August 2014

Believe in Yourself

and make it Happen!!

This had been the site Slogan

since day one when Breeze thought

of the site and we have held true to

that idea every since. Empowering

people to come above all that came

at them in Life. To help guide them

to a more peaceful resolution in

dealing with the daily life chaos it

can present on us. There are ways

to help manifest a healthier more

positive direction and happiness

with following a few steps in

doing so and on Enchanted Forest

is what we do along with it’s

members which many have been

with us since the beginning. Takes

time and little patience and

dedication to truly want it and

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Creating Your Personal Herb Journal Posted by bridget orman

Your herb journal will become one of your most prized reference books, provided you record accurate and detailed information in it. Use a note book or hard covered journal for your herb work. Make it yours. Personalize it in any manner you choose. Take a moment, use your psyche and enhance it in a way that enhances its value to you. Decorate it, glue or decoupage pictures and images to it, flower petals, leaves, crushed herbs or any other thing that makes the book more special for your use. Divide your book into sections including herbs, fruits, trees, spices, etc. Whatever divisions work for you. Alphabetical listings are a good idea if you intend to go further and study many herbs. All herbs have planetary astrological associations, a base elemental (earth, air, fire, water) and a gender. These should be recorded in your journal along with all other information on the herbs that you gather and find useful. Whenever you do any type of herb work or magic, record what you did, how it made you feel, the intent and your thoughts on it. Always leave space to later record an outcome to your work. Most important in any journal work is to ensure that your book is comforting and reflects you. Your interaction with your journal will grow stronger.

basic candle magick Posted by Kelly*

Your Altar: You may use anything that has a flat top.. I use an old coffee table with a piece of material or on a fireproof plate on it. Be creative.. As for a cover I use white /black because of it’s kind of a multipurpose color. Although some magic specifies a color then what ever color is specified should be used. Again, be creative... Keep in mind that candle magic is usually done in condensed areas so keep things as simplistic as you can, especially your candlesticks and censors. no draping garments or lots of drapng materiels Incense: There are some who believe that incense is unimportant in candle magic. I cannot imagine performing candle magick without the incense. The type that you use may be specified in a specific spell, if that is the case by all means use that. Generally, I use sandlewood incense as well as vervain. Vervain gives the spell working a little extra charge dragons blood as well But then again nothing is set in stone.. go by what feels right to you Incense symbolizes Air... as the smoke rises our thoughts are carried up into the universe.

Preparing of the Practitioner: Prior to your spell working prepare yourself a nice relaxing bath. Add a hand full of sea salt to get your charges set where they need to be. Light a few candles, turn off the light and relax. Clear your mind of the junk you have picked up through out the day. Visualize the water washing all the negativity away from you. It is very important that your mind be at ease and clear prior to any spell working. as you let water out visualze all daily works and issues go down the drain as you let it go down the drain. Types of candles: Any type of candle can be used for candle magic as long as it has been cleansed and consecrated prior to use. Although beeswax candles are higher in price than store bought candles, they are more powerful because they are produced from nature. As with any other tool, the candle made by the practitioner for a specific purpose captures the energy of the practitioner. Many experienced Witches will use only candles they have crafted themselves because of this. Cleansing & Consecrating: This is a very important step and should not be skipped. Cleansing removes all the negative energies that the candle has picked up along the way. As with all supplies you want your candles to to be as free of psychic debris as possible. cover the candle in sea salt and the ask The Lord and lady to bless it. I could give you the phrasing but I think it is better when it comes from your own heart.

Dressing Candles: Dressing the candle with oil is as important as any other step. Use whatever oil you prefer or what a specific spell asks you to use. Personally, I use sandlewood regularly but again that is my preference. what is important is the direction you dress the candle. To bring something to you, rub oil on the candle in a downward motion from the top to the middle and then from the bottom to the middle. To send something away from you...you rub the oil from the middle of the candle out to the ends. Never make a back and forth motion as this defeats the purpose. Dab the remaining oil from your fingers onto your third eye and on your breast bone. Then say the following: “I cleanse and consecrate this candle in the name of the Lord and the Lady. May it burn with strength in the service of the light and divinity Then state your intent or the purpose of the candle. Inscribing: If you inscribe a candle you should use your Athame/crystal tip The same principle as dressing the candle is used... To draw something to you, write from the top to the middle, and then from the bottom to the middle. To repel things, write from the middle to the ends. remember to harm none and blesse be

Dragons Posted by ღ Skye ღ

Dragons are creatures of diversity. There are those who have chosen the right handed path of purity and goodness and those who have chosen to walk a darker path. They have always been a very coveted species and especially so in the last century. Much to the dismay of the metaphysical society, many of the old school Dragon collectors are now referred to as Dragon Hoarders. As some of the Dragon Breeds have dwindled during the last several hundred years, Dragon collectors have been brought into the limelight in order to supply the high demand for these entities. Dragons are held in high regard for their many wonderful characteristics. Their magical aptitude, ability to generate wealth, phenomenal psychic abilities, wisdom, and devotion to the human race can be compared to none. Working in the Draconic Traditions is not a path for those who are frivolous. Dragons expect devotion, respect, and a permanent place within your heart. Dragons, with such a vast array of abilities, can pretty much manifest in any way they choose. The most common manifestations are shadows within shadows, changes in air temperature (sometimes to an extreme), shards and streaks of light, blurs or shimmers in the air. Their most common form of communication is via telepathy but they will adapt to the ways in which their human companion is skilled. So the next time you see a shimmer of light it could be a dragon! BB, Skye

Extending The Hand Of Friendship Worldwide

Posted by Kim Grattage

Each and everyone of us has something to offer in friendship. Getting to know others from countries all around the world not only improves international relations,but strengthens them too. Get to know your fellow man, take an interest in their cultures,their world,and above all embrace that person as a special member of the human race. There is so much sorrow in the world,so many wars,stranger fighting stranger,not stopping to think about them and their families. My ultimate wish is an end to all these wars, for people to take a stand and say no more,its now time to make friends and live in peace. Always remember that the good people of this earth outweigh the bad ones,. Now is the time to reach out and show those who ruin things for others,that there's a decent fulfilling life to be had,without drugs,without violence and without animosity. God comes under many guises,depending on our religion, but at the end of the day, he made us all to live in harmony together.to help people in great need,to love thy fellow man. Love,light and blessings always. God Bless you,wherever you may live,whatever your culture,or who you are, the hand of friendship is always held out here. Kim. xxxxx

A Gaelic Blessing Posted by Rev. Carol A. Ingle (Raven)

Deep peace of the running wave to you, Of water flowing, rising and falling,

Sometimes advancing, sometimes receding. May the stream of your life flow unimpeded!

Deep peace of the running wave to you!

Deep peace of the flowing air to you, Which fans your face on a sultry day,

The air which you breathe deeply, rhythmically, Which imparts to you energy, consciousness, life.

Deep peace of the flowing air to you!

Deep peace of the quiet earth to you, Who, herself unmoving, harbors the movements

And facilitates the life of the ten thousand creatures. While resting contented, stable, tranquil.

Deep peace of the quiet earth to you!

Deep peace of the shining stars to you, Which stay invisible till darkness falls

And discloses their pure and shining presence Beaming down in compassion on our turning world.

Deep peace of the shining stars to you!

9 Ways to Turn a Bad Day Around Posted by Rev. Carol A. Ingle (Raven)

A few days ago, I was extremely upset. It’s too complicated to explain the whole situation, but an encounter left me feeling anxious, agitated, under attack, and sad. I did what I could to resolve the situation, but I still felt terrible. When I have a day like this, I try to make it a Good Bad Day. I take the steps that tend to make me feel better or, if they don’t make me feel better, at least give me the kind of day on which I can look back with satisfaction. To have a Good Bad Day, I make sure to: 1. Exercise. For me, exercise is a key element to managing my moods. It calms me and energizes me at the same time. Its rituals are comforting. It’s productive, but not intellectually or socially demanding. Also, exercise is so obviously a key to good health that if I manage to exercise, I feel like I’m doing something worthwhile in my day, no matter what else happens.

2. Do something nice for someone else. The first part of the Second Splendid Truth is “One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy” (also known as the “Do good, feel good” provision). I sent out some emails that I knew would be useful for other people. It doesn’t sound like much, but it took a lot out of me. 3. Stop ruminating. My inclination was to go over and over the details of the upsetting episode and to conduct imaginary arguments. Instead, I tried to keep my resolution to find an area of refuge. Studies show that dwelling on negative thoughts amplifies their power in your mind. In fact, some researchers suggest that the reason more women suffer depression than men is that women are more likely to “over think,” while men are better at distracting themselves from negative thoughts. 4. Connect with someone important to me. I called my friends. 5. Tackle a nagging task. Crossing things off a to-do list is energizing and cheering. I took the time to clear my desk—not just physically removing piles of papers, but also doing the tasks that the papers represented. Copying research notes from various sources, making a dentist’s appointment, and making progress on my blog redesign gave me a feeling of control and accomplishment. 6. Do something silly and lighthearted with my children. I videotaped my four-year-old granddaughter as she danced and sang in her mermaid costume with her new mermaid doll, and we had a family bubble-blowing extravaganza. And throughout all these steps, I tried to … 7. Act the way I want to feel. Research shows that although we think that we act because of the way we feel, in fact, we often feel because of the way we act. I get worked up very easily, but I tried to act cheerful instead of allowing myself to get agitated, wring my hands, etc. My mother often reminds me, “Stay calm,” and I need that advice frequently.

8. Ask for help. I said to my man, “I really need to talk to you. I’m really upset, I want to tell you what happened today and talk to you about it, okay?” Being a sympathetic listener isn’t my husband’s strongest point, and truth be told, he wasn’t very comforting, but I think that by explaining that I needed him to try to do his best to help, I did help him do the best he could. But nothing really worked. I still felt lousy. So I made sure to … 9. Go to sleep early. It’s true, everything does look better in the morning. Also, the longer I work on my happiness project, the more importance I give to sleep. Getting enough sleep just makes a tremendous difference to happiness. When I woke up the next morning, I felt better. The situation still upsets me, but not as much as it did. When I have a bad day, it helps to have a good bad day.

unconditional love Posted by Rui pedro Calado Filipe

What is Real Love? Real Love: The Love We’ve All Been Looking For — Unconditional Love We've heard songs about it, seen it in the movies, heard it talked about on Oprah by relationship experts, and read about it in thousands of self help books. But, what is unconditional love? We all want to feel loved. We think about it, hope for it, fantasize about it, go to great lengths to achieve it, and feel that our lives are incomplete without it. The lack of unconditional love is the cause of most of our anger and confusion. It is no exaggeration to say that our emotional need for unconditional love is just as great as our physical need for air and food. It is especially unfortunate, then, that most of us have no idea what unconditional love really is, and we prove our ignorance with our horrifying divorce rate, the incidence of alcohol and drug addiction in our country, the violence in our schools, and our overflowing jails. Our misconceptions of unconditional love began in early childhood, where we saw that when we did all the right things—when we were clean, quiet, obedient and otherwise “good”—people “loved” us. They smiled at us and spoke in gentle tones. But we also saw that when we were “bad,” all those signs of “love” instantly vanished. In short, we were taught by consistent experience that love was conditional, that we had to buy “love” from the people around us with our words and behavior.

So what’s wrong with conditional love? We see it

everywhere we look, so what could be wrong with

it?

Imagine that every time you pay me fifty dollars, I tell you I love you. We could do that all day, but at the end of the day would you feel loved? No, because you’d know that I “loved” you only because you paid me. We simply can’t feel fulfilled by love we pay for. We can feel loved only when it is freely, unconditionally given to us. The instant we do anything at all to win the approval or respect of other people—with what we say, what we do, how we look—we are paying for the attention and affection we receive, and we can’t feel genuinely loved. A New Definition of Love: Real Love There’s only one kind of love that can fill us up, make us whole, and give us the happiness we all want: unconditional love or true love. It is unconditional love that we all seek, and somehow we intuitively realize that anything other than that kind of love isn’t really love at all—it’s an imitation of the real thing. Unconditional love—true love—is so different from the kind of love most of us have known all our lives that it deserves both a name—Real Love—and definition of its own: Real Love is caring about the happiness of another person without any thought for what we might get for ourselves. It’s also Real Love when other people care about our happiness unconditionally. It is not Real Love when other people like us for doing what they want. Under those conditions we’re just paying for love again. We can be certain that we’re receiving Real Love only when we make foolish mistakes, when we fail to do what other people want, and even when we get in their way, but they don’t feel disappointed or irritated at us. That is Real Love (true unconditional love), and that love alone has the power to heal all wounds, bind people together, and create relationships quite beyond our present capacity to imagine.

What we Do Without Real Love: Imitation Love If we don’t have enough Real Love in our lives, the resulting emptiness is unbearable. We then compulsively try to fill our emptiness with whatever feels good in the moment—money, anger, sex, alcohol, drugs, violence, power, and the conditional approval of others. Anything we use as a substitute for Real Love becomes a form of Imitation Love, and although Imitation Love feels good for a moment, it never lasts and never gives us the feeling of genuine happiness that Real Love provides. Most people spend their entire lives trying to fill their emptiness with Imitation Love, but all they achieve is an ever-deepening frustration, punctuated by brief moments of superficial satisfaction. All the unhappiness in our lives is due to that lack of Real Love and to the frustration we experience as we desperately and hopelessly try to create happiness from a flawed foundation of Imitation Love. The beauty of Real Love is that it ALWAYS will eliminate our anger, confusion, and pain. So how do we find this universal cure? Finding Real Love As people learn the principles of Real Love, they almost uniformly ask how they can find and feel the real thing. They want to feel the actual power of Real Love. Fortunately, there are so many course of actions we can take to find Real Love and experience its healing power.

Meditate for Answers Posted by Rev. Carol A. Ingle (Raven)

One way to find an answer is to relax into a deep meditation. As we sit still the body calms and settles. Then by concentrating on breathing and saying a mantra we free space in the depths below the rambling mind to pull out the answer to a problem. Meditation Begin by gathering together a journal and pen to record insights from the meditation. Choose a place where you will have quiet and privacy. Light your meditation candle and burn incense if you wish. I like to fill the air with the scent of sandalwood because it is clearing to me. Sit on a cushion on the floor with your legs bent in, or sit on a chair with the soles of your feet firmly planted on the floor for balance. Keep your back straight but not rigid. Fold your hands in your lap or place them face up or face down on your thighs. Close your eyes and begin even and regular breathing, which means like your everyday breathing. For example, breathe in one count, breathe out one count, breathe in one count and continue this rhythmic pattern throughout your meditation.

Do not hold your breath at any time in your practice. If your thoughts stray during meditation gently return to following the course of your breaths in and out, in and out.

The photo illustrates the use of mala beads when you use a mantra. Move one bead forward with each mantra repetition. Coordinate saying the syllables of your mantra to fit with the even breathing. If your mantra has 2 syllables breathe in on the first and out on the second syllable. If there are more syllables figure out how to divide them to keep the even breathing pattern. All of this figuring out will keep your mind busy in a repetitive way to allow the deeper question the space to work itself out and bring the answer you are needing to the forefront in your consciousness. When the mind is calm and one-pointed, answers have room to swim to the surface of mind without hitting and being delayed by extraneous thoughts. After watching your breathing for a few minutes and saying your mantra if desired ask the question you wish answered. Say a few prayers or affirmations of appreciation for new insights that arise to the surface. Finish your meditation session with a long breath in and a matching exhalation. Open your eyes, stretch out, record your insights in your meditation journal now, while fresh in your mind.

4 TECHNIQUES TO PROTECT YOUR ENERGY Posted by Charlene 'White Deer' Heathwood

from Dr. Judith Orloff’ Emotional freedom means learning how to stay centered in a stressful, highly emotionally charged world. Since emotions such as fear, anger, and frustration are energies, you can potentially “catch” them from people without realizing it. If you tend to be an emotional sponge, it’s vital to know how to avoid taking on an individual’s negative emotions or the free-floating kind in crowds. Another twist is that chronic anxiety, depression, or stress can turn you into an emotional sponge by wearing down your defenses. Suddenly, you become hyper-attuned to others, especially those with similar pain. That’s how empathy works; we zero in on hot-button issues that are unresolved in ourselves. From an energetic standpoint, negative emotions can originate from several sources. What you’re feeling may be your own; it may be someone else’s; or it may be a combination. I’ll explain how to tell the difference and strategically bolster positive emotions so you don’t shoulder negativity that doesn’t belong to you.

This wasn’t something I always knew how to do. Growing up, my girlfriends couldn't

wait to hit the shopping malls and go to parties, the bigger the better--but I didn't share

their excitement. I always felt overwhelmed, exhausted around large groups of people,

though I was clueless why. "What's the matter with you?" friends would say, shooting

me the weirdest looks. All I knew was that crowded places and I just didn't mix. I'd go

there feeling just fine but leave nervous, depressed, or with some horrible new ache or

pain.

Unsuspectingly, I was a gigantic sponge, absorbing the emotions of people around me. With my patients, I’ve also seen how absorbing other people’s emotions can trigger panic attacks, depression, food, sex and drug binges, and a plethora of physical symptoms that defy traditional medical diagnosis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that more than two million Americans suffer from chronic fatigue. It’s likely that many of them are emotional sponges. Here are some strategies from Emotional Freedom to practice. They will help you to stop absorbing other people’s emotions. Emotional Action Step: How To Stay Centered In A Stressful World To detach from other people’s negative emotions:

First, ask yourself: Is the feeling mine or someone else’s? It could be both. If the emotion such as fear or anger is yours, gently confront what’s causing it on your own or with professional help. If not, try to pinpoint the obvious generator. For instance, if you’ve just watched a comedy, yet you came home from the movie theater feeling blue, you may have incorporated the depression of the people sitting beside you; in close proximity, energy fields overlap. The same is true with going to a mall or packed concert. When possible, distance yourself from the suspected source. Move at least twenty feet away; see if you feel relief. Don’t err on the side of not wanting to offend strangers. In a public place, don’t hesitate to change seats if you feel a sense of depression imposing on you. For a few minutes, center yourself by concentrating on your breath: This connects you to your essence. Keep exhaling negativity, inhaling calm. This helps to ground yourself and purify fear or other difficult emotions Visualize negativity as gray fog lifting from your body, and hope as golden light entering. This can yield quick results. Negative emotions such as fear frequently lodge in your emotional center at the solar plexus. Place your palm there as you keep sending loving-kindness to that area to flush stress out. For longstanding depression or anxiety, use this method daily to strengthen this center. It’s comforting and builds a sense of safety and optimism. Shield yourself. A handy form of protection many people use, including healers with trying patients, involves visualizing an envelope of white light (or any color you feel imparts power) around your entire body. Think of it as a shield that blocks out negativity or physical discomfort but allows what's positive to filter in. Look for positive people and situations. Call a friend who sees the good in others. Spend time with a colleague who affirms the bright side of things. Listen to hopeful people. Hear the faith they have in themselves and others. Also relish hopeful words, songs, and art forms. Hope is contagious and it will lift your mood. Keep practicing these strategies. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel each time you’re on emotional overload. With strategies to cope, you can have quicker retorts to stressful situations, feel safer, and your sensitivities can blossom.

Falcon Wings Posted by Ha-nu

I Fly on the wings of a Silver Falcon.

Feeling the breath of the wind on my face.

Then I sense the essence of my true loves breath.

Silver Wings and Golden Sun.

Take me to the only one…

Who’s breath touches

The silken threads of my soul.

Fly High, Dive low…

Feel how our energy flows.

A single word…, a touch

Make a heart beat whole. Reach for me, search for me..

Touch me, till my soul finds peace.

Seek me in the wind… I’m there…

I’ll wait…

Search up high or down low…

Feel how the energy flows…

Sense the quiver of each breath…

And know that I’ll wait… Someday we’ll meet…

Our souls will fill with Joy,

Harmony and love…

The emptiness will fill.

Just then the Sun and Moon will rise as one

In the silver of the Falcon’s wings

Written by Ha-nu

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