August Pagan Circle - Page 3

[Maiasaura]

Originally Posted by wombatclay

And you know what I realized? This year I put my treasure map on the same shiny aluminum bublle wrap stuff as DH is useing to replace the roof/ceiling/walls. Dh noticed too and started the wondering process...

that is SO cool, wombat!

Originally Posted by aweynsayl

looks like camp sort of fell flat? hope nothing bad happened to make it that way...

nothing that I know of, aweyn. i think camp slipped people's minds, you know how summer is...i hadn't planned on doing any of them, but i forgot about them, too.
welcome back!!! i've missed you, mama! ~{{{{{{big squeezy hugs!!}}}}}}~

Originally Posted by mary3mama

Off to enjoy a (hopefully) quiet Monday at home with the babies.

that's kind of like Military Intelligence...an oxymoron, no?

Originally Posted by DaughterOfKali

Just wanted to pop in to say Hi while I can. Cable guy is supposed to be here sometime between 11-3. Why can't they just give you a 1 hr window? Good grief.

I'm with Wombat--here, depending on who your service call is, it's either two windows, 8-12 or 12-5, OR they make you stay home all dang day. ALL day.

what on earth am i doing up?? *yawn* off to bed!

[CrescentC]

I'm in agreement about the wackiness of this summer. While it's been a pretty good one for me, it has been up and down emotionally (especially as Wombatclay mentioned, in family communications.)

My summer vacation is winding down...only a week and a half before the teachers head back to work in my district. I've been up at school today, trying to reorganize my room after the custodians moved every blessed thing out to clean. For the first time in my career, I'm actually excited about starting a new school year. It's kind of bizarre for me not to be nervous or anxious or feel trepidation....I feel really good about it. I still have some prep work to do for my PreAP classes, but all-in-all, I'm ready! Lately, I am really seeing how a divorce and a year and a half of therapy has changed me into such a better person; this excitement for the new school year is just another example. :

I've got to hit the sack, but wanted to mention that the moon is amazing here in Texas! She is absolutely beautiful and steaming through my window. I love that the moonbeams settle on my daughter's crib while she sleeps. I don't know about anyone else, but that ol' grandmother moon is sure making me feel happy and lovey and grateful!

[Epona]

♥

[DaughterOfKali]

Clay- You popped into my head this morning. How is everything this morning?

[Aeress]

Dh said the moon was pink last night- he was picking the girls up from a friend who lives way up a hill. :

Not really pagany but the girls are very interested in pirates, so we are off to pick up a few pirate supplies (need construction paper or at least some paint, we are out of everything). Should be a fun day!

[DaughterOfKali]

Originally Posted by Aeress

Not really pagany but the girls are very interested in pirates, so we are off to pick up a few pirate supplies (need construction paper or at least some paint, we are out of everything). Should be a fun day!

Do you have Port Side Pirates? Ds loves the cd that goes along with it.
Pm me, mama!

[Aeress]

DOK- I might have the activity book (which seems odd if I don't have the book- off to look)

Clay- I am really, really sending the wipes and dipes, really, really. Sorry for the delay- finally have a good day for drying

[singin_angel]

Good morning!

It's a beautiful day here, low 20s but lots of sunshine. This weekend we will have 30 degree weather with humidity that makes it feel like 40! That will be interesting.

So I took out my runes this morning and I keep them in this photo box I was given by the HPS of the coven I worked with...and it reads:

"Let there be Beauty & Strength, Power & Compassion, Honour & Humility, Mirth & Reverence within you."

I just wanted to throw it out there for everyone...and I'd love to hear your thoughts about it.

Tonight being the Full Moon...I want to do something, even if it is simple. If it is still nice tonight, I think we'll go for a walk and admire her. Ooh...I know what I should do...

I applied for a job with the Association of Ontario Midwives...I really hope I get it but it closes tomorrow so I don't know if I even have an interview...I should probably put some energy into that huh...

Alright, the pretty princess and I are going to go enjoy some of this weather before we come back to clean...physiotherapy at 3pm...the first time with her leg braces!

[CrescentC]

Nicole--good luck with the job! Are you a midwife?? I love the rune you pulled. I have Louise Hay cards (not pagan-y, but excellent nonetheless!) and pulled one yesterday that read "Deep at the center of my Being is an Infinite Well of Love. Life is very simple. What I give out comes back to me. Today I choose to give love." The universe has been sending me lots of messages about karma and the Law of Attraction lately, so I'm trying to focus on it.

For full moon, I sometimes (but not as often as I'd like) just go outside, settle into the grass, smudge with some sage, light a candle, and do a brief claiming. I try to focus on something I'd like to bring into my life, usually a state of mind, an awareness, or something of the like. My folks' home is on four acres in the country, so the moon is always full and bright and beautiful from the backyard. Provided my darling girl goes to bed at a reasonable hour, I'll try to do a little something tonight. In fact, I think I might focus on the Louise Hay card I mentioned earlier...a good focus for a Full Moon claiming!

Anyone else planning to do anything for Full Moon tonight? As evident by my username, I'm a little moon crazy! Crescent moons are my fave symbol!

[mary3mama]

The moon was gorgeous last night. I had to be out later than usual running errands and it was nice to have the company.

I'm hopeful that everyone can go to sleep at a good time tonight - including dh who gets up way earlier than I do - so I can go out on the deck and enjoy the full moon. I'd go into the yard but the midges and other biting/flying horrors would consume me in minutes. They seem to stay near the grass, so the deck up on the second floor (if you're in the back of the house it seems like the second floor since the basement is a walkout) is usually safe for me to enjoy the night and not be a bug-buffet.

I don't intend to do anything specific or ceremonial...just BE. I really need some time alone to think and meditate and visualize.

It's about a month now until we start our new waldorf homeschool adventure. I've been reading every chance I get (just got 3 more books this week) and I really need to meditate and make sure this is coalescing within me before trying to create something special with/for the attachlings.

blessed be, everyone!

[DaughterOfKali]

It's been overcast at night so I haven't been able to see the moon. It's partly cloudy now and I don't think the clouds are going anywhere. I could use the sight of a beautiful full moon. I've been feeling down lately (didn't realize how big of an impact not having a car would be).

I can't remember the actual name of the song but the lyrics go: "I get knocked down, but I get up again, You're never gonna keep me down."
Well, this time I'm just fed up with constantly being knocked down. I'm just so tired of it.

[CariOfOz]

Hey mama's, just a quick note to let y'all know all is well with me. I'm in Georgia with my boys now.. we conquered the beach last weekend and loved it. Jonathan wasn't supposed to make it to the airport due to his court date... but while I was waiting for my luggage there was a tap on my shoulder & there he was : Very teary mom moment for me, but it was great. 2 weeks is going to be way too short, but better than nothing I have less than one week left already. I'm borrowing Jon's computer right now, and then we're off to buy groceries.. I'm teaching him how to make my awesome lasagna tonight I'm just about broke now lol, but we have had a brilliant time so far. Sorry I've been so non involved for the last few weeks mama's, I'm sure when I get home that will change : Miss you all!

[wombatclay]

dipes- And on my side, I have thank you cards written and sitting by the door but not a blessed stamp in the house. And when I actually committed to getting to the blankety blank post office the other day BOTH girls fell asleep in the car on the way. Not that I'm complaining about the miracle of a double nap moment or anything, but it does mean we're still stamp free. But I swear by all that's squishy... those cards will, indeed, go out!

Me- still pregnant, but I have hopes that the moon will tempt this little one out to play. Though I've learned that Thursdays are the absolute busiest day of the week at this L&D unit. Apparently they like to schedule all their c/s on Thursday and start their scheduled inductions on Thursday as well. This means that they are packed with pre-ops in the morning and with laboring mamas in the afternoon (and Friday is the day for all the c/s due to ftp following induction ). The nursing staff told us the weekends are pretty quiet sooooo... I don't know if I should hope for a busy weekday or an empty weekend.

Otherwise... I think I may write a letter to my mom (and give it to DH to either send or not) as a way of unloading some of this angst. I have a dozen small projects (those stamps, the final hand stitching on some baby quilts I made as gifts for other pregnant mamas, a small pile of tools that need to go to the shed, etc) that are hanging over my head too. But the girls are being really clingy and I don't know that I'm actually going to get the space/time to do anything. Ah well.

Yay Cari! Try not to think about the time you have left, just concentrate on the time you have right now.

ETA- "I Get Knocked Down" is a song by Chumbawamba. I remember when it came out I was living in Boston and one radio show did a "person on the street" question, asking what the lyrics said. Some of them were seriously hysterical.

[BellaLuna Rayne]

Morning Mamas.

Yesterday was a very, very hard day. I miss my STBX *sigh*

[aweynsayl]

cari!! so does that mean jon's ok/free/however to phrase it??? i've been thinking of you both so much!!! enjoy your beach time!


mary3mama-- i think there are links to camps past in the resource thread.. i'm not seeming to be able to search and find stuff, or i'd post a link.


happy full moon to all.

[mary3mama]

Originally Posted by wombatclay

I don't know if I should hope for a busy weekday or an empty weekend.

ETA- "I Get Knocked Down" is a song by Chumbawamba. I remember when it came out I was living in Boston and one radio show did a "person on the street" question, asking what the lyrics said. Some of them were seriously hysterical.

I'd go for the empty weekend, personally. Although the very thought of going near a hospital whilst pregnant gives me the willies.... (after a c/s, hospital VBAC, homebirth) When I was pg the last time I wouldn't even have gone in a hospital to visit a friend...I had this irrational fear that they'd learn of my homebirth plans and not let me leave...LOL!

And I LOVE chumbawumba! That song is great. Anything from that CD is great to crank up and clean the house to!

[mary3mama]

Full Moon night. I intend to get all the babies (and dh) off to sleep and then go outside and enjoy the beautiful moon all by myself. I have much on my mind/heart that I need to let go of and think this timing is ideal/preordained.

I feel that there are some emotions that are just *stuck* inside me and I need a powerful cleansing to get things unstuck. Anyone get what I'm saying? I need to have total freedom to fall apart (like ugly crying time) and then see how the Great Spirit wants to put me back together again. I've been feeling this coming for years...now is just a good time to let go...

I'm chatting with a nearby pagan mama about needing a group for support and chatting and such. A friend of mine is part of a 'gentle christian mothers' group...which is fine, not dismissing or criticizing it at all, except that I'm not, um christian.

I was telling her that I wanted to create a group called Gentle Pagan Mamas and she agreed. First I thought I'd ask the wise mamas here if such a group (regardless of name) might already exist out there on the web somewhere...if so, please shoot me a link, if you would. I need to gather my resources and charge full-force into this school year.

blessed full moon night, everyone,

[natural_mama89]

May I join you? I have been pagan since middle school, but have through the years stopped practicing/celebrating sabbats, etc.. I would really like to start getting back in touch with my spirituality, and I would also like to stop celebrating the Christian/secular holidays and start to celebrate the ones I actually believe in. It is hard because I don't know but a handful of pagans IRL. I really don't want my children to grow up taking part in so much of the mindless consumerism. So, give some encouragement please ladies!

[Maiasaura]

Originally Posted by DaughterOfKali

It's been overcast at night so I haven't been able to see the moon. It's partly cloudy now and I don't think the clouds are going anywhere. I could use the sight of a beautiful full moon. I've been feeling down lately (didn't realize how big of an impact not having a car would be).

I can't remember the actual name of the song but the lyrics go: "I get knocked down, but I get up again, You're never gonna keep me down."
Well, this time I'm just fed up with constantly being knocked down. I'm just so tired of it.

it's Chumbawumba, yay, I was right! I'm not that good at contemporary bands, so I'm pretty proud of myself. My knowledge pretty well stops at, like, 1990 or so

Hang in there, DOK.

Originally Posted by CariOfOz

Hey mama's, just a quick note to let y'all know all is well with me.

YAY, Cari, awesome. I'm so glad you get to see your big boy (well, man ) on his feet and healthy. Have fun!

Originally Posted by BellaLuna Rayne

Morning Mamas.

Yesterday was a very, very hard day. I miss my STBX *sigh*

I'm sure you do. It's fine, btw, to feel that way, too.

Originally Posted by natural_mama89

May I join you? I have been pagan since middle school, but have through the years stopped practicing/celebrating sabbats, etc.. I would really like to start getting back in touch with my spirituality, and I would also like to stop celebrating the Christian/secular holidays and start to celebrate the ones I actually believe in. It is hard because I don't know but a handful of pagans IRL. I really don't want my children to grow up taking part in so much of the mindless consumerism. So, give some encouragement please ladies!

MM and welcome! I sort of celebrate both mainstream holidays and Pagan holy days. I don't remember how I found all the Pagans IRL, but it happened, and I'm so glad it did! Now it seems like I've always had Pagans surrounding me!

Off to bed-- two weeks till school starts. Got my shoes today-- $127.00!!!! OUCH. But it'll be worth it, cause I spent 11 years waiting tables on concrete floors, most of that for 9 hours a day. My feets gots issues. Plus I got to sit in the shoe store, and the man measured my feet and put the shoes on me, just like when I was a kid! I was so tempted to say "Can i PLEEEASE wear them home?" Plus, he gave me truffles

My 15-year sobriety anniversary is coming up!! August 23rd. I can hardly believe it. If y'all had known me when....yipes.

[greenmamato2]

Originally Posted by wombatclay

In terms of "ritual ritual" elements I do pull a card for the day each morning (usually one card for each member of the family and then an overall card) and a cleansing in the shower each evening. During the day I use my seasonal beads (which I wear as a necklace or bracelet) as a pendulum for quick check-ins or questions that may have come up. I usually do an evening meditation (just a few minutes) but recently I've been going straight to my hypnobabies cds since I just don't have enough time.

I love this. I do the cleansing bath each night and I have noticed a HUGE change in my stress level and feeling of centered-ness (if that's a word). I like the idea of drawing a card for everyone in the family as well. It sounds like a great way to start off the day and feel a little more connected/prepared. I am really interested in hearing about your seasonal beads. Right now I wear a pentacle necklace which I find gives me some comfort and smiles. My husband bought it for me, which makes it extra special.

Even on days that I don't get to meditate, I always focus on my breathing all throughout the day, and do little mini chakra meditations. Easy stuff when you're washing dishes, or doing other chores. I also do yoga several times a day (only little workouts, like five to ten minutes each, but it helps me wonderfully, both mentally and physically). Most of my grounding actually comes from my Buddhist side, my pagan side is mostly kitchen/craft/calendar based, so my daily routine is very eastern leaning. Well, actually I'm always very grounded by tending my hearth each day. Even in the summer, I do a little sweep of it, and put out fresh wild flowers, and food and libation offerings. That's a nice routine.

This really struck home. I feel like a mix between Buddhist/pagan. I'm going to be incorporating Pilates into my routine, and I'm hoping that will help some with feeling a little more grounded.

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As to the moon, I am REALLY feeling the energy today. Its *AMAZING*! I feel so enthused and on top of things, which is odd because life has been throwing some big loops out there for us lately.

That said, I have felt a HUGE pull all day to create a treasure map / inspiration booklet so that is my plan for the night, by the light of the moon.

Did you all know that it is a partial lunar eclipse in Aquarius tonight? *swoon*