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Any Witches Here Part 5.

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speakout · 28/11/2018 18:28

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.

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speakout · 14/01/2019 19:16

Fundays12

A big welcome, draw up a cushion by the fire.

My grandmother ( a lay midwife many years before the NHS) used a pendulum to determine a baby's sex before birth I remember, she would swing it over a woman's tummy.

I haven't tried it myself, but I am sure it would work.

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Elphame · 14/01/2019 19:20

@Fundays12 - my pendulum has never been wrong yet when predicting the gender of a baby. I have also tried using it over a scan picture - I got the same prediction as over the mother's tummy. It was a weaker response but no doubt about the answer

Hello and welcome :)

FilledSoda · 14/01/2019 19:38

This was a common thing when I was growing up , I've never been wrong either.
A wedding ring on a piece of cotton ,round circle for a girl and straight back and forth for a boy.
Like so many of these practices it wasn't considered particularly strange , it was just accepted.

speakout · 14/01/2019 19:40

Yes, I remember other women doing it too.
Sometimes with a threaded needle, allowed to swing- point down.

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VioletCharlotte · 14/01/2019 19:49

Evening everyone and welcome Fundays.

I've used my pendulum many times to predict the sex of a baby and it's never been wrong.

Feeling tired tonight. I've just done some gentle yoga and trying to decide whether to have a lavender bath before curling up in bed. Not sure I've even got the energy to run the bath though! Night all x

Fundays12 · 14/01/2019 20:37

Thanks I did try it but can’t concentrate as my toddler is not settling well tonight so got both (definitely not twins either). I am veering girl this time as baby has a more gentle energy although my second son is very placid and gentle but was a very different energy (if that makes sense).

BlankTimes · 14/01/2019 21:28

Hi Fundays,

Welcome, tea? just use your pendulum when you can focus without distractions. Anything will do to make a pendulum, chain or cord plus a weight.
If you've just found this thread, here's some light reading for you Grin
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3241689-Any-witches-here

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3338025-Any-Witches-Here-Part-2

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3366411-Any-Witches-Here-Part-3

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3404406-Any-Witches-Here-Part-4-Edited-by-MNHQ

Won't be long until we're on thread 6!

Speakout going back to thought and intent etc. I agree, I'd also add Heart.

Back to pendulums, that's just reminded me, I was deep in the heart of Neolithic Ireland and had my rods with me. One of the chaps in the visitor centre came out to see how I was getting on and told me where a lot of people reported reactions then said he'd go and his pendulum. It was a piece of natural quartz rock, not a crystal, a chunk of white rock with a hole in it bigger than half a house-brick and his cord was a length of baler twine.It worked, I just had to have a go of course, but was it heavy!

certainlymerry · 14/01/2019 21:40

Re pendulums - I have an assortment. I cannot get consistent answers with them and they often give me wrong answers. I have given up using dowsing as a result. Anyone got any ideas about why this should be?

certainlymerry · 14/01/2019 21:42

Regarding the wind of ill intention - I have been feeling very out of sorts for days now. Unwell, pernickety, bad tempered, out of sorts and depressed. I wonder if it is something in the ether.

BlankTimes · 14/01/2019 22:04

certainlymerry

Have you tried holding one and letting it move a little, then saying 'Show me a Yes response' and see which way it moves. Then get it back to "neutrally moving" as above then saying 'Show me a No response'

Practise that for a while until you and it recognise each other's patterns.

Most people find pendulum dowsing from a still position unreliable when they are just starting out.

certainlymerry · 14/01/2019 23:04

Hi Blank
The thing is I have been dowsing for years and years. I even did a course on it a long time ago, but still have this problem. It moves, I know which is yes and no and which is neutral etc, but it doesn't give me reliable answers. I can ask it the same question and get two different responses!
This despite the fact that my great aunt was a water diviner and psychic extraordinaire. Not that that really means anything but I feel like I ought to have inherited some ability!!

Thank you for the links to standing circles, sites of power etc. I have visited many which I have found very powerful and energetic. On our long search for the right place to live, we visited one house which I was absolutely delighted to discover had a standing circle just behind the house, which was used for celebrating key times in the pagan year. I felt this was a sign! Unfortunately the house turned out now to be the right one for various reasons. It is an interesting fount of information which will keep me busy!

mamuciana · 14/01/2019 23:24

Thank you all for the warm welcome and tea. I’m English but living in Australia, so will no doubt be popping in and out when you are all sleeping soundly. We’re heading towards the end of summer here and I’m busy prepping for the return to school at the end of the month.

As I’ve been reading the threads over the last few days, we’ve had a few unusual daytime visitors to our garden – hares, a pheasant and young roo. They are usually dusk/night visitors so it has been lovely to watch them in the sunshine.

I’m off back to thread 4 to carry on catching up - I love the knowledge that you are all sharing here and don't want to miss anything.

Wishing you all a peaceful night.

BlankTimes · 15/01/2019 00:44

Hi certainlymerry

Hmmm, have you tried using dowsing rods? You can use them for a yes/no like a pendulum, see if you get a better series of results that way.

I find with my pendulum that a knot tied in its chain at the end you hold, plus my thumb, forefinger and middle finger on the knot give me a better result than just trying to hold the end big link of the chain between my thumb and forefinger.

Alternatively, have you tried deviceless dowsing? If you can get reliable results, it's a great thing to do because no-one can see you, you can do it with your hand in your pocket if you need to be ultra-discreet.
It's based on kinesiology responses. Rub your thumb and tip of your forefinger together to see how it feels.
Ask to be shown a yes response and leave it a minute and ask to be shown a no response. For one of them, your finger and thumb should slide easily and for the other, your thumb and forefinger will experience more friction or feel sticky.

There are more kinesiology yes/no guides here
www.angelguides.com/how-to-muscle-test-yourself/

Experiment until you find a technique that works for you, we're all different. Good Luck with it!

Really pleased you liked the link to the Megalithic Portal, it's a great resource. That house with the stone circle behind it sounds just like the sort of house I'd love.
Alternatively, you can create your own sacred space in any garden or house Grin

mamuciana · 15/01/2019 01:14

speakout - I’m back at thread 4 and have just seen your lovely bee brooch. We call our DS2 Bumblebee (he made a cute little humming sound when feeding as a baby) so we have collected many bee items over the years. He’s such a kind and sensitive soul and is often wise beyond his years. My Mum has always called him “an old soul” and is adamant he’s been here before.

speakout · 15/01/2019 07:58

Morning everyone.
Slept a little late today.
Off to take my mother to the eye hospital today, she had a cataract op a couple pf years ago, but results are not great, so she may get laser treatment today, not sure.
She won't be staying in, it;s a day case.
Hope you all have a great day.

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Sokere · 15/01/2019 08:12

Hope all goes well speakout

@Mamuciana.. How adorable he sounds!

speakout · 15/01/2019 08:14

mamuciana

How old is your son?

sokere thanks.

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YashmisCrone · 15/01/2019 09:39

Morning all,

Interesting reading about pendulums and predicting the sex of a baby. I too remember it being done with a ring on a chain or a threaded needle.

speakout wishing you both all the best for things to go as smoothly as possible today.

mamuciana that’s very sweet about your LO. I love bees and their symbolism. I remember the midwives saying that about my DS when he was born too, you’ve just reminded me and made me smile Smile

I also love the thought of you reading through all the previous threads with all those tabs open following all the links! I might have a re-read myself when I get chance. There’s such a wealth of knowledge here and so many lovely wormholes to fall down!

The family magic I started in motion after Christmas continues to build momentum- it seems to have legs of it’s own now. It’s no longer just my mission but has been taken on by others who’s help I originally enlisted, and even down to small things like someone asking me out of the blue if I wanted some material which happened to be just the thing I was looking for to make a soft cushion for my DM’s comfort. Lovely stuff.

Hope everyone has a good day

speakout · 15/01/2019 09:45

YashmisCrone

How lovely to hear of such a powerful manifeststion of your magic.

I am glad things are on a positive spiral.

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bettybiggestballs · 15/01/2019 09:58

Morning all, I wanted to delurk after many months and step into this wonderfully supportive community.

I would call myself a lapsed kitchen/hedgewitch, i was very active in my younger years living in the countryside and slipped throughout my later teens when i moved to a city up until last year - i'm in my 40s now. I have been rediscovering my love for herbalism, i'm doing much more work with the moon and i've dusted off my tarot and pendulum. i've realised i need to carve out more of the natural energy I so loved in the countryside so I've spent some time in the last few days pottering around my postage stamp size garden planning out how i can get a decent herb garden going.

It's made me feel very connected which is a feeling I've realised I've not had for a long time. Although seeing lots of things budding in January feels a little early!

We've got an exciting full wolf moon / lunar eclipse coming up, doing some reading about rituals I can do to harness this magical energy.

Thank you for the open community you have created here, I've been enjoying it from the sides for a long time and have used it to reignite myself, i'm very grateful.

YashmisCrone · 15/01/2019 10:37

Thank you speakout
Positive spiral is a lovely way to describe it.

Welcome betty, glad you’ve joined us. It’s such a fabulous community isn’t it, and has definitely reignited sparks in me too! Interesting about the full moon eclipse- I’ll read up on that, thank you

speakout it’s incredible to think how many of us have been enriched and empowered- what a wonderful energy has built from your original post, nearly 6 threads ago asking if there were any witches here! Thank you so much for doing that 🙏

VioletCharlotte · 15/01/2019 11:54

Just popping in to say good morning.

Welcome Betty it's great to have you with us. I echo what Yashmis said, this is such a wonderful place. It's become a really important part of my life.

Yashmis so excited to hear your magic is coming into fruition.

speakout · 15/01/2019 12:22

YashmisCrone

Thank you.

bettybiggestballs

A very warm welcome, I am glad you have posted.

Yes I am excited anout the blood moon eclipse.

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Fundays12 · 15/01/2019 18:57

Thanks for the advice I am going to try the pendulum again when I get some quiet time (lol if I ever get that).

YashmisCrone · 15/01/2019 20:44

Hope everyone's had a good day,

I felt a bit low in energy and weary earlier and then I saw this. A welcome reminder to be kind to myself. Just sharing it here in case anyone else is in need of it!

Any Witches Here Part 5.