Occult Apocalypse

Dont forget to include any other tools or decorations you might need while youre setting up, such as flowers, spell ingredients, snacks and a drink for Cakes and Ale, a lighter or matches, a candle snuffer, etc. Take the time now to be sure everything is ready so you dont have to interrupt what youre doing later to go hunting for matches in the kitchen junk drawer or thread in the sewing basket.

Step 3: Creating your Sacred Space

There are several sub-steps here: casting the circle, calling the Elemental Powers, and calling the Gods. There are ma

Drinking and eating helps you shift your focus from raising energy to grounding energy. It also helps you replenish yourself, especially if you feel weak or dizzy after raising energy. The blessing of the Cakes and Ale, prior to eating, is usually a symbolic version of the Great Rite (one of the Wiccan Core Beliefs), where the God mates with the Godddess through the symbolism

There is much speculation as to whether this growth actually occurs, however (see Hinduisms moksha/release or Buddhisms nirvana/extinction for other explanations).

5. Blessed Be

This simple p

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