šŸ•› Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Catch-Up!

Youā€™re not kidding! I felt the same when I opened up my challenge document- where did the last 10 weeks go!?! :joy:

May it be a fun adventure for you, Brandy- happy exploring! :blush:

How exciting! :grinning: Youā€™ve got some fun ones picked out for this week too- good luck and have fun, Kasandra! :heart:

I always love your upbeat and bright energy, Solasta- itā€™s contagious in the best way! :partying_face: Good luck and I hope you have fun with whatever challenges you choose to jump into this week :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

The pleasure is all mine, Garnet- your challenge entries are always a gift! :gift_heart: :blush:

And hahaha you made me laugh about the 700,420 challenges to go- when writing up this catch-up I was adding in the past challenges and was scrolling and scrolling and scrolling down the list- it made me think: wowza, did we really have this many challenges!?! :joy:

So many types of dreams out there! It does help to have categories for each of them. And what a lovely pillow sachet recipe too- I keep a lavender sachet next to my pillow each night and I swear it helps me sleep. I might have to try the next one with rose and vanilla too- I bet it does smell amazing (especially if your kitty thinks so as well! :smiley_cat:) :heart:

I know youā€™ve shared about your work with the Goddess before, this is so exciting to hear about your new research into Bast and Isis too! :blush: Thank you for sharing your wisdom about these deities, and I wish you all the best if you choose to work with either/both of Them :pray::heart:

Itā€™s scary to think about what might be if the moon went away- I know all of us witches would be devasted, at the very least! The night sky feels so dark and barren when She isnā€™t up there, smiling down on us :full_moon_with_face:

And hey- nothing wrong with sounding fanciful, the moon is all about romance, poetry, and being enchanted! :full_moon: :sparkles::rose: Thereā€™s something about Her that brings out the romantic in all of us, I think :wink: Your poetry is beautiful as always- itā€™s such a pleasure to read! Thank you so much for sharing it! :heart:

Woohoo- youā€™ve got this, Amethyst! I hope you have fun with your entries this week :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

So many wonderful ways that youā€™ve woven technology into your Craft, Phoenix- it sounds like you have found a happy balance for technology in your practice :blush: It really can help a witch on their magickal journey in fun ways! :sparkles:

Great work and thank you for sharing about your techno magick!

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Well, seems that I have all the badges at least once! I thought I had missed more, but every time I checkā€¦ I have the badge either from the original challenge or a catch-up! Iā€™m going to start at September again & run through them to be sure before I decide if there are any that I would like to tackle again :laughing:

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Does anyone have any advice on the dragon magick challenge. I went and looked at the past challenge and just donā€™t know where to start. I get very drawn to this one and the element of fire challenge, but just need a little guidance. Thank you to all!

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@brandy20 Dragons are really very interesting so you could look up a Fire Dragon or maybe do a meditation :woman_in_lotus_position: for working with dragons, meeting a Dragon Deity, Dragon Guide or Dragons of fire :fire: or even Water Dragons :dragon: Iā€™m trying to find my challenge entry for the dragons :dragon_face: but if you are drawn to a specific type of practice you could look up the history of dragons for that practice or another area of interest. So for me, it may be in Celtic :triskele: Paganism or Celtic :triquetra: History or look up Draconic Magic & learn a bit about thatā€¦ or basically, the history of dragons, their meanings, what they did or protected.

Most of the time dragons are thought of to be connected to fire :fire: but I am usually drawn to more of the water :ocean: type of dragonsā€¦ but thatā€™s just me :smiling_face:

Iā€™m trying to find my entry for the Dragon Challenge :thinking: if I can find it, I will see how I approached it & share it with you.

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Thank you so much! I never even knew that dragons could be apart of the craft so Iā€™m very interested now!

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@brandy20 I found my challenge entry! I had done it as its own thread so thatā€™s why I was having trouble :laughing:

@Kasandra works with dragons I believe she is a Draconic Practitioner & even learned some of the languages. So she may be able to assist you a little more in that aspect of the practice as well!

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There are a lot of possibilities for approaching the dragon magick challenge. If this is your first time working dragon magick, I recommend a mediation to find a dragon guardian. Dragon gods and goddesses are powerful and their energy levels can knock your socks off, so to speak. :upside_down_face: Dragon guardians, in my experience, will help you become accustomed to the energy of dragons, should you choose to continue working with them. If you have crystals such as amethyst, green aventurine, amber, or moss agate, you can hold them in your hand during your mediation. I would personally choose amethyst, since that crystal can help you focus and feel the energy of dragons. After you have found a crystal, light a purple candle, sit in silence, and reach out with your mind to call a dragon guardian to you. Dragons will ā€œappearā€ behind you, if they choose to reveal themselves to you. My dragon guardian, for some reason, loves to perch on my right shoulder, covering the right side of my body. His presence has a heavy, but comfortable weight to him. Dragons also love to communicate through symbols, so be on the lookout for them. The dragons I have worked with have sent me symbols, but itā€™s taken me months to learn that they were symbols and what they meant. :grimacing:

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Does meditating with the dragon meditation video help? Iā€™m very excited to do this!!

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Really looking forward to this. So many I could doā€¦I canā€™t decide which! Can you post entries as videos?

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I didnā€™t do the video meditation, so I canā€™t really say if it will work or not, but itā€™s worth a try.

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Yay!!! Catch-up time! :partying_face:

I decided to start near the beginning and work my way back to fill in the blanks of all the ones I wasnā€™t here for, or didnā€™t do.

To keep myself on track Iā€™m picking my three now (instead of at the last minute :laughing: )
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I am going to create a crystal grid for Artemis. To be honest, Iā€™ve never laid out a crystal grid ever!

Iā€™m honestly not sure how I havenā€™t already done this one, but I canā€™t find the badge. I was thinking about trying my hand at molding / carving my own Artemis figurine. I donā€™t have any of her yet and itā€™s past time! I canā€™t seem to find one online that I like or if I like it, that I can afford, so letā€™s see how making a simple one works out!

I have already started making one today!

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Thatā€™s amazing, Siofra- congrats on your very impressive collection of challenge badges! :partying_face: :trophy: And yes, haha- all of them are able to be earned multiple times. If you decide to jump in again, Iā€™ll forward to seeing which one(s) you choose! :grinning: :two_hearts:

I see youā€™ve already got some great advice and suggestions for how you might jump into dragon magick- I just have to add that if the meditation calls to you, thereā€™s nothing to lose from giving it a try! :grinning:

Good luck and I hope youā€™re able to connect with your dragon magick, Brandy- have fun with it! :dragon_face: :sparkles::fire:

Absolutely! :+1: You are welcome to share a video entry, but just a friendly heads up that the forum software only uploads videos hosted on other sites (aka not directly) at this time. That means that in order to share a video, youā€™ll want to first upload it to Google Drive or YouTube. Then that URL link can be posted here and ta-dah! Video entry :grinning:

(If you need any help or guidance with doing this, feel free to reach out to the @moderators- weā€™re here to lend a hand with things like this! :handshake:)

Good luck and I hope you have fun with your entry, @Cosmic_Curiosity! :heart::blush:

Ohhhhh all great choices, @Artemisia- I canā€™t wait to see your very first crystal grid, hand made statue, and potion! :sparkles::star_struck: It sounds like you have some really awesome plans laid out. Iā€™m cheering you on and canā€™t wait to see the results! Good luck and have fun! :heart::blush:

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@BryWisteria I have actually decided to sit this one out & see what others decide to do for their challengesā€¦ I have some things happening & going on that I need to organize so Iā€™ll enjoy others catch ups, but for now Iā€™m just taking a break this week :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

When I went through all of my badges, I do have a couple of them more than once & then I was looking through all of the challenges & got overwhelmed trying to decide on one, nevermind more than one to do this week.

If I should happen to get something done, then I will add it as a challenge entryā€¦ no promises though! :rofl:

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Challenge Entry

Of Goals and Intent :scroll:

I was inspired by the Using Powerful Language part of the original post. While browsing through chakra mediation videos on YouTube, I found a mediation video for changing negative thoughts into positive thoughts. If you try to ignore a negative thought, the more and more your mind will want to dwell on it. Instead of pushing them away, it is important to an acknowledge that they are there. Once you have identified them, think of what their opposites are. For example, if the negative thought is, ā€œIā€™m not good enoughā€, the opposite would be something ā€œIā€™m good enoughā€, or ā€œIā€™m everything that I need to beā€. The emotions associated with the negative thought could be ā€œdespair and doubtā€. But the opposite emotions could be ā€œjoy and hope.ā€

Some of the last lines of the mediation stuck with me: ā€œYou showed up as alchemist today. You sat in your power and transformed fear to love.ā€

This is a strategy that I plan to incorporate whenever I catch myself having negative thoughts.

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Iā€™m going to do the Cat Magick challenge! :smile_cat:

I got my kitty candle holder today, now Iā€™m just missing the candles! :black_cat: :candle:

Next a little poem about the wonders of being a cat~ :smile_cat:

Oh how wonderful it is to be a kitten!
What an absolute joy is it to be a cat!
Sitting down on the windowsill
Or laying in someoneā€™s lap!

Oh how wonderful it is to be a hunter
Of rodents big and small!
Nose twitching for a spider
Spending the night by a mouse hole!

Meow! :smile_cat:
Closing with a relaxing little kitty cat hypnotic induction! :blush: :black_cat:

As soon as I can find a place that sells catnip Iā€™m going to make myself some tea~ :relaxed: :tea:

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Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Catch-Up!
This challenge is duo completed by @Mistress_Of_Herbs and @jan_TheGreenWitch

We did the Catch-up challenge Tea Witch: Teas and Infusions

Since both of us are recovering from surgeries, we decided to do the challenge as a duo!

Christeena discussed my health challenges, and side effects and we discussed possible infusions and other teas that would be helpful. She has had a lot of practice making many teas, and I typically make my own, but hers are very specific for ailments and she customized a couple for me during my healing to help with both healing and rest. She made me several based on our joint conversation about the needs and send them
to me. LOVE HER. Her teas are highest quality ingredients, organic and blended to perfection.

The Hibiscus blend pictures are enclosed and as I sit here drinking it this afternoon it is both soothing, comforting and healing. If she wants to share the details of the recipes she can add them attached.

Light and love everyone!

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Check the pet section, most stores will have it with the cat toys :wink:

:butterfly:

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@jan_TheGreenWitch i absolutely love how u did this. Yes i only use the best and freshed herbs. Its taken me yrs to find my supplies. Lots of trial and error. As for our many conversations i tried to keep it as professional as i could. I hate that i do dive into some pretty personal questions, but bc im not a physician. I must know your ailments, any current conditions, your allergies u may have and all medications u take. And then my research begins anew. I study your illness, medications, and ailments to find the best course of treatment that wont counter act with anything your doctor as prescribed. Everything i make is made to order. Nothing is premade. It is based of the client and their needs. Even if they are an exsiting client, that same item may change each time. I ship all over the world. I even have a client in Canada. Im international baby. Lol. But i truly believe my gifts were given to me to aid others with their ailments. I cant take them completely away but i can make them more manageable.

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#truth!!! @Mistress_Of_Herbs Thanks again for doing this challenge with me!!! :purple_heart:

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@jan_TheGreenWitch thank u for inviting me, and choosing to do the challenge with u

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