So. :] I had a little run-in with divinity that made me smile tonight. I thought maybe I'd share.

I'm going through a tough time, and I sort of "fell away" from the God and Goddess for a while. My altar was in shambles, I hadn't prayed in months, etc etc. So the for the past few weeks I've been feeling the urge to reconnect, so I've been cleaning everything up, meditating, and most importantly, asking for a sign. Any sign.

So I was pacing around my condo complex tonight, on the phone with a friend of mine, discussing my mother's crippling lack of balance and how I desperately hope not to emulate her and instead find the balance that will make me whole. I've been so uncertain lately. And there, in the middle of the sidewalk, right before my bare toes, was a perfect little pine cone standing upright on its tip, perfectly balanced. Not a pine tree in sight.

I feel very blessed and special right now. x] What little run-ins with the Lord and Lady have just made your day recently?

So, I really haven't been reading the tarot for very long at all.
I've recently had a huge fight with my boyfriend (we haven't talked in five days... and we normally talk every day) that could possibly lead to the end of the relationship.
So I asked the cards how the conflict would be settled and Temperance popped up. Which I interpreted as a successful negotiation brought about by maturity in dealing with our problems.
I then asked the cards if we would stay together through this. And I got the Empress (which made no sense to me). So I asked and drew again, and got the King of Wands. Which still didn't make sense to me... Any ideas? :-/

I just want to say a huge thank you to all that responded to my previous post.

You have given me much to think about and I thank you for your help

I hope I didn't cause any offence or distress.

x x x

I'm confused and Lost at the moment.

I am a Witch, I was born as one and will always be one, I can say that proudly, I am proud of what I am. I have natural born abilities and some that I have learnt and have to work hard to maintain them.

However, I am struggling at the moment to comprehend whether or not I am Wiccan, I have read book after book on the subject and whilst the natural world calls to me and I work magic, I find I do not want to join a coven, dress in robes, chant and dance around. And this confuses me.

I dont know which direction to take or what to do at all, I am at one with WHAT I am, it is who I am and the path I should be taking that is evading me.

Has anyone else had this Witch = Wiccan dilemma, can anyone give me any advice at all as to what to do?

Am I just too wrapped up in what the books tell me?

Have I completely lost touch in my personal craft?

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I'm considering getting a lip lip on my right hand side, lower lip. First I'll get a fake one, see if I can cope with it and if I like it, then once I go off to University then I'll get it done properly. 
The reason I'd leave it to University is because:
a. Long time to adjust to it so I can see if I really like it
b. I don't like the idea of the actual piercing bit
c. I can't take it out for Tae Kwon Do and I've seen someone have an eyebrow piercing punched out and it wasn't delightful.

I'm still considering it, but if I get a fake one, then I have no piercing to fuss over, I can take it out for Tae Kwon Do, not going to make a big hullabaloo, cheaper, probably cleaner and huzzah.

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Yours Truly, Angry Mob
Sorry I was late, I was out spoiling my liver.

Hi everyone! I'm about to purchase a pair of gorgeous candle holders that have carvings of the Horned God and the Moon Goddess in them. I've been trying to find another candleholder that could represent both the Goddess and the God, because I like to set up my altar with a 'Both' candle. Does anyone know what kind of candleholder I can get? It's hard to find a Pentacle candleholder that fits a taper candle inside, and I've been searching for something that can represent the Goddess and the God together. Have any ideas on what to look for? Thanks!

BTW, If you would like to see these candleholders, there are pictures here (I think I'm going with the Oak colored ones, but I still can't decide):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/wizardmark/MoonlightCandlesticks.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/wizardmark/GodGoddessCandlesticksOAK.jpg

X-posted to black_cats so I apologize if anyone gets this twice.

I have a question, I want to know how do you choose the deity's that you work with? Do you do a search and find one that's closely related to you? Do you do a meditation?

Because for the past four years (ironically) I have been hearing my name called when I'm in a quiet room all by myself. I hear my name being called distinctly so clear, that I turn around and no one's there.

Right now, Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of learning, language and speech, arts and music, and writing is getting my interest. But I haven't found much on her. I know she is respected in the Hindu community, but I also feel weird celebrating a goddess from another religion...

Goddess and a God are the biggest jokers :) Yesterday while performing a ritual I asked for a sign.... well....AHAHA... I got one... found it while cutting our old flower bushes that was growing towards the road.

Can it be more obvious one? LOL

 

I have a few pentacle pendants I made as well as two incense towers and one oil warmer I'm looking to get rid of. I figured I'd give you all first choice before I stick them on an auction site. :3

Sorry if it's an innapropriate place to post this :C I've seen other posts of similar nature and figured it couldn't hurt.

( Details under the cut! )

EDIT: Oh! I almost forgot, I have a small baggy of Dragon's Blood resin (big chunks!) and a roll of 9 charcoal tablets, too. $5 + shipping.

My brain is about to explode. It's as simple as that. Let me explain.....

I have been studying at university in London for 2 years now. But the past year has been the worst of my life, ive made so many bad decisions, got myself in so much shit that its pretty much destroyed me. So i took the decision to repeat my second year, move home to my parents house in nottingham and earn a little bit of money so my boyfriend and i could move in together in London. But now I'm stuck....

You see i can't find anywhere for us to live in london, not somewhere we can afford. Its looking like £700+ for a studio flat, not even somewhere with any space for us to live in realistically. And i dont trust 90% of the people i know in london anymore, they all seem to have screwed me over time and time again. So my boyfriend and I are now considering a very different move- to nottingham. We could get, for a lot less then the studio in london, a 3 bedroomed house with a garden right in the center of town. And i could transfer to the uni and daniel can go to college.

It's just such a big decision, the biggest of my life really. It would mean a complete and utter change. I dont know anyone in notts apart from my family.  I would be going to a completely different school, everything would be new.

I just cant decide. So what im asking for is a little advice. When you have to choose between two very important things what do you do? Meditate? Tarot? A spell? Im so stuck, and im running out of time.

Blessed be!

Jenny-Rhiann

I was recently in Costa Rica (for school) and got to thinking. In the tropics, there are two seasons, the rainy season and the dry season. No spring summer winter fall. Likewise, the equinoxes and solstices aren't such a big deal there. The sun sets at around 6pm every day year round. How does this affect practicing pagans/Wiccans? Does anyone in this community live in the tropics or know pagans who live in the tropics? If so has living in the tropics changed their practice in any way?

Hey all,
   My name's Kayla and I recently moved to Kentucky, and a good deal away from my family.  My family is pretty religious, but I'd never been to anything but a Christian-Methodist church.  I'd always felt really out of place.  Like, almost holding on a charade while there.  I just never felt connected to the religion.  Now, I understand that when you're little religion, is pretty blurry to you.  But as I went through the traditional church experiences, I started to realize, this wasn't for me.  I stopped going around sixteen, and I think my family held it against me. 

Now that I've moved away, I've started to branch out in my line of thinking.  And this just makes sense to me.  I was raised on a farm, and being outdoors has always calmed me to amazing levels.  My parents were abusive and so growing up I'd go and sit in one of our pastures and, at the time, I hadn't realized it, but almost meditated?...  It's odd to describe, I would just sit and think about the land around me, and how I connected myself with it. 

At the time, it was a great way to not get my head swapped at, but as I've grown older, I've come to accept that I'm incredibly attracted to the earth. 

However, I am new to this whole realm of thinking.  It frightens me some and I'm still really confused.  I know it might seem like a really loaded question, but is there a site that could help me or at least explain wiccan traditions to me.  I've searched and found a lot of protestant propaganda, but nothing of any real use.  I understand that this religion may not even be the one I'm searching for, I'd just like to know if it would work with my system of beliefs and feelings. 

Hi guys, I do not call myself Wiccan (I am a Pagan with a "Wiccan lean"  :)  ), and I have been practicing for only about 6 months.  However, tonight at the New Moon I am doing a self-blessing/dedication ritual to dedicate myself to the Goddess and God.  Do you have any suggestions as to how I could celebrate afterwards?

Scut did a Flat-Headed Cat analysis for me (thanks scuttieface <3) and holy shizz IT FITS. like..a lot. o__o; I thought I wasn't a cat soul because I'm not solitary enough but this one seems really quite fitting.
Have I found my OTF? xD You decide? Read it through and see how it is?
http://daemonpage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9195

My name is Jessica. I just found this comm while trying to decide if I wanted to start one like it (YAY, don't need to)! I am 28 years old and have been practicing on and off for about 10 years. I usually end up going off when I am having to pack for a move and have to take down my altar. I have a hard time without an altar. I am really wanting to reconnect with my spirituality and was hoping that connecting with others might help me get that going. I also had a son last year, and for some reason that really makes me want to reconnect. I am generally a very eclectic Wiccan. I kind of pull things from everywhere and incorporate them. I am just wanting to share ideas and theologies with others of a like mind. Thank you, and Merry Meet!

Elizabeth Swann. :D

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