Yes 
a catch up challenge!! I love these lol
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I plan to do From Seed to Sprout 
and Of Candles and Flames 
. Iām hoping that what I plan to do will count towards both challenges: I want to predict if there will be six more weeks of winter or an early spring with candle wax (since Imbolc is a time of weather prognostication).
A little off topic, but the groundhog saw his shadow. 
Six more weeks of winter.
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Ooh! I like this, so many to choose from! But definitely one that caught my eye the most and thatās the Holistic Magick: A Witchās Apothecary. Iām really getting into this side of the craft. Herbs and spices, intention jars, potions, teas, and making candles with the herbs. The herb garden and just learning about it all is fascinating to me. So definitely a lot of pictures with this one.
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I was looking through the past challenges for inspiration and the ones the free me the most were Holistic Magic, a Witchās Apothecary as well as Of Spells and String; so I decided to combine the two.
Here is how I did that:
I took 5 tea bags; one Echinacea, 2 black, 2 peppermint.
Recited my intent; to banish sinus congestion. Knotted them together into a loop, 1 knot to attach each tea to the other and a sixth to close the loop while reciting the following for each knot.
With knot of one, the spellās begun.
With knot of two, the spell be true.
With knot of three, the spell is free.
With knot of four, the power is stored.
With knot of five, this spell will thrive.
With knot of six, this spell I fix.
I cast a circle around myself and the stove.
I put four cups of water on the stove and brought it to a boil, added the tea and turn the stove to low covered my head and the pot with a towel to collect and breathe in the steam.
Then I stood there breathing in the steam thinking the elements and thanking them for assistance until I got tired. I closed the circle and put the tea in containers to drink later and Iām heading to bed for, hopefully a good nightās sleep.
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Whee! Iāve looked through my badges and I think Iām all caught up! Yayness! Canāt wait to see what everyone else is doing though!
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Cool, a catch-up!
I need a gentle push to write my circle casting of calling in The Elements. So, I will use this catch-up for 
Elemental Mastery - Master of All Elements.
If time and energy allow either 
A Healthy Dose of Crystals ā Crystal Healer or 
Heed the Call of Crystals - Crystal Collector. What fun!
Cheers,
Janis 
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Iām all caught up too, so I donāt know if I want earn a 2nd badge for a challenge or take the week off 
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Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Catch-Up! The Element of Water
From the heaven it does fall, drop by drop
It can fill so many things, starting with a pot.
Sweet and clean the rain does fall
Itās as if water is sings its lyrical call.
We must have water each and every one
For without it, I fear, we one and all are done.
The earth must drink so plants can grow
To help all living things to feast and glow.
Be grateful for the rain that blesses all sons & daughters.
With life and growth from the element water.
To be honest and completely fair
All sacred elements, blessings & strength they share.
Water is sacred, or it should be.
But what if it was gone in a blink
And that would be a tragedy donāt you think?
Once, long ago I had to learn a poem about a man
who committed a crime, sentenced to die of thirst.
Water, water everywhere and all the boards did shrink.
Water, water everywhere and nor a drop to drink.
Be thankful every day for the water that saves us
And water will, everyday continue to bless us.
Garnet
My thanks to the author of āThe Rime of the Ancient Marinerā
This epic poem is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge , written in 1797-98 and published in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads in 1798.
Sorry Mr. Coleridge but I hated your poem when I was 13.
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[Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Catch-Up!] (š Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Catch-Up!)
Earth
EARTH, air water and fire, I bow to you and plead for mercy.
Earth, Blessed Earth, the precious blue planet.
Precious Garden of Mother Goddess.
She who is most omnipotent loaned you to us.
How do we reward and care for you?
Mankind has become as the termite inexorably eating away at you.
Destructive strip mining, more scars upon your skin
Mankind continues to desecrate you
Youāve tried over and over to warn us.
By shifting your plates Fire has escaped.
Fire is enraged. Growing as volcanos, throwing its lava.
Seeding the destruction of man.
Still they turn away.
You have asked help from water
And she has thrown giant waves at the shore.
Causing destruction and death, among the poor.
The poor souls rebuild and go on with their sad lives.
Air has blasted with Hurricanes and Tornadoās and such
It didnāt help either, at least not all that much
I hope in some small way, this prayer helps you heal
The great sin of man wasnāt an apple.
It was discovering money, the root of all evil.
Money has begun the beginning of the end
Forgive them, theyāre fools.
But not all are bad, help us to help you
And maybe we all can survive.
Garnet
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I can make a case for both but I think Iāll take a week off, itās nice to do that once in a while.
@Garnet lovely Water and Earth poems! I was never cursed to read that epic poem as a kid, but it fit well with your own words.
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Awesome! Iām new to this but will definitely give the Moon Magick-Moon Witch Challenge a try!
I have been drawn to our 
moon phases for quite some time now and really it has been my basis for becoming a practitioner of Wicca.
Iām a weirdo who checks my moon app daily, needing to know the exact percentage. What I find fascinating is my mom was born under the 
First quarter Moon, my dad the 
Third quarter Moon, my only sibling a Full Moon, and I was born under the 
New Moon. My only child, my son, was born under the New Moon like myself and go figure is very similar to myself. His dad, whom he mentally battles with is a Full Moon. They donāt get along at all.
The beauty of Mother Moon is amazing! I truly believe so much of our energy and moods are based on her phases. I have a room in our house that I can get a perfect view of the moon from and often bring my chants into that room to connect with her. Yes, itās the bathroom. LOL but thatās where I can see her so I run downstairs from my ladies den to end my evening chant and gaze up and thank her for the many blessings she bestows on us.
I collect moon water during the full and new phases. Adding that to my spells brings more energy. Iām drawn to moon art, moon macrame, my altar cloth, etc. Recently I put a moon solar wind chime out and it has glowed brightly every evening until our new moon phase, then barely a touch of light glowing. Iām a Moon dork! Itās fascinating.
And finally, my youngest nephew wanted me to paint his cap for graduation 3 years ago and he really loved it. #MoonNerdforlife
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Yay! Excited for this. I have been way busy with Imbolc I havenāt had time for much else. I could really use a catch up week. This is great.
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@BrightBear Hooray! Iām looking forward to seeing which challenges youāll choose- have fun! 
@MeganB Awesome, Megan- canāt wait to see what youāll come up with! Enjoy! 
@Kasandra You can absolutely pursue From Seed to Sprout and Of Candles and Flames! 
However, each challenge will require its own entry (or one spell/ritual that has multiple parts, with each part focused on the challenge it is related to), Iām afraid I canāt allow double-dipping! I feel like it would defeat the purpose of setting clear intentions for each theme. That being said, challenges are left very open and there is no way a proper entry can āfailā a challenge. As long as you have two distinct spells or parts, then that is totally fine 
I love the idea of a spring/winter spell and I wish you all the best with it- good luck, Kasandra! (And a shame about Phil- oh well, maybe the six more weeks of winter will fly by 
)
@Christine13 It sounds like you found a theme that really resonates with you, Christine- and how fun to be in the process of building up your witchās apothecary! 
Canāt wait to see what youāll do- enjoy!
@Torista Beautiful work, Torista! 
The knot chant and spellwork counts towards Of Spells and String, and your tea spell and meditation is lovely for Holistic Magick 
. Knot magick and tea meditations seem to go very well together- Iāll have to give them a combined try at some point! Great job and thanks for sharing!
@Amethyst Congrats, Amethyst- that is an amazing accomplishment! Enjoy a week off, or perhaps pursue a theme of your own choice this week!
@Janis Lovely choices, Janis- Iām wishing you all the best with your circle casting! Enjoy and blessed work this week!
@Susurrus Congrats, Siofra- that is really impressive! Choice, choices for what to do 
Whatever you decide, enjoy! 
@Garnet Bravo, Garnet- thatās a lovely chant to share. I donāt think I read it in school myself, and I probably wouldnāt have appreciated it as much as I do now! Itās beautiful and perfect for the water theme. Thank you for sharing! 
As for the second entry, itās listed as Catch-Up, but I believe youāre going for Earth, yes? 
And one of your own genius creation! 
Beautiful work, Garnet- thank you for sharing!
@Mistella I completely understand your fascination with the Moon- she is enchanting, isnāt she? Oh my goodness, Mistella, that graduation came is amazing- your nephew is very blessed to have you (and your talents!). Seriously, a piece like that is something you could sell- itās stunning! 
Thank you so much for sharing!
@LadyAuld.ofChico I hope you enjoyed your Imbolc celebrations, Lady Auld- sounds like this Catch-Up came at a great time for you! Whatever theme(s) you choose, I hope you have fun!
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I had a feeling I couldnāt combine them, but didnāt think it would hurt to ask.
I still plan to do some candle divination for From Seed to Sprout.
For the Of Candles and Flamesš„, Iāve decided to do a pink candle meditation with Aphrodite. She was the first goddess I worked with before I began my path down Draconic Wicca and I feel her calling to me, again.
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As soon as I saw āCollector of Crystalsā I knew that I could do that one easy. Lol. My name is Jess and I have a problem.
Challange Entry: Collector of Crystals - Jessā Collection
Not too sure what other challenge I would like to try. So many amazing options to choose from.
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Yes Maāam.
Garnet
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I am so glad to have a catch-up challenge! I really wanted to do last weekās challenge but ran out of time with my trip to Minnesota to visit family. Looking forward to doing šÆ Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - The Lunisolar Calendar and Chinese Zodiac for this challenge.
Oh and I still need to finish my wand and consecrate it for the š³ Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Sacred Trees and Wood as well. Hmmmm letās see if I can finish one of them tomorrow and do the other over the weekend!
Kat
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For this challenge, I wanted to share the little witch that set me on the path, oh, 50 years ago? LOL Maybe some of you read the āDorrieā books by Patricia Coombs. I used to check them out again and again from the school library. Dorrie was a little witch who had a black cat named Gink (her Mom was Big Witch). Dorrie always wore striped, mismatched socks and I used to wear striped socks to be like herā¦what am I saying, I STILL wear striped socks to be like her! The books are out of print and out of my budget, but I found my favorite, Dorrie and the Weather Box, in a collection of stories for children. Dorrie wants to go on a picnic but it is raining. Her mom is away so she decides to make a weather spell. But she ends up making it rain inside. I thought that was hilarious when I was 7 
Maybe some of you read these books long agoā¦Here are two pictures from the book
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[Mistella],
Oh girl! that Cap is like, way-cool! Youāre an amazing Aunt and you have a brave and wonderful nephew!
Sorry, I had a little brain fart there. LOL!
I see that youāre a newbie, Welcome and much love.
Garnet
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@Kasandra Youāre absolutely right- it never hurts to ask! I think the divination and meditation both sound lovely, Kasandra, and I wish you all the best with your exciting spellwork this week! Good luck and may Aphrodite give you Her blessing 
@Jessica72 Great job once again on your entry in the other thread, Jessica- I am still in awe of your stunning crystal collection!
@Garnet Thank you for clarifying, Garnet!
@Artemisia I hope you had a lovely trip to visit your family, Kat! Enjoy your work with the Zodiac this week and have fun finishing/consecrating your new wand. Iām so excited to hear about it! Please show pictures of the final look (if you can)- Iām sure itās going to be amazing! 
@Mary25 The āDorrieā books are so sweet, Mary- I can tell by how you write about them that are a real treasure for you! Seeing the cute pictures and hearing about your favorite picnic story made me smile, they really are adorable books 
Thank you so much for sharing!
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