I have been reading this morning about Isaac Bonewit's illness and approaching death. This brought home to me two things - First, the amazing ability of the Internet to connect people over great distance. Isaac and his wife Phaedra (which is an awesome name) are receiving so much support through Facebook, and through other digital channels as well. Prior to Facebook, I might not have even heard about this until after the fact. Because of Facebook, hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people who have benefited from his teachings can say goodbye. Or, since we're Pagans, see you later.
Second, it reminded me of something I was reading in Truth or Dare by Starhawk earlier this week. She talks about being fed spiritually by other cultures, and then giving back to those cultures. The example was if you participate in a Native American sweat lodge, you then have a duty to care about issues affecting Native Americans. If you don't, then you're a taker and a thief.
I am not a member of Ar nDraiocht Fein, but I have been fed spiritually by the rituals of Snow Water Grove over the past year. Ar nDraiocht Fein and Snow Water are part of the tradition started by Isaac Bonewits. So I hope that by burning some incense and sending my energy to aid him in his journey to joining the Ancestors, I am giving back a small portion of the support and love I've received from my ADF friends, all of which flowed from Isaac and his great love of the Earth and the traditions of the Druids from long ago.
May you pray by a good fire, sir, and long live the Tradition!
Merry Part and Blessed Be
Showing posts with label Witchcraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Witchcraft. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Friday, August 06, 2010
In Nebraska!
I can't believe I'll have been here 3 weeks as of this Sunday. I've had a few job interviews, and sent out more applications. Keep sending out those positive vibes for me!
I am enjoying exploring my new town. Folks in Lincoln love to eat, there are so many restaurants here, including at least 4 sushi places. I've also had Indian food, and ice cream at Ivanna Cone, which seems to be a Lincoln landmark. I've also been using my Wii Fit again, feeling in a lot better shape than I was when I left New York. And it's been wonderful getting to see my sweetheart on a regular basis. I am indescribably happy.
I am also trying to meet other Pagan/witchy folk in the area. I've checked out the local store, Here and Back Again, and the owners are very nice. The store's second anniversary was last weekend. They had a psychic faire and I had a tarot reading and a photo of my aura taken. It was very interesting and informative.
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
I am enjoying exploring my new town. Folks in Lincoln love to eat, there are so many restaurants here, including at least 4 sushi places. I've also had Indian food, and ice cream at Ivanna Cone, which seems to be a Lincoln landmark. I've also been using my Wii Fit again, feeling in a lot better shape than I was when I left New York. And it's been wonderful getting to see my sweetheart on a regular basis. I am indescribably happy.
I am also trying to meet other Pagan/witchy folk in the area. I've checked out the local store, Here and Back Again, and the owners are very nice. The store's second anniversary was last weekend. They had a psychic faire and I had a tarot reading and a photo of my aura taken. It was very interesting and informative.
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
Monday, September 21, 2009
I had a dream
About being happy. All my friends were near me, we could watch movies or play games together whenever we felt like it. And I was with someone special... it was wonderful to lie in his arms and be loved and cherished. I remember lying in a huge bed, with the sheets and blankets all tangled up around us. A lot of the details are fading, but I remember being happy and scared it wouldn't last.
So I'm in a conundrum this morning. I see a pattern. It's becoming a cycle. And we've tried to break the pattern, but now the attempt to break the pattern is becoming a part of the cycle. I don't want to lose this person. The thought of losing him makes me very unhappy. But at the same time, there's all these reasons we keep trying to stay apart. It's too complicated, we don't have the same goals, our personalities are very different, etc. etc. And at the same time, I love being around him, I love talking to to him. When I have the opportunity, I love touching him and being touched by him. And I don't need him just for the attention, because there are others who tell me I'm beautiful and special. And he's going through some things himself, and I want to be there and help him as a friend.
I find myself wondering if the way to break the pattern is to just suck up my fear, and give it a real try. But I know we're both afraid we'll just fall into a different pattern then, and maybe we'd be content, and neither of us would be looking for the person who will make us truly happy, the person we're meant to spend our lives with. Maybe though, we need to look at why we are continuously drawn back together, rather than all the reasons we try to stay just friends and not more.
Having an oooh, kitty moment: It's Fall. Officially tomorrow, but the temperature at night and the falling leaves in my driveway tells me it's here. In the Wheel of the Year, it's a time for endings making way for new beginnings. It always reminds me of a specific new beginning, the start of the school year. Samhain will be here before I know it. Maybe I can get some good advice then.
Back to the original topic: My wisest counselors are telling me not to jump into things with this friend. I need to respect the decisions he's making for himself and give him space to figure out what he wants. And I fear him wanting me almost as much as I fear him NOT wanting me...
Merry Part and Blessed Be
So I'm in a conundrum this morning. I see a pattern. It's becoming a cycle. And we've tried to break the pattern, but now the attempt to break the pattern is becoming a part of the cycle. I don't want to lose this person. The thought of losing him makes me very unhappy. But at the same time, there's all these reasons we keep trying to stay apart. It's too complicated, we don't have the same goals, our personalities are very different, etc. etc. And at the same time, I love being around him, I love talking to to him. When I have the opportunity, I love touching him and being touched by him. And I don't need him just for the attention, because there are others who tell me I'm beautiful and special. And he's going through some things himself, and I want to be there and help him as a friend.
I find myself wondering if the way to break the pattern is to just suck up my fear, and give it a real try. But I know we're both afraid we'll just fall into a different pattern then, and maybe we'd be content, and neither of us would be looking for the person who will make us truly happy, the person we're meant to spend our lives with. Maybe though, we need to look at why we are continuously drawn back together, rather than all the reasons we try to stay just friends and not more.
Having an oooh, kitty moment: It's Fall. Officially tomorrow, but the temperature at night and the falling leaves in my driveway tells me it's here. In the Wheel of the Year, it's a time for endings making way for new beginnings. It always reminds me of a specific new beginning, the start of the school year. Samhain will be here before I know it. Maybe I can get some good advice then.
Back to the original topic: My wisest counselors are telling me not to jump into things with this friend. I need to respect the decisions he's making for himself and give him space to figure out what he wants. And I fear him wanting me almost as much as I fear him NOT wanting me...
Merry Part and Blessed Be
Friday, August 28, 2009
My Horoscope for today
From Astrology.com, via IGoogle
"Every now and then, the universe steps in, makes an executive decision, and forces you to take a right when you were absolutely sure you'd be taking a left. This is one of those times, and as sensitive as you are, you'll realize it as soon as you open your eyes this morning. So when you end up someplace you weren't supposed to be anywhere near, chatting with someone you feel an immediate affinity towards, you'll get it. You were supposed to meet."
Today doesn't feel like that day to me, but who knows by the end of it? I've definitely felt that way a lot of days. Like someone is put in your path for a purpose. There are signs, and the universe, Gods, Goddesses, whatever you choose to call them, try to point us in the right direction and teach us, with signs, and advice from friends, etc. But sometimes we're stubborn, or we think we know better than the Gods, and that's when things get taken out of our hands.
I'm reading All One Wicca by Kaatryn MacMorgan-Douglas. It's pretty interesting so far. Very down to earth, easy to read, with a sense of humor.
Church of Universal Eclectic Wicca Affirmation of Faith (can be found in All One Wicca and at the CUEW website)
The Affirmation of Acknowledgment:
I: I acknowledge the presence of other faiths on my planet, indeed, right here in my city/town/village. I acknowledge that the followers of these faiths feel as strongly, maybe more so, than I do about mine.
II: I forgive the other faiths and wipe clean the slate between us. I cannot hold a person responsible for the acts of their faith, I cannot hold a faith at fault for individual practitioners. It is not my place to convert, or otherwise alter a person's religion. I invite discussion of beliefs without judgment of those holding them.
III: I acknowledge that I may be wrong, and I have found comfort in the fact that I may be right.
I personally really like part III. You don't have to be wrong for me to be right. I don't have to stomp what another person believes into the ground for me to take comfort in my faith.
In other news, Duamuteffe has started and Etsy shop. Please check it out!
Buy adorable handmade stuff!
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
"Every now and then, the universe steps in, makes an executive decision, and forces you to take a right when you were absolutely sure you'd be taking a left. This is one of those times, and as sensitive as you are, you'll realize it as soon as you open your eyes this morning. So when you end up someplace you weren't supposed to be anywhere near, chatting with someone you feel an immediate affinity towards, you'll get it. You were supposed to meet."
Today doesn't feel like that day to me, but who knows by the end of it? I've definitely felt that way a lot of days. Like someone is put in your path for a purpose. There are signs, and the universe, Gods, Goddesses, whatever you choose to call them, try to point us in the right direction and teach us, with signs, and advice from friends, etc. But sometimes we're stubborn, or we think we know better than the Gods, and that's when things get taken out of our hands.
I'm reading All One Wicca by Kaatryn MacMorgan-Douglas. It's pretty interesting so far. Very down to earth, easy to read, with a sense of humor.
Church of Universal Eclectic Wicca Affirmation of Faith (can be found in All One Wicca and at the CUEW website)
The Affirmation of Acknowledgment:
I: I acknowledge the presence of other faiths on my planet, indeed, right here in my city/town/village. I acknowledge that the followers of these faiths feel as strongly, maybe more so, than I do about mine.
II: I forgive the other faiths and wipe clean the slate between us. I cannot hold a person responsible for the acts of their faith, I cannot hold a faith at fault for individual practitioners. It is not my place to convert, or otherwise alter a person's religion. I invite discussion of beliefs without judgment of those holding them.
III: I acknowledge that I may be wrong, and I have found comfort in the fact that I may be right.
I personally really like part III. You don't have to be wrong for me to be right. I don't have to stomp what another person believes into the ground for me to take comfort in my faith.
In other news, Duamuteffe has started and Etsy shop. Please check it out!
Buy adorable handmade stuff!
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Suz Can Cook
I made myself some yummy sausage for breakfast this morning. I also had a banana and some orange juice. Last night I fried up some pierogies and ate them with sour cream. I did some dishes this morning, and got the Wii hooked up. So I am feeling pretty confident and productive right now.
I am trying to start working through Truth Or Dare by Starhawk now. I am having a hard time getting going today. It's a really great book though on different types of power and how people interact.
I also received a new Amazon gift card the other day. I am trying to decide what to buy. There are movies I want, Wii Games I want (Animal Crossing: City Folk!), and as always, books I want.
I saw the mailman come and put something in my box, I should put on some pants and go down to check.
Merry Part and Blessed Be
I am trying to start working through Truth Or Dare by Starhawk now. I am having a hard time getting going today. It's a really great book though on different types of power and how people interact.
I also received a new Amazon gift card the other day. I am trying to decide what to buy. There are movies I want, Wii Games I want (Animal Crossing: City Folk!), and as always, books I want.
I saw the mailman come and put something in my box, I should put on some pants and go down to check.
Merry Part and Blessed Be
Monday, February 23, 2009
Inquiring minds wants to know...
A friend from work sent me a few questions about my beliefs. They really made me think, so I wanted to share my answers here.
#1. Are you a vegetarian? Why or why not?
#2. Do you consider mining the ground as an insult against the Earth? Is the "spirituality" of crystals affected when they are intentionally extracted from man made caves? Or, more simply, do rocks have souls?
#3. Do plants have souls?
My answers:
1) I am not a vegetarian. I think if the Goddess didn't want me to eat animals, she wouldn't have made them so tasty. :-) Seriously though, humans are animals, and animals eat other animals, that's all a part of the natural cycle. I do avoid eating animals that are raised in inhumane conditions, like veal. If I could afford it, I would definitely buy more organic/free range groceries and such. But I don't believe my Goddess wants me to be broke, so I do as much as I can.
2) & 3) - The word "soul" isn't one I use a lot. I believe more in the eternal spirit, which is born, lives, dies and is reborn again. "Soul" to me has always been used to say who gets to go the afterlife and who doesn't. A soul is something to be saved or damned, two concepts that don't really fit in my spiritual worldview.
For rocks, I would rather use crystals produced in a man-made cave, than something that's been torn out of the ground without any care for the ecological system around it.
It would be like using an African conflict diamond or a cubic zirconium in your fiancee's engagement ring. Sure, the conflict diamond is of excellent quality, but do you want the negative energy associated with it attached to a symbol of your marriage? The cubic zirconium serves the same purpose, and its production did no harm to the Earth.
I have kind of a black thumb when it comes to plants, so I don't work with them much. I do believe they have spirits that you can communicate and work with, which I probably need to spend more time doing to work with them successfully. A plant spirit is usually called a Deva.
The magic is always in the magician, not in the tools. If you feel a tool was tainted in its creation, or in how it was harvested, then it's not going to work in your magic.
Hope that answers your questions, I have no problems answering questions about my beliefs, so let me know if you have more. Keep in mind I don't consider myself a spokes-witch though. The best part of Wicca for me is that each of us is our own priest or priestess. How I interpret things might be completely different from how another Wiccan does. A lot of my beliefs are influenced by the Reclaiming and Faery Traditions of Wicca, which are both got their start around San Franscisco, completely separate from Gerald Gardner's Wicca.
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
#1. Are you a vegetarian? Why or why not?
#2. Do you consider mining the ground as an insult against the Earth? Is the "spirituality" of crystals affected when they are intentionally extracted from man made caves? Or, more simply, do rocks have souls?
#3. Do plants have souls?
My answers:
1) I am not a vegetarian. I think if the Goddess didn't want me to eat animals, she wouldn't have made them so tasty. :-) Seriously though, humans are animals, and animals eat other animals, that's all a part of the natural cycle. I do avoid eating animals that are raised in inhumane conditions, like veal. If I could afford it, I would definitely buy more organic/free range groceries and such. But I don't believe my Goddess wants me to be broke, so I do as much as I can.
2) & 3) - The word "soul" isn't one I use a lot. I believe more in the eternal spirit, which is born, lives, dies and is reborn again. "Soul" to me has always been used to say who gets to go the afterlife and who doesn't. A soul is something to be saved or damned, two concepts that don't really fit in my spiritual worldview.
For rocks, I would rather use crystals produced in a man-made cave, than something that's been torn out of the ground without any care for the ecological system around it.
It would be like using an African conflict diamond or a cubic zirconium in your fiancee's engagement ring. Sure, the conflict diamond is of excellent quality, but do you want the negative energy associated with it attached to a symbol of your marriage? The cubic zirconium serves the same purpose, and its production did no harm to the Earth.
I have kind of a black thumb when it comes to plants, so I don't work with them much. I do believe they have spirits that you can communicate and work with, which I probably need to spend more time doing to work with them successfully. A plant spirit is usually called a Deva.
The magic is always in the magician, not in the tools. If you feel a tool was tainted in its creation, or in how it was harvested, then it's not going to work in your magic.
Hope that answers your questions, I have no problems answering questions about my beliefs, so let me know if you have more. Keep in mind I don't consider myself a spokes-witch though. The best part of Wicca for me is that each of us is our own priest or priestess. How I interpret things might be completely different from how another Wiccan does. A lot of my beliefs are influenced by the Reclaiming and Faery Traditions of Wicca, which are both got their start around San Franscisco, completely separate from Gerald Gardner's Wicca.
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
Monday, February 02, 2009
Poem
I feel sure that I have posted this poem before - But it has my name in it and I love it, so here it is again. It's by William Carlos Williams.
Brother Paul! look!
—but he rushes to a different
window.
The moon!
I heard shrieks and thought:
What's that?
That's just Suzanne
talking to the moon!
Pounding on the window
with both fists:
Paul! Paul!
—and talking to the moon.
Shrieking
and pounding the glass
with both fists!
Brother Paul! the moon
Yup, that's just Suzanne, talking to the moon.
Merry Part and Blessed Be
Brother Paul! look!
—but he rushes to a different
window.
The moon!
I heard shrieks and thought:
What's that?
That's just Suzanne
talking to the moon!
Pounding on the window
with both fists:
Paul! Paul!
—and talking to the moon.
Shrieking
and pounding the glass
with both fists!
Brother Paul! the moon
Yup, that's just Suzanne, talking to the moon.
Merry Part and Blessed Be
Monday, December 15, 2008
Your Thirst Shall Be Quenched
Your thirst for a post that is! And now for something completely different...
"For behold, I am the Mother of all things and My love is poured out upon the earth."
Charge of the Goddess
So Duamuteffe posted some song lyrics that made me think of the Charge, so I looked it up and read it again. This line never fails to move me. When I read this piece, I understand the concept of seeking comfort from your religion, and I find my comfort here.
I am looking forward to Yule/Christmas this year. My brother and his wife will be joining us for Christmas Eve. I have presents for everyone wrapped and ready to go. We went to Ellicottville to buy presents at Kazoo II for our nephew Aidan. I can't wait for more of my extended adoptive family to have kids so I can buy even more fun toys. I love being an aunt!
Tomorrow is our gift exchange amongst the management team for work. Rather than drawing names, everyone is bringing a gift that anyone might like. I think my choice was a good one, we'll see tomorrow. I also made 5 dozen chocolate chip cookies today, 2-3 dozen of which I will bring in tomorrow as well. I hope they are ok, the first batch seemed like it might be a little undercooked. But our cookie are always soft, so it's hard to tell. I think they turned out okay, despite me forgetting to mix the sugars in with the wet ingredients first. Alton would not be proud of me today.
That's all for now folks, Merry Part and Blessed Be, I will try to get in the swing of posting more again.
Also, picture from my Christmas party for those who don't myspace. I wasn't going to post it, but KGunn tagged me on myspace with it, so since people are going to see it anyway...
"For behold, I am the Mother of all things and My love is poured out upon the earth."
Charge of the Goddess
So Duamuteffe posted some song lyrics that made me think of the Charge, so I looked it up and read it again. This line never fails to move me. When I read this piece, I understand the concept of seeking comfort from your religion, and I find my comfort here.
I am looking forward to Yule/Christmas this year. My brother and his wife will be joining us for Christmas Eve. I have presents for everyone wrapped and ready to go. We went to Ellicottville to buy presents at Kazoo II for our nephew Aidan. I can't wait for more of my extended adoptive family to have kids so I can buy even more fun toys. I love being an aunt!
Tomorrow is our gift exchange amongst the management team for work. Rather than drawing names, everyone is bringing a gift that anyone might like. I think my choice was a good one, we'll see tomorrow. I also made 5 dozen chocolate chip cookies today, 2-3 dozen of which I will bring in tomorrow as well. I hope they are ok, the first batch seemed like it might be a little undercooked. But our cookie are always soft, so it's hard to tell. I think they turned out okay, despite me forgetting to mix the sugars in with the wet ingredients first. Alton would not be proud of me today.
That's all for now folks, Merry Part and Blessed Be, I will try to get in the swing of posting more again.
Also, picture from my Christmas party for those who don't myspace. I wasn't going to post it, but KGunn tagged me on myspace with it, so since people are going to see it anyway...
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Getting ready for Samhain
My cool peasant blouse came in the mail via FedEx yesterday. They put in on the front porch where no one goes, so I'm glad it was still there today when I checked the tracking number.
Working tomorrow night again. Tonight I learned that empty stomach + Swedish Fish = SUGAR HIGH. At least I got all my work done. New things are happening everyday with AJ Prindle. It's a very exciting time. Next week we are doing a 1 week training for Orders Only calls for some temps for Smart Smoker and Order Smokes Direct. The class will have 10 people, it should be interesting. 10 women so far.
I've been working more with the Faeries Oracle. Tuesday night I did a trance journey with a faery from one of the cards, the Journeyman, as a guide. We went from my place of power to the beach, walked out into the ocean and then dived deep. The faery gave me a blessing so I could swim well and breath under water. I swam and swam until my arms and legs were tired. Then I found a volcano and the bottom of the ocean. I've been trying to figure out since what it means. Fire hidden in the depths, molten lava cooling and forming a mountain on the ocean floor. I think I am going to look up the goddess Pele, and see where her symbols lead me.
Off to bed soon. Merry Part and Blessed Be!
Working tomorrow night again. Tonight I learned that empty stomach + Swedish Fish = SUGAR HIGH. At least I got all my work done. New things are happening everyday with AJ Prindle. It's a very exciting time. Next week we are doing a 1 week training for Orders Only calls for some temps for Smart Smoker and Order Smokes Direct. The class will have 10 people, it should be interesting. 10 women so far.
I've been working more with the Faeries Oracle. Tuesday night I did a trance journey with a faery from one of the cards, the Journeyman, as a guide. We went from my place of power to the beach, walked out into the ocean and then dived deep. The faery gave me a blessing so I could swim well and breath under water. I swam and swam until my arms and legs were tired. Then I found a volcano and the bottom of the ocean. I've been trying to figure out since what it means. Fire hidden in the depths, molten lava cooling and forming a mountain on the ocean floor. I think I am going to look up the goddess Pele, and see where her symbols lead me.
Off to bed soon. Merry Part and Blessed Be!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Post
I went to a very nice dinner for work Saturday in Hamburg. There was steak, and a very tasty apple desert, with ice cream. Good appetizers too, I got to have shrimp cocktail for the first time since NC and I have concluded that I like it. Even though I shouldn't after helping Dad de-vein 5 pounds of the nasty little bastards.
Jeff and I are watching an interesting program on History Channel about body language. The only body language I have ever known to work for sure is that if a woman looks at your mouth, then your eyes, then back at your mouth, you either 1) have something in your teeth or 2) she is thinking about kissing you. Hope it's 2.
I have finished reading several books lately, the In The Garden Trilogy by Nora Roberts, Sticky Fingers by Alison Tyler, and I'm working on The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk. All have been very good. :-) Tomorrow I am going to do my bellydance workout in the morning, as Halloween is coming and so is the gypsy blouse for my costume. I've also starting looking at some basic Palmistry information online. I'm thinking about picking up a book on it. If anyone knows any good sites, I would appreciate you sending a link to my email highborn.hunter at gmail.com.
So far, I have learned that my life line and fate lines starting at the same point indicate a self-made individual, one who has made her own choices since the beginning of her life. My heart line indicates that I fall in love easily, and that I easily express my emotions. Hand shape comes into play as well. It's very interesting. Just in briefly checking out Jeff's hand tonight, I could see a lot of differences between the lines on his hand and those on mine.
So this has been a longer post than expected. I want to head to bed soon, I also have to take the Tempo to the garage tomorrow to get a headlight fixed.
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
Jeff and I are watching an interesting program on History Channel about body language. The only body language I have ever known to work for sure is that if a woman looks at your mouth, then your eyes, then back at your mouth, you either 1) have something in your teeth or 2) she is thinking about kissing you. Hope it's 2.
I have finished reading several books lately, the In The Garden Trilogy by Nora Roberts, Sticky Fingers by Alison Tyler, and I'm working on The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk. All have been very good. :-) Tomorrow I am going to do my bellydance workout in the morning, as Halloween is coming and so is the gypsy blouse for my costume. I've also starting looking at some basic Palmistry information online. I'm thinking about picking up a book on it. If anyone knows any good sites, I would appreciate you sending a link to my email highborn.hunter at gmail.com.
So far, I have learned that my life line and fate lines starting at the same point indicate a self-made individual, one who has made her own choices since the beginning of her life. My heart line indicates that I fall in love easily, and that I easily express my emotions. Hand shape comes into play as well. It's very interesting. Just in briefly checking out Jeff's hand tonight, I could see a lot of differences between the lines on his hand and those on mine.
So this has been a longer post than expected. I want to head to bed soon, I also have to take the Tempo to the garage tomorrow to get a headlight fixed.
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
Friday, September 05, 2008
At the fair
Last night I dreamed I was at a fair with Al and Austin in England and I played a game where you shoot a bb gun at balloons. I did pretty well, and the balloons I shot got pinned to my shirt like trophies. We also had Nerf gun battle, with BFNGs, (that's Big F'ing Nerf Guns) One of them launched big orange ring that had points, it looked like a Nerf energy weapon (kind of hard to describe).
Trying to keep a dream journal again, since I have time in the morning a few days a week now. I got out my Faerie Oracle yesterday and did some work with that. I also tied a string to the single terminated quartz crystal I got a Mohr and More in Erie and made a pendulum. It gave some interesting answers. I do think though that if I am personally invested in the answer, if I have an opinion on it, it affects the pendulum's results. Either it tries to tell me I'm right, or sometimes it gives me the answer I'm afraid to see.
Had to give my Wednesday off this month up to the AJ Prindle gods for a refresher training day. Next month I'd really love to go to Erie and see some friends on that day. Fall is coming, Mabon is just over 3 weeks away. Normally I feel sad to see summer go, but this year I am looking forward to the cooler weather, the leaves changing, etc.
Off to exercise and try to do some writing this morning. Working 12:30 - 9 today.
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
Trying to keep a dream journal again, since I have time in the morning a few days a week now. I got out my Faerie Oracle yesterday and did some work with that. I also tied a string to the single terminated quartz crystal I got a Mohr and More in Erie and made a pendulum. It gave some interesting answers. I do think though that if I am personally invested in the answer, if I have an opinion on it, it affects the pendulum's results. Either it tries to tell me I'm right, or sometimes it gives me the answer I'm afraid to see.
Had to give my Wednesday off this month up to the AJ Prindle gods for a refresher training day. Next month I'd really love to go to Erie and see some friends on that day. Fall is coming, Mabon is just over 3 weeks away. Normally I feel sad to see summer go, but this year I am looking forward to the cooler weather, the leaves changing, etc.
Off to exercise and try to do some writing this morning. Working 12:30 - 9 today.
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
Friday, August 08, 2008
Lessons Learned
I learned two things this morning.
1) I was stretching after my walk, and as I was looking at the trail upside down, legs wide, head down, I saw a long shape lying on the path. At first, I thought it was a curled up leaf, or a seed pod. Then I realized it was moving. It was a slug. The slug was making its way steadily but oh so slowly across the asphalt path, which was as wide to him as the Mississippi would be to me. He could be stepped on at any moment, the sun could fry him before he reached the safety of the grass on the opposite side. It can take a long time to reach a goal. That doesn't mean it isn't worth it. Don't get discouraged!
2) Peaches are the sexiest fruit. Skin on, they blush at you, like they know a secret you don't. The peach is having impure thoughts. The crease on them is suggestively naughty. It could be a great ass, or the opening of a woman's secret place. (Hard place to describe without being flowery, vulgar or clinical) I was peeling my peaches to cut them up (I plan to pour vanilla yogurt on them later, there's some more sensual imagery for you) and when the knife split the skin, the flesh of the peach and the juice rose up around the knife, covering it in sweetness. Peaches are the sexiest fruit.
1) I was stretching after my walk, and as I was looking at the trail upside down, legs wide, head down, I saw a long shape lying on the path. At first, I thought it was a curled up leaf, or a seed pod. Then I realized it was moving. It was a slug. The slug was making its way steadily but oh so slowly across the asphalt path, which was as wide to him as the Mississippi would be to me. He could be stepped on at any moment, the sun could fry him before he reached the safety of the grass on the opposite side. It can take a long time to reach a goal. That doesn't mean it isn't worth it. Don't get discouraged!
2) Peaches are the sexiest fruit. Skin on, they blush at you, like they know a secret you don't. The peach is having impure thoughts. The crease on them is suggestively naughty. It could be a great ass, or the opening of a woman's secret place. (Hard place to describe without being flowery, vulgar or clinical) I was peeling my peaches to cut them up (I plan to pour vanilla yogurt on them later, there's some more sensual imagery for you) and when the knife split the skin, the flesh of the peach and the juice rose up around the knife, covering it in sweetness. Peaches are the sexiest fruit.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Last Night On Earth
Just got finished playing a fun new game for the second time with Chits, Krev, Artie and Jeff. The game is called Last Night on Earth, and you play a party of 4 heroes vs. zombies in several different scenarios. Our scenario was Escape in the Truck. You had to find keys and gas, fill the truck, and have at least two of the heroes make it to the truck and get out. In this game, we all escaped, and I blew away 5 zombies with the pump action shotgun with some very awesome dice rolling. I got to play Jenny, the farmer's daughter.
Work is work. I am anticipating possibly having a new hire class before AJ Prindle starts. This would be preferable, as it means we could then take all of our people for the new company from our experienced agents. I'm working 1 PM to 10 PM tomorrow.
I'm looking forward to one more wedding before summer's end. I'm currently wildly jealous that Grey is at Sirius Rising. Trying to do more witchy stuff. I definitely need to do my yoga tomorrow morning. My goal is going to be to do Yoga every morning that I work late. That will get me doing it 2 or 3 time a week.
I ate too many peanut butter M&Ms, and my stomach is a little unhappy, so I am going to go lay down.
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
PS - Two posts in the same month... Woot!
Work is work. I am anticipating possibly having a new hire class before AJ Prindle starts. This would be preferable, as it means we could then take all of our people for the new company from our experienced agents. I'm working 1 PM to 10 PM tomorrow.
I'm looking forward to one more wedding before summer's end. I'm currently wildly jealous that Grey is at Sirius Rising. Trying to do more witchy stuff. I definitely need to do my yoga tomorrow morning. My goal is going to be to do Yoga every morning that I work late. That will get me doing it 2 or 3 time a week.
I ate too many peanut butter M&Ms, and my stomach is a little unhappy, so I am going to go lay down.
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
PS - Two posts in the same month... Woot!
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Over a month again
Life is what happens you're busy not blogging...
Anyway, just wanted to drop a quick note tonight regarding DIABLO III. Jeff and I are very psyched for this despite not being able to find our old Diablo II disks to play and get a temporary fix while Blizzard holds out on us like a prom date before the punch gets spiked. PVP also mentioned it in today's strip.
Things are very busy at work and at home, we're getting ready for NC in August, and Froshapalooza was huge smash the weekend of 6/21-6/22. Rob's wife Tasha gave me a card reading with her Faerie Oracle Deck. A spider crawled onto one of the cards during the reading, lending extra signifcance and mystery to the card it touched (Ilbe, the Retriever. Something is lost, Ilbe has it for me when I realized that it's missing)
That's all you get for now. It's almost bed time. I got home from work at 9:30 and I am going back in at 8 AM tomorrow. Merry Part and Blessed Be!
Anyway, just wanted to drop a quick note tonight regarding DIABLO III. Jeff and I are very psyched for this despite not being able to find our old Diablo II disks to play and get a temporary fix while Blizzard holds out on us like a prom date before the punch gets spiked. PVP also mentioned it in today's strip.
Things are very busy at work and at home, we're getting ready for NC in August, and Froshapalooza was huge smash the weekend of 6/21-6/22. Rob's wife Tasha gave me a card reading with her Faerie Oracle Deck. A spider crawled onto one of the cards during the reading, lending extra signifcance and mystery to the card it touched (Ilbe, the Retriever. Something is lost, Ilbe has it for me when I realized that it's missing)
That's all you get for now. It's almost bed time. I got home from work at 9:30 and I am going back in at 8 AM tomorrow. Merry Part and Blessed Be!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Happy Beltane!
Beltane
Jethro Tull
Have you ever stood in the April wood and called the new year in?
While the phantoms of three thousand years fly as the dead leaves spin?
There's a snap in the grass behind your feet and a tap upon your shoulder.
And the thin wind crawls along your neck it's just the old gods getting older.
And the kestral drops like a fall of shot and the red cloud hanging high
come a Beltane.
Have you ever loved a lover of the old elastic truth?
And doted on the daughter in the ministry of youth?
Thrust your head between the breasts of the fertile innocent.
And taken up the cause of love, for the sake of argument.
Or while the kisses drop like a fall of shot from soft lips in the rain
come a Beltane.
Happy old new year to you and yours.
The sun's up for one more day, to be sure.
Play it out gladly, for your card's marked again.
Have you walked around your parks and towns so knife-edged orderly?
While the fires are burned on the hills upturned in far-off wild country.
And felt the chill on your window-sill as the green man comes around.
With his walking cane of sweet hazel brings it crashing down.
Sends your knuckles white as the thin stick bites. Well, it's just your groaning pains.
Come a Beltane. Come a Beltane.
Come a Beltane. Come a Beltane.
Come a Beltane. Come a Beltane.
Come a Beltane. Come a Beltane.
Jeff and I started the holiday off right this morning. :-) I was sorry to miss the Brighidshaven event. The way the summer is shaping up, I might make it to Lughnasadh. Frosh-apalooza falls on Midsummer. I really want to go to a Snow Water event at their Nemeton.
I wish I had a Nemeton.
When I was in Erie a couple weeks ago, I picked up The Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley. It comes before the first short story in Lady of Avalon. It was a good book, but I already knew a lot of the information from reading Lady of Avalon. I would have liked to see more rituals, but part of the point was that the women of the Forest House were constantly afraid of the Romans because of what had happened to the priestesses on the Isle of Mona.
Have a blessed and joyous Beltane!
Jethro Tull
Have you ever stood in the April wood and called the new year in?
While the phantoms of three thousand years fly as the dead leaves spin?
There's a snap in the grass behind your feet and a tap upon your shoulder.
And the thin wind crawls along your neck it's just the old gods getting older.
And the kestral drops like a fall of shot and the red cloud hanging high
come a Beltane.
Have you ever loved a lover of the old elastic truth?
And doted on the daughter in the ministry of youth?
Thrust your head between the breasts of the fertile innocent.
And taken up the cause of love, for the sake of argument.
Or while the kisses drop like a fall of shot from soft lips in the rain
come a Beltane.
Happy old new year to you and yours.
The sun's up for one more day, to be sure.
Play it out gladly, for your card's marked again.
Have you walked around your parks and towns so knife-edged orderly?
While the fires are burned on the hills upturned in far-off wild country.
And felt the chill on your window-sill as the green man comes around.
With his walking cane of sweet hazel brings it crashing down.
Sends your knuckles white as the thin stick bites. Well, it's just your groaning pains.
Come a Beltane. Come a Beltane.
Come a Beltane. Come a Beltane.
Come a Beltane. Come a Beltane.
Come a Beltane. Come a Beltane.
Jeff and I started the holiday off right this morning. :-) I was sorry to miss the Brighidshaven event. The way the summer is shaping up, I might make it to Lughnasadh. Frosh-apalooza falls on Midsummer. I really want to go to a Snow Water event at their Nemeton.
I wish I had a Nemeton.
When I was in Erie a couple weeks ago, I picked up The Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley. It comes before the first short story in Lady of Avalon. It was a good book, but I already knew a lot of the information from reading Lady of Avalon. I would have liked to see more rituals, but part of the point was that the women of the Forest House were constantly afraid of the Romans because of what had happened to the priestesses on the Isle of Mona.
Have a blessed and joyous Beltane!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
I don't want to be crucified with a spork
But this is what Jeff says the Jehovah's Witnesses and probably the Mormons too, will do to me if I buy this beautiful item from Pyramid Collection and hang it on my front door.
But with my last witches leaving Bradford, how else am I supposed to find new witchy friends? I really wish I could go to Erie for more circles, but driving an hour and a half after work and getting home late to get up early the next day just doesn't appeal to me. I really wish I had a space to myself to practice in. It doesn't bother me being a solitary Wiccan, but I feel like I don't practice enough. It's one of the reasons I want a house. I could take a corner of the basement or small room, set my altar up in there and leave it. When I want to work, I can go in, close the door, turn music on, and not worry about being interrupted. If it had an attic, maybe I could even burn incense a little, since the smoke and the smell would rise up and not float around the house to suffocate my poor hubby's allergies.
Wow, that is not where I expected the title of this entry to lead me. It's funny what happens when you just start writing.
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
But with my last witches leaving Bradford, how else am I supposed to find new witchy friends? I really wish I could go to Erie for more circles, but driving an hour and a half after work and getting home late to get up early the next day just doesn't appeal to me. I really wish I had a space to myself to practice in. It doesn't bother me being a solitary Wiccan, but I feel like I don't practice enough. It's one of the reasons I want a house. I could take a corner of the basement or small room, set my altar up in there and leave it. When I want to work, I can go in, close the door, turn music on, and not worry about being interrupted. If it had an attic, maybe I could even burn incense a little, since the smoke and the smell would rise up and not float around the house to suffocate my poor hubby's allergies.
Wow, that is not where I expected the title of this entry to lead me. It's funny what happens when you just start writing.
Merry Part and Blessed Be!
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