Yule Decorations

In putting up our tree this year I looked at our decorations and saw the lack of yule icons for decorations. The only two I had was this Sun symbol...and the moon pictured below:

Made me yearn for some other decorations for the tree, which were more in keeping with the solstcie and pagan themes for YULE.
So I went one to ETSY...my favourite place for things hand made; and found this :

Which can be found here :

http://www.etsy.com/listing/64020521/charmed-triquetra-celtic-knot-gemstone?ref=sr_gallery_8&ga_search_query=yule+decorations&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=2&order=&includes[0]=tags&include

And then there was this:

Which can be found here:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62788815/yule-ornaments-trio?ref=sr_gallery_31&ga_search_query=yule+decorations&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=3&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title&filter[0]=handmade

I always like handmade ones the best!!!!! For the more elegant artsy type.......


   

Planetary Magick Poem- Pushing back Saturn

A few years ago on reading up about Planetary Magick, I penned this little poem. Although I remember the vibration of what I wanted to say....well the muse has left me...and I can no longer catch her Golden Thread......anyway...the poem:

Born I was with Saturn's Sight

And I too young to know this plight

Did wander round in restless night

His walls which kept me in.

I'd push until I could push no more

Rebelious and stifled

at Saturn's door

my mind will be trapped my emotions sore

My inner self just screaming

And Saturn taunted me

He teased me

Every where I turn to escape

Like some dreaded warden

he'd show me the bars which stopped

and blocked and limited my flight.

I'd befriended the aura of Venus fair

And so Saturn hated her there

He'd block and bar my lady fair

from showing me more minds

In my limited darkness I'd be in pain

bewildered and hopeless

and almost insane

the boundaries around me I pushed in vain.

And Venus would try to save me.

She'd send me gifts

and Saturn would block them.

Relationships and wealth were not to be mine.

He showed me their limits all of the time.

But Venus, being of quick mind

whispered a plan to me

We'd do a spell to push Saturn back

Enlist the help of Jupiter of expansive energies.

Jupiter! Thou expansive beast!

Neither light nor dark discerns.

And I got stuck here....ah well!

Snap, crackly, popply

Move over Bertie Bott's Jelly Beans (of Harry Potter Fame)!!!! Cadbury's has come out with their own spark!

Its MAGICAL ELVES!


*loud applause to be heard*




Had one just a few minutes ago for the first time, and then had one again. You get the smooth Cadbury Chocolate, and......a sparkly, crackly feeling as the magic crackles in your mouth....I swear! It is awesome. I think Cadbury has hit on something the kids would love....yummmmmmmmm chomp chomp.....well...if the get to taste them....chompy chompity...yummmmmmmmmmmm.

Puttering along

Sometimes I wonder what I can add to this blog to make it more interesting for people. I really didn't want it to be a resource for learning about witchcraft. I really wanted it to be fun and wacky with a witchy theme. But my stats tell me that the most looked at pages are the serious stuff that I wright when I am in the nether zones thinking away.

I don't post these things there because I want to instruct....I just post my thoughts. They seem to be a lot clearer when I blog them....than when I think them.

Sometimes I want to re-create the world, and let people invent themselves and their surroundings. I think we should all enjoy our time on this earth, and this is my way of doing it.

Right....so coming into 2011, my goal is to get 200 people per day on my blog...and I have no clue how I am going to do that!  Any suggestions?

Herbal Cupboard Make-over

Yes...I know...I have a warped sense of humour. But a witches Herbal Cupboard needs to have eerie things of fantasy fauna and witchy lore....or else its...well...boring.

So I dreamed up a bunch of labels and a nice collection of bottles, all the same size.

 So ..."ahem".... I have managed to collect a bit of "Dried Fairy Wings" taken from the donations of a special family of Fairies who shed their wings once per year. (so I told my daughter) and I have also managed to collect and dry some Toad Skin, which was then chipped up for easier use.

They are actually dried hibiscus petals (wings) and dried orange peel (toad skin)...LOL.... but these labels are waaaayyyy more fun, and they freak the hell out of people. My son had a good laugh.  I have also managed to collect a stash of "Road killed Newt Eyeballs" all flattened nicely...(pumpkin seeds), but still have to make the label for those.

Here is a tea which is good for gas, and bloated tummies:

TOAD TEA


Two tablespoons of Toad Skin Chips (Full moon alchemists brand)
One table spoon grated ginger


Boil with three cups of water and sweeten with brown sugar. 
Drink for bloated tummies, or gassy stomachs. Makes a great morning tea to wake up digestion.

Creepy short film from Pixar's Rodrigo Blaas

Heh heh heh........

Ark

Sharing a short Clip I found on you tube...can't find the creator's Name though.