Merry Meet and may you all find wisdom here!

Merry Meet Again and welcome to my pages! Written with the heart of a priestess of the Goddess trained in some part on the Isle of Avalon many moons ago!! My pagan name is Soleil Dragonflight, where Soleil represents the french word for Sun. I am a Leo and my personal planet is the Sun. Also I spent a year of my life in France when I was much younger and became fluent(ish!!!) in the French language.

This was the beginnings of my Wiccan path as I had found a great book called "The Green Witch" in a little New Age store in London. I read it while in France and so began my path! How life evolved from then on!!!

A few years later after the birth of my daughter, Avalon, I journeyed to the Isle in Our Ancient Land to train as a priestess on a course called "In the Heart of the Goddess". Due to unforseen circumstances I missed the last two Sabbats of the course on the Isle. However I practised my rituals where I was and at Autumn Equinox I journeyed to the Isle in dream with the Ancient Morgens, the holy priestess' of protection of the Isle, and Merlin's dragon. Some experience!!! I was initiated into the Ancient Rites and have kept to my vows to the Goddess ever since. I live in Berkshire in a little village/town called Thatcham. It is otherwise known as Middle Earth as it the origins of the setting for J.R.R Tolkein's stories of Hobbitland.

I have studied at the Magical Circle School online which is based in America but teaches internationally. I became a teacher there for a short while, covering for other teachers while they were away for holidays and on a course I was given to teach after studying it, called "Chromotherapy." This is about the realm of Colour in our magical lives and helps us bring colour into our world! Since leaving the School I have gone on to practice Wicca in my daily life using the knowledge of Candle Magic and Ritual, I learnt from the school. I found their teachings vital to my wiccan path and will always be grateful to all my teachers there and to my teacher and HeadMistress of the School, Colleen for giving me the opportunity to teach.

Nowadays I spend my time practicing magic and writing blogs on all kinds of subjects!! This is my first blog devoted to Wicca so I hope my magical knowledge will improve as I go!!! After all we all grow like a tree as we put down our roots!

Wishing you all many blessings this Yuletide! Peace and goodwill to all mankind! May we all clothe ourselves in compassion! I read this in a teaching of Jesus Christ and at the School I studied Christian Wicca, which involves invoking Saints for your Ritual work. I worked solely with the female Saints however you could equally work with the male Saints if you so wish!
Merry Part and may you return real soon!
Amen, Blessed be!

Sunday, 18 December 2011

Yuletide Blessings!


The Cailleach Bheur
The Ancient and Wise Goddess of Winter
Picture taken from a site named http://cailleach-daw.blogspot.com

Yuletide brings the Blessings of the Cailleach to our Lands. Known as the Ancient One, She brings the winter's heart to the Land. Covering the Land in snow and ice and the biting winds that rip through the Air. Her wisdom is the greatest of all the aspects of the Goddess, as She has known all aspects in Her long life. She can emphasize with Maiden, Mother and Crone alike.

Her heart is strong and Her mind alert. She know not of pain nor hurt. She brings true peace to all She meet, in the country or in the street.

Her animal allies are the Stag, the Raven, the Hare and the Fox. The Stag visits the Cailleach in Her hollow hill at Winter Solstice symbolising the union of man and animal, of God and Goddess and of the Ancients in wise Circle. A fire is lit by the Cailleach in honour of the Winter Solstice with the Yule Log. Traditionally Oak to symbolise the Oak King's return to the world. The Holly King has been in being since Summer Solstice and it now time to hand over the reign to His friend, the Oak King. Another symbol of the Oak King is Mistletoe, a Druid herb of fertility. Please visit http://thewiccalife.blogspot.com for a ritual of Yule which teaches the way of this teaching of holly and mistletoe.

The Raven is a bird of great knowledge and brings protection of the Spirit world. Something the Cailleach would need to learn as Her friends begin to pass on to the Otherworld. They also protect the Sacred Sites, one of which is the Callanish Stones in Scotland aligned to the Winter Solstice sunrise. People gather here still at Yule to celebrate the return of the Sun Lord on Solstice morning at dawn! The birth of the Sun Child is heralded by this great dawn!
This teaching of Yule is an aspect of the Cailleach's Dark Mother aspect. The Dark Mother goes deep within her heart and soul to bring forth the Light of Her child, who brings geat new hope for humanity! This is very much linked to the Bible's tales of Lord Jesus Christ born at this time of year!


The Callanish Stones with a Blackfaced Ram, a totem of the Lord Green Man in his Horned God aspect at Winter Solstice!


This picture was taken from a website by Rowan Pendragon, please find her on Facebook for guidance and magical tips!
The dark Mother as She ventures within at this time of year. In Her slumber of the Eve She dreams a new light of the Sun Child reaching the Earth to bring peace, love and harmony.
Here you can also see the Spirit of the Hare in the Heavens an aspect of the Lord Green Man at Winter Solstice. He brings new Light and hope and shines at dawn with His Sun Child.

Wishing you All peace and Goodwill this season!
May the Cailleach bring blessings of new hope into your lives and may the Lord Green Man renew your strength this wintertime!
Blessed be! 
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