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words, language and witchcraft















On dit que les mots ont un pouvoir, la possibilité de changer le monde, et qu'il faut donc en conséquence bien les choisir.
Cela reflète bien une certaine vérité : je pense au discours sur la paix (ex : l'illustre Martin Luther King et son « I have a dream ») ou sur l'équité (Ex: the Charter of Rights and Freedoms), speech that changed the world in their own way. It is logical to say that the choice of a word determines the impact of the entire speech on his listeners. People can master the words, sources of knowledge and opportunity. All this is a fact for many people, and I agree with that.

But where I do not agree with is when people see a powerful magical power to words.

Image borrowed from this blog

I hope not to offend anyone with my theory, which, after all, is personal. If you want to talk, you can always write to me at this email address .

I often read on forums and in theoretical books on magic and paganism, that the choice of words to influence the outcome of the ritual. Sometimes, some claimed to choose a specific language (usually English or Latin) so that the energy of the ritual is in tune to a specific source.

At first, I thought. This idea appealed the literary me.

But the son of my research and my experiences, I realized that this was not so true.

The written materials

We think a lot more now, but once humans used the walls of clay platelets or parchments to write a simple note to the accounts most sacred writings.

Fresco Lascaux

A papyrus of Ancient Egypt

Summériens Agreement between Berbers and on a clay plate

Torah

supports varied considerably from one culture to another, let alone alphabets and languages. People did not pay much attention to words, seeing them as integral to the process of life, such as a natural means to communicate. Several Arab tales and Native North Americans do not they start with "In the days when animals spoke, making a link between nature and language?

It is interesting to note that recent scientific theories are rediscovering the thought that language is not peculiar to man (the zoosemiotics studying whale sounds, vocalizations of birds, the learning sign language in chimpanzees, etc.).


In linguistics

In linguistics at university, I learned that language can be defined by three concepts: the sign (semiotics - the image and / or word), the signifier (phonetics - sounds that mean the word) and signified (semantics-what the word means.)

Thus, this sign has the meaning "bird", "bird" or "pájaro . Yet all three represent the same meaning: the animal winged birds.

can even go further and say that Bird is a term generic containing several other generic terms, such as raptors or ducks. These terms also contain words such as eagle, hawk, mallard, Sarcidiorne humpback, etc..

Here, the final word would indeed Canari (French), which belongs to the term Serin Canary , a class of bird.

Why I say that? To show that the same concept is described differently in different languages, civilizations and eras, and that according to the language, these words are equivalent, with none having more or less valuable than another.


The beginnings of an unresolved debate

Aristotle said that the language derives its raison d'etre of the company, since it allows to exchange needs and passions in the city (organized human society). In fact, language is the effect of its own raison d'etre.

Plato went further by saying that thinking is " dialogue of the soul with itself . The language as such does not think for himself. For humans, it is even both le point de départ de la pensée, mais surtout son instrument.

Chez les Hindous et les Grecs, un débat commença à apparaître : les mots étaient-ils d'origine divine, ou un simple moyen de communication?

Héraclite d'Éphèse distingue la pensée, l'énoncé et la réalité , tous les trois liés par le logos, un principe divin, selon ses dires théoriques.

Opposé à cela, on retrouve Démocrite, pour qui le langage est purement conventionnel.

Those who made the etymology know that words often have a spiritual origin unsuspected.

Mallarme claimed that the origin of grammar was spellbook.


The Bible and its influence

The Holy Bible. What other bouqin could be causing the spread of such a belief?

So, people were using multiple media to convey their ideas and ideals. A rising religion, Christianity, then sought to distinguish themselves from others by using an entirely new medium: the codex.

transportable, easy to use, personified hard to break, the codex was the pinnacle of human technology of our era.

Even today, computers are not as strong.

From the late fourth century The codex was widespread, more popular than ever.

It became the symbol of religious writings of Christianity.

Like any symbol, it was protected and sanctified.

Religious leaders spread the idea that books held human wisdom (an idea opposed the new concept of oral transmission of many pagans), and destroy them was an unpardonable crime.

Unless this book does not reflect the mentality of the Church ...

People are told that all responses were in the book. Ironically, it was forbidden to Catholics to read the Bible, the priests themselves merely breviary. Only in high places were entitled to that privilege.

It was not until the second schism in the church to see the people (Protestant) read and interpreted the Bible.

Catholics were right there until 1964.

Why I am telling all this? To show the historical transformation of the sacralization of words.

The Bible contained sacred words, he thus became a sacred book. And by extension, it has come to associate this idea to all the books, saying they contained words that were themselves sacred as they were in books. You follow me?


magic words

Today, the area relies heavily on witchcraft this biblical belief. This is not an evil, and I have nothing against the influence of Christianity in the esoteric practices.


But I am of the opinion that a word is only one result of his wearing a symbol.
I believe in Darwin's theory, and believes that language is Part of this development process.
There is no divine origin, but a profound spiritual influence behind the words (etymology reveals a lot about it).
We give them the direction we want, whether archytépales, symbolic or common.


This is not the choice of words that will determine the outcome: it is the intention behind these words.
Many people practice with the "inner voice". They do not say a word. However, the results are definitely there.
This, for me, confirms my theory. I am sure to pray or invoke feelings or images are not as effective without the support of words.


I do not think egregores longer respond to the call for a specific language.
I do not think that because Modern witchcraft is practiced mostly in English, it makes English rituals rituals more effective.


I would think that this is a matter of feel and preference. After all, rely on the earth in Finnish has a lot of charm. Put an English word on a concept is practical. Using Japanese characters takes several senses at once. Be fascinated by the unconventional tone of French shows another way, which is very healthy. Speak ancient Greek or Latin is an excellent intellectual exercise. But
reject a language for a matter of energy, in my opinion, it of ignorance, pure and simple.


violence of poetry

past, they said the poets inspired by the divine Muses. Today, research on the unconscious have revealed that the inspiration does not exist, at least not in the Greek sense of the word.
Personally, I prefer to call creativity.
But I think it's an interesting track to follow to understand why we consider both the words as being of heavenly origin.

Specifically, I began to doubt the sanctity of words while reading poetry.
What could be more violent than a poem, where the sentences are cut with an ax, violates the syntax, wrong words, killing the sense that prostitution is white spaces, h urle feelings, denounces secret, turns and denies the moral?

What's more violent? Poetry Is not from the darkest man disguised under a mantle of beauty?
It is not wisdom. It's art, with all that that implies.


Magic uses a lot of poetry. For me, everything is ritual with words related to a certain force, violence in the speech.
The words are all that is most human. As they reflect the depths of man!

No wonder the words have so fascinated the psychoanalysts. Freud said: "it is through language that essentially turns.

This amounts to the notion of meaning: the choice of a word, depending on the language, reflects the unconscious.

If words have power, it's one of us learn about ourselves and the world. One way to take part, in accepting us as we are.

This is not sacred or profane.

is human.

Conclusion
I'm writing.
I appreciate the beauty of language.
I appreciate the wisdom that can bring the books.
But I remain convinced that this is all a matter of human feeling.
After all, my distant American Indian ancestry make me keep my feet on the ground by making me understand that Europeans have the sacred book, the novel then, by losing all credibility in oral culture, a culture that is essential to transmission of values and knowledge ... But not necessarily essential regarding spirituality.

As shown above, the signified and the signifiers of a change too civilized to each other for a language to be worth more than another.
It's the same media, which are all equal, regardless of their use. The reason why the books were considered as sacred comes from a Christian influence that has galvanized the value of his book as well. It is from this moment that we looked like the books support the wisdom of the ancients.
Challenging words - which are the words of God - thereby returning to expose themselves to censorship, a bonfire, or worse, the death penalty.
poets of yesteryear have long propagated the belief of divine inspiration through the Muses (a belief which explained the previously unknown phenomenon of the unconscious, imagination and creativity), characters mythical Greek.
All this has influenced our vision of words and their relationship to the sacred.

I think the disabled who can not speak aloud. Are those left behind into account the spiritual world because of their inability to speak? I doubt it. For me, it still a sign of the importance of the inner voice.


I think the most important of all is to be comfortable with his choices.

that, I leave you with the magic words that parents love to hear from their children: if you please! thank you! I love you!

And on a humorous little video showing the transition from scrolls and codices.
course, there is a reference to the difficulty of adapting to IT.




Sources

* My lecture notes for Linguistics, History of publishing, Literature of Ancient Poetry and Philosophy, I can not reproduce here .
* The evolution of the book: the Codex eBook
* The photo
* Bertil Malmberg History of linguistics
* Language
* Google image (it must be so, for the pictures!).

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(Blogger does not give freedom of speech to "space" - yet that says more than words themselves - every little space is now represented by the symbol " <>.
Not practical, I know, but I do my best with the means at my disposal)


A poem of my own, written under the watchful eye of Goddess.




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Help me find the right balance
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I'm Pagan, by Selena Fox

The text transcribed here is not mine, but an anonymous translator. The original author, Selena Fox, a Wiccan priestess to the many significant writings.
I'm not Wiccan, but I still have great affinity with this tradition, and this text reflects my vision of things.
Whether you agree or disagree with Ms. Fox, these words reflect serenity, harmony and personal with the world waiting to be shared.

Happy reading.

I am pagan, by Selena Fox. Anonymous translator.

I am Pagan. I am a part of the totality of Nature. Rocky, Animals, Plants, Elements and the Stars are my relatives. Other humans are my sisters and my brothers, whatever their races, colors, genders, sexual orientations, ages, nationalities, religions, lifestyles. Planet Earth is my home. I am a part of this large family of Nature, without being the master. I have my own part to play and I seek to discover and fulfill that part the best of my ability. I seek to live in harmony with others in the family of nature, treating them with respect.

I'm Pagan. I celebrate the changing seasons, the progress of the Wheel of the year. I celebrated with songs, dances, feasts, rituals and many other ways. I celebrate every movement of the wheel with personal spiritual practices and participating in community events.

Samhain, commonly known as Halloween is a time spent watching the future and to honor my ancestors and other loved ones who are in the spiritual world. I do magic for greater religious freedom for Pagans and all humanity. I celebrate New Year's spiritual wiccan and Celtic.

Yule, the winter solstice is a celebration of peace and a celebration of the rise in the sunlight. I honor the new sun shining child, burning the Yule log in a sacred fire. I honor the Great Goddess in her many aspects of the God Father and mother in the shape of Santa Claus in his old viel God, Father Time and the Holy King. I decorate my house with lights and with holly, ivy, mistletoe, evergreen green leaves and other herbs sacred to this season. I chime the new solar year with bells.

In early February, I celebrated Candlemas, known by the ancient Celts as Imbolc name and by the contemporary American like Groundhog Day (Groundhog Day). I focus on spiritual purification and clearing obstacles to prepare for the coming of Spring and new growth. During this festival, I light candles in honor of Brigid and invited him to inspire me in my artistic work and guide me in my healing practice. I give offerings of seeds for birds wild.

At the spring equinox , I welcome the revival of this season and celebrates the return of the green on earth dressing in this color. I honor the Teutonic goddess Ostara and spirit of the rabbit, her husband. I color eggs with friends and make new choices for new growth.

Beltane in early May is a festival of fertility and pleasure. I dress in bright colors and wears a garland of flowers in my hair. I accomplish May dance and bless the gardens and the creation of projects. I jumped over the Beltane fire for luck. I flowered the Sacred Shrine of the Goddess Bast cat and other sacred sites.

Time summer solstice, also known as Midsummer and Litha is a time of great gathering when I greet old friends and meeting new ones. I dance with them around a sacred fire to the magical rhythms of the drums. I honor my tribe and spiritual community. I celebrate Pagan culture. Add stones to the sacred shrine in the land of the circle en faisant des prières pour le bien-être et l'harmonie planétaire.

Lorsque août arrive, je célèbre Lammas (1° août), connu aussi sous le nom de Lughnasadh. Durant cette fête, j'honore le sommet de l'été et la prospérité. Je remercie non seulement pour les plantes cultivées et sauvages ainsi que pour les bénédictions qui commencent à se réaliser, mais je prie aussi pour la poursuite de l'abondance. Je rompt et mange le pain avec d'autres dans le rituel et je fais des offrandes d'herbe et de pain aux Déesses et aux Dieux de l'agriculture.

L ' autumnal equinox, which some called Mabon is a time of thanksgiving for all the crops harvested during my time of growth. I am grateful for the food that I received the gardens and fields and for others blessings that happened to me. Offered to Mother Earth the best fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts and other food as I could muster.

And Samhain, the Wheel of the year yet again.

I am Pagan. Also I honor the seasons of life in my own life, the beginnings, growth, production, harvesting, completions and the resumption of any cycle. Life is a circle that includes many cycles. With every end comes a new beginning. In death, there is the promise of rebirth.

I am Pagan. I see the cycles of change and renewal not only in my own life, but in my heritage. I see my life as a circle that is connected with the circle of my life ancestors. They are a part of me and my life. The ancient wisdom of the rebirth of nature, and renewal is embodied in the arms of two of my clan's ancestors. Germans of my ancestors in the lineage of my mother I find the totem of the heron, a family emblem signifying perseverance and renewal after the difficulties. Of my Celtic ancestors of my paternal line, I find the symbol in the arms of an oak carved on which germinate and grow new branches from its roots. It is included in a circle with the motto, "Itenun Viriscit", meaning "growing green again." These symbols and motto to me remember not only my own and the renewal of nature, but the revival of pagan philosophy on this planet that is part of the work of my life as a pagan priestess.

I am Pagan. The change of intentional consciousness, Magic, is a part of my spirituality. For every problem there is at least one solution and a growth opportunity. I create my own reality with my thoughts, feelings and actions. All I can always come back to me rejected. I try to follow the Wiccan Rule: "Do not harm and do what you want. "When I do magic in the ritual, before creating and directing the energy, I always try to have a bigger picture in which my needs are only part. I try to work for the good of all as well as mine. When problems come to me, I seek to understand their cause and their messages, which become part of the solution. By doing healing work, I try to speak to the spiritual causes in underlying disease, rather than to focus only on symptom relief.

I am Pagan . I perform the magic of the moon to help and heal others, myself and the planet. The Triple Goddess of the Moon will guide me. I enable the creation and growth during the beginnings of the moon energizes protests during the full moon and rejects the obstacles during the decay and the moon. I am taking part in the rituals of new and full moons and I am aware that my Circles are part of the larger web of circles that exist at the moment around the planet earth.

I am Pagan. I am a Pantheist, recognizing that the divine is everywhere and in everything. I honor the divine that is in the oak forest in the garden herbs in the wild birds singing in the trees, the rocks of the hill, in myself and yes, even in the "things" such as my car , cameras and computers. I understand that everything has a physical body also has a spiritual body. The physical and spiritual are deeply intertwined, are separate in this world of form. I honor the union between creator and creation.

I am Pagan. I know that Divinity has many facets and I experience this in the variety of goddesses, gods and other spiritual forms. I honor the Divine as single unit of anything. My personal encounters with the Goddesses and the pagan gods and other divine forms have transformed and enriched my life. Hecate appeared to me in a death to teach me the liberation and rebirth. Young child, Artemis came in me and helped me to avoid an alleged rapist. Selena, goddess of the full moon gave me visions and my name. Sacred sun gives me energy. Yemaya, goddess of the ocean cleanses me and renews me. I heard Pan playing his flute in the woods. Dionysus awakens in me the joys spontaneity and ecstatic bliss. He taught me the mysteries of androgyny. I experienced the union of Goddess and God while I made love with my friend in the garden. Bast has helped me deepen my relationship with my cats. Cernunnos appeared to me in the forest as a deer. Isis spoke to me in flashes of light in the depths of the night and the flow of energy through my hands during care. Saturn gave me lessons on discipline, time and organic agriculture. The Lady of freedom protects me while I work for religious freedom for Wiccans and other pagans. Mother Earth guide my work on this part of world. I experience the Divine as the form of animal totems, allies of plants, like other forms in my dreams, in my travels and in my inner vision quests, alone in nature.

I am Pagan. My spiritual practices include understanding and self-acceptance instead of self-rejection. I share my views with others when I feel this is fair, but I'm not proselytizing, claiming for example that my way is the only true and right path for everyone. There are many sentiers qui conduisent en haut de la montagne spirituelle et non un seul.

Je suis Païenne . Mon adoration prend la forme de communion divine avec la nature. Comme faisant partie de mon adoration, j'ai fondé et préservé un espace sacré de la nature, le Sanctuaire du cercle (Circle Sanctuary). Je fais des rituels en des endroits spéciaux, tels que dans le cercle de Pierres ; sur le haut de la roche de l'esprit au-dessus des vallées ; dans le cercle magique du jardin ; sur les sanctuaires extérieurs ; dans le Temple intérieur de l'habitation et dans les abris sous roches antiques qui hébergeaient the elders who lived on these lands, there are thousands of Earth years. I also do rituals elsewhere, both inside and outside. My worship and my rites can be done anywhere, since my sacred circle is portable. Wherever I am, I can construct a circle around a sacred sphere with seven invocations: four directions, one for the Cosmos, one for land and a center for spiritual integration.

I'm Pagan. I travel in the inner worlds of dreams, meditations and rituals. J'emploie des outils sacrés destinés à m'aider dans mon voyage et mes actes de magie. Ils comprennent des chaudrons, des cristaux, des bougies, des encensoirs, des calices d'eau, des pentacles, du sel, des coupes de terre, des plumes, des cloches, des balais, des clochettes, des tambours, des baguettes, des bâtons, des lames, des miroirs et une variété d'outils de divination, incluant les Tarot, le Yi-Ching et les runes. Je vole avec ma conscience à travers l'espace et le temps. J'explore d'autres dimensions et alors je reviens avec des signes, la connaissance et le pouvoir. Je vais entre les mondes pour guérir, croître et transformer. La perception psychique, intuitive est une partie naturelle et non surnaturelle, de ma vie quotidienne.

Je suis Païenne. Je m'harmonise avec les quatre éléments de la nature, la Terre, l'Air, le Feu, l'Eau et le cinquième élément l'Esprit, qui est la force spirituelle qui les relie tous. Je vois ces éléments dans la nature, la Terre dans le sol et les rochers ; l'air dans les vents et l'atmosphère ; le Feu dans l'éclair, le feu et électricité ; l'eau dans les cascades, les fleuves, les océans, les pluies et toutes les formes liquides de la planète ; l'Esprit comme l'Unité divine. Je vois aussi Elements such as aspects of Self. My physiology and my physical body is my earth, my intellect and my thoughts are my air, my will and my actions are my light and my emotions and feelings are my water and my inner self, my soul and my spirit. I try to keep healthy and to balance all these parts of Self. I work to restore the balance of elements in the environment.

I'm Pagan. I hear the cry of Mother Earth who is upset by the damage being done to the environment by humankind. I am appalled by the pollution of air, land, water and the play of domination that nations play with fire nuclear missiles and other weapons of mass destruction. I am also concerned with the spiritual pollution of the planet, selfishness, hatred, greed and power, addiction, violence and despair. While I see these problems, I feel at the same time the purification and proper care of the planet earth. I know I can help my ladder to reach the Planet greater balance by seeking harmony in my own life, being a catalyst to restore the balance in the lives of other individuals and working for a better environment. I know that my attitudes and my way of life can make a difference. I try to be a channel for healing and balance. I make environmental responsibility a part of my personal life. I try to live in harmony with other family members of Nature. I am Pagan. The natural spirituality is my religion and the foundation of my life. Nature is my spiritual teacher and my holy book. I am a part of nature and it is a part of me. My understanding of the inner mysteries of nature grows as I journey on this spiritual path.