OCT 2005 APA Newsletter

Editress: Ginger Strivelli


Costumed Brunch Samhain Ladies Day out event report By Terri King

“Well, it is my humble opinion that the Ladies Nite Out
Costumed brunch went off with a bang. 

We all met up at the Outback and then migrated over to
Olive Garden for a fine meal and some good company.

The conversation was lively, quickly taking on a life
of its own. It drifted with ease from lofty subject
matter such as classical literature; and then like a 
runaway roller coaster, it plunged into the murky
depths of Japanese Porn. talk about versatile!

In attendance were, Ginger, Joy, Teleri, (insert
name), I'm sorry Ginger I can't remember the girls
name who came in the fairy costume!!!! Shame on me!
And Terri. 

Most of the other guests at the restaurant gave us
some quizzical looks, but for the most part, there
were no unpleasantries to mention. The only unusual
moment came with the waiter nearly snapped his neck in
two trying to decide whether or not he actually did
hear the word "DOMINATRIX" coming from the vicinity of
our table.

We all learned a lot more about some of our mothers
than we probably needed to, but it did provide for
several hearty laughs and a light hearted atmosphere.

The afternoon stretched on for a few hours, although
no one seemed to notice or mind the time, and of
course there was tiramisu, and lattes galore.

Hopefully we can recreate this experience on our next
outings and perhaps some of our sorely missed
compadres' who could not attend will be able to come
next time.







From Our Book OF Shadows:


Send Negativity Back Spell
(Submitted by  Cris'ma)

What you need:
mirror that can be propped up (I actually use one of
those covergirl foundation compacts with the
foundation cleared out-this way one has the mirror AND
a place to put a candle)

1 black spell candle
1 white spell candle

optional are directional candles, white string,
incense
if you wish, you may inscribe the name of the person
sending the negativity, or the type of negativity
itself on the black candle.
*If you use the directional candles and string, place
candles in their corners and make a circle with the
string, surrounding the area where the spell will be
going on.

prop the mirror so that it is facing the direction
from which the negative energy or negative thoughts
are coming. 

place the white candle in a holder that can be placed
higher than the black candle and mirror, make sure it
is not reflected in the mirror, preferably it should
be above and behind the black candle.

place the black candle in front of the mirror, from
this point on, DO NOT allow yourself or anyone in your
home, including pets, to be reflected in the mirror
(until after the spell is finished).

Light your candles, black one last but immediately
after the white so that the white candle burns as long
as the black. While lighting, think on the negativity
and about sending it back to the person who is sending
it to you.

Leave the room if possible and let the candles burn
out. If you can not leave the room, make sure you are
never reflected in the mirror while the black candle
is burning. After the spell is done (candles are
burned out), take the candles-if there is anything
left of them- and string if you use it, wrap them in
white paper or white cotton or linen cloth and dispose
of them, preferrably by burying them.



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A spell for the dead: a time for remembrance
(What we call death is but an existence in the cycle
of brith and
rebrith)
You will need: a black candle,pentagram,salt(
represents the salt of
the earth),bread (bread of life)cast your circle.

Goddess, I ask for your blessings,

"Lift the veil for me that I may greet my ancestors,
Friends and Family who have gone ahead into your
realms,
Let only those who wish me well enter within this
circle."

Touch the plate of bread and salt 
"Welcome to all ancestors who wish me well."

Take a piece of the bread dipped into the salt and eat
it

Light the black candle and think of those who have
died,
"This is the time of remembrance of all those who have
gone into the
realm of the Dark
The thin veil has been lifted.
My ancestors have come to this feast of the Dead, I
thank them for
their presence and words of comfort."

"Let there be no fear in me
Here is the secret symbol of life in death and death
in life"

When you feel you have finished thinking of the dead
or the special
ones you have in mind then cut the circle and bless
the goddess.Any
bread lelt over should be placed outside or buried.



here is an offering about sacred spaces from another
posting group. Use as you like:

Once you have been in and around an old, special place
that has its own
particular strength and vitality and that appeals to
you greatly, try
the following exercise to draw power and presence
within yourself. 
Breathe in ten times slowly saying:

I draw from all about myself
From this old and powerful place
May the Lord and the Lady be with me
So that only the good and the beautiful
May be with me.

Inhaling deeply, imagine that you are drawing in a
strength and a power
that has been accumulating in this place for decades
or even centuries,
pulling it in through every pore in your body and
holding it there. Feel
yourself immersed in the past. Feel great strength
building within
every part of your body, renewing and regenerating 
your body. Then hold
the feeling of strength, wonder, and the feeling of
the past within you
as you say, in these or similar words:

I now look through space and through time,
Seeing and feeling and knowing
The times of the past, the people,
Their words, and their feelings
All the more clearly.

Breathe out ten times, imagining very clearly that you
are leaving the
past
and letting it go from within you, but that the
strength you have drawn
within yourself is staying, and will always be with
you. Imagine that
you are exhaling this power out through every pore in
your body, and
sending it back into the old, unique place in which
you stand. When you
feel that you have given back all the power, say in
these words or in
similar ones:

My questing is now done.
I have drawn the power of time,
And have become far stronger thereby.
I ask the blessings of the Lady and the Lord,
And give them thanks.
Blessed Be!

Leave quietly and in your own time.
(by Ed Fitch, posted with author's permission as submitted 
to us By Phoebe Keys )

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Sacred Sites Section-
The land beyond boredom...
quotes upon that magical place by Lord Byron

And yet a little tumult, now and then, is an agreeable 
quickener of sensation; 
such as a revolution, a battle, or an adventure 
of any lively description. 
Lord Byron
--
Society is now one polished horde, 
formed of two mighty tries, 
the Bores and Bored. 
Lord Byron

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