Sachiel: Thursday; purple and lavender; 7 days omen; anytime orbit

Asariel: Thursday; greens; not invoked directly; not invoked directly

Haniel: Friday; pink and pale blue; 28 days omen; 6 months orbit

Cassiel: Saturday; dark blues and dark greens; 3 months omen; 4 years orbit

Uriel: Saturday; electric blue and rainbow; 14 days omen; suddenly

omen values mean the approx time for sign after invocation, orbit means the time frame an angel might use to work on the invoked subject.

As we briefly touched the subject of spirit guides, we decided to make this the subject of our November meeting.

Autumn Blessings,

Ilona

MAGICK'S ALL AROUND

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On my holidays in Germany I came across proof that you can find magickal places even in the most unexpected settings.

Check out my Herbal Chalice blog for details:

http://theherbalchalice.blogspot.com/2009/09/magicks-all-around.html

Magickal Blessings,

Ilona

THE POWER OF LETTING GO

Merry Meet to All of You!

Lisa and me have been looking into tapping and EFT recently (Lisa's attending a course shortly, so excited!)and I have just watched this clip of Robert Smith, who is one of the experts in the field.

While I was watching it, it dawned on me that the message he tries to bring over really holds great truth and wisdom, it is all about the power of letting go, in order to create something new and better and be happy in yourself. Due to some personal stuff going on for me at the moment, it was exactly what I needed to hear, and i think it holds relevant insight for everyone, even if your not interested in or practising EFT. So, have a look and think about it, and most of all:

START CREATING YOUR OWN HAPPINESS!

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Autumn Blessings & Happiness

Ilona

MABON - AUTUMN EQUINOX

Merry Meet to All of You!

The Autumn Equinox and hence the Sabbat of Mabon is here, the end of summer and heralding of the autumn. The following video captures the spirit of Mabon in a great way, so I thought I share it with you.

Enjoy Mabon!




Autumn Blessings,

Ilona

THE NEXT HEAVENLY MOOT

Interested in:

* TAROT

* ASTROLOGY

* PAGANISM

* WICCA

* SPIRITUAL HEALING & DEVELOPMENT

* SACRED DANCE

* ANGELS & FAIRIES

Come and meet like-minded people for discussions, learning and fun!

The theme for this month’s gathering is

ANGELS

So if you like to share or listen to stories & experiences about angels or simply are fascinated by these higher beings & would like to learn more, please join us.

On: Tuesday 6th October,

At: 7.30 PM

In: The Ralph Fitz Randall (Weatherspoons), RICHMOND

Everyone welcome!

For more Information contact Lisa or Ilona

Start of Term for the Tarot Study Group

The Tarot Study Group reconvenes on Thursday 3 September at 9.30 AM. We will meet at Wetherspoons as usual. We look forward to seeing you all again. New members welcome!

A Healing Star Meditation

The synchronicity from the previous post continues HERE. Learn how to connect with your own Healing Star and how to do a quick but effective Healing Star Meditation.

Bright blessings,
Lisa

The Star That Never Walks Around

Right, so this isn't a Tarot deck review... It's a story about synchronicity.

I recently won the round deck Star That Never Walks Around: A Native American Tarot Package on eBay. I guess I thought my other round deck, Circle of Life Tarot/Tarot del Circulo de La Vida, needed a friend to play with. I basically bid on it because it was cheap and round.

The artwork isn't great. In fact, it does nothing for me but I like the Native American theme and the correspondences Stella Bennett (who is both the artist and the writer of the companion book) has chosen for the four tarot suits. Reading about her choice adds another dimension to my understanding of the tarot suits, and that's always nice. In fact, the 200 page companion book isn't bad at all. It would serve as a nice introduction on the Tarot to the beginner, and there is also information worth mulling over for the more experienced reader.

Did I say this was a story about synchronicity? The thing in the little companion book that really grabbed my attention was the background story on how the deck got its name. I had never heard about the Star That Never Walks Around before, but had recently begun to focus on a star that transmits healing rays in my meditations.

"The star I have chosen to represent this deck, and also incorporated in some of the cards of the deck, is the star known as the North Star, or Polaris. This is the bright star that appears in the handle of the Little Dipper, known as Little Bear to Native Americans. The Plain Indians call this star the Star That Never Walks Around because it is fixed in the sky and doesn't move around it, making it one of the most important stars in the sky, able to watch the other stars and humankind from its fixed position. They believe it to be the healer and guide of all the stars and of humans. The Star That Never Walks Around is thus chief among all the stars."

Receiving this information because I decided to place a bid on a whim proves to me that synchronicity is firmly in place in my life. As I started my 'healing star meditations' a few weeks ago, I began asking myself why I was doing them and what this healing star might be. Was it just 'my star'? Or was it something more universal? Well... I think I know the answer now - thanks to Stella, which just happens to mean 'star' in Italian.

I'll keep meditating on Polaris... It's ever so nice to be able to put a name to that 'face'!

Learn the basics of EFT

EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique - is a very useful tool for self-healing in terms of clearing blocks, pain and negative emotions. You will be able to try it out for yourself after watching this demonstration by Aila Accad, RN.

NEXT MOOT

Interested in:

* TAROT
* ASTROLOGY
* PAGANISM
* WICCA
* SPIRITUAL HEALING & DEVELOPMENT
* SACRED DANCE
* ANGELS & FAIRIES

Come and meet like-minded people for discussions, learning and fun!

The theme for this month’s gathering will be energy healing. We will share healing stories and there will be opportunity to ask questions about healing if this is new to you.

On: Tuesday 1st September,
At: 7.30 PM

In: The Ralph Fitz Randall (Weatherspoons), RICHMOND

Everyone welcome!

For more Information contact Lisa or Ilona

Happy Lammas!

Aine Minogue - Return of the Dove

Buy the CD Mysts of Time HERE

Life on Life's terms with Intuitive Colette Baron-Reid

Colette is one of my favourite intuitives. Her books are food for the soul. Her teaching style is fun and her writing is easy to understand and apply to your own life. There are plenty of samples of her work on YouTube - check it out!

Learn to interpret the signs!

Also, check out Colette's oracle cards!


Have a great day!

Lisa

http://tarothealingbylisa.blogspot.com

Goddess Chant

Manifestation experiment

Here's a little experiment you might like to try for yourself. When it comes to the Law of Attraction and manifesting abundance, it might be easier to start with something small, like feathers or pennies.

First you align yourself with Source. I like to use the following affirmation found in Stop the Excuses: How to Change Lifelong Thoughts by Wayne W. Dyer:

'The creative and intelligent power manifests perfectly as the universe. I am a result of this power. I feel connected to it, and I know it will work with me in creating the life I desire.'

Make sure you truly feel connected to the Source before you proceed.

Then just picture what you want to manifest flowing towards you effortlessly. If you like, you can imagine a funnel of abundance above your head. See pennies or feathers, or whatever it is you desire, flowing towards you from all corners of the universe and going into the funnel above you.

Accept, acknowledge and give thanks for the abundance of pennies or feathers (or whatever you decided to experiment with) that is already yours, then go about your day with a sense of wonder - open to the endless possibilities of ways that the object you desired might manifest.

Lastly, bring yourself to be completely present in the now. Just as you know that the sun rises every morning, you can know and trust that the Law of Attraction is working without any effort on your behalf when you are aligned with Source.

Personally, I chose to try this experiment with feathers the other day, and the result can be seen in the picture above. Within a minute after activating the manifestation of more feathers, a large owl feather landed in front of my feet.

We happened to be at a fair ground where there was a large European Eagle Owl on display. I did not see him when I decided to manifest feathers, but he appeared almost immediately thereafter. Time seemed to stop as I beheld the large owl feather float to the ground only seconds after starting the manifestation experiment. Chance? In my universe there is no such thing as chance!

Not only did I manifest a feather for myself this way, but when my youngest daughter saw that I had been given a beautiful large owl feather, she decided to ask the owl keeper if she too could have one. Of course she could. The keeper had one tucked away that she handed to my daughter without hesitation.

Please let us know how you get on if you try this experiment!

Love & Light

Lisa

http://tarothealingbylisa.blogspot.com

Stop the excuses! - Book Tip

"If you contemplate with thoughts that match originating Spirit, you have the same power as originating Spirit" - Wayne Dyer

I'm reading this wonderful book right now, called 'Stop the excuses!' by Wayne W. Dyer. It's a book that helps the reader change old, outdated thought patterns and start living creatively in the now.

In the first part of the book, Dyer teaches us why it is possible to change patterns in our 'unconscious' mind. Anyone who doubts that it's possible to teach an old dog new tricks will be helped by Dyer's excellent summary of recent research about human thought processes and neurology. He relabels the unconscious (which makes it sounds inaccessible) habitual mind and shows us how it has been infected by mind viruses, or memes. Both the habitual mind and our normal waking awareness, or creative consciousness, can be brought under the control of our higher mind. The last section of part one covers the whole catalogue of excuses that we as humans are likely to use in order to resist growth/change.

In the second part of the book, Dyer outlines 7 Stop the excuses! principles:

• Awareness - Become aware of your potential for greatness and the power of your mind.


• Alignment - Align yourself by thinking like God thinks.


• Contemplation - Contemplate what you are, rather than what you want to become.


• Willingness - Be willing to allow health, happiness, and success to flo into your life.


• Passion - Be passionate about everyone and everything that enters your life.


• Compassion - Want more for others than you do for yourself; that is, be compassionate.

The third and final part of the book (which I'm just about to begin reading) helps the reader implement the Stop the excuses! paradigm by posing questions that can be used as reminders for staying aware and aligned with Source.

If you are ready to stop the excuses and fully embrace life, this is a must read! Free your spirit!!!

Lisa

http://tarothealingbylisa.blogspot.com/