HOLY SABBATH 10" Certified Kosher Soy Tapers, Unscented Pair w/ Star of David on Luxury Midori Ribbon for Shabbat Candelighting, Blessing

ט׳ באב תשע"א
Lughnasadh 11

With these candles
We ask of Goddess
The Goddess of our Mothers
of the Earth and of all Living Beings
To grant us good life and health
To all my dear ones
And to the whole world

With these candles
We ask of God
The God of our Fathers
whose Strength and Skill gird us
To grant us good life and health
To all my dear ones
And to the whole world

So mote it be, Amen.

[my rendition of the traditional Sephardic blessing recited before Shabbat ritual candlelighting]

Celebrate an extra special Holy Sabbath Day and give a gift of shalom with these lovely unscented 10" HOLY SABBATH white tapers handcrafted with premium certified kosher soy wax and pure cotton wick. Adorned with a silver pewter Star of David charm hung on luxury soft blue Midori organdy ribbon, these tapers measure approximately 1" diameter at the base.

Use these candles to bring blessing to those you love, into your own life, for peace, harmony, healing, goodwill and bounty.

Comes beautifully packaged.

HANNER NOS POMGRANAD Autumn Sabbat Midnight Pomegranate Square Soy Votives

כ׳ בתמוז תשע"א
Faunus 22

As the cycle of the year turns deeply into Autumn and many of the Earth's creatures begin to migrate, with the season's harvest underway, time for the descent of Goddess into the Underworld comes. The Autumn Harvest Festival Sabbats celebrate this sacred time and provide us with a focused opportunity to give thanks for our blessed abundance, to share our Wisdom, and to secure Divine blessings to sustain us through the winter months.

Celebrate Autumn sabbats, find pleasure in the wonderful smells of the season, and experience the warm magical delight of HANNER NOS POMGRANAD (Midnight Pomegranate in Welsh) with these Old Ways witch-crafted sabbat ritual altar square soy votive candles potently powered with select certified organic botanicals from the Dark Crone's cupboard including Pomegranate Peel, Acorn, Rowan Berry, Apple and more. HANNER NOS POMGRANAD is a deeply exquisite blend of Pomegranate, sparkling Citrus, Dewberry, Anise, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Blackberry, Raspberry, Iris, Jasmine, Cassis, Musk, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Tobacco and Patchouli. An excellent choice for all Harvest spellworkings, these potent votives are each adorned with a deep Garnet Red glass cabochon and Underworld fairy shimmer.

Power up autumn sabbat magical rites with HANNER NOS POMGRANAD.

This listing is for a set of 3 square soy votives.

Each votive measures 2".

Comes beautifully packaged.

HANNER NOS POMGRANAD is also available as a ritual tapered square pillar candle (see separate listing). Matching ritual perfume oil is available in the Potions / Oils / Brew section of this shoppe.

HANNER NOS POMGRANAD Autumn Sabbat Midnight Pomegranate Square Tapered Pillar Soy Candle

כ׳ בתמוז תשע"א
Faunus 22

As the cycle of the year turns deeply into Autumn and many of the Earth's creatures begin to migrate, with the season's harvest underway, time for the descent of Goddess into the Underworld comes. The Autumn Harvest Festival Sabbats celebrate this sacred time and provide us with a focused opportunity to give thanks for our blessed abundance, to share our Wisdom, and to secure Divine blessings to sustain us through the winter months.

Celebrate Autumn sabbats, find pleasure in the wonderful smells of the season, and experience the warm magical delight of HANNER NOS POMGRANAD (Midnight Pomegranate in Welsh) with this Old Ways witch-crafted sabbat ritual altar square tapered soy pillar candle potently powered with select certified organic botanicals from the Dark Crone's cupboard including Pomegranate Peel, Acorn, Rowan Berry, Apple and more. HANNER NOS POMGRANAD is a deeply exquisite blend of Pomegranate, sparkling Citrus, Dewberry, Anise, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Blackberry, Raspberry, Iris, Jasmine, Cassis, Musk, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Tobacco and Patchouli. An excellent choice for all Harvest spellworkings, this potent pillar is adorned with handmade Underworld silk sari, Midnight Magic organdy, a deep Garnet Red glass cabochon and Underworld fairy shimmer.

Power up autumn sabbat magical rites with HANNER NOS POMGRANAD.

Measures 1.5 x 2 x 6.5".

Comes beautifully packaged.

HANNER NOS POMGRANAD ritual votives are also available (see separate listing). Matching ritual perfume oil is available in the Potions / Oils / Brew section of the shoppe.

TORAH Talisman JEWISH WITCH Charm Bottle Necklace with 13 Traditional Jewish Ethnobotanicals for Kabbalistic, Jewitch and Holy Land Magic

ט״ז בתמוז תשע"א
Faunus 18

Exquisitely magical. A worthy honor to Jewish Ancestors.

Medieval kabbalists studied and taught about the hidden mystical meanings encrypted in the forms and numerology of the magical letters of the Torah (Masoretic Hebrew Bible), and in the arrangement of spaces and phrases in this ancient sacred text. Analyzing the Torah Code (צפנים בתורה) has a longstanding ancient cultural tradition in mystical Judaism through methods of gematria, mystical contemplation, interpretation, annotation, commentary, exegesis and eisegesis. Top international researchers took up formal scientific study of the Torah Codes in 1970.

Watch a video on "Torah Codes 2012" here.

Worthy of Jewish Ancestors, this potent TORAH Talisman Jewish Witch Charm Bottle pendant necklace is handcrafted with Blue Topaz pebbles, premium Israeli Dead Sea Salt and thirteen traditional Jewish ethnobotanicals including Jerusalem Parsley, Pomegranate, Onycha, Galbanum, Labdanum, Frankincense, Myrrh, Fenugreek, Wheat, Almond, Hyssop, Coriander and Saffron Stamens.

The 3ml corked spell bottle is adorned with an antiqued silver pewter Hebrew Chai charm hung on hemp cord. The talisman hangs on Jewish Blue organdy ribbon.

Comes beautifully packaged.

As a genuine container of magic, should a time come when the talisman is no longer needed, please bury it where it will never be found or consign it to a fire. Never indiscriminately discard it.

Matching ABULAFIA Kabbalah candle is available in the Candle Magic section of the shoppe.

ABULAFIA Soy Kabbalah Candle w/ Pomegranate Seed, Oman Hougari Frankincense & Yemen Myrrh for Theurgic Letter Magic, Meditation, Jewitchery

ט״ז בתמוז תשע"א
Faunus 18

Itinerant radical mystic and founder of Prophetic Theurgical Kabbalah, Abraham Abulafia [1240-1291] aimed toward extreme and profound mystical experience, using complex devices including magical letter permutation and recitation of Divine Names to achieve higher states of awareness and consciousness of the Divine. His meditative techniques and method included several general steps:

1. Preparation and purification
2. Writing permutations of magical letters
3. Physiological maneuvers - chants, breathing and head positioning
4. Mental imagery of letters, human forms and formlesness

Illumine prophetic kabbalistic rituals using this pure white and light sky blue ABULAFIA Kabbalah Ritual Spell soy candle magically charged with a Pomegranate Seed, Oman Hougari Frankincense and Yemen Myrrh. Handcrafted with premium certified kosher soy wax and pure cotton wick, hand poured and witch-crafted individually with focused magical intent, ABULAFIA is intensely scented with the essential oils of Frankincense and Myrrh and adorned with a silver metal Star of David charm hung on handmade white silk sari ribbon.

This candle may be used for kabbalistic rituals and spells, theurgic letter magic, energy manipulation, mystical meditation, second sight pathworking.

If you would like this candle hand inscribed with the magical Hebrew alphabet, write a "note to seller" at checkout with purchase and I will do this at no extra charge.

Measures 2" x 4".

Comes beautifully packaged.

JEWITCH Sterling Silver Pentacle Star of David, Pentacle-Hexagram Talisman Necklace

י״א בתמוז תשע"א
Faunus 13

Potent Old Ways magic.

This JEWITCH Pentacle Star of David talisman necklace combines the Craft pentacle and the Mystical hexagram into a powerful shamanic tool.

The pentacle is a potent occult symbol of the Old Ways, of Witchcraft.

The hexagram is an equally potent occult symbol of the Old Ways, of mystical Jewish Kabbalah.

The sterling silver charm measures 25 x 22mm and hangs on an on Silver Plated Faceted 17" Chain with lobster claw clasp.

Comes beautifully packaged in a Jewish Blue organza jewelry pouch.

Old Ways Witch-Crafted JERUSALEM NIGHTS Ritual Altar Soy Spell Candle

י״ט בניסן תשע"א
Annwyn 22

Deep. Dark. Delicious.

Explore the hidden mysteries of ancient kabbalistic tradition, walk the way of the Holy Land, immerse in the deep secrets of Jewish magic and plunge into the erotic madness of mystical sexuality riding the flames of JERUSALEM NIGHTS Old Ways witch-crafted with premium certified kosher soy wax and pure cotton wick. Generously scented with top of the line Frankincense and Myrrh, exotically dark midnight blue and black JERUSALEM NIGHTS sparkles with blue and black ultra fine micro glitter. This powerful pillar is magically charged with Black Jet Witch's Amber gemstone-petrified wood chips and Red Clover Flowers. A silver pewter Star of David charm hangs on elegant luxury Woad Blue Midori ribbon coupled with black organdy ribbon. A truly breathtaking ritual candle!

Measures 2x3".

Comes beautifully packaged.

JERUSALEM NIGHTS is also available in 3x9", 3x6", 3x4", 2.5x6" and 2x4" sizes. May be purchased at WITCHCRAFTS by Liorah Lleucu.

JEWITCH Pentacle Star of David Talisman Necklace

כ״ו בתשרי תשע"א
Blodlessing 27

Potent Old Ways magic.



This JEWITCH Pentacle Star of David talisman necklace combines the Craft pentacle and the Mystical hexagram into a powerful shamanic tool.



The pentacle is a potent occult symbol of the Old Ways, of Witchcraft.

The hexagram is an equally potent occult symbol of the Old Ways, of mystical Jewish Kabbalah.




The sterling silver charm measures 25 x 22mm and hangs on an 18-20 inch adjustable black ribbon necklace made of 1 strand of 7mm black organza ribbon, 3 strands of 1mm black cotton cord and a lobster clasp closure.

Comes beautifully packaged.

This JEWITCH star necklace may be purchased at WITCHCRAFTS by Liorah Lleucu.

HEKATE Liminal Rites Talisman Pendant #2

כ״ג בתמוז תש"ע
Faunus 24

NOTE: This second Hekate pendant also contains a bronze bead and links Hekate to ancient Jewish magic and King Solomon.

This incredible HEKATE Liminal Rites talisman pendant contains genuine Wolfsbane (Aconitum napellus), Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum), 3 whole Saffron stamens, 1 whole Blackthorn berry, Garlic, powdered Oak, a black Onyx gemstone chip, a sterling silver Key charm and a Bronze bead - all sacred to Hekate.



The glass vial pendant stands approximately 2 and 1/8 inches tall (from the bottom of the vial to the top of the round glass stopper). Adorned with a pewter Triple Crescent Moon Witch's Claw charm (approx 1 3/4" in diameter) and black satiny ribbon, the talisman hangs on an 18-20 inch adjustable black ribbon necklace made of 1 strand of 7mm black organza ribbon, 3 strands of 1mm black cotton cord and a lobster clasp closure.



Wolfsbane is a powerful root used for protection and invisibility. Also used for visionary work, uncrossing and crossing magic, underworld journeying, shamanic self initiation, and as a altar guardian.

When acquiring Wolfsbane (Aconite), ALWAYS know the species you are getting so that you can have some idea of how toxic the one you are getting is. Some species are less toxic than others (for example, those used in flying ointments and anointing oils should only be of a non-toxic variety). Information on the species of Wolfsbane (Aconitum napellus) used in this talisman can be found here - http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/aconi007.html.

Black Nightshade (a less toxic Nightshade than Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade but still poisonous) mediates prophecy and divination conjured through the power of Hekate (who is also known by Chaldean Oracles as the Cosmic Soul). A classic Samhain plant, Black Nightshade relates to the mysteries of the Otherworld. Used in liminal rites and lunar magic. Information on the species of Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) used in this talisman can be found here - http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/n/nighbl04.html.

In the Orphic Hymn to Hekate, Hekate is described as "the Saffron-cloaked Goddess of the Heavens." A herb in Hekate's own garden, Saffron powerfully raises the wind and strengthens psychic power with the force of the triple Goddess who stands at the Crossroads between life, death and rebirth.

Blackthorn connects to the Crone and Dark Power of Hekate as Witch of the Dark Moon and Queen of the Night.

Garlic is one of the offerings to Hekate at the Deipnon (Hekate Supper) held at the end of the lunar month during the dark phase of the moon (and before the sliver of the New Moon has been sighted).

An Oak tree stands in the center of Hekate's garden in Orphic Argonautica. Hekate is she who is crowned with oak-leaves.

Black Onyx is a projective protective stone of the Dark Goddess able quell psychic instability in the spellcaster and deflect psychic attack. Hekate is often found in ancient texts and on ancient amulets linked with Solomon and Hebrew Divine Names (particularly אדני Adonai and צבאות Tzevahot).

Sacred bronze is associated with Hekate's power in the Underworld. A bronze triple Hekate amulet, with King Solomon found on the obverse side performing hygromanteia (demon summoning) found in Italy at Ostia, links Hekate to Jewish magic. Hekate titles are also often found linked with the names of Hebrew angels.

Significant to Hekate's role as gatekeeper and key-bearing Queen of the entire Cosmos, her key to the door of Sacred Knowledge in this talisman is sterling silver.

The outward pointing crescents of the Witch's Claw wards off baneful energy. Interwoven triple crescents symbolize the kinship and harmony of Witches in powerful link together - the bond of Witchblood connects, strengthens and protects us all.

*****WARNING!!! - Some contents of this talisman are EXTREMELY POISONOUS and MAY BE LETHAL if ingested. DO NOT EAT, BURN or DIRECTLY HANDLE the contents of this talisman.*****

This incredibly powerful HEKATE talisman reminds us to always be mindful of the power we possess.

With power comes responsibility - The variety of Wolfsbane in this talisman is **EXTREMELY POISONOUS**. The glass vial is thoroughly sealed with black wax. If the glass breaks or the vial comes apart, **do not handle the contents with your bare hands** - USE GLOVES to return pieces of the botanical to the vial, to clean up the pieces and/or to dispose of them. Do not leave the talisman where children or unsuspecting adults may tamper with it. Use caution when handling, storing or disposing of vial contents. If you would like me to seal it with professional strength wine bottle sealing wax, write a note to me with purchase and I will happily add the heavy duty sealing wax to the seal at no extra charge. I used regular sealing wax only to make it easier to open the vial without breaking it should you want to use the contents for spellwork.

Comes in a black organza bag and beautifully packaged.

BY PURCHASING THIS PRODUCT, you agree that:

1. You are at least 18 years of age.
2. You are familiar with the toxicity of its components and will act responsibly.
3. You have no intention of using this product in an unsafe manner.
4. You will keep it far away from children and unsuspecting adults, in a LOCKED cupboard or box.
5. You are using this product for magical purposes only. DO NOT INGEST, BURN or HANDLE CONTENTS WITHOUT GLOVES!
6. You do not hold WITCHCRAFTS or any of its affiliates responsible, monetarily or otherwise, for any incidents or occurrences which may result from the purchase and use of this item.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE ABOVE, DO NOT PURCHASE. PURCHASE OF THIS PRODUCT SIGNIFIES YOUR AGREEMENT.

This magical item may be purchased at WITCHCRAFTS by Liorah Lleucu.

Ancient Spell Oldest Semitic Text Yet Discovered

Ancient Snake Spell Reveals Surprising Find
By LAURIE COPANS
(AP)

JERUSALEM (Jan. 24) - "A magic spell to keep snakes away from the tombs of Egyptian kings, adopted from the Canaanites almost 5,000 years ago, could be the oldest Semitic text yet discovered, experts said Tuesday.

The phrases, interspersed throughout religious texts in Egyptian characters in the underground chambers of a pyramid south of Cairo, stumped Egyptian experts for about a century, until the Semitic connection was found.

In 2002 one of the Egyptologists e-mailed the undeciphered part of the inscription to Richard Steiner, a professor of Semitic languages at Yeshiva University in New York. Steiner discovered that the phrases are the transcription of a language used by Canaanites at some point in the period from 25th to the 30th centuries B.C.

The text includes words that have the same meaning as in Hebrew, like "yad" for hand, "ari" for lion, and "beit" for house, he said."

Read more of the article here.

Read more about the snake spell:
Ancient Semitic Snake Spells Deciphered in Egyptian Pyramid

Jewitchery & Jewishness

JN at Jewesses With Attitude wrote:

Jewitches and Jew-U's also shatter the assumption that those who do not identify with the status-quo are Jewishly unaffiliated.

But here's a question to consider: would a Jewitch or a Jew-U walk into a synagogue and identify herself as Jewish? Or is her Jewish "self" only manifest in those spaces populated by those who share the same kind of pluralistic faith identity? Is there a chance that many of these Jewitches and Jew-U's could, in fact, fully express themselves and find fulfillment in liberal Jewish spaces but are under the assumption that such spaces don't exist? Just how compatible or congruent are these blended identities? Are the Jewitch and Jew-U communities a socio-cultural-spiritual phenomenon, or are they, in fact, transforming religion entirely?

JN asks if a Jewitch would go into a synagogue and identify herself as Jewish - and the answer is, for most of us, including myself - absolutely. In fact, my interest in Jewitchery naturally evolved from my traditional study of Jewish kabbalah from a Chassidic perspective.

Not all Jewitches practice traditional Wicca divorced from traditional Judaism. I don't. I do however, incorporate elements of Celtic witchcraft and Native American shamanism (both also among my natural ancestries along with my Jewish ancestry) into my traditional Jewish kabbalistic practice and study. I love being a Jewitch! It's a life-enhancing blend of all that I am.

Could I be "fulfilled" in a liberal Jewish space? Maybe. Maybe not. In some ways, clearly I am liberal and reconstructionist. On the other hand, I am quite Chassidic in outlook. Most of my kabbalistic study and understanding is based in Chassidic teachings. I also don't "dress" very liberal. For example, I wear long (usually black or dark) skirts peculiar to a more traditional approach. I also wear a Jewitch pentacle and/or a Jewish star along with a witch's pentacle - neither liberal nor orthodox. Consequently, in some ways, my Jewish practice is distinct from both liberal and orthodox practice.

Are Jewitches changing religion entirely? I don't think so. My evolving interest in Jewitchery is in no way a threat to my Judaism. Jewitchery does, however, define for me what it means to be a Jew seriously fulfilling the mitzvah to elevate the sparks of holiness dwelling within my charge. I see Jewitchery as an individuating development and evolution of the Divine Feminine element within the Shechinah. Transforming religion? No. Transformative of feminine consciousness? Yes.

Recognition, Syncretism & Jewish Diversity

For the record, for all practical purposes, I feel I have been put into cherem ever since I returned to Judaism. Even though I haven't been under a ban (to my knowledge), I am basically a pariah left to survive at the mercy of the world. This is likely due to a confluence of many reasons, of which I am left to merely speculate as to what they might be.

My teshuvah experience has not at all been pleasant, and sometimes I wonder how I have survived at all. It has not been via any help from the Jewish community. In my early thirties my life fell apart, and still today, at nearly forty-six, I have not been allowed nor enabled to recover in those areas beyond my control. I am surviving basically.

I imagine my difficult path back to Torah (which has evolved into being a Jewitch) has had the side benefit of augmenting the tendency of my natural INTJ personality not to allow myself to be "told what to do" by Rabbis who would like me to "get with the program" (now, although for many years, Rabbis would have preferred that I "just die" or something). Clearly, they have found, I am not one to get with any program just to fit in or "just die". I am not going away no matter to what remote corner of the universe they may fling me.

I am what I am and that includes being of Jewish, Celtic and Native American American ancestry. There is no one on the face of this planet or in heaven above with the power to take away my Jewish soul just because I won't "get with the program". Nor will I cut off the Celtic or Native American aspects of my neshamah just because some Rabbis want me to and their automata parrot the call. I will be Jewish my way, in a manner which respects the integrity of my neshamah, and that includes being a shamanic Jewitch. I so wish I'd have realized I was a witch much earlier in my life.

Nevertheless, now that I have recovered this part of me, I fully embrace it. There is no way I legitimately couldn't embrace it anyway. I am a witch. I am a Jewish witch. The world, Jewish and non-Jewish, can accept me or not, but what I am is not (nor ever was) determined by that acceptance or lack thereof.

Further, for the record, most of my kabbalistic learning is chassidut-based. If I had to point to a primary teacher, that would be Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh of The Inner Dimension. Many of my kabbalistic ideas have a foundation in the Hebrew letters as he has taught about them. I have little knowledge of the Kabbalah Center although I have visited and linked to various pages on its website on occasion as a reference to support various ideas. I am not averse to doing this despite the nearly universal disparagement of it among the orthodox. Likewise, I don't recognize the ban against Sabbatean kabbalah (or any similar ones against Jewitches) and have incorporated some of those kabbalistic teachings when they resonate with my experience and religious or spiritual ideas.

If I learn something from someone, the fact that the orthodox world does not accept him or her, matters not. I am going to link to the source for that learning or reference. So, I'm not sure exactly where I fall on the spectrum of Jewish belief. I have some Reconstructionist leanings as well. My secular education is rather scientific-focused, and I find intellectual Reconstructionism a welcome balance to kabbalistic Chassidut.

Yes, I am syncretic, but only in ways particular to my own "portion" of Torah. I don't blend into my practice another tradition just for the sake of doing it. The syncretism must be born of my own netivot (personal soulpaths), otherwise it would be disrespectful to the integrity of both the path I was seeking to incorporate illegitimately and to the purpose in creation for my own unique soul.

At this point in my journey, the flavors of Torah in my soul are the Jewish tradition, Celtic witchcraft and Native American shamanism. Consequently, my "syncretic" focus exists there. Clearly, no one else is like me. We are all unique and I have no doubt that there exist Jews who should embrace the Arabic ancestries which they may have. I think Sephardic Jews do this to some degree. I love Sephardic meditation music BTW, it's beautifully congruent with the shamanic aspects in my soul (so maybe there is a hidden Sephardi ancestry or soul connection in me as well).

As I've posted before, I practice a unique form of Abulafian kabbalah and I know Abulafia held Sufism in very high regard, incorporating some of its teachings into his teachings just as I incorporate some of the teachings of Celtic witchcraft and Native American shamanism into mine. Clearly then, focused syncretism is not without precedent among the sages and has a place among the netivot of Klal Yisrael.

Many may or may not like my ideas or me and that's every person's right to decide. But one thing is surely certain - no one can tell me who or what I am or am not.

Tekufat Maavar

תקופת מעבר Tekufat Maavar
Literally: Period of passage
Idiotmatically: Transition period

I purchased my first personal Jewitch pentacle-magen David star today. My star, which unites both dark and light into something greater than either of them alone, looks like:

Jewitchery On The Edge Webring

New webring featuring Jewitch websites: Jewish witches, wiccans, kabbalists, shamans, pagans, earth-based practitioners, and mystics welcome.

Submit a site here to Jewitchery On The Edge, and follow the instructions for inserting the navigation code. Once the webring navigation code is validated through the system, it enables me to add the website into the ring from the queue. If you have a problem with the code, email me and we'll figure it out how to get it done.

If you think you might be a Jewitch, submit your website or blog!

Star framework from Lilitu.

Eclectic, Self-Initiated, Solitary

Ormus/Shabbathai inquires via email:

I am interested to know those [if] some of us here practice a very rare form of Jewish Witchcraft known as Kishuf (Kishuph or Keshuf) and Nephashuth (or Nephashot)? I am initiated in this tradition and look to find someone who is also part of this way.

I have no idea about this tradition. To clarify my own path - I am an eclectic self-initiated solitary Jewitch whose practice combines elements of Jewish kabbalah (primarily), Celtic witchcraft and Native American shamanism. These traditions are the ancient roots of my known natural ancestries. My primary religious path is Judaism and Jewish kabbalah, however, I am the product and a tapestry of all my ancestors. I am made of all these peoples and I have no intent on cutting any of them off. In refusing to do so, I am honoring, not only my ancestors, but the mitzvah (Shemot 20:12) to honor one's parents (which means ancestors) as well. This mitzvah is one of the aseret hadibrot and I don't take it lightly.

I have no "coven" or "circle" that I belong to and I have no mentor. I do my own thing my way as my soulpath leads me. I have an INTJ personality, and those who know anything about personality types, will understand that I'm not really "into" following the crowd regarding much of anything - that includes spiritual matters.

Circle Casting & Sovev Kol Almin

ללאכו המסובבת

In Talmud there exists the famous story of Choni MaMa'agel (חוני המעגל). Choni the circle-drawer was a miracle-worker.

Nevertheless, I do not want to name the sacred circles I cast as a Jewitch using the root עגל which means both circle and calf. From this root is born the word used for calf in the idolatrous golden calf incident we read about in Shemot 32. Consequently, I won't call myself a Ma'agelet.

I prefer to use the root סבב which means surrounding, encircle, rotate and turn events [1]. From this root comes sovev kol almin ("surrounding all worlds"), which is the transcendent Divine energy which permeates the universe. This is the energy I choose with which to cast my sacred circle.

Lluecu HaMasovevet.

Footnote:

[1] Etymological Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew, R' Matityahu Clark

Lleucu & The Secret Of Amen

Alternative to transliterating the English letters of Lleucu (my circle name meaning "beloved light" and "daybreak") into the Hebrew letters ללאכו, is the phonetic transliteration ללאכי.

Lleucu is pronounced "Lly-kee" (i.e. "Lley-kee"). Consequently, ללאכי is a better phonetic transliteration, whereas ללאכו is a better letter transliteration. In both transliterations, the א is vowelized with tzere [1]. Importantly, both forms correctly convey the name in Hebrew, depending upon one's method of transliteration and kavanah. I claim both forms for my circle name Lleucu.

In a previous post, I wrote that ללאכו has a gematria of 87, which corresponds to the Divine Name Akvah. Akvah pertains to the right "side" of Divine Da'at (Divine Knowing). Similarly, ללאכי has a correspondence to Divine Names, through its gematria of 91; specifically, to the union of Hashem and Adnut (the secret of amen).

Amen.

Footnote:

[1] Tzere corresponds kabbalistically to the sefirah Binah. (R' Aryeh Kaplan, Meditation & Kabbalah, p. 185)

Circle Name Of Shabbat Consciousness

In addition to my Hebrew names, my circle name [1] shall I hereby join to them.

Lleucu, pronounced "Lly-kee" (i.e. Lley-kee) is a Celtic/Welsh name meaning "light". As "Liorah" means "light to me", Lleucu marks its reception. It is the name of a true mekubal.

Transliterated into Hebrew letters, Lleucu ללאכו (where א is vowelized with tzere) comes from the root (shoresh) לאך, meaning "accomplishing work", "messenger" and "angel". [2] This root is found in derivation in Bereshit 2:2 -

"And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made."

ויכל אל הים ביום השביעי, מלאכתו אשר עשה; וישבת ביום השביעי, מכל-מלאכתו אשר עשה

Lleucu ללאכו is my name of Shabbat consciousness. ללאכו has a gematria of 87 (see Akvah). It is also the root לאך surrounded by the letters ל"ו (see lamedvavnik).

Footnotes:

[1] Ritual mystical name.

[2] Etymological Dictionary Of Biblical Hebrew, R' Matityahu Clark

see also Mashpia, Lleucu - The Secret Of Amen, Circle Casting, Double Blessings, Double Lameds

Shield Of Chayyah

הגן על חייה

Read about the pentagram, the golden ratio and infinity here and here.

Read about the hexagram and unique complex patterning here, here, here and here.

Read about the golden spiral, the golden ratio, the golden rectangle, the golden string and fibonacci fractals here and here.

Moving from the pentagram to the hexagram to the golden spiral, we see an emerging pattern whereby simplicity (unity of infinity) develops increasing levels of integrated complexity and purposeful wholeness. The pentagram is distinguished by its association with infinity and "yesh me'ayin" (something from nothing). The hexagram is distinguished by uniqueness. The "golden spiral" is distinguished by wholeness and is a form generated by Fibonacci numbers, as is the golden string (the Fibonacci Rabbit Sequence). In physics, string theory hypothesizes the unification of all known forces in nature into one unified field. Thus, the spiral in my shield kabbalistically symbolizes "the ultimate revelation of the Divine 'unified field' (unity in plurality)," through which the Divine purpose of existence is fulfilled. Reishit. ראשית

Star framework from Lilitu.

Kabbalistic Medicine Wheel

Liorah's Kabbalistic Jewitch Medicine Wheel

Every medicine woman needs a medicine wheel. I have created one to uniquely fit my work. It's a Jewitch medicine wheel incorporating elements of Jewish, Celtic and Native American spirituality. In Native American tradition, the medicine wheel "symbolizes the individual journey we each must take to find our own path." You can read more about the medicine wheel in the Native American tradition here, here and here.

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