I simultaneously love and hate questions like this. On one hand, it makes you evaluate everything and look at what’s really important to you. On the other hand, thinking of letting things go sucks. But when I looked at my decks, I found that the choices were easier than I thought they would be. I…
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Orchid Magick
Orchids are named after the Greek word Orchis, meaning testicles. That’s because the bulb is twinned and resembles, well, testicles. As such, it’s been known as a potent love and potency charm throughout the ages. The Romans thought it grew where satyrs copulated. Huzzah! Orchid is associated with Venus, which should come as no suprise…
Winter musings
So today I went to church for the first time in a very, very long time. The husbear was playing guitar for a choir started by some friends, and it was great to see them all perform. Everyone at the Methodist Church was incredibly sweet and welcoming, and they were so appreciative of…
Mabon, balance, and bipolar
Mabon is normally one of my favorite sabbats. It signifies a turning toward the dark half of the year, which I love. The weather is slightly cooler, and it’s thrilling to think of the beautiful Autumn and Winter to come. I start thinking about apples and grapes and all the soups and chili I’ll…
Where I’m going and where I’ve been. (Holiday debriefing)
The holidays were strange this year. That’s relatively typical. It seems there’s always something going on during the holidays that keep me from being able to relax into them. The past 2 years, I worked retail, and I was stressed, overworked, undersleeping, and in a lot of pain. This year seemed to be a little…
While doing research…
Myrrh, by The Church. I promise I wasn’t goofing off on YouTube. Much.
Spiritual purification bath
Several drops of purification oil A tablespoon of sage (crumbled) A few tablespoons of pink himalayan salt Ravi Shankar Sage and cedar incense
Wicca/Paganism 201
The world is flooded with Wicca 101, whether that’s in books, videos, websites, or even movies. That’s one of the main reasons why I get bored with my faith and lose interest for long stretches of time, because I keep seeing the same information over and over and over again, just regurgitated and repackaged. That’s…
Relationship spread, 4/16/13
Preface: Bear and I have been seeing someone since roughly December. She’s very limited as far as the time she can spend with us, but we usually manage to see each other once/week. I’ve been fine with that. I know that a relationship isn’t measured in time, but in emotions. Bear and I had a…
Ways to be nicer to myself
Lately I’ve been feeling some pain. I’m not sure exactly what it is, and I don’t have insurance so finding out will be tough. I need to get to one of the community clinics here near home, but there are so many hoops to jump through, that the idea just stresses me out. And I…
Woodpecker
Yesterday we had breakfast with some friends that Bear had made through his voice-acting volunteer work. They were lovely. We shot the shit about random things, and just generally had a great time. They were very welcoming and fun to hang out with. After we had enjoyed our breakfast, (bacon and pancakes- ALWAYS a winning…
Tarot spread 3/22/13
I’ve been at a major crossroads lately. Our finances are just completely out of control (NOT in a good way), and so I asked for a general reading as far as what was coming up this year, and with our finances specifically. First Impressions: there are a LOT of Earth/Disc cards in this spread. So…
Imbolc, Pando, and the Korean sauna
I haven’t been very active here or anywhere else lately. You see, January is very tough for me. In addition to the usual seasonal depression that I think we all feel around this time of year, I have a lot of birthday issues/family issues/bad memories from Januaries past that pretty much put me in a…
Yule Lads, Julbock, and Liquer recipes
So, a few weeks ago, I decided that we were going to have a damn good Yule, dammit. And so far, it’s been pretty good. I decided to make gifts, which has consisted of making liquers and baking goodies. I also made my mom and sister some scrying incense and scrying candles. THE LIQUERS I…
Introduction to Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of old, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Loud from its rocky caverns, the deep-voiced neighboring…
Yule and mistletoe
So, yeah. We’re making a go of this incense thing. I’ve been making incense for the sabbats anyways, and one of my favorite parts is gathering the ingredients. For Samhain, we gathered fresh cypress needles from a cemetery. They were LOVELY. They really made the incense pop. For Yule, we began scanning the landscape for…
Ravenson Reagents- Handcrafted incense
Hi guys! Just wanted to let you know that I’ll be doing a lot of work on my other blog, RavensonReagents.wordpress.com. Bear and I are going to be making handcrafted incense, eventually for sale. We’re beginning with the great kyphi experiment of 2012/2013. (The ingredients are expensive, so it will take us a while to…
Tarot reading, polyamory, and strong boundaries
Sooo.. I had completely given up on finding our third. We weren’t even looking any more, even though that seems to be a natural state for us. It’s not that Bear and I aren’t enough for each other, it’s more that we have a lot of extra love, and the idea of bringing a third…
Samhain, Rememberance, Yule presents, and NaNoWriMo
Sorry I’ve been quiet. The death of my ex hit me pretty hard, and I haven’t done a lot of anything, including NaNoWriMo. I’m at roughly 1900 words, and it’s day 7. I need to decide to either catch up or give up. I’m not going to be hard on myself either way, I’m just…
That first love
There’s a person out there who will always have a piece of my heart. We weren’t meant to be together, and the love faded in time, as happens when that’s the case. But he has always been someone that is incredibly special to me. You see, we grew up together. We did stupid teenager stuff…
Samhain Altar
This is it! The only thing we have left to add is letters. I’m going to write a letter to my dad, and Bear and J might write letters to their loved ones as well. I’ll place them on the altar (behind everything), and then we’ll burn them on Samhain. The incense also turned out…
Characterization and multiple personality disorder
I had a revelation today that shouldn’t have been a revelation. All of my characters are really part of my own personality. I don’t know why that didn’t occur to me before. I mean, honestly.. Don’t ALL writers do that? Don’t we all take part of our consciousness and spill it out into a page…
Gathering ingredients for Samhain incense
My husband is lovely. Simply lovely. He truly is the best thing in my life. And when I asked him yesterday if he would like to go to the cemetery with me to gather some ingredients for incense, he didn’t hesitate. He was even a bit excited for another one of my cemetery adventures. He…
Gathering ingredients for Samhain incense
My husband is lovely. Simply lovely. He truly is the best thing in my life. And when I asked him yesterday if he would like to go to the cemetery with me to gather some ingredients for incense, he didn’t hesitate. He was even a bit excited for another one of my cemetery adventures. He…
Pain and Tiwaz
Good news: I found my runes while looking through my old herb collection! Bad news: All of my herbs are waaaayyy too old and stale to use for anything. They all smell like dust. Good news: I found a great supplier who sells the herbs I need cheap on Ebay! Bad news: I spent my…
Other animal omens
I’ve also had quite a few other critters show up in my life. First, the ant bite. (I’m thinking about tattooing a small, pink dot there on my finger to commemorate the event.) Ants, to me at least, represent industriousness and hard work. They’re relentless when they’re pursuing their goal, and organize themselves to get…
Cardinal- bird omens
Yesterday, I was getting dressed, getting ready to start my day. And as I was doing so, there was a beautiful, bright red cardinal right outside the window next to my pillow. I usually take bird sightings seriously, especially when they’re so blatant. He (only the males are that bright) stayed for a few minutes,…
Inanna (video)
For Trixie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_sroZKqliA
Odin
For Bear.