Life seems full of possibilities again suddenly as I contemplate actually having energy to do some of the things I want to....
On our landing there is a small table which currently just acts as a junk holder which I would like to transform into a little mini shrine. It used to be one but then I used it for painting BIG and it never turned back into one.
I want to get my Hearthstone and clean it up. I want to add another layer of paint to it - maybe a Medicine Wheel. For my Wedding I made a Wish Tree out of modeling wire wrapped with masking tape and then painted. I want to get this tree and wrap it's roots around my Hearthstone. I have a silk scarf I painted way back when that I used to use as a cloth for this table. I have the little Goddess statue I made and the little Rabbit I brought and stones. I have feathers I would like to hang in the tree.
There is a nice strip of wall above the table and I want to put each Moon's Dreamboard up there in turn. I also want to collect prints of each of the pictures I have for each Moon and put them up on this piece of wall. A long time ago a couple of postcards came to me, one of a giant tree growing up out of a city road intersection, another of a dying city with a huge tulip growing up and out. I think these belong here too. Maybe some photos of some of my Ancestors too. Maybe some seasonal touches as well to show how things are moving along.
I also last Moon brought some smudge and a book called Sacred Smoke. i think my house needs a good cleansing, that we have let it get a bit stagnant and full. But I have not had the energy to do it! Which seems ironic.
Last week in Tesco, I spotted a book called Paranormal Cornwall which was quite interesting. In the back it listed a book called Ley Lines of the South West which sounded very interesting to me. I looked it up and it is basically a small pamphlet style book produced by a local press and it was listed by a local bookshop. I had a half day yesterday to visit the Doctor so I decided to go and see them and they were able to get it for me later on yesterday afternoon. So I can go and pick it up today.
I also have been looking at the things I need to get on and do and these included visiting a graveyard for stories and so I decided to just get on and do this too and set it as something I was going to do without fail before my appointment yesterday. And I did do it! It felt wierd and I am not sure about what I picked up but I do feel much calmer for having done it....
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Saturday, 14 July 2012
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Taking Advice
I like starting new projects and I like learning new things. Sometimes the planning of these things is much, much better than the real thing! I have spent hours and hours planning my bedroom - I can see it! And we are so close now really in many ways.... I have painting to do - an old print type case, a tall thin bookcase and an old chair. I have curtains and blinds to put up. I have a beautiful picture by the lovely Suzi to hang properly (it is hung just fine - but not in the place I want it to finally be because there is no hook there... and I can't put one there yet because I need to do it in conjunction with the print case...). I have things to rearrange on the bookcase - bits of cut glass brought for my wedding at charity shops and car boots which will be liberally decorated with candles and bits from the shore such as sand, shells and stones. I also have a big lump of blue obsidian which is man made but utterly lovely.
I have further plans - such as strings of beads hung amongst the curtains. A bead woven mat to put under a cut glass bowl. A net or some sort of dream catcher sort of thing above the bed. Pictures to find and print and make to go above the chair on the bit of wall the bookcase will go on including photos we have taken of the sea and a lovely print of another of Suzi's paintings. Rag rugs to make. Sort sort of window decorations.... And finally (maybe) an old metal trunk to restore!
The thing is, part way through doing all the bedroom stuff, I had to plan a wedding. And after the wedding I had no energy for finishing off all the wedding bits - like thank you notes (oh I hate doing them! I have said thank you but I need to do notes as well - I hate thinking of small talk to write... I am so very bad at it!) And I have a lovely photo album to fill with photos. Then I need to put all my beautiful things together in a nice, special wedding box.... Then we can take them out and relive our wedding day whenever we want and keep them as heirlooms.
But those thank you letters, they have really, really stalled me! I could not face getting out my knife and painstakingly cutting another stencil, which takes hours... And people were saying to me, why are you making it so complicated? But my heart wants to do it that way and that helped stall me too.
So although I don't want to do them - I have to because they are in the way. So they have gone on my to do list... And as it is limited to 13, a few things have gone, because they are new things that need to go on hold and not get started yet. They need their own space. So no ley line maps, or medicine bag, or rattles or learning about geometry... Not yet, not till I have space on my to do list again...
The book I ordered that I thought was going to tell me all about Sacred Geometry, didn't. But that is my fault not the books! The book was Maths for Mystics by Renna Shesso and was very, very good. It explained so much and made so many connections for me. It was exactly what I needed. It only took three weeks to arrive, but I am glad of this as this weekend was the perfect time for it to arrive _ I had enough brain back to understand it!
The other books were mixed. The first Medicine Wheel book ( I shan't name the author because I don't think that is fair...) raised a couple of good points but beyond that it offered very little. It seemed to be written from the perspective of using the Medicine Wheel as a spiritual tool for the average Christian. The second by Leo Rutherford, is I think, a very good book, but it will probably take me years to digest it! Jamie Sams, Earth Medicine is lovely, but as it is a book of daily readings, this will be with me for some time - I have enjoyed reading these snippets so far - although I am not sure I get all of them - why the simplest things sometimes the hardest? And then there was The Sun and The Serpent = an excellent book about the St MAry and St Michael leylines in the UK.
So next months books have yet to be finally selected and brough - but I know Renna Shesso's new book on the planets and stars will be there. For Geometry I shall wait until March when John Michell's book goes into paperback.... Which is why geometry has been knocked off the list - it is not a current thing.... and I had too many creative projects on the list - and if you have too many waiting, they go stale sometimes and never happen at all...
So pay day looms (oh what a long month!) and then a few things will wing their way to new or temporary homes, including my Angel Oracle cards and a book that I really didn't gel with but think someone else will appreciate. I offered up my Tarot deck too but I have realised they are meant to stay with me. I need to look at Tarot in a different way is all....
And the letter to my Uncle - well, that is about letting go of others personal failures. Not their fault if they never signed the contract and had no idea of the rules I had made. He had no idea I idolised him and I need to let go of that. I think he will understand - I hope so. It may bring a new life to our friendship - or not, but my heart tells me I have to do it...
And what has sparked this off?
I have been asking questions about why my ear infection is lingering - what does it mean spiritually? Why does illness often go hand in hand with the Moon of Welcome for me? Not got that one figured out yet but someone else delivered a very clear message to a group i belong to that we should all finish our unfinished business, close all our old wheels so we can start new ones.
It made me think.....
I have further plans - such as strings of beads hung amongst the curtains. A bead woven mat to put under a cut glass bowl. A net or some sort of dream catcher sort of thing above the bed. Pictures to find and print and make to go above the chair on the bit of wall the bookcase will go on including photos we have taken of the sea and a lovely print of another of Suzi's paintings. Rag rugs to make. Sort sort of window decorations.... And finally (maybe) an old metal trunk to restore!
The thing is, part way through doing all the bedroom stuff, I had to plan a wedding. And after the wedding I had no energy for finishing off all the wedding bits - like thank you notes (oh I hate doing them! I have said thank you but I need to do notes as well - I hate thinking of small talk to write... I am so very bad at it!) And I have a lovely photo album to fill with photos. Then I need to put all my beautiful things together in a nice, special wedding box.... Then we can take them out and relive our wedding day whenever we want and keep them as heirlooms.
But those thank you letters, they have really, really stalled me! I could not face getting out my knife and painstakingly cutting another stencil, which takes hours... And people were saying to me, why are you making it so complicated? But my heart wants to do it that way and that helped stall me too.
So although I don't want to do them - I have to because they are in the way. So they have gone on my to do list... And as it is limited to 13, a few things have gone, because they are new things that need to go on hold and not get started yet. They need their own space. So no ley line maps, or medicine bag, or rattles or learning about geometry... Not yet, not till I have space on my to do list again...
The book I ordered that I thought was going to tell me all about Sacred Geometry, didn't. But that is my fault not the books! The book was Maths for Mystics by Renna Shesso and was very, very good. It explained so much and made so many connections for me. It was exactly what I needed. It only took three weeks to arrive, but I am glad of this as this weekend was the perfect time for it to arrive _ I had enough brain back to understand it!
The other books were mixed. The first Medicine Wheel book ( I shan't name the author because I don't think that is fair...) raised a couple of good points but beyond that it offered very little. It seemed to be written from the perspective of using the Medicine Wheel as a spiritual tool for the average Christian. The second by Leo Rutherford, is I think, a very good book, but it will probably take me years to digest it! Jamie Sams, Earth Medicine is lovely, but as it is a book of daily readings, this will be with me for some time - I have enjoyed reading these snippets so far - although I am not sure I get all of them - why the simplest things sometimes the hardest? And then there was The Sun and The Serpent = an excellent book about the St MAry and St Michael leylines in the UK.
So next months books have yet to be finally selected and brough - but I know Renna Shesso's new book on the planets and stars will be there. For Geometry I shall wait until March when John Michell's book goes into paperback.... Which is why geometry has been knocked off the list - it is not a current thing.... and I had too many creative projects on the list - and if you have too many waiting, they go stale sometimes and never happen at all...
So pay day looms (oh what a long month!) and then a few things will wing their way to new or temporary homes, including my Angel Oracle cards and a book that I really didn't gel with but think someone else will appreciate. I offered up my Tarot deck too but I have realised they are meant to stay with me. I need to look at Tarot in a different way is all....
And the letter to my Uncle - well, that is about letting go of others personal failures. Not their fault if they never signed the contract and had no idea of the rules I had made. He had no idea I idolised him and I need to let go of that. I think he will understand - I hope so. It may bring a new life to our friendship - or not, but my heart tells me I have to do it...
And what has sparked this off?
I have been asking questions about why my ear infection is lingering - what does it mean spiritually? Why does illness often go hand in hand with the Moon of Welcome for me? Not got that one figured out yet but someone else delivered a very clear message to a group i belong to that we should all finish our unfinished business, close all our old wheels so we can start new ones.
It made me think.....
Sunday, 1 January 2012
To Do
Sometime ago I started 101 Things in 1001 Days. I liked this very much, to begin with, but it made me very conscious that setting up so many goals was just unrealistic. It allows no room for breathing, for change. Trying to pluck so many goals out of the air right at the beginning also means you set yourself up for a lot of failures... I certainly did.
But I like goals, they serve as reminders for the things I want to do, the projects on a back burner, the topics of interest I have yet to follow through. They help me achieve things. I also like the sense of achievemnt when I look back and see how much I have done. I like to see where I have been....
So I have changed the form, now my 1001 days are officially over. I will add things as I feel drawn to them. When a thing reaches a point where I am no longer drawn to it, I shall remove it from the list. It does not matter how long something is on the list and if it leaves the list, it can always come back. The list shall never have more than 13 things on it, as how many things do you really need on the go at any one time? But it may have less than 13 things. Things done will move on to a second list where I get to look back. Things that get incorporated into my life will get moved off the list rather than stay there indefinitely. Some things are on the list because I need to do them but something about it challenges me in some way, I can not let myself forget.
So my current to do list sits over on the right and this is what it contains....
Visit a Graveyard for Stories
My growth and the healing of my imagination have called for me to visit a graveyard and feel the stories contained there. I am finding this challenging because it requires going out and doing, the emphasis being on the out bit.
Start a Moon Journal
Reading today has brought me to this and I like very much the idea here that Lisa has for a Moon Journal. I think it would be a good thing to do.
Restart Dreamboards
I used to enjoy doing these very much and it was always interesting looking back at them at the end of the moon. I stopped when the wedding prep got too manic, but I want to start again and doing them in conjunction with a moon journal seems right.
Get my wisdom tooth sorted
Cross your fingers for me....
Do my Foot exercises
Got out of the habit somewhat, need to start again....
Make purple bracelet
I started a purple bracelet for myself that is going to be a little time consuming - I want to finish it though for sure....
Look at Geometry
I have always like geometry - noth mathematically and artistically. I have a book coming on sacred geometry and I feel the urge to keep mining this area of interest...
Give Away Unwanted Cards
Another thing that came up yesterday was giving away my unwanted Arthurian tarot and Healing with the Angels Oracle cards. They do not speak to me any more. Interested?
Collect Stones for Medicine Wheel
I need 36 stones to represent the points on the wheel. I have one so far, a piece of flint I found in a flower bed while at my parents. According to this site flint helps to sever emotional ties, which makes this an especially appropriate stone to have picked up when and where I did - it was the last gift of my spirit home as I walked the gardens one last time.
Make rattles
I have guords to hollow and dry to make rattles!
Make a Medicine Bag
I want a medicine bag. I covet one. One that really shows my love for Magpie, and uses my skills as a dedication. I don't want a plain bag, or even a leather bag. My current idea is to make a little beaded amulet bag using dark blue and green iris beads on a loom with black threads. I would like to line it with white cotton to protect the beadwork but continue the cotton out of the beadwork to act as the flap. I want to needle felt black and white wool on to the flap to make a magpie wing... Maybe a little ambitious!
Transcribe the Journal
A couple of years ago, an Uncle died and amongst his possessions, two journals from the other side of his family were found. I find them so interesting and wish to share them with the world. As such I have decided to transcribe them onto a blog and link them to people in Ancestry. I have created a new blog for this purpose which is completely unrelated to this blog or to me as an individual (well, they are not about me at all after all!) but I want to completely finish this project. if you wish to read about life in the long ago, let me know and I shall send a link....
Read borrowed books and return them
I have some borrowed books I have had far too long. I need to give them back. I need to make them time to read them to honour my friends gifts of sharing. And if I am not going to read them, then they need to go back anyway!
But I like goals, they serve as reminders for the things I want to do, the projects on a back burner, the topics of interest I have yet to follow through. They help me achieve things. I also like the sense of achievemnt when I look back and see how much I have done. I like to see where I have been....
So I have changed the form, now my 1001 days are officially over. I will add things as I feel drawn to them. When a thing reaches a point where I am no longer drawn to it, I shall remove it from the list. It does not matter how long something is on the list and if it leaves the list, it can always come back. The list shall never have more than 13 things on it, as how many things do you really need on the go at any one time? But it may have less than 13 things. Things done will move on to a second list where I get to look back. Things that get incorporated into my life will get moved off the list rather than stay there indefinitely. Some things are on the list because I need to do them but something about it challenges me in some way, I can not let myself forget.
So my current to do list sits over on the right and this is what it contains....
Visit a Graveyard for Stories
My growth and the healing of my imagination have called for me to visit a graveyard and feel the stories contained there. I am finding this challenging because it requires going out and doing, the emphasis being on the out bit.
Start a Moon Journal
Reading today has brought me to this and I like very much the idea here that Lisa has for a Moon Journal. I think it would be a good thing to do.
Restart Dreamboards
I used to enjoy doing these very much and it was always interesting looking back at them at the end of the moon. I stopped when the wedding prep got too manic, but I want to start again and doing them in conjunction with a moon journal seems right.
Get my wisdom tooth sorted
Cross your fingers for me....
Do my Foot exercises
Got out of the habit somewhat, need to start again....
Make purple bracelet
I started a purple bracelet for myself that is going to be a little time consuming - I want to finish it though for sure....
Look at Geometry
I have always like geometry - noth mathematically and artistically. I have a book coming on sacred geometry and I feel the urge to keep mining this area of interest...
Give Away Unwanted Cards
Another thing that came up yesterday was giving away my unwanted Arthurian tarot and Healing with the Angels Oracle cards. They do not speak to me any more. Interested?
Collect Stones for Medicine Wheel
I need 36 stones to represent the points on the wheel. I have one so far, a piece of flint I found in a flower bed while at my parents. According to this site flint helps to sever emotional ties, which makes this an especially appropriate stone to have picked up when and where I did - it was the last gift of my spirit home as I walked the gardens one last time.
Make rattles
I have guords to hollow and dry to make rattles!
Make a Medicine Bag
I want a medicine bag. I covet one. One that really shows my love for Magpie, and uses my skills as a dedication. I don't want a plain bag, or even a leather bag. My current idea is to make a little beaded amulet bag using dark blue and green iris beads on a loom with black threads. I would like to line it with white cotton to protect the beadwork but continue the cotton out of the beadwork to act as the flap. I want to needle felt black and white wool on to the flap to make a magpie wing... Maybe a little ambitious!
Transcribe the Journal
A couple of years ago, an Uncle died and amongst his possessions, two journals from the other side of his family were found. I find them so interesting and wish to share them with the world. As such I have decided to transcribe them onto a blog and link them to people in Ancestry. I have created a new blog for this purpose which is completely unrelated to this blog or to me as an individual (well, they are not about me at all after all!) but I want to completely finish this project. if you wish to read about life in the long ago, let me know and I shall send a link....
Read borrowed books and return them
I have some borrowed books I have had far too long. I need to give them back. I need to make them time to read them to honour my friends gifts of sharing. And if I am not going to read them, then they need to go back anyway!
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