Oh you’re right the time change is coming up & I believe it’s on my birthday this year. I feel the same way, I wake up & it’s so dark outside until just before my daughter leaves for school! It also puts a damper on the time it takes me to get out of bed.
I forgot your birthday is coming up. Is it the 7th of November? That’s when the time changes.
Hahaha yes! That’s the day! 11/7 is my day of arrival to this lifetime. I’ve always thought it was neat that my birthday is exactly 7 days away from 10/31 so both days land on the same day of the week.
This year my husband & I are going to try to go away for the weekend. I hope it works out because so far any plans that I have made to go somewhere have been canceled due to circumstances beyond my control. It would be nice to get away a little bit though. It’s almost a stir-crazy feeling after everything that has gone on & changed this year.
Happy early birthday then! I hope you’re able to get away, even for just a night. That would make you relax and things go better. Good luck!
As always, I love the pictures you choose, @BryWisteria
As for the tea meditation, I may have to make all 3 of those recipes in the picture I need all the help I can get lol
And the best for last: shout outs to @TheMuslimWitch and @IrisW I love you lovely ladies!!!
Everybody, have a blessed week!!!
Thank you!
I am definitely planning to do the Hunter’s Moon spell. Working on releasing negativity energy is very much a work in progress for me, and I could do with all the positivity I can muster at the moment. I’ll be doing the spell alongside my blessing for this week’s challenge.
I’ve been absolutely awful with finding the time for the group rituals the last few weeks and this week probably won’t be any better as I’m heading in to London for the afternoon. But I’ll try in the morning
I’m having quite the Lazy Witch day. Complete with being wrapped up in a comforter on my back porch scrolling through Pinterest & adding to my boards. It’s very addicting. When my son woke up, he found me back there & was like… So Ma… what are you doing out here in a comforter?
Also, it has dawned on me that while my boys know that I am into crystals, jars, herbs & have no problem bringing me their treasures to use. (My daughter also does, but she is a bit different with her curiosities) My boys, their curiosities drive them to see my Selenite Athame on my altar space & they have to pick it up. Sometimes to look at it, sometimes they pretend to “use” it… at any rate, some days it’s like they are magnetically attracted to it when we are in my room. Then they put it down & walkout.
It’s cute that they do this mainly with the Athame, but they will do it with crystals. They don’t directly ask me questions. I hear a lot about what their friend’s parents, grandparents, siblings think, do, or ask though. Kind of like… “Not me, it’s for a friend…”
One of my sons met a girl with crystals hanging from her rearview mirror & wore them as jewelry. I do this too, so at first, my son didn’t pay any mind to it. He said he stopped talking to her because she told him that she had “talked to her crystals about him & his energy & all were happy that she had started talking to him.” When I asked him why it was an issue, because I have crystals in my car & on my keychains & clearly like them too, he said it was because I take care of my crystals & use them & such, but I don’t have literal conversations with them. So I said right, but I do have your birth chart, so I have an idea of who you are & I can compare it to you. He answered that I’m his mom, so of course, I would know all that; he had just met her & it didn’t feel right. So I said, if something feels off to you, you need to do what’s in your best interest.
That was something fun I realized this morning. My oldest son was the Athame today & then my wooden Pentacle. My 2nd son & I had the girl conversation over the weekend. It’s also nice to know that they are very accepting of me & that they do pay attention.
Hard to believe that Samhain is almost here! October is flying too fast for me!
I’m gonna take a drive this weekend to see the leaves (hopefully with this cold weather the leaves will finally start to change) and go pick out a pumpkin to carve. The smell of a freshly cut pumpkin is one of the best smells in the world! Probably should trying wearing gloves this year since the juices tend to irritate my skin, but… I love it when my hands smell heavily of pumpkin! I’ll then take all the seeds, sprinkle them with salt and roast them in the oven. Sadly, I finish them all in 1-2 days.
I love the smell too, and the smell of freshly fallen leaves hey @Abs53 is there a word for that smell? Lol
I just my kids to the farm to go apple and pumpkin picking… the best apples ever!
I can’t wait to carve those huge pumpkins!
You’re very welcome @TheMuslimWitch- it’s a well-deserved shout-out! Thanks for all that you do And of course, I know it’s tricky with the opposite holidays, but I try my best to remember for you wonderful folks in the Southern part of the globe!
It sounds like you are all ready for the Sabbat, @Susurrus! And it looks like a relaxing week ahead- enjoy it! I’m glad you have some fun birthday plans, wishing you a happy birthday in advance!
You’re very welcome, @jessica72- I’m so glad if you find the news post to be helpful! Have a blessed week
Congrats to you for beating the negative talk, @Amethyst- you’re amazing! And oh goodness I forgot about the time change- I’ll have to check to see when it is here in Poland. I know it’s close to but not the same date as in the USA. Goodness, it always catches me by surprise!
Thank you, @Christina4- I’m glad you enjoy the pictures! Especially that tea one- I know, I love it too. Amazing artwork!
Wishing you a blessed Full Moon ritual, @IrisW- banish that negativity energy! And you are always welcome at the group ritual- no stress at all! They will be there for you when you find the time to join
Cheers to that, @Kasandra- where is October going so fast? That sounds like a lovely way to enjoy the season. Have fun craving your pumpkin- what will you carve it into?
Hope everyone’s week is off to a blessed start!
I’m gonna do the Hunter moon spell but I’m also in the midst of writing my very own spell as well. This is the first time I’ve ever fully attempted to write my own and weigh in consideration for things such as timing, deities etc. I usually just modify one I was inspired by but this one just feels like it has to be all mine so I’m giving it because I will probably take a time out and do some R&R before mine and my daughters self initiation on Samhain.
That’s awesome, most of the time I do the same thing. I adjust a spell that I have found to suit what I am doing. I do it with rituals & recipes too. I do have those times as well, that it just feels like it’s something that completely needs to come from me. The first spell I wrote seemed like a lot to me, but others loved it. So I left it as it was. I have written a couple of others since then & I usually have trouble with the more ritual part of the spell.
I know it will be perfect for you & I hope the initiations go well also!
Thank you and it can be a little tricky remembering one’s own hemisphere let alone someone else’s so for that I raise my hat to you
You’re welcome, my dear!
Try adding some rosemary with the salt. I did that once and the results were delish! Have fun with your pumpkin!
Thank you, my dear! You’re amazing too!
Good luck writing your own spell! The first one is always the most difficult, from there on out it gets easier!
Oh, I never thought of adding rosemary to pumpkin seeds. Sounds delicious!
It was!
I can tell you’re putting a lot of thought and dedication into the spell you are writing- good for you, @phoenix_dawn! You always so a great job and I know it will be a beautiful spell, good luck with the writing process!
@TheMuslimWitch- Cheers back to you, my friend!
Awwww thanks @Amethyst! And ohhh rosemary pumpkin seeds? I’m drooling now
@amethyst actually I found it to be fairly easy. The hardest part for me was deciding which crystals and stones to use but the writing part was a Breeze and as for the ritual aspect I just used a basic procedure for jar spells and did whatever step and action my deity was leading me to do. The funny part was I had 3 different candles to seal the jar with and as I lit my second and was about to light the third my second jumped off the top of my jar and landed on one of my artificial flowers and altar cloth (thankfully it extinguished itself during it’s leap) but I lit the -supposed to be- last candle, replaced the jumper and lit it again. Apparently my deity felt that I lit them in the wrong order
@BryWisteria thank you. I’m gonna give it a little time to cook but when it shows signs of success I’ll be sure to share it with everyone. I say “when” because I just have this deep rooted feeling that I nailed it once I got the candles (which btw all had very tall bright flames and burned clean with very little dripping but did dance in perfect synchronized motion a good bit.) lit correctly