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GHOST & SPIRITS

GHOST & SPIRITS

Things that go bump in the night

For some, the words, ghost, or spirit sends a chill down their spine, for others the words bring comfort. Whether you realise it or not, there are many different kinds of ghostly beings and guides, and they hover around us all the time. Some come to guide, others have specific messages to impart, others are here to heal or teach and others want to protect.
WITCHCRAFT & SUPERNATURAL BEINGS

WITCHCRAFT & SUPERNATURAL BEINGS

Witchcraft is the art of bringing magical power to manifest that which you desire, it can be used to benefit or to harm, certain individuals are thought to have supernatural powers and everyone has a thought or image of what they deem a witch to be. In the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries witchcraft was thought of as a heretical sect and in direct opposition to Christianity. It was a particularly difficult time for witches as they were considered doers of evil, and witchcraft was considered a crime, the European witch hunts reached the American colonies in the seventeenth century. The original word for witch was Wiccan, and the meaning changes from society to society, witches were seen as female and considered old crones. This was the thinking even if they were beautiful, although if this was the case it was thought that they would lure unsuspecting men with their charms. Many who distrusted witches were convinced that they were shape shifters, and were able to present themselves in any guise they chose, it was also thought they could turn people into other beings, it was believed that a witch could appear in human form, as an animal, or as energy, a witch could also fly on a broomstick and was able to become invisible.
THE ANGELIC PRESENCE

THE ANGELIC PRESENCE

Angels are different from other guides as they are not part of the human race, they work within light and are ever ready to offer help and guidance, they are benign entities that want nothing more than to offer, comfort, direction and healing. All of us have at least one guardian angel who watches over us, you can learn to attune your senses so that you can become aware of your angels. The energies are very subtle and you need to be still and quiet to become aware and open up to them.
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY

CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY

Mythology is the tale of gods, goddesses, heroes and numerous fantastic and terrifying creatures, it touches upon love, hate, war, infidelity, jealousy, contests, betrayal, heroism, treacherous voyages, the relationship between mortal and immortal.
FAMILIARS

FAMILIARS

Familiars have always been recognised as a witch’s companion, an animal bird or creature that helps the witch with magic, it is not necessary to be a witch to have a familiar. Many people have pets that they feel intuitively linked to, non-witches are also able to have an astral-bodied creature that is unable to make contact in the physical realm. When people collect pictures or statues of a particular creature, they are actually subconsciously communicating with that creature and it is their familiar. A familiar is not owned by its companion, it uses freewill and intuition when its decision is made. Documented In ancient texts there was hysteria associated with familiars and some extreme and strange ideas, people thought that the familiar fed from the witch’s blood. Those who feared witches and witchcraft perpetuated these rumours. A cat or dog familiar will be very protective and if someone enters the home of the witch who the familiar feels shouldn’t be there, they will stare at the person until that person is so uncomfortable they leave.
WITCH HUNTS

WITCH HUNTS

From the early Mesopotamian civilisation witchcraft was considered a serious crime, punishable by death if someone was caught practicing it. The act of witchcraft was defined as placing a curse upon a neighbour, foretelling the future and invoking spiritual powers to accomplish a supernatural task. People were defined in two ways, those who followed Christ’s teachings, or those who associated with the forces of darkness and called upon satanic powers to harm others and predict the future, the latter were called witches. It was said that a witch was someone who communes with the Devil and enters into a voluntary personal relationship with Satan, in order to be given supernatural abilities to work evil.