Philosopher’s Stone

How To Use The Magic Seal Of The Sun

To begin; choose a magic seal for your purpose. For this example we will work with the Seal of the Sun. The Spirits of the Seal of the Sun carry the vibrations of honor and wealth.

Now you choose an auspicious time tot charge the Seal of the Sun. Full Moon,  New Moon or simply; During the waxing moon, would all be good choices. Sunday would be the best day to do your work.

Next, gather your gear. You will need; water, salt, Sun Oil, Sun Incense, and a yellow, gold or orange candle. Feel free to use any other color that is a Sun color to you. Red ink and a quill. And of course your Seal of the Sun. If you are going to place your seal in a conjure bag have it (and anything else you are going to put in there, if anything) on the altar as well.

Work where you will not be disturbed and where you will be comfortable. Begin my lighting the charcoal. Anoint your candle with the Sun Oil. Light the candle. Place the Sun Incense on the charcoal. Be sure to give the charcoal enough time to get hot or the incense will smother the charcoal. Add three measures of salt to the water. Flick the water upon the seal and say; ‘With this salt and water I cleanse thee, thou Seal of the Sun!’. Pass the seal through the incense smoke and then through the candle flame and say; ‘With this smoke and fire I do charge thee, thou Seal of the Sun!’. Anoint the seal with Sun Oil in any fashion you like and say; ‘With this oil I do bless thee, thou Seal of the Sun!’ Now hold the seal aloft and declare; ‘Be thou cleansed, charged and blessed thou Seal of the Sun!’.

Use your quill and red ink to draw a line around the seal on the front. The line that you draw will be drawn on the edge of the seal. It will encompass the seal. This line creates a boarder around front the seal. On the back of the seal you write your petition, your wish (write small). Your petition has three parts to it. First you address the power you would call upon for their assistance. Something like; ‘Great Seal of the Sun’. The second part of the petition is your request; ‘Grant me great success and prosperity!’ The third part is your signature or ‘mark’. So my seal would say something  like;

Great Seal of the Sun,

Grant me great

prosperity for ever

and a day!

Ivy

Place the seal under the candle holder and allow it to remain there until the candle has burned out.

You have now effectively charged the seal to do your work. It can be placed on your altar, carried in your wallet, placed in a conjure bag with other roots & herbs and carried with you. Or whatever. Once again let your imagination be your guide. No matter what you do with it be sure to anoint the seal or ‘feed’ your conjure bag with Sun Oil every Sunday. After a fashion the paper seal becomes permeated with the oil and changes texture as you might imagine.

If you choose to purchase Better Hags & Gargoyle’s Sun Oil & Incense, mention this blog post and I will include a Seal of the Sun with your order at no added cost to you.

Great Success to Your Work!

Rev. Ivy

The Tower Card and A Free Protection Spell

What happens when the tower card comes into your life?

A complete and instantaneous change in the daily events in your life: A car wreck. A broken

foot. Extreme behavior by your loved ones or their health issues, or yours. A divorce. Getting

the opportunity (getting laid off) to look for new employment. Each of these things brings

immediate changes as to how you conduct you daily life. These are just a few of the

circumstances that, as a tarot card reader in Denver,  I have come across when the Tower

is active in someone’s life.

Why does the Tower come?

To shake the very roots of your soul. To call you into action. The Tower is represented by the

element of fire. Fire can also relate to ‘spirit’.  Your spirit. Your soul. If you are not

walking your life’s true path the Tower card is there to rock your world.  Fire is also

cleansing. The Tower can destroy that which is no longer of use, by fire. Harsh, but so

effective. The Tower forces you into attention.

So how does one deal with the rigors of the Tower Card?

I have found that being active and doing magick is empowering for me. So, I take

responsibility for my life and I actively participate in getting back on course.

I ground myself. I protect me and mine. I resolve to remain flexible and creative.

Ground & Center

I ground myself first so that I am clear on the situation(s) at hand. Rushing into magick is

never a good idea. These things take time. So a hot salt water bath is in order. I use Dragon’s

Blood bath salts. This bath has a two-fold purpose. First, to cleanse the body before

entering into sacred space. Second, to set the tone for the rite. This bath can be as elaborate

or as simple as you like. Let your imagination be your guide.

How to do protection magick.

I love candle magick! It is so empowering to me to call the elements into a cleansed and

blessed space and work my magick!  I believe you will find it to be so as well.

I use the color blue for protection. (You use the color that seems appropriate for you.) A

crayola blue, not too light and not too dark. There are many different scents that can be used

in for protection. I choose to use Dragon’s Blood Oil to anoint the candle before I light it.

And I burn Dragon’s Blood Incense (just a pinch) on charcoal to fill the space with the

vibration of protection. Why do I use Dragon’s Blood above all others for protection magick?

Imagine if you will the power and the force behind a fire breathing dragon! The dragon fears

nothing!  Just like us after we have finished our spell of protection. Now I focus my attention

on the candle flame. I see in my mind’s eye the protective armor of the dragon’s skin forming

an orb around me that is translucent. I can see through the dragon scales of protection. But

naught can penetrate the scales of the dragon without my permission! Only love and light may

pass into the orb. As I bask in the protection of the orb of dragon skin I have created around

me, I can then feel the protection of the dragon itself. I sit and relish in the protection I

have manifested for myself. I stay as long as I wish.

To keep the protection with me I wear the Dragon’s Blood Oil and I place the wax left from

the candle I burned in a conjure bag for protection with other roots and items of

protection. I anoint the bag with the Dragon’s Blood Oil and I charge the bag with

Dragon’s Blood Incense. I carry this bag with me until I feel the need for protection

has passed. Does this seem too simplistic for you? Then by all means, beef it up! However,

if you are new to spell casting, this will fill your plate.

Remain flexible & be creative.

Remember; the changes you have to face are not the focus of the Tower Card. The focus is the

spiritual transformation that the changes of the Tower Card bring. The aftermath of the Tower

Card is likened to the plight of the Phoenix; it is not about the consumption of one’s self

bursting into flames. It is about rising again from the ashes of seeming destruction and

becoming more beautiful, more full of grace, more of who you are meant to become. Much

better than you were before the process began. The same, but, more marvelous than you

were before the total destruction of life as you knew it.

Each spell I cast is different from the last. Each spell is unique.

I am very happy to be providing Reiki I Attunements in the Denver Metro area on Saturday February 6th, 2010 at 1PM. Class will be held in Aurora, CO.

For more information about the Reiki I Attunement Class in the Denver Metro area and to sign up for the class; please visit www.betterhagsandgargoyles.com/reiki-attunement.html.

Brightest of Blessings!

Rev. Ivy