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In case anyone can't tell, I am horrible at blogging. But I have been meaning to get on here and post some photos of interesting phenomenon in my backyard. Early spring two rows of burnt grass appeared around my vegetable garden. It was strange because of its formation, 6 circles on one side and five on the other, all about the same size, all evenly spaced apart. Eventually they went away, but then the triangles appeared. Two triangles of burnt grass , one larger, one smaller. After that, no more burnt circles. But now, at the Summer Soltice, 5 burnt circles appeared and they are in the shape of a pentagon. Okay, now, I know that grubs can destroy your grass, but do they do it in geometric shapes? A dog peeing in the grass can also burn it, but my dog is not so talented as to pee that many times all in one night, in a geometric pattern. So, I have a question. Anyone out there have an explanation? I'm stumped.

That aside, my yard is a veritable cornucopia of abundance this year. My fruit trees are loaded (I have a small orchard) and looking wonderful, I discovered wild grapes on my property, and the Mulberry trees are almost red they have so many fruits on them. The vegetable garden is looking good (so are the weeds!) and I have discovered the most wonderfule smelling rose. It is a pink rose that has such a strong sent, like perfume, that you just don't get from the hybrid roses anymore. I also dicovered Elderberry trees growing in a mound that is just off of my property. I'm surrounded by farmland but there is a mound that is really wild and over grown that the farmer did not till just off the back of my yard. I'm very excited about the Elderberries cause I love Elderberry jam! I've been having loads of fun looking and discovering new things in my backyard.

I've discovered all of this just in the past couple of weeks. We are getting ready to perform the Summer Solstice ritual out in my circle at the back of the property tonight. It should be a great ritual. The fireflys are finally out and they light up the back yard with hundreds of tiny yellow lights. It all looks very magical. I hope everyone has a happy Summer Solstice and a wonderful summer as the earth blossoms with her bounty and ripens over the next few months!

Merry Yule to one and all!

I love to be creative.  I make wire-wrapped pendants and do woodburning.  I also love to do woodworking and make boxes (which I end up wood burning.  I added some photos of my work to the gallery.

I have been a practicing witch for 20 years.  I started out reading everything I could get my hands on.  I've read the good, the bad and the ugly.   I had a friend who owned a New Age bookshop and I found books on Kaballah, Ceremonial Magic, Wicca, Astrology, Tarot.  I learned to cast astrological charts, became a professional Tarot Card reader, joined the Rosicrucian Order, went through all the levels of Reiki to become a Reiki Master, studied Tai Chi (nice compliment to Reiki) and pretty much stuck with High Magick (Ceremonial) and the Kaballah.  I always seemed to have a problem with it all though, and basically what was going through my mind was "What am I doing all this for?"  I felt that I was spread too thin and was focusing my attention on areas I didn't need to be focusing on.  I didn't see a need to cast spells for love or money (elbow grease and introspection seemed better tools).  Ceremonial Magic worked for me on quite a few levels but I still wasn't getting the connection I wanted.  There was something else, something more that I wanted.  There was a yearning burning deep inside me and I was hunting for the answer to it, but looking in all the wrong places.  But when you are doing it by yourself, you hunt and you peck, you dig and then you dig deeper.  Then about 7 years ago I took a class on basic shamanism from the Foundation For Shamanic Studies.  That started me down a path I finally felt truly connected with and I felt like I had come home.  I read anything by R.J. Stewart and practice it as well.  Journeying is the ticket.  It takes me where I need to go.  Now I am working on forging my own path and my own connectedness and I am where I need to be.