Cone of Power

 

The Cone of Power is one of the methods of working magic, and refers to a technique for focusing energy within a magical circle. The circle acts as both lens and container for the energy of an individual or group, creating a “cone" shape before being released for particular purpose.

Why a cone?

       The cone is the shape of energy perceived by those sensitive to the energetic currents. The witches' hat and magician's hat are reminders of the shape of this energy. Most often dance and chant, two of the Eight Paths of the Craft, are used to "raise the cone of power". However, meditation, trance, cords and the Great Rite, or combinations of any of the paths can also be used. The basic energy is that of the human body, increased and channeled in accordance with Will.

Raising the Cone of Power

      In pagan ritual, a whirling dance, starting slowly and building to a faster and faster movement, is accompanied by chant. The first "cone" in a circle is often at the commencement of the magical work section of a circle. It brings together the energies of the participants, bringing them into resonance, before the "work". A single practitioner of the art can raise this cone alone, through dance, breathing, singing, drumming, etc..

Energy Patterns

• Mechanics of the procedure might look something like this:
• Center
• Ground
• Increase energy within your body
• Focus (on purpose of work)
• Direct (to place of sending, setting up resonance)
• Release (at peak of cone)
• Ground (residual energy)
• Center (re-establish personal balance)

The Release

This is the trickiest part of raising the cone, requiring a sense of timing and an awareness of the level of energies. The "drop" or release is called when the energy peaks, and before it falls back. Like raising sexual tension and releasing it, the cone may plateau and   drop slightly in energy before climbing to a higher peak. An inexperienced person may not know this or the group may only be able to raise a limited cone at first.

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Reposted from the original post date June 2008 

 Sources: www.shadowplayzine.com/Articles

Raising and Using Energy

 

Building Energy

         Energy is a real force that permeates the universe, it is essential for any type of magical work to be successful and it is yours to experience and control. Before we go too far it is probably a good idea to show you what we mean by energy and energy raising. Please read through the following exercise and then give it a try.

Sit in a comfortable place free of distractions and in an upright posture with your back away from the back of your seat (no slouching). 

Hold your hands at about shoulder height and width in front of you with your palms facing each other. You may feel free to close your eyes for this next part if it aids in your visualization. 

Visualize a ball of energy between your hands, imagine it just floating in the air.

After holding it in your mind for a few seconds have it float toward one hand and then back to the other one. Have the energy ball move back and forth faster and faster like a Ping-Pong ball.

Next we want the ball to start moving in a circle clockwise between your hands. Do this for a while varying the speed and the size of the circle to get a feel for it. 

After a few minutes have the ball of energy enter your right hand and travel through your body and out your left hand, continuing back into the circle.

When you are ready bring the ball to a rest between your hands and feel free to open your eyes. 

Now I want you to move your hands slowly together, you should feel some resistance as they move closer. 

This feeling is the energy that we speak of. In order to strengthen your energy you need to develop your skills of concentration, visualization and your overall health.

 Using Energy

While there is no "three-fold law” there are three basic STEPS to working magick.

1. You raise the energy
2. You program the energy
3. You direct the energy.

When you begin directing the energy, you should continue to program it, while you visualize it doing what you want it to do.

Look around you, everything you see, your computer screen, your chair, your bed... everything you see was once someone's idea before it materialized into a physical form in reality. As with science, for example storms manifest on their own; hot humid air colliding with cold, dry air for example, but the majority of everything here was once someone's idea.

Let's begin with step one. First, you have to have energy to work with, and the stronger the energy the better. The stronger your own energy, the more energy you will naturally be able to raise, direct, and handle. The more experienced you are, the easier this becomes. All of this is like working a muscle. The more you work with it, the stronger it becomes. You can either use your own energies, or use external energies by invoking them.

Using Runes and vibration is one of the quickest and most powerful ways of raising energy. Other ways are using the foundation meditation or through just visualization. You raise the energy and should feel it strongly, throughout your entire body. Other ways include Hatha yoga, Tai Chi and/or breathing exercises of your choice.

To invoke energy form an external source, you can do this when you have enough experience by focusing upon what you want to draw energy form and “breathing” in the energy from it.

Step Two, you must program the energy. Tell it what you want it to do. Energy all by itself is pretty much neutral and inert. You must use affirmations. Affirmations are short, to the point phrases in the present tense that are repeated to program the energy. The present tense must be used because energy does not have the reasoning power to understand "will happen." "Will” can be at any time. To make something manifest, you must visualize and direct it as if it is already here and happening.

For example: You don't want to say "_____ will come to me." Instead, you want to say "________IS coming to me now."

Energy does not have the reasoning power as to *HOW* what you want is coming to you. Energy takes the path of least resistance, unless it is programmed. For example, you want more money. Don't just affirm "Money is coming to me." This could manifest, if undirected, say on a job where you handle money, like a cashier for example, or through your paycheck, as usual. That is the easiest way. You have to further affirm: "Large amounts of free and easy money are coming to me." "This money is all mine to keep and spend as I wish." You should also affirm "in a very positive and happy way for me." You don't want a loved one to die and leave you an inheritance or get the money in a way that would be unpleasant. So your affirmation would go something like this: "Large amounts of free and easy money are coming to me. This money is all mine to keep and spend as I please. This money is coming to me in a very positive and happy way for me."

 Affirmations should be repeated with intent, three to ten times or more, in your mind. You can also visualize energy as with step three, throughout the day and state your affirmations a few times to reinforce the working. ALWAYS REMEMBER: ENERGY TAKES THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE AND DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO REASON.

Step three, you direct the energy. You do this through visualization. Energy using white magick should be visualized as a white-gold light, shining brilliant like the Sun. The white-gold is the astral energy that you infuse the intent of your visualizations with. This infuses energy into your working so that it manifests in the material world. You need to visualize this brilliant energy either around your entire self and/or around whatever it is that you want. Visualize in your mind whatever it is that you wish to manifest and that it is OCCURRING NOW and visualize the energy lighting it up.

For example, with attracting money, you would want to visualize the money [your wallet full, or whatever], even *feel* and *smell* the money, touch it; the more realistic your visualizations are and the more astral senses you use, the more effective the working will be, and infuse it with as much energy as you can, the more brilliant, the better, using your visualization. Feel happy emotions.

For health, direct the energy to the afflicted organ, and visualize yourself as healthy and happy. Again, FEEL happy, while you are doing the working, as if it is already so. Now, forget about the working and try to think of other things. This can be difficult in desperate situations, but do the best you can, because worry and obsessing over a working can undo the energy you put into it. Just let it go and know it is working. The only exception to this is visualizing the energy as with step three, throughout the day and state your affirmations a few times to reinforce the working. Just don't obsess over it, as this is a lack of faith in your own power and can dilute the energy or ruin the working. This sort of thing takes practice like anything else.

For black magick, you do not want to come into contact with any negative energy you raise. Those who do not have knowledge do this sort of thing and suffer many times for it. The answer to everything is knowledge.

Grey energy is the most devastating. Grey energy is also death energy. It causes illnesses and all sorts of negative things. For example, in working a death spell. Take the death energy from a cemetery or anywhere there is death and pull it out of the ground, using visualization. Program it, as in step two, for example, "The grey death energy is destroying_______." Do this while you are infusing it into the individual you wish to do away with. This must be done many times on a regular basis.

 What is necessary are the strength of your own soul, your will and directing the energy.

On a lesser note, those who deliberately try to do you harm in your life, simply direct their own energy right back to them, using the grey tones. Sit back and watch them suffer and revel in it. Black magick is for bringing about justice.

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This blog was originally published May 2006.

Sources: www.angelfire.com/empire/serpentis666/, www.gentilenation.com/the-three-steps-of, www.scribd.com/document/69928402/Magick-6

 

Candle Magick Styles and Spells!

Candle Magick is probably the most popular and versatile forms of magic used today. You can use any type of candle from wax melts to pillars. Some candles are scented, unscented, tall, short, plain or extremely decorative as you will find here (and in other shops we have inspired over the last few decades). Continue reading for information and links to get your powerful candle magick today!

Wax Spell Melts

Spell Melts are great for filling a space with power to manifest your desires! Use an inscribing tool to write any symbols or words to direct your intention on them. Hold them in your hands and fill with energy before placing them in a burner to release the magick!

Tin Candles 

Spell candles in tins are great for magick on the go! If you have a ritual to do outside of your normal spell space you can take these with you. Just make sure the wax has completely hardened before putting the top back on. Great for mediums who travel for shows or to cleanse or just read paranormal locations. 

Votive Candles

Votive Spell candles are unique to use for spell casting in that most of them are used in pairs utilizing sympathetic and attraction magick techniques. Each candle is held individually and charged (filled with focus and energy) individually based on its representation. Once lit the candles are either placed close together and gradually moved further apart to banish energies, or placed separately and gradually moved together to attract energies. Some are circled with herbs, sugar, nails, dead bugs, etc. depending on the type of spell you're casting.

Pillar Candles

Pillar Spell candles are the most widely used of the spell candles. they are beautiful to use and can be put out and used more than once to cast your magick. If you are a beginner or follow certain paths only use one candle per spell. Once you have mastered your magick and how it effects your environment you will be able to use one candle for many different spells as long as there is still candle left. 

Pillar Spell candles are usually dressed (if not already) and charged with your intention and energy and sealed in by circling your dominant hand over the pillar 3 times and pushing down the sides. Light the candle and let it sit. Some spells require you meditate while casting, leave lit until burned down, burn a little at a time until gone, or light as needed. You can ring herbs, sugar, nails, honey, etc. around them to help boost their magick as well.

Conjure Candles

Conjure candles are also called Novena candles, Seven Day candles, Devotional candles, and more. These candles are made in tall glass containers and are designed for spells that last over several days (usually 7 is why they are called 7-day candles). Our Conjure Candles are created with herbs, crystals, and other items embedded in the top and throughout the wax to bring more power to them.

These candles are generally used by charging them with your power, and lighting. Some spells require them stay lit until they burn out and some ask that you light as needed or a little each day until it is gone. Similarly to pillars once charged circle your dominant hand over it three times to set it in but with Conjure candles you also want to place them on the altar or table with an audible bang (not hard enough to crack but hard enough to be heard) in order to lock the energy in and announce your prepared to release the energy.

What is your favorite type of candle to use for magick? Do you let it burn or reuse them as needed? Why? We'd love to hear from you!

Poppet Magick

Poppet Magick is a form of sympathetic magick. What is done to the symbol shall be laid upon to the target. Poppets were used in ancient Egypt, Greece, and are now made popular with their connection to Hoodoo, and Brujeria. 

Poppets are made from many different materials. Some, like these, are made from cloth and stuffed with herbs, crystals, personal or symbolic items, a taglock (something that binds the poppet to it's person), oils, and resin to seal. Some poppets can be made from wax (we make custom wax poppets by request), wood, bone, etc.

Some people think only harmful magick can be cast with the use of a poppet (or voodoo doll), but that is not the case! You can draw any type of energy or manifestation to your through these adorable dolls! Our kits alone come with options for wealth, love, road opening, imposter syndrome, healing, grounding and so much more. 

Our Poppet Kits come with almost everything you need to make your own poppet. Each kit comes with 1 partially stuffed and pre-sewn poppet doll, 1 taper candle (4"), 1 baggie of herbs with crystal chips, 1 vial of oil, 1 baggie of incense, 1 piece of parchment petition paper, filler and 1 piece of Copal Resin for the heart.

How to Use a Poppet Kit:

Anoint a candle with a couple of drops of power oil and light.  Cut two pieces of fabric into doll shapes and sew up ¾ of the way (if you purchase one of our kits all of this comes with it ready to use)

 Write your goals as detailed as you’d like on a petition paper and place it inside the doll. Place any herbs, crystals, trinkets, charms, symbols of your intent, and then the taglocks (something of the person casting for like a picture, bit of hair, etc.) into the doll. Add a piece of Copal Resin to represent the heart of the doll. Fill the rest of the way with any extra herbs or stuffing. Sew the doll the rest of the way while focusing on what you are looking to accomplish.

 Charge/feed the doll with the elements by running it through incense (air), anoint the bag with oil (water), pass quickly over the candle flame (fire), sprinkle with ash, salt, or herbs (earth), and blow on the bag (spirit).

 Hold bag in your hands, take a deep breath, and relax. Visualize your goal in every detail. Leave nothing out including how you feel about the situation. Let that feeling fill you up until it explodes forth. Pour as much of it into the doll as you can. Wave your power hand over the doll three times filling it with your desire for power and magick. Keep the doll safe and in a space where it’s magic can be attracted and used. Discard of it when you are done as your beliefs dictate. Unless you are using our kits as they are designed to be reused. 

Our poppets are being discontinued once they sell out here is a list of those we still have to choose from. Click on the Poppet Link to get your own doll and start changing your life!

Mercury's Message is designed for opening lines of communication and helping others see your point of view. 

Lolita is designed for enhancing beauty, confidence, and persuasion.

Inspire Me is designed to help reignite those flames of passion and creativity when all we feel is that cold, dark, nothing, 

Moon Goddess is designed for helping you make the wises choices when it may not be as clear as you'd like. 

World Tree is designed for bringing stability and security to a world touched by chaos and doubt. 

Social Butterfly is designed to help you find new and strengthen old friendships as well as influence those who may need to see your point of view a little more clearly. 

Sacred Circle is designed to protect and guide those who need it. 

Clear a Path is designed to open the path ahead and clear any obstacles you may encounter. 

Earth Mother is designed to bring fertility and abundance into a life that is lacking. 

Truth Seeker is designed to hep you see the truth in any situation that is being guarded from you. 

Lady of the Lake is designed to help boost your psychic, and magick powers ten fold. Any type of magick, divination, and mediumship can be yours with ease! 

From Old Table to Magickal Altar: WitchCrafting

         Today we are making an altar!! I have spent the week remodeling my kitchen so I wanted to share a remodeling project with you. This is the witchiest remodeling project I could think of J I bought this old table at Goodwill for like $10, and planned to do something with it. As projects often do it sat around for a couple of years. Now it’s a beautiful altar for the entry way of your home. You can use it to welcome and thank the Gods, and ancestor altar, or a blessing before you leave and when you come home altar. Your imagination is the limit!

You will need:

An old table, nightstand, dresser, etc.

Sandpaper

Screwdriver

Sticker Paper

Paint Pens

Total Cost: Under $20 (if you limit your table cost to $10 that is the only variable)

 I forgot to take a before picture. I do this a LOT! I have hundreds of pictures of half eaten birthday cakes!

First I had to peel through the contact paper on top and sand the sides and legs. I scraped it off with a screwdriver and a piece of sandpaper. Later I found out you can pay a stripper to do it much easier! I’m just kidding he said you can buy something called stripper at the store.

             Once I got all of this off I sanded it smooth I wiped it down with a wet rag to get the extra dusty bits off. I really like dark woods so I wanted to stain it a mahogany color. I got a small can at Walmart for like $3!! I wanted the top to stand out so I only stained it and not the legs. I painted the legs black to help the top stand out as well.

  

After the stain and paint dried I printed a sticker of a pentacle with moons on sticker paper (you can get a pack of 3 at Michael’s for like $5) for the top and painted the symbols for the elements in the corners. I used a paint pen to write on the lip under the top on all four sides. The front is shown below. The back says Blessed Be and the sides are runes. I used a paint pen to write Namaste' on the bottom tray. 

 

                The finished product decorates and in place! The total cost for this project was under $20!! Good will and thrift stores are gold mines for crafters. Just be sure to not let your crafts, and would be craft projects, run you out of your home!

Crystals, Kits, Meditations, and Magick!

Crystals also known as Crystalline Silica are made from Silicon and Oxygen which are the 2 most abundant elements on the planet.The atoms bond together when placed under pressure creating a three-dimensional repeating pattern which gives the crystals their structure. When broken the crystal keeps it's original pattern which lends to one of the most popular theories behind why they are great for healing. The thinking behind it is that the crystal helps realign your "pattern" into its perfect or ideal shape as well which is complete perfect health. 

Modern crystal healing is based on traditions borrowed from the Chinese concept of chi and the Hindu or Buddhist concept of Chakras, which are centers of energy, said to connect the physical and supernatural bodies. During a session a crystal healer may place various stones or crystals on your body. Sometimes they align with the chakra points and sometimes their positioning may be chosen for the symptoms reported by the client. It can also include talismans which are crystals and stones worn on the body or placed in the environment to prevent or heal sickness, banish harmful energy or absorb positive energy.

Crystals are of great use in the technology industry due to their excellent capability to conduct electricity and hold massive amounts of data. Different crystals vibrate at a specific frequency when an electric current is passed through them which made them great for making radios. As radio technology improved the transmitters held several different crystals to allow transmission on different frequencies. Vibrating crystals can also be used for time keeping. A quartz clock uses the vibration of a quartz crystal to measure time. When the crystal has an electric current passed through it, the crystal will vibrate at 60 hertz (60 times per second). These traits are what make crystals great for communication not just through sound waves but through consciousness as well. They help connect us to the divinity in the universe and both sides of the veil. 

Whether you use them for technology, healing, décor, or another use crystals have always been viewed as something of beauty and are still often used inside pieces of jewelry, grids, placed around the home, kept on your person, in mojo bags or poppets, etc.

Below is a list of crystals we carry and their magick properties. Click on the crystal link to get your crystals today!!

Crystals:

      Crystals come packaged in a sealed baggie with decorative label. An order containing crystals purchased will receive a mini cleansing kit as a free gift. 

AMETHYST (TUMBLED or POINTS): Third Eye Chakra, Love, Happiness, Dreams, Spirituality

BLACK TOURMALINE: Protection, Banishing, Grounding

BLUE ONYX: Letting Go, Balance, Throat Chakra

CARNELIAN: Concentration, Creativity, Sacral Chakra

CHERRY QUARTZ: Clarity, Hope, Relief

CITRINE (TUMBLED or POINTS): Concentration, Creativity, Sacral Chakra

FLUORITE: Connection. Focus. Decisions.

GREEN AVENTURINE: Prosperity, Love, Heart Chakra

KYANITE, BLUE: Psychic Connection, Communication, Tranquility

MOONSTONE: Intuition, Wisdom, Goddess Energy, Meditation

QUARTZ (TUMBLED or POINTS): Clarity, Meditation, Communicate with Spirits

RED JASPER: Justice, Protection, Root Chakra

ROSE QUARTZ (TUMBLED or RAW): Love, Beauty, Confidence

SODALITE: Thought, Intuition, Self Esteem, Balance

TIGER'S EYE: Wealth, Courage, Protection, Luck

Kits:

  Crystal Kits come packaged in a sealed baggie with decorative label, an organza bag of appropriate color and charm attached, as well as a vial of charging oil. An order containing crystal kits purchased will receive a mini cleansing kit as a free gift. 

 

CREATIVITY - Citrine, Carnelian, Tiger's Eye, Aventurine, Green

FRIENDSHIP - Citrine, Moonstone, hematite, Rose Quartz

GOOD FORTUNE - Citrine, Red Jasper, Carnelian, Aventurine (Green)

GROUNDING - Black Tourmaline, Red Jasper, Carnelian, and Hematite

LOVE - Hematite, Garnet, Quartz, and Rose Quartz

PSYCHIC ABILITIES - Moonstone, Amethyst, Kyanite, Fluorite

SPIRIT COMMUNICATION - Quartz, Selenite, Amethyst, Kyanite, Blue Blade

WEALTH - Citrine, Blue Onyx, Tiger's Eye, Hematite

PROTECTION - Black Tourmaline, Selenite, Tiger's Eye, Hematite