Saturday, April 30, 2011

Art Project - My First Attempt at Clay Sculpting

So I got this idea to make my own statues for my altar.  I found some oven bake clay at Wal-Mart for next to nothing.  It's pretty easy to work with and doesn't take long to bake.  But, as I discovered the hard way, you can't make it too thin or it will fall apart.  LOL 
They turned out more bowl-like than I had anticipated and I'm okay with that.  I really didn't have any expectations in the first place.  I just turned on some music and let my hands do what they wanted.  So now I have two statues/offering dishes and I like them a lot; which is really all that matters right? 





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Daily Draw for Saturday, April 30, 2011

Today's card is:


Interpretation:  Theft without guilt.  Greediness in taking more than is needed and mistaken confidence in so doing.  Attention is given to a certain project while an old one is still in mind.

Hmm....it's still early in the day so not sure how this is gonna apply today.  I'll update this at the end of the day and we'll see if/how it works.

*Update:  So it's about 10:30 pm and I still don't have any idea how this comes in to play today.  It was a pretty good day.  Got to hang out with my family and have a little "mini" Beltane celebration.  Good food, good music, good time all around.  Guess I'm gonna have to think on this card a little more.


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Friday, April 29, 2011

Daily Draw for Friday, April 29, 2011

Today's card is:


Interpretation:  Contentment with the one you love, family and friends.  People who have gone through the good and bad times together feel secure and happy.  Trust, much love, fine home.

Goddess willing this card is an omen for the future.  I need this card to be true.  As it is, there is not a whole lot of love in my life and contentment is far from what I feel.  Not that I've had a bad day.  It's been rather quiet.  Just not a day filled with love.  One day, hopefully, I'll be where this card says I will.  It's something to look forward to anyway.



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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Daily Draw for Thursday, April 28, 2011

Today's card is:


Interpretation:  Protecting one's interest and psyche.  Control of the direction of one's life.  Travel.  Understanding the nature of good and evil.


Questions to ask:

  1. How does the card relate to your plans for today or to what has happened today?
  2. How does the card relate to the person you wish to be/were today?
  3. How might the card indicate the people in your life today?

So, as you know from my post earlier today, I was contacted by an old friend.  And after the small talk of 'How are the kids?' and  'What have you been up to?' we started talking about meditation and breaking through barriers in your psyche in order to attain higher consciousness and things like that.  And now I draw this card.  Protecting one's psyche.  Most barriers in our minds are of our own device.  We put them there as we grow from childhood to adulthood, usually without realizing we're doing it, in order to protect ourselves from unpleasantness.  They are always so very easy to put up, but not always so easy to tear down.  Take my mind, for instance.  I didn't just build a barrier.  I built a Labyrinth.  I can't even find my way through that damn thing!  I sometimes ask myself 'If I put up this maze to hide the bad things, do I really wanna see what's in there?'  The answer is NO, I really don't wanna know.  But at the same time, I need to get through to the other side.  So, I suppose it's time to put on my armor and go forth into the Labyrinth and pray there are no dragons hiding in there.


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So Happy I Could Just About Cry...If I Were the Type To Do So

It's never easy, emotionally speaking, to lose touch with your pagan family.  Most especially when those family members are as close to you as your own soul.  I lost touch with three members of my pagan family a few years ago due to...well....life.  My pagan sister FerinRose and I 'found each other' a month or so ago.   That is to say, we started actually talking again.  For the longest time we've been friends on Facebook and we would see updates and whatnot but we rarely spoke to each other.  But thanks to my stubbornness, we have rekindled our sisterhood.  A little advice, don't throw away a 10 year friendship over stupidity...especially when you've branded each other. (we share a tattoo) LOL
It is hard, however, to keep those bonds tight when you go from living across the street and spending almost every day together, to living halfway across the country.  *sniff*   I miss her shining face but I am so glad I no longer have to miss the sound of her voice. Maybe one day I'll blog about our history; how we met, memories we share, etc.  Maybe....

So today, I got a phone call from another member of my pagan family, GreyWolf.  He's kinda like a son, kinda like a brother, kinda like me with a penis.  :-)  We lost touch a couple of years ago due to his spouse not liking me.  Yes, I do get that quite a lot.  Seems he is no longer married and has reached out to me (okay, I found him on facebook first but still....) and let me tell you, it's like we just talked a week ago.  It's been two years easy, but it didn't feel like it.  He still reads me better than anyone.  And again, another story I may just blog about one day.  It's a long story...spanning many lifetimes.  So, maybe....

So there's two pieces of my heart that have been returned to me.  And I am so incredibly grateful for that. 




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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Daily Draw for Wednsday, April 27, 2011

Today's card is:


Interpretation:  Self-satisfaction and contentment with friends and accomplishments.  Enjoying friends, food and drink to the hilt.  Good natured and liberal personality.


Questions to ask:

  1. How does the card relate to your plans for today or to what has happened today?
  2. How does the card relate to the person you wish to be/were today?
  3. How might the card indicate the people in your life today?
Ha!  I would draw this card the day I win an award.  And while I may not have thrown a party or anything, I did call my pagan sister FerinRose and share the good news with her, then toasted myself with a nice glass of wine and a long soak in the tub.  Now that's what I call a celebration!  LOL



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Random Thoughts on the Last Couple of Weeks.....

There's been something in the atmosphere for a couple of weeks now and I'm here to tell you, it has completely drained me.  I barely have the energy to get out of bed long enough to get my little witchletts on the school bus.  I am praying that whatever is going on, gets gone soon.

Now then, I am aware that I have not been posting my daily draws.  For those of you wondering why that is...please refer to the statement above.  I have been doing my draws, and I've been writing them down, they just haven't been making their way to the web yet.  I fully intend to remedy this TODAY.  *fingers crossed*

On a much happier, as well as surprising note, I received an email today from my net-friend Polly who runs the Pagan By Design blog.  Seems she runs a sort of contest for bloggers and such and, unbeknownst to me, my blog was chosen for the month of April.  Yay me!!!  Thank you so much Polly!  That might just be the 'kick in the arse' I needed to get back on here and catch things up! 

Brightest Blessings to You All!




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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Ready for Spring

So a couple of days ago I mentioned an altar cloth that I made.  I thought I'd take a moment to explain that a bit because it sounded like I made the whole thing and honestly, I'm not that talented.  I was looking for something to use on my altar that had a spring theme.  However, all I could find was bunnies and eggs and other 'Easter' related decorations.  So, after much thought (okay really it was on a whim) I decided to just make something.  I found a very pretty purple piece of fabric (my favorite color, also good for Spring, and Hera likes it too.), and drew a few spring-y things on it, i.e flowers, butterflies, leaves...  Now the fun part was embroidering these pictures.  You see, I've never done embroidery in life.  Not a clue what or how or anything.  I'm not completely clueless when it comes to sewing.  I can sew on a button in snap!  But this project was beyond my skills.  I didn't care.  I was determined to learn.  I mastered one stitch type and then did the entire thing one way.  After I was finished, my Aunt informed me that she knows how to do embroidery and has offered to show me a few things before I start another project.  Ah, if only I'd have known this before I started THIS project.  LOL  Oh well.  I still like my new altar cloth.  I think it turned out quite well.
 


Daily Draw for Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Today's card is:


Interpretation: A determined, sharp witted, and stern woman who is always on guard.  She has been hurt in the past and thus retains an air of aloofness and caution.  She is wise, intelligent, and intent on having her own way.  She is always on guard.


Questions to ask:

  1. How does the card relate to your plans for today or to what has happened today?
  2. How does the card relate to the person you wish to be/were today?
  3. How might the card indicate the people in your life today?
Another easy one to apply to my day.  This card is me.  The walls have been up for several years thanks to much disappointment in my love life and I've yet too meet a person worth taking them down for.  Today was much more productive than yesterday.  The husband went to work, I got some 'witchy stuff' done and I feel quite refreshed and a little more grounded.  Yay me. 
Nobody gonna break my stride.  Nobody gonna slow me down, oh no.  I got to keep on moving.  :-)

Monday, April 25, 2011

Daily Draw for Monday, April 25, 2011

Today's card is:

Interpretation: Productive energy is repressed and must be released.  Feeling unfulfilled and useless.  Bound by that which is gone and will never return.  Lack of help or understanding from others.

 Questions to ask:

  1. How does the card relate to your plans for today or to what has happened today?
  2. How does the card relate to the person you wish to be/were today?
  3. How might the card indicate the people in your life today?
So I guess I should just tell you about my day.  First, my husband was supposed to work but he decided he couldn't go because it was hailing for 10 minutes this morning.  Wuss!  I had planed on doing some 'witchy stuff' (that's what he calls it) to cleanse my new altar cloth that I just finished making.  And since he doesn't like me doing 'witchy stuff' when he's home (he claims to be Christian but I've yet to see any traits to back up that claim) I have to put it off til tomorrow.  I had also planned on doing some school work but the sound of his violent video games is not conducive to study or meditation.  Therefore, I've accomplished nothing today and feel absolutely HORRIBLE! 

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Daily Draw for Sunday, April 24, 2011

Today's card is:

Interpretation: Plans are made, but help is needed to see them accomplished.  Perhaps help will be offered from an established person or firm.


 Questions to ask:


  1. How does the card relate to your plans for today or to what has happened today?
  2. How does the card relate to the person you wish to be/were today?
  3. How might the card indicate the people in your life today?

So today is  Easter.  We will be joining my family for egg dying, egg hunting, and dinner with a little music and laughter mixed in.  I will also be discussing plans with my dad for a really cool planter made out of a pallet.

My dad has the tools necessary to build this thing, plus he'll be transplanting the herbs and flowers from his garden into the pallet.  And what does this have to do with today's tarot card you ask?  I have a plan and my daddy (yeah, I'm a daddy's girl!  LOL) is helping.   Easy peasy.  :-)