By the Catholic religion, this is the holy week, and today is Black Saturday. I met a Venezuelan witch (hechizero) last year, and I asked that since there is no work perhaps we could go to Mt Avila and pick up herbs - he can teach me about herb lore. He said No on a Black Friday or Black Saturday, any other day, we can but not on these dates. His reason? Christ died on Friday, and thus there is no light, good magic died with Jesus death on the cross.
Huh? I was quiet. And I just said ok. Some other day then.
Do I agree with him? No. In the Philippines, it is on a Black Friday that amulets and charms are tested for efficacy. Lisandro mentioned that with the death of Christ, white magic has died with him, thus it is only black magic, or evil magic that is best done on these days - and since he is a devout catholic witch, patronizing various saints and all, there should be no magic rituals on these said days. I believe that magic exists before christ, the wiccan religion or pagans, believe in magic even prior to the existence of Jesus Christ. I am of the opinion that perhaps the amulets and charms are tested primarily on a Black Friday is because Christ has died - the magic is then not dependent on Christ the Lord, himself. There is magic, there is light prior to Christianity so any magic wrought during those days could not be exactly evil or black immediately, it could be just natural magic...magic wrought by elementals, from nature itself.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Its a new year!! Welcome 2010!!
Its now the 8th of January. Most people favored the number 8 (eight) because it represents two coins, two circles on top of each other so they always consider it to be a good number, a preferred number for most people, particularly the asians.
Here in Caracas, Venezuela they have a preferred color and fruit to celebrate the new year - basically orange! Likewise its related family such as mandarin is also preferred. Thus in certain stores, they have packaged orange colored candles, mandarin incense, orange sea salts, orange lotions, orange oil.. etc! Get the picture? Its suppose to attract money, good luck, good fortuen!
Another ritual or practice, shall I say I found is that a habit of taking baths in the river or lake. Now, in relation to another book of R B titled Psychic Defense - running water is a good way to get rid of negs or negative spirits. So I believe, and I shall practice! Off to a bath in a running water this weekend!
Here in Caracas, Venezuela they have a preferred color and fruit to celebrate the new year - basically orange! Likewise its related family such as mandarin is also preferred. Thus in certain stores, they have packaged orange colored candles, mandarin incense, orange sea salts, orange lotions, orange oil.. etc! Get the picture? Its suppose to attract money, good luck, good fortuen!
Another ritual or practice, shall I say I found is that a habit of taking baths in the river or lake. Now, in relation to another book of R B titled Psychic Defense - running water is a good way to get rid of negs or negative spirits. So I believe, and I shall practice! Off to a bath in a running water this weekend!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
3 yrs after ... started in 2006
Its December now, more free time, more time to think and mull things over. On my own, its so easy to wonder and think how did I get here?
My witchcraft started in 2006. That was the year that my family had to face the truth that my father has another family. I know, for other cultures its not a big deal. But in the Philippines, where there is no divorce and marriage is for life - fidelity and family are a big deal. We felt betrayed, we know that my father was more likely a philandering person, but we hope it was just a series of women, young women, nothing more. Thus, after 40 yrs of of marriage, to find out that he had another family for the last 20 yrs was deeply devastating. For me, it was such a mix feelings - I started another blog then, http://jailthemistress.blogspot.com to simply express myself.
At first, we were suppose to seek legal justice. My mother opened up to people, I saw friends visit the house, saying their piece and their counsel. My mother was simply and deeply in love with my father. There was simply no one else, no other man for her. I remember it then, there was Aling Delay, telling my mother to light up a black candle, and say a prayer for my father to change his ways. She said that a black candle is suppose to bring conscience to my father and that she could even pray also for the mistress to develop one so they could separate.
I love to shop, and just out of curiosity I went to my favorite department store - they have decorative candles and all, and I was surprised that they have BLACK CANDLES!! I have my own apartment so with a picture and the candles, I prayed, I wished for my father to have a conscience that things would be better. But the internet was a source of materials, as I believe in this stuff, I believe in karma - and he is still my father. So, I focused on the mistress...
I used to light up the black candles till it burns out... and I would pray, chant, wish...
Babaeng makasalanan, Magbago ka na
Babaeng makasalanan, Mawala ka na sa buhay namin
Sinful woman, you change
Snful woman, you disappear from our lives
and I would envision a lot of things about her...
I thought not much about it, it was just like lighting a birthday candle and making a wish. A simple witchcraft, isang munting kulam.
And yet there is divine justice, I was told she suffered a heart attack later on, but she survived and had to do some therapy.
My witchcraft started in 2006. That was the year that my family had to face the truth that my father has another family. I know, for other cultures its not a big deal. But in the Philippines, where there is no divorce and marriage is for life - fidelity and family are a big deal. We felt betrayed, we know that my father was more likely a philandering person, but we hope it was just a series of women, young women, nothing more. Thus, after 40 yrs of of marriage, to find out that he had another family for the last 20 yrs was deeply devastating. For me, it was such a mix feelings - I started another blog then, http://jailthemistress.blogspot.com to simply express myself.
At first, we were suppose to seek legal justice. My mother opened up to people, I saw friends visit the house, saying their piece and their counsel. My mother was simply and deeply in love with my father. There was simply no one else, no other man for her. I remember it then, there was Aling Delay, telling my mother to light up a black candle, and say a prayer for my father to change his ways. She said that a black candle is suppose to bring conscience to my father and that she could even pray also for the mistress to develop one so they could separate.
I love to shop, and just out of curiosity I went to my favorite department store - they have decorative candles and all, and I was surprised that they have BLACK CANDLES!! I have my own apartment so with a picture and the candles, I prayed, I wished for my father to have a conscience that things would be better. But the internet was a source of materials, as I believe in this stuff, I believe in karma - and he is still my father. So, I focused on the mistress...
I used to light up the black candles till it burns out... and I would pray, chant, wish...
Babaeng makasalanan, Magbago ka na
Babaeng makasalanan, Mawala ka na sa buhay namin
Sinful woman, you change
Snful woman, you disappear from our lives
and I would envision a lot of things about her...
I thought not much about it, it was just like lighting a birthday candle and making a wish. A simple witchcraft, isang munting kulam.
And yet there is divine justice, I was told she suffered a heart attack later on, but she survived and had to do some therapy.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Out of the Broom Closet ..
I guess I am a witch.
OO, mangkukulam ako.
Soy Brujo.
It is not easy to say those words. Its an affirmation that I am different, that I am not average, not typical, not normal. An affirmation that in some cultures, like the Philippines, being a witch connotes something negative, something to be afraid of. The US somehow had come a long way in terms of viewing witches, nothing deragatory, just different or at most - deviant. Here, in Venezuela, there is fear, there is respect for a witch - but nothing deragatory or demeaning.
I have been asked before if I do witchcraft, and I have to define it, what a spell is so I would be comfortable to say yes. I even explain and point out how I started it, and who I simply focus in terms of spellcasting and all. Not exactly in denial as a witch, nor exactly admitting openly being one. I got more known for my divinatory skills using the tarot cards - and honestly I was deeply hurt and bothered when someone commented "Mangkukulam iyon, hindi manghuhula" (He is a witch and not a tarot reader).
It is not easy to admit what one is or not. Denial was easy. Likewise, there was the conflict - witchcraft was deemed anathema or opposite to Catholic beliefs. Witchcraft is simply associated with paganism and the like, to be a witch is not to believe in Catholic faith or Christianity. More confusion... and yet part of my growth, there seems to be no conflict with Catholicism and Witchcraft here in Venezuela, there seems to be a fusion, a co existence.... thus, slowly I see the melding and understanding of beliefs.. and coming out as one.
Why the need to affirm I am a witch? I believe in magic, I believe in prayers, I believe in spells - how can I expect for my wishes to come true, to happen if there is still some conflict on how I see myself? Its like, how can a man truly believes in his masculinity if he could not exorcise any doubts?
Sooner or later, the truth comes out, we may not be able to embrace it immediately but we havae to accept it for what it is.
OO, mangkukulam ako.
Soy Brujo.
It is not easy to say those words. Its an affirmation that I am different, that I am not average, not typical, not normal. An affirmation that in some cultures, like the Philippines, being a witch connotes something negative, something to be afraid of. The US somehow had come a long way in terms of viewing witches, nothing deragatory, just different or at most - deviant. Here, in Venezuela, there is fear, there is respect for a witch - but nothing deragatory or demeaning.
I have been asked before if I do witchcraft, and I have to define it, what a spell is so I would be comfortable to say yes. I even explain and point out how I started it, and who I simply focus in terms of spellcasting and all. Not exactly in denial as a witch, nor exactly admitting openly being one. I got more known for my divinatory skills using the tarot cards - and honestly I was deeply hurt and bothered when someone commented "Mangkukulam iyon, hindi manghuhula" (He is a witch and not a tarot reader).
It is not easy to admit what one is or not. Denial was easy. Likewise, there was the conflict - witchcraft was deemed anathema or opposite to Catholic beliefs. Witchcraft is simply associated with paganism and the like, to be a witch is not to believe in Catholic faith or Christianity. More confusion... and yet part of my growth, there seems to be no conflict with Catholicism and Witchcraft here in Venezuela, there seems to be a fusion, a co existence.... thus, slowly I see the melding and understanding of beliefs.. and coming out as one.
Why the need to affirm I am a witch? I believe in magic, I believe in prayers, I believe in spells - how can I expect for my wishes to come true, to happen if there is still some conflict on how I see myself? Its like, how can a man truly believes in his masculinity if he could not exorcise any doubts?
Sooner or later, the truth comes out, we may not be able to embrace it immediately but we havae to accept it for what it is.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
A prayer, spell, wish... whatever...
There is a lot to be said about semantics, about names or labels. People try to distinguish between a prayer, a spell, or simply a wish but if one would think about it, what matters is the intent behind it - the visualization behind it.
Visualization, imagining it, thinking about it, dreaming about it somehow makes it a reality and this is the tenet of positive thinking - this is the secret talked about by Rhonda Byrne. And yet, it is visualization that Scott Cunningham and other Wiccan authors consider as part of spell making or spell casting!
In terms of visualization, I dreamt about topping the CPA Board exam and it did happen! Now, if someone would argue that it is not true, that it does not work, well I would agree - it would not always work for everyone, or for all the wishes, dreams, or prayers of a person. We are all psychics, we all have some magical power within us - its a question of how strong that talent or gift is in us. Thus perhaps, some simple wishes, spells, or prayers happens and some does not.
Me, I am a diabetic and along with that are certain complications. Now, I suffer from a frozen shoulder thus I am no longer as flexible as before. When I shower every morning, I utter this words in my mind or out loud:
Water, water cleanse my body well
Water, water heal my body well
Why water? I guess being born a catholic I am not comfortable in calling other gods or goddesses, and if there would be some doubt in me - it definitely would not work. But I believe in the elements and since I use water to shower and clean my body, why not ask it to heal me likewise? Faith works. Just finished my doctor´s appointment - he says my glucose is not bad, ITS PERFECT!!
Visualization, imagining it, thinking about it, dreaming about it somehow makes it a reality and this is the tenet of positive thinking - this is the secret talked about by Rhonda Byrne. And yet, it is visualization that Scott Cunningham and other Wiccan authors consider as part of spell making or spell casting!
In terms of visualization, I dreamt about topping the CPA Board exam and it did happen! Now, if someone would argue that it is not true, that it does not work, well I would agree - it would not always work for everyone, or for all the wishes, dreams, or prayers of a person. We are all psychics, we all have some magical power within us - its a question of how strong that talent or gift is in us. Thus perhaps, some simple wishes, spells, or prayers happens and some does not.
Me, I am a diabetic and along with that are certain complications. Now, I suffer from a frozen shoulder thus I am no longer as flexible as before. When I shower every morning, I utter this words in my mind or out loud:
Water, water cleanse my body well
Water, water heal my body well
Why water? I guess being born a catholic I am not comfortable in calling other gods or goddesses, and if there would be some doubt in me - it definitely would not work. But I believe in the elements and since I use water to shower and clean my body, why not ask it to heal me likewise? Faith works. Just finished my doctor´s appointment - he says my glucose is not bad, ITS PERFECT!!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
The start of Munting Kulam ...
Muntingkulam - this is something Rene and I have thought off before. Back then, we were together in Manila until I had the opportunity to go here in Caracas, Venezuela. Somehow, we have ideas, a lot of concepts, so much on our head.
Now, he has the muntingkulam celphone strap. Ooops... wait a minute, do we already have a site for our muntingkulam? I think so, but we do not have a blog for it and blogging is a very helpful tool. So, before this idea be taken over by someone else, best to take it.... shape it.. and claim it!
To our readers... WELCOME TO MUNTINGKULAM ...
What would be the theme of the blog? What would be the objective? Goal? Etc? I do not know and not really so sure yet... but I am noting this as a start of a new phase of my life, a stage.. for in this blog, as a start.. I affirm myself, I accept myself ... I am a witch. Or shall I say, eh sa mangkukulam ako, ganoon talaga. I do not think it would do good to deny, but to simply accept how others see me, how my surroundings or the environment is guiding me slowly.
Why muntingkulam? I guess to make it more palatable - afterall, magic is all around us. We are all practitioners of magic. As I believe that all of us are all psychics. It is just a question of how much we believe in magic, on how much we practice rituals or chants - and on how one sees or label it. Our strength as a practitioner of magic or psychic sense varies, and that accounts for our individuality.
Kulam, Gamay, or witchcraft does not exactly connote positive images or meanings. At most, it brings horror, fears, negativitity. But like I said, we are all practitioners of magic - the simple act of lighting up a candle in the church or at home, with one's prayers or wishes, would fall under candle magic. People do things that under study would actually be considered a permutation of the ancient magic rituals or something else, or the act would be relabeled something else.
Today, I got my bamboo runes from Rene. And on my way home, I found a bamboo on the trash can on my way home. Online I got to talk to Rene, sharing how he had created the muntingkulam celphone strap.... so our dreams, our thoughts are slowly going to be a reality...
In the Philippines, a phrase to denote the fatalism or sense of destiny... Bahala na ... Me, I say... So be it... and may the way we took be lighted and guided by goodnes....
Thank you!
Now, he has the muntingkulam celphone strap. Ooops... wait a minute, do we already have a site for our muntingkulam? I think so, but we do not have a blog for it and blogging is a very helpful tool. So, before this idea be taken over by someone else, best to take it.... shape it.. and claim it!
To our readers... WELCOME TO MUNTINGKULAM ...
What would be the theme of the blog? What would be the objective? Goal? Etc? I do not know and not really so sure yet... but I am noting this as a start of a new phase of my life, a stage.. for in this blog, as a start.. I affirm myself, I accept myself ... I am a witch. Or shall I say, eh sa mangkukulam ako, ganoon talaga. I do not think it would do good to deny, but to simply accept how others see me, how my surroundings or the environment is guiding me slowly.
Why muntingkulam? I guess to make it more palatable - afterall, magic is all around us. We are all practitioners of magic. As I believe that all of us are all psychics. It is just a question of how much we believe in magic, on how much we practice rituals or chants - and on how one sees or label it. Our strength as a practitioner of magic or psychic sense varies, and that accounts for our individuality.
Kulam, Gamay, or witchcraft does not exactly connote positive images or meanings. At most, it brings horror, fears, negativitity. But like I said, we are all practitioners of magic - the simple act of lighting up a candle in the church or at home, with one's prayers or wishes, would fall under candle magic. People do things that under study would actually be considered a permutation of the ancient magic rituals or something else, or the act would be relabeled something else.
Today, I got my bamboo runes from Rene. And on my way home, I found a bamboo on the trash can on my way home. Online I got to talk to Rene, sharing how he had created the muntingkulam celphone strap.... so our dreams, our thoughts are slowly going to be a reality...
In the Philippines, a phrase to denote the fatalism or sense of destiny... Bahala na ... Me, I say... So be it... and may the way we took be lighted and guided by goodnes....
Thank you!
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