I meant to share this earlier this week--this is the omen from Tuesday's ritual--a message that's not just for the attendees, but for anyone who needs it.  Not a big scary serious omen.  The ritual was about new beginnings, as this is a time that many are starting new school year, and others may have new projects--such as one druid's new youtube channel. The deities who showed up were surprising at first.  Loki,  Rán, and   Ægir .  Loki, I know, but Ran and Aegir, I don't know too well, never worked with Them before.  I know of Their domains and some stories--both are Ocean Jotuns, married, who have Nine Wave Daughters (who may or may not be Heimdall's mothers) .  I don't know much about Her husband other than His Hall, but I know Ran is associated with drowning, and collects victims in Her net.  I have met Her once before this ritual. It took me a few moments to connect to the two of Them because I don't already have an existing relat...

 In the mornings, after my morning hygiene routine, after my first cuppa water and after I get my cuppa tea or coffee ready, I gather my daily supplements in my hand and I plug in/anchor into earth and sun--or  Jörð and Sunna. I sit, holding my supplements in my hands, and breathe. From the energy centers in my body, I plunge them deep down into the earth--deep and wide so no winds can uproot me. I inhale, drawing up that cool energy into my body. I exhale and golden cords flow up, exiting my head, becoming antlers. The antlers go up into Sunna. I inhale bringing that energy down, mixing with the earth energy in my torso. Mixed, it explodes outwards, into my many wings and eyes and astral forms. I focus on my heart center. I inhale those energies and I exhale them out of my body to form a protective sphere. I open a well beneath me--Source Energy. I inhale, drawing that energy up into my body, and perform a scan. I ask my body what it needs and let it show me, if any...

Oooffff, heavy energy is in the air. I first felt it on the 12th, and it's steadily being getting heavier and heavier. Cleanse and ground, yall. Check your protections. Redo them if you need to. Take care of yourselves and look out for your neighbors and communities. I took a cleansing shower to rid myself of some of this heavy energy. In my bathroom I have a large plastic cup dedicated to shower cleansings. I add a pinch of Pink Himalayan Salt and 4 pinches of epsom salt to the cup. Pink for self love and healing and 4 pinches of regular epsom salt for cleansing and the Kindreds Three and the Spirits. I add warm water, swirling the mixture clockwise, and I wait for any Deities to come forward. Majority of the time it's Shiva the Destroyer and Óðinn. Sometimes it may be Eir, Hekate, Sunna, Sister Moon, or an Earth Mother, which for me has been Jörð. Tonight it was Shiva and Óðinn. Holding the cup up, I asked for Blessings over the water. May it cleanse me of all unwanted ...

 Apparently my body decided that I needed to rest before jumping into my first week of the Pre-Clergy Program.  I've been so tired this week and today I woke up congested.  Oddly, no energy or focus to read or work on the PCP, but plenty to sporadically clean here and there, and to work on a hearth-inspired throw/blanket. Log Cabin Square Quilt Design In Progress...    The hearth is "built".  Now I'm working on the cabin log walls to go around it.  It's going to be fairly abstract, like you're both looking down on a hearth and through a window.   I've learned something about myself--apparently it's not just my photos that I want to tell a story with, but also my blankets and throws.  It also keeps me interested, too.  It can take years to make a blanket, and I like to finish my projects before moving onto the next--gotta keep the ADHD part of my brain happy!  This one is the Winter Solstice Healing Blanket, definitely dedicate...

I was really angry and unfocused today. I decided to ground by watching something that makes me happy and is educational: bee keeping videos. I’ve also been studying bee communications and dancing—experimenting with those movements with belly dancing, too.  Figuring out the Waggle Dance as a way to honor The Melissae. When I experience dancing Melissae, they’re usually doing some kind of belly dancing, or a hybrid with another style. I’m certainly not well versed in dancing, so I’m not sure exactly what kind of dancing. I do know that back when I belly danced before my back injury in 2019, I was often joined by nymphs and Melissae. I’ve been working on my strength and flexibility so I can dance again. I miss it. And I’d like to honor more than just Medusa.

This is a wonderful video by one of my friends, Kee Reiter, on a grounding technique called Anchoring.  Before I do any astral or oracle work, this is the technique that I've found works best for me.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o278f5luhJI Check out the Wyrd Sanctuary's other videos and website!  It's a great online circle of pagans, witches, and other spiritual paths.  We are a loving and supportive community.  But don't take my word for it, check it out yourself. https://wyrdsanctuary.org/