Readjusting

I know I am going to lose readers if I don't rush right back into my 3 posts a week... But we are readjusting a bit. It did come to fruition that The Baptist lost his job. So we're spending time as a family and keeping each other close. Doing things together and making sure every dinner is a home cooked meal from Mommy and Daddy. Really getting down to the important stuff. Also, The Baptist and I are mending some things in our relationship that kept getting pushed to the side while we tried to function through the exhaustion of the last year...

So, I am going to try to get us all on a schedule starting tomorrow. I don't know if I will have my normal Tuesday post up or not, I will have to play it by ear.. But I haven't forgotten about you, dear readers...

See you all soon. Blessed Be.

Yeah, But Why?

Merry Meet!

"Yeah, but why?" This is a question I get from Big Magick, 3 years old, a lot. Sometimes it gets on my nerves, sometimes it gives me the opportunity to explain things that he otherwise wouldn't have had a chance to learn about. A reader mentioned to me that in the Jewish faith, this week begins a time of reflection (and fasting, but I am not nice on no food.). So, in honor of that, I will answer my sweet son's question, "yeah, but why?"

I tried to be Christian, I tried. I tried to read the bible, tried out some different churches, asked questions. But it just never felt right. It was like trying to wear shoes someone else had broken in first. The shoes looked like they would fit, but just won't ever be comfortable. I thought maybe any belief system just wasn't for me at all. Maybe I was Athiest? But that didn't feel right either. I know there is something. I just never could put my finger on it. Until I came across Paganism. It fit like the most perfect pair of blue jeans, comfortable as if someone else had broken them in for me, but made in a way that they could only have been made for my body. I finally had something to believe in.

But why? Why do I believe in magick when I couldn't believe in other things? I think to me, magick and Paganism just make sense, what you put out is what you get back. Makes sense. All things are connected and therefore responsible for each other. Makes sense. Focusing energy in a specific direction to affect change. Makes sense. To me, it just makes sense to light candles in gratitude or carry a specific stone in your pocket. To me, it makes sense to send healing energy to people who aren't well. All of those things just seem to work for me.

I try to be the best person I can be. The best mom, wife, friend. Not the 'perfect' person, the most morally responsible, genuine person I can be. Magick allows me to be better than I was before. Not because I am 'magically' absolved from wrong doing or morally somehow better because I identify deity within myself. Just because it makes me happier believing what I believe. It makes me feel like I can affect positive change in my environment. It makes me the best version of me.

So, dear reader, that's but why. :)

Bright Blessings.
 

Merry Mabon!

Merry Meet!

It's Mabon, or the Autumn Equinox, when day and night are of the same length. The crops are being harvested and we are looking forward to sweaters, falling leaves, and the general beauty of autumn. It is a time to reflect and express gratitude for the sunlight, the bountiful crops, and all of the blessings you have enjoyed along the year.

Mabon is a great time for spells focusing on balance and harmony. It is also a time of change, making protection, wealth, and prosperity spells a good choice.

Image from Owlsdaughter.com

It is our Thanksgiving. I am thankful for so many things this Mabon. My husband and boys, our home, being able to finally take charge of my health and healing both the inside and outside of myself. The opportunity to try out being a stay at home mom...Friends both near and far that I couldn't make it without, I love you ladies more than I could ever express. New friends that I am making through embracing who I am fully, thanks for making me feel less alone in the world! I truly am fortunate. This evening I plan on lighting a candle for the universe, in gratitude, and lighting one for the continued prosperity of my family.

What are your plans for this Autumn Equinox? Any special meals planned or rituals? I am researching recipes for dinner tonight. Just because The Baptist and the Magicks don't practice with me, doesn't mean they can't reap the benefit of a meal created in gratitude!

Merry Mabon all, and Blessed Be!