And the coven continues...

Ostara has been and gone. The coven met, and we performed a ritual to honour the Goddess Eostre. In my opinion, it wasn't as smooth as it could have been, but nevertheless, the intention was there, even if all of the supplies and tools weren't.

One thing we did do was leave some of our altar set up around our tree. We left a mix of apples, daffodils, incense and our painted eggs. During our return the next morning, the apples and eggs were still there, but the daff's had been taken. Strange! There was no sign of them!

I have spoken to our High Priestess and the next ritual will be the extreme of the Ostara ritual, in that it will be quite formal and ceremonial. I have to say I'm looking forward to that. It's how I'm itching to do things. To me Witchcraft and Magick should have some formality to it. There should be a sense of ceremony. There should be a sense of sobriety and seriousness. I say this, but I see no problem with enjoying it and having fun in the process, but there is a time and place for it. Just like there is a time and a place for the serious side of it.

As for my personal path, away from the coven. That's moving forward. Slowly but steadily. I have no pantheon. I have no chosen God or Goddess. I have no real direction....apart from forward. I know it sounds like I am bimbling along, but believe me, I'm not. For me, it's a process of elimination. I know what I'm not called towards. I know what doesn't appeal. I know what I don't like. I just don't know what is specifically for me yet.

I want to follow a traditional path that's as close to the old ways as possible. I don't believe in choosing a specific pantheon and following that one path blindly. I believe that if a spell calls for Odin, then call on Odin but then if you're next spell calls for Nut, then so be it. I also believe that each Sabbat should honour the deity it's originally associated with.

What I do believe is important, is having a specific God and/or Goddess that you honour daily and make a connection with. This is where a pantheon does come in. For me I want someone I can identify with and connect with. Someone who will be beside me at all times, who will guide me, protect me and teach me.

I still haven't chosen, but then I want them to choose me. I'm happy to wait to be chosen, but when I was born, and fell out of the creation tree, I missed the patience branch altogether. My guide tells me that I should be following my teachers lead as she won't steer me wrong. Whatever the fates have planned for her, they also have planned for me. After all, our paths have merged, where most peoples paths run side by side.

Let's see what happens next...

Supermoon Tsunami and Spell Casting

I often find it difficult to understand the reason why some things happen. Particularly when you see such a good person put through the mill with childhood abuse, violent relationships, loneliness and a whole host of other issues and then you see the abusers and violent partners get away with either no sentence or a ridiculously low sentence. Living their lives fully, whilst the abused person lives a life with hang ups and problems....

How about when someone lives a full life helping others, travelling the world and living outdoors with nature? They never hurt anyone and live a peaceful life. What about when they see a person drowning and jump in to try and help them? Is that a good person doing a good deed? Why then would someone, somewhere decide that the good person trying to save a life should jump into the water and have an accident leaving them paralysed from the neck down?

I feel the same about today's news about the tsunami in Sendai. So many people being made homeless, hurt, and killed. Buildings, vehicles, and ships devastated. Landscape destroyed and for what reason? How can Mother Nature explain or justify any of these things? Is it the result of the supermoon? The last time we had a supermoon was in 2005 when we had the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami n the Indian Ocean. 

Apparently this supermoon is an "extreme supermoon", meaning it will be around 221000 miles away from the earth, creating extremely strong gravitational forces that are quadruple what they would normally be. This would be powerful enough to move billions of tons of water, as well as the earths mantle.

So in terms of how the supermoon will effect nature, we're already seeing this played out today across Japan, tsunami warnings spreading to 8 other countries. But how will the extreme supermoon effect spells and rituals?

Will this mean the energy from the moon will be more potent and therefore give more powerful results? I would suggest that it would. So for this months spells and full moon wishes, I would implore people to think of those caught in the tsunamis and earthquakes. If you have any spells, wishes or any other rituals to perform, please consider sending healing to those who need it. Think on this. Do you really need to ask for that promotion, or cast a spell for more money, or ask for a new lover? Do you honestly NEED better exam results or do you NEED to bind someone who's wronged you? Do you NEED these things more than the people of Japan, Hawaii, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea etc NEED their lives, their homes, and their loved ones? You can ask for money, health and lovers another month. There are people across the Pacific that may not have a life to send healing to next month. 

Surely sending energy out rather than trying to bring it in to yourself is more important?

Deleted Posts, Wicca and a new start

I've been missing from my blog since July 2010 and logged in to find that all of my previous posts have been deleted/removed. To say that I'm unhapy with this would be an understatement but, well, what can I do about it apart from nothing?

Since my last post, so much has happened. I have come a long way with my journey into Wicca and come a long way with my own self development. I'll blog more about it tomorrow, but for now we'll leave it at this.. I'm back, and I'm more dedicated than ever. Wicca, a fiancee, 6 children a new business venture and spiritual development. There's a lot to say. Especially where Wicca is concerned.

Here's to a new begining and here's to an emotional and spiritual journey that seems to be sky rocketing along at an extraordinary pace.