The symbol the Phoenix has been popping up in my life for the last few weeks.The Phoenix is a mythical bird from many cultures that burns itself to death then rises again from the ashes.This can symbolise many things including reincarnation.

Are we human or spiritual?

Jul 20th, 2012

One of my favourite quotes is from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.”The Witch suggested: “We are human beings having a spiritual experience rat

How do I become a Witch or Wizard?

Jul 18th, 2012

The simplest answer is that to be a Witch or Wizard you declare yourself to be one. There is no Council of Witches or Fellowship of Wizards who can tell you are or are not a Witch or a Wizard - that would be against what we believe in. We beli

From the Witch's Whare

Jul 13th, 2012

Congratulations and celebrations of love and light to you for finding your way here to the Whanganui School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This is a big step on your journey to knowing and loving yourself. From the Witches Whare is my personal s

Tapu and Noa

Jul 13th, 2012

Tapu and Noa are Maori words meaning approximately sacred and ordinary respectively. We could also use magical and mundane. It is good to hold some things, ideas, places, events as sacred or magical but there is a danger that we will stop s

I dreamed I was a bird.

Jul 10th, 2012

I was a bird in a cage with many other birds of many breeds. Most of us were cage birds but there were some wild birds as well. The cage had big open doors front and back. We were having turns flying out to a mark and racing back. We wer

Healing Cycles

Jul 10th, 2012

One of the core skills of Magical folk is healing. We sometimes think of healing as a magical art only available to a few blessed or born with the talent. However we are all healers. There are variations in skill, but we are all healers.When we

Dreams and Reality

Jul 10th, 2012

I dreamed I was in a battle between some possessed humans and their victims.I think I became one of the possessed.I awoke and remembered the dream.I chose to go back into the dream.I battled some more.I awake and remembered the dream.I chose to

Death Before Dying Meditation

Jun 28th, 2012

Do your best not to be disturbed for 20 minutes.Lie down on a comfortable surface for this meditation. Close your eyes. Still your breathing and your mind.Focus your mind on your breathing.Breathing in and out in your own time. If thoughts c

Oneness, Duality, Individuality and Death Before Dying

Jun 28th, 2012

The Witch and I have come from quite different schools of Magic and we often have different takes on things.We have a running dialogue about Oneness and Individuality.One of my guiding principles is that all is One, that we are all part of the

The Way of Wyrd

Jun 28th, 2012

The Way of Wyrd is a novel written by Brian Bates, published in 2004. Bates is a professor of psychology and studies and teaches Anglo-Saxon shaminism / druidry / sorcery / wizardry. He reminds me that Anglo Saxons have lost much of our origin

Mastery of time

Jun 9th, 2012

We have many interesting relationships with time.At times we live in the past. Reliving past hurts or longing for the good old days.At times we live in the future. We hope and plan for better times, or we worry about the future.Many of us are

A visit from the other side

Jun 7th, 2012

A woman I knew, but not well, died a few weeks ago. A few nights ago I saw her in two dreams. The first dream was set the day after she died. She was confused. The second dream was set real time - ie a few weeks after she died. She was h

A Way to Be - A New Creation Myth and Declaration

May 5th, 2012

The past is but a memory, indistinguishable from a dream. It is occasionally a useful reference to what has and hasn’t worked, but generally it is of little use as I am recreating my world each moment.I choose at this moment to individuate

Non-Magical Partners

May 2nd, 2012

"When we first learn Magic it can be frustrating that others don't immediately join us in our wonderful Magical world."This is especially true when our partners have not yet discovered Magic.Our partners our our greatest teachers.They challeng

Falling Asleep by The Meditation Podcast

Apr 30th, 2012

Sleep

Apr 30th, 2012

Sleep is critical for humans to function well.Life in this plane is toxic to spirit. We need to leave our our bodies, and this reality, regularly to recharge. If we don't we start to malfunction: we become irritable, forgetful, anxiou

Small Groups, Consensus and Cooperation

Apr 19th, 2012

In magic small is beautiful and cooperation and consensus are preferred over leadership. Any group, organisation or organism that gets too big becomes dysfunctional.A group of friends that grows too big starts to splinter into cliques. Large

Sharing the Magic

Apr 9th, 2012

When we first learn Magic it can be frustrating that others don't immediately join us in our wonderful Magical world.We know how happy and simple their life would become.But we can not "sell" Magic.We can not convince others.Rather we live the

Parallel Worlds

Apr 8th, 2012

Many of us are intrigued by the concept of parallel worlds and parallel universes. Most people are not currently able to perceive many of the worlds they inhabit. Some are easy to perceive, others are occult or hidden. Some parts of some worl

Discipline, Intuition and Enjoyment

Mar 30th, 2012

More important than following a strict training discipline is following your intuition about what you need.Learn to follow your inner feelings. Be aware of your own inner cycles and the cycles of the world around you. There is a time for quie

Emotional Training

Mar 30th, 2012

Now that you have some mastery of your mind through mental training / meditation we can now start working with your emotions.The "negative" emotions are some of the Dragons of the Initial Quest. They initially appear to be enemies, creatures to

Nothing Meditation by Prof Kabat-Zinn

Mar 30th, 2012

https://sites.google.com/a/hello-me.org/the-whanganui-school-of-witchcraft-and-wizardry/home/training/mental-training/meditation/Nothingmediation.mp3?attredirects=0&d=1

Body Breathing Meditation by Prof Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mar 30th, 2012

https://sites.google.com/a/hello-me.org/the-whanganui-school-of-witchcraft-and-wizardry/home/training/mental-training/meditation/Bodybreathingmeditation.mp3?attredirects=0&d=1

Sound and thoughts meditation by Prof Kabat-Zinn

Mar 30th, 2012

https://sites.google.com/a/hello-me.org/the-whanganui-school-of-witchcraft-and-wizardry/home/training/mental-training/meditation/Soundandthoughtsmeditation.mp3?attredirects=0&d=1

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