{"id":61,"date":"2010-05-22T08:31:02","date_gmt":"2010-05-22T15:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganfriendly.com\/?p=61"},"modified":"2015-09-21T13:38:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T20:38:48","slug":"water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganfriendly.com\/?p=61","title":{"rendered":"Homage to the Element of Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"water\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

We all come from the Goddess… And to Her we shall return… Like a drop of rain… Flowing to the ocean…<\/h3>\n

Water is emotion and intuition… all things that flow.\u00a0 Water is feelings and the flow of magic.\u00a0 Water is endings and death married to the waters of life within the Mother’s womb.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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When:<\/strong> Beginning at New Moon, culminating at Full Moon<\/p>\n

Dress:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong>\u00a0 Beginning at New Moon, culminating at Full Moon<\/p>\n

Items Required:<\/strong><\/p>\n

One Bottle (Dark or Amber if you have it) with a top or cork<\/p>\n

Sea Salt, 2 teaspoons<\/p>\n

A Blue Marble that will fit in the bottle<\/p>\n

A Bath Tub<\/p>\n

A stick incense that makes you feel aligned with the element of water, 2-3 sticks<\/p>\n

Water enough to fill the bottle, then enough to fill the bathtub<\/p>\n

4 Blue Candles<\/p>\n

Wooden Matches<\/p>\n

What to do:<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the night of the New Moon, pour the Sea Salt into the bottle.\u00a0 Place the marble in the bottle and fill with water.\u00a0 Place the bottle where it will be in the moon\u2019s light until the night of the full moon.<\/p>\n

On the night of the Full Moon, leave the lights off in the bathroom, light the 4 blue candles and place where you like in bathroom, preferably around the tub.\u00a0 Light the incense and place in an appropriate holder.\u00a0 Fill tub up with water that is very warm but not extremely hot.\u00a0 Cast a circle in the bathroom.<\/p>\n

Invite the Ancient Ones of the West into your circle.\u00a0 How do you feel as they enter?\u00a0 Get into the tub nude, holding the bottle with the salt water and marble inside.\u00a0 Relax in the tub and think about being inside the womb of the Goddess.\u00a0 Think about a time of death and rebirth.\u00a0 Think about all the unwanted obstacles that you want to eliminate in your life.\u00a0 Hold the obstacles firmly in mind and open the bottle.<\/p>\n

Pour the salt water out into the tub, cleansing your self to represent the rebirth.\u00a0 Pour the marble into your hand.\u00a0 Ask the energies and Wise Ones of the West for a gift:\u00a0 Something you need or want dearly.\u00a0 Relax in the tub.\u00a0 Feel the water all around you. Invite the Undines, the Elementals of the West, into your circle.\u00a0 What do you feel when the swim in?\u00a0 Splash the water over your face and body.\u00a0 Think of how water suspends and protects us before we are born.\u00a0 Think of the water from which our ancestors emerged to begin life on dry land.\u00a0 Think of the water which will be colonized for our grandchildren to live in.<\/p>\n

When finished, step out of the tub, taking your marble with you.\u00a0 Envision that you are leaving the womb of the Goddess.\u00a0 All outmoded aspects of your life that you would like to cast away stay in the tub.<\/p>\n

Take your marble with you to keep your gift.\u00a0 Let the water drain from the tub and that which no longer serves you drains away with it.<\/p>\n

Thank the Ancient Ones for lending energies to your circle.\u00a0 Send the Undines on their way, asking that they harm none on their journey.\u00a0 Thank the element of Water and Wise Ones of the West for their lessons.\u00a0 Open the circle.\u00a0 Sleep with the marble in a pouch under your pillow to receive a message in your dreams.<\/p>\n

The next day, write any dreams or impressions in your Book of Shadows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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