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Using a Scrying Mirror Process

9/7/2024

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A Process for the Scrying Mirror or "Show-Stone

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*NOTE: This process is adapted and derived initially from “Mastering Witchcraft”, pages 83-84, from the section, “The Conjuring of Vassago”. I adapted this process after doing some personal research into methods of “scrying”, as I was unable to find any relatively simple and straightforward process for doing so.

As we within ICS do not ourselves work with or deal with conjuring entities or “demons”, I used the basics of the ritual as a template for developing my own scrying-process, removing any references to the invoking of Vassago itself, and modifying the ritual for simplicity. The exact process for the creation of a show-stone or scrying-mirror, also known as a “speculum” can be found in “Mastering Witchcraft”, page 77.

This is a basic method for focus and use of the show-stone, or scrying-mirror, in Divination practices. One ideally should begin this process by first performing a relaxation-meditation to clear ones’ mind, followed by a ritual cleansing of their working-space and magickally “centering” themselves. I find that the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram is ideal for that purpose. It is also ideal to utilize the “Square of Mercury” ritual prior to use of this and for any Divination practice, found on page 64-66 of “Mastering Witchcraft’.

The Process

1. Prepare your thurible or censer with a “Mercurial” incense.

2. Have your Show-Stone placed upon your altar pentacle.

3. Seat yourself comfortably before your Altar, and gently and without strain, fix your gaze upon the surface of your show-stone. Take slow, meditative deep breaths through the entire process.

4. At the same time, With All of the Force of Your Imagination, visualize Blue Fire and radiance playing around the show-stone, and audibly state your question or the nature of your Divination. (*NOTE: You may beforehand write down your inquiry upon a piece of parchment, and place it beneath the base of your show-stone.)

5. As you focus and gaze upon the surface, it will appear to fade away, your gaze will appear to shift out of focus, then spring back again. This effect will continue for a while, due to the shifting perspectives. You may also notice a constrictive sensation around your forehead and between your eyes. Do Not shift your focus from the surface, even if images seem to form at the side of your gaze.

6. Once you have completed the ritual, write down any and all images and impressions in your magickal journal.
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Pocket Scrying Mirrors by Allison Lovecraft from PSK Occult Goods and Services
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Pocket Scrying Mirrors by Allison Lovecraft from PSK Occult Goods and Services
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Altar: Scourge

7/8/2024

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Our Wiccan Altar: The Scourge
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To practice your magical art, you need a magical space. Many Wiccans set up an altar for their craft working, and this can be anything from a small end table to a 9-foot marble behemoth. 
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Inner Circle Sanctuary is somewhere in between. We enjoy our craft and all the tools associated with our religion; therefore, we have a nice 6-foot table we like to use to hold all of our ritual accoutrement. 
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If you’ve ever been to our sabbats, you’ve no doubt noticed our big and beautifully decorated altar as the centerpiece to all of our rituals. It’s full of deity statues, seasonal decorations, and tools. 
Lots of magical tools. 
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The Scourge

​The scourge as a magical tool is used mainly in the Gardnerian tradition of Wicca.

A scourge is made of 8 tails with 5 knots in each tail, and this number combination can symbolize a myriad of meanings: 8 sabbats, 5 pointed star, 8 ways of making magic, 5 things needed to practice the Craft, etc.

We use the scourge for a variety of reasons. Primarily, as the symbol of suffering to learn. Our first year program is at least a year and a day of hard and dedicated work. You will “suffer” and you will question why you’re on this path, but you will reap amazing benefits at the end of your journey.

The scourge is also used in ritual positions: It represents severity while the wand represents mercy.

Another use for the scourge is to “gain the sight.” This is brought on by the gentle and rhythmic application of the tails upon the skin, which causes a rush of blood to the affected area, and thus away from the brain.

However, the most fun use of the scourge is during The Candle Game, which is a worship/fertility game that ICS plays during the harvest seasons.

Our students make their own scourges since they are a little difficult to find, and each one has its own personality.
by Lady Anwyn
See some scourges made by us here: https://www.innercirclesanctuary.com/updates-and-info/scourge-making-2020
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Altar: Wand

5/5/2023

 

Our Wiccan Altar: The Wand

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To practice your magical art, you need a magical space. Many Wiccans set up an altar for their craft working, and this can be anything from a small end table to a 9-foot marble behemoth. 
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Inner Circle Sanctuary is somewhere in between. We enjoy our craft and all the tools associated with our religion; therefore, we have a nice 6-foot table we like to use to hold all of our ritual accoutrement. 
If you’ve ever been to our sabbats, you’ve no doubt noticed our big and beautifully decorated altar as the centerpiece to all of our rituals. It’s full of deity statues, seasonal decorations, and tools. 
Lots of magical tools. 
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The Wand
The magical wand has many of the same uses as the athame, but it is a gentler tool. The wand works by inviting and encouraging energies rather than commanding them like the fiery athame does.   

A wand is ideally made from wood to act as a living conduit between you and the energy you are projecting. Sometimes, you’ll see a wand wrapped with copper wire to enhance that flow of energy. Like the scourge, the wand is unique to everyone and can be customized to fit your personality. 

In our tradition, we attribute the wand to the element of air rather than fire. To us, it came from a tree which blows in the wind and moves with the air. Also, as stated above, air is the less severe of the activating elements, so it’s energy is a bit more flexible. When used with the scourge, the wand represents mercy while the scourge represents severity.  

Use your wand to draw pentagrams into the air. 
Draw your ritual circle with it. 
It’s another extension of yourself used to focus and project your energy, so use it however you would your index finger. 

Your tools should be a part of your magical working whenever possible. Repeated use will help consecrate them as well as foster a bond.
by Lady Anwyn
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Altar: Sword

3/1/2023

 

​Our Wiccan Altar: The Sword

Inner Circle Sanctuary
​To practice your magical art, you need a magical space. Many Wiccans set up an altar for their craft working, and this can be anything from a small end table to a 9-foot marble behemoth. 

Inner Circle Sanctuary is somewhere in between. We enjoy our craft and all the tools associated with our religion; therefore, we have a nice 6-foot table we like to use to hold all of our ritual accoutrement. 
If you’ve ever been to our sabbats, you’ve no doubt noticed our big and beautifully decorated altar as the centerpiece to all of our rituals. It’s full of deity statues, seasonal decorations, and tools. Lots of magical tools. 
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The Sword
The sword is a much larger version of the athame. In our tradition, they both symbolize the element of fire with all of its attributes like power, energy, will, etc.

They are ritually interchangeable, and the only difference between them is scale.

The athame is a witch’s most personal tool and is used for directing smaller amounts of energy. 

A sword usually belongs to the coven and is used to direct larger amounts of energy like when casting a magic ring. That’s not to say you can’t cast a ring with an athame; we all have. But, it’s a bit easier and more impressive with a sword. Listening to that steel cut through sand and rock is very evocative of protection and power. 

Inner Circle Sanctuary believes that everyone has Goddess and God energies within them. Because of this, wearing a sword helps to bring those God attributes to the forefront. 

The sword is more formally authoritative than the athame as well. The leader of the ring is the one who usually wields the sword. “With this in thy hand, thou art ruler of the ring.”

In the pictures below, one priestess is standing guard at the doorway and proving she’s the one in charge. In the other photo, the priestess is using the sword to cast her magic circle and create the temple where we will celebrate our sabbat.

by Lady Anwyn
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Altar: Athame

3/1/2023

 

​Our Wiccan Altar: The Athame

​Inner Circle Sanctuary
To practice your magical art, you need a magical space. Many Wiccans set up an altar for their craft working, and this can be anything from a small end table to a 9-foot marble behemoth. Inner Circle Sanctuary is somewhere in between. We enjoy our craft and all the tools associated with our religion; therefore, we have a nice 6-foot table we like to use to hold all of our ritual accoutrement. 

If you’ve ever been to our sabbats, you’ve no doubt noticed our big and beautifully decorated altar as the centerpiece to all of our rituals. It’s full of deity statues, seasonal decorations, and tools.

Lots of magical tools. 
Inner Circle Sanctuary: Our Wiccan Altar: The Athame
The Athame
The athame is a witch’s most personal tool. It is an extension of yourself and your will, and once it has been consecrated, a magical bond will form. Through repeated ritual use, that bond only grows stronger. 
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The black-handled knife is double-edged so its movement is more aerodynamic.  It is strictly used for projecting energy and cutting sigils in the air.

Using our blades, pentagrams are drawn during ritual to unlock the power of the elements.

For the Great Rite, the athame is used to symbolize the fertilizing and active part of the polarity that creates life.

We like our hilts to be black for two reasons. The first reason is magical: black absorbs. The energy we create is sent from our power hand, absorbed into the black hilt, and then directed down and out through point of the blade.

The second reason is practical. We draw sigils of power onto the hilt and it’s easier to do that on a plain black background. ICS has a magical and practical reason for everything we do.

In our tradition, we attribute the fire element to the athame, because we consider it a strong and powerful tool that is used for commanding energy.  

It is interchangeable with the sword. 

If you ever find yourself without your athame or sword, what could you use? Your Goddess given athame.  Your pointer and middle finger together make the perfect athame.

by Lady Anwyn
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Altar: Pentacle

3/1/2023

 

​Our Wiccan Altar: The Pentacle

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To practice your magical art, you need a sacred space. Many Wiccans and witches set up an altar for their craft working, and this can be anything from a small end table, or a lap desk on your bed, to a 9-foot marble behemoth. 

Inner Circle Sanctuary is somewhere in between. We enjoy our craft and all the tools associated with our religion; therefore, we have a nice 6-foot table we like to use to hold all of our ritual accoutrement. 
If you’ve ever been to one of our sabbats or public esbats, you’ve no doubt noticed our big and beautifully decorated altar as the centerpiece to all of our rituals. It’s full of deity statues, seasonal decorations, and tools. 

Lots of magical tools. 
Inner Circle Sanctuary - Our Wiccan Altar: The Pentacle
The Altar Pentacle

The pentacle is the first thing you’ll notice on our ritual altar. It might be made of wood with the pentagram burned into it…..along with some candle wax stains. Sometimes, you’ll see a hand-painted pentacle that was lovingly traced and painted…… with a few water spots.
 
There’s even a huge and ornate, but scarred, altar pentacle that was designed and crafted by our founder, Lady Morgana. All were handmade and all are well-used. The scars they have only add to their beauty and power. 

The pentacle is the symbol for earth, so what better element to be the foundation of our altar? It is the focal point where all the magic happens. For many Wiccans, the pentagram is the symbol of our religion and our magic: the four elements in dynamic balance, ruled by spirit, and enclosed in a circle to contain and amplify the power. This is how magic is created, so the altar pentacle is where we perform our magic.  
  • Water and salt are turned into holy water on top of it. 
  • Tools are consecrated by being placed on it. 
  • Candle spells are empowered when set upon it. 

It is truly the focus of our altar and it brings everything together. 

Look at your altar pentacle. Is it scratched? Does it need a new paint job? Is it discolored? Good. Let it be imperfect. Let it be well-used and loved. Let it be the tool of your Craft.

by Lady Anwyn
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Altar: Chalice

3/1/2023

 

​Our Wiccan Altar: The Chalice

Inner Circle Sanctuary
To practice your magical art, you need a magical space. Many Wiccans set up an altar for their craft working, and this can be anything from a small end table to a 9-foot marble behemoth. 

Inner Circle Sanctuary is somewhere in between. We enjoy our craft and all the tools associated with our religion; therefore, we have a nice 6-foot table we like to use to hold all of our ritual accoutrement. 
If you’ve ever been to our sabbats, you’ve no doubt noticed our big and beautifully decorated altar as the centerpiece to all of our rituals. It’s full of deity statues, seasonal decorations, and tools.

Lots of magical tools. 
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The chalice is the premier symbol for the Goddess as the womb from which life and love flows. It symbolizes water and all of its attributes: love, emotion, understanding, etc. Where the athame is the activating power of the Great Rite, the chalice is the passive and receptive portion of that holy union. These two tools used together symbolize the polarity that activates and pervades the entire universe. 

As a vessel, it can also be used for more mundane purposes like holding water and salt for consecrations. 

Apart from symbolizing the great womb of Mother Earth, another purpose of the chalice is to share drink with your fellow witches during the ritual of wine and cakes, which is usually performed at the end of any magical working. 

“From this vessel, may we drink in comradeship and in honor of the Gods.”

by Lady Anwyn
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Scourge Making 2020

10/28/2020

 
Check out these beautiful scourges from our crafting event
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Scourge Making
with Inner Circle Sanctuary
Saturday, November 21, 202 from 6 PM - 9 PM PT
​on Zoom

Let ICS allay your fears about this traditional magical tool by showing you how to make a scourge and by explaining what it’s used for. When finished, we will consecrate our new tool together.

If you’d like to join our online crafting event, you can pick up a kit for $10 which will include:

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