tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:54:02 +0000ethicsarticlesspanishpagan pridemy beliefstoolssongsgreekthe secretbroom closetalchemypromptsbloodhermeticsclassic western occultdruidryangelssabbatsaltardivinationcatholicyulelaw of attractiontarotwiccagolden dawnmanifestationexchangeworkbalancewitch huntsspellcastingvocabularyelementschristianityitalianhina matsuriafricanimbolcgerald gardnercreedwitch crazemurrayeconomymy practicesmusicritualvalientecandlemasetymologymidwinteririshfrenchpositive thoughtgermanlupercaliaholidayssacrificefestivalsskycladathamehistorypoetrygodgoddesspagan blog projectpaganismsabbathblood magickwitch phobiaredeesbatdivinitythe waltzing feet float away into the sky . . .http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)Blogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-3573803409420342630Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:59:00 +00002012-01-30T12:03:53.708-06:00druidrypagan blog projectgoddessirishfestivalschristianityholidayscandlemassabbatsimbolcThis post is my contribution to the 2012 Pagan Blog Project (see sidebar). New posts are shared weekly on Fridays, and I will (attempt to) fill them on [???Mondays so far]. The prompt for last Friday was anything starting with the letter B. Just in time for the Neopagan holiday Imbolc, I'm going to do some research on the Irish tradition of the brideog (pronounced something like bree-jog), whichhttp://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2012/01/brideog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-6643282782643378649Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:11:00 +00002012-01-23T14:11:56.427-06:00pagan blog projectbloodritualsacrificespellcastingblood magickThis post is my contribution to the 2012 Pagan Blog Project (see sidebar). They update with a new prompt every Friday, and I will (attempt to) fill them the following Sunday. The prompt last Friday was anything starting with the letter B. Sundays don't seem to be as ideal as I thought, so I'm going to aim for a different day and see if that works better. Friday night will be my goal next week. http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2012/01/blood-magick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-1900031876006177181Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:41:00 +00002012-01-16T13:44:18.504-06:00my practicestoolsathamepagan blog projectvalientecreedetymologyThis post is my contribution to the 2012 Pagan Blog Project (see sidebar). They update with a new prompt every Friday, and I will (attempt to) fill them the following Sunday. The prompt last Friday was, again, anything starting with the letter A. Ah, well...the first time it was pretty easy for me to come up with a topic, because I was in the process of moving and redecorating my altar. Right http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2012/01/athame.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-5065723470767613448Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:11:00 +00002012-01-10T12:11:34.952-06:00wiccavalientecreedpoetryWritten by Doreen Valiente "Witchcraft For Tomorrow" pp.172-173 Source: sacred-texts.com I won't make a habit of posting poems word-for-word, but this is my absolute favorite Wiccan material, and I've seen it butchered way too many times on other people's websites. I love it because it's full of esoteric symbolism and little reminders that sum up the workings of the craft in a nutshell. So, http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2012/01/witches-creed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-6241351754868315408Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:24:00 +00002012-01-10T12:30:32.848-06:00my practicespagan blog projectaltarThis post is my contribution to the 2012 Pagan Blog Project (see sidebar). They update with a new prompt every Friday, and I will (attempt to) fill them the following Sunday. The prompt last Friday was anything starting with the letter A. This is it! It's been a full year since I've had a bona fide altar set up in my home. I set it up last Candlemas/Imbolc and have decorated it for every holidayhttp://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2012/01/altar-decorations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-2654667372979706713Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:06:00 +00002012-01-07T18:06:10.745-06:00I don't know if anyone still reads this, but if you do, hello once again. I'm going to attempt to participate in this Pagan Blog Project thingy every week. Stay tuned for more posts! Also, Blogger doesn't email me when I get new comments, and I can't figure out how to make it do that, so I'm really sorry if you leave a comment and I don't see it right away -_-;;; I appreciate all comments, but http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2012/01/pagan-blog-project-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-7030777025770125558Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:59:00 +00002011-04-21T17:19:26.829-05:00festivalssabbatsGoing on more years than I can count on one hand and I still get the Sabbat names mixed up. Granted this is the first year I've actually forced myself to celebrate each one properly...but still, I blame it partly on the fact that these holidays have so many different names! :PI think these are the traditional Wiccan names because they're the ones Doreen Valiente refers to.Candlemas (February 2)http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2011/04/sabbats-as-i-observe-them.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-1336287622896031193Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:21:00 +00002012-01-10T11:53:29.053-06:00wiccaredeLastly, here's another extended version I found on a website about Wiccan spirituality. It appears to have been altered heavily by the website's author, Dragonsong. I didn't realize that before I started my post trilogy, so instead of posting the whole thing, I'll just post the intro and the end for you to get a feel of it. It says many of the same things, but it's a bit different in structure.http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2011/03/three-versions-of-rede-part-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-3550005000200866043Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:16:00 +00002012-01-10T11:50:26.859-06:00wiccaredeNext I'll post an "extended" or "full" version of the Rede, but I'm having trouble tracing it back to its source. I found it both at wicca.com and on a website by a person named Shekinah. I prefer extended versions over the original version because the meter tends to flow better. Note: There are some obvious grammar mistakes that I'm editing out, but otherwise this is how I found it in more thanhttp://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2011/03/three-versions-of-rede-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-5287969314935342126Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:58:00 +00002012-01-10T12:13:58.975-06:00wiccaredeThere are several different versions of this poem, and apparently it has several different names too. Some say the Rede itself is, "An it harm none, do what ye will." Wikipedia says the poem I want to share is called the "long rede," and the previous phrase the "short rede," but a popular Wicca site says that the poem is not a rede at all, but the "Credo of the Wiccae / Wiccan Credo." I don't http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2011/03/three-versions-of-wiccan-rede-credo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-8287573546493917529Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:33:00 +00002011-02-27T05:01:09.484-06:00hina matsurifestivalsholidaysThis is just a collection of notes on a Japanese holiday called Hina Matsuri or alternatively Girls' Day. (Hina Matsuri translates roughly as "Doll Festival".)- It falls on March 3. Traditionally, the third day of the third month is the day of purification. Supposedly they would breathe on or rub themselves with dolls to place their impurities on them, and cast the dolls away in a river. One http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2011/02/hina-matsuri.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-8620527528811534713Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:50:00 +00002011-02-25T13:44:00.504-06:00manifestationthe secretI finally did read The Secret.The first night I borrowed it from the library, I started reading it while I was laying in bed and drowsy. Right from the start, I didn't like the over-confident absolutes that the book presented. "When you think thoughts, they will come true! This is the power of the law of attraction! Everything that has happened to you was a result of your thoughts! Everything youhttp://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2011/02/secret-revealed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-6810495609095506087Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:26:00 +00002011-02-15T10:31:52.534-06:00law of attractionmanifestationthe secretpositive thoughtHere's an interesting video that someone shared with me about positive thinking.While I do believe that to an extent, we can change our lives with positive thinking, I don't think it's possible to become rich by sitting on the couch all day watching movies about rich people.http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2011/02/smile-or-die.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-851913644322456118Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:23:00 +00002011-01-27T12:07:43.821-06:00goddivinitygoddessmy beliefsBefore I begin today's prompt, I want to announce that it's going to be my last regular post here. I even skipped last week, because I had other priorities to take care of at the time. There is another blog I run that requires my attention much, much more than this one, so beginning next week, I'll be posting there every Thursday. Fear not! I will still hang around here, just not nearly as often.http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2011/01/god-and-goddess.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-2037088579590254602Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:28:00 +00002011-01-13T15:23:51.495-06:00law of attractionmanifestationthe secretLife is waiting for the one who loves to live, and it's not a secret...-Sonata Arctica, Victoria's SecretEver since I heard about it (thanks to the hype), I've always been curious to read this book, because to me, the "law of attraction" is a pretty basic concept in the practice of modern witchcraft. It is similar to the idea of manifestation, which I have always thought of as simply creating in http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2011/01/secret.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-7187201201393680995Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:10:00 +00002011-01-06T14:58:05.206-06:00hermeticsgolden dawnwiccaangelselementsclassic western occultalchemygreekToday I'd like to take a break away from Pagan Blog Prompts and write about something information-based rather than opinion-based. That was originally the type of blog I wanted this to be, so I hope that as time passes there will be a balance between both types of posts.Perhaps a good topic for the day would be elements and their correspondences. I did some quick internet research on this severalhttp://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2011/01/elements-and-their-colors-across.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-6871328836184638915Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:34:00 +00002010-12-30T16:36:10.946-06:00my practicestarotdivinationgoddessToday I'm going to talk about divination.-- Do you use any form? If so, which do you use, and which do you prefer (if you use more than one form)?-- Who/What do you get your answers and guidance from? Angels? Ancestors? Your Higher Self? Universal Spirit? etc-- What kinds of limitations are there in divination? Do these hinder or help you on your spiritual journey?So far, the only divination http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2010/12/todays-prompt-divination.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-18869318618552570Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:30:00 +00002010-12-16T15:43:14.693-06:00exchangeethicsworkbalanceeconomyThis week I'll be focusing on the following prompt:We all know the economy is in a downward spiral as of late, and because of that, people have become willing to sell just about anything they can to make some extra money. While selling material goods is one thing, how do you feel about people that charge for spiritual services?For example, does it make one a bad person if one sells Tarot or Palm http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2010/12/economy-and-ethics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-8611268414145585347Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:58:00 +00002010-12-02T13:33:52.807-06:00broom closetpagan prideI'm forcing myself to avoid the can of worms that is today's actual prompt (Vegetarians--don't you feel guilty for not being one? lolwhut), and I decided that the Thanksgiving prompt was something I'd rather keep to myself...so!Are you in or out of the Broom Closet? Do others (beyond the computer screen) know what you believe and practice? Or is this something, for whatever reason, that you need http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2010/12/hiding-in-proverbial-broom-closet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-1328219661986353552Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:01:00 +00002010-11-18T12:36:22.251-06:00gerald gardnerskycladpromptsToday's prompt: clothing optional?I've done solitary magick skyclad before, and I've been in group ritual clothed. I'm not sure whether performing magick with my skin bare really helped. Both times I experienced a connection with Divinity/Energy.Living with housemates, I've fallen behind on my solitary practices (and a lot of other me-related things, haha...my own damn fault, I suppose.) So, I http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2010/11/skyclad-vs-clothed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-4740923976960086526Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:17:00 +00002010-11-11T15:05:04.076-06:00paganismmy beliefsToday's blog prompt is about Sacred Space, of which I have none (yet another eye-opener courtesy of Sunfire--but I have a tiny, cramped house full of stuff that doesn't belong to me as an excuse?), so I decided to skip backward to the very first prompt, whatever it may be.It happens to be: What makes you a Pagan?And the question I ask myself is, "Do I really want to be Pagan?" After all, contraryhttp://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2010/11/am-i-pagan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-8172734545971676236Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:46:00 +00002010-11-07T20:04:35.560-06:00I've been in a writey mood this week; it can't be due to NaNoWriMo, can it?Today I happened to find exactly what I was looking for: a blog about pagan blog prompts for when you want to write about something spiritually-related, but aren't really sure what topic to focus on. The most recent prompt, from last Thursday, reads:What do you do to find and maintain peace in your life? What brings you http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2010/11/todays-topic-peace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-363724301649986880Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:19:00 +00002010-11-07T17:53:56.141-06:00midwintermusicyuleDECK THE HALLSLyrics with melodyDeck the Halls - Wikipedia"Troll" the ancient Yuletide carol?This is my favorite Wicca-friendly carol because just about everyone in the United States knows it by heart, yet it doesn't include the nativity theme that is present in most traditional carols. It's something that both Christians and Neo-Pagans can agree upon.*repeat after each lineDeck the halls with http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2009/12/wicca-and-neo-pagan-friendly-songs-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-8294564545888054001Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:53:00 +00002010-11-07T18:01:38.246-06:00irishchristianityholidayscatholicAround the world, this holiday has both a religious and secular meaning...To most people, this is a day to celebrate their Irish nationality, or pretend to be Irish ("Everyone is Irish on March 17th") and celebrate the culture. People celebrate by wearing green and putting up green decorations, eating traditionally Irish foods, and drinking Irish beer. Parades to commemorate this day are an http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2009/03/st-patricks-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602083565217909494.post-7461827075384001637Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:01:00 +00002010-11-07T18:04:19.187-06:00witch crazewitch huntsafricanwitch phobiaarticlesThe following articles describe how certain indigenous tribes in Africa possess irrational fears of witchcraft:Witch Killers in AfricaThe BBC on African Witch HuntersOverall it might be a topic worth brushing up on. It has nothing to do with modern witchcraft; it has to do with paranoia, scapegoats, and the craze of the witch hunt.http://kuroloki.blogspot.com/2009/03/modern-witch-hunts-in-africa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kuroloki Roku)0