Author: A Solitary Pagan

The more thoroughly you can relax while remaining consciously alert,the quicker you can unleash your heart’s ability to feel and your mind’s ability to create – hence, your psychic potential. Relaxation alters your state of consciousness. The deeper the relaxation, the more benefits you receive. As your brain decreases the speed of its brain waves, breathing slows from the normal twelve breaths pe...

The root word of “psychic” means “soul.” Thus, psychic abilities are really soul abilities. The “gifts of the spirit” you hear so much about are no different than psychic abilities. These gifts and talents differ only in the label you apply to them, in how they are used, and what for. Because it is so easy for thoughts of greed and selfishness to distort such gifts and talents, it is wise for all ...

Give yourself fifteen to twenty minutes each day to practice the techniques presented in this article. Pick a time of day and a particular place in your residence where you can be alone without being disturbed. If you live with other people, politely request that no one interrupt you during your special periods of silence. Unplug your phone. Turn off the radio and television set. Practice what you...

Items needed: Eight pieces of iron or iron nails One black candle, A dish of salt, Protection incense. Method Place the candle on the floor near your front door. Encircle the candle with the iron pieces and then with a ring of salt. Place the dish of salt on the outside of the circle to the west of the candle. Light the incense and walk around your house with it as you say: Let that which is unwan...

The raising and directing of a spiral of psychic energy in ritual and spellcraft. Gerald B. Gardner described the cone of power as one of the “old ways” of witches; most likely, he borrowed the concept from the various magical sources he used in constructing his rituals and book of shadows. The raising of psychic energy is intrinsic to ritual and magic in general, and many methods have been used s...

Raising the Cone of Power is a technique that can be found in the Gardnerian Book of Shadows, Katherine Kurtz’s Lammas Night, and most forms of Traditional Witchcraft. The details may vary, but the overall effect is the same. This is the technique that the Witches of England were said to have used to defend Britain from the Nazis during World War II. The technique that can be used is for everyone ...

For many practitioners of Traditional Witchcraft, the act of preparing the Sacred Space for ritual is known as Laying the Compass. Superficially, it resembles the Wiccan practice of casting circle, but it is done in quite a different way, and for quite different reasons. Before we get into the practicality of this,  it may be important to take a look at the Compass itself, what it is and how ...

(Stellaria media) G: Harvest from fertilizerfreeenvironments.Folk Names: Adder’s Mouth, IndianChickweed, Passerina, Satin Flower, StarChickweed, Starweed, Starwort, Stellaire(French), Stitchwort, Tongue Grass,Winterweed, QoqobalaGender: FemininePlanet: MoonElement: WaterPowers: Fidelity, LoveMagical Uses: Carry or use in spells designed toattract a love or to maintain a relationship.

(Erythraea centaurium, Centaurium spp.erythraea) GFolk Names: Christ’s Ladder, FeverwortGender: MasculinePlanet: SunElement: FirePowers: Snake-RemovingMagical Uses: The smoke from burning orfuming centaury drives off snakes.

(Typha capensis, T. spp.) GFolk Names: Tabua, Ibhuma, BalangotGender: MasculinePlanet: MarsElement: FirePowers: LustMagical Uses: If a woman doesn’t enjoy sex,but wishes to, she should carry some cattail with her at all times.

(Cinnamomum catnphora) X: Do not usein the faces of small children.Folk Names: Kafoor, Camphire, Chang NaoGender: FemininePlanet: MoonElement: WaterPowers: Chastity, Health, DivinationMagical Uses: Sniff to lessen sexual desire.Also place beside the bed for this purpose.A bag of camphor (or the bark of acamphor tree) hung around the neck, preventsthe contraction of colds and flu.Camphor is sometim...