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Any Witches Here? Part 12.

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speakout · 17/08/2020 06:41

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.

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ChillPillRequired · 08/11/2020 18:04

Hi everybody! I was wondering if I could jump in here too? I've recently started looking into practicing and while very excited I'm a little bit overwhelmed with all of the paths and where to begin with it all. I'm currently working on my grounding, visualisation and centring my energy, spending as much time with nature as possible and have started learning tarot as well.

Merry meet. Daffodil

VioletCharlotte · 08/11/2020 18:40

SweetKitty I often get tearful during or after yoga, especially when practising yin poses. I understand it's because we store a lot of emotion in our bodies, especially our hips, so yoga can release this. My yoga teacher assures me it's a good thing 😊 Have you tried Boho Beautiful on YouTube? Some of her videos are gorgeous.

Chillpillrequired welcome Smile I would suggest taking things slowly and just going with what you're drawn to. I find that one door leads to another opening, it's a truly magical way of life ❤️

I've enjoyed a relaxing day. Yoga and meditation this morning and a short walk with my dog. I was planning on going for a longer walk by the canal, but it didn't really feel like the day for it (rather misty and murky) and my dog seemed tired after his long walk yesterday and happy to sleep on the sofa! Spent the rest of the DS pottering, some cleaning, some cooking, now winding down for the evoking. Bliss!

HillsBesideTheSea · 08/11/2020 19:02

VioletCharlotte I got the astrocal diary. here

But i stumbled onto this podcastor's previous year's looks through various calendar comparisons. which is how i came to make my choice. This year's one has a good range again, so have linked it for you

KateF · 08/11/2020 19:35

Not been around much recently. Struggling at the moment-work pressure, money worries, flare up of health problems.
Still trying to light my candles and do some self care.
Thanks to all of you for your words of wisdom, lovely photos and poetry.

purplefig · 08/11/2020 19:35

@HillsBesideTheSea thanks for sharing the link, that diary looks so good. I think I’ll join in! I always mean to pay more attention to the moon cycle and forget...even this Halloween. Doh.

@VioletCharlotte your day sounds like the perfect Sunday. I love that saying “a Sunday we’ll spent brings a week of content”, some truth there I think.

@sweetkitty I have cried during a few home yoga practices. It always seems to be hip openers.

@ChillPillRequired welcome! I wouldn’t say I think of myself as a witch, but I’m very drawn to a lot of the topics discussed in these gorgeous threads. Particularly the connection to nature.

@speakout I loved reading your story, the part about the howling dogs was especially touching. I once went to a historical site with my dog that had some legend pertaining to cursed women (I don’t fully remember, I was less observant then!) and he went absolutely bonkers. Animals are very knowing ❤️

Yesterday we went to the woods and it’s the first time I’ve felt properly autumnal. Such glorious golden hues! I felt so peaceful as I walked, even with our mad dog and babbling baby. Wishing you all a peaceful week x

Elasticatedwaist · 08/11/2020 20:50

Thank you @speakout and @blanktimes .
I’m just catching up with all that I’ve missed here as haven’t had much time the last few days 🙂

Priddypuddycat · 08/11/2020 22:05

Good evening ladies, I have been very interested to read about how the hips hold emotional pain, for the last few months I’ve had the most intense pain - muscular in that area so bad I can’t always sleep on my left side - will try some yoga to see how it helps

sweetkitty · 08/11/2020 22:46

My hips are one of my most painful areas, I have sciatica in the right one and SI joint pain. I do yoga stretches most mornings (and take strong painkillers)

DS 10 and I did a lovely wee head, neck and shoulders practice tonight, love that he wants to join in, he is very muck your typical boy into guns, robots, cars etc yet he has a very soft side too.

calamityjam · 08/11/2020 23:49

Wow my people! I didn't even think to look if there were other people who are both pagan and Mumsnetters! So glad this popped up on the main page

Delphinium20 · 09/11/2020 02:10

Hello kindreds (I stole that greeting from The Story Witch). Just catching up.
@speakout what a story! I got chills as well. Also, I hope your DD (or is it her child?) doing well after time in surgical ward.

Welcome @calmityjam!

All you PP on yoga - I used to have a quite regular practice and now am too sporadic. Down Dog is an app l like that allows you to tailor your practice. I also recommend Happy Yoga w/ Sarah Spark. She has such a calming presence and has a lot of chair yoga, which can be a nice option if you suffer from disabilities, injuries or general out-of-shapedness.

Delphinium20 · 09/11/2020 02:16

I forgot to share my update. I went hiking near the shore and found this lovely diamond shaped tidepool that showed layers of the bedrock as it narrowed in the center. The rock near me is a pinkish to deep rust red, so it reminded me of vulva art or similar due to both color and shape. There, in the center of what I almost want to call a 'womb rock crevice' was a small layered stone, a real beauty and I felt it a gift from a goddess. Such a magical moment and I wanted to share with you all that I took my gift home with me and feel energized by my discovery..

purplefig · 09/11/2020 06:41

@Delphinium20 that sounds beautiful! I love moments like that. I’ve had a couple of experiences discovering meaningful-to-me momentos on the beach. While trying to conceive (and not having much luck) I did a visualisation meditation. The colour that came to mind was green, and I made a triangle with my fingers that I placed over my womb. The next day I was out with the dog on the beach and this perfect triangle of green seaglass just sparkled on the shoreline...I picked it up and kept it by my bedside. It gave me such a sense of peace, I just had this feeling everything would work out. And funnily enough, a few months later I found out I was pregnant.

I hope everyone had had a restorative weekend. I have. DH and I have made plans for the next portion of renovation (two years away, but it’s good to have plans!). I am so drawn to bring old, unloved houses back to life. It sounds mad (not to you guys I’m sure!) but I get this sense of gratitude for our current house 💕 it was in such a state and bit by but we’re bringing it back to life. We’d had a big flap about moving (I think covid is fostering a lot of these conversations!) but we’ve decided to stay and as a result I feel so much calmer and so full of gratitude.

I’m just drinking coffee in bed, I can hear the seagulls and now I need to will myself out of bed and along the coast with the dog for his daily walk. Have a good day all!

speakout · 09/11/2020 07:28

Delphinium20 your rock place sounds amazing. My DD isn't injured, she is a student nurse working at a children's hospital- an aye opener in many ways!
I am sipping coffee while I watch a pale blue soft sunrise. No fire, no roaring reds, just beautiful watery tones to the sky, aquamarine, grey, stacked cloud formations, quite sombre.
OH came home last night after a week in Portsmouth ( he is a key worker) and a 440 mile drive home. I have been working too all weekend, so today is an- an unofficial weekend day!
I have to work unfortunately, overwhelmed with orders right now, but it hels having no housework to do.
calamityjam so good to have you here- you are welcome. Seems a lot of us have come out of the broom closet!

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Bipbopbee · 09/11/2020 09:43

How lovely purplefig many congratulations!

I hope everything goes smoothly and serenely for you

I hope everyone also has a good start to the week

speakout · 09/11/2020 10:02

This is for anyyone who is struggling a little today.

Any Witches Here? Part 12.
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Giggorata · 09/11/2020 10:30

Speakout, that intense blue made me gasp!

And thank you, I am struggling a bit at the moment with work stuff. Emotionally, at quite a low ebb... but letting it wash through me and acting to restore my equilibrium and energy, going into the woods and restoring my soul.

The wolf magic left me in tears... that was a beautiful and magical action.

We managed to have a socially distant Samhain ritual with a huge balefire in the garden of our covenstead. We have been FaceTiming and working distantly, which has been interesting, and fruitful, but there's nothing like the energy when we're all together in the Circle!

Hello to all the witches! Love and blessings. 💕🧙‍♀️🕯

Spiritwriter · 09/11/2020 13:42

I am having a quiet day of reading after my wood walk with the dog. I am going through two bereavements of two very close loved ones. It's.... Challenging. I'm trying not to get caught up in the head space too much. Basically, it's painful.
But... I am pleased the US has a new president, and pray that all this strange cult ish fascism will fizzle away. I have felt quite concerned as people I used to FB with have gone that way and consider anyone else to be lacking in Sight.
I am not.
I don't want to cry, but am tearful. I have cried so much since losing my loved ones... And before too, as my mum was poorly..
Will put my head back into my book. And give thanks for her strength. I know her soul is eternal. I just miss the physical embodiment 😢

Runningdownthathill · 10/11/2020 04:35

Loving all the contributions here. speakout your description of the wolves and your loving act was really moving. I feel the power of it through your description.
I’m intrigued by the mention of finding meaningful objects on the beach. Yesterday I walked along the shore in the mist. I found a small blue piece of sea glass in the shape of a round bead. It was very unusual and I put it in my pocket. My husband said it was a harbinger of good fortune.
I am wondering if it has any significance!

Bipbopbee · 10/11/2020 21:13

Working my way through the first thread!

speakout I see you mentioned Jonna Jinton! I have been following her for a while, absolutely love her videos and photos.
So beautiful. The connection with nature is just magical and I remember one of her posts talking about making tea using pine needles I think, that she said tastes like the forest.
I must try it soon.

purplefig · 11/11/2020 07:20

@Bipbopbee thanks but that was over a year back. She’s earthside now! (And absolutely magnificent).

@speakout your Monday weekend sounds like bliss, how lovely to be reunited after time apart too. That watery sunrise sounds gorgeous as well.

@Spiritwriter I’m so sorry to read of your losses, always challenging but I can imagine on the back of this year especially so. Go easy with yourself. Re: crying, I say if you have the urge let it out. I think it’s all a part of the process.

@Runningdownthathill does blue have a significant meaning to you? The green triangle jumped out at me because of the visualisation work I had been doing - it felt instantly clear to me that the universe was saying: it’s all going to be ok.

I hope everyone is having an enjoyable week? I felt a bit low with everything at the start of it. I’ve been focusing on getting outside, and staying connected to others, and this has helped enormously. It’s funny, before covid and motherhood, I would have said I didn’t really need others beyond by immediate family. But if this year has taught me anything, it’s that connection and shared experience is actually pivotal to my happiness.

I’ve been in a reflective mood lately. It usually comes later in the year, but I guess I’m feeling ready for a fresh start already! I’ve been thinking about how I want next year to feel (though of course I accept we have very little control!) and I am wishing for a lighter, fun-filled year after the heaviness of this one. One thing I’ve decided to do is join a local women’s wild swimming group. I follow their antics online and it looks like they have the best fun, and what a way to connect with others. I’ve always felt a deep affinity with the sea, too.

I’m feeling throughly refreshed after almost nine hours of sleep (thank you, dear daughter!) just coming around with a coffee and then I’ll walk the dog along the coast. Have a good day all!

speakout · 11/11/2020 07:39

Good morning dear friends.
I have a busy and challenging day ahead, mainly supporting other people- in and out of the house.
Annd won't finish until late this evening.

I long for a day I could just focus on work, with no other obligations. After 23 years of caring for children/teenagers there still seems no end in sight.
It is very frustrating. I have a huge backlog of actual work to do, but it won't be tackled today- and will be even bigger tomorrow.

I hope everyone has a gentle day.

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ChillPillRequired · 11/11/2020 09:14

Oh wow @purplefig wild swimming sounds amazing! Hope everybody is doing ok.

I tried my first spell yesterday. I've been apprehensive to just dive in and wanted to read and learn as much as I could before I did anything. Spent a lot of time studying ethics as well. I did a really simple abundance candle spell after receiving an unexpected bill in the morning and then went for a walk in nature.

As I was walking my phone went off and an invoice that I had written off from about 6 months ago had been paid. It was for the exact amount that the bill was (plus the tax). I'm over the moon and feeling really, really grateful today. Smile

speakout · 11/11/2020 10:29

ChillPillRequired

Fantastic results !!

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Runningdownthathill · 11/11/2020 12:14

@Chili that is amazing!

@speakout I am often amazed at how much you have on your plate and how gracefully you manage everything. Have you thought about possibly taking on an assistant? Sounds like you need some help.

speakout · 11/11/2020 12:58

Runningdownthathill thankyou for your kind words and concern.

Yes I am considering an assistant, and I have someone perfect who is keen and would do an amzing job- another witch from a different cultural background.
I am concerned about the stability I could offer.
My days don't feel elegant at all- organised chaos at best.
I work when I can, but have so many responsibilities, often unplanned requests for lifts, meals to cook, laundry to do- much like any other mother I guess.
So having someone to come in at a pre- planned time may not work very well.
Also my OH has changed his role at work, which means much more travel, and only home 15 days a month- which adds to the load.

Thankfully I am super motivated to work, it is a joy and a respite!

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