Summer Updates

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goals, personal growth, plans, projects

Hello everyone! So, since finals are over and the summer is stretching its head, I figured I’d update to what my seasonal plans are.

May itself will be work and getting all the loose ends of my life in order, which hopefully will finally happen. I’ll be honest, it’s really difficult for me some days, being in the mental state I was last semester. I’ve cut out some things that caused excess stress though, and am working on reshaping my life, if I can stick with it. I’d love to finally have some self confidence again. That would be lovely. I could use the ‘getting real tired of your shit’ meme on myself for myself far too often!

June will be work and summer school, and July may or may not include summer school, depending on the results of June. Of course, August will involve prepping and then the beginning of the new semester, which quite possibly may kick my ass up and down the block unless I’m ready for it. Gods damned it, I’m going to be!

For my plans involving the blog and my personal path, I’ve set up some….ambitious goals. Truthfully, they seem a bit steep even for me, but I’m kind of curious on whether or not I can tackle them. Ordinarily, I’ll make excessive plans but think they are reasonable and then forget and not follow a single one. If these seem a lot even for me, maybe I’ll do at least some. Granted, goals are good but I can’t allow myself to become depressed if something takes longer, but at the same time I can’t be happy if I don’t get any of them done. I’m still working on the ‘appreciate the little things’ mentality and allowing myself to be happy when I get something done, but also working not allowing said happiness to become complacency, which is never good (at least not for me).

I want to start my Orphic hymn devotional project again. Technically, I’ve already messed it up- I should have started yesterday. Instead of trying to backtrack, I’ll just start where it begins tonight. Some time ago, I found a lovely list that takes you through hymns when waking and when sleeping. Besides honoring the gods, if I can do this it will force me to start establishing routine, which is desperately needed in my life. I want to also start up the beginning of the meditations on the Gods I had mentioned a while back. It’s a 13 month start, but in reality longer, since the idea is to never start learning. As she is so close in my life, this month (lunar month) will be dedicated to thinking about, researching and exploring Hekate, in both historical terms and in my own personal life. Then the plan is to move on to Hestia, then the rest of the Olympians (ok, so actually 14 months once that is done, with the inclusion of Dionysos). After this first set, I’d like to go into the other major members of the Greek pantheon, then either move to minor or add other divinities that smack me upside the head.

My classes with the trad are back on. Technically, I’m quite close to finishing my time as a student, but I’m personally dissatisfied with my progress, so I’ve plotted out a review of those classes, assuming the one upcoming is my last. I may very well be able to meet with my teachers more, but even if I’m done as a ‘student’, per se, I’m nowhere close to where I need to be for initiation, so I have my work cut out there for me anyway.

I’ve plotted out a schedule to catch myself back up with the Pagan Blog Project. Should shit hit the fan, the schedule will be one of the first things to go. I’ve got to prioritize things, and while working on firm establishment of my spiritual self is important, writing for the project has to sit lower on the tier list taking in account my other commitments (which reminds me, I actually need to write down all of those anyway and then actually make a list of importance so if I feel overwhelmed I can reorganize things in a beneficial way instead of just throwing caution to the wind and derping about like a moron, which tends to be my natural reaction when I get overly stressed).

I’ve also decided that I’d really like to do some meditation/contemplation on individual things that are part of my path, and the first physical thing that would require a regularly established schedule of sorts is tarot. I’ve got 3 different decks that I’d really like to reflect upon their symbolism and meanings both personal and defined. I’m going to try to tackle 1 card from each deck once a week (so 3 a week total) but if it proves to be too much I’ll cut back to one.

Of course, goals for regular holiday observances and the monthly lunar celebrations are of course a given. I’d also like to specifically research some particulars for the Hellenic and Greek holidays, but that may have to sit on the back burner. I also have an impressive reading list I’d like to tackle that will actually grow as I add more and more of my own current library in addition to classics that I’d like to read. This reading list was originally going to be primarily,although not exclusively, pagan related, but I may include general religious studies and philosophy along with it. Hell, it may just end up being my master reading list in general, excluding fiction of course.

Those are the main ‘spiritual’ plans over the summer, but I have other goals that would definitely affect me on a more than physical level, with weight loss and fitness being in high priority. I’ve also got to review my greek material so I have a shot to pass next semester. Alas, it may be a few years before I can start trying to relearn French, since Greek and Latin together will probably be too much language anyway.

Of course, I have other personal goals as well. I’m working on a drawing project for a present, I want to run a D&D campaign but haven’t gotten around to planning it yet, I still technically play WoW but I haven’t done much with it lately, and of course there is LOL. At least I can’t really try to micromanage that, since I only play with my friends and not on my own, where games like WoW I can turn into silly time syncs and legitimately make myself feel guilty for not doing dailies or whatever.

As an update, my garden is doing quite well right now. Tons of seedlings! The more sundry darlings will be started in the coming weeks, and I’ll get some photos soon, just haven’t had time to clear up my patio yet and I didn’t want to take ridiculously messy photos, haha.

As always, I aspire to make this blog more well-researched on topics I find interesting, but I’m restricted with time currently. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to make that transition, but for now you guys get to listen to me prattle on and on about random ramblings in my mind. Lucky you!

PBP: Beauty

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Beauty, Pagan Blog Project, PBP, Self Acceptance, Self esteem

Finally done with finals and spent some time recovering. I’ve got a personal schedule for catching myself up to the PBP project, should be done in July. Some of my posts for it will be shorter than others, but hopefully all will be enjoyable! Also expect more regular posts soon

The ideas of beauty are controversial in both ancient and modern societies. We find ways to argue on whether or not it is fair to even judge beauty, what the criteria are, and end up screaming at one another with relatively useless and nonsensical reasoning to support our deny these criteria. Hell, even in the pagan community, there is a huge argument on whether or not on the ideas of beauty, specifically pertaining to people.

I could go into philosophical reasoning or actually do specific research on this, but to be honest I’m too damn lazy right now. Really, the reason I wanted to post this is because I want to pose a challenge for both the readers and myself. I want, for each day, you to look in the mirror. Yes, it is ok to see your imperfections, particularly those you can work on changing naturally. See what you dislike, and realize you have to either accept it and use it to your advantage or you have to change it. This doesn’t just apply to physical appearance either- change the things you dislike about yourself and accept those you can’t change.

But, most importantly, love yourself. See your imperfections, your quirks, and make them your own. Own your own shit, even if it’s bad. You can’t transform that which you cannot hold.

Finally, realize you are fucking beautiful. I don’t care who you are, gods damn it, you are fantastic. You are alive, you are human. If you are moping, take yourself outside, and see the beautiful world around you. Look at the strangers, the friends, the grass, the sky, anything you can. Realize that it’s ok to feel blue for a bit, but that there are too many amazing things in this life too keep you down. Feel the wind and the water, and most of all feel your own heartbeat. Nothing is more potent a reminder that you are alive.

Done with rambling. Hopefully my next topics will be better! Still, posting something is better than nothing, and I’m a bit rusty on writing.

PBP: B is for Breath

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Breath, Meditation, Mindfulness, Pagan Blog Project, PBP

I’m not an easy going person n the sense of living or even thinking in simple terms. I’m high stress and high anxiety and riddled with bad memories, all fueled behind a constant whirring of thoughts in an extremely ADHD fashion (even taking medication doesn’t make these things go away, it has to work in conjunction with a routine and an improvement with life changes that I’ve been lacking thus far and so I’m still stuck in this state of mind). I’ve been particularly struggling lately with finals coming and that causing a huge spike in my negative emotion pit, particularly because I’ve missed so much class and that crashes…right about now.

Anyway, last night I had some really awesome thoughts under the light of the moon, and also in the shower. I paused…and breathed. For someone such as myself, even doing this simple task can help. I’m not even saying trying any intentional methods, any alignment of the souls or anything. Just breathe. I did that, in the shower, for a good bit (at least in respect for myself) and let all the random thoughts and images flow through my head. Finally, I started trying to be aware of myself, my body. I began at my feet and felt, at least a bit, the movement and awareness of myself and my energy, all the way up my body, moving with each breath. I moved all the way to my crown and out, and was quite pleased, considering I always have this block around my 3rd eye area/temples that causes headaches sometimes when I try to force things to happen.

I truly think breath is the key to beginning to mend the disconnects of my life. I’m challenging myself, and you, the readers, to take at least 5 minutes a day to breathe. Take just a minute to feel yourself and connect to what is around you, after letting all your worries float away. This is my first step in cultivating a more mindful attitude, which I will probably post later on.

Delia/Thargelia contest

Reblogged from Beloved in Light:

So even though I have a terrible track record so far of folks participating in contests, I thought maybe that was because I haven't created the prize way before hand for people to see and feel driven by the want. So this time I have. This was made so that it could be worn around the neck (hence the reason the top coil is shaped as it is, or set on an altar.

Read more… 123 more words

An awesome contest, you should enter! I will be soon myself!

The Future

Finals are coming, which means I’ll be less able to write meaningful things here. After the 30th, expect an awesome 10 page paper of mine on Hekate here, as well as a bunch of PBP posts. I want to be caught up by the end of May. I like activities that encourage routine, simply because I am so ADHD that even the tiniest things are a sign of progress.

I’ve been attempting to do a devotional in the morning and evening by reading certain hymns for the gods, depending on the day. I’ve not had the best of luck thus far. I’m mashing any day I miss with another, which isn’t the best, but I promised I’d read them. I also think I’m going to make Sunday my weekly devotional day, for a more serious sit down. I’m really at the point where I want to leap into deeper waters, but I have to work on those relationships with the gods and spirits before I jump.

This weekend, besides schoolwork, I hope to get some planting done. I’ve got a host of seeds, both culinary and for witchy purposes. I’m going to attempt to do everything as best I can, since some of these bad babies take extra love and care to start blooming. /crosses fingers

Anyway, until the 30th, don’t necessarily expect any posts on here, or, if there are, expect them to be a bit more expositional as opposed to educational. I may write some on my tumblr, but also no guarantees there either.

I’ve had some adjustments in medication too, which will hopefully assist with my studying (rampant ADHD combined with poor life habits make for a hard return to college). I’m going to spend the summer months working hard and establishing routines so I can function in day to day life better, and then of course prep for 3rd semester Greek and 1st semester Latin.

Wish me luck, I definitely need it. It’s been an awful semester, but it’s almost done.

Recent Adventures

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Altar, beasts, crafting, deer, Incense, ritual, turkey, woodwork

(warning, lots of photos)

The past month or so has been fun of random bits of awesomeness, from the tracking of deer in one city to the finding of bones in another, to incense making and ritual preparation.

A while back, during my spring break, I headed out with my stepdad to explore the woods behind my mother’s home, a small house in the middle of the city that happens to border a wooded area. There, they get herds of 7-13 deer, some of which my mother can identify quite well. Since the area had seen so much deer traffic, the signs were everywhere.

Signs of bucks in the woods

Hoofprints in the mud

The air was rich with a dash of wild magic, as I slowly learn to try and see the world with new eyes. Perhaps the tunnels of thorns are faery glens and to walk under archways of old spiny growth would be to walk into another land, never to return. Mushrooms form ladders and scale the trees, and the signs of life are everywhere.

A gateway

Fungi ladder to the sky

Also, there was a LOT of deer poop. Just sayin.

I’ve been experimenting in different kinds of crafting, from clay (which I’ve used before) as well as beginning to wood burn.

A sculpy rose before baking.

Belladonna and death for my alraun, first experiment into woodburning.

A partially done box for my magpie smudge wing, 2nd attempt at woodburning

Amarth and I got together on a Friday night and began crafting some incense, first a batch of for the dark moon and then one for the full moon, while burning some lovely bee propolis resin from Sarah Lawless. We drank tea and nibbled apple butter toast after, while watching the awesome movie with SJ and Bekah Kelso, Ember Days. We set up a small altar on the table and called the presences as well as calling my house spirits, who I figured would like to get in on some of the goodness.

Our altar for crafting and offerings

Me grinding away. Excuse the tank top, I was in comfy clothes!

Amarth huffing and puffing away!

Our finished products are drying and curing right now, perhaps we’ll test the full moon one soon!

First time making incense pellets. Hopefully they smell good. Used honey to bind them.

The next day, Amarth and I, along with his boyfriend, headed out to the local lake. We ambled along the shoreline and found all kinds of goodies and dozens of holey stones, one of which I took home with me for my first! We also found some old red bricks we will scrape and turn into brick dust.

After, we journeyed into the woods. We had intended on harvesting some poplar buds (we were going to try to use eastern cottonwood instead of balsam, as we don’t have those pretties in the south) for balm of gilead, but we realized we couldn’t identify one in the midst of hundreds while just relying on bark alone. We’ll have to wait until next year after we identify more trees in the area. We romped around for a while and found a giant cedar. After some fun climbing, we found a small vertebrae at the bottom. We buried it, and when we returned a week later found flowers growing over it.

Later during the first visit, we found the most amazing thing- 2 deer skeletons! They were not intact, but we found a large portion of bones (no skulls, but jawbones), as well as some remains from a turkey. We gathered part and created a small shrine area of the rest, as we didn’t have room to take care of all the bones (we each live in apartments). We left hairs for an offering then and came back the next weekend, leaving corn and other foodstuffs as well as spending time cleaning up the woods around the bones. We are fairly sure coyotes were responsible. While I have no pictures of the bones (I will post after cleaning and whitening), I do have some of us being silly!

Climbing a deadwood tree overlooking the low shoreline of winter lake water

The shoreline and lakeside

Amarth and Nym in a tree. I’m not a natural climber, so my feet look really awkward

Working on pages

Hey guys! So, first, I wanted to let you know that I’m going to be working on my links page. Instead of just linking a bunch of random things and blogs that are on my reader, I’m going to link the best, the ones I really love and the ones I talk to the bloggers on. A quality vs quantity. I also want to list shops and podcasts on there too, and maybe some local resources for my geographical area.

I also wanted to say that I’m hoping to begin having more research-based things on the blog. I know I do a lot of more off the cuff stuff, and of course that will stay, but I want to bring my academics in as well. This will probably wait til after finals of course, but still, it’s a goal!

PBP: A is for Animism

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animism, Pagan Blog Project, PBP

Second post for the Pagan Blog Project, only 3 months late! Whoo!

Lately, I’ve been considering my own personal views on the world.  How things relate, how I relate to them, etc etc. While thinking of what I hold to be ‘truth’, at least at the present moment, I’ve redefined mentally and related more to the ideas that have evolved within me. One of these is animism.

In our Trad, we are panentheistic (which I will probably do another post on later) as well as animists. It’s take a while for me to begin to move into the realm of animism, if part because I was not necessarily exposed to the feelings of reverence for things in every day life while I was growing up. I came from a background of loose Christians, the Easter/Christmas variety, although my mother did read to me from a picture bible every night when I was very young. My family never recycled and we rarely gardened, although mum has picked a bit up later in life, although she doesn’t always possess the greenest of thumbs (she has managed to keep the African violets from our great aunt alive though, if for anything because my great aunt, who has more sass than 3 old biddies put together, would heckle her roundly if she let them die!). I grew up learning to fish with my mom’s long term boyfriend/might as well be my step dad, and he also taught me archery and took me hunting. I never had a good shot, and so I didn’t take it. I was raised to never cause undo suffering- don’t hunt for sport but meat instead, know how to cleanly deal with fish, always take care of the animals in your life. Yet, like many modern Americans (perhaps in other places too, but I can only speak for general southern suburbia) this did not extend to the plant life, or the other objects around me. Of course, we never littered or left things behind at fishing sites (in fact, we’d pick up some things if we had room) but there was no feeling of being connected. We did a tiny bit of what should have been our part, although it was much more than many people I know. I often wish I listened to my grandmother more, for she was full of knowledge about the trees, the birds, the woods. She loved to hunt ginseng and mushrooms and could tell you what birds were singing and what trees were everywhere. She was a southern woman who could kill and prepare a chicken just as well as cut the head off a snake that was near where the children played. I dearly miss her.

All this background diatribe is mostly to show how I grew up, and how I bet many others grew up as well. When I moved to my path of Witchcraft, it took quite a while for my mindset to start to change. Last year was the first time I had a real garden, and I loved it, but I still messed things up. I still didn’t relate to the plants as well as I should have, still didn’t feel them as fellow spirits. I think I am finally starting to get to the point where I am understanding the sacredness of each thing in nature, the rocks to the tree canopy. This, however, still did not necessarily translate into full animism right away. I still faced one large question- how do we relate to things outside of nature?

While some definitions of animism explicitly state that it is the natural world that contains souls, and mentions nothing of things made from man, I don’t feel that this is adequate. I’m finally starting to look at how I relate to objects. My favorite coffee mugs, for instance, have a story of how they came into my life. The books I love and read have their own energies and lives, even if I only know part of them. Hell, even my computer has a life of its own, as I pour so much of my time into it, albeit sometimes more than I should.

Perhaps we can think of our relation to man made objects in more than just a semi disdain that they are ‘not natural’. Perhaps the key to placing them into the puzzle of the animism picture is realizing the relations we have to them. It is how we interact with another person that we begin to know their souls, and so it is how we interact with the objects around us that we start to understand theirs. It isn’t necessary to worship the coffee cup, but we can realize as we hold it tight with its steaming hot contents, that maybe it’s not just a feeling of familiarity when we hold it in the mornings, but a familiarity mixed with love.

Sorry if this isn’t the most academic of posts, but I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately, and sometimes I end up just running in the stream mode. Also about to leave for class.

PBP: A is for Altars

Ok, so I know I’m wayyyyy late to the party, but I do want to write this year for the PBP, so let’s see if I can catch up. I’m pretty slammed with end-of-semester schenanagins, but I decided that I really wanted to write a new post!

First, I’d like to direct you to a wonderful post from Ruadhan at Of Thespia on the differences of altars and shrines. What I am posting on are actually examples of both, but I figured since I was posting on one I might as well do it on the other too.

I’ve always had a difficult time constructing altars and shrines. I’m a bit of a perfectionist, and quite frankly very picky as to how things are arranged and what sits in my spaces. I’ve tossed different altars around for a long time, and every since I moved last June I’ve not had an arrangement I’ve been truly pleased with, but I’m happy to inform that is no longer the case! I’m going to share with you my 3 main spaces, albeit slightly cramped ones, and explain what I’ve used and why I think it’s appropriate. Some things are tradition specific for me, while others are not. I took time in carefully deciding each piece and why I felt it needed to go upon the space. I’ll be sharing some pictures of them during the day time, so you can see each of the goodies upon it, but later I’ll post either on here or my tumblr pictures of them lit up at night, which is veryyyy pretty. So without further ado….

This is my main altar. It’s in a big tv stand that I use to store most of my witchy goodies. It’s pretty decent, since I can kneel in front of it, although work space is limited. This isn’t a huge deal for me, however, since I don’t cast circles. In my trad, we ‘raise the hedge’ instead, which has it’s own connotations, which I may or may not discuss at a later point. Anyway, explanations!

First, the background, which is an image print from the lovely Witch of Forest Grove, represents the shamanic cosmology and the world tree. In our altars, we always like to have some representation of the hearth and/or world tree. When setting up my altar, I wasn’t sure what to use for this at first. If the space were larger, one could use a besom upside down to represent the world tree, but alas, the space is relatively confined, albeit a largish space. I searched for a bit before finding an image I really enjoyed to put on the background, and the wonderful contrast of the different areas of the tree along with the snake in the roots sold me. Next, the large green pillar candle and antlers represent Tradition (specifically, that of the one I’m a student in, The Forest’s Edge). The elements are represented by a few different things scattered on the altar. I don’t really call the quarters in a ceremonial way, although when I do ritual the elements are invited in the course of inviting all the Presences. The mostly burned candle on the right in the gold bird holder is for fire, the small brown covered pot contains earth, and so of course is earth. Water is represented by the large amount of shells in the bowl to the right, and finally air is represented by the incense in the little cauldron and/or any misc. feathers. While I do feel the cauldron by itself is a more watery symbol, I happen to be using it for this right now. In addition, one of the back candles, preferably the white one on the shorter vine holder, can be lit to just represent all of the elements. Next, the nature spirits are represented by the green bowl that contains random things from nature, both around me and from my garden. The taller vine candle is also lit for that. The ancestors are honored and called by the red candle in the hand held lantern, which I find very appropriate, since it is one you hold and they guide your way. The final presence, Deity, is represented as God and Goddess here (while still in between soft and hard polytheism, I do believe the archetypes of the God and Goddess are powerful and exist in their own right, as I refuse to shove the gods into roles they don’t want) in 3 ways each. First, the horn is for the God as he relates to the animals and living things of the earth. The large red pillar on the sun holder is the God’s other aspect as the Sky God (so I take into account both earthly and solar cycles). The Goddess is represented in the two statues, one for her aspect involving the earth and nature, and one for her as moon and magic. While I wasn’t too keen on using these fantasy statues, I think they actually fit fairly well. The final deity representation is contrasted by the two feathers, crow and hawk.

The other random things are my only wand thus far, my ritual blade, my mask, an offering chalice and a small cup to receive the rest of the offerings from that, a little bowl that a friend made that contains random offerings, a scrying mirror, a little bell, a holey stone, a quartz chunk and two skulls that are currently wrapped up for a future ritual purpose.

Next, my altar to Hekate. This will be less explained, but I’ll do a bit.

Here, you can see two statues for her, a few candles (the two silver ones are more of ‘mood’ candles), owl and crow feathers, a chalice and offering bowls, a box that houses my prayer beads, an incense burner, snake skin, and then various charms and representations of her, some of which are there to charge right now and may be put away later. The two black bundles are another pair of skulls that are waiting for a ritual (I have 6 in total wrapped, I’ve got plans for the Dark Moon…).

Finally, here is my shrine to my ancestors

The large candle represents both my ancestors of blood and spirit, while the 3 small ones are personal candles, for my Grandmother, Grandfather and Father. In addition to an incense burner, offering cup and offering dish where I place coins for the dead, there are personal effects from my family and a photo with all three of the above mentioned (along with myself and mother, it’s one of the few with my mother’s parents and my father together). This is of course a shrine, as it is strictly to honor them and has nothing to do with workings. My Hekate altar functions as both a shrine and altar, for things go there to honor her as well as workings.

To cope with the small space in my altars, I will use the floor or a little wooden tv tray to put extra materials upon, thus solving the overcrowding!

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed getting a look at my personal spaces. I wanted to share them not just for the PBP but also to help those who struggle with making their own altars. Don’t rush things, you will accumulate and your tastes will evolve over time. Instead of trying to follow a formula of certain things in certain places, you can go with what pleases you (unless you have to arrange a certain way for some reason). Even if you are like me and have a hard time with these things, you’ll find your sweet spot, and one day you’ll step back from your work and think “Hot damn, this is awesome, and I know everything that will see this space will love it too!”

Full Moon Workings

Tonight I finally decided to get off my ass and do some work. Granted, not the school work I should be desperately diving into, but spiritual work, which I feel is as much needed right now as the other. I had recently found a groundhog skull and had received in the mail a red fox skull and a coyote skull. That, combined with the cat skull, magpie wing, and random other things I own, made me realize I really needed to do a good blessing tonight.

I first set everything up over the night and gathered what I thought I’d need. I have a few altar/shrines set up in my room. My large altar is definitely an altar, a working space and an area meant to call the Presences and where my ritual tools sit. Granted, while not a tiny area, I do have quite a bit on there, so I also will use the floor around it or a little tv stand next to it (the big altar is in the tv area of an entertainment system that I used to store all my witchy goodies). I have an altar/shrine to Hekate, in the sense that it works as both a permanent home to honor her as well as part of it being a work space, and then I have a shrine to honor my ancestors (I also can honor them at my large altar, and so I consider that an area where I’d work with the ancestors more actively, where the shrine is definitely a place for honoring instead of working).

I put on a spiritual play mix on my computer (which sits in the same room) and lit up all the candles and some incense and fumigated the area with it’s delicious muskiness. I called the Presences and lit Hekate’s area. I made holy water and washed all the skulls in it, washed my charms and fetishes and sprinkled my feathers with the water. I wrapped the skulls up and set them up on my altar while I continued, rubbing anointing oil and oil for the dead along with various other oils for poisonous magical allies when necessary. My new blade and my wand were anointed, as were my deity statues and all of the wonderful dead things. I did my best to empower and connect with each item, although I am still working on this process. As I made the bones home for allies, I made sure to specify that they would be the spirits of those animals who were friendly (at least, I tried to make sure I communicated that). This night was all about cleansing and consecrating and establishing my connection to the spirits. I am quite exhausted, but I was sleepy beforehand anyway (long day). I’m rather happy that everything seemed to go well, although I did have to calm down the red fox spirit a bit, but I hope I managed. The coyote grinned at me, he’ll be a welcome handful. The cat I’ve had for years, and I’m pretty sure will always be with me. I have two more skulls on the way, 2 deer, as well as a few goodies incoming from various places, some of these I will need to cleanse and consecrate, and some I’ll just need to connect with myself.

I also experimented with my first wood burning today. I’m not very good but I definitely could be doing worse. Anyway, I’m off to bed. I’ll post altar pictures soon! Just too darn tired tonight to do much or care much after all that.