I work on ship and we are not allowed as per ships rules and maritime law to use candles on board.I really do want to learn and work out on the course.Please can u give me another alternative to a candle as i am very much interested to learn and go ahead with this course.I hope to kindly get a remedy to the above from you as soon as possible
This is actually a problem many practicing Wiccans encounter. Many cannot use an open flame because they are incarcerated or in a college dormitory where candles are forbidden, so please don’t feel like you are alone in this problem.
The key to solving it is to understand what the flame represents and choose something else that you can use to represent that element within your castings. I would suggest something created by flame, like perhaps a lava stone. You could also use soemthing as simple as a picture of a lit candle or even a flashlight.
The most important thing is to find something you can use as a focus for your energy when casting. Make certain to choose something that will not distract you and keep you from focusing your energy properly.
While you are learning the material, feel free to experiment with your focuses. Traditional focuses like salt and herbs and candles were chosen for their ties to the elements, but ultimately the best focus is one that has personal meaning to you. I am personally drawn to stones, so I woulod be more likely to choose an elemental representation of the purifying flame, but that is not true for everyone.
You also may find that yo wish to simply study the material while you are at sea and begin practicing once you return to land. Many practitioners find that it helps to have a chosen site where they regularly practice their rituals and many Wiccans are drawn to the outdoors, something else I’m assumong would be impossible while you are on the ship.
Blessed Be.
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First, I just wanted to state that not all
Christians are as judgmental as the ones
who are disobedient of the Bible, because,
there is a verse that says, “judge not lest ye be judged”, which means, that to assume
that someone is going to hell is a sin.
So, yes I am a Christian, and I’m very
sorry for the past, due to stupidity.
(Could you please try to spread this,
because, almost every Wiccan that I have
tried to speak to has assumed that I was
out to criticize them, or has said
something angrily negative about Christians before I could even tell them that I am
one.)
Now for my question(s).
1. Do all branches of Wicca approve of the
Priestess having intercourse with any
Warlock in the group(s), even if she has a
husband?
2. Does getting really far up in Wicca lead
to cults, temptations of “black magic”, (in which they try to do harm to others) and,
or , drug use?
3. How much of a problem is there with some
Wiccans practicing “black magic”?
Just one more thing if you want to argue successfully with a Christian, so you can talk to them, the best way is by using their own scripture, the Bible. Especially the New Testament.
Thank you,
Keep trying and I hope and pray that our religions communicate more with each other!
Tom Sexton