Mafdet

Unlike the other deities discussed in this chapter, Mafdet (or Maftet) was not based on lion or domestic cat imagery. As to exactly what animal she was there is some confusion, but she was certainly feline. Different sources claim she was a cheetah, a lynx or a leopard. Her name means 'runner', which seems to favour the idea she was a cheetah, but she is most popularly regarded as a lynx. Mafdet was certainly a ferocious goddess, as were most of the feline deities. In the Pyramid Texts, she is described as killing a serpent with her claws. The mere touch of her claws was apparently lethal to snakes. She reputedly leapt upon the necks of serpents and was also famous for slaying scorpions. In one instance, she is described as having braided hair, which could symbolise the bodies of scorpions and snakes that she killed.

There is little doubt that Mafdet is a very ancient goddess, predating both Bast and Sekhmet. The details of her worship have mostly been lost, although a representation of her does appear on a vase that was found at a royal tomb in Abydos, which dates from between 2950-2800 BC. It's likely that she is of African origin.

Mafdet is mentioned twice in the Book of the Dead. In one chapter she is reported as cutting off the head of a serpent, while in another, she is called upon to prevent the deceased from being bitten by snakes in the underworld. The following is taken from E A Budge's version of Chapter Twenty-Four:

'Oh Serpent! I am the flame which shineth upon the Opener of hundreds of thousands of years, and the standard of the god Tenpu, the standard of young plants and flowers. Depart ye from me, for I am the divine Mafdet.'

It seems that Mafdet can be either male or female, being referred to in different places as a lynx goddess or a lynx god. In our own group's encounters with this deity, he has so far manifested in our visualisations as male, a guide through the realm of shadows, an opener of the way. We have yet to ascertain whether this interpretation bears any true resemblance to original Egyptian belief.

According to 'The Witch's Goddess' by Janet and Stuart Farrar, Mafdet's titles are 'Lady of the Castle of Life' and 'Slayer of Serpents'. Regarding the former title, as far as we're aware, castles were not a common feature of the Egyptian landscape. Perhaps this title would be better interpreted as 'Lady of the Palace of Life', or 'Lady of the House of Life'
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Nobody is to love

When you love, you have to become nobody. If you remain somebody, then love never happens. When you love a person – even for a single moment love happens and flows between two persons – there are two nothingnesses, not two persons. If you have ever had any experience of love, you can understand.

Two lovers sitting by each other’s side, or two nothingnesses sitting together – only then the meeting is possible because barriers are broken, boundaries thrown away. The energy can move from here to there; there is no hindrance. And only in such a moment of deep love is orgasm possible.

When two lovers are making love, and if they are both no-selves, nothingnesses, then orgasm happens. Then their body energy, their whole being, loses all identity; they are no more themselves – they have fallen into the abyss. But this can happen only for a moment: again they regain, again they start clinging. That’s why people become afraid in love also.

In deep love people are afraid of becoming mad, or going to die – of what will happen. The abyss opens its mouth, the whole existence yawns, and you are suddenly there and you can fall into it. One becomes scared of love, then people remain satisfied with sex and they call their sex ”love.”
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Windows

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood.

The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. "That laundry is not very clean; she doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap."

Her husband looks on, remaining silent. Every time her neighbor hangs her wash to dry, the young woman makes the same comments.

A month later, the woman is surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and says to her husband: "Look, she's finally learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this? "

The husband replies, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows." And so it is with life... What we see when watching others depends on the clarity of the window through which we look

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Four Ingredients

The Gypsies say that the power of magick lies in four simple ingredients.

The first of these is the DESIRE/NEED of the practitioner. The stronger your DESIRE for something to happen and the stronger your need for a thing, then the stronger is the power that you generate towards that goal.

We can say, then, that the first ingredient (indeed, the first necessity) for successful magick is WILL . Along with the will for something to happen must go a certain amount of CONCENTRATION , the second ingredient.

It is no good doing anything, least of all magick, in a halfhearted manner. You must CONCENTRATION on what you are doing so that you can put that necessary will power into it.

There is no magick wand as described in children's fairy tales. There is no way you can wave a wand or utter a chant or spell, and FLASH! the thing is done. No; even magick takes time. Some spells can have effect within 24 hours, but most take longer. Some can take weeks, months, or even more.

So the third ingredient is PATIENCE . Do the work with the necessary will power, give it the required concentration; then be content to sit back and wait for it to have an effect... and it will take effect.

The final ingredient is simply SECRECY . Gypsies don't announce when they are doing magick, nor what exactly they are doing. They do it quietly, within the privacy of their vardos. So you, too, should keep secret what you are doing. By running around telling - perhaps bragging to - your friends, you are only weakening the power of what you have done.
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feeling The LIFE FORCE

This is a basic energy exercise that was taught to me many years ago. It very effective and will help with you trying to make a psi ball.

STEP ONE

Relax

STEP TWO

Raise your hands in front of you just below eye level palms facing each other about a foot apart.

STEP THREE

Slowly push your hands towards each other about 6 inches apart and then stretch them apart back at where they were and repeat

STEP FOUR

Keep repeating till you feel a pressure. When you bring your palms together you should feel a resistance.

CONGRATZ once you pass step four. I usually do this for about five minutes a day. To allow my energy to follow as well as grounding.

Reiki Introduction

For me Reiki is both a personal experience as well as an experience that expands to others. Everyone can learn reiki it is whether we accept ourselves and the life force with in us and around us.

People will experiment and experience different ways of healing than myself. Some people learn to heal the same way as other learn to heal other ways. Some people use tools for healing as other use there own life force.

This is a devotional practice in my perspective though some people practice this maybe once. The more you practice the better you will be. Please make sure before trying reiki or working with your life force to understand the basics. The basics I speak of are of Grounding, Chakras, Meditation, Tools- Crystals, Wands, Etc.

Reiki can be defined as a board term for Universal Energy. Reiki in many text has been describe as "Less is More."

I personally have not gotten a single degree but have done studies and spiritual practices. And this is how I learned to heal. If you do find yourself lucky enough to have a reiki school or live teacher that is clarified to teach you and give you degrees your first degree will Be first all the way to third.

Why did I want to learn Reiki?

I did not want to learn it at first. I joined a coven on this site. My First coven. Healers of Light. Which is where I learned how to heal and other things. Was I taught it at first no. I actual felt the energy of someone healing me and I learned to mimic that. It is strange to explain but I learn from someone actually doing it to me. I study reiki in later years to become a better healer. I am no Third degree but Hope I can heal as well as they do.

I want to be a healer because i like helping others. Some people learn reiki not for the healing aspect but the spiritual aspect.