Any Witches Here?- Part 17.

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Part 2
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Part 3
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Part 4
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Part5
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Part 7 //www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3520269-Any-Witches-Here-Part-7?pg=1
Part 8 //www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/a3568622-Any-Witches-Here-Part-8?pg=1
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Part 13 //www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/4116107-Any-Witches-here-Part-13
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queenrollo I have a candle lit for you to bring calm and strength.

Hopefully by the end of the day you will be feeling more settled.

I had a lump in my breast a couple of years ago and I remember the anxious feelings well.
I had some ( non invasive) tests at the hospital, and the consultant gave me the results within an hour. It was benign ( as most lumps are) and no further treatments were needed. The lump disappeared with in a few months of its own accord- but glad I had the consultation.
I will be thinking of you XXX

Good morning sisters.

Queenrollo sending you lots of love and positivity for today, will be thinking of you.

Speakout I'm struggling a little with the dark mornings and evenings this week. I'm keen to go to the gym and get out for more walks, but it's pitch dark by the time I finish work and all I want to do is snuggle up in the sofa. It's brighter today and not raining so will try and get out for a walk at lunchtime. Thank you for the astrological update, I could do with finding some energy right now!

@queenrollo I hope today sets your mind at rest. I've had the same scenario @speakout relates - a weird (sore) lump appeared under my armpit and it turned out something was blocked, possibly as a result of the deodorant I was using. Usually they turn out to be nothing to worry about but it's an anxious wait and always better to get any unexplained bumps or marks checked out.

Sending more positivity your way.

I also appreciate the astrological updates.

@queenrollo sending love and positivity and oomph your way today lovely, I'm thinking of you!

Thank you for your kind thoughts and words. I am certain it helped me stay calm, as I sat almost an hour past my appointment time and the lack of communication really annoys me. It transpires the Consultant hadn't turned up, and there was no message what to do with his patient list. Unfortunately most of them were sent home to reschedule but another Consultant added me to his list because of my Two Week Pathway status.
He has ruled out anything sinister and explained my options, which has resulted in me just living with the lump unless there are any changes.
It's essentially a papilloma and he says if they remove it, it will likely grow back anyway.
This is fine, I am just happy it is nothing serious.

I'm taking my son to play with his best friend this afternoon and I will stay and have a cup of tea with his mum. Will be nice to catch up, we haven't seen each other properly for ages!

Very pleased to hear this, @queenrollo. You must be so relieved. I can relate!

Good news @queenrollo.
I am.on a mission to declutter this overstuffed house( flat). 4 bags of stuff gone so far and have barely started. It is so therapeutic. I feel as if Im cleansing myself at the same time. As I'm.doing dry January,I probably am!
Bring on the full moon.

Great news queenrollo, you must be very relieved.

Clearing stuff out gives me that feeling too Hedjwitch. Really calms me. I find messy places quite stressful.
I don't have a goal to tidy the whole house, but just one area or shelving at a time.
It "sparks joy" when I look at places that are ordered and neat.
I am also not a fan of lots of ornaments or decorations. I like simple spaces, no bright colours.
My boot is full of stuff for my favourite charity shop- a real treat to visit!

Good news queenrollo

I wish I found clearing stuff cathartic. I might have found somewhere to live near mum. Will save me hours of travelling on the Tube. It's small though - it's not forever of course and I am aware I am lucky to be able to buy it.

it will mean some decisions about decluttering - mum does have a garage. I have already parted with so many things I wanted to keep.

one thing about having so many changes and now hardly any friends, I won't be having to think of it from a visitor perspective. It will certainly be better for me to get a bit more out of London - it's close to London but if it works out, I will be able to get a walk in actual quiet woods - a short bus journey but where I am now, a short bus journey always leads to more concrete.

EmmaEmerald living near woodland is a balm for my soul.
I dream of living somewhere like Jonna Jinton in Sweden, although practically such remote places do have downsides, and usually entail a lot of driving for basic needs.
I have never lived in London, but I have lived in the centre of another city for 15 years. That was probably not representative of urban living either though- I could reach woodland, unspoilt coastline and mountains all within a 20 minute drive.
I feel a happy balance where I live at the moment, near a small town close to a small but very diverse and beautiful city.
I live surrounded by woodland- I see trees from every window. No traffic apart from access, the only night noise is wind and owls. The woods are not huge in area, but deep enough. I can walk for an hour and still not reach the other side. They are indiginous woods too with a river running through so wonderful diversity, lots of birds, foxes, bagers, deer and otters.

I have slept in this morning- I had a 9am yoga class booked, but I think I switched off my alarm and went back to sleep. Too late now to make it- I was needing the sleep anyway.
I see Molly Roberts has a new meditation video- Rose Ocean.
I love her work, she is full of wisdom, but has such a playful aspect to her work.

I am off to start my morning rituals at an indulgently slow pace.

Have a magical day brightlings.

speakout yes, I often think where you live sounds fab.

i've been under many names here, been trying to move for quite a while. If this one falls through...actually I can't even think about it. Haven't told anyone IRL.

Emmaemerald** sending you a whole heap of positive vibes that the move all goes through smoothly for you. I can understand why you want to get out of London. I'd have loved to have lived there when I was younger, but nowadays I like being able to get out into the country. I live in a large town, but there's lots of small woods areas within walking distance, and I'm lucky to be surrounded by beautiful, Hampshire countryside. I can be in London in 45 minutes by train and at the beach within an hour. I feel very fortunate (although would love it if the beach was a little closer!)

Speakout your body must have needed the rest this morning, I hope you enjoyed a nice relaxing morning. Thank you for the heads up about Molly Roberts meditation, I will take a look later.

I'm enjoying a weekend of self care. Yoga and Pilates yesterday and gym the morning. This afternoon I'm going to a spa with my friend, so looking forward to relaxing in the saunas and hydrotherapy pool. I don't buy into the whole 'new year, new you' stuff, but I do see January as an opportunity to reset. It's a peaceful, quiet month with few social commitments, so there's more time to exercise, take care of skin and hair and catch up on sleep. There's nothing nicer (IMO!) than coating yourself in body lotion after a warm shower, and putting on clean, soft pjs and a fluffy dressing gown!

Hello, everyone. I’ve never posted on this thread before so I hope you don’t mind - I’ve so enjoyed reading this and some previous threads.

I’m not a witch but for the past year or so I’ve had a real sense of being connected to something beyond the physical reality, so I suppose I’m looking for reassurance that I’m not mad! I feel so deeply connected to nature and the seasons, and especially the moon and stars. It’s like they stir something in me and give me energy almost? I don’t know I can’t really make sense of it.

There are also instances where I haven’t predicted things exactly but sort of, if that makes sense? Sometimes a very random thought will appear in my mind and then it happens, or sometimes I just know things. Some of it could be down to intuition of course but not all of it.

Also, for the past couple of months I’ve been seeing crows everywhere. I know they’re stereotypically seen as a bad omen but I didn’t feel sinister. I also have kept seeing the number 67 - when I check my phone battery it’s 67, if I turn the volume up or down on my PC at work, it’s 67 and so on. I did some digging and both are a sign of new beginnings which is something I’ve felt very strongly for a while now.

Sorry, I do hope I haven’t rambled on too much! It’s just that it would be almost impossible to explain this to anyone in real life but it feels too important to ignore.

Hello Brida

you sound like me maybe? No sense of magic but connecting to something in nature. I also feel affinity with spirits or...something.

I went on a bat walk last summer and it was amazing, to be in the woods at night. I realise if you live in a place like that, it won't sound like much!

Oh and I love crows.

I love bats too, and I could look at the moon for hours. I once saw a jokey little thing (on Facebook probably) that said you know you're a witch when you're drawn to the moon, and butterflies land on you. A little light bulb went on in my head💡

Wiccan "A little light bulb went on in my head"

did a moth land on it? 😂

Ooh what’s a bat walk @EmmaEmerald? I’ve been so drawn to the woods lately but haven’t ventured in on my own as yet. I do feel a sense of magic - I think I always have but I’m maybe just more in tune with it now and so feel ready to explore it.

I’m exactly the same @WiccanWonderer I’m completely transfixed by it. I can always tell when it’s going to be a full moon as my mood changes massively.

That would have been poetic!

A bat walk is just going into the woods with a guide, some sonar equipment and hearing bat signals. It just seemed so special, the moon was out and it's reassuring to know that world is out there. There were about 30 people on the walk, it's pretty popular. You use minimal torchlight to avoid upsetting wildlife. We heard owls too...another thing that's probably normal if you live in the country but for this Londoner, it was like spending the evening in another world. Did me more good than a holiday!

Just occasionally we have an owl land on our roof, from the call I think it is a female tawny owl. We are not in the countryside though not too far from fields, so presumably she is out hunting over the gardens. It's such a treat when it happens.

The full moon does seem to have played havoc with my sleep patterns this month, and I normally sleep like a rock.

Bats are amazing. If I didn't have to devote so many hours to work I'd seriously consider joining the local bat conservation trust. In summer we spend a lot of time out on the patio, and I love that quiet lull just as the swifts disappear at the late dusk and the bats start coming out. I've spent hours in the garden just watching them.

I'll never not be thrilled to hear a tawny owl. We once rented a holiday cottage in Cornwall in the middle of the woods and I managed to count all our five native owl species calling in the night. Beautiful!

On a separate thread someone phrased this as the owls telling us their stories, which I think it a wonderful way to think of it. The call of nature has always had a stranglehold on me, in the best possible way. I can't remember a time in my life when I wasn't aware of all the varieties of life around us.

Oh I also had very strange, lucid dreams leading up to the full moon.

The call of nature has always had a stranglehold on me, in the best possible way.

This is such a perfect way to describe it, although it’s a much more recent revelation for me. It’s like a sudden realisation that I’m part of nature and it’s part of me, that we’re forever intertwined.

I’m lucky enough to have some lovely woodland nearby (however it feels like it’s slowly being taken over by awful, oppressive new build estates). I have a special affinity with deer - they sometimes wander up out of the woods and help themselves to some foliage on the trees just behind my garden. They have such a reassuring, almost protective presence.

Glad your appointment was able to give you some peace of mind queenrollo

Welcome to the new comers, nice new names to those who have changed names.

This year arrived with a barrel load of stress that brought me to a screeching halt. Again. Life is an minute by minute, hour by hour kinda deal right now.