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Sabbat Celebration – Litha, Midsummer Solstice

Sabbat Celebration – Litha, Midsummer Solstice

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“The height of power is felt in so many moments throughout our lives. Litha presents this moment each year and provides us with another chance to rip off the old, face the new in battle and give over to a better being of self.”

Sabbat: Litha, Samradh, Alban Hefin, Aerra Litha, Mother Night

Time: 06:19

Day: 22nd December 2019

Litha is power. The…

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Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – The Hanged Man

Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – The Hanged Man

Written by Algoth’s Grove

‘If we use the suffering simply as an impetus toward enlightenment, The Hanged Man teaches us, that there is no suffering at all but instead an action, a choice resulting in forward motion along the spiral of life, if only you would allow the change.’

The Hanged Man – 12 – The Chosen One – Scorpio – Testing – Spirit of the Mighty Waters

Archetype: The Great…

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Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – The Hermit

Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – The Hermit

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“We saw Diogenes walking through the market today, carrying a lit lantern, inscribed with a six-pointed star, and when we approached him and asked what he was doing, he muttered: “I’m looking for an honest man.”

The Hermit – 9 – The Wise Old Man – Virgo – Retreat – Magus of the Voice of Power – Prophet of the Eternal

Archetype: Father Time,…

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The Witch’s Armchair: A Moment to Myself

The Witch’s Armchair: A Moment to Myself

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“But what of the people, what will they think?” asked little Henry. “Oh, my son, do they stand before the gods? Do they wear your skin? Do they live in your mind?” “No, they don’t grandpa.” “Then a moment to yourself is the recipe to the happy life that you want, is it not?” “I guess it is, grandpa.”

It’s madness in the world today. Complete and utter insanity, and…

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The Witch’s Armchair – The Nature of God

The Witch’s Armchair – The Nature of God

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“We forget the spirit, the illusion of the control we think we have here, we forget that every book, every word and every action is simply an echo of a picture much larger and far more powerful than our minds, and those, those are pretty powerful things indeed.”

This post was inspired by an action taken by formidable people in the South African Pagan…

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The Purpose of Life is to be Happy

The Purpose of Life is to be Happy

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“Happiness is the will of the Goddess; Happiness is the will of the first idea of creation.”

Life is full of billions of potential outcomes. Thousands of spiritual paths. A trillion upon a trillion levels of study, but only a single truth must be the driving force for them all. That driving force is happiness.

Happiness, according to the Oxford…

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Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – Strength

Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – Strength

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“It is the art of taming the red lion that ט (Teth) teaches through the understanding of the rising of the serpent.”

Strength – 8 – The Enchantress – Leo – Courage – Daughter of the Flaming Sword – Leader of the Lion

Archetype: The Animal Tamer, The Crone Aspect

Task / Goal: Complete joy of life, Commitment, Acceptance, Inner Wildness

Risk /…

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Witch's Armchair - Touch, Pause, Engage!

Witch’s Armchair – Touch, Pause, Engage!

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“Once upon a dream, Algoth’s Grove was born…”

Touch

As many of you know, Algoth and I began Algoth’s Grove to bring the pagan community at large, one of the greatest magick supply stores known to man. We began the small shop over Yule 2018. We painted, built, sourced and sorted. We worked hard and stressed over the smallest of details. We had the goal,…

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Tarot Tuesday - Major Arcana - The Chariot

Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – The Chariot

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“The Tao that can be expressed is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be defined is not the unchanging name.”

                                Tao te Ching

The Chariot – 7 – Child of the Powers of the Waters – Cancer – Movement / Energy / Constant Motion – Lord of the triumph of Light

Archetype: The Departure / The Seeker of Unity or Return

Task /…

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Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – The Lovers

Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – The Lovers

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“It is the union, the marriage between the three defined inner worlds which expand beyond space and time that is the true image of the lovers.”

The Lovers – 6 – The Two Roads – Gemini – Control / Social Order – Children of the Voice / Oracle of the mighty Gods

Archetype: The Decision, The Crossroads, Hecate

Task / Goal: The most potent decision is to…

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Witch's Armchair: Is your beautiful soul caught in the World Wide Web?

Witch’s Armchair: Is your beautiful soul caught in the World Wide Web?

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“No one knows the precise timing of the breath of soul entering the body, but we do know that it is what animates this flesh, and that knowing alone should remind us of our origin.”

The digital ages demise is the 1’s and 0’s that give a feeling of soul to the people. There is something beautiful about the community aspect that social media and world wide web…

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Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – The Hierophant

Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – The Hierophant

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“The revealer of sacred things…”

The Hierophant – 5 – The Saint – Taurus – Control / Social Order – Magus of the Eternal

Archetype: The Pope, The Guide, The Wise-man, The High Priest

Task / Goal: Search for meaning within the situation, what is apparent to you and what is concealed. Find the direction, listen to your intuition

Risk / Danger: The God…

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Medicine Monday – Healing foundations

Medicine Monday – Healing foundations

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“Healing the body means nothing without healing the mind. Healing the Spirit means little without healing the mind, but healing the mind means you will want to heal everything else.”

The digital age, a pure exhaustion of high-rise buildings and endless unfinished to-do lists with an app for everything including your sleep. Everything is becoming digital and…

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Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – The Emperor

Tarot Tuesday – Major Arcana – The Emperor

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“To rule as the emperor, is truly to serve. He is the divine father… the divine order.”

The Emperor – 4 – Authority – Aries – Organisation – Son of the Morning / Chief of the Mighty Ones

Archetype: The Divine Father / Jupiter / Zeus / Odin / Dagda / Horned God

Task / Goal: Creating order and structure, sorting problems into a focused area of to-do lists,…

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The Wiccan Sabbats – Imbolg

The Wiccan Sabbats – Imbolg

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“…the Winter has been bitterly cold, but my heart warms just a little more knowing that The Quickening has arrived… we will light the candles on the new moon.”

Celebrated:

New Moon 1st / 2nd August (Southern Hemisphere)

 New Moon 1st / 2nd February (Northern Hemisphere)

Colours:

White, Pale Greens

Other Names:

Imbolc, Oimelc, Brigid’s…

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Tarot Tuesday – The Major Arcana – The Empress

Tarot Tuesday – The Major Arcana – The Empress

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“She is the three, the dalet, the door of creation. She is the Holy Mother of all pleasure and abundant fertility.”

The Empress – 3 – Focused Attention – Moon – Intuition – Daughter of The Mighty Ones

Archetype: The Holy Mother / Queen of Heaven and of Earth / The Holy Madonna / Corn Mother / Demeter / Ceres

Task / Goal: Bringing something to life,…

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Wild Wednesday: Feminine Inception, Masculine Manifestation

Wild Wednesday: Feminine Inception, Masculine Manifestation

Written by Algoth’s Grove

“She opened the void to allow the sun to give warmth to the cosmic dance…”

The concept behind the thought process of this article is not gender related at all, it does however outline and highlight where the masculine role comes into play. On a spiritual scale, your gender identity is completely irrelevant to the knowledge and experience imparted in the…