Imbolc

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Well Imbolc is fast approaching (Feb. 2) and I personally feel completely unprepared. Due to some recent room changes I no longer have an altar set up :( . Which may be the better idea for now until I have sufficient room to have my altar as well as room to cast a circle. For those who are not pagan or are new to it, I'm going to write a little bit about what Imbolc is, well for me anyway... You're view may be different from mine...

Imbolc is a festival of lights, and also of fertility, new beginnings, etc. It is the festival of the lactating sheep. It is derived from the Gaelic word "oimelc" which means "ewes milk".  This is a time of blessing the seeds for gardening and consecration of tools. The altar cloth should be of colors that remind you of the warmth of the sun. Some herbs you could add are: Basil, Blackberry, and also an assortment of white or yellow flowers. You may want to incorporate a large amount of candles as it is The Festival of Lights. I prefer to use tealights as they are smaller and you can add a whole bunch. I added crushed red pepper to my altar as well, I got that little bit of info from my teacher :) she is a really big help to me lol. Basil and Bay are some incense you can use as well. A lot of people like to include a Brighid's Cross since she is most celebrated on this day :)..
Some colors you could incorporate are gold, red, yellow, and sometimes white.

I'm including a recipe that is from my Witches' Datebook for 2013.

Imbolc: Candlelight Lemon Dessert
 1 cup of flour
1/2 cup of butter
1/2 cup of finely chopped walnuts or hazelnuts
2 cups of frozen non-dairy whipped cream topping, divided
1 cup of powdered sugar
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
6oz. instant lemon pudding mix
3 cups of whole milk

Several hours before serving:  Combine flour, butter, and chopped nuts. Press into a 9 x 13 glass pan. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F; cool.
 Combine 1 cup of the whipped topping, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and a dash of salt. Spread over the cooled crust. Chill for 15 minutes.
Combine the pudding mixes and milk; beat for about 2 minutes. Pour over the chilled mixture in the pan. Chill for 30 minutes. Top with extra 1 cup of whipped topping. Garnish with nuts or thin lemon slices as desired. Cover tightly and chill several hours before serving. (Garnish is optional).

Hope you all enjoyed my extra "treat" :).

**Blessed Be**

Week 2 Taort & Rain :)

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Oh my goodness!!! I just realized it is Tuesday!! I almost forgot about this weeks Tarot card lol. Sorry about that I've been kinda outta of it today. Well before I dive into the tarot card I did want to say IT RAINED!!!! Yay :D that makes me happy, I've been waiting on some rain. I took a jar outside and left it out there all day to collect rainwater. I read in my datebook on the many different uses you can have with rainwater. I didn't manage to get a lot in there but I got a decent amount.

Well here it is week 2 Tarot card

The Star

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Star suggests above all the idea of hope. No matter how bad things may appear, there will always be hope that provides the strength to keep going. Nothing lasts forever, eventually things will improve. There is the ability to stand firm against adversity. The Star is the light at the end of the tunnel, truth unveiled. It represents optimism.

 

The card suggests the calm after the storm. The air is fresh and cleansed of the burden of the past. This is a time when one's thoughts become clear after a period of confusion. It offers the promise of a brighter future. Confidence is renewed Fulfilment. New and wider horizons are in sight.

 

Hope you all are enjoying the posts so far :) xoxo

 

 

**Blessed Be**

My fun weekend

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Well it has been a good past couple of days :). I spent the weekend hanging out with family and friends. I went to a thrift store and got two very gorgeous skirts that totally seem like me!!! They are going to be perfect for the summer and I'll probably be spending most of my summer wearing them lol. I went to a used bookstore here in Tulsa and bought a few good books. Two are part of a series and the other is another book on tarot!!!!!

If you are curious to the book series, the author is Laurie faria Stolarz. Its the Blue is for Nightmare series. They are really good. I have Blue is for Nightmares, Silver is for Secrets, and Red is for Remembrance.  I've think they are fairly good lol, I'm a pretty big book nerd :).

I've been working on my tarot readings and so far I have been doing pretty good. I've been doing a daily reading for myself and they are turning out to be correct. I love this deck very much and am extremely grateful to the person who gave it to me. She has been very helpful to me anytime I've talked to her, and I consider her my teacher :D.

Hope you are all having a blessed day, and much love to my fellow book nerds :D. Make sure to check back on Tuesday for my next tarot card interpretation!!!!!

xoxoxo

 

 

**Blessed Be**

My week :D

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I've had a pretty good past couple of days. I got all of my springing cleaning done, so I can now focus on doing some "magickal" spring cleaning. I plan on getting all of my altar tools cleansed and consecrated in time for Imbolc, on the Sabbat I will be doing a dedication ritual(looking forward to that) :). I am also going to be making a new House Protection Jar. I figured with me living a house with my man,and my son, it seems like a good idea to make a new one. If you would like the copy that I am using for my jar let me know and I can email it to you.It has seemed to work for me so far. I still need to decorate my altar for the upcoming Sabbat, and when I do I will be uploading pictures for sure :).

Today I did a daily tarot spread, and I'm pleased to say it turned out pretty good :). I'm trying to them at least every other day or so, which is helping me to read and understand my cards better.I'm taking time out of the day to learn a card a day without having to look at my book. So far its a little difficult, but I will persevere. I just ordered a book off of amazon that I hope will be a great help to me seeing as I am still new to my path.

For those of you that don't know my path, I'm turning towards an Egyptian path, I have been interested in Ancient Egypt since I was a little girl, I had an art teacher that had us making "Egyptian" crafts for a week( best week EVER). Right now my Matron Goddess is Isis, and my Patron God is Anubis. I'm still very new to this path but I have a family member that is also following this path and she has been at this a lot longer than me lol. Hope everyone has a terrific day and hope you keep reading!!!!

**Blessed Be**

Week 1 Card

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I have decided to do a tarot card interpretation on here. I have an Ancient Egyptian deck so that is the one I'll be using. I will be doing these weekly until I have gone through the whole deck of cards. Today's card is..... The High Priestess



This card suggests that insight into problems produce a solution. Hidden knowledge. A change for the better. The favorable influence of a woman. Intuition and psychic experiences. Purity. Imagination, dreams, perhaps sometimes even nightmares. Hypnosis. Spiritual rather than mundane interests. The High Priestess is the bride before the wedding.

Keep in mind this is from MY deck and these are the interpretations from the book. Hope you all enjoyed the first tarot card for the first week, these will be done very Tuesday and I hope everyone looks forward to seeing them.

**Blessed Be**

My Lifestyle

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I'm writing this blog as I continue on down my Pagan path. I will be writing in here quite frequently, including on Sabbats. I'm still very new to my path so if something is written wrong please KINDLY correct me on this and don't go all crazy nazi on me!!!! I have recently gotten a permanent altar set up and I'm following an Egyptian path. My matron goddess is Isis, my God s none other than Anubis. I have had a connection with Egypt ever since I can remember, so following this path just seemed right to me.

 I just recently got my Anubis statue in the mail and am happy to have him. However, I will not be using UPS anymore. When I got my statue he had a broken hand! He currently has a duct-tape "bracelet" until I can get some super glue for him. However he seems happy on my altar and I intend to keep him. I've recently gotten into divination, I have an Ancient Egyptian tarot deck that I'm learning to read and intterpret. I hope to get a pendulum soon too. There is a store in town called Earth and Soul and I love shopping there for all my pagan needs. I've gotten most of my items from there. If any of you live here in Oklahoma you should definitely come down and see them.

Hope you all have a very merry day :D

**Blessed Be**