Dark Moon Magic. Cerridwen Greenleaf

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СКАЧАТЬ your chime in your home or wherever you want to “make contact.”

      Once you have crafted your magical tool, you should store it in a safe place and bring it out when you really need angelic intervention. You can welcome unseen and benevolent spirits into your home and life with this conjuring charm.

      Spell for Welcoming Benevolent Spirits

      We can all use more angels in our lives. Some angels may take human form, such as a human friend who is always there in a crisis. Still others are above in the ether and can be invoked with a few words and focused intention. Use this spell when you need a guiding hand and angelic assistance.

      Supplies:

      •Sage

      •Your wind chime

      Directions:

      1.Bless the new wind chime by smudging with sage smoke.

      2.Jingle the chimes energetically and say aloud:

      I call on my angels to guide joy to my door.

      Such gladness as I receive, so I shall give.

      By the moon and the stars

      I call on my guardians

      To show me the best way to live.

      For this, I am grateful.

      Blessed be.

      THE RANKS OF ANGELS

      The Book of Revelations (8:2) reads, “And I saw seven angels which stand before God.” These are the archangels. Jewish tradition holds that the highest rank of angels consists of the angels “of presence” of God, and these are the seven archangels. The First Book of Enoch lists these archangels as: Uriel, Michael, Gabriel, Saraqael, Remiel, Reqiel, and Raphael. In the Third Book of Enoch, they are presented as Gabriel, Michael, Sahaqiel, Satqiel, Baradiel, and Sidriel. In Islam, there are only Michael, Israfel, Azrael, and Gabriel. Current Christianity has reduced the list of archangels down to Raphael, Gabriel, and Michael.

      The duties of the archangels are to serve the presence of God, assist humanity, and watch and care for the lower ranks of angels. Concerning each angel’s special tasks, Raphael is the angel of healing, Gabriel can be called on for personal guidance and prophecy, and Michael is the angel of courage and personal protection. A study of angelic lore across the traditions indicates that the archangel Michael is the oldest and most powerful of all angels, and as a personal protector he can be called on or “invoked” when you need him for courage, insight, and spiritual growth.

      The seven archangels are:

      •Raphael: healing

      •Gabriel: strength

      •Michael: protection

      •Uriel: light

      •Ariel: wisdom

      •Cammuel: divine love

      •Cassiel: understanding

      WHO IS MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL?

      Michael is the only angel to cross all the major wisdom traditions, because he appeared to Old Testament prophets including Enoch, and to Mary among others in the text of Christianity, the New Testament, as well as to Mohammed, the founder of Islam. His very name places him close to God, as it translates to “who is like unto the Lord.” Gnostics believed that Michael was present at the creation of the universe. It was Michael who God charged with casting Lucifer out of heaven. Michael has been the subject of devotion in several religions, including a powerful “cult of Michael” during the Crusades that rampaged through the territories of the Nordic tribes, converting with the aid of a sword. It was shortly after this Nordic and Germanic conversion crusade that the cult of Mary began to take precedence, replacing the Goddess. Joan of Arc began receiving visitations from Michael at the age of thirteen which provided her with quite successful guidance in battle.

      Angelology—long a secret aspect of pagans practicing ceremonial magic, such as the OTO, founded by Aleister Crowley—has “crossed over” and has been embraced by Wiccans, most especially dark Wiccans. There are many ways to call on the guidance of the angels, and you can invoke Michael anytime you need guidance or as a spiritual touchstone. You can do this with a pendulum or meditation ritual; ask him to join you in a walk or in your dreams. In fact, in your dreams you will be much more open to receiving his messages. Before inviting Michael into your dream world, breathe deeply and achieve a state of total calm. Then think about why you feel the need for his guidance. Write down a specific invitation to him in your dream journal or Book of Shadows, such as, “Michael, please come to me and help me to know if this job opportunity is right for me.” Yes, you can be that specific! As you fall asleep, think about the situation as you ease into your sleep and your dreams. The answer will be in your mind when you wake up. Write it down in the same journal and thank your angelic guest with a prayer.

      Ritual of Angel Evocation

      We all have matters that weigh us down. Whether you have an abusive boss or relationship or you find yourself lost on a dangerous block in a strange town, every now and then you will need the tools to call up guardian energy. Here is how to get an urgent message out to an angel if you are in need of protection.

      Timing:

      Perform this ritual whenever you feel in need of some angelic protection.

      Directions:

      1.Face the east with your arms by your sides and your head bowed down. Now, shut your eyes, and with creative visualization envision yourself surrounded by the four archangels.

      2.Visualize a pure white light descending from above that expands and surrounds both you and the angels.

      3.Breathe deeply three times and then turn to your right.

      4.You are now standing before the archangel Michael. Open your eyes and say aloud, “Michael, I need your help,” and describe to him what you need. He is a true helpmate in a time of need!

      Vampire Protection

      Part of the lore of angels includes the fascinating theory that “fallen angels” who battled with God and were kicked out of heaven became vampires here on the earthly plane. The apocryphal chapter of the Holy Bible, the Book of Enoch, states that when the children of angels and men had exhausted the supply of good, they then began drinking the blood of humans, even resorting to eating their flesh. The modern notion of the vampire has been so influenced by cinema, Bram Stoker, and the very prolific Anne Rice that hardly anyone has a real idea of its early origins. The idea that the dead require blood to restore them to a semblance of life predates even Homer and his poetic posse in ancient Greece. Prehistoric peoples believed that women’s lunar flow of blood was the mysterious source of all life and that the blood was the vehicle of reincarnation for all souls waiting to come back after death. The Greeks thought that “shades,” or ghostly spirits in the underworld, thirsted for blood and sought it from living people. If you recall, Odysseus acted as a necromancer СКАЧАТЬ