Wishing

Wordless Wednesday

Your journey not "our" journey

Merry meet, a lot of people do not realize that journeys that they take are  meant for their own happiness and not others. If you take a spiritual journey solely to gain approval and acceptance from friends and family then you are taking that journey for the wrong reasons. You need to think on your spiritual needs as well as what feels right for you. You may go through thousands of different religions to find one to suit your needs or you might find that you are more comfortable taking bits and pieces from other religions and making your own special spirituality. As long as it satisfies your spiritual needs and makes YOU happy. "One man's mythology is another man's religion"_author unknown.
Bright blessing so you and yours :-)

so far this year..

So far this year since my last post, there has been two super full moons in the month of January and now in February, it has snowed not once but twice. Which, being from Alabama, is very unusual for me.  but special at the same time since this is my son's first (and second right now) time seeing snow and he is but only two year old. 
Alabama weather definitely varies, we're had snow one week, warm rainy weather the next then the very next week there's snow once again but there is ice along with it this time. This definitely a lucky year for my family so far, hope it is lucky for you and yours as well.
Happy Valentine's day.

Pocahontas.... a pagan movie?

Have you ever figured the movie "Pocahontas" to be a movie that actually can be a teaching point for pagans? I watched it today with my son and I noticed that if you really, and I mean really listen to the scene where Pocahontas is singing about the colors of the wind, She is trying to teach John Smith that the earth is alive and that there are spirits in everything. that even when he wanted to shoot a bear, that she was a mother and that we are all connected. I didn't realize this when I first saw this movie back in 1995 (I was four years old then) but it is a great teaching point even for trying to teach others about paganism, even those that aren't children.
Now my son is only two years old but He actually likes the movie. now mot think that (while reading this) that he is a boy and he shouldn't be watching a Disney princess movie but I believe in letting him learn from all things possible without stereotyping it, how can one really learn if they only learn one side of an entire story?
In the movie Pocahontas also sings of a wolf crying to the blue corn moon. now the blue corn moon has no meaning in native American lore but is just a mash up of 'blue moon' and green corn moon' but there again is a teaching point in the movie.
It's amazing what you can really learn when you actually pay attention ad most of it comes from the old Disney movies, and we grew up with these movies so it's no wonder so many my age are becoming interested in paganism and such.
Next time you watch "Pocahontas", really listen and watch it and ask questions to whomever is watching it with you.
learn from it. research it. teach it.
Bright Imbolc blessings to you all! }i{

Merry Meet!

Lately I have not been feeling like myself. it's almost like I've been in an emotional rut where I do not want to get up and do anything or even socialize with anyone but last night I found my pentagram again and put it on before bed and today I've had a little more energy and have even done some much needed cleaning to my home.
I feel like the pentagram gave me the energy I needed to get up and greet the day. we all know that there are days when you do not even want to get out of bed but you have to, especially if you are like me and are a stay-at-home mom of a very energetic two year old :)
I do ask one favor though, does anyone know where you can get jewelry fixed? one of the small stones in my pentagram has fallen out and I do not know of anyone who can replace it but is also fairly cheap as well.
Let me know if there is someone! and Blessings to you!
I may not post much because I've been knitting some things to post on my Facebook page. the page is called Craven's Crafts if you want to look it up :)

xoxo

What was that name?

Merry meet,
Ok I have been feeling like I wanted to meld Christianity with Wicca somehow because it just feels right to me. There are those who say that you can't meld the two religions together but what I feel and my spirituality is not exactly melding the two religions together but worshipping God through nature and worshipping the Goddess as well. It's about finding the Bible as more of guidelines instead of rules to follow. and by giving reverence to the elements is a way of worshipping God and his work and I see Jesus as God's Son but as a more of a messenger in a way instead of a holy being by himself. I see his divinity in everything not just in church but as in nature as well.
I feel as if the two are combined in all aspects and that rituals are only a part of the whole thing. There are those who do not believe this but I also think that spirituality is defined by the individual person and not by a majority rule. and that religion is a way for people to sink their heads in the sand rather than doing things on your own and being your own person.
Any thoughts, leave a comment and please do not be judgmental or brutal.