Archive for July, 2008

Jul

28

Farewell Denessa…

By Wayland Raven

How sad, how wonderful. For those of you who may not know, Denessa Smith has gone into the Summerland to be with her beloved daughter Tempest. Denessa devoted her life to the memory of her daughter,

Tempest, who was reviled and tormented in school because she was a Witch took her own life in 2001 and [...]

Jul

22

Ravens New Website

By Doc Raven

Hey the Ravens have a new website!
Sad to say we had to scrap the old website.  It was just not serving our needs.  If you are new to our web presence please register, sign up for the mailing list and enjoy.  If you are not new to the website please register, sign up for the [...]

Jul

22

Coven of the Raven Litha Ritual 2008

By Doc Raven

For those who are interested…. This is the text of the ritual the Ravens preformed at the open gathering.

Thank you all for coming out and helping us celebrate today.
Hey its summer!  Being asked to prepare the ritual for today gave me some time earlier this week to reflect on what summer is to me.  If [...]

Jul

22

The Armouring

By Evermore Raven

This is a beautiful and powerful devotion/charm that was sent to me by a dear friend. You can use it as a devotion in front of an Altar or where you feel most comfortable.
Relax into Alpha, tighten and relax the muscles. Take several deep cleansing breaths. Send roots into the Earth and draw energy up [...]

Jul

22

A message from the Goddess

By Evermore Raven

I saw this some time ago and it was titled “A Message From The Goddess”
It originated from the oratory of Epictetus a Roman born Greek Slave and Stoic. 55ad - 135 ad
I SHALL NOT CARRY YOU NOR HINDER YOU, NOR KEEP YOU FROM HAVING THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS MY OTHER CHILDREN. YOU ARE FREE AND [...]

Jul

22

Evermore Musings

By Evermore Raven

The writer’s craft is not my forte, so if over the years I do happen to bring you to tears by slaying the English language, I will apologize well ahead of time. What I do hope to bring is some small bit of enjoyment and share some of what I discover with you.
To start; a [...]

Jul

22

Unity

By Wayland Raven

Mid-Summer already? Time is racing by as usual. We are all so busy in our lives that it is a wonder that we can stop and slow down to get centered again. I know I have that problem.
Along with the wedding that I performed, the open gathering and being Captain of a paddle wheeler Sunday [...]

Jul

22

Coven of the Raven Website

By Wayland Raven

Through some very hard work and creativity, members of our Coven of the Raven family have established this new website to help be a link to our outer circle people who have joined us for our Open Gatherings or who know us through some of our coven work. You will find information here about those [...]

Jul

22

Florida Pagan Gathering 2007

By Wayland Raven

Hello friends of Coven of the Raven,
My dear friend Diane Lonsway has harassed me for the last several years to go to the Florida Pagan Gathering with her. This year she cut to the chase, bought my plane ticket, made arrangements for me to stay in her room, even bought all of my meals. There [...]

Jul

22

Goodbyes

By Wayland Raven

It seems that lately I have fielded conversation about death and distance. Death, physical death of people we have loved. Distance, of those who were part of our life, part of our breath and then gone to another place. Each is a mystery. The physical death is the most difficult to deal with, although [...]