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 I am a Witch
With rhymes and reasons.
I am a changeling like the seasons.
My mother is the Moon,
My father is the Sun,
With Goddess Earth am I as one. I am a Witch, a Pagan child.
Mother Nature's spirit wild
Grows within me, Flows within me,
Meandering like a spellbound stream,
Enchanting my every waking dream. I breathe the air of liberation,
I tend the fire of transformation,
I drink the water of creation,
Earth-magick is my conjuration. I am a Witch of shadow and light,
Of Avalon mists and ravens' flight.
I am a Witch, with pride say I,
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Merry Meet,
My name is Kari. I am a witch.
I have very many gifts such as empath.
I'm still learning about these gifts, and these gifts lead me into researching.
I knew from the time I was young that I was not like the other children.
Strange things happened with my temper. I found when I was angry lights would go out.
Other times I'd have a dream and it'd come true.
Later I started to feel people. Not only that I have a very close connection with people whom are no longer alive.
I believe that I have been around many times.
There are lots of things yet to learn and I look forward in being part of this journey with you as we all learn together.
Merry part, and Blessed Be
Hi, I am LadyShadowSpirit aka Vikki. I have been a practicing Solitary Wych for over ten years or more. I have always known my path since I was a little girl since my Grandfather was a shaman in the Cherokee Tribe when I was a young girl up until he passed away. I am married to a very sweet man Ron, I have one teenage son Keven who is the light of my life. I am also blessed with Three fur babies Polly(doggy), Faula, and Rascal.(kitties) They sure keep me on my toes at all times. We live in a small town in Washington State by the name of Deer Park and the name will give you the indication of why it was named as such. I am an Assistant Manager here at The Raven Wyches of Yggdrasil and I will be so happy to help you if you may need anything. Love and Light  Hi folks and how are you? My name is Kleo and i am the Baroness of the House of Ravens and the new Assistant Manager (again) here at Raven Wyches. I am 31 yrs young and happily handfasted to the Baron Malak Trizan whom you will rarely see in here cos he's not sociable...lol. Anyhow, moving on...I am a part time cashier, a part time student and a part time mom of 4 kids, two of which are my own and live in Ontario with their father. The other two darlings are the Barons boys and like my own they are the lights of my life. Now we can't leave out the furry child Xena who is as dear to me as the kids and also just as needy...haha. She is 5 yrs old and has been a member of our family since she left the litter. I moved from Ontario and now live in Surrey BC and am very happy. Ok, how i became a wych. My mother was one, her mother was one and i have no doubt my daughter will be seeing as she has already shown some of her gifts. I have a few gifts that i am learning more and more to control such as my influence on the weather, and my ability to empathize not only with people but with animals. Not to mention my intuition which is the strongest of all. I did not know what these all were until i read some books and realized i wasn't the only one. Then i met the ravens and here i am. Everyday i learn something new and can't wait to see what i will learn tomorrow. With the help of my coven and this group and Rina who i am studying under i hope to be more in tune with my craft my life and myself. Lets learn together, and if anyone has any questions feel free to ask. Kleo Raven Trizan Background and Graphics Designed by ©Lady Raven Graphics 2006
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  The Raven Wyches; a history The coven was first created in 1999 by me and one other. We had talked about it endlessly but didn’t know if we would be able to manage the responsibilities of running a coven as well as who would join seeing as we didn’t know of any other witches at that time. We went on, practiced, did our Sabbats, learning as much as we could through books and just tuning ourselves with the Gods and Goddesses. The co-founder and I lived on Ash Street in New Westminster, BC. We thought that was something special because Ash is a sacred tree and you will learn more about that as we continue on. We had become the Wyches of Ash and On October 31st 1999 we held a blood rite and initiation and dedication of one another into the craft and into the new found coven. That night we had also initiated two others into the coven. The four of us completed the elemental circle of fire, water, earth, and air. However this was to be short lived. The next celebration was Yule and that was pretty much the only other Sabbat the four of us had ever done together as a group. By Imbolc we had broken. The other two had gone their own way and the co-founder and I remained. That too was not to last. The co-founder had chosen to go her own way and do her own thing, leaving me with the responsibility of the coven. I was dedicated and determined however and did not feel right about turning my back on something so special. I practiced on my own for a long while, the actual coven may not have really existed but I still referred to myself as a Wych of Ash. After the parting of ways life had taken drastic turns for all of us and eventually I moved out of the building on Ash Street. Months had gone by and the co-founder came back into my life. We practiced a little together however we really didn’t do much. I don’t know if she ever considered herself to be a Wych of Ash like I had but at least things were good. September of 2000 I found out I was pregnant so life had really become hectic for me. I had taken over guardianship and all legal rights to Terra April of 2000 and then to find out I was pregnant really left very little time for me. I would occasionally go to see my friend at her house to celebrate a Rite but that always depended on how I was feeling. Time moved on, life continued and in March of 2001 I had given birth to Ariel, in my mind the first born into the coven. I think my friend had seen it that way as well since she mentioned it often enough. It was nice having the kids be a part of whatever her and I did, really made us feel like a tight and close family. Eventually my life wasn’t to be all sunshine and roses however and a lot of things happened. A lot of not so nice things really and to make that story short, I lost my children to the ministry due to what my now ex-husband had done. For nine months I did what I needed to do to get my girls back. During that time though the most remarkable thing happened. My friend and I use to be regulars in an online chat forum and we would go in often and spend hours and hours there. One night we had met an amazing man from Norway. His name was Tomas, and no that is not a typo, that is how his name was spelled. We would chat with him every night for a while, and then one night he decided he was going to phone my house. Tomas and I stayed on the phone for nine hours talking. Imagine that, nine hours! That is when he had mentioned he had been having visions about a great battle that happened in the days of majikal times. The battle was with the Norse Gods against Ragnorock. Ragnorock is considered the end of days. When all time will cease to exist. We talked more about that and at the time my friend and I were starting to have visions of past lives ourselves in which we saw Tomas, on occasion there would be Odin, the great Norse God. There was a major connection there but we just didn’t understand what it could have been. Then it came to us. Remember earlier I mentioned how the Ash tree is sacred? Well, the tree of life, Yggdrasil is an Ash tree. At that time we also started noticing the amount of crows and ravens that would be around us all the time, my yard became a crow’s and raven’s playground! Wherever we went there they were. We had talked to Tomas again since then and he had seen this and new the conversation was coming. Then, I felt the pull, the draw to Odin. I knew I was one of his ravens and my friend the other. We talked further about it and decided that we would be from then on known as The Raven Wyches of Yggdrasil.
Ravens are very special to me, they’ve always been my totem animal and I knew that from the first time I laid eyes on my new born child. Ariel was born with Ravens on her temple. The hair line, the way it sat, looked like a bird flying and seeing as they were black because of her hair instantly I had thought of Ravens. Her secondary middle name is Raven as well. Although that is a name her biological father gave her, it means more to me than it ever will to him I think. Ariel is part Native and in the Coast Salish culture Ravens are the bringers of life. Which in a sense so are the Raven Wyches.
So now you see how we came to be and how important the name of Raven, the house of Ravens, and the coven is to me. Tomas was not to be with us for long. I had found out a year later that Tomas had been killed in an accident. A family member of his had found my email address and sent me a message. Needless to say I was devastated. I know though that even though he has gone to the summer lands, he is still there watching over me, as my guardian angel, a White lighter as we lovingly called him.
From 2001 to the middle of 2004 we practiced together the Sabbats and whatever else we needed to. She had a child herself in 2004, the second born into the coven. However shortly after that she chose to leave once more. July of 2004 Darkwolf walked into my life and at the time I didn’t know but he would one day go from being the Guardian and Protector of the Raven Wyches to the High Priest of the coven. I had that same year heard my calling and had been Ordained.
The Raven Wyches had seen members come and go since then. The co-founder tried to come back and be a part of the coven but it wasn’t going to work, eventually and for the last time she had left and has now started a family coven of her own. We will continue to see members come and go I’m sure but now we have a solid family unit and we have come a long way. Samhain 2007 will mark the 8th anniversary of the coven and I know there will be many more anniversaries that will be celebrated in the future.
Over the years we have evolved however. Odin may be the ruling deity of the coven, but we all individually have Gods and Goddesses that we turn to in times of need. For example, yes Odin is my God, but I also turn to the Goddess Hecate. The High Priest turns to Hecate and Astarte, so on and so forth. Odin and his ravens are a big part of the coven and he is included in all our rites and majikal doings, but we are eclectic. We honor all the Gods and Goddesses no matter what pantheon they may belong to or what they hold domain over. You will also see that we have no problems with anyone wanting to be a part of our circle if they’re not a Witch. Our Maiden is not a Witch but she has been initiated into the coven accordingly and is a Raven Wych. We have an open door policy in which anyone is welcome to observe and/or participate if he/she is willing.
I am very proud to see how far we have come in 8 years. There have been times of struggles, of pain, laughter, tears, births, deaths, but we have always been the rock and support that we each need. I know in another 8 years we will go through more changes, but at least the coven will still be standing.
One day, when I am older and too frail to handle the responsibilities, this coven will be turned over to the next generation of Raven Wyches. My hopes and dreams for this coven, is to be able to be summoned from the summer lands by my great great grandchildren to bare witness to a Rite.
Long live the Raven Wyches of Yggdrasil.
Blessed Be.
Now is the Time,
now is the hour.
Ours is the Majik,
ours is the power!
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 Bide ye the Wiccan Laws ye must.
In perfect love and perfect trust.
Ye must live and let live,
Fairly take and fairly give.
Cast the circle thrice about,
To keep unwelcome spirits out.
To bind the spell well every time,
Let the spell be spoken in rhyme.
Soft of eye and light of touch,
Speak ye little and listen much.
Deosil go by waxing moon,
Chanting out the Wiccan runes.
Widdershins go by waning moon,
Chanting out the baneful tune.
When her Lady's moon is new,
Kiss the hand to Her times two.
When the moon rides at Her peak,
Then the hearts desire seek.
Heed the North winds mighty gale,
Lock the door and trim the sail.
When the wind comes from the South,
Love will kiss thee on the mouth.
When the Moor wind blows from the West,
Departed spirits have no rest.
When the winds blow from the East,
Expect the new and set the feast.
Nine woods in the cauldron go,
Burn them quick and burn them slow.
Elder be the Lady's tree,
Burn it not or cursed ye'll be.
When the wheel has turned to Yule,
Light the log and the Horned One rule.
Heed ye flower, bush, and tree,
By the Lady, Blessed Be!
Where the rippling waters go,
Cast a stone and the truth to know.
When Ye have and hold a need,
Hearken not the other's greed.
With a fool no season's spend,
Or be counted as his friend.
Merry meet and merry part,
Bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Mind the threefold law ye should,
Three times bad and Three times good.
When misfortune is enow,
Wear the blue star on thy brow.
True in love ye must ever be,
Lest thy love be false to thee.
These words the Wiccan Rede fulfill,
And ye harm none do what ye will.  Page 2: The Creed Background and Graphics Designed by ©Lady Raven Graphics 2008 with the artwork of ©Rainbow Coffi
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 Hear now the word of the Witch,
the secrets once hid in the night,
When darkness was for protection,
We now bring forth in the light. Mysteries of the Water and Fire,
The Earth and the wide-ranging Air,
By hidden Quintessence we know them,
and we bring honor in silence and fair. The birth and rebirth of all Nature,
the passing of Winter and Spring,
We share with the life Universal,
rejoicing in the never-ending Ring Four times in the year we give homage,
come forth the Witches are seen,
At Lammas and Candlemas we're dancing,
so too on May Eve and old Halloween When daytime and nighttime are equal,
when sun is at it's greatest and least,
The four lesser Sabbats are summoned,
again the Witches gather in feast. Thirteen silver moons in a year,
thirteen to be the magikal array,
Thirteen times at Esbat we make merry,
for the work of the night and the day. The knowledge has passed down the ages,
each time between woman and man
Each century unto the other,
old times since the ages began. When drawn in the Magikal circle,
by sword or athame of light,
It's compass between two worlds opens,
in honor and love for this night. Our world has no right to know it,
and the world beyond will tell naught,
The oldest of Gods are invoked there,
the great work of light's Magik is wrought. For two are the mystical pillars,
that stand at the gate of the shrine,
And two are the powers of Nature,
the forms and the forces divine. Do what thou wilt be the challenge,
so be it in love that harms none,
For this is the only commandment,
By wisdom of faith so let it be done. In these words the Witches Rede fulfills:
And in it harm none, Do what Thou Will! 
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of the Gods and Goddesses we
have gathered throughout the
years. Please feel free to add any
we have missed during our search
or add information about the ones
already there. | |  | A collection of different Ceremonies
for each Sabbat and/or Esbat. There
are many Rites, so please add ones
that you may have. The Rites which
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and other special rites can be found here.
Looking for something special or unique,
check it out, you never know what you
may come across. Have any you would like
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not have it all, so if you do, add it in under
the proper threads please. We make it a our
job to keep the members safe so we will always add in if the herb is dangerours and/or poisonous. We would appriciate it if you could do the same with what you add. | |  | What's majik without some precious stones or crystals? This is a pretty new section so we're still working on building it up. If you have anything you can add, please do so. Be sure to include it's majikal and/or healing properties as well! | |  | We created this section for any and all Solitarty Wyches either at the group already, or just peeking in. Some of the information you find here, you'll see in other area's as well. Don't worry, most of our spell work or Rites are easily adapted for Solitary Wyches or for Coven use. If you have anything you can share or think it will help others, please add it to this section. | |  | A section for the lil wychlets in your life. Some fun and interesting ways to get your lil darling to learn and understand the Craft. We will always make sure to let you know if a project requires parent supervision or not. You will find arts and crafts, poetry, spells, simple meditations for the young ones. Have a look and add anything you think will help the future generations of The Craft. |  | Here we have a wonderful selection of very yummy and tasty recipes! Recipes for Rites, insence blends, bath blends, herbal teas, and of course foods. We are always adding something to this section so check back often. If you do try one of the many recipes, please do let us know how it turned out and what you thought of the tastes. Add your own special recipes as well if you have them! | Background and Graphics Designed by ©Lady Raven Graphics 2006
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Awards!!! Here you will find some of the awards
we have received from other groups.
On behalf of the management team and
the members of Yggdrasil, I would like
to thank the managers of these groups for
awarding us with such honor!
May your groups always be blessed with
all the luck in the world!
Thank you so much
*hugs*
group of the day on 3/15/2007
Best Assistant Manager
Emerald has put in a lot of hard work here at the group.
She has come up with a lot of really great new ideas to pique
people's interest. She has been a lot of help to me too when I have
not been able to be here as much as I would like.
Thank you Emerald for all your hard work and support,
but most of all, your friendship.
You deserve this award.
Our Very first award for 2007 from 1Award!!!!
Way to go everyone for all your hard work around here...
your support and love mean a lot to me!!! Thank you so much...
*hugs* Award for 2008 from 1Award!!!!
http://www.1award.co.uk
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