tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20276134529942266802024-02-07T08:48:53.522-05:00Cats and Crows and Late Winter Snows.Living my life with the things I love.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-72352161546034744662013-06-26T07:45:00.002-04:002013-06-26T07:45:56.168-04:00Whats on my mind today? and Sorry I have been gone so long...
There was something I wanted to say today. I keep thinking and thinking and coming back to the idea that of all religions I could be I simply must be a Universalist. So many fervent beliefs, so many personal truths, for so many people. How do we decide as a people who is right and who is crazy? Am I qualified to make this distinction? Are you?
I feel like the divine must be able to overcome allAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-53975537659470115202013-04-22T06:11:00.004-04:002013-04-22T06:11:32.880-04:00Pray for PeaceI mentioned that I was going to start attending the local UU church and this poem/prayer was spoken there and I felt like I needed to share it.
Pray for Peace
Pray to whomever you kneel down to: Jesus nailed to his wooden or plastic cross, his suffering face bent to kiss you, Buddha still under the bo tree in scorching heat, Adonai, Allah. Raise your arms to Mary that she may lay her palm Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-68963869128390683342013-04-05T09:54:00.000-04:002013-04-05T09:54:46.263-04:00My Garden
I will start off by saying that this is not a how-to. My “garden” currently consists of a few little potted seedlings starving for light and a few more seed-pots still waiting on the sill to sprout. I am not a garden expert, I just love using herbs and making my own things and growing has always been a wee bit on the difficult side for me, a tiny apartment will do that to a witch. I even startedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-65661250194060570742013-03-29T10:15:00.001-04:002013-03-29T10:15:54.890-04:00Growing; Get up and do it already
So this post is going to be a bit of a mixed bag on too many things. It may not even feel connected to itself. It has been an exceedingly rough week, and I am quite done with it. I had a different post planned, one that was going to be thoughtful and maybe even stoic, good and properly Pagan in all of the right places, but today and this week just aren’t the times for them. It has been bad Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-72013258086042426322013-03-28T10:26:00.003-04:002013-03-29T11:50:12.961-04:00Late-Winter, or Early Spring?So since spring has started we have had more snow around here than we had all winter. Go figure!
Since it is snowing after the official first day of spring, is it a late- winter snow, or an early spring one? Well, it was certainly pretty. The hubby did not like it much, but he has shoddy brakes, and balding tires, and I suppose it is a fair enough sentiment, except that there was no snow on the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-90811528490002832052013-03-22T09:06:00.000-04:002013-03-22T09:06:17.590-04:00Follow-Through
I know, again, this topic feels all not-pagan-y, but it is, at least to me it is. Maybe it is more witchy than pagany, but, eh semantics.
This really does have a bit to do with spell-work. We do all the planning for our spells and we find all of the right things, and we do everything in the right order. Then we raise our energy and cast our spell. And it is all done, we quit worrying about it, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-10616999622551804272013-03-20T09:02:00.002-04:002013-03-20T09:04:59.487-04:00Happy Equinox!
Another sun rises, without fanfare
On another new day
Another morning dawns anew
And another moon lies down
Another night fades away
As they always do
Another day begins as the world continues to spin
And the year moves on once more
Just as it always has
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-77551223864878673862013-03-13T06:30:00.000-04:002013-03-13T10:26:35.288-04:00Failure and equalityI don't care if it "qualifies" as a pagan issue, it is a human rights and safety issue which should concern everyone, pagans and buddhists, catholics and protestants, athiests and fundementalists.
Watch this video, and read this article.
"The epidemic of rape in the military may have finally reached a turning point with the case of Lt. Colonel James Wilkerson. After being convicted by a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-22287054408732070542013-03-08T07:03:00.001-05:002013-03-08T07:03:14.710-05:00Vernal Equinox
Considered one of the lesser sabbats by many witches, but not me, I love the lesser sabbats. I have more affinity to the astrological dates, the days when clearly the universe is sending a message, where the balance of the earth is changing. These are the dates I have been close to since I was a wee one.
Mine are really not this pretty
This one is so pleasant too, spring is coming. I know Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-57006391580328771722013-03-04T07:01:00.001-05:002013-03-04T07:11:24.547-05:00Dear Goddess, Help me!
Goddess of transformation, painting
Jen Lester
Dear Goddess,
Help me to know what is worth fighting for and which battles are already lost.
Help me to see the beauty in everything and dismiss nothing as ordinary.
Help me to wake up every morning and feel renewed rather than worn out.
Help me to see the divine in myself rather than looking so far away.
Dear Goddess,
I know you watch and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-62178014167612181802013-03-01T07:58:00.001-05:002013-03-01T07:58:33.393-05:00In Sickness and In Health, Edification.
No, last week I did not make a PBP post. I felt bad about it, I enjoy making them, and I feel like they do help me put thoughts in order, but I was ill, and therefore had other priorities.
That said this week I am making a post, and I may even start scheduling others, (non PBP related.) In an attempt to help me better understand myself and my practice, and to force a little personal edificationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-72318699052960380332013-02-15T06:16:00.000-05:002013-02-15T06:16:02.046-05:00Devotion
Woo Hoo! I got the first letter of my post title to be this week’s letter!
So devotion, seems ambiguous, there a few ways to define devotion, from dictionary.com
de·vo·tion
/dɪˈvoʊ ʃən/ Show Spelled [dih-voh-shuh n] Show IPA
noun
1.
profound dedication; consecration.
2.
earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc.
3.
an assignment or appropriation to any purpose, cause, etc.: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-34471069866628511942013-02-08T06:45:00.000-05:002013-02-08T06:46:56.573-05:00Cleansing Life
Yes the last post was about cleaning, but this one is about cleansing, not the same thing, but similar ideas.
Cleansing spiritually, yourself, your home, any tools you may use. This should be done regularly, or as needed. There are all sorts of opinions as to when and how to do a cleansing, Tools are supposed to be cleared of energy at the full moon, and lunar cycles are not bad timelines for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-9021029498111936582013-02-02T06:26:00.000-05:002013-02-02T06:36:12.814-05:00Sometimes, You Just Need More Paint!
So I have recently moved into a new apartment, and have had all of the fun experiences which come with it. One of the big fun things to do is clean the heck out of the old apartment, (who doesn’t want their security deposit back?) So now suddenly you have new questions, like how do you get all those candle drippings off of the carpet, or what the heck were you boiling to get that particular Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-53212981655283259252013-02-01T04:00:00.000-05:002013-02-09T12:03:39.684-05:00Cats and Crows and Late Winter Snows
There.
I’m finally doing it.
I am finally giving some context and meaning to the title of my blog!
They all mean something to me, whether it is magical, mundane or otherwise.
First things first, I suppose, I love cats. I always have. There is just something about them all domestic, wild, or anything in between, that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-82412558986948774662013-01-26T06:22:00.000-05:002013-01-26T06:22:37.249-05:00Thinking of today...There are a few things I am thinking of today THIS is one of them. As a woman who has deployed to a combat zone, I think it is long past time that we admit we've already been in combat for years! Especially in the recent conflicts. I just wonder how many more men are going to come up to me and comment on the headline about how inappropriate it is to have women in combat? Maybe they would bugger Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-66830028563546068102013-01-25T09:48:00.002-05:002013-01-25T12:47:15.215-05:00 A Blessing
After the final candle is lit, I fall down to my knees. Eyes closed, back and forth, swaying to the sound of the chant. Gripped by the sensation of falling, I am steel and the chant continues. I reach the bottom, there is no ground to rise up and meet me, but I am standing, just the same. A soft glow starts at the edge of vision and grows into many small soft lights, like candles along a path. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-54164537629951972342013-01-18T09:55:00.003-05:002013-01-18T10:28:00.448-05:00Half baked
So today I am going to bring up a particularly enjoyable topic, (for me at least,) Spells!
ZOMG! She has cheated on the Pagan Blog Project already!
Well I haven’t, specifically, I am referring to spells in Baking, Yes baking! Spell craft and baking absolutely go hand in hand!
I am completely serious. Baking with intent is one of my very favorite ways to do any kind of spell work. It is a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-28829748503506759912013-01-12T10:41:00.000-05:002013-01-12T10:41:53.931-05:00Again!
So when I started posting under the Pagan Blog Project, I probably should have noticed a few things; First, that I started a week late. Second, apparently, I am posting on the wrong day.
Today’s post will be an attempt not only to catch up, (on totally the wrong day!) but, to expound on my previous topic, because I feel like I did not do it the justice it deserved, or even really make it my ownAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-30757254854131864072013-01-09T08:23:00.000-05:002013-01-12T10:42:38.770-05:00Ancestor veneration
This will be the first article in an alphabet series, I am totally new to blogging, so I am borrowing this Idea from a post by blogger Thalassa regarding the Pagan Blog Project, (seen below.)
Ancestors
Ancestor worship and reverence is a big part of many cultures, peoples, and faiths. Many paths include it and many people find it a good way to stay in touch with the world around them and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027613452994226680.post-15331943639678967332013-01-02T11:08:00.000-05:002013-01-09T08:27:39.451-05:00Introduction, we all need introducing, right?
So I’ve never tried this whole Blog writing thing, but always sort of wanted to, I just never had much of anything to say. I think I have plenty to say now though, I think I do, I may not…
Long story short I am a Pagan, I have been for a number of years now. I believe in a non-Abrahamic version of god, I am very happy with my beliefs they evolve, but hey, doesn’t everything? In Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643207313684874968noreply@blogger.com0