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.

Good morning sisters.

It is another beautiful fresh autumn day here. The magpies have already been by, singing until they get their breakfast. I have no laundry left to do – I feel like the Mammy in Derry Girls, scraping around for clothes to avoid doing a half load! Of course, that will change when DS1 gets home from camp tomorrow (notice how I’m assuming he will actually change some of his clothes )

Elphame - I get the sense that you are naturally concerned but not unduly worried about this health scare. In my experience, if there was any worry about the nature of the new lump at all, they would have had you in for more testing right away. I understand your concerns about surgery. I’m sure you’ll have a good discussion with your surgeon and anaesthetist before you make any decisions.

Violet - hope everything goes okay for you. Please try to find some time for self-care both before and afterwards. Meditation always helps me get through such things.

Loyaul - that orthopod sounds like a complete dick. Pain is whatever the patient says it is. End of. We all have different tolerances and react and recover differently to procedures. Blank has given you some good advice re monitoring the condition of your leg. Please do seek help if you are at all concerned about it and if you can’t weight-bear, well just don’t. Do you have a follow-up appointment with a physio? If so, follow their advice as they are usually far more clued in than some surgeons about post-op care. If not, make one and get yourself a realistic post-op plan that fits your needs and leg function right now.

Blank - you seem have nailed the character traits of orthopaedic surgeons there! Oddly, DH & I were only discussing them this morning.

I’d be tempted to make a complaint about the surgeon. I am the normally very quiet person who had a stand-up row with the pompous cardiothoracic surgeon who wanted to send my quite clearly round-the-hat rack father (he was trying smoke his oxygen sats probe ffs!) home in a taxi the day before a bank holiday weekend with no community nursing support in place for his chest wound which was pumping out frank pus. It bought him an extra few days of in-patient care that he desperately needed.

I shall light a candle today for everyone, but especially for those who are experiencing health issues. Sending you all positive, healing energy for a restful night.

Morning, a cold wet day here, we had snow overnight but has melted.

Trying to shake off a gloomy mood here- been with me for a couple of days. I feel tired and a little worn out, I have a creative projevct I have been planning for a while, but just can;t face it, and I can't force ir, it won't work, But the sperk isn;t there to do what needs to be done.

I will drag myself to the gym this morning, although I would rather not, but I know I always feel better afterwards.

I hope everyone has a good day.

Wise words in the picture you shared Misty, thank you. Lovely to hear of you feeding the magpies breakfast

Love to you too speakout you give out so much to all of us here and those in your life, it’s no wonder you’re having a bit of a slump. I hope the gym gives you the boost you hope for and that you are able to give back to yourself in a way that ‘refills your cup’

My busy week continues, I’m aware I can’t sustain this level of output without plugging in to recharge. I’ll be looking out for opportunities to carve this space out for myself. It’s not just important, it’s essential.

I hope everyone has some magic in their day 💫

I saw this and thought of Enchanters wise words about listening to what our bodies are telling us.

I know we all know this but I think it’s good to remind ourselves how important taking good care of ourselves is.

We can’t always take a relaxing holiday or even weekend retreat but if we have the philosophy of listening to our bodies and wise inner voices at the forefront of our minds then we’re more likely to be able to see the smaller, no less valuable opportunities peppered through our days to tune in and nurture our vital life force.

Like speakout says, a few minutes mindfully drinking tea that we have blessed can help. As can sky gazing, a favourite song, focusing on our breath.. I just think sometimes we can lose sight of these ‘micro-opportunities’ when we’re feeling overburdened. It’s good to check back in and reconnect before we lose sight of ourselves.

A reminder for myself that I thought I’d share in case it’s also what someone else needs to hear today ✨

Morning lovelies, I feel so out of the loop it's ages since I posted. I think when I was last on I was looking forward to completing a work deadline and freeing up some 'study 'time .
Everything went to pot after that .
I'm no expert in astrology but I'd swear the mercury retrograde caused me no end of trouble .
It started with colds , clumsiness and losing things and culminated with a debilitating flare up and a diagnosis of Rheumatoid arthritis. Being self employed this is potentially disastrous.
Today I'm starting to feel a bit more optimistic , the meds are having some effect and I'm looking forward to thinking about my witchy path again but it's hard to concentrate on things.
Are any of you wise ones Piscean ?
Does anyone know if the retrograde has a bigger impact on those born in that house?
Even without the retrograde I knew March was going to be significant.
I looked for a message after a death and got the image 2 , that was March 2 years ago.
This is so far removed from my interpretation at the time . Aaaargh !

There seems to be quite a few of us with health issues and low mood at the moment.

Filled so sorry to hear about the RA diagnosis. My best friend was diagnosed with it last year and I've seen how much pain she's been in. I understand that the medication prescribed for it has good results, so I hope this is the same for you.

Take good care of yourselves sisters, sending out love and energy to you all 💫❤️

FilledSoda So sorry about the RA diagnosis. My DP's mother had it. Are you under a specialists care? There are some very effective treatments out there and a change of consultant to one who was more up to date made a real difference to her life.

Mistymount - yes you have my state of mind exactly. I'm not expecting a cancer result from the biopsy but it's going to force me to make a decision I don't want to make. Oddly if it is malignant then that would make it easier as I'll have no choice. The surgery is the same whatever.

Something is afoot VioletCharlotte.
I hope celestial events are moving onto the next chapter sharpish.
I hadn't realised we were in a dip , I'll catch up on posts .

Lets hope tomorrow's new moon brings some good positive energy.

Is this the place for clairvoyance or tarot?
Have never ventured over here before, have had numerous problems accepting stuff.
I won't be offended if it's not the right place

Filled so sorry to hear about your RA, I know what you mean about the self employed part, it makes it 10 times harder

Thank you all so much for your kind words and advice. I am taking your advice seriously BlankTimes and monitoring closely, especially the swelling as it's significantly bigger than the "good" knee.
Misty I am trying to line up some private physio but all the local ones have a bit of a wait and I have a semi retired surgeon lined up to come out and see me next weekend (he is away at the moment) meanwhile I'm putting some weight on it using the crutches but nowhere near full as it just gives.

Elphame I will be thinking of you too

Hi RomanyQueen1, welcome, do have a look at our previous threads, it'll give you a good idea of what we're about.

There's a list on the second post at the start of this thread. Grab a cuppa and have a browse

Good morning everyone, and a welcome to RomanyQueen1.

A very wet day here and I have overslept a little.
But pretty up to date with work ( for the moment) , I need to tackle the fridge.
I want to do a big shop tomorrow to replenish supplies, so always nice to have a clean fridge to pack things away.
I will burn some candles and play some music as I work. Light levels are so low here today.

morning.

I saw two hares yesterday. No idea how to interrupt this anymore. On the way out to do a thing one was sat in a field have a munch on some food. One the way back from doing the thing one ran along side the car a little bit and then ran off.
I don't think I am seeing the hares because I am just more away because I am seeing them in completely different places each time - sometimes significant think 10s of miles away from original sighting. And the sightings generally take me by surprise.
Life is going through some tough spots and is insanely busy. And yes I do feel like I am floundering. But is this just a we've got you, you need to change directions? Who knows. Tough meetings at work today. Need to just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Except I don't want to right now.

Sorry for being so turned inwards and disassembled.
Hoping all of those with medical problems and concerns are ok and worst fears not realised. Wishing you all peaceful days

HillsBesideTheSea

Many of us love hares- once you start noticing them they are everywhere, they have a noble defiant energy,, but hard to pin down, slightly crazed, unpredictable, I love it.

defiant energy I need some of this right now. And sleep. Thanks speakout

Good morning all, hello RomanyQueen, hope you enjoy catching up with us all.

We don't have any hares on our land but the farm next door does (one of them is huge our dogs are terrified of it!) and I love watching them.

Loyaultemelie

How are you today? It sounds lovely to have land- although I am sure it is hard work.
I have only a vey small garden, but very lucky to have woodland all around me , (which is someone else's responsibility to maintain)

Just had a surprisingly tranquil hour cleaning out my fridge, all shelves out and scrubbed with hot water with bicarb, all bad stuff thrown out, checked out all sell by dates on sauces, pickles etc.

I lit a jasmine scented candle while I worked, I put it in a beautiful turquoise hand blown frosted glass my SIL gave me for chistmas, first time I have used it.
I played my celtic tranquil music on my laptop and enjoyed hearing the deluge of the rain drumming on the conservatory roof- always such a soothing sound.

Luckily I was finished before my mother came downstairs complaining about the " disgusting filthy weather", asked me to put out the candle as it " goes for her lungs" and asked if I could turn off the music as it is " so depressing". I noticed my cats ( who have been chilling togther as I worked) have now started to fight.

Ah well I had my hour of being able to find some pleasure in a banal task of cleaning out the fridge!

Finding micro magic is always fun for me.

My Zen is still with me a little.

Must get on with work now.

I hope everyone finds some micro magic today!

speakout, your posts always cheer me up. This thread is helping me with Zen. I was looking in the wrong places before I found this thread.

sorry to all the posters with health worries.

re hares, living in a concrete jungle, I would love to see hares!

I get confused about the moon, some places say tomorrow is new moon.

I had quite a good week so not sure if I need a change of energy or not

RosaWaiting

Yes, sorry, my mistake, tomorrow is the new moon- 5th.

Wishful thinking on my part!

Lovely post speakout and welcome RomanyQueen

I have a lot planned for tomorrow's new moon. Apologies in advance for any rips in the space/time continuum!

It's a proper "Blackthorn Winter" here at the moment. Cold, wet and with the occasional hailstorm.

I had a revelation about what my flower jar is all about - I was gifted a Barn Owl feather and the proverbial penny dropped.

Is anyone else reading that thread in AIBU and feeling sad about it?

Can you tell us more about the flower jar Elphame? I am intrigued.

And out of the blue an old friend of my mother's called askimg if she could pick her up and take her out for lunch!
She has now gone for the rest of the afternoon and will be having a lovely time.
As will I !

• the goddess must have heard my mutterings!

Thank you for the lovely welcome, I may lurk for a while as I don't really know much atm.
Have had mh problems for about 6 months and part of my problem was coming to terms with some basic abilities I have and things that were happening in my life that were too much to be coincidental.
So now I'm looking for some real Romany spells and taking inspiration from you lovely people.

The Goddess moves in mysterious ways! Hopefully they'll have afternoon tea as well!

My flower jar - well I had a notion to collect and dry as many different sorts of flowers that grow either in my garden or nearby as possible over the course of the year. No idea quite why or what I'd do with them but I decided to play along anyway. I've filled one large mayonnaise jar and I'm going to have to finish off my pickled onions so I can repurpose the huge jar they are in!

Any way the gift of the feather made things click into place. I'm going to make an oil from the flowers at the end of the year to use in some Blodeuedd work. It also answers the dilemma about whether I include flowers from the monkshood and nightshades I grow. They do need to go in. I'll also include the feather in the mix and take it from there.