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Chado2423 · 10-09-2007, 08:54 PM

OCT. 9th (any links I give or will give are links that I believe are most accurate views of the faith...)

Todays Wiccan word of the day is

Akasha... sometimes misconstrued to mean Spirit, a more accurate interpretation would be Spirit Force, but it is not the Spirit itself, we are really trying to refer to... basically we are referring to the inward, innament nature of Divinity... the force behind all that is spirit. The word Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning more or less "ether." The Hindus (Hinduism) have five elements. Most Wiccans go along with this veiw. Hence, the pentegram being a symbolic veiw of that belief. Most Wiccans do not believe that Akasha is seperate from matter, but that Akasha is the soul of the matter, the spirit within Nature manifest. I could say this was true of all Wiccans, but it isn't... or is it? The answer to that question isn't a simple answer 'yes' or 'no'. While Wicca is an Earth religion, some would assume that this means Wiccans worhip a material planet. And this is true, right? Well... again it would seem so easy to assume that it is appropiate to think of the elements as real, as a part of us, as foundational. I doubt that any Wiccan would disagree with that notion. But Most Wiccans do not just view the material as seperate from Divinity. Rather the common core belief is that the Universe is both material and spirit, neither seperate from one another. Just as you have a body and soul... so does Spirit have a body and Akasha is the soul of tha spirit, in a manner of speaking. The planets, and the Earth, and all physical forms are specific material respresentations (forms?) of Divinity. Akasha is reffered to as the fifth element in traditional Paganism. It is the spiritual power that permeates the universe. It is the force out of which the other elements form. In Wicca Akasha is commonly accepted as the driving element that the other elements embody. It is the all pervading spiritual ether - the spiritual ether (or Aether); the omnipresent fifth element which embraces the other four- earth, air, fire, and water; and from which they stem. This is the realm of "pattern" or causality, from which the realm the normality and physicality manifests. Some define it as the "other" of the "two worlds" that one walks between when connecting with the force that is beyond the material.

(In the following quotation the term "witch" is slightly misleading.... the word shold be "Wiccans".)

"The five points of the pentagram and pentacle represent Akasha, or Spirit, and teh four Elements, substances that are crucial to all life. In some pentagrams each point is the color of associated with that Element's point. Some witches also veiw the five points as representing the three aspects of the Goddess -- Maiden, Mother, and Crone -- and the two aspects of the God..." -- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wicca and Witchcraft.

Traditionally the color representation of Akasha is either White or Purple. Purple is the color of royalty and white is the color of purity.

Akasha is commonly referred to as the fifth element, the other four being (as many of you already know) Earth, Air, Fire and Water... or some various form therof such as Earth, Wind, Flame, and Ice)... Akasha is the subtle spiritual essence that pervades all of space and time. It is not ether itself, but is an ether-like substance of a spiritual rather than material nature. Essentially, Akasha is to ether what spirit is to physical matter. In ancient writings, such as the Puranas, Akasha is said to operate through sound or vibration. Thus it is identified with the element of Air, and in a spiritual sense with the "breath of god" concept in ancient Hebraic texts. In the book of Genesis of the Bible we read that the "spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters," this is representative of Akasha in action through motion. In Paganism and/or Wicca, Akasha is considered to be an indispensable element of each "magickal" act. This is consistent with the belief that "All is holy..." Even the seemingly unholy aspects of life are forms of the many facets of the Divine. I believe that it is through understanding ALL aspects of Divinity, that we can come to a clear resolution what Spirit really means, but the problem is that we don't commonly seek out the truth.

Akasha emanates the power of spirit to harmonize the four elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Many ancient myths tell of a time when the chaos was brought into harmony by the intervention of spirit. This is the symbolism of the pentagram, the four elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water controlled by spirit, the circle being representative of harmony, and Spirit being the directing force (the upper point on the Wiccan pentacle... or the lower point on an inverted pentacle.) In ancient Roman mythology the four elemental winds were the gods Borus, Eurus, Notus, and Zephyrus. Above them was a higher god, Aeoulus, who kept watch over them.

This will be the first time I introduce a spell to you.... This is one of my favorites and it is also one of the easiest, because you don't need any tools, other than yourself and the Earth. It is simply walking the path of the pentacle. To truly understand the pentacle, many Wiccans walk the path of the pentegram. As you walk toward each point think of different areas of your life. Just reflect. Don't try to change anything, just think about where you are in that area in the present time. When you have finished each point, as you walk the outer circle ask God (Goddess, Great Spirit) to bless each of those areas. And when finished recite "And it is so" or "So mote it be" Amen. Some Wiccans will sing the Element Chant, while moving along this path. And there are also Pagan sites where there are real paths in the shape of the pentagram. Wiccans will typically keep the upper point at the Northern position, as vewing North as the direction for both Earth and Spirit.

Thought for the day... "If we had ancestors that set for the way for us... who are we? We are the ancestors of tommorrow... please choose your decedents history wisely!"

Second thought for the day: "Without inter-faith dialouge, how do you expect to be understood or to understand? Without the understanding comes fear, for we fear most that which we do not understand! How can we find peace and love without giving peace and love?" YouTube - Teach the World to Sing

Again another song... (this is just a taste, but I couldn't find the full version for free... this is verse #1.) This song is not about prostylitization... instead it is a call to the Goddess to join Her people during a Rite or gathering... It is an invocation (see prayer above.)
http://www.harmonytribe.org/chantsSH...our_People.mp3

Earth My Body Chant sheet music for piano or Keyboard.
Pagan Chants
Evoca - EvocaTell Lite -- Earth my body sung.

Blessings Be.

p.s. I would have placed this in the previous post, but I just found it today... The SGT Patrick Dana Stewart Memorial, Fallen Wiccan Hero, U.S. Army As the five pointed star is a symbol to us for Spirit, may Sgt. Patrick Stewarts life and death be a symbol of us to honor each other in love and respect each and every day.

10-09-2007, 08:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chado2423 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 388	OCT. 9th (any links I give or will give are links that I believe are most accurate views of the faith...) Todays Wiccan word of the day is Akasha... sometimes misconstrued to mean Spirit, a more accurate interpretation would be Spirit Force, but it is not the Spirit itself, we are really trying to refer to... basically we are referring to the inward, innament nature of Divinity... the force behind all that is spirit. The word Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning more or less "ether." The Hindus (Hinduism) have five elements. Most Wiccans go along with this veiw. Hence, the pentegram being a symbolic veiw of that belief. Most Wiccans do not believe that Akasha is seperate from matter, but that Akasha is the soul of the matter, the spirit within Nature manifest. I could say this was true of all Wiccans, but it isn't... or is it? The answer to that question isn't a simple answer 'yes' or 'no'. While Wicca is an Earth religion, some would assume that this means Wiccans worhip a material planet. And this is true, right? Well... again it would seem so easy to assume that it is appropiate to think of the elements as real, as a part of us, as foundational. I doubt that any Wiccan would disagree with that notion. But Most Wiccans do not just view the material as seperate from Divinity. Rather the common core belief is that the Universe is both material and spirit, neither seperate from one another. Just as you have a body and soul... so does Spirit have a body and Akasha is the soul of tha spirit, in a manner of speaking. The planets, and the Earth, and all physical forms are specific material respresentations (forms?) of Divinity. Akasha is reffered to as the fifth element in traditional Paganism. It is the spiritual power that permeates the universe. It is the force out of which the other elements form. In Wicca Akasha is commonly accepted as the driving element that the other elements embody. It is the all pervading spiritual ether - the spiritual ether (or Aether); the omnipresent fifth element which embraces the other four- earth, air, fire, and water; and from which they stem. This is the realm of "pattern" or causality, from which the realm the normality and physicality manifests. Some define it as the "other" of the "two worlds" that one walks between when connecting with the force that is beyond the material. (In the following quotation the term "witch" is slightly misleading.... the word shold be "Wiccans".) "The five points of the pentagram and pentacle represent Akasha, or Spirit, and teh four Elements, substances that are crucial to all life. In some pentagrams each point is the color of associated with that Element's point. Some witches also veiw the five points as representing the three aspects of the Goddess -- Maiden, Mother, and Crone -- and the two aspects of the God..." -- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wicca and Witchcraft. Traditionally the color representation of Akasha is either White or Purple. Purple is the color of royalty and white is the color of purity. Akasha is commonly referred to as the fifth element, the other four being (as many of you already know) Earth, Air, Fire and Water... or some various form therof such as Earth, Wind, Flame, and Ice)... Akasha is the subtle spiritual essence that pervades all of space and time. It is not ether itself, but is an ether-like substance of a spiritual rather than material nature. Essentially, Akasha is to ether what spirit is to physical matter. In ancient writings, such as the Puranas, Akasha is said to operate through sound or vibration. Thus it is identified with the element of Air, and in a spiritual sense with the "breath of god" concept in ancient Hebraic texts. In the book of Genesis of the Bible we read that the "spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters," this is representative of Akasha in action through motion. In Paganism and/or Wicca, Akasha is considered to be an indispensable element of each "magickal" act. This is consistent with the belief that "All is holy..." Even the seemingly unholy aspects of life are forms of the many facets of the Divine. I believe that it is through understanding ALL aspects of Divinity, that we can come to a clear resolution what Spirit really means, but the problem is that we don't commonly seek out the truth. Akasha emanates the power of spirit to harmonize the four elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Many ancient myths tell of a time when the chaos was brought into harmony by the intervention of spirit. This is the symbolism of the pentagram, the four elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water controlled by spirit, the circle being representative of harmony, and Spirit being the directing force (the upper point on the Wiccan pentacle... or the lower point on an inverted pentacle.) In ancient Roman mythology the four elemental winds were the gods Borus, Eurus, Notus, and Zephyrus. Above them was a higher god, Aeoulus, who kept watch over them. This will be the first time I introduce a spell to you.... This is one of my favorites and it is also one of the easiest, because you don't need any tools, other than yourself and the Earth. It is simply walking the path of the pentacle. To truly understand the pentacle, many Wiccans walk the path of the pentegram. As you walk toward each point think of different areas of your life. Just reflect. Don't try to change anything, just think about where you are in that area in the present time. When you have finished each point, as you walk the outer circle ask God (Goddess, Great Spirit) to bless each of those areas. And when finished recite "And it is so" or "So mote it be" Amen. Some Wiccans will sing the Element Chant, while moving along this path. And there are also Pagan sites where there are real paths in the shape of the pentagram. Wiccans will typically keep the upper point at the Northern position, as vewing North as the direction for both Earth and Spirit. Thought for the day... "If we had ancestors that set for the way for us... who are we? We are the ancestors of tommorrow... please choose your decedents history wisely!" Second thought for the day: "Without inter-faith dialouge, how do you expect to be understood or to understand? Without the understanding comes fear, for we fear most that which we do not understand! How can we find peace and love without giving peace and love?" YouTube - Teach the World to Sing Again another song... (this is just a taste, but I couldn't find the full version for free... this is verse #1.) This song is not about prostylitization... instead it is a call to the Goddess to join Her people during a Rite or gathering... It is an invocation (see prayer above.) http://www.harmonytribe.org/chantsSH...our_People.mp3 Earth My Body Chant sheet music for piano or Keyboard. Pagan Chants Evoca - EvocaTell Lite -- Earth my body sung. Blessings Be. p.s. I would have placed this in the previous post, but I just found it today... The SGT Patrick Dana Stewart Memorial, Fallen Wiccan Hero, U.S. Army As the five pointed star is a symbol to us for Spirit, may Sgt. Patrick Stewarts life and death be a symbol of us to honor each other in love and respect each and every day. Last edited by Chado2423; 10-10-2007 at 03:14 PM.