Daily Life--Answers to Prayer

Late the night before last, my dog got out, and I did not notice until yesterday morning. At first I was not too worried; I figured she had gotten into the neighbor's yard to pillage their avocado tree and forgot how to get back into the house, so she was hanging out somewhere nearby (this has happened before, if you hadn't drawn that conclusion). After walking up and down the block calling her name, she hadn't shown. So my father and I called my mother at work and began walking the neighborhood looking for her. No luck. An hour later we had returned to the house and were making "Lost" posters.

Through all of this, I was praying. Specifically, to Diana in her "Mistress of the Hounds" aspect to bring my girl home safe and sound, or that wherever she was, she was safe and sound there. When I kept not finding her, I was beginning to feel a little doubtful that my prayers were being heard.

It was not until my mother got home that they were answered. As soon as she walked in the door, she was hit by a strong image of our dog under the house. A screen leading from the neighbor's yard to the basement was broken, and mom thought maybe Meggie had gotten down there and was hurt. So she goes to the backyard, opens our atmospheric double-door-hatch into the basement, and sees a blonde pile of dog asleep at the foot of the stairs. She called Meggie's name to make sure she was asleep and not dead, but my dog's bad hips wouldn't let her up the stairs and out of the basement, so mom had to get down and carry her out. Meggie is dusty, but no worse for the wear.

The reason I say this is at first I wondered if Mom's vision was really an answer to my prayer (my mother is Jewish). Then I realized it had to be--I didnt know where the hole to the basement was, or whether Meggie would have had access to it. If I had thought of it, I wouldn't have been strong enough to get her out, and my father's back wouldn't have allowed him to.

From another perspective, this could have been an instance of psychic vision, possibly initiated by the strong vibes the family was giving off to locate the dog. But if this is true, does that answers to prayer do not exist, that they are only misconceived psychic energy fluctuations? Or is it the other way around? Or do both exist in harmony together, possibly unable to be differentiated by most people?

Does it even matter?

Think about it.

Random Quote

"And what does it matter if they don't understand?
For maybe it's meant to be that only we can hear the band." --The Mice, 3hree

Yes, I too, like so many, am often tempted to whine that "no one understands me" and "I'm so persecuted." And then I figure: who cares that "no one understands me?" And what is whining about it going to accomplish? Chances are no one is going to understand me more because I whine about it. Anybody can whine.

And lastly, it is not necessary to my, nor anyone else's, life experience that everybody see my point of view on anything or everything. I will be the first to admit I AM NOT RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING; so who's to say that I'm right about this particular thing? Moreover, there would never be any room nor stimulus for personal change or growth if we all agreed on everything. Thirdly, life would be exceedingly dull; you would always know what someone was going to say before they said it. And lastly, it would be an extreme waste of time to spend effort trying to force people to agree with me, not to mention I'd be a real jerk to do it.

Book of Shadows Entry--Your Foods

Today, if you can manage it (yes, I realize it's a Monday), or maybe over the next week, take some time to think about the foods you eat often, or that you enjoy eating, and what they mean to you elementally or magickally.

For your Earth foods, you choose foods that ground you, that make you feel rich, or very full; or foods that you simply associate with Earth when you think of them.

The Air foods are "brain foods," foods that you eat before studying, foods that make you feel philosophical, and so on. Air foods are also foods you eat that make you feel light and breezy.

Fire foods are passionate foods. Foods that make you feel bold, or firey, or inspired, or lustful. Food that feel intensely emotional are the foods for Fire.

Water foods are the foods that cleanse you, foods that you might eat when you feel like quiet reflection, or foods you eat when breaking a fast. These also tend to be light foods that will pass through you without weighing you down.

There is a purpose for this exercise. Defining the properties of food forces you to really look at what you eat, why you eat it (do you eat donuts in the morning because it's fast? Do you eat TV dinners because you don't cook?), and whether or not you need to make an effort to eat healthier (you'll notice I never mentioned potato chips on my list). It can also add another aspect to your preparation for magick; do you think your spell would work better if you ate nothing but corresponding foods for the whole day of the ritual? For three days before? A week?

What you eat corresponds directly to your health and state of mind. Think about it: you know you have certain "comfort foods" that you eat when you're in a rotten mood that just everything better (Mmm....Phish Food...) Why shouldn't your diet contribute to your magickal ability as well?

Daily Life--Water Foods

Vegetables-Truly, the only vegetable I can think of off the top of my head that reminds me of water is celery, it being so moist and all. Perhaps cucumber would also do.

Fruits- Berries would be a good idea here, particularly grapes (which I'm pretty sure aren't berries at all--I should really look these things up, shouldn't I?). These are the kind of fruits you crave when you are hot and thirsty. Summer fruits, and all.

And as a neat little segue--Melons! Yes, canteloupe, honeydew, and of course, watermelon, are all watery fruits.

Meat- Yup. Fish, squid, shellfish, etc., shall from here on out be referred to as water meats. I don't think I need to explain my train of thought to you on this one, do I?

Beverages and More-Let us see. Hm. What beverage could there possibly be that would remind us of Water? Hm?

Oh yes.

Water.

And perhaps also various fruit juices, such as cranberry, strawberry, grape juice, and so forth.

Daily Life--Fire Foods

Vegetables-I bet you can guess what I've chosen for this: peppers! Although aren't peppers technically fruit? Whatever. I have chosen to classify them as vegetables here, so peppers it is. In fact, any thing spicy and passionate would do.

Fruit- Tomatoes. I was going to associate these with Water, but decided at the last minute that they were more suited to Fire. I have been asked for my reasons for various associations, and truthfully I do not really know why I think a food is one thing and not another. But this is how I perceive them.

Citrus foods, though I did associate them with Air, can also be Fire foods. Turtleheart told me that she felt that oranges lead to sunshine, erego citrus=fire, and I think that's a pretty good way to explain it.

Meat- This is a tough one. I honestly had nothing to connect with fire, except maybe lizards, but who really eats reptiles these days? Ok, ok, I know some people do enjoy a good road-kill pate every now and again: I for one do not think of iguana stew as very appetizing. But to each their own.

Beverages and More- For beverages, I would suggest coffee. A nice "breath of fire" to start your morning, wouldn't you agree? Even if you don't drink coffee, you must know of it's reputation to get the juices flowing. Drinking coffee just tends to make me think of sunny southern climates...and also of forced labor, but that's just the influence of my 9th grade world history teacher talking.

Wine, due to it's passionately intoxicating properties, would also do as a fire food as well. So would whisky, bourbon, and anything known to put "fire in your belly" or to "burn on the way down."

Daily Life--Air Foods

Vegetables-Legumes (though technically not vegetables, I believe) such as beans and peas are associated with Air, in my opinion. Didn't your mother ever tell you your lima beans were "brain food?" Ok, seriously, I can't really define what makes me associate legumes with Air, I just do. Let me take the opportunity to remind you that the material on this website is about 10% fact and 90% opinion.

Also, corn, though arguably covered under grain below, is close to air. So, in turn, is squash.

Fruits-No doubt about it: citrus is the fruit for this element. The association has even sunk deeply into our mundane society; how many air fresheners and cleansing products are "lemon fresh?" It is a scent most often connected with clean, easy breathing. I would also suggest fruits in the rose family, such as nectarines, peaches, apricots, cherries, plums, and others of that nature.

Meat-Any and all meat coming from birds is automatically slanted to the air. Flight has long been defined as a euphemism for freedom ("I'm free as a bird!"), and let's not forget the communicative properties as well; carrier pigeons, anyone? And there is of course intelligence. Any owner of a parrot will be quick to tell you how clever birds are (though some chicken owners would beg to differ). And don't think I've forgotten travel. We all know the cliché chevron-shaped formation of ducks going south for the winter.

Even earth-bound birds, like chicken and ostrich (yes, people eat ostrich) are associated with air.

Beverages and More-Herbal teas, particularly blends containing chamomile or mint, are associated with Air, as is OJ and lemonade.

I also tend to think of grain as Air-based. It would seem more obvious to associate it with Earth, what with the harvest and all, but something about "amber waves of grain" (this post is full of clichés, isn't it?) evokes Air to me.

Daily Life--Earth Foods

I have noticed that one aspect of elemental correspondences, whether in reference to either ritual or magick, is commonly overlooked: food. I find this odd, since I for one think of food as one of the most magickal materials available. Food is the most basic of all biological needs, without which you could not exist. Furthermore, since "you are what you eat," wouldn't your diet change your composition in a much similar way as magick does? And let's not forget the simple effect of a good meal. Many of my own favorite memories involve food, such as family gatherings, or birthdays. Knowing whether or not I can look forward to a good meal at the end of the day tends to set my mood whether I like it or not. And I also know of one particular webmaster who advocates feeding the homeless as one of the most potent forms of "mundane magick" available.

So I have set forth to try and divide foods into a set of elemental correspondences. At some point, I will try to do a more detailed work up of specific magickal properties, such as wealth foods, peace foods, etc, but this is a start. Let me just say now that some foods will be repeated in more than one element. I guess some foods aren't all that elementally dimorphic. Let's go.

Vegetables-Root vegetables, such as potatoes, turnips, onions, and carrots, are very closely associated with the earth. Let's face it: they soak up the earth's energies their entire lives, not seeing the light of day until harvest time. Root vegetables are also rather solid feeling; potatoes were dense enough to sustain pretty much the entire Irish population before the Famine.

Also associated with Earth are green leafy vegetables, drawing on such earthy qualities as health, wealth, material possession,and most apparently, the color green. Why, lettuce is even use as a synonym for cash, the association is so obvious.

Fruit-Apples are the fruits I most closely associate with the earth, possibly due to a public school device of comparing the earth's crust, mantle, and core to the skin, flesh, and core of an apple :). But I digress.

Pears, in the same family as apples, are also close to the earth.

Meat- Dark meat of quadripedal farm animals. To be more specific, let's start with beef. Oxen are traditional farm animals, used for nearly everything before farming machinery was refined, being cheaper and more solid than horses and not as stubborn as mules. Cows are associated with the mothering aspect of the Earth; we use what they provide for their young to nourish ourselves, do we not?

Pigs, long associated with mud and squalor (actually quite clean and intelligent creatures) are also very close to the earth. Let's just think about it for a sec...Yup.

Beverages and More-I generally associate ale and beer with the Earth, possibly due to my Lord of the Rings-friendly upbringing. I mean, hobbits being earthy creatures who enjoy hearty drink, I dunno...Anyway.

I furthermore associate black tea with the earth, due to its properties of wealth and healing. Tea is well known for its calming, encouraging, steadying properties; there are endless quotes about tea solving all the world's ills.

Tying back in with beef, I find dairy products, for the same reasons mentioned earlier, to be associated with the earth as well.

Though I do not associate grain with the earth, I do associate heavy bread with it.

...And for reasons which I think need no explanation, CHOCOLATE is definitely an earth food.

Full Moon Alert!

"Jellicle Cats come out tonight
Jellicle Cats come one, come all
The Jellicle Moon is shining bright
Jelllicles come to the Jellicle Ball."--CATS (yes, I know it's a bit of a stretch for a reference, but still)

Hello! I'm back from my brief Litha vacation. I guess you may have noticed that I'm not one of those webmistresses who likes posting Long and Detailed descriptions of sabbats; partially because they mean different things to everyone, but mostly because I'm lazy. However, I know I need to make an effort to be more consistent, so I'll try.

ANYWAY. Full Moon tonight. Interesting that the Lunar Goddess reaches her peak right after the Solar God does. This is a moon to celebrate all that is good in your life, to kick back and relax. It is also, like all full moons, a time for fullness, for taking a look at what is reaching fruition in your life at this time, and yes, to do magick to help those things along.

Happy Father's Day!

Today is Father's Day. Take time today not only to honor your own father, but to appreciate all the strong masculine influences in your life. Perhaps the person you see most as your father isn't your father at all. Today is also a day to honor your spiritual Father. In fact, Father's Day is so close to Litha, that it would almost seem that Father's Day is merely a mutation of Midsummer; the day when the Lord is at his peak. You may even want to start your Litha celebrations a couple of days early.

But anyway, a Happy Father's Day to you and your Father, whoever that may be.

Daily Life--Silence

So yesterday I took a different bus route home, one which drops me about a block from my home, and I get to walk through a very pretty residential neighborhood. My iPod was pout of juice, so I put it away and tried to meditate walking. It was one of the more peaceful experiences in my week. I could here the children in the preschool down the street, in the preschool up the street, I noticed that a house down the street from me had rose bushes in full bloom, and that every garden screamed summer to me.

It is important to take these silent moments, which are never really silent. It is in these moments that we notice how everything fits together in the world, like a string ensemble or concert choir. It is these moments that also allow us to do a very important thing: to appreciate the little things.

Take a moment of silence today to observe the world around you.

Random Quote

"Paganism views the world as alive and sacred, speaking to us through thought and sense and emotion and intuition, listening to us when we speak to it in ritual. When we celebrate it's changes and phases, it celebrates with us." --David R. Burwasser, Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans.

Book of Shadows Entry--Poem to the Moon

"Fair Moon, to thee I sing
Bright regent of the heavens
Say why is everything
Always at sixes or at sevens?" --H.M.S. PinaforeGilbert & Sullivan

I know, I know. Lunar poetry is a little cliché. In fact, you can rhyme just about anything with moon: croon, loon, spoon, cocoon, boon, goon, noon, prune, rune, soon, tune...Ah, the possibilities!

The moon has long inspired rhyme and verse among poets, from the most infamous of bards (oh, the countless Shakespeare contributions), to the most illiterate of scribes (*coughcough* not me).

So take some time with this poem. What does the moon mean to you? What does it mean to your religion? How does it relate to your concept of deity? Mind you, you will be a bit more intuitive with your poem, as opposed to using clumsy and awkward words such as "concept," "relate," and "deity."

Anyway, have fun. And for an extra challenge, try setting it to music.

Tools--Athame

The athame, associated with Fire in some trads and Air in others (I choose Fire), is used for the same purpose as a wand. It is used to direct magickal energy into items and materials used for spellwork, or to cast a circle, or to direct energy in cleansings.

The athame is supposed to never be used for cutting anything physical, but some witches use there athames for carving symbols in candles, or cutting cords in banishing spells, or things of that nature. The important thing is to remember that your athame is a magickal tool, not to be in household circulation.

The athame is typically a double-edged black handled blade, but for discretionary purposes, or monetary ones, you may choose to use a kitchen knife, a letter opener, or a pair of scissors. Whatever you do use, it is important to remember that your athame is a magickal tool that must always be treated with respect and used only for magickal purposes.

Random Question

If you could change one thing about the world, about how it works, how it looks, how it is affected by people, what would it be?

Would you perhaps choose that no one could ever attack another "in the name of God?" Or that for every negative action one performed in a day, they would be required to perform a positive one to balance it out or else suffer from chronic cold symptoms until the debt was rectified? Perhaps you would choose that any and all products used by humans were required by all the world governments to be completely environment friendly, or that there was a completely safe way to dispose of non-biodegradable things?

Or maybe, you would choose to leave things as they are, thinking that there must be a reason for everything even if you can not see it.

What would you choose?

Took a break for the weekend!

Sorry if there has been any confusion; there's been a medical emergency in the family, so I kinda didn't have time to update. The blog will recommence tomorrow morning! Blessed Be!

Autumn's Rants--Walking the Walk/Religious Hypocrisy

There's a lady who lives on the corner down the street from me. Over the past few months, she has taken to setting up a table in front of her house upon which she displays various pamphlets and tracts of Jehovah's Witness literature.

My gut reaction, as a proud Pagan, was offense and scorn. Who was she to impose her beliefs like that? Who was she to flaunt them so boldly?

And then it hit me; she was merely practicing her religion. It is part of the Jehovah's Witnesses doctrine to spread the word and try to save souls. Yet this lady had found a way to do it without interfering with those who do not wish to saved; sometimes she sits by the table, sometimes she doesn't, but I have yet to see her accost someone on the street, call someone a sinner, or knock on someone's door at six in the morning to talk about Jesus.

And I felt ashamed, because I remembered having an argument with a Born Again Christian on my college campus, and feeling superior to him. I honestly believed at that time that I was superior because I had the truth in thinking that the truth was subjective; I was right because I believed there were no rights or wrongs, only perceptions, whereas he believed in only one truth--the one he believed. Did that not make him wrong and me right, thus directly contradicting what I tell myself I believe?

I see so many Christian-bashing Pagans, mostly young ones but some old ones as well, who see themselves as above Christians because they accept they are not infallible. Yet when I tried to make this man see that he may not be right, was I not just as guilty of prosyletizing by trying to force my beliefs upon him?

My point is this: I do not agree with the beliefs of the lady at the end of my street. But she does not aggressively try to make me agree with her, and even if she did, she still has a right to her own opinion, just as I have a right to mine. She also has taken a step further, though, in acknowledging, if possibly unconsiously, that she shouldn't try to force people to believe something they do not want to believe, and has instead chosen a positive and harmless way to share her beliefs. I think I, and many others, could take a lesson from her. It is fine that I do not agree with her, but also think that neither I nor anyone else has all the answers. The truth is subjective, at least in my opinion; and that opinion right there should not be forced n anyone either. If someone wants to think that the truth is the same for everybody (e.g. the opinion of the Born Again Christian I argued with), then it is neither my right, nor my responsibility to change their mind. After all, maybe there is a chance that they will laugh when I burn in Hell.

But I doubt it.

Book of Shadows Entry--New Deity

Today, I want you to learn something new. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, it to learn about a new deity. This deity can be from any pantheon, but it must be one with whom you are not very familiar. Perhaps you know their name and their basic associations, but maybe not too much lore or mythology regarding them. Some things you may learn are:

1)Their relatives, immortal and otherwise
2)Anything they may be responsible for creating, giving to humanity, or maintaining (e.g. the sun, a particular plant, the weather, etc.)
3)Anything rash or ill-advised they may have done due to hubris or pride (e.g. Athena turning Arachne into a spider)
4)Festivals or celebrations named after them and why

Have fun!

Random Questions--Ethics

"An' it harm none, do what ye will."

At the core of the Wiccan belief, this is coincidentally the guiding principle of many witches. And yet, you will find that interpretations range from the wildly fundementalist, to the nearly non-existent.

What do these words mean to you? Say, for instance, that a friend of yours is in the hospital, and unable to speak. Do you perform a healing spell even though you cannot discuss it with this friend before hand, or do you think of that as manipulative magick, and thus choose not to take action?

Or say you are being hurt by someone else. You have tried every recourse available, and still cannot defend yourself. Do you turn to offensive magick (curses and hexes), or do you continue with reflective shielding exercises and file again for a restraining order?

What do you classify as harmful magick, and under what circumstances would you personally be willing to bend the rules, either because you think it is okay or because you are willing to suffer the consequences?

Poetry--Birdsong

Before the world was made,
In the blackest sea of night
Redeeming song was song
Demanding darkness into light
Song of joy and song of life
Outside the moon and sky
No singing since has matched it and
Good luck to those who try.

--Blythe Autumn

Poetry

Here is an added section to the site index, in which I shall list postings of poetry. Most of this poetry will be original; however, I would love to post the poetry of contributors as well. You can he poetry by leaving me a private message via the guestbook.

Poetry--Birdsong

Texts--Charge of the Crone

"I am the Queen of Magick and the dark of the Moon, hidden in the deepest night. I am the mystery of the Otherworlds and the fear that coils about your heart in the times of your trials. I am the soul of nature that gives form to the universe; it is I who awaits you at the end of the spiral dance. Most ancient among gods and mortals, let my worship be within the heart that has truly tasted life, for behold, all acts of magick and art are my pleasure and my greatest ritual is love itself. Therefore let there be beauty in your strength, compassion in your wrath, power in your humility, and discipline balanced through mirth and reverence.

"You who seek to remove my veil and behold my true face, know that all your questing and efforts are for nothing, and all your lust and desires shall avail you not at all. For unless you know my mystery, look wherever you will, it will elude you, for it's within you and nowhere else. For behold, I have ever been with you, from the very beginning, the comforing hand that nurtured you in the dawn of life, and the loving embrace that awaits you at the end of each life, for I am that which is attained at the end of the dance, and I am the womb of new beginnings, as yet unimagined and unknown."

--Author Unknown (NOTE: If anyone know the source of this, please let me know. Thank you.)

New Moon Early Tomorrow Morning

The New Moon is scheduled for about 1 am tomorrow morning, so I figured it best do the article today. I plan on holding my ritual tonight before bed.

Though not technically an Esbat, the New Moon is to many considered a sacred time. Some would argue that it is a time when the Crone is at her peak, a time to practice only Crone-friendly magick, but I disagree. I think it is rather a time of transitions, an almost mini-Samhain. It is a time of transitions, when the old and wise Crone is coming around again to be the pale and pure Maiden. Therefore it is a time for both Crone and Maiden magick.

It is also a time for divination, for contact with the spirit realm, a time when barriers are weakened and communication is eased.

It is at this time that many witches and Wiccans like to do cleansings of their homes and/or strengthening of any wards or protective spells they have cast on their home. I have decided to start smudging my room on every New Moon, starting tonight.

The New Moon is often suggestive of a clean slate, hence the tradition of cleansings. It is therefore a great time for banishing, especially for bad habits or harmful influeces that may be occurring in your life.

So in conclusion, take some time today, tonight or tomorrow morning to hold a ritual, honoring the Crone and the Maiden, the transitions, the endings, and the beginnings taking place in your life.

Blessed Be!

Texts--The Charge of the God

"I am the radiant King of the Heavens, flooding the Earth with warmth and encouraging the hidden seed of creation to burst forth into manifestation. I lift my shining spear to light the lives of all beings and daily pour forth my gold upon the Earth, putting to flight all the powers of darkness.

"I am the Master of Beasts, wild and free. I run with the swift stag and soar as a sacred falcon against the shimmerng sky. The ancient woods and wild places emanate my powers, and the birds of the air sing my sanctity.

"I am also the last harvest, offering up grain and fruits beneath the sickle of time so that all may be nourished. For without planting there can be noharvest; without winter, no spring.

"Worship me as the thousand-named Sun of Creation, the spirit of the Horned Stag in the Wild, the running wolf, the endless harvest. See in the yearly cycle of festivals my birth, death, and rebirth-- and know that such is the destiny of all creation.

"I am the spark of life, the radiant Sun, the giver of peace and rest, and I send my rays of blessings to warm the hearts and strengthen the minds of all."

--From Scott Cunningham's Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner.

Daily Life--Cleansings

How many things do you do during the day that can be classified as cleansings?

Though cleansing of self (showering, brushing your teeth, etc.) is what comes most readily to mind, housekeeping, from picking up your things to vacuuming to dishwashing, is one of the most visible forms of cleansing; the state of your house is often (in literature, especially) a metaphor for your state of mind.

Even a mundane task such as editing an essay before it goes through the final draft can be seen as a cleansing.

Take a moment today when you are in the process of cleansing to observe what is being cleansed, what is being removed by cleansing it, and why exactly you are cleansing it.

Blessed Be!

Tools--Book of Shadows

The Book of Shadows, or BoS, is in my not-so-humble opinion a witch’s most important tool. It is here that she (or he) records all of her rituals, poems, magickal “homework” and of course, spells.

Most people think of a witch’s spellbook as a heavy leather-bound tome, with gilt-edged pages, written with a quill pen. My BoS is a Mead Composition book, College-Ruled. Y’know, the black and white marble cover, like in Harriet the Spy? Those notebooks are very comfortable to my hands, easy to write in, and hell, I just like them, so that’s what I use. In fact, I’m nearly at the end of the second ‘volume’ of my BoS.

Another popular option among today’s witch’s is to use a three ring binder. This is for the more organized mind, as you can insert dividers, print-out pages, and move things around in various orders to your little heart’s content. That is just a bit more organized then I personally care to be, but whatever floats your boat and rocks your casba.

Every witch’s BoS will have different content, depending on her beliefs and her magickal style; though what with the advent of the internet, many witches will copy the same rituals and information into their books. This is perfectly ok, to me, at least; as long as you don’t give credit to yourself for the writing of someone else’s information, I think it’s perfectly all right. My BoS contains a basic herbal grimoire (including copies of the Weekly Herbal class from About the Pagan/Wiccan Religion), God and Goddess information, various Wiccan texts, magickal correspondences of colors, lunar phases, and stones, chakra information, poetry (both original and borrowed), records of Tarot readings, sabbat information, rituals and spells (again, both original and borrowed), and a general mish-mosh of miscellaneous quotes and factoids. And I’m always learning something else.

When recording a spell or ritual in your BoS, especially a new one you have just performed, it is important to be as specific as possible. Magick is just like a scienceexperiment. Remember in junior high, when you had to record the goal, the hypothesis , the procedure, the materials, the observations, the conclusion, etc? Magick is much like this. Though you needn’t be so rigid in your form of recording, try to include as many of these things as possible in your records.

In case you’re curious, the Book of Shadows is oriented with Earth (the steady “rock” of your practice) and Air (knowledge).

Random Question

These two questions are sort of inspired by the questionnaire at the end of every episode of "Inside the Actor's Studio." I thought about it, and I have what I think are a couple of good, if just a little cliché, answers.

If you were God/dess, what would you love most about the world?
What would you most want to change?

Leave me comments with your answers; I would love to hear them.