Did you know that cats are rather fond of laptop keyboards? No? Well, mine are. The little one (read: youngest, not actually that little at 15 pounds) likes to sit on the keyboard while I'm trying to work or write, and the eldest attempted to lie down on it yesterday when I refused to move it for his highness to sleep on my lap. Must be something about the warmth, I suppose. That would explain why my little spirit guide dragon also likes sleeping on it. Or at least cuddling up next to it while I work. Occasionally she'll even bat at my hands while I'm writing. Goofy little thing, she is. Does anyone have a good name for a tiny blue dragon, by the way? She soundly refuses to tell me her name (I'm actually not sure she's learned to speak yet, as she's still rather young), and I'm getting tired of calling her Little Snot. Though she's definitely earned that name.
Ah, I'm rambling again. I had a goal today when I set out. Something about sharing the amazing websites I've found recently. And then I realized it was silly to devote an entire post to, basically, a list of sites, when I can link to them in the sidebar (please check out the amazingness, especially of The Goddess Guidebook and Quado's Garden). So there's my little plug. Lots of fantasticness out there, just as there's a lot of--forgive my language--crap. Just have to sort through all the stupidity to find a gem of honest to goodness amazing support and information.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Holy Newcomers, Batman!
I've been absolutely terrible about updating here! I'm so sorry! *Begs forgiveness from all two readers and The Pantheon.* So, what's happened since the last full moon? A lot. Unfortunately, a lot I can't talk about in a public forum (thank The Pantheon for that one), but some really neat stuff involving writing, past lives, the Aesir, Faeries, lots of stuff. Lots of crazy. But of the good kind, mostly.
The biggest relevant news that I can impart: new additions to the Pantheon! Admittedly, grudging additions, but they're here. Everyone give a big, warm welcome to Odin, Frigg and Thor! Let's give some quick fun facts, shall we?
Odin: Probably my least favorite member of the Pantheon at the moment. He showed up one day, demanding that I work with him, and practically stalked me until I gave in. Gave me a headache and everything. Needless to say, I don't think he'll be leaving my life any time soon.
Frigg: Frigg is now in an all-out war with Artemis for the position of mother figure of the Pantheon. As a creativity and fertility goddess, She's definitely got some interesting ideas on how to fight that battle. She's got a fantastically calm energy for the most part, though, which is nice, since it offsets Odin's overbearing craziness.
Thor: In three words: big teddy bear. Unless you piss him off. Then he gets scary. I'm not entirely sure what role Thor's taking on in the Pantheon yet, as he's kind of hovering around the edges. But I have a feeling he'll be making himself known a lot more soon enough.
The biggest relevant news that I can impart: new additions to the Pantheon! Admittedly, grudging additions, but they're here. Everyone give a big, warm welcome to Odin, Frigg and Thor! Let's give some quick fun facts, shall we?
Odin: Probably my least favorite member of the Pantheon at the moment. He showed up one day, demanding that I work with him, and practically stalked me until I gave in. Gave me a headache and everything. Needless to say, I don't think he'll be leaving my life any time soon.
Frigg: Frigg is now in an all-out war with Artemis for the position of mother figure of the Pantheon. As a creativity and fertility goddess, She's definitely got some interesting ideas on how to fight that battle. She's got a fantastically calm energy for the most part, though, which is nice, since it offsets Odin's overbearing craziness.
Thor: In three words: big teddy bear. Unless you piss him off. Then he gets scary. I'm not entirely sure what role Thor's taking on in the Pantheon yet, as he's kind of hovering around the edges. But I have a feeling he'll be making himself known a lot more soon enough.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Tonight is the full moon. Esbat time! This month, I was actually part of a fantastic impromptu esbat ritual last night. This time of the month is all about intention setting, bringing in new, cleansing energies that help us reach our goals. So last night, I made a huge list of the things I want to bring into my life this month. Well, really, in the next couple of months, but starting now. I can already feel the magick working. I'm 100% confident that all of my intentions will come true in a timely manner with a little bit of elbow grease, patience, and belief. I am a goddess; I am a witch; I am a woman. And all of those make me powerful. All of those make you, my reader(s), powerful. Whether you are male or female, Pagan, Judeo-Christian, Athiest, or something in between, you also have the power of your will and belief, of the moon and the sun and the Earth behind you. We are all divine; I believe that will all of my heart. It's only what we decide to do with that spark of divinity inside of us that matters. Do we manifest love and light and acceptance? Or do we spread hatred and upheaval? Personally, I vote for the former.
So, I hope you'll join me, whoever happens to be reading this, in setting the intention of peace and love for this next month. With the full moon, I invite into our lives love, balance, serenity and the remembrance of the power that we hold within ourselves. I invite any and all of my readers to invite the same into their own lives and into the world at large. Perhaps if enough of us set the intention for peace, and work at it, it will eventually come to pass.
So mote it be.
So, I hope you'll join me, whoever happens to be reading this, in setting the intention of peace and love for this next month. With the full moon, I invite into our lives love, balance, serenity and the remembrance of the power that we hold within ourselves. I invite any and all of my readers to invite the same into their own lives and into the world at large. Perhaps if enough of us set the intention for peace, and work at it, it will eventually come to pass.
So mote it be.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Impromtu Prayer
Funny how the smallest things can be some of the most spiritual. Sitting around a campfire in the company of friends for a few hours, watching the moon and the stars and partaking of good conversation can be the most grounding experience in the world, and perhaps one of the most fulfilling. Yes, full-blown intricate ritual is important. But so is sitting back and marveling at the natural magick that occurs all around us without our even noticing it.
So next time you're feeling stressed or afraid or overwhelmed, take a moment and remember the last time you sat with friends and family and roasted marshmallows, or went swimming in a stream, or even just walked around the park. Remember how marvelous it feels to know that you're loved. For you are loved. If no one else tells you that, know that I love you, as I love every one of the God and Goddess' creations. But recall that feeling of calm and love and let it fill you, let it wash away all the stress and the fear, and let it fill you with a sustaining light that will carry you through whatever troubles you are facing. Times will be tough; they're never easy. But if we can recall those moments of pure simplicity, pure love and beauty and magick, I feel that we can get through them unscathed and better people.
Blessed be,
Emer
So next time you're feeling stressed or afraid or overwhelmed, take a moment and remember the last time you sat with friends and family and roasted marshmallows, or went swimming in a stream, or even just walked around the park. Remember how marvelous it feels to know that you're loved. For you are loved. If no one else tells you that, know that I love you, as I love every one of the God and Goddess' creations. But recall that feeling of calm and love and let it fill you, let it wash away all the stress and the fear, and let it fill you with a sustaining light that will carry you through whatever troubles you are facing. Times will be tough; they're never easy. But if we can recall those moments of pure simplicity, pure love and beauty and magick, I feel that we can get through them unscathed and better people.
Blessed be,
Emer
Monday, August 8, 2011
Reminders for Life
Whoops, a whole week without posting. It's been an interesting week, to say the least: psychic vampires and stupid drama, work woes and craziness. But I'm still alive! Huzzah! Partially prompted from stress about my job (social media coordinator for my father's company) and partially from The Pantheon's urgings, I have a created a list of simple reminders to myself. Some of them are work-specific, most of them are applicable to all of life; some of them only make sense to my brain or those who know the reference, but most of them should be useful for everyone. Feel free to use or ignore as you see fit. I just thought it might be nice to share my insights of the day.
Do
- Believe in yourself
- Make strange connections
- Go beyond the obvious
- Be yourself
- Be funny, if you can
- Find the interesting angle
- Be prepared
- Be humble, but confident
- Explore all aspects of a situation
- Be creative
- Break things into bite-sized pieces
- Make things personable and interesting
- Focus on one thing at a time
- Remember you can do this; you can do anything
- Think outside the box
- Ask weird questions
- Recapture your inner child
- Take things one step at a time
- Take a break if you need it
- Be okay with not knowing where something’s going
- Borrow techniques from others, where appropriate
- Remember that no one’s done this before; you’re a trail blazer
- Brainstorm before acting
- Follow your intuition when you’re feeling lost; it will not lead you astray
- Set smaller goals
- Treat your contacts like royalty; they are your livelihood
- Keep a positive outlook and remember the law of returns
- Integrate your life, especially bringing spirit into your work and not vice versa
- Make to-do lists
- Be a Kaoru, not a Kyouya
- Love yourself and love your work
- Remember that your attitude affects your work
- Be passionate and energetic
Don’t
- Be afraid to make mistakes
- Sit on your butt doing nothing
- Stick with something that doesn’t work
- Be shy
- Be afraid to ASK FOR HELP when needed
- Let yourself get overwhelmed
- Multi-task (too much)
- Lose the fun in the job
- Lose sight of the goal
- Forget that you signed up for this
- Let little things get in the way
- Get distracted too often
- Take things too seriously
- Be afraid to talk to people
- Be afraid to suggest ideas, even if you think they’re silly
- Tear yourself down; you’re a goddess/god
- Forget to stretch now and then
- Think of yourself as an expert
- Compare yourself to others in the same field
- Be afraid to pretend or role play for confidence
- Spread yourself too thin
- Ignore your gut
- Try to take on the entire project at one time
- Think it’s all about the money
- Get hung up on nitpicky details until the overall is in decent shape
- Be impatient; but don’t be too patient, either
- Be too spontaneous/disorganized
- Forget that everyone is human
- Be only work, or a workaholic
- Set your standards/goals too an unobtainable high (or too low)
- Let a bad mood hold you back
- Be afraid to go with the flow
- Be afraid of change
Monday, August 1, 2011
Blessed Lughnasadh!
Today is the first of the harvest Sabbats, Lughnasadh. A day when we look to all that we have sown and begin to reap our harvests, be it positive or negative, fruitful or barren. Today we celebrate Lugh of the Long Arm, Celtic god of light and the harvest, who killed Balor the Baneful (interestingly enough, in a story similar to the Biblical David and Goliath). Today we celebrate Summer, in all its warmth and sunlight, and are aware of the ending of this season drawing ever closer.
And today I am aware of how very much I'm sounding like a Haggadah. "Why is this night different from all other nights?" Because I say it is, dang it! Why, yes, I did grow up celebrating Passover, why do you ask?
The point of this post, though, is harvesting what we plant. The law of returns. Call it what you will. What we put out into the universe, our energy and thoughts and words, will eventually return to us. If we put out positivity, love and light, as much kindness as we can manage, we will get positive results in return. It could be an unexpected word of support, finding exactly what you need for the price you can afford, or even just nebulous positive energy floating around you. If you put out negativity, hatred and prejudice, that will come back to you, too, in the form of not getting something you need, psychic, emotional, or physical illness, and people just plain not liking you. You tell me, which one sounds nicer? Personally, I'm going to go with the positive one.
So, remember during this time of the harvest festivals, that what you plant, sow, or put out is what you'll be harvesting, reaping or receiving somewhere down the line. It won't necessarily be immediate--plenty of nasty people get seemingly good things all the time and vice versa--but it will happen, either in this life or a future one. Keep your eyes open.
And today I am aware of how very much I'm sounding like a Haggadah. "Why is this night different from all other nights?" Because I say it is, dang it! Why, yes, I did grow up celebrating Passover, why do you ask?
The point of this post, though, is harvesting what we plant. The law of returns. Call it what you will. What we put out into the universe, our energy and thoughts and words, will eventually return to us. If we put out positivity, love and light, as much kindness as we can manage, we will get positive results in return. It could be an unexpected word of support, finding exactly what you need for the price you can afford, or even just nebulous positive energy floating around you. If you put out negativity, hatred and prejudice, that will come back to you, too, in the form of not getting something you need, psychic, emotional, or physical illness, and people just plain not liking you. You tell me, which one sounds nicer? Personally, I'm going to go with the positive one.
So, remember during this time of the harvest festivals, that what you plant, sow, or put out is what you'll be harvesting, reaping or receiving somewhere down the line. It won't necessarily be immediate--plenty of nasty people get seemingly good things all the time and vice versa--but it will happen, either in this life or a future one. Keep your eyes open.
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