Any Witches Here? Part 8.

[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.

Sorry about your mum Rosa.

I have often felt quite connected to cats, but just now was slightly odd. I was out for a walk and I hear some yowling. Took a while to find a cat on the side of the hill in some bushes. It didn't seem hurt or stuck and i managed to hold the branches aside and coax it out. It came up to me no problem and seemed healthy and I'm quite sure I have seen it around the village. When it was out on the grass, I went on with my walk as it seemed okay. About an hour later on my way back past, I heard the yowling again, so had a look and the cat was stuck back in the bushes. I coaxed it out again and got it down to the pavement with me and we walked along together until some people came down the road and it jumped in to some more bushes and started yowling again. Once they had passed I coaxed it out and we walked the half mile or so in to the village.
At every side street it would stop and look and sniff and then keep walking with me. Then at one it ran up the side road, looked at me and walked through a garden gate.
I hope it is home now. But I'm not really sure what to make of it.

Hello all,

I have a question if you don't mind please, do you look at your stones to see if you can see anything?

Also I got a new Crystal - lavender amethyst, it was smooth all over, it looks like it's got a bit of a crack after saging.

Do you reject imperfect stones?

Are any of you into Viking based stuff?

Thanks for the suggestions all. I think I'd mostly like to fill the box with consumables, so salt is a great idea. Thank you.

Morning everyone, lovely day again here, long may it last.The retrograde seems to have sparked resolution to several outstanding projects so far, long may this continue.

Elphame hope all went well with the talk, looking forward to hearing about it.

Violet that Retrograde info is great!

Sniv try and find some rock salt, 'of the Earth' and all that, some varieties are coloured, Himalayan is pink.

Loyaul One of my cats used to yowl like that over what I think was a territorial thing,

She'd come so far with me and the dog, about 150 yards from home, then stop and do that yowling which I took to be a warning to mean 'I can't go any further, my boundary is here' or 'Don't go any further, here be Dragons' or 'This is the edge of the world, don't go any further you'll fall off' and she'd wait there until we returned, yowl at us again, then walk home with us perfectly happy. None of our other cats have ever done that, she did it every time she accompanied us for several years.

PriestessModwena Hello and Welcome, grab a cushion and a cuppa. Amethyst is a form of quartz and quartz is one of the hardest minerals next to diamond. Extreme quick temperature change can damage quartz, as can dropping it on a hard surface, but apart from that, it's fine. Many quartz points have dings in the points, they still work. The internal rainbows reflected in a lot of quartz wouldn't appear if the piece was literally crystal-clear.
Cracks and other imperfections in stones make them what they are, no I'd never reject a stone because of that, only ever if it didn't 'feel' right. visual appearance isn't everything, it's just superficial. Look up the Cracked Pot Story
I have some enhydro crystals, they contain bubbles of air or oil. They don't form in clear perfect stones, they formed when there's imperfections in the crystal which trapped the oil or water millennia ago.

Speakout delighted you've had a lovely holiday, I too know the homecoming feeling well.

May everyone have a magical day.

Good afternoon sisters,

I hope everyone’s day is going as well as can be and that there is magical support in abundance for all.

Thinking of you Rosa, sending love and support. We’re all here for you, take the energy you need. When I was having a particularly testing time with family last week, I drew on the energy we’ve generated together here and felt that I was not alone despite being scared and alarmed by what was going on. Like Violet says, Lean on us if you need to 💖

Meadow thank you for sharing the beautiful evening sky with us and for the ‘born in retrograde’ lead- last night’s research has helped me massively with a reframe of mercury retrograde 🙏

speakout I hope you’ve had/have a smooth journey home, I’m sure your energy is infused with an extra Greek goddess sparkle from your trip 💫

rivier really interesting to read of your cat encounter and BlankTimes wise words in response. When I have what feels like a meaningful encounter with an animal I like to think about what ‘medicine’ it is offering me. I’m a bit of a shamanic witch! www.shamanicjourney.com/cat-power-animal-symbol-of-wholeness-independence-curiosity-many-lives-cleverness-love-mystery-magic

PriestessModwena welcome 🙏
I see BlankTimes has given you some helpful thoughts on crystals. I also would focus on the feel of the stone above anything else. My new hagstone is slate in chalk- ‘imperfectly’ formed and it feels very powerful to me.

I’m just enjoying a lull in the demands of the day and reflecting on the benefits of weaving my practice throughout my challenging week last week. Stopping to admire wildflowers, taking country roads to enjoy the view and being treated to a hare siting and perhaps best of all a detour to walk barefoot round what is believed to be a C 13th labyrinth. I treasure these magical times and they sustain me.

I hope everyone can find a moment to nourish themselves with whatever lifts them in amongst the day ✨

Having trouble attaching photos!

Rosa I’ve been thinking of you and your mum, I hope things are as good as they can be and you’re bearing up.

Priestess I have two ‘dragon’s egg’ crystals (one quartz, one amethyst) which are great for scrying. They have some beautiful rainbows in them. I also have a quartz crystal ball, she is magnificent . I like to have her close by when I’m working candle magic, I feel like she’s a great amplifier and I love to watch the flames reflected in her..

I never reject stones if they are chipped or broken, but sometimes I get the feeling that a stone has served me long enough and I should pass its magic to someone else.

How was everyone’s day? Mine was quite frantic, I’m hoping for a calming meditation session at bedtime tonight.

Those photos are stunning Yashmiscrone

Thank you lovely women for the handhold and understanding

Even when I’m not on the board, I feel the support and it really helps.

Also loving the nature pics, amazing!

Good evening ladies.
Been a perfect day here in Somerset.

Decided we needed to get out for the day so caught the open top bus to the next seaside town down the coast,the beach is much nicer than the one here (in my opinion)

The tide was in,so went for a paddle - the sea was lovely and warm,the sand/mud felt lovely on my feet and they feel fantastic now. The wind in my hair on the top deck of the bus felt great and blew all the stuffy/staleness away.

Got home,windblown,slightly sunburnt,sandy and salty but what a fantastic feeling. Just what I needed!

Good morning.
Hope everyone is well, just catching up here after a overnight flight from Greece, so still a little groggy.

Morning everyone. Hope you're all well. I've had a fairly challenging few days, nothing major, just things coming at me from every direction and feeling like I was wading through treacle. Happily, I woke up this morning feeling like things had shifted, and feeling much calmer 😊

Blessings to you all 💫💕

Violet, glad you’re feeling better

I’m doing lots of cleaning and telling myself it’s cleaning magic a la speakout

Been flattened by migraine for the last 2 days. They are now more frequent than they've been for years. I may need to visit the GP (jut a bit reluctant after what happened last time I tried treatment for them!)

The workshop went well thank you - I think we will repeat it at some time. I've now moved on to this weekend's friend's handfasting. Luckily I'm only calling a quarter but it's a wiccan one so I'll have to take care to get the right element! ( I use Northern quarters - they are a different order).

I'm also fretting about what to wear - I spent this morning trying to find a simple pretty summer dress and failed completely. I can't wear blue as it makes me look awful and everything else was so dark and dismal or simply too short. If I can shed a dress size by Saturday I do have a pretty vintage one I could wear but it was tight when I bought it and I'm no thinner now 20 years later!

It’s good to have you home speakout, I hope today has been gentle.

Glad you’ve felt that shift Violet, I love the feeling of relief when that happens, long may it last 💫

I agree Rosa, cleansing and clearing your space can be a magical experience and can work to cleanse your own energy whilst you’re at it. Hope all is as well as it can be.

Pleased to hear the workshop went well Elphame I see you as a teacher soul- there’s a real clarity in your energy- I know I’ve benefited greatly from it here on the thread. You make it easy to learn and take on new ideas. Sorry to hear about the migraine. They are hellish aren’t they. I’ve had some nasty experiences with migraine treatment too (topiramate didn’t agree with me to say the least) so understand your wariness. A serious of sessions with an osteopath helped me lessen my symptoms by realigning a structural issue in my neck that was impacting. Hormones seem to have a big impact for me too. I know it’s different for everyone but you have my empathy and I hope you can find something that you feel comfortable with to ease it x

My ‘anti- misogyny’ magic is underway! A tall order I know but this particular case of it has seen some results today (alongside practical action of course) Oh for a world where this weren’t necessary! Still, this man at least will think twice before exercising his sense of entitlement again..

Once again I’m hoping for a storm. Met office keeps changing it’s mind but the atmosphere feels like it might generate one. It would be wonderful to feel that clearing and the energy of it would be great for my current workings. ⛈

Sorry to hear you're suffering Elphame migraines are awful and can be so debilitating. My DS2 suffered from them badly a few years ago. Our GP gave him pizotifen which he had to take every day, and it seemed to do the trick, although I know it's not nice to be in medication all the time. Thankfully he seems to have grown out of them now so we think they were hormonal.

I agree with Yashmis about your being a teacher. That's very much the feel I get from your energy too. Glad the workshop went well, it's sounds fascinating.

Yashmis I'm loving your anti-misogynist magic! I think we could do with putting some of it out into the world right now. There's way too much toxic masculinity around 😬

Elphame sorry to hear about the migraines.

re toxic masculinity - I could be misremembering but I thought red jasper was good for that. Googling doesn't raise it at all, but I have had some...experience. Possibly. If you believe in that kind of thing!

Gppd morning.
A beautifully fresh and vibrant morning here. Still a little overcast here, forecast is promising sunshine, and I was planning to tackle some of my laundry mountain.
Elphame I hope you are feeling better, I agree with others you have a wonderful energy for teaching, I see you as a very wise woman, I too have learned a great deal from you on this thread.
YashmisCrone wonderful to har about your anti- misogyny magic, I can picture you standing tall and strong, full of goddess. I actually think this is one of the area of magic that she is always willing to help - it is at the core of goddess energy after all. Wonderful to hear that you are strong enough to face up to the hateful energy and be brave.

Good morning sisters,
A slow start to a busy day here. No face to face work today so I can schedule as I wish. What I wish for the moment to to enjoy my tea whilst listening to the birds sing!

It’s interesting you should mention the red jasper Rosa. I’ve been working more with stones I’ve been gifted or have foraged from the beach/river bank and intuitively chose this one with it’s red tones to help we with my work this week.

I’ve been reflecting on the idea of raising the vibration of the divine feminine to combat the toxic masculinity that is causing such problems in the world. The work I did this week was at a micro level- with an individual- but the issue was of course a symptom of a macro/meta issue.

I know we’ve often talked about our desire to combat this and when one of us mentions being up against it personally others will often join in with a knowing and empathic response.

I’ve decided to weave this work more purposefully into my day to day practice. At 8am and 8pm each day (wherever possible of course) I’ll spend whatever time and energy I have on any given day focusing on raising the divine feminine in myself, sharing that energy with my sisters here and using it to combat the issue of toxic masculinity we all face in the wider world.

I see the energy of the goddess as multi faceted yet all part of the same divine strength. Sometimes the energy of the goddess will be like the energy we see in this iconic picture of Saffiyah Khan (As so astutely observed by speakout was the kind of energy I called on this week) sometimes it will be Gaia or great mother healing energy aimed to heal the damage we have done to the planet. It’s all goddess; the divine feminine.

Inspired by previous discussions here and thinking of the wise words of Violet’s yoga teacher about women coming together to raise this energy, this is the commitment I will be making.

Some days this practice will involve lightning a candle to honour the goddess in us all and raise our energy, some days it will involve a few moments to breathe and tune into the divine feminine. I’ll also use these times for any spell work I’m inspired to do focusing on protecting and empowering women- myself and others.

I’d be delighted if anyone felt moved to join me in raising this energy for ourselves, other women and for the greater goal of healing the earth. I’ll be doing so at 8 & 8

YashmisCrone you are a manifestation of the divine and opening your heart to listen to what our planet, life and the goddess needs.
It's a wonderful idea to have a drop in time for raising goddess energy, what a beautiful and enhancing idea, and in doing so of course we nurture ourselves.
I will join you when I can.

a drop in time for raising goddess energy

The perfect description of what I was trying to say speakout thank you for your wonderful words.

I’ve learned a lot about opening my heart here on this thread, not least from you 💖

I agree that it will be a nurturing thing for ourselves too, I’m delighted you’ll join me when you can. The energy feels powerful already! x

Yashmis what a wonderful post, you are a true goddess 🙏💕

I love the idea of coming together virtually to raise the energy of the divine feminine.

At the women's circle I go to, we use the MA chant to evoke sacred Mother energy. This is something some of you may like to try. It sounds beautiful when chanted by a group, but equally powerful when used as part of individual meditation.

www.spiritvoyage.com/meditation/The-Divine-Shield-Meditation-for-Protection-and-Positivity/MED-000048.aspx

Hello everyone! Lovely to catch up with you all

Elphame I'm sorry to hear about your migraines, mine are chronic too and it's horrible, sometimes the treatments are almost worse it's lose lose.

Rosa I'm so sorry what you are going through with your Mum, I'm glad you are able to do some cleansing.

Yashmis what a wonderful post and Speakout I love the idea of a drop in Rome to raise Goddess Energy

Violet that is lovely I can just imagine how uplifting that would be in a circle of women.

We are just back from a couple of days glamping where we were able to switch off and just reconnect to each other and the world around us. Unfortunately it rained at night so my longed for sitting around the firepit watching the stars didn't happen but it was still amazing. I also managed a wobbly paddle which is difficult on crutches but was worth it just to feel the water moving around my feet and to look out at the water and see how big and beautiful the sea is again. Today is a bank holiday here so tonight we are having a bbq with friends and I will get my beloved firepit going all being well.

Thank you for your wonderful supportive words sisters. I am beyond delighted that others like the idea of the 8&8 goddess energy raising drop in!

What a gorgeous goddess picture Violet and thank you for the mantra and yoga pose, I’m going to try that tonight at 8 🙏

Loyaul lovely to hear that your glamping went well. Wonderful that you managed a paddle. Enjoy your fire energy this evening 🔥

Stumpy I meant to say yesterday that I really enjoyed reading about your day at the coast. Days that end with feeling windswept, sandy and salty are my favourite kind!

Oh brilliant Yashmis, so glad you like it ❤️ I'll be at my spiritual development group at 8, but I'll be thinking of you and will do my best to manifest some goddess energy from my group.

How's everyone doing with the mercury retrograde? The beginning of the week was challenging for me, but I'm doing ok now, lots of meditation and yoga has helped. I saw this post today and thought I'd share it as it might help if you're struggling.

www.facebook.com/KirstyGallagherLunarLiving/photos/a.301637993218287/2353440508038015?type=3&sfns=mo