I'd like to take this moment to talk about my recent choice to start following the Wicca religion, but first, I'd like to talk about my rings, because I feel they're directly related to this topic. To most of you, they may just seem as a simple fassion statement. For me though, they mean something far more. Each one has his/her own name and title, and embodies one or more aspects of myself. I've often reffered to them collectively as the "Aspectral Council", or the "Aspectral 8". Lets start with Sorian.
Sorian is still rather of a mystery to me. He doesn't speak to me very much. I don't know much about this particular ring and what he embodies. For a while, i've simply considered him a luck ring. Like luck itself, you never know when it'll come around; hence the mystery. Now, I simply call him by title: Sorian, The Mysterious.
Next, Angar. Recently aquired, but still very important, Angar was the name that just felt right when I looked at this ring. Angar serves as Purity's great shield. The sword depicted on the sides also has a shield symbol in it, suggesting that Angar is purely a defensive Aspect. Angar has already helped me out, like recently when I got in a car accident. I had the most ominous feeling that something bad was going to happen all monring long so I thought of Angar, and asked him to place a shield up. Sure enough, when it happened, I was unharmed and my car, practically untouched. Calling him by title: Angar, Grand Shield of Purity.
Next is Shorillin. Shorillin was origionally known as the shield maden of logic, but now she's taken on the title of Lifebinder. She loves nature, and all things that grow. Embodiment of logic, she understands that all things have their purpose in the circle of life. When I concentrate on her, I feel that she's more tied with the water element, which is no surprise because I feel that I'm very close to water on a spiritual level. Calling her by title: Shorillin, the Lifebinder.
Next, i'm going to skip over to my left hand and go with Mobius. Mobius's main purpose is to be a life-guide. He safegaurds the natural flow of time, thusly earning his title of Timelord. Very wise, and also Shorillin's mate. Calling him by title: Mobius, the Timelord.
Next is Sholdarin, the Arc Mage. Sholdarin embodies everything magical, and serves as my guide as I journey through Wicca. I don't know much about him yet, as I just recently got him.
Lageylin is next. Lageylin is a real hero. He reminds me a lot of a paladin. Whelding Angar, Lageylin has sworn to protect the Goddess of Purity. He embodies my moral sense to protect those I love, like real, REAL close friends for example. By title: Lageylin, Gaurdian of Purity.
Back over to my right hand, is Purity herself. Chastaya. is a coincidence that Chastaya is the strongest of all the Aspects, and is female, like the Wiccan goddess? Maybe. Pure speculation at the moment. Chastaya embodies love, devotion, friendship, all that is good in this world. She's also a sexual goddess; ruling over the very act itself, to the libido, reproduction, anything related to sex. Though the other aspects have physical, or humaniod forms, her's stands out more so for me. Picture this: a tall woman, slim build. Long, dark, solid red hair. She wears a light purple, rather see-through silk dress with darker purple, and red spiritual symbols down the sides. She wears light shoulder pads (reffer to WoW for a better understanding) with the same colours. Very beautiful. She's also Lageylin's mate. She doesn't have an official title, although i've often reffered to her as the Angel of Purity.
There can be no light without darkness, thusly, we finally come to Chastaya's opposite: Sierian. The very name makes me tremble a bit. Sierian has taken on my much darker side. Rage, fury, depression, fear, mischievousness, anything seen as negative. I've banished him to a place in my body and placed him under lock and the watchful eye of the other aspects. Still, he does come out from time to time. Sierian would like nothing more than to see this world burning in ruin. His physical form is Deathwing (google images for refference). Just imagine a skyscraper-size dragon. He's constantly looking for ways to insure a domminant control over me, constantly sapping my strength. It's a constant battle and sometimes I do lose and he breaks through. Calling him by title: Sierian, the Destroyer.
Now that you know a little more of a back story with my rings, I'd like to first say that I'm completely in love with Wicca thus far. Magic has always fascinated me, and i've often role-played with it. Silly I know. I've learned a lot about it so far. While reading my book about it, i've come to realize that this is no small undertaking. It's a real life-changing commitment. At least for me. It's over-welming at times, but i suppose that's normal for newcomers. I've also learned that there's really no specific way to perform magic, which I really enjoy knowing that I can follow the craft in my own personal way. I've also learned that it's been seen as evil (thanks to the church) and got my first hands-on-experience earlier this week. I don't see why Wiccans are hated so much. Those that I know that are Wiccans are in fact truely amazing people. They're generally caring, helpful individuals...which is what being a Wiccan is all about. Still, the book i'm reading does state that despite the Three Fold Law, or the Wiccan Rede, some do practice black magic, or harmful magic. Obviously I wanna avoid those people lol. Most are herbalists, or have a good understanding of it. I can't say I've ever had an interest in plants, but I would like to think it's something I could get into with another witch, or someone else. A lot of things i've read about do still confuse me a little bit; like correspondences in spell writing etc. Many tools used in working spells i've often wondered where the hell i'm going to find them. Still, things will take time. I know. I feel as though I've finally found a sort of inner peace with myself. Still got to start my grimiore. The books i have just don't feel right to me for use in such things, so I may have to visit a craft store or something. I intend on continuing in improving myself through the craft and I hope this brings some sort of meaningfulness to my life that i just didn't seem to have before. Only time will tell.
Sorian is still rather of a mystery to me. He doesn't speak to me very much. I don't know much about this particular ring and what he embodies. For a while, i've simply considered him a luck ring. Like luck itself, you never know when it'll come around; hence the mystery. Now, I simply call him by title: Sorian, The Mysterious.
Next, Angar. Recently aquired, but still very important, Angar was the name that just felt right when I looked at this ring. Angar serves as Purity's great shield. The sword depicted on the sides also has a shield symbol in it, suggesting that Angar is purely a defensive Aspect. Angar has already helped me out, like recently when I got in a car accident. I had the most ominous feeling that something bad was going to happen all monring long so I thought of Angar, and asked him to place a shield up. Sure enough, when it happened, I was unharmed and my car, practically untouched. Calling him by title: Angar, Grand Shield of Purity.
Next is Shorillin. Shorillin was origionally known as the shield maden of logic, but now she's taken on the title of Lifebinder. She loves nature, and all things that grow. Embodiment of logic, she understands that all things have their purpose in the circle of life. When I concentrate on her, I feel that she's more tied with the water element, which is no surprise because I feel that I'm very close to water on a spiritual level. Calling her by title: Shorillin, the Lifebinder.
Next, i'm going to skip over to my left hand and go with Mobius. Mobius's main purpose is to be a life-guide. He safegaurds the natural flow of time, thusly earning his title of Timelord. Very wise, and also Shorillin's mate. Calling him by title: Mobius, the Timelord.
Next is Sholdarin, the Arc Mage. Sholdarin embodies everything magical, and serves as my guide as I journey through Wicca. I don't know much about him yet, as I just recently got him.
Lageylin is next. Lageylin is a real hero. He reminds me a lot of a paladin. Whelding Angar, Lageylin has sworn to protect the Goddess of Purity. He embodies my moral sense to protect those I love, like real, REAL close friends for example. By title: Lageylin, Gaurdian of Purity.
Back over to my right hand, is Purity herself. Chastaya. is a coincidence that Chastaya is the strongest of all the Aspects, and is female, like the Wiccan goddess? Maybe. Pure speculation at the moment. Chastaya embodies love, devotion, friendship, all that is good in this world. She's also a sexual goddess; ruling over the very act itself, to the libido, reproduction, anything related to sex. Though the other aspects have physical, or humaniod forms, her's stands out more so for me. Picture this: a tall woman, slim build. Long, dark, solid red hair. She wears a light purple, rather see-through silk dress with darker purple, and red spiritual symbols down the sides. She wears light shoulder pads (reffer to WoW for a better understanding) with the same colours. Very beautiful. She's also Lageylin's mate. She doesn't have an official title, although i've often reffered to her as the Angel of Purity.
There can be no light without darkness, thusly, we finally come to Chastaya's opposite: Sierian. The very name makes me tremble a bit. Sierian has taken on my much darker side. Rage, fury, depression, fear, mischievousness, anything seen as negative. I've banished him to a place in my body and placed him under lock and the watchful eye of the other aspects. Still, he does come out from time to time. Sierian would like nothing more than to see this world burning in ruin. His physical form is Deathwing (google images for refference). Just imagine a skyscraper-size dragon. He's constantly looking for ways to insure a domminant control over me, constantly sapping my strength. It's a constant battle and sometimes I do lose and he breaks through. Calling him by title: Sierian, the Destroyer.
Now that you know a little more of a back story with my rings, I'd like to first say that I'm completely in love with Wicca thus far. Magic has always fascinated me, and i've often role-played with it. Silly I know. I've learned a lot about it so far. While reading my book about it, i've come to realize that this is no small undertaking. It's a real life-changing commitment. At least for me. It's over-welming at times, but i suppose that's normal for newcomers. I've also learned that there's really no specific way to perform magic, which I really enjoy knowing that I can follow the craft in my own personal way. I've also learned that it's been seen as evil (thanks to the church) and got my first hands-on-experience earlier this week. I don't see why Wiccans are hated so much. Those that I know that are Wiccans are in fact truely amazing people. They're generally caring, helpful individuals...which is what being a Wiccan is all about. Still, the book i'm reading does state that despite the Three Fold Law, or the Wiccan Rede, some do practice black magic, or harmful magic. Obviously I wanna avoid those people lol. Most are herbalists, or have a good understanding of it. I can't say I've ever had an interest in plants, but I would like to think it's something I could get into with another witch, or someone else. A lot of things i've read about do still confuse me a little bit; like correspondences in spell writing etc. Many tools used in working spells i've often wondered where the hell i'm going to find them. Still, things will take time. I know. I feel as though I've finally found a sort of inner peace with myself. Still got to start my grimiore. The books i have just don't feel right to me for use in such things, so I may have to visit a craft store or something. I intend on continuing in improving myself through the craft and I hope this brings some sort of meaningfulness to my life that i just didn't seem to have before. Only time will tell.