Witching

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Some truly beautiful lilies and roses I saw at Tom Thumb today. I was tempted to purchase them, but that’s $16 that could be better spent elsewhere and tomorrow’s paycheck is a light one. ::pouts::

One year done…just 636 days left in this particular challenge. ::chuckles::

It’s been a wonderfully quiet day here at home. I changed the sheets on my bed and vacuumed the room. It’s always amazing how much just those two simple acts really change the energy of my room.

After that, I worked on various sigils while listening to Poe. Haven’t listened to her in ages, but I still know every word to her songs. ::smiles:: I sketched out the banishing sigil on top of the jar I’ll be using for it. The sigil I printed out was a bit too large to apply directly to the lid, so I had to sketch it instead. I’ll go over it with the wood burner sometime soon-ish. I had also printed out a sigil for strong, healthy, long hair that I had planned to put on the back of my hair brush. But again, I printed it too large, so I just free-handed instead with a sharpie. It turned out pretty good.

Oh, and I picked up a green candle to being working on my “Manifesting the Right Job for Me” spell I have underway.

I also went through half of my closet and pulled out shirts I have not worn in ages. Those will all be donated this week. Still need to do the other half of the closet. I really want to come up with a good way to organize it and make it useful. It is a MASSIVE closet, but not particularly useful at the moment. I really need to get in there and do a deep clean and a massive organization run. All I need is the money to buy the stuff to organize my closet with. ::chuckles:: Slowly but surely, I’ll get there eventually.

Eleven

written:  March 30

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Ha! Victory is mine! This was rolled up inside a TINY spell jar in the Ostara gift box from Annette. She didn’t think I would be able to get it. ::chuckles:: Turns out I just needed a pair of tweezers and some time to just sit with it. I was able to get it out intact. ::smiles::

Once I get around to actually PLANTING new things – like the herbs and veggies I have and the seeds from the ToK Coven’s Ostara ritual, I will read this blessing over the seeds and then bury it with them. ::smiles:: Just not sure when I’ll actually get around to doing this. Next weekend is a class with the Coven, so that takes most of my Sunday. Maybe I can snag some soil and planters Saturday – IF I can get some of my assignments done for Resource Management class done by then. The next major paper is due on 15th (with some minor ones due on the 12th). The plan is to do a little bit of work on it each day and NOT wait until last minute (like always). ::chuckles::

Only 11 more days at the F. Library and then I’m done with my Practicum hours. Thank goodness. Don’t get me wrong. I do enjoy the Library and would LOVE to work there. But I’m so over having to be there for FREE. I’m ready to have my mornings back and focus on my final class and work. I’m just ready to be DONE and have a break before diving into the End of Program Exam in June.

All Clear

written: March 29

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My most prized piece of jewelry. A polar bear claw and Dall’s sheep horn necklace made by the most talented lady behind Salmonberry Dreams. Also my most expensive piece of jewelry.

The Cobra perfume oil I ordered from Sage Goddess (taking advantage of her BOGO offer – got Gaia oil for free) arrived today. It doesn’t resonate with me, but the Gaia one does. ::chuckles and shakes her head::

And the super cool little gift I will be sending to Annette arrived today as well. It really is SUPER cool. I almost don’t want to send it to her! ::laughs:: I’ll keep my eye on that particular shop and hopefully they’ll get another one of these items in stock soon that I can snag for myself. I just hope she likes it. Now I just need to put together her little care package and mail it out as soon as possible. And I have another care package I’m slowly piecing together for another friend.

Ah, I got word back today from my last visit with the gyno – all clear. All my tests came back normal. Whew! Talk about a major sigh of relief here. I wish I could tell myself I don’t have anything to worry about. That all my future exams will tell me the exact same thing – no cancer. I know this, intellectually. But emotionally. I still stress out each, and every time. And I’m sure that’s how it will go for years. Maybe one day…it won’t be that way. But I don’t see that day being anytime soon.

Plant Magick

written: March 28

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My lovely rosebush is gearing up for a massive blooming season soon. And if her blooming rounds are anywhere as prolific as last year’s, I will have no problem trying my hand at making my own Rose Water this year. ::smiles:: Plus, I will have more than enough to dry and send to various Pagan pals that want some. ::chuckles::

The two bluebonnets I picked and had mostly dried in my car (thank you Texas heat) are now completely dried. I am still coming up light on any information on the metaphysical traits for these flowers. So weird that they wouldn’t have major usage due to their vibrant color.

The only information I’ve found list Lupine being a plant of merriment and joy – it symbolizes happiness. It brings inner strength to recover from trauma. It brings new opportunities and a positive outlook. Information from Flower Symbolism. It seems to sync up with my own personal meanings for the flower. Guess I am starting to get the hang of herbal magick after all. ::chuckles::

Seems Circe has been listening and is lending a helping hand in this matter. I should look for an incense to offer her in return for her aid. I know she gave me the dream with the banishing incense in it. Sekhmet would just slay him. The Harpies would terrorize. Circe is the one about teaching men a lesson in manners. Circe is the sorceress. She’s the original witch who harnessed plant magick. So I credit her with putting that information in my dream. And I find it interesting that I picked up Mandrake root on a whim, and yet I keep finding links between Mandrake and Circe. Perhaps she had a hand in that as well.

Sweet Note

written: March 27

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Sweet note and sticker from one of my students today. Really needed that after what a shit-show yesterday was.

David is sick, so he’s been home all this week. Which isn’t good for me. I’m NEEDING some quiet time at the house between the practicum hours and the job. And normally, I would have some quiet time at work before the staff arrive, but this week is Book Fair…so there’s always a handful of the PTA parents there, just chattering away, plus the extra students that come and go to the Book Fair as well.

I am so close to just barricading myself in my room and not coming out for a week. Or hiding out in the woods for a week. I just seriously need some quiet down time to recharge.

Burn Out

written: March 26

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My feral broccoli plant. When broccoli goes wild. ::laughs::

Crazy fucking day at work. I’m in burn out mode, I can tell. I’m not to the point of hating the students or my job yet…but I just have very little tolerance for the bullshit. I get to have a meeting with Esmeralda about one of my students that has been consistently physically aggressive with his peers and I’m all out of tricks to use on him at this point. So hopefully Esmeralda will have a helpful perspective on this situation.

I am thinking this weekend, since David is working it, I will focus 100% on ME. I have a unicorn bath bomb I picked up a week or two ago that I want to use. And I want to get some potting soil and pots to start my seeds in. Honestly, gardening is rather Zen for me. I need to make a note in my planner to buy some Bluebonnet seed bombs in the fall. I want to put a bunch of those on my grandparents’ grave so that next spring time, they are just a sea of blue. Honestly, I think if I just buy a few seed bombs here and there, between now and the fall, I can put a bunch of them out for the Family Plot. How awesome would it be if our Family Plot was a sea of blue each spring? ::smiles::

I got some coupons in the mail today from Michaels – one of which is a 50% off any regularly priced item. So I’m hoping this weekend to pick up a wood burner. Maybe I’ll get to burn the banishing sigil into the wooden lid this weekend as well.

Bluebonnets

written: March 25

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Beautiful bluebonnet blooming in the Old Cemetery. I stopped there on my way back to the Big City, to check in on my grandparents’ grave and make sure it all looks well.

I did pick two bluebonnets to dry out. I wonder what the metaphysical properties of Bluebonnets are? For me, personally, they symbolize Texas pride, a sense of belonging, home, and happiness. We used to do family photos in the bluebonnets around Easter time. I kind of miss that tradition.

A very quick appointment with Dr. H. today. That’s why I take the early morning appointments with
her – so I can get in and out before she starts to be backed up. ::chuckles:: So I’ll know if a few days if anything comes up on the tests. Fingers crossed that I get the all clear again.