A spell for self-love and confidence

This spell comes to us from our own Maery: (I have put all the ingredients and tools you will need in bold for clarity's sake).

Perform this spell in the evening on a Friday. Light an orange candle, and some apple blossom incense. Use a blade to carve your initials into a piece of copper (a cleaned up old penny will do) and place it into a chalice. Fill your chalice with real apple juice and add a pinch of rosemary and cinnamon. Stir this mix with the blade 4 times. Let this drink sit outside until the candle and incense have burnt out completely. While the candle burns, use this time to visualize: Think of your strengths and accept your flaws. Once done all this, drink down the mix, being careful not to swallow the copper piece. You will carry this copper piece with you for one full lunar cycle (until the moon is in the same phase as when you did this spell) and then bury it near your home.

Eventful Sunday!

Don't forget, in addition to the Montreal Pagan Public Beltane Ritual being hosted at Melange, its also our Sunday Sabbat Sale today! All items in store are 10% off the regular prices.

See you at the ritual, 1pm sharp!

Last Minute Change: RAIN!

Due to rain, the Montreal Pagan Publ;ic Beltain Ritual has changed location to Le Melange Magique.

Yes, it will be held here at our store.
1pm and all other details remain the same

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Workshops from now until June!

INTRODUCTION TO THE QABALAH (Michael)

A workshop on the introductory Magical Qabalah. The goal will be to provide a framework for the structure of the Qabalistic Tree of Life and it's relationship to the Spiritual Quest: understanding our own Nature and our lives. Astrology and Tarot and related spiritual subjects will be discussed as well as the uses of Qabalah in the Golden Dawn, Thelema and Traditional Wicca.
Saturday, April 19th, 2-4pm FREE

PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT (Catharine)
Being able to tell the difference between intuition, prediction, clairvoyance, predictive dreams, deja vu, gut feelings etc. is essential to developing your abilities. We will discuss the various ways psychic abilities manifest and do hands on exercises to test your present level. At the end we will have a message circle where each participant will receive messages from Spirit with Catharine.
Saturday, April 19th:
Level one 1-3pm $30
Level two 3:30-6pm $40

GOD AND GODDESS IN TRADITIONAL WICCA (Michael)
A presentation on the meaning and the Nature of the Moon Goddess and the Horned God in Traditional Wicca. What can we learn about ourselves and about our lives from the Gods of the Wicca? What is The Sacred Quest? How are we able to learn and grow from it? We will also discuss the path of the Wicca in terms of Western and Eastern Mystery Traditions.
Sunday, April 20th, 1-4pm FREE

ADVANCED TAROT I (Scarlet)
Learn to trust your intuition and learn how to “tell the story” of the cards in a reading. Also, discover the aspects of a spread and learn how to design your own spreads. The course assumes you are familiar with your deck. Please bring your deck and a notebook.
Monday, April 21st, 7-9pm $30

NORWEX EARTHDAY EVENT: Ecologically and Ethically sound cleaning products for your home and body
As Pagans, we honor nature and should be taking our stewardship of the Earth more seriously. Here is an opportunity to purchase products that contain no waste or toxins! The Norwex Mission is to improve human life by radically reducing the use of chemicals in cleaning and personal care. Their micro fiber cleaning products only need water to effectively clean smooth surfaces, and that’s just one of the many items they offer! Their line of product spans from home care, to personal uses, too. And as a plus, all of Norwex’s products are either reusable or biodegradable, and very affordable. In honor of Earth Day, come out to learn about these new cleaning products that are environmentally friendly and better for your own health and peace of mind.
Saturday, April 26th, 3pm-5pm, $2 plus purchases.

ADVANCED TAROT II (Scarlet)
The Major Arcana is the journey of the self. Learn how to use this for personal development and meditation. There are other meditation techniques you can do with the tarot that will be explored in this class. Also, learn how to determine time with tarot. The course assumes you are familiar with your deck. Please bring your deck and a notebook.
Monday, April 28th, 7-9pm, $30

SPELLCRAFTING 101 (Robyn)
At last! A course to cover the basics of how to know what goes into making a spell! Correspondences, suggestions, basics and more! Everything you need to know to make your own spells.
Saturday, May 3rd, 1-3pm, $30

ADVANCED TAROT III – Spellcrafting (Scarlet)
Discover the world of spellcrafting with the tarot! Cards can be used as a focus in magical spell or as a means to achieve that which you desire. It is recommended that you take the Spellcrafting 101 course as this course assumes you are familiar with your deck and familiar with the basics of spellcrafting. Please bring your deck and a notebook.
Monday, May 5^th 7-9pm ($30)

INTRODUCTION TO THE TAROT (Robyn)
Sometimes it takes more then a tiny little pamphlet to know how to read your cards. In this basic level course we will be discussing the archetypal meanings of the trump cards as well as the general functions of the minor arcana. Please bring your own tarot deck to study with.
Saturday, May 10th, 1-3 pm, $30

AURA & CHAKRA CLEANSING (Scarlet)
This course will teach you several techniques of aura cleansing, as well as how to cleanse your chakras. It involves alternative healing, energy work, and guided meditation. These are skills you will be able to use on yourself and others. Please dress comfortably and bring a cushion to sit on if possible.
Monday, May 12^th 7-9pm ($30)

INTRODUCTION TO THE EGYPTIAN PANTHEON (Erica)
Learn some of the basic myths of the Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, as well as who the gods are and what they represent so that you may tap into their archetypal energies for prayers and rituals.
Sunday, May 18th, 2-4pm, $30

INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY WORK (Scarlet)
Centering and grounding are the foundations of any energy or magical work. In this course, you will learn how to center and ground, how to manipulate your own field of energy, how to sense energy, how to charge and drain the energy in objects, and the basics of circle casting. Please dress comfortably and bring a cushion to sit on if possible.
Monday, May 19^th 7-9pm ($30)

TAROT FOR INTERMEDIATES (Scarlet)
Tarot is a complex system of divination. This workshop assumes that you have a deck and are familiar with the basic meanings of your cards. We will take the next step in understanding the tarot. You will learn the meanings of card combinations, explore various types of tarot spreads, and how to create your own spreads!
Friday, May 23rd, 7-9pm, $30

REIKI LEVEL ONE (Robyn)
Join us in this two day long course to learn all you need to know to become a First Degree Reiki Practitioner. Topics covered will include: the history and origins of Reiki, the ethics of being a Reiki practitioner, what the hand positions are in a full Reiki session, how to treat others as well as yourself, and formal initiation to the Usui Shiki Ryoho style of Reiki using the American Reiki Mastery Association's style of initiations. Ample time will be given for practice as well.
Saturday May 24th, 12-5 & Sunday May 25th, 12-5 $150

CHAKRA ENERGY WORK (Scarlet)
In this workshop, you will learn how to open your chakra, how to close and filter energy through it, and how tap into the energies of your chakras. You will explore various energy, visualization and meditation techniques to help you. This course assumes you are familiar with the chakras. Please dress comfortably and bring a cushion to sit on if possible.
Monday, May 26^th 7-9pm ($30)

REIKI LEVEL TWO (Robyn)
This course is only open to Reiki practitioners who have already received their First Degree of Reiki. Topics covered will include Reiki symbols and their uses, long-distance treatments, mental/emotional healing treatments, mind-to-mind techniques, chakra harmonization, Crystal grids and and formal initiation to the second degree of the Usui Shiki Ryoho style of Reiki using the American Reiki Mastery Association's style of initiations.
Saturday, May 31st, 10am-5pm $250.

PSYCHIC SELF-DEFENSE FOR BEGINNERS (Scarlet)
Learn about different problems and forms of attack that hinder our lives. These may be interfering spiritual entities, or may be people consciously or unconsciously attacking us with psychic or magical energy. Either way, you will learn how to banish, cleanse and purify your self and your home. You will learn how to set up protections. AND you will learn energy shielding. It is recommended that you take the Introduction to Energy Work course as this class assumes you can center and ground on your own.
Monday, June 2^nd 7-9pm ($30)

Norwex Earth Day Event coming soon!!

NORWEX:

Ecologically and ethically sound cleaning products for your home and body

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As Pagans, we honor nature and should be taking our

stewardship of the Earth more seriously. Here is an

opportunity to purchase products that contain no waste or

toxins!

The Norwex Mission is to improve human life by radically

reducing the use of chemicals in cleaning and personal care. Their microfiber cleaning products only need water to

effectively clean smooth surfaces, and that’s just one of the many items they offer! Their line of product spans from home care, to personal uses, too. And as a plus, all of

Norwex’s products are either reusable or biodegradable, and very affordable.

In honor of Earth Day, come out to learn about these new cleaning products that are environmentally friendly and better for your own health and peace of mind.

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Saturday, April 26th, 3pm-5pm

Hosted by Melange Magique

1928 St Catherine Street West

Call 514-938-1458 to RSVP!

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Only $2, plus purchases

Montreal Public Beltain Ritual

Public Beltain RitualLead by Black Forest's Northern Cougars Clan and CovenFormal Euro-Celtic Traditional Wiccan RitualPlease wear ritual clothing if possible (and be aware that you will be jumping a small bonfire)Please bring Beltain related feast to share and your feast gear (a cup is needed within the ritual)
Sunday, April 27 at 1pm
Angrignon Park
*no PST please. Ritual starts on time*

--In case of bad weather: ritual will be held upstairs of Melange Magique--

What should you think about on your way to this ritual?
SPRING!
The Blessings of the Divine.
Divine Fertility
Think about something you want to bless for success and fertility!

PLEASE NOTE
Because this ritual involves fire and is formal in nature, it is not very child friendly.
Small children will not have fun or be safe in this ritual.
Teens are welcome, though.

Any questions, please feel free to email me!

Scarlet
scarletcougar@gmail.com

Scarlet's Reviews on New Books

Magical Self Defence: A Quantum Approach to Warding
By: Kerr Cuhulain
$18.50 ISBN# 9780738712192
This trusted Canadian author has written such great books as Law Enforcement Guide to Wicca, Wiccan Warrior, and Full Contact Magick. He was a police officer in British Columbia and has come out with yet another amazing book of protection and energy work. This is not a book for the beginner (much like Full Contact Magick), but a book for the intermediate wanting to explore new or different techniques.

Crafting Wiccan Traditions: Creating a Foundation for Your Spiritual Beliefs & Practices
By: Raven Grimassi
$18.50 ISBN# 9780738711089
While I would not normally recommend anything by Grimassi except Strega tradition books, this one is a pleasant surprise. It walks the reader through how to clearly define your spiritual practice. It is an excellent book for people wanting or considering starting a coven. While other coven-related books look at how to run a coven and manage the ins and outs and troubles and challenegs, this book is more fountational. I would recommend starting with this book and then moving to one of the other great coven books (like Amber K's Covencraft or Judy Harrow's Wicca Covens).

Llewellyn's 2008 Witches' Companion
$11.50 ISBN# 9780738715606
Llewellyn has produced its own Spring to Spring almanac chalk full of amazing articles on contemporary issues by an incredible selection of authors. The last section of the book contains a set of calendars and monthy advice. There is a Moon Void of Course chart, a list of eclipses and full moon, and some space for personal notes. All in all, I am very impressed. I think this is coming home with me today.

Priestess of the Forest: A Druid Journal
By: Ellen Evert Hopman
$21.95 ISBN# 9780738712628
This is a trade paperback novel. While it is a work of fiction, it is considered educational fiction. This means Hopman hopes to teach people about the path of the druid priestess thru the eyes of a fictional character. She provides you with some excellent reference help: Glossary of Gaelic words, a list of further reading for historical and cultural reference, and a fascinating intervew that she had done and had transcribed into the book about her work on it.

Do You Match Emru?

Emru Townsend is a dear friend of staff here at the store. Brother of a former employee and supporter of our activities and events.

In mid-December, Emru was diagnosed with leukemia, and a condition called monosomy 7. Due to the monosomy 7, he has an increased risk of the leukemia coming back, no matter how successful chemotherapy is.

Ethnic minorities are severely underrepresented in the bone marrow registry. Remember, a match can come from anywhere, only a small blood sample is required and time is not on his side.

Improve his odds.
Register today.

For more information, go to http://www.healemru.com/ !

Emru, his family, his freinds, staff at the store and everyone else waiting for a compatible donor thanks you for taking action.

Spring Cleaning Traditions from Sacrlet's Family

Hi all,

Happy Ostara! I wanted to share with you some things that have been part of my family for generations. They happen around this time of year. Ever since I could remembers, we had certain activities that happened on or close to Ostara, Spring Equinox.

At dawn of the Equinox, our German greatgrandmother used to have the family open all the windows till sunset. My grandmother still does this, as does my mom and I. Did you open your windows? Why do we do it? When I asked, the response from my grandmother was so that we can air out the stuffy winter air and all the dark feelings from winter and freshen up the home with new Spring air.

This is followed by several days of thorough spring cleaning. And that spring cleaning must be done in a very specific way! We start at the front door. Everything gets lifted and moved and scrubbed clean into every nook and cranny "so the winter imps can't hide". We work counter clockwise around the home. Garbage goes out the back door. Never out the front. And never have trash coming in through the front door. At the end of the thorough cleaning, the windows are to be taken out of the frames and also cleaned "so you can see the Spring Maiden in all her glory blooming and that joy can come into your home easily."

This was followed by incense to purify the home. My family was Christian and the priest used to come to the home when my Grandmother was young. Today, we do this ourselves. You can use sage or cedar or lavender or rose, or even a frankincense and myrrh blend. I use an herbal resin blend for Ostara that is made at Le Melange Magique.

After purifying the home, it was crutial to purify yourself as well. Each person in the home took a cleansing bath with salt in the water. I use Women's Spiritual Cleansing Bath Salt from Le Melange Magique. There is a Men's Spiritual Cleansing Bath Salt, too. Both have to be requested from the store's Apothecary. Cleansing the spirit also involves the non-physical. Taking some time to meditate and pray, to cleanse the mind and soul of negativity accumulated over the winter.

So the home has been purified and the body and spirit cleansed. What's next? BLESSING!

By tradition, that means bring positve things into the home. Something new and fresh. Something green and alive. We would sprinkly water that has some sweet blessing oil and floating flowers around the home. Sprinkling into each corner clockwise about the home. Then I brought in fresh flowers and new potted plants. Flowers and greenery bless my home in every room!

We also started to rearrange our home for new things to come this year. What do you want to come into your home? Is your home set up to welcome that energy? Are you starting a school project? Do you need to design a study area for that? What about a new business? Time to renovate the home office. We are doing more coven work in my livingroom and the home library needs changing, so we are renovating the Livingroom. Are you expecting new life? A baby? We are making room for that energy in our home as well, so that mean shifting the second office to the basement and designing a baby room! What seeds of hope are you planting? Don't just talk about it. DO IT! Plant those seeds, grow that garden!

We concluded by making the foyer/stairway welcoming by placing a corner shelf and decorating it for the season. Flowers, scented candles, items for each element, an offering bowl filled with chocolate eggs for each passersby to take as they come or go from our home.

Bright blessings!

To recap:
Purify your home by spring cleaning and burning pruification incense.
Purify your body with cleansing bath salts.
Purify the soul with meditation and prayer.
Bless the home with scented water.
Bring in positive energy by bring something new into your home.
Create the space you need to bring in what you hope for.
Plant a garden, start the seeds inside your home.
Make your space feel welcoming for guest, but also welcoming to you.
It is your home, you should feel like you want to be there.

Lastly, you might want to place protections about your home to reduce the negativity from returning. We will use Protection Oil and trace sigils with it on the door and window frames around our home.

Have a very Happy Spring. Share the joy!