Friday, September 10, 2010

KINDRED

Ha'Azinu

הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם, וַאֲדַבֵּרָה; וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ, אִמְרֵי-פִי
Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. Devarim 31:1

From generation to generation, the Voice of our Ancestors speaks to us, teaching us the OLD WAYS.

In honor of those who came before ... conceived, crafted and made during the Torah portion of Ha'Azinu .... KINDRED Ancestral Altar Candle made with certified kosher premium soy wax.



Intensely scented with Frankincense and Myrrh essential oils and Pomegranate fragrance oil, KINDRED is herbally charged with Wormwood, Red Poppies, Yew, Mugwort, Elder Flowers and Marshmallow Leaf. KINDRED is gemstone charged with clear quartz crystal to focus, clarify and amplify magical awareness.

This hauntingly beautiful pillar measures 2 x 6.75 inches and comes with a skull and crossbones charm (15 x 13 x 4.5 mm) hung by black ribbon.

Comes beautifully packaged. KINDRED Ancestral Altar Candle may be purchased at WITCHCRAFTS by Liorah Lleucu.

**Handcrafted scented ancestral altar candle made with 100% all natural, pure premium, ecofriendly, certified kosher SOY wax itself made with 100% American farmer soybeans grown domestically in the USA without herbicides or pesticides!!! Candles burn longer, cooler and cleaner, burning without soot buildup.**

Saturday, September 4, 2010

The Lord's Frustration, The Lady's Understanding

Nitzavim-Vayeilech

פֶּן-יֵשׁ בָּכֶם, שֹׁרֶשׁ פֹּרֶה רֹאשׁ--וְלַעֲנָה
lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood ... Devarim 29:17

The Lord definitely wants to find this root and to curse it.

But thankfully, the Lady understands the Lord and says otherwise.

The Hebrew root from which the translation "gall and wormwood" is derived, namely לען, means "bitter" and "to give bitter oil." Yet in Witchcraft, the wormwood plant is a protective essence which counteracts poisoning and guards against malevolent magic. It is also used to call up ancestral and nature spirits as collaborative allies in the Sacred Feminine Arts. It appears then that the bitterness may be a male patterned experience of "wormwood" because the female patterned experience of it is quite different.

So, how can the Lady's witches understand the Lord's experience?

The Hebrew word translated as "gall and wormwood," namely וְלַעֲנָה, has a gematria of 161. The word היקום meaning "living substance" also has a gematria of 161. The word היקום comes from the root קום (meaning "rising", "reasserting denied rights," and "standing in opposition to") and is found in Bereshit 7:4 where the Lord informs Noah that He is going to "blot out every living substance from off the face of the earth." Oh, the Lord's in that (bitter) mood again!

The Lady says to the Lord "no, You can't do it. I'm so (not) sorry. Here, why don't You try a tea concoction with my sweet wormwood in it instead to soothe Your anxiety a bit. It's called Aphrodisia. I promise - You'll be glad We're not all blotted out. This is what You really want to do anyway."