Crescent Cakes

A piece of the Charge of Aradia:

I am the spirit of witches all, and this is joy and peace and harmony. In life does the Queen of Witches reveal the knowledge of spirit. And from death does the Queen deliver you from peace. When I shall have departed from this world, in memory of me make cakes of grain, wine and honey. These shall you shape like the moon, and then partake of wines and cakes, all in my memory. For I have been sent to you by the spirits of Old, and I have come being that you might be delivered from all slavery. I am the daughter of the sun and moon, and even though I have been born into this world, my race is of the stars.

I have recently been in a circle where there were no crescent cakes and the members rushed off to another circle with no consideration of these cakes and wine. I guess I am rather old school, but I will raise the question if you believe in the La Vecchia Religione and the Gospel of Aradia I'm not quite sure how one rushes off to a Wiccan ceremony without completing your Streghe ceremony. We are already a minority as Italian Americans especially because we are not following a Roman Catholic religion. We are struggling to define an Italian American spirituality free from the strict boundaries of Roman Catholicism. The Celts and Druids already feel the Roman Italians are to blame for our conquering Europe with our Catholic beliefs. We are such a minority of Pagan Italians we absolutely must stand the course.

By the Old Ways,
Dusio

Secret for Love...

Greetings again Loyal Horde,

Now that some of you have your Bergamot, I have another item for you to add to your magickal cabinet. Red is the color for deep love. So how about adding a red witch candle to the cabinet? As we all know candle magick dates back thousands of years.

This particular ritual calls for a red candle in the shape of a witch. Begin the ritual with a "love" oil. For me personally I would suggest any of the three most powerful love oils: Ambergris used as a perfume to attract love and as a sexual stimulant, Civet a very powerful love oil, or Musk an aphrodisiac and love perfume.

Begin the ritual by anointing the candle with any of these oils. Set the candle in a room where it will not be disturbed because this ritual can take up to many days. These words are spoken, "Red Witch, let this offering to you bring my lover, ( insert his or her name ) to me alone, and for evermore". The candle is lit and burned for ten minutes. Make sure you light it after sunset. After the candle is extinguished, the same words are again repeated. This ritual is followed each night until you secure the love.

This ritual has worked well for me in the past. But as the teachings of Aradia have told us: Accept love as it comes to you. Do not possess it, or attempt to control it, for it will come or go as it pleases. I have found this to be very true.

Many Blessings,
Dusio