To understand the Unicorn Mystic, one needs to understand the myth and folklore concerning the traits of Unicorns. They are difficult to approach and few humans have the capacity and integrity to spend long periods of time around Unicorns. Unicorns embody the purity of soul truths which is one of the paths of enlightenment and tremendous power. Since they embody soul truths, they can only be approached by those who are ready, willing, and able to receive and project soul truths. As one can imagine, someone who is in deep denial or avoidance would shun, avoid, or sometimes even attempt to destroy unicorns. One cannot hide oneself from the embodiment of soul truths.

Therefore, few humans can approach unicorns. The Unicorn itself will not permit it for its own sake and survival as well as for the person who is incapable of being in the presence of unmasked soul truth. The Unicorn is, therefore, reclusive and skittish for it is a soul truth that the closer one comes to the source of purity, then there are those who will attempt to destroy or defile it merely to enhance, protect, and validate their misperceived visions and interpretations of themselves and the world around them as they have defined it. Therefore, being open to soul truths provides, by necessity or survival, the ability to protect oneself in the form of the horn and hoof. The search for soul truth can be dangerous to those unwilling to accept soul truth or to one seeking to destroy soul truths.

Fear is the only enemy to soul truth. Although fear may manifest in a variety of forms, all the forms can be traced back to some fear whether it be lack of control, avoidance of soul truths, hidden agendas, unaddressed emotional attachments, etc.

The Unicorn chooses when and with whom it will have a special connection and for how long. They will ultimately choose to not be contained or controlled by those who perpetuate or insist on denial or attempt to manipulate through games their personal agenda over the purity of truths. Since most humans cannot maintain such a state of acceptance of such soul truths, there are very few myths or folklore that reflect their ability to maintain long term, daily contact and communication with unicorns. There are some other creatures (elves, fairies and such) that maintain longer contact than humans, but the only being that can continually remain in the permanent presence of a unicorn is another unicorn.

The Unicorn Mystic has the capacity to dwell in and commune in a state of refined love and passion. Though the passion can be expressed in a sexual manner, this is not the definition of or the requirement of Unicorn Mystics. It is the higher love that, unfortunately, the majority of people can only interpret in a sexual way because that is the closest they have come in their lives to embracing such a force. Because of this sexual misconnection (and all the learned social impressions imposed toward the sexual aspect of life), many humans (through their past experiences) can only process such an encounter in a sexual way.

The Unicorn Mystic, however, has been able to have experiences that differentiate the sexual act from the state of being and has come to the realization that one is the truth and the other the action upon or from the truth. They have learned that the sexuality is a small expression of a much larger soul truth. It is not a requirement or prerequisite in the search of soul truth. Though it can often be a most delightful expression of it.

Like encounters with the Unicorn, the Unicorn Mystics can invoke an aura of love, acceptance, and a reflection of soul truths to those that are in their presence. The experience is similar to walking around being buried up to your neck in sand and not realizing the situation. Then someone comes along and, while they are in your presence, the sand is pushed away from you. However, when you leave their presence, the sand settles back around you as it had before. Only this time you are aware you are in sand.

What do you choose to do then? Do you accept that the sand will always be around you and hate the fact that you will always know that there is sand surrounding you? Or do you choose to have blessed and embrace your own abilities and strength to push the sand away and walk upon the top of the sand to become your own Unicorn Mystic?

Brightest of Blessings

Mead Muse

There is truth. There are the choices we make. Sometimes our choices do not embrace the truth of our souls, and this is as it needs to be at times. Obligations and responsibilities sometimes outweigh the necessity to act upon a truth. However, it does not change a truth. It is when we pretend that our choices are the truth instead of being proactive or reactive to the truth, then we enter into a state of disillusionment and denial. A truth is a truth. An action about or in relation to a truth is merely an action. Games, denial, embracement, hesitation, fighting, committing, avoiding, lying, cheating, faithfulness are actions and reactions to a truth – not a self-contained truth in the action alone. Neither does the action alter, change, demean, or empower the truth that is being acted upon.

The love of two spirits is what it is. One or both may choose to act upon it or not. Sometimes one may choose to repel the other for a variety of reasons including other commitments, responsibilities, visions of outcomes, and an infinitum of fear based issues that may prevent someone from acting on the truth of the spirit connection.

Sometimes, it happens with toxic children, parents or friends as well. Their actions or misactions do not alter the soul connection; however, we all retain the choice to act or not act on that connection. Yet, even if someone should choose to walk away from toxicity, it does not alter the truth of a soul connection. However, when people, situations, or events present themselves as being destructive of the positive growth and development of another, we should not feel obligation to embrace or support such misactions. If our measure of dealing with such things is eventually to walk away or to promote distance until productive activities resume, the truth still remains.

The Craft offers us comfort in these situations. We believe that we will return again with those whom we have soul connections. Though the partings may be difficult now, we accept that because of current life incarnation and personalities, we may not be able to actively pursue those connections. To us, no parting is forever and we find comfort in the fact that there may be another time or life in which our incarnations are harmonious and we can then pursue those connections.

It is important, though, to look beyond the choices and remember the truths.

Brightest of Blessings,

Mead Muse

“Having a relationship with (her)… is like waking up to discover there is a unicorn in your garden…It’s a completely unique circumstance and something of a shock. You’ve never encountered anything quite like it. Suddenly, standing there in the middle of your life, is something that proves the presence of magic in the universe. You always believed that the magic was real, but now you can actually see it—and almost touch it. Almost, but not quite. Because first you have to get closer, and yet how do you approach such a skittish, exotic creature? Do you even dare? And are you worthy? There is no frame of reference for such an encounter, no one who can tell you how to go about it.

…If you scare it away, it will break your heart and the magic will drain from your life, never to return. Then your landscape will appear very, very empty for the loss. How could your world ever look the same again? For while you may encounter other things of beauty over the course of your life, there is really only one unicorn, isn’t there?”

The Book of Love by Kathleen McGowan

Protection – House Cleansing and Sealing

I thought I would share a little about protecting yourself and your home. Protections are mentioned, but I find in actuality, most seekers do not put the amount of attention into it as they should. Additionally, teachers and elders do not always stress the importance as much as they should because we do not want to feed any stereotypes, misconceptions, or general anxieties that new seekers may have when they arrive. A good teacher or elder wants seekers to travel their path in confidence and security not by intimidation, insecurity, or feelings of unworthiness.

However, in almost every tradition (including solitary publications), the first year of training consists of (1) discovering yourself and (2) learning to protect yourself. Even though there is often there may be a class or two, or a pamphlet or two, or a book or two of suggested reading, it is not always emphasized and takes a second seat to more “interesting” pursuits such as divination, mediation, basic element working, etc. So I have decided to do a little blogging about basic and not so basic protections. But let’s start with basic housekeeping.

I find that a lot of people are relying solely on sage smudging these days to protect their homes. Sage smudging is a lovely thing. The Native American approach to smudging was to settle the atmosphere for their works. Due to their mostly nomadic lifestyle, the purpose of smudging was not a long term device, but rather a short term cleansing to allow the work at hand. If you wish to sage smudge before you meditate or to settle the air before you do something, it is a wonderful method. However, in my personal experience, the qualities of what the sage does is not a “long term” solution to house cleansings.

Before you start a house cleansing, you need to do some planning and gather some items. Remember, it will take some time to do it properly and I recommend that house cleansing and sealing be performed at a minimum of twice a year in Fall and Spring when the veils are the thinnest.

(1) You need to have a bowl of water – whatever water appeals to you. I prefer spring or well water since it comes from deep in Mother Earth when doing this, but the essence of water will be in whatever water you use.

(2) Salt. Sea salt is my favorite, but any salt will work.

(3) Incense. If you feel that you only need to do a light to medium cleansing of a home, then using Sandalwood and Frankincense mixture does a nice job of cleansing and instilling a peaceful atmosphere. If, however, you feel that a really serious cleansing needs to be done, spend the money and buy the big gun and get the dragon blood resin. You can get dragon’s blood in an incense stick, but the most effect is the old charcoal block and Dragon’s Blood Resin. (NOT BBQ CHARCOAL WHICH IS TOXIC USED INDOORS – SO USE THE REAL INCENSE CHARCOAL BLOCKS). If you have a really stubborn infestation of some sort, then you might want to also have brimstone (sulfur) on hand, but the house needs to be extremely well-ventilated and will smell like rotten eggs for weeks if you use it, so this is an incense of last resort only.

(4) Candle. I recommend a jar candle so that it does not easily blow out when you walk around the house, eh? (I am not Canadian, but I just like to say eh every now and then.)

(5) Oil. Like above, a good general oil is either Sandalwood or a Sandalwood/Frankincense mixture. However, if you need the big guns, break out the Dragon’s Blood oil.

(6) Plan your progress in accordance to the type of house.

(a) If you have a one-story house, decide if you are going to start in the central room and spiral outwards to the other rooms OR if you are going to start at one end of the house and travel to the other side.

(b) If you have a multi story house, you need to make the same decision on whether you are going to cleanse rooms in a spiral pattern or a linear patter, but YOU SHOULD START AT THE LOWEST STORY OF THE HOUSE EVEN IF IT IS THE BASEMENT, and then progress to the higher stories from there.

(c) Always start on the closet or closed area of a room first and treat it as its own room.

(7) With your plan in mind, go to the last room that you intend to cleanse and open any doors or windows to the outside. Do not make the last area a closet. It is far better to permit negative entities and thought forms a method to leave your home so that they can return from whence they came or to disperse among nature.

CAUTION: While we do not want to focus on negative energies, entities or thought forms, they do exist and sometimes they get comfortable making a peanut butter sandwich in your kitchen. Unless you are an extremely talented natural seer or have been intensely trained, you may not even realize whether they are there or not and they are not very nice when cornered. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU SENSE OR SEE THEM, PROVIDE A METHOD OF ESCAPE AND LET THEM LEAVE YOUR HOME AND LEAVE THE BIG WORK TO THE PROFESSIONALS. DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF TRYING TO CONTAIN THEM UNLESS YOU ARE ENTIRELY AWARE AND EXPERIENCED TO DEAL WITH THEM.

(8) Some really great Brandy. You don’t need the brandy for cleansing, but I like the taste sometimes when I am working and I give it to others if they get the willies. Lol

You will be using the terms “NEGATIVE ENERGIES, ENTITIES, AND THOUGHTFORMS” your banishing. This permits you spirit guides and beneficial spirits to remain to assist you and protect you.

NOW, WE BEGIN — You will do each room, closet, etc. in its entirety before moving to the next room.

(1) Take the incense and walk a full circle around the room to purify the room with AIR.

(2) Put three pinches of salt in the bowl of water and walk a full circle around the room to purify the room with WATER and EARTH.

(3) Take the candle and walk a full circle around the room to purify the room with FIRE.

(4) Focus on a point in the middle of the room and visualize a pinpoint of light getting brighter and brighter pushing all NEGATIVE ENERGIES, ENTITIES AND THOUGHT FORMS FROM THE ROOM until the light encompasses and envelopes the entire room.

(5) Use the oil on every entrance, exit, door, portal, window, computer, phone, etc. into the room. I usually recommend using the Earth banishing pentagram (easily found on line) and saying the following as you are doing this:

I SEAL THIS PORTAL FROM ALL NEGATIVE ENERGIES, ENTITIES AND THOUGHTFORMS.

You don’t need huge red oily pentagrams. Use small unnoticeable ones, if you like. Both seal the portal. You can seal windows but doing the pentagram on the wall just above it.

When you seal the main entrances to your house (such as the front door), you might want to extend the pentagram from the door outwards for a few feet as a buffer to those entering your home so that any negativity they may have will not enter as well.

Repeat in the next room and continue until you cleanse and seal your entire house.

When you are done cleansing and sealing your house, you can now bless your house in the manner that appeals to you most.

BRIGHT BLESSINGS AND MAY YOUR PATH BE FILLED WITH PEACE AND GUIDANCE!

- Mead Muse a/k/a Elder Wytch, October 23, 2009 (reposted from another blog of mine)

Ever have a martyr insistently try to be a martyr for you even though you insist that they not be? You repeatedly go to do something and find that they did it for you without consulting you and they want praise for it? You keep finding that you are deadended in your goals because they head you off to “make it easier”. After time, however, the martyrs eventually become beligerent because you don’t really understand how much they have done and have been doing for you.

I have been ruminating lately on the subject of martyrs, what it really means in various arenas, including psychology. I have come to the conclusion for myself that these types of martyrs use it for control. The martyr psychology is similar to the victim psychology except that in the martyr psychology, the person’s victim identity is self-imposed and can be used as a tool to control others while being “out of control” of oneself. I wonder if they realize that they are making others their victims by imposing their martyr psychology on those who never asked or wanted it?

At one time or another we have all been on the giving and the receiving end of the martyr psychology. Martyr actually comes from a Greek root word that means “to witness”. In later terms, it became associated with “to suffer for a cause.” So which definition do we choose to have in our lives?

For the first, do we witness and move on? How long do we witness?

If we have chosen the second, then why do we feel the suffering necessary? And the biggest question of all, what is the cause? Is it a firm conviction or a compulsion?

mar•tyr (märtr)

NOUN:

1. One who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce religious principles.
2. One who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief, cause, or principle.
3. One who endures great suffering: a martyr to arthritis.
4. One who makes a great show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Late Greek martur, from Greek martus, martur-, witness

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/martyr

In its original meaning, the word martyr, meaning witness, was used in the secular sphere as well as in both the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Bible.[1] The process of bearing witness was not intended to lead to the death of the witness, although it is known from ancient writers (e.g. Josephus) that witnesses, especially of the lower classes, were tortured routinely before being interrogated as a means of forcing them to disclose the truth.

During the early Christian centuries, the term acquired the extended meaning of a believer who is called to witness for their religious belief, and on account of this witness, endures suffering and/or death. The term, in this later sense, entered the English language as a loanword. The death of a martyr or the value attributed to it is called martyrdom.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr

In psychology, a person who has a martyr complex, sometimes associated with the term victim complex, desires the feeling of being a martyr for his/her own sake, seeking out suffering or persecution because it feeds a psychological need.

I am grateful my husband has a strong constitution and can survive what most could not. May the Goddess continue to guide and protect us.

Sometimes, I think it is just as important to find out where you don’t belong as much as it is to find out where you do belong. And, perhaps, more importantly, graciously accepting that you don’t belong somewhere or that you only belonged for a short while and it is time to move on.

After so many years of travels on the path, I now find contentment in that I belong exactly where I am standing. I need no excuse or justification for that. There is no apology to make for it either. It is simply is what it is and nothing more. I am fortunate and blessed that my husband and I stand beside each other.

In this spot right here, we will build our castle – stone by stone with our own hands. And at the end of the day, if I roam these halls with naught else but the spirits and my familiars, then I will count myself blessed for seeing that we created our home where no one else stands. If anyone should pass by and say that it only seems a shack to them or by what right should we deserve to be in such a castle or that we are not good company, then I will bid them good journey on their travels and give them a sandwich to take on their journey to other places far away knowing that this place is where they do not belong.

So in the end, I do not belong there near or far nor amid others validating each other, but in the very place that I am standing. This place. Right here. Right now. The way I am. Being the very being that I am.

Namaste – The spirit within me acknowledges the spirit within you and doesn’t care whether you acknowledge, accept, or validate the spirit in me in return.

Living a Pagan-Wiccan Based Life

For Pagans and Wiccans, there are two “worlds” in which we live – the “spiritual” and the “mundane”. However, these two worlds are not separate like planets in the universe, though. They cross over and sometimes are interwoven as well.

Our beliefs are our beliefs. They are considerations and operatives that motivate and guide us. There are many books available that skim the surfaces of the basics of these beliefs including nature worship, pagan theology, reincarnation, fertility, psychic abilities, magickal talents, etc.

But, how do these beliefs translate into our lives in the mundane. Sometimes I am a little envious of the Christian structure – not the dogma, but rather the structure that helps facilitate their beliefs in various sects to bring their spirituality into their lives. Most of PW (Pagan-Wiccan) communities do not have the resources, materials, or structures that the Christian sects have.

For example, almost every Christian sect offers some type of marital deepening or counseling imperative – workshops, lectures, other successful Christian couples, wives groups, husband groups. In the PW community, there is no such thing really. If you are lucky, you might be able to afford to travel to a gathering and there might be a couples workshop or more likely a dancing workshop. Then the couple goes home and that’s that. What then? They can go utilize the resources of outside or non-religious based options. These options often involve the Money/Insurance circuit and means you need to have the ability to pay and or insurance coverage.

Go to any established Christian group and ask for a marriage based study group or counseling group and BAM! They often even have a pamphlet ready for you outlining everything that is offered to the Christian couple – Couples Night out with the church providing childcare, a list of books suggested for married people to stay close, a wives bible study group, a family man bible study group, etc.

Now compare this to the PW offerings. Most likely you will get a suggestion to see a marriage counselor (money/insurance) or that there is some retreat somewhere (money/insurance) or maybe someone can talk to you sometime.

The PW communities have a huge need for belief-based resources. We need teen counseling, pagan parenting, retirement planning, indigent assistance, etc. There is a small grassroots movement to provide some of these things, but they are usually reliant upon one person fighting the good fight. We all need to fight the good fight though.

It is a dream that I have that we can becoming willing to look at the successful structures of some of the established religions and begin such things ourselves without feeling the need to absorb the dogmatic approaches either.

Brightest of Blessings
Mead Muse

http://meadmuse.wordpress.com/

Colli Iaith – Elin Fflur O’r Albwm Cysgodion, Recordiau Sain. From The ‘Cysgodion’ Album [Shadows] – Sain Records

Lyrics / Geiriau:
Colli iaith a cholli urddas,
Colli awen, colli barddas;
Colli coron aur cymdeithas
Ac yn eu lle cael bratiaith fas.

Colli’r hen alawon persain,
Colli tannau’r delyn gywrain;
Colli’r corau’n diasbedain
Ac yn eu lle cael clebar brain.

Colli crefydd, colli enaid,
Colli ffydd yr hen wroniaid;
Colli popeth glân a thelaid
Ac yn eu lle cael baw a llaid.

Colli tir a cholli tyddyn,
Colli Elan a Thryweryn;
Colli Claerwen a Llanwddyn
A’r wlad i gyd dan ddŵr llyn.

Cael yn ôl o borth marwolaeth
Gân a ffydd a bri yr heniaith;
Cael yn ôl yr hen dreftadaeth
A Chymru’n dechrau ar ei hymdaith.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Losing language and losing dignity,
Losing muse and losing bardism,
Losing the golden crown of society
And in its place a shallow bastard language.

Losing the old sweet-sounding strains,
Losing the harp’s skillful strings,
Losing the resounding choirs
And in its place the clamor of crows.

Losing creed, losing soul
Losing the faith of the old brave people,
osing everything pure and beautiful
And in its place dirt and mud.

Losing land and losing small-holdings,
Losing Elan and Tryweryn*,
Losing Claerwen and Llanwyddyn
And the whole country beneath a lake’s water.

Getting back from the door of death
A song and faith and respect for the old language;
Getting back the old heritage
And Wales begins her own journey.