Challenge Entry
This one seemed easy at first, but with the chaos of the last week around here… it was actually harder than I thought. Then, last night… a HUGE Energy Shift outside my home. I walked outside & was like… something doesn’t feel right… but it’s not mine. I went inside & got my pibble to go out one last time before we went to bed for the night. He was different too, looking around doing his thing literally on the border of our yard & the street… every rock that lines our front yard to the street. Looking in the center of the yard, across the street, kind of watching all around us as we walked. So back in the house & I didn’t like the energy.
So took my bedtime medicine but was still wide awake… trying to figure out what this was, I knew it wasn’t mine. It wanted to kind of intertwine with me though. Well, not while I want to go to sleep! Sleep is precious to me now! I actually sleep through the night.
My brain started thinking. The first thing that I thought of was, my little stone needs to be cleansed under water… so I went & got my new friend off of space & cleansed it under water. I kept it in the living room with me after patting it dry & I felt better. So off to my room & I put it back in it’s home there. I went to get into bed & it was a piercing in my heart center/chest. Not like the pressure of a panic attack but I was getting worked up the longer the piercing was there. I needed to go to bed! It was after 11 PM, I had taken my medicine a while ago… I was wide awake for no good reason, it was bedtime or would 1 be up all night or 2 lots of broken sleep… neither one does me any good in the morning.
I couldn’t really Do much so instead I went over to my space & looked at what I had there. I picked up my Black Tourmaline palm stone & went straight the bathroom to cleanse it. I rubbed my hands together, took 3 deep cleansing breaths & set my intention. I placed it on the Selenite bar I have on my nightstand, then I picked up my Snowflake Obsidian piece & did the same with that one. I also had Clear Quartz on either end of the Selenite & placed a piece of Onyx on there too. I have other crystals on my nightstand too & I had my little crystal pouch, but those were cleansed & intentions set.
I started my diffuser & made sure that it would run from 11 PM to at least 6 AM with
- Lavender
- Lemon
- Sandalwood
I laid down & this night my pupper, when I say he couldn’t have gotten any closer to me… it was like having a wall up against the length of my back, I’m pretty sure he shared my pillow too 
I was still getting the piercing, but not as bad, some kind of whatever bad juju was across the street was trying to pull me in… I wasn’t letting that happen. So I did some intentional breathing… In a White cleansing light through the top of my head & down a bit - hold for 4… Exhale negativity, and heavy energy to relax for 4 then hold for 4. I continued until I could get the white cleansing light past my heart/chest where the piercing was hanging out. It took more than a few times like something was blocking it plus making it hard to actually hold for 4 when I inhaled… I kept at it until it went through my heart center & then I got my shoulders & my arms to release & relax… then continued some more deep cleansing inhales for 4, hold for 4, exhale tension, anxiety, and negativity for 4, hold for 4… you get the picture 
I slept straight through the night. I woke up feeling pretty good once I got out of bed, did my thing. As soon as my husband had left for work… ran into my room & set up my space to Connect with the Morrigan. She had been becoming more & more persistent over the last couple of weeks & I knew she wanted to meet with me, but it was a chaotic couple of weeks, so I made sure this morning, we were having a sit-down.
I set up my space & it included my little friend the spirit stone that apparently is some kind of protective friendly stone (thank you to my daughter for finding that to give me), charged my Onyx bracelet and asked for Her 
protection while I wear it, I sat with Her & then used Her oracle cards for a message… I pulled The Morrigan from the deck.
I have never pulled that card during the entire time I’ve had the deck, I’ve pulled the others, some multiple times, but never Her card. So I read the message & she answered me. She was there for me & my protection & my home.
I journaled the 
out of the whole experience from last night & going outside until after we had our sit down. I let the candles burn all the way down & I lit the extra Protection candle that but kept that one lit & lit the Purification candle on my nightstand to keep the good energy around… I started my diffuser & kept them all going until I headed to do the things in the rest of the house for the day.
I also opened my little crystal pouch & took out my lithomancy stones. I took three deep breaths with the question of what would be best for me to get through this week & I drew Red Jasper from the bag. I went to my correlating meanings & for this draw, Red Jasper’s meaning for my lithomancy stones is Grounding *(I already knew that because of the stone being Red Jasper & its correlation with the Root Chakra… it’s a very grounding stone & perfect considering the last 24 hours or so in my neighborhood.
I definitely felt better. The energy in & around my home was completely changed & lighter. It felt great actually. I got so much done & wasn’t weighed down at all. I have kept wearing my Snowflake Obsidian bracelet & Black Onyx bracelet along with my crystal pouch that includes clear quartz to amplify the stones within it including the Red Jasper.
It was successful for me trying to come up with substitutes & making what I needed to do for myself & well-being but not being able to formally do anything & needing to kind of substitute methods along the way. However, since it worked so well, I did write down what I had done, said, used… in my written BOS that I keep to pass down. It includes incense recipes & rituals that I have done.
The next time I do this, I will do it during the New Moon 
to sort of refresh what is in place & keep it there until whatever is going on that’s trying to intertwine with me is at least settled & in its own sense of normalcy. I guess that’s what you would call it. 