(My apologies, I feel like I'm making less sense than usual because I have a head cold and have medicine coursing through my veins.)
I was just sitting here looking for Minecraft cake ideas for my midkids upcoming bday (ADHD!), when I saw a huge blurry man enter my room, over top of my glasses. Course when I looked at him he disappeared (normally I try not to look right away--usually gives them more time to come into focus, so to speak). But he was vocal and very clear. Showed me "Ancestor. Grandpa. Male. Husband side." Gave me his name. "Message." He gave love, said that we parents were doing a great job of raising our boys, and thanked us for giving our eldest his name. That was all. I asked if he wanted anything else, like an offering. I thanked him for being clear and for his message. I also asked if I could share this experience with yall, and he was cool with it.
After many pokings and proddings from my Kindred, I finally combined my Healing Altar with our Family Altar to make space for the ADF Altar:
The Family & Healing Altar has great energy now--feels like a big hug or someone coming to give you a big warm loving hug.
Oooo,
Family & Healing Altar
Ár nDraíocht Féin Altar
I'm glad to have the ADF Altar up again, too.
Last night I was working on that hearth blanket and suddenly it felt like I was falling or being sucked out of this realm, but I stopped it. Up until a few years ago, I didn't have control over my ability to astral travel. Apparently last night, I unintentionally tranced while crocheting, and didn't have control either. I grounded and regained meself. Then I heard Mama Hekate in my head telling me to stop and go to bed...and to also meet Her in the Starry Cave. After I was finished with the row, I did just that.
I laid down and said goodnight to my Kindreds and Spirits All, and then I tranced and traveled to Hekate's Starry Cave. She and I took a walk and talked. She kept it short because my nighttime cold medicine was kicking in. She was telling me that this coming week, I need to get started on my homework, and that it's not going to be nearly as difficult as the DP was for me. She also encouraged me to rebuild my ADF altar. Then the medicine took me away.....
Back when I had an office, my ADF altar sat right beside my desk, since the online grove that I'm in has weekly rituals. Then when I gave up my office to my eldest, we moved the PC into our bedroom and there wasn't enough room for the altar. So I've had to set up temporary altars for ADF specific rituals this past year. Now that I'm in the Pre-Clergy Program, having that altar up that is separate from my other altars is necessary. I've been doing the daily/weekly ADF devotionals at the Family Altar. But at my Family and Healing Altars I also do blood magiks (often with my rune magiks).
Blood sacrifices are forbidden within ADF rituals, so I always keep the two separate. It just makes sense to give them separate spaces, especially since I feel that I need my ADF altar set up more often now, not just for my online grove, but also for my clergy work--since I feel its going to be more intensive for these training programs. I can see it where I sit at my PC and it's right there near the hearths in the kitchen (heater closet and oven), I pass by it all the time.
Oooo,
I was just sitting here looking for Minecraft cake ideas for my midkids upcoming bday (ADHD!), when I saw a huge blurry man enter my room, over top of my glasses. Course when I looked at him he disappeared (normally I try not to look right away--usually gives them more time to come into focus, so to speak). But he was vocal and very clear. Showed me "Ancestor. Grandpa. Male. Husband side." Gave me his name. "Message." He gave love, said that we parents were doing a great job of raising our boys, and thanked us for giving our eldest his name. That was all. I asked if he wanted anything else, like an offering. I thanked him for being clear and for his message. I also asked if I could share this experience with yall, and he was cool with it.
The family were all aware, too, we're all pretty much in the same room. My husband was like, "Oh...um... Hi and thanks." XD
Sometimes Spirit Work is like that. Spontaneous and quick.
Thank yall for your support!
Safe weekend!
Face to the Sun.
Trust in Joy.
Follow the Bees...
Trust in Joy.
Follow the Bees...
- Priestess Foxlyn