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BERENGARIA ORDER OF DRUIDS – MINI BOOK OF SHADOWS Part One
By Sarah Rooke, Archdruidess
THE FOUR POWERS OF THE MAGUS (OR SPHINX)
‘To Dare, To Know, To Will and To Be Silent‘
To Dare – corresponds to Water, to be daring in magic. Audere in Latin
To Know – corresponds to Air, to gain knowledge of magic. Noscere in Latin
To Will – corresponds to Fire, to will in magic. Velle in Latin
To Be Silent – corresponds to Earth, to be silent in magic. Tacere in Latin
NB – Fifth element is ‘Ire’ in Latin – to progress or evolve
NINE METAPHYSICAL LAWS (From Murry Hope’s ‘Practical Celtic Magic’)
Law of Rebound
Law of Three Requests
Law of Challenge
Law of Equalities
Law of Balance
Law of Summons
Law of Polarities
Law of Cause and Effect
Law of Abundance
SEVEN MYSTICAL POWERS (THE PLANETS)
Sun – Rulership, Integration, Creativity, Personality, Will Power, Nature
Moon – Responsive, Reflective, Instinctive, Intuitive, Emotional, Receptive
Mercury – Communication, Intellect, Reason, Adaptive, Perception, Expression
Venus – Harmony, Art, Beauty, Possessions, Love, Affection, Lust
Mars – Discrimination, Bravery, Drive, Energy, Anger, Destruction
Jupiter – Leadership, Generosity, Opportunity, Experience, Luck, Optimism
Saturn – Slowness, Responsibility, Hard Work, Pessimism, Research, Endurance
Also:
Uranus – Hidden depths, Originality, Inspiration, Revolution, Science, Change
Neptune – Occult, Mysticism, Psychism. Hallucinations, Visions, Delusion
Pluto – Mysteries, Secrets, Transformations, Regeneration, Obsessions, Wealth
COLOURS AND RAYS (See Murry Hope’s Practical Techniques of Psychic Self Defence)
Plane Colour/RayChakra Principles Note
1 Red Base Creativity/Passion C
2 Orange Stomach Energising/Stimulating D
3 Yellow Solar Plexus Intellect/Confidence E
4 Green/Pink Heart Emotions/Harmony F
5 Blue Throat Spirituality/Vision G
6 Indigo Third Eye Intuition/Imagination A
7 Violet Crown Enlightenment/Inspiration B
Note:
White – Purity and Innocence Black – Sophistication and Mischievous
Pink – Romance and Love Brown – Earthiness and Practicality
Grey – Decisiveness and Business
POWERS AND TIDES (See Dion Fortune’s ‘Aspects of Occultism’)
Planes Attributes Race Ray Manifest
7 Spiritual-Abstract 7th Violet Christian
6 Spiritual-Concrete 6th Indigo Gnostic
5 Mental-Abstract 5th (Aryan) Blue Hermetic
4 Mental-Concrete 4th (Atlantean) Green Celtic
3 Astral-Upper 3rd Yellow Solar
2 Astral-Lower 2nd Orange Buddhist
1 Astral-Lower 1st Red Individual
Planes: Spiritual – Force – Fire Mental – Form - Air
Astral – Force – Water Physical – Form – Earth
Seasons: The Tides: Spring – Aries – Fire (Equinox)
Summer – Cancer – Water (Solstice)
Autumn – Libra – Air (Equinox)
Winter – Capricorn – Earth (Solstice)
Weekdays: Sunday – Sun Monday – Moon Tuesday – Mars
Wednesday – Mercury Thursday – Jupiter Friday – Venus
Saturday – Saturn
THE ELEMENTS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Earth–North–Resources/Environment, Stone of Destiny and City of Falias, Gnomes
Air-East-Intellect/Communication, Sword of Light and City of Gorias, the Sylphs
Fire-South-Desire/Creativity, Spear of Destiny and City of Finias, the Salamanders
Water-West-Love/Emotions, Cauldron of Plenty and City of Murias, the Ondines
CRYSTALS
First Chakra (Base) – All Red stones e.g. Ruby, coral, garnet, red jasper, bloodstone
Second Chakra (Stomach) – All Orange stones e.g. Carnelian, sunstone, goldstone
Third Chakra (Solar Plexus) – All Yellow stones – e.g. Topaz, citrine, amber
Fourth Chakra (Heart) – All Green and Pink Stones e.g. for green: Aventurine, emerald,
malachite, jade, dioptase, peridot; for pink: e.g. Rubellite, rose quartz,
kunzite (green for physical, pink for emotion)
Fifth Chakra (Throat) – All Blue stones e.g. Aquamarine, turquoise, blue lace agate, celestite, blue topaz
Sixth Chakra (Third Eye) – All Indigo stones e.g. Sapphire, lapis, sodalite, azurite
Seventh Chakra (Crown) – All Violet stones e.g. Amethyst, sugilite, fluorite
Others:
Black – Reflects back negativity e.g. obsidian, jet, onyx, haematite (Yang)
White – Purifies and transmutes e.g. pearl, moonstone, opal (Yin)
Brown – Acts as ‘psychic dustbin’ i.e. smokey quartz, tigers eye
Clear – Unblocks all areas i.e. crystal, Herkimer’s, selenite
Some stones are specific, e.g. Elestials, Isis, Channelling, lasers, phantoms etc
ASTROLOGY BASICS (Refer to Russell Grant’s ‘Your Sun Signs’)
ARIES – The Ram. Energy, love of action and perseverance. Impetuous, yearning to lead and conquest. Element is Fire and Ruled by Mars. Loyal and Quick tempered. Colour is red
TAURUS – The Bull. Steadfast, reliable, practical. Limited outlook and interests, prone to stubbornness. Element is Earth and ruled by Venus. Honest, but wont take advice. Colour is Turquoise
GEMINI – The Twins. Agile, versatile and adaptable. Easily bored, can’t concentrate for long. Element is Air and Ruled by Mercury. Friendly, but doesn’t pay attention. Colour is silver
CANCER – The Crab. Sensitive and protective, and homely. Easily hurt and moody, also clingy. Element is Water and ruled by the Moon. Imaginative, but jealous. Colour is White
LEO – The Lion. Extrovert, magnetic and born leaders. Impulsive, dramatic and opinionated. Element is Fire and Ruled by the Sun. Reliable, but outspoken. Colour is Gold.
VIRGO – The Virgin. Perfectionists, efficient and methodical. Discriminative, hypochondriac and shy. Element is Earth and Ruled by Mercury. Generous, but also critical. Colour is Grey.
LIBRA – The Scales. Balanced, loyal and artistic. Indecisive, restless and afraid of the new. Element is Air and Ruled by Venus. At best patient, at worst hate arguing. Colour is turquoise
SCORPIO – The Scorpion. Passionate, Analytic, and intuitive. Hypersensitive and broody. Element is Water and Ruled by Pluto. Determined but over dramatic. Colour is Scarlet.
SAGITTARIUS – The Archer. Adventurous, generous and confident. Impatient, boastful and impulsive. Element is Fire and Ruled by Jupiter. Humorous, but untidy. Colour is Amethyst.
CAPRICORN – The Goat. Ambitious, hardworking and thrifty. Reserved, worry and can appear cold. Element is Earth and Ruled by Saturn. Efficient, but moody. Colour is black.
AQUARIUS – The Water Carrier. Humanistic, broad and progressive. Eccentric, impartial and outrageous. Element is Air and Ruled by Uranus. Sincere, but impatient. Colour is Electric blue.
PISCES – The Fishes. Romantic, intuitive and imaginative. Hypersensitive, dependent and dreamers. Element is Water and Ruled by Neptune. Compassionate, but delusional. Colour is Seagreen.
HOUSES: First – Personality (Aries), Second – Money (Taurus). Third – Relationships (Gemini), Fourth – Home (Cancer), Fifth – Pleasure (Leo)
Sixth – Health (Virgo), Seventh – Marriage (Libra), Eighth - Mysteries (Scorpio),
Ninth – Travel (Sagittarius), Tenth – Business (Capricorn), Eleventh – Friends (Aquarius), Twelfth – Fantasies (Pisces)
MAGICAL OILS (Refer to Scott Cunningham’s ‘Magical Aromatherapy’)
Almond-Wakefulness, Prosperity. Anise – Clairvoyance, Divination.
Basil – Empathy, Harmony . Benzoin – Peace, purification
Bergamot – Protection, Prosperity Camphor – Psychism, Relationships
Cinnamon – Protection, Power Clove – Aphrodisiac, Memory
Coriander – Love, Romance Cypress – Blessing, Consecration
Eucalyptus – Healing, Recuperation Frankincense – Sacred, Anointing
Hyssop – Magic, Purification Jasmine – Love, Relaxation
Lavender – Healing, Purification Lemongrass – Psychism, Spirituality
Lilac – Far Memory, Reincarnation Lotus – Spirituality, Blessing
Mimosa – Healing, Prophecy Musk – Aphrodisiac, Magnetism
Myrrh – Purification, Protection Neroli – Love, Romance
Orange Blossom – Love, Marriage Patchouli – Sensuality, Magnetic
Peppemint – Relaxation, Change Rose – Love, Romance
Rose Geranium – Protection, Courage Rosemary – Healing, Mentality
Sandalwood – Protection, Anointing Sesame – Help, Faith
Tuberose – Aphrodisiac, Peace Vanilla – Vitalising, Energy
Violet – Love, Healing Ylang Ylang – Marriage, Relaxation
Top notes: Uplifting, stimulating, aroma lasts 24 hours. Middle
notes: Therapeutic, physiological. Aroma lasts couple of days. Base notes: Sedative, relaxing, aroma lasts about a week
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