{file "Kali and Modern Physics" "bos168.

htm"}

The Manifestation of Kali in Universe as an Astrophysical

Anomaly
By Persona Navitae 353.
There is no light, nor any motion.
There is no mass, nor any sound.
Still, in the lampless heart of the ocean,
Fasten me down and hold me drowned
Within thy womb, within thy thought,
Where there is naught-where there is
naught!
From "Kali", by Aleister Crowley
In the beginning was the KAOS water, the pure creative
force

of undivided being. Crowley called this "Nuit", which

seems to be
the combination of the sky goddess "Nut" with the chaos
God "Nu",
or "Nun". This was the potential for manifestation before
the
dream of Siva, before the suffering of Sophia that
coalesced into
the mist of dark reality. This primal force exits in a
perpetual
state of non-being, always edging toward being. A binary
movement
sets up from this tension of pre-creation, from a state of
collapsed oneness, to a state of open potential. This is
the
struggle between Siva; the force of perfect order, and
Sakti; the
force of pure chaos. In Siva is the need to collapse to
stable
systems, the continual drive for one-ness that uni-fests
as the
point monad of Kether on the Tree of Life. In Sakti is the
need
for continual creation, the pure fertile need to populate
Universe with the divine sparks of mani-fested
intelligence. From
these two forces arises the numinous Androgyne. This force
exists
at the beginning of physical creation, from its
parthenogenic
fullness it emanates across the Pleroma of the void, and
down the
Tree to Malkuth.
This mythos is at the core of the unconscious and of
many
creation theories. From the bliss of Androgyny comes the
suffering of Maya, illusion. This is the illusion of
multiverse. Sophia, the divine mother of the Gnostics, was
conceived
of as Androgynous but she broke away from her partner and
conceived the physical universe as a polarized order. The
result

was the creation of ignorance, the demiurge Yahweh.

From the primal Nuit is created Babylon, and from her
is Isis,
but what of Nepthys? She is hidden; present but unseen.
Felt but
rarely named. In Indian theosophy divine Sakti exists as
the
primal energy behind the static monad, Siva. She is Nuit
in
Thelema, and her creation on the mundane level is Kali. In
many
systems they are considered one, which is rightly so. The
job of
Kali is to devour the ignorance of static non-creation and
recreate Universe with new potential for mani-festation.
Left to
its own, Siva would freeze up Universe in a cage of
entropy. This
is known to physicists as the "Heat death of Universe".
Heat is
not a substance, not an energy. It is a process, "The
transference of energy by virtue of a difference in
temperature".
When all forms of energy, Sakti/Kali, have been
equilibrated
then no more growth is possible. Any divine sparks left in
such a
state would no longer develope, all life would stop.

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The Heat Death is only one scenario. It would seem
possible
that Universe could go on perpetually if there were some
way to
re-create it. All matter/energy would have to be sucked
back in
and thrust out in another "Big bang". This "devouring" is
well
known to devotees of Kali. In early myths she is known to
devour
the demons who would upset the balance of space-time. Kali
is the
Goddess of time, Kala. In time all things die and are reborn. In
time all ignorance is replaced by divine Gnosis, if we
accomplish
nothing else in life we cannot help but learn. Experience
is the
great teacher. At the end of time there is no manifested
existence, just the Satchidananda of bliss-beingconsciousness.
Kali offers the bliss of Gnosis with one hand which holds
the
Sangrail, freedom from fear with another raised, with a
third she

holds the sword that destroys Universe, and with a forth

she

holds a head to remind us that all situations will change,

death

is the constant force of new life. She is naked because

she has
no veils of illusion, and to remind us that the secret of
re-creation is in sexual bliss. She is black because she
is
beyond human comprehension, this also ties in with the
freudian
devouring mother, who is in the realm of shadow, we all
will be
swallowed by Kali in the little death and the greater
ones. She
dances on the corpse of Siva, who has over extended
himself in
the attempt for divine Order. However, her dance has
aroused him
even in death and she stands over his erect penis to
accept the
seed of new creation.
In the early 1930's Edwin Hubble concluded that
Universe is
expanding, and even in the 1920's evidence existed of such
expansion. It has been postulated that if there is not
enough
mass in Universe then it will eventually suffer the heat
death of
Siva. If there is enough however, then it is possible that
the
expansion will slow down due to the drag of continual
gravitational
forces that all matter possesses, and eventually return to
a
single point where the explosive forces of the dynamic
interplay
of matter/energy will cause a new expansion.
One method to determine if Universe has enough matter
to halt
the expansion is to add up all the luminous matter. Matter
exits
in particular, stable energy states. If extra energy is
added to
a system, then the matter present would tend to jump to a
higher
energy state. Every element has very particular states it
prefers
and will not reside in any others. This is the rule of the
SivaOrder force in Universe. All chaotic energy states will
either
jump to a higher state, and stay there as long as the
extra
energy does, or it will ignore the extra force. When
there isn't
enough energy to maintain the element in this state, it
drops to
a specific lower state and sheds the excess energy. When
this

happens we see it as a burst of light which will be

specific to
each particular element. By examining the luminous
evidence,
astrophysicists can determine how much matter is shedding
light.
According to older theories all matter radiates light, and
this
could be used to determine how much matter was in
Universe.
Through these studies, it was found that there is only
about 2%
of the necessary amount for re- creation.

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In 1933, Fritz Zwicky discovered that galaxies were
moving
much faster than they should according to the accepted
theories.
Speculating from the amount of matter found through the
luminosity present, he found that galaxies should be
breaking up.
The obvious conclusion is that there is more matter
present than
can be seen. This substance became known as Dark Matter.
Since
then numerous experiments have been devised to test this
theory.
Vera Rubin showed that galaxies rotate as fast at the
outer rim,
or faster, as they do in the inner. If they are less dense
at the
outer edges, as the luminosity indicates, then they should
move
slower. Jeremiah Ostriker and James Peebles showed that
without
extra matter, galaxies would develope gravitational
anomalies
that would cause them to collapse into other forms than
the
spiral we usually see. It seems likely that there is Dark
Matter
in Universe, and estimates now indicate that it could make
up as
much as 95% of all physical creation.
What is this Dark Matter? Nobody knows, but there are
many
theories. Sub-atomic particles, so small they don't
radiate
visible energy, Neutrinos, Magnetic Monopoles (one sided
magnets), and Gravitinos (bundles of gravity, in the same
sense
that Photons are bundles of light) are prime candidates.
So far
neither Magnetic Monopoles, nor Gravitinos have been
found.

Arcane knowledge provides some answers assuming we ask

the
then
to

questions. If Isis is "Infinite Stars, Infinite Space",

what is Nepthys? Being the opposite side of Isis we have

assume she plays a part in Universe. And, if Kali's recreation

of Universe is possible, then can we see it in the
process? The
answer to both of these lies in the Dark Matter. In "Mumbo
Jumbo"
Ishmael Reed referred to "Dark Isis". I found this very
intriguing at the time, and later found the connection in
Isis's
dark twin, Nepthys. She is dark (like Kali) because she is
hidden, manifested but unseen. In his book, Reed
speculated that
she became dominant when Isis was shedding lunar blood
(sacred to
Kali), this is when the unfertile seeds are being
discarded. For
the aspirant this is a time of great power, and danger.
Nepthys
is the goddess of the night magicks, the red magick of
Vamamarg
sometimes referred to as the "left hand path". Hers is the
force of
re-creation which is so vital to the growth of the
aspirant. IAO,
Isis-creator, Apophis (Set, husband of Nepthys)-destroyer,
and
Osiris-re-creator. In Tantra, Kali is all three. She gives
birth
to Universe, devours it when all life has expended its
energy,
and re-creates it from the seeds of the old Universe.
It's uncertain whether there is enough Dark Matter to
cause
the collapse of Universe, but clearly if there is a
chance, it is
in this manifestation of the Dark Goddess. Her body is the
body
of matter that lies "between" known spaces and stars, her
power
is felt in the pull of matter itself, "Love is the law,
love
under will" is the axion of gravity where all particles
seek to
unite with all others. Her books are written in the night
sky,
her rites are the rites of ancient humans awed by the
power of
the Great Sleep, and equally awed by it's power of recreation.
If Kali/Nepthys manifests at the end of time, it will be
as the
mouths of numerous black holes, each larger one devouring
the
smaller, uniting in one undifferentiated monad of spacetime,

not only matter sucked in but the net of creation on which

it

resides as well. In the Dark Matter is the new creation.

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{file "Hidden Codes in the Torah" "bos169.htm"}

A SAMPLING OF HIDDEN CODES IN THE TORAH

=======================================
Here is a sampling of some of the hidden words in the
Torah. Since the
Hebrew cannot be uploaded, the transliteration is as
follows:
Aleph = A
Vav = V
Zayin = Z
Ch
Kaf Sofit =
Ch:
Lamed = L
Nun Sofit = N:
Samech = $
Sofit = Ph:
Tzadi = Tz
= S
Tav =Th
= H

Bet = B
Chet =

Gimel = G
Kh

Hey

Yod = Y

Kaf =

Mem = M

Tet = T

Dalet = D

Mem Sofit = M:

Ayin = E

Pei = P

Kuf = Q

Reish = R

Nun = N
Phei = Ph

Phei

Shin = Sh

Sin

The chart below works as follows:

The first column is the hidden word. Second column
is the location of
the starting letter. The third column is the word in
the sentence which
"houses" the starting letter of the hidden word. The
letter enclosed <X> is
the first letter of the hidden word. If the housing word
appears more than
once in the same sentence, the number of the correct
word appears here in
parentheses.
The fourth column indicates spacing, i.e., 49
indicates there are 49
letters BETWEEN the letters of the hidden word. An "R" in
the fifth column
indicates the hidden word is spelled out in reverse.
The last column is
just a transliteration of the first column for ease of
comprehension.
."AMTh"
Emet (Truth)
."ThVRH"
Torah

Genesis 1:1-5

BRAShY<Th>

50

Genesis 1:1-5

BRAShY<Th>

49

."ThVRH"
Torah

."ThVRH"

Torah

."ThVRH"

Torah

."ThVRH"

Torah

."ThVRH"

Torah

."ThVRH"

Torah

."ThVRH"

Torah

."ALHYM"
Elokim
."Y-VH"
The Name
."QYN"
Cain
."HBL"
Abel
."MLACh"
Malach
."ShBTh"
Shabat
."ShBTh"
Shabat
."ABRHM"
Avraham
."Y-VH"
The Name
."Y-VH"
The Name
."Y-VH"
The Name
."Y-VH"
The Name
."MThThYHV"
Matityahu
."YSRAL"
Yisrael
."YSRAL"
Yisrael
."LAH"
Leah
."RKhL"
Rachel
."YHVDH"
Yehuda
."MShH"
Moshe
."MShH"
Moshe
."ThVRH"
Torah
."MQDSh"
Mikdash(Temple)

Genesis 49:28-30

VZA<Th>

49

Exodus

1:1-7

ShMV<Th>

49

Exodus

39:8-13

ThChL<Th>

49

Numbers 1:1-3

MSh<H>

49

Numbers 34:9-12

Z<H>

49

Deut.

1:5-8

<H>ThVRH

48

Deut.

32:3-7

LAL<H>YNV

48

Genesis 1:7-9

<A>Th

26

Genesis 1:8-9

AL<H>YM

26

Genesis 4:13-15

<Q>YN

49

Genesis 4:23-25

OD<H>

49

Genesis 2:1-2

V<Ch>L

26

Exodus

34:35-

M<Sh>H (2)

49

Exodus

35:3-5

A<Sh>

49

Genesis 1:22-26

<A>LHYM

49

Levit

1:1

V<Y>QRA

Levit.

1:2-3

<Y>QRYB

21

Levit.

1:3-

<Y>QRYBNV

13

Levit.

1:3

YQR<Y>BNV

34

Deut.

34:5-10

<M>ShH

49

Genesis 1:30-2:3

E<L>

49

Genesis 1:31-2:1

HShSh<Y>

Genesis 28:2-6

<L>Ch:

49

Genesis 28:5-6

A<R>M:

49

Genesis 49:8-11

YHVD<H>

49

R,2

Genesis 50:24:25

V<H>ELH

49

R,2

Exodus

ALHY<M>

49

Genesis 28:13-16

A<Th>NNH

26

Genesis 28:15:16

VH<Sh>BThYCh:26

13:18-19

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."HMVEDYM"
HaMoadim
."Y-VH(Y)"
The Name
."(Y)-VHY"
The Name
."ERBH"
Arava
."LVLB"
Lulav
."HD$"
Hadas
."AThRG"
Etrog
."BRChH
Bracha
."RMBM"
Rambam
."MShNH"
Mishneh
."ThVRH"
Torah
."NTzY"
Nazi
."HShVAH"
HaShoah
."HYTLR"
Hitler
."H$"
Hess
."RVML"
Rommel
."BQ"
Beck
."DNYTz:"
Danitz
."MVTh"
Mavet
."HShVAH"
HaShoah

Genesis 1:8-16

ShMY<M>

70

Genesis 1:25-27

V<Y>ES

26

Genesis 1:25-27

H<Y>M:

26

Genesis 1:11-15

V<E>Tz:

49

Exodus

HE<L>MH

49

Numbers 4:28-32

ShN<H>

49

Deut.

1:32-37

L<A>MR

49

Deut.

1:1-32

HD<B>RYM

613

Exodus

11:9-12:13 <R>BVTh

Init

Exodus

11:9-12:13 <M>ShH

49

Exodus

11:9-12:13 A<Th>V

49

Deut.

28:63-64

V<N>$KhThM:

49

Deut.

31:16-18

MSh<H>

49

Genesis 8:21

<H>ADMH

31

Genesis 8:1

BThB<H>

31

Genesis 8:20

HTHV<R>

31

Genesis 8:22

V<Q>R

31

Genesis 8:21

EV<D>

31

Genesis 8:3

H<M>YM:(2)

31

Genesis 8:14

<H>ARTz:

62

2x31

2:7-11

1) "ABRHM" begins with the Aleph <A> of ALHYM and ends

about 250 letters
later on the Mem <M> of ALHYM.
2) Note the section of Torah this word is embedded in.
3) Rambam appears as the initial letters of "Rabos
Mofsai B'eretz
Mitzrayim. If one begins in the same pasuk on the Mem
of Moshe, the Word
"Mishneh" is spelled out. If one starts at the same
Mem and counts 613
letters, one then Reaches a Tav, which is the first
letter of the hidden
word "Torah", thus completing Mishneh Torah, Rambam's
famous work about the
613 Mitzvos.

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{file "K.A.M." "bos170.htm"}

c. 1987,

An Introduction to Traditional Wicca

Keepers of the Ancient Mysteries
( .K.A.M.

Often Traditional Wiccans are asked to describe our

religion and
beliefs for interested people, who may or may not have
confused
us with other Pagan religions, with inversions of
Christian/Islamic religions like Satanism, or with purely
magical
traditions with no religious base. There is a lot of
flexibility
in the ways that we describe ourselves, and one
characteristic of
Wicca is a large degree of personal liberty to practice as
we
please. Still, there is an outline that can be described
in
general terms. Many traditions will depart from one
particular or
another, but groups departing from all or most of these
features
are probably non-Wiccan Traditions attempting to stretch
or
distort the Wiccan name to cover what they want to do.
Mysteries and Initiation
Wicca is an Initiatory religion descended from the Ancient
Mystery Religions. A mystery religion is not like
Catholicism
where a Priest is the contact point between the worshiper
and the
Deity, nor like Protestantism where a sacred Book provides
the
contact and guidelines for being with the divine. Rather a
Mystery Religion is a religion of personal experience and
responsibility, in which each worshiper is encouraged,
taught and
expected to develop an ongoing and positive direct
relationship
with the Gods. The religion is called a "Mystery" because
such
experiences are very hard to communicate in words, and are
usually distorted in the telling. You have to have been
there in
person to appreciate what is meant. Near and far-Eastern
religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism and Shinto are
probably
Mystery traditions, but Wicca is very western in cultural
flavor

and quite different than eastern religions in many ways.

A Blend of Pagan Roots
Most Wiccan Traditions, .K.A.M. included, have particular
roots

in the British Mystery Traditions. This includes

traditions of
the Picts who lived before the rise of Celtic
consciousness, the
early Celts, and some selected aspects of Celtic Druidism.
American Wicca is directly descended from British Wicca,
brought
in the late 1950's by English and American Initiates of
Gardnerian, Alexandrian and Celtic Wicca. These traditions
are a
little like the denominations in Christianity, but
hopefully far
more harmonious.
While British Traditions are very strong in Wicca, or the
Craft

as it is sometimes called, other Western Mystery

traditions
feature prominently, including the ancient Greek Mysteries
of
Eleusis, Italian Mysteries of Rome, Etruria and the
general
countryside, Mysteries of Egypt and Persia before Islam,
and
various Babylonian, Assyrian and other mid-eastern
Mysteries that
flourished before the political rise of the advocates of
"one
god".

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What's In a Name
Wicca, Witchecraft, and "The Craft" are used
interchangeably at
times by many kinds of people. It is fair to say that all
Wiccans
are Witches, and many of us believe we are the only people
entitled to the name. It is important to know that many
people
call themselves witches who are not in the least Wiccan,
and that
Masons also refer to themselves as "Craft", with good
historical
precedent. Carefully question people on the particular
things
they do and believe as part of their religion rather than
relying
on labels. Any real Wiccan would welcome such honest
inquiry.

Traditions and Flavor

There are specific Wiccan beliefs and traditions,
including
worship of an equal and mated Goddess and God who take
many forms
and have many Names. Groups who worship only a Goddess or
only a
God are not traditional Wicca however they may protest,
although
they may be perfectly good Pagans of another sort. The
Wiccan
Goddess and God are linked to nature, ordinary love and
children
-- Wicca is very life affirming in flavor.
Because we have and love our own Gods, Wiccans have
nothing to do
with other people's deities or devils, like the Christian
God or
Satan, the Muslim Allah or the Jewish Jehovah (reputedly
not his
real name). Christians often deny this fact because they
think
that their particular god is the only God, and everybody
else in
the whole world must be worshipping their devil. How
arrogant.
They're wrong on both counts.
Traditional Wicca is a religion of personal responsibility
and

growth. Initiates take on a particular obligation to

personal
development throughout their lives, and work hard to
achieve what
we call our "True Will", which is the best possibility
that we
can conceive for ourselves. Finding your Will isn't easy,
and
requires a lot of honesty, courage and hard work. It is
also very
rewarding.
Wicca is generally a cheerful religion, and has many
holidays and
festivals. In fact, most of the more pleasant holidays now
on our
calendar are descended from the roots Wicca draws on,
including
Christmas, May Day, Easter and Summer Vacation. Wicca is
definitely not always serious. Dancing, feasting and
general
merriment are a central part of the celebrations.
Wiccan Ethics
most

Wiccans have ethics which are different in nature than

"one-god" religions, which hand out a list of "do's and

don'ts".

We have a single extremely powerful ethical principal

which

Initiates are responsible for applying in specific

situations
according to their best judgment. That principle is called
the
Wiccan Rede (Old-English for rule) and reads:
"An (if) it harm none, do as ye Will"

737
Based on the earlier mention of "True Will", you will
understand
that the Rede is far more complex than it sounds, and is
quite
different than saying "Do whatever you want as long as
nobody is
hurt". Finding out your Will is difficult sometimes, and
figuring
out what is harmful, rather than just painful or
unpleasant is
not much easier.
Initiation into Wicca
People become Wiccans only by Initiation, which is a
process of
contacting and forming a good relationship with the Gods
and
Goddesses of Wicca. Initiation is preceded by at least a
year and
a day of preparation and study, and must be performed by a
qualified Wiccan Priestess and Priest. The central event
of
Initiation is between you and your Gods, but the Priestess
is
necessary to make the Initiation a Wiccan one, to pass
some of
her power onto you as a new-made Priestess or Priest and
to
connect you to the Tradition you're joining.
Women hold the central place in Wicca. A Traditional Coven
is

always headed by a High Priestess, a Third Degree female

Witch

with at least three years and three days of specific

training. A
Priest is optional, but the Priestess is essential.
Similarly, a
Priest may not Initiate without a Priestess, but a
Priestess
alone is sufficient. Women are primary in Wicca for many
reasons,
one of which is that the Goddess is central to our
religion.

One Religion at a Time

The

People often ask "Can I become a Wiccan and still remain a

Christian, Muslim, practicing Jew, etc. The answer is no.

"one god" religions reject other paths besides their own,

including each other's. "One-god" religions also do not
exalt the
Female as does Wicca, and mixing two such different
traditions
would water them both down. Besides, you'd have to ask how
serious a person who practiced two religions was about
either
one. Being Jewish is an exception, since it is a race and
culture
as well as a religion. There are many Wiccan Jews, but
they
practice Wicca, not Judaism.
Magick and Science
People interested in Wicca are usually curious about the
magick
that Wiccans can do. While magick (spelled with a "k" to
distinguish from stage conjuring) is not a religion in
itself, it
is related to our religious beliefs. Wiccans believe that
people
have many more abilities than are generally realized, and
that it
is a good idea to develop them. Our magick is a way of
using
natural forces to change consciousness and material
conditions as
an expression of our "True Wills". Part of becoming a
Wiccan is
training in our methods of psychic and magickal
development.

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Because we believe that everything a person does returns
to them
magnified, a Wiccan will not work a magick for harm, since
they
would pay too high a price. But a helpful magick is good
for both
the giver and receiver! Wicca is entirely compatible with
the
scientific method, and we believe all the Gods and forces
we work
with to be quite natural, not supernatural at all. We do
not,
however, hold with the kind of scientific dogma or
pseudoreligion
that sees everything as dead matter and neglects its
own method .v..by

trumpeting "facts" without honest examination of evidence.

Priestesses at Large?
Long ago the spiritual (and sometimes physical) ancestors
of

Wiccans were Priestesses and Priests to the Pagan culture

as well
as devotees of their Mystery. Now that a Pagan culture is
rising
again, some ask if today's Wiccans could resume that role.
This
seems unlikely.
Today's Pagan culture is very diverse and more interested
in

exploring and creating new forms than in building on

existing
traditions. A public role would either dilute our
traditions or
force them on an unwilling audience. The neo-Pagan
community
generally prefers "media figures" and rapid membership and
growth. This is not compatible with our slow methods of
training
and Initiation, the insistence that livelihood come from
work
outside the Craft, or our needs for privacy. Our religion
is not
accepted in the American workplace or political system,
and may
never be. The most powerful Priestesses are often unknown
to all
but their Coveners. While all Wiccans are Pagans, all
Pagans are
not Wiccan, and it is best that it remain so.

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{file "Keltria (The Henge of)" "bos171.htm"}

The Henge of Keltria--a Neo-pagan Druidic organization

What is The Henge of Keltria?
The Henge of Keltria is a positive path Druidic tradition
dedicated to protecting the Earth, honoring our ancestors,
revering the spirits of nature and worshipping the Keltic
Deities. Our focus is on spiritual development achieved
through
the study and practice of the Druidic Arts and Keltic
Magick.
Through training, networking, resources, ritual and
communications we strive to provide a religious and
spiritual

framework through which each individual can reach his of

her own
full potential.
What does the Henge offer?
Currently the Henge of Keltria Publishes "Keltria: A
Journal of
Druidism and Keltic Magick" on a quarterly basis, and an
introductory 31 page booklet "The Henge: An Introduction
to
Keltrian Druidism." Classes in neo-pagan Druidism are
offered
in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area on an ongoing
basis.
Campouts and workshops are held on an irregular basis in
Northwestern Wisconsin. Future plans include a book of
ritual,
bardic songbook, correspondence courses, theological
journal and
membership directory.
For more info, send a business sized SASE to:
The Henge of Keltria
P.O. Box 33284
Coon Rapids, MN 55433

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{file "Ishtar" "bos172.htm"}

ISHTAR: IN HER PRAISE, IN HER IMAGE

----------------------------------By Pauline Campanelli
(Originally published in Circle Network News, under the
column PANTHEON;

She was called Ishtar by the Babylonians, Inanna

by the Sumerians,
Astarte by the Greeks, and Ashtoreth by the Hebrews.
She is a Goddess of
Love and beauty, The Giver of All Life, The Maiden, The
Mother, The Crone.
As the maiden hymns were sung to her beauty and her love:
"Praise the Goddess, most awesome
of the Goddesses,
Let one revere the mistress of the
people, the greatest of the Gods.
Praise Ishtar, the most awesome of
the Goddesses,
Let one revere the Queen of Women,
the greatest of the Gods.

She is clothed with pleasure and

love.
She is laden with vitality, charm
and voluptuousness.
In lips she is sweet; life is in
her mouth.
At her appearance rejoicing
becomes full.
She is glorious; veils are thrown
over her head.
Her figure is beautiful; her eyes
are brilliant."
BCE

--from a First Dynasty Babylon text, circa 1600

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TheGoddess has her darkside too. In thisportion of
a Sumerian prayer
to Inanna from Ur, circa 2300 BCE, she is the bringer
of death.
In the
following lines, "the Powers" refer to the powers and
duties assigned to
the various cosmic entities at the moment of creation:
"My Queen, You who are guardian
of all the great Powers,
You have lifted the Powers, have
tied them to your hands,
Have gathered the Powers, pressed
them to your breasts.
You have filled the land with
venom like a serpent.
Vegetation ceases when you thunder
like Ishkur.
You who bring down the flood from
the mountains,
Supreme One who are the Inanna of
Heaven and Earth."
In the Epic of Gilgamesh,it is the word of Ishtar
thatcauses Enlil to
bring the Deluge upon her Children, and in the same legend
she brings death
not only to her people but her lover too: "When the
glorious Ishtar raised
an eye at the beauty of Gilgamesh, she said, 'Come,
Gilgamesh, be thou my
lover! Do but grant me thy fruit. Thou shalt be my
husband, and I will be
thy wife.'" But the hero refuses her, listing the
fates of her other
lovers:

"For Tamuz, the lover of thy

youth,
Thou has ordained wailing year
after year.
Having loved the dappled
Shepherd-bird,
Thou smotest him, breaking his
wing.
In the grove he sits crying, 'My
wing!'
Then thou lovedst a lion, perfect
in strength.
Seven pits and seven didst thou
dig for him.
Then a stallion didst Thou love,
famed in battle.
The whip, the spur, the lash Thou
ordainedst for him."
And ratherthan marry Ishtar, Gilgameshwent in
searchof immortality on
his own.
Images of this Great Goddess from the land of
theTigris and Euphrates
appear in many shapes and forms. Some of the earliest
may be the clay or
limestone figures discovered at the site known as Mureybit
in what is today
Syria. These figurines from hunter-gatherer villages of
8000 BCE range
from the crude and stylized to the highly naturalistic.
Like later images
of Ishtar, these female divinities are depicted with
their hands to their
breasts.
These ancient images of a goddess are not
joined by a male God
until a thousand years later and then he remains less
important.

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One common characteristicof the early imagesof
Ishtar is thebird-like
facial features. These features are also seen on
images of the Goddess
from the Thracian culture of what is today Bulgaria, the
Vinca culture of
the Central Balkans, and the Tisza culture of
northeastern Hungary, circa
6000-5000 BCE.
This bird Goddess of ancient eastern
Europe, and the
closely related Snake Goddess are frequently associated
with the baking of
sacred bread.
Miniature temples made in the form of
the Goddess contain

scenes of baking bread being presided over by a

priestess.
Later,
miniature Minoan temples contain images of a Goddess
with the same
bird-like features.
The Greek Aphrodite is often
associated with doves
which are her symbol also.
Like Aphrodite's consort
was the Grain God
Adonis, Ishtar is the consort of Tamuz, God of Grain
and of bread.
The
"wailing year after year," in the above text refers to the
annual death and
subsequent resurrection of Tamuz the Grain God, the
Mesopotamian equivalent
of Adonis and Attis.
The pierced crown and earsof figures are also
reminiscent ofimages in
bone and clay from Bulgaria that date to 5000 BCE
(Similar piercing can be
seen on bird-faced figures of the Machalilla culture of
ancient Ecuador and
some of the Chancay "Moon Goddess" figures of central
Peru).
The pierced
crown is repeated in the headdress of figures from
Mycenae Greece. When
Dr. Heinrich Schleimann discovered figures like these,
some had their arms
upraised while others had their hands to their hips
forming a circular
outline.
He thought they might represent two phases of
the moon.
Dr.
Schleimann was probably right. The arms of the figure
from a tomb form the
crescent of the New Moon rising, an ancient symbol of
Ishtar in her aspect
as the moon Goddess.
They also repeat the design of
the Assyrian Moon
Tree. These upraised arms from ancient Yugoslavia and
Czechoslovakia.
LikeCybele and Attis, Demeterand Persephone,
Aphroditeand Adonis, and
Isis and Osiris; Ishtar sought to retrieve her lover
from the "house
wherein the entrants are bereft of light, where dust is
their fare and clay
their food." When she arrived at the gate She demanded to
be let in. The
Gatekeeper at the command of Allatu, Queen of the
Underworld and sister of
Ishtar, allowed her to enter. As she passed thru the
first gate, however,
she was told she must remove her crown as "that is the
custom of Allatu".
At the second gate she had taken the pendants from her
ears; at the third
the chains from her neck; at the fourth the ornament
from her breast; at
the fifth the Girdle of birthstones from her hips;
at the sixth her

bracelets and anklets; and at the

garment removed from
her body.

seventh she had the

Allatu imprisoned Ishtar in teh Underworld and

because of her absence
from the World of the living, "the bull springs not upon
the cow, the ass
impregnates not the jenny, the man lies in his own
chamber and the maiden
lies on her side." Because of this, the God Ea sent a
messenger to Allatu
and caused Allatu to sprinkle Ishtar with the waters of
life.
As Ishtar
passed thru each of the seven gates on her ascent, Her
garments and her
jewels were returned to her.
As for Tamuz, her beloved, his fate is not known
according to the
Summerian myth because the last tablet of the text is
missing.
In a
Babylonian version of the myth, however, the Gatekeeper
is told "Wash him
with pure water, anoint him with sweet oil, clothe him
with a red garment,
and let him play on a flute of lapis." As the
knowledge of her brought
death, so death brought resurrection.
"On the day that Tamuz comes up

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to me
When with him the lapis flute and
the carnelian ring come up to me,
When with him the wailing men and
the wailing women come up to me,
May the dead rise and smell the
incense!"
She was worshipped as a Goddess of Loveand Beauty, a
bringer of death
and the mother of all life:
"She is sought after among the
Gods, extraordinary is her station,
Respected is her word, it is
supreme over them.
Ishtar among the Gods,
extraordinary is her station.
Respected is her word, it is
supreme over them."
--from a first Dynasty Babylonian text, circa
1600 BCE

Thepriestesses of Her temples were "harlots"

detested by the Hebrews,
but, in the words of The Great Goddess, "All acts of love
and pleasure are
my rituals."
Ishtar is one of the earliest
manifestations of The Great
Goddess and the geographic boundaries of her worship
may be far greater
than is currently believed.

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{file "Five Fold Kiss" "bos173.htm"}

FIVE FOLD KISS FEMALE

The High Priest kneels before the High Priestess and
gives her the
Five Fold Kiss; that is, he kisses her on both feet, both
knees, womb, both
breasts, and the lips, starting with the right of each
pair. He says, as he
does this:

these ways.

"Blessed be thy feet, that have brought thee in

Blessed be thy knees, that shall kneel at the

sacred altar.
be.

Blessed be thy womb, without which we would not

Blessed be thy breasts, formed in beauty.
Blessed be thy lips, that shall utter the Sacred

Names."

For the kiss on the lips, they embrace, length-to-length,

with their feet
touching each others. When he reaches the womb, she
spreads her arms wide,
and
the same after the kiss on the lips.
FIVE FOLD KISS MALE
The High Priestess kneels before the High Priest
gives him the
Five Fold Kiss; that is, she kisses him on both feet,
both knees, phallus,
and

both breasts, and the lips, starting with the right of

each pair. she says,
as she does this:

these ways.

"Blessed be thy feet, that have brought thee in

Blessed be thy knees, that shall kneel at the

sacred altar.
not be.

Blessed be thy phallus, without which we would

Blessed be thy breasts, formed in strength.
Blessed be thy lips, that shall utter the Sacred

Names."

For the kiss on the lips, they embrace, length-tolength, with their feet
touching each others. When she reaches the phallus, he
spreads his arms
wide, and the same after the kiss on the lips.

Farrar, Janet and Stewart; "Eight Sabbats For Witches";

Robert Hale 1983
Transcribed to computer file by Seastrider

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{file "Ritual Bath (Sewna Silvara)" "bos174.htm"}

+-------------------------------------------------------------+
|
RITUAL BATH
|
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
The purpose
cleanse Yourself,

of a

ritual bath

is to

from the inside and out, of negative

energies and prepare
your Physical, Mental and Spiritual Self
for Circle.
A
ritual bath is a rite in and of itself. The
rite is ideally
done just prior to Circle, but this is not
always the case.

[An example
to the meeting

place.]

must travel to
your

mind

of such is if you have to travel

After the rite is completed and you

another place

in

for Circle,

try

to

keep

Spiritual frame as this will aid you in

Circle.
The bath water should be infused with

salts, herbs oils

and colors

to be done in

Circle.

To prepare for the bath:

Select the

your herbs in a
[of

that are harmonious with the work

satchel for

the same

Herbs, [it

is best to have

easier clean-up]

oils and

salts

color as the candle] that you will be using.

ready

to

Have a censer and charcoal

a
corresponding incense on.

burn

Anoint a

[Possibly using
water.]

the same

If you

oil as

appropriate color

you are

using in the bath

have a shrine set up in your bathroom

be a
Goddess and God candle present.

there should

Have some

is made from:
added

candle of

block

1/3 sea-water

[Holy Water

\{river-water with

will do if

1/3 spring-water

Holy Water ready.

sea-salt

sea-water is unavailable\}; 1/3 river-water;

\{store bought is OK\}.]

music

in

visualization
have

Have a

the

the tape

tape recorder

bathroom with
you, as
and
meditation is invaluable.

TOUCH IT WHILE

recorder far

away from

with
its

meditation
aid

to

[Be cautious

to

any water and DO NOT

YOU ARE STILL WET.]

consumption upon
dish for

the

A glass
completion of

of wine

is also

the rite.

And

needed for
your libation

libation to the Gods.

the candle(s)
warm water and

To begin
and incense,

turn out

the lights

and light

turn on tape, fill the tub with

add herbs,
Holy Water.
or

With

your

Banishing

Athame

draw

and

visualize

Pentagram over the bath water.

tools represent

the four

scents from the

bath

oils, salts and a cup or so of

Elements; Air/the

bath, Fire/the

and Holy

heat of

Water

All of these

incense and the

the bath,

Water/the

Water and, Earth/the herbs and oils.

746
visualize

Lower

it

yourself

cleansing you

these energies

are flowing

Spiritual Self

into the

of the water,

water.

the scents

in the

visualize on
you are

are ready, pull

water

As the

the negative

Know that

Physical, Mental and

enjoy the warmth

air and the feeling of

truly prepared.

drained.

water are going

and

drift.

Now

the purpose of the coming ritual

and stay

and know that

water

negativity.

let yourself

the plug

has

the

Relax and

all negativity,

and

and know that

the

of all
from your

being cleansed of
concentrate

into

in the

When you feel you

tub

until

all

water is draining visualize

energies that

are now

in the

into the Earth and are grounded.

Rise up out of the tub and do a Self
Blessing like the

following:
Anoint each area while saying aloud:

Your ways

Blessed be my Mind, that learns of

[anointing your forehead]

this day.

secrets.

Blessed be my eyes, that have seen

Blessed be my lips,
That utter Your names and keep Your
Blessed be my breast(s), formed in strength

(Beauty).

Blessed be the phallus (Womb),

For without which I would not be.
Blessed be my knees, that shall kneel at thy

Sacred Altar.

Blessed be my feet, that have brought me in

these ways.
Pour a
the wine.
the

When

dried, robe,

libation

libation to

the Gods and drink

clean-up the

bathroom and

outside to return it to the Earth.

take

The rite

is ended.
So Mote it Be!

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{file "Tea Ritual (Sewna Silvara, Triskelion)" "bos175.htm"}

+-------------------------------------------------------------+
|
The Triskelion Rite of Tea
|
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
Purpose:

to pay homage

The purpose

of this working is

to the Gods and to reflect on

Their blessings

upon this your life.

platform
and

in

Tools:

*
*
*
*
*
*

Prepare By:

Placing a

small table

center of

your working

the

arranging

cup(s), Tea Pot and

place the cauldron
use during the
which follows,

Herb(s) for tea

Container for herb(s)
Cup(s) and Tea Pot
Decanter of Pure Spring Water
Brewing dish with candle
Scrying Candle

the Brewing
spoon on

or
space

dish, herbs,

the table.

Also

with scrying candle within for

meditation. (Use

the diagram,

as a
the

tools.)

for

arranging

of

Prior to casting the Circle,

light candle and

fill the

Spring Water from

Brewing dish with

a decanter.

Dish covered
have

guide

during the

found

this

Keep

the Brewing

Casting, as

helps the water to heat faster

and hotter.
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
|
The Blessing of the Herbs
|
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
With the
Herbs, intone

tip of your Athame touching the

this blessing:
Thou has grown by favor of the

Sun,

The Moon, and of the dew.

I make this intercession, ye
herb:

I beseech thee to be of benefit to me and

my rite,

For thy virtues are unfailing.

Thou art the Dew of all the Gods,
The Eye of the Sun,
The Light of the Moon,
The Beauty and Glory of the Sky,
The Mystery of Terra.
I purify thee so that
Whatever is wrought by me with thee

may,

In all its powers,

Have a good and speedy effect with good
success.

Be purified by my prayer and be

powerful!
So mote it be!
When water
herbs in the Tea
it a couple of

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is hot

enough, place

the

Pot and add water from the brewing dish, give

stirs.

While the tea is steeping, intone this

Prayer.
Earth Mother
Giver of life
Strengthen me during my life-long
strife.
love,

succeed.

Teach me Your ways of perfect

Peace, and wisdom true.
Spawn from my purest heart
These words to You
May this prayer help me to better
Myself in word and deed,
To a higher plane I shall
Beautiful Light of Goodness Fair
Lore of old we both do share
A Witch's brew, I drink to You
My love for You, by day, by night
In thought and in sight
Will my soul learn
The meaning of this life again.

Pour out a cup for all present,

including one for the
Gods, and enjoy.
Sit before the table and meditate on the
blessings that
the Gods have bestowed upon your life.
You may use the
scrying candle here to focus upon for your
meditation. If
the Gods so choose They may give you a
Message or Vision
through the blessings of the Sight.
You may relax now and finish off the
pot. (Note: this
rite is not to take the place of The
Feast, but is to be
used as a time of blessing and communing with
the Goddess)

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{file "Scorpio Dragon (Sewna Silvara)" "bos176.htm"}

+-------------------------------------------------------------+
|
The Scorpio Dragon
|
+-------------------------------------------------------------+

I am

noble eagle or

Scorpio and

play it

I can

down and

scorpion, both of

high as the

which symbolize

dirty, stinging as if a
my zodiacal sign.

been told so many

I have

times that I am passionate, intense, can be

green with envy,

can be

believe some of

vindictive that

I almost

begin to

I took

seriously

these appellations.

If

written, I

making love

what is said and

and

fly as

planning

would be

all

night

insurgencies all day.

I am drawn to the Occult, I am competitive, I

desire victory

but I also insist on fair play.

It is not

easy to defeat me
from

my

because, like

own

fabled

Phoenix,

rise

ashes...I come alive when most people would

consider me dead
sensual,

the

and buried.
I adore secrets, I am
psychic
impressions usually are accurate, my dreams

my

are prophetic

and I am an incurable romantic.

responses,
lost

I delve
the
probing

deep, I

reject superficial

editor,

psychoanalyst,

am

persons,

finder

of

purveyor of arcane aspects of the law,

knowledgeable about
taxes and various aspects of inheritance.
right, seldom do
I can also be
but
as

also

adversary

rebuilding on

I can

be jealous,

anything halfway,

will fight
can fall

completely vulnerable.
possess retaliatory
fits. I

for what is

madly in love and

Yes,

I can

weapons that

be hurt,

might

give

tear down for the ultimate purpose of

a more suitable base.

I am creative,
rebellious, can be
fixed in my views, am willing to take a
gamble but prefer a
sure thing.
Maybe that is
suffering and
yess, I can be

I am
why I

tormented by the fact that evil exists.

seem to

will risk

be a

my own

natural healer.

skin to

I abhor

save others.

Oh,

evangelistic.

I am dynamic and dedicated

when the cause is

right.

In the Chinese Astrology, I am an

fire, the
center of all energy, the stout heroic
heart. I am truth
and light, I hold power and glory in my
sway. My presence
disperses dark clouds.
I have been chosen
to tame the
Fates. I AM THE DRAGON!
unquenchable

Now, listen.
you

might

know

would devastate

If

tell

you

anymore,

everything and then lose interest.

And that

me!
Blessed Be!.........Sewna, The Scorpio

Dragon

750

{file "Descent of The Goddess (Sewna Silvara)" "bos177.htm"}

+-------------------------------------------------------------+
|
The Legend of the descent of the
Goddess
|
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
Now our Lady the Goddess had never loved,
but She would
Death; and so
her: "Strip off

solve all

the Mysteries,

even the Mystery of

She journeyed to the Underworld.

The Guardians of the Portals challenged

thy garments, lay aside thy jewels; for

naught mayest thou
bring with the into this our land."
So She laid down her garments and her
jewels, and was
bound, as are all who enter the Realms of
Death, the Mighty
One.
Such was her beauty, that Death
himself knelt and
kissed her feet, saying: "Blessed be thy
feet, that have
brought thee in these ways. Abide with me;
but let me place
my cold hand on thy heart."

She replied: "I love thee not.

thou cause all

things that I love and take delight in to fade

and die?"

"Lady," replied Death, "tis age and fate,

against which

I am

wither; but when

helpless.

men die

and peace, and

thou!

Why dost

all things to

at the end of time, I give them rest

strength so

Thou

Age causes

that they

may return.

But

my hand on thy

art

She knelt, and

lovely. Return not; abide with me!"

But She answered: "I love thee not."
Then said Death: "An thou receivest not
heart, thou must receive Death's scourge."
"It is fate - better so," She said. And

Death scourged her tenderly.

And She
"I feel the
pangs of love."
And Death said, "Blessed Be!" and gave
her the Fivefold
Kiss, saying: "Thus only mayest thou attain
to joy and
knowledge." And he taught her all the
Magicks.
For there are three great events in
the life of man:
Love, Death, and Resurrection in the new
body; and Magick
controls them all. For to fulfil love you
must return again
at the same time and place as the loved
one, and you must
remember and love them again. But to be
reborn you must die
and be ready for a new body; and to die you
must be born;
and without love you may not be born; and
this is all the
Magicks.
cried,

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{file "Craft Ethics (J. Crowley)" "bos178.htm"}

MY CRAFT ETHICS
Copyright by James T. Crowley III 1986
This article may be reproduced for
personal
edited

use as long as it is complete and un

There aredoubtlesslyreaders ofthisarticle

thatbelieveI have
no ethics. Those readers are entitled to there
opinion however
shallow I may feel that opinion is.
Iam theHigh Priestof CovenantOfThe
Doves,the commentsI make
hereare necessarilymy personalethicsand
viewpointand notthat
of my High Priestess or members of the Coven. Even
as a leader
of a coven, I have no right or power to speak for
another
person. They do however necessarily govern my
actions as a High
Priest.
is by a

The only way I know to state my ethical viewpoint

annotated recitationof theLawsof theCraft

ofthe Wiseasthey
pertain to ethics and have been revealed to me by my
teachers,
thewritings ofothers andthatwhich theLord
andLady havemade
clear to me through their visions and actions.
significance

I bear the mundane name Crowley that has a certain

in the craft community beyond my personal

contributions. Yes, I
amprovedof thelegacy ofthat nameas
membersof myfamily have
played important parts in history. Aleister Crowley
was by no
means the most important of them nor the least.
Aleister Crowley, the Current Lord Crowley and
myself all bear
common ancestorstoSir AmbroseCrowley,Lord
MayorofLondon (at
the time of Cromwell) and author of the 'Law Book of
the Crowley
Iron Works' which is considered to be the bases of
British
statutory law. This, I hope will clear up
confusion about my
relationship to Aleister Crowley.
The name Hearth Witch is far more dear to me than
Crowley, as it
represents a true understanding of what the WICCA
is. When an
astronaut looks out of the window of his space
capsule and sees
the body of our Lady looking back at him. The
astronaut knows,
in that moment that technology, and the centuries
of mans' labor

that put him there, are pale when compared to the

wonders of our
Lady.

752
MY CRAFT ETHICS BY JAMES CROWLEY III
12/19/86
I feel that it is necessary to explain some of the
structure of

the Covenant of the Doves. We say that we have

one degree but
that is not strictly true. There are 4 things that
happen to a
person on the pathway. We cannot call them
degrees as they do
not happen in the same order to each person.
1.

Dedication to the coven.

2.

Initiation by the God and Goddess

3.

Worldly recognition of their Initiation

by the Gods

and their ability to act as a Priest or

Priestess
is as permanent
Lord and Lady.

4.

Birth or Adoption into the family which

and unrevokable as the Initiation of the

THE WITCH 'LAW'

then,

Do not what you desire do what is necessary.

Take all you are given give all of yourself.
"What I have - - - I hold."
When all else is lost, and not until
prepare to die with dignity.

There are two kinds of law, Law of Tribe and the

Law of Goddess
(ie: natural law). The Law of Tribe requires the
services of a
Priesthood. The Law of the Goddess require no
Priesthood as they
are self-enforcing. If you see an apparent
violation of the law
of the Goddess, there are only two possible
explanations.
The
law is not of the Goddess but of man, or you do
not understand

that law of the Goddess.

If you see a ball fall

up, either

someone is deceiving you, or you are in a

spacecraft or similar
artificial environment that is manifesting some
of the "fine
print" in the law of the Goddess. This partial
telling of the
laws contain both the law of the tribe and that of
the Goddess.
It is left to the wisdom of the student to learn
which is which.
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COVEN
The High Priestess must be an ordained Nymph or a

Crone.

The High Priest must be an ordained Magician.

The High Priestess is the final word on the
quality of Worship as
the High Priest is the final word on the quality
of Magick within
the WICCA Circles.
The High Priest's relationship is:
Brother, and Lover.

Father,

The Priestess's relationship is: Mother, Sister,

and Lover.

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THE PRIEST AND PRIESTESS ARE THE LEADERS OF THE

COVEN IN THE

MUNDANE WORLD, NOT IT'S DICTATORS. MEMBERS MUST BE

GIVEN A VOICE

IN THE ACTIONS OF THE COVEN.

The Covenant of the Doves is necessarily a
theocracy not a
democracy. Meetings are opened to all who are
dedicated and
sometimes to concerned outsiders. Whatever the
business, it is
open to discussion by all. There are no votes
taken because when
it is all said and done, there are only two people
in the coven
that bear the responsibility for the actions of
this coven, the
High Priestess and the High Priest. So, the final
decision is
theirs ALONE.
When the Circle is cast by The Priest and
Priestess, they are

necessarily the ABSOLUTE RULERS OF THE COVEN.

witch shall

No

enter the Circle with out PERFECT LOVE AND PERFECT

TRUST in all

members of the Circle.

The only question of the

order of the

Priest or Priestess is: if told to jump, it is

permissible to ask
how high -- on the way up.
IFONEDISAGREES WITHTHE DECISIONOF
THELEADERSOF ANYCOVEN OR
CIRCLE. IT IS THERERIGHT AND DUTYTO LEAVE
THECOVEN. THEREIS
NO OTHER LAWFUL RECOURSE.
LEADERS MUST BE EVER MINDFUL THAT MEMBERS WILL
SOON LEAVE AN

UNJUST LEADER.
THE LAW OF THE COVEN
THE CIRCLE IS A PLACE THAT IS NOT A PLACE, BETWEEN

THE WORLDS.
A COVEN IS A FULLY AUTONOMOUS UNIT ANSWERABLE TO
NO POWER BEYOND
ITS OWN, SAVE THE LORD AND LADY.
NO ONE MAY

IN ANY DISPUTE WITHIN THE FAMILY (COVEN) OR TRIBE,

INVOKE ANY LAW BUT THOSE OF THE FAMILY AND TRIBE.

not a place,

It being known that the Circle is a "place that is

between the worlds", and that what is between the

Worlds does not
concern the World. Discussion of actions taking
place within a
consecrated circle is appropriate for discussion
only within that
Circle, or by Elders of the Craft in a Council of
Elders Convened
by the High Priest and High Priestess of the coven
involved as
only Elders can or should have any direct
knowledge of actions
that take place within the Circle of another
Coven.
With the fragmentation of the WICCA since the
burning times, the
identification of Elders of the Craft is at best
ambiguous. The
only working definition that I can feel
comfortable with is:
Those members of the WICCA community that the High
Priest and
High Priestess of the Coven recognize as their
peers regardless
of what rank they hold in other circles.

754
THE WORD OF A WITCH NEED NO BOND OR CONTRACT.
IS NECESSARILY
TRUE AND FREE OF EQUIVOCATION.

IT

We make it clear to all around us that we do not

tolerate lying.
If it is on the part of a friend or an
acquaintance, we will
cease contact with them, if necessary. If it is a
member of the
craft, we do not willingly stand in the same
circle with them.
If they are a student, this is one of the few
areas that we will
invoke banishment as a punishment (or, if there
are extenuating
circumstancesand thepersonis
ofextremevalue tothe covenand
the Craft, we will consider corporal punishment or
an equivalent
alternative proposed by the student to balance the
wrong done to
the Coven, in lieu of banishment). If they are an
Initiate, it
is necessarily more harmful to the family, and
therefore, more
serious.
PERFECT LOVEANDPERFECT TRUST(my
fingerswantedto typelove is
the law)
Perfect love and perfect trust are not words
spoken in blind
faith. They do not mean a blanket trust. Perfect
love and
perfect trust are what was in the hearts of the
few, and most
dear, that when they heard rumors, first came to
us and said
"what are these rumors about...". These people
knew that as
fallible as we are, these rumors were not a
reflection of our
will. These people sought to know what happened,
not to satisfy
any of their own devices or to judge us, but to
share our pain
and the load. These people are of different
traditions and
levels of worldly Craft learning, but these people
will always
hold a place in my heart second only to my
brothers and sisters

that are literally of the My Family.

THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF SECRETS IN THE WICCA
CIRCLE AND ALL ARE
INVIOLATE EXCEPT IN AN ELDER CIRCLE, AND THEN ONLY
TO THE EXTENT
THAT THEY ARE RELATIVE TO CRAFT BUSINESS AND HELD
IN THAT ELDER
CIRCLE.
1.
private

Secrets that are within the Circles that are

to the members of that coven.
(ie: when Charlie has a few drinks he.....

2.
High Priest of
coven members,
3.
that cannot be
taken out of

The secret held by the High Priestess and

the inside and outside Circle affairs of the
due to their office.
The social and magick practices of the Craft
talked of outside of the Wicca without being
context and sensationalized.

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THERE ARE AS MANY WAYS TO LOVE THE GODDESS AS SHE
HAS NAMES.
All ways of loving the Goddess are correct.

are Wrong as

None

long as they are based in love.

Say not "they are wrong" say "they are a different

path from

mine".
Until you know in your heart that you have found

your path, do

not deny any wicca path that you have not walked.
with your

When you find your path, still walk other paths

brothers and sisters in joy and love.
"THE WICCA SHALL BE NAKED IN THERE RITE"
All mankind is naked before God and Goddess.

FAMILY OR A

NO STRANGER NOT BORN IN THE FAMILY SHALL LEAD THE

TOTEM OF THE FAMILY.

NO ONE WHO RALLIES AGAINST HIS FAMILY OR TRIBE

SHALL BE KEPT IN
BANISHMENT PAST 14 YEARS AFTER THE EVENT, IF THAT
UNDO THE HARM
CAUSED.
NO ONE WHO EXTENDED THEMSELVES IN THE SUPPORT OF
THEIR FAMILY OR
TRIBE SHALL BE BANISHED FOR OLD AGE OR THE ACTIONS
OF INFIRMITY.
IT IS NECESSARY THAT SCRYING, VISIONS, ASPECTING

AND ALL OTHER

APPARENT VISIONS OF OUR LORD AND LADY BE

IT IS
ESSENTIAL TO OUR REBIRTH THAT WE KNOW THAT THEY
ARE NOT OUR OWN
WISHFUL THINKING OR PRIDE, IF THERE BE THE LEAST
DOUBT, THE
VISION MUST BE DENIED.
QUESTIONED.

Lady will

If a true vision is denied by the initiated, the

underline the truth in the vision in an

unquestionable form. If
this underlining comes as a punishment, it is
still a small price
to pay when compared to the consequences of a
false vision.
IFEVER ANYOF THETRIBE NEEDA HOUSEOR
LANDAND NONEWILL SELL,
THEN CRAFTMAY BEUSED TO INCLINETHE OWNERS
TOSELL, PROVIDEDIT
HARMETH HIM NOT, AND THE FULL PRICE IS PAID WITHOUT
HAGGLING.
ART.

NEVER BARGAIN OR CHEAPEN ANYTHING YOU BUY BY THE

NOMAN,WOMAN, HIGHPRIESTESS,OR HIGHPRIEST

CANSAYWHAT "HARMS
NONE".
The answer to this is for the Gods, not man. A
just action may
well harm someone in some way in the mundane world
(every action
has an equal and opposite reaction). It is always
best to give
the action and the power to the Goddess, and abide
by her will.
If it cannot be given to her after due
consideration, then one
must actin themostjust formthat
ispossible, freelytakingon
to our selves all adverse reaction of an error in
judgment.

756
NO ONE MAY DO ANYTHING WHICH WILL ENDANGER ANY OF
THE TRIBE OR

BRING THEM INTO CONTACT WITH THE LAW OF THE LAND.

THE ART MAY ONLY BE USED IN ERNEST AND NEVER FOR

SHOW OR VAIN

GLORY.
NO PERSON MAY BE WARNED OF HIS FATE MORE THAN

THREE TIMES.
MAIDEN: (Youngsters still new to the Craft, or
older ones who do
ritual work and do not mind publicity.) Young
people oriented to
cope with, and the ability to handle publicity.
Some knowledge
of occult and the Craft both in its practical and
religious
aspects is necessary. Childless women, virgins;
Warm friendly
people with good powers of projection.
NYMPHS - (Do the bulk of ritual work, young
adults.) Creative
people, artists, dancers, singers, etc. Very
mature, rational
and responsible. Intuitive and uninhibited.
Knowledge of Craft
and occultism, etc. necessary. Dislikes
publicity.
CRONES: (executive branch - teachers of neophytes,
makes judg-

ments, etc.) Must be sober and serious, but with a

sense of

humor, very mature in most all ways, intuitive of

the true nature
and inner working of things. Older folks,
intellectual, Masters
of there Craft, and dislike publicity.
No woman shall be a Maiden who has not been in her
courses.
No woman shall be ordained unless she has passed
her 17th year,
nor shall she have her ordination recognized until
that time.
No woman shall have her ordination recognized
unless she is in
her courses, has ten fingers, ten toes, two eyes,
two ears, a
nose. Her generative organs and breasts must be
complete. The

honorable loss of limbs or the effects of torture

following

ordination shall not invalidate the ordination.

No woman shall be a Nymph who has not coupled.
No woman shall be a Crone who has not given birth.
No man shall be a Magician who has not healed.

No man shall be ordained unless he has passed his

33rd year, nor
shall he have his ordination recognized until that
time.
No man shall have his ordination recognized unless

he is the

father of a living child, has ten fingers and ten

toes, two eyes,
two ears and a nose and generative organs
complete. The
honorable loss of limbs or the effects of torture
following
ordination shall not invalidate the ordination.
In their youth, let those who cannot swing the axe

till the

field. Those who cannot till the field carry

Those who
cannot carry water, nor till the field, nor chase,
nor battle,
nor be of service to their family or tribe, let
them leave it.
water.

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None shall be kept as a child forever.
that they be

Better

banished if they cannot grow in mind.

INITIATION
NO PERSON MAY BE CALLED TO INITIATION MORE THAN

THREE TIMES.
NO PERSON MAY BE INITIATED WHO HAS LESS THAN 20

YEARS OF LIFE

LEFT TO THEM AT THE TIME OF INITIATION.

cause an

No High Priestess or High Priest of the WICCA can

handsof theLord

initiationto takeplace. Initiation isinthe

and Lady. The teachercan only providethe

environmentthat will
aide in the initiation if the God and Goddess so will
it.

If one questions the validity of their own

initiation, there can
be but one answer, the initiation did not take
place. An
initiation by the Gods will be remembered.
Letyour judgmenton matterswhich youmake
befit tothesize of
the case, not to your feelings. Let your heart not
rule your
mind, nor mind your heart, but bear a balance as
has been taught
you.
Not all are chosen for the tribe, nor are all in
the tribe of one
family, nor are all in the family to be initiated,
nor are all
the initiated to be ordained. Your yoke is to be
as strong as
you can bear, but no stronger.
James Crowley
P. O. Box 16025
North Hollywood, CA
91615-6025

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Computer Blessing
Blessings on this fine machine,
May its data all be clean.
Let the files stay where they're put,
Away from disk drives keep all soot.
From its screen shall come no whines,
Let in no spikes on power lines.
As oaks were sacred to the Druids,
Let not the keyboard suffer fluids.
Disk Full shall be nor more than rarity,
The memory shall not miss its parity.
From the modem shall come wonders,
Without line noise making blunders.
May it never catch a virus,
And all its software stay desirous.
Oh let the printer never jam,
And turn my output into spam.
I ask of Eris, noble queen,
Keep Murphy far from this machine.
1988

Zhahai Stewart