TPC DIGITAL MAGAZINE
The Pendle Craft, issue 1, relaunch September, 2019
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Contents Real Life.................................................................................... 6 A Packet Of Spears, A Potential Bomb, And A Good Ol’ Cup Of Tea!........................................................................ 6 Messages From Feathers, Butterflies & Dragonflies.................. 8 Think Before You Rant......................................................................12 Mind Body Spirit..................................................................... 14 Reawakening of Woman...................................................................14 DRIVE SMART AND STAY CONNECTED WITH VAUXHALLCONNECT................................ 19 Tree-House Magic: Creating & Charging A Talisman.....................................................21 The Fates Atropos............................................................................ 25 King Solomon’s Pentacles............................................................... 30 The Shaman Drum As A Shamanic Tool...................................... 34 Bring the power of salt into your space - salt bowl 101............ 38 Culture.....................................................................................42 Book Reviews.................................................................................... 42 What does Your Land Say To You?................................................ 46 My Love Of Art................................................................................... 48 Tarot Reading Taken from the Wildwood Tarot Deck...........................................51 Interviews................................................................................56 Brando Vanshoyck............................................................................ 57 Paranormal..............................................................................60 Dream – Do –Deliver....................................................................... 74
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BRING THE POWER OF SALT INTO YOUR SPACE - SALT BOWL 101 By Winter Anne McKelvie
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or thousands of years salts has been used as a method of rid negative energies from ourselves and homes. All over the world, salt has been considered a protective and cleansing agent, both physically and metaphysically. Many do not realize that salt is actually a crystal and those crystals come in many forms. I fact salt comes from water and since we are 98% water , our relationship with salt is not only integral (as we need it to strive for our metabolism ) we have taking that relationship and use it in the world around us.
Many are now drawn to salt lamps which have been around for years and studies have shown that these lamps emit ions and charged the air around them, thus killing some air floating bacteria. But if you are not a person who likes a big stone hanging around, I have some wonderful ideas for you to try. Salt bowls can be used and add a bit of flair to an otherwise boring room and to spell work. So let’s go over the different salts that you can choose from. Many different magical traditions call for the use of salt in spells and ritual. For centuries, it’s been known as a very magical ingredient. No surprise that it shows up in one of the most religious books know to man. It appears several times in the Old Testament, most notably in the book of Genesis, in which Lot’s wife (who doesn’t appear to have a name of her own) is turned into a pillar of salt after disobeying God’s commands. In Eastern belief systems, such as Buddhism and Shintoism, salt is used both as a purifier and to repel evil. From there over the centuries Salt has entwined with our lives and beliefs. In parts of Germany, Normandy, and Scotland, salt is used in or around a butter 38 TPC Digital Magazine
churn to keep witches from souring the HIMALAYAN PINK SALT – AIR RITUbutter or harming the cow from which ALS, AIR ELEMENTAL OR GODS OF the cream was obtained. AIR & WIND Irish folk remedies include the use of salt, combined with a recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, to cure those who might have been “fairy-struck.” A similar story comes from Bavaria and Ukraine, in which salt is used to determine if a child is bewitched. Egyptian caravans setting out on a journey across the desert used to perform a ritual that involved burning salt on hot coals. This was done to ensure that evil spirits wouldn’t get in the way of the travelers. Often, salt is used in purification spells. It can be incorporated into smudging and asperging, and in some NeoWiccan traditions, it is used on the altar to represent the element of earth.
CELTIC SEA SALT – PERFECT FOR THOSE THAT FOLLOW CELTIC BELIEFS. WATER RITUALS, WATER EMENTALS & GODS OF WATER KALA NAMAK – PERFECT CLEANSING RITUALS
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FLAKE SALT - AIR RITUALS, AIR ELEMENTAL OR GODS OF AIR & WIND BLACK HAWAIIAN SALT - PERFECT FOR THOSE THAT FOLLOW POLYNESIAN BELIEFS. FIRE RITUALS, FIRE ELEMENTAL & GODS OF FIRE
RED HAWAIIAN SALT – THIS SALT IS SUPER CHARGED AS IT CAN BE USED IT IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT METHODS. If someone spills the salt at dinner, it IT’S RELATIONSHIP TO FIRE, AIR, WAmeans a violent family quarrel is on the TER & EARTH MAKES IT GREAT BASE way. SALT TO ALWAYS HAVE ON HAND. It’s considered bad luck to lend salt to someone because that can lead to a feud between the borrower and the lender. A good way to avoid this problem is if you get a cup of salt from someone, pay it back with sugar or molasses instead. Interestingly, in parts of northern England and Scotland, it is also seen as bad luck to lend salt, mostly because the person borrowing it can use it as a magical link to curse you.
Check out more by reading my Salt 101 Article to find the perfect salt for your bowl HOLDING CONTAINER
Choosing a bowl to use for your salt bowl. Here you can let your creative spirt run free. It can be a simple bowl for the dollar store or your favorite shell. Plain or fancy — whatever you prefer. Using a smaller item will take up less space but if you Salt can also be used to detect the pres- have something special in mind- go for it. ence of witches: There is also a tale that bewitched cattle will not touch salt. We If you’re going to leave the bowl out for have all heard if that if you spill salt, you more than a couple of days, I recommend should throw a bit of it over your shoul- using a non-porous bowl (i.e. not wood). der. This either brings good luck or keeps However, if you’re okay with salt peneevil at bay, depending on which source trating the porous material, and possibly you consult. ruining whatever protective cover it has, you can use whatever you wish. 39 TPC Digital Magazine
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PTSD THE HIDDEN WAR OUR VETERANS, EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL, & TRAUMA SUFFERERS FACE EVERY DAY! In this brand new segment, we explore PTSD, what it is, how it can be treated, and how it affects sufferers differently. In this edition we talk to veterans Allon Shaftoe Bobby, Martin Weathers & Tim Evers about their experiences with PTSD
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car door slams shut! To you and to your friends, its normal. People slam their car doors every day, but to the stranger close to you it’s a warning…danger…an AK-47…the start of an enemy ambush…or worse. You carry on walking, but the stranger close to you freezes, shakes, sweats, panics. He’s looking for cover, somewhere to hide, to avoid the imaginary bullets, or concussion from the bomb. There isn’t anywhere.
was not for these brave men and women, and the actions of our forefathers, providing us with the voice of democracy, they gave and give us the freedom that we use and abuse today. I ask that you think on this as you read their stories.
According to https://www.ptsduk.org/whatis-ptsd/who-is-affected-by-ptsd/ “it’s estimated that 1 in 10 people develop PTSD. 1 in 5 firefighters, 1 in 3 teenagers who have survived a horrific car crash, 70% of rape victims, 2 in A family member of mine served twelve years 3 Prisoners of War, 40% of people who exin the army and went out to Northern Ireland perienced a sudden death of a loved one, and during the very early stages of the “Trouan estimated 10,000 women a year following a bles”. When I lived with him I used to hear traumatic childbirth, develop PTSD.” him talking in his sleep, sometimes even calling While https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/aout. A few years before I was born, he and to-z/a/armed-forces-and-mental-health says: my mother were out shopping one afternoon, “4% reported probable post-traumatic stress a car back-fired, it sounded to my father like a disorder, 19.7% reported other common mengun-shot, he immediately pushed my mother tal disorders 13% reported alcohol misuse…” to the side and dived into a shop doorway for cover. He had been out of the army for two Allon’s Story. years by then. Allon joined the army in December, 1986; his His is just one of many such stories from parents had both done national service in the veterans after they have left the armed forces. Royal Air Force, but for Allon, the RAF was Over the course of the next couple of issues, I not for him. Instead he signed up with the will be featuring stories from military veterans Royal Army Medical Corps. Prior to joining and emergency personnel. I was once told that up, he had worked as an auxiliary nurse and I can honour the veterans but not condone part way through his military training, he realtheir actions. But I offer this thought:- If it ised that civilian training did not equate to 67 TPC Digital Magazine