Musings

Magic or Magick? Different people spell it different ways.  I’m talking about the spiritual, witchcraft, ceremonial type of magic here, not stage illusions. And that differentiation is exactly why the spelling was changed from “magic” to “magick” by Aleister Crowley. Crowley wanted to be clear that he was talking about magick that was “the Science…

I love reading blogs .. and following blogs.  Sometimes I think I like following them more than reading them, but you get some of the most interesting things from random blogs. Pagan Dad just started running a series of posts that I find quite interesting.  In his most recent post he talks about confidence that…

Today is the first day of a new experiment.  I’m planning on participating in the NaBloPoMo for November in an effort to try to write more.  If you’re not familar with it, NaBloPoMo is the National Blog Post Month. For me it’s an experiment to see if I can actually post daily! I’m currently studying…

“Slow down to speed up” It’s a phrase that I have heard a few times lately … It’s great and something I should do more often. Too often in today’s world, we’re racing around to get a lot of different things done.  And done all at once.  There’s family and school and work and social…

Sometimes it’s something as simple as seeing a sign that makes you consider how the world has changed. This morning, on the way to work, I noticed that the signs warning you that a lane was about to become exit only said “Thru traffic merge left”.  When I was younger, you were expected to understand…

Initiation is a personal experience in which one becomes aware of mysteries-realities that were previously hidden, that cannot be communicated by one person to another in words or symbols, that must be experienced directly, firsthand. by Ellen Cannon Reed in “The Heart of Wicca: Wise Words from a Crone on the Path” Lately I’ve been thinking…

I am a creature of habit. I think to some extent we all are. It’s so easy to continue to do the same thing time after time. But does it really help us? Sitting in the same area on the train helps my train-riding friends to find me. Building habits of spiritual practice help to…

At the Goddess Festival last year, I took a little over 4 ounces of blended fiber and spun all event on a spindle.   It was an amazing experience!  All the different experiences from the festival were spun into that yarn .. the fantastic rituals, the fire dancing, the amazing workshops and the wonderfully welcoming event…

With still a lot of winter to go, I’m ready for spring!  So I took the time to re-decorate my altar for late winter/spring. I’ve got some little goddesses, one of them was given to me by a dear friend, and the other has the word “imagine” on the back of it. The altar is…