What a fantastic morning.  Awoken by the dulcit tones of my mobile pinging or rather “harmoniously harping” with text messages telling me that I must get to the shops to buy the Daily Echo and what a great article!!!  Enjoy!

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EMBRACING THE ENERGY:
Sandy Cristel with her Lenormand Oracle cards and other healing and cleansing tools. Picture: Sally Adams

Article by Jim Durkin

VISITORS could find themselves truly spellbound by the latest offering in Lytchett Minster.

This is because witch Sandy Cristel officially opens her new shop and healing centre at the village’s Courtyard Centre tomorrow.

Sandy, who describes herself as a traditional witch, will be on hand to offer a range of alternative services, including tailor-made spells, alternative healing and readings.

“Being a traditional witch, I embrace and utilise the natural forces of the universe, ensuring a balance and equilibrium in my work,” explained Sandy.

She is confident her therapies can complement mainstream treatments for a range of ailments and problems Sandy, who uses traditional methods of healing passed down through her family, has also studied Shamanic Ama Deus and Kundelini Reiki healing.

And her shop boasts a range of witchy curios and unique gifts for those looking for something out of the ordinary.

Sandy said: “I have been a witch all my life and it is about time that we came out of the shadows and shared some of our knowledge.

“The difference between my path and a wiccan ‘white’ witch is that I do not believe that energy or life can be sustained on only positive energy.

“Nature and the universe itself does not and cannot even exist this way,” she added.

“Negative energy is not always bad nor harmful, it is simply necessary – there has to be balance.”

Sandy says she never casts the same spell twice – instead tailoring everything to the specific individual.

She insisted: “You should not feel guilty for asking the universe for help.

“The energy is all around us and is there for us to tap into it to enrich our lives and help to mold our future on the path we desire.”

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I scooped up a handful of dock leaves, scrunched them up and started gently rubbing the leaves on the girl’s skin over the rashes.  Within a few minutes the little girl stopped crying and went merrily on her way to continue playing. 

Unfortunately, instead of being thanked for helping, I was shunned and all the mothers looked at me as though I just escaped from the local loony bin, they walked gingerly away and left me standing there, alone, with my two sons.

Since then I have managed to explain to the locals that nature provides many instant remedies for burns and stings.  People are more accepting of my witchy herblore ways now as I have helped many, many people since then and have now built up trust throughout the community.

However, for those who still don’t know what I am talking about. I decided to take these photos this morning and share the knowledge of natural healing with nature.

Stinging Nettles.
Can cause nasty burning sensation and intense itchy rash when contact with the skin.  Notice the Dock Plant to the right on the photo.
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Dock Leaves.
These are found in and around patches of stinging nettles.  These plants can be quite small but also quite large. They are broad leafed, smooth, and often have mottled red patches on the leaf.
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Pick a Dock Leaf.
Scrunch it up in your hand to release the natural oil.  Gently rub on the skin that has been affected by stinging nettles.  Then wrap the leaf around the area for a few minutes.  The sting should disappear in under a minute and the rash should go down within 5 minutes.
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I hope this has helped those of you who don’t know this instant remedy.  Try it, it really works.

Most Wiccans are Pagan but not all Traditional Witches are Pagan.  Ok lets begin …

Traditional Witchcraft is not bound by books and laws that others have invented.

It is free of made up rules, free from the hierarchical bullshit that plagues other organised religions; but with that freedom comes responsibility, you are responsible for your own actions and intentions, good or bad.

Many years ago I was formerly initiated into the Craft by a Traditional High Witch Priest, and although it was an extremely intense magickal experience and something that will be carried with me for the rest of my life, I actually believe that it is your own higher self that determines what you are.

A Wiccan “Degree” is just a name, it does not automatically mean you are accepted as a 1st, 2nd or 3rd Degree Witch wherever you go. Any covens you join will re-initiate you into their own circle and belief system no matter what Degree you are somewhere else.

It is false to always assume that the higher up the Degree someone is, the better they are. That makes no sense – you become wise through experience, not from someone else judging what you’re capable of and sticking a label on you – but isn’t that what a true Traditional Witch is?  The “Wise Woman” or the “Cunning Man” like old George Pickingill, for example; and not a hierarchal system with one-sided fluffy rules that Gerald Gardner and Doreen Valiente invented much later (during the 1950s), now known as Wicca.

Being a Traditional Witch means you are free to express your sexuality and your inner most desires. You are free to do as you please and you are well within your human rights to protect yourself by any means possible against the evil intentions or influences of others.

One very wise man said to me once “It only takes one kind man to let evil succeed“.  This is the rule most Traditionals believe in and use – we feel that it is our duty as responsible people to act upon and bounce back any harmful intentions of others in whatever ways are appropriate. Nature itself can be kind but also cruel and will defend itself if cornered, why do some people feel they need to cower away from this fact?

Wiccans believe that whatever you “send out” comes back to you 3-fold, good or bad (karma). However, although we do believe in karma or wyrd, we do not all believe that karma always works only in this way.

We believe that if you do wrong without justice then your own guilt is a negative emotion in itself that it automatically creates negative energy. This negative energy then attracts even more negative energies that are around you.

It is the same if you do something good, it makes you feel good doesn’t it? You will then be surrounded by positive energy which then attracts more positive energy … that makes far more sense than thinking that someone else or something else is controlling our fate!

The only other reason someone could receive a “karma bashing” is if, for example, an individual was intentionally sending out harmful negative energies in some form to harm another person – we would not hesitate to bounce it right back where it came from, occasionally along with a little something else to ensure that the individual may think twice about their intentions. The beauty of it is that we don’t even need to know who is responsible – it finds its own way back . Once they stop their outward attacks, then the bashing stops for them too. There is no denying it – it can be quite satisfying to see such a nasty individual get their comeuppance and watch them kick their own ass!

We feel that one cannot make the world a better place by sending out loving energy to someone who is filled with jealousy and hatred; bluebirds and butterflies just wont work for these kinds of people and this is exactly what sets us apart from Wiccans. What may work for a Wicca Witch, may not work for us and visa-versa.

There is no “grey” area in the Traditional Craft, it just “is”! No “Devils” or “Gremlins” to blame either, just your own pure self!

If things are done for justice sake, then we don’t feel guilty, and we shouldn’t go around worrying over some Rede that was written 50 or 60 years ago. What matters is how you feel about what you have done, was it just? Was it deserved? Do you think your higher self would approve? Know Thyself, be in touch with your higher self or your True Will and you act in accordance with the Universe.

Your higher self not only protects, it also teaches. If you act out of spite, then accept any negativity that may come your way. Sure we all feel ticked off by some people, but a Traditional tries to temper that with self control and will usually ignore it and believes that such a person acting inappropriately will be back for another endurance test of life to grow.

Something else that we often chat about is how many times we’ve heard or seen people saying ‘Oh I can’t do such and such a spell because I haven’t got every last ingredient that’s specified in some book or other’. A Traditional Witch will look around and use something else, whatever feels right, the INTENT is what is really important, not the ‘props’ – although for some things the props are good to help the INTENT along.

This applies whether it’s candle colours, day of the week, incense or anything else. True Magick comes from within, and it is your intent that makes the magick happen. A Traditional Witch, uses their own will and intent, no Athame to Hand? Then use your finger, or simply visualise your Athame in your hand! But if you have the ingredients use them if you wish to, just don’t get fooled into the belief that you can’t do without them!

Note: Some High Magick Rituals do actually require specific items to be used but this is not what most witches should or would be practising.

As to words and rhymes, we don’t generally use someone else’s nicely rhyming chant. We feel that you should make up your own. Your own words have far more power and as they come from your own heart will be truer to your intent. Most Traditionals can’t summon up the will when chanting some of the Wiccan rhymes as we cannot take them seriously, however, if they work for you then that’s fine. The aim of Magick is to find out what works for you.

Usually, we can see through people’s facade right away and instantly know if they are genuine souls – we can usually tell which ones will be back for another life lesson and have a little smile about it. It is very rare to find others on our wavelength, but luckily the Gods/Fate/Destiny whatever brought some of us together, to work and try to do some good in this life. Although most of us are classed as “Solitary” Witches we do work together on some occasions.

We try and help others as best as we can, relying on our own Higher Self to guide us and do what is needed to get the work done. We don’t do any work lightly, we meditate on it, or speak to our guides or familiars, and only undertake any work that feels right to us.  Remember that some things happen to people as life lessons, and sometimes the lesson needs to be learned. In these cases we shall not get involved or will work to ensure that they learn the lesson and grow from it and do what is best for their own higher self.

A few people are under the impression that you have to be “born” a witch to be a witch. This is not correct at all. One does not need to come from a a line of Wicca or Traditional Witches to practise Witchcraft. The power is within all of us, it is just how you personally use it to suit your own needs and to progress spiritually in this life.

My side of the family are very psychic and that comes down the line through the female side. Fond memories when I was a child of my Mother already “knowing” things she couldn’t possibly know and having the nickname “White Witch” throughout her career by colleagues, no wonder she got snapped up by the secret service! And, my Grandmother, bless her soul, being feared by all her neighbours as being evil and will curse anyone that upset her, thankfully she doted on me!  My Aunts were obsessed with playing cards and used to teach me how to read tealeaves in bone china cups and saucers.

Not to forget countless strange happenings throughout my life and childhood memories I have that differ considerably from anyone else’s; being a loner; never fitting in; being told you are too wise for your years at 6, doing things a peculiar way that seemed right to me but totally insane to others but none-the-less worked every time, and of course being labelled an eccentric weirdo as a teenager.

I can honestly say I am happier now than I have ever been in my entire life – it is not that I needed a reason for my strangeness but the fact is that I AM different, I know I am different and I can finally enjoy being different.

Traditional Witchcraft, although not a religion, is indeed a way of life, a path, a belief that is lived and breathed every second of every day, it also is a path of personal responsibility and acting in accordance with your higher self.  It is also a path of LOVE.  Love for oneself, nature and all living things. It is a path of balance; Male and Female, Light and Dark, Positive and Negative, Birth and Death and Rebirth.

To deny one side in favour of the other is unbalanced and unhealthy.

Welcome to my world.

TODAY is a landmark in the life of Sandy Cristel.

TODAY is the official launch of my ebook to the public, “Sandy Cristel’s Interactive Lenormand Oracle programme“.

TODAY is the start of an exciting and long adventure for me and I am already loving every minute of it.

Below is a screen shot of the page where you can download my Interactive Lenormand Oracle programme for FREE. Yes, you get 7 whole days to try it, completely free of charge, no tricks, no spyware, nothing – just the file. You don’t even install it as it runs as an .exe file e-book!

If you decide you don’t like it, just delete it! You don’t even have to uninstall it!

However I am more than sure you will absolutely LOVE IT, and I can pretty much guarantee that instead of deleting it you will want more, yes more! .. MORE? I hear you cry… absolutely!  The real best bit is the User Interactive part that is saved especially for the Full Version. And at a price that is lower than most books out there and even lower than some of the lenormand cards themselves, I think you will have to agree that it is money well spent.

Please go and download my e-book and have a look. You are under no obligation to buy it at all – it is all yours for a whole week until you decide to hang on to it or not.

www.lenormand-oracle.com

Just remember to come back and let me know what you think of it!

YES! It has finally arrived (well almost just needs a few tweaks) but I am already taking pre-orders at a discount price for my exclusive “Sandy Cristel’s Interactive Lenormand Oracle™” programme.

This is the most fantastic thing for anyone interested in learning the original gypsy oracle cards – this programme will even teach you how to read regular ordinary playing cards!

Seriously, astound your friends with your inner knowledge and intuition about their lives, hone your instincts and allow the cards to speak to your mind… I am so proud to put my name on this – hurry and take advantage of the special low price one-time offer!!

Release date February 16th 2009

Reserve your copy of my Interactive Lenormand Oracle NOW and receive a special free gift!!!

Below are some screen captures so you have more of an impression just how fantastic it is!

You have a choice of various layouts to choose from, which is automatically generated for you.

You have a good selection of cards to choose from – including regular playing cards!

And of course you also have the choice to spread the cards however you want and make your own layouts!

You won’t find another interactive Lenormand Oracle like this one in the WORLD – GUARANTEED!

Energy is, energy moves, energy affects.
One can sense, one can draw to, one can draw from,
one can send away, one can send to.

Energy is, energy changes, energy nourishes – and can destroy.
One can grow, one can age, one can stay, one can diminish.

Energy is, energy was and energy will be.
One can see, one can feel, one can perceive and one can remember.

Energy is all this and more or less,
we are energy and can be all this or more or less.

We are energy and we are limited only by what we are.
What we do is the first step toward what we can be.

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Written By Scott – Traditional Witch

We all have them and I’m not talking about Guilt Trips. I’m talking about those friends who pull the “Guilt Trip Trick” to manipulate you into doing what they want.  You could even sling them in the same barrel as Psychic Vampires.  These people are lovely most of the time but for some reason they have underlying ulterior motives and seem to feed off your energy.  The truly sad part about it, is that many of these vampiric people have no idea what they are doing!

You end up telling them your deepest, darkest secrets but despite you giving them your all they suddenly turn on you.  Without a clue as to what is wrong, they make you feel so guilty and bad that you do your utmost to patch things up, even when they do things that hurt you, you ignore it .. but hey, woe betide if you EVER happen to do anything that might upset them!  The cycle continues and each time they hit you with that curve ball, not only does it take you by surprise it actually hurts you deep emotionally but you always end up forgiving them because they are a ” really nice” person and they “didn’t mean it”.

Why do we do it? Why do we stand for these kinds of friends?  I am going through a phase at the moment in which I have become psychically detached for a short while.  The presence of Retrograde Mercury has helped me tenfold in actually being able to listen to myself and my own life more – I honestly cannot remember the last time I felt so grounded and I hope you can also feel this energy! 

I have heard so many stories over the years of people giving away things they treasure to friends but not knowing why, or deep secrets that were told in confidence that were later made so public the individual actually lost their job, or a friend who needed a place to stay but ended up taking over the whole home for months on end and even leaving all their dirty washing up … or the most common story as I am sure most of us have experienced – lending money and never getting it back!   We have to act upon this display of arrogance and lack of respect and cut our ties with these vampiric people. They are no good for our souls nor our well being.

As we go through life we meet up with people for various reasons, some friendships come and go in a flash but you probably needed each other at that time, other friendships last a lifetime… some you might think will last forever just either fizzle out or come to an end for whatever reason.

Don’t be dragged down by others feeding off your emotions. Don’t be manipulated into thinking you are the bad guy and don’t for one second believe the psycho-babble that a lot of these so-called friends do to keep you on their “good” side.  A perfect tell tale sign is after you have said your goodbyes, you will most likely get a ton of abuse or a long sob story (both manipulative). 

Sometimes it’s simply a part of growth, you have to be able to recognise psychic vampires and learn to let them go, cut them out your life so they can no longer feed off you. It’s all too easy for us to keep things the way they are as it is “comfortable” and “less hassle” or perhaps you are manipulated into feeling sorry for them, or even bribed in some way?  Whatever the reason, eventually you must take action to free yourself from these people. If you take no action they will just continue to feed from you and not only can your energy deplete, your health could even suffer.

Taking action can seem hard and sometimes hurtful, however, remember the old saying you can’t make a cake without breaking eggs. Similar thing in clearing yourself of Psychic Vampires, it’s being pro active and doing something for your own highest good – you don’t need to sit there and take it, you don’t need to feel guilty either, these manipulative people are no better than you, so don’t give them any reason to believe they are.

Move onwards and upwards!

It isn’t just children who get night terrors although us big people usually call them bad or disturbing dreams.  We all get bad dreams but what if the dreams don’t stop. Imagine … each night as soon as you fall asleep you are taken on a horrific journey. Forced to go places and see things that most people couldn’t even comprehend, let alone experience…
 
.. As more and more people are opening themselves up to the unseen influences they are forgetting the most important thing – protection.  You should use your imagination and surround yourself and your loved ones in a protective light.  Some people like to imagine an egg shape around them – or with me, I love using mirrors – so my own protection consists of a light of small tiny mirrors .. the good stuff can get in, but the bad stuff just gets reflected off.
 
There are negative energies out there that feed off human emotions.  To name a couple are Succubus and Incubus. A Succubus is a female entity and and Incubus is a male entity, both feed off the energy of a sexual climax, which they themselves initiate usually when the victim is sleeping, if the victim wakes up they feel paralysed. If one is not aware of what is happening to them or how to deal with it, more often than not the entity will return each night to feed, paralysing their victims whilst they do so.
 
Other entities feed off other emotions such as fear.  Again, it is easier to do this when the victim is asleep and in the form of nightmares.  My mother was a victim for many months. She was taken night after night on terrifying journeys in her sleep and there was nothing she could do to prevent it.  Any sleeping pills she took actually made it worse as it rendered her even more powerless.
 
Unfortunately, she didn’t tell me about these events until she phoned me one day and told me she can’t cope with it anymore, she can’t sleep properly and she is feeling more and more tired that she just doesn’t want to get out of bed in the mornings.  We had a long chat about negs and we realised that she was under attack. From that day forward she has not been attacked since.  Just the mere knowledge of what it was, was enough to send it on it’s way!
 
I found a great book by Robert Bruce which although can seem a little far fetched in places it most certainly brings to light what IS out there and what COULD happen.  It walks you though scenarios and the best method to rid yourself of these beings.  However, this book was written mainly for extreme cases, although I feel still important to have.  Usually when the victim confronts the entity before even going to sleep and the victim is aware of what is happening, chances are the entity won’t stick around anyway and will move on.
 
Many, many people are coming to me with these types of problems, and even though I am no expert in this field, this is something that should be brought more out in the open and discussed.
 
 Practical Psychic Self-defense:
 Understanding and Surviving Unseen Influences by Robert Bruce