#nicneven

[moonwitchryder]

Ryder’s Moonlight Readings Shop:

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Heyo…

The names Ryder! I’m British, 17, and I do a whole selection of readings, because I’m cool. Here’s my carrd: https://ryderisawesome.carrd.co/

Prices:

- Shufflemancy - Free

- Dice - £1/$1/€1

- Tarot - £5/$5/€5

- Oracle - £4/$4/€4

- Runes - £3/$3/€3

Payments can be made with Paypal, I’ll link it to you before I do your reading. I will also do read for reads.

I’m now going to be cool and list what I will do, and what I won’t do.

WHAT I OFFER

- general readings

- yes/no

- love readings

- deity confirmations (practicing, and will also be £6/€6/$6)

- deity messages

- past / present / future (£6/€6/$6)

- anything that’s not in my what I don’t offer section.

WHAT I DO NOT OFFER

- pregnancy, sex, fertility

- health, suicide, death, starseeds

- if there’s a topic that makes me uncomfy I will mention it to you.

Also! My instagram is @moonwitch.ryder !

Dm me with any questions or reading requests.

(https://docs.google.com/document/d/12AL7DYNhdFuLJ-YZV26zLJcb-HTSyl7e15EmKfneDX8/edit)

[greenwitchcrafts]

October 2023 witch guide

Full moon: October 28th

New moon: October 14th

Sabbats: Samhain

October Hunter's Moon

Known as: Blood moon, drying rice moon, falling leaf moon, freezing moon, migrating moon, moon of the changing seasons, shedding moon, ten colds moon, winterfelleth & windermanoth

Element: Air

Zodiac: Libra & Scorpio

Nature spirits: Frost faeries & Plant faeries

Deities: Apollo, Astarte, Belili, Cernunnos, Demeter, Hathor, Herne, Horned God, Ishtar, Kore, Lakshmi & Mercury

Animals: Elephant, jackal, ram, scorpion & stag

Birds: Crow, heron & robin

Trees: Acacia, apple, cypress & yew

Herbs/Plants: Angelica, apple blossom, burdock, catnip, pennyroyal, sweet Annie, thyme & Uva ursi

Flowers: Calendula, cosmos & marigold

Scents: Apple blossom, cherry & strawberry

Stones: Amethyst, beryl, obsidian, opal, tourmaline & turquoise

Colors: Black, dark blue, Dark greens & purples

Energy: Artistic works, balance, creativity, harmony, inner cleansing, justice, karma, legal matters, mental stimulation, partnerships, reincarnation & uncovering mysteries or secrets

It is believed that this name originates from the fact that it was a signal for hunters to prepare for the upcoming cold winter by going hunting. This is because animals were beginning to fatten up in preparation for the winter season. Moreover, since fields had recently been cleared out under the Harvest Moon, hunters could easily spot deer and other animals that had come out to search for remaining scraps. Additionally, foxes and wolves would also come out to prey on these animals.

The earliest use of the term “Hunter’s Moon,” cited in the Oxford English Dictionary, is from 1710. Some sources suggest that other names for the Hunter’s Moon are the Sanguine or Blood Moon, either associated with the blood from hunting or the color of the changing autumn leaves. 

Samhain

Also known as: All Hallow's Eve,  Ancestor Night, Feast of Apples, Feast of Sam-fuim, Feast of Souls, Feast of the Dead, Geimhreadh, Hallowmass, Martinmass, Old Hallowmas, Pagan New Year, Samana, Samhuinn, Samonios, Shadowfest & Third Harvest

Season: Fall

Symbols: Apples, bats, besom(brooms), black cats, cauldrons, ghosts, gourds, jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins, scarecrows & witches

Colors: Black, gold, orange, silver & white

Oils/incense: Basil, cloves, copal, frankincense, gum mastic, heather, heliotrope, mint, myrrh & nutmeg

Animals: Bat, boar, cat cattle & dogs

Stones: Amber, anatase, black calcite, black obsidian, black tourmaline, brass, carnelian, clear quartz diamond, garnet, gold, granite, hematite, iron, jet, marble, pearl, pyrite, ruby, sandstone, sardonyx, smokey quartz, steel & tektite

Foods: Apples, ale, beef, cider, corm, fruits, garlic, gourds, grains, hazelnuts, herbal teas, mushroom, nettle, nuts, pears, pomegranates, pork, poultry, pumpkin pie, sunflower seeds, thistle, turnips & wine (mulled)

Herbs/plants: Acorn, Allspice, catnip, corn, dittany of Crete, hazel, mandrake, mugwort, mullien, oak leaves, pine, rosemary, sage, straw, tarragon, thistle, wormwood & yellow cedar

Flowers: Calendula, chrysanthemum, deadly nightshade, rue & fumitory

Goddesses: Al-lat, Baba Yaga, Badb, Banba, Bast, Bebhionn, Bronach, Brunhilde, Cailleach, Carlin, Cassandra, Cerridwen, Copper Woman, Crobh Dearg, Devanyani, Dolya, Edda, Elli, Eris, Erishkigal, Fortuna, Frau Holde, Hecate, Hel, Ishtar, Kali, Macha Mania, Morrigan, Nemesis, Nephthys, Nicneven & Rhiannon

Gods: Arawan, Baron Samede, Belenus, Coyote, Cronus, Dagda, Dis, Hades, Loki, Nefertum, Odin, Osiris, Pluto, Woden & Xocatl

Issues Intentions & Powers: Crossroads, darkness, death, divination, honoring ancestors, introspection, the otherworld/underworld, release, visions & wisdom (of the crone)

Spellwork: Divination, fire magick, night magick, shape-shifting, spirit calling & water magick

Related festivals:

• Day of the Dead- (Spanish: Día de Muertos or Día de los Muertos) is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1st and 2nd, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. It is widely observed in Mexico, where it largely developed & is also observed in other places, especially by people of Mexican heritage. Although related to the simultaneous Christian remembrances for Hallowtide, it has a much less solemn tone and is portrayed as a holiday of joyful celebration rather than mourning. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pay respects and to remember friends and family members who have died. These celebrations can take a humorous tone, as celebrants remember funny events and anecdotes about the departed.

• All Saints Day- is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honor of all the saints & martyrs of the Church, whether they are known or unknown

Activities:

• Dedicate an altar to loved ones who have passed

• Boil a simmer pot to cleanse your space

• Have a silent dinner

• Light a candle for your loved ones & yourself

• Decorate your house and/or altar

• Release negative energy & cleanse your with a ritual bath

• Pull tarot cards to see what may be in store for you ahead

• Cleanse, clean & de-clutter your space

• Leave offerings to the Fae

• Journal & reflect on your accomplishments, challenges & everything you did this year

•Go on a nature walk

• Learn a new form of divination

• Have a bonfire with your friends and/or family

• Carve pumpkins

• Express yourself creatively through art, music, ect

• Visit a cemetery & help clean off areas that need it or to visit a family member/ ancestor & leave an offering

• Hold a seance

• Bake spooky treats & bread as offerings

• Refresh your protection magicks, sigils & rituals

Samhain is a Gaelic festival on 1 November marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or "darker half" of the year. Celebrations begin on the evening of 31 October, since the Celtic day began and ended at sunset.

This fire festival is celebrated on October 31st & is considered the Pagan New Year. It is the first Sabbat on the Wheel of the Year, a cross-quarter festival & the third (final) harvest festival of the mundane year. This is the time when the veil between the worlds of the living & those who have passed is the thinnest, which allows greater communication between the two

Some believe this is the time of the Goddess's mourning of the death of the God until his rebirth at Yule. The Goddess's sadness can be seen in the shortening, darkening days & the arrival of cold weather

Sources:

Farmersalmanac .com

Llewellyn's 2023 magical almanac: practical magic for everyday living

Wikipedia

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines

A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs

[randowitchythings]

Tarot Card Major Arcana Deity List

0 - The Fool: Loki, Pan, Zeus (rarer), Dionysus, Hermes (rarer), Aeolus

I - The Magician: Loki (Rarer), Odin, Hermes, Thoth, Nephthys, Asteria, Circe, Selene (rarer), Medusa, Medea, Cerridwen, Rhiannon, Brigid, Pazuzu, Vasago, Paimon

II - The High Priestess: Persephone, Nyx, The Morrigan, Hekate, Frigg, Selene, Isis, Artemis, Feyja, Ganesha, Daphne, Eir, Nicneven, The Virgin Mary, Guan Yin

III - The Empress: Aphrodite, Persephone (Rarer), Nyx, The Morrigan, Frigg, Hera, Freyja, Isis, Hathor, Astarte, Demeter, Ishtar, Leto, Rhea, Artio, Rashoon, Gremory, Guan Yin

IV - The Emperor: Hades, The Morrigan (rarer), Odin, Ares, Lucifer (semi-rare), Zeus, Horus, Osiris, Ra, Sobek, Beelzebub, Anubis (rarer), Morpheus

V - The Hierophant: Apollo, Hekate (rarer), Osiris, Thoth, Athena, Horus, Hermes (rarer), Odin, Brigid, Saraswati, Ganesha, Dionysus, Prince Stolas, Orobas

VI - The Lovers: Loki (Rarer), Aphrodite, Anubis (Rarer), Hera, Frigg, Rhea, Gaia, Demeter (rarer), Ishtar, Parvati, Hathor, Isis, Brigid, Freyja (semi-rare), Osiris, Cernunnos, Freyr, Dionysus, Pan (semi-rare), Eros, Psyche, Furfur, Gremory, Lilith

VII - The Chariot: Apollo, Ares, Athena, Hades (Rarer), Thor, The Morrigan (Semi-rare), Nike, Astarte, Ishtar, Freyja, Bast, Odin, Hebe, Helios, Eos, Rhea

VIII - Strength: Athena (Rarer), The Morrigan (Rarer), Thor, Hestia, Bast, Sekhmet, Brigid, Isis, The Dagda, The Virgin Mary, The Muses, Heracles, Nike, Sigyn, Fenrir, Malphas, Vapula, Archangel Michael

IX - Hermit: Persephone, Loki (rarer), Hekate, Odin, Isis, Hestia, Hades (rarer), Brigid, The Muses, Hermes (Rarer), Saraswati, Asteria, Nyx, Circe, Erebus, Ceto, Morpheus, The Morrigan, Cerridwen, Vesta

X - Wheel of Fortune: Tyche, Fortuna, Odin (rarer), Hekate (rarer), Frigg, Zeus, Hathor, Isis, The Dagda, Loki (rarer), Fortuna, Jormungandr

XI - Justice: Athena, The Morrigan (semi-rarer), Hekate (rarer), Hera, Lugh, Nemesis, Themis, Nike, Zeus (semi-rare), Fenrir, Skadi

XII - The Hanged Man: Loki (Rarer), Odin, Lucifer (rarer), Artemis, Osiris, Persephone (rarer), Ishtar, Buddha, Jesus, Green Man, Poseidon, Arachne, Anubis (rarer), Apolla (rarer)

XIII - Death: Hades, Nyx, The Morrigan, Hekate, Odin, Lucifer, Persephone (rarer), Isis, Hel, Freyja (rarer), Anubis, Osiris, Thanatos, Morana, Nephthys, Cerberus, Melinoe, Santa Muerte, Baron Samedi, Jormungandr, Medusa

XIV - Temperance: Selene, Hekate (rarer), Aphrodite (rarer), Artemis, Isis, Apollo (semi-rare), Hestia, Iris, Sigyn

XV - The Devil: Loki, Lilith, The Morrigan (semi-rarer), Odin (semi-rare), Lucifer, Dionysus, Pan, Set/Seth, Cernunnos

XVI - The Tower: Loki (Rarer), Odin (semi-rare), Eris, Ares, Sekhmet, Hel, The Morrigan (rarer), Horus, Ceto, Poseidon, Beelzebub, Malphas, Kali

XVII - The Star: Aphrodite (Rarer), Nyx, Hermes, Lucifer, The Star (rarer), Thoth, Ishtar, Astrea, Isis, The Virgin Mary, Nuit, Hebe, Fama/Pheme, Psyche

XVIII - The Moon: Selene, Hekate, Nyx, The Morrigan, Artemis, Chang'e, Rhiannon, Isis, Phoebe, Thoth, Anubis (rarer), Hypnos, Cerberus, Morpheus, Leviathan

XIX - The Sun: Apollo, Amaterasu, Ra, Helios, Artemis, Athena, Lucifer (rarer), Lugh, Helios, Brigid, Bast, Sekhmet, Ra, Horus, Freyr, Eos

XX - Judgement: Anubis, Athena, The Morrigan, Odin, Hera, Persephone (rarer), Osiris, Hephaestus, Isis, Horus, Hades (rarer), Nemesis, Archangel Michael

XXI - The World: Konshu, Aphrodite (Rarer), Gaia, Hermes, Demeter, The Dagda, Isis, Gaia, Cernunnos, Green Man, Iris, Antheia, Skadi, Guan Yin, Eos, Tyche, Jormungandr

[adarkrainbow]

An example of the book's fascinating studies: as I said before, the chapter about Sleeping Beauty notices how fin-de-siècle authors, when "perverting" the tale, focused on the fairies around the baby's cradle - and Jean de Palacio notices that the names chosen for these fairies are very revealing of this "perversion".

Indeed, some authors in their twist-take on Sleeping Beauty, decided to name the group of fairies around the cradle. Anatole France, in his take on the Sleeping Beauty story in 1909, listed eight fairies: Titania, Mab, Viviane, Mélusine, Urgèle, Anna de Bretagne, Mourgue. Catulle Mendès, in 1888, had evoked in his work a total of 12 fairies - Oriane, Urgande, Urgèle, Alcine, Viviane, Holda, Mélusine, Mélandre, Arie, Mab, Titania, Habonde. Jean Lorrain did this list twice - once in 1883 including Habonde, Viviane, Tiphaine, Oriane, Mélusine, Urgèle, Morgane ; and another in 1897, simply removing Urgèle. As for Joséphin Péladan, he also did a double list: one in 1893, Mélusine, Morgane, Viviane, Mourgue, Alcine ; and another in 1895 to which he removed Mourgue to add Urgèle, Nicneven and Abonde.

These names can be taken as just random famous fairy names - but Jean de Palacio highlights that... They are not just chosen randomly, and all denote a way to discredit the fairies or to highlight their ambiguous if not negative nature. Of the recurring names four are taken from the matter of Britain, Arthurian and medieval legends: Viviane, Melusine, Anna de Bretagne (a variation of Anne of Britanny, an actual queen of France) and Mourgue/Morgane. Famous characters, right... But who is present here, around this baby's cradle to deliver gifts? Morgan le Fay, half-main villain of the Arthuriana half-healer of Avalon. Viviane, the good lady of the lake, oh yes... but also a shameless seductress who used Merlin's lust and love to steal his secrets and get rid of him. And Melusine - a national treasure, one of France's beloved legends... And a snake-woman with a strong demonic aura and devilish reputation. Viviane, Melusine and Morgan are all manifestations of the "femme fatale", of the deadly though seductive woman.

There is also a British influence at work here, since we have Titania and Mab, the two famous Shakespearian fairy queens. But Titania's reputation had already been soiled in Shakespeare's play by her mad love for a donkey - sorry, an ass ; as for Mab, in the minds of fin-de-siècle century, she is still strongly associated with the "materialistic atheism" of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Queen Mab". Not perfect example of "godmothers"...

But let's return to Mourgue/Morgue briefly. Yes, she is the Franco-British Arthurian character of Morgan le Fay... But she is also part of the Italian literary tradition thanks to the Orlando Furioso, where she is Morgana, the incest-born sister of the enchantress Alcina who... Oh look! She is there too! Alcina in French is "Alcine" and in the lists you find... Alcuine. Once again, a new discredit over the fairies, as you have two wicked enchantresses dedicated to the dark art - including a lustful old hag so vain she hides her true appearance under a glamour of youth and beauty.

Of the various fairies presented in this list, only Urgèle seems to be free of any same, flaw or negative side - but that's because she is the most "recent" of them all, and not an old literary heritage or cultural figure, but rather a fresh creation. Urgèle was created by Voltaire in 1764 for a short tale/fairytale of his, "Ce qui plait aux dames", "What pleases the ladies", and immediately taken back for an "opéra-comique" adaptation by Favart in 1764, "La Fée Urgèle, ou Ce qui plaît aux dames". And while Théodore de Banville made her a good fairy victim of a wicked enchanter in his comedy "Le Baiser", "The Kiss" ; it didn't refrain Michel Carré and Paul Collin to make her the wicked fairy of Sleeping Beauty in their theatrical-opera adaptation of the fairytale in 1904...

[As a personal note, if you are interest in the other fairy names, Habonde is a variation of Abonde - la fée Abonde was a figure of popular folklore and superstitious beliefs in medieval France, an embodiment of abundance and prosperity fought off by the Church and who was tied to the rite of leaving "meals for the fairies" on special nights such as Christmas or the Epiphany. Holda is of course the same as Frau Holda/Frau Holle of Germanic mythology ; Arie is a reference to "Tante Arie", a Christmas gift-giver of eastern France, and Nicneven is a variation of Nicnevin/Nicnevan of Scottish folklore. I have to admit I do not know about the origins of Mélandre or Tiphaine.]

[tiredwitchplant]

Everything You Need to Know About Fruits and Veggies: Pumpkins

Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo)

*Culinary *Medical *Masculine *Samhain

Folks Names: Big Tom, Jack Be Little, Baby Boo, Autumn Gold, Jumpin’ Jack, Sweetie Pie, Pepon, Winter Squash

Planet: Moon

Element: Earth, Water

Deities: Selene, Nuit, Luna, Artemis, Sin, Inannur, Khonsu, Nicneven, Morrigan and Crom-Cruach

Abilities: Granting wishes, Love, Prosperity, Fertility, Protection, Banishment, Health

Characteristics: Part of the gourd family. Native to North America but are planted worldwide. They are annual plants with twining stems, lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and large orange fruit. Can be harvested in autumn.

History: The pumpkin has been much used as a medicine in Central and North America. The Maya applied the sap of the plant to burns, the Menominee used the seeds as a diuretic, and European settlers grounded and mixed the seeds with water, milk, or honey to make a remedy for worms. Is the symbol of harvest and used as a beloved jack-o-lantern to protect the hearth and home by scaring away trickster fairies, evil spirits, and other restless souls wandering the Earth.

How to Grow:

Is it easy to grow: Yes

Rating: Beginner/Moderate

Seeds Accessible: Yes

How to Grow Pumpkins

Video Guide

Where to Buy Seeds

Magical Properties:

On October 31st, illuminating a carved, hollowed out pumpkin with white candle inside of it will protect one from intrusive and pesky negative spirits.

Magical energy of pumpkins can transport you to the land of dreams where wishes come true

Can bring prosperity and attract positive vibrations

Can be used in full moon ritual because its shape resembles a full moon

You can use its seeds to cast magical circles. It will give you energy and feed the animals at the same time

Offering it on Samhain can help with bringing fertility and abundance

Medical Usage:

Is a great deworming agent, most effective in tapeworms

Pulp of the fruit used as a decoction can relieve intestinal inflammation

Has antioxidant and anticancer activity in the body

Sources

[analexthatexists]

Hear me out.

For the love of god.

Guys, you like ARG Websites right?

And you like eyestraining visuals and flashy over saturated colors?

Maybe even some deep, incomprehensible yet entertaining LORE?!

Then please.

Terminal 00.

Check. 👏 It. 👏 Out. 👏 PLEASE. I BEG YOU!

ITS SUCH A FUN WEBSITE TO EXPLORE, PLEASE, I DON’T SEE CRAP ABOUT THIS THING ON TUMBLR.

Just prepare yourself. This baby has disturbing imagery, sound design, flashing lights and colors, loud sounds, and demonic spinning triangles.

Oh, and good luck probing…

It’s a long way down from here.

[sadmonstress]

It's close to being a year since my discovery of Cas Mackenzie's album, The Whispers. The final track, Without Words, was featured on Terminal 00 in instrumental form. I would highly recommend anybody to check out both of them.

[blackthornwren]

Here's to the deathless remembrance, the queen who stays the course. She is the longing in the storm-worked waves, and separation is an art of severance by ice. Snow-spangled lashes and cold calculating stars in her eyes, she is my sharp wife, my bent beldam.

[hagothehills]

Did you know Scotland has it's own version of Hekate?

Nicnevin (sometimes Nicneven or Nicnevan) is a Queen of the fairies or the Queen of Elphame within Scottish Folklore. She rules the unseelie court of Alba, unusual creatures, spirits and nymphs. She is very much an otherworldly deity associated with witchcraft and necromancy and she has been connected to several other deities with similar attributes. She has been referred to as the Scottish Hekate in the works of Sir Walter Scott due to her ties to witchcraft and all things otherworldly.

I love this image by Brian Froud which makes me think of Nicnevin with her fairy spirits and imps.

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[pollylindartist]

This week is all about the photography,and today is about band photography. A Faery Bluegrass band. Although I do not have a double base, and finding one the right size (think American doll size, which I would love to get my hands on) but we will do it anyway, I have a few extra not strictly bluegrass instruments, *coughs*… heheh . In the mean time here is a group shot of all the Fetches that I have finished for this collection from left to right , top row, Mr Brian James Baphomet, Mrs Doretha Bree Thronapple, Mx Orlando Shani Ingstad, and the bottom row, Mrs Nicneven Bernadette Foxglove, and Lady Kathryn Regina Bastet, of the Levin Bastet’s. . these ones are all sold and will eventually be winging their ways to new homes in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. And yes, I will be individually introducing them, in the near future. . [image description. five fetch art dolls sitting in two rows three at the top and two at the bottom, all are dressed in Victorian/Edwardian inspired clothing. they are on a photo set. The Fetches look very formal.] . #fetch #artdoll #witch #thornapple #baphomet #ingstad #foxglove #nicneven #bastet #bast #traditionalwitchcraft #hedgewitchcraft #hedgewitch #pagan #magic #pollylindartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CAd1wfyH7L8/?igshid=x5jl8nqpsas

[spiralthicket]

The Fairy Queen, Bone Mother, Grandmother witch. She leads the hunt and lights the fire in our heads. She is The Great Lady of Elphame. 

A piece I did for Witches Sabbat 2018 in which I’ll be attending. It was nice to draw the lady herself. 

[maddytimes-blog]

Click the link below to find out why Terminal 00 is the perfect example of psychological horror.

https://www.screencritics.net/terminal-00-review-2017/

[zillion-ronald-manus]

That face when some uninvited entity makes it into your secure terminal and then immediately falls asleep when you start asking it questions

[hearthkeeperpriestess]

Is anybody out there a practicing Scottish pagan and/or witch? Are there any special Scottish deities that people don't talk about? I know about Scathach, Nicneven, and The Cailleach, but Google just keeps throwing Irish deities at me. And while I'm willing to believe that there is some overlap between the two cultures, I refuse to believe they just share the same gods. Ireland and Wales have different deities, Wales and Brittany had different deities. There's a bunch of water between Ireland and Scotland, I think there'd be a little more differentiation between the two cultures' gods than what direction the accent is pointing in their names.

[cerrismatic]

Hardly ever take selfies, but forced myself to in 2017. Here are my favorites! Happy New Year!

[forbidden-sorcery]

A common depiction of the pale-faced Witch Queen is as a lonely old spinster sitting at a spinning wheel; "the weaver or spinner who controlled the fate and destiny of the Gods and the human race. This is of little surprise considering that the Witch Goddess is known by some as the 'Three Mothers', being in some ways a composite of the three Wyrd Sisters or Norns of Anglo-Saxon mythology, who spin, measure and cut the threads of fate. Here we return to the subject of cloaks and robes, for weaving, besides being symbolic of the manner in which linear threads of order are spun from the tangles of chaos, is a practical art that enables the witch to bring things into being, to fashion the very trappings that enclothe the magical force. This brings up the whole arena of cord magic, knot magic, knitting magic, the cat's cradle, weaving spells and so forth, but of particular relevance to this article is the art of weaving magical garments, that is to say garments as woven fate. These arts were considered under the auspices of Holda (identified by some with Nicneven, Dame Habonde, Herodias, Diana and the night goddess Lilith), who rides out through winter's night sky with her hordes of witches in tow, these being the spirits of her followers who have left their bodies to travel to the sabbat held within Holda's sacred mountain peak.                  Clad in the black robe, or daubed in the black unguent as a consecration of wisdom, we are as one with the hidden and secret realm of Night, and when so enveloped we become the fertile void wherein we may receive the inspiration of the Muse or Genius, for "in the darkness of the Chasm, Night still is and is still creating, bringing forth". It is to enter the silence from within which the Word is spoken, the night-time realm of all potential, and when we realise the witch as a mediator between the worlds we realise why the witch seeks to enflesh the Dream and thereby make it manifest; such is to deliver the vision of night's phantasies into the waking world of the existent. Our world is but the manifested dream within the embrace of the Night sky, the realm of Chaos, and it is in the dark dreamtime that Chaos seeps into our River-bound world, her influence being as stars falling upon the earth from midnight's celestial vaults.

Martin Duffy - The Devil’s Raiments: Habiliments of the Witch’s Craft