0 Lady Moon

0 Lady Moon,
your horns point toward the east;

Shine, be increased:

0 Lady Moon...

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Sleepyhead

As I lay awake in the white moon light,

I heard a faint singing in the wood,

'Out of bed,

Sleepyhead,

Put your white foot now,

Here are we,

Neath the tree

Singing round the root now!'

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I see the moon

I see the moon,

The moon sees me

God bless the moon,

And God bless me.

-A nursery rhyme

... More moon poetry and stories can be found on my new website, Widdershins.

What is a Pomelo?

Pomelos are a must during the mid-autumn festival or mooncake festival;

they are normally eaten fresh.

The pomelo (Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis) is a citrus fruit native to South East Asia. It is usually pale green to yellow when ripe, with sweet white (or, more rarely, pink or red) flesh and very thick pudgy rind. It is the largest citrus fruit, 15–25 cm in diameter, and usually weighing 1–2 kg. Other spellings for pomelo include pummelo, and pommelo, and other names include Chinese grapefruit, jabong, lusho fruit, pompelmous, Papanas, and shaddock. Pomelos are also referred to as chakotara in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. In the Indian State Manipur this fruit is known as Nobab....

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Mid-Autumn Moon Cake

Filling:

• 
  
  1 can (17-1/2 ounces) lotus seed paste
• 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

Dough:

• 
  
  4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2-cup non-fat dried milk powder
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs...

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Easy Chinese Moon Cakes

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
•  1/2 cup salted butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup strawberry (or your favorite) jam

(traditionally red bean paste is used so if you want a more authentic version, you can use a can of red bean paste instead of the jam)

Directions:

1.  Preheat the oven to 375 degrees....

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A Gypsy Spell For Love

Suppose there is someone in whom you are very much interested. He or she seems to notice you but makes no move to develop a relationship. This is the spell to use. It is not a spell to draw that loved one to you, but more to "open the way," so that if there is interest there, he or she will feel free to make advances.

Set a wineglass on the table. Then suspend a ring (traditionally the mother's wedding band) from a length of red silk ribbon....

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Apple Love Spell

Twist the stem of an apple. On each rotation call out a letter of the alphabet. Begin with A. The letter you call out as the stem comes off will be the initial of your true love. If you do not trust your luck, you can purposely pull the stem on a particular letter (this is called using your will). Once you have pulled the stem from the apple, hold it between your teeth and make a wish to be with that particular person. If you have pulled a random letter (not someone you have in mind), --say, S-- then ask the Goddess to bring this S to you.

The second part of the spell can only be performed if you have...

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62 Spells To Defeat Your Enemies

I found these old old spells to protect oneself from enemies in a cool old book printed back in 1903. This section reads more like a short primer on black magick, and I'd advise against creating a lot of bad karma for yourself by trying these out on actual people. I do, however, think that it might be interesting to try using them on noncorporeal enemies such as: procrastination, poverty, racism, addictions, etc.

However you choose to use them, be wise and be warned. "If you wish evil to someone, the evil will come to you." That being said, here they are:

1. If you tie knots in the willow, you can slay a distant enemy.


2. If you would bring your enemy to death, pour poison in his footprints....

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Need A Reason to Stay in Bed?

Here's a listing of the "Fatal Days" of the year -
if today is one of those days, maybe you should just stay in bed!

January.
Of this first month the opening day
And seventh, like a sword will slay.

February.
The fourth day bringeth down to death,
The third will stop a strong man's breath....

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