I Seem To Have A Little Bit Of A Cold Today!

Actually I think that it may be an allergy since I was outside yesterday raking up some leaves. I was all in the hedges and the weeds so I think that's where I got my allergy symptoms from.

But not to worry because I have my tea bags waiting for me and I'm going to have some hot tea with my breakfast this morning. I'm also going to add some lemon and honey to my tea because that always seems to do the trick. I'm out of brandy though!

On the garden front, I have started planting but nothing has come up yet.

I Started My Garden Today!

Actually I just started clearing some ground for my gardening but at least it is a start! I was out back emptying some trash and I looked at where I had my garden last year and it reminded me of how much I enjoyed gardening. So I said 'Problems be darned!' and started the first steps at starting my garden this year!

Today was one of those days where the sky was gray and it looked like it was going to rain so I didn't have any bees to worry about and I had just got a new hoe last year! So I started to dig and weed a clear space to start.

Now I am ready to plant something!

I also didn't have my camera with me when I started weeding but I will take some pictures and start posting them here!

Having and tending to a garden of one's own is so enjoyable as long as you don't let it stress you out. I have learned that the slowest way is the quickest way to learn and I look forward to working on my garden a piece at a time!

I should also remind people that gardening is a very good way to be in touch with nature! I was cutting hedges the other day and just being outside made me feel great!

I Had Another One Of Those "Rain" Incidents Today!

I don't know what it is about me and the rain but I had another one of those incidents today!

I have been walking more as a form of good excercise for me and I do this by walking to my local stores in my area. It had been raining the night before and during the early part of today. But during the late afternoon I decided to walk to the store and there wasn't any rain in sight!

After I got back home from the store and had settled in I heard this pounding rain outside! It was raining so heavily that it sounded like somebody was pounding on the porch outside! But I was nicely and comfy inside!

I have posted a few times before about me and the rain and how this kind of thing seems to occur more often than not but I'm very grateful when it does happen - even though it is kind of weird.

Where Can I Meet Other Witches In My Area?

Where can I meet other witches, wiccans, pagans in my area?

One of the best places to find others in your area is to go to Witchvox.com at http://www.witchvox.com.

They have a directory that lists others by area and location so you should be able to find some in your area. The directory also lists local covens, events and other related information. It is a very good site!

Are You Interested In Taking An Online Course?

There are many times when I am on the Internet that I will run across an interesting site. Here is another one of them:

Gnostic Web is offering a number of online courses.

Hello Everyone,

A new round of courses will begin on the 18th of May 2008.

Courses include:

• Out of Body Expriences and Dreams
  
  
• Meditation
  
  
• Self Discovery
  
  
• Gnostic Wisdom

You can visit their website to find out more information about their online courses to see if you would be interested in joining.

As far as I know, these online courses are being offered for free.

As a matter of fact I think one of the reasons why I am blogging about this is so that I will have a "bookmark" reminding me about these courses just in case I might think of taking some of them.

Long, overdue website update

Do you know I haven't updated my website since 2005!

Where does the time go?

I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I have been working on my blogs more than I have been working on my website.

But I'm glad that I have updated the website. 2005! That was 3 years ago!

Rain, Rain, DON'T Go Away!

I just don't know what it is about me and the rain! I was reading a post on someone else's blog about how they were having rain and it was just a "bummer" for them. I kinda feel the exact opposite way!

Just had some heavy rain a few days ago and for me it felt oddly comforting! The sound of the rain was so comforting and I felt all nice and cozy inside my house with the heat going but I also had a view out of my kitchen window to see how it looked outside! It was like the trees were welcoming the rain. Even though the skies were darker there was still some activity going on outside. I could see lights from other houses and I was just imagining the activity that was probably going on. Just because its raining outside doesn't mean that there isn't any activity going on inside!

There's always plenty to do inside (at least for me) when its raining outside. This last rain spell I spent some time doing my income taxes - along with a nice hot cup of tea with honey and lemon!

Even when I'm out in the rain and the time and my mind are just right it almost feels as though the rain and I are one - sounds kind of silly doesn't it? But I think that is what is accomplished when you relax your mind and let go of any stress and anxiety that you are carrying. You feel peaceful and serene!

Spring Is In The Air..............................

Even though my favorite time of the year is autumn I can't help but notice that spring is in the air! You can tell by the warmer weather and the grass and the buds on the trees!

I was reminded of this while I was out earlier today gathering the trash for the trash pick-up. Besides noticing the warmer temperatures it gave me a chance to look at the remnants of my garden. There are of course lots of weeds and some debri that has to be cleaned up but that is getting to be part of the fun of having a garden!

While I will be planting and growing vegetables I'm also thinking about the herbs that I want to plant this year as well! And I'm thinking about the herbs that I plant going into the food that I will be making too!

I just want to try everything!

I Did A Tarot Reading For Myself Today

I did a tarot reading for myself today and I drew the "Ace Of Wands"



This card symbolizes creativity and says that the seeds of opportunity and success are coming my way (which I certainly HOPE SO!). Additional interpretations are:

expanding your potential
opening to greater possibilities
conceiving a dream
expressing yourself
stimulating your imagination
allowing a talent to unfold
coming up with a solution

At this point in my life the above sounds absolutely true!

I have been doing tarot readings for some time now and I do readings on myself as well.

Dianic Witchcraft

Here is a very interesting term that I found out about online:

Dianic Witchcraft is a woman oriented form of Witchcraft. It is the only form of Witchcraft that is exclusively female. While most Dianic Witches are lesbians, there are also straight and bi- Dianic Witches. Dianic Witchcraft is an earth-based, peaceful religion. Modern Dianic Witchcraft is feminist.

To an outside observer, Dianic Witchcraft may appear to be a single tradition, but actually it is an intertwined group of traditions that have influenced each other over the centuries and millenia

This is the first time that I have ever heard this term and I find it very interesting.

You can find out more about this kind of witchcraft by clicking here

While I Do Practice And Believe In Astrology......

I do know that I shouldn't let it run / ruin my life. What I mean to say is that I agree with the idea that one can use astrology as a guide and/or as insight into what the "stars" say about you and your future. But don't use it to the point that you go by your astology reading only your astology reading alone!

For instance I remember reading my horoscope one day (not from my own chart but from my horoscope that I read in the newspaper) and it said that I was going to be robbed! Well I worried so much about that that my whole day was ruined because I was worrying about what this horoscope had predicted for me that day. It turns out that the reading was right because I had been "robbed" of my day - meaning that I didn't live my day as I normally would have.

Since then I have learned more about astrology and I know that now the interpretations and readings can have more than one meaning!

Here is my horoscope reading for today that I got online:



Now this reading does ring true because I have a family member who is quite sick and the last time I talked to them they were in the hospital. I do have another relative who does kind of live on the "wild" side but - for the most part - I really don't judge him. But the astrological reading is quite accurate in that I really shouldn't judge them because I don't want to be judged by them. It's a very good and pretty accurate reading!

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Below you will see a chart that I made myself today because I was curious after reading my online horoscope.

My Sun is in the 1st house which represents my identity and how I feel about myself which today - I'm feeling pretty good about myself!

My moon is in the 7th house which means that I'm having some "issues" with some relationships (which seems to correspond with my other reading above!)

As you can see I also have a lot of planet's in the first house today which I interpret to mean that I'm having some "issues" with myself as well - which is true because I am going back and forth about what is good and what is not so good with my life right now. That is why I decided (actually I was inspired) to start a new blog about myself and the kind of life that I want to live!



I'm trying to keep my thoughts positive and I am continuing to focus on the things that I do want (and not the things that I don't want).

I Didn't Want Too Much Time To Pass Without Posting.......

I see that I haven't posted at all this month but what I HAVE noticed is that there have been quite a few visits to my blog so I feel that I should post something.

Right now my concentration is manifesting the kind of life that I want to live. I am my own worst enemy though because of my thoughts! I do realize that financial miracles happen all the time and everything I read (and hear) tells me to have faith and patience. Positive thought, positive energy and meditation are all things that I am practicing now.

Gratitude also is advised and I do have a lot of things to be grateful for. From the things that I have read I feel that this may be a "test" of some sort and while I strongly desire the results that I want there is still the journey that I have to go through and I'm supposed to appreciate and feel gratitude for the journey that I am going through and I'm supposed to have faith that the outcome that I want will happen. So I guess you could say that I am at a very critical crossroad in my life where I have to have faith.

I'm sure mostly everybody has gone through times of turmoil and getting through them without ever knowing how they were going to get through it - and that is where I am now. All I know is that I have to not give up!