Magick
Making Miracles Happen
Happy Thanksgiving!
This beautiful painting is by Armand Cabrera.
Here is some interesting “gypsy” type information about turkeys, I found it in Animal Speak , by Ted Andrews.
The turkey is sometimes called the Earth Eagle. It has a long history of association with spirituality and the honoring of the Earth Mother. It is a symbol of all the blessings that the Earth contains, along with the ability to use those blessings to their greatest advantage. The turkey can live to be twelve years old. Twelve is a significant number in that the earth revolves around the sun in twelve months, reflecting a tie between the turkey and the honoring life cycle of the Earth.
And now for our spell for today:
Gypsies are famous for their “happy go lucky” attitude. Here is a small but significant “affirmation” or “charm” to do each morning. Begin your day by saying out loud and with conviction:
“A miracle is going to happen today.”
This attracts good fortune and has a magnetic and cumulative effect. Within a short space of time, you will receive a fantastic telephone call, or letter, or you will meet with someone who will change your life for the better.
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Gypsy Magick and Lore
Increase your money
Here is a simple charm to Increase Money and Decrease Money Problems:
On the night of the crescent moon, place a coin on a windowsill with the head facing up. This encourages money to increase.
Leave it there until the moon is full, then flip the coin so the tails side is facing up. This encourages money problems to diminish.
Then, keeping in harmony with the moon phases, finish the spell by removing the coin on a new or full moon.
Hints and tips:
Any coin can be used for this charm. Wash the coin first in warm soapy water, and then rinse with fresh cold water. To increase the effectiveness of this spell, use a silver dollar, or a coin that has significance to you – such as a quarter from the state in which you live, or a coin minted the same year you were born, etc.
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Gypsy Magick and Lore
Meet With Success
This is a “commanding” spell and will place you on the threshold of success. It may also be used to increase your personal power before an important meeting.
Have in your mind a clear idea of what it is that you want to succeed with. Light a blue candle in front of a mirror. Sit at the mirror and stare into your own eyes in search of your soul. Ask for a circle of gold light to be placed around you for protection and a circle of blue light to be placed around you for healing.
Repeat your Christian name (or names) twenty-one times. Then speak your wish and repeat it twenty-one times. Blow out the candle and await success.
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Gypsy Magick and Lore
Some interesting information about gypsy names:
- Each gypsy had three names:
The first was a secret name whispered into the baby’s ear shortly after birth and again when the child reached puberty but never spoken aloud at any other time and never told to anyone else.
- The second was a gypsy name:
This name was used between gypsies only.
- The third was a local name:
This name was usually chosen to reflect the general names being given to non-gypsies in the country where the gypsy resided. This was the name the gypsy was to use publicly,with a gadje (non-gypsy), or for on official documents.
Bringing Money Home
When the moon is new, sprinkle a $1, $10, $20 or $50 bill with cinnamon and then secretly place it underneath the front doormat inside your home.
It will be charged with positive energy every time someone walks over it. The greater the value of the bill, the larger your returns could be. The money should only be removed when the moon is full; otherwise you will attract unexpected expense to your door.
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Gypsy Magick and Lore
Here is a cute little Gypsy “house” called a Vardo. For the majority of Gypsies, their vardo, or wagon, was their most prized possession.
They believe that the body is a vehicle for the spirit on earth, and the vardo is the vehicle for the body on earth.
When someone died, their Vardo and most of their possessions were burned because their “vehicle for the body” was no longer needed.
Getting The Magick Started
I thought today would be a good day to sign in, say “hello”, and post your goals and/or expectations for the Gypsy Magic project. We have several new people joining us, isn’t that great?
Much of our first two weeks of Gypsy Magic are coming from The Good Spell Book: Love Charms, Magical Cures, and Other Practical Sorcery by Gillian Kemp.
Here are some words of advice for novice spell casters:
- By aligning your energies with the lunar cycle, and tapping into the natural tides and currents of life, you will increase the effectiveness and power of your spells.
- Because the moon turns the tide and our bodies are mainly composed of water, we wax and wane with the moon.
- Generally, psychic energy is highest when the moon is waxing (becoming full) and weakest when it is waning (diminishing).
- To attract something into your life, work when the moon is waxing.
- For banishing spells and to remove negativity and bad situations, work when the moon is waning.
- The most important ingredient of any spell is love.
- Thought and prayer are very powerful, and what makes the magic work is faith.
- Any spell you cast should come from the heart, and you should direct your thoughts like an arrow toward a magnet.
- Spells work in spirits’ time. What is sent out mentally leaves an etheric trace, which adds power to the spell when repeated or reworded.
- Both words and thoughts are a powerful vibratory force. You must believe that what you wish for will come true, and you must not be afraid that it won’t.
Abracadabra
Trinka Five
Gypsy Magic
Comes Alive
Our Fortune
And so to get us all into the mood I found this way cool gypsy fortune telling site. Here is our “fortune” for today. It is so fun, and surprisingly appropriate, especially in light of our most recent project:
Zola says:
“I see your fortune today in this card…”
Abracadabra
Abracadabra’s Meaning:
The most powerful of all talismans the Abracadabra indicates a recovery from a negative medical or spiritual situation. It says, “I create as I speak.”
Make a Simple Mojo Bag
Many of the formulas offered here are intended to be placed in mojo or medicine bags. What follows is a very simple tutorial on how to make a simple drawstring bag using a handkerchief, a ribbon, and a needle and thread.
Note: You can also use a square of fabric the size of a handkerchief.
- Lay a handkerchief out flat and put a ribbon across the middle of it with the ends hanging over a little bit.
- The longer the ribbon is, the easier it will be to tie it together when you are done.
- Also remember that you may want to tie decorations to the ends of the ribbon… so be generous.
- Fold the handkerchief in half with the ribbon on the inside and in the crease.
- Fold the handkerchief again.
- The handkerchief is now folded in quarters.
- The ribbon is at the top and both ends of the ribbon are on the same side.
- Sew up the open sides of the handkerchief.
- Stop sewing right before you get to the ribbon.
- Tie a good knot.
- Then turn the whole thing inside out.
- Pull the ribbons tight and Voila!
You just made a drawstring pouch and it only took about 5 minutes. Cool huh? Now all that’s left is to decorate the outside (optional) and fill up the inside.
Here’s a visual tutorial:
Borrowed from: Magickal Apothecary
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