Any Witches Here? Part 7.

[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.

Thought I would post a picture of my little witchy haul from Flying Tiger- a great shop, good for spices and dried herbs, candles, lovely little bowls, all kinds of knick knacks suitable for witchcraft.

ADORABLE lamb!!!! ♥️

A noon candle

RosaWaiting It can be hard living so far from wild places.
I have done my share of city living too. I gre a lot of plants indoors which really helped, I would often experiment with fruit stones, grow herbs on window ledges, even sprout beans, The life force is still around even if we are not surrounded by woodland. I notice Tesco are selling small jasmine plants right now, in full bud- the fragrance is intoxicating. one small plant will fill the whole house with vibrant scent.
And as you said you have the sky- nature in magnificent glory- get a small pair of binoculars to study the stars- even with the light pollution of a city you can make out a lot of features of the moon for instance.
When the kids were young we would sometimes star gaze outside- we would take some blankets and a thermos of hot chocolate , lie on our backs in the garden, each of us armed with binoculars we would lie and look with wonder.

Loyaultemelie

Sweet little lamb- he looks slightly confused!!

aw, the lamb...!

re nature, we do have a park nearby but it's very urban in feel and can be a bit rough. I have recently put lots of nature pics on one wall in the flat which is helpful, as I try to look at them in a sort of meditative spirit. Many green spaces have been bought for development - meanwhile half the high street is empty but probably not the thread to start ranting about that.

I'm doing a bunch of spring clearing out as I like an uncluttered surface with a plant on it. Don't get the chance to acquire much stuff in a small flat, but not being as organised with it as I could be. I find a clear space very helpful for anxiety.

Hello!

I'm still deep in "selfish" self care! A friend and I headed to the gem and rock show at Bath racecourse. Some lovely stones there and I had a good look at the calligraphy stone!

Both of us came out empty handed though.

I wish I could say the same for Bath though - I wanted to get some herbs from the zero waste shop and my friend wanted a book. The shop didn't have the herb I wanted but I did come out with a lot of dried lotus root. I have no idea what I will use it for but I'm sure I will find one!.

Looks like the dog gets a walk around Glastonbury tomorrow as I will have to visit Starchild again. My tinctures need to be set going on the dark moon and I won't have time to get down there later in the week. I can't believe nowhere stocks dried lemon balm. It's not that exotic!

I'm still deep in "selfish" self care!

Elphame I am delighted to hear that.

You give so much, you are so wise. You bring so much to this sacred group. You go woman!
XX

It’s been a full week here and when it’s hard to slow your mind from the busyness of it all I think our witches kitchen is the perfect place to be

Violet I agree, it feels like a sanctuary, popping in never fails to lift and inspire me. So pleased to hear that things are more settled again at home and hope you had a lovely day with friends 💖

Loyaul 😍 coco is so beautiful! I bet your DD’s loved the visit! It’s easy to see how ‘lamb energy’ came to be such a symbol of springtime isn’t it.

speakout What a fabulous witchy shopping haul! There’s a Flying Tiger shop in city where I work- I have bowls and trays from there- lovely stuff- I’m going to look more closely at the herbs and spices next time

The noon candle is wonderful. What fabulous energy- thank you for posting the picture. I paused during my busy day around noon to admire these grape hyacinths 💙

Rosa lovely to hear of your nature wall. I agree that a clear out is very therapeutic and definitely helps with anxiety. I think it helps us feel more in control and soothes our minds by helping us feel safe in this way.

Elphame I am also delighted to hear that you are deeply in ‘selfish’ self care! Perfect I envy your proximity to starchild- I’ve only been in the shop once. Although that’s probably a good thing for my bank balance!

Right, I must get some sleep before we suddenly lose an hour and it gets silly late. Hope everyone’s had a restful night 💫

Good morning sisters- and a happy mothers day to everyone. It's lovely to see the old pagan goddess honouring day still alive!

Happy Mother's Day to you Speakout, and to you all today. Special love goes out to anyone who's missing their own Mum today and anyone who's yearning to be a Mum themselves ❤️

Blessed be sisters,

I like the angle of celebrating the goddess speakout, like Violet I wanted to send love to those for whom today can be an emotive one.

We’re all goddess energy, no matter what our circumstances 💫

Sending Goddess Greetings to all. I like your very appropriate & inclusive image YashmisCrone

A day of mixed emotions for many. 💐

Good morning everyone I wish you all a happy day!
Yashmis I love that it covers every angle beautifully.
Speakout I love the bringing nature indoors, being stuck in has been tough for me and I have been gradually adding lots of new plants and a few herbs to feel connected to nature.
I am feeling very happy this morning because after a bit of a fraught time with Dd1 lately she picked me "magical" flowers (blue lilies which she thinks couldn't be grown that colour so must be magic). It feels like she actually does know me and put thought into it which means the world.
Oh and of course a visit from "Chocolate" too, much to the disgust of my big cat.

VioletCharlotte and YashmisCrone- beautiful sentiments.

Morning.

I was re-routed yesterday and got sent near Saint Winefride's well. Been meaning to look it out. They work in mysterious ways. I was frustrated when I was diverted but not after I saw where it took me.

Work has been tough and I have felt like life is out of control but then yesterday something changed and it all feels more manageable. Not sure why or how but it was light someone flipped a switch.

I agree with the others who said that this feels like a safe place with good energy to come back to. It is nice to read the discussions on indoor plants and self care. Interesting to see the discussion about mother's day.

Wishing you all magical weeks and hopefully see you around palm sunday, having tamed a lot of the stuff that is causing so much energy depletion.

So much to catch up on! I feel I end up going down a new worm-hole of discovery every time I check in here at the aga as there are always so many ideas and discussions to explore.

It always comes back round full circle though. This thread led me to learning about Bealtaine Cottage, I have just come here from catching up on a couple of her videos from this week and I see Speakout your reflections on 'love' which I believe may have come from the thought provoking video she posted earlier this week. I enjoyed reading your reflections on this as my own reflections were still so freshly bouncing around my own mind!

I find myself fascinated with the Goddess at the moment, in all her forms. I am really opening up to the concept of feminine energy (something I feel I've been wary of in the past) and I suddenly seem to be surrounded by inspiring women, through growing friendships and even through the words of strangers on the Internet (I'm including all of you wonderful wise women here!) And all these seemingly separate feminine energies seem to link back round together in the most wonderful ways. Synchronicity.

Anyways. Enough of my rambles. Hope all of you facing struggles find resolution and to all of you sharing your thoughts and images and links to further knowledge I am grateful.

FitzsFool

Lovely to heat from you- yes Bealtaine cottage was a source of inspiration for me this week- such a lovely channel.

Feminine enegy is so sacred and beautiful and has been so suppressed and maligned for centuries.
We are so out of kilter in this world. Male energy is supreme, and we all suffer as a result.
We are out of balance.
Male energy is needed and a powerful source, but without female energy it can be negative and destructive.
Women even end up being harsh to each other in a patriachial culture.
Supporting and empowering each other as women is crucial. We are different, bu we all hold the same love and fears.

Saint Winefride's Well is lovely Hills. I haven't visited for a number of years now. In fact I like most of the holy wells. Often they are old pagan sacred sites that were christianised but you will often find the old ones still there if you pay attention.

What a saga this morning. Starchild were out of lemon balm! How can a herb that grows like a weed where ever it is not wanted be so elusive? Luckily the Cat and Cauldron came to my rescue. All herbs now sourced and ready for the start of the tincture workshop on Friday.

Yes Speakout it really is a lovely channel. Every now and again I stumble on a source of inspiration that just seems to resonate against some massive internal gong and open little pockets of my heart and mind that were probably hidden there all along, dormant, waiting perhaps. There's been a string of them recently. Almost as if some unseen force has been leaving a trail of breadcrumbs for me to follow. (Don't trails of breadcrumbs usually lead to the homes of witches?)

I'm grateful for those who reach out and share their journey with others.

You are so right that as women we need to support and empower each other. Without sounding too melodramatic the Earth needs this co-operative, healing energy more than ever right now. The scales need to be rebalanced.

Glad your shopping trip was successful in the end, Elphame. Although with so many lovely things to sniff in Starchild, it's hard not to be drawn in by all items that were never on your shopping list in the first place!

Every now and again I stumble on a source of inspiration that just seems to resonate against some massive internal gong and open little pockets of my heart and mind that were probably hidden there all along, dormant, waiting perhaps. There's been a string of them recently. Almost as if some unseen force has been leaving a trail of breadcrumbs for me to follow. Don't trails of breadcrumbs usually lead to the homes of witches

Very wise words there Fitz

I think we've all been there, too many times to count. There's always a choice though whether to be guided or to ignore.
Sometimes it's a gentle nudge, sometimes it keeps on being more and more insistent until it's almost a deafening roar

I've always listened and enjoyed the meanders it's taken me on my Lifepath, places I'd probably not have consciously chosen, but lways places of benefit and insight.

BlankTimes your words totally resonate with me and make perfect sense.
I love the analogy of opening up pockets of your heart.
It takes us to be brave to open our heart, it makes us vulnerable too, but it is a strong path.
I love reading your posts- you are full of loving insight and a gift to us here.

I love Bealtaine cottage, I aspire to a similar garden!

Anyone with green fingers know what would be good, fairly easy plants to grow indoors? I don't have a garden or even a balcony, and it is very windy here (and am on the third floor) so a windowsill seems little dangerous. I have a fair number of windows, but they are all quite small (old building) and do get a fair amount of sun during the day.

Thank-you Speakout but I need to point out that the first paragraph of my post with the 'pockets' is a quote from Fitz and I messed up the formatting, the asterisks didn't make the first paragraph bold type, sorry.

In the last week or two, several times I've been credited and thanked for doing things that were actually someone else's work and each time I've explained that it's lovely to receive the praise, but it really needs to be directed to the originator, not me.

Hello all. Hope it’s ok to join in.

Just a disclaimer, I’m not a witch nor do I practice. I have however, found myself being drawn over the years more and more and now to a point I can’t ignore. I was brought up and raised a catholic and I still absolutely believe in God and that will not waiver. I suppose I felt at odds - am I “allowed” to look more into your side of things or not and still keep my God faith. I’m so unsure.

It’s strange I’ve always been drawn to the spiritual side of being a witch I suppose. My friends wouldn’t know this but I’m a big “connection to the ocean/Woods/trees/earth” and never wish anything horrible on anyone/imagine a white light to protect. So perhaps I am already doing this - I’m not 100% sure about everything - can you tell!

I love everyone’s positivity and care on this thread. I’ve adored reading all the pages. What wonderful people you are.

I am about to make a massive move with my family and it will be very unknown. Does anyone read this and have strong feelings? I saw someone ask to “draw a card”. Would it be ok (and I’m not expecting/meaning to offend) but would someone mind doing this for our upcoming move?

Thank you. Looking forward to any input - greatly appreciated.