When it is our time, the Witches enter the Summerland. The summer land is the wiccan version of heaven. This is where souls go after the physical death to celebrate the afterlife and continue our spiritual education. From the Spirit that moves and flows through the Lord and Lady, we continue to learn the mysticism of the universe so that we may return, life after life, to serve our brothers and sisters. In each lifetime, Spirit guides us through learning experiences, preparing us along the way for our individual missions. Sometimes we are born among our own kind, and in other instances we must seek out our spiritual family. We are the Witches, the representatives of wisdom’s growth on our planet. We are the Hidden Children, back from the dead. We are the People, the power, the change, and we have incarnated in every race and every culture. We are the angels of Earth.
We also believe in reincarnation. When Witches die we believe that we go to the Summerland. In this realm of joy and learning we reunite with those we love and begin to reassess our life on earth. When we are ready, we return to the earthy plane to continue to work out our karma. Memories of former lives often surface when one studies the Craft, though we must keep in mind that who we were isn’t as important as who we are now. Our task is to complete our personal missions so that we can become better people and enrich our souls. Witches universally believe that we are responsible for our actions, and we must accept that responsibility with clear thinking and an honest heart. If we become lost in following what once was, we can’t complete what we can be.
We do daily devotions. We take at least 5 to 10 minutes each day to connect with Spirit. You can talk to Spirit, hum, chant, or even sing.
The Magick Circle is one of the greatest gifts given to us by Spirit. Conjuring a magick circle represents a mental art of the Witches, a technique learned early in our training. The magick circle functions as our church, our holy ground, and a place to hold the power that we will raise until we are ready to release it. This circle also keeps out negative energies while we are working, so that we may be pure in our intentions.
Esbats are the 13 full moons that happen each year. These are working nights when the Goddess is at her full power. It gives the Witch personal time to link with Spirit. It is a good time to do spells and empower all your tools.
Sabbats are festivals. They are broken into 2 categories. The Greater Sabbats also called Fire Sabbats are Samhain in October, Imbolgc in February, Betaine in May, and Lammas in August. Then the lesser Sabbats also known as cross quarter Sabbats are Winter Solstice or Yule in December, Spring Equinox or Ostara in March, Summer Solstice in June, and Fall Equinox or Mabon in September. These are days to just celebrate, not for doing any kind of magick. Party have fun with friends and family. However you can still say prayers and of course give thanks to Spirit, the Lord , the Lady and for everything that you have in your life. A time to be grateful.
~Silver Ravenwolf
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