Any Witches Here ? Part 3

[speakout]

Or Wiccans. or Pagans? Or anyone who is interested in a magical path or feels some magical stirrings.

A place for support, learning, swapping ideas and magical inspiration

All welcome.

Speakout it's a beautiful morning isn't it? My drive to work was lovely, watching the sun rise.

Sorry you're feeling low. If my children we unhappy, it makes me low too. Hope you and your DS feel a bit better soon.

My friend who died is someone we met through his shop. Today I popped to see another friend who runs a shop and I cried all over her! I walked in and she said I looked sad and needed a hug and I just blurted out that she was my friend and I loved her.
She gets it though. I ran my own retail business for 10 years and some customers do cross that line to become friends. It was good to talk it through with her, and she also knew my other friend so it had hit her a bit too.

I feel good though, connecting with others is an important way to move through and past the grief.

I am feeling super creative and so now I am home I'm going to channel that towards something I need for Halloween celebrations.

Speakout, I'm sorry to see that about your son, I hope his mood takes a more positive turn soon. It must be difficult for you too.

Queenrollo, some quiet creativity can be really therapeutic, hoping it brings you some peace this afternoon.

We have had a bit of a hectic few days, and I'm only partially through the first thread in this conversation. Reading some of the thoughts on that thread has made me realise I can choose my own path and adapt my practice to what I need and am drawn to. That it can relate to simple, everyday things is a bit of a lightbulb moment for me. I am so glad I found this board now.

Queenrollo - so sorry to hear what you are going through. Sending you love.
Speakout, i sent you another PM, so sorry for what you are going through too, i know how hard it is. I totally empathise with what you say about being drained by being in the city and on public transport, so it is somewhat ironic that I have put myself in a situation where i now have to deal with more of that!

Hello lovelies,
So very frosty here. I love this time of year. I get really excited when I can see the moon by day. A gentle reminder to me that she is here by night or day.

I am thinking of everyone today, especially those who are having a particularly rough time.

Blessings for a cosy night ✨✨

Who was looking for a spellbook? I was in The Works at lunchtime and in their 'spiritual' section they had two books which I got as they are always useful for ideas to bounce around. They are The Book of Spells Vintage Edition and The Apprentice Witch's Spell Book. The latter is by Marion Green and seems to be a very good primer in How To and the use of timing, intent and so forth. From a note by the author, she appears to be 'the' Marion Green of several books on natural magic and a very nice lady. And each of these were only £4 so won't break the bank. The How To is much the most important part of learning spellwork; while I have the socking great Encyclopaedia of Spells, just reading a spell off a page is extremely unlikely to work without knowing how to do the work behind it. ❤️

Thank you TooManyPaws that is useful information.

Queenrollo I've been thinking about you. It sounds like you have some lovely friends around you, I hope you're getting all the support you need. I find sadness often inspires creativity, and making things helps channel all of that energy and emotion ❤️

Hi everyone. I’ve been lurking on these threads for ages. I’m very much at the beginning of this journey, discovering Feminism & moving away from my (very happy) childhood Christian upbringing. There have been many times in my life when I’ve rediscovered lost things in very obvious places, had feelings about people/things that have turned out to have a basis in fact, felt connected to places etc. I’ve always felt very connected to Autumn & Halloween, partly because my Birthday is the day before. I’m trying to bring more Pagan festivals & celebrations into my family life.
The push that I needed to start commenting on this thread is a sad one. My wonderful Mum died suddenly 3 weeks ago & I’m utterly heartbroken. I’m trying to practice some self care & trying to make my home more uplifting. Do any of you lovely people have any suggestions for essential oils etc that can help? My DDs (9&5) and I have decorated for Halloween & I’m talking with them about the traditions of season. This has really helped & I want to continue this.
Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge.

Welcome to the thread @Inmyownlittlecorner. Im sure that the others will be along shortly to welcome you.

I’m so sorry to hear of the loss of your lovely Mum. 💐I have always found that orange, or mandarin oils can offer an uplifting feel. However the best thing that I tried (although it is expensive) was neroli. You can make a lovely uplifting orange and neroli blend.

Thank you. My Mum was so full of life & love & I’d like to keep that feeling going. I’ll add those to my list.

So sorry for your recent losses Queen and Corner

Frankincense Essential Oil can lift the heavy darkness of grief. I like it on its own but other people prefer to use Orange Essential Oil with it.

As ever, do whichever works for you best. All grieving is individual, there's no set structure, no time limit. I know everyone bangs on about Time making things easier, I'm never sure if it actually gets easier, for me, it just seems to gradually slip from the total rawness of emotion along a very bumpy path with occasional times where it's bearable, to (mostly!) levelling out to being something you learn to live with.

I also found taking Rescue Remedy, dosage as written on the bottle, helped a lot alongside quiet reflective time alone.

Welcome, @inmyownlittlecorner. I am sorry to hear of your loss.

Halloween or Samhain is the time between times, between the worlds, when the veil is thin and the worlds can mingle. I celebrate it as a festival of the dead and of the ancestors, whether blood, spirit or of the land ancestors. I will arrange for flowers to be put on my parents' grave up north and put pictures of departed friends and family on my altar. Some people will lay an extra plate at their table, put a piece of every food on the table on it and then put it outside as an offering to the dead. It may be too close in time for you, but I take it as time to talk again to my beloved dead and feel them close again. It's a time to know that they are only just beyond the veil, not entirely gone from you. It's a time to lay aside, to talk to and about the beloved dead, and to celebrate them and their lives, as well as to welcome them into your home again.

Hugs.

@Inmyownlittlecorner I am very sorry you're grieving, I hope the ideas shared can give you some comfort. Be extra kind to yourself just now. I would second @Toomanypaws suggestion of Rescue Remedy.

Good morning everyone, it's been crisply cold overnight here, for the past few nights. I'm really enjoying the marked change from what feels like a really long summer. Quiet day here today, I'm going to walk the dog in the woods, and am currently looking for some calming music to listen to as we go. Blessings to all of you today.

@inmyownlittlecorner.

Welcome.

I am sorry for your loss.

Be kind to yourself. Warm drinks help to comfort, chamomile or peppermint can bring some small ease.

Welcome to out lovely thread @Inmyownlittlecorner. It's such a friendly place, I hope you'll find some comfort here.

I'm so sorry for your loss Sending you love and healing energy xx

Agree that mandarin oil is uplifting, also a few drops of ylang ylang in a bath is comforting. Take care of yourself and make time to do things that give you comfort 🕯💕

Just had a lovely afternoon making frankincense tincture and candles- so I am quite zoned out.

It's been a while since I used it and I had forgotten what a fantastic calming and uplifting fragrance it has.

Sounds gorgeous speakout. I love frankincense
Good to hear it’s working it’s magic for you, I’ve been thinking about you and your son and am sending love your way.

Welcome Inmyownlittlecorner
So sorry to hear of your loss. You’ve had some lovely suggestions from the wise women here. I agree on the rescue remedy and I always use rose and geranium oils for comfort. As the others say, whatever works for you and gets you through. Grief and shock are so overwhelming.Sounds obvious but I’d only suggest being kind to yourself and allowing yourself to feel whatever comes- don’t fight it, it’s all a necessary part of the process x

YashmisCrone

Thank you. He seems a little brighter today.

I bought the cutest collection of pumpins from ALDI today, a real assortment, some grey, some green, some orange, some with knobbly bits- range in size from 4-14 inches or so. Only 39p each. I couldn't resist, they make a lovely ;little display. A bit like these-

Love this, speakout! Funnily enough, today I was looking at the (gigantic) pumpkins the children have chosen, and thinking it would be nicer to add some smaller, different coloured ones to create a bit of a display.

I'm going to spend time with a few friends tonight. It'll probably be quite a late one, by the time I get home I can never seem to get to bed without having had an hour or so of quiet.

GruciusMalfoy

I saw the most enormous pumpkins in Morrisons yesterday- they are calling them "Rambo" pumpkins- absolutely huge- they weigh 8 stone apparently! So big you could almost fit a small child inside.
Would be fun for a party.

I think we had the same idea @speakout!

Wow! Ours maybe aren't as massive as those, haha. Imagine the carving possibilities.

Speakout and Elphame I love the Halloween displays! Halloween is such a fun time of the year isn't it? Beautiful Autumnal day here, I've been out for a walk in the woods with the dog and my eldest DS, so nice to spend some proper time with him. I find teens seem to open up more and be far more willing to chat when they're out on the open air!