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[angelis]

There is
well its 13 but whos counting and it is a pleasure to have you.

[createholly]

I'm laughing at this. It's wonderful. There are things that we all hold true to ourselves. This gives me confidence. I was just thinking that I must be some sort of bad wiccan for not casting a cricle everytime I sat in front of my alter and called power. Or that fact that I had yet to gater an athame, or other tools. I don't say my spells out loud, I let everything flow through me silently. And I respect that some of us are fluffy, the first reason I got into wicca was beacuse I felt something missing, I wanted to change my life, I wanted to be a great powerful girl. Actually I wanted to be Sailor moon. I bought some moon stones, and researched wicca. Sorry to say I wasted the stones throwing them about under a full moon and asking to be turned into a super crime fighting woman(we can all laugh at this later). But after I grew out of sailor moon, wicca still stayed with me, and 9 years later here I am. A wonderful, and still in training witch. I think we can all learn by just being and knowing that we are wonderful sometimes. There's no harm in the way we do things, as the saying goes: it's the thought that counts. Right?

[vermindaspirit]

Wonderful!!!

[lionessoftorment]

I like that very very much! It's true. Tools and such are definitely not everything...

[angelis]

Tools are useful but yourself is the biggest tool. Not only mind,body, and spirit. But just know that in life the tool that can do anything and work. I know I am reapting myself in this post but I got hounded by a 55 grandma that was my fighting teacher and she always told me I was never to rely on your weapon for its just a tool. But the one tool that can be used all the time is yourself.

[darkrockstar]

I believe your mind is the powerful enough to do any spell.
Its just like the saying 'if you put your mind to it you can do anything'

Agree?

[sobek]

to an extent. tools maintain significance. we might believe we can walk on water but when the time comes we need a bridge.

[Goth]

sobek said:

to an extent. tools maintain significance. we might believe we can walk on water but when the time comes we need a bridge.

There might not be a bridge available. In which case we'd have to swim, or wade across ;D

Where there's a will...

We don't need the bridge.

[sobek]

very true, but the bridge can make life just a little bit easier, depends on if you like it the hard way.

[Goth]

I agree ~ to a point. A tool [the bridge] is used only to help you focus on the intent [crossing the river, or another desired magickal intent]. If your will is strong enough, you don't need the bridge...or the tool.

Nobody said magick was easy!

;D

[sobek]

if it were easy it wouldn't be worth doing

<begings to wonder how easy bridge construction is>.

i usually only use tools if im feeling particularly "formal"

[sul]

Yes let this be the Pagan Ten Commandments.
I have all the kit and use none of it now though love it all. However, I've carried out rituals in my mind and I don't remember the lesser 'Days' either. I will say that during my time in a coven I would often get bored with rituals (not all some were truely unforgettable) but the strict protocols and interpretations by some of the Senior members almost turned it into a church based religion. I would try and lighten it a little and bring in a bit of humour but some people just like the sound of their own voice............. if you get my drift?

[mollimizz]

I love it !

[shrine]

Good List Hedge, agree 100%

And Well said Ravenmistmorgan!!!

[muladzh]

I like that. I have such trappings of Ritual as may be needed, but I use my mind and body to manipulate any energy I need to use. I suppose if I needed to blast some moron, having a wand and zapping them with that would look good.