Quote: Butterflies, you puzzle me,
for as you flit and flutter,
I study you but never see,
the slightest bit of butter.
-Shel Silverstein (my son's favorite poet)
Location: Spokane, WA
What is Your Path?
Non-specific personal Paganism
About Me
Hi. What to say about me...I am a mom and a wife, an eclectic pagan for about 17 years, a hippie chick, an artist, writer and poet. Im a laid back, peaceful person. I tend to be shy and quiet for the most part, but sometimes Im NOT. Im obsessed with the Tarot, bellydance, and medieval reenactment. You can also find me on MySpace and Yahoo 360 where I do most of my blogging. Peace!
Music
I like all sorts of music...
Movies
I LOVE MOVIES!...History of the World Pt 1, Young Frankenstein, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Doors, Steal This Movie, Almost Famous, Xanadu, Legend, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, Willow, Princess Bride, MP and The Holy Grail, The Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life, Shaun of the Dead, X-Men movies, Spiderman movies, Silent Hill (gore!), Highlander, Rude Awakening, Half Baked, The Song Remains the Same (Led Zep movie), The Wall, Goonies, Matrix series, Final Destination series, LOTR, Harry Potter movies, Saw movies, The Breakfast Club, Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction, Practical Magic, Mists of Avalon, Pirates of the Carribean, Dogma, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Clerks, Im sure Ill think of others...
TV
I dont watch much television anymore, but I do love Heroes, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Scrubs, 30 Rock, ER, Medium, to name a few. Sometimes ABC Soaps. Definantly British Comedy!
Books
Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Illusions by Richard Bach, and other authors/poets include Scott Cunningham, Jean Auel, Allen Ginsberg, Erica Jong, Jim Morrison, Rumi, Walt Whitman, WB Yeats, Orson Scott Card, good ol Bill Shakespeare, and so on...
Likes
My family and friends, Tarot, runes, pendulum, bellydance, mexican and Italian food; chicken and veggies, the colors purple, silver, green, black, and red; altars, lemonade; chocolate milk; new york cheesecake; granola; being barefoot; movies; music of all kinds, tye-dye, hemp; art and poetry; activism and social conscience, philosophy, history, anthropology/archaeology, kitties; nag champa incense; herbal tea, strolls, falling leaves, cloud watching, stars, swans, whales, dolphins, butterflies, crows, ravens, elephants, frogs, turtles, bears, ladybugs, snakes; amethyst, clear quartz, garnet, malachite, moonstone; candles, books, dragons, merfolk, faery folk; sandalwood, vanilla; maple and willow trees, tetris and spider solitaire and tony hawk pro-skater; a good pair of jeans, theater, sexuality, freedom, love, peace
Dislikes
anime (sorry, not my thing), doing the dishes, chinese and seafood, violence, prejudice, our current president and the war in Iraq
Hobbies
reading, writing poetry and short stories/essays/reviews, collecting, studying and reading the tarot and other forms of divination, bellydance, crafting, drawing, painting, sculpting, collaging, jewelry making, fiber arts, sewing, costuming, design, singing, performing, medieval reenactment/recreation, watching lots of movies, surfing the net, blogging, hand-drumming, playing finger symbols, shopping in thrift stores, antique stores, book stores or garage/yard sales, I have alot of hobbies, adding new ones all the time. I go through phases, like most folks, where I am into some things more than others. It is my creative inspirations and expressions that keep me going most of the time, and one of the places, other than Nature, where I feel closest to Divinity. I enjoy sharing this part of myself with others.
Vices
smoking (yes, yes, i know its bad for me), sometimes mountain dew. swearing like a sailor. procrastination.
Virtues
I like to think I am a very loyal and caring friend. I am intuitive and creative.
Heroes
My son (future paleontologist), my mom (the smartest woman I know), my dad (carpenter, artist, great Papa...rest in peace), Opal Brooten (peace activist and artist...rest in peace), Hajai (muse and mentor, the best bellydancer and seamstress), Wonderwoman, Supergirl and Miss Piggy
Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 10:58 PM MST [General]
Greetings on this fine eve of eclipsed full moon!
I have started another journal for this year, and I got a red covered one this time. I thought that would fire up the writing process, yes? I have been fairly regularly writing there, for now anyway. Brighid bless!
I have so many journals and notebooks going, its a little ridiculous. One large sketchbook for tarot info, spreads, and hand drawn illustrations, ever ongoing....a bursting poetry binder....the regular journal for daily stuff, dreams, readings, definantly rants and ramblings... I used to keep a solitary eclectic wiccan book of shadows, but I am redefining my spirituality, and practices, and have retired, but kept, the book. I used to keep other types of journals, but it has gotten excessive already I think, so I am keeping it simpler these days. Well, trying to. It evolves. Do you keep a journal of some kind friends, other than this? :)
One of the discussion groups I participate in is meeting soon, and our next topic is crystals and gemstones. I wanted to take some of mine along, but most are packed away still at my inlaws since we moved. I hope to maybe make some trades, but show and tell atleast will be fun too. I think there are some rock shows in town coming soon, hope to catch some of those. Ive been trying to be more aware about how stones are taken from the earth, and its hard to know in some stores.
Im curious if anyone else uses stones and crystals in their magic, such a simple but powerful magic it is, and what are your favorites? How do you use them? I personally adore clear quartz, amethyst, malachite (but dont have any!), garnet, rose quartz, tigers-eye, oh etc...I am a rockhound for sure. Ive found that malachite and rose quartz together have a lovely (so to speak) energy. I wonder how garnet and tigers-eye would feel together, hm. I wear a faceted amethyst ring in silver and a moonstone ring in silver frequently. I think gemstones are a part of almost every magic I do, and I atleast honor them as the deeply sacred things that they are to me.
I was thinking earlier that the eclipsed moon had a garnet tone to it.
Just some rambling...
Hope this finds you all quite well and happy and healthy and prosperous!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 09:04 PM MST [General]
Well, long time, no type, but here I am for a brief update.
Been without the internet, as you may have guessed. We moved (goodbye to that slum and the lord who ruled it!). We are with roommates again, eh. But we have usage of an internet connection, atleast occasionally, yea! Im still working p/t, hubbie is (sort of) looking...wish I could motivate him more, but I have a couple others now to help me "nag and bitch" at him about it. Errrrr. Some dudes.
Tommorrow is our 3rd Wedding Anniversary, six years together. We have been unsure the last year if we were even going to stay together, financial circumstances getting in the way, all the little crap adding up too, hurtful things have been said. But I am sure of one thing, the love is still there...and for whatever that is worth, I am content for the moment, and grateful.
It sure seems to be a Wheel of Fortune year so far! I look forward to talking to you guys very soon hopefully, and I missed you all...been having withdrawals!
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