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| Maybe a time for shaping new ideas with the moon waxing in Aries today, look at “Knowing Thyself” a little deeper; what today can you face about yourself, that maybe you have been avoiding? Is it that your own will, can be your stumbling block?
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Thursday January 19th 2012
The Moon moves across our skies today in the sign of Sagittarius, make sure you flush your body with lots of water today. Wear white for an extra boost and sit back and learn about the beautiful tree resin Myrrh, which is perfect to burn as an offering today on your altar or in your sacred space, have an amazing Thursday.
Adonis, whose historical origins lie in Semitic Myths, was said to have been born of a Myrrh tree.
The myths surrounding Myrrh include it being cast into the fire out of which the legendary phoenix is reborn. The Myrrh has long been considered sacred to Aphrodite.
The dried Resin of the Myrrh tree is collected and, most frequently, burned as an incense.
The scent of Myrrh is well loved and was used in religious ceremonies of the ancients in many cultures. It was so revered that it was written into the myths surrounding the birth of the Christ child.
In burial ceremonies in ancient Egypt, it was used as incense and included herbal mixtures used for embalming the body. Myrrh remains an essential herb in today’s rituals of death and dying. We should also consider Myrrh as capable of providing access to the mysteries of death and rebirth.
Myrrh helps one understand the nature of being spiritually aware. It not only assist in expanding your wisdom, but provides a gentle comfort from the Universe as one mores further into the mysteries. One must always remember the mysteries do not lead to happiness: there are many mysteries of sorrow and of death as there are of joy and of birth.
There are few herbs so useful in working through personal sorrows and tragedies. Myrrh is of unequalled value for those recovering from sexual abuse, whether incestuous or not. Myrrh brings comfort to those who have lost a loved one, whose troubled hearts need the healing strength of understanding the mystery of death. Myrrh will help ease the troubled soul in its grieving. The simplest method of seeking sacred relief is by working with a candle which has been anointed with oil of myrrh. In this way one might bring ease to many who would otherwise shun herbal magick.
Most useful in ritual work, Myrrh helps one perceive the way patterns of energy move throughout the Circle. The mind is more able to see the overlapping patterns created by the ritual choreography and discern the nuances of the magick’s texture and power. A practitioner who uses myrrh in ritual will have a heightened awareness of the energy flow within both worlds. In addition to being used in the ritual incense, Myrrh water may be used in aspurging the Circle and the oil is one of the best for dressing one’s temple candles.
Associated with many deities, a wash may be made ( a myrrh tea) which is superior for consecrating pearls. Although not always recommended for sacred use, a pearl’s magick is enhanced and an aura of protection added when consecrated with myrrh. In the minor arcane, myrrh helps one to understand both the Queen cards and the Three cards of all four suits. In the Major Arcana, myrrh is corresponded with the wheel of fortune card.
Although not widely used in this manner, Myrrh has come into use at two Sabbats among a number of practitioners. At Candlemas / Imbolc in addition to its use as incense, myrrh may be used in the ritual cup. Drinking Myrrh opens one up to the gestation of waxing energy which will continue to grow until it bursts forth at Spring. In this form, one draws more upon the solar energy of Adonis than the more common association with Jupiter. At the Autumn Equinox / Mabon / Vernal Equinox myrrh is sometimes used when working with elemental fire, drawing on its lore and association with the Phoenix.
Myrrh Granular Resin burned on a charcoal tablet, is great for meditation, healing and honouring Isis. Myrrh’s house blessing properties are as follows: creating sacred space, spirituality, magick, meditation, peace, protection and purification.
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