THE WITCH'S CORNER

The Maiden

The maiden is overflowing with all of the possibilities of the future.  Within her are the seeds of what will be.  She is the fresh dawn of a new day.  She is strength and tenacity and power.  She is unbridled enthusiasm and wonder and hope.







The Mother

The mother is ripe fruit hanging pregnant from the vine.  She is the foundation, the nurturer, the protectress.  She is fortified with strength and placid with the calmness of a sunny day.  She is who we turn to for stability and reassurance.







The Crone

It is the crone we seek in the darkening twilight.  We find comfort in her quiet presence and yet we are challenged by her intuitive knowledge and aware of the dark shadows she casts...forcing us to seek the light and answers.

© Amythyst Raine 2007

Whenever ye have need of anything, 

once in the month and better it be when the moon is full, 

then shall ye assemble in some secret place, 

and adore the spirit of me, 

who am Queen of all witches. 

There shall ye assemble, 

ye who are fain to learn all sorcery, 

yet have not won its deepest secrets; 

to these will I teach all things that are as yet unknown. 

Temple of Diana

The Temple of Diana is a feminist organization of
Dianic Wicca dedicated to the celebration of women's magick and mysteries.

To enter The Temple of Diana, click on the image below.

Z Budapest

These are the most empowering, uplifting videos for women that I've ever seen.  Take a few minutes out of your day to reconnect with your inner Goddess, experience the wonder of self-empowerment, and take your place among the 'Womyn' of the world!

(To shut the background music off, scroll to the bottom of this page and click on the tiny box with double vertical lines in it.  It's right beside the tiny box with an image of a speaker.)

The Goddess Grove

http://www.myspace.com/the_goddess_grove

 The Goddess Grove was created to celebrate the Divine Feminine. This is a sanctuary for women, a place they can come to reconnect with the power and the mystique that is their birthright.

This is a sacred grove, open to maidens and mothers and crones walking life’s many paths, both spiritual and mundane. Here they may come to touch base with their Sisters, share each other’s joys, comfort each other in times of sorrow, encourage each other in their endeavors, and celebrate life with the crystal sound of laughter.

Men will not be added to the friends list, nor will they be allowed to post public comments on the blogs...they can only lurk in the shadows. They can watch and listen and learn, and perhaps become familiar with the greatest mystery of all...the female psyche.

Blessings,

Lady Amythyst Raine

The following is a list of Goddesses and their histories with a link to this site:

Goddess forms are many and beautiful
Goddess as creatrix of the universe

Aphrodite - Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty
Artemis - Greek Goddess of Hunting and Vegetation
Athena - Greek Goddess of Wisdom and War
Ceres - Roman Goddess of Agriculture
Demeter - Greek Goddess of Agriculture
Devi - Hindu Goddess of Existence
Diana - Roman Goddess of Hunting
Durga - Hindu Goddess that Destroys Demons
Gaia - Greek Goddess as Mother Earth
Ha Hai-i Wuhti - Hopi Divine Mother
Hecate - Greek Goddess of Magic
Ishtar - Babylonian Goddess of War
Isis - Egyptian Goddess
Juno - Roman Goddess of Women
Kali - Hindu Goddess of Liberation
Kuan Yin - Buddhist Goddess of Compassion
Lakshmi - Hindu Goddess of Prosperity
Minerva - Roman Goddess of Arts
Mother Mary - Christian Goddess of Compassion
Persephone - Greek Goddess of the Underworld
Sarasvati - Hindu Goddess of Knowledge and Arts
Shakti - Hindu Goddess of Primal Energy
Tara - Tibetan Goddess of Compassion
Venus - Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty

For more information on The Goddess, click on the image below.

(solitary ritual)

(I will deviate somewhat from D.J. Conway’s ritual.  This is the solitary Drawing Down the Moon.  Perhaps the woman/priestess performing this ritual is inclined to be very formal and thorough in her preparations, in her altar and its decorations, in her carefully cleansed sacred space, in her ritual clothing, etc.  But this solitary ‘Drawing Down the Moon’ may very well be performed by a lone witch on a solitary walk in the moonlight, clad in bare feet and old blue jeans.  Her sacred space will be the ground she kneels upon; her altar will be the star-lit heavens.  It will be no less special or no less magickal...and the Goddess will hear and respond to both women.

Which pose you choose to take while speaking this ritual should be left to each individual and their feelings in the moment.  I have also omitted references to the ‘God’, though in D.J.’s original ritual, she includes Him—and I will have a link at the bottom of this box to her book for those who wish to have the original ritual in its entirety.  I feel that this moment belongs to the Moon, The Goddess, and the Priestess.    Lady A.R.)

Say:

"Blessed Goddess, I call to you across the Veil between the Worlds!  Enter this sacred space that I may feel Your presence and know that You are truly here!"

“Bless my feet that walk the sacred path.  Bless my knees that kneel before the Old Ones.  Bless my womb, the symbol of goddess fertility.  Bless my breasts, the symbol of the goddess and Her nurturing power.  Bless my lips that sing praises to the Goddess.  I honor the goddess within me.”

“I call You, Great Goddess, to come through the Veil and be with me here.  Fill my body with Your holy presence.  Bless me with Your presence and power.  Through Your wisdom and Your great Otherworld energy, fill my life with renewing power. As seed becomes bud, and bud becomes flower, and flower becomes fruit, so shall I flower and fruit with good health, prosperity, happiness, and spiritual growth.  I give You honor, Great Goddess!”

“Proud and beautiful as the moon on high that races across the midnight sky, the Goddess blesses my joyful rite; Her glory fills my inner sight.  She shows Her signs in fire and smoke, in chalice wine.  Her I invoke into this Priestess at this altar, a transformed being, Goddess-daughter.”

Draw an invoking pentagram in the air with your wand/athame/power hand, and say:

For the Full Moon:

“The five-point star of love and power I bless you with this holy hour.  Pray to me when the moon is round, and good things I promise will abound.  I charge you follow my ancient ways with joy and bliss through all your days.”

For the Dark Moon:

“Darkened moon in blackest sky, as Crone and Dark One I hear your cry.  All barriers I sweep away.  No evil will I allow to stay. I bless and comfort my children all and answer when I hear your call”.

 For "Wicca:  The Complete Craft" by D.J. Conway, which will include this ritual in its original form, click  Here.

Listen to the Words of the Horned God, who was of old called among men:  Adonis, Tammuz, Dianus, Herne, Bran, Beli, Lugh, Gwyn, Dionysus, Osiris, Cernunnos, Pan, and by many other names:

"I am the fire within your heart... The yearning of your Soul. I am the Hunter of Knowledge and the Seeker of the Holy Quest. I who stand in the darkness of light; I am He whom you have called Death. I am the Consort and Mate of Her we adore, call forth to me."

 

(From "The Charge of the God")

The music on this page:  "Water Shows the Hidden Heart"

by  Enya

CD:  Amarantine