Rose (protection against adversity...Rose Geranium will work also)
1 pinch of yarrow (to keep marriage together)
blend in two onces of carrier oil. Pour into two jars. Couple shoule annoit one another using their own jars. After 7 nights, pour remaining oil into one jar and hide it in a secret place.
We didn't have any oil left,. My husband is not religious but really enjoyed this. I thought it was very valuable...especially for a spouse who is from a different religious background. It's a nice way to combine matrimonial traditions.
It's been quite some time since I posted. Life has kept me rather busy. Matt and I had our family wedding on August 2nd (which was as close to Lughnasadh as we could get). Having a wedding out of state is a logistical 'challenge'. Things became a little tense somewhere between Little Rock and Albany. We didn't quite make the rehearsal dinner....but I understand it went quite well and everyone enjoyed themselves. The Goddess and God blessed us with rain during the ceremony which is supposed to be lucky... unless of course you are a pair of ivory sandals. Once the rain stopped, we had a beautiful sunset and a great time. (I never planned on wearing those shoes again anyway) We went to Saint Lucia for our honeymoon and it was nothing short of fantastic. I've posted some of our photos.
Hoping everyone had a blessed Lughnasadh!
Stones update: My stones were found the next morning exactly where I had left them.....about 10ft away from where I was looking.....Oops.
The strangest thing happened tonight. I usually cannot perform rituals outdoors b/c I live on a military base. However, I celebrated the full moon tonight because both of my neighbors were gone. My driveway has a perfect sky view and the concrete is pieced together in slabs. I chose the center of 4slabs to be the center of my cirlcle. I use 4 stones, ruby, emerald, citrine and aquamarine. i placed them at the four corners and went inside to grab tealights to light my circle. In less than 5 minutes, all stone except the citrine were gone...and the citrine was on the wrong side. I will admit that it was dark and I may have misplaced the citrine. However, I searched with a candle that went out. After that, I had my husband search with a high powered flashlight (I thought I was crazy). We found nothing, I had planned to bless a youth ointment and a herbs for protection, so I was planning on any exotic magick. Can anyone help me understand this? I live in a WWII house. At night, we can hear muffled conversations that make it sound like we left the TV on. Once or twice, we thought that we had a cat in the room (we have two dogs...but one is a chihuahua mix. She was in the bed, but maybe we were just expecting to see a little creature enter the room) Can someone help? I'm a little uncomfortable. I have had objects diappear before throughout my life...but no in less than 5 minutes
My best friend is 38 years old. Earlier this week he felt short of breath and went to the ER. Apparently, his heart is enlarged and not pumping properly. As a result of this, the vessels in his lungs have clamped down which makes the problem worse. Right now he is not responding well to medical treatment and the next step would be a heart and lung transplant. I really need a good healing spell that can be performed by a solitary witch. There is nothing I can do for him in terms of conventional medicine and I am really desperate. Thanks to all of you who take the time to read this.
Growing up in a predominantly Irish family, St Patrick's day was a time to celebrate Irish pride and for the extended family to gather. It was a long time before I understood that story of Saint Patrick chasing the snakes out of Ireland was an allegory for the church's attempt to extinguish paganism. Several year later, I realized I was a pagan. Today, I still celebrate Saint Patricks day with gusto. Now I celebrate both Irish pride and that fact that 'snakes' are making a comeback. It's proof that no one can destroy ideas and that no institution can thwart the journey of the human soul.
So enjoy your beer, soda bread and cabbage, but don't forget to wear something to commemorate the snakes!
