Who Do You Turn Too? And Why?

Life is so strange.

There are up's and there are downs.

There are times when we want to be with people and not be alone.

And there are times when we just want everyone to go away so we can hear ourselves just THINK.

Everyone has issues, everyone has problems. But what can we do to get through ours? It depends on the problem. 

Morrigan:
For some relationship problems, Morrigan has actually been by my side to give me strength and a little bit of snarkiness with backbone. It helped.

She can also help you open up your sexual side more, to be more daring and open to exploring your sexuality.

Morrigan is a goddess of strength and daring. She challenges you and others around you to be better.

Brigid:
Creative and warm, she will heal you if you let her. Brigid will drown you in a soft light that lets your inner child heal and transform to a more whole person.

Danu:
The mother goddess, another healing goddess that will unconditionally accept and love you, no matter what. Good to call on when your kids get to be that age (you know the age haha).

Lugh:
Creativity, warrior, laughter, sunshine. This god is great at a party, great to call upon when you need a sense of warrior that is less aggressive and angry that Morrigan can be, though they can come hand in hand. Also a great god to call on when you want inspiration for creation, break through that writers block with Lugh at your shoulder!

Just a few tips from my favorite gods that are whispering to me. 

Who are the gods you turn too? Why do you turn to them? What personality traits do you appreciate from them and why? What do you need right now?

Breath and be well!

So mote it be.

Tali Ravenspath

My Friday Ceremony And Children

Friday was the full moon and I wanted to call the four corners of the earth, raise my circle, put intention into the air.. And my children wanted to be in the circle too haha.

My daughters are 6 and 10 and when I finished getting all set up I told them "In or out of the circle, but once I set the circle you are staying put if you're in." And they both were happy as clams to stay in my little circle I made. 

I called the guardians and made the circle, and they giggled throughout it. Part of it was because they have never been there with me when I did a circle and besides blessing my new hagstones, necklaces and recharging everything on my altar from a hagstone to my selenite globe, I didn't have a huge ceremony planned. And I usually don't.

The first thing I noticed is that they were distracting, because they were giggling. I stuttered a little on calling the corners and they giggled. Instead of getting mad, I let the joyful energy they were filled with rise into the circle I was creating and become a part of the ceremony. I smiled and laughed too. 

That is one of the things about life. You can get mad at what is happening, because it isn't exactly what you expected, or you can accept it as it is and just go with it. This kind of go with the flow (that can take practice, BELIEVE ME) is one of those things that can prevent flair ups of anxiety. Seriously. :)

Blessed Be and have a wonderful week!
Talia Ravenspath

Pagan Inconsistencies For The Win

Do you know what had driven me a little batty during my early years of study? I have been practicing and studying for 25 years and the one thing that all pagans can seem to agree on, is that we can't always agree on things HAHA. 

For Example:

From one tradition to another, the elemental correspondence to the directions change, the point labeling of the pentagram (besides Spirit being up at the top) changes. This is just an example of the fact that if you follow just an eclectic view of paganism or wicca (not that I'm knocking that at all), it can be very confusing, especially at first.

Go google directions and their pagan correspondences and see what images come up. I'll wait (haha). Here are a few that I found:

Than go google pentacle meanings and see what images come up:

Are you confused yet?

Is this a problem long-term? Depends on how malleable your mind is and how willing you are to think outside the box. If you are the type A kind of person that needs the answer, perhaps eclectic Wiccanism isn't for you and you should stick to a specific tradition.

  But perhaps what matters more than having the direction or point correct, is having your intent and mindset correct.

  When you call the guardians of the watchtowers of Fire, no matter which direction makes sense to you, do you feel the warmth of the fire barely contained? 

When you call the guardians of the watchtowers of the Earth, do you feel it's slowness and energy that it transforms as quickly as you ground with gratefulness? 

There are always going to be these little inconsistencies because we are all human and this type of thing just makes sense to us. One website even made up a little a suggestion of turning the elements and directions towards poetry: (LINK)

Air	The cold wind blows
Water	The warm nurturing waters flow
Fire	The warm light of the fire rises
Earth	The Great Mother Earth rises

I love this! And that is why, for me, the sun is Fire, so will always rise in the East; the ocean lies South of me, so there is Water; Earth is as far as the eye can see, as well as mountains and forests, is in the West; and the Air blows cold down from the North.

Ground it in your reality so A) you can remember it and B) it makes sense to you and your world.

But most of all, don't sweat the small stuff.

Blessed Be and have a wonderful day!

Talia Ravenspath