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I$.ntw tLlt srriulll fi tlge pragunFor hundreds of years, the imagination of humankind has b€en

captured by the vision of the mythical dragon-an archetrpewhich resonates deeply within the human psyche as a symbol ofknowledge and wisdom beyond the reach of mortal humans

However, dragons are far more than imaginary cr€ttnrcs infairy tales. Dragons are as real as we are-bvt they live on tbc erfirtplane, which coexists with and intersects our physical plm- Dr4l.ons have control of deeper currents of elemental energies thn reusually felt by humans-and once befriended, dragons rnabanl-lent protectors and powerful fellow magicians. Dancingwit*Dq:orzs will tell you not only how you can make contact wi6 *fFancient astral powers, but how you can work with them to prildyour home ... tap into a vast reserve of energy ... E re itr Ltfuture ... and aid all of your magickal workings.

Until now there has been little of practical value wrin cdragons, especially dragon magick. This is the fust bool r:u bprovide complete dragon rituals-for initiation, blessing pt*,calling your chosen dragon and more-as well as informtb cappropriate music, dance, and tools to use with your ritnlr

Because you need to learn as much as possible abort the rqtypes of dragons and their habits in order to make mtr;ifthem, this book has chapter after chapter packed with dngnhuhelp you contact the appropriate power, depending on prrd-

Early mapmakers drew dragons at the edges of thcir E{r bdenote unknown territory. Some explorers ventured m ffirrthan what was known-but others looked upon this wrffic ilbdragon territory as an opportunity for amazing dis@Eil:t"

This book is your invitation to open the doa bctm1s3lm5-4nd dance with the dragons to lift all areas of you lifrinto a powerful new plane.

About t\e Aut\ur- :','',\-as born in Hood River, Oregon, to a family of Irish-North Germanic-

r : , nl -\merican descent. she began her quest for knowledge of the occult more' . " -: :::s aqo, and has been involved in many aspects of New Age religion from the- " " ;, -: \bgananda to study of the Qabala, healing, herbs, and Wicca. Although an

---. : * :r;rister in two New Age churches and holder of a Doctor of Diviniry degree,- .' :-:rns that her heart lies within the Pagan cultures. No longer actively lectur-

- ; --- : -.:ching as she did for years, Conway has centered her energies on writing. Sev-: - * , . ---.: stories have been published in magazines, such as Encounters, which pertain

- - ----; of science fantasy.

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Cover design by William Merlin CannonCover illustration by Lisa Hunt

Illustrations on pages 54, 59, 67,70,72,73,74,75,76,77,78, 8 l, 94, I42, 145,147,149,151, and 195 by fim Garrison from sketches by D.f. Conway

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To my close friends who are onfirmed dragon believers,and to all other lovers ofdragons.

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Celtic Magic

Norse Magic

Maiden, Mother, Crone

By Oak, Ash 6 Thorn

AnimalMagick

FlyingWithout a Broom

Moon Magick

Fqlcon Feather (t Valkyrie Sword

The Dream Warrior (fiction)

M agi c al, My sti cal, Cr e atur es

Lord ofLight and Shadow

Magick of the Gods dy Goddesses

Soothslayer (fiction)

Shapeshifter Throt (with Sirona Knight)Perfect Love

The Mysterious, Magickal Cat

Warrior of Shadows (fiction)

Celtic Dragon Tarot (with Lisa Hunt)

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The Sun is out. The day is bright.

The dragons dance upon the grass

And trees and flowers brilliant.On the winds they pass.

In and out among the clouds

They frolic in the light,

Sliding down the sunbeams,

Dragons tystal bright.

Wen the Sun has passed beyond

Mountains tur ned purple-blue,

The dragons dance on through the night

On strands of Moon-lit dew.

They dance to strains of music

Unheardby Ltuman ears,

As they have danced through eons,

Untouched by human years.

Teach me, lov ely dragons,

To dance with joy life's plan,

To lift myself to higher planes

Above the limits of common man.

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What Are Dragons?

Dragons in Mythology and Icgend

Seeking and WorkingWith Dragons

Dragon Power in Magick

Dragon's Breath in the Earth

Ritual Tools

The Magickal Personality

Music and Dance

Basic Rituals

Dragon Blessing

Basic Dragon Ritual

Dragon Fire

Entering the Mouth of the Dragon

Calling the Dragon

The Charm of Making

Protection of House

Dragons of the Elements

Dragons of the Seas and Various Waters

Dragons of the Mountains and Forests

Dragons of Wind, Storm and Weather

Dragons of Desert and Arid Regions

Dragons of Fire and Volcanoes

Dragons of Chaos and Destruction

Guardian Dragons

Dragons of the Planets

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1. Herbs

2. Oils

3. Stones

4. Candle Colors

5. Dragon Script

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.1a*?any cultures around the entire world have stories of drag-

dFfH on, in one shape or another. Some are depicted as huge

JI L*irrgless serpents, others more like the traditional pictureL *. of the Western world have of dragons: heavybodied with wings.

Dragons are shown with four legs, two legs, or no legs at all. Some

dragons were said to have arrowhead-pointed tails, while othershad a spiked knob on the end of the tail. Some had twisted horns,others long antennae rather like those of moths. But the dragon, inwhatever form, is there in thousands of folk stories, regardless ofthe description attaehed to it. Humankind has a subconscious

knowledge of the dragon and its powers that even the assumed thinveneer of so-called civilization cannot remove.

I discovered dragons and their potential powers years ago as a

child. Being open-minded and noncritical, as most chiidren are.Ienjoyed the company of dragons, faeries, elves, and similar beinp ma daily basis. My activity, however, was deeply frowned upon sr"imagination." I soon learned to keep quiet about my special abi[itrin order to stay out of trouble with adults. Soon I began igndrythese other beings because I was afraid of making a slip and t'llHnrg

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about them. Ridicule and punishment were severe when this hap-pened; the subconscious negative programming had begun. When Ifinally rebelled against familr' control, I found the inner door notonly shut, but locked. It took vears of conscious retraining and expe-

rience before I could asain understand how to call upon these

beings, especially dragons. and use their magickal powers.

Negative programmine has created havoc and unhappiness in agreat many lives. This n:e of programming is inflicted upon othersbecause offear and a Ceslre to control. The perpetrator forgets, ordoes not care, that thel a:: dealing with an individual who has theright to her/his special a'llitres, dreams, and goals in life. This hap-pens not only to chilii::r. but to anvone r,r'ho is less than sure ofthemselves, dependeni u:on sorreone else, or unable for whateverreason to leave the siruatlor anC people ir ho are causing them greatmental and emotional pain. ii these beleaguered souls could make

contact with their orl'n special dragons, they could build the innerpower to either remove themselves from the problem or at least

refuse to accept the guilt, fear, and control being placed upon them.But what are dragons? Are they real or imaginary? In the West-

ern world, our word dragon comes from the Greek drakon and theLatin draco. Drakon comes from a verb meaning to see, to look at,or possibly to flash. Certainly in most legends dragons spend theirtime watching, whether it be treasure, territory, or the supposedlycaptive maidens. The word "dragon" is used in many differentfields, as diverse as astrology, astronomy, alchemy, magick, her-aldry, psychologS and the study of dreams. From the time thathumans began to record things, dragons have been mentioned.

In astronomy, the ancient constellation of Draco is in thenorthern heavens and curves in a winding pattern between the Big.::d Little Dippers. It ends in the Dragon's Head, a trapezium of:, -: siars. The star Draconis is a brilliant double star. The constel-::. :. ::rs probably shifted over the millennia and may have once

, ::r ri.: :,r1estar to which the pyramid of Cheops was aligned.

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The Head and Tail of the Dragon (Mo on's N o des)

from Three Book of occalt Philosoph,r'bv Henry cornelius Agrippa (Antwerp, 153 l )

Ancient astrologers called the north node of the Moon CaputDraconis, or head of the dragon, and the south node Cauda Dra-conis, or tail of the dragon. The nodes (the actual meaning is"knot" or "complication") are not planets but points which relatethe Moon's orbit to the actual orbit of the Earth around the Sun. Inastrology the north node synbolizes intake and positive aspects,the south node release and negative aspects. These draconic nodesare still considered important to today's astrologers.

In alchemy, the dragon was considered to be matter, metal, andthe physical body. Often mentioned in conjunction with thedragon was thB dragon's sister: spirit, metallic mercury, and thesoul. Ancient alchemy used the picture of a dragon or winged ser-

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pent as one of its many secret symbols. A common symbol of spir-

itual alchemical work was the dragon or serpent holding its tail ..its mouth, an unending circle of eternity. Near this circled dragi,-

was written the Greek motto en to pan, or "all is one." The fa:..:Philosopher's Stone of alchemy was also considered the - .

Which is All. This Stone was closely connected in ancient \r:- - - -with the Great Work of alchemy; the Great Work simplr' ::-..-humankind becoming God, or merging with the Supreme C::,' :

Forces within, thus completing the cycle of human S: ' -- -

returning to the Source.

|ung wrote that the alchemists considered the u-i:as female, the wingless dragon as male. |ung also con.-

in dreams and analysis as unconscious spirit or the ','.:

Tao. This water dragon of Tao symbolized the r'.'-:-- .

the yin, or balanced growth in spirit. In Chinese l' , --

the dragon was seen as "the Way," the bringer I I : ,: ' - - - - ," - - l

Often it was depicted as guardian of the Fiam::.: - .: - : " - -

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s€rpent as being the balance between Earth and Spirir To the Chi-nese, the dragon was a potent symbol of luck and pon-er- Silr-erdragon amulets were worn to help gain these qualitier

Everywhere the legged dragon is associated with creation orlife-giving. Throughout the world the Goddess, or Great llonher, isconnected with serpents, dragons, and spirals. As the gren rtale-dragon, Ishtar brought about the catastrophic flood whkh rnrdp itpossible for a new order of humans to develop. Tiamrt otMesopotamia was the Mother-creator-dragon whose body uasshaped into the heavens and Earth. Worldwide, dragons md rs-pents are symbolic of the energy source of life, healin& asilrpowers, fertility, and maternal blessing.

H.P. Blavatsky states in her books that the dragon is avuyddsign for Astral Light or Primordial Principle. This means ddtcrcis always wisdom in chaos, even if humans cannot see ir Thedragon stood for psychical regeneration and immortalitv- nE hrycthe stories which insist that dragons were partial to virgin* lforylrmeant that the seeking of wisdom and true innocence of tbe ryffiwere traits which attracted draconic beings.

In some cultures a full initiate was called a dragon a *r&Priests of Egypt and Babylon called themselves Sons of 6c Sc-pent-god or Sons of the Dragon. Even the Druids of the Ctrspoke of themselves as snakes. In Mexico, the priests of Qodcoatl referred to themselves as of the race of the Dragon Thcf,eklword Draig, or dragon, was used to denote a leader, hcn" w-leader, or prince. King Arthur and his father Uther Pendregp wcsaid to have used a dragon as their emblem. Even toder ftr twCbanner of Wales has a four-legged red and gold dragon m ir

The dragon became a symbol of evil and the Chrisien derlonly after the church gained power. In an attempt to cru* fuancient beliefs of Pagans, the Christians spread their proprgmdrdtheir devil, calling him the Dragon.x By instilling deep fars, pu-ticularly of eternal punishments, the priests and church l€ads$

*The Christians tied a great number of ancient deities and s\-mbob b *Eir d€r-ilin hopes that the people would desert the old beliefr. The ged Pan and SEhorned god Cernunnos were said to be the Christian derd,

managed to grasp control of rulers and governments. Br becomingthe controlling force behind governments, the church could con-trol the people themselves, either through making their orr-n Chris-tian religious belief the state religion or by influencing the lan's thatwere passed. Even then, though, there were trulv indir.idualisticpeople who refused to give up rvhat they knew to be, for them, truespiritual paths. These Pagans had to go underground, living in fear

of persecution and death, for centuries until they were once again

granted the freedom to follou.their ancient ways, freely speak ofcontacting the powerfui astral beings who aided them.

Even through these times of persecution, the dragon did notfade from sight. In European countries, and China in particular,the draconic image remained alir e in stories. European families,

especially, used the drason in coats of arms. The European art ofheraldry and coats of arms still empiovs the depiction of dragons

in its art. The Prince oi\t ales has a red and gold dragon in his coat

of arms and on his flag. The families of de Drago, von Drachenfels,

de Draek, de Dragon de Ramillies, and Dragomanni, among oth-ers, all have a dragon on their coats of arms, as did the family of Sir

Francis Drake.In heraldry, a dragon with two legs is called a wiryern; a dragon

without wings is a worm; a serpentine dragon with wings but nolegs is an amphiptere; a dragon with wings and legs is termed a

guivre. Further meaning of these draconic images was determined

by how the dragon was posed: rampant (forelegs raised), passant

(one foreleg raised), statant (all four feet on the ground), wings

endorsed (upright over the back), displayed or depressed, tailnowed (knotted). Even further definition was determined by the

color: or (gold), gules (red), sable (black), or vert (green).

Today true practical dragon magick and power are almost a

:.rsotten art in the world of magick. Generally speaking, only,::se practitioners and believers in the Faerie Tradition speak of- : , ,.-s::nce and validity of dragons. Few people know of the joy

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:rd companionship and spiritual knowledge that come n-om danc-ing with dragons. Dancing with dragons takes cooperation. notmaster-slave relationships; it takes great self-discipline to reach rntoanother level of existence and contact a dragon as a co-magician.

It has been my experience that, although dragons holve formand existence, they do not exist in this physical world as we do.Dragons inhabit the astral plane which co-exists with and inter_penetrates this physical plane. Astral beings are as real as we are;they just have a body that vibrates at a different rate than physicalmatter does.

Dragons can be everywhere and, in a matter of speaking, in allthings. Every elemental action and reaction has the possibility ofbeing an extension of a dragon and its power. This is not to suggestthat dragons go about controrling peopre and incidents. usuailythey take little note of ordinary humans, deeming them beneaththeir notice. There are two reasons a dragon -igrrt becomeinvolved with humans and their problems. First, if there appears tobe an immediate danger to the dragon's area itserf. se.orrd, if umagician knows horv to properly contact and communicate withdragon power, and if she/he can persuade the dragon to help.

_ The only exception I know to this are dragons Lil.irrg with chil-dren. some dragons take a delight in communicating with smalrchildren, particularly those who have psychic ability. unfortu-nately, parents and society take a dim view of such ability, hedgingit about with so much disfavor that most children stop using it.

One of my grandsons, when quite small, ,u* drugorr, "ull

,h.time. He described them to me in great and accurate detail,although I had never discussed them with him. when he finallyrealized that this made his mother very angry, he shut off the abil-ity' The programming may be effective enough to keep him fromre-opening and exploring his early friendship with drugon. whilehe li'es at home, but the desire is still there. when he visits us, thetirst place he goes is to the bookcase fuil of dragon statues. He is

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very quiet and intent while he looks over everr- sr:--,= :i--3-

although he is familiar with them all. I leave him to his si::: :',.:-templation as I realize it is a form of communication ber,n-:::r :,::rand his "lost" dragon friends. Someday, if and when he ieel; st:;:-..enough to dispense with his subconscious programming, he n:-,.decide that acknowled.eing the e-dstence of dragons is not \rronq.

On rare occasions an astrai being, such as a dragon, wiil man:-

fest itself so clearlr' on the phr sical that people see it with the phr-si-

cal eyes. It is mr. opinion that some of the so-called monsters, such

as those of Loch Ness, are astral beings. Nessie is possibly a kindastral sea dragon. For this reason, I do not expect that there will ever

be any hard physical evidence, the kind scientists can put under amicroscope or dissect, produced to validate Nessie's existence.

Carl Sagan, in The Dragons of Eden, spent a lot of time and

paper trying to discredit dragon stories around the world. His nar-row-minded, tedious explanations tried to convince the public thatthe stories of dragons came from racial memories of dinosaurs.

This is really stretching things, since scientists are always telling the

public that humans did not exist at the time of the great dinosaurs.

But then more than a few scientists, unless they can capture and

dissect something, are not about to admit they do not know ever\:-

thing about this world and its creatures, let alone admit that there

might be other planes of existence that interact with ours.

There is not only one way to see and work with dragons. T:::=are many magickal systems in the world, and they each ier-: :-look at dragons in their own way. Some systems think o: --:-::. ",:elemental energies without independent existence. Oth::i --:-:.'" - .

them onlyas symbolic, again having no true existen;:. -- -,., :=.-my experience that dragons are real creatures \1':t-- ;--.: r-.: ::from the astral plane as they please. i have seen :i.::r : : .: - - : .:-andfelttheirpower.Afterworkingwithdraeo:rt -::,. ' - .: '. 'to you to form your own opinion.

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* he world's mythologies are full of tales about dragons. Some-

'(11 times they are portrayed as huge serpents, sometimes as the\|, type of a*gon known to the Western world, sometimes in the

shape known to those in the Orient. But dragons have always played

a part in the shaping of this world and its many diverse cultures.

They have also had an important part in cultural perception of spir-

itual ideas.

Dragons have been portrayed in many forms and variations ofthese forms. Ancient teachings say dragons can have two or toullegs or none at all, a pair of wings or be wingless, breathe fire a:rC

smoke, and have scales on their bodies. Their blood is exfren:rpoisonous and corrosive, but also very magickal. Blood, or th: -:eforce, is a symbol of the intensity of their elemental-n?e fl:3:r*.'etr

Depending upon the reception they received from huma:rs '- -Le

area where they lived, dragons could be either benefic.= t'r i'.,lrrr{l-xr.

One thing is for certain: dragons were regarded nith al"ii lnt af, 3l!-tures affected by their presence and interaction r':::i L::;i:5'

Although one can speak of dragons as a s.:::a:. ji;:*-.:res m

being, there are numerous subspecies and :a:ie$ 'b:*: :ne

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,cragon community, as one can deduce from readins ancient histo-

ries and stories. The subspecies and families mar-have greater or

lesser differences in appearance but still retain the basic traits that

are common to all dragons wherever they are. One famil,v of drag-

ons, with very similar characteristics, lived in Europe, especially

northern Germany, Scandinavia, and islands of the North Atlantic.

A second family was recognized in France, Italy, and Spain. A thild

family dwelt in the British Isles, including Ireland; these dragons,

commonly called Firedrakes, included the subspecies of Wyverns

(dragons with two legs) and the winged but legless Worm' A

fourth family was found in the \lediterranean alea' especially

Greece, Asia Minor, southern Rus-sia, and northern Africa; the

dragon with many heads \\'as common in this region. A fifth drag-

on iamily, and the largest in number. l'as the Oriental dragon of

china, Asia, and Indonesia. The sixth famil1" of yery iimited size

and number, was found in the -\mericas and Australia'

In the Eastern rr-orld, draqons seldom breathe fire and are more

benevolent, although hot-tempered and destructive when provoked.

They are sometimes pictured as r'vingless, but can propel themselves

through the air if they rvish. The dragons of the Orient, Mexico, the

Americas, and Australia propeiled themselves through the skies by

balancing between the Earth's magnetic field and the winds'

In China, for instance, dragons are portrayed with four legs, a

long sinuous serpentine body and a snake-like tail; they ranged in

size from a few feet long up to the Great Chien-Tang who was over

a thousand feet in length. They could speak, were able to alter their

forms and sizes, and had a varying number of claws'

chinese emperors adopted the five-clawed dragon as a sacred

ancestor, symbol of their power. Only Imperial dragons were said

to have the special five claws on each foot. All other Oriental drag-

ons had only three or four claws. It became a law that only the

Emperor could have a five-clawed dragon embroidered on his

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According to tradition, China's history dates

back to 3000 ncE,* although modern historians

only go back to 1600 sct. A clal' r'essel from

about 2000 scs is decorated rvith a dragon pic-

ture. The dragon symbol and figure still exist inmodern-day Chinese art and celebrations.

The Chinese divided their dragons into

groups or classes, each with different characteris-

tics. There rvere four major Lung Wang dragons,

or Dragon-Kings. The names of these brothers

rr'ere Ao Kuang, Ao Jun, Ao Shun, and Ao Ch'in.

Ther-also had specific duties: the t'ien lungsup'ported the mansron of the gods; the shen lung

brought rain; the ti ltmg controlled the rivers; and the fu-ts'an lung

guarded hidden treasures and deposits of precious metals. The

Lung Wang, or Dragon Kings, resembied the Indian Nagas, or

sacred serpents. They were the patron deities of rivers, lakes, seas,

and rain. They had valuable pearls in their throats and lived in

magnificent underwater Palaces.

Further divisions produced the kiao-lung,

or scaled dragon; ying-lung with wings k'iu-

lungwrth horns; ch'i-lungwhich was hornless;

the p'an-Iurzgwhich was earth-bound. The ch'i-

lungdragonwas red, white, and green, the k'iu-

lungblue. Chinese dragons were also entirely

black, white, red, or yellow, with yellow consid-

:red superior.\Vhen it came to using dragons for decora-

:, -:. there were nine distinct categories: the p'u

, - .''s carved on gongs; the ch'iu niu and pi hsi

- :-::.:s and literature tablets; the pa hsia at'-: -:. r: stone monuments;the chao fengon-: :r .. :: temples; the ch'ih on beams of

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bridges; the suan ni onlv on the throne of the Buddh:r ::'on the hilts of swords; and the pl han on prison srt;s.

Chinese experts \\'ere said to be able to tell th: ,:, -: -

dragons and their origins br their colors, \.--: ." -r:= - -believed to be born from rello'. Eold a :lc->':.r ::. i .,

dragons from blue gold eigh: :*:r::3;black from gold of the same .c,-.: : ::- --

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The number of scales on a dragon was also of importance.Some ancient dragon experts in China maintained that a truedragon has exactly B I scales, while others stated that the numberwas 117. They were never said to be covered with anything except

scales. This is a characteristic of dragons worldwide.Chinese dragons rvere said to have the head of a camel, horns

of a stag, eyes of a demon, neck of a snake, scales of a carp, claws ofan eagle, feet of a tiger, and ears of a cow. Although, as one can see

from ancient pictures, all Orientai dragons did not fit convenient-ly into this description, ther-all rvere said to have a lump on the topof the head. This lump enabled them to fly without wings.Although this flying-lump \\'as considered an essential part of Ori-ental dragons, it is rare to see it portrar-ed in pictures.

Oriental dragons could chanse their forms by intense concen-

tration or when extremely angr\'. -{11 dragons are said to have theability to take on human form. One can see reasons behind a dra-conic being passing as a human; draeons are intensely curious aboutall things and may wish to directlr- erperience human life from timeto time. It is a possibility that, while in such a form, a dragon couldcontact a human and establish a line of communication that couldbe continued after the dragon resumed its orr n form.

The Chinese even had methods of protecting themselves fromannoying dragons. It was said that they could be frightened away orcontrolled by the leaves of the wang plant (or Pride of India), five-colored silk thread, wax, iron, or centipedes. It is difficult to imaginea dragon being deterred bywax or centipedes. Perhaps this idea grew

from a single dragon who reacted in fear to these objects, just as

some humans fear crawling things, heights, or mice. After all, drag-

ons have very distinct and individual personalities, just as we do.

In Chinese medicine, the skin, bones, teeth, and saliva were

considered very valuable. Powdered dragon bone was a magickal

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cure-all. Old medical textbooks are quick to point out th:: i:tr:,r:speriodically shed their skin and bones, like snakes do. Sj:::. :r:skins glowed in the dark, presumably they were easr-to ---;::.Some of the bones were listed as slightly poisonous and cor.llc :,---,

be prepared in non-iron utensils. How "bones" could be she'i. ls .mystery unless it is not reallr-bone, but something that lools iu:it. The shedding and regrou'th of teeth is known to occur amon:certain animals, reptiles, and amphibians.

Dragon saliva was said to be found as a frothy foam on theground or floating on the \vater. It n'as usually deposited duringmating or fighting. One Chinese storv tells of a great battle just offthe coast near a fishing village. The people rvatched the great drag-ons rolling in the black clouds and leaping rvaves for a day and a

night. Their echoing roars were clearly heard by all the villagers.The next morning these people set out in all their fishing boats tothe place of the battle. They scooped up whole boatloads of drag-on saliva that they found floating in huge piles on the ocean.

The blood of Oriental dragons was sometimes red, other timesblack. Dragon experts said it changed into amber when it soaked

into the ground. Wherever dragon blood fell, the ground became

incapable of supporting any vegetation. Although the blood n'as

considered dangerous, sometimes deadly, in Oriental myths, Euro-pean heroes bathed in it to create invulnerability or drank it tobecome wise. This transformation of the blood into amber co:rl:well be an alchemical expression of the manifestation of mae c-..,-

power and elemental energies into a desired physical resuli,Oriental dragons did not figure in Chinese creatic: :r-.-,---,-:

Only rarely, and then only by accident, did the.v con: ::: :: :-:-::with the gods or heroes. They tended to mind their :-';:. r .:., 3;;and keep a beneficial attitude toward humans. O:-;:.:.- ':r.'-,:rihad specific duties such as controlling the rveati::: .:-: i -: .: i llnt

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e*eemed in oriental medicine, these magickal creatures were not

hunted down as were Western dragons.

In the Mideast, there seems to have been a meeting ground for

dragons, some being like chinese dragons, others more like west-

ern dragons. Phrygian history tells of dragons that reached ten

paces in length, lived in caverns near the River Rhyndacus, and

moved with part of their bodies on the ground, the rest erect. Islam

gives hints of Muhammad's magick horse rising to heaven with the

aid of dragon's breath. An illustration from a Turkish manuscript

now in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris shons this scene.

The Egyptian Apep was described as a huge serpent-dragon

that lived in the Underworld. The Canaanite god Ba'al is said to

have killed the dragon Lotan and made the world from its body;

the Hittites had a similar legend about the dragon Illuyankas. The

Mesopotamian god Marduk killed the she-dragon Tiamat and

created the world from her body. Ancient heroes of Persia battled

with dragons.

In the Classics, the Greeks told of their hero Herakles slaying the

seven-headed hydra, a form of dragon. \\lhile still in his cradle, he

slew two giant serpents sent by Hera. later the hero saved Hesione

who was chained as a sacrifice to a sea dragon. Perseus did the same

for Andromeda. As a baby, Apollo also killed a selpent (dragon)

sent against his mother by Hera. Jason killed a hydra (many-head-

ed dragon) to get the Golden Fleece; scenes of this story can still be

seen on Greek dishes from about 480-490 nCE, showing a definite

dragon creature. Both the Greek Medea and the Roman Ceres were

saiJ to ride in chariots pulled by dragons. Ancient Greece and

Rome considered the dragon both beneficent and evil, depending

upon the activities of the creature. The Purple Dragon became the

emblem of the Byzantine emPelols. There is a wall painting of a

dragon still existing in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii'

1n legends from India there was ordinarily no conflict between

the gods and the Nagas, or serpent-dragons, as shown by the sto-

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ries of Krishna and Vishnu. Both of these gods had a fine workinerelationship with Ananta, king of the serpent-dragons, and rh.Nagas. The greatly revered Indian god Vishnu was on good t.:::r:with Ananta, the Endless One, a giant serpent with eleven h=" - i

Vishnu slept on Ananta while the serpent guarded him. ,4.:.::. .;

considered by the Hindus to be the symbol of cosmic er::r ',, - - -

is vital for creation.The one exception to this friendship betrveer ::,,

the gods was the slaying of Vritra, a great s:::: .-

around the navel of the Earth, holding back th. -.'.':.-::

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The Nagas;were kror,,'n tbr their great magickal powers and thepearls of great price th:: :hev carried in their foreheads. The Nagas,

also patrons of lakes. rilers, rain, and clouds, lived in lvonderfulpalaces, often visite,i :'. ihe gods. But as with all dragons in whatev-er form, the Nagas '.'.'e:: capable of killing people and causing prob-lems when nnne\-il. lhere are stories of their creating drought,pestilence, and s:.:: s -:rering when humans broke their rules.

Sometimes ::: \isas were pictured with serpent heads andhuman bodies. -:...'-,',-ere said to live at the top of Mount Meru,where thel hac : .. ien palace full of music, gems that fulfilledwishes, u-ondertul :il-,'.'ers, and beautiful companions. In the cen-

ter of this garden, r.'hrch once belonged to Varuna, stood a dragon-guarded tree of life and reincarnation.

In Africa, the countrv of Ethiopia was said to be heavily popu-lated with dragons at one time. The Roman poet Lucan and otherClassical authors \\'rote that African dragons could fly, that theirbrilliantly colored scales shone brightly, and that some of them were

so huge that they could be mistaken for hills when they lay asleep.

Generally speaking, \\'estern dragons were different in phys-

ical structure from Eastern dragons. Most of them had twostrong hind legs, two shorter forelegs, a thick body and a longtail. Their wings were membranes, like those of bats, and hadlong ribs or bones. Their rvedge-shaped heads were carried onlong sinuous necks. Western dragons were fully armed with longclaws and sharp teeth, besides their fiery breath. They talkedrvith humans by means of telepathy and were extremely cunningand ivily.

The ancient Celts had traditions of dragons, considering them

-, ,but u,ise. l]nfortunately, so much of Celtic lore was lost to

-. : ,:.:te destruction that we have only remnants of tales and frag--' : r : - : Craqon lore left today from that culture. The Celtic ram-- ," : I ::lEon, is connected with Cernunnos, the antlered Earth

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eight, this being th: :.-,:-.::: -.ispokes on the solar ivheel;the solar

wheel is set in mo:i-: : .: = :am-headed dragon. \\hat few carv-

ings we have of the = - : -.::.:nnos picture him rvith a bag of gold

at his feet and a dour'---: -':.1 ram-snake belt about his waist. This

belt with its two ram-ir:-- - : heads symbolizes the spiritual bridge

between various planes - : :,- ::.nce. The Celtic shaman-magician-

priest knew that in o:;:: .. ::avel this bridge, she/he must go

inward to meet the dra.:- -*,::ing that bridge. A lack of self-dis-

cipline and self-knollec:- -.,1 pt'event any seeker from being

able to pass the dragon orlJ ,r-:r ::: realms of the Otherworlds.

Conchobar of Ireland ',','i: ::.: . r have had both a divine and a

human father. He was bor:- '. ::.- -.',-rnter Solstice with what the

story calls a water-worm in ::-- -,:,:. From the description these

water-worms were probablr' l:l' :::- - :s.

The Irish hero Finn \la;C-.:: ',. ,,.:' silled dragons. Some

magickal systems would look ": :--*- , .:::"-:l:s as not physical, but

as battling his own destructir': -r,r.:r i - - -:its.The dragon has been depici.: --:, : -:

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the departure of the Roman legr:-. ---:-: -:r England, Scotland, and

Ireland the dragon has been dra"',':- . , -:: -Lrur legs and the nyvern

with two since the 16th centurr-. C: .:: : 'ropean continent, how-

ever, the two-legged wf/ern is stili ;,---;. : drason, the same name

given to the four-legged varietl'. Er-:r :,1'J.:\-. the dragon, alone or

with other designs, is part of the heraic:. h:ritage of some two hun-

dred English families and some three hu:dred from Europe.

In Scandinavian legend, the hero Sigurd (called Siegfried in

Germany) killed the dragon Fafnrr. This storv clearly details the

benefits from a dragon's blood. Sigurd accidentally swallowed a

drop of it and immediately could understand the language of birds.

This saved his life from the dragon's treacherous brother who was

plotting to kill him for the treasure. Sigurd also was bathed with

the blood when he struck Fafnir from a pit. This made him invul-

nerable to weapons, except where a leaf covered a tiny spot.

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Considering the power and negativity of the great serpent-dragon,

Thorr was fortunate that his companion cut the line. The god did

not feel that way about it, though, and clouted his friend alongside

the head for letting his big "fish" get away.

If one reads the very best of translations of the story of

Beowglf, it is quickly seen that he fought three dragons. Although

the first he killed was described as a young two-legged male mon-

ster who was raiding for food among the houses at night, it could

have been a syyerr (who has nvo legs) or a four-legged dragon

who walked upon its hind lep or a dragon in human disguise. The

second creature was a mature female, finally killed in her spawning

ground, who definitely took on human form- The third dragon

came later in his life, and was specifically listed as a dragon. This

one was a mature fltsrng male with a poisonous bite. Well into mid-

dle age at the time, Beowulf used himself as bait to draw the last

dragon out of its lair so it could be killed-

Probably the greatest of Northern dragons was Nidhogg

(Dread Biter) who lived in Niflheim and was constantly gnawing at

the World Tiee. Nidhogg would be classified as a chaos dragon, one

who destroys in order to re-create. This idea of destruction-resur-

rection extended to the Norse belief that Nidhogg stripped all

corpses of their flesh.

In the Northern regions, dragons were said to live in cold seas

or misty lakes, storms, and fogs. when these were not available,

dragons lurked in deep underground caverns, coming out when

hungry or when there was a thunderstorm. Even after conversion

to Christianity, the Scandinavians, especially the Norwegians,

piaced carved dragon heads on the gables of their churches to

guard against the elements, as for years they had guarded their

ships with dragon-headed Prows.In the original legends of Scotland, Scandinavia, and northern

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and their Hell. The chrisiians also portrayed all non-christian

rulers as evil, destmctive dragons'

There are many Christian references to dragons' all of them

negative, which generally speaking meant "down with Pagan

iaJas:' One such tale is told in the book of Bel and the Dragon in

the Apocrypha; another is described in the book of Daniel' Chris-

tian tales of saints and dragons always picture the draqol losing'

The Christians want you to believe that they have killed dragon

powe6 but this is noi so' They have not' and never will destroy

magick or the wilY, elusive dragon'"christianity

and its admonition to hunt down and destroy drag-

ons brought about the end of common dragon sightings' for these

g..* u.rirutowledgeable beasts withdrew from the physical plane'

Lpecially in Britain and Europe' In the Orient dragons were never

sublectei to the malicious hunting practices of Europe and so con-

tinued to involve themselves in human and cosmic affairs. oriental

dragons, being as a whole gregarious extroverts' have generallybeen

treied with much more resPect and honor than other dragons'

In Mexico the dragons of the Olmecs were pictured with the

body of a rattlesnake, ihe eyebrows of a jaguar' and feathers' This

combination of serpent-jaguar-dragon was common among the

civilizations of Mexico, central America, and certain portions of

South America. This combined si$uous and hungry form symbol-

izedtheambiguitiesoftheuniverse,theprocessofdestructionandre-creation, subconsciously understood by even the most primitive

p*pt t dthough these cultures were primitive by our standards'

,fr"y*"."certainlynotwithoutknowledge'culturaladvancements'ani scientific studies. After their own fashion, they were very spir-

itualpeople,whowouldhavebeenperfectlycapableofdiscoveringLugon po*.rt their strange half-dragon' half-jaguar carvings reP-

resJnt their understanding and acknowledgement of the dragons

of their continent. QuetzJcoatl, the Feathered serpent, a dragon-

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All legends do agree on certain characteristics concer::::-ldragons. Legends say that you should never look a dragon i:: -*--,:

eyes; he has hypnotic powers. A dragon is not likely to siv: i-,:;his real name; that would give you power over him. Several -::-ends from different cultures speak of the draconic abilin, ::appear in human form. When a dragon does appear in hu::::"::form, it is very difficult to see through his disguise unlesi ::wants you to.

Dragons have a precious stone, called the dracontias. il --:::

forehead. This stone is credited with amazing powers of mr::-,-kinds. For the stone to hold its powers, however, it had to beremoved before the dragon was dead. There is a storv of _.uch a

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stone being acquired and then kept within a family for centuries.

About 1345 the Chevalier do Gozano, who was later Grand Master

of the Order of St. John of ]erusalem, killed a dragon on the island

of Rhodes. It is unclear how he managed to ertract the dracontias

before the dragon died; it was said that if the dracontias was

extracted after death it lost its power. This stone. about the size ofan olive and beautifully colored, became a familv heirloom. On

several occasions this dracontias was put into \\-ater; the water was

boiled and drunk as an antidote to poison and disease, with com-plete recovery by the ill person.

A few legends tell of dragons suffering trom illness or eye dis-

eases. One herbal cure used by dragons rras the eating of "balis."

This unknown herb was said to be stron-9 enoueh to revitalize dead

dragon babies. For eye diseases dragons either ate ttnnel or rubbed

it on their eyes.

Several tales tell of the magickal uses of a dragon's organs and

blood. In European lore, the blood nas said to make a person

invulnerable to stab rvounds if thev bathed in it, able to understand

the speech of birds and animals if they drank it. One of Bothvar's

companions, in the Danish Hrolf's Saga, ate a dragon's heart and

became extremely brave and strong. Eating the tongue gave elo-quence and the ability to win any argument. The liver cured certaindiseases, as did various other parts.

Medieval medicine and magick mention the use of dragon's

blood many times. Since dragons are not going to willingly give

up their blood, magicians had to turn to other sources. There were

said to be several sources of this material, other than from an

actual dragon. The "bloodstone" hematite, an ore rich in iron, and

the mineral cinnabar, a compound of mercury, were both called

forms of dragon's blood. However, the most widely used "dragon's

blood" was a gum resin. It was said that trees which originallygrew from actual spilled dragon's blood produced a reddish-

brown sap of great magickal value. This species of tree is still

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Dragons are long-lived, hoarc rr:::-r: ::-j ::=' ::- :.: - - =

.Jeradragon,thewiserheis.Co:..=-- -; r-:- - --:.'- : :

:ouble-edged sword. He may be i',--s=:. --,. -.- i. : - -::r ::..nowledge, but he is also touchy ani =.,,.r:"--:.. --rr--;r : ---'.:nlessyouhandlehim correctly.After a-,. -"= -.:: r::- :', -- r -::nough to have experienced human unre,:ir--- - : r - r: -: -

Dragons have control of deeper curren:s - : :.==:rr:- : - ---i ::ithan is usually felt by humans. They are airvai's -: ----::':::"- r r- -r :

manner with various forms of the four elemen:.. :.-:: - -i - :-i:-ons have also been reported in areas where other ;s-, ::-,: : -- :r- : - -

ena have occurred, such as ghosts and other astral cri::*::::Depending upon the behavior of the dragons uni:: : : n:'- r-

tion, their appearance can be considered an omen of q.-c; : - ::-": .Oriental dragon-watchers said that it was possible to tr::i-* --:=

weather and fortune of any community by studying the :::: - : --: -

sky in which a dragon appeared and the way it behar-ec. i*-.- !,:

breathing fire, fighting with another dragon, screamin.e, or : - ---,. -

ing in and out of the clouds.

Dragons tend to speak in riddles and symbols. .".'-.:-,-;straight answers whenever possible. The only weapon c:is:-jrespect is a sword, but only if it is wielded by a confident mai---..,-.

who is prepared to stand his ground. Please notice I say respe ;:,not fear. I believe this is because dragons like strong humans ',r -::--

a healthy, balanced opinion of themselves. They do not care L-:vacillating humans, who are afraid to make a decision or tak;responsibility. Do not make the mistake of trying to ph1'sical"'.

attack with the sword. In the first place a dragon could melt th:blade like ice in a flame. In the second place, the dragon is an astral

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creature, incapable of being actually harmed by a physical weapon.The sword is only for magickal gestures.

As one can see by the legends, there was a time when dragonsmaterialized from the astral into the physical plane on a fairly reg-ular basis. Considering a dragon's intelligence, it is no wonder thatthey now choose to stay away from humans. Most humans want tocontrol, dissect, or vanquish everything they do not understand,and even a lot of what they do understand.

But that wonderful, vast storehouse of dragon magick andpower is still available if a magician will take the time to learn howto approach dragons and their deep magickal energies.

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-Ilt should be ob'ious b'no'.n thar i hare a deep respect and lo'e_lafor dragons, a belief in their llo\rers as co-magicians that is

-<, backed by r.ears of personal e.xperience. And I hope I have\ piqued your interest enough to rtant to work with them.So how does one go about finding dragons? And how do you

use their power? should you do co-magick with dragons, or shouldyou avoid the partnership?

I assume' since you have read this far, that you either alreadypractice some form of magick or are seriously contemplating doingso. If you are experiencing any doubt about your worthiness (God-dess forbid!) to work in the area of magick, any area of magick, youhave some serious work to do on your self-image and the pro-gramming you have undergone that created your poor self-image.

Every magician, indeed every person who even uses prayer,constantly walks the fine line between an overinflated ego and anappreciation of her/his self-worth. She/he understands, withoutany cover-ups, exactly why they are choosing to work magick atany given time. This understanding is vitally necessary in order toassess the end-result of the spellworking, the type of magick used,

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and the consequenc.s that may be forthcoming for certain actions.What others think ot a magician's reasons is not important; they do

not pay the penalties, gain the advantages of the rituals, or knowexactly what thai magician may think and feel. However, the magi-cian must kno',' iihat is deep within her/his own mind and heart,know it and oe ai rr'ith it if there is negative programming or inten-tions that are selfish and unjustified.

A gooo magician is neither white nor black. A good effectivemagician is n'hat I call gray, one who understands completely theconsequences of actions and is willing to do what is necessary, par-ticularh' in the areas of protection and the removal of evil. Aneffective magician knows her/himself like no one else does; she/hehas to be brutally honest about real intents and purposes for usingany type of magick in the first place, but especially so when prac-ticing dragon magick.

In dragon magick, the magician cannot afford any lingeringdoubts as to her/his right to ask help from these powerful entities.Like many other beings, physical and nonphysical, dragons willtake advantage of anyone who vacillates in her/his commitment orwho is unclear about their intent of a ritual.

I have yet to meet an "evil" dragon, although I have encoun-tered a few who distrust humans so much that one must take spe-

cial care when working with them. Dragons become "evil" onlywhen there is an imbalance of energies, a disruption of the powersflowing from the Earth and humans to dragons and back again. Tore-establish a positive flow of this power, the magician does notjoin every fanatical group out picketing and rioting. She/he knowsthat all changes begin within the self. Like ripples in a pond, whenthe self becomes balanced, the immediate atmosphere and com-munity are affected. When the community becomes balanced, thisspreads further, taking in countries, and eventually the entireworld. But, as with all things, a majority of individuals must desire

and seek the balance and improvement, or it will not occur.

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Does this mean that unless vou are perltct in all levels of yourbeing that you cannot attract, contact, and learn from dragons? Ofcourse not! But if you desire a conrinued companionship withthem, you must strive to better 1'ourseh, balance the ebbs and tides

of energies within you, and make this etfort an on-going project.Every magician and spiritual seeker should be aware that there isno such thing as complete perfection within the human body and

mind 100 per cent of the time. If you could become that perfect,you would no longer inhabit a physical body. The laws of the uni-verse do not allow anything to remain static, non-moving, or non-growing. Perfection is static in whatever form it currently has;

therefore, in order to confirm to the laws of the universe, that per-fect form must evolve into something else, some form of being thatcan continue to evolve to the next higher stage of life. Change isone of the few constants of universal law.

So how does one go about finding dragons? You begin by learn-ing as much about dragons and their magickal habits as possible.

Then you look at your reasons for wishing to practice dragon mag-

ick with an objective and critical eye. When you feel comfortable

with these steps, and only then, you begin building an atmospherr

that will attract dragons. You perform certain actions that arou-.e

their curiosity and will draw them to your vicinity. You bear: a

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them on the astral lei-el through mental visualization and speech.And you have to belier-e they exist, even if you cannot see them withyour physicai eves or prove their existence to someone else.

You har-e to cast aside social taboos on "seeing" things andknow rvith ','our heart that dragons do exist, if r-ou rvish to atrractdraeons. \ientally invite the dragons to make their presenceknorin br- thought or deed. Be sensitive and extra a\\-are of what isoccurring around you. Most dragons tend to be s.:btle in their firstcontacts with humans. They may choose to make l1 appearance indreams or as flashes of movement seen in the i:ripheral vision.They may even forego these types of appear.rnr: io simpiy touchyour psychic "feelings."

Guardian dragons, the easiest to conteci. .rften appear as littlevoices or faces and forms in the mind. Drasons mav shon up unan-nounced at any time, but especialh' during meditation or magickalrituals, either singly or several at a time. They love the power flow ofritual and will make an appearance just to bathe in the energy. Theymay well have been there al1 the time; you just did not notice them.Since dragons are masters at concealment this is not surprising.

These smaller dragons detight in sharing the vibrations of tarotand rune readings and other psychic practices. one of our guardiandragons likes to play with my crystal pendulum. He either pats itwith a claw or mentally sends it spinning in nonsense directions.The only solution to using the pendulum is to let him tire of hisgame before attempting to g€t a reliable answer. He and his com-panions like to peer over my shoulder during tarot readings, mut-tering their own interpretations all the while. One just has to bepatient with them, as one would with a small, curious child.

You have to be willing to practice a great deal of patience, self-control, and self-discipline, learning to work within a specific set ofmagickal laws in order to consistently attract and elicit the help ofdragons. As with all magickal procedures, nothing is cast in con-crete, but there are certain aspects of these procedures which can-

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not be eliminated or changed to any great extent without disturb-ing the flow of magickal power.

Not all dragons are of positive magick. I dislike using the words"good" or "evil," because negative power is just as important to the

existence of life as is positive power. Negative energies have noth-ing to do with evil, unless you have evil thoughts and intentionswithin yourself. And the Goddess knows that evil thoughts and

intentions exist within those who are totally against magick! It iseasy for people to understand what positive energy is and does. Butnegative energy has received a lot of bad press. Both positive and

negative aspects of many things besides energy are needed to cre-

ate, indeed for the universe to stay in existence.

What most people mean by using negative energy is the delib-

erate use of this type of power against another human. The magi-

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possible consequence,s and the true reasons beh;::: --_: ::s decisionto use this type ot..^n.:rl.. calling upon and senci:. ::::: nesati'eenergy can be justified. The besi exumpl.. r;;;t;. ..rrii, are inthe areas of rapists, ch'd abuse^,-roour. beaters, ciru-e dealers,dangerous fanatics, and seriar hrre.s. Arowing such er ir ro contin_ue to exist unrestrained is potentiaty harmdr" .r..r.".. work-ing magick to get these offend"., .u,rght and puniJ.a'i t.tpru ,osociety as a whole in the final analysis. E r.r, io, ,fr... *"r"ns, themagician must end the ritual with detached, unemotional involve_ment, an extremery difficurt state of mind to reach. ---,

casting aside the magickar rarvs for rvorking with dragon pou/eris certain to get you into troubre. E'en the most positive-dragon isaw,y beast who' rike manr.humans. rends ro rook out for him/her_self first' Dragons rikerr-der erop.a ,r;, attitude after trying to workwith humans thou.sand, oi1-.u., uro urra finding that puny mortalswere unreliable, often treacherouq allies.Tuning yourself in to dragon power for magick is discussed ingteater depth in later chapters. But your attitude toward the exis_tence of dragons must be the first big step in preparation for meet_ing them. The power of dragons i, u'tr"_"rrdous force, amplifiringa magician's ability to new heights.

Why bother cultivating thioop.ration and companionship ofdragons? Because their w]sdor' J;-;._ental_type energies areunequaled, boundless. They have access, by means of theirextremely long lives and unique thought_pro..rr.., to"drgotteninformation and knowledge,'.rp;.;;n"y d,h. ;J;.li?"r,.u.Dragon power also helps tt. _ugi.i* to make personal, innerchanges that may be necessary. Helping to remove past negativeprogramming or serf-destructive habits is welr within the abilitiesof dragons; of course, the human invorved must desire thosechanges. Dragon magick,.lik. uff -ugi.k, does not produce mirac_ulous results without work. O.ugo.rr".u.. create opportunities, pro_vide encouragement and guidai.., .rr* back the magician into a

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figurative corner so that she/he must face problems and make deci-

sions. But they will never, never) do for you what you can andshould do for yourself. Once befriended, dragons make excellentprotectors, powerful fellow-magicians.

A true, knowledge-seeking magician weighs all possibilities foruse in her/his magick, keeping what feels right to her/him and dis-

carding the rest. Dragon magick is not for all. Dragon magick isonly for the self-disciplined seeker who realizes the potential dan-

gers, yet dares to communicate with and befriend this vast astral

power of the ages. It is for the magician who is serious about

changing her/his life and the living space around her/him. It is an

asset for those who can give trust (not blindly, but with commonsense),love, and a desire for true friendship.

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If you use dragon magick for unjustified purposes, or try tomanipulate and control dragons, you can expect a terrific negativebacklash. In the matters of self-protection or bringing iustice downupon dangerous members of society, I have absoiutely no secondthoughts about employ'ing dragons. As to manipulation and control,one simply does not do that *'ith friends and co-magicians. com-mon sense tells you that such behavior will terminate the friendshipand cause other magicians to cease their cooperation, perhaps evento work against you. If you pro\-e a danger to dragons, they are like-ly to enspell you to such a poinr that 'our magick does not work.

What if you have attracted a draeon or dragons who make youfeel uncomfortable? I have knorr n '.r;s :o occur with other spiritu-al guides, so I suppose it can also happe: -,tith dragons, although Ihave not personally experienced this. -t a draqon makes youuncomfortable, it is very likely that \-ou r:e noi read'r'et to workwith its energies. First, become clear in .,-311 o-,r,n mind rvhy youfeel this discomfort. Perhaps the actual roc: of the discomfort is abit of programming struggling to make itseli rert and keep controlover your activities. Perhaps the dragon's ;oloring has triggered oldconditionings. A black dragon produces this feeling in people whohave been taught that dragons, and partrcularly black dragons) areevil. The further into the subconscious'ou dig, the more you areamazed at what is in there, controiling your thoughts and actionswhen you least expect it.

If you still feel uncomfortable, set aside a time for a brief med-itation and mental conr.ersation with the dragon. Explain carefullyand politely that you are attempting to remedy the situation, but atthis time you just do not feel that the two of you can work posi-tively together. Project as much good will as you can. The dragonwill understand. I have never known a dragon to stay where it isnot welcome.

The first dragons I saw were the huge elemental ones whoappeared one night about a week before we discovered that some

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bikers up the road were operating a meth lab. By the time the ATF

forces, FBI, and local law enforcement descended upon the area,

the dragons had put up very strong defenses around our propern-.

At no time did we have any problems with the bikers. And.

although some of their members shot it out with officials in ano -l-er location, the arrests near us were quiet. After that, all color' .: :sizes of dragons made appearances, joining in rituals and s:i.:'ly hanging about the house. They are still with us,

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Ancient mapmakers drew dragons at the edges of their maps todenote unknown territolv that explorers entered at their own risk.Some explorers took this quite literally, venturing no further. oth-ers looked upon this as opportunity, fully accepting the responsi-bility of their actions, and willing to take the risk for the sake ofdiscovering something new

Like the old mapmakers who wrote "Here be dragons,'on theunknown

"dgo of their maps, I wish you a safe journey into drag-

on countrr'. C'o prepared for a fantastic voyage on which you canmake nert- ffends and magick-working partners, and you will bepleasantlv surprised at the knowledge you will learn. Dance withthe dragons in their endless round of energy, and feel all areas ofyour life lifted into ne% powerful realms. Go prepared to wrestntrat you nznt from the astral plane, and you may well (and verytikel!' rrll; ha'e an unprofitable journey filled with unpleasantqeri€nc€s. \rbuld-be conquering invaders have never been metwith friendship, rvhatever plane of existence they were on. Explor-ing trafus rto rrere rvilling to listen and bargain a bit always hadthe most slrccessftd, profitable voyages of discovery. Tiavel intodragon @untr!- rtith caution, an open mind, and friendship inyour hearc Theiourne\ rtill be rr-ell rtorth it.

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ness with yourself, consistency of practice, and meditation. Andthere must be an exchange of energies while working, an absolute

when working with dragons. All of these are important compo-nents of any magickal system.

Visualization begins with unlearning many so-called value sys-

tems shoved on us by other people, the most common of which isthat use of the imagination and daydreaming are not productive

and good. The imagination and daydreamin g are a negative practice

if they occupy most of your life and time; if you daydream about

what you want to happen instead of planning and taking action,

then you are avoiding responsibility. However, for any type of mag-

ick to become truly effective, you must learn how to vividly picture

in your mind the event or result that you wish to happen. Once you

firmly have the event or result in your mind, you perform your rit-ual and then release the mental energF for manifestation.

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Self-discipline and ethics go together. A magician should not,for his/her own good, dabble in controlling other people orindulge in questionable personal behavior. ]ealousr', enry, lust,greed, and anger should not control what a magician does duringhis/her rituals. In fact, these undesirable emotions should not con-trol any part of a magician's life. These intense emotions tend tocloud judgment, either bringing an emotional backlash on themagician or causing deliberate harm to others, which in itselfbrings an eventual backlash on the magician. Either way, it is notworth the misery.

A magician must sincerely desire what she/he is asking for in rit-ual. If it is a half-hearted wish with little emotional intensitybehindit, the dragons, or any other entities for that matter, will simply notbe interested in helping. And do not think you can put one over onspiritual or astral plane entities because they can see straight throughto the truth. The truth is never hidden from these creatures.

One of the worst things a magician can do is take somethingarvav from another person by means of maerck. This includesh:alth. propertr', life, or freedom. \ err ot-t::: i:d that beginning

=.-=-:-::1. -,.,'::tt:o;onlrOl arOtl:::'s :=:--":r. and life On the SUb-

'=;: -:,--,= --. --:::: - :-:r: ::=- - .::'"" S-.-a;ld-SO iS the tfUglOVe:: :::-" --:= :-- --.:l ::--' :,, ---.::::"::. --:-,; ;::f I USe magiCktO make--:=::. ---,:::,:: - ::.:: .: -:.::---: -j',::-, high fOf dOingthiSkindO: :::.:--: - ::--, : :::.f :i -: :-- --. -'1 ::: n3ant tO lOVe yOU, theyWOUldal-rea;-- s::-.",'-:,::::'!: - -- - - -'--.. :-::-.'are not the love of your lifeercept rn ---;-: :,!-: :-----: r-::-. r:;agician considering such a darkuse of maq:;k h": :'=:::: ::^. a long, truthful look at their ulteriormotives. If sci::,-:-" i',- - il.:e definitely not interested in startedtaking awa\'\-ou: :::s,:::- :eedom to choose, how would you feel?

The second part i: :::: use of magick is that the magician mustrelease the emotions ani desire after the ritual is finished. To con-stantly think about rrhat lou \vant accomplished after the ritual is

ended binds the energies to \-ou and they cannot manifest. To con-

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performing to get them. riill surely keep them from manifestation.To want something so much you can taste it and vet not care if youget it is avery difficult mood to cultivate. I have ne\-er knol'n anymagician who reached perfection in this area, but getting as close

to it as possible is what is important.There must be an exchange of energies between the physical,

emotional, mental, and spiritual planes for any spellworking toresult in a manifestation. Playing at ritual magick, particularlydragon magick, will not get you anywhere. Without mental con-centration, physical working, emotional involvement, and intensi-ty of purpose, in other words energies, dragons rvill not beinterested in adding their vast energies to yours. No entitv or com-panion, whether of this plane or another. is eoine to do all thervork for nothing and 1et vou sit tr -.'rtii r:nds. Dragons areattracted bv the enerci:. -.,- - :.:,.: -*:-ri :ilual. a kind of astral*.. ';'-:- -li.-.'- '.:-i:.:-'. -::J L ..-..: :L:ll'.'.. .:.:---:: -::-'..,::; ::'.':11 -..t*tSi;l rS impOrtant in anykind Of::r":--.:. -:-=:= -s ": :-: s:'.iitE: "If r-ou believe you can, or youb:iie',: '. f u ..r.n i. ','ou re right." \fe may not understand how thesepo\{ers and energies n'ork; we may not be able to describe them toanyone else; we will not be able to prove "scientifically" what theyare. But we magicians know they exist. A magician believes in thembecause she/he sees the results of their use.

Every magician who wishes to be effective in ritual and manifes-tation, who desires to grow and expand in knowledge, sooner orlater comes to the conclusion that magick is a very serious practice.They learn to set aside time for study and self-improvement throughmeditation. They practice what are commonly called the psychicarts: tarot, runes, the pendulum, crystal reading, dream analysis, andso on. They cultivate the senses, especially observation, whichincludes what is in both the physical and astral realms. They learn toread their own intuitive feelings and the vibrations of others.

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Meditation is important for the magician. Shelhe uses medita-tion to relieve stress, improve the physical and mental, alleviateemotional upheavals, and above all clarifl' herihrs needs into theproper forms. It is also a time for listening, a time rrhen spiritualguides and entities can bring valuable information. I am not anadvocate of daily meditation, although some are. I believe thatmeditation performed from one or three times a rveek is very ben-eficial and not so much that it begins to blur the line between thephysical and spiritual realms.

Having to live in a demanding physical world, full of stress andproblems, makes meditation a very enticing way to escape. Thephysical, mental, and spiritual can become unbalanced; oftentimesthe person loses her/his sense of reality and what is important at thatmoment. We see this all the time with people who sit back and say"God/Goddess will provide," meaning since they are "spiritual" theyneed do nothing but meditation and ritual and hold out their hands.

This tvpe of behavior brings us back to self-discipline and bal-::r-: --r :h: n-rasician's life. Through magick and ritual the magi-:i::: :.:::. ---:::1.3. ,tllortunitres. and a better sense of timing inOfde: :.- l:r.: :*'.-::- -:-: : :- -,4 ,lll .::U:-:-:r. H..rievef, She/hene\-ef e\p..:S :a J:- :-ll-.:.---l-- --: :.-:--.-:-" S:: he knOWS theresponsibiiitr- lor 3Jirr-rr :- *.-:--- ::: ::-: :::: cesires is theirsalone. The dragons rrili not proi,c: :ie :r:si;ian r'-ith a magicklamp full of instant rvish fulfillmentr neither *'i11 anr other entity,and that includes God/Goddess.

Whatever advice a person receives during meditation, or eventhrough divination or other avenues of the psychic, must be fil-tered through good common sense. I have known people whoreceived messages to leave a spouse, quit a job, move completelyacross country, and other drastic things. Those who followed thesemessages without further clarification and the use of good com-mon sense generally found themselves in a worse situation thanthey had been in before.

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Rebecca was what I call a fence-sitter in magick. She usec ;t it-'

try to get what she wanted, but did not follow the ethical la-,u. .':

magick. She and her brother had a long-standing dislike for ::;iother which ended up in court when her brother had her charge,l

with forging a check on her mother's account. Since the check rta'actually for her mother's benefit (Rebecca was totally responsible-

without pay, for the sick rvoman), her actions were not without a

good motive, although she should have chosen another way to get

the money. To fight the charges, Rebecca hired a lawyer. In the

course of events, she decided that she was in love with this man,

who was happily married. She informed me that a spirit, through

use of the tarot and other divination, told her that this love was

meant to be. She dropped all efforts to find a job, moved into the

lawyer's town, and generally made a fool of herself. She became so

obsessed with this "love" that she began to use controlling love

spells. The last I heard, Rebecca was struggling along as a sometime

mistress, unprovided for and unhappy.

Not every entity on the spiritual or astral planes is of a high

character. You would not blindly follow such advice from just any-

one in the physical. in fact, you should not blindly follow such

advice from anyone ever!The old law of "as above, so below"

means just what it says. We have perpetrators of evil and malicious

troublemakers here, so obviously the spiritual and astral planes do

also. Creatures totally born of the astral do not think as we do;

their perceptions of physical life can often be totally unusable for

us. As to the departed spirits who once lived in the physical, one

must take care not to make them into something they are not. Too

many people erroneously assume that once a person dies, they turn

into a good, caring, reliable spirit, even though they were selfish,

uncaring, and cruel while in the physical body. Being physically

dead does not change a person's character.

Develop your relationship with your spiritual personal

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guardian angel or your spirit guide or an astral teacher. Unless youdrive these personal guardians away by evil, totalh' se1fish behavior(and yes, this can be done), they will remain rvith r ou throughoutyour physical lifetime. They help you through the birth experiencewhen you enter this rvorld, try to guide you throughout life, and are

there waiting for you when you die. Other guides and teachers comeand go as you progress and have a need oftheir special expertise,

but your personal guardian can be a lifelong friend and companion.Dragons are much the same as other astral entities, although I

have yet to rneet an "evil" dragon. Their view of rr,hat is vital toyour growth and advancement may exceed your present abilities toperform. To dragons, the physical is simply a hindrance that theytend to ignore. After listening to their advice, carefully consider ifyou can or should make the changes now or at all. Be certain thatvou are not holding back because of fear of the unknown or simplel:ziness. And always look at the end results sure to occur from tak-i:: :;tion. You, and only you, are responsible for your life, regard---s s , : -...-i:re vou received the advice you decide to follow.

,:= :.:-. :i draqons who are attracted to you will be the ones-"",':-. ---:-.': :-:: ::--i::-r rrfter Vou at the present time. Before reject-ing : ::,.,: :t:: - *:-.,.':.1: rh: he has to teach you. Be brutallytruthi.rl -,",i:::-. - -:;:-: -. . .. :::::::i lou need rlhat the dragonOffefS, but ilt :-: :.=- -:,:- . -' :::- ::--*:: -:a :::Ching and feSUltS

in large dOSeS, dur Si::.: t:- l-;. :-: .-::::: ..'-:;a:e tbr a mOdi-fied lesson pian; be pr:-:-s:...:. :r - *: -.'-- -: -i:rL'rtional and men-tal inability to withstand the :r.i: :::isses trf immediate andupheaving change. !\tren r-ou do start :.,'orkinq r'-ith a particulardragon on specific issues in vour liie, maxe an honest effort. Aslong as you are trying, even though 1'ou tall short at times, thedragons will be patient.

You can also acquire a personal dragon guardian. See chapteri3 for more in-depth information on this. The guardian dragondoes not automatically come into this life with ).ou as does your

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spiritual guardian. it is a personal choice by that dragon (or drag-ons), just as one would choose a close friend. Although you canattract guardian dragons by cultivating certain attitudes andatmospheres, they can show up without any encouragement at all.They are gregarious little creatures, full of curiosity and mischief,who enjoy their own brand of practical jokes and the company ofhumans and animals.

Although guardian dragons tend to be fun-loving creatures whoenjoy a good laugh, they are very serious about protecting you andyour property. You might think of them as a spiritual watch-dogwith boundless energy, influence, and power. Cultivating theirfriendship helps when dealing during ritual with the other dragons.

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If you do not develop the friendship of your guardian dragon, theother dragon powers are not likely to be so cooperative.

Not all dragons are the same, no more so than are humans.They each have their own personalities. Their appearances varyaccording to the subspecies to which they belong, as do their spe-

cial talents. Even individual dragons within a subspecies have iden-tifoing characteristics, markings, and bodily appearances. Dragonscan be even more individualistic than we are.

Different species of dragons have different abilities and inter-ests. Dragons connected with the element of Fire, or those of fireand volcanoes, for example, are primarilr' effective in gettingthings moving or tearing down impossible barriers. Wind and Airdragons are creatures of creative and mental aspects. Water drag-ons help stabilize emotions, heal emotional pain, and point you inthe right direction to discover love and friendship. Earth dragonsare interested in the acquiring of material possessions and theaccomplishment of goals. These are very general descriptions ofdragon interests and abilities, as draconic abilities overlap in manyareas. It is best to work with a balance of types of dragons, withone la:ticular dragon-aspect predominating, according to theintent oi:he rltual.

,Lbor-e all. a nagician must knort'her,/hrmse1f, all the good andbad habits, and t-ace thern squarelr-. There cannot be any self-delu-sion if ritual is to be effectir-e and positir-e in nature. And whywould anyone want their rituals to be negative uhen there willeventually be such a price to pay?

The magician may choose to begin working dragon magick as

an effort to better the physical life, and this is not a bad or wrongprocedure. Working on physical needs and desires, and seeingthem manifest, gives a budding magician greater trust in her/hisinner powers. When the physical body and the surrounding area inwhich the magician must live and work are well and cared for,when there is less struggle and strife in life, then the next logical

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finally uncovered, the magician finds that allritual and ryellnurk-ing is meant to be a means for spiritual growth and developmenrWhether or not we choose to follow that upward path is an indi-vidual responsibility. \4re are each responsible for our choices inlife, how we react to the choices of others around us) even to ourbeing here in the first place. \\re have no right to place any blameon others for what is going wrong in our lives. If you make awrong decision, change it and learn from the experience. Dancingwith the dragons can make this life-path a little easier and a lotmore interesting.

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f)+t any of the old legends speak of killing the dragon. Some-

4 ll Fl times, the real meaning of this term is clarified when one is

a-)at l told that the dragon continued to live. Of course, if you areu reading Christianized stories of dragons, the dragon is always killedby a faithful saint or hero; this is a less than subtle reference toChristianity "killing" Paganism. But a great many of the legendswere in existence long before the christians came along; thereforethe term "killing" must mean something far different than destroy-ing your religious rivals.

If you look at ancient Egyptian paintings of Horus and his SunBoat sailing over Apep, sometimes called Apophis, serpent of theUnderworld and the dead or winter season, and read the ancientstories of these daily and seasonal voyages, you become aware thatthe word "killing" has another meaning. The pictures show the godSet "staking" or guiding Apep by a series of rods driven into theground. A similar practice is still used to control or change theEarth's energy in certain areas of the world in the belief that out-of-control dragon energy adversely affects humans, crops, animals.and the land in general.

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The Chinese emphasized the importance of controlling the"dragon's breath" in architecture and landscape. This is still a

respected belief in Hong Kong and other places having Chinesecommunities. There are professionals adept at finding imbalancesof the dragon's breath, and they are in demand, not only by homeowners, but by businessmen. If a series of unexplained illnesses ormisfortunes strikes a business, for instance, the owner will gothrough the ordinarr-procedures to discover the cause. Ifthere isnothing found, or nothing appears to alleviate the problems, hewill send for a person skilled in detecting a disruption of dragon'sbreath; this person is called a Feng-shui diviner.

A visit to the premises is made. This Feng-shui diviner some-times uses a special magnetic compass that has as many as 38 con-centric rings around the needle. Each ring is divided into specialtraditional measurements of space and time. The diviner takessightings along what are called the veins of the dragon. These veinsare raised features of the landscape, such as trees, rocks, water-courses, valleys, etc. Within buildings, the diviner considers suchthings as doorways, halls, the directions of corners, and so on. Anyiecommendations made bythe diviner are implemented with greats:r-o":sness. If possible, a small garden, aligned in certain ways, isEac; c.i:s-ce tor the dragon of the region. Inside, a shrine is placedi' a p:r-it;ila: ;"-rner or area to accommodate the reigning dra-conic :;-:::. )::S,::r -nases are placed in both the garden and theshrine to i:c::..:::e cil:o:l. ald also to remind it of its good for-tune to be reccs:r-z3i a:lc c'"'en respect br the human residents.

Althougl culr-;.res :n t:e rest of the rvorid may scoff at this, theChinese businessman r*-ill tell r-ou that the problems have ceased

and business has impror ed.

The Chinese rvord for dragon's breath is sha, a term which maycorrespond to what European dowsers call "black radiations." Forthe past 50-60 years European dowsers have traced lines of blackradiation which seem to follow underground water-bearing

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fissures or "black streams."These black streams produce an

energy imbalance in the Earth,affecting the landscape, its r.e*e-

tation and crops, and an)'

humans or animals that lir-e

there or frequent the area.

Dowsers say that this imbalanceofenergy can be caused br-quar-rying, cutting through hills forroads or building, landslides. etc.

Like an acupuncturist "stakins''a node on an acupuncturemeridian to restore balance in the human body, these dowsersstake the black streams ir ith iron rods. In Chinese terms, they arerestoring the Yin and \-ang of the land rvhere the dragon's breathhas turned sour or norious.

This staking or guiding the dragon's Earth energies may havebeen an ancient art rvhich both balanced and collected these ener-gies within a specific place. Dragons are connected in legends withmazes, spirals,labyrinths, and hills, coiling around or within them.It is possible that the terraced and spiraled hills, the circles ofstones, indeed the single monoliths, were a method of controllingand directing this dragon energy. With the spiraled mounds andlabyrinths the energy would have been guided into the center ofthe structure where it would have been of use to initiates whounderstood its great potential and power. In legends this guideridragon energy would be symbolizedby the dragon coiling arounca hill and squeezing the hill into its spiral form, such as in the 1r.-ends of the Wormington Hill and Bignor Hill dragons in E:--::-The Vurm of Shervage Wood was said to lie in and out ar:::-: -*--:

trees of its area, its winding coils marking the bound::-;: -: :.-:

ancient so-called campsite. Archaeologists have io:: :.-=: -*--:x.

Feng-shui Ditiner at His Compass

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spiral-marked areas ancient campsites, although common sensetells you that they could not be defended from inr-aders.

This dragon energT- may be a form of static eiectrical energyflowing naturally through the Earth. It would explain the strangesensations one gets rrithin specific areas) especiallv in rvhat arecalied sacred spots. The sensations range from tingling in the fin-gers' spine, or back of the neck to a grear sense of peace to anunidentifiable strange feeling. whatever this energy is, it isextremely strong rvherever it is concentrated into a contained area,such as the center of a stone circle or a spiral. There are otherplaces, commonll'called power spots or power-sinks, where thisenergy appears to rise from the ground without any human-madestructures. These porver spots cover a specific area ofground andhave definite edges rvhere the energy phenomena cease to exist.

Barrow mounds have long been associated with strange hap-penings. It may be that the priests of the original builders knewnow-forgotten techniques of situating these sites over power flowsso that they collected and stored the energy as would batteries.-\mong the celts, it was a common practice for trained seers tos:=ld the night on such a mound or grave and communicate with:5: :;,i. :rther to gain information from the past or predict the:*:-:.. -: :.s :::r documented several times within the last fewC,-I:.:L:-:S. ::.::'"".':::t : ::::O.,t mOUnd tvaS Opened, Strange and ViO_lent:h::::;=::::::----: - --*:::: sc.-: a*errr"ards, It rvould appear thatthere oras .::-:.s= :: s,-:_:.-:: .::tr:ieined ener-q\., and that therelease .,r-as d.-'l= -:. i - -:_ I ,". :-. :_i -... :: u t'ri sate tor such a build_up.

Many'old srir-=s::-- ci the ciragon using a regular path,whether by air or ra:c. -,',-1.ne\-er it journel.ed from one place toanother. These paths-,rrre not necessarily in straight lines. it ispossible that these dragon paths followed underground streamsof energy that mo'ed from one sinkhole of energy to another. Inhis book Folklore of prehistoric sites in Britain, L.v. Grinsell tellsof a mysterious light commonly seen moving from a cairn at

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Torhousetie to a water conduit and back; the conduit had beencovered with a stone slab taken from the cairn. In this instance itwould seem that the cairn slab had become so magnetized that theenergy set up a new line of flow from the sinkhole (cairn). Legendsays that when the dragon's blood is spilled, no vegetation rvillgrow there. Dowsers say that if something goes wrong with theEarth energy, the same thing happens. One story about spillecdragon blood is connected to the bare spot called Dragon l{jl .

which lies just below the White Horse at Uffington in Berkh.:=

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England. There is another such legend connected with a barespot near Aller in Somerset.

The conquering Christians were quick to take advantageof these power spots. They had a policy of building churchesto St. Michael the dragon-killer over these old sites, some ofthem in very uniikely places. Both Glastonl *:\ and Burrow-bridge in Somerset have churches to St. \i-::ael atop them.Other churches are built in the most illog:;.-. out-of-the-wayplaces, areas far from towns or even roai'. ^ :e :e is absolute-ly no reason for siting the church in .*:.^ .:: rsolated placeexcept to cover a power spot kno-,r-: :a : - a :,.:ns.

TheAnglo-Saxons spoke c:.:--,:r-- :-:. :- ::l<.fn Earth ener-gywhen thev said dr:s::.. -'-:=: .r --:-.:-t :-::j:.r rrotect hoardsof tfeasurc. Tf.=-= .::.' :. -. . -:L :::-..* :..- .-= ,..nne;ted withburral :r!i;:r:s-,.,:--: :-: --:._- --S'ti..:s called dragon hil1s. TheC.-:s. ----:-- -'-i=:'-::r.. ;:c' lle \orse all said that lvere-fire burnedabo-,': :le 5airor'-s r''here treasure was buried. It may well be thatthe ancient peopies knew where the energy streams ran and builtburial mounds over them for some specific reason. The gravegoods in barrows over such energy streams would absorb thatenergy, particular if they were made of gold or silver.

In the Mabinogion, there is a story of Peredur, son of Efrawg,who refers to a Welsh barrow that is guarded by a Worm. TheMabinogion is filled with symbolic stories that can be interpretedon a spiritual level. On the physical plane, the burial treasure was

considered to be magickally charged. Perhaps the treasure in thedragon lairs really meant spiritual treasure which could be discov-ered through the use of the streams of "dragon" energy. Physicaltreasure which has been removed from such mounds often carrieswith it strange vibrations which precipitate very weird events.

The ley lines, which have been mapped in Britain proper, maywell be streams of positive dragon energF, while the black streamswould be imbalanced energy flows of the same type of force. I sus-

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pect that these underground Earth energy streams crisscross theplanet and can be found in every country, if a magician is willing toput forth a little effort to discover them. We have always assumed

that such lines of energy existed only in Britain with only the occa-sional power spot to be found elsewhere. I feel certain that magicians

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around the world could uncover the informationthat energy lines, ley lines, exist e\-el,-,r.here.

Does this mean that "dragon e:r3:qr.' is merelyrandom flows of Earth electricai enei;'? \o, it meansthat dragon energy has specific floi.' --::=s. rather likestreams and rivers. Water florvs ca: :- iir erted byhumans or natural changes in the i.:::. .:d so candragon energy. The ancient peoples :=:_-.::lzed that

there were specific, special energy flows within rh: :,::.: :hat *,ereidentical in many ways to the energy put forth b,', .:: _=, ::agons-identical enough to call these underground s::;:::_: :'.- :he term"dragon breathr" "dragon fire," "draeor :-: ::.' - - 'r:iurl energy."Therefore, if amagician learns to r:;r::---: :_: -- ::: ::t:o these nat-ural reservoirs of power, she h: .:: *:.:::::::r: ;:-: {r-roi\- the feel ofreal dragOn enerSJ', rr'hich -. .::-:.:::::.:::1.,:3 porr-erfui yet. Anaddedbenefit is the r:.'.,:: --.:. :::. t: -:--:; *pon to augmentyourO\\'n enefg\ tO: :-:*.-- :L- :l: .'. . .:-li.

5*i':.:--:--. - --j,-, - -,: :: ::-:j.,onsider andputintoprac-tl;=:--::-:::--:::.-': ---.:::-,::--.r--;ian mUSt leafn in Ofdef tO bee:tect,-,': i;: ::: .t-: :t:;--. =::; iii!. \\hen you are comfortable with.-..."\0ur s.it-. r-: _: ::-:-::tt:o\-ement in these areas, give yourself arela-,;rng ir:i: r-, . : ,- ."t:-s tb, th. lines of iragon energy in your ownneighborhorc.

The best i-.'a'.' rLr r:ld these energy streams is to dowse for them.These lines do nor nec.ssarily run in straight lines nor will you findthat they are commonl-,-known, unless you live in the British Islesproper where ther- har e been extensively studied and mapped.

For dowsing" )'ou can use a pendulum or dowsing rods, neitherof which have to be professionally made. A pendulum can be a

small weight or crystal suspended on a thread or chain. The pendu-

*There are three books on pendulums and dowsing rods that I consider good.There are very likely others which I have not read that are just as good. Eaery-body's Doznser Book by Ona C. Evers (San Rafael, CA: Onaway publications,1977); Diaination by Magic by Noud van den Eerenbeemt (york Beach, ME:samuel weiser, 1985); The Complete Book of Dowsing €t Di,,irirg by peter Under-wood (London: Rider & Co., 1980).

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lum is held suspended br- the chain in .tour power hand while youwalk over an area. For some people, the pendulum will swing in aclockwise circle, for others back and forth, when an undergroundflow of power is crossed. By marking the ground wherever this

occurs, you can trace a power line's underground flow for long dis-

tances. Don't try to walk along over the top of the flow, but rathercross it from the side. Back and forth working will allow you to be

aware of any twists and turns the line might take.

Dowsing rods can be made from tr,vo coat hangers. Using a pairof wire cutters, cut off the hook and then straighten the remaining

wire. Bend this long piece of wire in such a way as to provide short

hand-grips and longer right-angle bars. Holding a bent rod loosely ineach hand, the dowser walks slowly over an area until the long bars

cross. The problem with dowsing in an inhabited area is that you rrillfind every water line there. But it can be productive if you combin:

dowsing with watching for unusual anomalies in the vegetatiLr:

growth or lack of plant life altogether. Energy flows have been kno-^:.

to shift position, following underground water or electrical lins"

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)iscovering such an energy line on your prop:::" :-.:kes it possi-:ie tbr you to know where to go to access a burst o: : --'..,':r -t\-hen youneed it. Other lines may run through city parks or r:;:::.iion areas,

rvhere you will not be trespassing if you go in for a pick-me -up.You may even discover a power spot, perhaps rrithin \-our o\\'n

yard. These areas, which range in size from fairh'small to largeenough to lie in, can be anp,vhere. Sitting on or rvithin such an area

is a great aid for meditation or simply contacting your dragonallies. The radiating power amplifies a magician's ability to makecontact with the astral.

There are many such power spots, well-known in Europe andbeginning to be recognized in the U.S.A. One such large spot withwhich I have had personal erperience is the Oregon Vortex.Aithough r-ou first must qo throush the area nith a guided tour,you are allor'-ed to freelr look about afterrr-ards. Some people findthey cannot tolerate the energl' fields ,,vithin the Vortex; they getheadaches or nausea. I experimented with a crystal pendulumthere and had strange but wonderful results. At first the pendulumrefused to move at all. It merely hung straight down and quivered;this quivering n'as visible as well as being strongly felt all throughmy arm. When I stuck my arm in through the open window of theold assay shack, the pendulum came back in a straight line nearlytouching my arm. It stayed in that position until I withdrew myhand from the window. At no time could I get the pendulum tomove normally within the Vortex area. However, as soon as we left,it worked as it always does.

At one time, power spots in the U.S.A. were probably well-known by the Native Americans. Since these peoples rarely builtpermanent structures on these sites, there is no way to readily rec-ognize them, as we can in Britain where stone circles and mono-liths, not to mention ancient Christian churches, cover thelandscape. Machu Picchu in South America is such a power spot,as are Mount Shasta and Mount Thmalpais in California.

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I plan to study further on the connection between dragons and

ffiese power spots and energy lines. I know that dragons can bemrl- either within the spots themselves or moving along the lines.Tftm- tend to be particularly visible at night. It is not uncommonfrr people to see "ghosts" in connection with these places. I assume

fiet- are seeing both disembodied and astral entities, nith the drag-mrs being mistaken for ghosts. Ferv people take the time or effort to,diinriminate. Most people are programmed with too much fear offu rubject.

laqons use the projected power of these energt' lines and

rymftr" rrobably in much the same waythey do energvgir-en offb1'Uilmms. Flaving an energy line in your back yard is not a prerequisiteffir drngon magick, but you may discover that you find a disruption

'dffiM- If vou do find what you think is a black stream, considervou have trouble growing plants within or near that area.

Mu nrnr'.nals and people avoid that spot in favor of other places inmf: Have you had difficulties with Earth slippage or unusual-

ffi'rc.n ground? Do you just feel uncomfortable in that area? Be

ffi-:tul about designating such a place as a disrupted poweri rou are more familiar with the idea, because first contacts

orogon\ breath can give you some very strange sensations.M rtru. dride that there definitely is a disrupted line of energy,mr, 3!;e active steps to help correct it. A few carefully placed

wte"J-ler rvood or iron, can change the atmosphere in such

if rou have underground water or other utility lines, be-d aLrout driving stacks anywhere near them. if you

ftc, r$e iron rods, do not go anywhere near them during a

l"; ther- are capable of acting like lightning rods! Takemtunnu' ie'eding about staking, though, because you do not@ nlcrssr anr"possible existing problem. And use a lot of

leiore rou do any major excavation or dirt moring.

Su intr'-j do not detect an existing break in the pon-er florn--

ml, il:ta: ciagon energ-F lines on your properft', \'ou can

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::ide the energy into a central place much as the ancients did by-aving out a simple spiral pattern with rocks. Even if r.ou think youdo not have such energy streams, a rock-patterned spiral may veryrvell collect energy and concentrate that power inir-., irs center.

A rock spiral can be as simple as a widelr.sl:c:d line of smallstones that curves inward until a center is reacred. rather like thedesign of a snail's shell. The best way to pror-ic: ior a l.orking cen-ter is to first establish a circular space bis ::oueh to stand andmove around in; center this over a po\r'er s:o: ii \-ou are fortunateenough to find one. Surround this cenr.:',..:ih a border of rocks,leaving an opening on one side. Then .r,rr.,-- \'our spiral path outfrom this at least three times around rhe center area. Be sure thatthe path is wide enough to comiorrablv rr'alk in. Make the pathturn clockwise.

In the very center of the spiral, you can place a flat stone. Itdoes not have to be verv large. Whenever you find such a stone,before placing it within \rour power area, cleanse it with a bath ofsalt and water. This flat stone can do double duty as an altar andalso to stand or sit upon when you are working within your sacredplace.x There are some human-constructed flat stones used for fac-ing buildings that work quite well. Stay away from plastics. Severalbricks set up in a square or oblong pattern can be substituted;however, they are not very good at conducting energy into yourbody. The real stones can become power-sinks in their own right,drawing in and storing Earth dragon power or even the power pro-duced by repeated rituals.

Much more elaborate labyrinths can be formed if you first plan:hem out on paper, but I cannot say they are any more effective:;:an the simpler design. One side effect of such a spiral is an--:r:iovement of the atmospheric vibrations throughout the imme-:..:: neighborhood, as well as on your own property.

: = : .: - :.: can also be used inside in your ritual room as an altar or standing

.= l.l,::-:. however, is an excellent substitute for an indoor altar. Slabs of' r : r r r: r:.:o kitchen cutting boards are easiiy available. Marble is an excel-- . '. ,. :--: :.olding power that is raised around it. It becomes a power-sink,

.:. and that energy can be drawn upon when needed.

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Circles of stones will work in the same manner, especially ifthey are built over lines of dragon power. In Circles, Groves dv Sanc-

tuaries (Llewellyn, 1993), Dan and Pauline Campanelli wrote of aman who built a wooden henge, as in Stonehenge, in his yard. This

circular structure would work on the same principle as a stone cir-cle or labyrinth.

Although the mere laying out of the spiral or circular rock pat-

tern will activate and center the dragon's breath energy) you might

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want to specifically tie it to vour own energy vibrations. This canbe done with a simple rvelcoming ritual. using ,vour staff, walkalong the spiral path inro the center. Take with you a small gift ofherbs. If you have laid out a circle, choose one particular directionto use as a consistent entrance place. Stand in the center facingnorth and tap the eround three times with the staff, saying:

Arise, O brea'rii o.f dragon.

Fill rhis int:o- .,,..irh go odness.

Bless me nnd nilr:e with your positive energies,And repel all those.,,,',ho y,ish us harm in any form.I welcome all dragons .*'ho corne to this place of

power.

May we work in harmony and in lor,e.

May thk sacred spot become a haven of center.edness,

A refuge that revitalizes,A door that leads to Otherworld knowledge.May your powers become one with mine (kneel and

touch the ground with the palm of your hand)That I, my family, my community, my country, the

worId,

May become whole and healthy again.

Tap the staff three times on the ground. Sprinkle the gift ofl::bs about your center space. Exit the circle or spiral with dignity.rl thanksgiving, knowing you have begun a neighborhood----a::3 in r.ibrations for the better.

S:,::etimes you will find a house or building that sits on a lineof ci::: n's breath energ-y. some of the older houses that exud.e anatmosF:r::3 of either welcome or repulsion are often situated onsuch lines. lisembodied spirits, or ghosts, are frequently seen inthese buiicr::es. and not just by psychics. If the energy stream is apositive one, the ehosts will not be troublesome. However, if the

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house sits over a black stream, one finds poltergeist ::::-, -:, :--.---cious ghosts, and a general set of negative vibrations thai r:r::,: ---,:

family living there. It mar t'e that these ghosts are trapF-: l ---:

negative energy flow or that thev use it to boost their orrrr p,i-.o:ir

I rented such a negati\:h situated house once and fi€\-€tr i'-'.able to stake the energ]' hne right or get rid of the hateful gi'r..':

who stayed there. One of the trr'o stairways in that house uas

always as cold as the inside oi a fteezer, even on the hottest days ofthe year. The evil that rvas felt on that stairway made everyone,

even nonbelieving visitors, avoid going that way. I found out thatforty years before, a teen-aged boy had died in the room at the topof the stairs. What his reasons were for staying on after death, I donot know, but the noises, evil feelings, and trouble he caused were

unwelcome. No renters stayed for any length of time.Tracing flows of "dragon energy" is an excellent exercise for

strengthening your psychic abilities. The vibration of such power isquite similar to that felt when dragons are in the vicinity, so it helps

the magician become familiar with the feeling of arriving dragons.

Best of all, it is just plain, inexpensive fun!

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j1+very sincere, dedicated magician is always searching for lwtl fi ways to amplify her/his magickal power so that her/his rrEm-

ifestations will be more accurate and consistent. Using the do-umental-type power of dragons to help in your rituals is an erceilem

method for increasing the flow of energy within the cast cirde-There are certain ritual tools that you will find helpfirl for dragi-

on magick. If you are already practicing magick, you uf,l hmesome of them. If you are just beginning to work in magick, aaq!fityour tools slowly and with care. Tools do not have to be dabortor expensive to work magick. For example, I have never formdrlma little silver wand (these are really expensive!) could de m6ge rli{ia piece of dowel lovingly decorated by the magician. And tbs bokdo not have to all be acquired at once or before you can st:rrt rtnrmagickal workings.

If your budget does not allow any purchases at the mment. donot put off beginning your practice of dragon magi*- strfi offwith the kitchen table or the nightstand in your bedroom ro an

altar. One white candle in a fireproof holder is better than nonqhowever, if you cannot have a candle, substitute an electric ctndle

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successful with some of the most outlandish equipment in a pinch.

But it does work better and more efficiently when you have special

ritual tools. I think this has to do with the budding magician's sub-

conscious mind and the development of the magickal personality.

An altar can be any table, chest, or microwave cart that is large

enough and of a comfortable height to stand and do magick. If you

find it impossible to stand during ritual, choose an altar that is acomfortable height while you sit. Colored scarves coordinated tothe elements or various dragons can be used to cover the altar. For

magicians who are hampered in movement, whether by a broken

leg, physical disability, or confinement to a wheelchair, do notdespair. Sit at your altar and visualize yourself going through each

moving step of the ritual as if you were physically doing it. I know

one magician who, while flat in bed for a time, meticulously visu-

alized her way through rituals and got exceilent results, althoughshe was unable to do so much as light a candle.

To illuminate the altar, use a black candle on the left end anC :white candle on the right. A knowledgeable magician knon s :::.,using black candles is not evil magick. The color black is merel'"' --,r

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opposite of rvhite; it balancesthe energies. If you feel youcannot use black, use a verydark blue, purpie, or indigo.

However, if you do havean aversion to the color black,it signals a need for you to dosome intense work on theprogramming you have accu-mulated in your subcon-scious mind. All of us have, atone time or another, receivedand accepted undesirableprogramming from others,whether it be from parents,teachers, friends, colleagues, a

religious group, or simplysociety in general. Unfortu-

:.:.-'.'. -:t,:ch oithis programming is given to us at avety impres-.-::':,. ::: ".:..1

-..: lr-- not a\\.are enough to reject it. what we::,r*-:: :: :- - -:-: .-. -s ::;::t:d beCauSe rve rvant tO fit in With aspectei .trr *:l, ::.. -.-:: I *i-t -: ::^:s iietermined ettort to undo thisprogramming, it can be cione. -

An incense burner is also verl'helpful for dragon magick, justas in all magickal rituals. A burner with chains is best because themagician can move it about without getting burned. one can usethe little self-lighting charcoal tablets especially made for incense toburn the appropriate herbs and gums. A list of these herbs andgums is given later in Appendix l. In a pinch, the magician can useincense sticks or cones) choosing the scents to match the ritual.

The prime ritual tool for dragon magick is a sword. It does nothave to be an elaborate, expensive sword. choose one that is not toolong or healy because you will often hold it out before you for long

*Childhood programming is discussed in greater detait in my book Celtic Magic(LIewellyn, 1990).

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Besides, long swords are notoriouslyclumsy and difficult to maneuver withina cast circle. It is quite easy, when totallyinvolved in magick, to sweep everlthingoff the altar with a swinging sword. Menshould also chose a lighter, shortersword for the same reasons. Swords donot need a sharpened edge.

I suppose the magician could use apainted wooden sword as a substitutefor a metal one, although I would per-sonally find it difficult to adjust mythoughts to the use of such a ritual tool.However, a dragon is not impressed bythe weight or elaborateness of a sword,just the fact that you have one. Thesword is of the element of Fire.*

A double-edged dagger with a bladeno longer than your palm and fingers isused to carve on candles and do othersmall jobs within the circle. However, itdoes not have to be very sharp to dothis. In fact, it is probably better that it isnot, as you can get a nasty cut whenworking. The very tip of the blade is thepart you will usually be using to incise

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not a contrary assignment on my part. It simply seems more log:::, : - ::.

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anryay. The dagger is also of the ele_ment of Fire.

For dragon magick, both thesword and dagger should havenames. Choose any name thatreminds you of their power andmight. However, I would suggest notusing any name such as "DragonSlayer"; such names will not help youwhen trying to gain the cooperationof dragons. "Dragon Claw,,is appro_

priate, as would be "Star Fire," '.Wind Cleaver,,; or.,Foe Slayer.,,It is best to have your wand no longer than the length of your

forearm plus your fingers. Like a sword, a wand that is too longbecomes a detriment. A wand can easily be made out of a piece ofdowel. If at all possible, glue or attach a crystar or a very r-uil .ryr-tal ball to the directing end of the wand. Dragons love gems andcn'stals. If you wish to paint the wand, good colors are black withsilr-er markings if you are a woman, black with gold markings if1:ou. are a man. However, there is no reason you cannot use what_er-er colors appeal to 'ou. The only problem with using other col-ons is rhat na:er. -.''hen r-ou har-e gro\vn beyond those shades, yourrill either have to repaint r-our rr and or make another one. some-times this happens anl-\ra\, as rr-hen

'ou get new ideas or comeacross a ready-made lrand that rean'speaks to you. paint yourmagickal name on the wand in Dragon Script, if you wish. (See thechart in Appendix 3 for Dragon Script.) in dragon magick, thewand is used to consecrate the wine, water, and salt. The wand is ofthe element of Air.

At some time you will want to include a staffamong your tools.You can choose a piece of dowel or natural wood ubo"i shoulder-high or head-high. It has been my personal experience that shoulder-high is quite long enough; as with swords and wands, a staffthat is

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length of the staff These should be in

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these are red, yellort', blue. and dark

green or black. (For information on

other magickal systems and their ele-

ment colors, read the next chapter. ) Tack

or glue a length of cording doun each

side of the staffto correspond to the ele-

mental directions (see next chapter).

Attach tassels of the same color at the

top end of each piece of cording; if you

cannot find colors, use white instead. Ifyou do not want to tack or glue the cord-

ing, it can be attached near the top of the

staff by decorative brads or nails and

allowed to swing free; if you do this, use

short pieces of cording to avoid getting

tangled in them. You can further deco-

rate the staffwith small bells, glass beads,

or whatever seems appropriate to you. Ifyou choose a limb or twisted wood staff,

it can be decorated with dangling rib-

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and the astral planes. The staff is asymbol of magickal authority, yourright to call upon and work withdragons. It is also srrnbolic of the cen-ter of the circle or the element of Spir-it. At times it can be used like anoversized wand. Be careful when ges-

turing with the staff because it is veryeasy to knock things over.

For convenience, you might con-sider having some type of holder or adeep bucket of sand near one end ofthe altar to securely hold your staffrvhen not in use. Or it can be laid onthe floor before the altar. The prob-lem with this method is that you maytend to stumble over the staff whendeeply involved in the ritual unlessyou are careful. But then, a deepbucket of sand is attractive to cats and

small children. Experiment until you find what works for you.You will need two chalices, one for water and one for wine. The

water chalice can be of any material, but it is advisable that theother chalice be lined with a good coating of silver if it is pewter,brass' bronze, or copper. wine and other acidic beverages create adangerous reaction with certain metals. of course, if the magicianchooses a wine chalice made of glass or ceramic, this is not a prob-lem. if you cannot drink wine for whatever reason, substitute applecider, grape juice, fruit juice, or even soda. The water chalice is ofthe element of Water, the wine chalice the element of Earth, some-times of Fire when used for "blood."

A small container for salt is handy. A small jar with a lid is bestbecause you will be keeping your ritual salt separate from thekitchen salt after consecration. Salt is the element of Earth.

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from sites you visit, you will ned a pottery glasa or metal bonlwith a lid. Whenever you :ue on an outing and fed rihfo tbe area

a power that draws you, take an frtremel;- small amc d$e dirtor sand back for your dragon bont The last infonr*ln I hrt ;u

that it is illegal to bring some fudgn sofu into tbc LLSdt- md€ctwith customs before trfing rffr Remernber rhr e rlrJr srilrllamount of soil is all you ned- Thfodrp billJiiroffiswill be used to empower obic h qfoful rbd-Ihhil -dits contents, naturally, will b€ offt Cffi df,rfti

It is also useful to have a &!}rlrd furudgpthat you collect or buy. ExpennlqpfflN@ily any better than those you find q}-ffiones found in a rock shop. Thfo gnHb dlSbecause stones radiate polver a el llrffibowl is of the element of Eartb-

Ifyou plan to work with ril&r(rrt#ff,FCnpchase a number of small botd6 rift [d$ dd a tcrdrqrb-tened. Again, you will be cotlecting cnrcmaf d

-dwater from various sites where yon fed tbc ntrdr dllr;rpower, or strong elemental energier I arn nd d- rlll ftlegalities of bringing foreign water into 6e US.A'-rorrr*uilcustoms before doing this. Even rainwater has pm. 1ii.|t'label each little bottle so you can remember whcrrpgrt-Xflexplain later how to add these to larger amounts drqJrmfor special rituals. These containers and their ffirrr fl tc dthe element of Water.

A pentacle disk is necessary for consecratiom adrfuflrCwork. This is usually a metal or wooden disk Hi6. FqErr(five-pointed star, one point upwards) painted s crr$ail m itHowever, there is no reason that the pentacle canrrot be mde mof cardboard. The pentacle is of the elements of borh Spirit mdEarth and helps to control and balance all the other futs.

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When used as an element of Earth, the pentacle grounds Spirit inthe ritual. (See the illustration for the design.)

The dragon pentacle can be used as either a picture or disk. Itis presented during specific rituals as a means of establishing yourauthority to call upon the dragons, and is also of the element ofSpirit. You can copy the picture from the illustration and mount iton cardboard or wood, or put it in a frame.

Another element of Earth and Spirit is the mirror. This may beof any shape. A plain wooden or plastic frame around the mirrormakes it easier to write on your magickal statement. Around the

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edges in Dragon script should be written: "By the power of the eyeof the Dragon, I capture and harmonize all airborne thoughts."

A small gong is useful for certain dragon rituals. you can, how-ever, substitute finger cymbals or a small brass or giass bell as longas the tone is clear and attractive. The gong is of the element of Air,because sound is carried on air. Gongs, cymbals, or bells are onemeans of attracting the dragons' attention during certain portionsof the ritual. They also signal to the magician's subconscious mindthat deep personal attention is needed at that point.

Last but not least, over time you may want to collect pictures orimages of dragons. Role-playing figurines are excellent for this.some of these are quite large. Grenadier Models* has a wide vari-ety and a considerable number of dragon model figurines thatwork quite nicely for this purpose. They are easy to assemble andcan be painted in any colors you wish. Another source of dragonstatues (indeed of anything with dragons on it!) is Dancing Drag-on,** a mail order firm. The idea behind the figurines is that theyhelp the magician to better visualize various types of dragons.

The personal apparel of the magician is just as important as theritual tcols. It is not a -eood idea to wear everyday clothing into acast cilcle. Too n-ranr- times disruptive vibrations cling to yourclothes; besides. the maeician wants herihis subconscious mind toget the message that the ordinar.r.is being iaid aside. Robes color-coordinated to the primary dragon porver being used are very niceand help the magician assume the magickal personality and confi-dence necessary when dealing with dragons. However, more thanone robe is not necessary; a black or white robe is quite acceptable.

The robe should be a loose, comfortable fit and can be decorat-ed with dragons, dragon script, astrological symbols, or decorativebraid and beads-in fact, anything that appeals to you. Sometimesyou may be fortunate to discover a ready-made caftan or robealready decorated with dragons or other symbols that appeal to you.

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A gold and silver cord cai l: :l:d around toll: ra'i:j:-. -: l--=. rnesomething tied about your ir-::i: is uncomlbrt-::-: if J-di rtrlfappeal to you, at least have the cc rj :nong rour ='=:ll-i -::::--s. -fvou cannot find a cord with bol: ::::;e colors, chcn:nse pl*,,g1 ---,--,-

are a woman, gold if a man. The=:.--l.rrS are r:;::'--ff- -:- ----=

magickal system within which I r";;-.;. :-;:i::. --j:i ::iE-:n:- :::ii-choose other colors, realizing that lal:: ::a -.ai:r

==i- =,rric :i -e:s-sary to change them. The cord is for rnc:= --::r r-=.a3crnEr:r.,- ns

vou will see in later rituals. The magi.i3:-- -:- -.\'=:: ;.a:ri.Ei :r :;:-pers or go barefoot.

It is nice if any jewelry (headband, bracel::-i :\=':i,r:m$* s,; :,r'+

dragon designs. I have both a pendant rt.ith a d:"3--- rrd r :l:&s:rclaw clutching a crystal, both of which have pro",'*c es.:u{reon rrr.-nations for dragons and their energies. More and more pnmes :rjewelry with dragons on them are appearing on the mert* s@nl'i

of them inexpensive.

Dragon headbands are rare) so the magician mav \rant 1s r',mn*

one for her/himself. To do this, you can use a plain metal hg"i*band, obtain a small dragon charm, and glue it on the ban'i" iitnr,rcannot get a metal headband, substitute a strip of cardboard;r'R,-ered with aluminum foil. Fasten the dragon charm to this.

All herbs and oils are useful but certain ones have er;:r*r:drawing power for enticing dragons into your ritual rvork T!.:seneeded for a particular rite will be listed at the first of the vanc.;;rituals; the herbs are fully discussed in the Appendix.

Keep your ritual supplies of herbs and oils separate from others

vou may use for medicinal or ordinary purposes. In fact. it isimportant to magickal power to keep all your ritual supplies:epa-rate from your everyday life, or at least as much as possible. I rua-.

taught that magick is a part of everyday life, but that all ritual sup-

plies should be set apart.I have found this particularly effective .

This also keeps other people from handling your tools and possibh-

leaving negative vibrations on them.

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The worst offenders for leaving negative vibrations are thosewho do not believe in magick and either openl'or privately con-demn you for practicing it. If necessary, and if possible in such cir-cumstances, put your tools under lock and ker-. It r'ould be ideal ifa magician did not have to contend with such people, but it is notalways possible or desirable to remove'ourrel-t or the offendersfrom your environment. Most of these np* of conflicts stem fromprior religious programming, somethirE;- ai,S-ician cannot andshould not try to change because she he -*.or:-i,i then be guilty ofthe same offense of trying to contrc, a:"ci:tr*

A word of warning to an1'mas;a: rto mar- have small chil-dren in herlhis home. Althoug:h chil,jren rareh' reave negativevibrations on objects, they canhurt therns€h'es *.ith some of thetools, herbs, or oils. Make certain that r-our equipment and sup-plies are off limits and safelv out of the rrar..

The magician should talie the same precautions with pets,t\\oug\\\tr e 1 e\ \o tsr{. a tat x\o .rc ou\d, \o rcrore t\arr a\sor\ritual energ.F or be fascinated by a crystal. Cats and dragons seern

to enjoy each other's company with few disagreements. I cannotsay about dogs, since I have had no experience with them.

Stones are also used in dragon magick. In the list of gems andstones in Appendix 3, I have listed the names of various kindsaccording to color. Horvever, unpolished stones you pick up innature can be just as powerfui; you do not have to spend a fortunebuying precious and semiprecious gems. Whether you purchaseyour stones or find them, be certain that the vibration feels right toyou. Keep these in your gem bowl.

All of these ritual aids and tools are important to the performanceof rituals that will entice dragons to help you in your work. However,it is not an absolute necessity to have all of these things before you canb.gtr working with dragons. As you read through the various typesof dragons and their rituals given throughout this book, you will;tr:ne to further understand the value and uses of these tools.

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The magician must learn to practice meditation, at least or: aregular basis for it to be helpful." Meditation stimulates the psrchiccenters and teaches self-discipline and patience. Every mryidanalso must learn and practice silence. Silence, in this sense, means

that you do not talk about the magickal rituals you are performinpThlking about your magick dissipates the energy you have raised-

The only exception to this that I know is if you are working with alike-minded individual or group. Then sharing can help to focus

stronger energy toward your goal. I strongly suggest that you be

absolutely certain that the people with whom you share your activ-ities and plans are in total agreement. Otherwise you will findyourself struggling to get results. A person may say they do notoppose what you are doing, but inwardly disagree completely.

One important fact to remember whenever you do dragonmagick (or any magick) is that it is definitely not a game. If youplan to only dabble in magick, I strongly suggest you forget tryingany of these rituals. Stick to simple candle-burning spells. Dragonpower, or elemental-type energies, are not something to play

around with. You can get a terrific negative backlash from justplaying at dragon magick. Dragons are not noted for being coop-

erative or patient with insincere practitioners of magick. Dragons,

like other types of powerful spiritual and astral entities, quicklyweed out the dedicated from the dabblers in magick.

Dragon magick and power are only for the serious magician. Ifyou are sincere about advancing your skills as a magician, then Iheartily wish you well. Becoming acquainted with dragon power is

an extremely satisfying experience.

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-ftvery magician begins building her/his magickal personalin' as

tl fi soon as she/he begins to seriously work with ritual. The mag-

sceives her/himself as a magician. We create these types of images allthe time by the way we think of ourselves: shy, too thin, fat, notpretty enough, whatever. What we image ourselves to be, and tellourselves mentally we are, eventually comes to pass.

Others, to whom we give power over us, can do the same thing.This programming can be quite open, with others or ourselves

constantly harping on our appearance, our behavior, or our beliefs.

Most people, however, are adept at the art of subliminal program-ming. This is a very insidious thing to do, either to ourselves or toothers. It is like little drops of water constantly wearing away at astone. The single drop seems like nothing of importance, but withtime the water wears a groove in the rock so that it becomes a dif-ferent shape.

A magician needs to learn to choose friends and acquaintances

with great care. Life is tough enough without surrounding yours:,:with people who belittle what you believe and do. Oftentirn:s .:

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becomes fl€ceSS?rlr 11 . - .l.ire your practices and ideas with fam-ily and friends. If th: .. : irot in agreement with r-our goals, theycan consciously or s ,- -- : '...;iously undermine all r our efforts.

If you find yours. i:-: as self-critical too often. it is a signal thatyou need some inn-:. , . Er-eryone has received negatir-e or deroga-tory programmin. .. : r-: point in their life. Success comes whenone can recogntz. .:.it it is and work at weedins it out of thesubconscious mirt- ' -:unately, there are no instant soiutions tothis problem. -\ : . . : ' . -,us magician soon learns that inner workis an on-goin.e :,',,, - --11. er really finished. Ho\r.e\.er, the biggestadvance is n....:. :' -.: r-nagician catches those programmedthoughts as tlt-- , ,. - , ,,-.gniZes them, and rejects them.

If you de ..:-- '. :he magickal field, you need to have along talk ri : r . ,:,i, r-rot only at the beginning of yourcareer, but .,, ' :. :hroughout your life. Your inner selfneeds to h: -- --' -:r that you have the right to practicemaeick. :.-.,: , . t' evil unless you have negative inten-:,,,:t.. . .-- ,_. need to feel that you can do mag-;-. -. ,, : : -t r rr]aqick, or you believe you can,

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: -. : -. : '. -,-ti' rrtual area. This is firstaccomplished br t-rrr:-'.' r :.,: . - , .. , ,- ;an do magick and thatyou have the right to do nr:..::.. --

_ ,_ r.:.,-.,-l-,r.- r-our image of yourmagickal self by laying aside r-.r.rr-r::-. ..:' .:rd donning a specialrobe for the ceremony. Your jervelrr and t'tr,,;, ioo1s, the casting ofthe circle, the actual working of the ritual, ail srr engthen the imageyou build of yourself as a magician. Last, br-rt br no means least inimportance, is the choosing and assuming oi;r margickal name.

Your magickal name is an important part of your tools andyour magickal personality. The use of this name rvithin your ritualarea is a signal both to your subconscious mind and to any entities

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cometoyouduringmedl:::lonordreamsorsirn;'.".appeals to you and perh::s cescribes your desireS. : - " - - ,

aspirations. As with anr o: -.'--rur magickal tools, thi-c :".. , . -"changed at a later date ii -' :: iecide you have outgror.,-:. -

Since this special naitli is a kev to your magickai s._ ,-ronly with those lou can rrust. Sharing it indiscriminatel'.' ,, .-..- r ::

ple may place pol-er in the \rrong hands; you could fini ; - - ,: ,

under psychic attack, either to limit your magickal manit...:: -l

or to control your life. This type of attack does not necessa i--'. - ; :

to be by another magician. Orthodox religionists are exF.:.: i-using what they call prayer to control and manipulate others.

Your magickal name can be anything you want. It dor. .,.have to be the name of a deity or even belong to the historr : _

particular culture. The name can be made up of syllables \\-r - ::sounds appeal to you and only has meaning to you alone. - ;:.

Magical Name by Ted Andrews is a book published by Llerveir.:(1991) that goes into a number of ways to choose a magickal nar::

If you are already into the practice of magick, you very like .'.have such a name. You might continue to use it, or decide that vo -need a special one for working with dragons. Dragon magicknames might be: Firebright, Flame Dancer, Wind Rider, StormWalker, Golden Eyes, Cloud Shadow, or anything else that remincisyou in some way of dragons and their attributes and activities.

Some people like to use the study of numerology to choose a

name. They use either the number of their birth date or their com-mon name to select a magickal name with the same numericalvalue. The table on the following page shows the numerical values

of letters and is a common feature of anybook on numerology.

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To determine the numericar value of your birth date, add thenumbers of the month, the day, and the year together. For example,February i0, 1961, would have a final value of lr. some numeroro-gists would break this down further, giving it a value of 2, but I wastaught that the numbers il and 22 should be left as thev are.

In determining the numerical'alue of your name, o, u .hor..,magickal name' add together the'alues of alr the letters. This givesyou the final number, or numbers as in the case of 1 1 and 22. youmust use your entire name to come up rr.ith the correct value.

1-A person with great individualiry, but can become a dicta-tor if not careful. This person seldom if ever follows the dictates ofthe crowd. More often they are trend_setters, for good or bad.Works best alone.

2-A cooperative, sympathetic person who delights in groupprojects and solving problems. The diplomat who L,rr, bewarebecoming static through not making decisions for fear of hurtingsomeone.

3-inspiration and optimism are expressions of this type ofperson. Also has creative and artistic abilities in some form. Bewareof talking too much and doing nothing.

4-The slow but steady builder of a career, business, relation-ships, whatever. works best in a capacity of serving others. penny-pinching and nitpicking are the extremes of this number.

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S-This person thrives on change and newthinGr. This pe556ncan become such an advocate of,new ideas that thcyba.r-n e painin the neck to everyone else.

6-Home, family, truth" end iustic€ are Erf Lp:m onumber 6 people. They will do xtrrer is necesrryolree eble life. However, they sometirctmd to be rrcrry-w;"

7-These people often get offo e ro*r *ert in Ih nt ru.rtrials and tests, especiallyin learnirynmdrcqrlr ltccdfor working their waythrough thesenm.igrr;fufuand sympathS tempered by high spirimdiH,

8-This number person has the stGrCLd- . bhleffective business and financial organir- 6fdf f!f&facquire money and position, they should rbo hrfur rwith charitable events.

9-If this person disregards the responsibilities ofherlhisrt,a career of disappointments can result. Compassion,lore, r,nd 6,-vice must be their keywords. works best where human @dE-standing and kindness are needed.

I l-These people are happiest when they are pursuinge I&rcareer which expresses their religious ideals in some way- A fildthem choose to withdraw from the world and pursue scitp*inwardly, but most of them work in areas where the.v cen finfihelp others.

22-These are the innovators on an international--mor national scale. They are efficient organizers andWatch out for too much pride in ability.

Having a so-called numerically correct name fo not ry5lto magick. what your choice of name meirns to lw iumrdty bmore important. Your magickal name is avitalpertoftbemgft*el

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personality that 'ou c:-a:-. the image that you become when you

enter your ritual area. This magickal personalir' is the one toivhich the dragons res:ond. As astral beings, this is the real vou asfar as dragons ar. . - :: :. =:d .

However, th: ','=:-,- :_:st creature you must convince that thismagickal personaL:'' :r'sts is yourself. When you have chosen yourmagickal namc. ::::::- r-our altar with lighted black and whitecandles, perhaps a s-,1--et-smelling incense, and your dragon mir-ror. Dress in'our :;::s and jewelry as if you were going to do a fulldragon ritual. -{s '.'.--::r re-eular dragon ritual, it is important thatyou not be i::::r:::: r: cisturbed during this time. Instead ofthe usual ritu:i ::,-;:;:-:::s. s.l contbrtabh, on a chair or stool so

'ou.;:r i,:ci ci::;:i..'::::,t:::: inirror. Look straight into yourie:l:;:c:: a:i s.:.",-:

-"1 am ",our rnaEickal name . I am a magicianand tnend of dragons."

Ho*' did you feel as you faced yourself and spoke your newname? Did the name itself make you feel uncomfortable, or was theuncomfortableness just the normal reaction of speaking to yourreflection? If the name itself truly does not seem to fit, seriouslyconsider choosing another one.

In the beginning, most magicians have to do a lot of work onthemselves so that they feel at ease when putting on their magickalpersonality. They learn that time and ritual practice makes it easierto think of themselves as actual magicians with power.

weed out any negative"past programming that arises from thesubconscious mind to tell you you are unworthy, that you cannotdo magick, that magick is not real, that magick is evil. Every time anegative thought such as these arises, look straight at your reflec-tion in the mirror and answer it out loud. Thke as long as necessaryto squash these negatives. You may find yourself having a one-sided conversation with a person who has put you down in oneway or another throughout your life. If yelling at that person whilelooking into your mirror works, then yell! The important thing is

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doubt yourself in more tha:: -:.i: --:: field oirnac:i_The ultimate goal is to:=":--" , :-'::t in -.-.-*::----t--r i. -.r:_=:=

you can tell yourself that r"i': :.:: ":: j -,-,rl- i-l=; ::,:i,;i: -_::; :,:= ::

control placed upon you b".-,:--.:=::" i::= ":.:-,': -:" ::-,: :*r*rsc ":- f:;may find that your immec:::: ::. -si r:rr-:a:-x ::-,a::-', 1; r'o-,;-;c;Like Pogo said, "We har-e n-:11,t f:'l*::- i-: --:=-' lt ''1F," ii:,r ic:-ting personal goals n'hich ::: :.Lr-=- . - : -:i:-:! ::rrr*:qrf 'M-.-*--

someone else. You are a un-;-- :-.=n,- .; . u---: .-:rur =rEiL :.*::r.

desires, goals, and dreams.

When you are comfortahii ;qt1t rrliir" :rrl,r:l'i:!ut tmlirr xw:rtr-rr rrf,cspeaking your magickal nan=- :: ; :-e T* ;u*sd:sfi nrynumneiF ffi

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-u'uts rrJtr :rliuu rnrs&. ts :rs-pared, when you are drs;.: -: r':,::::*:res m,c $ilnm$: m::c ;s:mry :fyour circle, call out \-a tr-- :- -:::= :: ,':,i:: :-*tu:(. ;:!rtcg]{-1Frr ru .r(ni:

greet them. Bv tru:::itS',':-'::--::--: :'--5 F:= =-r ig.;fl:-i-€-you are strengthenins tie tnls:',o:: hox ro burld;'itn ti:- _!*c rcl;share with them, so thel'rtill share with rou. Dancing ",r,lth creso,niis an experience of friendship built on trrst and caring.

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t:l entities in the spirituai .:, j ,-::,. rlanes. The rhythms of4 music and the expressic: -- I _-:: -: _ ::: .lancing have been con-

-;.:ered by many experts in t:. i=,:. _: :s-,-chology and cultural.:rdr. to be an almost unive:r.- -.:;-r;: in themselves. Manyr.-'urces over the ages have spok:: --:

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"":rich emanate from all things. l:-. :: -.:=.., sense if one accepts the-:e a that everything, even that ',," h:;: --, : ::-- tnanimate, has vibra-:,cns. Vibration is movement, ani::t_-i:::--;:: produces sound ofr.-'me kind. Music is commonl'r- nc::.:: :: .s narmonious sound.rnd what is considered to be musi; -: :::;::::r:r:d bv each individ-":al or creature.

Dragons, like most humans. res:i:.c c-:::::ntlv to differentrhlthms and types of music. On: -,,':-.' :: understand theseresponses and feelings brought to the s-r::";" --i:h: mind by musicrs to experiment on yourself. The most o-:i-:::i rhrlhm-maker is

the drum, a vital part of music aii or-er th: -.".-r-d. Spend a week lis-tening to various kinds of music. Isnore :-i: ',\'oids. Concentrater-our attention on the drum rhythms or i-i:'i; ::ats and note your

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responses to them. In order for this to be an accurate experiment,you must also be aware of your existing emotional feeiings prior tohearing the music, as these feelings will determine horr. you relateand respond to any given piece of music.

Write down your feelings of emotion prior to the music andhow you felt afterwards. Did the drumbeat quiet you, or did itaccelerate your energy level? Did the drum, in connection with therest of the music, make you feel like tearing down the walls, or didit make you feel as if you could regroup and take on the world?Each person is an individual and therefore will respond differentlyto various types of music and beats; each person will also at differ-ent times in their life respond in din-erent rvays to the same music.

Next, experiment with various trT:s of music, from hard rockto easy-listening to classical :o \e-.,.- -\ee. and er.erything inbetween. Do your listenins --,.':l-: '.o:t are totallr- concentrating onthe music, not sharine r,'our f,::3ntton rvith another person or pro-ject. Trv to set aside a:-,- tr::;onceir-ed notions or programmingyou have concernins cerrain irinds of music. You may find that cer-tain artists in r-arious caiesories appeal to you while others in thatfield do not. Ii there are vocals, try to tune them out, listeninginstead to each separate instrument until your hearing becomessensitive to your ivill and demands.

Now, strive to identifu the memories that may arise from cer-tain music. Are those memories from this life, or do they possiblystem from past lives or racial memory? Sometimes we are drawn tomusic that has a specific and definite cultural flavor. If this musiccorresponds to your inherited background, it may indicate thatyou are tapping into your racial memories, or the unconscious.* Ifit does not correspond to inherited background, it may well bepast-life memories.

What has all this to do with dragons? A lot, actually, since drag-ons were and are cultural creatures also, with emotions of theirown. If you really want to stir up a dragon with protective urges,

*My book Maiden, Mother, Crone (Llewellyn, 1994) goes into the areas of the mind andall the consciousness patterns in detail.

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music. The magician should not limit her/himself to one type ofmusic, but experiment with many kinds. A wide

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and categories can be used to interest the dragons and raise theirinvolvement and energy levels.

Music can also include the vocalizing of sounds. All sound isvibration, the creating of a temporary, short-term source of energy.I have found that chanting prolonged versions of the vowels (A, E,I' o' u) can produce a form of energy that is sustained within themagician's aura for some time, particularly if the chanting is donewithin a cast ritual circle. No particular note is necessary; .hoor. ulevel of sound that is comfortable for your voice. Thke a deep breathand, as you begin to exhale, chant the vowel as one long, sustainedsound until your breath is gone. This can be repeated as many timesas you like. Be aware, however, that until you become accustomedto this practice, it is very possible to get dizzy ftom this kind ofchanting and breathing. So, in the beginning, do not use more thantwo or three sustained vowel chants at any one time.

with a little experimentation with the various vowels you willdiscover which ones work for what purposes. There does notappear to be any hard and fast rule as to which vowel is best forchanneling what power or energy in ritual. It seems that the use towhich the vowels can be put changes with each magician. Thiswould be logical if one considers that the energy levels of thechanted vowels combine with the energy levels of the magiciantaura, thus amplifring whatever power and energy already exists.

when I first began to use this type of chanting in connectionwith dragon rituals, I had an extremely interesting, pleasant expe-rience. I was alone in my ritual room, deep in thought while chant-ing the A vowel. At that time i did not realizethat one could calldragons with that procedure. As I stood, arms outstretched, eyesclosed, vibrating the sound for the second time and enjoying thecalmness that it brought to my mind and body, I began to be awareof subtle movements and faint sounds around my feet. Since mv

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so recognize the honor )'ou are beil=their songs with you.

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the folk dancing of the common pit'r-= I l-: - -: '-------:-:forms of movement used in temples. lr:. : : ': -- :- : :---: -:- --'

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routines, since one does not have to memorize steps. This type ofdancing is self-expression at its highest, melding physical move-ment with emotional feelings and spiritual yearnings. one doesnot have to make great leaps and turns, but can move gently andfluidly within a small area, letting every move be different andunique. The best results come when the magician does not even tryto remember how she/he danced the last time, but moves with themusic in new ways each time shelhe dances. If you feer self-con-scious about dancing, at least let the upper part of your body andyour arms move in response to the rhythm. Break through yourinhibitions, that previous programming, and enjoy yourself. Afterall, you are dancing for yourself. Why care what some narrow-minded person thinks?

When dragons feel emotional about something, they move withthe rhlthms of the vibrations given ofrby that person or event.

Everything in the universe, not just humans, gives off vibra-tions, which are a type of movement of energy. Even what we erro-neously call inanimate matter has vibrations or movement,although we may see no movement whatsoever. Since every hap-pening and event is created by the actions of both animate andinanimate matter, events and happenings become imbued withvibrations of their own. Granted these vibrations only last until theevent has completed its cycle, but they do exist for a limited periodof time.

And dragons are experts at communing with and using alltypes of vibration. Dragons of wind and storm will roll and leapwith the air currents, following the storm system for thousands ofmiles until it dissolves. water dragons will take advantage of thestorm vibrations to ride the waves of ocean, lake, or river. Even a

gentle breeze becomes a celebration of movement and dance.The vibrations of various happenings have musical rhlthms c,:

their own, if one listens. so do the vibrations of various arezu .fland and water. when powerful surges of these vibrations brrai

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find uniquely energized areas, such as the ley lines, the O:;g"-rVortex, triangles all over the world, and so on. Magicians neal:::that there are also myriads of smaller power spots on the surtace ofthe Earth, some quite probably in your neighborhood.*

Dancing during ritual draws to the magician the type ofvibrational energy she/he is expressing by movement. If you are

near a power place or energy line, or the pressure centers ofweather are crossing over, you can tap into that energy pattern.Dancing also attrabts dragons who are interested in that specifictype of vibration. As with any entity, physical or otherwise, onefirst must get their attention and interest, then persuade them toaid you. There is little you can offer a dragon that will enlisther/his aid except an exchange of vibrations or the chance tofrolic in the vibrations you have raised about you. Dancing, cou-pled with emotional intent and purpose, is the most satisfyingand accurate method of raising the desired vibrations andattracting dragons.

*See the chapter entitled "Dragon Power in Magick" for information on dragon enerq.within the Earth.

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- The little guardian dragons dearry rove music and dance. Infact, the easiest way to communicate with these creatures is toinvite them to join you in such activities. since young .h'dr.., ur.uninhibited experts at free-form dancing, th.r. littr.- drugo.r, .u'be found wherever ch'dren are having fun without the iowningsupervision of adults. The guardian dragons can be found frorick-ing around even very young babies. They are .*p..rri.rg,he joy oflife, the vibrations of self-power and hope, the ecstasy #possibili_ty' Their movements are totally uninhibited, free-form dancing atits most unique, expressive of every little shade of their emotions.It is quite easy' even for an adurt, to get one of these little dragonsto dance with you.

The larger dragons appear to be more stately in their move_ments' Even when seen in storms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,floods, or fires, these dragons move with grace and balance ofmotion' The more forceful or violent the event, the more rikelyyouare to see two or more dragons twining about each other in a com-plicated expression of dance. These udult dragons are less rikely toactually dance with the magician, at reast at fiist. It may take manydances by yourselfbefore you attract a large dragon as a dancingpartner' But when it does happen, the experience is indescribable.It is as if one is lifted out of oneserf into an area of pure spirituarvibration and magickal energy.

For magicians who cannot physically participate, dancing can!e alcomllished byvisualization within the mind. No disabilityofthe body or restriction of living conditions can restrict the use ofthe mind, the imagination, anj visuali zation.The magician, evenwhen physically dancing, knows she/he does not ..rr..in" ,piritu_al and astral realms of power with the physical body. The transitionis accomplished through certain areas of the mind and spirii

Dancingwith dragons has a side-benefit that maytake some timeto make itselfknown, but it will happen. Besides the unique reration-ship the magician gains through this activity with the dragons, the

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magiciant mind becomes more open and creative, her/his bodymoreflexible, emotional states more balanced, spirituar goars more con-centrated. What you, as a magician, give to,vour attending dragons infreely-given vibrational energy is retJrned to you in a number of sub-tle yet beneficial forms.when you discover which music, vowels, and movements helpyou to become one with the music, sound, and motion, you ur. *.tton your way to opening the door to communication and partner-

ship with dragons. When you reach this state of oneness, you willdiscover that the separateness built up between you and all other

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creations and levels begins to blur and finally to dissolve. Medita-tion, ritual, indeed life itself, will be richer and more rewarding.And dragons will crowd into your daily and ritual life, peering overyour shoulder as you work. It is an exhilarating experience.

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,1fl for aid in magickal work- Before beginning even these, how-(- srrs1, I suggest that you set aside time for work with chanting,

music, and dance, as well as meditation. Consider these activitiesthe training exercises an athlete goes through before actually par-ticipating in the main event.

While practicing these procedures, the magician can begin tocollect the ritual tools she/he needs to begin performing dragonmagick. Do not feel that you must rush out and buy everything at

once. And do not fall into the trap of equating expensive with bet-ter. Once you have established communication with the dragons,

they will lead you to many of the tools; dragons seem to be veryconscious of a good buy; at least mine are. Take your time collect-

ing what you need.

Although ritual magick is a serious practice, the magician must

also make room for fun. Music and free-form dance can be veryimportant in keeping dragons interested. These activities are also ofimportance to the magician, since most humans live lives firll of

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sre"s and over-seriousness. Know yourself, knort r-our real inten-:ons for doing ritual, and enjoy your time with the dragons. Taketime to be a child again, non-judgmental, full of x'onder and delightat the antics of dragons. Learn from them when to be serious aboutlife and when to lose yourself in play and pure enjovrnent. M,v drag-ons have taken part in rituals with total concentration and involve-ment, only to spook one of the cats when we are finished.

Enjoy yourself with your dragons. Ask them for help in what-ever you are striving to accomplish. Provide them with friendshipand the chance to frolic in the energy vibrations you create. Learnfrom them. But never, never) treat them as commanded slaves ortake their friendship lightly. Dragon magick is serious business. Be

an honest friend, and you will receive honest friendship in return.Tly to deceive and use them, and you will find yourself in trouble.Dragons are not like humans. They feel no compunction to con-tinue a friendship or be helpful or even nice if you mistreat them.

It is helpful to the magician with dragons as co-magicians tokeep a notebook detailing inner experiences while working thistype of magick. Some dragons will appear only during certainphases of the Moon, while others arrive during specific weatherpatterns, such as storms, long hot spells, etc. Other dragons hangaround for days, especially if the magician is going through a

period of turmoil in herihis life. Some dragons make brief appear-ances during a ritual and are not seen again for quite some time.

Each dragon has a definite feel to herihis personality just as

humans do. The magician must learn to recognize them individu-ally even if she/he never learns their names. Dragon names are usu-ally never what they seem, since dragons are extremely cautiousabout giving their true names to humans. I never argue or press

them on this point since I feel they have a right to their privacy ifthey desire it.

It is quite an ordinary occurrence for a magician to work thedragon rituals several times before becoming aware that she/he has

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This is a ritual for blessing and consecrating all your ritual tools.

Whether your ritual tools are chosen specifically for dragon mag-

ick or whether you plan to use them in several kinds of magick, itis wise, as well as a nice gesture, to ask your dragons to add their

powerful blessings to the equipment. The stronger the power in a

magickal ritual tool, the better the rituals are worked.

This ritual is best done on a Full Moon or at bright noon. All of

the tools may be consecrated at once if you have gathered them, or

you may consecrate those that you have at this point. Others maybe

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ation ceremony. Have pure frankincense gum to burn in the incenseburner; a little goes a long way with gums, which tend to smoke.

Tools that you will find useful at this point are the dragon pen-tacle, the pentacle disk, incense burner, chalices. salt dish, sword,and wand. If you cannot drink wine, substitute appre cider, grapejuice, fruit juice, or soda.

Arrange your ritual area with care. It is best to set the altar inthe center of your working area so that you can ::ce the east. Lightthe two altar candles (black on the letr. i,:r:e on the right).Remember, ifyou are timid about using blac<. s:bstitute extremelydark blue, purple, or indigo.

Play soft instrumental music if r-ou ;,:s:" ^r helps to create theproper atmosphere and mask mino: : r,-s*" once the circle is cast,do not cross the boundarv unti, -... :::::* : iishedl you are deal_ing with mischievous creair:ii -:- =_i -;e of magick. Dragonpo\!-er is a totallr-diftere:r: =: ::_::: .-:::edicable kind of magick;it can er-en be cian;::--:. -: u- -,a-: rl-ir-olous and half-heartedabout 1-our it'o:A-

B€gm the n:r-:- :-, =:_::3:_- =e ea_st. \\'ith the forefinger of your

power hand tiu s :*:::;,- ;trns:,iered the one with which youwrite), "draw'ro*r :ril;iri-:.- ;.:;le on floor around your ritual area.Do this by pointing r,'o:: i:Eer at the floor and seeing great flamesshooting from it \fore jo.r,'-lse around the circle with thls flame;end by overlapping it in --:le east. \\hiie drawing the circle, say:

By oRecos pou:R, tHrs cTRCLE rs sEALED.

Return to the altar. Fut a small amount of frankincense on theburning charcoal in the incense burner. point your forefinger at theburner; say:

By nnecoN po\!TR, I carr you puRrFrED.

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Lift the incense burner and carry it cloclrtise a:,:.:::i :l: edeeof the cast circle, beginnin-e a:ld ending in the es-.:. iii-r:n theburner to the altar.

slowly pass the pentacle c=* --:lrough the ine:-.. s:ir:4-. ).jn-:

ErnMsNr op Spnrr. aa:i_r-i-_-;PURIFIED.

Set the dish of salt on the :e:-:.: :_;i_ l::-: :,rtimes clockwise with your forei::* :,n.

BLESSED SALT.

By oRecoN po\tTR, tr _,1-: r, , -r"--lJEr

Sprinkle a few grains of ;-: _-:: ,.- ::"_: ;.nss u-iSe al:i:" :::-5sprinkling purifies tle ajrar ani ;::r-be j,-ne ar arr ti,rne afietherduring ritual or as a cieansrng !.rsomeone has messed about roirhyour altar.

Pass the dragon pentacle through the incense smoke and say:

Ersraexr oF SprRrr, By DRAGoN pownR I ceu youPURIFIED.

with the dragon pentacle in your power hand, go to the easternquarter. Hold up the pentacle, facing the east. Say:

DRecous oF ArR, BEHoLD youR syMBoL AND ALLy.

Moving clockwise, go to the south. Hold up the pentacle; say:

DnecoNs or FIRE, BEHoLD youR syMBoL AND ALLv.

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Go to the west. FIolci up the pentacle; say:

DRecoxs c: \\-.,lER, BEH9LD YouR SyMBoi .{\D ALL'.

Finish by goi:. :o the north. Hold up the pentacie; say:

Dn.rG:I:, t: EARTH, BEHOLD youR syr4Bol -r*\D ALLY.

Return tc :he altar.Lay aside the dragon pentacle and take upthe srvorc. Tc.uch it briefly to the pentacle disk and pass it throughthe ince;:se smoke. (You will have to keep adding small amounts ofincense ihioughout the ritual, but not enough to make breathinguncorTrio :table. ) Say:

S',r.oRo oF FrRE, O (name of sword),Br nnecoN powER I cerr you puRtFrED.

Hold the sword for a few moments before the dragon pentacle.Put down the sword and take up the dagger. Touch it to the penta-cle disk, pass through the incense smoke, and say:

DeccsR oF FrRE, O (name of dagger),By lRecoN powER I cerr you puRrFrED.

Hold the dagger for a few moments before the dragon pentacl:.For each tool, set it briefly on the pentacle disk, then pass _:

:hrough the incense smoke. When finished with the Call, hold tl=::l- utr before the dragon pentacle.

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CHertcs or E,r-r:-=. ,

PURIFIED.

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Bowl or E,cRr:-.. .

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Bowr oF E.r-q::-:. -: '-

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Water bottles:

CowtarNrRs oF WATER, HOLDER oF GREAT sEAS AND

RIVERS, BY DRAGON POWER I CATT- YOU PURIFIED.

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Gong, finger cymbals, or bell:

You ErpurNT oF AIR, wHosE MUSTcAL NorEs RL{cHTO THE DMGON WORLDS, BY DRAGON PO\\TR ICALL YOU PURIFIED.

Mirror:

EyE or rHE DMGoN, you ErEueNt oF EARTH, ByDMGON POWER I CETT YOU PURIFIED.

Whenever you get new supplies of herbs and oils, they can beconsecrated by circling them three times with your wand and saying:

Hrnss (ous) oF EARTu, crvEN By DMGoNS oF LrcHTAND DARKNESS, By DRAGoN powER I cen youPI-IRIFIED.

Now is an excellent time to chant and use free-form dancing.Invite the dragons to share in the raised energy and your joy ofbeing a magician. Thlk to them about your hopes and dreams. Andlisten to see if they have suggestions or words of encouragement foryou. This is an opportunity for close friendships to be forged.

To close the ritual, take your sword in your power hand, yourwand or staff in the other. Hold the sword up in salute. Go to theeast and say:

DRecoNs oF AIR, BEHoLD THE Tools or MAGICK,

CONSECRATED BY DRAGON POWER.

Lsr us BE oNE IN MAGIcK.

FARnwELr, O onecous cREAT AND wISE.

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Continue clockwise to *: s:ith. Say:

DnecoNs oF FIRI, :::-:__CONSECRATED N-: - ]."-..- ";

LEr us BE oNE Ili 11{.- _i.

FeRrwELL, O DRrca:;. ,,-"..--

Go to the west; say:

DrecoNs oF WATri.. :::*.:'-CONSECRATED 3i' ] ;-,-., ],

Lsr us BE oNE N \,-{.--!".FeRtwELL, O DRrGI':;. ,i " ,-

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Lsr us BE c\= N ],l{G:cK.

FeREtrTtt, O onrcoss cREAr AliD wISE.

Return to the altar. Point the sword at the dragon pentacleand say:

DRecoNs oF SprRIT, HTcHEST oF DRAGoNS AND MosrPOWERFUL, BLESS THIS ALTAR WITH YOUR FIRE.

Lnr us BE oNE IN MAGrcK.

FIREwELL, O oRecoNs cREAT AND wrsE.

Cut the circle with a backward sweep of the sword across the cir-cle boundary. Extinguish the altar candles. Leave the ritual tools onor around the altar overnight to be further empowered. The dragons

may inspect them closer during this time and add special blessings.

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It is important to realize that you work rrith dragons as part-ners and co-magicians. \bu have to be firm in ",-;::; intentions butwilling to listen to their point of view. A magiciar :ries to gain con-trol over dragons at her/his own peril.

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_..,|_i.l::,:_'.:. :: rii:opriate times and needed supplies for a

'dIr-!*^:. i-riLr bsiore starting. Have everything you wilr needrnsrd: r our rirual area and make what preparations you can to notbe disturbed.

If you are performing decreasing magick, any place in this rit_uai that says "circle clockwise,,, you jodd circle counterclockwise.

Another method of decreasing circre magic is to cast a clockwiseouter circle with a counterclockwise inner one.Set the altar in the center facing east. Make certain that you wilrnot be disturbed once you have cast the circle. il;^;;;_.""

silencing the telephone and hanging a "do not ai.turui ,rg;i or, ,t.door' Instrumentar music utro -h.t"p,

to set the mood and maskbackground noises.Begin the ritual by going to the east. With your sword in yourpower hand (the one with which you write), ,.draw,,yo,r,

_ugi.tulcircle on floor around your ritual area. Do this by pointing the

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sword at the floor and seeing great flames shooting ftm t- sfi{_,-seclockwise around the circle rr.ith this flame; end by owrlrypnqg min the east. While drawing the circle, say:

By tnecoN powER, THrs CTRCLE IS sEALED.

Return to the altar. point the sword at the dragon pentedeand say:

DRacoNs or SuRn, HTcHEST oF DRAGoNS AND MosrPOWERFUL, BLESS THIS AMAR WITH YOUR FIRE.

Lrr us BE oNE rN MAGrcK, O oRecoNs cREAT AND wrsE.

set the water chalice on the pentacle. (The water used in thechalice is not to be confused with the water you collect from vari-ous watery power spots.) With the wand in your power hand, cir_cle the chalice three times clockwise with the *urrd and say:

AIR, FIRE, EARTTI, BRING PowER FORTH.

Werpn oF LAND AND sEA, IURIFIED BE.

Hold the chalice high, say:

DnacoNrs! DnecoNrs! DnecoNrs!

Sprinkle the water lightly around the circled area, beginningand ending in the east.

set the dish of salt on the pentacre. circle it three times clock-wise with the wand and say:

WITER, ATR, FIRE, HEAR MY DESIRE.

Serr or EaRrlt AND sEA, IURIFIED BE.

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Sprinkle a few grains of salt to each corner of the altar.circle the incense burner three times clockw.ise rvith the wand.

say:

Fmr op DRAGoNS, Frns op EeRTu,

You eru puRrFrED. Bnruc powER FoRTH.

Circle the incense and herbs three times clockwise with thewand. Say:

INcsNsp MAGICKAL, INCENSE BoLD,

Awers rHE DMGoNs, AS oF oLD.

I cau You PURTFTED.

Put a small amount of incense onto the burning coals. Lift theburner by the chains and touch it lightly to the pentacle. Lift it highover the altar, say:

Dnacoxrs! DnacoNrsl DnecoNrrs!

Then carry it clockwise around the circle, beginning and end-ing in the east. Return it to the altar.

Kneel before the altar with the sword in both hands. Mentally,dedicate yourself to the studyof dragon magick. Project your inter-est and love of dragons as strongly as you can. Continue this forseveral minutes. Then rise and point the sword at the dragon pen-tacle and say:

BeFIoto, ALL DRAGoNS AND RULERs oF DRAGoNS,

I eu (magickal name), e uecrcrAN wHo sEEKS

DMGON MAGICK.

Wrru (name of sword) rN My HAND, I eNtln tsrREALMS OF THE DRAGONS,

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Nor ron pHysICAr BATTLE, BUT FoR KNowLEDGE AND

POWER.

I cnnrr you, O DMGoNS ANCTENT AND wrsE,

ANo ewalt youR BLESSING AND GUTDANCE.

Continue holding the sword outstretched until you feel the

blessings of the dragons. (Now you know why you do not want touse a heavy sword.)

When the flowing power of the blessing has lessened, lower the

sword. Still holding the sword in your power hand, take the dragon

pentacle in your other hand and go to the east. Point the sword at the

eastern position and hold up the dragon pentacle facing outward.

Draw an invoking pentagram with the sword (see illustration). Say:

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DeNcrrc \\'rru Dnrcovs

Fnou Sarnys (sair'_iss), RULER oF THE L{sraR\ DRAG_oNs FAIR)

Coum No\,v rHE woNDRous powER oF ArR.

Feel the nowel olAir entering your body. When the flow stops,go to the south' Hold up the pentacle again. Drarr. an invokingpentagram with the sword; say:

Fnoira FarNrR (faf'_near), RULER oF DRAGoNS oF THESourH,

CovEs cLEANsTNG Fnr rRolr DRAGoN MourH.

Feel the power of Fire entering your body. when the flow stops,go to the west' Again hold up the pentacre. Draw an invoking pen-tagram rvith the sword; say:

FRorr Nepryau (nail'_yon), RuLtR oF DMGoNS oFrr;l \\rts1

Colrcs rHE po\\,ER ol WattR, THREE TIMES BLEST.

Draw into yourself the po*,er of water. Go to the north. Holdup the pentacle' Dra*'an in'oking pentagram with the sword; say:

Fnov GnaEr (grail), RULER ot DRAGoNS oF THENoRTu,

THs powrR or EeRrn DoES Now coME FoRTH.

Draw into yourself the power of Earth. Return to the altar. Lavaside the sword and dragon pentacle. Add the appropriat. rr.ruutincense to the incense burner.

(At this point in your ritual, insert the proper chants and work-ings for the particular spellworking or mediiation you have cho-sen.)

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If you have a problem that r-ou have not been abie to tl*;e :-,'

physical means or by magick. :-.k the dragons now for adrice- I::-,will be able to give you ner' rnsight into ways of solving it. Cont:'-=to feel their power and dire'rion as vou write down the instrustion-s'

When finished with the sp:li-"'orking, tap the staffthree ti,mes

and chant:

I rueN< You, DiiG:\a l-: -:-\l \\rISE>

Or Eenrs -l,rn F:.. \\,"::L. :(:s,FoR sHeRxc \\tsDo\1 H*- ,'. - -:1 \iE.

As wr wtLL, so sll{ll tl::.

Always approach dragons as equals' not as a force to be ordered

or conquered.Set the wine chalice on the pentacle. Circie it three times clock-

wise with the wand and sav:

Cup or Po\lrER, cuP or lvIIGHl

DnaCON MAGICK, BE HERE THIS NIGHT.

Drink the wine,* saving back some to be poured outside on the

ground later as an offering to the dragons. (If it is not possible to

pour the offering outside, leave it on the altar for about an hour.)

Now is an excellent time to chant and use free-form dancing.

Invite the dragons to share in the raised energy and your joy of

being a magician. Talk to them about your hopes and dreams. And

listen to see if they have suggestions or words of encouragement for

you. This is an opportunity for close friendships to be forged.

To close the ritual, take the sword and go to the east. Drarv a 3:j:-

ishing pentagram with the sword (see illustration on next paee : >:-':

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Go nv rEACE, DRAGoNS op tse EestANo RSTURN AGAIN IN THE RITUAL HoUR.

Go to the south. Draw a banishing pentagram with the

Go tN PEACE, DMGoNS oF THE Sours.ANo nrruRN AGArN IN THE RrruAL HouR.

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Go tN pEACE, DR{c{\i a: Ti{E Wrsr.ANo RnrunN AG-{h- s:= trrL-Ar HoLR,

Finish by going to the non:, )rarr a banishine pectag:-a= -*-rS

the sword; say:

Go tN PEACE, DR\c-o]*i l,t ll-:: 5:;:=-ANo nstuRN AG1B- ] t= tr:Ij{* :1_- *f-

Return to the altar. Raise boch m,nnn ra"l:

FeRrwnu ro YoL.0 :,iq::ncs gqm-

FRe, WATen, LlR=- rs: A:t-TOCffHgn \\T t,t-r.G -!_if

q:tff -NE[:

By powrR DELp -L\: :$*&f,;ti sg"LIN peecr Go \c1.i R:::e-x 3!'r,.3 r"&_-\frq

To rracg \fE I,Lrctcx -\-\l _$icFir L0R"L

Dnecosrsl Dnrcost_s] Dtrcossl

Cut the circle with a backward sweep of the sword acrors theboundary line. Extinguish the altar candles. clear the altar of all tools.

pragatr !ffirtAlmost all dragons breathe out a type of energy we humans callfire. This fire-breathing from the nose and mouth was and is usu-ally employed as a warning or a protective measure. However, thereare a number of stories of dragons who, after being hunted and/orprovoked to extremes, burned up all the houses and crops of a

town as punishment and a warning to leave them alone.A great many dragons are attracted by physical fire, which pro-

duces a form of energy. Burning candles in a ritual way is certain to

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attract dragons. If the magician does not have the time, opportu-nity, or energy to perlorm a comprete dragon ritual, cundL burn-ing is a quick, effecti'e tbrm of magick. It is the quickest ritual tolearn and to do.

Do not become iazr, however, and substitute candle burningfor every magickal c;;asion. If you are new to the fierd of magick,begin with candle iurning and work up to the other, moreinvolved rituals. { good magician constantly seeks to expandher/his field of kno'",,-Xedge and expertise.

This is a candle burning ritual using dragon magick. To increasethe potency of tte ;andle, time the burning to the correct lunarandlor solar phases. For increasing and obtaining desires, burnduring daylighi o: :he rvaxing Moon (from after the New Moonuntil the Full \foo:r . irith the Full Moon being strongest. For ban-ishing or cursii:. aurn during evening hours or the waning Moon(from after the i:iil \roon until the New Moon), with the NewMoon being strotgest.

A cast circie rs not imperative with this ritual. choose appro-priatelv colored st,f,nes to draw the attention of the dragons withwhich r.ou desire ro -rr-r311; arrange them about the altar. With yourritual dagger, can-e \-our e\act rvishes on the candle. Dragon scriptis very good for this, but if it proi-es too difficult to carve into thewax' use your ordinarv language. Then anoint the candle with anappropriate oil. For moving something away from you, anointfrom the end up to the wick. For obtaining something, anoint fromthe wick down to the end. To further strengthen the spell, roll thecandle in crushed herbs chosen to further correspond to the spell-working. Either tapers or votive candles can be used.

To further concentrate the appropriate power into a candleburning, make a wide circle of your robe-cord around the candleon the altar. For safety, choose a metal or non-flammable holderand set it in a safe place.

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With your wand, circle the candr: ::::_increasing magick (three times counie:;- -,:rmagick). Hold the dragon pentacle facrr: :-_-.

l--irl{T irLlri$*rn"iic i,:lr*Mi:n* :l;rr {g.;:AfiILf----t..{-,Jl€ .LnTrl i,f'r"

DnacoNrsl Dnacoivrs! DR,\co\ -s : ::=,_TnRnr rrMES I uan you. Lisrl\. .i__.THts caNorE's FLAME IS LIKE \o::. :::.DMGONS, BRING My HEART'S D:.:-::.DnecoNI powER, covr ro trrlHsen r\4y woRDS. So lrorr tl :..Dnacours! Dnecoxrsl Druccr,..

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If you have been gi'en a dragon's name and :articularly wantto call upon him/her, use this name instead of the-,uord ,.Draconis,,

at the end of the Call in the above ritual.visualize dragon po\ver and fire streaminE irom the dragon

pentacle and entering the candle. After severai :::::ents, light thecandle. For the fullest benefit, the candle shou:c :: ,,.o*-ed ,l b.rr'completelr-our atrer the ritual is ended.

Enteringt\t fiwt\ sf t-tre Er:rqun

Thls rirual, Entering the Mouth of the D:.:::-. r".:-, -r_<elv be one ofthe most interesting, enlightening e_\r::-::.:.: ci r-our magickalcareer if you approach it with the righr r::-:*:=. .t rs a rirual that canbe repeated whenever you want, as mrl., :_-:--;j as r-ou rvish. Since amagician on the ultimate spiritual ::::: ,. ;t-rnstantlr seeking andbeing initiated, a single initiation .:::::-::-.-is not considered eitheradequate or a sign that nothirl :::::::: is needed in the way ofknowledge. Initiation must be

-. :.::.-dic. ongoing experience, a

striving for greater contact ilt::- .1_--: powers that has no end.Many of the ancient tri;:_:=i and carvings of humans being

devoured by dragons ina..- ^.1 :a; le a srrnbol of initiation. It is dif-ficult to know rvhether su1=r3-rir3 is entering or leaving the dragon'smouth. To a dedicated -asrcian. this path into other planes is well-worn; she/he never ttel,. tner- have learned all there is to know. Themagician follorrs the other.rvorld path confident that she/he is notthe first to do so. nor .,r-ill she/he be the last. The magician is drivenby an inner rearning for growth on all levels of her/his being.

The experiences gained during this meditation-type ritual canhelp you make changes in your life, pick up your spirits when youare down, pro'ide you with new insight and goals. it will be rarethat a magician comes out of the experience with nothing. ofcourse, if you put nothing of your energ.F into the experience, you

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are likely to get little in return. Remember, drasons work as co-magicians only when there is an exchange of enersr..

During this initiation ritual, you will be sor;rg in meditationinto a huge cave shaped like the mouth of a c::gon. This is bestdone on a Full Moon or bright noon. For 2-r hc-.r:s before the cere-mony, try to remain aware and conscious of dl:r.-;r Dorver. you willfind it flowing through all kinds of people, ob,;e:1s. und happenings.Just before entering the ritual area for iniri:::::r. rake a.i.urrirgbath with at least some salt and perhaps a ii:---. i::gon's blood pow-der in the water. Be certain that you har-e .,-o-.: ::t:S:ckal name cho_sen. Dress in your ritual apparel. car:-,' ::'.- s:iecred magickaljewelry to the altar; do not wear it untrl i: ias l:e:r consecrated.

Supplies: pentacle disk; dragon r::r::;ie: .,rater chalice with alittle fresh water in it; dish of salt: ,,ri:: cl.ralice; black (left) andwhite (right) altar candles; su,ord; i..'ari: incense burner; initiationor blessing incense; dragon's blc..c :nd th'me; dragon mirror;gong or bell.

set altar in the center facins east. \fake certain that you will notbe disturbed once you har-e cast the circle. This may mean silenc-ing the telephone and hangins a "do not disturb" sign on the door.Instrumental music also helps to set the mood and mask back-ground noises.

Begin the ritual bv going to the east. with your sword in yourpower hand (the one rvith which you write), "draw" your magickalcircle on floor around your rituar area. Do this by pointing thesword at the floor and seeing great flames shooting from it. Moveclockwise around the circle with this flame; end by overlapping itin the east. While drawing the circle, say:

By tnecoN powER, THIS CIRCLE IS sEALED.

Return to the altar. Point the sword at the dragon pentacleand say:

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Sprinkle the '..'.::: --:::--. :::;:ld. :r: -tcleci area. L'eEinnlngand ending in th: :.-.:.

Set the dish oi satrt on the pentacle. Circle it three times clock-wise with the n and and say:

WITER, AIR, FIRE, HEAR MY DESIRE.

Serr or EanrH AND sEA, IURIFIED BE.

Sprinkle a few grains of salt to each corner of the altar.

Circle the incense burner three times clockwise with the wand.Say:

Ftns op DRAGoNS, Fne op EARTH,

You enn puRrFrED. BnrNc powER FoRTH.

Circle the incense and herbs three times clockwise with thewand. Say:

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DeNcn'tc Wrrn DRacoNs

INcpNsg MAGICKAL, INCENSE BoLD,

Awerr THE DRAGoNS, AS oF oLD.

I cen you puRrFrED.

Put a small amount of incense onto the burline coals. Lift theburner by the chains and touch it lightly to the p:nracle. Lift it highover the altar, say:

Dn ccoxrs! DnecoNrs! DRecoNrs !

Then carry it clockwise around the cir;le. re*inning and end-ing in the east. Return it to the altar.

Kneel before the altar with the s*-ord in roth hands. Mentally,dedicate yourself to the study of dragon rnaeick project your inter-est and love of dragons as strongh- a-( 1-ou can. continue this forseveral minutes. Then rise and point the srrord at the dragon pen-tacle and say:

BEHoLo, ALL DR\co\s -i.\l i-1ERS oF DMGONS,I av (magickal name . -{ \TAGICIAN wHo sEEKS

DRAGON \L\GICK.

WrrH (name of srvord) rN My HAND, I tNrnR tHeREAL\TS OF THE DR{GONS,

Nor roR plfi'stcAl BATTLE, BUT FoR KNOwLEDGE ANDPOWER.

I cREgr you, O DRAGoNS ANCTENT AND wrsE,

ANo awalt youR BLESSING AND GUTDANCE.

continue holding the sword outstretched until you feer theblessings of the dragons.

When the flowing power of the blessing has lessened, lower thesword. Still holding the sword in your power hand, take the dragonpentacle in your other hand and go to the east. point the sword at

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the eastern position anc : - -: -: tre dragoi ::::"-ward. Draw an invoking :::::::::t -.t-ith the si, _::

Fnou SetRys (sair'-:s. r ,

ONS FAIR,

CotvtEs Now rHE \\c\:;

Feel the power of Air enten::: , - -: :go to the south. Hold up the r=-;:.:pentagram with the sword; sar-:

Fnov Farun (faf'-near .:---:; , i :,r.; .

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go to the west. Again hold up the pen:.--= l:;-, l: -nl',:ili:lrrs :ir:,-tagram with the sword; say:

Fnou Nenryeu (nail'-yon), R.--':-: :: - i-. _, ,,

THE WEST,

Coues THE powER oF WATER, THR:: - _1,a:.: j :-: -

Draw into yourself the power of \\'ater. C: : - -_:-. _ : :-*-- Holdup the pentacle. Draw an invoking pentagr3::- i"-,-_r. -_-_: ;1, _-:\i: sa\':

NoRru,Tur powrn oF EARTH DoES No\\-

Draw into yourself the power of Eari:. i.=::= :o the altar. Layaside the sword and dragon pentacie. -{di :i::: ;::gon's blood pow-der and thyme (or other appropriate inceis: :.- nhe incense burner.

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Lay any magickal jewelry on the pentacle disk and touch it withthe point of your sword. Say:

By oRecox powER, I can you puRIFrED.

By nn tcol,t FIRE, I CALL you BLESSED.

By nRecoN MAGTcK) I can you powERFuL.

THnoucH DMGoN wrsDoM, I wstcol4e you.

slowly pass the jewelry through the incense smoke. Then putit on.

Take up the mirror, the Eye of the Dragon. Hold it before youand gaze deeply into it. Picture yourself as a confident magician ofdragon magick. Say:

i ev a sEEKER oF DRAGoN KNowLEDGE.

I couB wILLINGLy FoR rNITrATroN.

h.rto tFrn MourH oF THE DMGoN I co op My owNFREE WILL.

Wrrcour ME, DRAGONS oLD AND WISE.

DnacoNlsl DnacoNrs! DRncoNrs!

Lay aside the mirror and sit before the altar. Either lay thesword across your knees or at your feet during this meditation.

Close your eyes and mentally see before you the mouth of ahuge cave. It is shaped like the mouth of a dragon. Inside, fromsome deep terrestrial fire, comes a red glow Long drops of stonehang around the opening like teeth. Enter the cave and folow thedim passageway deep into the Earth. After many twists and turns,you will enter a circular subterranean chamber with crystalsembedded in the walls. A gem-encrusted altar stands in the centerof the floor. On the altar is a jeweled chalice.

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At the four cardinal poii:s of the circular chamber 1-.: s:3

deep pits or cracks in the llrl:. irom these pits comes the reo g- ---"'

of fire from deep under th: E::::r' The chamber is lit by their i1=:-:

alone. Sometimes you see :::= s:adowy forms of dragons arourjthe dim edges of the charn:.:.

Stand before the altar :: j :::ounce to the dragons that you

have come for initiation' 5e s::: :: call yourself by your magickal

name. You will feel porter s::: :l '."ou from all sides by the half-

seen dragons. Listen for an", i::.:::i.s that they may give you'

Finally, you will hear th: ;.:: -, -- -;: of a dragon saying, "Drink

of the cup." Visualize r-ours;-: --::-:= the heavy jeweled cup and

drinking the contents. \.'.: rr--- :::- dragon magick coursing

through your body, seepi:- ::-:- - - -r --t1IrcS. Thank the dragons,

and follow the dim corriCir -f ''ra;1 -:::'- '' ou reach the cave oPen-

ing. Open your eyes and :::-::' :: '--:: :-:= :rd now.

Rise and set the rtlne;:a-i;: .:l:::3::rtacle. Circle it three

times clockwise ivith the -'r-and anC sa',':

Cup or Po\\;R., c"P oF \liGHT'

Dnacor tlAGICK) BE HERE THIS \IGHT.

Drink the wine, saving back some to be poured outside on the

ground later as an offering to the dragons. (If it is not possible to

pour the offering outside,leave it on the altar for about an hour.)

Now is an excellent time to chant and use free-form dancing'

Invite the dragons to share in the raised energy and your joy of

being a magician. Talk to them about your hopes and dreams. And

listen to see if they have suggestions or words of encouragement for

you. This is an opportunity for close friendships to be forged'

To close the ritual, take the sword and go to the east. Drau' a

banishing pentagram with the sword; say:

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Go IN PEACE, DMGONS oF THE EAST.

ANo neruRN AGArN IN THE RITUAL HC _-:.

Go to the south. Draw a banishing pentag:rr:-. :.,'ith the sword;say:

Go rN PEACE, DMGoNs oF THE Sourr..ANo nsruRrlt AGAIN IN THE RITUAL Ho--:..

Go to the rvest. Draw a banishing pentas:::r -."..:h the sword;say:

Go w PEACE, DMGoNS oF THE \\-tsr.ANI netunN AGAIN IN THE RITLAL HouR.

Finish by going to the north. Draw a banishing pentagram withthe sword; say:

Go n- pL{cE, DRAGONS oF THE NoRrH.AI-D RETURN AGAIN IN THE RITUAL HOUR.

Return to the altar. Raise both arms; say:

FaRrws[ To you) O lnacoNs rerR,

FtRr, WeteR, EARTH, eNl AtR.

Tocprlrnn wE MAKE MAGICK wELL

By powsR DEEp AND DMGoN spELL.

Iu precr co Now RsrunN oNCE MoRE

To rEecu ME MAGICK AND ANCIENT LoRE.

Dnacoxrs! DnecoNrs! DRecoNls!

Cut the circle with a backward sweep of the sword across the--r.i:dar\'line. Extinguish the altar candles. Clear the altar of all

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New Moon beinsThis ceremonr.ir'tation. The manirlikely, it will be thc

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nouth of the c:.:3erng an ini::.::. ::ginner o: ::-:

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There is also a greater reasLrn i:: :. ----r ! --!E: r. -'- :;i_- " - i:,rlpresence. The stronger the auric i--::.:- : :: , : ; _ -* n --:r-*::within your ritual circle, the stronger tl'l: :- - -._ ::. : :,: . r- r:,- i _r i -

your motivation for the ritual. Magicians per;o:::: :-:- .-: :: : ::, ;.-

and enjoyment; they perform them for special inren:..:-.. - r_r _ "

of no true magician who does rituals for no purpose i1-::--i:r:;::To perform a ritual properly, a great amount of time an,i .:-.:*,are expended, a complete waste if one has no specific goal in inr:i..

When you use the dragon call and feel the presence of one o:more dragons about you, treat them with respect. Take time tomake their acquaintance before asking their help. Most dragons are

beneficial and helpful, but all draconic temperaments are

extremely sensitive; treat them with the greatest respect.

Notes: Perform during bright noon or the waxing Moon forincreasing magick, with the Full Moon being strongest; duringevening hours or the waning Moon for decreasing magick, with theNew Moon being strongest. Use in conjunction with any ritual.This ceremony is primarily to summon the dragon for a manifes-tation. The manifestation may be the rare physical type or, morelikely, it will be the sharpening of your inner sight.

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Supplies: Pentacle disk; dragon pentacle; \\-ater chalice with a

little fresh water in itl dish of salt; wine chalicer bjack (left) andwhite (right) altar candles; sword; wand; incense burrer; appropri-ate incense; dragon's blood and mugwort; dragon mirror; gong orbell; staff. Paper and pen to write down any messases.

Use the Basic Dragon Ritual up to the point rhere r-ou insertthe necessary chants for specific spellworkings.

Hold the sl'ord in your power hand, the staff in the other.Stand facing the altar and tap the staff three times on the floorwhile holding the sword pointed at the dragon pentacle. Chant intones that r-ibrate through your body:

CorrE, DnecoNts!

By rouR ALL-CONSUMING BREATH, I suMIvtoN you.(tap staffthree times)By youn eIERCING GAZn, I suMMoN you.

(tap staffthree times)By youR MIGHTv STRENGTH, I suutaoN you.(tap staffthree times)By youn wISDoM ANCTENT AND cuNNrNc. I suvuoN

YOU.

(tap staffthree times)By youR MAGTCK DEEI A\D oLD, I sur{NroN you.(tap staff three times)Co\tE, DRtcoxls, To \{y CALLI

You rr.ill feei porver sent to you from all sides by the half-seendragons. Listen for any messages that they may give you. You mavfeel their presence by a sudden temperature change, a prickly feel-ing between the shoulder blades, unusual currents of air, and otherphenomena. If dragons are pleased with you, they often sound a

deep vibrating rumble, almost like an enormous cat's purr.

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@\, Cfarm uf Suhinu

The Charm of Making.r'u".,a iust as n'ell be aalled the Chal-m ot

Manifestation into the Fhts:;r-. it is rather hke =e :rush-ing

touches to spellworking. Tbe ;-':;entration use.l sctffiCes vour

intentions into embryonic tor= ::: ::3 sp'irituai reil=s -{ist all

creation begins. Without thiq $,1,:':-':;i[on and tc:ec*pLc:tg iothe spiritual, nothing c:rn rnenlts * 5e:nrsical

Notes: Perform during bngS! &1iE .r =e ury bil,wn' !n-r

increasing magick, *,ith tb,e Fs[ ]"[om lffS cqmrrys* &nnog

evening hours or the uaning !.[slc ["r $ry miryr'tr umfu SeNew Moon being stronsesl L-xe = ;ctm$rrusfloffi u'dft rww ric@r]-

This ceremony is prirnariw :o ::$e g- -dgc@ Ftcfrq:r rod nn'rrgi'+ for

bringing your desires into t'emg:

Supplies: It is bettff to hrre r Feutrde 'lish dr€w Fcntdtwater chalice with a lftde resh h?r€r in ic dkh of salC rnine chelicblack (left) and rrtite irighti attar candles; sr*'ord; wand; incense

burner; appropriate incense (such as prosperity or binding); drag-

on's blood powder and mastic; dragon mirror; gong or bell; staff any

candles for spells, talisman bags, etc. It is useful for concentration to

plan what exactlyyou want to use before beginning this ritual.

Use the Basic Dragon Ritual up to the point where you insert

the necessary chants for specific spellworkings.

Hold the sword in your power hand, the staff in the other.

Stand facing the altar and hold the sword pointed at the dragon

pentacle. Chant five, seven, or nine times in tones that vibrate

through your body:

Bv crow oF SLrN THE PowER's BEGUN.

Bv MooNstAM's LIGHT THE SPELL Is RIGHT,

To cRsern DESIRE BY EARTH AND FIRE.

WATER, AtR, NaeKs MAGICK FAIR.

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'-d :o;pet '. a smalr cloth doil, usually stuffed with herbs or cotton soaked with:-e ::::o;iate oil.

PowsREur cHAR\t oF MAKING, cREATTIT \{AGICKLINDERTAKL\,G.

Br ronuno!

, While chanting this, concentrate deeply upon drawing on thedragon power. You wil feel power sent to you from all sides. Listenfor any messages that the dragons may give you.

Place the candle, talisman bag and contents, or whatever youare spelling, between the mirror and the dragon pentacle. Makecertain that the dragon pentacle is reflected in the mirror alongwith the objects. If using a candre, right it and let it burn out com-pletely in that position. If using a tallman bag or poppet,* leave iton the altar overnight.

Continue with the rest of the ritual.

ffirfie/rinn sf firruxtsometimes it becomes necessary to cleanse and sear your house,apartment, or e\-en \-our own special room within a house whereyou are living rsith others. \.ibrations can become negative and dis_ruptive through the emotions of those ivithin the hoJse or left overfromnegative peopre *ho risit; these bad vibes w'l eventually dis-turb both your personal and magickal life. you _uy .rr.., nrrayourself host to an unwanted astral entiry who has decided that itlikes to feed off the energ-y raised in your surroundings.

Some entities are benign, spreading auras of love and helpful_ness; these beings are nondisruptive u.rd ur. no problem to havearound. When we moved into our present home, we found we hada little elderly lady, gray hair drawn up in a bun, who was at firstapprehensive about what we would do. we discovered that she hadcome to the house as a young bride a very long time ago; the housewas built around r895. she has been seen or felt by rr.irry everyone

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who comes here. Since the rre',-ious renters had trashei '-1: '-: -r'-it was understandable th:: :::-s Lady was worried. For th:;: "':.:,

she closely monitored 1\-:rr: -,r: did in the way of repairs' -r': -":satisfied that we loved th: :---lse. she decided constant alten::::-

was not necessary. Her r-is-:s :lo\\' are infrequent, but we alrta-'-r

welcome her when she co:l:sOther entities are eithe: :--:der-negative or totally negatiye;

these are troublemakers I'cu ::i:ltelv want to evict. I personailr'

have found that the Yast lrl3;.:::' oi negative entities have at one

time lived in the phr-sica, :s humans. Very rarely, one will

encounter demons and der-lls. : -rt I repeat, that is rare!The horror

stories you see in films and ol l-i- and read about in books should

not be accepted as ordinarr l:::enings. Chances are minuscule

you will ever confront anr-denol or devil. These entities, whether

positive or negative, are comrnonlr' called ghosts. Positive ghosts

do not create problems ior people, except to startle you on occa-

sion. Negative ghosts can do er-elthing from creating unpleasant

odors to making )rou uncomfortable in certain areas of your

dwelling to mentaiiy influencing you in an effort to ruin your life.

This latter effect is of interest to spirits who have usually knorvn

you in the physical and have remained jealous or dictatorial alt::

they died.The very first step in getting rid of what I call related ghos:' ''

to have a talk with yourself. Decide if you still feel guilt or s\-r:r:: -

thy for them. Deep inside, there is a reason they can affect vo., .,. :

it is always through the emotions. Apologtze to them if '1;: -::

State firmly that you no longer wish any contact with ther:: ' ' : :'

essary, express your anger by yelling at them. Uncover ;:'- : --:1all the deeply held emotions that may bind you to :::: :: - '

Unexpressed anger and hatred are two emotions ""-:': ' ' l r

people together through many lifetimes. if the e::."-i :-: -

related but still negative, or you cannot be certal: :'r'r-:': : rur

displeasure as you would with any unwelcom: ' -:. - i''1*

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about performing this ri:ual to clear your house and reform posi-

tive energies within it.This is also an exce l.it ritual to perform before,vou first use a

room you are designa::::: tbr ritual purposes. In a room set aside

totally for ritual, this ;1=.::sing will remove any vibrations that are

not compatible with r t- j rrd your magickal workings' The sealing

part of the ritual u'il- i::: out disruptive vibrations, unless you

bring them in on vou:s.': or allow someone carrying such vibra-

tions to enter your S?-:= j ;:f,ce.

Since humans e\F.:-:::;e emotions on a daily basis, it will be

necessary to re-cleans; :::d re-seal your house periodically.

Humans are not peri:;: :=-:gs; living life is tough. We open all

kinds of astral doorrt:','s ::.:-- rgh our exPressions and experiences

of emotions. It becoi:::. : :::sonal responsibility to clean up our

own area astrally just ,. '".' :-::n it physicaily.

Notes: This rituai .:: :: :::Iormed at any time. It is not nec-

essary to coordinate -t :: l,l:":r phases. A vibrational emergenci-

requires immediate l.::,-:-. .:',ou must work alone, set all your

supplies on a trav in o:c:: ica i;rrr1'them through the house. If you

have a partner, that tre:scr ;an take the dagger and incense while

you carry the bell anc '.\-3ter chalice, or vice versa.

Supplies: The pentacle disk; l'ater chalice with plenty of fres:

water in it; dish of salt; black (1eft) and white (right) altar candl:s'

dagger; incense burner; any appropriate binding or exorcis::-

incense; bell. It is useful for smooth procedure to plan what erac-- '

you want to use before beginning this ritual.

Go to your altar and call all your dragons to help you. Ligh: :-'-t

black and white candles. Set the chalice of water on the pen--:Jf

disk with the dish of salt beside it. Light the incense, rvith ple::, " r'

additional incense available in case it is needed-which it rvi.- :,: uyou go through the house.

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Plunge your dagger :::: :_- _ : i_

of water.

r. :-.\l S\-:i_::::

As serr DISSC_,:s t' '.,,,,-;;.. s,,- sr-*i__ Ii{E HOLD OF ALL

NEGATNT,S C\ ],i. P.i.SO\ OR PROPERTY DISSOLVE,

using the tip of the dagger brade, put three smail piles of salt intothe water. stir it clockwise three times. (Remember to carefullycleanse the dagger blade when you are finished with the ritual,because salt is corrosive to metal.) Now place the bell, chalice of salt-water, dagger, and burning incense (along with additional incense)on your tray. Ifyou have a partner, each ofyou can carry specificitems. The instructions are given as if there are two people involved.

Begin the ritual within the room where you are, and begin yourcircling of the room at the door, moving clockwise. First Jrr. p.r-son carries the burning incense around the room. This is followedbv drawing the banishing pentagram at each window, door, andnirror.x Next, the other person rings the bell before each window,coor, and mirror; then each side of the opening is marked with an\ bv the forefinger of the power hand dippeJ irrto the saltwater.

'-r :-irror is oftentimes used as a focar point or dwelring prace for astrai ::.:::s

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The incense may have to be replenished from time to time during

your ritual movements.

Move on to the o'i:: rooms you wish to cleanse' If possible, itis an excellent idea t,r c-eanse the entire house. Plan your route so

that you end up at ::: i'rtside door; seal this door last. Magickally

speaking, you are c::-, ,:]S before you all the negative or bad energy

and entities withl:-,.:':: house. When you are finished, open the

outside door, anc -" - -- "Be gone!" Shut the door quickly, and seal it

with the saltn'at:: ':-: ihe banishing pentagram'

If you har-e : ! ".:::lent. be certain to include it in your cleans-

ing and sealin:. i =:,:s: of the closeness to natural Earth energies,

basements so::--:-:t1:s ::;--:::: safe havens for entities during

cleansing rit-:.-. - .:.',. :.-. -: ::d a problem with attic spaces

unless th€-'' --t-::= -:-" .:::: :-lp,: -,iould use at some time'

Immec:.:--'- :: -: i-l: salnvater dort n the drain and clean your

chalice. Li= .---,cxr equipment back to your altar. Stoke up the

incens: ag:in. Using r-our hands, pull the smoke over your body

until r-or.-1 begin to teel a lightness of spirit.

Call r-our guardian dragons and' with great love and friendship,

ask their aid in protecting you, your property, and loved ones' Be

sure to include the names of any pets you have. Spend some time

singing and/or dancing with them.

Your house or room should feel quite empty now. You do not

want to leave it this way, or other negatives might find their way in.

Project very positive, good vibrations while you say:

Ltcsr cALLS To LIcHr.

ONrv rnosg oF LIGHT MAY ENTER HERE.

THg wav IS BARRED To ALL wHo wISH ME HARM.

I cws MY GREETING oNLY To rHE LtcHr.

soon you will feel the great adult dragons returning to your rit-

ual area. Greet them with dignity and thanks for what they har-e

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done. Listen closely in case the'offer any suggestions as to whatcaused the problems and *hat \-ou can do to avoid it in the future.

When the dragons and rou have finished your communica_tions, thank them again. Finish hr-saving:

FanrwElr ro you, O oRt_:s>:_l,tR,Flnn, WetrR, EARTH, -{s: -{-.-TocarHrR wE MAKE IL4.G':K i,-::_By powgR DEEp Ai\iD DR{Ga\ :;: --

IN ppacB Go Now. Rgrrax l\,,r 11-::To rrecu ME MAGICK -4-\: -!_\,:3;l _,_ i:-Dnecowrs! Dnecolrs! Di,.: : x:.-

- Be sure to clean your dagEer biaie ot the sah.cater in uirich roudipped it. Put more incense on to Lrurn as a special thanrr-r-ouoffering. Extinguish the candles.

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ff-fThe element of Spirl :--:-*. :i: ;inr-r as a balance. In Crag:on\ magick, specific drasons rule these elernents and help to createthrough their porr'ers.

Fire and Air are traditionally positive (male) energies; waterand Earth are traditionally negative (female) energies. Male andfemale dragons may appear in the elemental directions in the tra-ditional places, or may at times appear female in male directionsand vice versa. This leads one to surmise that dragons may beandrogy'nous creatures. These four elements correspond to thefour directions, the four quarters of the universe, the four winds,and the four quarters of the magickal circle.

Each element has assigned traditional rulers and boundaries totheir kingdoms. They possess form and force, and can influence ourpersonalities as well as magickal procedures. Each element and itsdragons has certain qualities, natures, moods, and magickal pur_poses; each has positive and negative traits. Because the magiciancalls upon each element and its ruler to protect a certain quarter of

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the circle, it is very important to understand them, what they areand what they do.

The traditional Pagan colors of the elements are: east, yellow;south, red; west, blue; north, dark green. Hower.er, there are othercolors given to the elements. To the Celts this list uas: east, white;south, red; west, gray; north, black. The Hindus listed east, blue;south, red; west, silver; north, yellow. In China and |apan these col-ors were: east, blue; south, red; west, white; north, black. To theZunis of north America, east was white; south, red; west, blue;north, yellow. The following definitions of the elements lists thetraditional Pagan colors. If you feel that one of the other color listsbetter suits you, adopt it.

The names of the dragons of the elements and the spelling andpronunciation of those names came through in trance several yearsago. They have proved compatible with dragon magick. Knowingdragons, they may or may not be the actual names of the elementdragons. They work as a focal point, and that is all that is necessary.

The element of Air governs the eastern quarter of the circle. Itsdragon ruler is Sairys (sair'-iss), who oversees the dragons ofbreezes and winds. Its color is pure yellow; it is considered warmand moist. The positive associations of Air are: sunrise, spring,incense, the wand, the gong or bell, clouds, breezes, the breath,optimism, joy, intelligence, mental quickness, renewing, any kindof helpful air. Negative associations are: frivolity, gossip, fickleness,inattention, bragging, forgetfulness, windstorms, tornadoes, hurri-canes, destructive air in any form.

Dragons of the element of Air belong to a family of draconicbeings whose subspecies include those of wind, storm, andweather. At times they join forces with the dragons of fire and vol-canoes, seas and other waters, mountains and forests, and chaos.

Just as no one element works totally alone, whether in magickalendeavors or physical activities, elemental dragons join their great

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powers to accomplish tasks. Sometimes there is conflict of elemen-

tal powers, producing great atmospheric and environmental dis-turbances, but mostly the elemental dragons work in harmony.

Many Vietnamese pagoda roofs are decorated at the end of the

ridge poles with ch'i wen dragons (mouth drums), who swallow

evil influences, and at the eaves with the chao feng (dawn winds),who catch and distribute the good vibrations. Several of the tem-ples in the ruins of Angkor Wat have what are known as makara-

dragons carved on the lintels above the doorway. These dragons

are connected with the door of the imagination, an actual doorwaycarved near these sculptures, but also a metaphorical doorway,

necessary for spiritual growth.

The element of Fire governs the southern quarter of the circle.

Its dragon ruler is Fafnir (faf'-near) who oversees the dragons ofFire and the sunbeams. Its color is pure red; it is considered warmand dry. The positive associations of Fire are: noon, summer, thedagger and sword, candles, incense burner, any kind of helpful fire,

the Sun, blood, enthusiasm, activity, change, passion, courage, dar-

ing, will power, leadership. Negative associations are: hate, jeal-

ousy, fear, anger, war, ego, conflicts, lightning, volcanoes, harmfulfire of any kind.

Subspecies of the Fire-element dragon family are those of fireand volcanoes. The subspecies ofdesert and arid-region dragons,

and those of chaos and destruction, often work closely with dra-conic entities of this element.

The element of Water governs the western quarter of the cir-cle. Its dragon ruler is Naelyan (nail'-yon), who oversees the drag-

ons of the seas, springs, lakes, ponds, and rivers. Its color is pure

blue; it is cold and moist. Positive associations of Water are: sun-

s€t, autumn, the water chalice, any form of helpful water, compas-

sion, peacefulness, forgiveness,love, intuition, calmness, peace of

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mind. Negative associations are: floods, rainstorms, whirlpools,any kind of harmful water, laziness, indifference, instabilitp lackof emotional control, insecurity.

The subspecies of the element of water are those of the seasand various waters. It is not unusual to find this element workingin conjunction with dragons of wind, storm, and rveather, moun-tains and forests, or those of destruction.

In cambodia, land of nagas and dragons, each reservoir has itstemple where its divinity is worshipped in dragon form. In chineselegend, the first emperor to take on a dragon form was Fu Hsi; thisdragon-king put the Primordial waters into order by digging dikes,canals, and irrigation ditches; he also tamed the yeliow River, mak-ing it safe for humans to live beside it.

The element of Earth rules the northern quarter of the circle.Its ruler is Grael (grail), who oversees the dragons of mountains,land, minerals, gems, and moonbeams. Its color is clear, darkgreen; it is cold and dry. Positive associations of Earth are: mid-night, winter, the wine chalice, ritual salt, dragon bowl, gem bowl,dragon mirror, gemstones, mountains, caves, soil, respect,endurance, responsibility, stability, prosperity, thoroughness, pur-pose in life. Negative associations are: rigidity, unwillingness tochange or see another side of a problem, stubbornness,lack of con-science, vacillation, earthquakes, slides.

Earth-element dragons are the most placid, unless they arerequired to stir up great disruptive energies such as earthquakes. Thesubspecies belonging to this element are the dragons of the moun-tains and forests and those of desert and arid regions. As might beeasily guessed, the element of Earth often works closelywith dragonsof fire and volcanoes and those of chaos and destruction.

The white (light) and black (dark) dragons rule the center ofthe circle and balance all the other elements. Through invocation

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of these dragons of light and darkness, the magician is able to mixa blend of elements that will bring forth the desired manifestation.

This family of draconic creatures works with ail the other ele-ments, but particularly with those of chaos and destruction. It mayseem paradoxical for dragons of light to join forces rvith those ofdarkness and chaos, but it makes perfect sense to the knowledgeablemagician. sometimes, in order to create somethine bener, old ideas,old forms, and old ways of living must be broken dorrn and re-cre-ated. Most creatures, and especially humans, are comfortable withthe way things are and do not anticipate with io' anv upheavals. wethink we would be happiest if there \rere nel-er anr- negative occur-rences in our lives, if everlthing alrvavs ran smoothly withouthitches. But a static life would be r-en'boring indeed. And universallaw will not tolerate static conditions. Ererlthing is required to keepgrowing and changing, or it is recycled into another, more produc-tive form. I do not say this is pleasant. At times it can become over-whelming, unnerr.ing, and downright frustrating.

I dislike using the terms "good" and "evil" when discussinglight and darkness, because this does not give a true picture of theactual forces. Every element, including light or dark, has a negativeside. The element of darkness has a definite place in magick, ifproperly used. The negative current of power is just as importantto life and magick as is light, or positive power. we are not talkingabout satanism; that is a totally different type of magick, and neverhas anything to do with the balance of elements.

I was taught that the most effective magician is one who uses abalanced blend of light and darkness. certainly no magician worththe salt on her/his altar is going to be a doormat. she/he win pro-tect themselves and their loved ones when necessary, but will notgo out of their way to dominate or harm other beings if at all pos-sible. A magician cannot possibly understand and work with thelight without acknowledging the existence of the dark. Whatshe/he does with either light or dark comes down to understandingher/himself and practicing self-discipline and good morals.

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Since elemental-type dragons of whatever color can be unpre-dictable, working either for or against the magician, the pentacle

disk (a five-pointed star on a wooden disk) and the dragon pentacle

are kept on the altar. These keep the elements within the control ofthe magician. To do this properly, the pentacle disk is used with onepoint upward, symbolizing that the dragons of light and darkness(or elements of Spirit) always rule over all elemental kingdoms.

The dragons of light, or light of the Spirit, rule positive powercurrents in magick. Their color is symbolized br. rvhite; a maleenergy, they are considered warm and dry. Positive associations oflight are: all forms of day, the Sun, the pentacle disk, the dragonpentacle, the white altar candle, the staff, the salt dish, reachingtoward the spiritual, balancing karma, seeking the truth, betteringlife on all levels, positive attitude toward all things, psychic guid-ance, helpful light magick. Negative associations are: self-right-eousness, i-have-the-only-way attitude.

Dragons of light exist within a space where light is completelyseparated from darkness, a place where Primordial Matter is con-stantly being formed into physical manifestation. Within their jaws

they hold a precious gem that metaphorically grants wishes and

desires. It is not unusual to find these dragons holding their tails intheir mouths while sleeping or resting. This tail-in-mouth symbol isrepresented among humans' earliest depictions of dragons, a symbolof continuity and stability. When light dragons release their hold onthe tail, they stand ready to use their vast powers for creation.

The dragons of darkness, or dark of the Spirit, rule negative

power currents. Their color is sometimes black; a female energy,

they are considered moist and cold. Positive associations of dark-ness are: all forms of night, the Moon and stars, the pentacle disk,

the dragon pentacle, the black altar candle, the staff, the salt dish,rest, dreams, psychic guidance, balancing karma, seeking the truth,

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helpful dark magick. The negatir-e associations are: deep anger,hate, fear, unjustified re\€nge, working against karmic patterns,mentally distorting psychic messages so that you hear what youwant to hear, harmful dark magick.

In Sanskrit, the dragons of darkness and chaos, or unformedmatter, were given the title of tad ekam (That One). These dragonsexist in a place where time has no authority, where physical lightand darkness are actually not yet separated, where Primordial Mat-ter waits to be formed into physical manifestations. As with thedragons of light, dragons of darkness hold within their jaws a pre-cious stone of fulfillment. Dragons of darkness rest with their tailsin their mouths, as do those of light. However, when they releasethe tail, they break down forms of energy; we would call thisdestroying. This dismantling of energy is necessary so that thedragons of light can re-create it in a new form.

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The following calls and brief rituals are meant to be included inyour other rituals, within a cast and sealed circle. They are used toadd greater power to any spellworking because thev specifically callthe elemental dragons of Spirit. This taps into a vast reservoir ofpower current which can ampli$' any other po\r'er raised withinthe magickal circle.

pragan x nf bttChoose music that represents to you either storms or light, breezyconditions, depending upon the atmosphere you wish to create.Your dancing and singing should make you think of wind blowingacross the land, stirring the plants, whistling over the mountaintops, pushing the clouds through the sky.

Notes: use candles or other objects of a pure yellow color.Choose herbs and oils that are listed as of the element of Air.

Repeat this chant three times.

Dnac,os RLIER oF wiND AND clouD,I cenyoLT sECRET NAME ALouD.

Senys (sair'-iss)l {Ring gong once.)

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GnaNr ME loy FREE FRo\t srRIFE.

Sanys! (Ritrg gong once. )

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In your dance and singing, imitate the movement of flames. If youhave ever closely watched a wood fire, for instance, you becomeaware that fire dances and sings in its own manner. Choose musicthat helps you to reflect this mental imagery.

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Notes: use ca:ldies u-ir other objects of a pure blue color. Chooseherbs and oils that are listed as of the element of Water.

Repeat this chant three times.

Ceru wArER, MovING wArER, SEAS AND I-IKE,

I carr uPoN THE wATER DRAKE.

Netryeu (nail'-yon)! (Ring gong three times.)Tnecn ME THE psycHrc. Gneur ro ME cALM

ANn ptacs oF MIND, coMpASSIoN wARM.

Nesryex! (Ring gong three times.)

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you can best identify with this element by feeling as if you are themother of all, a parent rvho cares for her/his creations. Music shouldbe slower and perhaps heavier, the dance more statell'.

Notes: Use candles or other objects of a pure dark green color.Choose herbs and oils that are listed as of the element of Earth.Repeat this chant three times.

Fnou YoUR MoUNTAIN CAVERNS DEER

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GneBr! (Ring gong four times.)

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The music for this element should be the astral, airy kind. It shouldmake you thinli of floating through space, circling the Sun, and vis-iting the stars. Lpress vourself in dance as if you were dancingthrough the unir-erse itself.

Notes: Use lvhite candles or other objects along with your otherchosen element color. Correspond the herbs and oils to the otherprimary element. Repeat chant three times.

Lrcsr oF THE Sprnrr, s\l{Bol oF StrN,

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GUIoB ME AND TEACH ME, O DMGONS oF LIGHT.

Sp,q.Rrue My MAGTcK wITH powER oN THIS NIGHT.

(The Charm of Making may be chanted here.)(Ring gong once, pause, ring five times.)

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This element "feels" heavier even than the element of Earth. It:i'es a sense of floating in the womb, of the time when each of us-,"as being created. Choose deep, somber music with occasional:ushes of energy. Dance as if you were awakening from a deep sleep:nd stretching for the first time in your life. Let your dancing:ei-lect your desire to be reborn in a new and better image.

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Sightings of these creatures is so well do;umented that one candismiss the skeptics' observations that people are only seeing dol-phins, squids, or other common water creatures. Sea dragons havebeen seen all around the world, but especialll- ott the coasts ofScandinavia, Denmark, the British Isles, and North America, as

well as in various lochs,lakes, and rivers.It was said by mariners that the only effective detense against sea

dragons was to sprinkle asafoetida powder around the ship. Thisreddish-brown resin, obtained from the Ferulafoaidaplant, has anacrid taste and strong onion-like odor, enough to repel anything.

Scandinavian sailors, who spent a great amount of time onwater of some sort, must have decided that the dragon-heads ontheir ships would announce their kinship to the sea dragons, thusreducing their risks of having to fight off a dragon attack. Whenthese raiders and explorers returned to their home ports, theypulled down the dragon-heads before sighting land. This was toavoid frightening the landvetti6 the local peaceful and protectivecountn'side spirits.

Scotland is not the only place to have a consistent sighting ofwhat are erroneousl'called monsters. The one in Loch Ness is farfrom being the onlv one around; the first recorded sight of Nessiewas in about 565 cE. Other Scottish lochs, such as Lochy, Oich,Quoich, Arkaig, Fine, and the Gareloch all have stories of suchcreatures.

In Africa such dragonesque beings have been seen in theCongo, Nile, and Zambesi basins. As recently as 1981 HermanRogustus and several others saw what is called "Mokele Mbembe,"a 3S-foot-long creature in Lake Tele in the Congo, 450 miles up theriver in the jungle areas.

A lake in Patagonia, in South America, has its monster. LakesErie, Ontario, Utah, and many others in the U.S.A. have all hadsightings. Such a creature was seen in Sweden's Lake Storsjo upuntil the end of World War II. The Skrimsl of Iceland was sighted

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of South America, where he could be either an e:.::_-, :- itrrl -ilmgod Chac or his helper.

In 1931 Huang Wen-chich, an official of the rJ:-::s* :rir:ri*rr"rii:..j

of Kiangsi, reported many people seeing a drago:: _: ::: ::i_im {;,,'sEven more recently, people at the Lan Xans::::, _: , rrr['rrirr[€..

Laos, repeatedly saw a dragon sharing the \lei::.. i_.,g ,rw,rjr r[*giant catfish. With all of these sightings bv so::-_::'. :ui-rL-rrs rrr*1

types of people, how can one refuse to belier: ,::: :rrr {,. :ll-.l;rIn China they have a tale of a prince rvhos= ::r:i M zu E!.i"rrr:

by a dragon that lived in a local pond. This C:,: - : - :' -1*r'r {r*,r.i,:-Ls:

the palace but supplied rain to the surrounc-:-J - - *-r-Tr liirj:!j- -1'ir:r,t::.

the prince became ill, he decided that he r::::: -r-: :*i-,:. r i _',u,o-

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before the prince's ene:::ies stormed the palace and took over the

area. The story does no: sev what happened to the prince.

The Anglo-Saxon ',"'td nicor also means dragon. Both words,

nicor and dragon, are :s:d in the epic poem Beowulf to describe the

first two dragons thai r: hero encountered. This tale rvas probably

written down in the -:j: or 8th century cE. The king of Denmark

was plagued by a d::: --: :hat assumed human form, came into the

palace every nigh:. ':-: illed his men. It became such a danger

that the king aban: ::..: :is palace for twelve years, until Beowulf

and his Swedish .,:::--:::--,lns arrived. The Swedes spent the nightin the palace ani ,,.:= .::.-ked by Grendel, the dragon, who had

assumed a serni-:::::.:- :::r. Beowulf tore off one of its arms and

then follorved d:. :- -'- :-" ::::1back to the shores of a lake. Think-ing they \\'ere :-:', ;.:. ::: Danes all returned to feast withBeorvulf. But::::.;r.,: :.-::-: l-iendel's mother, who was more ter-

rible thar. ::. ::-- ,:: -: .::d dragged off one of the Danes.

Beor'1,::-----,":: .,:: --:-r t, -:: lake, dived in afterher, and dis-

covereo ::- *:l:l-,,:i:l ',.--.-: ;hamber. There was the body ofGrendel. -{-i.: : ::::--:-: :::---.. :.,-."rulf killed the female dragon.

[n Greek ira]i- --r::-.:- I.:.r-3s encountered a dragon as he

passed through th: ;-:.' :: l:. - - : iing Laomedon had chained

his daughter Hesione:r ::--:-.: --". :li sea in hopes of placating a

sea dragon that u.as terrc:r:-1. -----: ---t-.'. In return for a promise ofsome extraordinary horses. --:=:--=s :.s;ued the girl and slew the

dragon. When Laomedon re:js:: :r ieep his word, Herakles

sacked Tioy.The Greek Perseus was petinoi:-; :-,' : <rag, possibly of Ethiopia,

to kill a dragon sent against the coun:r' D=, tne sea god Poseidon. Inan attempt to stop the terror, the Hng chained his daughter

Andromeda to a rock by the sea. Perseus and .\ndromeda had fallen

in love, so Perseus had an extra incentive to dispatch the sea beast.

When Cadmus, the brother of the kidnapped Europa, wanted

to free his sister, he went first to the Delphic Oracle for advice. She

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directed him and his corpanions to go to a spring near Thebes.The spring was guardei trv a dragon who was a son of the godAres. After a great bai.-: and the death of several of his friends,Cadmus managed to r-:he dragon.

One of the best .':, , -.',-n Norse stories is about the god Thorrand his fishing exF::-:.:n rvith the giant Hymir. Disguised as acommon man, sinc: .::orr and any giant did not get along, thegod claimed gues:-:-::::. lrom the giant. The two rowed far out tosea early the ne-ri ::- - ::r-ns. Using the head of an ox as bait, Thorrcast out his line :r - ,r :,r3d impatiently. He fully intended to try tocatch the \\Iorjc S.::=:: -ormungand, but he had not told Hymirthat. Suddenl-, -:= -::.: :erpent swallowed the bait and set thehook. Thor: :--,=: .".,:- .:11 his supernatural strength and Jor-mungand tl::..::: :: --:-3 surface. Hymir was terrified. WhileThorr r.-as b:.r -.r'-i: ri: S:rpent, the giant hacked the fishing linein frr-o ',ri--:, :-. .*---. - * - :: ,,.-as furious and knocked Hymir out ofthe boar rc s,!--::r :.:- :- ::--rie as best he could. Losing his catchwas for the h:::. r:-;-!: ::-= \orse said that when |ormungand'stail came out o::-s ::-,- j:-:. ::. rvorld would no longer be heldtogether but rroutc :-!..-::l:::: ,:l chaos.

Some magickal si-s::::-! - - :.: ::on all dragons other than thoseof the elements as ie-.'-: -:: :-::-:-. lle Deva (pronounced DAy-vah) of a place is cons-ee:.i 'ir l;:::r presence, a Nature intelli-gence. They consider Lr:s: c;lsons to be less poi,verful. This hasnot been my experience. Fa;h magician must judge by her/his per-sonal experiences in magick.

When working rvith \\ ater dragons, select herbs and oils forthe element of Water. Stones should be of a blue color, whetherintense blue, a paler shade, or one of mottled coloring. Collect a

small amount of water from a particular dragon habitat in a lake,river or ocean, and take it back to be used within your circle.Always ask permission before taking any of the water and leave agift of herbs.

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Dragons of the Seas and Various Waters

The Great Seq Monster Leviathan

from a drawing by Hans Baidung, 15i5

Chant at the power source when collecting water.

I esr youn BLESSNG To REMovE THIS wATER,

O lRecoN oF THE (sea, lake, pond, river, rvhater-er .

I r.Eevp you rHIS GIFT,{\D pR.o\tISE RESPIc- :ai. l-{-sPIECE OF YOLT. D\\.5LI NG PL\C:.

Sprinkle this collected rvater around -,-o'ir ;:l:ir;ial circ'e

and/or over any candle or spelled obiea',0-113lr';.-11-Aanl to u'e tile

power felt at the collecting point. \\hen vou sprxi.:le this ro ithin acast circle, say:

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Dnqcou oF THE (sea,lake, river, pond, whatever),I cen uPoN YouR MAGTcK PowER!

Rersp vY SPELLTNG To NEw HETcHTS

IN rHrs RrruAt HouR.

Powrn or Waren, MovING AND BRrcHT,

ENDrnss, ETERNAT. EvrpowrR rurs Nrcur!

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.ttrf ragons of the mountains and forests are oi ::= : :"* 1-

tl Fl Earth.'fhey generally have the look ofWesrerr ::::.: -,, tu i -r"r

the heavier body, four legs, huge wings, loni _.=:. _.-: _u Mountain dragons are much heavier looking i:: --. :,"i:,', .:::rrx"

those of forests.

Dragons of the mountains and forests help t-- : _ : . TI,,.;-ing foundations in life; long-range goals; stabr -:, :-,, ;;rL .!.rrT,:

mental endurance; responsibility, and oftentin=s ::: ;;::,:rrr.,r "L

stand up under existing responsibilities; endu:::- :-_;rr.5"-l* Lir,:

success that come through personal effort and :. ._ . , - "

Forest dragons inhabit stretches of deep ic:=.:; :- ,i: * r*,t-times solitary clusters of trees. They like the -.:. . - i r.r.-,{* . -

sunlight through the branches and leaves. l:.: .:* : -" I:- *r"rr-and sometimes belligerent if their forests dre r:nr : r: - - : *:;: , ,:-:

without a good explanation.Bothmountain andforest dragons har'":.. n-- ,* -: - -.i:-

it areas close to human towns and farms. S- ::..: - -- : -.-. : :-:::.:"- :conflict, sometimes not, depending ur.r -: r:-: .- : ----:

humans. After the belligerent Christia:; :j.-:: - :r --:i--:

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were hunted with great determination, until th:the physical plane.

:.- -:J,,i ::TLIT

Some of these dragons are of the variety that .: _ -: :_:: : _--,Trin or around barro*'s or burial mounds, especia_-. -: ----.-:= ,"nrs

treasure inside.One of the best known stories of this kind of dra:: : .: : _ . : r:

the tale of Beowulf. The earlier two dragons in the stor".. ,.,.:-. - -,,.-ously water dragons, but the one that appeared when Bec ,,:__:- _-,!:become king of Geatasland in south sweden late in his ire ;,-: i -,rthe mountain or barrow variety. This dragon had guarded th: : *:-ial mound of an ancient king for several hundred years *,i..: -:causing undue distress to the neighborhood, until a runa*'a.,- -.-.i:crept into the mound and stole some of the treasure. Furious. -:dragon ravaged the countryside, even burning the royal pa-.:.-{lthough Beowulf was quite old by this time, he prepared to i,*-:the creature along with his servant wiglaf. They tracked ir rc -:,den rrhere' after a long fight, Beowulf killed it. However, he d:=:soon alter',,.-arCs trom the poison in his wounds.

Both Teurcir; and scandinavian legend tell of the hero S.:-urd (called siee::r:r in Germany). sigurd was an exceprio:"-young man

'''ho. *i:i::lnltelr'. r'as being taught and befrie:::-

ed by the evil Re.ein. i.:sln talked sigurd intt going after :i=dread dragon Fafnir riho l.'ed rn the forested mountains. Sigu::found the dragon's treasure lair but decided to dig a pit near ::=river in order to stab the dragon as it passed for watei. The co-., -ardly Regin did not sta'to help. As Fafnir came down to drin..sigurd stabbed him from his hiding place in the pit. The dra.-on's hot blood poured o'er the young -urr, urrJ a drop of ::entered his mouth. As sigurd struggled out from under th. drug-on's body, the dying Fafnir rvarned him of Regin's treachery, sig-urd also discovered that he now understood the ianguage o;birds. Birds in the trees round about warned sigurd that Regir:planned to kill him. They also advised him to find the sleepin.

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warrior maiden Brunhilde who would teach him all the wisdomhe lacked. When Regin returned and tried to kill Sigurd, theyoung man dispatched him. Following Fafnir's tracks back to thelair, he packed great bags of treasure onto his super-strong horseGrani and left the area.

One can trace past dragon activity in the Western worldthrough such place names as Drakelow, Drakeford, Wormingford,Wormsley, Ormskirk, Ormiston, and Dragon's Hill in England;Drachenfels and Drakensberg in Germany; and Dracha, Dra-gashani, Draga, and Draconis in southeastern Europe.

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Humans called Britr:t land dragons by various names besides

the word dragon: orli:j.'..,-orrn, or vurm. These rvords appear tohave originated from ::.. \orse word ormr,which means dragon.

Chinese maps e:: :::dition said that the Green Dragon liesin the East, whic:,. -: ire vibration of Yang. They consideredmountains to b:':-":.., as they did large rocks and cliffs. TheYang energy \\'as : - .. ,:::red even more powerful if the site facedthe south.

Mountair: .r:;,'-l lsually are found in the high, rocky peaks

or rugged c*:-::::,, :s. Some of the older ones have staked outtheir do;::,-:; -:-:*:-.irv top where the wind and snow caress

:jr= :rountains and forests are shades of greens

I ::-,': upright rows of sharp scales down theirnecks dnc r:--r-:

\\hen -.r -- :r*- .i . ,--. :- -:s. dragons, select herbs and oils for the

element of :r:---: :. , :..i .: -.uid be of green or brown colors. Col-lect a smali a::-: ':.: ,:::-, :: a ferv stones from a particular drag-on habitat in " ::.- :.::-- -: rcrest, and take it back to be usedwithin your circ... .i-," ;', . ...: :ermission before taking any of thesoil or stones ani --=',: : :,.. -:::rbs.

Chant for moui:'-::ing material:

:: the porver source when collect-

I eSI< yOUR B^':::--'. i l - : :t.t t'.-: THIS (stone, soil),O nnacoN oF -a: t,i----'r-r-,ti.I T-NEVS THIS GI;I ,I.'..'] :J..-],:.J' i'SPECT FOR THIS PIECE

OF YOUR D\\-:--l; ' :- :.-:.

Put the soil in your dragon bou'I, the stones in the gem bowl onyour altar. The stones can be set around candles or talisman bags,

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fromMosesLeadingtheChilrrenof IsraelThroughtheWilderness,Germanengraving,c. 1480

etc., to further filI them with power. Objects or candles can be

placed in the dragon bowl with the soil for a brief period of timebefore finishing the spellworking; they will soak up power. Use thischant within the cast circle when using the stones or soil:

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Dne.coN oF THE ]'lotrNTAINS wHosE Roors RLN DARK

AND DEER

GneNr rHIS sPa-: ?LRPosE' STRENGTH. Ergnr-lAr KElp

Pou'rn DEEP -{s l'IOL\TAINS' NEVER-ENDING soLT.cE.

DnecoN oF T= I'ioL ITAINS, AMPLIFY THIS FORCE.

Chant for forest dragons at the collecting point when gathering

material. Remember to ask permission before collecting and leave

a gift.

I eSr vC.r :-::jsc TO RE\{ovE THIS (stone, herb),

O Pnaccs l: -:'::li:sl.I tEe\T _ j:_-. ::: _itit :t l'].::sE RESPECT FOR THIS PIECE

OF YC": l ,'-:---f ':.-r'::'

Put the cr.lt r,:rb> ",,ith r-our other herb supplies, stones in your

gem bo,*-l on the aitar. Stones are used around candles, etc. to fur-

ther fill1}1ss1 -.rith pol{er. Herbs can be used in talisman bags or

burned in the i.ncense burner to release more power. This chant is

for use of the collected herbs or stones within a cast circle'

FOATST DRAGON, SLITHERING' GLIDING,

Sntxr AMONG THE FOREST TREES)

AxcrcNT STRENGTH WILL YOU PROVIDE ME'

SgLr-essunaNcE, REST AND PEACE.

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f rugnnx sf ffiilinb,

frtorrw &nh Mcs&cr

-?n ragons of wind and storm and rreatiu rm gmiflb&Gm u

tn subspecies of Air dragons. Ther are lry,, CEofu emm-some of them with great gauzy Hin€s o&r!T *"uft M

- "flyttg-lump" on their foreheads. Dolvn the ryine s{ 6t frrue,mhillthin fringes of membrane tissue. They tend to be ph r * lndblues, but change to angry red-orange, purpl+ or b*nchfudh,mcall up storms. Long, feathery antennae rise abore treir ffiilql*

Dragons of wind, storm, and weather ale Erqdlllsnrulr ilrrfimn61control excesses in the weather; get things rnom'iry mnn ryr tfliK'

especially in the areas of creativity and the rnecrd puqrm glnul.-

tection; flexibility of the mind; openness to nff uiffi nqm6away obstacles, most often in a dramatic fashioa

Sometimes these dragons have feather-lo,rhug i,ilXt* ilfrnqr num'*

round their eyes and necks. Such a dragon rq-a.{ i.r.rs emu& SfemMdragon, which was well documented in 1669- h ur dssrllitfrFd e;being only about nine feet long with sma-tl -*-ingn ailid tdsr @'i-ous eyes surrounded by "feathers." The Hedr.a@ erym Fffi rtrrepeated appearances before a great nu:nber or *serre T firr *ev-eral years before it disappeared.

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These dragons inhabit cloud banks or very high mountainpeaks where the winds never cease. Some oriental rveather dragonslive in pools and ponds. They are in almost constant motion, rid-ing the breezy air currents or roaring along with a rvhistling gale.Sometimes two or more of them join forces, either in play or atemporary dispute, thereby creating tornadoes and hurricanes.When they roll together,lightning and thunder occur.

The ancient chinese writer wang Fu wrote that dragonsscream like struck copper basins when rain is near. Their breathbecame clouds. After the fourth month of summer, the dragonswere said to divide the land into territorial sections, thus account-ing for the wide diversity of weather in any given region. The chi-nese believed that careful observation of dragon activity in theskies could predict the future and the weather. For instance, drag-ons fighting each other was an omen of a rough journey orapproaching storms.

chinese tradition says that the cry of a male dragon makes thewind rise, rrhile the cry of the female makes it calm again. Theirmid-air mating, rvhich is more frequent than with western drag-ons, causes great storms and downpours of rain.

The chinese celestial dragon with the name of Fei Lin was saidto appear as a dragon rrith a bird's head, deer's horns, and a snake,stail. The chinese still hold dragon processions to mark their NewYear and to ask for rain and fertiliry. These festivals are accompa-nied by lots of noise and dancing to give the dragon and spring agood welcome.

The greatest and Lord of all Dragons was the celestial Lung. Hewas different from others of his species as he had five claws on eachfoot instead of the usual four and had a pair of wings, somethingmissing from most oriental dragons. He appears to have been adual-element dragon, since he lived in the sky during the springand summer and in the ocean during the autumn and winter.celestial Lung had power over the fertility of all creatures and the

Iand itsellhuman a,

buildingManv

Elemenl.seen a largish RingerThese can"of constanr

also portraJanet Fl

(Gothic hdragons ahofgolden *s

in a strange

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tion, rid-ling gale.

play or a

rrricanes.

dragons

:ir breath: dragons, account-The Chi-in in the

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ain. Theirtern drag-

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their New

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I Lung. He,fS OIf e?Ch

somethingave been a

the springnd l'inter.:es and the

Dragons of Wind, Storm and \\-ee:.€-

land itself. He appointed other oriental dragons to control areas ofhuman activities, such as music, literature, the military, bridgebuilding, law, and architecture.

Many of the Celtic intertwined serpent-dragons were of the AirElement. Above the gate of Kilmainham jail in Dublin can still beseen a large carving of entwined Celtic serpent-dragons. The Dan-ish Ringerike style of carving shows the same kind of dragon.These carved, twisting shapes are full of energy, giving the illusionof constant movement. A buckle from the Sutton Hoo burial sitealso portrays these aerial serpent-dragons.

janet Hoult, in her book Dragons: Their History 6 Symbolism(Gothic Image, 1990), tells of seeing such an aerial display of thesedragons above the houses in London. She describes it as a fiery ballof golden "serpents" which looped and writhed around each otherin a strange dance in the morning skies.

Persian Dragon

DexcrNc Wns DRecoNs

when the Ringerike sryre went out of fashion in the MiddleAges and dragons began to be more realisticaily portrayed, thislooping movement was retained in at least the tail if no oiher partof the body. Since even the vilified christian dragons had at leastone loop in their tails, this may have been a symbol for the greatand limitless energ-F of dragons.

Although one does not usually think of the Australian Rain-bow serpent as being a dragon, it fails into the category of bothweather and water dragons. The Rainbow serpent is known as arainmaker in Austraiia, North America, and west Africa. TheAustralians say that when the rainbows arch across the rand, theRainbow serpent is traveling from one water hole or water courseto another.

From the desertsof Arizonato the peaks of the Andes, the greatFeathered or Plumed serpent euetzalcoatl was known us a kirrdlybenefactor and rainmaker. when he arched himself across theheavens, he r'as an awesome sight, with multicolored scales andbright feathers about his neck and head. when he appeared amonghis human follorn-ers, he chose the form of a handso^me young manattired in a cloak of feathers from the quetzar bird. euet zalcoatlwas the god of wind, creator of all life forms, the loving father whoproduced fertility and ample rain. He taught huma.rsihe arts andcrafts of civilization and gave them the gift of fire. when Tez-catlipoca, god of war, turned the people to sacrificing living humanhearts, Quetzalcoatl left the land.

Even in the British Isles, there are stin a few remnants ofancient dragon processions for good spring weather. At one timethere were a great many such festivals. Most of the significance hasbeen lost because of the extreme propaganda by the church. InBritain many of the dragon figures carried in the processions havebeen destroyed. one of the very few remaining is carried each Mayas part of the Helston Furry Dance. Two very old dragon effigiesnow hang in the castle Museum at Norwich. The civic snap,

which is t[thorpe Snq

Througspring festirhorseshoes

opened andand fire. Th,the centerpie

In Centndragon callecalso responsilHuracan, he idown, to suglleg, the deshrshow a man sand identi& tlinitiate. O.ugothe dragont fla

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'liddled, this

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rch May. effigiesic Snap,

Winged Serpent

from Americaby Crispijn de passe, 17th centun-

which is the older of the two, dates from about 1795; the pock-thorpe Snap was made by the people of a neighbo.i.rg rriilug".

Throughout the Middle Ages, these dragor, .dgi., ?o, th.spring festivals were very elaborate. They had wings tilat flapped,horseshoes for gums that made a cracking noise as their mouthsopened and closed, and gunpowder that made them belch smokeand fire' They were painted in bright colors and quickly becamethe centerpiece and most popular part of the pro..rrio.rr.

In Central and South America and the Caribbean there was adragon called Huracan; hurricanes were named after him. He wasalso responsible for earthquakes. In olmec and Mayan carvings ofHuracan' he is shown with two foreregs, one crooked up, the otherdown, to suggest his spinning -or.-.rt. He has oniy one hindleg, the destructive leg that sweeps across the Earth. other can-ingsshow

1 man sitting inside what was called Dragon-mouth cave,and identify this person as Huracan's brother; ir is more likeiy aninitiate. Dragon-mouth Cave has the dragon,s e'e on its top withthe dragon's flaming eyebrows; the pupil of the er-e is an X. Out of

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:he cave mouth issues clouds of mist-laden breath, a symbol ofircth rain and the fertility of spirit. carved near this cave mouth arefour sets of concentric circles, the south American sign of preciousjade-water (spiritual moisture or blessings).

In ancient Greek culture Typhon was one of the children of thegoddess Gaea and Thrtarus. He created powerful, destructive whirl-winds called typhoons. He was pictured with a human body, legsof coiling serpents, a hundred dragons, heads, and many wings.Fire glittered from his many eyes.

This subspecies of dragons is petitioned for weather changes,such as bringing rain, abating a storm, or calming wind. obviously,the magician cannot collect any substance from their dwellingplaces, but he can entice them by using a small drum and the gongor bell to draw their attention. wind chimes and wind socks alsoattract them. The magician can easilywork outside with this dragonforce. However, do not go outside, particularry under trees or withany metal objects, during a thunderstorml Such action can bepotentially dangerous, because lightning could strike you.

chant while beating the drum or striking the gong with a slow,steady beat:

THs wrNos ARE HowLtNG THRoucH THE TREES.

THE crouts ARE MCING 'cRoss rHE sKy.Tur wBeurER rs cHANGTNG oNCE AGATN.

Gnrar DMGoNS ARE pASSING By.

By rHoucHr I rorrow youR ArRy DANcETunoucu MoLINTATNS oF cLouDS ABovE so HrcH.BRTNc US GooD WEATHER FoR THIS LAND.

GReer DMGoNS, pASS oN By.

Fr

nJ.fl:# prostr!the.a-on,Dragon

tend to be Eare Fire. Threlements. Bnhites, andGenerallr" th,are nearh. in.dragon. Hor+colors, a perlhide under thto aroid detec

These dnslender tails noften hare hu1srnall desert c

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'7-f ragons of the desert ani .::; :3i-:::;::--- -..: *=- =:t Fl element of Fire or Earth. cr :'.--i- ]ese c:-a3ons help, -*th

prosperity, manifestati..:s ir:.. l:e pht, sical realnn" anduthe removal of obstacles. especiallr-in coniunction rrith Air dragons.

Dragons whose territories are dry and rather on the cold sidetend to be Earthy tfpes, while those who reside in hot, dry climatesare Fire. There are a few of these dragons who are blends of the twoelements. Basically these dragons are shades of browns, tans,whites, and other colors that match their dry-land surroundings.Generally these colors are mottled in such a way that these dragonsare nearly invisible if they lie still, more so than any other kind ofdragon. However, they also have chameleon-like abilities to change

colors, a perfect camouflage to avoid detection by humans. Theyhide under the sand or in wadis and gullies when hunting or tryingto avoid detection.

These dry-land dragons are serpentine in shape, with longslender tails rather like those of lizards. The larger desert dragons

often have huge, membranous wings, but there are subspecies ofsmall desert dragons who have extremely small wings that are

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., _i-*- l-:..- ]-;i-.'::-:. r ::-:-*:tr :-' l{ -i:r-:: r'?: :r:-. :: i'oger van der Weyden, 15th century

actuallt- Do ic*"-"i::: i'i::g:urposes. They use these stubs ofwings to u-Tea:e -,tr:^:---'::;5 of sand and dust that confuse theirenemies and p'r:--.

They har-e ei*.s ir-r ot iour legs rvhich are very powerful'enabling them to rr-"o''-: :.r:-,ih. Thev run quite fast over the sand

or desert and can easilr r::;.i.istance a horse. The short flights of the

smaller dragons are mr'rre rilie long hops or jumps than flying. Ifyou are very cautious an,J remain still for a long period of time, itis possible to watch the.e srnaller varieties frolicking in and out ofthe sand as if it $'ere 1\ ater. The larger ones are more reserved;

rolling in the sand to clean their backs and sides of debris is as close

as they get to frolicking. Heavy ridges of bony eye socket over-

shadow the deep-set eves, giving shade from the hot sun. They

have a powerful hypnotic gaze that can immobilize their prey orcause their hunters and enemies to forget that they saw the dragon.

Tightly overlapping scales keep out the sand and fine dust.

Desert dron vegetadoloases or $?tthere. These tapproach andof hunting tispecies. Lnjesregion has co,night as durinr

Desert dr",deep in areils (The ones who Ithe sand by -lture hardens tounder heavy incacquire treasur€combination ofration equipmation. They arenothing befter tIsome shiny obiec

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Ft

Wingless Desert Dragon

from St. George, late r*,r,eq?r

Desert dragons can exist off the moisture in their prw ffrc s{:qron vegetation if they have no access to oases. If thq- do frewsuroases or water holes, they are cautious about meeting fornnerr,nwthere. These types of dragons are the most difficurt for lio-"=o *approach and communicate with, since they have been the *rysof hunting for centuries, probably more than others of mspecies. unless the weather turns cold and stormy or their d*eregion has cold seasons, these dragons move around as -*,{ arnight as during the day.

Desert dragons wil bu't their lairs in rocky outcroppine ordeep in areas of sand dunes, far away from huma., irrt..t*uo,,o-The ones who lair in the dunes themserves build a cave deep *:thinthe sand by mixing the sand with their corrosive saliva; nis *__ture hardens to produce super-tough walls that will onlr- v.-earienunder heavy incursions of water. They have a magpie-rikedesire toacquire treasure or anything shiny. The treasure in their lains m acombination of ancient.armor, swords, gems, and modern erplo_ration equipment' anything that glitters and catches their arten-tion. They are skilled thieves, rather rike pack rats, rvho likenothing better than the challenge of entering u .u-p and srr-ipingsome shiny object they covet while the humans sleep.

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These dragons are r.ery territorial, spending their lives in one

area. Since, like all of their species, they have very long lives andexceptional mental abilities, desert dragons know the locations ofall ancient, long-lost cities and civilizations that are now covered

with sand or simplr-rr-ere deserted. They have been observers of theexpeditions and actirities of humans for thousands of years andknow exactly rvhat happened within their territories, what humansdied there, what -,r as built or discovered, where ancient records can

still be found. f{6i",-3r-er, their distrust of humans makes it very dif-ficult to get then :o cooperate with anyone except a sympathetic,well-trained n:ar.d.an.

In the :a:;:::d deserts of the East this variety of dragon was

considered i::-<:t .,s ::lenacing to early-day travelers as the sea drag-ons \!'ere to 'a--r:s. During the 13th century, while journeyingthrough Cara*.:.::" -,.;hich is now the Chinese province of Yunnan,Marco Polo ta'* *:se "serpents," which he wrote were ten paces

long and as thicoi :-i 3 ;rater cask. He described them as having twoshort forelegs rns:: ;re head, claws like a lion, enormous heads,

great eyes, and a rnc:::h capable of swallowing a man whole.It has lon-e bea: :;knorn'ledged by dragon-watchers that those

of Ethiopia were rno:i Foisonous than those of other regions. Pre-

sumably the inten- hga: ot Ethiopia produced this effect, but it ismore likely that this suls:ecies simply evolved that way. All drag-ons were said to consume poisonous herbs in order to make theirbite more deadly. It is quite possible that the herbs in question,never mentioned b1'narne. had something that the dragon craved

and needed for its s)'stern.

Tiadition says that the magicians of Ethiopia killed and ate

their dragons to such an e\-tent that they began to lure European

dragons to their countn-. Friar Roger Bacon, in the 13th century,

was complaining about this practice; however, he also said that theEthiopian magicians saddled these stolen dragons and rode themhome. No dragon is so stupid that she/he would not know what

was in a

selves tcpromise,

HerodotIn t:

dragonswinged sr

desert driDeper

unpredicrcaution o1

Particularlas they plneeded tois excellenr

ever, ifyoranything tl

Desert:ritories oftgiven arid .

carefully.

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century,. that the

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Dragons of Desot and Arid Reg"r:

was in a magician's mind. if European dragons did agw ::DEm-

selves to be lured arvar-, it rvould have been because tb rrors'e

promised safety and a bener life. During the 5th cenrrrrl. il,-a;Herodotus reported a similar traffic in dragons.

In 1554, when Pierre Belon traveled through Egfpt, he wdragons that were presen-ed as specimens. He described them ruwinged snakes with feet. He rvas told that it was common for thesedesert dragons to flr'out oi-{rabia into Egypt.

Depending upon the element-type, desert dragons can beunpredictable and difficult to work with. It is safer to take the pre-caution of dealing with them only within a cast and sealed circle.Particularly if they are of the Fire element, these dragons tend to doas they please with a spellworking. Since heat in some form isneeded to create life, the magickal heat produced by these creaturesis excellent for manifestating desires into the physical realm. How-ever, if you are not careful, they can be quite literal, searing awavanything they consider an obstacle, whether good or bad.

Desert sand, soil, stones, even herbs may be collected in the ter-ritories of this type of dragon. You will find that certain areas ot agiven arid region will exude more power than others, so choc;ecarefully.

Chant for desert and arid-region dragons at the col-l=--::.point when gathering material. Remember to ask per::::*i5-,: -before collecting and leave a gift of water. These dragons- :*:;*-because of their hot, dry dwelling places, are not inter*:r: _:: r..r;-hol in any form.

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At home, perform your chant within a cast circle. Use a candlethat reminds you of the colors of the dragon's area and anoint itwith frankincense or myrrh oil. Amplifyyour connection byburn-ing a pinch of frankincense gum with your incense. As with Firedragons, greet the desert dragons with your sword in your powerhand, dragon pentacle in the other.

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|H ail shades.of .eds,,o'1.'g"r. ".lj da ielloi.s.p^+ have thick,heavy bodies and long snalielike neds and tails. Some of themsleep in dormant r-olcanoes ior long periods of time before

they once again become actil'e. These dragons are also visible inforest fires and large structure blazes. They are very unpredictable,

unreliable, and difficult to work with. if not properly handled, and

then onlywithin a cast and sealed circle, fire dragons will do as theyplease with a magician's spell. They will achieve the asked-for end

result, but may "burn" their way through everything to get there"

Dragons of Fire and volcanoes help with personal purificationon all levels of being, energy, courage, stamina to pursue goaXs ar:.c

finish projects, remove obstacles and barriers. Be ver;- certajrn rt :want their help in the barrier-removal, for these dragons *{ gc

through and over anything and anyone to achieve the goai 3cresults can be swift and difficult to handle emotionalir--

Fire and volcano dragons are capable to chanEj-ns their s"*-appearing to grow as the fire or volcano gains in strengrh alcpower. It is possible to see very tiny Fire dragons i.n r-'our ou-n ire-

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place or stove if you are r.ery observant and patient. These tinycreatures were called salamanders by early alchemists and dragon-vial6hg15-not the salamanders that we know living in water, butmore of a firedrake salamander with skin like asbestos and anappetite for eating red-hot coals and cinders.

In his autobiography, Benvenito Cellini, known as a goldsmith,sculptor, and alchemist, tells how he observed such a Fire dragon as

a child. He watched the tiny creature moving about in the hearthfire, eating coals, and visible for some time. When he pointed outthe firedrake to his father, the older Cellini beat the boy so hewould always remember what he had seen. As if one would notremember such an amazing experience!

For several years in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the WestCoast was plagued with severe droughts. Forest fires raged summerafter summer. Any competent magician could see and feel the greatFire draeons that came to these blazes, romping through the vastareas of flame, often rolling with the Air dragons above the super-heated inttrnos. Unfortunately, what gave the Fire dragons delight,frustrated and anno'ed the forest dragons, sometimes precipitat-ing battles or-er rerritorr'.

Obsidian" purnice stone, and lava rock may be collected fromvolcanic po*€r spor;. R.emember, this is one type of dragon thatrequires a gift of a l-irtle eood riine or alcoholic spirits in return.Anything less and Fire dra-eons Eet tesn, to sav the least, or so thelegends and folktales sar-. Ifrou ger a t-eeling of the slightest hesita-tion about taking anv of the stones, do not take any! If volcanodragons say "no," that is exacth'rvhat theymean. Try to communi-cate further with them to see if they just do not want you to takeany from that particular spot, or if they do not want you to takeany at that time. They mav say "yes" at another time and place.

Chant for Fire and volcano dragons at the collecting pointwhen gathering material. Remember to ask permission before col-lecting and leave a gift of good wine or alcohol.* And do not takechances by going into a dangerous volcanic area.

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At home, chant within the cast circle. Use a red candleanointed with cinnamon oil. Burn a pinch of cinnamon with yourincense. or break pieces of cinnamon bark, and add a littre at a

time to the burner. Always greet Fire dragons with the sword inyour power hand, dragon pentacle in the other.

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to dissolve problems and sweep away troublesc::= r*r{irrrd-They are of very dark colors: black, gray, pe\\-t-:. _:::, ln.lmu

magenta, purple, reds and greens so dark that ther .::qir u r€black. Their bodies are heavy and huge; in fact, th.-,] ... ::d ,ir-usrof all dragons. Their wide wedge-shaped heads sit a::: : - rri€ ,,Hi**irTheir serpentine tails are either barbed or with a si_rs: s,;,,{rrf, xmthe ends. Enormous wings carry them on swift ili:_-:s

When dragons of chaos and destruction m:-.:: *r"8,r",** **,help in rituals, they do everything in a big war.. l_*_=-, r: :-e{ ftrLrrlimited view of happenings, straight to the hearr .: ---:. ,,r,n.,,***, o,be certain you can stand their help before you c.- -: --ri"sr- rnescdragons work with re-creation of lives, relatio:::-:::"i" r,,irrrt ;;lrg;breaking of barriers; changing luck; vast cha::=; I .:*- ,-,.,on past lives; divination; the confining of en.::-:ji :. &rlrrrr,t ilr4Tr:

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body. She was called a dragon and was said to be a monstrous crea-

ture with a scaly serpentine body, four legs, and horns on her head.

After her spurt of initial creative activity, Tiamat spent her exis-tence in repose. One of her offspring, the god lvlarduk, eventuallykilled her and build the earth and sky out of her body. This is asymbolic description of the activities of a chaos dragon: the break-ing down of a static life-form and re-creation of another.

The ancient Egyptians said that before heaven and earthappeared, a great brood of serpents was created. Thev called these

the Oldest of the Old. These serpents were very long and had onlytwo legs. After the creation of the world and the universe, these ser-

pents were confined, whether deliberately or by choice is not cer-

tain, in the Underworld, which every soul had to pass through onits way to judgment. The Egyptians advised that the soul shouldtread carefully on its journey, treating with respect the Oldest andhis wife rvho reigned there.

The Egvptians also had a legend about the great serpent-dragon Apep rvho daily threatened the Sun god Ra when the Sun

boat had to pass through darkness each night. The god Set whorode in the boat uith the Sun god battled Apep on each nightlyjourney. When there x as a solar eclipse, the Egyptians believed thatApep had broken out of his Underrvorld realm and had come intothe physical world to do battle rrith Ra.

In Nordic mFth, Niflheim rvas the lair of the great destructivedragon of chaos whose name rvas Nidhogg or Nidhoggr. DreadBiter, as he was also called,lay coiled about the root of the WorldTiee, constantly gnawing at it to destroy it. Nidhogg's attempts at

destruction were countered daily by the Norns who sprinkled the

tree with water from their sacred well. But when Ragnarok, or the

end of the world, comes, the Norse say that Nidhogg will fly over

the Hills of Darkness with the bodies of the dead on his wings.

Another of Dread Biter's tasks was to strip the flesh off all corpses.

Although dragons in general were looked upon as bringing dis-

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often quite literally omens of catastrophe. They can be seen in r:r--:

area of disaster when other dragons create such things as grea:storms, earthquakes, or floods, but their power lies in creating orprecipitating wars, bloodshed, plagues, and desolation whenhumans have gotten things out of balance. unfortunately, it seemsto take such occurrences to make hurnans want to find a better r'ar-of doing things.

Although the dragons of chaos and destruction create uphea'aisand complete transformations and rebirths, they are not e'il. The :magick power is vital to the magician. They require as much t,::.-thought and caution as when working with Fire dragons. B;: --your life and plans have become static, your luck stuck in a n3s: * , :mode, or circumstances or people are making you feei heir-,., .-. _

hopeless, then these dragons will turn the tide of er.ents. l:s: :. - -:certain that you are prepared for the drastic chanqes tha: -.". ,_. : : - ,

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As with many kinds of dragons, the chaos dragons ffc (c-nected with death and rebirth; in fact, more so than others offfispecies. Often, when riding the dragon in an attempt to destroybarriers and remove enemies, one finds oneself face to face withoneself-the worst enemy of all. This ride can turn into adramatkrebirth for the magician if she/he is willing to accept what is b€iryshown by the dragon.

This connection with death and rebirth can still be seen on cof-fin decoration well into the Middle Ages. A wooden coffin fromZobingen, Wrirttembergisches Landesmuseum, Stuttgart, has abeautifully carved and coiling serpent on it.

A close magician friend of mine had a problem, not of hermaking, with another magician. Louise's problems began when she

married and no amount of magick seemed to lessen the mentalattacks. Finally, she called upon the dragons of chaos and destruc-tion. She did not specifr what they should do; she only stated theproblem and the fact that she wanted a definite end to the situa-tion. Up until the final moments of the ritual, Louise had not beensure exactlF hort she rvas being attacked and had only a suspicionby whom, but the dragons let her clearly know. As she was workingwith the dragon mirror, she was given a glimpse of her attacker,heard an audible crack, and 'saw' a second mirror shatter. Theattacking magician must have had a shock upon finding her ritualmirror in pieces. The attacks stopped. Louise now has a hugedragon that protects her home, as well as the little guardian dragonwho plays with her cat. The positive results of this ritual came fromseveral important factors: the cause was just; there were nospecifics given as to what should be done;harm was not intended.

The dragons of chaos and destruction must be called onlywithin a cast and sealed circle. All movements and gestures withinthe circle must be counterclockwise. Burn patchouli, basil, anddragon's blood, or a binding incense. Use black or the darkest ofpurple candles. Greet these dragons with the sword in your powerhand, the staff in the other.

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chaos dragon. You may find yourself on a flight murt, fufrom what you had in mind. your thoughts on the best shlbthe problem you planned to zap may not be the best solutil-{and the dragon will instinctivelyknowthis. A chaos dragmfllrfor the heart of the problem, with full intentions of kno&iryaeof existence or disabling it in such away that you can morbward to your goal unimpeded.

Too many magicians who end up with solutions that arevrfrdisturbing to them, and their lives are in that predicament siryrrbecause they did not deeply consider the true nature of their pmblem. They accepted the surface appearance of the problem insrdof delving into the heart of it. If their request to the chaos dragmhad been worded differently, they could have avoided the drasticsolution by bringing back balance in a slightly different mann€f,.The magician should be really certain that she/he is prepared toaccept all the results from a dragon ride with a chaos dragon.

The main reason for riding a dragon is so that the magician canremove barriers and obstacles, inanimate or animate, that impedeforward progress. The ride also can impress upon her/his subcon-scious mind that elimination of problems has occurred. withoutthisdeep-felt realization, the subconscious mind will continue to believethat the problems still exist because, according to the literal consciousmind, nothing has been done. Riding a dragon should ideally be acathartic experience. The magician should be able to release all nega-tive feelings about the situation by the end of the journey.

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Supplies: Pentacle disk; dragon pentacle; water chalice with a

little fresh water in it; dish of salt;wine chalice;black or dark-pur-

ple altar candles; sword; wand; incense burner; binding incense

and/or dragon's blood, basil and patchouli; gong or bell; staff'

Use the Basic Dragon Ritual, remembering to cast the circle

counterclockwise and call the element dragons in reverse order.

When you kneel before the altar with the sword in both hands,

project your interest and plea for help from the dragons of chaos

and destruction as strongly as you can. Continue this for several

minutes. Then say:

BT,HOLD, ALL DRAGONS OF DARKNESS AND CHANGE,

I, (magickal name), sEEK YouR DRAGoN MAGICK'

Wtrs (name of sword) IN MY HAND' I sursR vouR

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I Ci..I \oLI, O DRAGONS ANCIENT AND WISE.

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Continue uith the rrtual up to the point where you may add

any spellworking.Take the sword in r-our porrer hand, the staffin the other. Stand

facing the altar and tap the staff three times on the floor while

holding the sword pointed at the dragon pentacle. Chant in tones

that vibrate through your bodY:

CoMe, DnecoNrs!

Colral, DRecouIs, To MY CALL!

DnecoNs oF cHAos, HEAR MEI

DnecoNrs! DnecoNrs! DnacoNIs!

Either remain standing or, to be more comfortable, sit before

the altar. Close your eyes and visualize yourself astride the back of

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a great dragon of darkness. The dragon is swiftly winging throughthe night, blowing great billows of smoke and fire. s.. hi*it.,zooming down on your problems, scattering them, turning theminto ashes. Remember, do not specifically intend harm to any per-son. Feel the excitement and rush of joy as you realizeyou are nowfree. Open your eyes, and feel within yourself the power of thedragon. Know thatyou are going to win over all obstacles.

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Return to the altar. Still holding the sword in your punu l*nd,take the staffin the other. Tap the staffthree times and cfirns

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4V smaller than other drason-i- lhE-.-- c".::le ln afi conors. ffir ::eAlittle guardians are colored in pasren or fiEfrter shades icth rej-,-

scales of a mFiad of hues. This smallness and color varietr s€exn ropoint to the possibility that these dragons are more or less seningan apprenticeship, that they are younger dragons. The older adultdragons range in dimensions from tiger-size to absolutely huge;their scales are more pronounced and harder, while the little oneshave softer scales, sometimes barely discernable.

Dragons age very slowly; therefore the juvenile stage could welllast a hundred or more years, a relatively short period of time forlong-lived dragons.

Guardian dragons would appear to be serving a type ofapprenticeship by working with humans. This is their time of"schooling," of learning about humans, and of strengthening theirindividual powers. And as with all schools, the little guardian drag-ons are supervised by one or more adult dragons; you may or maynot see these teachers. This supervision is for the safety of the little

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ones, as well as your protection' Little guardian dragons can get

quite exuberant at times.

Although the powers of guardian dragons are not as strong or

focused u, ihor. of larger dragons, they can help with protection;

friendship; love; divinalion, such as tarot, runes) or crystal reading;

the development of psychic abilities; dancing; singing; and general

rituals.Having a guardian or guardians from the dragon kingdom has

distinctadvantages.Theybecomequiteprotectiveifyouarefriends with them. These little dragons are more or less astral

watchdogs of both your proPerty and your person' In this period

of history with crime rates soaring, a magician' indeed any Person'

is foolish not to take advantage of any offered help in protection of

sell family, and property. With guardian dragons' there is no

cleanup; on. feeJs them on love and created energy' They are

invisibie and quiet, at least to the senses of most people' However'

theycananddomakedisturbingnoises,uncomfortablevibra-tional feelings, and sometimes actual appearances to those they feel

might cause their friends distress or harm in any way'

Mostoftheselittleguardiandragonsarequiteplayful.Theyfrolic with and often Lur. household pets. one of our little

guardians takes delight in startling Finnigan' one of our cats' but

f,e treats the other cat, Callisto, with respect. All of our little

guardians love young children, following them about with great

interest.Indescribingdragons'onecanusethePronounsheorsheinterchangeably,sinceitisdifficulttoknowthesexofdragonsunless theY tell You.

Nip and Tuck are our knee-high dragons' They are quite heavy

through the body and have stubs of wings; I have never seen them

fly, but they run at top speed up anf d-own the stairs' They are col-

ored in metallic .urth hrr., with flashes of gold and deep forest

greenontheirscales.IhaveneverbeenabletotellwhichoneisNiplnd which is Tuck; they seem to think this is a great joke' More

than one timto have a norare as real tcdown rightb

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to have a nonbelieving visitor give me a strange look. \lr dr..: :,are as real to me as my cats, who also have a bad habit of r.,11gdown right behind me.

Tinsel, the tiniest of the dragons, is only the length of my hand,She is a shade of spring green, soft as silk, with tra"nspareni *r.rg,almost as long as she is. Her belry scales are corored with electricblue, deep rose, gold, and silver like a gem_studded vest. Nip andTuck are likely to be anlwhere in the house, while Tinsel can befound nestled in my hair, draped over one of my ears like an exoticornament, or snoozing on top of the bookcases. After workinglong hours in front of a computer, I often need my neck adjustedbecause of tension. Fortunatery, myhusband does this for -.. orr"night while doing this, he started to laugh and said, .,Listen

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with a constant stream of talk. "I don't need n:-.' -. ..Ouch! Does that hurt? Don't hurt her now."

A dragon-loving friend has a guardian named Q *- :,.is black except for silver on his wings, yellow-gold er'.s lred mouth. Like most guardian dragons, Quicksilve: :cious sense of humor and a delightful laugh.

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themselves to a person. Therefore, it is entirely possible to h:",': ,: -

eral guardian dragons to a family and even several to a perso:-

Guardian dragons are the most friendly of their species anc :,-.=

most fun-loving. They enjoy simple impromptu rituals il- ":include dancing, singing, and general fun. Simple, very relaxed :i:-uals such as these are an excellent u,ay to introduce children in::the field of ritual and getting acquainted with dragons. It is also .verr-qood rr'av for adults to unrvind and release stress.

Thes: Cr:sons are attracted to einger and sweet-smelling ar::spicf inc::r':., l::..- ::: qr:-'.tl','rnterested in divination and har-e .tendencr-to :r::r- r',.-:'.'"---: s:lulder while you are reading carc..

or practicing ;:-, s:', ::- :,:. :-: instance. They are interested in stc-

ries, especiallr ii::. ::;.--': is rortrar.ed as powerful, wily, and no:defeated by punr :: : ::,...

A friend's 5i5-r':::--..: caushter was having difficulty seeing

her dragons and r.-as c:-:e upset about it. Her father finally gave

her a rock crystal anr :old her to put it against her foreheaci.

Immediately, she sar.'hei dragons. Now it is common for her to

keep a piece of crystal handr- so she can enjoy this new way of "see-

ing" her dragon friends.If you are having trouble visualizing your dragons, try using a

piece of rock crystal. It does not have to be flawless, nor does ithave to have points. It u'ould appear that this type of crystal acts as

a kind of magnifring glass to the psychic through the third eye in

the middle of the forehead. When you have mastered the technique

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CZA he dragons representine rhe :,":;:s ::: used basically for per-t I I formins ceremonies or ritrals o:: ;"::.il days and in certainf\|} hours, lr to acquire certain phrs:cai Lr: ;ersonality traits. If

this is to be part of your rirual methods. I sugsest you carefullyread the charts on the next two pages for both riar-and night plan-etary hours. Remember to adjust for daylight sar-ings time.

some magicians feel that planetary dragons are onlr.elementalenergies and not specific beings of any kind. That has not been myexperience. That is like saying there are only gnomes and no faeries.I suppose it is all in one's perception of other levels of beings.

The idea behind using planetary days and hours is that you areconnecting with a stronger energy for use in your rituals. As theelements are the substance of the universe, the planets are moreconcerned with action and process. Only seven astrological bodieswere used by the ancients: Sun (Q), Moon ()), Mercury (H),Venus (Q), Mars (Cf ), Jupitet (4), and Saturn (T2). These corre-spond to the days of the week and the hours of each day. To use thissystem, find the planet that corresponds to the type of ritual r-ouplan to do. Then select the proper day and hour in which to do i:.

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The waxing or increasing Moon is the time for spells of increase,

building, and growth, rvhile the waning or decreasing Moon is the

time for decrease, destmction, removal, and binding. For the Sun,

the bright day'ight hours are used for increasing magick, with noon

being strongest. For decreasing magick, perform during the evening

hours, with midnight being strongest. Each planet has a dragon rit-ual chant for the phvsical, mental-emotional, and spiritual aspects

of grorvth. These chants are to be used in conjunction with candles

of the appropriate color. Consider carefully the reasons behind your

choice of planet characteristics before you do these rituals. And

never go to extremes b.v constantly performing the same rituals for

the same characteristics. You can get overloaded and create worse

problems for yourself if you do. An example would be using the

planet Mars too much; this would eventually produce negative

aspects, such as an explosive temPer and impatience.

Carve your desires into the candle with your ritual dagger.

Anoint the candle with a planetary oil, from the wick to the bot-tom to bring something to you, from the bottom to the wick to

move something away from you.

AIso part of each ritual should be the choosing of planetary

herbs as an offering to the dragon ofthat planet. You can enhance

the power more br- surrounding the candle with stones chosen fortheir specific energies. All planetary candles should be left on the

altar to burn completely out.

Use the Basic Dragon Ritual as a foundation ritual and insert

the chant for your chosen planet in the proper places. Invite the

dragons of that planet to join you in dance and ritual; if you do not

extend an invitation, why should they bother to join you? Chose

music that reflects what you feel about the chosen planet. Let your

feelings be sensitive to the atmosphere around you so that you willbe aware of the dragons'arrival and participation.

When you reach the part of the ritual where you insert specific

spellworking, carve your desire into the candle; anoint it with the

oil. Lightdchant. Finil

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Day: Sundar,-

Color: yellow,

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Stones: Zircnn,leth.

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Rules: Leo.

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oil. Light the candle and surround it with stones. Say the planetan-chant. Finish by chanting the Charm of Making:

By crow op Stl- THE porrTR's BEGUN.

By MooNsrAM's LIGFTT rHE spELL IS RIGHT,

To cnnaro DESTRE sy E{Rru aNl FtRn.

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When finished with the spellworking, complet. i[6 .1e*cDragon Ritual.

FnrtDay: Sunday.

Color: Yellow or gold.

Metal: Gold.

Stones : Zir con, j acinth, goldstone, top az, yellort' diamond. chnso-leth.

Plants: Acacia, bay laurel, benzoin, cassia, chamomile, swe€t cice$cinnamon, clove, frankincense, ginger, juniper, mastic, mrrrh,oak, patchouli, rosemary, storax.

Rules: Leo.

Oils: Bay laurel, cinnamon, clove, frankincense, ginger, patchouli,rosemary, styrax.

futuals Involving: Health, healing, confidence, hope, prosperitpvitality, personal fulfillment, immediate family, life-energy,

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money, favor, honor, promotion' success' support of those

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Srrnogrn oF BoDl vITALITY,

I lrSr lW THAT YOU GIVE TO ME.

Srx onecolt, LooK oN ME wITH FAVoR

Tnrr powrn, RICHES I trlev sevoR.

!{cntel-Emotional Chant:

I ugpp A Boosr oF coNFIDENCE,

A cIRcre FIRM oF FRIENDSHIPS rRUE,

Nrw uope rHAT's BASED oN TRUTHFULNEss.

Srnr onecoN, FoR THESE I oo rHexr vou.

Spiritual Chant:

I sepT YoUR GIFT oF PERSoNAL FULFILLMENT.

HaRKEN, SUN rnecoN!Gnevr ME succEss oN My SpIRITUAL pATH.

BL$s ue, Stttq onecoN!

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Notes: Perform on a Monday andlor during the waxing Moon,with the Full Moon being strongest. A silver, blue, or lavender

candle.

Day: Monday.

Color: Lavender, silver, blue, pearl-white.

Metal: Silver.

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Rules: Cancer.

camphor. ca.e;ar-illa, clary sage,ros€marr-, sa n,-i: hsgo6.

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Oils: Birch, camphor. nangrp,aru, iasmine, lotus, mint, rosmrrs_sandalwood, rristeria. tlang rlang --!-'v' rrurr rrlr(l

Rituals Involving: Trar.el. r_isions, divinations,love, agric"lry., dornestic life, medicine,aspects, h?ter. binh, dme, theft, emotions.

Physical Chant:

I seer \L{cicK DFrp -LxD oLD,AlL rHl ro\-E -\rtr FE{RT c-{\- H.LD,Grues rL{GrcK oF THE pLL\Ts.{\-D EARTH,psycmc crFTs To _trD REBTRTH.

Mental-Emotional Chant:

EnaorroNs AND TrME ARE so HARD To coNTRoLANo ro FATHoM, O poweR oF THE MooN.Tpacn ME youR MAGICKAL RrruALs AND wAysTuar I MAy LEARN coNTRoL vERy sooN.

Spiritual Chant:

VITws oF THE FUTURE THAT CoME IN THE NIGHTWurlr rHE sILvER Mooru RrDES HrcH rN THE sKy,I srlr youR rNSTRUcrroN To uNLocK My DREAMSTHar uy sprRIT MAy cRow AND THRrvE.

dreams, magdgluck, feminine

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C-olor: Orange, violet, multicolored' pale yellow'

Metal: Quicksilver, alloYs'

Stones: Carnelian, fire oPal, agate'

Plants: Anise, cataway'cassia, club moss' dittany of Crete' lavender'

licorice, parsley, sandalwood' storax'

Rules: Gemini, Virgo.

Oils: Lavender,lemon,lily of valley' nutmeg' sandalwood' styrax'

vervain.

Rituals Involving: Intellect, memory' science' creativity' business'

magickal conjurations, divination' prediction' eloquence' gift

of tongues, speed, speech, writing' Poetry' inspiration'

improvement of mind fo*tt, healing of nervous disorders'

Physical Chant:

MECTCT, THE ARIS, SUCCESS IN MY TRADE'

Buswrss wISDoM AND DTvINATIoN'

Tuess GIFTS I woulD GAIN FoR MY PHYSICAL GRowrH

ANP ro HELP IN MY coNJURATIoNS'


Tsn s:rceov FIRE oF INTELLECT

Tnn rtcur oF cREATIVITI

INsPnertorq AND ELoQUENCE'

I esr rHer You sEND Now To ME'

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Day: Fri

Color: G

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Rules: Thrn

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THr powsR oF pRrDrcrroN To ArD My FELLowMAli,GRe\rr rHIs, DRAGoN oF MERCURy.

Hterwc powER FoR THE MIND AND soul,Trecn ME THE usES, O DRAGoN cnsAT!

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Notes: Perform on a Friday and/or during the waxing Moon, wi6the Full Moon being strongest. A pale green, light blue, or pinkcandle.

Day: Friday.

Color: Green, light blue, pale green, pink.

Metal: Copper.

stones: Amber, malachite, jade, peridot, coral, emerald, turquoise.

Plants: Ambergris, catnip, wild cherry, deer,s tongue, lemon ver_bena, mugwort, red saunders, rose, sandalwood, savory, thyme,vetiver, violet, yarrow.

Rules: Thurus, Libra.

Oils: Ambergris, apple blossom, cherry, mint, rose, tuberose, ver_vain, violet, ylang ylang.

Rituals Involving: Love, marriage, friendship, pleasure, beauty,artistic creativity, imagination, fertility, partnerships, sex, spir-itual harmony, compassion, children.

Physical Chant:

My gpent AND soul LoNG FoR TRUE LovE ANDFRIENDSHIPS.

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DnecoN oF \rE\ls, sHARE THESE GIFTS'

Fon runouca :rIERIENCING THEM, I sgell BECOME

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Tnecs ME lr-: IYS oF TRUE PARTNERSHIPS'

Mental-Emotiona- l:-ant:

Bmuii ' - :::j -\ ALL DISGUISES'

EVgl :;: -i:,.-:'-ITY.

I\{i. -l; " . . - l: :IIGHTENS THE LIFE'

Gl.-., ;'.;:lilAlFERTILITY.

, : -:E SOUL IS A TREASURED GIFT.

; -. \-;\us, TEACH ME SPIRITUAL HARMOI'IY'

i. , l; ::1 -\LL BEINGS IN ALL PLACES

, :.: --\ YOUR GREAI WINGS'

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Notes: Perlo:::: ::' ' luesday and/or during the waxing Moon'

with the f :''' l"l - -:' aeing strongest' A red candle'

Day: Tuesdal'.

Color: Red.

Metal: Iron' steel'

Stones: Garnet, bloodsione, red agate, ruby, red loPaz.

plants: Allspice, basil. dragon,s blood, ginger, patchouli, pePPer'

pine, squill'

Rules: Aries, ScorPio'

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Physical Chant:

CouRecr_r.IRE, BURr\ MUCH HIGHER,Exrncg coME. Maic ME FREEOr orsrRs'wu. Tnacn ME srrllTo sr MysELR ABoyE AIL ELsE.


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Spiritual Chant:

Souernraes rHE coNFlrcr wTrHrN My owN soulKleps ME FRoM REACHING MY sPIRITUAL GOAL.Ltpr rur vErL, AND LET ME sEETHat optrN THE NEGATTvE rs ME.

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Notes: Perform on a Thurs day andlorwith the Full Moon being strongest.

Day: Thursday.

Color: Blue, purple.

during the waxing Moon,A purple or blue candle.

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S:ones: lapis lazuli, amethyst, turquoise, sapphire'

Plants: Anise, betony, cinquefoil, jasmine, lavender' etri.oi' sl{e'

yerba santa.

Rules: Sagittarius, Pisces.

Oils: Anise, bergamot, cedar, fir, honeysuckle, jasmine' lavender'

nutmeg, orris, strawberrY'

futuals Involving: Honor, riches, health, friendships, the heart's

desires, luck, accomplishment, religion' trade and employ-

ment, treasure, legal matters.

Physical Chant:

GneNr ME HoNoR AND succESS'

CseNcs MY LUcK AND MAKE ME BoLD'

Grve IraE RICHES AND HAPPINESS.

ATT TOU GIVE MY LIFE CAN HOLD.


Goers rl LIFE -\RE \EEDED

To sR.n'c PL{CE To rHE rIr-ND.

Goers FoR tL{\-D -l.\D r\:TELLECT,

SEND, O oucox m;n.

Spiritual Chant:

ANY tesr I cas eccoMPLISH

Wtru YouR AID, JuPlrEn DRAGoN'

Splntruer PATHS oPEN BEFoRE ME'

Srr uv FEET oN THE RIGHT PATH'

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Notes: perform on a satur day and,/or during the waxing .{oon.with the Full Moon being,r-"g.r,. A black or indigo candJe.Day: Saturday.

Color: Black, indigo.

Metal: Lead.

Stones: Onyx, jet, pearl, star sapphire.

Plants: Aspen, balm of Gilead, bistort, boneset, juniper" rnrrh.patchouli, storax, yerba buena, il; mate.Rules: Capricorn, Aquarius.

oils: Balm of Gilead, cypress, high /ohn the conqueror, musk,myrrh, patchouli, ,ty.u*. e t -^

Rituals Involving: Knowledge, familiars, death, reincarnation, pro_tecting buildings, binding, or...o_irg curses, protection inff::::t,

retribution, duties, responsibiliti.s, irrRuen.Jr, ao.-

Physical Chant:

CrreR our THE NEGATTvE. BRruc rN THE GooD.BtNo up My ENEMIEs, cuRsEs AND ALt.pRornctroN

FoR ME AND My LovED oNES HERESeNo rnov youR GREAI DARK HALL.


RrspoNsts[ITyAND DUTIES sHouLD Nor wEIGH DowNTHt sooy AND MIND As MrNE HAVE DoNE.Ssow ME THE KARMA THAT I MUsr sMoorHSo ruE BATTLE MrcHT BE woN.

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Spiritual Chant:

TunoucH THE corts oF MISTS AND TrME

I ssgr My KARMIC pATHS To KNowTH T I MIGHT REACH NEw HEIGHTS sUBLIME

ANo spnrrually EXpAND AND GRow.

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sometimes we need to enhance the good qualities of the signunder which we were born, ,ometim.r lessen the negative quali_ties' Many times we need the quarities and energi., oFoin.. rigr*for a short period. By using,f* .fr""1 under "uJr roa;ursign, themagician can addto

flvhis rnugi.kut energies, particularrywheashe/he musr face a sticky situation o. a.ui*iii arm.ri, peopre-However, no magician should *"* *frn tn" po*.r, "?.r. rrptoo long or she/he.may develop too much of a particular porr&thereby overbalancing.

As with planetary dragons, indeed all dragons, the n"-t.-t_should extend a mentar inriitutio'to join the ritual cho@nrrrirthat reflects to you the zodiac r""?" which ,*r.* **oSteven Halpern has recorded ,orrL very beautifuI IfrTAF Eusic

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Dragon from a Zodiac Diagram

specifically for the zodiac signs, but these may not appeal to you.

Response to music is a very personal thing. Your responses can

even change from time to time, depending uPon your emotions,

physical health, and environmental situation. What feels right one

time may not be appropriate at another.

Like the planetary rituals, these zodiac rites use candles, herbs,

and oils of the appropriate sign to connect with dragon energy and

draw on it. The colors in parentheses are those given by the

astrologer Noel Tyl.

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use the Basic Dragon Rituar as a foundation rimd, rd&,,E rreappropriate colors, herbs, etc. Insert these chants i" e;ffi#spellworking is called for. Dance with your dragonq *g'*ifrffi@chant vowel sounds with them. at ihe end of whichemun mdtrcchant you decide to use, meditate on absorbing the *W_mqualities for which you have asked. Listen irr*uriry ro. ffi_."

$,riexNotes: Perform during bright noon or the hour of Mars, and fu_ing the waxing Moon, with the Full Moon being *.orrge*Color: Red.

Ruling Planet: Mars.

Stone: Diamond.

Flower: Geranium.

Description: Energetic, impatient, lacking in foresight, short_tem_pered, sarcastic, witty, luckS demanJing, rt uri__i.rl.a, *,_ting, egocentric, adventuresome, feisty.

Chant:

SueRppwEn MIND, ENERGY,

Anrcs DRAGoN, BRING To ME.BouNorEss LUCK, ADVENTURE BoLD,Tllesn ARE THrNG I waNr ro HoLD.DRecoN RED oF LUCK AND wILL,HErp ur My DESTRES To FILL.

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lriotes Perform during bright noon or the hour of Venus, and dur-ing the waxing Moon, with the Full Moon being strongest.

Color: Pink and blue (Tyl-green and turquoise).

Ruling Planet: Venus.

Stone: Emerald.

Flower: Violet.

Description: Patient, loyal, emotionally stable, stubborn, practical,

dependable, organized, materialistic, possessive, plodding,sweet, calm, determined, security-oriented.

Chant:

I ssAncn FoR A cALM, swEET SPIRIT.

Thunus DRAGoN, cotvts!

Peuei{ct AND STABILITY MUST BE PART oF MY LIFE.

Tucu ME, cREAr DRAGoN!

I wouro BE PRACTICAL, oRGANIZED.

Snow ME THE wAE EMERATI nnecoN!

Gtmirri

Notes: Perform during bright noon or the hour of Mercury, and

during the waxing Moon, with the Full Moon being strongest.

Color: Multicolors.

Ruling Planet: Mercury.

Stone: Agate.

Flower: Lily of valley.

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Description: Versatile, fickle, curious, high strung, a flrrt, cbanFable, anxious, petty, superfi ciar, communicative.Chant:

MeNrar euicKNEss, vERsATiLE wAys,Tnrsr I asr ro FrLL Mr DAys-CouuuNtcauoN slcus so srRoNG,Dnacou, sHow ME Rrcril FRoM wRoNG.

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Notes: perform during bright noon or the hour of the Moon, andduring the waxing MoJn, *irt -it".

ruu Moon being strongest.Color: silver, pastels (Tyl_silver, white, dark blue).Ruling Planet: Moon.

Stone: Pearl.

Flower: Larkspur.

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nurturing, moody, cringing, dependen! ta4a

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MeTE ME CARING wITH NURTURING WAYs,Rrcrprrye wrrH GooD MEMoRy.Tpacn ME coNTRoL oF EMorroNs AND LrFE.THaNr you. So MorE rr BE.

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Notes: Perform during the day or the hour of the Sun, and duringthe waxing Moon, with the Full Moon being strongest.

Color: Gold and scarlet (Tyl-orange and yellow).

Ruling Planet: Sun.

Stone: Ruby.

Flower: Marigold.

Description: Positive, optimistic, warm) dogmatic, organizational,hardworking, persistent, dramatic, colorful, generous, flam-boyant, arrogant, inspiring, performer.

Chant:

Posrrrvr ourlooK I weNr IN MY LIFE,

\\-{R\1 THoUGHTS AND FIRM PERSISTENCE.

I "",-."- TO BE GENEROUS, OUTGOING TO ALL.

For =..s: I xrEo YouR ASSISTANCE.

Eirgu

Notes: Perform during bnght dar-or the hour of Mercury, and dur-ing the waxing \foon. r'ith the Full \Ioon being strongest.

Color: Gray and nav,v blue iTvl-brotns, rust orange, dark blue).

Ruling Planet: Mercuri'.

Stone: Sapphire.

Flower: Pansy.

Description: Neat, fussy, conservative, efficient, studious, retiring,worrier, practical, logical, dependable, analytical, workaholic.

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Chant:

GoARiErr:Io:

Notes: perto

during C

Color: Ligfit

Ruling plane

Stone: Opal.

Flower: Rose.

Description:artistic, ge

Chant:

Socrr.-

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cblue).

Drapns of the Zodiac

Chant:

Gooo sruDy HABIS, r.ocrc AND PRACTICAL,

Ane an rRArrs oF THE srcN oF VrRco.ErrtcnNcv, NEATNrss, ARE GooD THINGS To HAVE.I ossmr rHEsE TRIJTS, As you KNow

Tf,ttua

Notes: Perform during bright daylight or the hour of venus" andduring the waxing Moon, with the Full Moon b"iog srrongest.

Color: Light blues, pink, soft rose (Tyl-blue-greenl.

Ruling Planet: Venus.

Stone: Opal.

Flower: Rose.

Description: Refined, diplomatic, vacillating, vain, social, just,artistic, gentle, tactful, gracious, peace loving.

Chant:

Socmr sKILLS, ARTISTIC wAys,

I llepp ro BRTcHTEN up My DAys.

GeNrmNnss, DIpLoMACy,

ARn NscEssARy Now ro ME.

LtsRA oRAcoN, cMCIous, cooD,Hrtp \as AS you KNow you sHouLD.

$rrrr'yit\lotes: Perform during bright daylight or the hour of Mars, and

during the waxing Moon, with the Full Moon being strongest.

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Color: Deep reds, such as maroon (Tyl-red and black).

Ruling Planet: Pluto.

Stone: Topaz.

Flower: Chrysanthemum.

Description: Secretive, intelligent, psychic, manipulative, passion-

ate, stubborn, well-organized, deceitful, resourceful, vindictive,tenacious, methodical.

Chant:

Msrnontcel SKILLS ARE GooD TooLS oF TRADE.

SBcnscv A NECESSITY roR rug Alr.A ueCICnN NEEDS INTELLECT STRONG AND FIRM.

DMGON, WITH THESE GLADDEN MY HEART.

fiagilturi:ux

Notes: Perform during bright daylight or the hour of |upiter, and

during the rvaxing Moon, with the Full Moon being strongest.

Color: Purple and deep blue (lvl-dark blue).

Ruling Planet: jupiter.

Stone: Tirrquoise.

Flower: Narcissus.

Description: Outspoken, freedom loving, independent, warm, out-going, spiritually oriented, athletic, opportunist, inspiring.

Chant:

FRggoorrr LovING, WARM AND FREE,

Secrrrenlus DRAGoN, coME To ME.

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Notes: Fdurir

Color: DRulingpt

Stone: Ca

Flower: C

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Dragons ofthe Zodiac

INsprRt ME wrrH DEF :FG:TS oLD,O spnruer DRAcoti" lcrst lre BoLD.

Notes: Perform during b.tht &r@ or the hour of saturn. andduring the waxing Moon" d& fre F:I lfoon being ffiongesr-

Color: Dark shades (Ti*-bte*LRuling Planet: Saturn.

Stone: Garnet.

Flower: Carnation.

Description: Rigid, practical lG, ll,ilN!-i4 p:*prrr, o?rn.ionated, sarcastic sensc of lr"rrror, p6dd,.ffid4 mforrlf,cold, pessimistic patieng nililcss, mtttioos

Chant:

THe soumo oF MoNEy srrRs AMBITIoNTo sg PRACTICAL AND PERSIST.

I woulo BE PMCTICAL AND EFFICIENT

Tner uy LIFE BE FULL AND BLEssED.

$,guariuxNotes: Perform during bright daylight or the hour of the Moon,

and during the waxing Moon, with the Full Moon beingstrongest. The choice of the hour of the Moon is strictly mypreference as there is never a planetary hour listed for this sign.However, I feel that, since the Moon rules water, this is a lo '-cal choice.

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C-olor: Iridescent blues (Tyl_rust, dark orange).

Ruling Planet: Uranus.

Stone: Amethyst.

Flower: Orchid.

Description: perceptive, temperamental, or ganized,erratic, cool,detached, ingenious, impersonal, gouiori*ila,' ifurf"f,out-going, self-expressive, unconventional.

Chant:

ImvpurtvrxEss AND rNSrcHT DEEpBRrNc ro ME wHrLE I,M asrcnp.Snu-ExpRsssroN FEEDs rHE sour.Herp ue FrND A RTcHER coAL.

ffiixcex

Notes: Perform drlinS bright daylight or the hour of Venus, andduring the waxing Moon, witi, tie Full Moon being strongest.Again, this zodiac sign has no corresponding usable planetaryhour. However, it is considered the exaltation of Venus, so Ichose this planet.

Color: Sea greens (Tyl__dark blue).

Ruling Planet: Neptune.

Stone: Aquamarine.

Flower: Water lily.

Description: Refined, shrewd, impractical, nagging, unstable, con_artist, impressionable, compassionate, escapist or drifter, pararnoiac, dreamer, intuitive.

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empower ma.u;encountered. lJfound. Their abiand forward, is ;

share with /ou i",-

If you are a d,learn, will drarn.,..-begin by aski,rg ryou will find yourthe mental, €rnoh,iThat is when fhe re

The very founcrealms of existen.-rEverything in ourimbued with life insider the event or ber

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*a+]hen a magician dances tilt & fugoos, she/he discovers

tl tr il un intensity of power untrycdh&e- It is an exhilarating

ALUexperience, a spiritual trigh Dr16D r co-magicians can\ empower magickal rituals far bryd ft bs been normally

encountered. Their grasp of ancient ttrillctF it deeP and pro-

found. Their ability to see through layers offtr' both backward

and forward, is astounding and quite acom4 trtr Y choose to

share with you what they see. As protectors, thcrc ac no equals.

If you are a dedicated magician, your intuitirn'fom derire to

learn, will draw you, sooner or later, to call upon dr4ru" Yon may

begin by asking them to better your physical lifie, hr erentullyyou will find yourself more and more asking their h"lp to iryrorethe mental, emotional, and particularly the spiritual parts of,you-

That is when the real journey in the company of dragons b%ins'

The very foundation stones of all magick are spiritual, for all

realms of existence are connected through the spiritual plane.

Elerything in our field of existence must first be formed and

imbued with life in the spiritual realm. Whether we humans con-

sider the event or being as positive or negative makes no difference.

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If, as magicians, we wish for more positive events and surround-ings to bless our lives, we must seek a better connection with spir-itual forces. Every magician who continues to expand her/hispersonal growth and knowledge will eventually find themselves ona path more of a spiritual nature than of a physical.

In The Evolution of the Dragon (Manchester University press,

I9l9), G. Elliott Smith writes that originally the dragon wasthought of as a beneficial creature. It was identified with kings,gods, and advanced, powerful magicians. When a dragon becameevil, it was considered only evil because the energy it representedwas out of control or not properly balanced. As the chinese wouldsay, the Yin and Yang (negative and positive) were out of balance. Ittook greedy, cruel men and orthodox religions to brainwashhumans into believing that all dragons were intrinsically evil andnntrustworthy. And worse, they programmed humans to believethat dragons do not exist at all, except in their hell as their devil.

It will take hard work by Pagans and magicians to re-establishlines of communication with the ancient, powerful dragons of theastral plane. when you have been abused and maligned, trust doesnot return easily. The study of dragons will never be a magickal"science'available to all, nor should it be. The dragons themselveswill decide the worthiness of a seeker on an individual basis. It isthe responsibility of each magician to present her/his case fordragon companionship.

Under dragon tutelage the magician has the opportunity ofconstantly learning and evolving her/his knowledge and magickalability. If you have taken the time and effort to forge a friendshipwith dragons, they can become the best companions a humancould ever want. Sometimes this friendship can seem harsh anddemanding, but it is always in your best interests. Dragons willnever let you slide in your responsibilities or draw back from newexperiences because you are afraid. If you hesitate to go forward,dragons have no mercy. They tend to plant themselves directly

behindyrhesitants

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behind you, gently nudging until r.ou find r-ou:,._: : , ." _: : -- .: ::.ihesitant step into a netr phase of life.

A lifelong dance with draeons is ner.er bo:::-. I .*: :. ..-dragons is a constant exploration of various f,T:j _: .-:-._:.: :-,_the uses to which they can be applied. Ther--";_-_ ,,.:: _ . -, _"kindergarten," where you learn to manifest ph.,-s-:._ :....:, _ -

=.you graduate into more complex and demandin: :::,:., ., - :r --.

healing, emotional balance, mental disciplines. j:::.:_:, :"::.,_ .:And just when you think you have learned e.,'e:-,---:-::. :-.":, : ,.knowaboutasubject,thedragonswill surp::r= .:_ -- _- = -l.newview,somehiddenknowledge, a dilre:=,-- -_: - : - -:::_.-

You may well find yourself facins :: __ - : _ , - _- : ::_:: -

before. The opening of this door rvill :;::_::' : * :, ::ii- -s: n-;urthinking about yourself and er-er..ll-:: :,_: :- :: ::,: =::.rnd rou.Sometimes this can be bitterh' :,:._::*_ -,',-: :-- -_'o:: --:r3 comfortablestatus quo; changes brin-e th: -: i:_ I ,!:' :,:: :::::etbre the frighten-ing. And none of us likes :,- := :.-': ',r::-: :jt: fact that there are stillhabits and traits rtithr: :.::s=--,-:, :llat need cleaning out, eventhough deep inside -,""'e .:o-,\' t:is to be rrue. It is personally painfulon all levels to hauj our this garbage, see it for what it is, and dis-card it. The rr ondertul thing is, although dragons will force anevolving magrcian to undergo this experience, they will be bv yourside through the rvhole ordeal.

The number of dragons, especially guardian dragons, aroundyou may well grow into large numbers. What is the proper term fora lot of dragons? Herd? Flock? Swarm? Crowd? During the rr.ritingof this book, I was delighted to find that another ven, rinr- dragonhad joined my group. The first inkling I had of Rudv's existencewas a warning hiss from Tinsel to not dare even thirk about join-ing her on her perch on my left ear. Rudy settled himself on top ofthe computer monitor, flapped his wings, and trumpeted hisarrival like the cocky little male he is. i suspe* rrom his coloring,dark gray with a silver belly, that Rudy mar-be a babr-chaos dragon.

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I have always been hesitant about dealing with chaos dragons, as Ihave had so much personar chaos in my rife. Rudy te's"me he ishere to help me understand, deep within my subconscious mind,that change is not always devastating, that it can be wonderful andinvigorating.Dancing with dragons can be a joyful, d,aily experience, onethat is eagerly sought and enjoyed by at the participants. Themutual sharing of energies helps both species in their evolution

and spiritual growth. The more magicians seek out the compan_ionship of dragons, work with them,-and .ur' tt

"i. tr;; ;; _"r.dragons will be encouraged to once more have a closer, positiverelationship with humans in general.

. At the very edges of our mental and psychic realms are signsthat read "Here be dragons." The magicians who are true explorersof the unknown w'r be chalrenged, riot frightened, by these signs.They rviil forge a friendship and partnership with these astrar crea_tures that r'ill read to some of the greatest discoveries ever made.May that journev always be one of continuing interest and growth!

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a U magicians, sooner or later, come to realize the magickal

A.values of the herbal kingdom. This is not a new science. Theiles of herbs and their traditional values har.e come down to usfrom the earliest cultures of humankind. Herbs can be used as partof your incenses in dragon magick, in fact in most magick. Herbsand gums can be burned as the sole incense ingredient or in con-junction with other ready-made incenses.

when candles are anointed with oils, they can be then rolled inspecific crushed herbs for added power. some scents attract drag-ons directly; others aid in persuading them to put in an appearanceand help you.

Herbs can also be added to poppets to increase their potency.Poppets are cloth dolls made roughly in human shape for the pur-poses of healing, prosperity, protection, love, etc. To avoidrebounding negatives, I strongly suggest that you do not maliepoppets to control or harm another person. There are a number ofcreative ways to deal with bothersome people without spellin_e forphysical harm, financial ruin, or nervous breakdor.n. horc-erermuch you think they deserve it.

And stay as far away as possible from the temptation oispellingsomeone to do something against their rrilll Hort u-ould,vou feel if

Da.NctNc WrrH Dl:.;a:

you discovered that the choices you made were beir. : - : : -someone else? Besides, once you start controllins ! - r- - - :

must keep at it. The effort needed to control inc:.,::: .:--- ::

most people struggle subconsciously to get away. T:-, : :: -- - --larlytrue in relationships. If you did spell to make sc::.: -, :

you, for instance, and found itveryeasyto keep her h-:r ,, ,. -

watch out! You may well have an emotional and financia- -==::, .

your hands. Getting rid of them may take more effort than -: -.: : -

control them in the first place.

Herbs can be enclosed in small leather or cloth bags with a s:. -

cific ritual-blessed purpose, either for yourself or someone :-s.These usually fall under the headings of health, prosperity, spirr:-.growth, protection, or good luck. These are either worn or car:-.:bv the person for whom they are made. Magickal herbal baqs -.also be hung in cars or houses; these are usually made for prc:=:-tion and good fortune.

Small amounts of herbs can also be tied up in gauze bags .:.:soaked in bath rr,ater. Bathing in this "tea" is a relaxing \\'a'.

absorb herbai energies. When magickal books speak of clear.--;baths before rituali.'ork, they are referring to this type of bat: - .

Some of mv element designations, planets, and powers ii; * -

ferent from those of other herbalists. I have reached my c.--:.-sions from personal erperience, rvhich I am sure others har'- ..,For herbs that apply to pianets and zodiac signs, see the ch":..on Dragons of the Planets and Dragons of the Zodiac,

ACACIA (Acacia senegal)

AIso Called: Cape gum, gum arabic tree, Egyptian thorn.Parts Used: TWigs, wood, gum.

Planet: Sun.

Element: Air.Tvpe of Ritual: Protection, clairvoyance. The wood ca: -.: -- -:r: -

sandalwood to stimulate the psychic centers.

l-.;-.:::-.; Air, Light, Darkness, Guardian.

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ALLSPICE ( P im ent o o,frd ra.tAko Called: Clove pepper, |arne:;a p€pper, pimento.Parts Used: Immature fruirPlanet:Marc.Element: Fire.Type of Ritual: Energr-, rnotsrl -:,cL :ea::e. The ground herb, such as is

used in cooking, can be tn:bi t --,G:ri€.

D rago n s : Fire, \blre n rn E a:'::- !furrl;r* -:-,ri-

ANISE ( P impinelh c:ri.rl-Also Calbd: Anner:s, aniseerl-

Parts Use& Seeds.

Planet: fupiter, sometimes \[ercur.r.Element: Air.Typ, of Ritual: Protection- :i::i:e:*r- x:Laion- This herb has a

licorice odor to it- -t s:=- ir-o'* ined u-id it rerlll ward offnight-mares. Use in battrs :c: ;lea:scg- Ftee tresh in the ritual room orburn as incen:e ro ?:D.e; or bdp cail up astral entities.

Dragons: Air, Light- Fl:e- D::ir. Gsardian.

ASPEN (Popuh,s re:nl:yla in Europe; P tremuloidesin America)Ako Called: \\hite F\rplar, quaking aspen.Parts Use& Bark, r*-ood

Planet: Saturn, sometimes \{ercury.Element: Earth, sometimes Air.Type of Ritual; Kno*'ledge, reilcarnation, overcoming curses, protection

from thieves. An aspen tree in your yard is said to repel thieves. smalrshavings of this wood can be added to incense.

Dragons: Earth, Air, Chaos, Light, Dark, Guardian.

BALM OF GILEAD (Icica carana, Populus candicans, Commiphoraopobalsamum)

Ako CaIIed: Balm of Mecca, balsam of Gilead, Mecca balsam. In theU.S.A., poplar buds of the Populus candicans, P. nigra, or P. balsam-ifera are tsed.

Parts Used:Brds.

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Phnet: Saturn, sometimes Venus.

Element: Earth, sometimes Water.

Type of Ritual: Protection, manifestations, intellectual stimulation, heal-ing, love. Scott Cunningham suggests steeping the buds in red r-inefor a love drink. The buds tend to be very sticky. Add to magickalbags or burn as incense.

Dragons: Earth, Chaos, Guardian, Mountains, Forests, Air, Volcanoes.

BASIT (O cimum basilicum)

Ako Called: American dittany, alabahaca, St. |oseph's wort, sweet basil,witches'herb.

Parts Used: The herb.Planet:Mars.Element: Fire.Type of Ritual: Purification, protection, wealth, exorcism, love. Added to

love sachets and incenses, basil can create a bond of sympathybetween two people. Carried in the pocket, it attracts money andbusiress. Used in purification baths and sprinkled about the house,it drives out negative entities.

Dragons: Fire, Earth, Light, Dark, Seas, Mountains, Desert, Volcanoes,Chaos, Guardian.

BAY LAUREL (Laurus nobilk )Ako Called: Bay, bay tree, Grecian laurel, Indian bay, Roman laurel, sweet

bay, baie.

Parts Used: Leaves.

Planet: The Sun.

Element: Fire.Type of Ritual: Protection, clairvoyance, exorcism, purification, healing.

Place beneath your pillow to produce psychic dreams. Burn toenhance visions; be careful, though, as burning bay leaves have an

extremely strong odor. Hang wreathes or branches of bay in thehouse to ward off evil; these will also drive out bothersome entities,as rvill burning bay.

.l-.;E:r,.; Fire, Volcanoes, Chaos, Water, Light, Dark, Guardian, Wind.

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BENZOIN (srAko Called:BenParts (Jsed: Gunplanet: The SunElement: Air.Type of Rituat: I

burned as pand purifiesintellect. Thi

Dragons: Air,\\al

BETONY, WO(betonica)

Ako Called: BishaParts LJsed: The hePlanet: Iupiter.Element: Fire.Type of Rituat: prot

produce a pnwhile you are a

protection. *\t:

will purifrrou:Dragons: Fire, \rolc;

BISTORT (potygo-.Ako Called: parieno

serpentary, red IParts [Jsed: The herbPlanet: Saturn.Element: Earth.Type of Ritual: Claut

bistort if you rriburned, it dralrspowers during diraround your hotr

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BENZOIN (StyraxbenminAko Called: Benjamen, gurn benzoin. Siam benzoin.Parts Used: Gum.Planet: The Sun.Element: Air.Type of Ritual; Intellecrr:a-. :-;:5;a:c,-" :rosperitr: Beca;n- :s xually

burned as part oi a: ,-;*se- -,:{ :1- ::_;e1f. Burning rss::i- Jearsand purifies the a-"sseg* ;,::::* s;::ornriingx s.T.,/as-;E +eintellest. ThL hert'-*{ also rrac trfitfr!-r

Dragons: Air, \\ater, I ighq DaJt. S,eer Ea* e;;;-::;-

BETOhIY, WOOD (Srachys officinalis Ba,murbetonica)

S@*fl,s

Also Called: Bishopwort, lousewort, wood betoqr, Frrpteb$ril,r-Parts Used: The herb.Planet: |upiter.Element: Fire.Type of Ritual Protection, purification. praced beneath your pillort it *fl

produce a psychic shield that keeps others from influenci-og nor:while you are asleep. planted around the house it makes a barrier ofprotection. "washing" the smoke of burning betony over your b.odr.will purifr your aura.

Dragons: Fire, Volcanoes, Dark, Light, Chaos, lVater, Guardian, \nrnd-

BISTORT (Polygonum bistorta)Ako called: Patience dock, snakeweed, dragonwort, sweet dock, English

serpentary, red legs, Easter giant.Parts Used: The herb, root.Planet: Saturn.Element: Earth.Type of Ritual: clairvoyance, fertiliry money. old traditions say to carry

bistort if you wish to become pregnant. carried in sachet bags orburned, it draws money. Burn it with frankincense to increase yourpowers during divination. An infusion made of betony and sprinkledaround your house will drive out poltergeists.

Dragons: Earth, Mountains, Guardian, Light, Dark, Desert, Seas.

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BONESET (Eupatorium p erfoliatum)Ako called: Thoroughwort, agueweed, teasel, feverwort, lndian sage.Parts Used: The herb.Planet: Saturn.Element: Earth, sometimes Water.Type of Ritual:Binding, exorcism. sprinkle an infusion of this herb to

drive away negatives. Burn with other incense to produce a bindingeffect on entities or people who are harassing you.

Dragons: Fire, Volcanoes, Dark, Wind, Desert, Chaos.

CALAMUS (Acorus calamus)Also called: sweet flag, sweet sedge, sweet rush, aromatic rush. This is a

poisonous herb. Keep away from children and pets.Parts Used: Root, the herb.Planet: Moon.Element: Water.Type of Ritual; Protection, knowredge, binding,luck. The powdered root

can be added to other incenses to increase the binding power ofyour rituals and give protection. small pieces can be carried to drawgood luck.

Dragons: Seas, \Vater, Air, Earth, Guardian, Chaos, Storm.

CAMPHOR (Cinnamomum camphora)Parts Used: Gum.Planet: Moon.Element: Water.

Type of Ritual; Anti-aphrodisiac, hearing, divination. The odor of thisherb lessens sexual desires and also wards off colds. Added toincenses for tarot reading, etc. True camphor is rarery availabre.

Dragons: Water, Seas, Air, Guardian, Light.

CARAWAY (Carum carvi)Ako Called: Careum, carvi.Parts Used: Seeds.

P;,:.e!: Mercury.i;.':;-:;: Air.

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Type of Ritual: protection. passion, mental clarin-. Canr- :he see,ls orhang them about in bags to drirj sffgyil entities a,rd t:e_,-es. I\ienused in cooking, ther- 1;1ae.2_i€ .exual desire. Bunec" lie-o-5;;;;r,the mental faculties.

Dragons: Air, Fire, Seas, Storn-

CARDAMO M ( Elma* ;; -j'n :_:;_Also Called:Ebil, capalaga- La;3;.- a:--*.

=::s :: m,'Cse_

Parts Used: Dried ripe sesds_

Plan et : Mercu ni somedrnes \-e::-r_c-

Element: Fire, some';mes \lhter_Type of Ritual:Love, creati\i..,, di\_irali,o_ :reg.d:::r,r,

',*.:r ryewine or used in baking, drev .e: ..rr :rrrr ._fri*fl=___" *incense or soaked in bath \r?ter. ca:ca=c* *,W*_-Lm*and sharpens predictive porre:s-

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CASCARILLA ( C ro t o n e :ta :{-;Ako Called: Srveettood barli, Srr_eet bark, Elutheria, Aromatic quinquina,

False quinquina-Parts Used: Dried bark-Planet: Moon.Element: Water.Type of Ritual Psychic vision, divinations, magick. use in the bath wateror burn as incense.Dragons: Light, Dark, Desert, Guardian.

CASSIA (Cinnamomum cassia)Parts Used:Bark.Planet: The Sun, sometimes Mercury.Element: Fire.Type of Ritual protection, healing, success. Can be used as a substitute

for cinnamon, although cinnamon is easier to obtain. use in incenseor roll oiled candles in the powder.

Dragons: Fire, Water, Earth, Light, Dark, Mountains, Desert, Chaos,Guardian.

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G.{MP -r[ryrt cataria)

t,s,r l-6rr'fi,a:- Fidd balm, catmint, catnep' cat's wort, nip, catrup.

&$T -scli The herb.

t{,g'!cs \enus.

Ierzenx Water.

T,pe of Ritual:Love, animal contacts. Can create a psychic bond with cer-

tain dragons. Use in love sachets or add a small amount to herbal teas.

Tradition says that growing catnip near your home will attract luckand good spirits; it will also attract every cat in the neighborhood.

Dragons: Water, Earth, Light, Mountains, Guardian.

CEDAR (Cedruslibani, cedar of Lebanon, the OldWorld species; Thujaoccidentalis, yellow cedar or arbor vitae, tree oflife; luniperus virgini-ana, red cedar)

Also Called: Tree of life, arbor vitae, cedar of Lebanon.

Parts Used: Wood, oil.Planet: Jupiter.Elem ent : F ire/\'\hter.Type of Rituql: Purifrcation, exorcism. Fresh cedar boughs are used as

brooms for purification, exorcisms, and to clean temples. Cedar

chips or shavings burned as part of your incense purifies the vibra-tions of your sacred area and house, driving out all negative entities.

Dragons: Fire, Volcanoes, Water, Seas, Light, Dark, Chaos, Wind, Storm,Desert.

CHAMOMILE (Anthemis noblis, Matricaria chamomilla)

Also Called: Roman camomi-le, rvild chamomile, manzanilla, ground

apple, whig plant.Parts Used: Flowers.

Planet:Slun.Element: Water.

Type of Ritual: Prosperity, meditation, sleep, purification. Chamomile tea

is an excellent sleepy tea, even for small children. Use in incenses,

sachet bags, or baths to draw prosperity and aid in meditation.

Growing chamomile in your garden also draws good luck; get the

Roman chamomile which smells like apples when cut'

Dragons:Water, Seas, Earth, Light, Dark, Mountains, Fire, Guardian.

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CHERR! WILD (Prunus atium, P. serotina, P. virginianaiAIso Called: Black cherry, chokecherry.

Parts Used: Wood, bark, fruit.Planet: Venus.

Element: Earth/Air, sometimes Water.

Type of Ritual: Creativity, health. In the Orient they say to tie a strand ofyour hair to a blooming tree and you will be led to your true love.

The bark can be burned as incense or added to sachets.

Dragons: Air, Earth, Mountains, Water.

CICEIY, SWEET (Myrrhis odorata)

Also Called: British myrrh.Parts Used: The herb, seeds, root.Planet: Sun.

Element: Water.

Type of Ritual: Love. This herb is not often grown in the U.S.A. Surrounda love candle with it.

Dragons: Water, Guardian.

CINNAMON ( Cinnamonum zeylanicum or C. lauraceae )AIso Called: Sweet wood; see Cassia.

Parts Used: Bark, oil.Planet: The Sun.

Element: Fire.Type of Ritual; Protection, healing, passion. Burn to raise vibrations to a

high spiritual level. Mixed with myrrh it makes a good general pur-pose incense. Cinnamon has long been used for ritual purposes inthe Middle East.

Dragons: Fire, Water, Seas, Volcanoes, Chaos.

CINQUEFOIL (Potentilla canqdensis or P. reptans)

Also Called: Five-finger grass, sunfield, five-leaf grass.

Parts Used: The herb.

Planet: |upiter.Element: Earth, sometimes Fire.

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3,y af Ritual: protection,-love, prosperity, healing, precog;3,j d:ea:s-An infusion sprinkled around the house and on a p€rslr _*il, i:reout curses and bad luck. carried, this herb will attract aii gaod rn,-Esyour way. A bag of it hung over the bed helps with pre.:ogrur.r,_;dreams.

Dragons: Earth, Fire, Water, Light, Dark, Mountains, Desert, Chaos.

CTARY SAGE (Salvia sclarea)Parts Used: Seeds, oil.Planet: Moon.Element: Water.

Type of Ritual.'Love, magick. Add to sachets, incenses, and baths.Dragons: Water, Seas, Guardian.

CLOVE (Eugenia caryophyllata, Caryophyllus aromaticus, or Syzygiumaromaticum)

Parts Ltsed: Undeveloped flowers and buds.Planet: The Sun.Element: Ftre.Type of Ritun/: protection, memory, prosperity. Add to incenses or wear

to drire a'''a\- negative forces. cloves in incense stop gossip againstyou and drarr eood luck.

Dragons: Air, Earrh. Lieht, Dark, Mountains. Wind, Desert, Chaos,Guardian.

CLUB MOSS (L4,copcaiiim ;iai.arum )Ako Called: Foxtail, rr-olf clarr-, staghorn.Parts Used: The herb, spores.Planet: Mercury, sometimes the Moon.Element: Air, sometimes \\ater.Type of Ritual: Protection. Add to incenses and sachets.Dragons: Air, Water, Chaos, Dark.

DEER'S TONGUE (Frasera speciosa or Liatris odoratissima)Ako Called: Wild vanilla.Parts Used: Leaves.

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DITTA\rY OF CRETE (Origanum dictamnus)Also Called: Hop marjoram.Parts Used: The herb.Planet: Mercury, sometimes Venus.Element: Earth/Air, sometimes Water.Type of Ritual: Divination, manifestation. When burned it is a po_,,.ernr_l

cleanser of vibrations. Arso produces spirit manifestution, J,a s=oke.Dragons: Water, Seas, Light, Dark, Deseri Cf,uor. Guar,lipn.

DRAGON'S BLOOD (Daemonorops clra:c. D-a;;era draco)Ako Called: Calamus draco.Parts Used: Gum.Planet: Mars.Element: Fire.Type of Ritual: Energli purification, protection. Add a pinch of the

ground gum to incenses to increase potency and effectiveness. Thepowder can be used to draw symbols and protective sigils during rit-uals; dragon's blood ink is very good for this. To -uk"ihi, ink, grinda small amount of dragon's blood into a powder. Dissorve this inalcohol and store in a tightry seared bottre. This ink will be armostinvisible when writing, but the legibility is not where the power ries.

Dragons: All dragons.

FRANGIPANI (plumeria acuminataand p ruba)Parts Used: Flowers.Planet: Moon.Element: Water.Type of Ritual: Love. Roll anointed rove candles in the crushed florvers

and further surround the burning candle with them.Dragons: Fire, Water, Seas.

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FRANKINCENSE (Boswellia carterii or B. thurifera)AIso Called: Olibanum, olibans, incense.

Parts Used: Gum.Planet: The Sun.

Element: Fire.Type of Ritual; Protection, purification, consecration, exorcism. A very

ancient and powerful incense ingredient; can also be added to sachet

bags.

Dragons: AI7 dragons.

GINGER (Zingib er officinale)

AIso Called: African ginger, black ginger.

Parts Used: The root.Planet: Mars, sometimes the Sun.

Element: Fire.Type of Ritual: Offertory, success, power. The root can be placed on the

altar and around the circle as an offering to the Earth dragons. Growgrnger roots to attract success; sprinkle the powder in your purse orwallet. Burn to draw power.

Dragons: Guardian, Fire, Earth, Mountains, Desert.

HENNA (Inn'sonvt alba, L, inermis)

Also Called: Al-lGanna. al-henna, Jamaica mignonette, Egyptian privet,mehndi, mendee-

Parts Used: Leaves, flort'ers.

Planet: Moon.Element: Water.

Type of Ritual: Exorcism, uncrossing, healing. Dab the powder on the

center ofyour forehead to relieve headache. Burn in incense for exor-

cisms.

Dragons: Light, Dark, Chaos.

IASMINE (lasminum officinale, J. odoratissimun)

Also Called: Moonlight on the grove, jessamin, jessamine.

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Element: Earth, sometimes Water.Type of Ritual:Love, prosperity. The flowers of J. odoratissimuna* --,,*:

to draw a spiritual ripe love. Burn or carry the flowers to atL.a;money or prophetic dreams.

Dragons: Water, Seas, Earth, Desert, Guardian.

JUNIPER (Juniperus comntunk)Parts Used: Berries, branches.

Planet: The Sun, sometimes Saturn.

Element: Fire.Type of Ritual: Protection, lore, exorcism. A very old European protective

herb that guards against theft, it can be hung on doors, grown nextto the house, or burned as ilcense. The berries can be added toincense by men to increase their sexual prowess. The burned berriesalso drive away curses and increase psvchic ability.

Dragons: All dragons.

LAVENDER (Lavendula officinale, L. vera)Ako Called: Spike, elf leaf.


Planet : Mercury, sometimes fup iter.Element: Air.Type of Ritual:Love, protection, purification. Burn as a sacrifice to the

very ancient dragons. Make sachet bags of the dried flowers and storeamong your clothing to both attract love and give protection.Burned as incense, lavender purifies.

Dragons: Air, Water, Seas, Wind, Chaos, Guardian.

TEMON VERBENA (Lippia citriodora)Also Called: Yerba louisa, cedron.Parts Used: The herb.

Planet: Venus, sometimes Mercury.Element: Air.Type of Ritual: Purification, love. The scent of this herb is said rc :"-

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in their home or grows it in their garden. Add to bath water as a

purifier.Dragons: Air, Wind, Water, Seas, Fire.

TICORICE (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

Also Called: Licorice root, sweet licorice, sweet wood.Parts Used:Root.

Planet: Mercury, sometimes Venus.

Element: Earth/Air, sometimes Water.

Type of Ritual: Love, protection, prophetic dreams. Chew on a stick ofthe root to create passion. Use a dried stick as a wand in protectionrituals. Add small amounts to incense to increase your propheticdreaming.

Dragons: Water, Seas, Air, Earth, Chaos, Dark, Light.

MASTIC (Pistachia lentiscus)

Also Called: Masticke, gum mastic.

Parts Used: Gum.Planet: The Sun.

Element: Air.Type of Ritual: Clairvoyance, manifestations. Add to incenses where a

manifestation is desired. Burn also to gain psychic vision.Dragons: Desert, Air, Wind, Light, Dark, Chaos.

MUGWORT ( Artemisia vulgaris )Ako Called: Naughty man, old man, artemisia, witch herb, muggons,

sailor's tobacco.


Planet: Venus.

Element: Air, sometimes Earth.

Type ofRitual Protection, clairvoyance. Rub fresh leaves on crystal ballsto strengthen their powers. The odor is supposed to open the thirdeye. If used in sleep-pillows, it will give prophetic dreaming andincrease your clairvoyant ability. Bunches of mugwort hung in thehouse repel negative entities.

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MYRRH (Commiphoria myrrha)Also Called: Karan, mirra balsom odendron, gum myrrh.Parts Used: Gum.Planet: The Sun, sometimes Saturn or the Moon.Element: Water.Type of Ritual: protection, purification, exorcism. The su:;ir _i _;€: ::consecrate, purify, and bless objects. Often used witfr t.a:;:=_:tr ::raise the vibrations and drive away negative entities. l:r*'"k-* ::::_ power of any incense to which it is added.Dragons: Ail dragons.

O,*K (Quercus robur and e. atba)Ako Called: Tanner,s bark, white oak.Parts Used: Leaves, wood acorns.Planet: Sun, sometimes /upiter.Element: Fire.Type of Ritual: prosperitr-. n:c:e--:i::. .u-_:-::.., Fror+-er. Acorns or sma'pieces of wood a

ness car.''"* IT;=ffffff h1,*ffi;:ffiT ::acorn in the dark of the -\Ioon to increD r a go n s : F i re, Earth, \ Io unrains, o"r"r,, ;nt"l"::,oJiK 3"u,o*".PORIIEY ( C ar um p etro s elinum; petro

s elinum sativum )Ako Called:Garden parsley, rock parsley, f.rr.ty.Parts Used: Root, seeds, plant. ^ t' 'Planet: Mercury.Element: Earth/Air.Type of Ritual Fertility, reincarnation, protection. Eating parsley is said toincrease fert'ity' wh'e its pr"r".r." on your prate is for protection

against illness. The ancient Romans associated it with death; use smallamounts of the dried herb as incense when meditating on past lives.Dragons: Light, Dark, Chaos.

|1{T9HOULI (pogostemon cablin or p. patchouli)Also C alled: pucha-pot.

Parts [-)sed: The herb.

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futtet: Sun, sometimes Mars and Saturn.

frement: Earth.

Type of Ritual: Passion,love, divination, protection, death. The dried herb

improves with age. Usually used in the oil form. The Hindus burn itwith their dead to protect them in their journey into the spiritual; use

it in incense when meditating upon past lives, especially when ven-

turing into areas of previous deaths. Add to love sachets and baths.

Use a small amount in incenses when performing divinations.

Dragons: Fire, Volcanoes, Light, Dark, Chaos.

PEPPER (Capsicum spp.)

,Llso Called: Cayenne, red pepper, capsicum

Parts Used: Berries.

Planet:Mars.Element: Fire.Type of Ritual: Protection, exorcism. Burn only tiny amounts mixed with

other herbs, because the smoke can be stinging to the eyes of humans

and pets.

Dragons: Fire, Volcanoes, Chaos, Dark.

PINE (Pinus spp.)

Parts Used: Cone, nuts, needles.

Planet:Mars.Element: Earth, sometimes Air.

Type of Ritual; Purification, fertiliry energy, exorcism. An excellent puri-fier and energizer when mixed with equal parts of juniper and cedar.

Use the needles in baths and to burn as exorcism incense. Carry the

cones to improve fertiliryDragons: Mountains, Air, Light, Dark, Seas, Wind, Storm, Volcanoes,

Chaos.

RED SAUNDERS (Pterocarpus santalinum)

-\ko Called: Red sandalwood, ruby wood, red santal wood, sappan'

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Element: Air.Type of Ritual: Protection, purification, healing, love. -\ brood-red coior

and an interesting scent. Use to enhance and increase ii: :r;,.,.: ::incense.

Dragons: Air, Wind.

ROSE (Rosa spp.)


Planet: Venus.

Element: Water.

Type of Ritual: Love, clairvoyance. use in bouquets, sachet bags, baths,and incenses to draw love. These will arso reduce tension within ahome. Drink a tea of rosebuds to improve clairvoyance.

Dragons: Water, Earth, Light, Dark, Guardian.

ROSEMARY (Ro semarinus officinalis )Ako Called: Dew of the sea, incensier, sea dew, rosemarie, guardrobe.Parts Used: The needles.Planet: The Sun, sometimes the Moon.Element: Fire.Type of Ritual; Purification, love, inteilect, protection. Highly valued by

ancient magicians, and used in religious incenses and magickalspells. Rosemary yierds its oil only to wine, not water. The scent ofrosemary oil often relieves headaches.

Dragons: Fire, Air, Dark, Desert.

SAGE ( S alvia officinalis varieties)Also Called: Garden sage, Red sage, White sage.Parts Used: The herb.Planet: |upiter.Element: Earth, sometimes Air.Type of Ritual: wisdom, prosperity. Because sage is a symbor of L-n::-: :-

tality and wisdom, it became an additive to food. Add :ire 1.",,.. _:money sachets or incenses.

Dragons: Desert, Air, Earth, Light, Dark, Mountains.

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SANDALWO OD ( S antalum alb um )Also called:santal, sandal, white sandalwood, yellow sanda-ii' '-ci"Parts [Jsed: Wood'planet: The Moon (white and red); sometimes Mercury irclei:e i:i

Venus (red).

Element: Air, sometimes Water.

Type of Ritual: Protection, purification, healing' Combine sandalwood' -

and rose oils or sandalwood powder and rose petals for an excellent

all-purposepurificationandanointingoil.SeeRedSaunders.Burn-ing'puie sarrdalwood will purify an area, producing vibrations of

protection and healing.

Dragons: A1l dragons.

SAVORY, SUMMER (Satureia hortensis)

Also Called: Bean herb.


Planet: Venus.

Element: Earth/Air.Type of Ritual: Intellect, creativity. Slightly peppery taste and smell. Eat it,

wear it, or burn it'Dragons:Air, Earth.

SQUItt (tJrginea s cilln )Also Called:White squill, red squill, maritime squill'

Parts Used:B:ulb.

Planet:Mars.Element: Fire/Water.

Type of Ritual: Prosperiry success, psychic visions. Place pieces of squill

inajarwithmoneytodrawprosperityandsuccess.Burnitwithdit-tany of Crete for PsYchic visions'

Dragons:Air Earth, Water, Light, Dark, Desert'

SToRAx(LiquidamberorientalisorL'styraciflua,Amencanspecies,also called sweet gum)

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Type of Ritual: Purification, srlcc€ss see styrax oil. Note The storax of theancients is not rhistree b.nfutrg.ffinare,aclose relative ofbenzoin.If you are fortunate enmgh to ser stwax oil, add it to your incenses.

Dragons: Fire, Earth, I ight, Dr*. DejerL

THYME (Thymus ru&une"grrdEo dn:us T. serpl,llum,wild thyme)Also Called: Common drrne' r''dlrd&rnxe-Parts Used: The herb-Planet: Venus-

Element Air, soffiim$kr'Type of Rinal Oairrrynaq puificdin- h A arc b frEE mag_

ickal rooms of unwanted vibrations.ltdd mtmc, & r.L,l E3ftctof thyme, c€ntes a pure atmosphere rvherew it grwq it b r Euirwith dragons and fairies.

Dragons: Air, Water, Seas, Wind, Light, Dark.

VETIVER (Vetiveria zizanioides)

Ako Called: Khus-Khus, vetivert, vertivert.Parts Used:Root.Planet: Venus.

Element: Earth/Air.Type of Ritual: Love, protection, prosperity. Root smells rike faded violets

or sandalwood. Add to incense for exorcisms. Blend with other herbsin love sachets, baths, and incenses. carry to attract luck and money.

Dragons: Ait Earth, Desert, Guardian.

VIOTET (Viola tricolor or V odorata)Also Called: Blue violet, Sweet violet.Parts Used: Flowers.

Planet: Venus.

Element: Water.

Type of Ritual Passion, sleep, protection. Associated with sunset and twi-light. Mix with lavender for sachets that create passion. The scent issaid to help with sleep. Grow the flowers in your garden to bringgood luck.

Dragons: Water, Fire, Seas, Guardian.

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YARROW ( Achille a millefolium )AIso Called: Seven year's love, military herb, soldier's woundrrort, 'nel,

arrow root, ladies' mantle, wound wort, devil's bit, snake's gr:rcParts Used: Flowers.

Planet: Venus.

Element: Water.

Type of Ritual: Love, clairvoyance, exorcism. Hang bunches over tre bcdfor long-lasting love. Burn as part ofan incense to both cast out n€g-

ative entities and increase clairvoyance.

Dragons: Water, Seas, Chaos.

YERBA BUENA (Satureja dougJasii)

Parts Used: Leaves.

Planet: Saturn.Element: Earth.Type of Ritual Hexing, binding, protection. Use in sachets and incenses.

Dragons: Earth, Dark, Chaos, Volcanoes.

YERBA MAIE (IIex paraguayensis)

Ako Called: Paraguay herb, mat6, Jesuit's tea, Brazil tea.

Parts Use&I-aves'-Planet: Saturn.

Element: Earth.

Type of Ritual Cursing liading, protection. A disagreeable odor. Scatter

across the outside entrance of your house to repel unwanted visitors.Burn small amounts with other ingredients to bind people or entities.

Dragons: Volcanoes, Earth, Dark, Chaos.

YERBA SANTA (Eriodictyon glutinosum, E. caffirnicum)AIso Called: Mountain balm, consumptive's weed, gum bush, bear's

weed, tarweed.Parts Used: Leaves.

Planet: |upiter.Element: Fire/Water.

Type of Ritual; Riches, honor, health. Use in baths for health. Carry the

leaves to protect you, draw honor and good health.

Dragons: Watel Fire, Earth, Mountains, Desert.

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Since the magickal power of perfumes and oils lies in the scent,I believe that good synthetic substitutes can be just as powerful as

the real thing. Please do not buy oils or essences which are madefrom animals, such as real civet or ambergris.

Oils are used to anoint candles before burning, poppets, herbalbags, and even the physical bodywhen a magician wishes to add anextra concentration to a ritual. Even stick incense which has beensaturated with a particular odor can add desired vibrations of aspecific kind to the home in a very inconspicuous manner. Do notconsume or drink essential oils!

Scott Cunningham, in The Complete Book of Incense, Oils (y

Brews (Llewellyn, 1989) gives a list of substitutions for variousherbs and oils that may be difficult to find or too expensive to use.

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AILSPICE: Enhances the psychic powers and gives adciec . =

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and energy. A Mars oil.

AMBERGRIS: The artificial oil works great. Resonates with -_i_: . ,.: .-.: : .

spiritual energy and draws the purest type of love. An oil oi -, =:- _,

ANISE: Stimulates the psychic centers, thus aiding in clairvoyance aj-.:divination. An oil of |upiter, sometimes Mercury, it also helps in ior-eaffairs.

APPLE BLOSSOM: A Venus oil worn to promote happiness and success.

Anoint candles during love rituals. Expels negativity of emotions.

BALM OF GILEAD: A Saturn oil. Use small amounts in incense for pro-tection and manifestations. Use on candles.

BAY LAUREL: A very powerful Sun oil used for protection, meditation,visions, divination, exorcism, purification, and power in general.The ancient Greek Delphic oracle inhaled the odors of bay to stimu--ate the psychic for divination.

BERG.{\{OT: \\rear on the palm of each hand during protection andprospe:i:.':rtuals. Anoint the inside of a purse orwallet. An oil of|upiter.

BIRCH: An oil of Earth and the \,loon, this oil makes new beginnings.can also be burned or used on candles to protect a lover and smoothromantic difficulties.

CAMPHOR: Wear when breaking up a relationship and either of youfind it hard to let go. Also said to strengthen psychic powers. An oilof the Moon.

CARNATION: A great energy builder, especially if recovering from illness.

CEDAR LEAF (Thuja) or CEDAR WOOD: A iupiter oil used for peace,contentment, wealth, good fortune. Also drives away all evil andnegativity.

CHERRY: Especially good against loneliness. As an oil of Venus it bringspeace) harmony, happiness, relaxation, wealth, and good fortune.

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CINNAMON: Gives personal protection when worn. Added to anyincense, it increases its powers. A Sun oil, it is good for clairvoyance,healing, wealth, problem solvilg, protection.

CLOVE: A Sun oil good for driving away evil influences and disease.

CORIANDER: A Mars oil used to draw purely physical love.

CYPRESS: A Saturn oil used for blessinp consecration, and protection.Vibrates on a high phne- I{eb to control the self-willed. Theancient Egyptians, Greeks' Rornrns, and Chinese knew its uses as a

high spiritual oil that brought Hcs."ntr

FIR: Peace and contentment; a Iupir 0L Aib @ntact with forestdragons.

FRANGIPANI: A Moon oil that is totalty crut fh fuiltizl brrc.

FRANKINCENSE: One of the moct punrfrl rd d d{ *. Ihrto anoint yourself and magi&rl bob, ftc eftq, *. en em.rnlTstrong purifier used in e'rtrci$m,, 1nificdirq Hessing meaitation,and visions. A Sun oil givingg€dps,yfricprotection.

GINGER: A Sun oil, sometimes Mars, that attracts Earth-type dragons.

Can attract the opposite sex.

HIGH JOHN THE CONQUEROR: A Saturn oil for prosperity. Bringsgood luck and helps to control troublesome neighbors.

HONEYSUCKLE: A |upiter oil used in prosperity rituals. Also for stim-ulating the mind and creativity.

IASMINE: A purely spiritual oil of the Moon and Jupiter. Use for psychicprotection, balance, peace, sleep, meditation, prayer, astral projec-tion. Will ease childbirth, and attract and hold a lover of a high spir-itual nature.

LAVENDER: An oil of Mercury and ]upiter, it is a good vibration brfthome. Use for exorcism, purification, restful sleep, peace-

LEMON: A cleansing l\tlercury oil that prepares the mind end bo{f hnew endeavors.

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LIIY OF THE VATLEY: This brings the highest blessings.

used to soothe the nerves, bring peace to both the spir-tional levels.

LOTUS: A powerful oil with high vibrations sacred to the l,{_ _:. .- _

magick. Wear for protection and guidance if astral travellirE. _-,,. : _ :psychic protection, happiness, good health, fertilitS good :.::.-:_=peace, harmony, blessings.

MINT: A magnetic scent for attracting money and good fortune. Use ::increase business. Anoint wallets and purses. An oii of Venus, sort.-times the Moon.

MUSK: Universal sex scent, attraction to both sexes. An Earth oil rtl.:.used for sexual attraction, a Saturn oil when used as a divinator.- "-:dealing with past incarnations.

MYRRH: A very sacred oil ruled by Saturn. Use for powerful protectri..exorcism, purification, meditation, prayer, healing. Often mu.:rvith frankincense and other oils.

NUTMEG: -{ tLn'amount on your third eye aids in meditation and ;s. -

chic awareness. -\n oil of Jupiter, sometimes Mercury.

ORRIS ROOT: A Jupiter oil that strengthens determination and r.,-__

power. Also aids concentration and creativity.

PATCHOULI: A magnetic erotic oil of the Sun, sometimes Mars and Sa:-urn, but also used for a peaceful separation. put some on your dc-:to keep away unwanted r.isitors.

PINE: An oil of Mars and the Earth, this is purifying. AIso good for exi:-cism and defense, healing and money.

ROSE: A most sacred and powerful oil of Venus. Promotes beaun-. lc'.'eartistic creativity, health, peace, balance.

ROSEMARY: Use to exorcise and protect a new home bl aroinri:s :,-_.

doors and window sills with this oil of the Sun. so:-ie:imes ::-=\{oon. Also gives psychic protection, good health, dis:e,s l!ar.

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STRA\,VBERRY: Helps in the acquisition of wealth and good fortune. A|upiter oil.

STYRAX: This oil of Mercury, the Sun and Saturn vibrates on a highplane and is good for ritual anointings. This is the same as the herbstorax.

TUBEROSE: Also known as Mistress of the Night. An Earth and Venusoil that is supposed to be an excellent aphrodisiac. A very physicaltype of oil.

VERVAIN: A very magickal oil of Venus and Mercury for protection,material good fortune, exorcism, purification, attraction, and iove. Italso stimulates the mind and intellectual creativity.

vIoLET: An oil of venus good for breaking down barriers of indiffer-ence. Also use for protection, good health, wealth, good fortune,achieving peace in marital problems.

WISTERIA: A Moon oil, it is considered a bridge to the higher planesand unlocks the door to the spirit world. Very powerful in any kindof divination, illumination, astral projection, spirit journeys, or psy-chic work. Wear only when in complete serenity.

YLANG YLANG: Sometimes called the flower of flowers, it is an oil ofthe Earth, Venus, and the Moon. Although it can soothe problems inmarriage, it is mainly to attract the opposite sex. Can also make youcalmer and help in finding a job.

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he actual type of stone is not as important as the color itselfand how each individual stone feels to you personally- colors

vibrate at different rates, thereby traditionally regulating theirmagickal uses. But each stone, regardless of its color, gives offindi-vidualized vibrations that may or may not feel comfortable whencombining with your own personal vibrations. This is why aknowledgeable and aware magician will handle several stones ofone type before making a decision.

Stones do not have to be polished, as they have power in theirnatural state. whether you pick up the stones in nature or pur-chase them, make certain that the vibrations feel good to you.stones attract dragons of similar color vibration or ritual power.Also read the chapters on Dragons of the Elements, the planets,and the Zodiac for more specific dragon use.

Stones of the appropriate colors are set about on the altar tohelp attract and hold the attention of the dragons upon which youcall. Since circles of stones tend to concentrate and amplifi' energyraised within their boundaries, using stones set about a candle oreven around the edges or at the four cardinal directions of a castcircle will intensif,i the magickal power the magician is creating fora manifestation.

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The gem bowl, which should be a regular parr .-, . - r _: _ . -.

magick, is an excellent place to keep your collecric:. , , .--, .

your feelings tell you that particular stones should t: ::r :.: .

from the others, and this does happen on occasion, kee: . - : .: .r - -

cial stones in another bowl or a separate box.Choose your stones carefully, whether you buy then : r r. -:

them up in nature. Like all your magickal tools, the stone-i ..." _,.--

which you work should be compatible with your personal vin:=-tions. Take your time in selecting them. If you make a choice in a

hurry, you may find that you have to discard the stone when r-oudo take the time to sit silently with it.

Sometimes you will make a choice of a stone knowing it is notfor you but puzzled as to why you feel an attraction. It is quit:likeh'that you will feel led to gift that stone to someone else in th:tuttrre. You may be the recipient of such a gift yourself. Magicka.toois and aids always seem to end up where they belong.

\ e:', ferv stones bought in a shop, at a rock show, or from a:indiviciue :' rll not have to be cleansed of vibrations. Most of u'ha:you discor e r ior lour'self in nature will be acceptable. But even c--.

occasion )'ou -,i-ii ha'e to cleanse one of these. A quick and effectr-. =

method of cleansiir: is to put the stones in a bowl in the sink. Tu::on the water in a iieht srream so that the bowl fills, then gen:.overflows for a fe*- minutes. Remo'e any flecks of dirt (if you h...:picked up the stones in narure). Dry them with a soft cloth, th=.set them on your altar or-ernight. On the night of the ne\r : *Moon, set the stones in a rvindow where they will be bathe; _-moonlight.

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Place the salt-filled bor''i c:r -;,-:: altar for at least two days. Afterthis "soaking" time is o',-er. :.::::-,-e the crystals, rinse them undercool running water, ther ::-, r";::: 3 soft cloth. On the next FullMoon, set them in a rrincc-,r- : : r:-_:-: in moonlight. Dispose of thesalt. Since all negative ribrar- : :r: :

--_ : _:-rrurities will have gone intothe salt, you certainlv do r,::-,r'=t i- *,: it for anything else.

Many stones, such as !-:-"-:::_ :,:: :.: ::tErammed with specificvibrational energies, either c.--:.:.:=_-, :: :.. ::ing in contact with aperson. If you choose to Fr.Ji::i : ::*-:--: : _ : -::stance. be sure thatyouseparateitfrom all oth::_..:: -i:".i ,:; :_::::r.: j"s:o its ritualpurpose. If you fail to do tirii ',-: - :_ :: :€ " ::-,-r:,- ::: : iilal thatis not compatible or even in r::,: :_: : - :: _-j t: --.;:::-.:_-:'-.:.

Many of the correspoiti::.::; _: ,: _=,. : _ :-:= :-=:-:L. are gir-en

in the chapter "Dragol. :: :---r :-._::...- :i.-,r-ei-er. the planetsreferred to are the anciel: ;:-.':::. .:: _-::::r llanets, not listed, alsohave stone corresponi::::.:. .-:-:::':r not as iridely known. WallyRichardson and Le::.-:. ::::: S:iritual Value of Gem Stones,DeVorrs, 1983 h:',-e :-.s::ied some stones for Neptune: aquama-rine, azurite, corai. ;nstal quartz, diamond, moonstone, opal,spinel, and tourmaline. Those of Pluto are: amethyst, jade, kunzite,spinel, and zircon. A particular shade of the stone turquoisebelongs to Uranus.

WHITEUse for spiritual guidance, Moon magick, visions, divination, dreams.

White is ruled by the Moon. Examples: diamond, pearl, white opal,white chalcedony, white quartz, beryl. In modern America peoplecarry white stones to attract good luck and fortune.

Quartz comes in many colors and forms. Rock crystal, a widely knownform of this stone, is discussed later in this chapter. Rocks with whitequartz predominant in them would be in this class.

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tals and can be substituted for diamonds in magickal rvorkings. Dia-

monds promote inner searching and seeking, a balancing of the

inner forces of the magician.

The pearl is connected with Water, Spirit, and the Moon. Real pearls are

expensive, way beyond my budget, but I have found that imitationpearls work with dragon magick.

White beryl, a stone of the Moon and Water, is a gem of energy, healing,

and the psychic. Beryl spheres, known as speculnrii, were used by

Irish scryers in about the fifth century. The British Museum has the

famous Dr. Dee's beryl sphere on display.

The white opal is not entirely white, but has within it flashes of other col-

ors. Its association with misfortune was started by the writer Sir Wal-

ter Scott. Developing psychic powers, working on past lives, astral

traveling.

White chalcedony is useful for banishing fears and promoting calm. Italso protects against psychic attack and negative magick. It can both

absorb and repel energies.

REDUse for energy, courage, defense, physical love and sexuality, strength,

power. As the color of blood, red symbolizes birth, death, and

rebirth. Red is ruled by Mars. Examples: garnet, ruby, red jasper, red

agate, dark carnelian, fluorite, rhodochrosite, light rhodonite, chal-

cedony, beryl.

Garnets, particularly the deep purplish-red ones, are wonderfirl sources ofextra energy. They are of Mars and Fire. At one period in history, the

garnet was considered a protective gem, especially against demons'

As a Fire stone, the ruby promotes success in business and money pro-jects, protection from all enemies and spirits, and an increase in

energy during rituals.

Red jasper, a gem of Mars and Fire, is an excellent protective stone. It can

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self-confidence. It counteracts negative thoughts and defends vo::against others who are tn'ing to read your mind.

Red fluorite helps you to get rour thoughts in order and free yourself fromemotional decisions ald atuchments that may be hindering you.

Rhodocrosite, although usuallr-a pink color, can sometimes be found ina deeper shade nearing ihe red tints. It draws energy without stress.

Rhodonite comes ir manr- i::ts and intensities of red. It helps to get ridof doubts, but also helps io shut down the psychic centers. This isparticularly helpfill if r-ou :iei \-ou are being bombarded by the vibra-tions of others.

Chalcedony creates energl'aci s*;;ess in lawsuits.

Beryl can strengthen the attrac:o: berween lovers or simply attract love.

PINKHealing, true love, friendship. :e.a-ration, calming, smooth difficulties,

build self-love,* peace, hap:-::.is. \'enus rules pink. Examples: rose

qtJartz, agate, beryl, fluorite. s:-:e1. rhodochrosite.

Rose quartz is a stone of \ enus. -: ar be used to balance the energy

flows through the chakras. I: r:sick, it creates peace, happiness,

and fidelity in friendships arc :e-a::onships.

Pink agate, often banded with oiie: c-.-lis, is basically a Water stone thatvibrates to rituals on Iore an,C =elcship.

Pink fluorite helps you to be anai.::;- about relationships, somethingthat is often needed to over::ie -ie mental blindness caused byintense emotions.

Pink spinel can be used in magiclla- -,{r:{irgs to increase physical energy.

Pink rhodochrosite has the s?rn€ rie-rirlies as pink spinel, but also is

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YELLOWPower and energy of the mind, crea::-"itt of the mental type, sudden

changes, communication skills" Lr,eiEhren r-isualization, travel. Mer-cury rules yellow. Examples: amber, topaz, citrine, ,rellow jasper, sun-

stone (sometimes called goldstone . rellorr diamond, fluorite.

*Selflove means liking yourself, not narcis-qism. If 1'ou rvant friends or a close ::-.- - :ship, you must first see yourself as you reallv are, make changes where you c2:- " : nr1':

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Amber, a gem of the Sun, Fire, and Spirit, is really not a stone at all, butfossiiized tree resin. The ancient chinese said that the souls of tigersinhabited amber. It was a sacred substance among the \orse, Crlts,Greeks, and a great many other cultures. Sometimes one rt-ill find a

piece of amber containing insects or plants; unfortunatelr', these arequite expensive. When rubbed, amber becomes electricall,v chargedand will attract pieces of paper. It is very effective against negarivemagick.

Topaz, a Sun and Fire stone, was at one time thought to make the wearerinvisible. An all-purpose protective stone, topaz wards against nega-tive magick, mental imbalance, depression, intrigue, anger, acci-dents, and disease, while drawing money at the same time.

Citrine, a form of yellow qaartz, is a Sun and Fire stone. By itself, or withother stones, citrine enhances psychic awareness.

Yellow jasper, an opaque form of chalcedony, is a stone of Mercury andAir. It attracts good luck, especially in connection with use of mentalabilities.

Sunstone is a Sun gem. True sunstone is expensive and rare; however,there is a rfpe called Oregon sunstone that is quite useful in magick.It draws money that can be accumulated through ideas. It alsostrengthens visualization of prosperity.

Yellow diamond gives off vibrations of courage and victory and drawsgood luck.

Fluorite with a yellow tinge ro it helps to eliminate anger and straightenout thoughts.

ORANGEChanging luck, power, protection by control of a situation, illumination,

personal power, building self-worth, attract luck and success. Orangeis ruled by the Sun. Examples: carnelian, zircon (jacinth), jasper,orange sunstone.

Carnelian protects, grants eloquence, and can increase sexual energy.Orange carnelian is a stone of Mercury and Air. This shade of car-nelian is excellent for procrastinators as it creates a desire to get goingand do something.

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Orange jasper is really a hghter shade of the red variety. It can be c:either Mars or Mercury', Fire or Air. It helps with defensive magickthat comes through the mind and spirit.

I have a beautiful piece of goldstone in a ring; this is orange-brown withgold flecks all through it. This color of goldstone, also called sun-

stone, would attract good luck through clear use of the mind andbursts of illumination.

BLUEHealing, harmony, understanding, journeys or moves, peace, calm emo-

tions, stopping nightmares, restful sleep, purification of the innerbeing. The color blue is by Neptune, according to Cunningham, andby Iupiter, according to others. Examples: lapis lazuli, labradorite,sapphire, azurite, fluorite, blue quartz, sodalite, chalcedony.

The Venus/Water stone lapis lazuli has been known since very ancienttimes. An expensive stone, it is very powerful. The journeys or moves

it helps to create are those which will benefit you on all levels of yourbeing. It is not a stone to be used lightly. The purposes of any ritualin which it is used will be raised to a higher, more spiritual vibration.

Labradorite is an iridescent blue stone sometimes mixed with magnetiteor titanic ore; this gives it beautiful points oflight on its polished sur-face. Blue and green colors move over the stone when it is turned inthe light. It is a stone of Jupiter and gives harmony and healing.

Sapphire, a gem of the Moon and Water, has long been considered a verypowerful, potent enhancer to magick, especially star sapphires.

Azurite is a beautiful deep blue stone that can be used for divination andhealing. It increases psychic powers and prophetic dreaming. Its

vibrations are especially easy for a beginner to handle. On a spirituallevel, azurite cleanses and purifies, but not so deep as to be disturbing.

Blue fluorite can strengthen the power of other stones, also adding itscalmness and clearing thinking to any situation.

Sodalite is a blue stone with white veins in it. It looks much like 1a:-lazuli without the gold flecks. Use it to help in meditation and :: .- -,

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Blue quartz is a receptive stone, giving off vibrations of peace and tran-

quihty.

GREENGrowth, fertility, money, marriage, good health, grounding and balanc-

ing. Green is ruled by Venus. Examples: jade, malachite, amazonite,

emerald, aventurine, nephrite, chrysoprase, tourmaline, olivine, fiu-

orite, green quartz.

Jade comes in many colors' which can be used under their color-cate-

gory. But green jade, especially the beautiful apple-green coloring, is

particularly powerful for money and any type of growth in the field

of business and success. It is a Venus/Water stone.

Malachite, a tranquil green-blue stone, has bands of various green and

white hues through it. As a Venus/Earth gem, it guards and protects

its owner in both love and business success. The magician must be

very aware and very careful of her/his emotions when using mala-

chite, as it will absorb both negative and positive energies.

Amazonite is a bluish green feldspar, a stone of Uranus and Earth, that

helps when gambling. The term gambling could be applied to any new

venture, whether it is business, relationships, schooling, or whatever.

Emeralds are one of the most expensive stones there is. As a Venus and

Earth gem, the emerald is valuable in magick, so you may want to

purchase a low-quality one; if this is too much for your budget, use a

substitute stone. The emerald's power is through making others

aware of your business, your talent, or your worth in a field. The

emerald attracts mental wisdom and helps to correlate it with spiri-

tual wisdom.

The Mercury and Air stone of aventurine is said to attract money

through increasing your perception, creativity, and intelligence.

Nephrite is closely related to jade and is a lovely soft green color. This

stone has been used around the world for magickal items. Itwas said

that Thmerlane's burial monument was built of blocks of nephrite'

As an Earth stone, it both draws and preserves wealth'

Chrysoprase is an apple-green translucent chalcedony and a Venus and

Earth stone. It is considered a lucky stone which attracts success in

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BROWNAmplifies all Earth magick and psychic abilities. Bron:n rs ..ei i"r::eEarth. Examples: smoky qourt , zircon, topazjasper-Smokyquartz is sometimes mistaken for

exceuent grounding stone, ;;;,::il";i*f,"J ::,:K:H#depression and negative emotions.

Brown zircon, known as malacon, is also excellent for grounding andcentering your emotions and your life. rt i, pr;;;ilf.,rr.r.l i'money and prosperity spells.Topazhas many uses' It proiects against negative magick, injury,

'rness,and plots against you. Topazal-so helps to remove negative emotionsthat may arise within yourself ,u.h u, fear, depressio"rr, urrJurrg... rt

_ draws money and_prosperity from earthly pursuits.Jasper in a brown shadingis especially good for grounding after workingintensely in ritual or the psychi.. ti'"tp, you keep your feet on theground if you tend to live too much in the spiritu"i ;.;;r;;;"_r.BLACKGeneral defense, binding, repel dark magick, cursing, reversing thought_forms and spe's into positiv. po*J.. saturn rules the color brack._ .

E"uTples: jet, onyx, obsidian, hematite (silver_blackl, ,pi".i.^fet is really fossilized stone, black and glassy looking. B. ;;r; ;".;fur thatyou buy from a reputabre dearer, b".uur" much that is iabeled as jet

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its static electric properties. fet increases psychic awareness but aisoprotects against unwanted dreams and nightmares. This protectionextends to traveling, especially in foreign countries or strange places.

Onyx gives protection when you must face adversaries in any kird of cir-cumstances. This protection goes beyond physical confrontation topsychic attack, or even subconscious attack by others or your o\{nsubconscious programming. Small balls or flat "mirrors" of onp canbe used for divination; these are especially good for past-life work.

Obsidian is formed by volcanic action. The ancient Aztecs used flat mir-rors of this substance for divination. It is a grounding and centeringstone, protecting you against yourself by making you more balanced.It is also great for protection. Apache tears are really only smallglobes of obsidian.

Hematite is a fascinating silver-black color and is sometimes called "vol-cano spit." Hematite is valuable when working to stabilize the lifeand ground the emotions.

Black spinel is rather rare. It amplifies physical and mental energies dur-ing times of stress or crisis. Spinel also draws wealth.

PURPLEBreak bad luck" protection, success in long-range plans, higher spiritual

growth. ]upirer and sometimes Neptune rule purple. Examples:amethyst, ben-i. quartz, fluorite, spinel, garnet (very dark), darkrhodochrosite. r:ro donite i reddish-purple with black lines), kunzite.

Amethyst ranges in coior lrom a blue-green to a very deep purple. Itenhances psychic at'iliries, calms, lifts the vibrations, protects, sharp-ens mental po\r'ers. -\methyst is also known for its healing energiesand the ability to atrract rrue love.

Beryl strengthens psvchic arcareness and helps in divinations of a spiri-tual nature.

Fluorite of this color reduces any emotional involvement you may havein a reading and enables vou to make a clearer contact with other lev-els of being.

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spiritual nature.Very deep-colored rhodonite is useful as a centering src:.: _: . .:

involved in ritual and magick.Kunzite is a very erpersrr-e stone. It helps a person to be:_:: r:..::

relaxed but also no:: cts;ipirned. It appears to be Earth_gr-.-r. *: - -r.vibration.

INDIGO oI TURQUOISEDiscovering past li'es or karmic problems, barancing out karma, ne-,.,-

and unique ideas. This very dark brue or bruish-green coror is ruiecby Uranus. Examples: turquoise, amethyst, amazonite, aquamarine.

Turquoise, known as thyites to the ancient Greeks, is sacred to manyNative Americans, especiaily in the southwest and Mexico. Althoughit protects against many things, it arso attracts wearth. It is considereda lucky stone. However, working with turquoise is one thing, wear-ing it another. some people's vibrations do not mesh welr *i,n tu,stone, so check your feelings carefully before wearing it. MeilieUyldert (The Magic of precious Stones, Turnstone press, 1981) saysthat the sky-blue shades belong to the sun and venus, the ice-blue toSaturn, and the green-blue to Uranus.

3-ue-green amethyst is cheaper than the purple shades, but no less valu-able in magickal workings. I have a smal scarab of this coror ofamethyst; it is a powerful little stone when working with past rifememories.

-Lrnazonite is of particular value to those who take chances, especiall'eambling. To magicians, amazonite is an attractant of good luck and:'.1 CCeSS.

,--. aquamarinewas once sacred to all sea deities because of its biue--::en color. However, I have a beautiful aquamarine that is a clear:--e. the color of deep lake water. This stone can be used to purifu- .: ::ra and soothe emotional problems. When traveling on o, ou.,

.-=:. it protects. Perhaps its most fascinating power is its ability to-::r' iirough the conscious mind's fear programming and let the: --.- ,arough.

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PYRITEAlso known as fool's gold. Money, prosperity, totar success. Ruled by the

Sun; especially attractive to the dragons of Light, Mountains, andthe Earth.

one can use a flat surface of pyrite as a scrying mirror. combined withother stones, it intensifies good luck.

MOONSTONEGaining occult power, rising above problems. Ruled by the Moon; attrac-

tive to all dragons.

I think of all stones, moonstones are my favorites. This is understandablesince I was born on the Full Moon near Bertane, and the moonstoneis obviously a Moon stone. Its protection powers are of the gentrerkind, but very effective. It is good for enhancing the Moon's powersover gardening. Moonstone also strengthens divination abilities. Therioonstone is a reflector stone, in that it reflects whatever emotions.rr r-ibrations are being given off by the user.

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": raeickal power; psychic work. Ail dragons are drawn to

c-.xa-- r';: E;r".h ,J_ragons especially.c'-rstal qrra;u i*:s bren us€d in magick and spirituar endeavors in a great

manx- ..ik*'es around the r'orld- clear crystal was known as the starsone in ea$- Brirish c'ltures. It has been used for scrying, both in itspofuted $ap and r**ren fashioned into spheres. pieces hung on a sil-ver chain make scellent pendulums. Chunks, spheres, or points ofcrystal acr as amplifiers of magick when set about the circle. crystalqtJartz can also be'programmed" or used as power-sinks of energy,so be very aware of rchat you are doing when working with this stone.

crystal quartz are ''.eq'powerful stones, emitting strong fierds of energy.on one occasion, my grandson accidently erased a set of computerdisks by leaving several rarge crystal points on a shelf directly under-neath the disk storage boxes. I was fortunate that I had printed out

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LODESTONE or MAGNETDrawing-power; ability to attract what you want. Representative of stars

and meteorites, which have always been associated with dragons.

Genuine lodestone is a fascinating thing, but if you cannot find one,

substitute a magnet. Many magicians do not like this substitution;however, I have found it to be satisfactory. Anything magnetic

attracts. Lodestone sends out vibrations of attraction accordire tothe type of magickal working you are doing.

EYE STONESThese are represented by hawk's eye, cat's eye, tiger's e'r-e- e:; lle rari r'

a dragon's eye resembles a cat's eye rvith i-*. r-e:-*:a- *tr lle erye-

shimmer of these stones is remarka':l; .:=;: :: i'nme $ary. r'dragon eyes. Any form of €\-€ Sltrr3 -i i'":.--Jle r:E utrttrl;xrg u:Edragons. Representatir-e o: ' : a:.:!::s -: ecnerafi* etnd !58 :t:j€guardian dragons in a gen:r: -.r-r

According to Scott Cunningtu-m" tire nerrre cet'$ ere epplie$ to sseralkinds of stones, usudh- olir-e-green quara Chrfsober.vl is anothername for it. ln ancient Asia it was a form of chrysoberyl.As with alleye stones, cat's eye has a shimmer down the center. It protects and

increases wealth, gives protection and insight into problems or spec-

ulations, helps with healing on the emotional and mental planes.

Tiger's eye stone has a golden flash in it. It promotes energy, luck, and

courage while helping with protection and the gaining of money. For

those magicians who are well balanced and willing to truthfully see

themselves as they are, tiger's eye is a great stone for focusing the

power and vision of the mind and the inner eye.

HOLED STONES

Stones with a naturally formed hole in them are valuable as a symbol ofthe hole through time and space through which dragons move back

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Holed stones, or holey stones, have long been considered to be sacredand magickal. Their particurar value to the magician rr4ro r'orks wittrdragon magick is their protection while r*rr.tiig *l ntgoo, "na

ucenter focus for returning.

STAUROTITEThese naturar stones look like an X or an equar-armed cross and are arsocalled faery crosses. These four arms represent a balance of the fourelements known in magick. protection,talance

on utt t.lr"tr, money,good luck.The staurorite is symbolic of the four erements with which the magicianworks. A balance of forces protects, something .u.ry _ugi.ian mustlearn sooner or later. stuurorite also attracts wearth and good hearth.

FOSSIT STONESThere are a great many kinds of these; any stone having the fossilizedremains of a plant or animar would fall within tii, .ur.gory.strangely enough, one of the ord names used during the uiJdle ageswas "draconites-" The British know them as snake ,ion.r. protection,

balancing with Earth energies, past lives, guide through other worlds.Fossil stones, with their unique .orrrr..tio' to the past, are valuable forworking with past lives. There is a srightly different vibration ofpower in each one that makes them varuable when traversing ottrerworlds or times.

CORATcoral is not rea'y a stone, but the skeletar remains of a sea creature.However' it has a rong history in magickar workings. It is best if it hasnot been worked (that is cut, polishld, etc.) and Jorrr", ,o fou with_out being harvested.coral is helpful because of its protective qualities. It guards againstunwanted astral entities, negative magick, accidents, and acts ofviolence.

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ever alike. The colors in parenthesis are a further clarification ofthe shades. For dragon candle-burning magick, read the ritualcalled "Dragon Fire" in the chapter on Basic Rituals.

This list of colors can also be used to coordinate colo:semployed for other ritual purposes. you might decide to use spe_cial altar cloths to enhance magickar power, or a robe of a specif;ccolor to add to your personal vibrations. This choice of clothilngcolor can extend to the normal, everyday clothes, especiallv if roufind yourself needing to project a specific vibrational atmospheoe.Keep to as true a shade of coror as possible and avoid the indistinablends until you become more experienced in the uses of color.

Red is one color to be treated with respect. Everyone is arrare .-fthe sayingthat a certain shade of red car is a ticket-catcher. Lf ,,.c:are looking for companionship and attention, I would caurio:r -,___;

to be very careful about projecting that vibration while rr-ea;-hg :::You will attract every good, bad, and ugly active libido L :::"

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RED: Physical power, will power, strength, purely physical ser Drasons

of Fire, Mars, Aries, Leo (scarlet), Scorpio (deep), Guardian-

PINK: Love, affection, romance, spiritual awakening, healing of the spir-

it, togetherness. Dragons of Venus, Taurus, Libra (soft rose).

YELLOW: Intellect, imagination, power of the mind, creativiry confi-

dence, gentle persuasion, action, attraction, concentration, inspira-

tion, sudden changes. Dragons of Air, Leo, Sun, Mercury (pale),

Guardian, Fire, Wind, Storm (dark).

ORANGE: Encouragement, adaptability, stimulation, attraction, sudden

changes, control, power, to draw good things, change luck. Dragons ofMercury Leo, Virgo (rust-orange), Aquarius (dark), Guardian, Fire.

GREEN: Abundance, fertility, good fortune, generosity, money, wealth,

success, renewal, marriage, balance. Dragons of Venus (pale), Forest,

Mountair, Earth, Taurus, Pisces (sea-green), Guardian.

BLUE: Truth, inspiration, wisdom, occult power, protection, under-standing, good health, happiness, peace, fidelity, harmony in the

home, patience. Dragons of Water, |upiter, Venus (light), Lakes, Seas,

Pisces (dark), Venus (pale), Taurus, Cancer (dark), Virgo (navy),

Libra (light or blue-green), Sagittarius (deep), Moon, Aquarius (iri-descent), Guardian, Wind, Storm (dark).

PURPLE: Success, idealism, higher psychic ability, wisdom, progress,

protection, honors, spirit contact, break bad luck cycle, drive arvav

evil, divination. Dragons of Sagittarius, fupiter, Moon (lavenderi,

Mercury (violet), Chaos (dark).

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gl:,ff ,jlnr;T"'*: ;l#'$::'H: ff 'l*:;:frthis Earth plane. I have no idea where or with whom iiorigi.rut.a,for she never told me.Fionna is a spiritual entity who appeared, in dreams, in medi_tations, and during trance, *.y

"u.iy'in my seeking fo. spirituuldirection along the?aganpath. She says she is of Irish-certic originbut has never specified a time period i,rrirrg which she lived. Infor-mation from her, both of a magickal and personal nature, hasproved to be accurate and helpful on a great many occasions. It wasthrough Fionna and her companions tirat I first rearned to contactdragons as co-magicians during rituars. Before that, I had e.xperi-ence with dragons as friends, but was unaware that thei, r,ourdhelp in magick. The dragons, not rt uri'g ilir;"f*;;;; is ffpi_cal; dragons do not volunteer help or information until ther. havespent considerable time acquainting themserves *ith a -"rtii"".This makes perfect sense when one realizes hon- unreriabre andgreedy the average human is.

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Dragon Script can be used for writing on tools, candles, orother rituar and spe' objects. I; ir ;" used when *riti.rg ou,requests to specific dragons. Use of this magickal alphabel or anymagickal arphabet, increases the power placed into an object by themagician because of the concentratiorr l".a.a to write it out. oneof the goars of everv magician is to fi' with as much power as pos-sible all his ritual tootr, rp.tt*or*u;;;..ts, etc.

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Air,52,75-6,82,109, 1Il,lI2,1i5, 118, l?1, l::. ily-:_r:" -,i-{.135, 14I, 143-6, I54, 173-9, 179, lg6, 209, :39_4_i. :{_--.249-55, 257, 269-70, 290

Alchemy, 2,4-5Anglo-Saxons,60

Apep, 20,54*5,190

Aquarius, 217, 227, 280-1

Aries, 214,221,280

Australia, 14,176

Babylon, 7, l9IBeowulf, 26,162,168

Cancer, 2II,223,280-lCapricorn, 217,227

Ceres,20

Cernunnos,7,22,24

China, 8,14, 16,18, 39, I44, 16I

Cir-ic Snap, 176

Conchobar,24

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Dracontias,29-30

Dragon's Breath, 20, 55-7, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67-9

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hrth, 7, 52, 7 8-80, l0g-13, I 15-6, I I 8-9' I2I' 127' 129-32' 135'

139-41,143,148,151,$5-7,167-72,179,197'209',239-56"258, 260-1, 27 0-7, 27 4, 27 6, 280-l

Egypt,7,l'83

Ethiopia, 22,162,182

Fafnir, 24-5, Il8, 129, 146, 155' 168-9

Feng-shui,56-7

Finn MacCumhaill,24

Fire, 52, 7 5-6, l0g-10, I 13' LI5-6' 1 18-9'

r35, !3g, l4l,143-4,146-8', 154-5'

239-57, 265-9, 277, 27 9-81

Gemini,212,222

Grael, 118, 129, 148, 156

Helston Furry Dance,176

Herakles, 20,162

Htracan,177

Hydra,20-1

Ireland, 14,24

)ormungand, 164

|upiter, 205,215-6,226' 23g' 241' 244-5' 248-9' 25L' 253'

258-61,269,272,280

Leo,209, 224,280-l

Ley lines, 60, 62, 101

Libra, 213,225,280-1

Loch Ness, 11, 160

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Marco Polo, 182

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Nagas, 16, 21-2, 148

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Pendragon,7

Philosopher's Stone, 5

Pisces, 216,228,280

Quetzalcoatl, 7, 28, 17 6

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The Celtic Dragon Throt

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Are dragons real? Since they do not live on the physical plane, scientistscannot trap and dissect them. Yet magicians and psychics who haveexplored the astral realms know first-hand that dragons do indeed exist, andthat they make very powerful co-magicians. Dragons tap into deeper cur-rents of elemental energies than humans. Because of their ancient wisdom,dragons are valuable contacts to call upon when performing any type of div-ination, such as the laying out of tarot cards. Tarot decks and other divina-tion tools seem to fascinate them. The Celtic Dragon Tarot is the first deck touse the potent energies of dragons for divination, magickal spell workingand meditation.

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Gallery artist and writer Anna-Marie Ferguson has paired the ancient div-inatory system of the tarot with the Arthurian myth to create Legend: TheArthurian Tarot. The exquisitely beautiful watercolor paintings of this tarotdeck illustrate characters, places and tales from the regends that brend tradi-tional tarot symbolism with the pagan and christian symbolism that areequally significant elements of this myth.

Each card represents the Arthurian counterpart to tarot,s traditional fig_ures, such as Merlin as the Magician, Morgan le Fay as the Moon, Mordredas the King of Swords and Arthur as the Emperor. Accompanying the deck isa decorative layout sheet in the format of the celtic cross to inspire andguide your readings, as well as the book Keeper of words, which lists thedivinatory meanings of the cards, the cards, symbolism and the teiling ofthe legend associated with each card.

The natural pairing of the tarot with Arthurian legend has been madebefore, but never with this much care, completeness and consummateartistry.

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