Loving Witches.

i think i can love witches, for many of the aspects - but no more than a True Love,

no more than a Buddhist woman i met in a Meditation Center Stupa House, we meditated together for a while.


... this might sound funny, but does this mean i've developed my Philosophical Aspect(s) ?

Philosophy is Love of Wisdom after all,


i heard in the Meditation Center that in Buddhism - woman is Wisdom, man is Bliss,

Witches are Wisdom as well, i think.

Meaning of the word 'Witch'.

Introduction.

The English word 'witch' derives from an Anglo-saxon root word, 'wicce' (feminine form) or 'wicca' (masculine form), meaning 'wise one'. (The word Wicca derives from the same source).

Witchcraft is the craft of the wise.

Witches are the wise ones; the ones who know.

Witches are knowledge seekers.

To know is not the same as being smart or educated. What witches possess or strive to attain is deep spiritual knowledge, the wisdom of Earth, sea, and stars.

(...)

Words in many languages acknowledge this concept of the witch as someone who possesses deep knowledge.

For example, ved'ma, a russian word for 'witch', translates as 'one who knows'. The Congoleses word nganga is translated as 'witch', although a more accurate translation might be 'medium'; someone who serves as a bridge to the spirit world.


Esoteric Ways.

Witches observe many religions and walk many spiritual paths.

Although many modern witches are Wiccans, others have no religious affiliation, considering themselves atheists or agnostics.

Still others identify themselves as Pagans, Christians, Jews, Buddhists*, Hundus, and virtually any other religion that can be named.

Although many find the concept of Christian witches contradictory, others do not.


-- Quoted from: 'The Weiser Field Guide to witches', by Judika Illes.


* blog authors note: by words of Buddha Karmapa, Buddhism is not religion, it's like science.

TAROT, Planets & Luminaries.

'Analysis Complete' by Nerialka.

The Sun. : The 'inner king'. Integrity — Self-Discovery — Action. Associated Tarot cards: The Sun, Strength.	The Moon. : The 'inner child'. Emotions — Self-Nourishment — Instinct. Associated Tarot cards: The High Priestess, The Chariot.
Mercury. : 'Messenger of the gods'. Reason — Communication — Self-Awareness. Associated Tarot cards: The Magician, The Lovers, The Hermit.	Venus. : 'Goddess of Love'. Relationships — Inner Strength — Personal Choices. Associated Tarot cards: The Empress, The Hierophant, Justice.
Mars. : 'God of War'. Assertion — Drive — Control. Associated Tarot cards: The Tower, The Emperor.

... and so on (not ready to share more).

Source: Tarot & Astrology: Planets.

- Mercury. -		- The Moon. -

Queen of Pentacles, The Card.

Suit of Pentacles (Coins).

In occult and divinatory usage the suit of Pentacles is connected with the classical element of Earth, the physical body and possessions or wealth.

Pentacle is also a Powerful Protection symbol.


The Queen of Pentacles.

The Queen of Coins is described as 'Sensual and earthy, she enjoys abundance in many areas of her life. A lover of luxury, she is quick to share her wealth'.

The Queen of Pentacles can indicate fertility or a pregnancy.

Like all court cards, the Queen of Coins is commonly interpreted to refer to a person playing some role in the life of the questioner; although it may represent the inquirer.

Queens are said to represent mother figures and adult women, or young women mature for their years; women of knowledge and wisdom.

She can also be a business woman, a patron of the arts, a provider, or one that works hard for material success.

She is a maternal, nurturing, down-to-earth person, who is concerned with the welfare of others, especially those she cares for.

The interpreted physical characteristics of the suit of coins include dark hair and eyes, dark complexions and sturdy build.

In the Reversed aspect, this Queen neglects her responsibilities, keeping up appearances regardless of circumstances.


Of the Mountain.

Associated with the Element of Earth, the Queen of Pentacles is also a power within us that carries us to 'the heights of living', where the heavens meet with earth, where spirit meets matter, where hard reality meets freedom.


See also, if You wish, or need, ... : Suit of coins on Wikipedia, Magic Tools: Elements, Gender & other Aspects, The Witches Pentacle, more as well.

Yielding, not only Jiu-Jitsu.

Knowing how to yield
Is strength.

-- Lao Tzu.

A Gentle Moon.

The moon does not fight.
It attacks no one.
It does not worry.
It does not try to crush others.

The moon keeps to its course,
but by its very nature,
it gently influences.

What other body could pull an entire ocean
from shore to shore?
The moon is faithful to its nature
and
its power is never diminished.

-- Taoist master Deng Ming-Dao.

Raven's Warnings a Rite.

... this is one of possible extensions to 'A Clairvoyant Rite, 2nd Stage', named it 'Raven's Warnings a Rite'.

... as our Senses & Mind are Protected, we add a 'Raven Eyes' a spell, which grants perceptions that warn us against the dangers of the Psyche (of Mind, of Spirit, of Body).

'Raven's Eyes' are in a domain of the 'King of Cups', who joins Cups' sensivity to feelings, with his own male focus on thoughts & the intelligence, as well.

(King of Cups & Queen of Cups are especially powerful when they come together).

... in later stages of this a Rite, a Raven Statuette or Figurine should appear as well.


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Raven Familiar Statue.

Incubus Succubus - Wytches.

Incubus Succubus - Wytches.

Gods, Buddhism & Shakti.

Introduction.

While Buddhism is not about becoming The God,

Many of the Gods came to the Buddha Shakyamuni after he reached Enlightenment, to Bless & to Talk.

i think that on Mahakala Way, one can use Buddha's & Godly Blessings to help to overcome difficult situations.

i think it's not about closing oneself to Gods fully.


Shakti.

Shakti - Shiva's wife, type of strength, energy, feminine element, performs under four main persona: Parvati, Durga, Kali & Uma. In religious Indian culture, godly pair Shiva & Shakti are unseparable, mutually-balancing principles, are whole of the god being.

In Hinduism, Shakti also spelt as Sakthi or Shakthi, meaning 'power' or 'empowerment' is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe.

Shakti is the concept, or personification, of divine feminine creative power, sometimes referred to as 'The Great Divine Mother' in Hinduism.

As the mother she is known as Adi Parashaktior Adishakti.

On the earthly plane, Shakti most actively manifests through female embodiment and creativity/fertility, though it is also present in males in its potential, unmanifest form.


Hindus believe that Shakti is both responsible for creation and the agent of all change.

Shakti is cosmic existence as well as liberation, its most significant form being the Kundalini Shakti, a mysterious psychospiritual force.


In Shaktism and Shaivism, Shakti is worshipped as the Supreme Being. Shakti embodies the active feminine energy of Shiva and is identified as Tripura Sundari or Parvati.


Source: Wikipedia.

Parvati.

Since a while, Parvati was most important Godess of Hindu spirituality for me, She still is.

Parvati- the mother of Ganesha and Kartikeya.

Parvati is also known as Gauri or Shakti.

She is considered the most powerful Goddess in the Hindu religion.

All the other goddesses are considered either avatars of Parvati or manifestations of her.

Her famous and most worshipped incarnations include Durga, Kali and Chandi.

Kali, Kundalini, Serpent.

Names.

The word kundalini refers to the shakti or power when it is in its dormant potential state, but when it is manifesting, you can call it Devi, Kali, Durga, Saraswati, Lakshmi or any other name according to the manifestation it is exhibiting before you.


Kundalini, Kali and Durga.

When kundalini has just awakened and you are not able to handle it, it is called Kali. When you can handle it and are able to use it for beneficial purposes and you become powerful on account of it, it is called Durga.

Kali is a female deity, naked, black or smoky in color, wearing a mala of 108 human skulls, representing the memories of different births.

Then there is the emergence of Durga, the higher, more refined and benign symbol of the unconscious. Durga is a beautiful goddess seated on a tiger. She has 8 hands representing the eightfold elements of man. Durga wears a mala of human heads to symbolize her wisdom and power. These heads are generally 52 in number, representing the 52 letters of the Sanskrit alphabet.


Symbolic representation of Kundalini.

In the tantric texts, kundalini is conceived of as the primal power or energy. In terms of modern psychology, it can be called the unconscious in man. In Hindu mythology, kundalini corresponds with the concept of Kali. In the philosophy of Shaivism, the concept of kundalini is represented by the shivalingam, the oval-shaped stone or pillar with a snake coiled around it.

However, most commonly, kundalini is illustrated as a sleeping serpent coiled three and a half times.

The meaning of the coils of the serpent is as follows: The 3 coils represent the 3 matras of Om, which relate to past, present and future; to the gunas: tamas, rajas and sattva; to the 3 states of consciousness: waking, sleeping and dreaming; and to the types of experience: subjective experience, sensual experience and absence of experience. The 1/2 coil represents the state of transcendence, where there is neither waking, sleeping nor dreaming. So, the 3 1/2 coils signify the total experience of the universe and the experience of transcendence.


Source: Kundalini Research Project.


Kali as Slayer of demon Raktabija.

In Kāli's most famous legend, Devi Durga (Adi Parashakti) and her assistants, the Matrikas, wound the demon Raktabija, in various ways and with a variety of weapons in an attempt to destroy him.

They soon find that they have worsened the situation for with every drop of blood that is dripped from Raktabija he reproduces a clone of himself.

The battlefield becomes increasingly filled with his duplicates.

Durga, in need of help, summons Kāli to combat the demons. It is said, in some versions, that Goddess Durga actually assumes the form of Goddess Kāli at this time.


The Devi Mahatmyam describes:

  'Out of the surface of her (Durga's) forehead, fierce with frown, issued suddenly Kali of terrible countenance, armed with a sword and noose. Bearing the strange khatvanga (skull-topped staff), decorated with a garland of skulls, clad in a tiger's skin, very appalling owing to her emaciated flesh, with gaping mouth, fearful with her tongue lolling out, having deep reddish eyes, filling the regions of the sky with her roars, falling upon impetuously and slaughtering the great asuras in that army, she devoured those hordes of the foes of the devas'.

Kali consumes Raktabija and his duplicates, and dances on the corpses of the slain.


Sources: Wikipedia, Coven of the Godess.


See also, if you wish or need, ... : Elemental Correspondences, Lord Shiva.

Tantra.