APPALACHIAN PAGAN ALLAINCE NEWSLETTER Oct. 2003
Walter Crane's Four Seasons Painting
APPALACHIAN PAGAN ALLIANCE AUGUST 2003 Newsletter
Editress; Ginger Strivelli
August was a busy month for us all with the witchlings heading
back to school, and all. We kept in touch in the yahoogroups
APA chit chat list as always, and held our usual thrice
monthly cyber-space meetings. Looking forward to planning
our usual Samhain events attending APA rep groups, and
our APA Yule gathering.
FROM OUR BOOK OF SHADOWS:
Twine Twine intertwine,
Let my love be wholley mine,
If your heart be kind and true,
Deeper grow your roses hue
(Incantation from 1910 postcard)
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"It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise,
just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to
imagine it run by a board of Gods. "
Quote by H. L. Mencken
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Harvest Apple cake Recipe Submitted by Ginger Strivelli
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 medium sheep's nose or granny smith apples, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup whole berry homemade cranberry sauce
1-1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup veg. oil 2/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla/1tsp cinnamon, 1/2tsp 'pumpkin pie spice'
1 egg
Top with ice cream, or whipped cream or shredded cheddar cheese.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt butter in heavy
10-inch cast iron pan. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly
over butter. Arrange apple slices in 3 rows in pan.
Spoon cranberry sauce between rows.
2. Mix flour, granulated sugar, and spices in large
bowl. Add oil, milk and vanilla and the egg.
Beat with electric mixer or stir well. . .
Pour over fruit.
3. Bake about 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted
in center of cake comes out clean.
Immediately place heatproof serving plate upside down
onto pan and turn the cake out onto the plate.
Serve warm with whipped cream
or ice cream or shredded cheddar cheese.
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The poem By Don Blanding:
It's more than just an easy word for casual goodbye;
It's gayer than a greeting and it's sadder than a sigh;
It's all the tender messages that words cannot convey;
It's tears unshed and longing for a loved one gone away;
It's welcome to Hawaii and it's lingering farewell;
It's all the dear and silent things that lovers lips can tell;
It's woven into flower leis and old Hawaiian songs;
It's frailer than the spider web and strong as leather thongs;
It's fresh as dew on ginger blooms and older than the moon;
It's in the little lullabys that native mothers croon;
It's said a hundred different ways In sadness and in joy;
Aloha means 'I love you', So I say 'Aloha Oe'.
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Sacred Space Section By Beth Beheler.
Creating sacred space is an important task for Witches/Pagans.
It can be used repeatedly for ritual and spells, storing
power each time, and if you are lucky enough to own land,
you can create a space that may be used for generations!
Of course, if need be, you may re-create your sacred space
each time you use it, and let the energies generated in
workings reside in your tools. Here is one way to
prepare sacred space--first, choose a location that
will not be disturbed and has room for your altar/ritual items.
Using a broom, "sweep" the space vigorously, visualizing
all negativity being swept away. Then smudge the space
with a purifying incense such as sage and cedar. Spend
some time in the area, visualizing its intended uses and
feeling the energies that naturally occur there. Then
if you want permanent items, such as markings for the
Quarters or Circle, place and dedicate them for use
within the sacred space. Set up your altar, and cast a
Circle. Make your first working a dedication of the
space. Then rededicate at each sabbat.
Enjoy your sacred space!
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