Handfasting - A Marriage Ritual

Handfasting is a term for a wedding ceremony in Neopaganism, especially in Wicca. A traditional wedding custom/ritual older (One of the oldest too) than the 'I Do' vows ceremony. In other words, it reveals more holy and magical presence in this custom.
The marriage vows taken in the handfasting ceremony may be for "a year and a day," "a lifetime", "for all of eternity" or "for as long as love shall last." Its very optional as it also promote a sense of free soul. Nonetheless, it also heavily promote a vows renewal, so as to enhance 'the burning of love' carryon.

Origin of the term

The verb to handfast in the sense of "to formally promise, to make a contract", especially in use of the contract of marriage. The derived handfasting is for a ceremony of engagement or betrothal; recorded in Early Modern English. The term was presumably loaned and used in Middle to Early Modern English for the making of a contract; in direct translation "to strike a bargain by joining hands".

<Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince (The Movie)>

----Snape & The Unbreakable Vow Scene----

Source: Youtube

It depicts a handfasting ritual in a contract term (non-marriage related).

The lines you saw glowing on their hand reflect the ribbon/rope use in the handfasting ritual.

In Simple Term

Handfasting > The blessed marriage rite in which the hands of you and your beloved are wrapped in ribbon as you 'tie the knot'.

 

<Charmed (TV Series)>

----Piper and Leo's Handfasting Marriage Ritual Scene----

Source: Youtube

----A Real Handfasting Marriage Ritual----

Source: Youtube

 

U may try this with your lover!!

And may your love LIVE ON!!!! (^0^)

Halloween

Halloween (every Oct 31st) in translation as A Holy Evening or A Saints' Eve. Most of the western religion have such festive, including the wiccan (they refer it to Samhain)  It is a magical evening that it honour all spiritual beings, especially the dead and the holy beings like angels (Note: it refer to any beings with spiritual energy, e.g. humans, animals, spirit ant etc.). It holds great energy of spiritual energiser aka a great energy recharge opportunity for every creatures in this universe. Below are some Myths and Truth about Halloween.

Myths:

• Halloween is a night of horror.

  

• Hallows sound like shadow and thereby its something scary.

• Tick-or-Treat and the costume dress it meant to scare the evil creature while hidden one identity in the eyes of the evil creature.

 

Truths:

• It being horror is because of the media (movie/TV show) marketing.

  

• The truth is hallows refer to the holy aka saints. It is a day for great magic, a day of miracles, a day of the un-expecting. It holds for positive sense than the negative.

  

• Tick-or-Treat and the costume dress is meant to bring joys and entertainments to all beings. Its a festive day where all beings comes together to celebrate in harmony; no fear, no discrimination, no anger, no differentiation in this day (a day where every creatures are equals). For instance, regardless of a hero or villain costume, there are no different and live in harmony.

  

• Pumpkin Lantern imply a spot of light in the darkness like a star (a symbol of hope in the dark sky); similar to the Chinese pomelo lantern during the Chinese Moon-Cake Festival. Both represent a symbol of beauty, light of hope/prosperity, and the appreciation of the harvests from the earth's greatness. 

 

In other words since Halloween is a Holy Evening, it is a great night to carryout spiritual/fortune-telling/magical related activities. These include rituals, spell-casting or even making a wish/new-year(or month) resolutions. It is also a great day (in blessing terms) to make any major decisions or actions.


Tips on Halloween (^^)

• Timing of Halloween should be 6pm (Oct 31st) to 6am (Nov 1st). ['6' is the start of a neutral timing, in relation to the 'equals' indication in Halloween] 

• Check the moon phases of that day.
• If it is a new moon or full moon phase, you can conduct any wish/ritual/blessing/spell-casting; this phases hold the greatest magical energy compare to the waxing and warning moon. 
• If it is a waxing moon phase, good to have constructive type of wish/ritual/blessing/spell-casting. (e.g. I hope my exam will pass)
• If it is a warning moon phase, good to have de-constructive type of wish/ritual/blessing/spell-casting. (e.g. I hope my exam will not fail)

 

• Participating in the Joys of Trick-or-Treats (with positive moments/mind-set) can bring up your positive energy aka your positive luck too. ['Trick' is meant to have fun moments with everyone, 'Treat' is the same meaning as sharing/giving and thereby good thing in return]

 

• Colors that enhance wish/ritual/blessing/spell-casting - Purple, Black, Gold, Silver or White {these are colors in relation to Mystic, Occult or Holy} It can be in clothing or accessories.

 Do Enjoy Your Halloween Evening!!!!

And May You Have A Blessing Outcomes (^_+)!!!!

 

Myths/Truth: Chinese Ghost Month (Lunar Calendar Seventh Month) + Simple Counter Tactics

In traditional belief, a ghost/spirit/specter/phantom/apparition/spook is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal. The belief in manifestations of the spirits of the dead is widespread, dating back to animism or ancestor worship in pre-literate cultures.

In Chinese context, the seventh month of the lunar calendar is set as a month for the dead (aka many locals translate that it is a month where the dead have their vacation on the human realm). The origin of this context comes from many different Chinese myths stories. In overview, it is a month to respect the dead; similar as the western Halloween festive.

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Myths: During this Chinese Ghost Month, there will be lots of spirit/ghost in the human realm.

Truths: There are no different in quantity of spirit/ghost in the human realm compare to the other month. 

As mention it is a month to pay respect to the dead, especially for those who yet find the light (aka yet to be reincarnate and still wondering in the human realm). Many true spirit whisperers verify that there are no different in quantity of spirit/ghost in the human realm compare to the other month.

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Myths: During this Chinese Ghost Month, the spirit/ghost possess a stronger spiritual strength to attack humans.

Truths: There are no different, the spirit/ghost spiritual strength does not increase/decrease in this month.

During this month, human tends to be afraid (subconsciously) and thereby their spiritual level decrease. Thus they become an easy target for those attacking spirit/ghost; the more afraid you are, the more weaker you will be spiritually. In other words, to easy repeal attack by a spirit/ghost, a person must keep high self-esteem and being respectful towards the dead.

 

Desipte there are no different in spirit/ghost during chinese ghost month (or even Halloween), there are still things to TAKENOTE; by means of human tends to have lower spiritual level (being afraid subconsciously) that become an easy spirit/ghost attacking target during this month.

1》 Minimise going for water activities, water acts as a portal to the spiritual realm.

2》 Minimise going to the nature at night (especially when there are trees and vine plants), plantation at night release more 'Ying' energy (energy that in favour toward the spirit/ghost). Just like carbon dioxide (what plantation release at night) will suffocate human being.

3》 Don't disrespect the dead, revenge exist in both human and spirit/ghost realm.

4》 Don't turn your head unnecessary or even when someone call your name (if do, you should turn your head with your body). When you turn your head, you will lower you spiritual flame (aka spiritual level)

DIY Recovery: Simple Spirit/Ghost Counter Tactics

> If you turned head unnecessary, step your right foot 3 consecutive time to reactivate your spiritual flame (aka spiritual level).

Every humans have 3 faces of flames (humans' spiritual flame aka the Spiritual Threefold Flame), whenever one turned his/her head will lower down his/her faces of flames (aka lower his/her spiritual level). This action is like a lighter, re-lighting a flame.

> As mention, to repeal attack by a spirit/ghost, one must try to have high self-esteem and being respectful towards the dead. In psychology term, being positive (aka high self-esteem) and considerate (respectfully) will help a person live his/her life happily and meaningfully.

 

BE RESPECTFULL, CONSIDERATE & POSITIVE!!!!

(^^)

2014 Overview Forecast**

 

This year is "A year of Fervour".

A Year where many people will conduct proactive motions towards their life and goals. You may tends to see people behave in motivation and energetically. The unstable and chaotic emotion that exist in the past year will continue to be present till 2016 but this year they are more in motivation than in negativity. In other words, the economy will slowly come back up; people this year will tends to be more positive and proactive towards matters and issues surrounding them.

  The midst of 'CHANGE'

The year of change is from 2011 to 2016 and thus, this year are no exception. Hence, lucky color for this year is RED, ORANGE with BLACK; by means of red and orange bring the positivity of changes while black ensure that the changes does not goes overboard.  

**(Note: Zodiac Rats that suitable to go for red as they being as the water element.)

<<2014 Astrology: Dates to take notes>> 

During all this dates, the one recommendation that I will give is to be patient, wise and do more good deeds; and thereby nothing too bad will happen.

1. Mercury Retrograde (all horoscope will be affected)

• Being blur/careless in this period 
• Machinery will be disrupted 
• Wrong decision and judgment will be make 
• Get emotionally sad easily (Especially for past matters)

Dates: 
(7th Feb - 1st Mar)  
(8th Jun - 2nd Jul)
(5th Oct - 26th Oct) 

2. Mars Retrograde 

(Libra, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn will be affected)

• Gets angry easily in this period 
• Conflicts tends to pick up
• Minor injuries/accident will occurs
• Low in productivity

Dates: 
(21st Mar - 21st May)  

3. Jupiter Retrograde

(Libra, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn will be affected)

• Gets angry easily in this period 
• Conflicts tends to pick up
• Loses cause by being too optimistic

Dates: 

(1st Jan - 8th May)  

4. Saturn Retrograde

(Scorpio, Leo, Tarsus, Aquarius will be affected)

• Higher sense of responsibility 
• Stress/negativity being magnify
• More challenges encountered

Dates: 
(3rd Mar - 20th Jul)  

 

May U have a Great YEAR ahead !!!!

 

2014 Chinese Zodiac Fortune Forecast

1st: Pig- Its yours most luckiest year among the 12 year of zodiac movement. You can do what ever you want this year but not too over, if not what comes around goes around in the years ahead.

2nd: Dog- Good prospect in career and fortune but still need to take care of your health and love/family life. If not you be unbalance in your work-life(Too stress up in other words). Lastly beware of being too aggressive too as it will blind your sight for opportunity ahead.

3rd: Sheep- This year is a prosperity year for you; many helping hands will come to support you this year. The thing to beware of is your health. Hence, don't be too positive and take it for granted. So try to be alert of your health issue at all time or else your prosperity will become a series of unfortunate event. Carrying luck charms will help.

4th: Tiger- It is a year of independent for you. Opportunity is assure, provided that all you decision you made are from your own self-caution and not from other people comments. This year you will receive a lot of suggest that will blind your sight of focus, thus stay focus independently is the key this year. 

5th: Snake- What you hope will come true, especially for males. However, for female may felt a bit down this year, thus, stay positive and hard-work will still assure you great prospect this year. Changing habit/environment/arrangement will be great for all snake prosperity this year.

6th: Monkey- Its a year of 'no pain no gain', Hence work-hard is needed to reach your goals. This year you may also get hot-tempered, thus try to stay cool or else it will affect your hard-work (or accident will occur).

7th: Dragon- Poor in health this year but the rest seem fine and positive. Lots of help will be given to you this year, hence don't be to aggressive toward people this year and take great care of yourself or else your health will affect the other aspect of your life.

8th: Rooster- Good prospect in general that you tend to be light-headed in spending. Hence, cut down on your expenses and you will have a smoother year ahead.

9th: Rabbit- This year you may meet someone good for you (aka a helping hand to support you). However, you need be more realistic and not overboard this year, if not all opportunity found will become obstacles/challenges ahead.

10th: Horse- Don't be too aggressive but more cautious this year as hot-temper will blind your sight and true emotion. If it is not handling well, not unpleasant accident will occur. Be wise and low-profile is the key for you this year.

11th: Ox- Avoid fight with others, this year is a year of endurance for you. If you can do it, prosperity is assured. Lastly, avoid doing anything devious as this year 'karma' will be right on your door step whenever you want to do something bad. Hence, good deeds will safe guard you this year.

12th: Rat- You may get angry easily and downfall in financial term too. Thus, do more charity to assure peace for this year. Don't expect a great year coming, so just be positive on what you have now; aka this year is the year of low profile, keep your temper down, work-hard and don't expect much (2015 will be better).

2014 Horoscope Forecast Ranking

1st: Leo- This year, its great career prosperity bring up its overall luck for this 2014, especially after the month of July. If you are looking for a change in career, it be a good opportunity after July this year. Many helping hand will be given to Leo this year that its romance n financial prospect sure be prosperous. Hence, Its the luckiest this year for Leo that with such a great prosperity, Leo have to utilize its luck with great curious or else in romance, love-triangle will occur easily; in finance, they will over spend as they may regard earnings being too easy.

2nd: Cancer- This year they will encounter a great amount of stress but still its luck is ranked the 2nd this 2014. As with everything seem chaotic and busy for cancer this year, its fruity result and hard work pays off greatly. Great luck prospect, especially the 1st half of the year. Hence, this year is a fruity and busy year for cancer that they have to learn to be patient and relax themselves or else they will fail to find the right opportunity and caught in the means of chaotic.

3rd: Pisces- This year they are ranked the 3rd for the reason that they will experience great romance and career prosperity this 2014; by means of dream may comes true (Provided that the Pisces have a consistent and clear goals for themselves to achieve). However, in financial terms, Pisces may exercise tough and incautious decision this 2014. In conclusion, if you being too careless and too ego on your dreams this year, you may lose it all too; on the other hand, if you are wise in your tactics, dreams will comes true easily.

4th & 5th (Average)

Capricorn & Aquarius - Stable/average prospect in all respect. However, this year is a year of changes for both of them. Hence, such stable/average prospect may still have room to prosper or decline; by means of if you take thing for granted or being to aggressive, everything will become unstable and even it may goes to the worst situation and vice verse. In other words, being low profile will help but if not proactive, you may lose out.

6th: Sagittarius- 1st half of the year, you may experience loses in all respect; by means of experience business downfall, romance conflict and etc. But if you can stay positive, great prosperity will comes at the 2nd of half of the year. Hence, don't be aggressive, be patient and take thing slowly. If not all greatness will passes you when you are not notice.

7th: Virgo- Many helping hands will comes in to support Virgo this year. Great team work for the 1st half of the year and great partnership for the second half of the year. In other words, this year will be a year for Virgo to exercise relationship and interaction with others (aka learn to be wise with people surrounding). If everything does well, great prospect in this year is assured. As for romance, Virgo beware of being too mercy towards its partner or else you will be bully and lose your own balance in life.

8th & 9th (Below Average)
Scorpio & Gemini - Lots of stress and changes will be experience(in all respect) this year that you may felt a sense of lost. Hence, try to maintain a work-life balance or take some relax time if possible to stable your mind and in return a prospect year ahead. If not it will be a difficult year for you to endure. Hence, think positive and everything will go just nicely or even better than you thought.

10th: Tarsus- This year is a year of reconstruction for the better. As mention in the previous year, Tarsus is under-going a 10 year long of good prosperity; hence this year, it still seem good for Tarsus but they still have to go through reconstruction as to re-energies them (too prevent them being too lazy). This will happen at the 1st half of the year where they will felt uneasy, stress, and lots negative emotional impact with all the changes coming ahead. Hence, think positive, be patient and don't be over proud/aggressive on situations or else you may fail to experience the good prospect coming after that. 

11th: Aries- Lots of changes will happen this year, mainly career and financial challenges coming ahead that makes social skill being important for you this year. 1st half of the year is more of hard work that will pay off at the 2nd half of the year. in other words, 2nd half is a great prospect(especially in career and financial-life) for all the hard-work done in the beginning. However, if you being sluggish in the beginning, all great prospect in the 2nd half will be reduce by 60%. Then for romance, nothing too great but will have fate to attract your Mr/Mrs. Right. Hence, try to keep your temper down, work hard and don't be aggressive; if not you will scare off your good luck.

12th: Libra-  Many helping hands will comes in to support Libra this year, especially in oversea. With all changes happing this year, you may lose your coolness and wisdom. Hence, beware of being too hot-headed this year, especially the 1st half of the year. Great prospect will comes slowly starting from the 2nd half of this year to the following year. Hence this year, try to be wise/cautions in all your actions, keep a low profile and don't expect too much.

Karma

Karma is a comprehensive principle that generally means principle of causality, in terms of actions, works or deeds of an individual influence the future of that individual or personnel who have a close link with that individual.

In the modern context, many have misinterpreted its meanings.
Myths: Karma is all about retribution (A person does good deeds, good things will happen in return to him/herself).

Truths: Karma is a complex cycle that....

1. A deeds that a person does not necessary return to the person who does it. It can be return to someone that person have close relationship with (e.g. Family, Relative, Love Ones and etc.) vice-verse.
   In a common real-life example, a person may experience misery in luck/life due to bad deeds conduct by their parents or Love-Ones.
   
2. Bad deeds can be offset by good deeds (e.g. 1 bad deed can normally offset by 3 good deeds with same level of intensity as the bad deed conducted) vice-verse.
   In a common real-life example, a person may have done many bad deeds but not yet experience any misery as he/she may have done some good deeds (e.g. Charity) in discounting the bad karma that should be occur on him/her.
3. If someone knows that he/she left 1 year to live, doing goods consistently for around 9 months could increase around 1 month more to live in general. The mechanism of this structure tends to follow a compound mathematics formula.
4. It can be a retribution from your past-life.

Importantly in overview, good intent and good deed contribute to good karma and future happiness, while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad karma and future suffering.

Although such theory come with origins in ancient India, it also align to many similar key concept in other religion/occult teaching like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Taoism & etc.

"Karma teaches in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Shintoism and many others Asian religion/occult philosophy, by means of causality effect, ethicization and rebirth retribution"

"Wiccan indicate the three times three theory where one bad deed conducted will result in three misery back to the conductor." 

"Christian expressions similar to karma include reap what one sows (Galatians 6:7), violence begets violence and live by the sword, die by the sword."

"Western Occult (e.g.Hebrew) philosophy mention about what comes around goes around."

"Taoism/Chinese-fortune-tell Philosophy"

Hence, Be Wise In Your Conducts!!!!

(Good Deeds IS the RIGHT THING!!!!)

"好心有好报"

" 说好话，做好事，存好心!!!!"

Horoscope: Compatibility Level

Horoscope Compatibility Scale is much more complex than the Chinese Zodiac Compatibility Scale. For the reason being, the horoscope mechanism structures are more compound and minutiae. Furthermore, in compare with the Chinese Zodiac Compatibility Scale, the Horoscope Compatibility Scale has no 'rivalry' terms but the attachment level between 2 horoscopes interactions.

Anyway, the below Horoscope Compatibility Scale can only be use as a reference guide and not a certain fate between the different Horoscope (As a single person can have up to 12 different Horoscope in his/her Horoscope's chart).

 

Descriptions: 

1(Interesting Bonding)

• Such chemistry bonding that tends to be a great bond in lovers terms, especially when it is fully manifested. You may not see it now but eventually they will either become lovers or close friend; great bonding/communication/interaction between each other. However, like all couple where conflicts are unavoidable; this bonding will have serious conflict too but the way they fights are very identical to how a couple have their conflict. Thus, this bonding is said to be interesting.

2(Great Bonding)

• Such chemistry bonding will be like friends and family where they tends to have common attitudes, habits, interests, and perceptions. In other words, they tends to understand each other or even bond/communicate/interact easily.

3(Good Bonding)

•  They can be close friends or even better than just normal friends. In other words, they tends to bond/communicate/interact well with each other.

4(Decent Bonding)

• They can be friends or even closer friends where they tends to have some common attitudes, habits, interests, and perceptions. In other words, they tends to understand each other or even bond/communicate/interact reasonably.

5(Average)

•  Nothing too great or nothing too bad; not much in common between each other. Thus, no much harm to develop a friendship together.