photo credit: Ralph BuckleyBlessing the ALL, the Part the ONE
By Drawing the Moon
and Calling the Sun
With Essential Oils that serve to aid
Witching Tools that are best hand-made
By invoking the Spirits that define your request
Using Herbs and Flowers, previously Blessed
The Strength of the Tree
The Purity of Water
The Heat of the Flame
The Light of your Altar
By Focusing your Thoughts and Cleansing your Mind
Crystals and Stones your Spell to Bind
Contemplate your Request with Deep Meditation
Mix Well Alchemist, Using Visualisation
Summon the Tarot, the Bones, the Runes
Chant in Rhyme and simple Tunes
Do not Spell for un-earned Riches
It is not the way of Pagan Witches
Spell for Need and not for Fun
Do what ye will…But Harm ye NONE
If your Spell is Just and your Conscience is FREE
And this is your Will, So Mote it Be

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The Legend of St. Patrick and Irish
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What medick, the wood sorrels and the true clovers all have in common is a trifoliate leaf structure, i.e., a compound leaf with three leaflets. The number 3, of course, is significant in the Christian religion, because of the doctrine of the Trinity. Irish legend has it that the missionary, Saint Patrick demonstrated the principle behind the Trinity using a shamrock, pointing to its three leaflets united by a common stalk. But there is no way of determining with certainty the exact plant referred to in the legend. This much we can say about Irish shamrocks, however. By definition, for a clover to represent the Trinity, it would have to bear 3 (and only 3) leaves. So for all the good luck they allegedly bring, 4-leaf clovers technically can’t be considered shamrocks (not in the sense that St. Patrick made the latter famous, at least).

But the foregoing does explain the ease with which multiple “shamrock” representatives are accepted. A candidate’s trifoliate leaf structure can override its family history, including geographical anomalies. For instance, some of the wood sorrels widely used in the U.S. as Irish shamrocks are of South American or Central American heritage, which hardly conjures up images of the grassy slopes of the Irish countryside!

Page 2 will look at the belief in 4-leaf clovers as lucky charms….

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Very cute and trendy 4 leaf Clover ring, It is made of green mirror acrylic 1/8 inch thick, both the leaf and the band are 1/8 inch acrylic. The 4 leaf clover is about 1 inch across. This ring is fun, and truly lucky.

Acrylic is light weight and very sturdy. I now offer all my rings in many colors: green mirror, pink mirror, clear mirror, yellow mirror, shards, black, white, clear, blue, orange, yellow, brown, bronze and red.

If you want a different color than what is listed please let me know in message to seller during checkout. If I don’t here from you I will send you the color listed in the description.

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We have seen on Page 1 that the three leaves of the “shamrock” represent the three persons of the Trinity. But what of the notion that four leaf clovers are lucky charms? Since the operative number here is four, the history behind four leaf clovers as lucky charms must be clearly distinct from the Trinitarian tradition behind the shamrock. Indeed, it is widely believed (although I can’t cite the ancient sources to back it up) that the significance invested in four leaf clovers pre-dates Christianity, going back to the pagan period, when four leaf clovers were Celtic charms.

Celtic dominance once extended across Ireland and much of Western Europe. It was the Druids (Celtic priests) who elevated four leaf clovers to the status of Celtic charms, allegedly potent against malevolent spirits. Their status as Celtic charms is the origin of the modern belief in their power to bestow good luck.

The leaves of four leaf clovers are sometimes said to stand for faith, hope, love, and luck. But another interpretation is widely known via the following verse:

I’m looking over a four-leaf clover
That I overlooked before.
One leaf is sunshine, the second is rain,
Third is the roses that grow in the lane.
No need explaining the one remaining
Is somebody I adore.
I’m looking over a four-leaf clover
That I overlooked before.

The first literary reference to draw on the tradition of four leaf clovers as Celtic charms seems to have been made in 1620. In that year, according to the University of Illinois, Sir John Melton wrote, “If a man walking in the fields find any four-leaved grass, he shall in a small while after find some good thing.” It is estimated that, on average, there are 10,000 three leaf clovers for every instance of a true four leaf clover.

Oxalis Deppei as a “Four Leaf Clover” Substitute?

Nowadays one can take the easy route to finding “four leaf clovers.” Oxalis deppei is widely sold as the “good luck plant,” because it bears a leaf that always has four leaflets. However, as already noted, plants from the Oxalis genus are not true clovers, only clover look-alikes. Besides, when that fourth leaflet is automatic, how could it possibly hold its own with a true Celtic charm? Oxalis deppei strikes me as being suitable for gags only; there’s not an ounce of romance in this phenomenon….

Considering the St. Patrick’s Day traditions surrounding shamrocks and four leaf clovers, it is surprising that the clover is often looked upon as a weed, the killing of which we deem central to the care of our lawns. But it was not always so. Indeed, the University of Minnesota Extension Service points out that, until relatively recently, it was standard practice to include clover seed in lawn seed mixes:

“Until the 1950s, clover was included in lawn seed mixes as it was regarded as a prestigious lawn plant. It may be considered an attractive, low-maintenance ground cover that is soft to walk on, mows well and will fill in thin spots in a yard.”

Landscaping enthusiasts believe in making their own luck through solid decision-making, rather than relying on Celtic charms and the proverbial “luck of the Irish.” The information on Page 3 may not send you scurrying to find any four leaf clovers. But it may make you re-think your attitude toward your lawn….

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Luck Spell

Light the candle representing yourself and say:
“This is me (name or magickal name), everything that I am.”

Light the black candle and say:
“This is my bad luck. Leave me now, you’re not welcome here anymore. I shed no tears over the parting.”

Light the gray one and say:
“This one neutralizes any remnants of bad luck. They dissolve into nothingness now.”

Light the orange one and say:
“This one represents the changes for good which are coming into my life. I welcome them with open arms.”

Light the magenta candle and say:
“This is the astral energy that I need to speed up the change.”

Now sit for several minutes chanting
“I welcome change. I welcome the incoming good into my life.”

The candles must be allow to burn completely…

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Find the latest Good Luck! jewelry & watches ideas and more selected by the gift experts at Gifts.com. Our gift ideas are ranked by popularity so you can see what gifts other shoppers have viewed the most.

In addition to choosing the top gift ideas, our gifting experts do in-depth product reviews and video demonstrations. These gifts will show up under Gift Guru Top Picks, a link that will appear in the upper left if top picks are included in the Good Luck! jewelry & watches category. Think of these as the ‘best of the best’ gift ideas.

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Icons and Figures

Buddha

A Buddha charm or statue is thought of as being lucky, especially if you rub the Buddha’s belly.

Saint Christopher

As the patron saint of travelers, it is common for Catholics to have a Saint Christopher cross in their car.

Man-Made Objects

Dream Catchers

Dream catcher, from Native American culture are considered good fortune because they catch the negative images from dreams.

Red Chinese Lanterns

Red Chinese Lanterns are another red symbol of luck in the Chinese culture.

Horseshoe

Horseshoes were thought to bring good fortune when they were hung up on the wall of a home or above a doorway. When horseshoes were made by blacksmiths, this added to the idea of luck that embodies the horseshoe. Blacksmithing was considered a lucky trade. (CSIOP)

Coins

“See a penny pick it up and all day long you’ll have good luck. Leave it there and you’ll despair.” Some even take the idea of luck to the other side of the coin, and believe that if the coin is face down that it’s best to leave it on the ground.

Coins have a place in Feng Shui as well, as luck bringers.

A Pot of Gold

A pot of gold is what you will find at the end of a rainbow, making it doubly lucky.

Symbols and Numbers

Nautical Star

The Nautical Star is seen as providing guidance, and it is a good luck symbol for sailors.

The Number Seven
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