Altars

I am feeling kindof bleh. I had gotten my hopes up a bit when we were in the process of moving that I would finally have the space to set up my altar properly & have extra room to expand on it.

I do have lots of room in the new place the problem is I don't have the extra surface space. The nightstand table we have I was going to use was stolen by my husband for the tv in the office. Its leaving me with the same top shelf I was using before. It isn't a horrid set up. & it is high enough that the kitties leave it alone. But at the same time I just wish I had more space to set it up differently.

At the same time I wish I had more spending $$. So many things I would love to have & just can't afford any extra spending right now. It sucks lol. So totally goes with the tarot card I pulled today. 

(ignore the chair there lol)

Moon Phase Calendars

On one of my all time favorite blogs I saw she had a printable moon phase calendar which is just adorable and awesome!

http://www.allthingsaregoddess.com/2011/06/printable-moon-phase-poster.html

She even printed it on magnetic paper! I am printing one out now if my printer will cooperate lol Hang it next to my altar.

I also love Shekhinah Mountainwaters printable moon phase calendar. You could color in a picture in the center for the month or season. Then draw little symbols in each of the boxes if you wish. In her book she has like a little magickal symbol guide to use. Very neat.

Daily Tarot Reading- 8 of Swords

I read that this card represents damned if you do damned if you don't. If you stay still you will still suffer for all eternity but if you move to break free you are going to get cut.

What I love about this card is the little peek of sun hiding behind the clouds. It is far away and still mostly hidden behind the grey clouds. but it is still there...hope.

I read that: We can relate the Eights to Strength. Eights are about moving, taking action, as Strength is a card of courage and transformation.

This very card could represent me. Bound by my own fears. Trapped. Yet afraid to speak up and free myself because it is scary. I know, honestly know that I am suffering either way & that while breaking free will be difficult and hurt as well once it is over I will be free.

Except I do not really think that. Fear has a good tight grip on me & I am afraid that it won't be better. That I will jump through that glass window and be cut to pieces and the other side will be just as bad as where I am now. So whats the point?


Tragic I know. I am not ready yet but I am taking baby steps. I will find my strength and courage and glow with hope. 


But how does this card relate for today? I will take it to heart. Speak freely and openly. Try not to be afraid!

Sunrise ~ Sunset

Sunrise
        Sunshine


Today is the Sunday prompt to set my goals & be refreshed as the new week begins. And it couldn't come at a better time.

I feel like my energy can be a rollercoster. I can rise high with strength, hope, inspiration & then fall back down into an overwhelmed pile of emptiness. It makes me think of the sun, rising each morning with new energy but then she falls each night. But she truly isn't gone. And that is what I must remember. My energy will go up and down but it still needs to be held in balance & a more natural rhythm. I need to recognize when I go down and plan that energy in a different way.

So what happened was that before I moved I was pumped with shining bright energy and sparks of ideas. I had plans and knew what I was gonna do. Though at the same time I knew things were going to be hectic with the move. I was planning on creating a routine when my life would be upside down for a few weeks lol. Looking back I should have taken that more into consideration and not beat myself up so much when things went crazy & things were outside my control.

Yet at the same time I let the chaos be an excuse. If something wasn't perfect then I threw it all out of the window.

I have to set my routine and be specific. I know this. I just have to do it. Same with my morning rituals. I need to be more specific. I like spontaneity & the room to flow naturally. But at the same time I have to be honest with myself and the fact that without a defined plan I just do not have to focus to do what I need to do & follow through.

So that is my goal for this week - to put the final details on my routine and morning ritual and then follow through!

May the Goddess bless me with the energy, focus and courage to do so!

Thank Goddess its Monday

I am Thankful for Love. Thankful for Hope. Thankful for the rain & a soft cool breeze when it is just omg so hot. Right now I am very thankful for all the little things that seem so easily missed and forgotten but that you would miss terribly if they were not there. My cats fluffy belly, a smile, my husband playing with my hair. Little things that I can just stop and be happy for.


Right now things are a bit wobbly for me. Things are unpacked, we have internet, cable, and hot water. Now things can settle down and its time for me to start all the daily routines. And this is where I feel overwhelmed & get distracted. So right now I am just trying to pay attention to the little things and take each moment one at a time and when I begin to feel overwhelmed and crazy try to see why and find a solution. I am thankful for that!

The Earth is My Altar

I dance along the spiral path of life

Singing my praise to the Goddess

For I am the priestess of this my sacred Earth.

From the highest mountains to the shallow seas.

The cliffs which lead to nowhere

to the path which begins at my feet.

I am the keeper of the gate, and I the key.

I may part the veil as I walk between worlds.

I shall dance with fae

in moonlights full embrace,

Feel the Earth at my feet

As the Air whispers my name

Burning with Fire from within

I am nourished from the sacred Waters of life.

My prayers begin and end within a dance of ecstasy

For the Earth is my altar, all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals.

by me with exception of the line:

For the Earth is my altar, all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. which is from the Charge of the Goddess by Doreen Valiente

Thank Goddess its Monday

 

I have alot to be thankful for lately. Thankful that my husband has a great job & that we were able to find a nice much larger apartment with very limited time. Thankful for the move & for all the newness it opens & brings with it. Thankful for my family who is always there for me and listens to my insane rants & ramblings & then gives me their honest advice! 

As it is also July 4th Independence day- I have to mention how very very Thankful I am for FREEDOM. While our country is far from perfect, it still has alot more freedom then other places in the world still today. I am thankful that (for the most part) I can be free to practice my religion, speak out, and live my life how I choose.

So Thank Goddess it is once again Monday!

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