Against Craft Spells Witch

We go to the supermarket for our food, not the garden, and we can get tomatoes and strawberries in January if we like. This sacrifice, at this time in the cycle, isnt really something we can relate to in a strictly agricultural sense.

However if we relate the theme of the sabbat to the ideas of personal development Ive put forth in my other Wheel of the Year 101 essays, it becomes easier to see the parallels. At Imbolc, we decided what our goals would be for the year and began to make plans. At Ostara, we planted the seeds of those

Without looking

through the window, you may see the ways of heaven. The farther

you go, the less you know."

"Thus the sage knows without traveling;

He sees without looking;

He works without doing."

The Tao Te Ching

Websters New Collegiate Dictionary defines "meditation" as

Through your strength, may her heart be lightened and her will be strengthened." I then measure out a tiny amount of powdered Dragons blood, saying, "Within thee is the power to intensify each herb Ive used. You will be the power of change."

Mixing all together I say, "Within each separate herb lies the power to reach the end; each has its own purpose. May purposes united make true the end, for blended together, the whole is met. For a year and a day, may you be charged to lend thy power where it is needed. An it harm none, Thy will be

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