Articles written by Volute and others in the community.
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 You read and hear these comments all the time: Light a candle for me... Light a candle for this spell... Light a candle at each of the circle corners... But what does all this candle consumption do to us? What does it do to our environment? We have asked ourselves these questions many times over the years, and here are the research results.
Fire rituals are as old as fire, and candle burning is a beautiful continuation of this tradition. Most Pagans have no desire to quit burning candles, but at the same time many of us are concerned with the environmental and health impact of candle burning. Although most people are not that concerned about a few candles burned on special occasions, the average Pagan burns large numbers of candles on a regular basis.
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A besom is a broom used by some Witches, especially for Handfasting and Candlemas rites. Because we hope to offer information here that is not readily available elsewhere, we won't go into all the basics about the besom. This article provides you will lesser known trivia about the besom that you might find interesting:
Many of us know about the classic uses of brooms in sympathetic magick. These rites often included riding broomsticks and jumping in the air to "show the crops how high to grow." However, there are many other myths and associations of Witches with brooms.
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Here's a quick note: In the Northern Hemisphere, Quarters are generally called beginning in the North or East and moving clockwise (deosil). For example, North, East, South, then West. Most of the books available about Wicca and Witchcraft use these correspondences.
In the Southern Hemisphere however, these correspondences may vary. Circles are still cast deosil, but to those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, they would seem to be widdershins. (counter-clockwise). The equator is to the North in the Souther Hemisphere, so North is sometimes representative of fire. There are more sites on the links page for Pagans in the Southern Hemisphere.
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As is to be expected in the strong willed Pagan community, there is rarely a consensus on this topic in magickal circles. Generally, the circle is cast and invocations, evocations or convocations are utilized for the elements, Elementals, or Guardians. Usually the practitioner faces the corresponding direction (cardinal point) while invoking. These are some of the more popular invocations and convocations used. Please refer to the quoted source for more information about particular ones that interest you. You can find more information about the quoted sources in the recommended reading list. Only one invocation or convocation is listed here from each source, for the remaining invocations, often the only variance is the element (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) and the direction. (North, South, East, West)
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 This home ritual is designed to cleanse a house of negativity, but it is also designed to create a positive and balanced atmosphere which encourages friendship, prosperity, growth on many levels, success, happiness, peace and protection. If you have some property with your home, planting a tree after this ritual and as part of the house warming celebration is a nice finale. This ritual can be performed by a single individual, a couple, family, coven or group of friends. You can use this ritual in an apartment, house, condo or any other type of home. If this is a new house, you will need electricity (or gas) and water to be turned on before performing this blessing ritual. You may adapt this ritual easily, and it is recommended that you compose your own words of power when required or desired.
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