Pheonix Rysen

Picture From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YqpyoWFazM Curses and Cursing are a part of life and there are at least two meanings to this concept. One meaning, comes from the mundane world and the second meaning comes from popular witch lore. In the mundane world cursing is sometimes called swearing. Mundane World: Swearing is Good for You From Time.com Scientifically speaking, swearing is good for you. It deadens pain and enlivens our emotional discourse. We know that its effects are physiological as well as psychological; it raises our heart rates and releases adrenaline whether we use it. And taboo language is so fundamental to the way we communicate that even potty-trained chimps can invent their own swearing. For swearing to work, there has to be a frisson of taboo about it. This isn’t just a value judgment; experiments prove that minced oaths — the “sugars” and “fudges” — just don’t work as pain relief, nor do they offer the same catharsis to people suffering fr...

I really do have an amazing teacher. We did a Litha ritual that is not even remotely near anything I have seen put out in the wicca circles. Very simple. Very Powerful. According to the written stuff I can find, Litha is about the fullness of the harvest. It is the longest day and shortest night. The height of the Sun God's power. Yet as the Sun God has reached his fullest, it also means he will start dyeing; or in terms of agriculture, the harvest happens. The Goddess knows this. She knows that she will watch him fade as she fades too. Litha is a celebration of the fullness of Love. It is not easy to continue to Love knowing that you will also have to watch that which you Love fade, but that is the cycle of life too. So, since this is the celebration of Love; What is Love? Love is probably the hardest thing to describe; there are just so many ideas about what it is. It does not help that our first introduction to Love is in receiving it or being Loved. For som...

Role Titles are a lot like Job Titles in my mind. Their job is to in a few words convey what this person does. Role Titles are a form of labeling, but unlike some labels, Role Titles are often earned more than given, or at least earned at one point or another. An example would be "Manager." When you think of a manager you think of a certain level of authority and trust given to an individual. Another example would be "Priest." Some may think of the Catholic Priest who is male, wears black clothing and a white collar. Some may think of other denominations of faith and how they dress. No matter the denomination or the dress, everyone expects a certain level of knowledge from a person who calls themselves "Priest" or in some cases "Priestess". So, why am I rambling on about these things? Because I have been contemplating how to label myself in regards to the occult, paganism, etc. I shy away from Priestess, because it doesn't feel right ...