I havenāt been able to respond to every challenge entry so far, but everyone is doing a great job & definitely some inspiration of things to try on my own
As for me, I have done a couple of the challenges that I have missed, so here is the first:
Challenge Entry #1
Hedge Magick: Into Other Realms
For this challenge, I had to really think about how I wanted to approach it. While I want to work with the fae, I donāt feel like I have learned enough about them to really āworkā with them. So, I do leave certain areas of my yard alone so they can do their thing without bother & tidy up or put special plantings around for them with small offerings sometimes, but for the most part, I leave that area for them to hang out & do what they will. I have a portion of my front garden that I think they have decided is theirs & a corner of my back yard where I cleaned up & planted some daisies, hosta, & bleeding heart plants. I tend to leave it at that though. I tidy up the areas in the spring but the rest of the year the parts of my front yard, front garden, & back cornerā¦ are theirs to do what they will.
So, I went for:
- The Spirit World
When I went back to the original challenge, I went through the āSpirit Guides Signsā recommended readings on the Spells8 site. As I was reading I realized, I already communicate at least with some passed-on family. Whether I knew it or not, I have for quite some time without even really thinking about it. Also, since really working on trusting myself & my own intuition again, my connections to certain things have just gotten stronger.
I know when my mom is around, I will out of the blue hear this 1 song, which is not a common song for most people to hear. Certainly not in my home or within my family & out of the 5 of us, Iām the only one that knows all the words & ever hears it:
Spirit In the Sky by Norman Greenbaum. Whenever I hear it & I will start singing along, I pause & I always look up & or to my sideā¦ I just do it so at this point Iām assuming thatās the area she is around, I simply say, āHi, Mom.ā Or Iāll say, āThanks Momāā¦ itās a very personal reason that I know itās her, but itās herā¦ no question in my being.
If I hear: Wish You Were Here by Incubus thatās my Nana or I will smell her perfume & I will do the same thingā¦ although sometimes I get the feeling itās also my mom or the 2 of them are with each other around me when itās just the song. So I will say the same, Hi or Thank you to either Nana or Nana & Mom.
As of the last week or 2, every time I look at a clock, send a message, make a call, email what have you, itās a repeating number. Usually 1s, 2s, or 3s. Sometimes others, but itās been a very common thing for me lately. So I know that someone is hanging around I just havenāt figured out who yet or if itās another way of someone who has passed getting in touch with me for some reason. It is definitely something that I am going to try to learn more about & use my pendulum & spirit cloth for, but for right nowā¦ Iām still healing & I know that there is someone watching out for meā¦ & Iām happy with that for now while I take my time making sure I heal properly for the next step of the process Iām in the middle of right now.
I had a slight disconnection from everything prior to my surgery, including deities. However, Brighid has been a great presence in my days since then. I meet with her pretty regularly through meditation & using my oracle cards as well as just talking to her on my own.
Today I drew: āBrighidās Crossā, so during my meditation I asked her for continued protection during my healing & for everyone that enters & stays in my home to be protected, comforted, & safe. I always have my Brighidās Cross charm in my crystal pouch with my goddess charm as well with the crystals Iām carrying.