Sprites – Suggested Reading
Posted by Morrighan on January 1, 2000 at 11:53 pm | Last modified: January 1, 2000 11:53 pmMost pagan parents know how hard it is to find relevant, or even at the least, tolerant, books for our children to read. Well, this is your chance to voice your opinion on which books are great for our kids – simply comment here with your suggestions!! (HEY kids, you can do this too!!)
Parents, please note – these titles are jumbled up, and not all are suited for various age groups. Please check them out at Amazon before giving them to your child! Meanwhile, I’ll try to add age ranges as I can…
Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
Dream Warrior Series by D.J. Conway (out of print)
Books published by Serendipity Press
Pookie by Ivy Wallace (ages 0-6)
Pookie Puts The World Right! by Ivy Wallace (ages 0-6)
The Stranger -by Chris Van Allsburg
Whisper From the Woods -by Victoria Worth
Earth, Fire, Water, Air -by Mary Hoffman and Jane Ray
The Book of Goddesses by Kris Waldherr
Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Berger
Moonhorse, by Mary Pope Osborne
On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier
The Widow’s Broom by Chris Van Allsburg
The Earth and I by Frank Asch
The Conjure Woman by William Miller
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky, A message from Chief Seattle
The Rainbabies by Laura Krauss
Old Turtle by Douglas Wood
Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing the Trees by Jim Arnosky
Children of the Forest by Elsa Beskow
Flower Fairies Series by Cicely Mary Barker
Ishtar and Tammuz: A Babylonian Myth of the Seasons by Christopher Moore
Catkin by Antonia Barber
Any of Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books published by Dover
Babushka: Baba Yaga, by Patricia Polacco
Chronicle of the Three Counties -by Caleb Beldragon
The Element Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mind, Body, Spirit & Earth
Alice in Wonderland
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Chronicles of Narnia series
A Wrinkle In Time -by Madeline L’Engle
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by JRR Tolkien
Marion Zimmer Bradley novels
The Sea Priestess, by Dion Fortune
The Once and Future King, by T.H. White
The Amanda B. Gone Series by Onattha Wood
The Spring Equinox
The Autumn Equinox
The Summer Solstice
The Winter Solstice
all by Ellen Jackson
Song of the Lioness Series by Tamora Price
The Immortals series Series by Tamora Price
The Dragon Quartet Series by Majorie Kellogg
The Fortune Teller’s Club by Dottie Enderle
Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marillier
Categories: Sprites Pagan Kids | Comments Off | PermalinkSprites – Good Grades Spell
Posted by Morrighan on at 11:52 pm | Last modified: January 1, 2000 11:52 pmContributor Melisa Upton – Copyright 1999
Light two yellow candles and one green candle.
Stand (or sit) before the candles visualizing your need strongly and say the following when youfeel that you are focused enough:
“Oh Mercury, bestow upon me benevolence and knowledge. Help me to attain my goals and achieve my desires. Aid me to show determination and intelligence in attaining my goal (s). Open my mind to knowledge. As I will it, so mote it be!”
Sit in contemplation for a few moments and then snuff the candles with foil or whatever you have on hand, but don’t blow them out.
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Posted by Morrighan on at 11:50 pm | Last modified: January 1, 2000 11:50 pmContributor Unknown
Materials:
Pink Candle
Good Luck/Friendship Oil
Pink silk Ribbon
White Silk Ribbon
Cast the Circle
Arrange altar
Invoke Goddess and God
You will want to anoint the pink with Good Luck oil all the while thinking of the friends that you want to make. Imagine yourself laughing with them, going out with them. Really see yourself with them. After your candle has been anointed, you may light it. At this point you may call out the things that are important to you in a friend: honesty, trust, open mindedness (important for every Wiccan!), humor, whatever. As you light the candle, see the flame as being the energy that burns betwen any two close friends.
When this is completed, take your two pieces of silk ribbon and weave them together. Simply winding them around each other will do. While you do this, think of bringing that friend closer to you. This binding process is reminiscent of pagan handfasting rituals. You are binding that friend to you, making them loyal to you, a way any good friend should be. You DO NOT want to bind a specific person to you, as that kind of magick is harmful since is harms the other person’s free will.Only bind the idea of the perfect friend to you. Once you have done this, tie the ribbon to the base of your candle as best as you can.
The candle’s light is a beacon to bring friendship to you and another person. When this is done, you may wish to sit and meditate on the spell that you have just cast, sending your energies out to bring that perfect friend to you. When you feel that your spell has been completed, then it has. Let your candle burn all the way out and release your circle, thanking the Goddess and the God.
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