School

I start school this week. I'm really nervous about it and have been trying to figure out ways to calm myself down. Any ideas?

Yay!

I got the herb book I wanted with my Barnes and Noble gift card XD. I am very excited to start reading it. I am still working with my pendulum and tarot cards. I just have to make a schedule or something to rotate my focus. I know most people do one at a time but my mind wonders easily so I will focus on all three. Tomorrow is New Years Eve and if you pop over to Mrs. B's blog she's got a New Years eve ritual for letting go of negativity. I read over it and it looks pretty neat. I'll be back tomorrow to post my resolutions and maybe hear some of yours.

BB,
Layla

Herbs

So I also would like to learn about herbs. I really want the book "A green witch's herbal" by Silja. I tend to want to learn about a lot of things at once so I'm having trouble picking just one. I currently am trying to learn, Tarot reading, Rune reading, my Pendulum and now herbs. Such a full plate. I have a divination notebook, which I need to rearrange so I can add a section for Pendulum studies. My Herbal notebook is currently M.I.A. so I have to find it or get another one. I'm using it for Herbs, Stones and Crystals. I really need to just pick one thing and work on it but its so hard lol Below is he amazon link to the book I want.

Pagan Blog Promt

Prompt: Unwinding and Relaxing

After a long week at work, or a stressful time between family members, how do you unwind and relax? Feel free to dream big, but also share what you actually do on a regular basis to clear your head and calm down.

This is an older prompt but I feel like my posts are very short and not as frequent as they have been.

I love taking baths to relax. Bubbles or no bubbles as long as the water is hot hot hot! I usually listen to my iPod (which needs to be updated and contains way to much Eminem :p ) and read a book. I have an e-reader on my phone that gets free books so if I don't feel like rereading something I usually have a book on there that I'll read. I also like to light candles in my room and try and meditate or talk to my friends online.

December

Welcome to December everyone! I hope your thanksgiving was amazing and you didn't get crushed on Black Friday. I got my pendulum in the mail last week and I'm going to start using it soon. I'll let everyone know how my first attempts with it go!

This doesn't have much to do with Wicca but I have to say I love love love Emma Watson's short hair!

I think it looks good either way! I also can't wait to see Harry Potter 7 pt 1 and I really want to see Black Swan!

Pagan Blog Promt

Prompt: Your Sacred Space

What is your sacred space like? Is it a permanent set up, or something you only create when you need it? What sorts of things do you need in order to make your space sacred? Is it an outdoor or indoor thing, or whenever and wherever you need it?


I got this from the Pagan Blog Prompt blog. Their bloggy button is on my exchange page for those of you who want to check it out.

My sacred space is something I only create when I need it. I make it where ever I happen to need it. In the future I would really like to have a house with a room I can use as my Wiccan room. I might only be able to use half if Wolf needs the other half but that would still be enough. I really dislike having to use my brother's old room in my parents house which is where I am currently staying. My room is now the official guest room and my mother doesn't want my little doggie jumping up on her $500 bedding set. Go figure ;) Anyway I have this great picture of the room that I'll be able to measure out a full circle and maybe trace it in chalk or outline it in stones, I'll have my altar inside of it and my shrine on the outside. I'll have a nice glass china cabinet with all my supplies in it and maybe a bookshelf also. That is my dream place to create sacred space.

I just couldn't Help myself

I was in Barnes and Noble today turning in an application and I had a little money left over from paying the phone bill yesterday... I couldn't help myself. I bought the Llewellyn 2011 Magickal Almanac and the 2011 Planner. X.X I know I should be saving money but its been a while since I really bought myself anything. Saving money from here on out! Plus I need a job pretty badly. *Crosses fingers*

Travel

Monday I am driving the three hours to visit Wolf at his dad's house. I am going to get up at 6:00 am to leave so I can be there by 9. My parents said they don't want me driving home at night so if I don't have a place to stay I'll have to be home by 5 which I don't want to do at all. I'm hoping Wolf would know somewhere for me to stay. I am thinking of putting the Chariot Tarot card under my pillow or will write a quick prayer to Bast to protect me and maybe help to find a place to stay the night. Tomorrow night though, I am going to take a shower/ ritual bath. ;)
On the more annoying side of things, my father was making a huge deal out of the whole thing. I'm not a kid anymore. I'm only living with them again till I can find a job...again. I think I'm going to try a employment prayer I found and sleep with the Feoh rune under my pillow for money.

Hopefully things get easier soon. Glad I have my friends to keep me insane and happy!
Blessed Be!

Journal

So I have filled out 23 and a half pages in my journal (see its entry below) with stuff from other books. Once I fill the whole book up, I will go back and pick out the stuff I want to keep and put it in my Book of Shadows, my Divination Journal, and my Herb/Crystal Journal. I have three separate three ring binders that I use. I think I've posted pictures of my BOS.

Some of the stuff I have in my Selene journal would be all 24 runes (I drew them myself...badly) their basic meanings and which gods they are associated with. A few recipes for drinks and food. A list of most of the Gods and Goddess in the Greek Pantheon. Nine important stones for witches to know and a section on pendulums. Also, different protection basics like stones, trees, herbs etc followed by a drinking water for the heart potion. A few pages on I have psychic exercises to do with Tarot cards, a money related prayer and bind rune, and lastly a section on glamoury. I'm going back through most of my books looking for stuff.

I would one day like to have

or

from http://www.brahmsbookworks.com/
the thing is they are like $400 a pop soooo yea. That might not happen for a long time. But if anyone wants to get me a consolation prize the almanac would be great.

Blessed Be!

According to Mrs. B.

She has November Correspondences up on her blog. According to the one for November Second today is:

• the celebration day of Woden, God of the Dead
• Dia del los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
• the festival day of Hathor
• the anniversary of the 1983  purchase of land by Circle Sanctuary for their nature preserve 
• Cookie Monster’s Birthday

Correspondences of the Day

Moon is in Leo

Incense: Sandalwood

Color: black

Stone: bloodstone

Herb/Plant: rue

Deity of the Day: the Morrigan

Work to concentrate on: Woodworking - consider learning how to use a wood burning tool to decorate your homemade magical tools 

Relationship Magic Tip of the Day: Together, grind cardamom finely and add it to a glass of red wine while saying: “Herb of love, herb of lust, strengthen our bond, based on trust”.  Share the glass of wine. (Read more here.)

Point to Ponder: Is there a magical tool that I’ve been wanting?  Is there a way to create that tool myself?

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Last Halloween Recap

I didn't have this blog a year ago so I decided to write a little about what I did last year.

I was living in an apartment with Wolf and our neighbor asked if she could take pictures of my ritual for her class. I allowed her an she set her camera up while I set my ritual space up in the dining room. I used my four candles to outline the circle and set up my altar with a cup of wine, bread, my candles etc. After casting the circle I made a little speech about honoring our ancestors and I wrote a petition to keep myself and family safe for the new year. It was rather short on my part mostly because I'd become a bit embarrassed and started to repeat myself. So after a short meditation I drank some wine and had a bit of bread. I closed the circle, released the elements and left the wine and bread outside. I also put a candle in the window to guide any wondering spirits.

This year I am going to be babysitting in a hotel room and I have no idea if I'll have the time to do a ritual since I won't be home until well after midnight. I might do something at three am Halloween morning. If I do I think it will be in the areas of love. I'm going through a rough patch in my relationship (read we're broken up) but I feel things will get better. I feel in my heart that Wolf and I are meant to be together and I want to do anything I can to make it work. Well...mostly anything.

Blessed Be!

Visits

The Wolf (what I call my bf online sometimes) and I went do to Florida to see him mom on Thursday and got back Sunday. She has breast cancer and hasn't been doing well. Her last round of Chemo is this week so I hope she does well. It rained almost the entire time we were down there so no beach, no waterpark, no outside pretty much. But his mom got me a very pretty anklet from Brighton and a dress as belated birthday presents. I wore both last night to dinner with my parents. We got them a box of truffles from the Godiva store =] Anyway I hope to be updating again soon!

Sorry

Sorry I haven't updated in a while things have been a bit crazy on my end. Just bought a new Tarot book as the woman never email me back about lessons. I might put some of what I learn up here for all to read.

Cheers!

Good Evening

Well I hope everyone's Lammas/Lughnasadh went well. I was rather busy so all I did was meditate before bed. I slept pretty well, I woke up every so often feeling heavy but relaxed. I woke up this morning feeling more well rested than I have in weeks.