The Sun is Shining and I'm Feeling Crafty!

Inspiration is everywhere today! Rose quartz for LOVE - Green pottery beads for LIFE and Shards of sea washed pottery from Scotland for MAGICK!  The energies of Ostara are arriving early.

You Must Allow Yourself to be Changed by Your Art

I had the luxury of time this morning. Time to learn and explore. Time to expand my reality. Time to consider the question "Why am I here?" and "Where do I go from here?"  I've been lucky over the last several decades to have experienced life changing circumstances.  And lucky to have been able to adapt my world view - realizing that the flow of life means change.  Being static is certain to lead to decay.  And trying to maintain the status quo is sheer madness. I stand on the leading edge of thought and can populate my reality with all the wondrous things I can dream of. I am an explorer of unknown realms. A catalyst in my own expansion. Life is what you make of it.

Freya's Flower

My newest jewelry creation. My daughter, Sara, and I spent time combing through the racks of beads and findings at Michael's last night searching for bits to create our particular fantasies. We also found a book of dreams and inspirations at Barnes & Noble!  Hoping to be dreadfully creative this year.
I love the copper swirls and especially the Goddess spiral on the glass.  The piece reminds me of something that may have been found while excavating an ancient grave site.  Reminiscent of the Goddess, grapevines and  natural swirling patterns found in nature.
http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/goddess-freya.htm

Happiness

Just some observations as I'm looking out my kitchen window.  The air is considerably colder today and a light snow is falling - actually its dancing.  The wind chimes are playing faerie music.  The morning is ethereal and dreamy.  .....  happiness .....

Ready to ring in the New Year!

Made sure I have plenty of salt for Sunday morning's ritual.  Every January 1st for the last ummmm.....so many years, I've done a protection ritual around my home.  Its saved our house and property on many occasions - as bad weather, hurricanes, floods and every other conceivable nightmare had been deflected, diverted and diminished.  The ritual itself came from a book by Scott Cunningham - one of my all time favorite pagan writers. Very simple to perform - it requires nothing more than pouring out a circle of salt - three times round - the perimeter of your property.  Always performed at the crack of dawn, sometimes by myself, sometimes with my beloved - the sparkling freshness of the early morning air - between the darkness and dawn - lends its own powerful magick.  Sometimes I sing, sometimes I pray - and always I give thanks to the Goddess and Mother of us all. May the coming year bring with it surprises and joy, magick and light, serenity and peace.  Blessings of Love ~  Elderberry