I have many interests, but my main focus is my family, my close circle of friends,
my pets, my faith!
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I love quiet, rainy mornings, with a cup of tea and a good book.
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~~ Wicca, Witchcraft, Nature, Herbalism ~~
A Witch Does Not Believe ~
A Witch Knows!
A Witch Does Not Embrace Faith ~
A Witch Embraces Experience!
People ask me why I chose Witchcraft as my religion
first let me say, I didn't chose it, it chose me.
You witches know what I mean. It is the freedom
to truly connect with the divine in such a personal way.
The spiritual side of this religion is the most
important
aspect for me, and to see and feel and touch
the Divine in everything that surrounds you is the most
liberating manifestation of Spirit to me.
The graphic below expresses that feeling
better than any words I could write.
My babies! Next to my oldest child, my beloved pets
are my anchor! They are what keep me sane,
while at the same time pushing me closer
to insanity! When the boys start to romp through
the house, lamps start falling, the TV and cable
get unplugged, the cordless phones are always dead
because they unplug the cord in their mad dashes
behind the couch!
I thought we would lose Ross, my rottie, last year
he was so sick for months, but has finally pulled
out of it and is doing great; his thyroid still
gets very low from time to time even on the Synthroid,
so he has to have blood tests a couple of times a year
for as long as he lives.
Last year we lost 3 of our beloved pets, my Charlie bear
died suddenly last Easter Sunday.
Later in the year my daughter's sweet lab, Tausha had
to be put down and my son's beautiful rottie,
Winnie died a few months after hip surgery. It was a
tough year, but we have two new babies in the house
and they bring so much joy and love,
they can heal any broken heart!
Thunderstorms-there's
just something about
the raw primal power, and the wild fury
of a thunderstorm
that lets you know
you are part of that same vibrant
life affirming energy!
Tina Malia, Kiva, Michelle Mays, Celtic Woman, Eddi Reader, and I can't believe I am saying this,
but lately I'm listening to Godsmack!!
Aselin Debison, Chloe Agnew, Christy Moore, Elaine Silver, Frances Black,
Laura Powers, Mary Black, Nancy Bloom, Niamh Parsons,
Paula Cole, Sarah McLachlan, Spiral Dance,The Corrs,
The Cranberries, Spiral Rhythm, Wendy Rule, Gaia Consort, Norah Jones,
Loreena McKennitt, Unto Ashes, and many more artists and genres
Ok..so I have never been one to jump on a wagon just
cause everyone else has. Up till this last weekend
Not long ago I finally watched the Mists of Avalon
Oh, MY! What I had missed!
I love this telling of Arthur and Camelot!
I love its focus on the Old Religion
and the way it explains how the Goddess religion
was quashed by the Church of Rome!
It is my new ALL TIME Favorite movie!
My favorite old movie is Bell, Book and Candle with Kim Novak and Jimmy Stewart
More recent movies-I just watched The Illusionist a few days ago, and absolutely love it!
Shining Through, National Treasure,The Da Vinci Code, The Wicker Man,
Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood,Pure Country, As Good As It Gets,
Something to Talk About, Hope Floats, CAMELOT(original), Sneakers,
West Side Story, Manhunter, ConAir, Somethings Gotta Give, NannyMcPhee
Practical Magic, Constantine, Take the Lead,
Erin Brockovich..and sooooo many more!!
TELEVISION
..New shows I like this year - Moonlight, can't wait to see more!
Last year Sci-Fi teased us with a great new series
called Dresden Files, I wish someone would make a whole
series show with the same great cast!
House - how can someone be such a jerk and so loveable!!
CSI(original & Miami), Medium,
Ghost Whisperer, NCIS,
As Time Goes By, Crossing Jordan,
Charmed (always), Without a Trace,
Law & Order SVU, Vegas
These last few months I haven't been able to focus my
attention long enough to read even a paragraph, let alone
a whole book, although I did buy 2 more of Chris Penczak's books!
I spent so much time in the last 2 decades having to read "required" books
for college classes and certification studies for my job, I didn't think I would ever be able to
pick up a book for pleasure again. But I now read and collect many books on Wicca and
Witchcraft, Tarot, Herbs,....and am currently reading
Witchcraft: Theory and Practice by Ly De Angeles
and The Great Cosmic Mother by Monica Sjoo and Barbara Mor -
which should be required reading for every female on the planet!!
My favorite authors are Raymond Buckland, Laurie Cabot, Christopher Penczak, Anne Moura,
Scott Cunningham, Ly De Angeles, Raven Grimassi,
our own AJ Drew from Columbus, Ohio!! Phyllis Curott..and many others..
I buy several books a month, I barely have floor space from all the books!!
HEROES
The late Princess Diana, Jackie Kennedy, Rosa Parks, Stephen Hawking, Laurie Cabot
Hilary Clinton, Roberta Stewart, Selena Fox, all strong women who have always stood up
for what they believe and have proven to be a force to be reckoned with
in a male oriented society, all the single mothers out there who struggle day to day
being both mother and father and manage to raise
strong children without losing themselves or their minds
in the process, all the young men and women fighting now
on foreign lands and the families behind waiting for them to return home.
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