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Veronica

I Am a Solitary

  
By:  Veronica  •  Wiccan  •  last year  •  66 comments

I Am a Solitary
“Magic is natural. It is a harmonious movement of energies to create needed change. If you wish to practice magic, all thoughts of it being paranormal or supernatural must be forgotten.” ― Scott Cunningham, Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner

There are so many symbols, rituals, feasts, and ways to work Magick.  There are many ways to practice:

Coven-Based Witch

Solitary Witch

Hereditary Witch

Crystal Witch

Cosmic Witch

Green Witch

Hedge Witch

Plant Witch


I am a Solitary.  I perform my rituals alone.  I use Tarot, pendulum, candles, crystals, and my Book of Shadows.


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I have an athame, a chalice, ceremonial bowl, and an incense burner that live on my alter.  


I perform moon phase rituals, feast day rituals and spell rituals.  


I make offerings to the Goddess I work with and to the God who is her consort.  


I am thinking of doing a weekly article that goes into more detail of the many things that belong to my Wiccan journey in either Sinners or The Reality Show...

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Veronica
Professor Guide
1  author  Veronica    last year

Do not disparage the religion - or you will be deleted

Do not make this political - or you will be deleted

 
 
 
devangelical
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1.1  devangelical  replied to  Veronica @1    last year

thank you for exercising your rights...

 
 
 
Veronica
Professor Guide
1.1.1  author  Veronica  replied to  devangelical @1.1    last year

That is one reason I am thinking of putting the detailed articles into a group you can moderate for me..... method to my MADNESS!!!!

 
 
 
devangelical
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1.1.2  devangelical  replied to  Veronica @1.1.1    last year

where does well/water witch fit into all this, or does it?

 
 
 
Veronica
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1.1.3  author  Veronica  replied to  devangelical @1.1.2    last year

There are those that are able to divine where water is under the surface.  Most use divining rods.  They most likely fall under the Green Witch category.  

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
1.1.4  devangelical  replied to  Veronica @1.1.3    last year

very interesting.

 
 
 
Veronica
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1.1.5  author  Veronica  replied to  devangelical @1.1.4    last year

You gave me a good idea for the first set in my series. I will go through each of the different type.  Thanks for the idea.

 
 
 
devangelical
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1.1.6  devangelical  replied to  Veronica @1.1.5    last year

you're welcome. if you recall, I admitted to you months earlier that I can witch wells. I've done multiple successful wells for people, the world's biggest cynic. my grampa let me know I could do it when I was very young and showed me how to find and hold the rod. according to him it's passed down thru father, daughter, son, and I was wondering if that is the case for other forms of these paranormal types of science.

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
1.1.7  Tessylo  replied to  devangelical @1.1.6    last year

That's really something!  Have you seen the movie Holes?   With Sigourney Weaver, Shia LeBouf, etc.?

 
 
 
Veronica
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1.1.8  author  Veronica  replied to  devangelical @1.1.6    last year

I believe many of these gifts are generational.  My father could witch wells.  I did not inherit that gift.  My gifts came more from my paternal grandmother.  It is a gift of empathy and foresight.

 
 
 
devangelical
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1.1.9  devangelical  replied to  Tessylo @1.1.7    last year

no, never heard about it until now. I'll try and remember to look for it.

my grampa tested me when he witched my parents well in the mountains. he found the spot, marked it with a bottle cap, and my dad placed a rock over the cap. the next weekend I walked over the 2 acre lot with a rod and found the bottle cap under the rock. I'll never forget the look of shock on my dad's face, as opposed to the look of elation on my grampa's. the neighbor down the road had my grampa witch their well, but the dumbass missed the spot by 4 feet when he drilled and got nothing. he blamed my grampa and sold off the property at a loss plus the cost of drilling. the new owner drilled in the right spot and hit water. the last well I witched for a friend's new home site came in at 9+ gallons per minute.

 
 
 
Tessylo
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1.1.10  Tessylo  replied to  devangelical @1.1.9    last year

That's awesome dev.  What a story!  You could make a movie out of it.

The movie 'Holes' really relates to what you are saying and I won't spoil it but it's a great movie with a great cast and a great story.  I think you'd really like it.  Especially the divining rod part(s).

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
1.1.11  devangelical  replied to  Tessylo @1.1.10    last year

I'll look for it, but the whole thing kind of fucks with my head. popular sentiment totally disagrees with the concept, while the rod twists blisters in this cynics palms. I hate that shit.

 
 
 
devangelical
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1.1.12  devangelical  replied to  devangelical @1.1.11    last year

the last time I was going to do it, I showed up and there was an audience, which was a bit unnerving. I told my friend I was afraid that might mess with my accuracy, so they went to town for an hour and left me alone. she showed me where the house was going to be and I started getting hits all around it. I marked the 3 strongest hits with stakes and by then my audience returned and I showed them how it was done. it was the usual watching my hands for tricks stuff, trying to keep the rod from pointing down and trying to figure out how the rod was turning in my hands. I won over several skeptics and found a couple of them could do it too, over the same hits I got. it was pretty fun watching them discover they had an unknown gift.

 
 
 
cjcold
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1.1.13  cjcold  replied to  devangelical @1.1.12    last year

Been able to dowse for many years.

Friends and family use me.

Can find any underground conduit.

The world is electrical in nature.

 
 
 
devangelical
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1.1.14  devangelical  replied to  cjcold @1.1.13    last year

yup, the dowsing rod doesn't care what the water is in when it finds it.

 
 
 
devangelical
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1.1.15  devangelical  replied to  devangelical @1.1.14    last year

... or what the water is under I should say. are you saying that underground electrical can dowsed? I know a locator can be used to find any buried utilities, but a dowsing rod?

 
 
 
cjcold
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1.2  cjcold  replied to  Veronica @1    last year

Earned my first black belt at 16.

Much of high-level martial arts comes close to magic.

 
 
 
Kavika
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2  Kavika     last year

Interesting, kinda similar to how many NA's practice our beliefs.

 
 
 
Veronica
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2.1  author  Veronica  replied to  Kavika @2    last year

I have read some things on NA culture and I have realized the similarities.  Being Nature based is a biggee.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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3  Trout Giggles    last year
I am thinking of doing a weekly article that goes into more detail of the many things that belong to my Wiccan journey in either Sinners or The Reality Show...

I think that would be great. I think Perrie is looking for more original content. This is interesting stuff

What kind of sacrifices are made to the Goddess?

 
 
 
devangelical
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3.1  devangelical  replied to  Trout Giggles @3    last year

no comment...

 
 
 
Veronica
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3.1.1  author  Veronica  replied to  devangelical @3.1    last year

No blood sacrifices for me.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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3.1.2  Trout Giggles  replied to  devangelical @3.1    last year

Virgins are hard to come by these days

 
 
 
Veronica
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3.1.3  author  Veronica  replied to  Trout Giggles @3.1.2    last year

I don't even look anymore.

 
 
 
cjcold
Professor Quiet
3.1.4  cjcold  replied to  Veronica @3.1.3    last year

Pretty sure I have never had sex with a virgin.

I'm a child of the 60s.

 
 
 
Veronica
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3.2  author  Veronica  replied to  Trout Giggles @3    last year
What kind of sacrifices are made to the Goddess?

I offer up the food we use on feast days.  Also I do wine and bread sacrifices.  I usually pour out some wine on the ground and put bread out.  Some time it is seed and corn for the wonderful birds and wildlife that surround my home.  I burn sage and incense for homage also.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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3.2.1  Trout Giggles  replied to  Veronica @3.2    last year

We try and keep the birds fed and it's time for me to put out my hummingbird feeders. I guess you could say I "worship" nature.

 
 
 
Veronica
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3.2.2  author  Veronica  replied to  Trout Giggles @3.2.1    last year

I will be putting our hummingbird feeders up next week - hopefully it won't snow again.

 
 
 
devangelical
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3.2.3  devangelical  replied to  Trout Giggles @3.2.1    last year

be aware of the surroundings when you put those bird feeders out. don't be like my sister and set up the perfect aerial ambush situation for the local raptors and then become traumatized with the results. if you look at the videos of bird feeders on youtube, they will place them around cover or cluster them to make sure it's too difficult for hawks to make those 70mph diving attacks.

as for the hummers, I can't tell you how many hours I spent as a kid with my cousins on the ranch trying to catch one of those feather bearing kamikazes.

 
 
 
pat wilson
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3.2.4  pat wilson  replied to  Veronica @3.2    last year

I have sage wands I've made from a local species.

 
 
 
Veronica
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3.2.5  author  Veronica  replied to  pat wilson @3.2.4    last year

I buy mine. But now you have got me to think about growing & making my own. How long do your dry the sage?

 
 
 
pat wilson
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3.2.6  pat wilson  replied to  Veronica @3.2.5    last year

I pick mine from a white sage shrub in a nearby canyon. At home I roll the leaves together and tie them with string. It's only 3 or 4 days when they are completely dry and you can remove the string.

You may have a wild sage that's native to your area. There are many species. I tried a few times to grow culinary sage but didn't have a spot in the yard with enough sun.

 
 
 
Veronica
Professor Guide
3.2.7  author  Veronica  replied to  pat wilson @3.2.6    last year

Thanks for the info.  I am going to give it a try.  I am going to try a search of my area for wild sage.  Although I do have a perfect spot in the backyard to grow it.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
3.2.8  Trout Giggles  replied to  devangelical @3.2.3    last year

We have lots of trees on the property so that provides some cover for the birds. One set up is right in front of the front porch

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
3.2.9  Trout Giggles  replied to  pat wilson @3.2.4    last year

Do you grow the sage yourself? We've planted sage for cooking but never thought of making a sage wand

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
3.2.10  Tessylo  replied to  devangelical @3.2.3    last year

Interesting!  My dad told me how he saw an eagle dive and catch a squirrel in front of him when he was driving to his book shop one morning.

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
3.2.11  devangelical  replied to  Tessylo @3.2.10    last year

when I was field supervisor for a telecommunications company, the project manager forbid us to do our admin paperwork (his job) in the office. so I would go park at a place where I could watch the hawks and eagles perform aerial assault on the prairie dogs. it was very cool.

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
3.2.12  Tessylo  replied to  devangelical @3.2.11    last year

Hawks are awesome too.  I see a ton of eagles and hawks where I live.

 
 
 
cjcold
Professor Quiet
3.2.13  cjcold  replied to  Veronica @3.2.2    last year

My hummingbird feeders have been sitting on the back of my toilet since I last took them down (no idea why).

Thanks for reminding me that it's time.

 
 
 
cjcold
Professor Quiet
3.2.14  cjcold  replied to  Veronica @3.2    last year

You sound like a girlfriend from back in my Ward Colorado hippy days. 

 
 
 
cjcold
Professor Quiet
3.2.15  cjcold  replied to  Tessylo @3.2.10    last year

Saw a huge bullfrog attack, kill and swallow a red wing blackbird once.

 
 
 
devangelical
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3.2.16  devangelical  replied to  cjcold @3.2.14    last year
Ward Colorado hippy days.

... give me a time frame on that. I was in that area too.

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
3.2.17  Tessylo  replied to  cjcold @3.2.15    last year

Yikes.

 
 
 
pat wilson
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3.2.18  pat wilson  replied to  Trout Giggles @3.2.9    last year

No I picked wild sage in a canyon near by. Tried to grow culinary sage but it didn't do well.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
3.2.19  Trout Giggles  replied to  pat wilson @3.2.18    last year

We've had pretty good luck growing it in a pot on our deck

 
 
 
pat wilson
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4  pat wilson    last year

I look forward to your series.

 
 
 
Veronica
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4.1  author  Veronica  replied to  pat wilson @4    last year

Thank you.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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5  Buzz of the Orient    last year

Unique - a welcome addition to the Front (Home) Page.  "Variety's the very spice of life.  That gives it all its flavour." (by William Cowper in 1785)

 
 
 
Veronica
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5.1  author  Veronica  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @5    last year

Thank you.

 
 
 
Hallux
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6  Hallux    last year

On faeries dancing in your eyes ...

Morning dew clinging to leaves

dancing to the music of a light breeze

sunlight reflected by rippled waters

 
 
 
Veronica
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6.1  author  Veronica  replied to  Hallux @6    last year

Nice!

 
 
 
cjcold
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6.2  cjcold  replied to  Hallux @6    last year

A true Haiku would be..................

On fairies dancing

Morning dew clinging to leaves.

Sunlight reflected.

 
 
 
Hallux
Masters Principal
6.2.1  Hallux  replied to  cjcold @6.2    last year

It wasn't penned as a haiku ... so ...

 
 
 
Nerm_L
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7  Nerm_L    last year

I have a question, if I may.  Does magic require a higher degree of self awareness?  IMO that would be an interesting aspect to explore.

 
 
 
cjcold
Professor Quiet
7.1  cjcold  replied to  Nerm_L @7    last year

You have denied science for many years.

Now you embrace magic?

 
 
 
Nerm_L
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7.1.1  Nerm_L  replied to  cjcold @7.1    last year
You have denied science for many years. Now you embrace magic?

Science has quite a bit in common with the magic that Veronica is describing.  The cartoonish, pop-culture depictions of magic is not informative.  Overcoming the predispositions created by pop-culture depictions will  be quite a challenge.

 
 
 
devangelical
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8  devangelical    last year

check out this magic...................... >poof<

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
8.1  devangelical  replied to  devangelical @8    last year

... and again.

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
8.1.1  devangelical  replied to  devangelical @8.1    last year

making people disappear is fun.

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
8.1.2  devangelical  replied to  devangelical @8.1.1    last year

too bad it only lasts 4 hours...

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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8.1.3  Trout Giggles  replied to  devangelical @8.1.2    last year

who did you disappear and why does it last only 4 hours?

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
8.2  devangelical  replied to  devangelical @8    last year

>poof<

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
8.2.1  devangelical  replied to  devangelical @8.2    last year

LOL

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
8.2.2  devangelical  replied to  devangelical @8.2.1    last year

more fun than kicking beggars...

 
 
 
Ed-NavDoc
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9  Ed-NavDoc    last year

My maternal grandmother who raised me believed in the supernatural and used to tell me when I was growing up in the desert Southwest of Arizona, "You do not have to believe in things you do not see or understand, but never disbelieve just because you cannot." I took those words to heart and have tried to keep an open mind. I've seen a lot of the world and seen things I did not understand. Were they supernatural not I cannot say for sure, but either way I greatly respect those do sincerely believe.