Initiations; Break-throughs; Change States...

A major, long term magical/psychological experiment has reached it's end.  I've come out the other side and conclusions are being drawn.  And I am shedding like a damned snake.  I've had this happen before, upon going through a doorway at the conclusion of a long term magical project.  I know of other magical workers who have dealt with far worse physical manifestations as they move from one state to another.  I just wish I wasn't so itchy.



Editors note:  I am not using metaphor, this is a very physical reaction I am describing, and it is somewhat disconcerting (and itchy!). 

Yes, I am alive!

I know this blog is practically moribund, blogging just doesn't seem to be part of my life path at the moment.  I did want to mention though, that I will be "doing" the ritual at The Witches Moonlight Masquerade  Ball this Saturday (October 27th).  If anyone reading this in the general area of New Jersey and is on Facebook and is interested in attending, information can be found here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/226430980818301/  (please note, I am not running or administering this event).  Having attended this Ball several times, I can say it is a lot of fun, and the money raised goes toward two worthy charities (one for humans, one for animals).

As for this years ritual; all I can say is, if performing it is anywhere near as interesting as writing it was, it should be a very interesting evening, indeed!

A framed art nouveau depiction of gotterdammerung just fell off my wall, sending shards of glass (more shards of glass than the picture frame had glass originally, I swear) everywhere. What do you think this is a portent of?

What I am reading now

This isn't a review because I am only 1/3 of the way through the book.  I am reading it with a growing sense of glee that such a book exists (and that I didn't have to attempt to write it!) and that Ms. Williams is the author.  (Before they became generally moribund, I had the pleasure of "conversing" with her, courtesy of Yahoo Groups.  I've also found one of her previous books "Ecstatic Ritual, Practical Sex Magic," to be well-written and useful.)

And now, back to happy reading...

Seemed like a good idea at the time...

I am a contrary human being.  All over the world, people are sharing via their computers and the internet.  Political movements are given umph via Twitter and Facebook.  Blogs are being written and posted and auto-published on multiple platforms.  Personal "brands" are being burnished in the ether that is modern communication.  And I have less and less desire to participate.

For those of you might notice these sorts of things, I've removed the Pagan Blog Project widget.  I am just not keeping up with the project.  I thought it would give me the inspiration and the push to write more often, but it has not.  All it has done for me is given me something to do that doesn't get done and a deadline to be surprised by.  And I've been surprised by it every week.  So I've taken the widget off and will not berate myself for not participating.

I am spending more time interacting with actual humans, no keyboard interface needed.  I find that highly satisfying, both for the interaction and because I did do a bit of magic to help bring that about.  And I am always up for meeting new people, especially those of you who would only be new to me in the fleshly sense.  If you want to stop by, I'll put up a pot of tea.

Spring Cleaning

(so, "C" is for "cleaning?"  I have been highly remiss in the blogging, almost as remiss as I've been with the cleaning.)

Dropped a deck of tarot cards.  All the cards landed face down, except for the High Priestess, 2 of Wands and 3 of Cups.  This bodes well for the coming season.  I can live with that.  (maybe, "C" is for "Cards?")

In other spring cleaning news, I dusted 4 stuffed crows, 1 owl, 1 large Bast figure, 2 smaller black dog figures, 4 chicken footed candlesticks and found a new and better home for my silver kalyx. 

What?

Aren't those items on everyone's cleaning lists?

Not really a blog post

Noted this evening; an offering of red wine, poured onto a snow covered offering stone, looks really gruesome.