The Ancient Whispers Newsletter

Welcome to the Ancient Whispers Newsletter, a multi-cultural newsletter with a little something for everyone of any creed or religion. Here you will find inspiring quotes, irreverent jokes, crafts, and most importantly, historical and/or religious scholarship. Every Wednesday a new edition should appear on this website with reminder emails sent out the night before to those who have opted to join one of the many forums and mailing lists to which I subscribe. If you wish to share this newsletter with others, please keep it intact with the original authors' names on all the articles. Any articles or sections, to which an author or URL is not affixed, were written by Candace (with the exception of the various jokes found herein).

Questions, comments, and topical requests are encouraged and should be posted to the AskCandace open forum at yahoogroups. I'd like to start a help column for the newsletter, so if you'd like to have your problem featured in a newsletter, let me know when you post.

Eclectic Witch Auctions
http://eclecticwitch.net/cgi-bin/auction/item.pl?item=8083
Though I have included crafts to make your own staff in this edition of the newsletter, you may choose to buy one ready made. Fortunately, I’ve found this link for you here with some really nice staves pictured. These are especially useful if you like to hike because each one is supposed to include a compass. For a staff, the price is more that right ($30). I’ve seen staves go for more than $100 at some craft shows. A few other staves will come up if you do a search at their site.

E-Witch.com
http://www.e-witch.com
I found some more staves at E-witch.com. They’re about the same price though they don’t include a compass. They also listed some very interesting wands.

Tribal Moon Magical Wand Collection
http://www.tribalmoon.co.uk/us/wands1.html
These are some very nice looking wands, though the prices are a bit steep for my wallet.

Psycraft Online
http://www.psycraft.com
While this site does not have any wands or staves listed for sale, I thought you all might be interested in their site anyway. They’re only a couple of months old, so I’m sure there’ll be more in time.
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The Pagan Month of October
can be found in its entirety Here. For more detailed entries, please visit the full calendar.

October was the eighth month of the old Roman calendar and was sacred to the goddess Astraea, daughter of Zeus and Themis.

Deireadh Fóómhair or an Damhair, the stag rut, was the Irish name for this month or Gealach a 'bhruic, moon of the badger. Winterfelleth, "winter is coming," was the Anglo-Saxon name. The Franks called October Windurmanoth, "vintage month." Hunting is the Asatru name.

The first Full Moon is called the Hunter's Moon. This moon is also known as Shedding Moon, Ten Colds Moon, Ancestor Moon or the Moon of the Dead, and the Moon of the Changing Season. It shares the name Blood Moon with July and Harvest Moon with September.

The sun passes from Libra to Scorpio around October 23rd. Marigolds are for October children. Beryl, aquamarine, opal, or tourmaline are best for people born in October, and opal or tourmaline are also the birthstones of Libra, while topaz is the stone for Scorpio. Libra has connections to aquamarine, emerald, kunzite, moonstone, opal, peridot, and pink tourmaline, and other Scorpio stones include albite, aquamarine, emerald, garnet, green tourmaline, malachite, moonstone, obsidian, and ruby.

Winter Saturday and Winter Sunday is a two-day Asatru festival held at the end of the month to commemorate the end of winter.

Hi Matsuri

Orionids

Ceremony of Thoth, festival of Selket

Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux

Aban Jashan

Sybil Leek

Allan Apples

Owagit

Feast of Osiris

Fyribod or Forebode

Isia - Zetesis and Heuresis; Hathor honored

Isia - Zetesis and Heuresis; Hathor goes forth

Helms Amendment dropped

Isia - Zetesis and Heuresis; Bennu

Oidhche Shamhna, Samhain Eve, November Eve, the First of the Three Days of Samhain, Oidhche Alamaise, or All-Hallow Eve

Isia - Zetesis and Heuresis; Sekhmet, Bast and Ra honored

The staff and the wand are common and important tools in several traditions. It can be seen as a representation of the world tree, a symbol used in all religion. The wood of your staff can enhance your connection to the universal spirit of the world tree. For many witches, the wooden wand is a miniature version of the world-tree staff. Like the athame or sword, it may be used to cast circle and direct energy.

The staff is a very important tool in some traditions. It is used to mark quarter points or as a "stang" to hold banners representing elements or other unique symbolic flags. It may be used in much the same manner as the wand. It is usually matched "to your measure," meaning it reaches to your shoulder, and can be especially helpful if you like to hike into the woods or through mountains for outdoor rituals. Both the staff and wand are masculine tools, but they may be used by both sexes.

Though many people think of wands as long wooden branches with a big stone on the end, your wand can be any material you feel drawn to (wood, metal, bone). Crystal wands or wands made of different metals work and feel much different, since they are not connected to the world tree. Non-wooden wands connect to the mineral world. Some Witches (like myself) work better with organic over inorganic implements. Decide which you work better with and you’ll know what kind of wand will be right for you.

It is very common for a "Wand Witch" to have many wands of various types. Witches who do not use athames often use a wand instead. Though wands can be made of any wood, hazel wands are considered especially powerful if made during Midsummer. Wands fashioned from any of the seven noble trees: oak, apple, alder, birch, hazel, holly, and willow or from the woods typically found in Need-Fire: the Seven plus aspen and ash, make powerful wands, especially on the equinoxes and solstices.

The uses of the wand are often tied to the magickal uses of the tree, whether it is for healing, love, or what have you. You can purchase a ready-made wand or collect one from a neighborhood tree. When searching for wood for your wand, even wood from a building supply store will work. Of all the tools available for use, the wand tends to be the one tool that most Pagans can and will make themselves. The length of the wand also varies, but it is safe to say that the wand should be fairly straight, comfortable in your hand and is not so long as to be unwieldy. The typical size is usually the length of your forearm, but the maximum is a foot and a half. As one of the major magickal tools, the wand has been in use for thousands of years.

The wand is an outgrowth of the pointed finger, amplifying all attention, divine and mortal, to the thing indicated. It is used to draw attention and direct or amplify the will, in spells and incantations. Magickal symbols may be drawn in the air or a protective circle on the ground. Wands can be used for divination and rudimentary dowsing. It is nearly a universal tool, capable of being applied to any task the mind devises. It is used most to invoke the God and Goddess and to charge other objects and even to stir the cauldron. Some traditions claim the wand is the tool of the South and is associated with Fire. Others consider it a tool of Air and the East.

The Staff

a wooden staff of a comfortable length (pine is the simplest to carve but will exude its sticky sap after a few months)
leather scraps
some leather or sinew straps (or heavy string or twine)
some epoxy or other durable and water-proof glue
some lacquer, shellac, or wood finish
wood working tools -chisels or dremels, rasps and files
olive oil
carnauba paste floor wax
stain
alcohol
# 80 sandpaper, steel wool #000

First of all, you don't need to be a gifted wood carver to make your staff unique. If you don't feel comfortable carving wood, you can epoxy a decoration on the top of your staff. (*If you plan on doing this, skip step number two.) For those just beginning. use a straight grained wood free of knots. Lay out your design in pencil directly on the wood or let the wood speak to you. Turn the piece frequently, working at it from different angles. Rasps and files are used to define detail and smooth wood. Use coarse files first, gradually working down to the finer files. File in one direction using only short even strokes. Sand the piece. The steel wool is used for smoothing. Rub olive oil into the wood to preserve it as well as expose the grain.

The staff you choose should ideally be some sort of hard wood or cedar. You can get a piece of wood for a staff from a renaissance festival, a construction site where new housing is going up (and trees are coming down), or even a hardware store (closet poles). If you decide to go scouting in the woods for a fallen tree, be careful that the wood is not starting to rot. Once you have found your wood, clean it of all the branches and bring it home. It is important to empower the wood before beginning to shape it. More than any other tools, those made of wood have distinct personalities. This wood will be your companion for a long time.

*Carve the staff to mark it with your energy. If you are not good at carving, or can't for some reason, you can drill a hole in the top and epoxy a finial on it. (A finial is the decorative piece used for the ends of curtain rods). Otherwise, find some chisels, a pocketknife, or a dremel tool and carve the top into a symbol or icon that represents you. Whatever you do, make sure to sand it thoroughly after you are done - this will help the wood to stay more durable.

If you use a light color wood, you may decide to stain it first. This can allow for even more creativity, using a variety of colors or simple wood-type stains for a natural tie-dye effect. Treat the wood with a lacquer, giving the staff several thin coats. Stain between coats and sand all finishes lightly to facilitate adhesion of the following coat. Many people do not like the shiny look on their staff and don't coat it, but not coating your staff limits its lifespan if you plan any extended outdoor use. If you don't like the shiny look, choose a matte finish. When using a French finish, rub the final coat with steel wool before waxing with the floor wax.

Next wrap the leather scraps around the staff wherever you see fit. Wrap a section towards the top of the staff, perhaps making runners and fringes on the staff. Take the leather or twine straps, letting at least twelve of them hang off of the staff. Using different color pieces of leather can make a nice effect.

The straps hanging from the staff are to hold major totems and gifts that signify achievements. They should have deep meaning to you and represent major developments in your craft. When you first make your staff, choose an item that represents your experience up to this point. For instance, if you’ve been wearing a Pagan necklace, transferring it to the staff might be in order. Other things that would be appropriate for your staff are things found or given to you during major rituals, tokens from your animal guides, gifts from friends and spiritual group members or teachers. For members of a coven, the staff can be great achievement system for group members. As they reach various levels of training or experience, they can receive items for their staff.

Wands

Unlike the staff, the wand is a much more focused tool. Obviously since it is a tool used mainly to focus your will, the aspects of its wood and decoration are much more important when you take into consideration the uses you hope to put it to. The staff is much more general, while the wand is made for specific purposes.

Though you may choose to decorate your wand however you wish, in simplest terms it can simply be a stick of wood that has appealed to you in some way. To save you some research time, here is a short list of woods and their uses. There are many more types of wood than are listed here.

All Purpose - Avocado, Cedar, Hazel, Mistletoe, Mulberry, Oak, Pear, Sloe
Anti-theft - Aspen
Dowsing / Hidden Treasure - Almond, Peach, Rowan, Witch Hazel
Eloquence - Apsen
Exorcism / Breaking curses - Birch, Juniper, Myrrh
Health - Ash, Cypress, Elder, Mesquite, Myrrh, Peach, Plum
Love and Emotion - Apple, Apricot, Cherry, Chestnut, Lemon, Maple, Orange, Peach, Willow
Luck – Banyan/Fig
Money - Maple
Power - Ebony
Protection - Acacia, Ash, Bamboo, Birch, Cypress, Elder, Lime, Linden, Mountain Mahogany (weather), Olive, Peach, Pomegranate

Much of the techniques applied to making a staff may be applied to the making of your wand. You will of course look up the correspondences of colors and your decorations as well, but all this is superfluous. Nothing needs to be done to your wand unless you wish. You may leave the bark on or shave it off. And there it ends, unless you choose otherwise.

There are many things you can add to you wand either for aesthetics or to make it more powerful. These include: feathers, leaves, colored hemp, jeweler's wire, rawhide, twine, crystals, stones, beads, dried berries, and nuts. Only your imagination limits your ability to enhance your wand. Think of the uses to which you intend to put your wand and decorate it accordingly.

According to most stories, Attis was the indirect son of Agdistis. Agdistis was the hermaphrodite son of Zeus, born of his semen dropped upon Mount Ida next to where the Great goddess Cybele lay sleeping. Later the gods made Agdistis drunk and tied his genitals to a tree. He was castrate when he awoke and moved, and the almond tree grew up from his severed sexual organs. Nana, a nymph daughter of the river god, gathered the fruit into her lap and later gave birth to Attis. Other legends make him the foundling son of a king.

Attis is the Phrygian vegetation god also sometimes referred to as Papas, or the “father.” In some stories, he was the beloved of Cybele (Kybele). She chose him to be her priest and imposed a vow of chastity on him. He fell in love with a river nymph however, and Cybele caused him to go mad. In his fit of insanity, he castrated himself tree. Once he recovered and discovered his mutilation, he intended to kill himself, but Cybele changed him into a fir tree. According to another story, Agdistis appeared in the form of Cybele on the day of Attis’ wedding to a young maiden. Furious to see him professing his love to another woman, the girl killed herself. Mad with grief over her death, Attis then castrated himself under a pine tree. In a third version of the story, Attis was gored to death by a boar sent by Zeus. Spring flowers sprang up from his blood.

Each year at the end of March (March 22nd), a five day festival was held in honor of Attis. The first day was one of mourning. A sacred fir tree representing Attis was taken from the grove near Cybele’s temple. It was bound in bandages and decorated with ribbons and flowers before being carried through the streets. On the second day, Cybele’s priests carried on frenzied dances in effeminate clothes, culminating in their castrations or bloody slashes on the third day. They used their own blood to sprinkle the altar and effigy of Attis. On the fourth day, the resurrection of Attis was celebrated, and the fifth day was one of rest. A ritual marriage between Cybele and Attis was included in the celebrations, with her high priest acting the part of Attis.

The worship of Attis generally spread with that of Cybele. The Greeks and then the Romans gave worship to them. The Romans generally depicted Attis as a shepherd, usually carrying a shepherd’s crook and sometimes carrying a sheep on his shoulders. He played a pipe and wore a pointed cap. Rays of the sun or ears of corn protruded from the cap, symbolizing his role as a god of regeneration and rebirth.

Description: Rhamnus frangula is a deciduous shrub or tree reaching twenty to twenty-five feet. It is found in swamps and damp places. In America, it grows in the north and north east from Nova Scotia and Quebec to New Jersey, west to Illinois. It is a native Eurasian and north Africa however. The spreading, thornless branches have green bark when young which turns brownish-gray as the tree grows older. Light olive-green obovate leaves are alternate and slightly toothed or toothless and glabrous. They may be anywhere from one to three inches long. From May to July, five petaled, greenish-white flowers grow in axillary clusters with two to six flowers per axil. The fruit is a three-seeded berry-like drupe which turns from green to red to purplish-black with greenish-brown pulp. The fruit is mature by September.

Rhamnus cathartica is also deciduous shrub or tree of comparable size, reaching from twelve to twenty-five feet. It is found in Europe, Asia, and in American from Quebec to Minnesota and south to Virginia and Missouri. The brachlets are tipped with sharp spines. Ovate or elliptic, crenate-serrate leaves grow in opposite pairs on stems and branches. These are dark green and smooth with visible lateral veins. From May to June, small greenish or yellowish flowers appear in two to five flowered axillary clusters. The fruit black, fleshy berry-like drupe with three to four seeds.

Though Hippophae Rhamnoides shares the name Buckthorn, it is no way related to Rhamnus medically or botanically. It is also a thorny shrub, but with narrow, willow-like leaves. It may be found on sand dunes and sea-side cliffs. It produces an orange edible berry.

Effects: gentle
Planet: Saturn
Element: water
Associated Deities:

Traditions:
Some consider Buckthorn a possible source of the Crown of Thorns.

According to legend, sprinkling Buckthorn in a circle and dancing in under a full moon will cause an elf to appear. The dancer must notice the elf and say, “Halt and grant my boon!” before it flees. It will grant one wish.

Magic:
Buckthorn protects against magic, demons, poisons, and headaches. Branches are placed near doors and windows to drive away enchantments and sorceries.

It is considered a lucky wood to carry or wear, especially for help in legal matters.

Hippophae rhamnoides or Sea Buckthorn is recommended as a cure for blindness in horses. It is also said to enhance the relationship and communication between horse and rider.

Known Combinations:
none known

Medical Indications: Caution - Excessive use of the berries of Rhamnus cathartica is poisonous and can cause vomiting. Do not use Rhamnus frangula during pregnancy. The fresh bark or unripe fruit is also poisonous. It should be stored for one year or heated to 212 F to make the bark safe.
Parts used: bark, (Rhamnus cathartica) fruit
Rhamnus frangula is a purgative used to help constipation without constipative backlash. Even the flesh of birds, which have fed on the berries, is said to be purgative. Buckthorn does not become less effective with use. The bark has been used as a laxative since the 1300s. It has also been used for lead colic, obesity, dropsy, and hemorrhoids.

Rhamnus cathartica acts as a diuretic and cathartic. The dried, unripe berries taste awful but have been recommended as a purgative since the 9th century. They are eaten, turned into an infusion, or reduced to syrup. The most usual compound is an infusion to ease gripe and this is mixed with things to make taste better. Culpeper recommended it as a poultice for wounds and warts.

Use of these species of Rhamnus has be discarded somewhat in favor of their relative Rhamnus purshiamus, otherwise referred to as Cascara Sagrada or Sacred Bark.

Nutrition:
The fruit of Sea Buckthorn is edible. In Tartary, it is made into a jelly. It is also used as a base for fish sauce in the Gulf of Bothnia.

Mercantile Uses:
The year-old dry bark of Rhamnus frangula is useful for a bronze-brown dye. The ripe berries form a black or gray dye, and the unripe make green. The stems, roots, and foliage of Sea Buckthorn make a yellow dye.

The wood has been used for shoe lasts, nails, and veneer. Charcoal made from buckthorn is prized by makers of gunpowder.

While goats, sheep, and horses will browse on the foliage of buckthorn, cows refuse it.

The root system of Sea Buckthorn make it an excellent plant for maintaining coastlines and reducing erosion.

In the America of the dream,
the first rise of the moon
swings free from the ocean
as she reigns in her shining flesh
over a good, great valley
of plumed, untrampled grasses
and beasts with solemn eyes,
of lovers infallibly pitched
in the ascendant phase.

In this America, death
is virginal also, roaming
the good, great valley
in his huge boots, his shadow
steady and lean, his pistol
silver, his greeting clear
and courteous as a stranger’s
who looks for another – a mind
to share his peaceable evenings.

Dreaming, we are another
race than the one which wakes
in the cold sweat of fear,
fires wild shots at death,
builds slippery towers of glass
to head him off, waylays him
with alcohol traps, rides him down
in the haunts of thought and thighs
our teetering ghost towns.

Dreaming, we are the mad
who swear by the blood of trees
and speak with the tongues of streams
through props of steel and sawdust –
a colony of souls
ravaged by visions, bound
to some wild, secret cove
not yet possessed, a place
still innocent of us.

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Quote : Robert Louis Stevenson
You cannot run away from a weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand.

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The Power of Stones: Avogadrite
For past articles and the bibliography, please go to the
Power of Stones Archive.

Unfortunately, I could not find any pictures of this mineral.

Avogadrite is pure white, colorless, yellowish, or reddish. It enhances intuition by strengthening communication from the subconscious to the conscious mind. Optimism is encouraged through the use of this stone. Analytical ability and insight are both increased through avogadrite. This is a stone for frankness and sincerity. It encourages those hobbies and occupations which will aid in the user’s development, and it is also useful in such fields as mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Avogadrite is also protective, allowing the user to come through perilous situations relatively unharmed or to avoid such situations entirely.

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Humor : How to get to Heaven

A Sunday school teacher asked the children of her class, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into heaven?" "NO!" the children all answered. "If I cleaned the church every day mowed the yard and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me into heaven?" Once more they all answered, "NO!" "Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy to all the children and loved my wife, would that get me into heaven?" Once more they all answered, "NO!" "Well," he continued, impressed that they were a much more theologically sophisticated than he had given them credit for, "then how can I get into heaven?" A five-year-old boy shouted out, "YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!"

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A Dreamer's Guide : Map to Martyr

For past articles and the bibliography, please go to the
Dreamer's Guide Archive.

A colored Map means you will have plenty of money, the brighter the colors, the more advantageous your future. Studying a map indicates a change of residence. If you bought a map, you may take a long trip abroad. The larger the map, the more distant your travels or more extreme the changes you face in the future. Looking for a map signifies discontent will inspire you with new energy to improve your conditions.

A Maple tree or anything made from its wood is a good omen for family unity or any aspect of home life. Maple candy, sugar, or anything sweetened with maple syrup promises a happy love life and sexual vigor.

You will be successful in business if you saw a Marble quarry. Buying marble augurs attendance of a funeral. You will receive an inheritance if you polished marble, and scratched marble is sign that affection would make your life brighter. Having marble possessions indicates security.

Children playing Marbles, or the marbles themselves, is a prediction of the renewal of some old love affair or friendship.

Dreaming of March during that month foretells the attack of enemies. In any other month, dreaming of March means unhappiness. If you were born in March, or dreamed that you were, everything will go your way in life.

Fortune in business is augured by Marching, the faster you marched the better the augury. If you were marching in the company of women, a change in your surroundings is foretold, while marching with soldiers indicates wealth. If you carried flags as you marched, unexpected news is on its way.

Success in business and congenial companions is foretold by Mares in a pasture. If the pasture was barren however, you will have good friends though you enter a period of poverty.

You will be fortunate if you dreamt of a Marigold. Picking them promises unexpected money, but receiving a bouquet warns of debts. Beware any bad influences working against you if gave them to others.

A Marijuana plant is a warning of melancholy. If you smelled it, you will have much protection, but smoking it means you desire the unattainable. If you smoked it with someone of the opposite sex, you will be secure in your love. If you were arrested for smoking it, you enjoy yourself too much.

You will take a dangerous trip if you dreamt of a Mariner. If you were one, you face restlessness and change. News will reach you from far away if you saw a woman in the company of a sailor; a man in the company of a mariner is an omen of visiting friends. Several sailors indicate misery.

Any kind of distinguishing Mark presages interesting new friends who will also turn out to be useful as well as enjoyable.

A well-stocked Market is an augury of abundance and success. If the food or merchandise was in bad condition or poor quality, or if the place was unattended or empty, hard times are coming because of overlooked opportunities.

Troubles and worry are foretold if you made Marmalade. Beware untrue friends if you ate it alone, but eating it with others is a sign of wealth. Your love life will be happy if you gave it as a gift.

A Marmot is a warning of the approach of enemies in fair form.

A Marquis is a warning that you are becoming too proud. Good luck in love is indicated if you were in the company of a marquis, but dealing with one is unfortunate for your love life. Being friendly with a marquis means you may not marry.

A Marriage is a warning of ill health, and getting married indicates a period of depression. A second marriage means you will make money, and if you were widowed by the first marriage, a second one means happiness till your own death.

If you participated in a marriage or saw children participating, you will receive pleasant news of little importance. If you were a bridesmaid, you will find yourself married soon. Being a flower girl augurs a happy future. If you were the bride or groom, the future will be profitable. If your sister was married, you are in danger. Good times lie ahead if your daughter was married. The marriage of a priest predicts success.

Enemies seek your downfall if you were an unhappy bride. A beautiful bride means joy, and even being a plain bride foretells advantages. Being an ugly bride predicts unhappiness however. A blonde bride means joy without profit, while a brunette indicates inheritance. Honors are foretold by a virgin bride.

Dreaming of Marrow foretells the receipt of good news. Buying it predicts the loss of wealth through relatives, while cooking it indicates happiness and prosperity. You will have good profits if you ate it. Human bone marrow is a warning to get a medical checkup.

The Roman god or planet Mars is a straightforward omen of approaching clashes, stupid arguments, and quarrels. Traveling to the planet however is an omen of keen judgment and advancement beyond your friends.

Constant friendship is presaged by a Marsh, and owning a tract of marshland is a warning that temptation will come to you while you are in love. If you were stuck in a marsh, you will have great joy in your life, and abundance will also be yours if you managed to get out. Avoid getting in the middle of arguments between friends at this time.

Marshmallows signify an unusual new friend of the opposite sex.

If you were a Martyr, you will have honor and public approval if you manage to control your greed. If you were made into a martyr, you will be saved from death. Others will oppress you if you made someone else into a martyr, and making children into martyrs is an omen of detrimental stinginess. Making martyrs of the innocent is a prediction of poverty.

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Quote : Stewart E. White
Do not attempt to do a thing unless you are sure of yourself; but do not relinquish it simply because someone else is not sure of you.

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